# Character State: ch-09

## Mira Vasquez
Location: The Imperial Dais, Solstice Loom Chamber
Physical: Mana-burned palms; "Grey" fractures tracing skin; heart rate synced to the Loom; severe exhaustion.
Emotional: Transcendent; acceptance of personal magical sacrifice for the Accord's survival.
Active obligations: Stabilize the Starfall (Ch01) — IN PROGRESS.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] Surviving the Severance Key’s final pulse (Ch10) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): The Soul-Tether Imperial back-door.
Arc: 95% — Transitioned from Fire Mage to the first Grey Conductor.
Permanent: YES (Elemental signature permanently merged/altered).

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Imperial Dais, Solstice Loom Chamber
Physical: Frost-rimed lashes; right hand fused to Loom housing via stasis-lock; bleeding from ears due to mana-pressure.
Emotional: Devoted; total rejection of Spire "Purity" doctrine in favor of Mira.
Active obligations: Protect Mira from the Ministry (Ch01) — IN PROGRESS.
Open loops: [Dorian/Lineage] Confession of family’s role in original Breach (Ch08) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): His bloodline’s guilt regarding the Starfall.
Arc: 90% — Complete rejection of Imperial law and pure Frost magic.
Permanent: YES (Access to "Pure Frost" is shattered).

## High Inquisitor Malchor
Location: The Imperial Dais
Physical: Radiating gold solar-flame; levitating three inches off the floor.
Emotional: Vengeful; regards Grey magic as a cancer on the Empire.
Active obligations: Activate the Severance Key (Ch09) — COMPLETED.
Open loops: [Malchor/Survival] The physical recoil of the Loom’s collapse (Ch10) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows the Key is a "mercy kill" for Imperial stability.
Arc: 90% — Fully committed to the role of Architect of Erasure.

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died during the stabilization failure at the Obsidian Bridge while acting as a manual anchor.
Legacy: His sacrifice remains the primary emotional driver for Mira's refusal to let Dorian face the Loom alone.

# World State: ch-09

## NPC Memory
- Imperial Phalanx (The Dais): RECOILING — The Grey shockwave has physically repelled the guard.
- Ministry Scribes (Observation Gallery): BLINDED — The magnitude of the Loom's output has rendered visual recording impossible.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: GENOCIDAL — Orders decrypted to raze both academies if the Union survives.
- Combined Faculty: ARRIVED — Faculty reinforcements are currently engaging the perimeter guard.

## Active World Events
- The Great Synthesis: CRITICAL — Fire and Frost have ceased to exist as separate entities in the chamber; "Grey" frequency is the dominant physical law.
- The Severance Key: ACTIVE — The device is attempting to untether Mira and Dorian’s souls, risking immediate mana-implosion.
- The Starfall Accord: FRACTURED — The physical document is burning, replaced by the reality of the magical Union.