# Character State: ch-11

## Mira Vasquez
Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Pyre Academy
Physical: Muscle tremors; thermal bruising on ribs and chest; mana-exhaustion.
Emotional: Resolute and protective; experiencing a deep, integrated peace with Dorian.
Active obligations: Protect the student body from Imperial Correction (Ch11) — PAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] Managing the political fallout of the Grey Era (Ch11) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): The Soul-Tether Imperial back-door.
Arc: 95% — Transitioned from a revolutionary leader to the living foundation of a new magical law.
Permanent: YES (Successfully weaponized the Paradox equilibrium against a Ministry null-field).

## Dorian Solas
Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Pyre Academy
Physical: Right hand fully healed; residual mana-bruising on neck and ears; metabolic fatigue.
Emotional: Stoic but emotionally accessible; feeling profound administrative relief.
Active obligations: Defend the school’s sovereignty against Malchor (Ch11) — PAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Mira] Establishing the Grey Arcanum curriculum (Ch11) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): His bloodline’s guilt regarding the Starfall.
Arc: 95% — Formally abdicated absolute authority to empower the next generation of mages.
Permanent: YES (Proved the efficiency of the 99.8% somatic integration).

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Sacrificed himself on the Obsidian Bridge to force the Chancellor’s fusion.
Legacy: His death remains the emotional catalyst for the students' unity and the naming of the new era.

## High Inquisitor Malchor
Location: Exited Pyre Academy (Retreating toward Capital)
Physical: Severe burns on hands; golden armor dented/useless; kinetic shock trauma.
Emotional: Humiliated and terrified; experiencing a total worldview collapse.
Active obligations: Execute the Correction Clause (Ch11) — FAILED.
Open loops: [Malchor/Emperor] Reporting the failure of the Severance Key (Ch11) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows the Ministry can no longer audit the Union’s magic — The Emperor does not know.
Arc: 100% — Reduced from an Imperial executioner to a fleeing witness of a force he cannot categorize.
Permanent: YES (Loss of the Severance Key).

## Aric
Location: Great Hall, Pyre Academy
Physical: Minor scorch mark on sleeve; no injuries.
Emotional: Solemn and empowered; experiencing new "Spire-stable" clarity.
Arc: 90% — Promoted to First Warden of the Solas-Pyre.
Permanent: YES

## Elara
Location: Great Hall, Pyre Academy
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Focused and resolute; experiencing new "Pyre-born" confidence.
Arc: 90% — Promoted to First Warden of the Solas-Pyre.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-11

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Malchor ([Ministry]): HUMILIATED -- Defeated by the Paradox surge -- Withdrew all Silencers from the Reach.
- Aric & Elara ([The Union]): DEVOTED -- Accepted the mantle of First Wardens -- Consolidating the Grey Arcanum.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: HOSTILE -- View the Grey Era as a heretical hive-mind and a threat to Imperial monopoly.
- The Solas-Pyre Academy: UNIFIED -- Students are successfully teaching each other grounding and weaving techniques.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: STABILIZED -- The Starfall has been converted into a permanent mercury-grey auroric shell.
- The Imperial Retreat: The Ministry has officially abandoned the physical grounds of the Reach.