# Character State: ch-07

## Mira Vasquez
Location: The Solstice Loom, The Imperial Capital
Physical: Severe mana-exhaustion; localized frost-nip on collarbone; no major injuries.
Emotional: Resolute and dangerously calm; experiencing cognitive dissonance from the shared memory-bleed.
Active obligations: Owes Dorian a shared defensive shielding (Ch07) — PAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] The shared vision of the First Accord (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED; [Mira/Malchor] The defiance of the High Inquisitor (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Realized the "Soul-Tether" contains a back-door for Imperial override — Dorian remains unaware.
Arc: 70% -- Shifted from resisting the bond to utilizing it as a secondary sensory organ to predict Dorian’s tactical moves.
Permanent: YES (Soul-tether frequency harmonized with the "Grey" spectrum for the first time).

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Solstice Loom, The Imperial Capital
Physical: Residual metabolic chill; tremors in right hand (suppressed); no injuries.
Emotional: Intellectually shaken; protective; mourning the loss of his clinical isolation.
Active obligations: Owes the Spire Council a report on the "Grey" anomaly (Ch07) — UNPAID.
CARRIED SECRET (from Ch06 — unresolved): ACCORD PROTOCOL OMEGA — Dorian discovered document proving the Severance Key executed his great-uncle Aldric Solas 50 years ago. He has NOT told Mira. His over-protectiveness is partly grief. This secret MUST be revealed in Ch08.
Open loops: [Dorian/Mira] The physical addiction to the mana-equilibrium (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Discovered that his family’s lineage was the original architect of the Starfall breach — Mira remains unaware.
Arc: 75% -- Formally abandoned his "absolute zero" philosophy to embrace the "Unrefined" kinetic heat required to stabilize Mira’s core.
Permanent: YES (Internalized the specific heat-frequency of Mira’s fire to maintain biological stasis).

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died during the stabilization of the Obsidian Bridge collapse when his mana-wells turned to steam.
Legacy: His memory acted as the catalyst for Mira’s emotional breakthrough during the Solstice Loom integration.

## High Inquisitor Malchor
Location: The Imperial Dais, The Solstice Loom
Physical: No injuries; radiating a gold-hued dampening field.
Emotional: Contemptuous; suspicious of the "Grey" resonance; predatory.
Active obligations: Owes the Emperor a neutralized Union (Ch01) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Malchor/Dorian] The threat of "Correction" for tactical deviation (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Possesses the Severance Key — Mira and Dorian remain unaware.
Arc: 20% -- Escalated from a bureaucratic threat to an active physical obstacle by attempting to interrupt the Loom ritual.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-07

## NPC Memory
- Imperial Guards (The Capital): HOSTILE -- Witnessed the unauthorized "Grey" flare during the ritual -- Increasing security around the Chancellors.
- Spire Faculty (Northern Wastes): FEARFUL -- Monitoring the remote feedback from the Loom -- Preparing for institutional schism.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: PREDATORY -- Views the "Grey" magic as a heretical power to be seized or extinguished.
- Central Ministry: BUREAUCRATIC -- Seeking legal grounds for "Correction" based on the Loom's data output.

## Active World Events
- The Starfall Drift: SKY IS BLEEDING -- Silver-black clouds now cover 60% of the visible horizon; ambient mana-levels are volatile.
- The Solstice Loom: COMPLETED -- The ritual to weave the two schools' mana-lattices into a single defense.
- The Monitoring Embargo: ACTIVE -- All communication out of the Capital is restricted by the Ministry.