# Character State: ch-05

## Mira
Location: High Spire balcony, Solas Academy grounds.
Physical: Flushed, lips swollen from kissing Dorian; somatic resonance is a deep, rhythmic thrumming in her marrow.
Emotional: Transfigured and vulnerable; her professional rivalry has dissolved into a raw, mutual surrender.
Active obligations: To finalize the "integrated" curriculum with Dorian (Ch05) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] The political fallout of abandoning the phased integration (Ch05) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch04—unresolved): knows the "Violet Sparks" resonance bond is potentially permanent.
Arc: 50% -- Transitioned from professional rivals to lovers; has abandoned her "Safety through Separation" defensive stance.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Solas
Location: High Spire balcony, Solas Academy grounds.
Physical: Breathless, hair disheveled; his "absolute-zero" composure has physically evaporated into somatic heat.
Emotional: Stripped and protective; he has discarded his clinical mask in favor of a raw, wordless admission of desire.
Active obligations: To manage the Ministry's reaction to the full integration (Ch05) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Ministry] Voss’s threat of reporting "catastrophic" instability (Ch05) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch04—unresolved): knows his family bloodline purity is viewed as compromised by the resonance.
Arc: 45% -- Has admitted his clinical logic was a shield; has publicly and privately chosen Mira over his own "absolute-zero" discipline.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen
Location: The Chancellor’s Sanctum (Pyre side).
Physical: No injuries; standing with a fire-mage’s characteristic readiness.
Emotional: Respectful and observant; he recognizes the shift in the Chancellors’ atmospheric density.
Active obligations: To lead the students into the first integrated assembly (Ch05) -- PAID.
Arc: 15% -- Has transitioned from a suspicious guard to a supporter of the unified "Grey" curriculum.
Permanent: YES

## Councillor Voss
Location: North Wing gateway, exiting toward the Northern Pass.
Physical: Pale, "dignity a ruin," retreating with his retinue.
Emotional: Humiliated and vengeful; his attempts to undermine Mira's agency were met with Dorian's "passionate defense."
Active obligations: To file a formal grievance with the Imperial Judiciary (Ch05) -- UNPAID.
Arc: 10% -- Shifted from a passive auditor to an active political antagonist.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-05

## NPC Memory
- Elara (Spire/Pyre Halls): UNIFIED -- observed the Chancellors' unity -- remains the first student warden of the "Grey Union."
- The Students (Global): VOLATILE/RESILIENT -- heard the rumors of the Gala confrontation -- they are breathing a collective stabilized exhale.

## Faction Attitudes
- Pyre House: PRIDEFUL -- emboldened by Dorian's defense of Mira; they feel validated as equals.
- Solas House: REVERENT/AWED -- shocked by Dorian's break in composure; they are reassessing the "absolute-zero" dogma.
- The Ministry: HOSTILE -- views the "Grey Union" as a heresy and an unquantifiable threat to Imperial control.

## Active World Events
- The Integration Decree: The "Safety through Separation" phased plan has been discarded for immediate, total integration.
- The Gala Confrontation: A permanent political rift has been created between the Academy and the Imperial Ministry.
- The Grey Resonance: Permanent world state; magic no longer manifests as pure fire or ice but as a synthesized mercury-grey luminescence.