# Character State: ch-10

## Mira
Location: High Spire Peak, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Exhausted; minor thermal bruising on ribs; mana-pulse stabilized at "Grey" frequency.
Emotional: Relieved; mourning; resolute.
Active obligations: Rewrite the integration curriculum (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] Institutional integration vs Ministry interference (Ch10) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): The wild joy of the sensory bleed -- Dorian Solas (revealed via resonance Ch10).
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a defensive rival to an emotionally integrated partner; replaced professional distance with a shared somatic reality.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Solas
Location: High Spire Peak, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Right hand (restored) steady; silver scarring visible; lingering metabolic fatigue.
Emotional: Raw; liberated; protective.
Active obligations: Formal defense of the Grey Arcanum to the Imperial Judiciary (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Voss] Political fallout from the Gala confrontation (Ch10) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): Soul-Tether Imperial back-door -- Mira (acknowledged Ch10).
Arc: 100% -- Shattered his clinical mask and "Safety through Separation" doctrine; accepted fire as his essential baseline.
Permanent: YES

## Elara
Location: High Spire Peak / Great Hall
Physical: Uninjured; wearing charcoal-grey First Warden robes.
Emotional: Resolute; observant.
Active obligations: Manage dawn drills for synthesis-shielding (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: None.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% -- Confirmed as the administrative bridge (First Warden) of the unified student body.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died bracing the Obsidian Bridge pylons to prevent a Paradox collapse.
Legacy: His empty chair and the memory of his "insistently impulsive" critiques serve as Mira's primary moral compass.

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch10)
Established: Interposed himself before a Ministry void-bolt to allow the final sigil completion.
Legacy: The "Aric Pyre Chair" remains empty in the dining hall as a sanctified reminder of the cost of the Accord.

# World State: ch-10

## NPC Memory
- Councillor Voss (Ministry): HUMILIATED -- Retreated to the Capital after Dorian’s threat -- Will file a formal grievance.
- The Student Body (Solas-Pyre): UNIFIED -- Adopting "Grey" culture over House tradition following the Loom's destruction.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Ministry: HOSTILE -- View the "Grey Union" as a heretical threat to Imperial monopolies.
- Solas-Pyre Academy: SOVEREIGN -- Functioning as a singular, integrated entity under the Grey Arcanum.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- Mercury-grey sky and stabilized Starfall nebula are the new ecological baselines.
- The Steam Phoenix: ACTIVE -- Residing in Dorian's study; serves as living proof of the Union's viability.
- Integration: COMPLETE -- Formal academic segregation has been abolished.