# Character State: ch-09

## Mira
Location: Great Hall, Ignis-Glacies Academy (The Reach)
Physical: Severe mana-exhaustion; burns on forearms from resonance backlash; eyes permanently mercury-grey.
Emotional: Grief-forged into steel. Kaelen's death transformed her fire into weapons-grade resolve. She is acting Chancellor.
Active obligations: Owes the student body a victory (Ch09) -- BINDING.
Open loops: Malchor's siege forces regrouping (Ch09) -- UNRESOLVED; Founders' death-pact (Ch08) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows the founders encoded a 300-year death-pact. Knows Dorian signed knowing this. Has Kaelen's farewell letter.
Arc: 95% -- Kaelen's death completed the transformation from chaos to purpose. She is now Chancellor.
Permanent: YES (Mercury-grey eyes -- the Grey synthesis is her permanent state).

## Dorian Solas
Location: Great Hall, Ignis-Glacies Academy (The Reach)
Physical: Right arm silver-scarred (old). Adrenaline crash, no new injuries.
Emotional: Clinical mask PERMANENTLY DESTROYED. Grieving and defiant. Chose to stay.
Active obligations: Promised Kaelen he would protect the students (Ch08) -- ACTIVE.
Open loops: Malchor's Phase 2 siege (Ch09) -- UNRESOLVED; Founders' death-pact (Ch08) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08): Signed the Accord knowing the founders' death-pact was encoded in it. Has Kaelen's farewell letter.
Arc: 98% -- Kaelen's death completed Dorian's arc. He is no longer alone. He chose the Grey Union.
Permanent: YES (Clinical mask permanently abandoned).

## Kaelen -- DECEASED (Ch09)
Established: Held the Obsidian Bridge approach alone against Malchor's Purifier vanguard; collapsed the Bridge with his final mana-reserves, sealing the chasm.
Legacy: His sacrifice gave Mira and Dorian thirty minutes to rally 500 students. His farewell letters are the moral compass for the remainder of the war.

## Aric -- DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Threw himself in front of a Starfall surge bolt to save Mira.
Legacy: His empty chair remains a symbol of sacrifice for the Union.

## Elara
Location: Combat Med-Ward, Ignis-Glacies Academy
Physical: High magical fatigue; no injuries.
Emotional: Devastated by Kaelen's death; channeling grief into action as student commander.
Active obligations: Lead the student resistance (Ch09) -- ACTIVE.
Known secrets: Received Kaelen's farewell letter (one of three he left in the Archive).
Arc: 70% -- Stepped up as student military commander after Kaelen's death.
Permanent: NO.

# World State: ch-09

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Malchor (Northern Pass, regrouping): ENRAGED -- Vanguard destroyed at Obsidian Bridge. Planning second wave with Severance Key device.
- Voss (retreating south): DEFEATED -- Fled after the Bridge collapse.

## Faction Attitudes
- Imperial Ministry: FURIOUS AND ESCALATING -- Bridge collapse destroyed their vanguard. Second siege wave imminent.
- Student Body (Ignis-Glacies Academy): UNIFIED AND BATTLE-READY -- 500 Pyre/Spire students drilled in Grey synthesis. Kaelen's death galvanized them.

## Active World Events
- Obsidian Siege Phase 2: IMMINENT -- Malchor is regrouping with heavier forces and the Severance Key.
- The Founding Death-Pact: REVEALED -- Mira and Dorian know the 300-year trap. Must nullify before Phase 2.
- Kaelen's Letters: DELIVERED -- Mira, Dorian, and Elara each have their farewell letters.
