# Character State: ch-11

## Mira
Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Thermal bruising across ribs and skin; profound metabolic exhaustion; mercury-grey "Paradox" signature integrated into nervous system.
Emotional: Transcendent; resolute; grieving but stabilized.
Active obligations: Owes Kaelen a legacy (Ch04) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] Binary Star stability (Ch02) -- RESOLVED; [Mira/Dorian] Sovereignty against the Throne (Ch11) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Knows she felt a "wild joy" during the sensory bleed -- Dorian does not know.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from an independent fire-brand to the foundational anchor of a unified magical era.
Permanent: YES (Soul-tether is now a voluntary, permanent harmonic resonance).

## Dorian Solas
Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Right hand fully restored (pink, new skin); residual mana-bruising on neck; extreme mana-depletion.
Emotional: Peace; intellectual and somatic unity with Mira.
Active obligations: Owes Mira administrative cooperation (Ch01) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Ministry] audit compliance (Ch01) -- RESOLVED (via defiance).
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" -- Mira does not know.
Arc: 100% -- Fully surrendered "absolute zero" clinical isolation to become the structured cooling-lattice for a shared existence.
Permanent: YES (Internal magic is permanently mercury-grey; no longer an "island").

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died bracing the Ash-Quarry Arena pylons against a magma breach to save the students.
Legacy: His sacrifice forced the Chancellors to bridge the gap and serves as the moral foundation of the new Grey Arcanum.

## Aric
Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Minor scorch mark on sleeve; no injuries.
Emotional: Disciplined; hopeful.
Active obligations: Owes Kaelen a future (Ch04) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Aric/Elara] romantic/somatic synchronization (Ch11) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 90% -- Transitioned from a Pyre rebel to a First Warden of the integrated Grey Arcanum.
Permanent: NO

## Elara
Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Vigilant; authoritative.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: [Elara/Aric] somatic synchronization (Ch11) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch05—unresolved): Guilt over dismissing Aric’s warning about the arena node.
Arc: 90% -- Transitioned from a Spire medic to a First Warden and curriculum architect.
Permanent: NO

## High Inquisitor Malchor
Location: Exterior of Solas-Pyre Academy (Retreating)
Physical: Severe burns on hands; dented/useless golden armor.
Emotional: Humiliated; fearful.
Active obligations: Activate the Severance Key (Ch09) -- PAID (Device destroyed).
Open loops: [Malchor/Ministry] reporting the "Anomalies" (Ch11) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from the Emperor's hammer to a fleeing witness of a power he cannot categorize.
Permanent: YES (Political influence in the Reach is shattered).

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Metadata error - Aric is currently living (student). Previously deceased character was Aric (Sentinel) - duplicate name.
Legacy: His sacrifice (Ch04) drives Mira's refusal to allow the Ministry to dissolve the Union.

# World State: ch-11

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Malchor (The Capital): HOSTILE -- Forcibly expelled from the Sanctum -- Preparing to report the "heretical fusion" to the Throne.

## Faction Attitudes
- Imperial Ministry: EXTERMINATIONIST -- View the Starfall Equilibrium as a treasonous hive-mind.
- The Student Union: UNIFIED -- Training in the "Grey Arcanum"; teaching cross-discipline stabilization.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: ACTIVE -- The sky is permanently mercury-grey; Starfall stabilization is complete.
- The Paradox Mandate: PERMANENT -- The Solas-Pyre Academy is now a sovereign administrati