# Character State: ch-10

## Mira
Location: Fisherman’s Hut, Sea-Cave near the Capital
Physical: Severe mana-scars on wrists (Grey fractures); scorched palms; total metabolic exhaustion.
Emotional: Profoundly integrated; protective; resolute.
Active obligations: Owes Dorian administrative cooperation (Ch01) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] stabilizing the Starfall (Ch02) -- RESOLVED; [Mira/Dorian] somatic threshold limits (Ch03) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Knows she felt a "wild joy" during the sensory bleed -- Dorian does not know.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a volatile fire mage to the stabilized "Equilibrium," choosing the bond over individual power.
Permanent: YES (Internal magic is now permanently a mercury-grey hybrid resonance).

## Dorian Solas
Location: Fisherman’s Hut, Sea-Cave near the Capital
Physical: Ruptured eardrums (silver-pink fluid); right hand purple-black with mana-bruising; frost-rimed skin.
Emotional: Vulnerable; intellectually unified with Mira; peaceful.
Active obligations: Owes Mira administrative cooperation (Ch01) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Mira] somatic threshold limits (Ch03) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" -- Mira does not know.
Arc: 100% -- Fully surrendered his "absolute zero" clinical defense, accepting Mira's warmth as a biological necessity.
Permanent: YES (Right hand is permanently mana-scarred; soul-tether is now a voluntary harmony).

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died bracing the Ash-Quarry Arena pylons against a magma breach.
Legacy: His sacrifice remains the emotional anchor that forced the Chancellors to bridge the gap and complete the Accord.

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Threw himself between Mira and a Starfall void bolt.
Legacy: His death drives Mira's refusal to allow Malchor to dissolve the Union.

## Elara
Location: High Spire Peak, Crystalline Spire Academy (Inferred)
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Vigilant; leading the student resistance.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: [Elara/Ministry] seeking justice for Aric (Ch05) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (guilt): Aric told her something was wrong with the arena node; she dismissed it.
Arc: 85% -- Becomes the de facto leader of the schools' youth while the Chancellors are hunted.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-10

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Malchor (The Capital): HOSTILE -- Activating the Severance Key -- Intends to erase the Grey Union.
- The Archivist (The Capital): DECEASED (Ch09) -- Executed by Malchor.

## Faction Attitudes
- Imperial Ministry: EXTERMINATIONIST -- Attempting to purge the "Anomaly" via the Severance Key.
- The Student Union: UNIFIED -- Operating under Elara; training in the hybrid "Grey Arcanum."

## Active World Events
- The Severance Pulse: ACTIVE -- Malchor has initiated a 12-hour countdown to forcibly untether the Chancellors.
- The Great Synthesis: PEAKING -- The Breach Nodes are being harmonized by the new Equilibrium magic.
- Starfall Stabilization: COMPLETE -- The atmospheric screaming has ended, replaced by a permanent Mercury-Grey sky.