# Character State: ch-11

## Mira Vasquez
Location: The Great Hall, Solas-Pyre Academy (Post-Unification)
Physical: Residual thermal bruising across ribs; hands steady despite mana-exhaustion.
Emotional: Transcendent and certain; she has moved past the volatile anger of the revolution into a state of protective stewardship.
Active obligations: Finalize the Grey Arcanum curriculum; formalize the Academy’s sovereignty.
Known secrets: The Soul-Tether back-door is effectively cauterized by the Paradox surge, rendering Imperial leverage obsolete.
Arc: 100% — Transformed from a desperate insurgent to the architectural anchor of a new magical law.
Status: Alive / Sovereign.

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Great Hall, Solas-Pyre Academy (Post-Unification)
Physical: Metabolic fatigue; right hand scarred but fully functional; aura reflects the mercury-grey of the Starfall.
Emotional: Vulnerable and liberated; the stoic mask has been replaced by a quiet, fierce devotion to Mira and the students.
Active obligations: Negotiate the cessation of hostilities with the Ministry’s remaining border garrisons.
Known secrets: His bloodline’s debt regarding the original Starfall is resolved through the permanent stabilization of the auroric shell.
Arc: 100% — Transitioned from a cold institutionalist to a co-founder of a radical, unified future.
Status: Alive / Sovereign.

## High Inquisitor Malchor
Location: Capital Outskirts (In Retreat)
Physical: Hands permanently disfigured by Paradox-fire; armor discarded as scrap.
Emotional: Completely fractured; experiencing acute terror of the "Grey Magic" he cannot quantify.
Arc: 100% — Reduced from an unstoppable Imperial hand to a broken herald of the Throne’s obsolescence.
Status: Alive / Disgraced.

## Aric & Elara
Location: Great Hall / Training Grounds
Physical: Uninjured; radiating stable, dual-aspected mana.
Emotional: Solemn and ready; they have fully embraced their roles as the first generation of the Grey Era.
Arc: 100% — Promoted to First Wardens; they represent the successful synthesis of Ice and Fire.

# World State: ch-11

## NPC Memory
- The Ministry Hierarchy: TERRORIZED — Reports of the Paradox surge have reached the Emperor; the Ministry has issued a total "sanitize and retreat" order for the Reach.
- The Student Body: ZEALOUS — The students no longer identify as Solas or Pyre; they are "Grey-born."

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: PARALYZED — The Imperial monopoly on magic is broken; the Emperor is currently fortifying the Capital against a perceived invasion.
- Solas-Pyre Academy: SOVEREIGN — The merger is complete. The school is a fortress of both kinetic force and thermal absolute.

## Active World Events
- The Starfall Accord: SIGNED & MANIFESTED — Magic is no longer bifurcated; the atmosphere of the Reach is permanently infused with stable, neutral mana.
- The Imperial Retreat: The Ministry has officially relinquished the Obsidian Bridge and the northern passes.

## Critical Continuity
- The Severance Key: DESTROYED — The artifact used by Malchor was consumed by the Paradox; the Throne has lost the ability to "nullify" magic in the Reach.
- The Grey Arcanum: The specific weaving of fire and ice is now the mandatory foundational course for all incoming students.