# Character State: ch-12

## Mira
Location: Balcony, Solas-Pyre Sanctum, High Spire Peak
Physical: Thermal bruising faded to silver tracery; no active injuries; synchronized resonance.
Emotional: Peaceful; grounded; liberated.
Active obligations: Owes Kaelen a legacy (Ch04) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] Binary Star stability (Ch02) -- RESOLVED; [Mira/Dorian] Sovereignty against the Throne (Ch11) -- 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 defensive fire-brand to a co-anchor of a sovereign continental equilibrium.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Solas
Location: Balcony, Solas-Pyre Sanctum, High Spire Peak
Physical: Right hand fully restored; residual mana-bruising on neck; no active fatigue.
Emotional: Extraordinary calm; academic and personal fulfillment.
Active obligations: Owes Mira administrative cooperation (Ch01) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Ministry] audit compliance (Ch01) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" -- Mira does not know.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a clinical ice-weaver to a man defined by Resonance rather than Shielding.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died bracing the Ash-Quarry Arena pylons against a magma breach.
Legacy: His sacrifice is honored by the "Architect of the Paradox" monument, serving as the moral anchor of the Grey Union.

## Aric
Location: Meditation Gardens, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: No injuries; radiating kinetic energy.
Emotional: Enthusiastic; joyous.
Active obligations: Owes Kaelen a future (Ch04) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Aric/Elara] romantic/somatic synchronization (Ch11) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a Pyre student to a First Warden and innovator of the Grey Arcanum.
Permanent: YES

## Elara
Location: Meditation Gardens, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Authoritative; professionally satisfied.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: [Elara/Aric] somatic synchronization (Ch11) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch05—unresolved): Guilt over dismissing Aric’s warning about the arena node.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a Spire medic to First Warden of the integrated Academy.
Permanent: YES

# World State: ch-12

## NPC Memory
- Imperial Ministry (The Capital): PARALYZED -- The "Correction Clause" failed and the Accord became permanent -- Unable to intervene in the Reach.
- High Inquisitor Malchor (Capital-bound): HUMILIATED -- Retreating with feedback-scarred hands -- Reporting the "Anomalies" to a silent Throne.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Student Body: UNIFIED -- Trading House robes for self-initiated "Grey tunics" -- Practicing horizontal magical integration.
- The Faculty: SKEPTICAL/RESIGNED -- Spire masters still maintain "icicle" expressions but accept the Grey curriculum.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- The sky is mercury-grey; the Starfall Drift has stabilized into a renewable energy source.
- The High Spire Peak: SOVEREIGN -- The Solas-Pyre Academy operates independently of the Imperial Monopoly.