# Character State: ch-21

## Mira
Location: The High Spire Balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Exhausted; trembling from somatic surge; lips swollen; charcoal silk gown singed at the bodice.
Emotional: Transcendent and vulnerable; experiencing a collapse of professional shields.
Active obligations: Owes the student body a unified "Grey Arcanum" curriculum (Ch-15) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Navigating the fallout of the "Balcony Kiss" on institutional leadership (Ch-15) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-03—unresolved): knows the wild joy of the sensory bleed -- Dorian Solas.
Arc: 95% -- She initiated the final collapse of the "rival" facade by forcing physical intimacy, sacrificing her last defensive barrier.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Solas
Location: The High Spire Balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Heaving breath; moon-pale hair disheveled; right hand fully restored but glowing with silver scarring.
Emotional: Surrendered; raw; discarded the "clinical mask" in favor of visceral connection.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a finalized integrated curriculum (Ch-15) -- PAID.
Open loops: Managing the imperial threat following the confrontation with Voss (Ch-13) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-08—unresolved): knows the "Soul-Tether" Imperial back-door -- Ministry Auditors.
Arc: 95% -- He abandoned logical "Safety through Separation" to acknowledge his personal need for Mira’s fire.
Permanent: YES

## Elara
Location: The Great Hall / Infirmary, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: No injuries; wearing First Warden charcoal-grey robes.
Emotional: Resolute; watchful.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a transition to the First Warden role (Ch-12) -- PAID.
Arc: 100% -- Successfully transitioned from student to the stabilizing leader of the student integration.
Permanent: YES

## Councillor Voss
Location: Imperial Carriage (Departing the Reach)
Physical: Face pale; dignity "a ruin"; retreated in terror after Dorian's magical flare.
Emotional: Humiliated and vindictive.
Active obligations: Owes the Imperial Judiciary a report on "Grey Treason" (Ch-13) -- UNPAID.
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from an annoying auditor to a verified political antagonist fleeing the Academy.
Permanent: NO

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch-04)
Established: Died bracing the pylons of the Obsidian Bridge to allow the Starfall stabilization.
Legacy: His empty seat and the "scorched patch on the rug" serve as the primary moral anchor for Mira’s leadership.

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch-04)
Established: Sacrificed himself to block a void-bolt to ensure the success of the final sigil.
Legacy: The "Aric Pyre Chair" remains empty at the high table, serving as a reminder of the cost of the equilibrium.

# World State: ch-21

## NPC Memory
- The Student Body (Great Hall): Unified/Awe-struck -- Witnessed Dorian's defense of Mira -- Transitioned from segregated houses to a cluster-based integrated social structure.
- Ministry Observers (Departing): Terrific/Fearful -- Witnessed the "Catastrophic" potential of the Grey resonance -- Likely to report the Academy as a sovereign threat.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Grey Union: Fiercely loyal -- Bound by the newly shared "Grey Arcanum" curriculum beats.
- The Empire: Hostile -- View the "Grey" as a heresy and a threat to the Imperial magical monopoly.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: Permanent stabilization of the Starfall into a mercury-grey atmosphere.
- The First Integrated Semester: Commencing immediately following the Gala; marks the end of "Safety through Separation."