# Character State: ch-07

## Mira
- **Location:** The Great Hall / Sanctuary Wing, Ignis-Glacies Academy.
- **Physical:** Magic depleted; wearing the charred remains of her gala gown; palm bears a faint, glowing sigil from the soul-tether surge.
- **Emotional:** Ferociously protective; the "rival" mask has permanently crumbled into a "partner" reality. She felt Dorian’s heartbeat through the tether and can no longer pretend their connection is merely political.
- **Active Obligations:** Keep Kaelen’s survival hidden; prepare for the Ministry’s inevitable retaliatory 'audit.'
- **Open Loops:** The origin of the silver bolt used in the assassination attempt; the physical toll the soul-tether will take on her fire-affinity.
- **Arc:** 70% — She has transitioned from defending the Accord to defending Dorian himself, realizing that he has become her "baseline."

## Dorian Solas
- **Location:** The Great Hall / Sanctuary Wing.
- **Physical:** Recovering from mana-shock; right hand steady but cold; eyes no longer show the "absolute-zero" detachment.
- **Emotional:** Exposed and resolute. By declaring Mira his baseline in front of the Ministry, he has burned his bridges with the old Frost-regime purists. 
- **Active Obligations:** Explain the "White Room" trauma to Mira (implied); restructure the Academy defense wards.
- **Open Loops:** Identify the traitor within the faculty who bypassed the gala security; the Ministry’s next move now that Voss has been humiliated.
- **Arc:** 70% — Dorian has abandoned his clinical isolation. He is no longer an island of ice; he is part of a storm.

## Voss (Ministry Councillor)
- **Location:** En route to the Imperial Capital.
- **Emotional:** Murderous and cornered. The public defiance of the Chancellors has made him look weak.
- **Arc:** 50% — Pivot from political manipulator to active, desperate antagonist.

## Kaelen
- **Location:** Hidden Med-Ward.
- **Physical:** Stable but weak.
- **Status:** The Academy’s "ghost" and primary leverage against the Ministry.

# World State: ch-07

## NPC Memory
- **The Student Body:** Unified. They saw Mira move with the speed of a thunderclap to save Dorian. The "rivalry" narrative is dead for them; they now see a singular Academy leadership.
- **The Ministry:** Alarmed. The soul-tether manifestation is being categorized as "unregulated resonance," a pretext for a hostile takeover.

## Faction Attitudes
- **Imperial Ministry:** **HOSTILE.** They view the Starfall Accord not as a peace treaty, but as a breeding ground for uncontrollable power.
- **The Faculty:** **DIVIDED.** Most are inspired by the Chancellors, but a small faction of Frost-traditionalists is terrified of the "heat-contamination."

## Active World Events
- **The Silver Bolt Investigation:** A high-velocity projectile made of 'anti-mana' alloy was recovered from the dais. This technology is exclusive to Ministry Inquisitors.
- **The Great Hall Breach:** Public trust in "impenetrable" Ministry-sanctioned wards has been shattered.
- **Soul-Tether Stability:** The bond between Mira and Dorian is no longer a theory; it is a physical tether that pulses when they are within fifty feet of each other.