# Character State: ch-17

## Mira
Location: High Spire Peak, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Stabilized mana-pulse; minor exhaustion; internal heat regulated at "Hearth" frequency.
Emotional: Defiant; protective; resolute.
Active obligations: Finalize integrated defense-theory modules (Ch17) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Ministry] Imperial Judiciary formal grievance (Ch17) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): The wild joy of the sensory bleed -- Dorian Solas (acknowledged).
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from an instinctive reactor to a strategic sovereign; accepted the role of "The Fire" in the Grey Union.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Solas
Location: High Spire Peak, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Right hand fully restored; high-frequency adrenaline tremors stabilizing.
Emotional: Raw; fiercely protective; liberated.
Active obligations: Defend the "Sovereign Residency" of the Steam Phoenix (Ch17) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Voss] Political fallout from the Gala confrontation (Ch17) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): Soul-Tether Imperial back-door -- Mira (revealed/held as defense).
Arc: 100% -- Shattered the "Clinical Mask" permanently to defend Mira; moved from "Safety through Separation" to "Strength through Synthesis."
Permanent: YES

## Elara
Location: East Wing Infirmary / Great Hall
Physical: Uninjured; wearing charcoal-grey First Warden robes.
Emotional: Observant; resolute.
Active obligations: Reorganize dawn drills for synthesis-shielding (Ch17) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: None.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% -- Confirmed as the administrative bridge and First Warden of the unified student body.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died bracing the Obsidian Bridge pylons to prevent a Paradox collapse.
Legacy: His scorched patch on the rug in the Sanctum serves as Mira's primary moral compass.

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch10)
Established: Interposed himself before a Ministry void-bolt to allow the final sigil completion.
Legacy: The "Aric Pyre Chair" remains empty in the dining hall as a sanctified reminder of the cost of the Accord.

# World State: ch-17

## NPC Memory
- Councillor Voss (Ministry): HUMILIATED -- Retreating to the Capital after Dorian's threat -- Will file a formal grievance.
- Senior Proctors (Solas-Pyre): SUPPORTIVE -- Adopting the Synthesis-Defense protocols following the Gala.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Ministry: HOSTILE -- View the "Grey Union" as a heretical threat to Imperial monopolies.
- Solas-Pyre Academy: SOVEREIGN -- Functioning as a singular, integrated entity under the Grey Arcanum.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- Mercury-grey sky and stabilized Starfall nebula are the new ecological baselines.
- The Steam Phoenix: ACTIVE -- Residing in Dorian's study; serves as living proof of the Union's viability.
- Integration: COMPLETE -- Formal academic segregation has been abolished.