# Character State: ch-10 (Final)

## Mira
- **Location:** High Spire Peak, The Sovereign Union.
- **Physical:** Permanent "Grey-veining" across her palms where fire and ice mana fused; high-frequency resonance hum in her pulse.
- **Emotional:** Whole. The frantic volatility of her fire has settled into a steady, radiant heat. Deeply bonded to Dorian through the Paradox.
- **Active Obligations:** Acting Co-Chancellor of the Grey Arcanum; signatory of the Permanent Neutrality Pact.
- **Arc:** Complete. Transitioned from the "Volatile Queen" of Pyre to the architect of a new magical era.

## Dorian Solas
- **Location:** High Spire Peak, The Sovereign Union.
- **Physical:** Right hand now moves with fluid grace; metabolic tremors replaced by a constant, cool stillness.
- **Emotional:** Vulnerable and open. He has traded his clinical isolation for the complex weight of leadership and love.
- **Active Obligations:** Acting Co-Chancellor of the Grey Arcanum; lead theorist on the Grey Frequency curriculum.
- **Arc:** Complete. Dismantled his emotional armor to become the structural anchor Mira needed.

## Elara
- **Location:** High Spire Peak, The Sovereign Union.
- **Physical:** Upright and strong, though her eyes carry the weight of those lost.
- **Emotional:** Resolute. She has accepted the mantle of High Warden with a grim, necessary grace.
- **Active Obligations:** Establishing the first "Grey Guard" to protect the Peak from Imperial retaliation.
- **Arc:** Complete. Evolved from an ambitious student to the foundational military leader of the new order.

## Deceased
- **Kaelen (Ch04):** Honored with a bronze pylon at the Obsidian Bridge. His sacrifice is the literal foundation of the Union.
- **Aric (Ch10):** Died holding the Archive doors. His "Pyre Chair" remains empty in the Great Hall, a symbol of the cost of unity.

# World State: ch-10 (Final)

## NPC Memory
- **The Emperor:** Enraged. Has declared the High Spire a "Sovereign Heresy" but has paused military action due to the unpredictable nature of the Grey Era.
- **The Ministry:** Defunct in the North. Their agents have been expelled or converted to the Equilibrium.

## Faction Attitudes
- **The Grey Arcanum:** A unified student body. "Fire" and "Ice" designations are now historical relics; students are grouped by resonance frequency.
- **The Border Lords:** Cautiously optimistic. They are beginning to send representatives to the Peak, seeking protection from the Ministry’s overreach.

## Active World Events
- **The Grey Era:** The Starfall didn't end; it became atmospheric. A terminal, mercury-grey aurora hangs over the continent, signifying the end of divided mana.
- **The Sovereign Union Charter:** A legal and magical document that binds Mira and Dorian’s life-forces to the independence of the school. If the school falls, their magic dies with it.
- **The New Curriculum:** Old spellbooks are being rewritten. The focus is no longer on "control" versus "passion," but on "Equilibrium."

## Continuity Notes
- The "Loom" (the old power source) is gone. Power is now drawn from the collective resonance of every mage at the Peak.
- The romantic HEA is established; Mira and Dorian share the Chancellery and a private residence in the spire's highest point.