# Character State: ch-10

## Mira
Location: High Spire Peak, The Capital
Physical: Thermal bruising on forearms; high-frequency mana-exhaustion; somatic Paradox integration.
Emotional: Transcendent; relieved; somatically unified.
Active obligations: Finalize the Grey Union Charter (Ch10) -- PAID.
Open loops: [Mira/The Ministry] Legal sovereignty of the Grey Union (Ch10) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): The wild joy of the sensory bleed -- Dorian Solas (revealed/shared).
Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a volatile fire-mage to the stabilizing heart of the Grey Equilibrium.
Permanent: YES

## Dorian Solas
Location: High Spire Peak, The Capital
Physical: Right hand fully restored; metabolic tremors ceased; somatic Paradox integration.
Emotional: Liberated; centered; somatically unified.
Active obligations: Establish the Grey Arcanum curriculum (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/The Ministry] Response to the destruction of the Loom (Ch10) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): Soul-Tether Imperial back-door -- Mira (neutralized).
Arc: 100% -- Completely dismantled his clinical mask to become the structural anchor of the Union.
Permanent: YES

## Elara
Location: High Spire Peak, The Capital
Physical: Exhaustion from kinetic grounding; no injuries.
Emotional: Resolute; grieving; dedicated.
Active obligations: Coordinate regional Academy defense (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: None.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 95% -- Confirmed as the first Warden of the Grey Arcanum and successor to the transition leadership.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died bracing the Obsidian Bridge pylons to prevent a Paradox collapse.
Legacy: His sacrifice allowed the Chancellors to find the frequency that now defines the Grey Era.

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch10)
Established: Interposed himself before a Ministry void-bolt to allow the final sigil completion in the Archive.
Legacy: The empty "Aric Pyre Chair" serves as the moral conscience of the newly unified student body.

# World State: ch-10

## NPC Memory
- Inquisitor Malchor (The Capital): HUMILIATED -- Fled the Peak after the Severance Key shattered -- Will report the "heresy" to the Emperor.
- Councillor Voss (The Ministry): TERRIFIED -- Witnessed the Loom’s collapse -- Retreating to regroup political opposition.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Ministry: HOSTILE -- View the Grey Equilibrium as a terminal threat to the Imperial monopoly on magic.
- Solas-Pyre Students: UNIFIED -- The shared grief of the Archive battle has dissolved the House boundaries.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- The Starfall has stabilized into a perpetual mercury-grey aurora; magic is now a collective resonance.
- The Sovereign Union: ACTIVE -- The Academy has declared itself an independent entity, rejecting the Ministry's Correction Clause.