# Character State: ch-06

## Mira
Location: The Great Hall, High Spire Academy.
Physical: Mana-fatigued; thermal spikes causing minor singeing to formal charcoal-grey silk gown.
Emotional: Fiercely protective and defiant.
Active obligations: Owes the student body a unified defense against Ministry interference (Ch-06) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] navigating public perception of the merger vs. private somatic bond (Ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-03—unresolved): enjoys the "wild joy" of the sensory bleed with Dorian — Dorian/Ministry do not know.
Arc: 60% — Shifted from administrative leader to personal defender of the Union's internal truth.
Permanent: NO

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Great Hall, High Spire Academy.
Physical: Hand fully restored; experiencing high-frequency adrenaline tremors post-outburst.
Emotional: Raw and exhilarated; clinical mask functionally shattered.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a formal apology for the "Safety through Separation" proposal (Ch-06) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Voss] political fallout from the "Gala Confrontation" (Ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch-08—unresolved): Knows the Soul-Tether has an Imperial back-door — Mira does not know.
Arc: 60% — Publicly discarded his "absolute-zero" persona to defend Mira's agency.
Permanent: YES

## Councillor Voss
Location: The Great Hall, retreating toward the North Wing exit.
Physical: Shaken; face pale; dampening of regal composure.
Emotional: Mortified and vengeful.
Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a report on the "Grey Union's" instability (Ch-06) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Voss/The Crown] seeking legal grounds to dissolve the Accord (Ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: knows the Ministry intended the Accord as a trap to neuter both schools — Chancellors do not know.
Arc: 10% — Transitioned from auditor to an active antagonistic scout.
Permanent: NO

## Elara
Location: High Table (Aric Pyre Chair), Great Hall.
Physical: No injuries; wearing charcoal-grey First Warden robes.
Emotional: Vigilant and somber.
Active obligations: Owes the Chancellors a successful "Synthesis-Shielding" drill (Ch-06) — UNPAID.
Open loops: [Elara/Students] managing the "Grey Arcanum" curriculum rumors (Ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: none.
Arc: 20% — Established herself as the primary bridge between the student body and the founders.
Permanent: YES

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch-04)
Established: Stayed on the Obsidian Bridge to brace the pylons during the Paradox collapse.
Legacy: His empty chair and Mira's grief remain the primary moral anchors for the Union's refusal to fail.

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch-05)
Established: Interposed himself between a void-bolt and Mira during the loom collapse.
Legacy: The empty "Aric Pyre Chair" serves as a permanent memorial and the goal for the first integrated student.

# World State: ch-06

## NPC Memory
- The Ministry Observers (Great Hall): TERRIFIED -- witnessed Dorian's raw power outburst -- likely to report the Union as a strategic threat.
- The Student Body (Great Hall): INSPIRED -- witnessed the Chancellors' unified front -- accelerating house integration.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Grey Union: Empowered -- The Chancellors' defense against Voss solidified their loyalty.
- The Ministry: Hostile -- View the "Grey" manifestations (Phoenix, resonant peace) as heresy.

## Active World Events
- The Gilded Gala aftermath: Tactical retreat of Imperial forces from the campus grounds.
- The Grey Era: Stabilization of the atmosphere into mercury-grey light; end of extreme weather cycles.