# Character State: ch-06

## Mira Vasquez
Location: Imperial Carriage (transit to The Reach)
Physical: Residual tremors in her hands; the silk of her gala gown is scorched at the ribs where she funneled heat into Dorian. Skin feels "thin," a side effect of the Imperial suppression field.
Emotional: Violated but resolute; she has traded her trust in the institution for a desperate, singular trust in Dorian.
Active obligations: Must maintain the "Union" facade while secretly dismantling the Inquisitor’s monitoring tether. 
Open loops: Needs to test if her fire can still manifest without Dorian’s physical contact.
Arc: 65% — Has moved from reluctant partner to active conspirator.
Permanent: YES (Linked to Dorian via the Paradox Tether; fire is now permanently "blue-shifted" when in his proximity).

## Dorian Solas
Location: Imperial Carriage (transit to The Reach)
Physical: Significant frost-burn scarring on his palms from stabilizing Mira's flare; "Cold-Sick" lingering in his lungs, causing a rhythmic, shallow cough.
Emotional: Intellectually shattered; his belief in the Ministry’s "Order" died during the dance. Heavily protective of Mira.
Active obligations: Must deliver the "Unified Curriculum" to the Ministry by dawn (unpaid/stalled).
Open loops: How to hide the "harvesting" plan from the faculty without inciting a riot.
Known secrets: Discovered the High Inquisitor's "Correction" involves permanent magical lobotomy.
Arc: 70% — Has fully abandoned his Imperial loyalty to act as Mira's shield.
Permanent: YES (Magical resonance has shifted to a lower, more stable frequency to accommodate Mira’s volatility).

## Lyra
Location: The Reach (Observation Tower)
Physical: Exhausted; red-rimmed eyes from staring at scrying mirrors.
Emotional: Paranoic; she suspects the Inquisitors are listening through the stone itself.
Arc: 45% — Transitioned from administrator to resistance logistician. 

## High Inquisitor Malchor
Location: The Capital (Imperial Sanctum)
Status: Aggressive. Confirmed the Chancellors’ power spikes are non-linear.
Goal: To trigger a controlled "Starfall" to siphon the resulting energy.

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# World State: ch-06

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Malchor: POSSESSIVE — Views Mira and Dorian as "batteries" rather than citizens.
- Imperial Court: FRAGILE ADMIRATION — The "Gala Flicker" is being spun as a planned demonstration of Imperial strength.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: HOSTILE — Preparing the "Extraction Protocol."
- The Reach Faculty: FRACTURED — Half believe the merger is a betrayal; half see it as survival.

## Active World Events
- The Gilded Gala Incident: CONCLUDED — The public saw a dance; the Inquisitors saw a weapon.
- The Static Shield: ACTIVE — Confirmed as a two-way monitoring device. It pulses every 11 seconds.
- The Starfall Drift: ESCALATING — The purple sky over the Capital has begun to "bleed" silver sparks, indicating the Union is thinning reality.
- The Isolation Decree: EXPIRED — The Chancellors are being forcibly returned to The Reach under "guard."