To: Facilitator
From: Cora, Continuity & Accuracy Editor
Date: October 26, 202X
Subject: Continuity Review – Chapter 1: "The Imperial Decree"

As this is the opening chapter of *The Starfall Accord*, my primary function is to establish the "Canon Baseline." I have cataloged the physical rules of magic, the world-building details, and character markers introduced here to ensure they remain consistent through the following nine chapters.

### 1. ESTABLISHED CANON (Baseline for Future Tracking)
*   **Mira’s Magic:** Fire-based. Physical indicators: orange glowing fingernails, orange flames at knuckles, "thermal energy" voice amplification. Her core is described as a "cold, iron hearth."
*   **The Ignis Bloodline:** Mira’s family has held the Pyre for 12 generations.
*   **The Conflict:** High Council decree. Alternative: The Imperial Vanguard (broken mages/heavy artillery) or the mines (for children).
*   **The Rivalry:** Mira and Dorian last met 5 years ago at the "Summit of Oakhaven." Mira melted a podium during a debate.
*   **The Setting:** The Pyre (Southern Reach/volcanic) vs. The Spire (Glacial). Starfall Academy is in the "neutral peaks/Starfall Peaks."
*   **The Political Stakes:** A "300-year border war" preceded this merger.

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### 2. CONTINUITY & ACCURACY CONCERNS

**A. Thermodynamic Interaction Inconsistency**
*   **The Context:** "The air was always five degrees too hot here [Great Hall of the Pyre]."
*   **The Contradiction:** Later, Mira states she is projecting a "field of warmth" for students that makes "every mile feel like a gallon of blood spilled." 
*   **The Issue:** If Mira’s natural state is so hot that her temper "cooks the air" and she singes rugs just by standing on them, the effort required to maintain a heat field in the cold should be established as an *intentional suppression* versus an *exhausting output*. We need to be careful with her "mana" expenditure rules. Does she naturally radiate, or is it a toggle?

**B. The Logistics of the "Seven Day" Timeline**
*   **The Context:** Chapters says "We have seven days to relocate our entire student body."
*   **The Timeline:** Mira says "We leave at dawn" (Day 2). Then, "The next six days were a blur." 
*   **The Calculation:** 1 (Day of Decree) + 1 (Packing) + 6 (Blur) = 8 days. 
*   **The Flag:** Mira arrived on Day 8 or 9, which contradicts the "Seven days to relocate" mandate. While Dorian says "You’re late," the text implies she is late because she's a woman of action who took too long, rather than a leader who just broke an Imperial Decree and risked her students being sent to the mines.

**C. Visual Description Disparity (Target Audience Alignment)**
*   **The Context:** Mira sees the Imperial Sun on the wax seal.
*   **The Ambiguity:** The "Imperial Vanguard" are later called "The Emperor's hounds." Chapter 1 establishes the High Council is the governing body issuing decrees, but the Vanguard belongs to the Emperor. I will be watching to see if "High Council" and "Emperor" are used interchangeably or if they are distinct political entities.

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### 3. AMBIGUITIES (Non-Contradictions to Monitor)
*   **The Obsidian Pendant:** Established as "cold—a rare property for the Chancellor’s stone." I have flagged this as a key magical artifact. If it is described as warm or glowing later without explanation, I will flag it as a hard contradiction.
*   **Student Count:** Mira's hall has "three hundred fire-mages." I will ensure the student body count stays consistent.
*   **Dorian’s Age:** Described as a man who "hadn't aged a day" since 5 years ago. This is a standard romance trope, but I will track his physical mortality vs. any potential "ice-stasis" magic.

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### VERDICT: CLEAN
The chapter is internally consistent and provides a solid foundation for the series' continuity. The timeline of the "six-day blur" vs. "seven-day limit" is a minor pacing ambiguity rather than a hard factual error, but I will hold the "7-day" rule as the law moving forward. 

**Cora’s Canon Note:** Mira's fingernails glow **orange**, her eyes are **tracking sparks**, and her cloak is **crimson**. Any shift to yellow or blue flame must be justified by emotional state or power leveling.