# Character State: ch-10

## Mira
Location: The Starfall Nexus (High Spire Peak)
Physical: Stabilized solar-tier resonance; mana veins permanently altered to "Grey" resonance; no injuries.
Emotional: Transcendent and whole; experiencing "The Weave" as a state of total clarity and peace.
Active obligations: Owes Dorian a shared life-force anchor (Ch09) -- PAID.
Open loops: Mira/Emperor "The Living Battery" (Ch09) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows they are the progenitors of a new magical lineage -- Dorian knows; Ministry does not.
Arc: 100% -- Fully transitioned from a volatile weapon to the stabilizing sun of a unified magical era.
Permanent: YES (Soul-bound to Dorian; fire permanently tempered by absolute zero).

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Starfall Nexus (High Spire Peak)
Physical: Residual frost-glow on skin; "Binary Star" sigil permanently scarred onto right hand; paralyzed arm healed by Nexus surge.
Emotional: Utterly devoted; clinical detachment replaced by an absolute, singular bond.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a vow of redirection (Ch09) -- PAID.
Open loops: Dorian/Ministry "Sovereignty Breach" (Ch09) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: Realizes the Starfall was a catalyst for their union rather than a disaster -- Mira knows.
Arc: 100% -- Shattered all ties to Imperial law to become the equal anchor in a shared existence.
Permanent: YES (Mana capacity permanently expanded to accommodate Mira’s heat; renounced all Northern titles).

## Kaelen
Location: The Great Hall (Solas-Pyre Academy)
Physical: Shrapnel wounds healed; minor fatigue.
Emotional: Awestruck and resolved; ready to lead.
Active obligations: To oversee the curriculum for the first class of Grey Mages (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Kaelen/Vane "Final Duel" (Ch09) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% -- Transitions from a suspicious proctor to the First Regent of the Starfall Union.
Permanent: YES (Promoted to administrative leadership of the unified Academy).

## Lyra
Location: The Great Hall (Solas-Pyre Academy)
Physical: No injuries; cracked spectacles.
Emotional: Professionally satisfied; eager to document the new laws of magic.
Active obligations: To codify the "Binary Star" magical theory (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: Lyra/Imperial Censors "Data Breach" (Ch09) -- RESOLVED.
Known secrets: None.
Arc: 100% -- Abandoned academic neutrality to become the primary architect of the Grey Era.
Permanent: YES (Appointed as First Regent alongside Kaelen).

# World State: ch-10

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Vane (Capital): DEFEATED -- Witnessed the Harmonizing -- Stripped of authority by the new magical ley-lines.
- The Emperor (Eternal Throne): NEUTRALIZED -- The Starfall tether was severed and stabilized -- Forced to acknowledge the Union's sovereignty.
- Student Body (Solas-Pyre): UNIFIED -- Witnessed the Great Equilibrium -- Former rivals (Aric/Elara) now training in dual-discipline pairs.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Starfall Union: HARMONIOUS -- Pyre and Spire are officially integrated into a single entity.
- The Ministry of Magic: SUBMISSIVE -- They now petition the Academy for counsel rather than issuing decrees.

## Active World Events
- The Great Harmony: Permanent atmospheric shift; the sky shimmers with eternal fire-ice aurorae.
- The Grey Era: A new epoch where binary magical limitations are obsolete; Starfall Drift harvested as renewable energy.