# Character State: ch-12

## Mira
Location: The Starfall Nexus, High Spire Peak
Physical: Stabilized solar-tier resonance; mana-burn healed; constant gentle warmth.
Emotional: Profoundly peaceful; liberated; experiencing a sense of absolute wholeness.
Active obligations: None — all professional and magical debts reconciled.
Open loops: Mira/Dorian "Binary Star" stability (Ch02) — RESOLVED; The Starfall Flux (Ch07) — RESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows they are the progenitors of a new magical lineage after seeing the "Weave of Ages" — Kaelen/Ministry do not know the full genetic/magical implications.
Arc: 100% — Transformed from a volatile defensive weapon into the stabilizing sun of a unified magical era.
Permanent: YES (Soul-bound to Dorian; fire is permanently tempered by absolute zero; achieved HEA).

## 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 fully restored.
Emotional: Utterly devoted; the "Ice King" persona replaced by a man defined by partnership and warmth.
Active obligations: Owes Aric/Elara medical restoration (Ch04) — PAID (via Nexus surge).
Open loops: The mystery of the "Humming" from the Spire’s reservoir (Ch05) — RESOLVED (Nexus alignment).
Known secrets: Realizes the Starfall was a cosmic catalyst for their union rather than a disaster — Mira now shares this knowledge.
Arc: 100% — Shifted from isolationist perfectionism to a shared existence where his life-force beats in rhythm with Mira's.
Permanent: YES (Mana capacity permanently expanded; "Absolute Zero" conditioning broken; achieved HEA).

## Kaelen
Location: The Great Hall, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Exhausted but uninjured; soul-burn from Ch10 fully cauterized and stable.
Emotional: Awestruck; resolved; ready to lead the new generation.
Active obligations: To oversee the curriculum for the first class of Grey Mages (Ch10) — ACTIVE.
Open loops: Kaelen’s clandestine meetings with Ministry (Ch06) — RESOLVED (Ministry neutralized).
Arc: 100% — Transitions from a suspicious subordinate to the First Regent of the unified Academy.
Permanent: YES (Promoted to administrative leadership of the unified institution).

## Lyra
Location: The Great Hall, Solas-Pyre Academy
Physical: Minor fatigue; spectacles still cracked but functional.
Emotional: Professionally satisfied; eager to document the new laws of magic.
Active obligations: To codify the "Binary Star" magical theory (Ch10) — ACTIVE.
Open loops: Lyra/Ministry Starfall report (Ch04) — RESOLVED.
Arc: 100% — Evolves from a rigid traditionalist to the primary architect of dual-polarity magic.
Permanent: YES (Appointed as First Regent alongside Kaelen).

# World State: ch-12

## NPC Memory
- Aric and Elara (Academy): GRATEFUL — Healed by the Nexus surge — Now training as the first dual-discipline "Grey" pair.
- Ministry Observers (Capital): HUMBLED — Witnessed the Great Harmonizing — Now petition the Academy for counsel.

## Faction Attitudes
- The New Academy: Singular and harmonious — The concept of rival schools is now a historical relic.
- Civilized Centers: Relieved — The Starfall Drift has been harvested into a renewable energy source.

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