# Character State: ch-01

## Mira
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Center Span), Great Crevasse boundary.
Physical: Severe magical exhaustion; bleeding right palm (ritual cut); experiencing cold-shock and phantom shivers from Dorian’s proximity.
Emotional: Violated and overwhelmed; her internal "fire" feels dampened by the tether's cooling influence.
Active obligations: Must begin the administrative merger of Pyre Academy with the Crystalline Spire per the Emperor's Decree — UNPAID.
Open loops: The "Binary Star" stabilization (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED; The true nature of the Emperor's corruption (burnt sugar scent) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Identified the Emperor’s magical signature as "rotting candy/burnt sugar," signaling hidden decay — Dorian does not know.
Arc: 15% — Forced from sovereign independence into a biological and magical dependency on her rival.
Permanent: YES (Soul-tethered; physical separation beyond a certain radius causes agonizing neural feedback).

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Center Span), Great Crevasse boundary.
Physical: Thermal shock; palm bleeding from the ritual; hands trembling from Mira’s radiating heat.
Emotional: Stoic but internally fractured; his "absolute zero" mental shields have been breached by Mira’s sensory input.
Active obligations: Must grant Mira access to Spire stabilization reservoirs — UNPAID.
Open loops: Limits of the sensory bleed (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Realized the Soul-tether is Progenitor technology, far older and more dangerous than the Emperor claimed — Mira does not know.
Arc: 20% — Transitioned from a detached scholar-administrator to a biological anchor in a forced union.
Permanent: YES (Mana-pool is now interlinked with Mira’s; proximity dictates his magical stability).

## Kaelen (Senior Proctor)
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (East Approach).
Physical: Singed robes; eyes adjusted to the violet-white glare of the Starfall.
Emotional: Loyal but deeply apprehensive; views Dorian as an invader.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a logistics report on faculty housing for the Spire arrivals — UNPAID.
Arc: 05% — Shifted from academic advisor to a reluctant liaison for a merged school.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-01

## NPC Memory
- High Chancellor’s Guard: Witnessed the ritualistic bonding—now regard Mira and Dorian as a singular political unit.
- Kaelen (Pyre Academy): Deeply suspicious of the Spire’s "stabilization" motives; likely to obstruct integration.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: Paternalistic/Tyrannical — View Mira and Dorian as tools for cosmic stability.
- Pyre Academy (FireMages): Insulted and rebellious — The merger is viewed as a hostile takeover.
- Crystalline Spire (IceMages): Clinical and condescending — View the fire mages as unstable variables needing "cooling."

## Active World Events
- The Starfall Drift: The sky-tear is widening; reality at the edges is beginning to fray into static.
- The Starfall Accord: Now legally and magically binding; the two academies are officially one entity.
- The Sensory Bleed: Active; Mira and Dorian now share physical sensations (pain, temperature, heartbeat) and high-intensity emotional spikes.