# Character State: ch-01

## Mira
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Center Span), Great Crevasse boundary
Physical: Severe magical exhaustion; bleeding right palm (self-inflicted ritual cut); cold-shock from proximity to Dorian.
Emotional: Violated and overwhelmed; reeling from the sensory intrusion of the tether.
Active obligations: Owes Dorian administrative cooperation per the Accord (Ch01) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Mira/Dorian "Binary Star" stability (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED; Mira/The Emperor's true intent for the tether (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows the Emperor's magic smells of "burnt sugar" (corruption) — Dorian does not know.
Arc: 15% — Transformed from an independent sovereign to a "magical anchor" physically bound to her greatest rival.
Permanent: YES (Soul-tethered skip-bond established; cannot be physically separated from Dorian without agony).

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Center Span), Great Crevasse boundary
Physical: Thermal shock; bleeding right palm (ritual cut); tremors in hands from Mira's heat.
Emotional: Terrified but stoic; experiencing the collapse of his "absolute zero" mental fortress.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a share of the Spire’s stabilization resources (Ch01) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Dorian/Mira sensory bleed limits (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Realized the "Soul-tether" technology is ancient/Progenitor-based — Mira only suspects it.
Arc: 20% — Transitioned from a detached observer of the Starfall to a biological participant in a forced union.
Permanent: YES (Integrated into the "Starfall Union" nexus; mana-pool now fluctuates with Mira's proximity).

## Kaelen (Senior Proctor)
Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Pyre Academy
Physical: No injuries; singed robes from Mira’s aura.
Emotional: Apprehensive and protective; fears the loss of Pyre sovereignty.
Active obligations: Owes Mira a status report on the faculty's reaction to the Decree (Ch01) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Kaelen/Spire Proctors' first contact (Ch01) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Saw the purple "violet-white" fire in Mira's hearth — Dorian does not know how unstable her magic became.
Arc: 05% — Shifted from internal advisor to a wartime administrator for a merging institution.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-01

## NPC Memory
- Kaelen (Pyre Academy): SUSPICIOUS — Witnessed Mira’s loss of control and the Emperor’s mandate — Will likely slow-walk cooperation with Spire faculty.

## Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: AUTHORITATIVE — Issued the forced merger Decree — Viewed as an inevitable, if oppressive, savior.
- Pyre Academy: REBELLIOUS — View the merger as a "lobotomy" — Likely to sabotage Spire "stabilization" efforts.
- Crystalline Spire: ARROGANT — View the Pyre as "unrefined" — Will likely attempt to dominate the administrative hierarchy.

## Active World Events
- The Starfall Drift: Accelerating; ether is devouring constellations over the Volcanic Reach.
- The Starfall Accord: Now legally and magically binding; the two schools are officially a singular entity.
- The Sensory Bleed: Active; Mira and Dorian are now experiencing each other's physiological and emotional states.