# Character State: ch-07

## Mira Vasquez
Location: The Starfall Nexus, High Spire Peak
Physical: Severe mana-burn on forearms; high autonomic arousal; stable but exhausted.
Emotional: Transfigured; experiencing "Grey" somatic resonance; fiercely protective of Dorian.
Active obligations: Owes the Academy a formal restructuring plan (Ch07) — UNPAID; Owes Dorian a shared life (Ch07) — PAID.
Open loops: Mira/Emperor "Sovereignty" conflict (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED; Mira/Dorian "Grey Era" implementation (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows the "Grey" resonance acts as a sensory filter for Dorian's chronic pain — Dorian does not know the full extent.
Arc: 95% -- Completed her transition from a volatile solitary leader to one half of a permanent binary equilibrium.
Permanent: YES (Achieved permanent "Grey" mana integration; relationship status shifted to "Bound Life-Partners").

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Starfall Nexus, High Spire Peak
Physical: Right hand permanently etched with the Binary Star sigil; residual thermal flush; fully restored physical mobility.
Emotional: Overwhelmed by sensory clarity; clinical armor permanently shattered; deeply peaceful.
Active obligations: Owes the Spire faculty a new theoretical framework for Grey magic (Ch07) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Dorian/Ministry "Treason" charges (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Realized he can now predict Mira's emotional spikes three seconds before they manifest — Mira does not know.
Arc: 95% -- Successfully abandoned "Absolute Zero" for a functional, empathetic paradox.
Permanent: YES (Internal magic permanently altered to Paradox/Grey; title shifted to Co-Regent of the Union).

## Kaelen
Location: High Spire Stairwell / Great Hall
Physical: Singed robes; minor exhaustion.
Emotional: Grudgingly respectful; professionally overwhelmed by the administrative shift.
Active obligations: Owes the Chancellors a census of remaining faculty (Ch07) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Kaelen/Ministry "Defector" status (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Witnessed the moment the "Binary Star" became a "Grey Pillar" — The general public only saw the flash.
Arc: 80% -- Fully accepted his role as the mundane grounding for the Chancellors' celestial power.
Permanent: YES (Formally accepted the title of "First Regent of the Grey Era").

## Lyra
Location: High Spire Stairwell / Archives
Physical: Cracked spectacles; mana-fatigue.
Emotional: Scholarly euphoria; frantic to document the new laws of physics.
Active obligations: Owes Dorian a transcription of the Paradox equations (Ch07) — UNPAID.
Open loops: Lyra/Spire "Traditionalist" pushback (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: Knows the Starfall Breach didn't close, but was repurposed into a renewable mana-well — The Empire does not know.
Arc: 70% -- Transformed from a mere proctor to the primary architect of a new magical discipline.
Permanent: YES (Promoted to "High Architect of the Union").

# World State: ch-07

## NPC Memory
- High Spire Faculty (Spire/Pyre): SHOCKED/CONVERTED -- Witnessed the Sky-Healing -- Shifting from tribalism to "Grey" curiosity.
- Imperial Observers (Capital): TERRIFIED -- Witnessed the Emperor's magic being overridden -- Reporting the Chancellors as a "Sovereign Threat."

## Faction Attitudes
- The Internal Student Body: UNIFIED -- The "Grey Mages" movement has begun among the youth.
- The Eternal Throne: HOSTILE/VIGILANT -- Views the "Solas-Pyre Academy" as a breakaway state.

## Active World Events
- The Grey Dawn: Permanent; the sky is now a gold-violet aurora, providing a new, stable mana source.
- The Great Integration: Current; the physical bridge of mist now connects the two mountain ranges permanently.