# Character State: ch-08

## Mira
Location: The Archive of Oaths (Inner Sanctum), Imperial Capital
Physical: Exhausted; minor mana-shivers; no new physical injuries.
Emotional: Resolute; intensely connected to Dorian; wary of the Ministry.
Active obligations: Owes Dorian administrative cooperation (Ch01) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Mira/Ministry] explaining the Arena collapse (Ch04) -- UNRESOLVED; [Mira/Dorian] stabilizing the Starfall (Ch02) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Knows she felt a "wild joy" during the sensory bleed -- Dorian does not know.
Arc: 85% -- Accepted the "Grey" integration not as a compromise, but as a superior evolution of magic.
Permanent: YES (Mana-signature is now permanently hybrid).

## Dorian Solas
Location: The Archive of Oaths (Inner Sanctum), Imperial Capital
Physical: Silver scarring on right arm; ocular strain; metabolic stabilization.
Emotional: Protective; defiant; disillusioned with Imperial structure.
Active obligations: Owes Mira administrative cooperation (Ch01) -- UNPAID.
Open loops: [Dorian/Mira] somatic threshold limits (Ch03) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" -- Mira does not know.
Arc: 85% -- Formally rejected Malchor’s offer of a "Pure" restoration, choosing the bond with Mira instead.
Permanent: YES (Right arm shows permanent silver scarring).

## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Died bracing the Ash-Quarry Arena pylons against a magma breach.
Legacy: His absence forces Mira to rely entirely on Dorian for tactical and emotional support during the Archive breach.

## Aric — DECEASED (Ch04)
Established: Threw himself between Mira and a Starfall void bolt.
Legacy: His sacrifice haunts the Chancellors’ decisions regarding student safety.

## Elara
Location: High Spire Peak, Crystalline Spire Academy
Physical: No injuries.
Emotional: Stoic; vigilant.
Active obligations: None.
Open loops: [Elara/Ministry] seeking justice for Aric (Ch05) -- UNRESOLVED.
Known secrets: CARRIED (guilt): Aric told her something was wrong with the arena node; she dismissed it.
Arc: 60% -- Successfully intercepted a Ministry "Purification" order and alerted the Chancellors.
Permanent: NO

# World State: ch-08

## NPC Memory
- High Inquisitor Malchor (The Capital): HOSTILE -- Failed to bribe Dorian into betraying Mira -- Preparing to activate the "Severance Key."
- The Archivist (The Capital): DECEASED (Ch08) -- Executed by Malchor for failing to prevent the Chancellors' entry.

## Faction Attitudes
- Imperial Ministry: MILITANT -- Moving from administrative pressure to physical elimination of the "Genetic Anomaly."
- Student Resistance: UNIFIED -- Spire and Pyre students are training in "Grey" techniques under Elara’s covert direction.

## Active World Events
- The Severance Order: ACTIVE -- Malchor has authorized the immediate magical untethering of the Chancellors.
- The Starfall Surge: PEAKING -- The atmospheric breach is now causing localized gravity fluctuations in the Capital.