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 # Character State: ch-07
 
-## Mira Vasquez
-Location: The Solstice Loom, The Imperial Capital
-Physical: Severe mana-exhaustion; localized frost-nip on collarbone; no major injuries.
-Emotional: Resolute and dangerously calm; experiencing cognitive dissonance from the shared memory-bleed.
-Active obligations: Owes Dorian a shared defensive shielding (Ch07) — PAID.
-Open loops: [Mira/Dorian] The shared vision of the First Accord (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED; [Mira/Malchor] The defiance of the High Inquisitor (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Realized the "Soul-Tether" contains a back-door for Imperial override — Dorian remains unaware.
-Arc: 70% -- Shifted from resisting the bond to utilizing it as a secondary sensory organ to predict Dorian’s tactical moves.
-Permanent: YES (Soul-tether frequency harmonized with the "Grey" spectrum for the first time).
+## Mira
+Location: The Archive of Oaths, Imperial Capital (Sub-levels)
+Physical: Severe mana-depletion; bruising on forearms from the resonance restraints; stable.
+Emotional: Methodical; simmering with a sense of betrayal; intellectually heightened.
+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: 70% -- Discovered the "Founder’s Precedent," confirming the Ministry intentionally sabotaged the elemental balance to maintain political control.
+Permanent: YES (Mana-signature has shifted to a "Reflective" state, allowing her to mirror Dorian’s cooling techniques).
 
 ## Dorian Solas
-Location: The Solstice Loom, The Imperial Capital
-Physical: Residual metabolic chill; tremors in right hand (suppressed); no injuries.
-Emotional: Intellectually shaken; protective; mourning the loss of his clinical isolation.
-Active obligations: Owes the Spire Council a report on the "Grey" anomaly (Ch07) — UNPAID.
-CARRIED SECRET (from Ch06 — unresolved): ACCORD PROTOCOL OMEGA — Dorian discovered document proving the Severance Key executed his great-uncle Aldric Solas 50 years ago. He has NOT told Mira. His over-protectiveness is partly grief. This secret MUST be revealed in Ch08.
-Open loops: [Dorian/Mira] The physical addiction to the mana-equilibrium (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Discovered that his family’s lineage was the original architect of the Starfall breach — Mira remains unaware.
-Arc: 75% -- Formally abandoned his "absolute zero" philosophy to embrace the "Unrefined" kinetic heat required to stabilize Mira’s core.
-Permanent: YES (Internalized the specific heat-frequency of Mira’s fire to maintain biological stasis).
+Location: The Archive of Oaths, Imperial Capital (Sub-levels)
+Physical: Silver scarring on right arm; ocular strain; minor metabolic fatigue.
+Emotional: Introspective; protective; experiencing a collapse of his faith in Imperial Law.
+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: 75% -- Formally broke the "Oath of the Scribe" by stealing an un-redacted Imperial scroll to protect Mira.
+Permanent: YES (Right arm shows permanent silver scarring from the Arena/Bond surge).
 
 ## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
-Established: Died during the stabilization of the Obsidian Bridge collapse when his mana-wells turned to steam.
-Legacy: His memory acted as the catalyst for Mira’s emotional breakthrough during the Solstice Loom integration.
+Established: Died bracing the Ash-Quarry Arena pylons against a magma breach.
+Legacy: His absence forces Mira to rely entirely on a Spire-born rival for tactical support.
 
-## High Inquisitor Malchor
-Location: The Imperial Dais, The Solstice Loom
-Physical: No injuries; radiating a gold-hued dampening field.
-Emotional: Contemptuous; suspicious of the "Grey" resonance; predatory.
-Active obligations: Owes the Emperor a neutralized Union (Ch01) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Malchor/Dorian] The threat of "Correction" for tactical deviation (Ch07) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Possesses the Severance Key — Mira and Dorian remain unaware.
-Arc: 20% -- Escalated from a bureaucratic threat to an active physical obstacle by attempting to interrupt the Loom ritual.
+## Aric — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Threw himself between Mira and a Starfall void bolt.
+Legacy: His sacrifice turned Elara into a weaponized ally who provides the Chancellors intel from the Spire.
+
+## 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: 50% -- Has successfully established a "Shadow Network" among the students to monitor Ministry movements.
 Permanent: NO
 
 # World State: ch-07
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- Imperial Guards (The Capital): HOSTILE -- Witnessed the unauthorized "Grey" flare during the ritual -- Increasing security around the Chancellors.
-- Spire Faculty (Northern Wastes): FEARFUL -- Monitoring the remote feedback from the Loom -- Preparing for institutional schism.
+- High Inquisitor Malchor (The Capital): SUSPICIOUS -- Aware the Chancellors breached the restricted archives -- Planning a terminal "audit."
+- The Archivist (The Capital): TERRIFIED -- Witnessed the Chancellors' combined power -- Likely to report them to save himself.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- The Eternal Throne: PREDATORY -- Views the "Grey" magic as a heretical power to be seized or extinguished.
-- Central Ministry: BUREAUCRATIC -- Seeking legal grounds for "Correction" based on the Loom's data output.
+- Imperial Ministry: PREDATORY -- Escalating the "Correction Clause" to a "Sanction Order."
+- Student Resistance: ORGANIZING -- Elara is successfully merging Spire and Pyre communication channels.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Starfall Drift: SKY IS BLEEDING -- Silver-black clouds now cover 60% of the visible horizon; ambient mana-levels are volatile.
-- The Solstice Loom: COMPLETED -- The ritual to weave the two schools' mana-lattices into a single defense.
-- The Monitoring Embargo: ACTIVE -- All communication out of the Capital is restricted by the Ministry.
+- The Correction Clause: ACTIVE -- Legal dissolution of the schools is in the final grace period.
+- The Starfall Surge: EXPANDING -- Atmospheric distortion is now visible during daylight hours in the Capital.