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-# Character State: ch-03
+# Character State: ch-14
 
 ## Mira
-Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Pyre Academy
-Physical: No injuries; residual somatic warmth; fatigue.
-Emotional: Guarded; experiencing intense, confusing physical attraction to Dorian; shaken by the loss of elemental control.
-Active obligations: Owes Dorian a functioning floor plan (Ch03) — PAID.
-Open loops: Mira/Dorian "Binary Star" stability (Ch02) — UNRESOLVED; Mira/Dorian physical feedback loop (Ch03) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Knows she felt a "wild joy" during the sensory bleed — Dorian does not know.
-Arc: 25% — Shifted from seeing Dorian as a purely political obstacle to a biological necessity/danger.
-Permanent: YES (First instance of somatic healing/energy transfer; established a reciprocal mana-grounding connection with Dorian).
+Location: High Spire Peak balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Residual thermal glow in eyes; minor metabolic exhaustion; no injuries.
+Emotional: Defiant; validated; profoundly connected.
+Active obligations: Owes the students a new defense-theory curriculum (Ch13) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Mira/Dorian somatic "this" equilibrium (Ch13) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): knows she felt a "wild joy" during the sensory bleed -- Dorian does not know.
+Arc: 90% -- Transitioned from a "wildfire" to a "purposeful engine," accepting Dorian as her baseline.
+Permanent: NO
 
 ## Dorian Solas
-Location: Adjoining quarters, Chancellor’s Sanctum
-Physical: Minor thermal burn on right hand; scorched cuff on right wrist.
-Emotional: Terrified by the breach of his "absolute zero" discipline; struggling with repressed desire.
-Active obligations: Owes Mira administrative cooperation (Ch01) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: Dorian/Mira somatic threshold limits (Ch03) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" — Mira does not know.
-Arc: 30% — Formally acknowledged his loss of total self-control by choosing to keep the scorched mark as a reminder.
-Permanent: YES (Elemental affinity was physically overridden by Mira’s emotions for the first time).
-
-## Kaelen
-Location: Great Hall/Sanctum corridor, Pyre Academy
-Physical: No injuries.
-Emotional: Vigilant and suspicious; sensing the unstable "atmosphere" between the Chancellors.
-Active obligations: Owes Mira a report on student brawls (Ch03) — PAID.
-Open loops: Kaelen/Ministry report on Chancellors (Ch03) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: Noticed the intimate tension upon entering the Sanctum — The student body does not know.
-Arc: 05% — Realized the Chancellors are "testing thresholds" that might be dangerous to the school's structure.
+Location: High Spire Peak balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Right hand fully restored; high-frequency adrenaline tremors.
+Emotional: Protective; raw; intellectually integrated.
+Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a formal report on the Gala (Ch13) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Dorian/Mira "catastrophic" output potential (Ch13) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" -- Mira does not know.
+Arc: 90% -- Shattered his clinical mask to publicly claim Mira as his equal and "his fire."
 Permanent: NO
 
-## Lyra
-Location: Great Hall/Sanctum corridor, Pyre Academy
-Physical: No injuries.
-Emotional: Professionally detached; focused on Ministry deadlines.
-Active obligations: Owes the Ministry final residency allocations (Ch03) — PAID.
-Open loops: Lyra/Student brawl fallout (Ch03) — UNRESOLVED.
+## Elara
+Location: East Wing Infirmary, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: No injuries; fatigue from stabilizing student wards.
+Emotional: Resolute; focused.
+Active obligations: Owes Mira the reorganization of dawn drills (Ch13) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Elara/First Warden leadership transition (Ch11) -- UNRESOLVED.
 Known secrets: None.
-Arc: 00% — No change.
-Permanent: NO
+Arc: 98% -- Solidified her authority as First Warden by implementing synthesis-shielding.
+Permanent: YES
 
-# World State: ch-03
+## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Died on the Obsidian Bridge bracing the pylons to allow the Paradox signature to stabilize.
+Legacy: His scorched patch on the rug and empty chair remain the primary source of Mira's administrative guilt.
+
+## Aric — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Died shielding Mira from a void-bolt during the Sparring Arena disaster.
+Legacy: His empty memorial chair served as the silent witness to Dorian’s defense of Mira against Voss.
+
+# World State: ch-14
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- The Student Body (Pyre/Spire): VOLATILE — A brawl in the dining hall involving soup and a blizzard — Increased tribalism and fear of the "other" discipline.
-- Ministry Officials (Capital): IMPATIENT — Demanding residency allocations — Preparing to send observers if friction continues.
+- Councillor Voss (Ministry): HOSTILE -- Publicly humiliated by Dorian -- Fled toward the Capital to file a grievance.
+- The Student Body (Solas-Pyre Academy): INSPIRED -- Witnessed the Chancellors' unified front -- Morale and curiosity regarding synthesis magic are peaking.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Crystalline Spire Faculty: ARROGANT/FRAGILE — View the Pyre as a "kiln" and a threat to their meditative precision.
-- Pyre Academy Faculty: REBELLIOUS — View the Spire as "humorless lizards" trying to handcuff their kinetic nature.
+- The Ministry: AGGRESSIVE -- Viewing the "Grey Union" as a heresy and a threat to Imperial monopoly -- Preparing for legal/military intervention.
+- The Starfall Union: UNIFIED -- The "Grey Era" is now a cultural identity among students, moving toward proactive defense.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Starfall Drift: Accelerating; the sky remains a "persistent, angry red" over the Volcanic Reach.
-- The Transition Period: One week remains until the full integration of student classes begins.
+- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- The Starfall has stabilized into a mercury-grey aurora; climate equilibrium is maintained.
+- Imperial Scrutiny: Voss’s report triggers a formal 24-hour countdown for the Ministry’s next move.