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+# Character State: ch-03
+
+## Mira
+Location: Chancellor’s Sanctum, Pyre Academy
+Physical: Residual somatic warmth; lingering mana-depletion fatigue; hands steady but skin over-sensitive.
+Emotional: Electrified and terrified; experiencing a "wild joy" from the sensory bleed that she is desperate to hide.
+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 enjoyed the loss of control during the somatic hum — Dorian does not know.
+Arc: 30% — Shifted from resisting the tether to subconsciously craving the "high" of their combined power.
+Permanent: YES (First instance of somatic healing/energy transfer; established the "balm" mechanic of their connection).
+
+## Dorian Solas
+Location: Adjoining quarters, Chancellor’s Sanctum
+Physical: Healing thermal burn on right hand; scorched cuff on right wrist; absolute depletion of frost-reserves.
+Emotional: Repressed and shaken; his "absolute zero" identity is fracturing under the weight of Mira's heat.
+Active obligations: Owes Mira administrative cooperation (Ch01) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: Dorian/Mira somatic threshold limits (Ch03) — UNRESOLVED; Dorian/Ministry impact of the "canteen brawl" (Ch03) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: Realized he can no longer distinguish his own desires from the tether's influence — Mira does not know.
+Arc: 35% — Admitted vulnerability by allowing Mira to "ground" him; his elemental autonomy is now permanently compromised.
+Permanent: YES (Elemental affinity was physically overridden by Mira’s emotions; skin now carries the physical "brand" of her touch).
+
+## Kaelen
+Location: Sanctum corridor, Pyre Academy
+Physical: No injuries.
+Emotional: Deeply suspicious and protective; sensing the "scent of ozone" and intimacy 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: Witnessed the Chancellors in a state of physical/magical disray — The student body does not know.
+Arc: 10% — Transitioned from a loyal subordinate to a wary observer of a potential "internal catastrophe."
+Permanent: NO
+
+## Lyra
+Location: Great Hall/Sanctum corridor, Pyre Academy
+Physical: No injuries.
+Emotional: Professionally impatient; focused on bureaucratic compliance.
+Active obligations: Owes the Ministry final residency allocations (Ch03) — PAID.
+Open loops: Lyra/Student brawl fallout (Ch03) — UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 00% -- No change.
+Permanent: NO
+
+# World State: ch-03
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Aric (Pyre Student): AGGRESSIVE — Involved in the dining hall blizzard — Now views Spire students as "invaders" to be melted.
+- Elara (Spire Student): FRIGHTENED — Target of the soup-brawl — Believes the Pyre is a lawless kiln.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Ministry of Magic: IMPATIENT/HOSTILE — Viewing the merger as a failure due to the first-day brawls — Preparing the "Correction Clause."
+- Pyre Faculty: REBELLIOUS — Resent the "Neutrality Lattice" in the Sanctum as a slight against their nature.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Starfall Drift: Accelerating; sky remains "persistent, angry red."
+- The Transition Stasis: The "neutrality lattice" is now a permanent feature of the Sanctum, creating a 12-foot artificial climate zone.