staging: character-state-ch-19.md task=6fb6381c-f51d-46d1-94b0-a4b4d6f3453c

the-starfall-accord/staging/character-state-ch-19.md

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Character State: ch-10
+
+## Mira
+Location: High Spire Peak, The Capital
+Physical: Thermal bruising on forearms; high-frequency mana-exhaustion; somatic Paradox integration.
+Emotional: Transcendent; relieved; somatically unified.
+Active obligations: Finalize the Grey Union Charter (Ch10) -- PAID.
+Open loops: [Mira/The Ministry] Legal sovereignty of the Grey Union (Ch10) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): The wild joy of the sensory bleed -- Dorian Solas (revealed/shared).
+Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from a volatile fire-mage to the stabilizing heart of the Grey Equilibrium.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Dorian Solas
+Location: High Spire Peak, The Capital
+Physical: Right hand fully restored; metabolic tremors ceased; somatic Paradox integration.
+Emotional: Liberated; centered; somatically unified.
+Active obligations: Establish the Grey Arcanum curriculum (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: [Dorian/The Ministry] Response to the destruction of the Loom (Ch10) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): Soul-Tether Imperial back-door -- Mira (neutralized).
+Arc: 100% -- Completely dismantled his clinical mask to become the structural anchor of the Union.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Elara
+Location: High Spire Peak, The Capital
+Physical: Exhaustion from kinetic grounding; no injuries.
+Emotional: Resolute; grieving; dedicated.
+Active obligations: Coordinate regional Academy defense (Ch10) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: None.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 95% -- Confirmed as the first Warden of the Grey Arcanum and successor to the transition leadership.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Died bracing the Obsidian Bridge pylons to prevent a Paradox collapse.
+Legacy: His sacrifice allowed the Chancellors to find the frequency that now defines the Grey Era.
+
+## Aric — DECEASED (Ch10)
+Established: Interposed himself before a Ministry void-bolt to allow the final sigil completion in the Archive.
+Legacy: The empty "Aric Pyre Chair" serves as the moral conscience of the newly unified student body.
+
+# World State: ch-10
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Inquisitor Malchor (The Capital): HUMILIATED -- Fled the Peak after the Severance Key shattered -- Will report the "heresy" to the Emperor.
+- Councillor Voss (The Ministry): TERRIFIED -- Witnessed the Loom’s collapse -- Retreating to regroup political opposition.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Ministry: HOSTILE -- View the Grey Equilibrium as a terminal threat to the Imperial monopoly on magic.
+- Solas-Pyre Students: UNIFIED -- The shared grief of the Archive battle has dissolved the House boundaries.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- The Starfall has stabilized into a perpetual mercury-grey aurora; magic is now a collective resonance.
+- The Sovereign Union: ACTIVE -- The Academy has declared itself an independent entity, rejecting the Ministry's Correction Clause.