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+# Character State: ch-17
+
+## Mira
+Location: High Spire Peak, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Stabilized mana-pulse; minor exhaustion; internal heat regulated at "Hearth" frequency.
+Emotional: Defiant; protective; resolute.
+Active obligations: Finalize integrated defense-theory modules (Ch17) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: [Mira/Ministry] Imperial Judiciary formal grievance (Ch17) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): The wild joy of the sensory bleed -- Dorian Solas (acknowledged).
+Arc: 100% -- Transitioned from an instinctive reactor to a strategic sovereign; accepted the role of "The Fire" in the Grey Union.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Dorian Solas
+Location: High Spire Peak, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Right hand fully restored; high-frequency adrenaline tremors stabilizing.
+Emotional: Raw; fiercely protective; liberated.
+Active obligations: Defend the "Sovereign Residency" of the Steam Phoenix (Ch17) -- PAID.
+Open loops: [Dorian/Voss] Political fallout from the Gala confrontation (Ch17) -- UNRESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch08—unresolved): Soul-Tether Imperial back-door -- Mira (revealed/held as defense).
+Arc: 100% -- Shattered the "Clinical Mask" permanently to defend Mira; moved from "Safety through Separation" to "Strength through Synthesis."
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Elara
+Location: East Wing Infirmary / Great Hall
+Physical: Uninjured; wearing charcoal-grey First Warden robes.
+Emotional: Observant; resolute.
+Active obligations: Reorganize dawn drills for synthesis-shielding (Ch17) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: None.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 100% -- Confirmed as the administrative bridge and First Warden of the unified student body.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Died bracing the Obsidian Bridge pylons to prevent a Paradox collapse.
+Legacy: His scorched patch on the rug in the Sanctum serves as Mira's primary moral compass.
+
+## Aric — DECEASED (Ch10)
+Established: Interposed himself before a Ministry void-bolt to allow the final sigil completion.
+Legacy: The "Aric Pyre Chair" remains empty in the dining hall as a sanctified reminder of the cost of the Accord.
+
+# World State: ch-17
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Councillor Voss (Ministry): HUMILIATED -- Retreating to the Capital after Dorian's threat -- Will file a formal grievance.
+- Senior Proctors (Solas-Pyre): SUPPORTIVE -- Adopting the Synthesis-Defense protocols following the Gala.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Ministry: HOSTILE -- View the "Grey Union" as a heretical threat to Imperial monopolies.
+- Solas-Pyre Academy: SOVEREIGN -- Functioning as a singular, integrated entity under the Grey Arcanum.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- Mercury-grey sky and stabilized Starfall nebula are the new ecological baselines.
+- The Steam Phoenix: ACTIVE -- Residing in Dorian's study; serves as living proof of the Union's viability.
+- Integration: COMPLETE -- Formal academic segregation has been abolished.