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+# Character State: ch-10 (Final)
+
+## Mira
+- **Location:** High Spire Peak, The Sovereign Union.
+- **Physical:** Permanent "Grey-veining" across her palms where fire and ice mana fused; high-frequency resonance hum in her pulse.
+- **Emotional:** Whole. The frantic volatility of her fire has settled into a steady, radiant heat. Deeply bonded to Dorian through the Paradox.
+- **Active Obligations:** Acting Co-Chancellor of the Grey Arcanum; signatory of the Permanent Neutrality Pact.
+- **Arc:** Complete. Transitioned from the "Volatile Queen" of Pyre to the architect of a new magical era.
+
+## Dorian Solas
+- **Location:** High Spire Peak, The Sovereign Union.
+- **Physical:** Right hand now moves with fluid grace; metabolic tremors replaced by a constant, cool stillness.
+- **Emotional:** Vulnerable and open. He has traded his clinical isolation for the complex weight of leadership and love.
+- **Active Obligations:** Acting Co-Chancellor of the Grey Arcanum; lead theorist on the Grey Frequency curriculum.
+- **Arc:** Complete. Dismantled his emotional armor to become the structural anchor Mira needed.
+
+## Elara
+- **Location:** High Spire Peak, The Sovereign Union.
+- **Physical:** Upright and strong, though her eyes carry the weight of those lost.
+- **Emotional:** Resolute. She has accepted the mantle of High Warden with a grim, necessary grace.
+- **Active Obligations:** Establishing the first "Grey Guard" to protect the Peak from Imperial retaliation.
+- **Arc:** Complete. Evolved from an ambitious student to the foundational military leader of the new order.
+
+## Deceased
+- **Kaelen (Ch04):** Honored with a bronze pylon at the Obsidian Bridge. His sacrifice is the literal foundation of the Union.
+- **Aric (Ch10):** Died holding the Archive doors. His "Pyre Chair" remains empty in the Great Hall, a symbol of the cost of unity.
+
+# World State: ch-10 (Final)
+
+## NPC Memory
+- **The Emperor:** Enraged. Has declared the High Spire a "Sovereign Heresy" but has paused military action due to the unpredictable nature of the Grey Era.
+- **The Ministry:** Defunct in the North. Their agents have been expelled or converted to the Equilibrium.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- **The Grey Arcanum:** A unified student body. "Fire" and "Ice" designations are now historical relics; students are grouped by resonance frequency.
+- **The Border Lords:** Cautiously optimistic. They are beginning to send representatives to the Peak, seeking protection from the Ministry’s overreach.
+
+## Active World Events
+- **The Grey Era:** The Starfall didn't end; it became atmospheric. A terminal, mercury-grey aurora hangs over the continent, signifying the end of divided mana.
+- **The Sovereign Union Charter:** A legal and magical document that binds Mira and Dorian’s life-forces to the independence of the school. If the school falls, their magic dies with it.
+- **The New Curriculum:** Old spellbooks are being rewritten. The focus is no longer on "control" versus "passion," but on "Equilibrium."
+
+## Continuity Notes
+- The "Loom" (the old power source) is gone. Power is now drawn from the collective resonance of every mage at the Peak.
+- The romantic HEA is established; Mira and Dorian share the Chancellery and a private residence in the spire's highest point.
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