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+# Character State: ch-15
+
+## Mira
+Location: High Spire Balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Residual thermal glow; slight metabolic exhaustion; no injuries.
+Emotional: Transcendent; resolute; vulnerable.
+Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a formal response to the Gala interference (Ch13) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Mira/Dorian "Somatic Equilibrium" (Ch15) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): knows she felt a "wild joy" during the sensory bleed -- Dorian does not know.
+Arc: 100% -- Fully accepted the "Grey" identity, choosing a future of synthesis over the old fires.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Dorian Solas
+Location: High Spire Balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Right hand fully restored; high-frequency adrenaline tremors.
+Emotional: Protective; intellectually integrated; raw.
+Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a formal report on the Steam Phoenix anomaly (Ch14) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Dorian/Mira "Catastrophic" potential (Ch13/15) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" -- Mira does not know.
+Arc: 100% -- Shattered his clinical mask to publicly claim Mira as his equal and his catalyst.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Elara
+Location: Grey Arcanum Hall, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Exhausted; no injuries.
+Emotional: Resolute; focused.
+Active obligations: Owes the reorganization of dawn drills (Ch13) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Elara/First Warden leadership transition (Ch11) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 100% -- Solidified her authority as First Warden by implementing synthesis-shielding during the climax.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Died on the Obsidian Bridge bracing the pylons to stabilize the Paradox.
+Legacy: His scorched patch on the rug and empty proctor’s chair remain the primary source of Mira's administrative guilt.
+
+## Aric — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Died intercepting a void-bolt to protect Mira during the initial Starfall breach.
+Legacy: His memorial chair serves as a permanent reminder to the students of the cost of the Grey Union.
+
+# World State: ch-15
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Councillor Voss (Ministry): DEFEATED -- Publicly humiliated and threatened by Dorian during the Gala -- Fled to the Capital to file a grievance after the Steam Phoenix event.
+- The Student Body (Solas-Pyre Academy): UNIFIED -- Inspired by the Chancellors' unified front and the manifestation of the Steam Phoenix; morale and curiosity regarding synthesis magic are at an all-time high.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Ministry: AGGRESSIVE -- Viewing the "Grey Union" as 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 Grey Era: PERMANENT -- The Starfall has stabilized into a mercury-grey aurora; climate equilibrium is maintained through the Chancellors' link.
+- The Steam Phoenix: ACTIVE -- The first physical manifestation of the Grey resonance now resides in the Chancellor’s Sanctum.
+- The Accord: COMPLETE -- The schools are no longer separate entities but a single engine of synthesis.
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