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+# Character State: ch-12
+
+## Mira
+Location: The Starfall Nexus (High Spire Peak)
+Physical: Stabilized solar-tier resonance; constant gentle warmth replaces volatile combustion.
+Emotional: Profoundly peaceful and whole; liberated from the need to prove worth through destruction.
+Active obligations: None.
+Open loops: None.
+Known secrets: Knows they are the progenitors of a new magical lineage after seeing the "Weave of Ages" during the merge.
+Arc: 100% — Transformed from a volatile defensive weapon into the stabilizing sun of a unified magical era.
+Permanent: YES (Soul-bound to Dorian; fire is permanently tempered by absolute zero).
+
+## Dorian Solas
+Location: The Starfall Nexus (High Spire Peak)
+Physical: Residual frost-glow on skin; "Binary Star" sigil permanently scarred onto his hand.
+Emotional: Utterly devoted; the "Ice King" persona has been replaced by a man defined by his partnership.
+Active obligations: None.
+Open loops: None.
+Known secrets: Realizes the Starfall was a cosmic catalyst for their union rather than a disaster to be averted.
+Arc: 100% — Shifted from isolationist perfectionism to a shared existence where his life-force beats in rhythm with Mira's.
+Permanent: YES (Mana capacity permanently expanded to accommodate and channel Mira’s heat).
+
+## Kaelen
+Location: The Great Hall (Solas-Pyre Academy)
+Physical: Exhausted but uninjured.
+Emotional: Awestruck and resolved; ready to lead.
+Active obligations: To oversee the curriculum for the first class of Grey Mages (Ch10) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: None.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 100% — Transitions from a suspicious subordinate to the First Regent of the new world order.
+Permanent: YES (Promoted to administrative leadership of the unified Academy).
+
+## Lyra
+Location: The Great Hall (Solas-Pyre Academy)
+Physical: Minor fatigue; cracked spectacles.
+Emotional: Professionally satisfied; eager to document the new laws of magic.
+Active obligations: To codify the "Binary Star" magical theory (Ch10) — UNPAID.
+Open loops: None.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 100% — Evolves from a rigid traditionalist to the primary architect of dual-polarity magic.
+Permanent: YES (Appointed as First Regent alongside Kaelen).
+
+# World State: ch-12
+
+## NPC Memory
+- The Student Body (Solas-Pyre Academy): UNIFIED — Witnessed the Great Harmonizing — Former rivals Aric and Elara are now training as the first dual-discipline pair.
+- The Ministry Observers (Capital): NEUTRALIZED — Witnessed the raw power of the Accord — They now petition the Academy for counsel rather than issuing decrees.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The New Academy: Singular and harmonious. The concept of "rival schools" is officially a historical relic.
+- Civilized Centers: Grateful and dependent. The "Starfall Drift" has been harvested into a renewable energy source for the realm.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Great Harmony: A permanent atmospheric shift. The sky now shimmers with eternal aurorae of fire and ice, signifying the breach is sealed.
+- The Grey Era: A new epoch of magic where binary limitations (Fire vs. Ice) are considered obsolete.