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+# Character State: ch-15
+
+## Mira
+Location: High Spire Balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Swollen lips; rhythmic mana-thrum; metabolic heat stabilization.
+Emotional: Transcendent; vulnerable; resolute.
+Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a formal response to the Gala interference (Ch13) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Mira/Dorian "Curriculum Separation" (Ch15) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): knows she felt a "wild joy" during the sensory bleed -- Dorian does not know.
+Arc: 95% -- Surrendered her professional rivalry for a personal synthesis, accepting the "fire" within the Union.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Dorian Solas
+Location: High Spire Balcony, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: Right hand fully restored; high-frequency adrenaline tremors.
+Emotional: Raw; integrated; protective.
+Active obligations: Owes the Ministry a formal report on the Steam Phoenix anomaly (Ch14) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Dorian/Mira "Somatic Barrier" (Ch15) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch03—unresolved): Realized he finds Mira's chaos "fascinating" -- Mira does not know.
+Arc: 95% -- Shattered his clinical mask to publicly and privately claim Mira as his equal and catalyst.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Elara
+Location: Great Hall/Infirmary, Solas-Pyre Academy
+Physical: No injuries.
+Emotional: Resolute; observant.
+Active obligations: Owes the reorganization of dawn drills (Ch15) -- UNPAID.
+Open loops: Elara/First Warden leadership transition (Ch11) -- RESOLVED.
+Known secrets: None.
+Arc: 100% -- Solidified her authority as First Warden by monitoring the final "Grey" stabilization.
+Permanent: YES
+
+## Kaelen — DECEASED (Ch04)
+Established: Died on the Obsidian Bridge bracing the pylons to stabilize the Paradox.
+Legacy: His empty proctor’s chair and the scorched rug in the Sanctum 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: The "Aric Pyre Chair" remains empty in the Great Hall as a permanent reminder of the cost of the Grey Union.
+
+# World State: ch-15
+
+## NPC Memory
+- Councillor Voss (Ministry): HUMILIATED -- Retreating to the Capital after the Gala defeat -- Intends to file a 97% probability grievance regarding "categorical errors."
+- The Student Body (Solas-Pyre Academy): UNIFIED -- Reorganized into shared disciplines; morale is high following the "Full Integration" decree.
+
+## Faction Attitudes
+- The Ministry: AGGRESSIVE -- Viewing the "Grey Union" as a heretical threat to Imperial monopoly; scouting for somatic "weaknesses."
+- The Starfall Union: SOVEREIGN -- Transitioned from a treaty to a biological and structural evolution.
+
+## Active World Events
+- The Grey Era: PERMANENT -- The Starfall has stabilized into a mercury-grey aurora; atmospheric equilibrium is maintained by the Chancellors.
+- The Steam Phoenix: ACTIVE -- Residing in the Chancellor’s Sanctum as the first biological manifestation of the resonance.
+- The Accord: COMPLETE -- The 15-foot limit is dissolved; institutional integration is absolute.
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