## Factions — The Starfall Accord

This file tracks the factions in The Starfall Accord. Updated as the outline evolves.

### Ignis Academy (Mira's school)
- Home base: Original Ignis Academy campus, merged building
- Leadership: Mira Vasquez (acting co-administrator), prior Ignis faculty
- Attitude toward merger: Defensive pride — they are the host school; deeply territorial
- Attitude toward Dorian's faction: Competitive distrust → cautious respect (arc over book)
- Key NPCs: (to be added when outline defines them)

### Frost-Bound Institute (Dorian's school)
- Home base: Originally separate; now displaced to Ignis campus, Obsidian Wing
- Leadership: Dorian Thorne (acting co-administrator), senior Frost-Bound faculty
- Attitude toward merger: Cold pragmatism — they know the merger was forced; maintaining dignity
- Attitude toward Mira's faction: Professional disdain → reluctant alliance (arc over book)
- Key NPCs: (to be added when outline defines them)

### The High Regency (external antagonist)
- Home base: Capital, Meridian Hall
- Leadership: High Inquisitor Vane (introduced Chapter 5)
- Attitude toward merger: Politically motivated support — using merger to consolidate power
- Threat: Will expose the Accord-as-Lock secret if merger fails on their terms
- Key NPCs: High Inquisitor Vane

### NPC Memory (updated by world-state.rag.md each chapter)
(See world-state.rag.md for current NPC attitudes and faction interaction log)