3.4 KiB
Character State: ch-01
Mira
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Center Span), Great Crevasse boundary. Physical: Severe magical exhaustion; bleeding right palm from the ritual cut; experiencing violent cold-shocks and thermal-regulation failure; heart rate forced into a synched rhythm with Dorian’s. Emotional: Primal fury masked by chancellor-level composure; feeling a "binary star" pull toward Dorian that she rejects; terrified by the loss of sensory bodily autonomy. Active Obligations: Legally and magically bound to Dorian Solas; must steer Pyre Academy through a forced surrender disguised as a merger. Open Loops: A secret realization of the "burnt sugar" corruption within the Emperor’s decree; the specific frequency of the soul-tether’s resonance. Arc: 15% — Sovereignty lost. Transitioning from an independent flame to an "anchor" tethered to her antithesis. Permanent: YES (Soul-tethered; physical proximity required to prevent mana-collapse).
Dorian Solas
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Center Span), Great Crevasse boundary. Physical: Right palm bleeding; hands trembling with Mira’s internal heat; mana-pool experiencing a "sublimation" effect; face deathly pale against his blue robes. Emotional: Analytical fortress shattered; experiencing a sensory intrusion of Mira’s rage and passion that threatens his "absolute zero" mental discipline. Active Obligations: Must integrate the Crystalline Spire’s resources with Pyre; legally merged with Mira as a single administrative and biological unit. Open Loops: His suspicion regarding the Progenitor-based technology used in the tether; the "cold-void" he feels when Mira pulls away. Arc: 20% — Stoicism compromised. Moving from detached observation to forced biological intimacy. Permanent: YES (Integrated into the "Starfall Union" nexus).
Kaelen (Senior Proctor)
Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Rear Guard). Physical: Singed embroidery on formal robes; jaw clamped shut. Emotional: Resentful and protective; views the Spire’s presence as a colonial invasion. Active Obligations: Mobilizing Pyre faculty to accept the "Accord" without rioting. Arc: 05% — The loyalist administrator sensing a betrayal of the bloodlines. Permanent: NO.
World State: ch-01
NPC Memory
- Kaelen (Pyre): ADVERSARIAL — Convinced Dorian is a puppet of the Eternal Throne.
- Spire Guard: SUPERIOR — Treating Pyre students as volatile assets rather than peers.
Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: PREDATORY — Exploiting the Starfall Drift to neutralize the two strongest mages by fusing them.
- Pyre Academy (Fire): MOURNING — The atmosphere is one of a funeral for their independence.
- Crystalline Spire (Ice): CLINICAL — Viewing the Pyre’s "chaos" as something to be "solved" through structure.
Active World Events
- The Starfall Drift: Atmospheric ether is tearing; reality is visually "thinning" over the Volcanic Reach, necessitating the tether.
- The Starfall Accord: Signed and magically sealed. The two academies are legally a single entity.
- Sensory Bleed: ACTIVE — Mira and Dorian share pain, temperature, and raw emotional spikes across the tether.
Mechanical Constants
- Tether Feedback: Separation of more than 100 yards causes cardiac distress.
- Mana-Sharing: Mirroring occurs; an ether-spike in one causes a sympathetic surge in the other.