3.2 KiB
3.2 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; searing phantom cold in her chest where Dorian’s magic has anchored.
- Emotional: Violated, furious, and profoundly vulnerable; struggling against the sensory intrusion of Dorian’s heartbeat against her own.
- Active Obligations: Legally bound to integrate Pyre Academy with the Crystalline Spire under the Emperor’s Decree.
- Open Loops: Must stabilize the "Binary Star" bond with Dorian to prevent a mana-implosion; suspects Emperor Valerius of intentional corruption.
- Known Secrets: Recognizes the "burnt sugar" scent of the Emperor’s magic as a sign of decay/corruption.
- Arc: 15% — From sovereign fire-mage to a tethered prisoner of political and magical necessity.
- Permanent: YES (Soul-tethered; physical distance from Dorian causes escalating neural agony).
Dorian Solas
- Location: The Obsidian Bridge (Center Span), Great Crevasse boundary.
- Physical: Thermal shock; right hand trembling from Mira’s heat; internal "Absolute Zero" mental wards are shattered.
- Emotional: Calculating but shaken; forced into a state of empathy he finds tactically disadvantageous.
- Active Obligations: Must provide Spire resources to stabilize the collapsing Pyre infrastructure.
- Open Loops: Needs to map the sensory bleed limits; investigating the Progenitor origins of the tether technology.
- Known Secrets: Has identified the ritual as an ancient "Anchor" spell, not a modern diplomatic Accord.
- Arc: 20% — From detached academic observer to a biological participant in a shared existence.
- Permanent: YES (Mana-pool is now fluctuating in sympathetic resonance with Mira).
Kaelen (Senior Proctor)
- Location: Bridge Perimeter, Pyre Academy side.
- Physical: Singed robes; eyes bloodshot from the Starfall’s glare.
- Emotional: Terribly protective of Mira; views Dorian as an invader.
- Arc: 05% — Transitioning from advisor to resistance-coordinator within the merged faculty.
World State: ch-01
NPC Memory
- Kaelen (Pyre): ADVERSARIAL — Believes the Spire intends to "quench" Pyre’s fire; will likely sabotage initial administrative meetings.
- The Emperor's Guard: VIGILANT — Witnessed the successful bonding; treats Mira and Dorian as assets rather than leaders.
Faction Attitudes
- The Eternal Throne: PREDATORY — Using the Starfall crisis to consolidate magical power.
- Pyre Academy: MARTYRED — Faculty feel betrayed by the Accord; "The Fire Must Burn Alone" is becoming a quiet mantra.
- Crystalline Spire: CLINICAL — View the Pyre sorcerers as unstable variables needing "correction."
Active World Events
- The Starfall Drift: Constellations are physically falling; the sky is a bruised violet; mana-density in the atmosphere is at a lethal high.
- The Accord Binding: The magical tether is absolute; Mira and Dorian cannot be more than one hundred yards apart without physical trauma.
- The Sensory Bleed: ACTIVE — Sudden spikes in Mira’s anger manifest as heat in Dorian’s skin; Dorian’s calm manifests as a chill in Mira’s lungs.