Lots of suggestions on how to make the Battle for Amber River more Epic!, because obviously I can't. But I discovered how I will do it.
Amber River forces will be lead by the Underworld's acknowledged leader of Marama's Fell, the Thrice Damned Achiban. With nemesary support and skeleton chains et al. As a chance force from the Lover is seeking out the said leader to offer an alliance. The Lover's forces include many Abyssals who to the Sidereals appear as just Exalted on the loom due to Gold Faction tampering. The Bronze Faction has figured this out and will confront.
This is all a diversion. The real attack is on Wallport and Whitewall and the Holy Road. It was never going to be Amber River. Amber River will fall eventually and the slaves will one day become a apart of his Shadowlands but uniting the West and the East is much more critical. The holy road divides his nation into two, both in Creation and in the Underworld. The destruction of the holy road would be a signal in the underworld louder than the disappearance of the Empress in Creation!
The scene begins with Chejop and four others storming into the planning session for the Battle of Amber River. He is angry with Venerable Silk for having Tampered with the Loom of Fate. He then states that he has removed the changes he made. The Bronze Faction can now see where the Solar Exalted are in the North.
He then accuses The Wolf and his sorcerer of planning a duplicitous attack on the forces in Amber River and it won't work. Also it was a clever ploy trying to divide The Realms forces by declaring a peace and then attacking from behind. Eventually he calms down and allows less heated discussion to occur. He tells them that there is a force of Fifteen Solars heading into the area from the North East with a large force of walking dead. A legion. There numbers are being supplemented along the way as the erase towns and villages, but they are unrelentingly heading to Amber River.
Eventually he agrees to allowing the group to form their plans to attack the new group and allows a couple of his advisors to join the expedition, Iron Siaka and the Lady Who Wears Green. Chejop refuses assistance in Amber River though.
Not one to gloat but one to let his traitorous minion a chance to know that his side will lose he sends him a telepathic message via his tattoo telling him while he enjoys his 'Victory' he will be feasting on the essence of Yo-Ping, Luranume and Uvanavu! The Messenger might not know who these people are but someone will.
The result of Iron Siaka being part of the battle quickly become apparent she will attest to the veracity of the Solar's claim and say that the foes they faced were similar to Solar Exalted but their anima displays were wrong and their Charms disbased.
The Lady Who Wears Green, will say that she heard rumour of these exalts before but she identifies that these are not locals and may be allied with the Solars. She says that they bear the markings of a ghost from the North East, the Lady in a Ramaint of Tears.
The effect will be noticeable at once. First, the North will be cut off fro the rest of Creation. The Holy Road carried the bulk of Northern trade. Gethamane will have to start living off the dole almost entirely. The haslanti airships will have to come South to trade and then sweep to the East to avoid the Fell.
Second, Whitewall will be slowly torn to pieces and the walls cast asunder and swallowed into the Fell.
Third, the west and the east fell will be joined together and the leader of the Fell will announce their ascent, Marama, former Dragon Blooded, and her consort The Thriced Damned Achiban.
The destruction of Whitewall will take some time, and the player characters can save the bulk of the inhabitants, if they work quickly. Half a million is all they can save. If they can only find a destination for the extremely well educated citizens of one of the most prosperous people like Denandsor … hmm.
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