Siege of Thorns

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Premise[edit]

With the heroic efforts of the Dragon-Blooded and their Bronze Faction sponsors among the Sidereals, the civil war that threatened to tear the Realm apart was averted despite the official declaration of the death of the Empress. Peace, however tenuous, has been restored to the Blessed Isle under Mnemon's rule, and the Great Houses of the Realm have turned their attention outward once again.


Once a satrapy of the Realm, Thorns now stands as the greatest insult delivered to the Realm's authority since its failed invasions of the Scavenger Lands. Its defenders slaughtered, the city itself turned into the foothold of a Deathlord upon Creation. The Mask of Winters seems invulnerable with the combined might of his army, his Death Knights, and Juggernaut. With no Defense Grid to prove the continuing strength of the Realm, Mnemon ordered a massive army under the command of Tepet Ejava to reclaim Thorns at any cost. Success should cement Mnemon's rule as every bit as strong as her mother's. Failure, on the other hand, could lead the Threshold satrapies as well as the Realm's enemies to see her as weak and vulnerable.


The River Province regards the Realm force with unveiled suspicion and hostility. Lookshy has begun mobilizing should this be an effort by the Realm to reclaim more than just their lost satrapy. And who knows what the response will be of the other Deathlords to such a massive undertaking. Can the Dragon-Blooded hope to achieve victory?

Time/Place[edit]

  • Thursdays @ 1830 (6:30pm) CST, AIM


The Story So Far[edit]

Act One[edit]

Cast/Characters[edit]

The Realm[edit]

Dragon-Blooded

  • [PC, Air Aspect] Ledaal Catala Arvala, Necromancer raised to be a weapon against the Deathlords.
  • [PC, Air Aspect] Nellens Verelm, Windblade pilot and magitech technician.
  • [PC, Fire Aspect] Cathak Alleria, Special Ops officer for Tepet Ejava.
  • [PC, Water Aspect] Ragara Calel Zuberi, Thrillseeking financial/political observer for House Ragara.
  • [Fire Aspect] Fire Hardened Jade, Immaculate Fire Dragon Stylist briefly assigned to team.
  • [Wood Aspect] Tepet Ejava, the Roseblack, commander of the Realm effort to reclaim Thorns.
  • [Earth Aspect] Tepet Chir, Talonlord in the Realm invasion force.

Mortals

  • None known

The Dead

  • Forgotten Shadow, ghost, former soldier for the Mask of Winters turned agent for Ledaal Arvala.
  • Unsung Dirge, ghost, former soldier for the Mask of Winters turned agent for Ledaal Arvala.

Others

  • None known

Thorns Occupation[edit]

The Dead

  • The Mask of Winters, Deathlord, ruler of Thorns.
  • Ashen Princess, ghost, martial artist and mid-level lieutenant for the Mask of Winters.

Death Knights

  • None known

Mortals

  • None known

Others

  • Juggernaut, behemoth, mobile fortress for the Mask of Winters.

Other Factions[edit]

Mortals

  • None known

Exalted

  • None known

The Dead

  • None known

Others

  • None known