Editing Character: Ascending Shield of the Sorrowful Redoubt (section)

==Backgrounds==
===Allies===
====Ally 3:  [[Character:Amethyst_Heavens|'''Amethyst Heavens''']]====
* No Moon Caste, Tattooed Lunar Exalt
* Lunar Bond (5), Eternal Vow, True Love

===Allies:  Dragon-Blooded Companions===
====Ally 3:  [[Character:Mnemon_Dethor|Mnemon Dethor]]====
* Earth Aspect Dragon-Blooded Exalt
====Ally 3:  [[Character:Mnemon_Juin|Mnemon Juin]]====
* Earth Aspect Dragon-Blooded Exalt

===Allies:  Rathess, Solar Circle===
====Ally 4:  [[Character:Golden_Dust_Spider|'''Golden Dust Spider''']]====
* Zenith Caste Solar Exalt
====Ally 4:  [[Character:Iron_Lightning_Sage|'''Iron Lightning Sage''']]====
* Twilight Caste Solar Exalt
====Ally 4:  [[Character:Forsaken_Starfall|'''Forsaken Starfall''']]====
* Night Caste Solar Exalt
====Ally 4:  [[Character:Auspicious_Blood_Prince|'''Auspicious Blood Prince''']]====
* Eclipse Caste Solar Exalt

===Arsenal===
====Arsenal 4:  Personal Forces====
* +3 Might Bonus
====Arsenal 4:  Rathess, The Military====
* +3 Might Bonus

===Artifacts===
====Artifact 2:  Hearthstone Bracers====
* White Jade and Orichalcum Construction
* +4 Dodge Dice, +2 Damage, -1 Speed
* Attunement: 5 motes
====Artifact 6 (Legendary):  Resounding Silence (Grand Daiklaive)====
* (Grand Daiklaive) Speed 4, Accuracy +8, Damage +16L /5, Defense +6, Rate 5, Overwhelming, Piercing, Reach
* White Jade and Orichalcum Construction
* +1 Difficulty to Resist Knockdown and Resist Stun caused by the weapon.
* Cuts through charms and sorcery (and necromancy) with a contested roll; provides 5 automatic successes to its' wielders roll to negate.  Cuts through shaping effects as a perfect effect, both offensively and defensively.
* Perception of the above effects is automatic, constant and a perfect effect in its' own right.  Standard contested effect rules apply if concealing effects are used; provides 5 automatic successes to its' wielders roll to perceive.
* Hearthstone:  Jewel of the Flying Heart
* Attunement:  15 motes

===Artifacts:  Tattoos===
====Artifact 3:  Orichalcum Ink Tattoo====
* Dexterity +3, Dodge +4, Dodge (Unarmored) +4
* Counts against charm adder dice pool limits, even as they retain the ability to exceed them. 
* Attunement:  3 motes
====Artifact 3:  Orichalcum Ink Tattoo====
* Strength +3, Melee +4, Melee (Grand Daiklaive) +4
* Counts against charm adder dice pool limits, even as they retain the ability to exceed them.
* Attunement:  3 motes

===Artifacts:  Implants===
====Artifact 5:  Prosthetics of Clockwork Elegance====
* +6 Dexterity, Full Body Neutral Reconstruction
* Counts against the dice adder cap, even as it retains the ability to exceed it.
* Attunement:  15 motes

===Backing===
====Backing 5:  Rathess, The City Of====
* Ascending Shield is one of the most important figures in the city.  While his authority is not absolute, he can influence the activities of the entire group in important ways.

===Commands===
====Command 5:  Personal Forces====
* Magnitude 7, Might 3
* Loyal to himself personally, with Rathess falling a distant third.

====Command 5:  Rathess, The Military====
* Magnitude 7, Might 3
* Loyal to himself personally, with an abstract loyalty to Rathess.

===Connections===
====Connections 5:  Rathess, The City Of====
====Connections 4:  Silver Pact, The====

===Cults===
====Cult 3:  Rathess, The City Of====

===Followers===
====Followers 5:  Rathess, The City Of====
* 10,000 mortal extras, loyal to him personally and Rathess in abstract.

===Henchmen===
====Henchmen 5:  Rathess, The Military====
* Six Dragon-Blooded, loyal to himself personally and Rathess in abstract.

===Influences===
====Influence 4:  Rathess, The City Of====

===Manses===
====Manses 3:  Rathess, The City Of====
* Six hearthstone dots, with a maximum of a single 3-dot hearthstone.
* Hearthstone:  Gem of Visitations (Air) (1)
* Hearthstone:  Jewel of the Flying Heart (Air) (1)
* Hearthstone:  Gem of Synchronicity (Earth) (1)
* Hearthstone:  Gemstone of the Brother's Bond (Earth) (3)

===Panoply===
====Panoply 4: Rathess, The City Of====

===Resources 7 (Legendary) (Wealth 5)===

===Retainers===
====Retainers 5:  Personal Forces====
====Retainers 5:  Rathess, The Military====