Confident that your husband can handle a war, you instead scramble your host to scour the world in search of a suitable place to build an afterlife! Lahara, meanwhile, is sent away to spy upon the mysterious Char-Dis.
2.0 CS:4
The first reports of the mortal war effort arrive! The first skirmish,
The Battle of Charity, was fought on Imperial Soil. Your husband's forces met and drove away an enemy host that outnumbered them twofold. Imperial Casualities are estimated to be 20-30% of the army, but General Thrane's core of well trained and equipped mountain dwarves escaped mostly unscathed. Confederate casualty numbers are unknown, but your husband did manage to take a good number of live prisoners.
Emperor Walnut is currently leading his fastest scouts and cavalry in pursuit of the retreating enemy. Nobody is quite sure if he is merely chasing the foe off his land, or if he plans to launch a counter attack of some sort.
As you discuss these events with your assembled court, an alarm is raised! A mortal has breached the perimeter of your divine dwelling! For several minutes, there is panic and chaos until word reaches your throne that the mortal claims to be the Champion that Morayi promised to send you. You at once tell your guard to grant him an audience. The champion is a humanoid who stands nine feet tall, with the moist green skin of an amphibian and webbed feet. He is mounted upon an albatross-like bird that is thrice the size of a horse - likely the reason he was able to navigate the forest and find your home."
He dismounts, and kneels at your feet. "Greetings, beauty goddess. I am Senshinochi: Largest and strongest among the Kappa, distant cousin of my mistress, the Goddess Morayi, and most accomplished of her champions capable of walking upon dry land. My voice calls the thunder, my claws rend the weak, my wrath smites the mighty, and my bird Arubatorosu chases down all who would flee from me. How may I serve you in your struggle against the followers of the wicked dwarven pantheon?"
You pause for a moment. You have several matters to consider.
First and foremost, you might want to react to the recent events in the war.
A: Send my intermediary to advise imperial leadership to press the attack!
B: Send my intermediary to advise imperial leadership to return home, reinforce their position, and attempt to sue for peace!
C: The Empire already has my blessing, it does not need my advice as well.
D: This looks to be a good time to send in my host and strike the finishing blow!
Then of course, you have to figure out what is to be done with Senshinochi.
A: He shall seek out Emperor Walnut, and fight at his side!
B: He shall seek out Emperor Walnut, and take his place at the front of the army so that my husband may return to my side!
C: He should use the mobility of his bird to harrass the confederate supply lines!
D: He should travel to the Confederate Towns, and attempt to deal with their leadership via Duels or Assassination!
E: He should travel to imperial towns, and defend them should the enemy strike unexpectedly while the imperial legions are elsewhere!