History Awesome / LordsAmongTheAshes

** When one of the Mad Gods lethally injures [[HeterosexualLifePartners Sun,]] [[HorrifyingHero Jaune]] [[ManBitesMan rips the killer's throat out with his teeth,]] [[NeckSnap snaps her neck,]] [[OffWithHisHead tears her head off her shoulders,]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch pulps it in front of her twin,]] [[ShockAndAwe and then electrocutes him to death while he is impaled to the floor.]]

* On a meta level, almost the entirety of the story's characters are fleshed out through fan contribution.

** The nomads continue their impossible charge by taking the city's research institution and industrial district for their own. Their victories are so unprecedented that, upon seeing them for himself, [[Characters/RWBYAnima Sun Wukong]] immediately elects to join Jaune in conquering the Dark Continent.

** Jaune's success impresses [[Characters/RWBYSalemsFaction Cinder]] to such an extent that she arranges for them to be wed.

** By successfully killing Cychreides, Jaune and the rest of Normandy have attracted the attention of '''[[Characters/RWBYSalemsFaction Salem.]]'''

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-214#post-18905063 Disaster Response:]] In reaction to witnessing the aformentioned {{deicide}}, [[TimeMaster Ozpin]] shatters his coffee mug and is too stunned to cover it up.

** The nomads continue their impossible charge by taking the city's research institution and industrial district for their own. Their victories are so unprecedented that, upon seeing them for himself, [[Characters/RWBYFriendsAndAllies Sun Wukong]] immediately elects to join Jaune in conquering the Dark Continent.

** With the recruitment of [[Characters/RWBYKingdoms Coco]], Jaune has effectively gained three players under his command. This makes his kingdom the largest gathering of students in the sim with the next largest being Ruby and Aurora.

** [[BigDamnKiss Jaune and Cinder share their second kiss on the docks of Normandy as the simulated world comes to an end.]]

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-36#post-18323875 The Leviathan and the Light in the Gloom:]] A single dust mage manages to drive off a [[KrakenAndLeviathan Leviathan]] and save the howitzers being delivered to Clearwater Harbor, but [[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of her fiance's life.]] From that point on, whenever Jaune's people are in danger, [[MyGreatestFailure he thinks of the love this woman lost and reaffirms his resolve to save them.]]

* [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.20167/page-369#post-9257051 Turn 20:]] Ruby successfully survived the sim.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-12#post-18271100 Liberation:]] Jaune and his people put their new howitzers to good use against [[http://i.imgur.com/jxqBbS5.png a Ziz,]] lethally wounding the creature before it can even awaken from its rest. When the Grimm attempts to [[TakingYouWithMe vaporize a garrison of soldiers as a last act of spite]], Jaune himself intervenes and [[BarrierMaiden summons an Aural barrier]] [[NoSell that stops the beasts blast cold.]] They then proceed to explore the last of the city and take possession of a working airfield.

** Cinder, as the Avatar of Absolute Destruction, looses an aural lance directly into a wound in the Titan's leg and crippling the beast with its detonation.
** Sun, as the Avatar of Uncanny Trickery, ''[[RealityWarper warps reality,]]'' forcing Cychreides [[BreathWeapon Plasma Cannon]] to miss.

** When one of the Mad Gods lethally injures [[PlatonicLifePartners Sun,]] [[HorrifyingHero Jaune]] [[ManBitesMan rips the killer's throat out with his teeth,]] [[NeckSnap snaps her neck,]] [[OffWithHisHead tears her head off her shoulders,]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch pulps it in front of her twin,]] [[ShockAndAwe and then electrocutes him to death while he is impaled to the floor.]]
** After escaping Olympus while carrying Sun's body, [[BarrierMaiden Jaune still manages to summon an Aegis]] to defend the soldiers of Normandy from the mountain's eruption. He blocks the explosion in full and continues to maintain the shield [[UnconsciousObjector even as he himself slips into unconsciousness.]]

-->King of Ash and Fire: You came into the world of the sim barely a child, and pathetic enough to survive. [[TookALevelInBadass Now, you exit something more.]] [[FourStarBadass A soldier beyond measure and compare.]] [[Determinator A man, who fought Grimm and God alike to keep his people alive.]] A King in a realm of Ash and Fire. \\

* [[TheBully Cardin Winchester]] of all people manages to become [[HeelFaceTurn an amazingly caring person]] during his time as pope. His worry for others and constant efforts to bring about peace make it so that almost everyone in the sim respects him, so much so that he is arguably the BigGood of the series.

** All of the Norman Paragons gain the ability to summon their Avatar Weapons to them at will. Sun's is a TelescopingStaff, Azure's is a [[MagneticWeapons Railgun,]] Coco's is a massive machine gun with BottomlessMagazines, and Jaune's is [[BoringButPractical simply an incredibly sharp sword and extremely durable shield.]]

* The [[GameMaster GM's]] [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=21285131#post-21285131 state of the world summary]] is mostly a humorous description of how absolutely screwed the rest of the world is when faced with endless hordes of ancient, soulless monstrosities but it becomes decidedly awesome once the description reaches Normandy.
-->'''[=Iandude0=]''': [[BadassArmy Normandy:]] [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Tuesday.]]

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-6#post-18236528 Turn 2:]] the nomads continue their impossible charge by taking the city's research institution and industrial district for their own. Their victories are so unprecedented that, upon seeing them for himself, [[Characters/RWBYFriendsAndAllies Sun Wukong]] immediately elects to join Jaune in conquering the Dark Continent.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-36#post-18323875 The Leviathan and the Light in the Gloom:]] a single dust mage manages to drive off a [[KrakenAndLeviathan Leviathan]] and save the howitzers being delivered to Clearwater Harbor, but [[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of her fiance's life.]] From that point on, whenever Jaune's people are in danger, [[MyGreatestFailure he thinks of the love this woman lost and reaffirms his resolve to save them.]]

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-48#post-18358851 Turn 6:]] the Norman marines [[CurbstompBattle entirely decimate the nearby forces of Grimm while clearing a path to the next ancient city.]]

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-75#post-18428447 Turn 8:]] when designing a weapon for [[SuperStrength Coco]], Jaune asks himself "What would Ruby do?" [[http://chi-san.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/4/5/24451337/6610977.jpg?455 The Harkonnen,]] an easy to attach frame [[{{BFG}} connecting two anti-air guns]] to large ammo drums that rest on her shoulders, [[Anime/{{Hellsing}} is the result.]]
* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-82#post-18517652 Of Wedding Dresses and Wise Decisions:]] under Cinder's tutelage, Jaune becomes nearly fluent in an ancient language and masters the art of Dust Weaving in only six months.
* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-121#post-18666228 The Darkness Awakens:]] [[{{Kaiju}} when the Titans of the Dark Continent]] finally awaken and [[MightyRoar announce their presence to the world,]] not one Norman shows an ounce of fear, confident in their inevitable victory. After all, Lord Arc is with them.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-176#post-18822964 Turn 11:]] all five of the Norman players successfully advance themselves to the level of Paragon.
* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-190#post-18834460 Machines of War:]] as a Paragon, Jaune's Semblance is now constantly active and supporting his troops. His soldiers find comfort in knowing that their Lord is always with them.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-214#post-18905063 Disaster Response:]] in reaction to witnessing the aformentioned {{deicide}}, [[TimeMaster Ozpin]] shatters his coffee mug and is too stunned to cover it up.

** Villainous example for Cychreides. It inflicted hundreds of casualties on the Norman forces and may have even won had it had one more turn to retreat and heal. [[MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning Even with its death, though,]] Cychreides still activated the Vengeance Protocol and awoke the rest of the Titans around the world

* The Battle of Jersey:

* [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.20167/page-198#post-5291712 Turn 13:]] Ruby is able to exact a measure of revenge upon Sherwood for the bombing of her docks when her fleet drives eight of Lily's ships into a reef and bombards them with cannon fire.

** Another example for Lily. Her fleets manage to successfully bypass Ruby's ships surrounding the island iron mine and confiscate it for Sherwood, both severely limiting Silversun's ship producing capabilities and securing said resources for Sherwood's own ironclads. The failure is so severe that Ruby considers [[ColdBloodedTorture flogging and keel hauling the crewmen who failed to prevent such a monumental disaster.]]
** Ruby manages to get in contact with Mikael, one of the three players who expressed interest in a political marriage with her and a subordinate of [[TheSpyMaster Cinder Fall,]] who is able to supply her with the evidence she needs to prove wrongdoing on Sherwood's part which she then uses to clear her name by broadcasting it to the rest of the world using the Normandy communication towers.
* [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.20167/page-297#post-5714129 Purge the Darkness:]] Ruby and Aurora entirely purge the Grimm of Lamplight Landing.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-4#post-18181469 Turn 1:]] Jaune lands a force of desperate nomads on what is easily a DeathWorld's most dangerous continent and quickly seizes a large portion of the city from tens of thousands of Grimm at the cost of only ''six lives'', while also appropriating the city's [[{{BFG}} howitzers]] and [[CoolShip [=WW2=] era battleship]]. The standard equipment for this era are [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen smoothbore canons and flintlock pistols.]]

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-11#post-18259959 Turn 3:]] Jaune and his people lay claim to the entirety of the city after less than tow years' time, and Jaune reaches [[PowerLevels the second level of Aura Mastery]] in only six months.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-41#post-18334882 The Battle of Clearwater Harbor:]] Jaune's howitzers carve a devastating swathe of destruction through the Grimm attacking Coco's soldiers as they successfully evacuate the rest of the refugees to take them to Normandy.

** Jaune's success impresses [[FemmeFatale Cinder]] to such an extent that she arranges for them to be wed.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-75#post-18428447 Turn 8:]] when designing a weapon for [[SuperStrength Coco]], Jaune asks himself "What would Ruby do?" [[http://chi-san.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/4/5/24451337/6610977.jpg?455 The Harkonnen]] an easy to attach frame [[{{BFG}} connecting two anti-air guns]] to large ammo drums that rest on her shoulders, [[Anime/{{Hellsing}} is the result.]]

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-121#post-18666228 The Darkness Awakens:]] [[{{Kaiju}} when the Titans of the Dark Continent]] finally awaken and [[MightyRoar announce their presence to the world,]] not one Norman shows an ounce of fear, confident in their inevitable victory. After all, Lord Arc was with them.

* [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lords-among-the-ashes-rwby-ck2-quest.347561/page-190#post-18834460 Machines of War:]] as a Paragon, Jaune's Semblance is now constantly active and supporting his troops and his soldiers find comfort in knowing that their Lord is always with them.

* The [[GameMaster GM's]] [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=21285131#post-21285131 state of the world summary]] is mostly humorous description of how absolutely screwed the rest of the world is when faced with endless hordes of ancient, soulless monstrosities but it becomes decidedly awesome once the description reaches Normandy.
-->'''[=Iandude0=]''': [[BadassArmy Normandy:]] Tuesday.