[X] Wounded Edge - Use the Scales' Health Level boosting options to gain a bevy of -2 Health Levels. You will remain at the -2 wound level at all times, giving you a persistent +2 bonus to all actions, and +2 to all your Defenses - a considerable bonus, equivalent to the supernatural attributes of the Fae. A good balance of tankiness and power.
[X] Procure the Funds - You will have to write-in an option to procure the necessary funds, be it by taking a loan or stealing from some sufficiently wealthy entity (only powerful Great Houses and the very richest Threshold Nations would qualify - well, and the Realm Treasury, of course). Since you have access to powerful transportation and teleportation magics, we will simply abstract this as a Difficulty 20 Larceny roll - risky, but with only a small chance of failure if you stunt well. The Knight of Jade is by far the most powerful administrator you could acquire, given its focused specialization on the subject of Luseng, total lack of non-you commitments, and 3CD-level strength. However, if you only barely pass the Larceny roll, do not expect to escape all the consequences of your staggering heist (enough money to raise 2 fully manned and equipped Legions).
It looks like Procuring the funds is winning so are there any good ideas for getting that money? Perhaps taking it from the fae or redirecting some of the Realm's taxes.
As an idea for what wounded edge/brink of death aesthetic might look like, perhaps some inspiration from our Abyssal friend. After all if all his blood is being drained into his armor he'd presumably be quite pale so Ulyssian could probably pull off a vampire lord sort of look. Not sure if it's the way I'd like to go but it's probably a decent option.
