Corlett

Corlett is the High-Admiral of the Riverlands during the rebellion, and a formidable waterbender renowned for his tactics as well as his ruthless ambition. Before the war, it is unknown what Corlett's significance was or which nation he served, but it is known that he assisted with preparing the festival and assassinating the Lord of Carcosa hours before the battle which took place at the city.

## History

### Riverlands Rebellion (592 AG)

Before any military action took place, Corlett assisted with the planning of the festival and rebellion, in the years preceding the events. One of the Admirals under Lord Deston's command, he also doubled as the future representative for the Riverlands due to his ability of persuasion, and his status as a tactician nearly on-par with retired Fire Admiral Cromwell. Corlett, with experience in both of these fields, was placed in command of the Riverlands' water system.

Following the many rebel victories at Aldan, Mirkella, Omashu, and other areas, as well as the success of the rebellion, Corlett spoke at a meeting between the rebel factions; The Fire Nation, the Air Nation, and the Riverlands. It was he who suggested an assault on Carcosa as their next course of action, proposing the assassination of Carcosa's Lord to begin the planned attack. At first, the idea of attacking Carcosa with the United Republic so close by was nearly rejected, but the message was brought that spies had determined a secret tunnel from Carcosa to the Crystal Abyss, another major Earth Kingdom city which was known for its near-impossibility to capture.

In turn, the Air Nation's representative gave the idea of striking the Republic's coastline, and capturing their ships to use for passage into Carcosa, an idea which Corlett was skeptical of and countered with his own plan. However, Admiral Marc, thinking through both sides, proposed an idea which would include parts of both plans. The finalized plan would be to first send a combined Riverlands/Fire Nation force under Corlett and Marc to raid coastal towns of the United Republic, including Republic City, forcing their navy to defend from the attack. Then, the Air Nation's air force would drop bombs over the bridges connecting the Earth Kingdom and United Republic, the Republic City bridge, and the Republic's navy.

Finally, the rebels would sail into Carcosa under the guise of allies, and assassinate the Lord as the blockade was taken out by their hostage vessels. This would give enough time for the armies of all three nations to arrive, in order to assail the city relentlessly.

#### Republic City Naval Skirmish

Approaching Republic City, and its defending navy, the Riverlands and Fire Nation forces opened fire with flames and waves crashing into the United Republic's fleet. Using his abilities of waterbending, Corlett encased more than a squadron of ships in ice, avoiding destruction of the vessels. Quickly ordering his troops to board, both the Fire Nation and Riverlands left with a significant portion of the blockade under their control.

#### Siege of Carcosa

With readied forces, the Fire Nation and Riverlands navies disposed of Carcosa's blockade with ease, then heading in through the city's rivers which reached toward the ocean. Full fledged armies of the Air Nation, Riverlands, and Fire Nation began assaulting Carcosa from all sides, bombarding the Earth Kingdom and Thunder Empire defenders. Corlett's ships rather quickly dealt with the weak Earth Kingdom navy in the lake surrounding the city, landing troops on the shores.

Admiral Corlett himself ordered his own boat to anchor near Carcosa's mountain, where awaited General Nell and Marshal Hale, both earthbenders. Corlett used his waterbending to create a pillar which blasted him upward onto the mountain. Quickly, Hale and Nell entered combat with Corlett, who began to use his terrain to his advantage as he caused the gigantic waterfall and its pond to freeze over.

Instantly, a spear of ice impacted Nell and sent him over the edge of the mountain, falling into the forest below, where he was knocked unconscious. Thought dead by Corlett, who fiercely fought Hale. The Earth Marshal refused to relent, even breaking off a chunk of the mountain by smashing his fists into the ground. Corlett primarily combated Hale with beams of frost and jets of water, which were deflected, blocked, or dispersed by Hale and his enormous willpower.

When Hale attempted to punch Corlett, the Admiral solidified his fist by encasing it in ice, slamming him into the ground. The two continued to battle in this fashion through the day and night, throwing attacks at each other which were evaded or absorbed. After a few hours, it had become apparent that Corlett was to be the victor due to his advantage in power over Hale.

At a point in the battle, Hale was nearly killed by Corlett when he was held down by chains of ice which froze over his limbs. Ready to be finished off by Corlett, who was preparing his finishing blow, Hale released a blast of tectonic energy into the mountain, causing the entire formation to fall.

Marshal Hale and Admiral Corlett continued their duel, this time with Hale having the terrain advantage and the skill of navigating a crippled mountain. Even as a large portion of the Riverlands army was decimated, the two did not relent to one another.

Their duel began to come to its climax as Hale punched Corlett viciously, releasing a burst of energy as he did so and sending him flying into a tree. The Admiral fired off a multitude of scalding jets of boiled water at Hale, which seared the Marshal's skin off. This prompted Hale to activate his spirit manifestation, a radiant green figure made of energy as he prepared to finish off Corlett, unknowing of his adversary's true strength. Hale sent a beam of earth toward Corlett, whose quick reflexes allowed him to freeze the blast and shatter it before it was able to inflict any damage. As he attempted to concentrate and aim for the spirit's head, however, Hale punched Corlett, sending him into Carcosa's golden statue which crumbled on impact.

Corlett froze the ground around him and created many formations of ice crystals, casting an "ice age" over a large section of the mountain. Entering a stance, Corlett told Hale to embrace his "icy grave", as a blizzard stirred up around the city, violently hurling snow in all directions, and meteors crafted from ice and snow rained from the sky, gigantic in size. Now victorious, the Admiral hurled a meteor into his opponent, effectively freezing and shattering Marshal Hale's body.

For days afterward, Corlett and all other rebels present at the siege fought against the defenders inside of the city, including many civilians, until the city was captured.

Soon after the battle's end, Corlett was issued a promotion to High Admiral of the Riverlands, and given command of all naval activity if necessary. Corlett installed another, much more secure blockade in and around Carcosa, giving a new name to the military prowess of the Riverlands.

#### Preparations for New World Invasion

Carcosa being one of the largest victories for the rebels, Corlett was tasked with the next course of action for the war. As such, the now High-Admiral of the Riverlands assembled a colossal combined fleet, consisting of ships from every rebel nation, and somewhat secretly raised several armies within the city itself, turning Carcosa into a heavily military occupied city. Commanders and high-ranks from each nation were notified and sent for assistance.

Again fulfilling his duties as a representative of the Riverlands, Corlett gave the idea of allying with the Sun Realm due to their long-term conflict with the Lava Realm at the meeting in Elder's Peak. This idea quickly turned out to be an asset as the Sun Realm accepted their request with ease.

Later, some time after the meeting had culminated, Corlett overlooked his grand fleet, which he had designated for the invasion of the New World due to the involvement of the Realms (earlier, Corlett and Deston had both been against invading a place so irrelevant to the war). He noted that he would commit large scale destruction before returning into the city to continue preparing.

It was discovered that Corlett had been readying this force, by a network of spies employed by the Lava Realm, reported during a meeting between the allied factions. Each nation, using Primal Den, transported a number of troops and equipment, readying for weeks to defend against the incoming invasion.

#### Battle of the New World

The fleet ultimately commanded in full by Admiral Corlett, the leader of the entire operation, struck at the channel between the Earth Kingdom colony and an island owned by the Storm Realm. Earth had been raised in the channel, creating a massive strip of land between the two islands, where the allied armies stood. Two smaller, but still rather large islands had been created in front of the strip, also loaded with troops and cannons. Many of the allied commanders had opted to be present for the battle, commanding their forces.

The fleet landed its troops by creating a gargantuan layer of ice to freeze almost the entire sea around the earthen platforms, aided by Corlett and the waterbending population of the Riverlands military. Corlett, after ensuring that his troops were aware of their orders that they had been given, soon went to engage Zaire, the Warlord of Spirits, joined quickly by Sedarias, Hoinker, and General Hisao.

Corlett initiated the first battle by firing a beam of ice from his mouth, which was dodged by Zaire, who teleported behind the group and grabbed each of them with spectral hands, which slammed them into the ice. Sedarias, a firebending criminal previously released by Fire Lord Arkan to assist in the war efforts, leaped in to fight Zaire hand to hand, although the Warlord proved stronger. Corlett bombarded Zaire with a barrage of ice and snow, surprised to discover that Zaire could firebend; A blast of flames caused Corlett's ice to disperse. Sedarias and Hisao continued to battle Zaire, until Sedarias was forced back.