Battle of the Bloody Retreat

The Battle of the Bloody Retreat is one of the most important battles in the Scorpion Clan's history. When Iuchiban rose from his Tomb in the year 750 his undead army joined him at the northern tip of the Twilight Mountains. They marched through the Shinomen Forest losing nearly a third of their forces, across the Plain of Thunder and were sighted by the gamblers of Ryoko Owari.

After the citizens abandoned the City of Lies the undead army ravaged it and marched south to the Beiden Pass. The Scorpion sent runners to the Lion, but the couldn't get troops to the pass until after the undead would be well into the Osari plains.

In order to give the Lion time, the Scorpion sent their armies to defend the Beiden Pass. They fought backwards for nearly 5 days, losing ground at the end of each day, waiting for the Lion to send reinforcements.

When the last broken legions of the Scorpion came through the northern end of the pass, they were met by the cheers of thousands of Lions who rushed into battle the undead and pushed them northward along the Way of Righteous Vengeance Road where Iuchiban's hordes were defeated in a final battle at the Sleeping River. (Scorpion p.31)