To celebrate the patron of our house and honor everyone we lost in the final hours of New Tython, the most skilled bladesmiths on Solyiat were instructed to create the finest weapon from recovered material from our old base Fort Penicar.

So with the steel borne from New Tython, they created The Scimitar of Lord Hoth!

And now you, the members of House Hoth, have the opportunity to compete to wield this impressive weapon for a period of one year. During your reign, you will have to compete again in this test to remain worthy of retaining the Scimitar or relinquish it to the next champion! To that end, I say good luck!

Competition Details:

This is an annual competition in which the member with the highest total score within the period of Feb 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 will be named the Scimitar of Lord Hoth of that year and fictionally (only) be in possession of this ceremonial sword. Once a month, the Quaestor or Aedile will announce the winners and report on the monthly and annual point totals for this competition in their reports. All members except the sitting Quaestor and Aedile are eligible to earn any points towards this competition.

Monthly Winners will be determined by the member with the most points at the end of the month.

Annual Winner will be determined by the member with the most points for the entire duration of the competition.

Point System - is base on all possible activities in the DJB ans is as follows:

### Activity Point System Recap

1. Crescents earned 1 point per Quartz (plus .25 per next higher crescent earned) - 2.5 points max for Diamond (Increased from prior months)
2. Any Novae earned in a Great Jedi War or other major DJB event will be awarded as follows: Gold/Silver/Bronze Novae = 20/15/10 points each
3. Cluster of Graphite and Ice - 10 points each
4. Cluster of Fire and Earth - .25 points each
5. Pendant of Blood - 2 points each
6. Competition Participation - 1 point per comp participated in
   1. BT event add 1.5 (2.5 total)
   2. House Event add 3 points (4 Points total)
   3. Clan Event or DJB wide Tournament add 4 points (5 Points total)
   4. Great Jedi War or Feud add 9 points (10 Points Total)
7. Competition Creation - 1.5 points (points awarded after competition is closed and graded)
8. Shadow Academy course passed - 1.5 points
9. Completed ACC match - 3 points for a Win, 2 points for a loss 1 point for a tie.
10. Earning a Scroll of indoctrination or Scroll of the Master - 5 points
11. Earning Member of the Month 3 points - Being named the member of the month in the previous months QUA or AED report.
12. Project work - 1 to 10 points based on difficulty, time invested and overall feedback from the summit member approving your work. Awarded after the project is complete and approved (House/Clan). 5 to 10 points for DC or DJB wide project work or recognition.