Under the witness of the honorable members of the Order of Tarentae and with the endorsement of CONSUL, Overlord Rekio Corsair Tarentae, PROCONSUL, Pontifex Telona Murrage Tarenate, the Summits of House Tridens, and the JUDGES of the TRIALS IN DARKNESS:

It is PER THE ORDER of His Excellency, Elder of the Dark Side, Adept Pyralis that we do hereby recognize JEDI HUNTER MERLANCE, Yeoman of the Dark Side, Second Hand of Yu Circle, and Brother of Tarentum.

JEDI HUNTER MERLANCE: You have as my Apprentice demonstrated fealty and service of the kind which none within the halls of Clan Tarentum has demonstrated at a level of proficiency, energy, and dedication in recent times. Since your joining you have played well over 300 MP matches in various DB gaming platforms. More importantly, you have with zealous ambition undertaken a serious test of leadership which few members of the Yeomanry get a chance to do. Under the recent and continuing Yu Circle competition, you have motivated a large majority of Yu Circle (75%) (in addition to a selected group of non-Yu members) to engage in real-time multiplayer combat in such games as JO, JA, XvT, XWA. The total combined activity of this undertaking has yielded nearly 100 matches to date, and has proven that you are not only capable of leadership, but that you have secured your ascension to the Class of Equites within the Brotherhood.

Though today marks the ending of our official relationship as MASTER and APPRENTICE under the recognition of the STAR CHAMBER and COUNCIL OF ELDERS of the Brotherhood of the Dark Jedi, it observes a new level of tutelage available to you in our continuing journeys toward the true powers of Darkness as part of the Final Way.

MERLANCE, Yeoman of Darkness: By my hand as ELDER of the Brotherhood and as One of the Seven liberators of the Brotherhood of the Dark Jedi on this 607th day since the Exodus under the guiding eye of LORD FIREFOX, I do henceforth RECOGNIZE and ELEVATE you to the RANK of DARK JEDI KNIGHT and bestow upon you the POWERS SHARED by the CLASS OF EQUITES of the BROTHERHOOD OF THE DARK JEDI.

Further, DARK JEDI KNIGHT MERLANCE, Equite of Darkness, by my powers as a House Summit, you are elevated to FIRST LORD OF YU CIRCLE. I remove myself from the responsibilities as First Lord and relegate myself to a mere Warrior of Yu. Please choose a Second Hand at your earliest convenience.

By my hand it is ordered, so let it be done...

Dark Side Adept Pyralis One of the Seven, Magistrate to Darth Cotelin, Warrior of Yu, Brother of Tarentum

MERLANCE, 2004-12-10 23:00:00 UTC