The Togruta thumbed the cold, dull durasteel of his armory hilt nervously. Lexiconus had stood on the bridge of the Shadow, but the Eye of the Abyss was quite a different beast. Imperial Star Destroyers were intended to be imposing both to those who faced it in battle and those who served within its hull. It reminded them of their place in the order of things.

The order of things.

Nikola Valtiere, the Torguta’s Quaestor and master, stood at the bow end of the bridge alongside the Consul of Arcona himself, Marick Arconae. The two seemed to be in conversation when Valtiere noticed his apprentice standing at the the bridge’s stern. He whispered something to the Consul, then waved Lexiconus toward them.

The Togruta obeyed his master and strode with purpose toward the two men. He stopped about ten feet from his superiors and looked them both in the eye before bowing his head slightly. “Master. Eminence.”

The Shadow Lord looked Lexiconus up and down then frowned. “This one?”

The Quaestor turned his head and locked his eyes firm with his apprentice. “Yes, Consul.”

Marick nodded and lowered his eyes for a moment before raising them again, staring deep into the Togruta’s eyes. He shook his head. “I’m sorry it has to be like this.”

The Jedi Hunter’s eyes widened slightly, enough that both men were able to see the hint of fear that appeared. This is it. This is how it ends.

Valtiere began to chuckle to himself. “We’re not going to kill you, my young apprentice.”

Marick allowed a grin. “I just meant that there isn’t going to be much of a ceremony, what with most of our Clan fighting on Begeren.” He took a step toward the teenager. “Lexiconus, today you are born again. Today you join Arcona proper. Today you become a Knight.”

Lexiconus smiled despite himself and bowed deeply to the Consul. “Thank you, Shadow Lord.” When he raised his head, he noticed the glint of durasteel in Marick’s hand.

“This is your lightsaber. Take it and join the ranks of Arcona’s Dark Jedi Knights.”

Fiction written by Aedile Alaris Jinn

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Every Knight is different, and each comes to us with a unique set of passions, talents, and goals. Lexiconus came in with a passion for writing, and promptly threw himself at all manner of fiction competitions, whilst also hitting the Shadow Academy hard in an effort to learn everything about the Brotherhood that there is too learn. As the days passed, he soon found himself coming into his own in the Antei Combat Center, where he’s demonstrated incredible potential, and is likely to be an integral part of the Arconan ACC teams of the future.

Lexic has been an exciting and invigorating addition to our Clan, and continues to be a sparkplug for activity and an enthusiastic source of encouragement for Arconans young and old. He’s the sort of versatile contributor that all Brotherhood members should aspire to be, and I could not be more excited to watch where his talents and drive take him in our club.

Congratulations on becoming an Arconan Knight, Lexic, and thanks for all that you’ve contributed thus far!

Proconsul of Clan Arcona

Legorii Arconae, 2014-07-02 21:42:00 UTC

I am delighted to declare that the time has come for Lexiconus to join the ranks of Arcona’s Dark Jedi Knights. Since joining a few weeks ago he has proven a consistent source of activity.

For example, he has taken part in an excellent eight competitions, these being : Sentence Run-On, Maximum Brevity Series 8: Despatch, Toss the turtle!, May the 4th be with you: Fiction, May the Fourth Be With You 2014: GFX, Maximum Brevity Series 9: A perfect kill, [Arcona] ACB 2014 Pilot - June and A New Era of Monsters, managing also to place in two of these. He has also co-organised his own competition, Jedi’s Best Friend, which was run with great success as a DB-wide competition.

Lexiconus has also been impressive in the Shadow Academy, reaching Rank IV within the society, not only passing both leadership exams but also obtaining five Dark Mavens and a Dark Savant degree.

Character development has also proven a strength, with Lexic managing over 3,000 words of character fiction, in addition to a Wiki article deemed ‘quality’ by staffer Aiden Kincaid. His work in the Wiki includes assisting the summit by generating a table of information detailing how many shades each Arconan is entitled to. This crucial work saved the upper summit literally hours of trawling through data.

Finally, he has obtained the requisite merit award, this being an Anteian Cross, and has been a Jedi Hunter for the necessary 28 days.

Congrats, Lexic. With your expertise in saber forms, I know you’re going to enjoy your new toy. ;)

Clan Rollmaster, Arcona

, 2014-07-02 21:41:45 UTC

Lupus, you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to House Qel-Droma, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

SWL Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-06-30 17:37:22 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, kmk531. I have heard reports from House Dinaari that you have managed to:

• Pass Any Shadow Academy course except (Test Of Lore,Advancement Survey)

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

SWL Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-06-30 16:07:12 UTC

Skelter, you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to House Karness Muur, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

SWL Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-06-30 15:36:04 UTC

Since his last promotion on 4/20/14, Armad has successfully completed the tasks required to become a Guardian to my knowledge as his Master. He has fulfilled all requirements as set out by the Brotherhood. This includes earning 34 Clusters of Fire, completing the Krath Core SA test, earning a Dark Cross, earning 3 Crescents, logged onto IRC and visited the Clan channel, outlined his character history and created an actual document for eventual posting as a wiki page, and communicated well with me. Armad is an avid gamer and I see his name come up on the gaming report often. He has an approved character sheet, has reached the rank of 2 in the Shadow Academy, and spent the required time at rank. In short, he is ready to take the next step forward and advance as a Dark Jedi. Congratulations, Armad.

~Macron Goura Sadow, CNS proconsul

Adept Macron Goura Sadow, 2014-06-28 02:41:21 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Percy Ryun. I have heard reports from Battle Team Disciples of Dreypa that you have managed to:

• Have an approved character sheet on record

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

SWL Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-06-28 23:38:38 UTC

Zagro Fenn, you continue to impress. You're growing more competent each day and you will surely rival the Dark Council when the time is right. You have met the requirements for promotion, and a recommendation has be filed. Your accomplishments include:

• Begin to outline character history for eventual posting on the Brotherhood Wiki, as approved by House leadership or Master
• Participate in 3 competitions (currently 7/3: Favourite Things, Musically Inspired, Monthly Mobile Gaming: 100 Ballz, Gear up!, Salute to Xantros, Dealing with a Pest, Down with the Summit!)
• Participate in 5 competitions (currently 7/5: Favourite Things, Musically Inspired, Monthly Mobile Gaming: 100 Ballz, Gear up!, Salute to Xantros, Dealing with a Pest, Down with the Summit!)
• Have an approved character sheet on record
• Pass 8 Shadow Academy courses from the (Journeyman Hall) department(s) (currently 13/8: Essentials 2: Departments, Essentials 1: History, Essentials 3: Paths & Orders, Essentials 4: Ranks, Essentials 5: Organization, Essentials 6: Medals, Vendetta 1: Foundation, Gaming 101: Setting up & Finding Matches, Vendetta 2: Submission, Vendetta 3: Fiction and Graphics Tips, DJBWiki: An Introduction, Gaming 103: Submitting Gaming Activity, Gaming 201: Pazaak)

I will continue to watch your progress, Zagro Fenn, but my direct intervention in your promotions must come to an end.

You will go far within this Brotherhood.

May the Force guide you, Protector,

SWL Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-06-27 22:00:29 UTC

DJB_Canderous , you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to House Tarentum, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

SWL Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-06-27 04:24:18 UTC

I’ve had the privilege of being a part of writing each of Atyiru’s awards or promotions. As her Proconsul and then Consul, I’ve spoken volumes about her positive attitude and the effect it has on the rest of the Clan. I’ve spoken about her eagerness to help others in anyway she can. And yet, here we are again, 9 Months since her last promotion.

In those 9 months, Atyiru has not only been an active Aedile for House Galeres, but one of Arcona’s most active members to date. She was awarded a Sapphire Blade for this combination of leadership and her performance in the Dark Crusade. She also earned a Grand Cross for taking the time and effort to assist with the Character Sheet overhaul project--a project that has seen widespread adaptation across the club. As a proofreader and content-creator, there are hundreds of small things that members take for granted each day that have a trace of Atty’s work on them. (Namely anything I wrote and is actually spelled correctly). She earned a follow-up Steel Cross for her participation in the ACC closed BETA, helping provide invaluable feedback. She has collected 2 Dark Cross’, one for helping Sarin with a task for the Voice office, and one for submitting a worthy “Ask The GM” question. All of this shows how Atyiru is not just an active leader, but an active member of our club. She has also, to date, been an active participant in the Fading Light Vendetta, a full participant in the Run-On and now ongoing ACC Tournament. She also earned a Seal of Loyalty for her continued dedication to the club.

Beyond that, Atty is always there as a friend. She is patient, rational, and treats everyone (new or old) like they are important to her. This empathy rings out when helping aleve frustrations of members either with each other, other leaders, or even other units. Atty also has helped out with countless drawings for Clan Arcona’s fictional story-lines, providing 3 high quality and personalized images for Operation: Sojourn. Over the holidays, she took it on her self to draw every member of the Arcona Summit in head-shot form for the Arcona Calendar, and has helped multiple members with creating renditions of their characters. She does this with a smile, and never asks for anything in return.

I’ll also add that Atty is my official proof reader in conjunction with Legz. I will not typically post a report, newspost, or clan update without having her first check for my repeated use (or lack thereof) apostrophes when writing possessives. (This recc will probably make her cringe, because I didn’t have her to proof it for me...oops :P).

Members like Atty are simply rare. She shows up everyday for work with a smile, on time and prepared. She makes everyone else that works with her better with her positive outlook and disposition. Never once has she vented frustration to me about lack of promotion or award. She keeps her head down and simply does what needs to be done. If i could clone this trait into every member of the Brotherhood, I think we would be an entirely different organization and everyone would be a bit less cranky all the time. Her selfless desire to help others without thinking of herself is endearing beyond anything else I’ve seen from a fellow leader or member of this club.

Thank you Atty for being you. You’ve earned this twice over, and should stand as the example of what an Equite 2 should be in this organization. I look forward to writing your next one. Keep up the great work, and get back to your street corner, hoe :P.

Consul of Clan Arcona

Legend Wally, 2014-06-15 17:17:49 UTC

I am honoured to be recommending Atyiru for her elevation to the rank of Equite 2. She has been a long serving and active part of House Galeres Leadership, my right hand and a key player in what has been an amazing year for Clan Arcona. She has helped not only drive people to achieve their very best, but also does the same within herself, which sets a high bar for others to match.

As Wally has explained all of her active and hard work in these past nine months, I will take a minute to talk about her work as a Leader in Galeres. She has been with me threw thick and thin writing monthly House Reports together as well as keeping the whole house informed of important news and updates that have happened. She has helped me motivate members no matter what the cause, whether it be Vendetta, or Clan Operation.

Just with everything she does she takes time to make sure her passion for the club is inspired within other members. Everything has a purpose and Abby has always made sure that her work has that same inspiration behind it, going that extra mile regardless of how long it takes. She will take the time to complete it to perfection. With that in mind its no surprise that Abbey has been my shoulder and support during my time as Quaestor of the House, relying on her to help me with ideas, medals, recommendations.

What makes Atty stand out is not only her work as Aedile, its the extra things that she does. She uses her own initiative to continue to build friendships with members and Battleteam Leaders alike. She makes herself a well known presence inside the House and Clan and has also continued to be a heavy proofer inside of the Clan, proofing well over a hundred different pieces of work no matter how small they are, always happy to help anyone how ever she can.

Atty has helped many of the House members with their character sheets, sitting down with them and explaining the mechanics behind the ACC. Something that takes time and devotion also showing her patience to help members with anything that they need done. Her workload is constantly heavy but never once has she complained, she just smiles, says “ok”, and gets on with it. Not wanting for reward or praise she is the embodiment of what a Leader should be inside of Clan Arcona. Helping sort out the journeymen as well is something that she has taken to recently, sending out emails and helping them to progress into a Battleteam inside of House Galeres. She keeps them active and focused on their continued progression inside of the Club, maintaining members easily and with little effort as well as making friends just as quickly.

For all of her hard work and effort I am humble to be part of this recommendation for her. She has been my friend, Aedile and right hand for a while now. Honestly I can say she makes my job as a Quaestor easier and is always at hand if I ever need any help. Thank you Atty you will never truly know how much I appreciate all the hard work you have done since stepping into this role. Keep up the hard work and I look forward to continuing to work beside you.

Quaestor of House Galeres

Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2014-06-15 17:17:23 UTC