Condar has been one of the most exciting and dynamic Journeymen that Arcona has welcomed in the last year, and I am confident that he's going to be a force in the Clan and the Brotherhood for a long time to come. Keep up the great work, Condar!

Proconsul of Clan Arcona

Legorii Arconae, 2013-12-17 01:36:52 UTC

Condar Sovar is pushing the boundaries. He is not your average Journeyman. He continues to flourish within Arcona and Qel-Droma. Within 3 days he achieved Guardian and received a Dark Cross. I stand here now proud to recommend Condar for immediate promotion to the rank of Jedi Hunter on only his fourth day within the Dark Brotherhood. He has is constantly on IRC communicating with various members of Arcona, he has participated in no less than 5 competitions and has passed the Leadership Studies course.

Condar has written a 1,000 and 2,000 word character fiction and reached Shadow Academy Society rank 3. He has placed in both PacPong and A Bitter Ending. He received a Dark Cross for a superb Shadow Academy showing. He has also helped organize 2 competitions.

Congratulations on becoming Qel-Droma's newest Jedi Hunter! I'm sure Dark Jedi Knight isn't far behind.

Quaestor of Qel-Droma

Ernordeth Puer-Irae, 2013-12-17 01:36:25 UTC

I am honoured to be recommending Lexi for the promotion to the rank of Guardian. She has been a steady and active ever since joining Clan Arcona. Priding herself in work she does as well as helping keep a steady level of activity inside of House Galeres, proving herself a valuable member of this club.

Since her last promotion Lexi has written a in detail fiction explaining how her character meet her master, this fiction expanded onto a total of 2 pages and racked up an impressive two thousand words. As well as all of this writing she has continued to prove her willingness to work and study more about the Brotherhood, this was in the form of completing her Order Exam, Learning about the Sith before the Brotherhood. On top of all of this she continues to work inside of competitions participating in a total of five competitions since her time of joining the club, as well as running her own IRC Trivia. As well as all this work she is a constant face on IRC and TeamSpeak interacting with other members and getting to know the Clan.She progresses at an alarming rate also completing and keeping up to date her own character sheet and still expanding on her character history document, ready to begin her Wiki Page,

For all of her hard work I am proud to see Lexi elevated to the rank of Guardian. Congratulations Lexi, I look forward to seeing you continue to the path of Knighthood. Keep up the hard work inside of Clan Arcona and House Galeres.

Quaestor of House Galeres

Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2013-12-15 01:41:27 UTC

Gon Doru has absolutely decimated the competition throughout the Crusades, participating in no less than 17 events total. This last round seen three of these entries as he continued to remain one of House Odan-Urr's most active members. Earning two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze Nova throughout the entirety of the Crusades, he has amassed an impressive display of of his achievements. In addition to this, he has been active in a variey of competitions, earning eight Crecents, 4 Seals of Affliction (As well as another Bronze Nova in the Horizons Event) and 10 Clusters of Ice. In addition to this, examples of his determination have been awarded with a Dark Cross, as well as an Anetian Cross. For his valor and his example, he has earned his elevation into the ranks of the Equites. Well done!

Seer A'lora Kituri, 2013-12-14 00:39:41 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Adam Bolera. I have heard reports from House Qel-Droma 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,

CCL Solari Headmaster

Master Windos, 2013-12-13 17:41:28 UTC

Condar Sovar has completed everything needed for promotion to the rank of Guardian.

Firstly, he has completed his order's core exam, with other activity within the Shadow Academy earning him the II rank in the SA Society.

Condar's general activity has been nothing short of impressive. He is a regular user of both the #arcona IRC channel and the Ventrilo server, showing he is an active part of the DB community. Additionally he has taken part in no less than four competitions already, as well as organising his own trivia.

In terms of writing, Condar has written a 1500 word character fiction, worked on his Wiki article, and obtained an approved character sheet.

Congratulations, Guardian! You're one step closer to that lightsaber!

, 2013-12-13 01:39:40 UTC

Adam Bolera, 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,

CCL Solari Headmaster

Master Windos, 2013-12-12 17:08:17 UTC

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

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

CCL Solari Headmaster

Master Windos, 2013-12-12 00:18:01 UTC

Zenon walked into the dark antechamber of the laboratories and sighed. He hated this place, the smell the stink, the disused body parts; both non-sentient and sentient. He turned his attention to the door before him and stood too as the doors before him slipped open and the dark hooded figure off his master stepped from the room. The stench of something followed the Arkanian and Zenon had to wrinkle his nose before he openly gagged and he bowed his head to the Equite.

Deimos took in the young man before him, a sense of internal pride that the man had come so far in such a short time and Deimos knew this man would succeed where many others have failed in the past.

“Ahh Zenon, welcome. As you know there comes a time in every young man’s life tha…” he stared hard at his student as Zenon’s face turned.

“What’s wrong with you? Oh no no it’s not that talk young one don’t be foolish.” He walked past the young man taking him by the shoulder and guiding him along the corridor and up to the practise rooms of the Port.

As they entered the torches flickered into life and they were bathed in a flickering luminescence of unnatural light. The elder Dark Jedi moved to the other side of the room and towards a covered cage, Zenon followed the man and his eyes became transfixed on the covering.

The Arkanian turned to his student as the cover gave a brief flutter and something from within growled.

“As you are aware in every young man’s life within the brotherhood their comes a time when he either dies or lives to become something great, I have seen it within you that you will succeed beyond my expectations and those of my superiors. It is for that reason I have been granted leave to offer you a final test to suit your eligibility.” He looked to his right and up and nodded as figures entered the room from the upper floor and settled themselves in the rooms viewing box.

“Quaestor, Aedile I deem this man fit and ready for his trial. Today shall be his final day in one way another. Be it as a Jedi Hunter or be it as his entire existence!” He turned back to Zenon and placed his hand on the covering of the cage ripping it to the side.

Within the cage stood something barely sentient, it had things in places it shouldn’t off and more teeth than the young Dark Jedi could count. It looked up at him and growled rattling the cage bars as it yearned to get out of its confinement. Zenon stood his ground and Deimos’s instantly filled with pride as he took in his student’s posture. From somewhere to the side a door opened and a rattling of metal on ground was heard as something rolled across the floor and knocked into the front of the cage with a soft clank. As Zenon’s eyes trailed down to the ground he noticed what appeared to be the hilt of a training sabre and he looked back up to his master in confusion.

“Master what is this?” He asked Deimos with confusion evident in his voice.

“As you know I am not the greatest of combatants and you would prove nothing by duelling me in single combat. So I was granted leave by the House summit to offer you a little different test. This creature was once a man like you, in fact one of the One Sith we managed to take prisoner. I was granted leave to test some theories out on the man, and you can see the result.” He sighed and turned to the creature walking to the cage and shaking his head in a form of mad sympathy. “Such a shame in truth as this one could have had such promise. None the less.” He flicked his wrist and the lock on the door slid off and the door to the cage opened. The creature within the cage moved to the now open door and moved itself out and into the open room, Zenon tracked it as it bent down and with some primal instinct picked up the sabre on the floor and ignited it. Doing this he missed his master join the other’s up on the viewing platform but he heard his voice well enough.

“Jedi Hunter Zenon it is with great honour and privilege that I raise you to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. Survive this and you will be allowed to keep the rank. Now fight as if your life depends on it, because it may well do!”

Legorii Arconae, 2013-12-11 18:13:34 UTC

I am over the moon and honestly full of pride to see my first students obtain the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. As it stands I haven’t seen someone work as hard as Zenon within the brotherhood especially since his real life takes so much out of him, I mean all I see on Facebook is Chemistry this and Chemistry that so he’s either not doing his homework or he works like a tyrant to get things done. I know full well it’s the second and thus it’s my privileged to have worked with such a fine gentleman in acquiring this rank and reaching the end of the Journeyman path. Congratulations my friend.

BTL of Shadow Gate

Duke Kojiro Keibatsu Sadow, 2013-12-11 18:10:09 UTC

The time has come for Zenon to be elevated to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. Over the past few weeks, he has worked hard towards the requirements that have been asked of him.

First of all, he has obtained 2 merit awards, this being a pair of Dark Crosses awarded for activity within Clan Arcona. He has also been awarded no less than 7 competition awards, consisting of 2 Sapphire, 1 Emerald, 2 Topaz and 2 Quartz Crescents.

His activity in competitions has been excellent, with Zenon taking part in 15 since joining. These have included: It's What Gets the People Goin!, Halloween Invitations!, Acrononymous, Shadow Scene, Operation: Shadow Knife, Monthly Mobile Gaming: Turkey Blast Reloaded, Bug on a Wire, Satama Christmas, Desert Island Briefs, Thoughts on the summit, Fiction Event, Crusadeology, Monkey Kick Off, Monthly Mobile Gaming: Racing Santa and Monthly Mobile Gaming: Hungry Santa.

In addition, Zenon has shown at least a basic readiness for leadership, having passed both Leadership Shadow Academy exams, and organising two competitions, Zenon of the 21st Century and Watchword. Further Shadow Academy activity includes the Dark Maven in Philosophy.

Fictionally, Zenon has excelled too, writing a 1,500 piece of fiction, as well as creating his character's Wiki article and expanding it to a point that it can be deemed as a quality article.

Finally, he has created a number of images for the Port Ol'Val Wiki article at the request of the summit, thereby completing a summit task.

Congratulations, Zee. Enjoy your lightsaber.

Rollmaster of Clan Arcona

, 2013-12-11 18:12:23 UTC

It seems like just yesterday Zenon joined us in Arcona, and already here he is, taking the last step on the path of the journeyman. Such a rampant rise through the ranks is something to be lauded. Zenon has been a presence in Arcona since he joined, always on IRC, in the email chains, and bashing away at the Shadow Academy with an enviable fervour. He's also given back to his House, whipping up some graphics for use in the wiki page in Port Ol'Val, giving some flavour to the base of Qel-Droma. For giving so much to our House and Clan, I would be honoured to recommend Zenon for promotion to Dark Jedi Knight.

Aedile of House Qel-Droma

Nikola Valtiere Erinos, 2013-12-11 18:12:57 UTC

House Tarentum is proud to invite Altheseus Levathan into the ranks of the Equites. This guy is one of the most dedicated members Tarentum has to offer. He had one of the highest overall participation rates in the Dark Crusade for all of Tarentum, which would be impressive if it weren't for the fact that he has also been tearing up the new Shadow Academy and leading a battle team up until quite recently. He only left his post as Battle Team Leader due to a tragic event in real life, and I have no doubt that he will apply to return to leadership the next time Tarentum has a position open. In addition to simply participating, Levathan is a true leader. He has become a crucial member to include in discussions about the House's future, and is almost always the first to chime in to welcome new members and encourage his fellow Tarenti to get involved. He is one of Tarentum's staunchest caretakers and greatest assets. Levathan has spent a year as a Knight now, and I believe it is well past time to welcome him into the ranks of the Equites.

Scion Tarentae, 2013-12-11 17:04:07 UTC

It has been a year since Lev's last promotion, and in that year I believe he has become a pillar of the House. A quick look at his dossier will show you what I mean. Constant activity, 11 months as BTL of Jen Kaari (for 8 of them it was the only BT of the house, and therefore only outlet for people looking for a little more), 1 Seal of Loyalty, 2 Merit awards, 24 competition placements (one of which awarded a Bronze Novae), 6 Legion of Scholars, and 104 cluster of fire. And these are all just the wins, not just the participation. In the Dark Crusades alone, Lev completed 17 events and ended up tying for the 2nd most participation from our house. These merits alone I think are enough to award Lev the right to be an Equite 1, but I could go on. His activity aside, Lev is a icon of the house. Representing it on IRC and the mailing list, we can always count on him to crack one of his wise ass jokes to lighten the mood, bring enjoyment to an otherwise dull topic, or just encourage some fun when there is nothing else to do. His leadership is something that we the summit miss as he helped make things easier for the House with just his presence but he was always there to encourage and inspire - and this still happens today just in a limited capacity due to his time. For the reasons above , I do believe Lev is ready to move into the Equite ranks. His activity over the last year, his contribution to the House in the Crusades, and his contribution to Tarentum as a friend, member, former, and current leader; he deserves to be recognized. Congrats!

Watchman Lontra Boglach, 2013-12-11 17:02:00 UTC

Condar Sovar, 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
• Have an approved character sheet on record
• Logon to IRC and visit Clan channel
• Logon to the DJB Ventrilo server

I will continue to watch your progress, Condar Sovar, 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,

CCL Solari Headmaster

Master Windos, 2013-12-11 08:37:00 UTC