I am delighted to announce that S`nar Que Seshai is now ready for promotion to the rank of Guardian. Since joining Galeres he has shown himself to be an excellent example for any journeyman to follow.

Firstly, he has been awarded a merit medal, a Dark Cross, awarded for his excellent activity in the Shadow Academy.

S`nar has also shown he can try his hand to writing in differing styles, both by writing a five page fiction and by working on his character’s Wiki page. He has also demonstrated that he is ready and willing to compete in the Antei Combat Centre once it is reactivated, by completing both the ACC Basics exam, in which he scored a fine 85%, and also by submitting an approved Character Sheet.

He has a good understanding of what it means to a member of the Obelisk Order, having passed the order’s core exam with a perfect 100%. He has carried his excellent performance in exams through into the GMRG History exam, where he scored 92%.

S`nar is also an active member of the DJB’s MP community, where, as well as a number of Jedi Academy matches, he has formed part of the Galeres ToR Flashpoint Team, allowing him to obtain an impressive 30 Clusters of Fire. In addition he is also highly active on IRC, and can usually be seen talking to not only his old friends, but his newer colleagues as well.

Finally, he has completed a Master-At-Arms task, therefore bypassing the time in grade requirement.

Congratulations, Snar. Galeres and Arcona are looking forward to your continued development.

Andrelious J. Inahj Clan Rollmaster, Arcona

The next rank is Jedi Hunter. The requirements are as follows:

•Six weeks at Guardian required or complete a Master At Arms assigned task

•Logon to IRC and visit your Clan channel

•Register on the Dark Brotherhood forums

Complete FIVE of the following:

•Participate in ten total competitions

•Complete ten Hard-mode Flashpoints, Operations or PVP events with a DJB group.

•Take a Shadow Academy leadership exam

•Create a ToR Operations group, that regularly comes together for an operation.

•Minimum five pages of character fiction to be approved by your House leadership or Master

•Have a second level 50 character in ToR

•Two Antei Combat Center matches

•Become rank 3 in the GMRG

•Place in a competition

•Earn 25 (total) Clusters of Fire

•Earn a merit medal

•Create a competition and run it with the assistance of your leadership

, 2013-05-01 08:05:25 UTC

I am honoured to be recommending Atyiru Araave for her promotion to the rank of Jedi Hunter. She has been a hard working and driven journeymen of Clan Arcona and House Galeres. Developing herself in the Brotherhood and taking her next step on the path to Knighthood.

Since her last promotion Atyiru has been an active member inside of the Independence Games, taking first place in the competition titled Call Your Banners. As well as this she has also organized a competition which was highly successful and ran this, it was known as Strippers Are People Too... Through all of this she showed dedication and tried her hardest with every event that she participated in.

She also has earned herself a merit medal, this was in the form of a Steel Cross through her hard work in the Dark Crusades. Though this hasn't stopped her expanding her knowledge inside of the Brotherhood, taking Leadership Studies and passing the exam inside of the Shadow Academy.

She also keeps herself in touch with the Clan through constant presence on IRC, talking and giving her opinion to others when she can. As well as expanding her communication skills by registering onto the forum. She has also waited the time requirement for this promotion. She also managed to write up a five page fiction about facing her inner self.

For all of the above reasons, as well as her dedication and high levels of activity I am honoured to be seeing her promoted once more. Congratulations on reaching the rank of Dark Jedi Knight Atty. I look forward to seeing more from you in the future.

Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae Aedile of House Galeres

Below are your next rank requirements for the rank of Dark Jedi Knight:

Six weeks at Jedi Hunter required or complete a Master At Arms assigned task

Must have a merit award

Must have a crescent or Legion of the Scholar

Complete:

Participate in 15 total competitions OR complete 15 HM Flashpoints, Operations or PVP events with a DJB group.

Create a competition and run it with the assistance of your leadership

Major House Summit Task as designated by your leadership or Master – these should be roughly equivalent to any of the other tasks presented below but can be fine-tuned to the member’s strengths – if your leader does not provided you with a task within a week of you requesting it, contact the Master At Arms. These tasks should not artificially expand on the six week time-in-rank requirement. Masters, a task you assign should have cursory approval from your House summit.

Complete three of the following:

Two Shadow Academy leadership exams

Five Antei Combat Center matches

Rank 4 in the GMRG

Earn 40 (total) Clusters of Fire

Minimum ten pages of character fiction to be approved by your House leadership or Master - this can, and ideally should, be built off of your previous five page work

Have three level 50 characters in ToR

Earn a Shadow Academy Degree

Complete a quality wiki article (it could be your character’s) as determined by your House leadership or Master

Create and run an additional competition

Complete a final fiction task, either a lightsaber fiction, a joint run-on task with your master, or any other major fiction task (roughly 10 pages) as designated by your House leadership or Master. Masters, a task you assign should have cursory approval from your House summit. If you do not receive instruction on this from your House leadership or Master within a week of requesting it and you wish to do this task, please contact the Master At Arms.

A FIST assigned task

Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2013-04-29 16:05:56 UTC

Passed the Test of Lore

Isaiah Wahlstrom, 2013-04-29 19:04:05 UTC

Passed the Test of Lore

Klovan Prime, 2013-04-28 07:54:55 UTC

The female sat in almost darkness. Her black booted feet rested on the high table in front her. Amber eyes cut through the gloom like fireflies. A thick veil of smoke circled in the stagnant air. Hissing broke the silence and the smoke that caused a mist around her was sucked out of the broken seal. The sound was shortly followed by the appearance of two men in the doorway. Both hooded, one taller than the other... and wider.

“Come in why don’t you , have a seat?” displeasure of their arrival was clear in her voice.

“Your student,” The shorter male spoke first looking around his surrounding like something would jump out and bite him. “She has made quite an impact in the last few months. What with the recent action in the crusade. And not to mention that nasty accident that happened to her former master. I heard that made quite a mess.”

“Well, he had many enemies. Besides she wouldn’t have had the to strength to carry out such a violent act.” Inarya didn’t move from her position just watched the man as he walked around the room.

“She’d have the strength if she had an accomplice,” the taller man spoke up, his eyes fixed on the seated female.

“Cethgus, you hated him just as much as I did. More actually. So the question should be, ‘Did she have an accomplice’” their eyes fixated to each others.

“That isn’t what we have come here discuss. I, as Quaestor deem that she has proved herself worthy of elevation.” The news came as much of a shock to the Twi’lek and it did the Zabrak.

“Sanguinius, are you sure she is ready?”

“Quite sure. I believe her actions have spoken in volumes. Even I must admit the recent...departure of her former master was quite convenient. But she has shown a great deal of loyalty to Arcona, and done her new Master proud.”

“Thank you sir. I try my best with what is given to me,” The crimson skinned alien bowed her head slightly.

“Now would to care to summon her to the Throne Room?”

Inarya slipped her feet on the side of her desk and got to her feet. Her long nailed hand wrapped around a small metal comm device. “K’Tana. Throne Room. Now”. The device hardly had time to register a response before being thrown back to its place on the table.

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The Twi’lek stood before the the crackling flames of the Serpentine Throne. It was the Jedi Hunters first time she had been called into the heart of the Citadel to stand before her Summit.

Standing in front of the throne, protected through a veil of azure flames, the hulking body of Consul Wuntila Arconae looked down at the former slave turned Dark Jedi. At his side, Marick Arconae stood quietly with his hands clasped casually behind his back. Also assembled were the members of House Galeres Summit; Sanguinius and Cethgus Entar. Most importantly her new master, Inarya took a step forward, holding in her hands something wrapped in a cloth.

Wuntila’s hand rose into the air.

K’tana dropped to a knee, bowing her head forward, eyes cast at her Consuls feet as she had been told.

“Through fire and through blood, you have proven yourself a member of Clan Arcona. You’ve overcome obstacles that most never have to face. You have earned the right to carry a lightsaber, and to join Arcona as a Dark Jedi Knight.”

K’tana’s head snapped upward, her face twisted in a rare shock. She had been sure she had been brought in for disciplinary reasons. She had figured it had to do with the graphic “artwork” she had added to Cethgus’ office compliments of spray-paint. She hadn’t expected this.

“T-thank you, your excellency,” she said quickly.

Wuntila merely nodded and motioned Inarya forward. The crimson Twi’lek crossed the dias and approached her student. unwrapping the cloth, she held out a set of components that included a crystal, a focus ring, and a cylindrical piece of metal.

“Arcona Invicta,” Wuntila proclaims slowly, his voice filling the throne room.

“Arcona Invicta!” All gathered replied in response.

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I am delighted to declare that K’tana is now eligible for promotion to the coveted rank of Dark Jedi Knight. She has worked very hard over the past four months and has proven herself worthy of this reward.

Firstly, she has designed her own character’s Wiki page to a point that it can be classed as ‘quality’. This shows she has a keen eye for both character development as well as Wiki work. To further her character development, Kat has also completed a ten page character fiction.

She has also held the rank of Jedi Hunter for the required 42 days.

K’tana has also proven herself to be incredibly active when it comes to competitions, completing the Dark Crusade Prologue run-on, as well as the Advanced Recon fiction, the ‘Betrayer’s Headstone’ fiction, the Rhelg & Krayiss II ‘encryption’ events, the ‘My Friend, My Enemy’ fiction. In addition to these Dark Crusade events, she completed Six For Ten, Call Your Banners, Strippers are people too, A Dark Jedi on Earth, Dirty Dozen and Man That Guy is a... in the Independence Games. She also took part in ‘This is my sword’, ‘The Great Hunt’ and the Arcona Sentence Run-on. Taking part in such varying competitions show she is a well rounded, active member. She also placed in the ‘This is my sword’ event.

Kat has also obtained the requisite merit medal, earning herself not one, but two Dark Crosses during her career in the Brotherhood, proving her activity is recognised and rewarded as being above and beyond the average expectation.K’tana has also passed both Leadership exams required for her promotion.Finally, she has completed her summit task, which was to refurbish the Wiki pages relating to the BAC Darkest Night, the command ship of House Galeres.

Welcome to the ranks of the Dark Jedi Knights, K’tana. I will arrange for your Rainbow Unicorn to be delivered soon. ;)

Andrelious J. Inahj

Clan Rollmaster, Arcona

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I am delighted for K’’Tana be elevated to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. She has been a delight to work with and to have as a student, she is constantly motivated as well as having a passion for the Brotherhood and Clan Arcona. I have never meet a person that is more deserving of this rank, her hard work is a testament to her skill and activity. I am honoured to have been her master and to have had to opportunity to have worked so closely with her in order to get her Dark Jedi Knight has been a privilege and a pleasure. It is rare occurrence to have a student that is so willing to work without any need for motivation and to work almost completely off their own back. I can see K’Tana doing great things in the future, both inside Clan Arcona and the Dark Jedi Brotherhood as a whole. She has a great amount of determination and potential which will see her accomplice anything that she sets her mind to and I know she will keep working to her fullest throughout her time inside the Brotherhood. I am very much looking forward to the day the we she her being welcoming to the ranks of the Equite.

Once again I would like to say what a honour it has been working with you over these last few months. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours but look forward to the the day we see you become an Equite.

Serving in Darkness

Inarya

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I am honoured to be recommending K’tana for her promotion to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. She has finally made it to this huge milestone through constant activity within Clan Arcona and House Galeres. Though Andrelious has stated what she has done, I want to take the time to talk about K’tana as a member.

Since she joined the house she has always been eager to get involved, over the top but still a pleasant presence on IRC, putting her own opinion in on the development of team and house matters. She has also been a beacon of activity inside of her team, trying to help the new members get themselves involved and active.

She is constantly in touch with the members above her even myself, talking on a daily basis always wanting more things to do. Trying to continuously improve the House and Clan in anyway she can. Though it is the development she has put in to the House, her outstanding work has helped develope her into a fine new member of the Brotherhood.

I am proud to see another member of Clan Arcona and House Galeres step up and achieve the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. Congratulations K’tana its been a long road but you finally made it, I look forward to seeing what the future holds for you.

Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae

Aedile of House Galeres

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Congratulations on reaching the rank of Dark Jedi Knight, Kat. I know it’s been a bumpy ride, and a learning curve for you adjusting to the DB. I know it’s tough losing your master mid-way through your trials, especially some of the things you were dealing with in your situation. You persevered though and now are here. Keep up the good work though, and we look forward to watching you progress through the ranks.

-Marick Arconae

Proconsul Clan Arcona

, 2013-04-27 16:47:57 UTC

On this day, Rustin Servos has been a Protector for 29 days, has completed the harrowing task of joining IRC and visiting the Naga Sadow channel, has completed the Krath Core exam, possesses 16 Clusters of Fire, has passed the ACC Basics exam and its accompanied Character Sheet, completed the GMRG History exam, has started his Character article on our Wiki and possesses two merits in the form of a Dark Cross. For successfully completing the Trials of the Protector, I hereby recommend Rustin Servos for promotion to the rank of Guardian with all rights and privileges.

Exarch Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart Rollmaster of Clan Naga Sadow

Methyas L'eonheart, 2013-04-27 06:48:00 UTC

Sayrah has taken and passed the Brotherhood Basics exam, an introductory activity in the Brotherhood.

Anshar Kahn Tarentae, 2013-04-27 06:40:08 UTC

Since his promotion to Acolyte, Erordeth has continued his incredible pace of activity and has met the requirements for a promotion to Protector.

He has begun work on his character's wiki article and he has visited the official house IRC channel. He has also completed numerous Shadow Academy courses, including (but not limited to): Philosophy I, Grammar, Run-on, Poetry, and Wiki Basics.

Ernordeth has also been extremely active in competitions, having participated in several Independence Games events. These include, but are not limited to, Angry the Birdies, Six for Ten, and Caption Combat.

Well done, Ernordeth!

Anshar Kahn Tarentae, 2013-04-26 10:30:05 UTC

Passed the Test of Lore

Seren Dipity Puer-Irae, 2013-04-27 03:31:01 UTC

I am pleased to announce that S`nar Que Seshai is now eligible for promotion to Protector. He has only been a member of the Brotherhood for a matter of days and yet he continues to be impressive with his sheer level of enthusiasm and activity.

He has been a frequent user and chatter in #arcona, allowing him to expand his social network and meet new Arconan friends all the time.

He has also proven himself to be ready at taking on the Antei Combat Centre, having both got himself an approved character sheet and having passed ACC basics with a score of 85%. He has also started well in terms of competitions, managing to take part in an impressive three Indepedence Games events in as many days.

Finally, he has shown an interest in starting to develop his character, as he has started to work on his character’s Wiki page.

Congratulations, S`nar. Arcona and Qel-Droma are looking forward to how your career progresses.

Andrelious J. Inahj Clan Rollmaster, Arcona The next rank is Guardian. The requirements are as follows: • Four weeks at Protector required OR complete a Master At Arms assigned task • Logon to IRC and visit your Clan channel, or logon to the DJB Voice Server • Complete your Order Core exam - this can count towards your total Shadow Academy requirements for other promotion tasks

Complete FIVE of the following: • Ten additional Shadow Academy exams • Ten regular The Old Republic Flashpoints, of which at least 4 must be unique. • Participate in five total competitions • Complete five ToR Hard Mode Flashpoints, Operations or PVP events with a DJB group. • Earn fifteen (total) Clusters of Fire • Complete Antei Combat Center Basics Exam and your Character Sheet • Complete the GMRG Exam • Reach GMRG Rank 2 • Minimum two page character fiction to be approved by your House leadership or Master • Work on your character’s wiki article - basically, more than just the template. • Create a competition and run it with the assistance of your leadership • Lead a DJB Hard mode Flashpoint group. •Earn a Merit Medal

, 2013-04-25 05:03:13 UTC