It is my pleasure to report that Guardian Nikola Valtiere is ready for elevation the rank of Jedi Hunter. This is due to the fact that he has achieved the promotion goals as set out by the Master-At-Arms Office, proving himself to be an active part of Clan Arcona and House Qel-Droma

First off, he has been awarded at least one merit medal, in his case a pair of Dark Crosses awarded for his activity during the recent Horizons event, as well as in the follow-up feud with House Plagueis. He has also completed the leadership fundamentals exam with a score of 83%, showing an interest in expanding his knowledge as well as the fact that he is ambitious and willing to lead others.

In addition, Valtiere has taken part in ten competitions, these were the Fist's Retro Super Star Wars competition, two Horizons events (these being the run-on and Week 3's ID Scan), another trio in the Beyond the Horizons feud (the run-on, week 1's flash game and the overall standings), the Where's Waldo competition, and three pre-Dark Crusade events, these being Shikyo's 'Feel My Pain', Solari's 'Shadow Academy Corruption' and Sarin's Run-on.

Valtiere is also a perfect bastion of communications activity, registering on the forum, as well as being frequently seen in #arcona, both vital forms of communication in the modern DJB.

Finally, Valtiere has spent enough time at the rank of Guardian to qualify.

Thank you, Nikola, for your hard work and your contributions to Clan Arcona, House Qel-Droma and Void Squadron. I am sure that I will see you up for your Knighthood very soon.

Andrelious J. Inahj Clan Rollmaster of Arcona

For the final Journeyman promotion, to Dark Jedi Knight, the requirements are as follows:

*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 all of the following: *Participate in 15 total competitions OR complete 15 HM Flashpoints, Operations or PVP events with a DJB group. *Create a competition * Major House Summit Task as designated by your leadership or Master

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 *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.

, 2013-02-08 17:27:06 UTC

Passed the Test of Lore

Coris Rohcol, 2013-02-09 08:11:38 UTC

Apprentice Psylis has completed the DB Basics exam and has therefore taken part in a basic Dark Brotherhood activity and completed the requirements to be elevated to the rank of Novice. Well done!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2013-02-07 16:53:02 UTC

I am pleased to announce that it is time for Valeriuskane to be promoted to Acolyte.

Since being promoted to Novice, Valeriuskane has completed two unique Old Republic Flashpoints, these being Black Talon and Athiss. This shows he is enjoying himself and is active within the DJB's ToR community. He has also registered on the DJB Forum, indicating a willingness to communicate with his Brethren. He even used this membership on the forum to take part in the recent Dark Crusade run-on, managing 2 posts and also fulfilling the need to part in a competition.

Finally, he has passed the DB Basics exam.

Good work, Valeriuskane. I hope to see you continue to contribute to both Arcona and House Qel-Droma in the future.

For the next rank, Protector, the requirements are as follows: *Start working on your character history on the Wiki Complete three of the following: *Five Shadow Academy exams in addition to any completed that were used to qualify for a promotion to Acolyte *Five regular flashpoints, of which 3 must be unique. *Participate in three total competitions complete three HM Flashpoints, ToR Operations or PVP events with a DJB group. *Earn five Clusters of Fire *Complete Antei Combat Center Basics Shadow Academy course and your Character Sheet - ACC Basics can count towards your Shadow Academy exam course total *Complete the GMRG Exam *Logon to IRC and visit your Clan channel *Logon to the DB DJB Voice Server

, 2013-02-07 14:49:37 UTC

I am delighted to declare that Nath Voth is ready to be promoted to Guardian. This is due to the fact that she has completed the requirements as put forward by the Master-At-Arms Office. Since joining earlier this year, she has been a bastion of activity inside of Clan Arcona and House Galeres.

First of all, she has already earned one merit medal, which was a Dark Cross awarded by Headmaster Solari. She also passed the GMRG History exam with a score of 82%, showing she has taken the time to further her knowledge inside of the Brotherhood. She has also shown a readiness to compete in the ACC once it reopens, as she has already both an approved character sheet and passed the ACC Basics Exam.. She also managed to complete her order exam with an excellent 92%, demonstrating a thirst to expand her understanding of the Krath order and its rich history.

She is also a constant beacon of conversation in #arcona, joining in with most conversations, as well as starting her own as well, proving herself to be one of the most friendly and active IRC users in the channel. She has also been known to visit the DJB Ventrilo Server, where she has spoken to fellow Arconans. Finally, she has completed the 28 day time requirement for her promotion.

Nath Voth is an extremely active member of Arcona, to date she is consistent with her level of activity and strives towards the path of Knighthood. Thank you for being a beacon of activity and keep up the hard work inside of Clan Arcona, House Galeres and Spectre Cell.

Battlelord Andrelious J. Inahj Clan Rollmaster of Arcona

Congratulations, Guardian! 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 HM 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 and run a competition

, 2013-02-07 04:12:25 UTC

Passed the Test of Lore

myrddraal, 2013-02-08 09:15:36 UTC

Battlefield promotion for heroism and gallantry during the assault of the Avenger II. Evant performed above and beyond all other Dark Jedi Knight's and established himself as key combatant within the Dark Brotherhood.

This promotion has been approved by the GM/DGM/Voice.

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2013-02-06 17:44:52 UTC

Since his last promotion, Rangel has continued upon his path to Knighthood through a number of activities. By starting work on his character wiki, he has shown he is grasping our fictional place in the SW galaxy and how he in turn intends to place himself in it. Furthermore, he has been an active participate on the house mailing list; sparking several conversations on SW topics to further house activity. He has also completed the GMRG exam and gained entry into their ranks while also completing the 5 course requirement of the DB promotion requirements. For these activities I believe that Rangel is the perfect candidate for promotion to the rank of Protector. Working closely with Rangel as his master, I have been happy to see his continued dedication to this club; he is always looking towards the next step and even though still new to the club he is already looking for ways to help out. Therefore, I hereby recommend Rangel for promotion to the rank of Protector. Congrats buddy.

Raiju, 2013-02-05 18:45:43 UTC

Before I begin by establishing Nite Dawn's credentials for eligibility of promotion to Dark Jedi Knight, let me begin by saying that rarely do we ever have a member that knows his character before he gets to a point that most members stop to think about it. He came into Horizons with an already well documented idea of what he was doing, established in the Summer Incursion. His character was so far beyond what I'd seen before, that I, and the other judges were blown away by the idea and design behind it.

His is a creativity that should not be undervalued. As such, I look forward to many more things from him, including his continued participation in the greater DJB fiction realm, and what he will bring to Plagueis.

As such, I'd like to now speak to his work in earning his Knighthood.

Nite Dawn has served his time with effort and focus. He has constantly stayed in touch with his Master throughout the process, to ensure that any difficulties were addressed with speed and purpose.

His dedication and efforts in Horizons were sufficient to earn him a Dark Cross. Only a few members from Plagueis competed sufficiently to earn such a distinguished medal.

He has placed in several competitions, earning several crescents , including a Topaz Crescent.

He completed his House Summit Task with accuracy and diligence, working side by side with the Aedile to ensure that the wiki pages were not only brought up to specification, but done on a time table that required the task be completed right the first time.

He's run and completed our Lightning Round Trivia, to give our members who weren't able to compete in the Avenger II Run On, something to get excited about prior to the Crusade being launched.

For a person who is as prolific as Nite Dawn, completing ten additional pages of personal fiction was as nothing. He actually completed thirty pages of personal development fiction.

The requirement for Clusters of Fire was laughable for Nite Dawn, who'd already earned more than a hundred by the time he was even close to being promoted.

Even prior to today, he's served as a tank in regular raid groups, even without being promised a spot. He's routinely made himself available to help every time a group lacked a member, to ensure that the raids could be completed and run on time, on multiple occasions.

Mind that his effort and dedication were WITHOUT HIS BEING A PART OF A REGULAR RAID GROUP. He busted his ass not because he was obligated to, but because he could and would contribute to make sure that others could enjoy themselves.

In Horizons alone, Nite Dawn completed near his minimum requirement of participating in 15 total competitions, much less the ones he completed since then.

Nite dawn is one of those members who is not only creative, and capable, but given time, will change the face of the Brotherhood with his unique take on things.

I am proud to welcome him to his Knighthood.

~OE Tra'an Reith, Quaestor of House Plagueis

Reaver Tra'an Reith di Plagia, 2013-02-05 19:46:15 UTC