Yes, once again, time to hear from me! I'd love to hear form all of you more, but I can talk a bit more, too. One of these days, I'll get everyone interacting more. What if I offered Rekio as a prize to the person who talks the most during the next week? ..actually, that'd mean we'd all hear from Oberst a LOT more. ;) Heh. Kidding, we all love Rekio. And he loves all of us. Especially Oberst.

Onto the news! One of the biggest pieces of news I'd like to announce is the Keepers of the Night Phyle, led by Epis Telona Murrage Tarentae, has been announced as the winner of the Inter-Phyle mystery! :) With the combined efforts of Telona, Dranik and Spears (yep, Mystics TET, I know), the Keepers of the Night gained the win, and will be receiving as their prize a tome from the very libraries of the DC itself. As for what this will entail, or impart upon them, we're not certain yet, but I'd especially like to congratulate those three for their efforts to keep the Keepers in the competition. Well done! :)

I'd also like to take a moment to welcome back Glorfindel to Tarentum, and Cestus. Glor was QUA of Cestus after the split, and a longtime member of Cestus before that. It's good to have him back with us, and I'm sure that he'll help us continue our path to dominance within the DB. Welcome back Glor. :)

The Sith War continues on, and I would urge everyone to keep on playing matches, ACC fights, and any other events you're capable of participating in. There's SP missions to play, if you haven't already, graphics that can be done, you can create missions, and we also have the details for the battleplan. We've had a number of good suggestions from some of you as to how we should create our battleplan, but we'd love to see more thoughts and discussion! The Sith War is slated to end on the 13th, so let's keep it up! We can win this one, and it's so close, I can feel at. You've all done extremely well, and I'd like to congratulate you on your efforts so far, so let's keep the excellence high. Let's make the other Clans work to try and keep up with us.

As some of you know, there has been a new "family" beginning in the DB, called the Tang'va. While there is nothing inherantly wrong with groups like the Tang'va, I would caution everyone against them, simply because there's been rumors that cheating has occured by the, with respects to the SA. If anyone has, or had received answers to SA tests from Tiberius, Raidoner or Thor, email mme please. I'll keep it anonymous, but we need to know whether this is true or not. In my duties as Left Hand of Justice, I have the unfortunate responsibility to help investigate this matters. If anyone has any information regarding this, I'd ask you to get in touch with me. Personally, I think the Tang'va study group was a good idea, it just got steered the wrong way. But again, I would caution those of you who are, or were interested in it, simply because we need to make sure things are staying within the spirit of fairness.

Onto better news, now. As I mentioned before, I'm working on a little project of in-Clan rewards, that are recognized by Tarentum only, but that can add a bit more of a real "feel" to things, and that can potentially add a greater level of fun. I've had a few setbacks in trying to establish a few of the actual rules, but the preface is this:

Within Tarentum, Rekio and I will be establishing certain "land holdings." These holdings will be various sites throughout the system of Yridia, which we control. For those of you who are interested, these holdings are a sign of prestige, and of activity. By showing yourselves to be activbe, dedicated, and sometimes, just willing to be a partof what's going on, you have the potential to earn one of the land holdings. Once you have earned the land holding, it doesn't stop there.

Everyone in Tarentum has the right to challenge those who hold a land grant. Each holder will have certain ways you can challnge them (ACC matches, JO, XWA, etc.), whereby you may issue a formal challenge. Formal challenges are done by email, where you email that particular person, CCing Rekio and myself, and the official rite of challenge will ensue when that person accepts.

Again, there is going to be more detail released, but I've most been having trouble finding the rite wording, etc. I think when I have it all done, hopefully by Wednesday to be released, I hope you'll all like it.

To go along with that, somewhat, people who have been determined to be extremely active, and dedicated to Tarentum, and each other have the potential to receive a title within this Clan. Those who receive titles are afforded honor, and prestige within the Clan; these people are nigh the paragons of Tarentum. Titles will be custom fit to each person who receives them; as such, there's no "preset" titles. if you earn one, you'll be spoken with in private (by either Rekio or myself), and we'll work to find an exact title that not only fits your character, you yourself, but also your role in Tarentum, fictional and not.

More info on those two items will be presented later this week.

Also, as suggested by Rekio, we're planning a Clan-wide competition. The preface of this competition will be the Clan splitting into two forces, one led by me, the other by Rekio, to compete against one another to see not only who is better (we know I'll whoop Rekio :P), but also how well we can work together. When we're ready for the Clan, I'll be issuing a formal challenge to our PCON via email, sent to the whole Clan, and we'll then announce how the Clan will be split for the competition. Everyone should plan to compete, as it's not going to be extraordinarily difficult, but it's going to be more centered around just having fun. There will be several events, and again, there will be some edge to it, requiring effort, but we want you to have fun with it. More on this to come, as well, within the next few weeks. I will say one thing, though; think of it like a wargame. If you've ever wanted to be a general, and help steer the course of an army, or even this Clan, you'll all get your chance. ;)

Ok, I think I'll end it there. I don't want to flood your inboxes anymore than I have. Just again, as a reminder, the Sith War will continue until the 13th of this month, so let's make sure we really put our best foot forward, and take this War home to Tarentum. This is for you guys, and this is what we've been working for. Let's make sure that we get what we deserve, and shake the foundations of every other Clan in the DB. They know Tarentum is the dominant force in the DB; let's show them how right they reall are. :) Hope to hear from everyone soon, and as we get closer to the Clan comp time, we're going to have Clan-wide signups; more info on that soon.

Let's rock this place, Tarentum.

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