Consul Report

2005/04/12, 10:00 PM, Consul - Clan Taldryan

Taldryan Consul Report 4-13-05 Report # 98

Well real life finally did it. The combination of school, work, and life in general forced me to miss writing a CON report for the first time everand then I missed 2 more after that. Luckily I have great summit members in this Clan that know exactly what they need to do and keep up with the work even when Im not around to guide them, way to go guys!

But I have a day off today, and no tests or homework or anything else to get in my way, so I am writing my long overdue report. If you notice Im only two reports away from hitting #100, when something very special will happen that Im sure you all will like!

Just to let you all know, I have about 2-3 more weeks of hell to go through before summer starts. Im rarely on IRC, but I do still check my email and respond, so if you have something important just email me and Ill get back to you ASAP. Alright well, its report timeget excited!!

Clan Taldryan News

-Well there have been some position shifts since I last announced the big changes, so lets go over them all very quickly. Fire Knight is now AED of Dinaari and Kraval has moved into FKs old position of BT leader. Congrats to both of you, Im sure youll do great!

-In case you didnt notice, a few Clan Taldryan oldies have returned to our ranks. Id like to take this opportunity to welcome back Alanna and Hades! Their return gives Taldryan seven members of Elder rank, which I think is the most of any Clan! Welcome back!

-I was supposed to get all Tal Times submissions (from the staff) to me by April 6thbut because I wasnt around to bug people I only got 2. This obviously will not suffice, so if you are on the TT staff, send me your submissions ASAP!!

-Since this month marks the anniversary of our split with the EH, it is customary for the Clans to award several of their members Seals of Loyalty. You can see the list of who got them in each clan in the Dark Voice. Receiving Seals of Loyalty in Clan Taldryan are Nexusmage, Duga, and Fire Knight. Congratulations to all three of you!

-Shadow and I have quite a few projects were working on, as soon as school winds down for me Ill be able to start showing you all the results of these as they finish.

-Im going to announce two new members of the Cohors Praetoria this weekand they are Alanna and Bubbles! Bubbles has been very active lately, including running a competition for Ekky, and Alanna is just so awesome I cant pass her up!!

-All the AWOLs went through, and Taldryan is currently standing at 51 members. Thats much better than 70 to me, so yay!

-The first group of clan awards will be going out with my 100th report (along with other things), so now you all know where to look for them!

-There is trivia in this weeks report! Just scroll down to the trivia section. REMEMBER TO SEND THE ANSWERS TO [Log in to view e-mail addresses] AND NOT TO THE MAILING LIST, OR I WILL KILL YOU!!!!

-Remember to check the Competitions section of the Taldryan website for things to keep you active (http://www.taldryan.org/competitions.php)

DB News

-The newest issue of the Dark Voice was released this week, you can find it here:

http://dv.darkjedibrotherhood.com/

There is quite a bit of good stuff in there, and a new layout, so check it out!

-KHP Alanna has resigned (I know, old news) and has returned to Taldryan. She has been replaced by Telona from Clan Tarentum. Thanks to Alanna for doing such a great job as KHP, and congrats to Telona!

-The 12th of April marked the two year anniversary of the DBs split from the EH, and was celebrated in the release of the Dark Voice. Also this marks the announcement of the yearly Independence Games (IGs)! This years IGs are going to be interclub, meaning members of the Rebel Squadrons (RS), another online club, will be participating as well. You can read Kaianns full news post on it here: http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/comments.asp?ID=N:2847 Events start on April 26th, so youll be hearing more about this very soon.

-The SHWs XWA tournament is still going on, with Godo from CEK having won the XvT portion.

-Malik has stepped down as Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Xanos Sadow (Goat) has been named the new Consul. Also Lan has resigned as Consul of Clan Arcona, with Halcyon taking over there. Congrats to both new Consuls!

-There is a new image of the Golden Lightsaber in the DSC (or there will be, as soon as I update it), so check that out. Also there should soon be a new image of the Star of Antei as well.

-Headmaster Spears has been promoted, congratulations to him!

-The KMTs (monthly fiction topics) for April are The End and New Beginnings See the KHPs report for more details.

-Be sure to visit http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/news.asp for all the news.

Medals, Promotions, and Transfers

Medals

Kir Amethyst Kukri, Clusters of Fire

Chaosrain Amethyst Sapphire, Topaz and Emerald Crescents (2), Clusters of Fire, Dark Cross

Tiberius Sapphire and Emerald Crescents (2)

Dalthid Sapphire Crescent

Kraval Emerald, Topaz, and Sapphire Crescents, Clusters of Fire, Star of Antei

Trazar Clusters of Fire

Duga - Clusters of Fire, Steel Cross (2), Amethyst, Emerald and Quartz Crescents (2), Star of Antei

Nexusmage - Clusters of Fire

Dark Sabre Grand Cross, Clusters of Fire, Steel Cross

Shadow Sapphire Crescent (2), Clusters of Fire, Legion of the Scholar

Fire Knight Star of Antei, Clusters of Fire

Benevolent Sapphire Crescent, Clusters of Fire

Pyralis (Yu Long) - Clusters of Fire, Quartz Crescent

Sharad - Clusters of Fire, Legion of the Scholar

Michael - Clusters of Fire

Swiper Dark Cross

Sithspawn Legion of the Scholar

Promotions

ACO Trazar to PRT

GRD Kraval to JH

NOV Mira to ACO

Transfers

APP Angrdos to Dinaari

DA Yu Long (Pyralis) to Dinaari

APP Shardan to Dinaari

NOV Drizzt to Dinaari

APP Myishka to Dinaari

APP Spectrum to Dinaari

PRT Armagedon to Dinaari

DJM Alanna to Ektrosis

DA Hades to Dinaari

PRT Dalk to Ektrosis

APP Nam to Dinaari

Trivia!

1.Who is the Buffalo Hunter?

2.How many people recommended Kir to get DA?

3.What was the main weapon of the Death Star?

4.How many Sunday Tournament points does Taldryan have as of 3/22/05?

5.How many Clusters of Fire do you need to get a Cluster of Fire with a White Flame?

6.Who was Consul of Taldryan before Kir?

7.How many planets are in the KrTal System (The System Taldryan is in)?

8.How many times have the Tally awards been awarded?

9.Whose dossier number is 1?

10.Name the two actors that played Darth Vader?

11.What planet did The Empire Strikes Back open on?

12.Who is the highest ranked member in Taldryan?

13.How many different crescents are there?

14.What DC position did Shadow have?

15.Who is the longest serving QUA of Dinaari?

16.What is freshjive taldryas quote?

17.Name 2 DC current members that were in Taldryan.

18.How many people in Taldryan have all 3 novas?

19.Who was the last QUA of Archanis?

20.How many OHCs were from Taldryan?

REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR ANSWERS TO [Log in to view e-mail addresses] AND NOT TO THE MAILING LIST. IF YOU DO THEN EVERYONES ANSWERS WILL BE VOID AND WE WILL ALL HATE YOU.

READ THIS if you dont have IRC!!!

This new section of my report is dedicated to providing information about IRC (internet relay chat). If I had to name one thing that makes a successful Taldryan member, I would say IRC useage. It is required for all of the Clans leaders, and all of our most active members can be found there. I have found out that many members read my reports, and some of them dont use IRC, and I am hoping I can change this.

Here are some quick things about IRC:

-It is a free download (it says you have to register it within 30 days, but you never have to)

-Its VERY simple to use

-All the most active people are on it

-There are almost always people around

-Some competitions are only available on IRC

-You get to know people much better

-You get more of the Taldryan team feeling if you are on it

-Being active on IRC can be a reason to get medals/promotions

-Our clan channels get a little crazy sometimes, and its fun!

-You can message individuals like AIM, and talk in chatrooms (multiple rooms at the same time)

How can I get IRC? For Windows users the most popular IRC program is mIRC, which you install on your computer and use just as you would an instant messenger. mIRC is only a free trial, but you may use it as long as you want without penalty (other than a few annoying messages telling you to register). You can find mIRC here:

http://www.mirc.com

If you can't install stuff on your computer or you're constantly switching computers in a lab, you can also use the DB IRC, which is a java applet (to be used through your browser) allowing you to talk in only one channel or room at a time. DB IRC can be found here:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/chat.html

IRC is very popular and therefore has many servers and channels. This makes it hard to find what you want unless you know what you're doing. Therefore make sure to use the following settings when starting up IRC:

Network: Undernet

Brotherhood Channel: #db

Clan Channel: #taldryan

Have IRC but confused on how to get things going? Well you are in luck, the Shadow Academy has several IRC courses, and the first one is very helpful and for new users. Just go to the SA (http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/shadowacademy/sa/index.html) and then click on General Studies, and then the IRC Basics course. It will guide you through how to use IRC. If youre still having trouble or dont like how the SA course is laid out, you can read the IRC guide written by QUA Shadow (http://dinaari.taldryan.org/irc_guide.php). It has images of the menus and everything, and is very helpful!

I hope to see a lot of you on IRC!

Miscellaneous

-If you ever need to see an old Consul report, all of mine are up on djb.org!

Thats all for this week, as always if you have any questions/comments/just want to talk, feel free to email me at [Log in to view e-mail addresses] or just go onto IRC as Im logged on quite often as Kir! Or talk to me on AIM, my screen-name is ConsulKir!

Multiplayer Competitions

Tuesday 1v1 Night

Multiplayer gaming night that will be held all day Tuesday in #gmrg. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Tuesdays are "solo" nights; meaning only 1 vs. 1 games will be played. Signup bots will not be used; you have to find matches by chatting in #gmrg or messaging people on IRC. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses.

Thursday Team Night

Multiplayer gaming night that will be all day Thursday in #gmrg. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Thursdays are "team" nights, meaning matches can only be played with at least teams of 2 vs. 2. Signup bots will not be used; you have to find matches by chatting in #gmrg or messaging people on IRC. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses.

Interclub Training Event

Multiplayer gaming night that will be held every Saturday evening in #outerrim. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Players come from DB and allied online gaming groups. Signup bots will be used, so use the !signup command on IRC to get matches in #outerrim. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses.

Biweekly Sunday Tournament

Those people who participate in at least one match in the above listed weekly multiplayer competitions will be invited to play every other week in a Tournament on Sunday. There isnt any specific structure, you just play as many matches as you would like and the person with the most wins during the day wins the Tournament. Everyone gets points for wins that they can use to buy personal possessions, and the total of all the points Taldryan members earn the Clan also earns as a whole to buy cool Clan stuff!

Important Links

Dark Brotherhood http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/news.asp

Antei Combat Center http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/

Message Boards - http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php

Shadow Academy - http://sa.darkjedibrotherhood.com/

Dark Side Compendium - http://dsc.darkjedibrotherhood.com/

Clan Taldryan - http://www.taldryan.org

House Dinaari - http://www.taldryan.org/dinaari/

House Ektrosis - http://www.taldryan.org/ektrosis/

Taldryan Codex - http://www.taldryan.org/tal_codex/

Competitions Page - http://www.taldryan.org/competitions.php

IRC Guide - http://www.taldryan.org/dinaari/irc_guide.php