Consul Report

2005/06/22, 10:00 PM, Consul - Clan Taldryan

Taldryan Consul Report 6-23-05 Report # 102

Its been a pretty good two weeks since my last report. The IGs are going well, theres a massive DB AWOL check going on, but most importantlythe Tal Times was released! Woohoo!! And can I just say that summer in Michigan (where I live) is SO much better than winter, I hate the cold.

IMPORTANT!! Massive DB-wide AWOL Check Running NOW!

If you havent logged into djb.com lately, youll probably see that your dossier has been set to inactive status. This is part of a massive database-cleansing operation aimed at removing bad dossiers. All members have been set to inactive and upon logging into the site will be reactivated.

Note: the inactive status will not affect any positions, awards, ranks, or other aspects of your profile.

Here are INSTRUCTIONS on re-activating your dossier:

Thats it, it's that easy.

If you dont login on the website ASAP and you are under the rank of DJK, your dossier will be deleted in one month. If you are over the rank of DJK, your dossier will remain marked Inactive. So please take a moment and login now!

Clan Taldryan News

-The newest issue of the Tal Times has been released! You can see it here:

http://www.taldryan.org/taltimes/3/index.html

This months Interview is pretty funny, and the IRC quotes are great, check it out!

-Youve probably all heard by now that Fire Knight had to step down from his position as Aedile of Dinaari due to real-life circumstances. Id like to thank FK for all the work he did, he will be remaining in Dinaari though, so its ok! It was a pretty easy decision on who would replace FK, since it was a very close race last time we appointed an AEDso congratulations Duga on your promotion to Aedile!

-Tallys nominations have been completed. Im putting together the list of nominees and then well put them into the system and start the voting. All of the votes will be cast on the Tal site, so look for that announcement very soon.

-New Cohors Praetoria for the next two weeks are.Kraval and Duga! Congrats to both!

-We've gotten a TON of new members in the past two weeks, so I'd just like to welcome all of you to Taldryan and encourage you to email me and let me help you become active members of the Clan! My email is always open, just shoot one off to [Log in to view e-mail addresses] and I can help you out!

-Ektrosis QUA Dark Sabre is on leave until the 26th of June while he is in Asia. Thats only 3 more days, yay!

-If you havent already, you should take a moment to check out the Clan Values and remember to use/live them in your daily DB lives (http://www.taldryan.org/values.php)

-Pyralis found a Archanis website from 1999, so if any of you want to check that out to see what the DB used to be like way back then, go here: http://www.ppnet.ee/pluty/archanis

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 Independence Games are still going! You can go here to get going on them: http://www.independencegames.net/independence/ Taldryan views the IGs as just a fun competition for people to do if they want, so do what youd like with it!

-GMs weekly report can be seen here:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/comments.asp?ID=R:7538

-Rekio (Tarentums Consul) was awarded a Ruby Scepter, and Chi-Long (Plagueis Consul) awarded an Emerald Dagger, congrats to both!

-Dont forget to login on djb.com so you get marked active and your dossier isnt deleted (see special section above)

-There is a new SA Course for ACC Initiates; hopefully it will help any of you who want to get started in the Antei Combat Center. It can be found here:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/shadowacademy/sa/accini1.html

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

Medals, Promotions, and Transfers

Medals

Pyralis Emerald Crescent, Legion of the Scholar, Clusters of Fire

Duga Emerald Crescent, Clusters of Fire

Kraval Amethyst Crescent, Clusters of Fire, Sapphire Crescent

Sithspawn Legion of the Scholar

Benevolent Legion of the Scholar, Clusters of Fire, Topaz Crescent

Zhilvinas Clusters of Fire, Sapphire Crescent

Nexusmage - Clusters of Fire

Chaosrain - Clusters of Fire, Topaz Crescent

Adalyn - Clusters of Fire

Jaymz - Clusters of Fire

Trazar - Clusters of Fire

Dalthid - Clusters of Fire, Dark Cross

Dark Sabre Topaz Crescent

Tiberius Topaz Crescent

Betja Emerald Crescent

Shadow Emerald Crescent

Promotions

APP Carrnn to NOV

NOV Xiroc to ACO

APP Radk to NOV

NOV Adalyn to ACO

APP Taigikori to NOV

Transfers

New members to Taldryan:

Karnn

Potens

Azrakel

Da'gon

Morkin

dark striker

Jaden

Carrnn

Radk Dorl

Josst Jenor

AMON NIHILUS JUDAS

Arquin Sillow

Seti Leviathon

Zyphon

Markillis

Dourden

Anaxarete

Trivia!

1.How many allies does the Brotherhood have?

2.On what day did Sharad get promoted to DA?

3.How many Players Association members aren't rogues?

4.What does KOTOR stand for (as in the game)?

5.How many Taldryan members are on the Royal Guard?

6.When did William Flechette Taldrya Cantor join the DB?

7.How many Taldryan awards are there?

8.Who won the best Krath Tally last?

9.How many single-order Houses are in the DB?

10.Who did the voice of Kyle Katarn in Jedi Knight?

11.Who did his voice in Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy?

12.How many DA's are in Taldryan?

13.Name 2 current Taldryan members that have served on the DC.

14.When Star Wars is googled about how many sites will you get?

15.On what date did NexusMage become AED of Ektrosis?

16.What is the newest Star Wars game?

17.What 4 members of Taldryan are in DGM Mav's royal guard?

18.Who played Palpatine in the first 3 Star Wars episodes?

19.Who was Yoda's voice in Return of the Jedi?

20.Who has the rank of Jedi Master in the DB?

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