--News:--

I'm baaaaaaccccccccck. That's right kids. In an apparent moment of temporary insanity, Duga appointed me Quaestor. It's been a while (5+years?) so bear with me.

-More importantly, Sarin has announced the start date for the Seventh Grand Jedi War. July 15th will be the day. At the time of writing this, I've noticed a post on the Yuuzhan Vong has popped up on the news page, so I'll let you folks put two and two together as to what I think the plot may be. But reading up on the Vong probably wouldn't hurt....

-Overall, I'd say gear up for a fight. With the effort that CSP put forth last time, we're going to need every last bit of activity to completely and utterly beat the crap out of them. Sure, we could just go half and half and squeeze by with a win, but let's make it a point to completely dominate. They seem to have forgotten who wears the pants around here.

-The Dark Covenant has been amended in two sections. I'm sure most of us need not be concerned by these, but I'll fill you in for the hell of it. Harassment is now a punishable offense. Thankfully, only to the extent that it would injure a reasonable person of normal sensibilities. The other, more importantly, states that any offense committed by matching IP addresses creates a presumption of cloning that can only be rebutted by evidence that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that two people exist. And I wouldn't be counting on a reasonable person to be in charge of things, so watch who has access to your computer and your passwords.

--Competitions:--

-July Monthly Topic

-Kraval's Character Pic Competition

-Super Happy Awesome Fun Time: CTF Edition (July) ((SHAFT Rocks My Socks))

-Taldryan Topic:

-Return of the CON Comp

-And a whole host of others available on [http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/CompetitionListing.asp

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-Apparently, sometime between eons ago when I was Quaestor and now, somebody had the idea to list this stuff on the website. Yaaaaay team!

--The Good Stuff:--

Joins:

-Let's all give a hearty welcome to Apprentice calum macdubh, who has recently completed both his Dark Brotherhood Basics exam AND the Test of Lore. Good to have you with us, calum.

Medals:

-GRD Baali Sutekh earned a Crescent with Amethyst Star (A)

-NOV Rag`Nar Sklib earned a Cluster of Fire

-Sharad earned a CF

-Kaek earned a CF

-I earned a CF (wtf?)

-Tarax earned a CF

-Vladlet earned a CF

-Sharad managed to con somebody out of a Crescent with a Diamond Star (D)

--Conclusion And Random Thoughts:--

It's good to be back folks. I've inherited a house in great shape with a tradition of kicking the crap out of any takers. I'm honored to serve in this capacity, and I look forward to re-introducing the rest of the DB to the giant boot that will no doubt be making swift contact with their collective ass once we commence domination.

Tarax is hung like a hamster.

Remember to CC me on any and everything you do, so I can be sure to add it up when it comes around to that time of the month when I kick Kir out of my bedroom and actually tally up awards.

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, comments, or a desire to rent a slightly used Justicar, don't hesitate to contact me!

-Sithspawn Taldrya