House Dinaari Quaestor Report #15 - April 12th, 2008

Greetings all,

<p>Surprised to see another report from me so soon? I am filling in for Tarax who is so entrenched in his exam studying that I have yet to see him on IRC for a while. I'm still busy myself so my IRC presence and e-mail turnaround time will still be significantly reduced until at least Thursday afternoon. I will be gone on Saturday and most of Sunday as I travel back home for vacation so Tarax will probably have something out. We'll see, I guess.

<p>Today (Saturday, March 12th) marks the 5th Anniversary of the Exodus - the split between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. I already gave some background information about this historic event last week (see report for details) so check that out if you want. This year's recipient of the Silver Sash was the Deputy Grand Master, Muz Keibatsu Sadow. Well done to him - congratulate him if you want to suck up. Muz also handed out this year's Seals of Loyalty - check out the awards section below to see who in Taldryan earned one of these big honors.

<p>Tomorrow starts the Independence Games ... most of you know the Clan's opinion on this. I highly encourage you all to participate on behalf of Taldryan (and for yourselves so you can get promoted and/or receive medals) but bear in mind we don't give the IGs the same weight as a Vendetta. The IGs are, to my understanding, a series of small competitions meant for "laid back fun" or whatnot. Put in what you can but don't kill yourselves over them - save your strength for the Great Jedi War.

<p>Be on the lookout for the next issue of the Taldryan Times! It should be released today (Saturday) so keep an eye on your e-mail and on Tal.net to see our latest newsletter. If you happen to be from another Clan and get your feelings hurt easily ... don't read it. You've been warned.

<p>In other news Aabs is running an April Journeyman competition that our lower ranked members may want to check out. Sarin is back in the States from Iraq so he'll probably be a bit more accessible for the next fortnight. There is a Star Wars book signing in Indiana if you're feeling particularly nerdy. Jac is back and will resume his awesome work on the database (with Force Powers being hammered out in Beta). Be sure to check out the main DJB news page for more information.

<p>If you have not done so already you NEED to register an account at Tal.net - it takes one or two minutes tops and really helps everyone out. If you were registered for the old website you still need to re-register for this new one. I think just about everyone in Dinaari has registered but I want to make sure everyone is signed up.

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<p>House Dinaari and Clan Taldryan proudly recognize the following individuals on their recent honors ...

<p>We've had some gaming activity in the past week or so with Taigikori racking up an impressive 86 Clusters of Fire. Sidarace (14) and Havoc (23) also earned a fair number so well done to them! It's good to see our newer members gaming on a variety of platforms.

<p>Taigikori also snagged a Legion of the Scholar and a Crescent w/ Amethyst Star for trivia and ICTE work respectively. freshjive also earned a Crescent w/ Amethyst Star for getting 1st place in the Reflections competition while Taig earned an Emerald Crescent for getting 3rd place in the same competition.

<p>Seals of Loyalty were awarded just as I was about to send this out. Huge congratulations to those in the Clan lucky enough to receive them as getting a SoL in Taldryan is an incredible honor. Big congrats to Halc, Alanna, Sharad, Jac, Ben, Shadow, and Daniel.

<p>Finally, both Debric and Havoc earned Legions of the Scholar for their work in Tal Trivia.

<p>House Dinaari and Clan Taldryan welcome two new members to its rolls this week as Adrian Farenheight transfers from CNS and Varlen Kudoku comes from the Shadow Academy. Please welcome both to our family here in Taldryan.

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<p>I'm never one to have much for closing thoughts as everything to say is usually stated above. All I can say is that each month our activity continues to rise and our members engage in more varied activities and competitions which is always great to see. Again, I encourage you all to participate in the Independence Games starting tomorrow (Sunday) - I will put in some effort myself despite being swamped with law finals but this is an excellent opportunity for our Journeymen to advance. I hope you all put in some effort at the very least.

<p>I suppose I should mention that our Intern, Jerse, is learning a lot about how the DJB structure and leadership works. The purpose of the Internship was for members to gain insightful knowledge into how a House is run and so far Jerse has learned a fair bit and will be a better member for it. He will be releasing a House level competition around the 20th and will run until the end of the month. He'll send out an e-mail about it a day or two before it starts. After Jerse's internship is completed we'll be taking a month off, make adjustments, and we'll take on a new Intern in June.

<p>As always I recommend getting on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to talk with your fellow Taldryan members (and the rest of the DJB if you so choose). For our Journeymen there is a wealth of competitions going on right now so if you want to get ahead start participating! Your rank is determined solely by you. Have a great week!

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<p>DB-Wide Events

<li> Fiction Tribune Events x4 (Ends on 4/30)

<li> Gaming Nights (Ongoing; Ends on 12/31)

<li> April Journeyman Competition (Ends on 4/30)</li>

<p>Clan-Wide Events

<li> A New Hope: Tal Trivia (Ongoing; Ends on 12/31)

<li> Reports Work - For Everyone (Ongoing; Ends on 12/31)</li>

<p>House Dinaari Events

<li> House of the Holy (Ends 4/30)

<li> Our 12th Competition (Ends on 4/30)

<li> Dominus Sicarius II (Ongoing; Ends on 6/31)

<li> Dinaari Intelligence Exercise (DIE) (Ends on 4/30)</li>

<p>For more detailed descriptions of the above competitions, please visit the Tal.net competitions listing by clicking here.

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