Salve

There are a number of things to report right now. For the next period of time, untill the 27th our illustrious Quaestor is on a much deserved vacation. During this time it is our duty and priviledge to continue working hard for the clan in the interim. I want everyone to remember :

Do not wait; the time will never be "just right'. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

It is thus I urge everyone to step up in whatever way they can, and take a real personal ownership of your clan, and house.

** Awards **

Congratulations on your Crescent with a Quartz Star Alaric

Congratulations on your Cluster of Fire Star Raven

Congratulations on your Dark Cross Fenris

Congratulations on your Dark Cross Zaroth

Congratulations on your Dark Cross Teu

Congratulations on your Steel Cross Shan-Long

Competitions

Orian Uprising: Execute Order 13

With the betrayal of the Arconan refugees while the Sadow forces were dealing with Caerick and Vexatus, the summit has decreed that all Arconans were to be forcibly removed from Sadow space, and that any Sadows that were given supplemental service orders to assist the Arconans were to return to deal with the rebellion and unrest there.

This is a fiction event. You are to write what your character does, and how they react to the missing Sadow who have seemingly defected. If you are with the Arconan fleet to support them, explain how you get back home. If you are with the Final Way, explain how the orders of the summit are enforced.

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Orian Uprising: Tron's Dirge

With betrayal upon betrayal, the Clan Overlord is watching his own clan seemingly tear itself apart, as it chases down those who have falsely claimed loyalty to the Clan he founded. Put yourself in Astronicus' shoes and write a dirge, a somber song or poem trying to express the emotions he feels at this point in time.

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Mal'ari'carun's Character Development Extravaganza (CNS)

A three month competition consisting of twelve phases, each one exploring a different period in the contestant's character's life and designed to answer important questions about that character to assist in in further writing and roleplay. Each submission should be a minimum of two pages at 12 point font, single-spaced. Alternately, a contestant may write poetry in lieu of submitting a story, but said-poetry must be a minimum of eight stanzas (four couplets each) or equivalent (32 lines total).

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_ [HMR]Video Challenge _

A viral video is one which which gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or IM messages, blogs and other media sharing websites. Viral videos are often humorous in nature and include televised comedy sketches such as Saturday Night Live's Lazy Sunday and unintentionally released amateur video clips like Star Wars Kid, the Numa Numa song, The Dancing Cadet, The Evolution of Dance and web only productions such as I Got a Crush... on Obama.

What is the next Viral Video? Send a link to a viral video. To qualify the video must not contain any scenes of nudity.. meaning no porn.

These and many more are available for you go a<a href="http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/CompetitionListing.asp?&order=Queue_Comp.StartDate%20DESC,%20Queue_Comp.EndDate&sort=desc&filter=running>Here to check them out

** Closing Words**

In parting I would like to leave you with the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson : "Difficulties exist to be surmounted". It is thus that I urge you to do your best everyday in whatever endeavour you may chose. Work hard, honestly and remember your friends and family, and in the end things with work out.