[The Sword's Sheath, 1130 hours, Conference Room 12]

An older gentleman in a crisp red and black uniform stood at the head of a conference room table. His eyes scanned across the many empty seats. The Gladians who were present were in good spirits, talking and joking amongst themselves. The Aedile raised a hand to signal the start of the meeting, and the talking subsided.

"Gladians," he began, "we have had a busy week. It is good to see everybody hard at work. We are at the beginning of a new year, and I look forward to spending it with you. As I'm sure all of you have heard, or sensed, that Tarentum is gearing up for war. You may expect increased training exercises until it begins. I hope those of you who have been working hard will continue to do so, and those of you who have been occupied with personal matters will begin to set them aside now. Your House, your Clan... no, your Brotherhood needs you."

Scion took a sip from his flask before continuing the meeting.

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[Great Jedi War]

The Great Jedi War is basically, as somebody else put it, the Dark Brotherhood's Olympics. If you never do anything else, please do make an effort to participate when it starts up. Rumors have been flying around about a Clan being closed this time around, and all sorts of other nonsense, but don't let that distract you from the important thing: it is the biggest, best and most important competition there is in the Dark Brotherhood. Everybody is involved. The cost of failure is bigger, but the potential rewards are bigger too.

Real life always takes precedence over some online Star Wars club, but if you can find the time to play even one game or write just one page of fiction it will be much appreciated by everyone and it could win you a shiny medal for your trouble. The key to the Great Jedi War is participation. Even if you aren't the best, just give it a shot anyway. Try it. You'll like it.

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[General Notes]

If you are a Journeyman and you don't know what you have left to do to earn your next promotion, please ask! Many of you are very close, and could earn it with only a couple hours of effort.

I am looking for fights in the ACC. Challenge me! If you need help qualifying, I'm happy to proofread your writing and help get you ready for it. Please also keep in mind that the ACC is still using the OLD character sheets. Hopefully they'll revise that policy soon!

If any Journeymen are interested in finding a Master to help guide you, please contact me by replying to this report and I will help you find somebody. The Master/Student Program (MSP) is by far the best way to become successful in the Dark Brotherhood. There is no substitute for having an experienced person dedicating their time specifically to help you be successful.

It works the other way around, too. If you are eligible to be a Master and you're looking for a student, please let me know and I'll see if I can find you one.

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[Reminders]

Please remember to let me know of anything you do that might count as activity. Don't worry about bothering me too much; it's my job to keep track of this stuff. Keep in mind that if you do something but you don't win any medals for it, I won't know about it unless you tell me. That includes ACC, wiki stuff, as well as submitting to competitions. Awards are tied to participation and it all still counts even if you don't win.

Activity in House Gladius for the past week has been as follows.

*** BEGIN GLADIUS ACTIVITY RECORD ***

KAP Apollo:

Various QUA duties

12/31/2008 - Participated in Caption Han Solo

KAP Windos Helkin Tarentae:

Various BTL duties

12/29/2008 - Won Legion of the Scholar for creating November 2008 DB Tarentum Trivia

12/30/2008 - Participated in Caption Han Solo

01/01/2009 - Competition Approved: Triangle Challenge

01/03/2009 - Won 1 CoF for participating in gaming nights between 12/01 and 12/31

01/04/2009 - Won 18 CoFs for participating in ICTE on 01/03

01/05/2009 - Won Cr-E for first place in Caption Han Solo (it's in the mail)

OP Dox Romanae:

01/03/2009 - Completed Leadership Studies SA Course

01/03/2009 - Won 15 CoFs for participating in gaming nights between 12/01 and 12/31

01/04/2009 - Won Cr-R for 1st place and All-Star for ICTE on 01/03

01/04/2009 - Won 36 CoFs for ICTE on 01/03

DJK Brimstone:

01/01/2009 - Participated in Caption Han Solo

JH Scion Altera:

Various AED duties

12/29/2008 - Aedile Report

12/29/2008 - Participated in Oberst's Wargame 2

12/30/2008 - Competition Approved: Caption Han Solo

JH Dralin Hakh'khar:

12/29/2008 - Completed Dark Maven: Leadership

12/30/2008 - Completed Krath Grammar Studies SA Course

12/30/2008 - Participated in Caption Han Solo

01/02/2008 - Completed Dark Maven: Writing

01/05/2009 - Won Cr-T for 2nd place in Caption Han Solo (it's in the mail)

JH Balia Donos:

Various RM duties

01/01/2009 - Participated in Caption Han Solo

NOV Shardara:

12/29/2008 - Completed Wiki Basics SA Course

12/29/2008 - Completed IRC Basics SA Course

12/29/2008 - Completed DB Basics SA Course

12/29/2008 - Promoted to Acolyte

12/30/2008 - Participated in Awesome Stick Figures

12/30/2008 - Participated in Caption Han Solo

12/30/2008 - Completed ACC Initiates SA Course

12/31/2008 - Completed Weapons Basics SA Course

01/05/2009 - Won Cr-Q for 3rd place in Caption Han Solo (it's in the mail)

*** END GLADIUS ACTIVITY RECORD ***

In Darkness,

Scion Altera

JH Scion "Firebird" Altera (Sith)/AED/Gladius of Tarentum [ACC: CL:1]

AC/Cr-1S-6E/SoL

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