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Neaera Installation

The Maw

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The Muun bowed, a stiff and reluctant gesture of irritation and disdain more than genuine respect as he straightened to address the solemn-faced man standing before him. “The transaction is complete, Vice President. This station's superstructure is ...minimalist, at best. But entirely operational as a mobile operations launching facility. Still, this is the glorious fruition of months of work from the finest engineers Synergy has to offer, costing us no less than 22 million credits! M-might I ask why this structure is unarmored and unarme-”

Vorion lifted a hand abruptly to stop Eli Naruba in midsentence, the spluttering tycoon blinking rapidly as he meekly reined in his consternation in the face of the glowering Dark Jedi who loomed over him, the fine golden lines of his ebony cloak glistening as the Ubese watched Eli intently. The Krath had become frighteningly wealthy, and given that the man was rumored to have been a mere Jedi initiate of little consequence only a scant four years before, he was about to become very powerful.

”This installation is not a staging point; it is strictly a launching point for the inbound fleet. Combat theaters will be several parsecs from here.” Without waiting for Naruba's retort, Vorion calmly punched at his commlink. 'President Atema. “Fuel, supplies, munitions – I trust all is in order?” There was a moment of hissing static before the smug and self-assured voice of Tyren Atema crackled through the air. “Naera Installation has met maximum cargo capacity and has a full supply of consumables. We're ready, Vice President.Or should I say, Vice Admiral?”

Vorion smirked faintly. “A clever quip, as always, my friend. But I am not Vice Admiral. I am acting Admiral of the Arconan Navy.” His words rang with confidence, conviction...and a thirst for blood, he realized as he gazed out the viewport. He yearned to encounter the Vong again, the enigmatic conquerors who both fascinated and repulsed him.

The Ubese could sense that his best friend and business colleague was for once, deeply impressed. “Proconsul. Admiral. You've come a long way, in these short years.”

A heavy silence fell as Eli sank weakly into a high-backed chair facing the large, ornately-wrought marble desk that separated the Muun from his corporate partner and superior officer.

“And longer yet to go. I'm going to prepare for the HoloNet address for the fleet's arrival. They won't be pleased to see a 'traitor' take command again.” Vorion turned and strode slowly towards the door of the office, leaving the seething Naruba in silence as he took the turbolift up to his quarters, clambering into the peace and solitude of his makeshift meditation chamber. The commlink hissed and spat yet again. “Apprentice. Mejas says the ritual is complete. We have completed our primary objective as the Shadesworn. We have harnessed the ritual empowerment, and though it completely collapsed the Creeping Darkness's gravity well projectors, it's amplified forces twisted the very fabric of the dense Maw space. As we planned, there is a stable tunnel wide enough to accommodate the incoming fleet.” Sashar's deep growl blared from the commlink into the small, curved room.

Vorion exhaled softly, slowly closing his eyes as he responded, an all-consuming sense of savage, oncoming victory just waiting to be clasped in his – literal – iron grip. He flexed his crushgaunt experimentally, savory visions of violence racing through his mind. “Master-General. I am prepared to address the inbound Clan Fleet. It's time they knew the truth. It's time we save Arcona, and we liberate our homeworld. Our sudden emergence from the swirling space swamp of the Maw will send us catapulting into our enemy's blindspot, flying into the Dajorra system at full burn. We will strike as one united force – crushing, decisive. The Yuuzhan Vong will not know what has struck them. Even parsecs away, I can feel hatred burning in the hearts of our Clansmen. Now that hate will be turned to the true enemy as we lead them up the Stair of Doto. Or'tra bal an, tavl'o a'lra kandor'a!” Vorion roared, thrusting a fist in the air, the Force singing in his veins.

Sashar's voice was inflected with respect and pride for the soldier, the tactician, the Dark Jedi he had forged with Arcona's hammer as he translated fervently. “Once and for all, forever they die.”

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Major Projects

Black Tempest:- The first portion of this saga has concluded. But as I'm sure those of you who've read my fiction introduction are aware, things are far from over. We move now to invade the Dajorra system and reclaim our home territory. The intrigue is over; the subterfuge is done. Motives are at last revealed, and the reckoning is at hand. This will be a one-week mini Run-On, and by it's very nature is short and brutal. Let us be thorough and swift. Steel and fire, Arconans. The Ninth Great Jedi War is on the horizon, and we shall see it's dawn as lords of the Dajorra System once more!

Clan Arcona Prospectus Update: 90% - This is essentially in it's last editorial stages and will be implemented via the Wiki at the conclusion of the Stair of Doto Mini Run-On.The Yuuzhan Vong occupation of the Dajorra system will quite obviously have had some lasting impact on the survivors - be they civilians, guerilla resistance fighters in hiding, and Dark Jedi who were unable or unwilling to leave when the Clan was driven from it's home. Also, of note and great interest - in fact, it'll be required reading, folks - is the revamped and restructured Order Of Battle (OOB) Wiki pages - in particular the new Navy Page - look for that going live later this evening or early tomorrow.

Competitions

Congratulations to Etah d'Tana for winning the grand prize! Etah, your custom lightsaber is even now being crafted meticulously. I hope to see the masterwork available for your dossier upon your inevitable ascension to Prelate! Keep up the good work! Aiorus, I owe you a custom forum avatar and signature set, so email me the specifics of what you'd like and I'll get it to you as soon as possible. Overall, I am very impressed with the creativity and sheer number of entries I recieved for these competitions - bravo!

The Proconsul Speaks

The Great Jedi War is very nearly upon us, and there are several ways I wish to encourage you all to prepare yourselves. First and foremost, I advise you all to play yours strengths, but don't allow them to become a crutch. If you know you're an excellent writer and can't game to save your life, be prepared to unleash your literary lion for the fiction events and the Run-on - but just because you haven't really tried your hand at gaming (or even if you have and you've sucked), don't discard the idea outright. There are plenty of resources to help you strengthen your abilities competitively regardless of what they are. Let me unveil one in particular here;

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Introducing the 1st Autonomous Tactical Assault Marines Brigade - the brank-spanding new Shadesworn Brigade! Hand-picked and trained by none other than Captain Taigikori Aybara, this is fictionally our "Jedi Killer" Brigade, to enforce the ineffable will of that notorious coven of Dark Side mystics - that is, composed of not only of Arconan Dark Jedi, but Arconan Dark Jedi trained in unique tactics for slaying other Dark Jedi. Our supreme weapon in our struggle against the lesser Clans! The platform is Jedi Outcast, and I encourage all of you wishing to develop your JO dueling skills to email Taig and CC me for further details. Hope to see you all pwnin th3 servar soon!

<center></center>Also, for those of you that don't pay proper attention to the Headmaster's Reports (tsk, tsk), our most august Clan has it's own History course at the Deneba Campus of the Shadow Academy, taught by none other than yours truly! Go ahead and take her, she's smooth as...wait, erm..nevermind....Just be sure to take the Exam!

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Also of interest to those who might've missed this on first glance; the Combat Master is overseeing Qualification Battles for those of you who have not yet qualified for the ACC - I'm currently in that process myself, despite having pwnt face in Vendetta ACC Events in the past - and Quaestor Xathia has graciously volunteered to take on all challengers so that they may qualify. Get a qualification match opened as soon as possible, as the GJW begins in less than two weeks! Here's all you need:

• Pin numbers of both participants

• Full names and the ranks of both participants

• Weapons to be used by the participants

• A venue to fight in (if no venue, decided at random)

Email that information to Halc ([Log in to view e-mail addresses]) and Dalthid ([Log in to view e-mail addresses]) and they can get it opened for you. It's also a good idea to CC your opponent!

Remember, although we are using the Old Character Sheets for these qualification battles, ALL GJW ACC battles will be conducted using the NEW character sheets and ACC system. Remember to study up using the new Character Sheet Guide here, and I advise you be cautious and deliberate, and above all timely with creating and submitting your new sheet as well - I've been meticulously developing mine over the past month and at last have it more or less as I want it and am going to be sending it off to the queue to grade tonight. Don't worry, submission approval usually takes no more than a day or two at most, but don't tarry because you never know if you'll need to edit or rework your sheet slightly to suit either your own whim or the mandate and judgment of the Combat Master and ACC Staff.

Quote of the Week

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_<Rufio> I dunno which one it is  


<Rufio> could be Jerse or the other one  


<Rufio> oh  


<Rufio> it's the first one  


<Rufio> the not-Jerse one  


<`Vorion> This isn't still the first Jerse verse?  


<ArcturusX> This is not the first Jerse verse.  


<`Vorion> Good, cuz if itwere still the first Jerse verse the first Jerse would be on the hearse.  


<`Vorion> Sleep dep+recurring memories of Dr. Seuss=your Proconsul  


<ArcturusX> Fantastic leadership, right there.  


<ArcturusX> Someone should get a nurse.  


<`Vorion> No need for a nurse if the first Jerse isn't any worse.  


<ArcturusX> But who's to say that it won't get any worse? For this time, why it could be a curse.  


<ArcturusX> Snap. :P  


<Rufio> I'll beat you both with a rake  


<Rufio> I win  


<ArcturusX> Ruin our fun. Typical.  


<Rufio> yeah, as Consul it's my job to make sure you guys never have any fun :P  


<`Vorion> I was just about to get into purses, too. :P  


<ArcturusX> See, Dash?! PURSES!   


* ArcturusX sulks._  

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