Gladians, Full and True:

I want to encourage everybody to participate in the "Closure" Run-On, in addition to the other competitions. As I have hinted at over the past couple of weeks, we're slowly beginning to roll out some new things for the House fiction. If you participate in the competitions that go along with them (such as the Run-On), you will be able to have an effect on how they develop.

What's going on right now is that we have all just arrived back on the Sword's Sheath. Upon our arrival we find that the Dark Council has sent an auditor to make a list of all the House's assets, presumably in order to take back anything that might be useful on Antei. Naturally, we Gladians are not too happy with the guy and give him a hard time.

"Oh who will rid me of this turbulent priest?"

Just in case you don't have it, here is the link to the Run-On: http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5773

[Promotions and Awards]

I'd like to welcome ACO az4rel to our ranks. He just rejoined the Dark Brotherhood from the Rogues this week. Please make him feel welcome as he gets back in the swing of things here in Gladius.

Everybody who was missing Seals of Unity seem to have gotten them this week. Congratulations to everyone who participated in GJW 9!

Congratulations to Dox on his very impressive 173 Clusters of Fire during the GJW!

Last, but not least, congratulations to Apollo for earning a Grand Cross of the Dark Side for his work in GJW 9 in participation, helping coordinate the Clan Run-On, and of course for being our Quaestor during the war. You deserve it, buddy! :)

[Clan and House Competitions]

*Eccentric Eulogy - Ends 06/20/2009:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/CompetitionDetails.asp?ID=4249

*Closure Run-On - Extended for now, "it's done when it's done":

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/CompetitionDetails.asp?ID=4228

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5773

[Journeyman Requirements]

Journeymen, please review the Promotion Requirements to get a clear picture of what you need to work on for your next rank. If you need a copy of your activity record to figure out where you stand, just ask!

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/wiki/index.php?title=Promotion_Requirements

If you are a Journeyman and you have "run a competition with the help of your House Summit" as one of the requirements for your next promotion, now is your chance! The GJW is over, which means we can once again run House competitions! Talk to Apollo and me about your competition ideas, and we'll help you go through the steps to schedule and run it.

Similarly, if you need to train in the ACC I'll take any challengers from Gladius. The new Combat Master has changed the rules so that only ACC Staff members can do qualification matches, but I can still do training battles. They don't count for anything, but they are great practice and I'm happy to give tips and pointers if you need them. To set up a training match, just pick a venue and some weapons from the list on the ACC site. Email the Combat Master and Deputy Combat Master (and CC me) with the venue, your weapons, and my weapons (DL-44 blaster and my lightsaber). If you have any questions, please ask me!

Need help with your next promotion? Your House Summit is here to help. Ask Dralin, Apollo or myself and we'll help you get everything figured out.

[djbDiplomacy]

I have set up a little unofficial web based game that I'm testing out. It's been running with a few folks from IRC for awhile now and I think I have all the major bugs worked out. It's based on the board game "Diplomacy" in which you play a European country and try to conquer territory. Don't let it distract you from the GJW, but it's a good way to have a little fun. Anybody with a DJB dossier number can play, and anybody can set up a game. Just round up five or six friends and start up a new game.

http://djbdiplomacy.divineright.org

Just so you know, this is a long term type of game. You will spend 10 or 15 minutes figuring out what orders to give your units each day, then wait for everyone else to do the same. If you have questions about how to play, there are basic instructions on the front page of the site with pictures. If you still have questions, shoot me an email and I'll help you out.

*** BEGIN GLADIUS ACTIVITY RECORD ***

SBL Proton:

06/09/2009 - Awarded 1 Seal of Unity

KAP Apollo:

Various AED duties

06/06/2009 - Awarded 6 Seals of Unity

06/08/2009 - Awarded Grand Cross of the Dark Side

OP Dox Romanae:

06/09/2009 - Won 99 CoFs for gaming matches during GJW 9

06/09/2009 - Won 74 CoFs for gaming matches during GJW 9

SW Scion Altera:

Various QUA duties

06/05/2009 - Quaestor Report

06/08/2009 - Awarded 5 Seals of Unity

06/08/2009 - Awarded Grand Cross of the Dark Side

DJK Dralin Fortea:

Various RM duties

06/06/2009 - Completed Force Cults SA Course

06/08/2009 - Completed Dark Savant: Writing and Philosophy

06/09/2009 - Awarded 1 Seal of Unity

JH Balia Donos:

06/09/2009 - Awarded 1 Seal of Unity

GRD Chaaron Mar:

06/09/2009 - Awarded 5 Seals of Unity

GRD Mechronage Saltherion:

06/09/2009 - Awarded 2 Seals of Unity

06/11/2009 - Completed Leadership Studies SA Course

06/12/2009 - Completed Starfighter Studies SA Course

GRD Severon Vercingetorix:

06/08/2009 - Awarded 2 Seals of Unity

GRD Brin Chaser:

06/09/2009 - Awarded 5 Seals of Unity

ACO az4rel:

06/09/2009 - Transferred in from Rogues

06/10/2009 - Completed Dark Brotherhood Basics SA Course

*** END GLADIUS ACTIVITY RECORD ***

In Darkness,

Scion Altera

SW Scion "Firebird" Altera (Sith)/QUA/Gladius of Tarentum [ACC: TRN]

GC / AC / Cr-1S-6E / SoL / S:-6U

{SA: DML - DSLC}

Lieutenant, Tarentum Navy

Executive Officer, B/CR Cocytus