Consul's Chamber of the Arcona Citadel. Estle City, Selen.

The Aedile watched as Cethgus turned on his heel and, with a smirk, stormed out of the chamber; his expansive frame filling the void as he opened the heavy decorated door and blended into the pedestrian traffic of the Arcona hallways. It was as he had imagined: the Quaestor revelling in the newly appointed Consulship of Celahir Erinos. Although the two served side-by-side as Proconsul and Quaestor respectively, Cethgus always had an air about him, which was inherently tuned to push any newly appointed member to breaking point. In this case, it was the Consul and his unappreciative stance on authority. Cethgus' comment that still lingered in the air confirmed this assertion. Wuntila turned and knelt before Celahir, the Obelisk Prelate who had assumed control of Arcona after the resignation of Sashar Erinos Arconae. The Aedile remained motionless as Driftan Housan and Talos D'Tana finished with the formalities and bowed before following in the wake of Cethgus.

"Stand, Wuntila," Celahir announced, his voice echoing in dominance and authority, "House Galeres is your responsibility now. You are to assume control of the Galeres Base in Faspere and work in the position of Quaestor until Cethgus returns. I will send word that Inarya should accompany Cethgus on his excursion: that man oozes arrogance and I need someone I can trust to stop him making a fool of himself. As for you, my friend..." With that, Celahir reached out with the force and gripped the hilt of his newly constructed Lightsaber pulling it into his hand and igniting the brilliant white blade before Wuntila. The Lightsaber threw a veil of alabaster over the aurulent flickering of the candle-lit room, as the Aedile remained motionless before the looming figure of the Consul.

"I hereby announce you Obelisk Templar," Celahir asserted, holding the blade of his lightsaber just above the left, then right shoulders. The Dark Adept and Master-At-Arms Korras emerged from the shows behind the Consuls throne. Hooded and robed, the Dark Council member would be next to unrecognisable, if it were not for his distinctive silhouette and insignia.

"Your position has been authorised and confirmed. In your quarters you shall find the relevant new apparel you are now eligible to use. Congratulations, Wuntila." Celahir concluded, suggesting the meeting had been adjourned, "Do as you see fit with Galeres, you seem capable."

Command Centre. Base of Galeres, Faspere.

Wuntila stood before the congregation of Galeres members. The eclectic range of faces, races and ranks were awe-inspiring when gathered in the mess hall in one unitary force and even more so in light of the current situation.

"As you are all aware, Master Cethgus Kuga has departed on leave. The explicit details of his excursion are entirely confidential, inasmuch as I am even unaware of his whereabouts. Mistress Inarya has accompanied him on his trip leaving myself in charge and Sukhur's Legion without a Battle Team Leader. I will be assessing you all in the next few days to see your capacity to lead and your willingness to your duties to stand in for Inarya, so stay sharp. Finally I would like to say that I expect none of you to think that this is an excuse to play me for a fool. You all know how I work and the added pressure will only exacerbate my short temper. You have been warned." Wuntila stood at the head of the room scanning the faces and expressions of his members.

His heavyset physique loomed over the members as he maintained the air of silence for as long as possible to emphasise his point. The Aedile stepped down from the speaker's podium and joined the House summit table to eat. Beside him sat Maaks, the Battle Team Leader of Black Hammer Brigade and beside him, the members of the Erinos family gathered, speaking their native Mando'a tongue. Sashar Erinos Arconae sat at the head of the table, as Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae and Juda Kodiak Erinos flanked him on either side. As the table stretched, so too did the different members of Soulfire, all discussing their respective issues and concerns. The Aedile silently finished his meal before departing to his quarters for the night - for his first night as acting Quaestor of House Galeres.

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The combat hall was the defining area of the Base of Galeres. The sheer expanse of the intimidating hall was enough to frighten even the most eager soldier. Tall statues of Galeres past dominated the hall, their souls throwing an air of tension and animosity into the confines of the chamber. Carved walls and intricate tapestries blended unexpectedly well with the modernised computing systems in the far corner, which monitored the combatants' vital signs and general training data. In the centre of this hall, Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar and Archer Merchant locked in fierce battle. Sweat sprayed in plumes of refracted light, crimson spilled from their respective wounds as they fought with intense fervour. The two were in no means simply training. The tutee was learning from the tutor in the most intimate and ritualistic form of Knightship - Lightsaber battle.

Wuntila sat in his office, the door ajar as he merely observed the intense battle unfold before his very eyes. The benefit of the position of Summit offices, Wuntila often thought, was that they could see the very essence of the Brotherhood exposed before them. The Aedile was mesmerised by the battle as he inspected the two members of Sukhur's Legion, but more specifically Archer. He was awoken from his trance by a rap at the door. Maaks stood before the Aedile, his slender form floating into the office. He brought with him an aura of positivity and reassurance. Something the solitary Wuntila was very appreciative of in his overwhelmed state. "Wun," Maaks said with a smile, "How are you doing? I see the paperwork is piling up."

"It always is, Maaks. It always is. Other than that, I'm well. Say, do you know much more of our recruit, Archer?" It was obvious the Aedile had taken an interest in him.

"All I know is that he's a developing Journeyman with a strong connection with the force. Inarya speaks highly of him." Maaks confirmed as his suspicions began to become apparent.

Wuntila gestured for Maaks to move aside and beckoned Archer into his office. Sang locked his eyes on Wun, his pupils dilated and filling with a cataclysm of fury. As soon as he began to become angry, he calmed down, however. _ He must have been in a deep level of battle meditation _, Wuntila thought.

Archer stood before the Aedile as sweat cascaded down his brow and landed on his stone chest. He breathed heavily, however, he soon composed himself enough to speak. "Master, what is your bidding?" he announced with a bow.

"Take a seat, Archer. I've been keeping an eye on you for a while now, I am impressed with your dedication. With Inarya on assignment and Sukhur's Legion requiring a temporary Battle Team Leader, I would like to offer the position to you." Wuntila declared, folding his arms across the desk before him.

"I.. I would be honoured, Master. I'll take the position until I'm killed or you find someone better." Archer stuttered with an undertone of shock.

"Great. Maaks, take a seat. Now I have my two Battle Team Leaders, I'll be able to brief you together." Wuntila said with a glint in his eye.

Welcome

Welcome to another instalment of, that's right, you guessed it, the Aedile report. We've got a lot to get through this week as the House, Clan and Brotherhood have some fantastic news, competitions and awards. As you may be aware and if you couldn't be bothered to read the fiction, I am currently acting as the Quaestor of House Galeres whilse Cethgus Kuga is on LoA. If you have any problems at all, don't hesitate to throw me a line and I'll be more than happy to oblige. Anyway, let's get on to this week's notifications.

• Commendations and activity

• Competition Listings

• News from the brotherhood

Commendations and Activity

Our home, House Galeres, is renowned for its significance in the Dark Jedi Brotherhood inasmuch as it holds one of the most fearsome Battle Teams ever known; however, this does not go to say that there is no room for our other members. This has been exemplified this week. I'd like to congratulate all who are mentioned below and indeed, if I have missed you out, I apologise, my Email inbox is somewhat… disorganised. It might be worth noting that we also have a couple of returning members to our House, please welcome Rho and Dakhar back to House Galeres. Anyway, let us get down to the notifications.

• Inarya: Currently on LoA

• ** Cethgus Kuga**: Currently on LoA

  • Archer Merchant: Dark Cross - for those of you who wish to see the details of this merit award, click <ahref="http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/medals.asp?ID=10403&Medal=11"> Here
    
  • Wuntila: Promotion to EQ1 (Obelisk Templar)
  • Sashar Erinos Arconae: Returned back to Soulfire Strike team
  • Rho Ozrei D'Tana: Returned back to House Galeres and Soulfire Strike team
  • Dakhar Zakhun: Returned back to House Galeres

These Guys have worked hard to give Galeres and Arcona on the whole a good name and I hope all of you will commend them on their work and strive to get on this list in two weeks time!

Competition Listing

Here are all the competitions which are relevant to you guys. Get yourselves involved!

I'd like to first make a special announcement to Sukhur's Legion, however, to say that the following competition is to be completed by yourselves. It is a fantastic Idea and I'd hate for Archer's hard work to go unnoticed by you all:

Cornered

Anyway, here we are with this week's competitions:

Jedi Outcast Bash

EaW Slaughter

[Voice] Past Imperfect

[Voice] The Battleplan

[Voice] The Bounty

[Voice] Design your own Vendetta

[Voice] Operation JunkYard

RC Ladder Match

Back to School 2010

[[DJB Wiki]] Documenting the Best Battles

Clan Arcona Trivia Weekend Surprise!!!

[Voice] Report Lyrics

Just a quick word of warning: I do apologise if I have missed any competitions out. Be sure to link any new or upcoming competitions in the comment page below.

News from the Brotherhood

Okay well there are some interesting things happening at current in the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. Firstly, we must recognise the immense participation of House Galeres as a whole in the DJB Run-On which is ongoing at present. Secondly, we must congratulate the sheer magnitude of DB members who are present in the Antei Combat Centre 2v2 ladder, which can be found here. Do keep an eye out as Arcona makes up essentially 50% of the entire combatants.

For those of you who are interested in the gaming aspect of the Brotherhood, the fist has announced the winners for the Halo 3 tournament. Be sure to keep an eye out for the results on the main page.

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To conclude, I would like to finally congratulate all of you who have made it onto the awards listings, and those who haven't but are still maintaining the infamy of Arcona. I'd like to leave you with a quick thought before I go: What would you do to your Consul of he was tied to a chair. Leave your comments!

Anyway, that's it from myself. I thank you for taking the time to read this. Again, I'd like to reiterate that if you require anything at all, don't hesitate to ask!

Thank you,

OT Wuntila (Obelisk)/AED/Galeres of Arcona [ACC: CL:1] DC-SP / Cr-1R-1A-5S-2E-5T-1Q / CF-BlF / SI / LS-BL / S:-2Do-2Dk

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