Regret. Regret, father had said, was a dull and rusted blade. The man paced slowly inside of his own ship's bridge, watching the other ship land on the rock. The transport was poorly appointed. Nondescript being the nly characteristic. It wasn't even ugly salvage. He watched it set down and let his Father's words echo around inside his head for a moment longer before heading for the ramp. The steam from the hydraulics obscured all but the dark form of the other man, a long cloak, a hood, and a vague impression of a face. "Eiko." He sneered, resting his hands on his belt, the weight of his weapons a soothing comfort to him. "Master Herald." The mask wasn't any less vague as he stepped from the steam. "Here to take delivery directly, this time?" "Some things require more...protection." Eiko nodded quickly, then produced a small and ornate wooden box from deep within the folds of his cloak. "I suppose you're right." Shikyo took the case, letting the carved wood rest on his fingers for a moment. So like this box were they all, carved out into intricate patterns by the experiences of life, decades of war, the tracery of regret's knife. Or maybe that wasn't what father had meant.

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Ji stood up slowly, thanking his host for the hospitality, bowed slightly and turned away. The world spun slightly in his head as he made his way into the street, vanishing into the throng of people. The man's words held weight in his mind, weight that he didn't want to bear. This was not his plan, not what he wanted to do.
Extermination was never his way. It never was their way. "Perhaps he is lost, then?" The voice was low, only for his ears. Quejo hid beneath the hood of his cloak, appearing as a Chiss this time. His mastery of disguise had kept the Brotherhood guessing as to his species for decades.
"He has his moments." Ji responded with a measured tone, threading his way through the sprawl toward the waiting starport. "How much could you hear?" Quejo spat. "None of it. He had...something that I couldn't get my senses around." He scratched his chin as they walked. "But you didn't stay, and I assume that he wanted you to." Regret drank deep in his flesh, painting another scar across the canvas of his psyche. "Maybe I should have."

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Korras stood between the Lords, his gaze shifting from the emerald Halcyon to the sable-eyed Lion of Tarthos. The report flashed across the screen, drawing their attention as the images transmitted from across the Galaxy appeared. Fremoc smiled as the blue hologram bathed the four of them. Stills of the weathered man flashed across time and space, the static taking out frames of the video. It moved oddly, glitching across the screen before them.
"Confirm Target?" The voice was tinny as hell, a anonymizing vocabulator in the transmitter. Safety's sake. Fremoc looked to Muz, then Halcyon. The Deputy narrowed his eyes, focusing on the grainy image before recognition bloomed in his face.
Halcyon nodded. Fremoc all but grinned. "Confirmed." The video feed snapped to a long-barreled Verpine Shatter rifle for a moment before refocusing on the back of the short-haired man's head. "Engaging." The video feed went dead. Silence enveloped the room. Muz turned to look at Fremoc, then back at the evaporating plasma of the deactivating holotransciever before turning on his heel to leave.

It's report time. A little bit delayed, due to vacation and whatnot. So, let's jump right back into it.

Wiki problems. Unless you have been living under a rock for the last month, you'll know that the Wiki has been having a rough time lately. There was a big oopsie, and Orv has been working pretty much incessantly to get that fixed. Given how integral the Wiki is to a lot of what we do nowadays, that is a huge deal. He's also been workign to make sure that this sort of thing doesn't happen again. With all of that work just ont he wiki, it's easy to forget how important Orv has been to work in enhancing and expanding the brotherhood.
A few weeks ago, Halc and I went through and made sure that we rewarded some of the people that often get overlooked, and we purposely left Orv off of that list because of this work. With the amount of time and energy he has invested recently, it helped expand his award into a Amethyst Kukri as a token of our esteem. Also, because we can't give him bacon through the internet. Thanks again, Orv. Keep it up. Please.

In TOR news, the good folks at Bioware keep unloading awesome bits on us, from the trooper progression and the little snippets of gameplay in trailers to the very sexy 'The Lost Suns' comic series. You can read more about the comic here. We're still waiting on a firm launch date. Hopefully, this E3 will get us that (and a sweet cinematic trailer).

Playstation Network is finally back online, and are they sorry. So sorry, in fact, that they are giving away free games to make it up to you. Check the email address that is associated with your PSN login for more details. There looks to be a few decent downloads there...nothing outstanding, but hey, the price is right.

People have been asking for clarification as to when the Great Jedi War will launch. While we can't lock it down to a precise date just yet, we're looking at late September or possibly early October. We're waiting on a few particulars to get finished before setting a hard date, but we will keep you posted.

Due to real life constraints, Jaek has had to resign from his position as Quaestor of Plagueis. While we wish him the best, it leaves us with a need to fill a command seat in House Plagueis. If you think that you have what it takes (and if you're unsure, there's a bevy of resources on the Wiki and in the Shadow Academy to help you with that), shoot an application to Halc and I by June 19th.

a member asks: "Will you be closing any houses soon?" Well, my intent is not to just close houses. That said, if closing a house is the best way to keep the Brotherhood healthy, you all should know me well enough to know that I'd do it. That said, we tend to make calls based on activity and membership retention levels after AWOL checks, the next of which will be sometime in July.

another member asks: "Can we see some sweet concept art for possessions or something in the report?" Well, Sure.

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And that's about all for this time. If you need anything, shoot me an email or a PM on IRC.