|=== INTRODUCTION ===|

Greetings. I'm going to be as blunt as possible in this months report for the sake of you all as well as myself. I know that I said I would get one of these out at the top of the month, and for that I truly apologize. This is turning out to be a very busy month for me. More on that in a bit, though.

To be frank, we have hit a lull in activity after the initial spark that had us all fired up. A big part of this, I feel, is that a lot of the things we where excitedly working on came to a skidding halt with the fatal blow we suffered to the wiki. I think we all learned a very valuable lesson, and just how important fictional development is to the core of our Club. With that said, there is much to look forward too...

...for Heroically, as only he is cable of, Orv worked night in and night out to fix the wiki and bring justice back to the universe. If you see him online, be sure to kiss his feet, or dust off your knee pads because the man is a saint and a coding god beyond men.

With that taken care of, once we re-gain the ability to edit the Wiki, expect the Port Ov'aal project to go into full swing. Dralin is spearheading the charge on this, with the help of both our resident Battleteam Leaders, Legorii and Solus Gar. I know that Shadow Gate has some really excited things in the works, and that Oblivion will be able to contribute and help grow into an awesome new headquarters for us to make our own.

I know that we've been talking about this for months, but please bear with us a little longer.

As not just your leader, but you fellow member, I want to make sure we as a house summit are doing everything we can to keep that energy alive. Myself and Dralin's inbox's/offices are always open to your input and ideas. Please do not hesitate in bringing anything that's on your mind to either of us. That's what we're here for.

On that note, as I mentioned, this will be a very busy month for me. I feel it's only fair to be straight with you all, as you look up to me as a leader and I'd expect nothing less if I where in your shoes. I am currently working on a feature film (I'm a sound recordist, it's my job/what pays my bills.) I am generally going to be working 12-14 hour days 6 days a week until the end of June. Fear not though. I will still be in regular e-mail contact, sticking to a 12hour hard-turn around policy (that I'm starting as of now) on any e-mail query sent to me. I will be in constant communication with Dralin, who as your Aedile I hope you give him the same respect and care that you give me. He will be demonstrating why he was chosen unanimously as my Aedile. There is no one else harder working or more dedicated than him.

As usual, my door is always open if you have any problems or issues.

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|=== Announcements ===|

So this is old news, but I'd personally like to welcome Cethgus back to the Summit. I know what it's like rebuilding a Battleteam from the ground up, but there is no one else I feel better for the job. Wish him the best of luck, as he continues to lead by example and represent Arcona in a positive light.

Also, our beloved Celahir is now the P:SCL. He's like a mini-Orv. We're very proud of him and know he'll make us all very proud.

I always would like to remind everyone about the ACB. Talos and I are currently working on cleaning up the rankings board, working with the higher-ups to get a reward system in place, and will be launching a ACB competition to go alongside the opening of Port Ol'val. Expect that to go live in the next week or so.

*|=== DB-WIDE COMPETITIONS ===| *

The listing can be found here: http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/competitions.php

Timeros, our beloved Combat Master, is doing a lot of amazing things with the Antei Combat Center. I encourage each of you to check it out and sign up for matches. I truly believe we will have the best team going into the next GJW, and will spread domination and fear to anyone going up against us.

*|=== CLOSING THOUGHTS ===| *

I want to just say thank you to everyone for making this an awesome place to be. It's nice knowing at the end of a hard days work I can come home to a group of amazing individuals who can always make me smile without fail. Keep up all the good, hard work. We will grow stronger together, and we will be ready for the coming War. This I am sure.

May you find order in chaos,

-Marick Del'Abbot Quaestor House Qel-Droma