Cethgus sat in his dimly lit office as he looked over information on one of many data pads. He knew that there was more to read though among the stack that seemed to grow each day on his desk. Sighing to himself as he threw the completed work onto a pile on the floor, the Aedile heard a knock on his door.

"Enter," his voice called out, clearly laced with fatigue. House Galeres two Battleteam Leaders, Valhavoc and Etah, stopped short of their Aedile's desk and saluted.

"Gentlemen. How fare your teams, and is there anything I can do to help at all?" The Zabrak's voice echoed around the office as he spoke.

"Spectre Cell is doing well, we continue to train each day and show promise. If there is anything you need us for please let us know and we are fully prepared to be deployed instantly" Etah was quick to respond his chest full of pride as he spoke of his team.

"As for Dark Forge, we are the same. Ready to mobilise, eager to serve" Valhavoc spoke with the blunt crispness of a soldier who lead other soldiers, someone who lead from the tip of the spear.

"We may have need sooner than you both think" with that the Exarch waved his hand and dismissed the Battleteam Leaders.

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So before I go into the report, I would like to give out a special thanks to Jaek on creating the banner that you see above. Thanks for the work Jaek appreciate it dude.

_ News _

Right, so first off the bat the big thing that is happening at the moment, we are in the run up to the beginning of Dark Crusade. Which should be starting in February we hope, at the moment keep your eyes out for more information on the main page.

Second thing that is clan wide news that you have probably already seen, Timeros has stepped down from the position of Clan Rollmaster. His hard work and dedication to this position has been exceptional as well as his willingness to help the newer members. Thank you Timeros for all of your hard work. But of course this leaves the position of Clan Rollmaster open for another to step up to the rather big boots left behind. If you wish to apply see the following requirements:

1.) Describe why you feel you would be the best candidate for the position.

2.) Ideally, we're looking for someone with an email turnaround of 12 hours or less (Journeymen need them some lovin', too).

3.) Please answer the following question to the best of your ability (please note: one sentence answers will not do. We are expecting a paragraph at the minimum): In your position as Rollmaster, how will you ensure that a.) Arcona improves its member retention, and b.) the Journeymen are given ample enough support to be able to progress to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight?

Third bit of news, I would like to personally on behalf of myself, Sang and the upper summit of this clan thank you for your participating in the Feud that took place against Plagueis. I was truly stunned by the amount of participating we got and of course the hard work and effort put in by everyone during this time, though I would also like to say thank you to the man that organised this all Wuntila, so thanks dude and thank you House Galeres and Clan Arcona for throwing out the participation like we did.

Finally just a little reminder, members of House Galeres if you are active and want in on a Battleteam do not hesitate to ask the leader of the team that you wish to join. We can get the ball rolling and you will find yourself inside of a Battleteam in no time at all.

Medals

So what I will say about the next section is simply wow. Since the last report the amount of medals, myself and Sanguinius get every day has been mind blowing. So without much more the following medals have been awarded:

Valhavoc - 161 Clusters of Fire, Crescent with Sapphire Star, Dark Cross, Crescent with Emerald Star Montresor - 161 Clusters of Fire, Steel Cross, Crescent with Sapphire Star Cethgus - 27 Clusters of Fire Inarya - 12 Clusters of Fire , Steel Cross Archer - Steel Cross Teu - Steel Cross Wes - Anteian Cross Troutrooper - Grand Cross of the Dark Side Etah - Steel Cross Kalon - Steel Cross Kratus - Anteian Cross Anduriel - Dark Cross Ood - Dark Cross, 7 Clusters of Fire Jaek -18 Clusters of Fire Celahir - Pendant of Blood

Shadow Academy:

Right, as well as seeing tons of medals in my inbox I have also seen loads of exams being taken. I would like to say a massive well done to everyone who has taken the time to do Shadow Academy exams, they are as follows members:

Montresor - Obelisk Core, Philosophy I Views, Krath Core, Leadership Studies, Leadership Fundamentals, ACC Basics, Planets and Stars, Astronomy Studies Anduriel - Dark Brotherhood Basics, Obelisk Core, IRC Basics, ACC Basics, Hand-to-Hand Combat Vynn - Mandalorian Studies Troutrooper - Wiki Basics, HTML Primer, Debate I: Argumentation, Debate II: Refutation, General Warfare, Brotherhood History I, Brotherhood History II Kalon - Freighters/Transports Studies

_ Antei Combat Center_

Right guys and girls, I know that with the run up to Dark Crusade going on there hasn't been very much time to do any ACCing. But at this current moment in time I just want to give a shout out to anyone who wants to try and qualify or even just wants a match for the hell of it. If you want a match please feel free to throw me over an email and I will see what I can do for you to help you.

_Promotions: _

Since Sang's last report we have seen an impressive amount of promotions coming through our inbox. I would like to take this time to say a massive well done to everyone who has received a promotion, your hard work and dedication to this clan and house has not gone unnoticed. Keep up the hard work, the following promotions were handed out:

Krath Archpriest Ood Bnar to Krath Epis Ood Bnar Apprentice Anduriel to Acolyte Anduriel Jedi Hunter Montresor to Dark Jedi Knight Montresor Dark Jedi Knight Valhavoc to Sith Warrior Valhavoc

_ Transfers_

Right so these past two weeks have seen a few transfers taking place inside of House Galeres, and I would like to say welcome to the ranks of Arcona and Galere. I hope that you enjoy your time with us, so without saying too much more he following members have joined House Galeres:

Anduriel Jaek Kaeth K'tana

_ Final Thoughts_

There is a lot to look forward to in the future and I am sure we will see major changes happening, 2012 was a great year for Arcona and I know that 2013 will be the same. If you do need anything or just want to chat feel free to hit me up in PM or Email and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I am a huge fan off open door policies and I know your BTL's are as well. So just keep in touch with us. Thank you House Galeres, and Clan Arcona for 2012.

Cethgus Tiberus Entar Aedile of House Galeres