Knights of Allusis STL Report ID: RK03 May 15th, 2013 STL: Raiju Kang

Fiction Update

In 36 ABY, a crack commando unit of Jedi was ordered to surrender to the Iron Throne for a crime they didn't commit. Tried and sentenced, these Jedi promptly escaped from Codei Prison to their home on New Tython before disappearing into the boroughs of Menat Ombo. Today, still wanted by the Iron Throne, they survive by serving the settlers of New Tython and their protectorate; House Odan-Urr. If you have a problem...if no one else can help...and if you can find them...maybe you can call upon...The Knights of Allusis.

_Khar Delba Two weeks since conquest_

The word frigid barely described the temperature of the large mess tent; no matter how many space heaters the Sith packed in under the dome, it never seemed enough. In a way, it was almost a blessing that they were leaving the planet shortly; Kaira could no longer stand the risk of frostbite and it appeared like she wasn't the only one.

The mess hall was an odd scene. Nestled into small groups spread across different tables, Sith and Krath huddled together in an attempt to get some comfort from the climate. Though a noticeable distance existed between their tables, even a small group of Jedi had managed to set up camp here. A smirk smeared across the woman's face as Kaira recognized them and began making her way into the dome.

It was a wonder how Jedi, whom were also such few in numbers, could find sanctuary here. On a planet full of Sith, Obelisk, and Krath, whom weeks again had just wrestled this world of Sith historical importance from another group of Dark Jedi, these Jedi could walk here with some minor sort of immunity. Yet while it was true that House Odan-Urr had had their hand forced, used as pawns in the Dark Jedi's plot of conquest, it did not mean that there was any sort of truce and many Jedi avoid these areas. Yet, not this pair.

To the one side of the table sat Stefan, the Miralukan whose grin seemed to be emphasized by the large blindfold he wore to cover his empty eye sockets, and on the other side of the table sat Revak; whose loud laughter had begun to draw a lot of unsettling glares from the other groups in the mess hall. While the pair seemed to be certainly enjoying themselves, Kaira had a hard time understanding what was so funny as their laughter quickly drowned out any brief pauses of explanations they attempted. And before long the trio soon found itself a target of quick anger.

"Would you idiots keep it to your selves?!"A shout pierced the laughter from across the hall. Silence followed as the trio of Jedi stopped, yet their grins still shone strong as they attempted to locate the source. "W0hat are you even doing here? This planet belongs to us now."

"That's quite alright with us, my friend." Revak snickered, "My housemate here was just saying how useless eyes would be on a wasteland such as this. Hopefully we get sent to somewhere warmer next time."

"If you keep up this annoyance, I'll send you to someplace warmer myself." A heated snare echoed from the other side of the mess hall now. Kaira could see that in this miserable environment it was easy for tempers to rise, and the attention of the entire hall had quickly focused on them.

Well, almost entirely.

For every minute that passed with the mess hall's attention on the Jedi, Kaira could see a pair of bodies scurrying around the back of the mess hall. Busy hands quickly were grabbing loose equipment, prized food, and comforting beverages which all were then hurriedly stuffed into a chest that soon became heavy enough that it took the combined strength of Protectors Jaden and Cardie to haul out the back exit. As quickly as the pair had darted in and grabbed the goods, the laughter and gloading of Revak and Stefan had ceased.

A proud glow seemed to fall on Kaira's face as she sat down to join the boys for one last drink on this miserable planet.

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"This foolishness needs to stop."

"Hah, and what foolishness might that be?" Answered the large toothy grin of the Nautolan Striketeam Leader, Raiju. The Nautolan could have froze in his seat, not just from the temperature of Odan-Urr's last operation tent, but from the panic that struck the alien at what the Quaestor might say next.

"What do you think I mean, Raiju." Liam's voice was very stern as the man dropped a datapad to the desk and slide it over to the Nautolan. "Don't try to make me out to be the bad guy here, Raiju. You know I am just looking out for you."

"I know, it likely coming from that today down. Are you here to scold me on our tactics, then?" Raiju's eyebrows raised as he pondered the information before him.

"Not scold, Raiju." Liam said with a sigh. "Raise concern. The council worries about what your unit has been reported doing...."

Long beats followed the Quaestor's words as Raiju read the information on the datapad and felt his heart drop. This was much worse than just a few stolen rations.

Important News

• The Independence Games are over, have been marked, and the event's Champions have been named. Check out James' post on the DJB new post, here. Also, congrats to the HOUers that placed in events!

• House Odan-Urr has a new Quaestor, congrats to CBL Liam Torun!

• Our house fiction has also taken a new turn, if you missed out on the fictional update for the house level check it out here

• Moro is looking for help with the Jedi Vocational Corps project and it is not open to the public to edit. Check out the form here

• Due to popular support, KoA will be keeping its A-team theme. I have changed the intro a bit due to a request we stay in the city as our home base. As always, if you have more ideas or desires; please let me know.

• To help KoA members with our challenging stance, I refer you to this month's fiction, Liam pointed out a great article to help with our writing. If you want help to write your character, check it out: here

• HOU Trivia Night tomorrow night! May 16th @ 8pm on #odan-urr

New Blood

I would like to welcome PRT Jaden Cardie to the Striketeam. Looking forward to seeing your contributions, Cardie.

Promotions/Medals/Shadow Academy

Awards from the IGs haven't been released yet, as such I don't have anything to report here. Let's get a huge list for next month!

Special Mention

This month I want to make special mention of Rangel. As you may have noticed over the past couple weeks, communication has been the priority of the summit. We have several members in KoA who I can count on for replying to threads on the email group and chatting it up in mIRC, and Rangel is one of whom. However, I have noticed that Rangel has taken it a step further and taken the initiative of starting topics, not just replying and I think this is something special. I want to encourage yet of you to feel free to do this. If there is something you think the BT, house, or whoever would be interested in; please feel free to start the conversation. :D

Dark Crusades

This Friday, May 17th marks the start of the next round of the Dark Crusades. Once again we will be competing for rights to new planets against the other houses/clans of the DJB. This will wrap of the last chapter of phase 1 and that means the scoring will be participation only for the last time. Every submission not only counts for House Odan-Urr but gets you closer to receiving recognition like promotions and rewards. So join me this Thursday for the trivia night countdown to the next chapter as we ready ourselves for another round of combat.

Roster For historical purposes:

10057 Epis Kaira Rohana 9121 Prelate Raiju Kang 8013 Priest Stefan 12656 Dark Jedi Knight Revak Kur 13387 Protector Rangel 11034 Protector Jaden Cardie

Conclusion New member, great team, Dark Crusades coming, and a new fictional update. I love it when a report comes together!

~RK~ Raiju Kang Guardian Prelate Strike team Leader