"Headmaster," the Neti rumbled as he bowed his head in respect of the Office, if not the Holder thereof. A sideward glance showed a void on a high shelf, where once a Holocron sat, "So it is true then, he actually stole it?"

"He shall return it, once he is finished with it." The vocal contraption stated in its metallic voice, "and I am not too worried, the two of us will indubitably still be alive when that time comes. He even made a joke about the matter, my old friend."

"Oh?" The Neti's powerchair moved to take up station before the desk.

"You two will outlive every student you instruct." The gurgled voice of a Mon Calamari, accented with a slight static, projected from what served as the Headmaster's mouth.

"Do you record everything?"

Solari remained silent.

Acquisition, by Ood Bnar, continued on the forums.

Month in Review

The new site must have sparked peoples interest in the Shadow Academy, or made it easier, or more approachable, as we have noticed a much higher volume of courses being taken compared to where we were on the old site. There have even been a couple of members choose to take the Debate courses, which previously had had only six people pass them.

So what was the number? 81 exams submitted.

And it hasn't even been a full month yet (this report is about two weeks early.) It also doesn't include the 22 exams submitted as part of the testing of a new Hall (details below.)

You guys are all amazing, and the only way to be more amazing is more SA and possibly cowbell.

The Journeyman Hall has opened!

If you follow the Wiki, you may have noticed a change to the Journeyman Promotion Requirements a few days ago. Since then, you may have been wondering, "What the heck is a Journeyman Hall?"

Like any other department of the Shadow Academy, this hall houses courses that cater to a specific purpose. In this case, as the name suggests, the hall caters to the Brotherhood's Journeyman to help them get acclimated to various aspects of the club. At launch, we have a series of six courses covering some basic essential knowledge. What are the "Paths" and what "Orders" fall under them? What the heck is this award and when can I award one to someone else? What's a Grand Master and where can I buy one of my own?

We're not stopping there however, this hall will soon cover a lot more of what a Journeyman may need to know to excel in the Brotherhood. Getting on IRC, regardless of what platform you use; we'll have you covered. How the heck do you fill out a character sheet? We'll have you covered. Generally getting around your admin page, you bet we'll have you covered.

And as you can tell from the Wiki link above, these courses wont just teach you useful titbits, it'll also help towards your early promotions!

That's not all, early Journeyman promotions are speeding up too. Not only will these courses eventually grade themselves (eventually, currently there are three people grading the courses to make sure all is well in the world), but your early promotions, up to Protector, will also happen the instant you meet the requirements. We aren't going to leave you to your own devices to figure out how close you are to your next promotion, members below the rank of Protector will also see a fancy new XP bar showing just how close they are, there is even a link to the promotion requirements so you can quickly decide on what to work on next.

Please, even if you aren't a Journeyman, give the new courses a go and send in any and all feedback to both Ood and I.

New Professor named!

The deadline for History Professor position has been and gone. As much as I was enjoying grading the exams coming through the History Department lately, it's time to officially name the latest addition to the Academy Faculty.

Congrats and welcome back to Wuntila!

Feel free to haze him with an influx of exams.

Member Spotlight: Loki d'Tana

I'll reiterate what I said in Loki's Steel Cross recommendation:

Wow. Just, wow. Who slipped what into Loki's coffee, and where can I get some?

Loki went beast mode on the Shadow Academy this past month, passing 19 courses and earning himself a pair of degrees. This accomplishment speaks for itself, so I will leave it at that.

Degrees awarded

A quick note before listing the Degrees earned this month, most Degrees are now awarded the moment you meet the requirements for them are met. If you feel you meet the requirements and don't already have the degree, please email Ood and I.

• S'nar Que Seshai
  • Dark Maven: Combat
• Bal Demona
  • Dark Maven: Flight
• Kordath Bleu
  • Dark Maven: Philosophy
• Loki d'Tana
  • Dark Maven: Flight
  • Dark Maven: Combat
• Raiju Kang
  • Dark Maven: Flight
  • Dark Maven: General History
• Retden
  • Dark Maven Flight
• Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor
  • Dark Maven: Combat

Conclusion/TL:DR

• 81 Exams Submitted
• Need more cowbell
• Journeyman Hall Open! Get on it!
• Other Journeyman stuffs
• Wuntila = Prof
• Many Degrees, Degrees are fast now.
• Markdown is king, it is the only reason a list of awarded degrees were included.
• HM adopting Friends episode naming scheme for reports.