Manifest Destiny Fiction

Korada Monastery
Aliso
35 ABY

Furios stood still, silent, and invisible, meditating on the future of the clan in a trance-like state. The sounds of the ocean waves were all that broke the silence as the new Quaestor of House Karness Muur stared out over the waters. Standing on his new balcony, the comings and goings of Plagueians and slaves gently echoed from the courtyard below. A lot of changes had just occurred but the goals of the clan on Aliso didn’t. Their efforts to make Aliso their home would not be impeded.

10-Alliel "The Circle"
Aliso system
35 ABY, Two Weeks Earlier

The searing thrums, swings, and clashes of training sabers echoed in the colosseum-like structure of the Training Ring. Proselyte Malacath and the Novices of The Circle sparred with training droids while their Taskmaster watched from the ring above. A mildly frustrated scowl adorned his face as he input various correctional notes on his datapad. He’d just lost three students during their trials and was growing frustrated and concerned. They had all failed to internalize the full attitude of Clan Plagueis and it was only a matter of time before the Overseer decided the failure rate was higher than the desire to produce dedicated, competent members of the Ascendant Clan. He grumbled under his breath as a student overextended himself and received a burning blow to the abdomen. The Taskmaster was recording the mistake when an idea came to him. He’d seen Abadeer Taasii make a similar mistake during his little training session. Perhaps some decent sport was in order. Furios made a couple of final notes on his datapad and pulled up the training droid controls. He turned it up to eleven (a custom addition for The Circle) and watched each of his students succumb to the burning pain of training sabers. The Epicanthix strode back to his office while his students grunted and cried out in pain. He pulled out his chair and sat at his desk, pulling a bottle of clear spirits from the chiller behind him. One of the perks of virtually teaching children all day in Clan Plagueis was access to a decent supply of alcohols. He poured himself a shot, paused for a moment, and drank it before deactivating the training droids. He barked orders into his comm link, echoing into the Training Ring below. The Battlelord opened a channel to the Korada Monastery on Aliso, hailing the Quaestor of House Karness Muur. A few moments passed and he took another shot. The holoprojector on his desk flickered to life with the figure of Arden Karn.

“Greetings, Quaestor,” the Epicanthix stated plainly.

“Furios, speak of the devil!” the House leader exclaimed. “I was just talking about you.”

“I'm almost afraid to ask what that conversation pertained to,” the Taskmaster replied with mild sarcasm.

“I'd like to make use of your facilities to test my Aedile. The summit has something in mind for him and we need to verify his abilities.”

“Coincidentally, I'd like to do the same. He's taught my students a bad habit and I want to break it, starting with him.”

“Are the children not holding your interest?” Arden asked almost rhetorically.

The Taskmaster only frowned in response.

“Then I believe we can kill two birds with one stone,” the Quaestor continued.

Read More: Discourse

Introduction

For those of you who don’t know me, I am Furios, not to be confused with the breakfast cereal Fury O’s (just say it with a hard S). I joined the DB in 2010 because I thought it would be fun to learn what I can about Star Wars in the Shadow Academy. Over a short period of time I found interest in other activities like writing, gaming, graphics, etc. until I had a desire to participate in just about anything, and everything when it comes time for an event. This kind of inspiration is what eventually led me to leadership in this club and after stints as Aedile and BTL, I’ve finally stepped up into a Quaestor position.

Now that the boring backstory is over, let’s get down to business.

News and Events

• As all of you have no doubt seen, the biggest clan news is the near complete reshuffling of the clan summit. A heartfelt thank you to Teylas Ramar for his long and well-done stint as our Consul. With his resignation we see him being replaced with the appointment of Selika Roh AKA Slagar AKA Slaggles. Abadeer Taasii took his place as Proconsul, leaving HKM’s aedile spot open. Arden Karn stepped into the Rollmaster spot as Jai’de Serpens stepped down due to the dreaded RL, thank you Jai’de. I took Arden’s place as Quaestor with my new Aedile Malice, who’s replacing Abadeer. My former BTL position is being filled by Azmodius Equesinfernum, one of my students. Also fairly recent, Kelly Mendes was appointed to Aedile of House Ajunta Pall. Long story short: Laren’s the only one who didn’t move. Good luck to all our summit members, returning, maintaining, and new.

• In Brotherhood-wide news, we’ve unfortunately seen the Chamber of Justice perform actions on three different members. I’m always a little sad to see a member get CoJd, even if they completely deserved it. I think of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood as a place where everyone is one big family with all the pros and cons of each individual. CoJ cases show when a member loses sight of this idea.

• The FIST office has released some new additions to the list of Brotherhood platforms: Titanfall 2 and Star Wars: Force Arena, info here.

• The Combat Master has done a slight restructuring to the Feats and Force Powers, info here.

Quaestor’s Words

I have a couple of topics I’d like to address in relation to the clan. The first of which is about the Chamber of Justice. As any member can attest, the Dark Jedi Brotherhood goes a lot deeper than most online clubs. Nothing says that more than our Justice system. With the recent increase in judicial action, I feel a need to give my two cents on the matter. If what you're doing is, or can be, unfair to another member, don't do it. If what you're saying to another member is especially bothersome or harassing, stop saying it. If you find yourself using or about to use your position or influence to control members for your own gain, don't do it. If you’re thinking about making a second DB account for any deceptive purposes, don’t do it. Alternatively if you want a second account for the sake of starting over, let your superiors know and we can facilitate that transition. These are a few examples of COJ-able offenses: Cheating, Harrassment, Abuse of Power, and Cloning. You might be reading these words and think to yourself, “Why would anyone do this?” Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes not. What I can tell you is this: If you don’t know whether you’re about to do something wrong or not, ask a leader first. If you find something prohibited going on, tell a leader immediately. Together we can keep the club cohesive and fun for everyone.

Another thing that bears mentioning is the Possessions system. A lot of cool items are up for purchasing and as most of you are aware, those items cost credits. There are two types of ways to earn credits. One is passively earning credits, which are awarded for time in rank and time within a position. Secondly, you can earn credits actively. There's a handy dandy guide to what earns how many credits here. As you can see, passive credits can easily be overcome by participating in competitions. One competition (run or participated in) per week is worth more than double a Grand Master's weekly rank salary. So to those of you who want bigger and better things out of Possessions (such as a certain Firespray), I only say this: Do more things, get more money.

In Conclusion

The month since our last Quaestor report has come and gone. Since our last major event, the Winter Trials, everything has mostly been business as usual in the DB. This is the perfect time to perform a sort of maintenance on your characters. Work on/update your wiki pages. Finish that Degree in the Shadow Academy. Drop some lines in the Clan RO. Run and compete in the club’s Competitions. Malice will have more for you on the 10th. Have fun and be active while you await the next installment of the Clan Plagueis Saga.

See you next month!

Furios Morega