Introduction and News

Greetings, Satelites! The big news is that the Clan-wide Homecoming event has been graded and the winners announced. Congratulations to the following members on their Crescents:

• Korroth: 3rd place overall, 1st place in grpahics and wiki
• Junazee: 2nd place in gaming week 2, 3rd place in gaming week 1
• Alethia Archenksova: 2nd place in fiction and cryptogram, 3rd place in ACC venue
• Seraphol: 1st place in character sheet and 3rd place in puzzle

Of course, congratulations are also in order for Arcia and Ed, who managed to take the top two slots overall. It looks like Mako and I owe our Hothan counterparts a couple of beers. We'll get our chance for revenge soon, though, as we're in the final stages of planning a House vs. House event. You should expect to see some hard details about that within the next week, so keep an eye out on e-mail and Telegram.

I'd also like to congratulate Major Len Iode for winning last month's Legends of Daleem competition, Out in the Dark. I'm suspending the comp this month for the tail end of Homecoming and the House vs. House event, but it'll be back in September.

There's also been a bunch of news on the Brotherhood level since my last report. To wit:

• FIST-o-matic has come to Telegram, with a nice GUI interface that makes arranging and submitting matches easy and convenient. If you haven't tried it yet, please do!
• There's a bunch of Wiki news as well. Our very own Korroth has the featured article this month, and Zirael's rising star Xolarin is the Wikipedian of the Month.
• Our beloved Wombat Master released the new Disciplines for NFUs. It's been fun drinking up the envy of all you glowstickers.
• Our Herald, the traitor esteemed Odanite Morgan Sorenn, has released a new Cluster of Graphite for art competitions. To kick things off, there are oodles of art comps running right now (see below).
• PCON Pie is worth checking out as well, if only for the pictures.

Competitions

There are a whole boatload of DB-wide competitions running right now, and I encourage you to get them out of the way before the Awesome Inter-House Event consumes your life.

Clan Odan-Urr

• Free-Form Fiction is now open to Satelites, August 6-31. This is a great chance to get CIs for writing that might not fit into another competition.
• A Clan Divided, August 3 - September 4. Apparently Mako is trying to conquer Daleem. Be a dear and put down that insurrection, would you?

Brotherhood-wide

Gaming

• Gorefest, August 12-15.
• Monthly Gaming: Pazaak, August 3-31.
• Monthly Mobile Gaming: Pokemon Go, so you can at least get a Crescent for catching your thousandth Rattata. August 1-31.
• Star Conflict: Top Gun PvP/PvE is divided into weekly competitions ending on August 11, 19, 27, and September 4.
• Jedi Academy - Secondary Stadium is a JA tournament for every weapon but the lightsaber. Sign-ups run through August 14.
• Most Goals Scored in Lucioball is a little something for you Overwatchers, August 7-14.

Fiction

• Core Memories Part II: Teenage Years is… oh well, whatever, nevermind. August 5 - September 4.
• Tribal Relations: Darth Livingstone, I presume? August 4 - September 4.

Art

• Propaganda! is your chance to be on the right side of history, August 5-28.
• "DC" Comics is exactly what it says on the tin. Protip: Vyr and Esca are judging, so draw something scandalous with Morgan and Arcia. August 5-28.
• Warring Parties, August 5-28.
• Socialization, August 5-28.
• Weapon of Choice, August 5-28
• Meet the Artist is like a selfie, but art. August 8-14.

Activity Report for July 2016

Not our best month, but hardly our worst. Juna and Len deserve some recognition for another month of outstanding activity.

Junazee

• Participated in 13 competitions
• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 1 Crescent with Emerald Star
• 302 Clusters of Fire
• 6 Clusters of Earth

Len Iode

• Participated in 9 competitions
• 1 Crescent with Amethyst Star
• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 24 Clusters of Fire
• 18 Clusters of Earth
• Dark Maven - Combat
• Dark Maven - Warefare
• SA: Loyalist Order Core
• SA: Lightsaber Studies
• SA: Lightsaber Combat
• SA: Martial Arts: Form Studies
• SA: General Warfare

Alethia Archenksova

• Participated in 11 competitions
• 2 Crescents with Amethyst Stars
• 19 Clusters of Fire

Daniel "Seraphol" Stephens

• Participated in 6 competitions
• 20 Clusters of Fire

Aaleeshah

• Participated in 5 competitions
• 21 Clusters of Fire

Korroth

• Participated in 6 competitions
• 13 Clusters of Fire
• 10 Clusters of Earth

Mako Henymory

• Participated in 2 competitions
• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 2 Clusters of Fire

Aerwin Tribwell

• Participated in 1 competition
• 1 Crescent with Emerald Star
• 2 Clusters of Ice

Antar Locke

• Participated in 1 competition

Akaarn Tayl'cor

• Participated in 1 competition

Sa Ool

• Telegram activity

leocadio

• No activity recorded

Gavriel Kadesh

• No activity recorded

Ihi Ariki

• No activity recorded

Jafits skrumm

• No activity recorded

Krandon Lucian Firebringer

• No activity recorded

Rangel

• No activity recorded

Droveth Kathera Vectivi

• No activity recorded

Talis DeMorte

• No activity recorded

Gellm'arco'nuruodo

• No activity recorded

Ceballa LightBringer

• No activity recorded

Magnus Wolfson

• No activity recorded

Lacert Aquablast

• No activity recorded

Arch’s Special Corner/Conclusion

We've got a few promotions and other awards coming out on the heels of the Homecoming event, and I hope that those of you who weren't quite eligible yet will take home something nice after the House event. Just as a reminder, participation is the main criterion for awards. I like Telegram activity and I'm happy to see it. I like Crescents and Clusters and I'm happy to see my people pop up in emails from the MAA. I absolutely adore seeing other people in the DB gush about how great my members are. However, just showing up is the most important factor when it comes to contributing to - and getting enjoyment out of - this club. If you have a bit of time to spare, please check the competitions page and see if there's something that catches your eye.

Alethia Archenksova
Aedile, Satele Shan