Hello everyone and welcome to my last report as Herald of the Brotherhood. In this report, I will explain a bit why I stepped down as Herald and of course, since we are close to the end of the year I will be announcing new skin releases for the members of the Club.

Retiring from the Herald Office

So yeah, it is no secret anymore, yours truly is stepping down from the position of Herald. To be honest, it was not an easy decision for me, yet I think it is the best decision for the time being. I took over the position during a time of transition in my life. But when I finally arrived at the job that I strived for the last couple of years, I faced new challenges that required me to devote much of my spare time to it instead of giving me the time required by an important position such as the Herald of the Brotherhood. Yet for a significant part of the last year, I tried to tell myself that things would ease up and change, but they did not, and thus after talking to some very close friends I made in this club over the years I decided that it would be the best for both the club and its members and myself to step down and give way to some new blood and fresh ideas.

End of the Year Release 2023

Enough of the sad news, up to the fun stuff: Once more we are continuing this tradition and releasing several new dossier skins based on the various Star Wars media from 2023. In total, there will be nine new dossier skins with a total of over three hundred (!!!) options and I am as proud as I am happy to be able to announce this year's release as one of my final duties as Herald. But now without any further delay let me introduce you to the releases:

First, unlocking at the rank of Journeymen4 (JM4) we have the Clone Wars Jedi-inspired Armored Robes created by our very special Bale:

Next, we have another release by Bale. Based on the lightsaber Ezra gifted to Sabine we have the Legacy Lightsaber hilt that unlocks on the rank of Journeymen4 as well:

Volunteered by Socorra we have three skins inspired by the outfits of Cal Kestis from the Jedi Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor videogames all unlocking at the rank of Journeymen4. Please enjoy the Cowboy, Poncho, and Survivor robes:

Switching over to myself comes yet another skin inspired by the Jedi Survivor videogame: the LW-896 Blaster Pistol in its both base configurations unlocking at the rank of Journeymen 4:

The next two skins are of great significance to me, with the latter being a very special one to me as I immediately fell in love with the character of Baylan Skoll and the performance of Ray Stevenson. Both unlocking at Journeymen 4 come the Moonchaser (based on Shin Hati's lightsaber) and the Sunchaser (based on Baylan's lightsaber)

Last but not least we have something for our higher-ranking members. Forged in the depths of Dathomir and awarded to Morgan Elsebeth in the final episode of the Ahsoka show we have the Sword of Talzin, aka the Ichor Sword unlocking at Equite 2 (EQ2)

Using the Mass upload method for this year's release the skins will soon appear on your selectors if you have the correct ranks

Great Jedi War Reward skins:

Third Place: Clan Taldryan

Starting with the third Clan of the Brotherhood, we have the Bad Bryar, a modified version of the MW-20 Bryar Pistol featuring either an attached chirurgical saw or an ice-cream scoop for the member's increased convenience:

Second Place: Clan Plagueis

Next, awarded to the Brotherhood's Second Clan Plagueis, we have the Ambition Robe inspired by the robes of Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati and created by Bale:

First Place: Clan Arcona

Spoils for the first Clan of the Brotherhood, Kris is currently finalizing their Ethereal Robe and the AAF-issue Tactical Shovel and these will be uploaded as soon as he gets the final approvals from their Summit

Custom Member skins:

Since my last report there have been custom skins created by the staff for the following members:

Bale/Malfearak

Bril Teg Arga (Custom Weapon)

Kris/Sven Rawioni

Horus Blackheart (Custom Weapon)

Revak K'Urr (Custom Weapon)

Rian Taldrya

Bril Teg Arga (Warbanner)

Mauro Wynter (Warbanner)

Nora Olen di Plagia (Warbanner)

Wulfram Armistead (Warbanner)

Zosi'val'ria (Warbanner)

Juda Graves (Warbanner)

Doon Sulvir (Warbanner)

Chrome (Warbanner)

Diyrian "Diy" Grivna (Warbanner)

Enzo Dek (Warbanner)

Ravir Keanvu (Warbanner)

Taranae Rhode (Custom Weapon)

Koda Kendis (Custom Weapon)

Christopher Winchester (Custom Weapon)

Ric "Blade" Hunter (Custom Weapon)

Karran Val'teo (Custom Weapon)

Zenod'ande'rson (Custom Weapon + Warbanner)

Nobilus (Custom Weapon)

Doku Rivendare (Custom Weapon)

Aylin Sajark/Nora Oren di Plagia/Bale

Reiden Palpatine Karr (Custom Robe)

Revak K'Urr (Custom Robe)

Honoring the staff

It is no secret that to create art, you need a specific set of skills even more so if it comes down to creating custom art for the members of the Club. While most of the time we get detailed and specific requests there are also times when these requests are rather vague and we need to anticipate what members might like or not. This is something my staff has excelled in during the last two and a half years and I couldn't be more proud of the work of Aylin, Bale, Nora, and Kris.

For this reason, I have decided to award each of them the honor of receiving a custom robe of their liking as a sign of my gratitude for their hard work during my term as Herald of the Brotherhood.

Closing

Well, this is it, we have by now reached the end. It has been an awesome ride and a very fun time the last two and a half years that I served as the Herald of the Brotherhood. I am thankful for everyone I had the honor to work with during that time, members and staff alike. I wish all the best to my successor whoever it might be and would like to let him or her know that whenever they need some help I will only be a pm away. And for the rest of you all, stay as you are because this club and its members are just as awesome as you all are!