Introduction

September ended, somebody woke Billie Joe Armstrong and October is well under way.

This time around we have very few new and exciting items. Sorry folks, but we need our rest as well...sorta. Read on and see what awaits you in the future. It may get even more exciting. ;)

Buddy you're a boy make a big noise, Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day

Shout-outs

The Designer

This report's shout out goes to Arvalis, aka Kaz, Kazmir or any other name you know him by.

Why is this man important. Well, lets just say that without him the Inquisitor robes might not have been done as swiftly and as beautifully. Kaz provided me with some dozen designs for robes for NFUs and FUs alike, as well as armors. I used some of his designs as inspiration for the Inquisitor robes you so gallantly wear.

So next time you see Kaz on Telegram, thank him. He provided us with a lot of inspiration. Thanks Kaz. Enjoy your shiny. :)

You got mud on yo' face, You big disgrace

Non-Force User's Custom Items - Reminder!

There has been some confusion over how this new system of Custom weapons works. Here's the basic rundown:

Dual weapons:

• Equite 2 Force Users and up may request a lightsaber, as before.

• Along with this one lightsaber they may request one Selector weapon to be added to their Custom. This basically gives you the ability to dual wield without having TWO Custom lightsabers, but one.

• Equite 2 Non-Force Users follow the same rules as above, except they cannot posses lightsabers. If they do posses a lightsaber on their dossier (because they changed their order for example) that weapon is NOT usable ANYWHERE. It is cosmetic unless changed to an Order-appropriate weapons (Ranged Weapon/Melee Weapon). Only Pistols can be dual wielded.

• You may request TWO CUSTOM WEAPONS (any combination) ONLY at rank Equite 4. So don't make the mistake of requesting two.

Ranged Custom Weapons:

• Anyone that is Equite 2 and above may request a Custom ranged weapon. The Custom Ranged weapons listed on the Weapons Wiki page are all TEMPLATES. You may request any edits and additions to them as you see fit (from bone or metallic ornaments, leather straps, specific metal colors, scratches, etchings, glowy bits, etc.)

• Please read the Custom weapon Request Form carefully and fill in ALL THE NECESSARY FIELDS. We don't want to bounce back to you with unnecessary questions like "Do you want this or that mod?" etc.

If this is still unclear, ask your questions in the comments and I will answer.

Possessions - Next in line!

It's here...finally eh? :P

Not really, no, but we're handling it. We're figuring stuff out as we go and have a pretty good idea on the style we're doing. I can't reveal too much, buuut....

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Kickin' your can all over the place, Singin'

Warbanners, Custom Weapons and Requests

Let’s start with:

Custom Weapons

From left to right we have:

By Arcia:

• Vithril Isradia's custom lightsaber

• Arcia's .48 Enforcer Slugthrower

By Vyr:

• Nikola Valtiere's vibro sabre

• Solari's Custom Dual weapons

• Jason Hunter's custom DL-45

• Celevon Edraven's Custom karambit knife

• Turel Sorenn's Custom lightsaber

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Warbanners

By Selika:

• Scarlet

• Kelly Mendes

• Daryus Zalyncya Bloodfyre

• Crysall

• Raiju Kang

• Xan Nes

• Jabis Ravenhawk

• Revak Kur

• Edgar Drachen

• Kaiburr

• Sa Ool

• Lucyeth

• Tharess Crestar

• Eiko

• Kamalis Creed

• Solari-Urr

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Graphics Requests

By Selika:

• Revak Kur

• Caesar

• Dracaryis

• Meleu Karthdo

• Kelly Mendes

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Avatars

Seyda's doing just fine :D Proud of you, kiddo.

Raistline Taldrya Majere, Ceballa Lightbringer, Robert Sadow, and Jason Hunter.

We will we will rock you, We will we will rock you

There’s a Form for that

• Warbanner Request

• Custom Saber Request

• Leadership Graphics Request

• Second Sons Artwork Volunteers:

• Complaints

• Herald FAQ

DB Art Community Telegram Group

If you’re interested in joining the TG group and sharing your art, be sure to click the image below:

Ask the Herald

Atra asks: #AskTheHerald would it be possible to set up an automated verification email that is sent upon submission of gfx/weapon requests, rather than just the gdoc saying "you did it"?

I don't know if Google Forms has an automated verification system, tbh. I'll have to check it out. If anyone has info, post it in the comments.

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Wally asks: #AskTheHerald What is Mona [my lab] being for Halloween?

Um...Mona. She hates anything one, around, close to or in very near proximity to her that even looks like clothing :P

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Terran asks: #AskTheHerald How do you handle termites?

Termites are my friends. We communicate and have a stable symbiotic relationship.

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Panda asks: #AsktheHerald Can I have a custom lightsaber shotgun?

Uhhh...no. :P

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Atty asks: #AsktheHerald will you be hosting a costume contest? :P

For Halloween. Hm. Might as well, why not.

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Monty asks: #AsktheHerald Has there been any progress in regards to your tree family family tree?

No :C Still not enough canon plot to work off of. In time.

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Terran asks: #AskTheHerald Can I get a custom Lightsaber/Gun combo for my dossier (current lightsaber/WESTAR-35)?

Explained in detail up there, but still...Yes you may, but at your rank [EQ3] only the selector version of the pistol is available.

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Djasei asks: #AsktheHerald Can you draw me like one of your French girls?

Yes I can. but I will not :P

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Lexonicus asks: #AsktheHerald What inspired you to make the Inquisitorius tattoos?

I dunno, to be honest. I don't usualy think about the designs I do. i just "feel" them. That may not make sense to you, i dunno. It does to me :P

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Terran asks: #AskTheHerald Can you make a WESTAR-35 for the selector for FUs? :P

You already have the dual version, but soon. Very soon. Lots of stuff to do right now.

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Andrelious asks: #AskTheHerald With societies for writing, gaming, and the SA, is anything similar the works for gfx?

Slowly working on it. The Art society will be much more tricky to quantify and manage since it's very, very subjective business. I imagine we'll have something concrete for it withing a span of a year or so.

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Turel asks: #AskTheHerald If a member who was otherwise eligible for a custom saber/weapon created their own to Herald standards would they be allowed to have it uploaded to their dossier?

Yes, if they meet quality standards.

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Andrelious asks: #AskTheHerald Will the 'lightsaber' selector be changed to 'weapon' selector?

Yes, eventually. It's low priority on James' list.

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Terran asks: #AskTheHerald I have a follow-up to Turel's question. How do you define "Herald Standards" (I know it is, to some degree, case-by-case) and what size/file format should the submitted artwork be?

200x400 px, png. The rest is based on my opinion. If I think it's not up to par, it won't get accepted.

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Cyris asks: #AsktheHerald Will you name some of your biggest inspirations in visual arts?

Warhammer 40000, Starcraft, History/Mythology, Nebezial (artist), Fantasy, Sci fi in general....etc.

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Seraphol asks: #AsktheHerald With all the changes going on with EQ2's and such getting duel wield armory sabers and such, do you think it would be possible to lower the Custom Dual Wield Sabers to EQ3 instead of EQ4?

No. As I explained already, that is restricted to Equite 4 for a reason. However you may request a Custom+Selector weapon at your own discretion after you reach Equite 2.

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Locke asks: #asktheherald with Antei abandoned where is the Herald's HQ and what kind of defenses and security measures does it have to deter would be assassins?

I fly around in my Nebula Class Star Destroyer protected by my Sentinels and Echos. Read the wiki for more.

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Andrelious asks: #AskTheHerald Were you sent here by the devil? :P

Nah. He kicked me out for being too cool I was freezing hell over.

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Bobecc asks: #AsktheHerald who is your favorite x-men and why is it Jubilee?

Rogue. Not Jubilee.

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Cethgus asks: #AsktheHerald What's your favourite 30k Legion

Emperor's Children. Pre-Heresy.

Commission artists and Artist Feature

Every report I will present an artist from various sites on the internet that do commission work. You can directly contact them through their contacts on these pages:

This time it's Tarantad0 who is an excellent digital painter and is open for commissions. Check out his devArt page for info:

Closing word

September ended with a bang, now it's all very tame and calm but beneath the surface a storm is brewing. Stay tuned for furtehr Possessions updates, as well as Herald Style Hanukkah...the last one ever.

Hope you enjoy the news. As always...

See you Space Cowboys. ;)

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