Hey everyone! It's Laren here, your trusty merc Aedile from House Karness Muur. This will be my second report as Aedile of House Karness Muur in 2017. I'm well into my second year of service to this Clan, and I could not be more honoured or privileged to spending my time here in this wonderful House we call home within Plagueis.

For this report, we're going to mostly stick to the fundamentals. Right after this intro, it's my pleasure to showcase some of the recent shinies that our brethren have earned in the last few weeks. After that, I will briefly highlight the Pro Bowl in the hopes we can get in a few last minute entries from some of our very own, or perhaps others who may also be reading this report. Between talk of the Pro Bowl and a collection of important news and reports from around the Brotherhood, I also have a feature piece I wish to share with you (read more if you want to find out).

So without further adieu, here we go!

Shinies, Awards, and Promotions

• Furios Morega - 89 Clusters of Fire, 1 Pendant of Blood
• Brimstone - 13 Clusters of Fire
• Kryy Vitaan - 11 Clusters of Fire, 1 Crescent with Amethyst Star
• Kodais Solatus - 6 Clusters of Fire

Also of note, we have two members re-joining our ranks from the great beyond. Please give a warm welcome back to the tyrant himself, Gaius Julius Caesar, and our dear friend, Kryy Vitaan.

Plagueis-Taldryan Pro Bowl

The event is just about complete, though there remains an hour or two, at best. More than enough time for a quick submission or three. If you click right here, it'll take you to the main page. Remember to click on [Week 3], and try to complete what you can with the time that remains!

I also just wanted to take the time as the Pro Bowl winds down to thank the folks both behind the scenes doing the organizing and grading, as well as our co-captains for this event.

Organizers

• Dracaryis, Fist of the Brotherhood
• Teylas, Praetor to the Master at Arms

Both are members of the Dark Summit in some form of important capacity or another. You might know these two or see them around. One games and hates memes and all things silver while doing the absolute best job of promoting our vibrant gaming community, while the other has to manage a stubborn Canadian panda who is extremely fond of his Yes-No stamp while simultaneously working to facilitate the best possible competition experience throughout the organization. So to you two, my proverbial hat is now tipped.

Team Abalance

• Rhylance, Consul of Clan Taldryan
• Abadeer Taasii, Proconsul of Clan Plagueis

Team Selaris (the superior name, by far)

• Selika Roh, Consul of Clan Plagueis
• Alaris Jinn, Proconsul of Clan Taldryan

The command teams of these two fantastic Clans, in tandem with our event organizers, are the ones who made this event possible. Thank you for putting forth the option of collaboration with our Taldryan comrades, and thank you for leading by example, putting forth the maximum amount of passion, participation, and hype to make this all possible, and for generally just being awesome. My hat is also proverbially tipped to you as well (right about... now).

NuCanon Book Club Idea

With all the hype and changes that have taken place in the Star Wars universe in the last couple years, it has brought about loads of new content. Now originally, it was disappointing for me to see Legends content I knew and (mostly) loved so dear to be set aside by Disney, but the past is the past. We have a growing writing team under LucasArts that is developing day in and day out, regardless of the issues they may be having with the films in recent days. The NuCanon universe is expanding, and I think as fans and fan fiction writers, it's super important we stay up to date with the developments in our canon universe.

This is why I wanted to run an idea by folks. So I've been getting my hands on various pieces, and I want to say I'm sitting around 90% ownership for all current NuCanon book content. Comics is a whole other matter entirely, however (they're hard to find and there's a lot of them). But then I thought, "Man, if I want to read these this bad, are there others?"

And if there are, let me know! The run down for the book club would be quite simple. Twice a month on pre-determined dates, members would meetup for a Google Hangout or Skype audio session. The hour or so long book club would be super informal, with one or two people at most gently nudging the conversation along, if the need so arises. I would develop a schedule of the NuCanon content to read, do some reading, and we go from there!

Anyway, if this is something you're interested in, let me know down in the comment section below, or feel free to poke me on Telegram or e-mail me at [Log in to view e-mail addresses]. I would love to know what you guys think.

Brotherhood News

And now it's time for a news roundup. Here are five articles I've picked out that you should give a thorough read (though you should be doing that anyway):

• Great Jedi War: Dates and Details - If you're a member of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, please read this right away. Winter is comin', folks.

• Fist Report #12 - For those avid games out there, the 12th report by our resident Fist and Plagueian alum, Drac, contains a lot of really important information. It covers the first policies directed toward Destiny 2 gameplay, Heroes of the Storm, and a lot more. If gaming is important to you, give this a read as soon as possible.

• Master at Arms Report 7 - Where Howie talks about the upcoming Great Jedi War XII, member transfers, and other useful goodies.

• Headmaster's Report #15 - A bit of bias here, but this is still super important to follow nonetheless. The SA team continues to complete some important projects to bring you a more complete Club experience within the Academy.

• Arcona Proconsul Applications Extended - If you think you have what it takes to help run a Clan in the Brotherhood, five days remain to apply. Check this report out for more information.

Conclusion

The Pro Bowl has almost concluded, and war looms on the horizon. Steel your blades, folks, and be ready for the storm. Like numerous other members, this upcoming Great Jedi War will be my first. And boy oh boy am I damn excited.

That's all for now, folks.

- Laren