Introduction - Merry Christmas, Happy Life Day and Happy Hanukkah to ALL!

Merry Christmas House Hoth!

I hope everyone is gearing up for the Holidays and I, for one, am looking for the end of 2016 so much. Real life just got too real this year and I’ll be glad for a fresh start and it looks like 2017 will start off on a nice foot.

The one thing that did hit me the other day was that I have been your Aedile for over a year now and it’s been one heck of a year too. The House and the Clan have changed so much since I took office that it’s almost not the same House. Even with all the changes Hoth is a much stronger unit than it was this time last year and I for one must thank Esca aka Arcia for coming in and helping get Hoth moving in the right direction and teaching me so much. So all I can say is Thank you Esca!

With all of the changes this last year and with all the new things coming in the new year it will be a very exciting time. For Hoth, we will spend time lore building not only Solyiat but also helping the Clan build Kiast and our future as a House and a Clan. With Possessions now fully LIVE, we all have new toys to play with but the amount of email i’m getting from you all putting in custom aspects this new system seems to be a success.

With all this new stuff and seeing a influx of member activity, I reached out to the House members to help me clear the backlog of wiki projects I have amassed in my time here as Aedile of this great House. I’m happy to report, I got a few of you signed up and already working on projects. Enough that I hope to be able to release new wiki’s before my next report. If you haven’t signed up, but want to be involved, please contact me via Telegram or email and I can assign you a project.

Also, I’m sure you are all aware, I was just recently selected to be the new Praetor to the Fist and I’m persoanlly very excited about this new role. I hope to work with Drac and the rest of the staff to help make gaming in the DJB fun and rewarded for every member.

Finally as you are all aware we are the the middle of Week 2 of the The Life Day Games 2016 and so far we have seen some good submissions and activity so far but I hope to see more of you take part. Also Remember the 1st ½’s graphics, cluster race and PvP comps end this weekend too!

Important DJB/Clan News Items

• Just to serve as a overall reminder: ALL Official DJB Channels of communication are now a Rogue One Spoiler Free Zone! All violators will be sent to the Justicar for proper procedures. If you wish to talk freely about the movie, please go to this: Rogue One TELEGRAM Channel WARNING: DO NOT CLICK THE LINK UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SEE AND TALK ABOUT ROGUE ONE SPOILERS! Enter at your own risk!
• Turel has released December’s Consul Report, go check it out!
• Nero also release his latest Knights of Allusis report. This begins to set the stage for all the exciting things to come in 2017.
• The Brotherhood has seen a multitude of changes over the past month, with the introduction of more custom choices, possessions and new items. While several of these have been well documented, a number of impending changes on how to order your custom weapons, robes and warbanners from the Hearld’s office can be found in the latest Herald’s Update.
• GM Pravus annnounced some awesome awards and promotions in his most recent news post, praising the work of our members and highlighting the most deidcated efforts. That and also pointing out who else among our number is armed with a growing arsenal of technicolour daggers.
• The ongoing Lotus saga has continued with Anthology Part 3: Seven Strands, which has taken time to focus upon all of the clans for a time. Matters are complicated, and vile politics are abound.
• The Fist announce the new Praetor (myself) and the new Magistrate (Ranaar Kul) to the Fist Staff this week in his Staffing Anpuncement.
• The DGM Telaris "Mav" Cantor release a News post revolving around the Battle team SGT position. A rarely used position and therefore effective immediately it has being retired.
• Finally, in Judicial news, the Brotherhood is seeking a new Right Hand of Justice and a new Left Hand as well. With both Montresor and Bloodfyre’s term ending, the Justicar’s released this Job Posting in hopes of filling the spots soon. Good luck to all who apply!

JTF Hoth - House possessions

With Turel purchasing and releasing the entire Clan’s Order of Battle, House Hoth was given the following military assets that are directly attached to our unit. House Shan as an identical list as well, and to answer the most obvious question who controls the rest: the answer is the Clan Summit does. All Clan assets are fictionally shared between the Houses and Clan for any operations we embark on in the future. Any questions on this, please email both the House and Clan Summits.

Now the fun part! Below are the assets Hoth now owns and some items already have been named, but the rest will now need names and for that I turn to you. I have created some simple naming comps to poll you for your ideas.

So, please sign up for the JTF Naming Convention and submit the best names for our fleet.

Hoth Joint Task Force

1. MC40a Star Cruiser Rohlan’s Vision
   • T-70 X-wing Starfighter Renegade Squadron
2. CR90 Corellian Corvette Pride of Owyhyee
3. Special Operations Battalion (Hoth) - Naming rights available
4. Special Missions Company - Naming rights available
   • 74-Z Speeder Bike Squadron - Naming rights available
5. Air Support Company - Naming rights available
   • T-47 Airspeeder Squadron - Naming rights available
6. Blackhorse Armored Company
   • T2-B Repulsor Tank Platoon - Naming rights available
   • T2-B Repulsor Tank Platoon - Naming rights available
   • T2-B Repulsor Tank Platoon - Naming rights available
7. Drop Company - Naming rights available
8. Assigned Transports
   • Freerunner Platoon - Naming rights available
   • Freerunner Platoon - Naming rights available
   • Freerunner Platoon - Naming rights available
   • Low Altitude Assault Transport/carrier (LAAT/c) Platoon - Naming rights available

Member Achievements

Promotions:

Vadin Cal was promoted from Privateer to Raider, congratulations!

Recognition:

Arcia Cortel was awarded a Sapphire Blade for his work in the Herald’s Office.

Awards:

Liam Torun-Urr:

• 2 Clusters of Graphite
• 2 Crescents with Amethyst Stars

Lavanth:

• 5 Clusters of Ice

Arcia Cortel:

• 111 Clusters of Fire

Yuki Suoh:

• 17 Clusters of Fire
• 7 Clusters of Earth
• 2 Clusters of Ice

Edgar Drachen:

• 1 Scroll of the Master
• 454 Clusters of Fire
• 98 Clusters of Earth
• 3 Clusters of Ice
• 2 Clusters of Graphite
• 4 Crescents with Sapphire Stars
• 2 Crescents with Amethyst Stars
• 1 Crescent with Diamond Star
• 2 Crescents with Ruby Stars
• 1 Pendant of Blood

Vadin Cal:

• 6 Clusters of Fire
• 13 Clusters of Ice
• 1 Crescent with Amethyst Star
• 3 Pendants of Blood

Darro Zhen:

• 285 Clusters of Fire
• 2 Clusters of Ice
• 1 Crescent with Ruby Star
• 2 Pendants of Blood

Chris Winchester:

• 143 Clusters of Fire
• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star

Kriegen VanWyck:

• 1 Cluster of Ice
• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star

Hopplif Revenno:

• 5 Clusters of Earth

Trideo "Suur" Arkson:

• 4 Clusters of Fire
• 2 Crescents with Amethyst Stars *1 Crescent with Sapphire Star

Ka Tarvitz:

• 44 Clusters of Fires
• 1 Cluster of Ice
• 1 Crescent with Amethyst Star
• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 2 Crescents with Emerald Stars
• 1 Pendant of Blood

Lavanth:

• 5 Clusters of Ice

Dreith Droheden:

• 1 Crescent with Sapphire Star

Zanothi Nightblade

• 9 Clusters of Fire

House Totals:

• 1079 Clusters of Fire
• 110 Clusters of Earth
• 32 Clusters of Ice
• 4 Clusters of Graphite
• 7 Pendants of Blood
• 3 Crescents with Ruby Stars
• 8 Crescents with Amethyst Stars
• 9 Crescents with Sapphire Stars
• 2 Crescents with Emerald Stars
• 1 Crescent with Diamond Star

Competition Highlights

To see all available competitions head to the DJB Comp Page - Remeber, when in doubt: do more comps!

• JTF Naming Convention - Help name our new militray units!

• The Life Day Games 2016 - All your Life Day needs right here. Week 2 ends on Dec 17th!

• DC - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Celebration - A collection of comp presented by the Dark Council to celebrate the release of Rogue One.

• FIST - Snow Mei is Bae - Enjoy the new Overwatch Holiday Event and earn DOUBLE CLUSTERS!

• 1st Annual Mobile Gaming - Every Month a New Mobile game to compete in AND for just participating each month you get 5 FREE Clusters of Earth

• Godless Matron - Story of One - Create a NPC in this fiction comp.

• Winterbells - Simple christmas themed flash game.

• December Flash Game - Christmas Room Escape - Another more complicated but yet fun flash game.

• Death within the dream - Ever dream of killing your Consul write a fiction telling how it happens.

In conclusion -

Finally, I want to thank you all for all your support over my 1 year as your Aedile. I love this House and I can’t wait to see what we create together! Look for new and exciting things to come!

Until then Have a Merry Christmas and a Safe, Happy and Healthy New Year!

May your Glorious deeds please Bahamut and keep Tiamat’s greed in balance.

Savant Edgar Drachen, Aedile of House Hoth & Praetor to the Fist