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The Business End

The Calm Before the Storm

You know what they say: heresy grows from idleness. Well now is the time to embrace the sliver of heresy we have going for us, because while there are plenty of competitions out there, there’s a bunch that’s going to be coming down the pipe with much farther-reaching effects. If you guessed the Sins series, you guessed right! Also keep your eye-holes open for the closeout of the Consul Bride event, where we’ll get to see what happens to our hapless “maiden” and his wooden compatriot. I expect a lot of swearing and fisticuffs from Satsi. So enjoy the calm and quiet while it lasts.

Now that brings us to what we can do with the House in the meantime. We’ve got these nifty new bases, some shining new faces, and a bunch of heavy cases (of booze; I like rhyming). I want to know what you want to do with Galeres. Start a Run-On? Competitions? Wild porgies all over Warp’s bed? Get those ideas out into the open, and we can make concept into reality!

A Word from the Aedile

Hello all! With the Consul Bride event now over and the staggering participation we saw from our house, I would like to extend my personal thanks to everyone who participated in the event. You all kicked some major tail out there.

Next thing on my list is while we are in a space for downtime there are still several comps that have been highlighted in the report that are still active and just waiting for you all to hop into if you have not done so already. So go! Be free and do all the things!

Lastly I would like to remind all of the still-running Estle run-on. Now I know we have all been busy with other events and live as of late. If you find yourself with some spare time feel free to make a post!

Well that's all I have for you guys for now. Until next time!

Wiki Work: Still Here

Galeres’ and Spectre Cell’s wikis are, currently, our main focus(es) for project work. Grot will be taking lead on Spectre Cell’s whilst I plan on hitting Gal’s once I’m caught up on competition stuff. If interested in assisting, send myself, Skar, and Grot a message on Telegram or via e-mail.

Additionally, there’s wiki work that applies to the Clan on the whole. Whether it’s brainstorming or wikifying the information, there’s a place for you to throw your name in the hat. Contact points for this task are to Kordath ([Log in to view e-mail addresses]), Terran ([Log in to view e-mail addresses]), and myself ([Log in to view e-mail addresses]).

Competitions

The selection below shows a highlight reel of the active competitions. The full competitions list can be found here.

Ending Soon (1 week or less remaining)

• Battleteam Spectre Cell’s competition ends May 13th. Get your entries in!
• The May the 4th comps have less than two days left!

Ongoing (over 1 week remaining)

• Making more Selen locales. Do it while you can!
• Our illustrious leader with the wayward tail is inspecting the Clan’s units in this fiction competition.
• A quick run of Robot Unicorn Attack can be found in this flash game competition.
• Get FISTing with May’s monthly gaming challenge!
• Talk about your characters’ hobbies in Tali’s hobby fiction competition.

Coming Up

• You best keep an eye out for dem Sins.

News Items

• Grot’s premiere report as Battleteam Leader can be found here.
• House Qel Droma, our sister unit over in Port Ol’val, is hiring a new Quaestor. If you’re looking into House-level leadership, send in an application!
• If you didn’t see Kordath’s report from last month, be sure to check it out. S’got some fiction stuff as well as shiny new robes from our participation in the GJW.
• The new Justicar is looking for an equally shiny Left Hand of Justice.
• The FIST is looking for both a Praetor and a Magistrate.

Activity in the Last Month

Satsi Tameiki

• 1 x Seal of Loyalty
• 1 x Scroll of the Master
• 3 x Clusters of Fire
• 8 x Clusters of Ice

Maaz Sawyer

• 1 x Sapphire Blade
• 1 x Crescent with Ruby Star
• 48 x Clusters of Fire
• 164 x Clusters of Earth
• 3 x Clusters of Ice
• 9 x Clusters of Graphite

Rhylance

• 1 x Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 3 x Clusters of Ice

Rulvak Qurroc

• 4 x Crescents with Diamond Star
• 1 x Crescent with Ruby Star
• 3 x Crescent with Amethyst Star
• 3 x Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 271 x Clusters of Fire
• 460 x Clusters of Earth
• 9 x Clusters of Graphite

Qyreia Arronen

• 1 x Crescents with Diamond Star
• 2 x Crescent with Ruby Star
• 2 x Crescent with Amethyst Star
• 7 x Clusters of Ice

Rrogon Skar Agrona

• 20 x Clusters of Earth

Kharoc Garrlan

• 1 x Cluster of Ice

Grot

• 5 x Crescent with Diamond Star
• 9 x Crescent with Ruby Star
• 3 x Crescent with Amethyst Star
• 1 x Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 3 x Pendants of Blood
• 101 x Clusters of Fire
• 230 x Clusters of Earth
• 11 x Clusters of Ice
• 9 x Clusters of Graphite
• 1 x Seal of Loyalty

blackhawk

• 45 x Clusters of Fire

New Joins

There’s been a boom in incoming folk of late, so I wanted to give them their own special section. So to all our new joins listed, welcome to Galeres, Arcona, and the DJB as a whole! These names include:

• Alaric Kandarin
• Nykyrian
• TrafalgarLaw
• Kishi Steel
• Astrid
• Ranneth Stormcrow
• KnightFury
• DarkNightwitch
• DawnWind
• Bando Gora

Final Notes

We come once again to that part where I get personal. I’m really happy to see so much activity and new blood in the House, even if Grot is putting me to shame (seriously dude, when do you have time to even poop with all that activity?). To our new folks, if you managed to read this far, I highly suggest you join us on Telegram to really get acquainted with the insanity of Arcona and, if you’re interested, there is a Master/Apprentice program that you can take advantage of that will help set you up on the path to success within the DJB.

As always, I can be reached by e-mail at [Log in to view e-mail addresses] or on Telegram with @QyreiaArronen (PM or through our group chats). And if you’re bored, feel free to follow my meant-for-recruiting-but-still-fun in-character Twitter feed @TheRedQek!

Sincerely,