What a week. So if anyone has not heard or took notice Battlelord Etah had to take care of things in R/L and made a HARD decision to step aside as our Questor. I had debated about writing a fiction regarding it but came to the conclusion that would not do him justice. So I sat down and tried to come up with something that is commensurate with Etah and his tenure here.

Etah, you know you proposed this ride to me back in January. At a time when I was undecided of my path and what the hell I should be doing. We had a lot of discussions going into the application process, what we wanted to do, what direction the House should go. You were always at the forefront of those discussions, and I learned a lot in those few weeks before us getting selected for House Shar Dakhan. What amazed me, is coming from a different Clan, what an abundant amount of knowledge you had regarding General Shar Dakhan. I was blown away at that knowledge, and it set me at ease that the House would be in good hands. More importantly, I wanted to sponge that knowledge so I would not look like such a “mouth-breather” when our folks would start talking history or coming up with story ideas.

Your demeanor and outlook of every member in the House were instrumental in guiding not only me but the House. You were always objective and took the time to hear and listen to every detail of whatever was being discussed. A trait which is genuinely indicative of wisdom, patience, and temperament.

Unfortunately, the ugliness of real life hits us all at one time or another. We had those talks more than once, I was honored to rest the burden of the House on my shoulders. I cannot even begin to express the appreciation and gratitude I have for you and your time to mentor me. I will continue to seek your counsel, and will always enjoy the friendship and laughs we had and look forward to more in our future.

I as well as House Shar Dakhan, cannot thank you enough and you will always be family. So from HSD and myself, thank you Etah Bloodfyre!

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That being said, I need to get down to some business. As you know, I sent out an email regarding a House meeting on T/G. This meeting is tentatively set for Sunday at 10 am EST. If that is an issue for anyone, please let me know. With that, I created a GDOC page, inviting everyone to the mix so they can see the idea(s) I have been thinking for the House. Which we will discuss in detail during our meeting. I do not want to take up much of everyone’s Sunday, so like to keep it relatively short, sweet and to the point. Plus I want to accommodate our folks who are overseas so bare that in mind as well.

So the other issue is, now that the Aedile seat is open, I am excepting applications. I will be promoting this to the max so I apologize in advance. Here are the requirements listed by our Consul Bentre Stahoes:

An Aedile Vacancy: What Do We Expect?

The universal expectations of an Aedile are as follows:

Setting the example to your members in both activity and attitude Keep regular communication with the House membership through both email and Telegram Assisting the Quaestor in the evaluation for composition of recommendations. This medium will cover both promotions and merit awards the members of your House. Assist in planning, running, and promoting competitions for your House. Assist in developing House lore and maintaining our wiki page(s). You will also serve as acting Quaestor in the absence of the Quaestor.

Application Requirements:

Why are you a fit for this position? Relevant leadership or project experience in or beyond the DJB. Any ideas you have for improving or developing the House. A 30/60/90 plan won’t be required. Any time constraints we would need to be aware of and to top it off things about you, what makes you tick and drives you forward.

What we are looking for in competitive candidates:

Must be an active member Must maintain a good turnaround time on communications (email, Telegram, etc.) with a regular 24-hour response time Must be willing to promote activity, membership engagement, fictional development, and open lines of communication Must produce competitions, fictional updates, and be comfortable with updating the Wiki page Must set a good example for the membership No minimum rank is required, however!

Things considered an asset:

Shadow Academy Leadership coursework passed (in particular, the courses under the Maven of Leadership completed) An understanding of Markdown (the SA has not one but two courses available for this as well) Any additional credentials that support your DJB side of the application Any upfront questions you may have

Due date:

You will have until October the 7th to get your application for Aedile into me ([Log in to view e-mail addresses]). As a note: be sure to include ProConsul Ashia Keibatsu ([Log in to view e-mail addresses]) and Consul Bentre Stahoes([Log in to view e-mail addresses]) in your application emails as well.

If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on Telegram (@sith_darkhawk) or email. I look forward to all applicants!

Again, you have until the end of the day on Monday, October 7th to get your applications in for consideration. As always, we reserve the right to select an applicant before the closing of applications if we receive a particularly fitting applicant, so I would advise you get your application in promptly if you want to be sure to be considered.

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In closing, I want to take the time to not only thank Etah, but thank my ProConsul, Consul and Rollmaster for having the confidence in me to take on such a roll. I will give this seat the attention it deserves and move forward in developing our members and this House.