A micro-report, wherein Muz answers to very pressing issues (and several related questions).

Most importantly, Kalen is going to be resigning very shortly. His real life situation (and location) has changed, and his time availiability has been grinding him down pretty ferociously. He's put in some solid work over his tenure, and I'd like to thank him for all that he's done for us.

The flip side of that is that we need to open up Master at Arms for applications. If you think you have what it takes, you should already know what it is that Raken and I expect to see on an application for a Dark Council position. If you don't already know, hit up the wikipedia article on what the Master at Arms does on the following articles: http://wiki.darkjedibrotherhood.com/view/Master_at_Arms
http://wiki.darkjedibrotherhood.com/view/Master_At_Arms_Handbook

Raken and I are hoping to get someone installed very quickly, so we're only going to give until this Saturday for applications. That means that the application will need to be in our inbox by 2359 EST 18th July, 2014. Yes, it is short notice, but considering that the MAA is going to need to have a quick turnaround in order to keep up the standards that the DB expects, it can almost be considered your first test.

The next subject has been one that a fair bit of confusion has been surrounding: the Dark Crusade Ribbons. Since the inception of the Dark Crusade, this project has been rehashed, retreaded, revisited and regurgitated more than any of us would like. We're on the third herald since the Crusade started, and i am sure that plays some significance into it. So, I'm going to answer a few things and lay out how it is going to work.

1.) If you have participated in an event in one of the planets of the Dark Crusade, you will receive a ribbon for that planet. If you have participated in many events for a planet, you will get 'upgraded' ribbons for that planet. These planets include all of the planets of the Dark Crusade, the planets of Fading Light, and Korriban (which will be GJWXI). Your personal participation numbers will be used to determine ribbons and a display will be created for each individual for display on the accessory slot of your dossier.

2.) Rather than have each ribbon hold a slot on the awards page or ignore the prestige that a person should rightfully earn for participation, the Seal of the Crusader has been created and will be issued to everyone who participated, on a 1:1 ratio for each event completed. This will include events played during the Dark Crusade and Fading Light, but NOT GJWXI, which will have it's own seal. Each Seal of the Crusader will have identical Prestige Values as every other Vendetta Seal.

3.) Jamez and several others on the DC are working to get a complete list of participation (to date) and get the Seal awarded as soon as possible, due to the fact that it may be some time before the ribbon displays are able to be completed, due to Korriban being part of the same fictional campaign.

4.) We are debating which of the following to use as the Seal of the Crusader design. Here they are. Tell us which you prefer.

Thanks for your time and energy! Have fun!