The darkness surrounded him. It enveloped him. The Dark Side was like a warm blanket, made of hate and anger and emotions. It fueled him into the wee hours of the morning, on this occasion. Bentre Stahoes, Overlord of Naga Sadow looked over the datapads spread out on his desk. It was all a lot to take in, and the data seemed to pan out. The inevitability of the situation was quite clear. He barely took notice as he door opened. The Black Guard were on duty, so he was in little danger in the Temple of Darkness.

"Sir." The tall frame of the Proconsul came into view following the man's distinct voice. "You called for me?"

Bentre smiled up at the Shaevalian. "In your time, you have seen a lot of the galaxy, am I right?" The question drew a momentary glance of confusion before the Sith Proconsul nodded. It was clear that he did not understand where the conversation was headed.

"I have seen my share." There was an odd wistfulness in the tone, which brought a smile to Bentre's lips. He knew that his second in command was quite skillful, in his own way. He had his uses, just as did even Bentre himself.

"Are you familiar with the old saying: nothing is as certain as death and taxes?"This too drew a nod, though this one was more focused. "Do you want us to raise our taxes?" Takagari paused. "Or is there something else?"

"The other inevitability of the galaxy, my friend, my companion, my confidant is something that we have been unable to ignore. The thing that is a certainty in this galaxy is that eventually peace will give way to war." This statement drew a more stalward nod from his fellow Sith.

"I will prepare the Clan. I will prepare the Warhost." The grim tone of Takagari Darkhawk was like music to the Overlord's ears.

You serve as my Warmaster, Takagari. Under my command, you will coordinate the operations." Bentre nodded, picking up a datapad. "Which is also why I have prepared this."

The Shaevalian's interest was picqued at this. He strode forward, accepting the device from his Consul. "The Zerek Project? What is-" As the Proconsul, now Warmaster, took in the contents of datapad, several emotions flashed over his face. At first, it was curiosity, then it was a mix of disgust and anger, which then resolved into something between amazement and appreciation, before returning into an expression somewhere between confusion and determination. "Are you certain that the Clan will accept this?"

Bentre smiled at his newly-designated Warmaster. "I think we may have a mixed response. But those who are loyal to the vision of Lord Naga Sadow will fall into line, or will embrace it." He gave a nod. "We will see to those who need further convincing. But that is for another time, and the project will continue as planned. Perhaps soon, we will have a subject to show the Summit and the rest of them. For now, we have wonderful, delicious war ahead of us!"

That is correct. If you haven't seen the latest report by Master at Arms Howlader, we are headed for War. We have a transfer ban upcoming of course as is the custom, but more importantly it means that we are moving into one of the most active and intense periods of the year for our club. This will be the opportunity for each of you to strut your stuff and show the power of Clan Naga Sadow! Every entry you put in is worth points for the Clan, and if you place you give us the opportunity to move further up the point board as a whole and to place closer to one of those coveted top three positions!

Bins have made it easier than ever to get participation in during the War, but know that every entry you put in is more numbers that get thrown up on. Not everyone can craft an event-winning entry (as much as I love writing, the competition is stiff), but every member can put in an entry. Every member can participate to contribute to the Vendetta effort. When we all participate, we all take part in the Vendetta effort that can see us placing in such an event. Put your strongest foot forward in your given area of strength as well, and you may very well see yourself bringing home some Novae for the glory of yourself and the Clan!

We will talk about the ongoings of the Vendetta in Discord, via email, and will strive to cheer each other on as we head into and through this Vendetta! Keep your eyes on those comm channels and we will be glad to keep you in the know as we stride forward together! If you have any further questions, you can also look at the Vendetta page available on our wiki, or ask anybody on the Summit. We will be glad to help you get connected if you have any issues along the way to War.

Activity in the Clan In April

Competitive Spirits

• Annika Anthos
• Hades
• Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar
• Marcus Kiriyu
• Malisane Sadow
• Quealik Ferban
• Darkhawk Sadow
• Locke Sonjie
• Malik Sadow
• Tasha'Vel Versea
• Bentre Sadow

Crescent Gatherers

• Hades
• Marcus Kiriyu
• Malisane Sadow
• Quealik Ferban
• Darkhawk Sadow
• Locke Sonjie
• Malik Sadow
• Tasha'Vel Versea
• Bentre Sadow

Cluster of Fire Farmers

• Quealik Ferban
• Locke Sonjie
• Tasha'Vel Versea
• Bentre Sadow

Cluster of Earth Farmers

• Annika Anthos
• Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar
• Locke Sonjie
• Tasha'Vel Versea
• Bentre Sadow

Cluster of Graphite Artisans

• Malisane Sadow
• Quealik Ferban
• Darkhawk Sadow
• Locke Sonjie
• Tasha'Vel Versea
• Bentre Sadow

Writers and Authors (Cluster of Ice)

• Hades
• Darkhawk Sadow
• Locke Sonjie

Students and Scholars of the Collegium

• Theran Raxus
• Marcus Kiriyu
• Malisane Sadow
• Quealik Ferban

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If you are interested in seeing the statistics pulled thus far to determine Blackguard placements, you can view it by clicking here.

Order of the Blackguard Updates

April Blackguard Points:

Now, I am sure that some might be a bit dissatisfied to know how the points stack up for just this month. To that end, I have included the current leaderboard for 2022’s Blackguard Trials:

There are still some bounties from the bounty board where you can also snag some points!

Clan Job Board

Small jobs for the Clan (and some BG points!)

• A new, modern page is needed for the updated Black Guard. If you are interested in crafting or helping to craft this page, your help would be appreciated. Point bounty: at least 5 pts for significant contribution, up to 15 in case of extreme contribution/rewrite

• System data update to reflect the modern Orian system If you want to help to rewrite a couple of pages or more, then your help would be appreciated. Point bounty: 5 pts for significant contributions, 10 for larger contributions at the discretion of the Summit

• 'Craft a faction' project for minor factions in our home system. These factions will include criminal elements or non-governmental subfactions to help enrich the Orian system and to show a bit of what in the system is (or is not worth) fighting for! 5 pts for simple faction contributions, larger faction fleshing out may result in bonus bounty points (5-10 bonus points). The Summit retains the right to veto certain details or elements of crafted faction according to the needs of the narrative/Clan.

• Flesh out your capital system which is as simple as creating new locales, inhabitants and the like to help further enrich the Orian system. **Point bounty: 5 points. The Summit retains the right to veto certain details or elements of crafted faction according to the needs of the narrative/Clan.

• Need member to run EU gaming nights for Clan Naga Sadow at least once a month. If you are able to run an event with three or more members of CNS, be it casual gaming, supported gaming, or other gaming it would be appreciated. If you can just ally with the Summit on planning, provide a screenshot of the participating members in the Clan channel during the event in question then some sweet BG points can be yours! Point bounty: 8 points.

• Need member to help run Americas Time Zone gaming nights for Clan Naga Sadow at least once a month. If you are able to run an event with three or more members of CNS, be it casual gaming, supported gaming, or other gaming it would be appreciated. If you can just ally with the Summit on planning, provide a screenshot of the participating members in the Clan channel during the event in question then some sweet BG points can be yours! Point bounty: 8 points.

• Have an idea for another form of community event? Contact the Consul/Summit. If it is viable you may very well be able to score some more points and the appreciation of the Summit. If it involves some work to get things going, you may be deemed eligible for some project work points. Point bounty: 8+ points

These are just a few bounties that came to mind. Watch the Clan channel and future reports and you might see a point bounty for a project pop up that you can complete to earn points and to help enrich and improve Clan Naga Sadow. Hoorah.

News From the Club

• Arcona gets a new Consul

• Dracaryis gives his final report and then gets promoted to Master

• The Headmistress Calls For New Hires

• The Exarch reflects on over a million words of RP and more

• The Consul Handbook has been revised

• A New Left Hand of Justice is Appointed

• New First Turel Releases An Initial Fist Report

• Chapter 3 of Shadow Unveiled is released as well as a report talking about the development of the Children of Mortis

• The FIST updates the Rites of Combat

• Star Chamber has Zoron chosen as a temporary member

• The Justicar gives a refresher on Nepotism

Competitions of Note

If you need something to do while you wait for the Great Jedi War, you can look at some of these:

• You can take part in a Mandalorian wedding

• There is also the Field of Squares competition being run by the FIST

• What's My Fandom: Arcane Edition

• The Overlord is running an open board Cluster race for members to throw Clusters at

• The FIST's office is running a SWTOR Flashpoint competition

• For a quick, easy to participate in bit of fun, there are flash games in a big competition

You can always check out the main competition page for more, of course!

Closing Words From the Consul

Hopefully while you are waiting for the War, you can join folks like Sanguinius, Locke, Tasha'Vel, myself and others as we game and hang out in voice chat throughout the week. I am usually on at times in the week (I am working weekends alot) and would be glad to have folks join up in the fun.

There is also the RP still ongoing you can push things forward in in your own individual way. Seriously, if you can think of something your character would do in the situation, go for it. I mean, I am flexible and given the opportunity to have some fun together I would more than welcome it. I would even be up for a more laid back RP if folks would be interested in that as well!

I hope that you can take this month and this war as an opportunity. We can rock our corner of this galaxy far, far away together as a Clan and as a club. As always, stay awesome, CNS.

In Service, In Darkness,

Overlord of Naga Sadow