Today's art is brought to you from the great works of Andrea Meloni. The style of it is pretty sweet, and it makes an awesome puzzle

No big lead up here. I'm too late for any big speeches. Much work this weekend, more reports. Time to get into the report!

New Ektrosis Aedile

I'd just like to reiterate the news that Raist posted recently. Bobecc's appointment is an exciting time for us here in Taldryan. Since he joined us he's been a driving force within Ektrosis, and one of our most consistently active members. His rise into the ranks of leadership has been something we've been looking forward to for a long time. I know he's already working on some nice new stuff, and we're all looking forward to what he's got on offer.

New Herald

Big news in the DB front lately with the appointment of a new Herald: Vyr Vorsa. Vyr, despite his wooden (hah!) devotion to the light side is an excellent addition to the Dark Council. Vyr was responsible for the work on our newest robes, as well as finally finishing the much trumpeted ribbons cases from the Dark Crusades and GJW.

I for one am really looking forward to one of the introduction of a new style in the Brotherhood's artwork, and I hope you'll all join me in wishing him well in his efforts.

Masters of our Fate

The majority of this weekend has been devoted to working on the upcoming event Masters of our Fate. Between Howie, the summit and myself we've got the first 4 or 5 events fully mapped out, and I'm going to be aiming for a mid-week release of the events. This event will continue our efforts to futher delve into the identity and core of Taldryan's home, it's people and our position in the galaxy, not just the Brotherhood. We're aiming to have a multi-month event where we have different types of events coming through, though the first round will largely be about hashing out Karfur's identity.

I know it's been a little while since we've had a direction beyond "be active!" This first wave of competitions will be the hallmark of a new shift, so lets get ourselves moving again.

Competition Roundup

• An Objective History (Fiction) -- Ends on: Tuesday 28 July, 2015

• Boarding the Zephyr (Fiction) -- Ends on: Monday 20 July, 2015

• God of Destruction (Flash Gaming/Puzzles) -- Ends on: Monday 10 August, 2015

• God of War (Flash Gaming/Puzzles) -- Ends on: Tuesday 28 July, 2015

• Dinaari Presents: There's a Pointy Theme (Flash Gaming/Puzzles) -- Ends on: Saturday 25 July, 2015

• [MAA] Night on the Town (Graphics/Multimedia) -- Ends on: Saturday 01 August, 2015

• SWTOR Varmint Hunter (MMO Gaming/ToR) -- Ends on: Sunday 16 August, 2015

• Star Wars Online Collectable Card Game Open (Multiplayer Gaming) -- Ends on: Saturday 08 August, 2015

• Star Conflict PvP (Multiplayer Gaming) -- Ends on: Tuesday 21 July, 2015

• Star Wars App - Force Trainer (Single-player Gaming) -- Ends on: Friday 31 July, 2015

• Monthly Mobile Gaming Sokoban (Single-player Gaming) -- Ends on: Saturday 25 July, 2015

• DJB Fantasy Football (Other) -- Ends on: Monday 04 January, 2016

• Star Conflict PvP (Other) -- Ends on: Wednesday 29 July, 2015

As per usual, I am writing this report far too late in the evening, and the puzzle at the start of the report has not yet made it through the approval queue, but I'll make sure to update things as soon as they do.