> Shadow Academy Graduates 08-15-99 thru 08-21-99 (Article by HM Kumba)
Congratulations to these members who have graduated the Shadow Academy this week!
GRD Shups (Sith)/House Archanis of Clan Taldryan
GRD Ramaj Shachor Ithilwaya (Obelisk)/Dinaari of Taldryan
GRD Shonan Darkol (Krath)/Marka Ragnos of Naga Sadow
GRD Havoc (Sith)/House Nuitrai of Clan Aquillas
GRD Prometheus (Sith)/Archanis of Taldryan
GRD Malachdrim(sith)/Galthain of Satal Keto
GRD Coolguy (Obelisk)/Dinaari of Taldryan
GRD Blitzdeath (Sith)/Oriens Obscurum of Arcona
GRD Pumpkin (Krath)/House Qel-Droma of Clan Arcona

> Awards 08-15-99 thru 08-21-99 (Article by CHAN Howlader)
Congratulations to these members who have received awards this week!
Marenta - Knight's Cross addon to the Dark Cross.
Sithrage - Dark Cross
Ramaj - Steel Cross

> Dark Voice To Be Released Soon (Article by GM Khyron)
Sunday, August 22, is the last day that submissions will be accepted for the Dark Voice. I have received all necessary submissions from the Dark Council, and I only await the conclusion to the Crystal Dreams narrative. Expect the Dark Voice to be released within the next day or two.

> Grand Master On Leave August 27 - September 10 (Article by GM Khyron)
I will be on an expedition with the SSD Avenger scouting new territories for Brotherhood expansion for the next two weeks (read: I will be moving into college and be getting acclimated to the new living environment). I will still be online and checking my mail, but I will be relying on the Deputy Grand Master to answer the call of the day-to-day duties of the Grand Master for the next two weeks or so. I am not sure exactly how long it will take before I am back to full action, but I am approximating two weeks.

> Apply for Sith High Warrior (Article by GM Khyron)
Sith High Warrior Bull will be taking an extended vacation (6 weeks). Because this is longer than 4 weeks (the maximum amount of time for which I will appoint an Interim Councilor), I have decided that whoever replaces the SHW should get the position permanently. If you would like to apply for the position, please include the following information and send your applications to the GM and DGM (darkjedi@ametro.net, dev@city-net.com).
* Your Brotherhood ID line and all other ID lines you have.
* What are your plans for the Sith?
* What do you plan to do for the Sith?
* What do you think makes you qualified for this position?

> From the Office of the Deputy Grand Master (Article by DGM Dev)
1) The GJW results and prizes will be appearing in the next DV, coming out soon.
2) There is a feud occuring between Arcona and Taldryan, after which the next DB Operation will be detailed to the membership.

> From the Office of the Master at Arms (Article by MAA Thedek)
1. I'm back! After a great trip and a lot of fun, I have returned from the Outer Rim and taken back over the Office of the Master at Arms. I want to say thanks to all those who cluttered my email box with over 7000 emails... and a special thanks to my Praetor, OWL Mav, for dealing with the roster while I was gone and doing a great job.
2. As for the roster, it should be up-to-date and everything. Please double check it and let me know of any errors you find.
3. The Dark Brotherhood Membership is now at 1130... We dropped after I dealt with several AWOL reports that came in while I was away.

> From the Office of the Headmaster (Article by HM Kumba)
1. Shadow Academy is running smoothly. I got a new computer in (bwha!) so I'm still stransferring stuff to and from the old computer...so there might be a slight delay in somethings..
2. I finally got the music on the SA Site working again, using the MODplug...enjoy it.
3. I would also like all Clan Summits to pass along their house that the SA is not a membership type thing where one joins. I have way too many e-mails in my box about "joining" the SA. Please pass along the informaton that one needs only goto the SA Webpage and read the directions to get thru. Please pass along the url to the SA as Well, http://www.jsspace.com/sa/sa1.php3

> From the Office of the Chancellor (Article by CHAN Howlader)
1) The new design of the Chancellor's Office has been up for about a week now, those who have not seen it, go take a look. (http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~howlader/chan/)
2) The Medal Reccomendation form for Brotherhood is on the Chancellor's page...please use that when awarding medals.
3) Only a handful of medals were awarded this week... they'll be on the Holocron.

> From the Office of the Krath High Priest (Article by KHP Shaitan)
1 -- ...The Krath High Priest Should be back soon...Get your submissions into the Krath archives...Email them to P:KHP Zillah Xathe lyndac@yebo.co.za ) M:KHP Arania Lawakiro ( lwaxanatroi@okay.net ) and DJH Sayrah Mikfarlant ( sarah@mcfarland54.freeserve.co.uk )...
2 -- ...Sign up for the Krath mailing list..Email M:KHP Arania Lawakiro for more information...( lwaxanatroi@okay.net )
3 -- ...Krath phyles...Send your Phyle histories to High Priest Shaitan`...To be added to the new Krath site... ( shaitan@vtc.net )
4 -- ...The High Priest is seeking an artist to aid him in a new project...Get your applications in...Email Shaitan` with samples...

> From the Office of the Obelisk High Commander (Article by OHC Dread)
1) My apologies for my extended absence over the past three weeks, I have been insanely busy with real life functions and havent had much of an oppurtunity to touch my computer. This Friday wraps up the first week of school for me, so expect to see me back shortly when I manage to get back into the swing of things.. due to my immense amount of sociology homework, I probably won't be on as much as I used to be, but I expect to be available to you all and able to fulfill my responsibilities to the Dark Brotherhood.
2) The Obelisk Tournament is proceeding as planned, I have recieved several e-mails from various fighters and it appears round one is going smoothly, however due to my hectic scheduale, expect the tournament to move along a little more slowly than previously planned. All fighters should expect an e-mail from me soon stating the details of round two.
3) Nature of the Dark Side hasn't been touched for a while, I'd like to see some more Jedi Knight editors popping up in the Dark Brotherhood, so if you're a member and maybe Jedi Knight isn't your thing, you should consider getting into editing. Editing Jedi Knight is valuable skill for an Obelisk and it teaches you a lot about how the engine works.
This also increases your ability to understand how Jedi Knight's engine reacts to many situations, thus giving you the ability to comprehend and manipulate multiple factors of the game... but I digress... if you're interested in editing, go to (www.massassi.net) or (www.darkjedi.com).

> From the Office of the Sith High Warrior (Article by SHW Bull)
[Announcements submitted by Praetor Donitz]
1. The stunt tournament is still on. Submissions are still coming in, so get flying if you still want the reward (SC!).
2. All Sith remember to attend the Sith meeting at 2 p.m. EST in #DBSith.
3. Remember that the position of SHW is now open. If you think you have what it takes, apply to darkjedi@ametro.net

> From the Office of the Commander of the Guard (Article by COG Z'lar Kahn)
1. Former Crusader Donitz, Gladiator Kelric and Sovereign Protector ShadowXX have succesfully exterminated their targets. Now there are only 3 of them left, and I don't think they'll dare face the GMRG by themselves. Specially now that they are without a leader. We will keep scanning the area for them, but I believe that the threat to the Grand Master has dissapeared.
2. The Grand Master's Royal Guard has been challenged by a couple of JK Clans, and some of them are saberists only. We are not organized enough to use all our sabers potential as of now, so I have decided to split the Crusader rank into two: CRD-S and CRD-G (Sabers and Guns, of course). Those Guardsmen who are above-average in sabers but not that good in guns will get CRD-S. They will represent us in sabers, and they will be trained in guns. Once they reach a good level in guns, they will be able to advance to Gladiator. Same thing with guns.
3. The ladder keeps moving. Lots of battles this week. Check the page for updates.

> Trivia Winners for this week are as follows:
Congratulations to this week's trivia winners!
First place: SBL Donitz (Sith)/P:SHW/Archanis of Taldryan
Second place: GRD SithRage (Obelisk)/Dinaari of Taldryan
And a special thanks to this week's trivia creator: Kelric

> Shadow Academy Graduates for 08-29-99 thru 09-04-99 (Article by HM Kumba)

GRD Jason Urick (Obelisk)/House Borealis of Clan Aquillas
GRD Ricaud (Krath)/House Ektrosis of Clan Taldryan
GRD T'sara (Krath)/House Qel Droma of Clan Arcona
GRD Anthrax (Krath)/House Dinaari of Clan Taldryan
GRD Stronghold (Obelisk)/House Primus Goluud of Clan Naga Sadow
GRD Acebw (Obelisk)/House Primus Goluud of Clan Naga Sadow
GRD Ace Pilot (Sith)/House Oriens Obscurum of Clan Arcona
GRD Magnus Tarkower (Krath)/House Marka Ragnos of Clan Naga Sadow

> Awards 08/29/99 thru 09/04/99 (Article by CHAN Howlader)
Congratulations to these members who have received awards this week!
Sith Battlemaster Striker - Steel Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Spore - Steel Cross
Guardian Enerum Shka - Bronze Scroll
Obelisk Warrior Ace of Hearts - Steel Cross
Sith Battlemaster Manesh - Steel Cross
Dark Jedi Hunter Padawan - Steel Cross
Obelisk Warrior Raistlin - Grand Cross of the Dark Side

> From the Office of the Headmaster (Article by HM Kumba)
1. I've made some enhancements to the SA Profiles Page that when you submit a profile, you get a table of the information you sent and are given the chance to review and go back to make any changes if neccessary before submitting to my box....helps to reduce the number of profiles with mistakes that end up in my box....
2. Order Quizzes are still being made.....I'll get them done someday in the near future.

> From the Office of the Herald (Article by HRLD Faethor)
1. I am coming to the end of some very large paid graphics projects and will hopefully have time to catch up on the GoAs I have sitting in my mailbox. I will make a post to the message board when I am finished them.
2. I urge all of you (especially new Guardians) to read my section in the Dark Voice. It contains information on what your charge (the symbol on your shield) should and should not be.

> From the Office of the Obeliskan High Commander (Article by OHC Dread)
1. Nature of the Dark Side is doing great. I have changed the releases slightly... instead of releasing the Single Player and Mutli Player additions together, we're going to release the mutli player portion first, that way we can get it done faster and have it available for Dark Brotherhood competitions and such.
2. The Obelisk Competition is still ongoing, I gave you a week to get round one matches complete and only two of you have, if you dont know who you have to face, e-mail at Dreadnaught9@Hotmail.com. For the two of you who completed round one already, I'll be sending you your opponent in round two's name and e-mail. I expect all matches to be played by Wednesday night for round one, if you cannot do so, e-mail me and explain why not or you will be disqualified. Expect an e-mail with more details soon...

> From the Office of the Commander of the Guard (Article by CoG Z'lar Kahn)
1. Our new challengers, the LoC, has decided to reorganize before engaging us in combat. Perhaps the results of our previous tournament and a couple of warmup matches made them think it twice? >;) We will get this going ASAP.
2. There are no more spots left on the Circles. From now on, members must challenge Neophytes for their spot if they want in.
3. The ladder system has been changed. Now, every time you lose a match, you'll get -1 point. This will make it much more interesting, since you'll need not only a lot of victories, but also a good win/lose percentage.

> Shadow Academy Graduates for 09-05-99 thru 09-11-99 (Article by HM Kumba)

GRD Jerroth Zakkorn (?????)/House Acclivis Draco of Clan Scholae Palatinae
GRD Jade (Krath)/House Marka Ragnos of Clan Naga Sadow
GRD Kircheis Tychsen (Sith)/House Archanis of Clan Taldryan
GRD Sauron (Sith)/House Nuitari of Clan Aquillas
GRD A'ch Kirbanor (Sith)/House Ludo Kressh of Clan Naga Sadow
GRD PaRaDoX (Sith)/House Oriens Obscurum of Clan Arcona
GRD Rask (Krath)/House Senryaku of Clan Aquillas
GRD Baron Fel (Sith)/House Tridens of Clan Tarentum
GRD Cymbre Kall (Krath)/House Senryaku of Clan Aquillas
GRD Shrekna Entar (Obelisk)/House Primus Goluud of Clan Naga Sadow

> Medal Awards (Article by CHAN Howlader) Congratulations to these members who have received awards this week!
Ace Pilot - Dark Cross
AceOfDrkndHrts - War Cross
Aragorn - Steel Cross
Alex - w/Silver Quill
Blazer - w/Palm
D'hak - Dark Cross
Darrion Sulco - Bronze Scroll
Enerum Shka - Steel Cross
Jade - Bronze Scroll
Jefren Starfield - Dark Cross
Kan Kdd'or - Bronze Scroll
Khobai - Bronze Scroll
Minerva Ramirez - Bronze Scroll
Teren Der'rek - Bronze Scroll
Voranyen - w/ Star of Immortality
Kircheis - Steel Cross
Matt - War Cross
Prometheus - Dark Cross

>From the Office of the Master At Arms (Article by MAA Thedek)
1. After some AWOL checks have come in, the Dark Brotherhood Roster is now at 1156 members. Which is ok since we know quality is what counts and will always keep us number 1. :)

> From the Office of the Headmaster (Article by HM Kumba)
1. Shadow Academy is chugging along nicely with an average of 7-8 Graduates over the past few weeks. I'm slowly brainstorming enhanced features on the SA Pages...so expect over time to see new additions/changes to the pages.
2. Order Quizzes are still being made.....I'll get them done someday in the near future.

> From the Office of the Obeliskan High Commander (Article by OHC Dread)
1) Nature of the Dark Side is moving a bit slower than usual due to the fact that Brakiss (the massa cog guy) and myself (the man in charge) have not had a chance to talk too much this week but Im sure that will change eventually. However, that hasn't stopped me, I recently reworked the weapons, made an outline for a possible sequel and sketched a lot more of the game features. I also took on another project which brings me to announcement number two...
2) Finally I have begun putting my JK knowledge in a written format, I have begun work on a Jedi Knight tutorial. The file, when finished, should be pretty large and it will go over everything from setting up the right controls for your style, to moving in different directions, to using lag to make you dissapear and reapear behind an enemy. Im not for sure when it'll be finished but it certainly wont take too long, so keep your eyes open for it.
3) The deadline for first round matches of the Obelisk Tournament is up. Im currently processing the participants who were eliminated and so far the results look grim. The only warriors able to proceed to round two are Kelric and AceofDrkndHrts so far, so try to get that match over with guys.

> From the Office of the Commander of the Guard (Article by CoG Z'lar Kahn)
1. With Imp's, Xerokine's and my victory, we have a 3-0 lead over the LoC. I don't think they have any chance of defeating us. However, we will go on and finish the tournament.
2. The ladder ends on september 20th. Winner, 2nd and 3rd get rewards. Get going NOW! I will be accepting suggestions for next season starting now.
3. OHC Dreadnaught will be focusing his efforts in NotD. He has decided to step down as Praeceptor. Since we have no other members capable of leading a circle, I have decided to replace Dread in that spot.

Congratulations to this week's trivia winners!
First place: KPN Nighthawk (Krath)/P:DGM/CON/Arcona
Second place: JH Enerum Shka (Krath)/House Marka Ragnos of Naga Sadow
Creator: GRD Despot (Krath) / Senryku of Aquillas
Next week's trivia subject: [not yet decided]
Trivia/Meeting Info:
http://www.datasync.com/ ~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

> Shadow Academy Graduates (09-19-99 through 09-25-99)
GRD Smazza (Obelisk)/House Dinaari of Clan Taldryan
GRD Den Darkhill (Sith)/House Ludo Kressh of Clan Naga Sadow
GRD raine thayil (Sith)/House Tridens of Clan Tarentum
GRD Cyric (Sith)/House Oriens Obsurum of Clan Arcona
GRD Kyp Durron (Obelisk)/House Borealis of Clan Aquillas

> From the Office of Grand Master Khyron
* A note regarding Clan-to-Clan recruiting... Please be aware that it is *against* Brotherhood rules to directly attempt a member of one Clan to your Clan. You may make *general* recruitment messages in the appropriate areas (i.e. your Clan's homepage). You may also post that positions are up for application. However, you may *not* attempt to recruit a person directly (i.e. irc conversations, etc).
* I am officially back from vacation now, as you all know. I apologize that my absence may have caused certain activities and functions to slow down, but I assure you that things will be picking up very soon.
* Currently, I'm working on a new Brotherhood homepage. It should be done in about two weeks. The Brotherhood page will not be updated until the new one is posted.
* Issues of The Holocron are now to be mailed on Mondays instead of Saturdays or Sundays.

> From the Office of Headmaster Kumba
1. Still tweaking some new features on the SA pages...primarily people have been wanting to know the "results" of their DSC Final....After some deliberation, I decided to modify the script to print the results of their test and mark which questions they got wrong...tho I'm still tweaking it so don't expect it for another week or two.
2. After consideration, I have decided that my Magistrate, JH Zsinj, is to be moved up to become my Praetor, and the Magistrate positions are to be locked down for now, as I do not have need for them at the time, so don't ask me... 3. This position Change also entails a Promotion for Zsinj to DJK, so everyone give him a Congratulations!...
4. Apprentices, get to the SA Website for FREE (yes, you heard it, FREE) Promotions! [all title, taxes and tags included, Must be a member of a Dark Brotherood Clan to qualify. Not valid in New Republic territory, see the SA Website for further details...] - http://www.jsspace.com/sa/sa1.php3

> From the Office of Herald Kryder
* The Heraldic Roll is up 3 to 45. Send in your GoA requests and expect that number to climb quickly!
* I am working on a high-graphic version of the Herald site which is expected to be done next week some time.
* I am looking for a Praetor or Magistrate. If you are interested in applying please email an aplication to me. In the application I'd like URLs of where I can see examples of graphics that you've created -from scratch-, plus anything that you think is relevant. Decisions will be made on the quality of work.

> From the Office of Chancellor Howlader
* Thanks to the hard efforts of Herald Kryder, and his excellent coding abilities, a new Brotherhood Medal Board has been created.
* The Medal Board can still be reached through dbmedals.tsx.org...
* Kryder has been awarded a Ruby Scepter.
* I will be working today and tommorow to correct all errors.

> From the Office of Krath High Priestess Arania * Until now, only one!!! House has bothered to send any material about their Phyles in. I expect the rest of you to do so as well... and as soon as possible. I plan to browse through all the Phyle sites next week - the site addys will also be listed on the soon-to-come new KHP site. Of course only those that I have. Also, the best Phyle site will be chosen if there are enough submissions... think of the honor your Phyle can achieve. If your Phyle does not have a site yet, please tell me so as well, so I know you are active nonetheless...
* If you have the time for creative discussions... subscribe to krath@egroups.com. This is not a news list but a discussion forum, so you need to have the time to read all the mails... It is also a moderated forum, so if your mails do not show up it is because we have solved the regarding topic or it is not relevant to current discussions.
* Remember the archives. I will soon include SA submissions and the material from some house competitions. Material published in the DV will be added as well - I would appreciate if those who submitted could send their writings to me again, my writing program was unable to read most of the DV... There are a few stories and poems from non-Krath already that wil be added to the archives.
Clan and House leaders, please make sure your Sith and Obelisk are aware their writings can also be in. Submit your writings to AraniaLawakiro@krathhighpriest.fsnet.co.uk. Please notice that this addy will only be checked once or twice a week, and I'll not answer any questions going to this addy, it is only for archive submissions... Submissions have to be in TXT or DOC format (Word 6 please, anything higher I cannot decipher) and should be sent as attachments. If you cannot send attachments for some reason, please tell me so, otherwise your submission will be disregarded.
* Thanks to those Houses which have added me to their mailing list. It provides me with necessary information regarding activity, and it also helps me to determine the Scholar of the Month. Remember, if you have any questions, ask... and regarding problems - contact me before activity drops to zero. Our order can only thrive if we all work together... If you plan to talk to me other than the sometimes not very effective mail exchange, I am often on IRC, my AIM is Lwaxy (don't ask!) and my ICQ UIN is16679331. I may not always have time the moment you contact me, because I am normally multitasking (and that normally means many windows and at least 5 discussions...), so you may need a bit of patience, but I'll eventually get back to you.
* Please do not forget to CC me if you inform your Houses about my announcements and other informations I give out... I need to know if the Clan and House leaders are active. I got a few complaints from members in the last few month who did not get informed. Exchange of information is essential, especially for those who cannot get to the message board (quite a few actually) or have no IRC...
* Though I have my private html and graphics genius in the form of Zhada Shorkan, I'd actually prefer someone who is a DB member to do the needed stuff... if you are good with those, contact me...
* I have a new email address... lwaxanatroi@myokay.net. Only a small change, and the old addy will be functional for quite a while, but get used to the new one already...
* Until the new KHP site is done, be patient regarding archive updates... I hope the problem resolves soon.

> From the Office of Obelisk High Commander Dreadnaught
* NotD is still moving along great. Just got some keys for the force powers done and next I'm going to finish up the Obelisk Temple.
* The JK tutorial is also coming along quite well. I've completed a few chapters already, some of which are key configuration and how to maximize movement in all types of conditions.
* If you can do any Jedi Knight skinning, please contact me at Dreadnaught9@Hotmail.com We at NotD are in need of someone with skinning talent.

> From the Office of Commander of the Guard Z'lar Kahn
* The first season of the Grand Master's Royal Guard ladder has ended, with Crusader Mav as the winner (receiving a GC), Initiate Sithrage in second place (promotion to Dark Jedi Knight), and Crusader-S Raistlin in third (War Cross). The overall activity level was good. However, those members who held the rank of Initiates who did not participate in the ladder at all or did not show at least some sign of activity were removed from the roster, and from the mailing list. If you are among them, please consider if you'll be able to comply with the activity requirements before reapplying.
* The second season of the ladder will be starting next week. I've been thinking about the idea of making two ladders now, one for sabers and one for guns. I'd like to get feedback on this. Please send your comments to zlarkahn@arnet.com.ar
* The tournament against the LoC is almost over now. The GMRG has a 5-1 lead, and there are just a couple of games left to be played. Just a question of time to announce another GMRG victory.
* After the removal of several members due to inactivity, several spots are now open in the circle organizations. Check the roster page linked from the site and apply to the Praeceptor and myself (http://gmrg.cjb.net)

> Grand Master Khyron steps down...
Grand Master Thedek becomes new Dark Lord of the Sith!

"To be brief... It is with tremendous displeasure that I step down as Grand Master of the Brotherhood of the Dark Jedi. I no longer have the time required to fulfil my duties as Grand Master. I will, however, remain to advise Grand Master Thedek as he leads the Brotherhood down a new path to greatness. I look forward to the new era which the Brotherhood will enter. May the Darkness guide you.

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Dark Council Appointments [From Grand Master Thedek] **
First on my agenda is the appointment of a new Master at Arms. I had two extremely gifted applicants to consider and mull over. After a lot of thinking, and on the advice of Deputy Grand Master Dev and Lord Khyron, it has been decided that Consul Nighthawk of Clan Arcona is to be promoted to Dark Side Adept and be made the new Master at Arms! Congratulations!

After a long time without a leader for the Sith Order, I am proud to announce the return of Warlord Bull as the Sith High Warrior. Warlord Bull and I have discussed his plans for the Sith and I believe him fully capable to return to command. Congratulations to him as well.

** Head Master Promoted [From Grand Master Thedek] **
For many graduates, the Shadow Academy has been the key to quick knowledge of the Dark Brotherhood, learning information about the Dark Side Compendium, and a promotion to the rank of Guardian. The Shadow Academy would not exist in its state today without the awesome work of Head Master Kumba. Adept Kumba, for your great work with the Shadow Academy, you are hereby promoted to the rank of Dark Jedi Master. Congratulations and keep up the fine work.

** Future Brotherhood Operation & Medal Award [From Deputy Grand Master Dev] **
We are currently reviewing plans for the next competition and more details will be forthcoming as we work them out. I'm very happy to award Nighthawk the Sapphire Blade for his superb work as my Praetor. I look forward to seeing you do a great job as MAA.

** Slight Shadow Academy Phase Freeze [From Head Master Kumba] **
As mentioned hasitly last week, there has been a slight freeze in the processing of the Shadow Academy phases. Mainly Phase 4....when I get newer certificates made up, Phase 4 will resume it's standard course and many of those waiting to graduate, will graduate.

** Thanks from the Master at Arms [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
Thank you very much to GM Thedek, for choosing me to succeed him as Master At Arms, and thank you very much to DGM Dev, for awarding me a Sapphire Blade! GM Thedek has told me that he's going to have to build an admin for me on his roster database before I can start doing the regular MAA roster duties, so until then, I'll be working on other special projects.
I believe GM Thedek, DGM Dev, and myself, will be choosing the new Arcona Consul, and hopefully Arcona can keep going strong, now that I'm gone.

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **

Only two awards given out this week... they are:
Sith Warrior Stone Darkstar - War Cross
Jedi Hunter Daihok - Bronze Scroll

** Return to Command [From Sith High Warrior Bull] **
It's good to be back on the Dark Council officially. Thanks, Thedek and Dev, for giving me my job back! :)
The SHW Website is still up at: http://www.inil.com/users/hireme/shw/. Alternatively, you can access it at: http://come.to/shw. However, I advise that you use the first link. It's more likely to work.
I'll be accepting applications for a Praetor and a Magistrate. All applicants must have good knowledge of creating battles for both TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance.

** Current Krath Projects [From Krath High Priestess Arania] **
The Krath site will get a facelifting to fix the formatting errors. Due to this, there will be no major updates regarding stories until it is done, so be patient if your writings aren't up yet...
I am looking for a graphics genius to assist in redoing the site. You need to have a bit of time...
Remember the run on... what we have up to now was compiled by Bob-Fett for easier reading (http://www.sitepowerup.com/mb/view.asp?BoardID=110154).
The Krath MB can see a bit more use... remember, not only Krath can post; it is for Krath related topics only though. Current topic is wedding and wedding rituals within the DB (not the whole EH mind you). I would like those of us who have performed weddings before to comment as well (http://www.sitepowerup.com/mb/view.asp?BoardID=111754).
Those of you who want to participate in the Westend style RPGs, please mail Voranyen (Paploo944@aol.com). Those who want a rather freestyle version, mail me...
I would be more happy if you would remember to put a SUBJECT in your mails... {:c)
I will not be around from Tuesday or Wedneyday until at least Sunday... so please be patient if mails do not get answered in this time... If there's anything urgent, please mail Bob-Fett (BOB-FETT1@Prodigy.Net).

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Roster Handed to new MAA [From Grand Master Thedek] **
After more than two years of handling the roster for the Dark Brotherhood, it is finally time for me to give it up. I have finished constructing the system that Master at Arms Nighthawk will use to update the on-line roster. It's a hard thing to let go of after having managed it for so long, but I am confident that DA Nighthawk will do an excellent job.

** Shadow Academy Back to Normal [From Head Master Kumba] **
After the DC position shifts, the Shadow Academy is back into full swing, and has newer certificates for those lucky graduates (Thanks go to Thayer for redesigning them again). Several changes have been made to the SA pages.. most minor, tho some more, signififcant changes will be coming as well within the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

** Brotherhood Wide AWOL Check [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
During the month of November, the DB will be conducting an AWOL check. This means all clans, all houses, and the rogue list, too. I'll be sending specific information on how this check is going to be conducted to all CONs, PCONs, QUAs, and AEDs, sometime during the next week.

** Office of the Herald [From Herald Kryder] **
The Heraldic role stands at 49 members, with 3 GoA's in process. If you think you deserve a Grant of Arms take a look at my office http://www.impstar.net/kryder/herald.html

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
Lots o'medals this week...
Guardian Despot - Dark Cross
Guardian Kyp Duron - Dark Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Trevarus Caerick - Dark cross
Guardian Rage - Dark Cross
Guardian Stacia Jasbeec - Dark Cross
Jedi Hunter Daihok - Knight's Cross Addon to the Dark Cross
Jedi Hunter Daihok - Oak Leaf Cluster Addon to the Dark Cross
Jedi Hunter Quintan Tylax - Dark Cross
Guardian Keiran Idanian - Steel Cross
Jedi Hunter Wedge - Oak Leaf Cluster Addon to the Dark Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** New Office Members and Projects [From Sith High Warrior Bull] **
I have chosen my new Praetor and Magistrate. Please congratulate Sith Battlemaster Striker and Sith Warrior Danrik!
My staff has been chosen, so we are going to start to work on new battles for TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance! If anybody from any order has some ideas for battles or competitions, please don't hesitate to send them in to me (hireme@inil.com).
For all you Sith: Join our new eGroup! Send an e-mail to dbsith-subscribe@egroups.com! I want all of you to post and keep things active. We've been stagnant for far too long.

** New GMRG Rank [From Commander of the Guard Z'lar Kahn] **
The Sentinel rank has been added to the GMRG. It is placed between INI and CRD. The way to get is is ACTIVITY. Participate in the ladder, post in the board... Not hard, is it?
Lots of members signed up for the Tournament. It will be starting next week, so stay tuned for news.

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Roster Reminder [From Grand Master Thedek] **
Just as a simple reminder to all, I no longer control the roster for the Brotherhood and this task has been transferred to Adept Nighthawk. Please send all roster related items to him and they will be dealt with more swiftly than if I must forward it to him.

** Increased Shadow Academy Membership [From Head Master Kumba] **
Nothing of major significance this week, However, I am glad to report a slight increase in graduates from several of the clans that didn't get many through the SA in the past, so keep it up..

** Brotherhood Wide AWOL Check [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
I have now taken over full control of the DB roster, so all roster changes/updates/transfers should go to me at jr9090@aol.com.
Clan Summits - the mail on the specific details for the DB-wide AWOL check will be going out sometime Saturday. ALL Houses will be participating in this AWOL check, so we can get rid of all the extra inactive members in the DB.

** Office of the Herald [From Herald Kryder] **
Speed in processing GoA's has greatly decreased due to my computer getting lifted. Joker, my Praetor, is picking up the slack as best he can so just give us time and we will get your GoA done!
If you sent your GoA before this sunday and it has not yet been posted, please resend your request. All my GoA's in progress were lost with my computer and only the online records remain.

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
Medal Awards (only two!)
Dark Cross - Guardian Andronicus
Bronze Quill Addon - Dark Jedi Knight Eramusus

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Krath Happenings [From Krath High Priest Arania] **
>From November on, we will have a monthly topic to write on. I hope that at least one of each house is sending something in. I am also taking suggestions for topic.
Please remember, when you send in stuff for the archives:
a) send it to the archive addy and
b) quality is better than quantity

Scholar of the Month for October is KP Aragorn from Senryaku. Congratulations!

** Match With SyKoTiC [From Commander of the Guard Z'lar Kahn] **
New tournament started. This time against SyKoTiC. Let's see what happens. There is also an internal tournament beginning.

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Current News [From Grand Master Thedek] **
We are awaiting final release information about the next Dark Brotherhood Operation from Deputy Grand Master Dev. He has informed me he will be emailing the information out shortly.
After much debate over the position of Obelisk High Commander, I have decided to appoint current Commander of the Guard Z'lar Kahn! Congratulations and I'll be in contact with you shortly to discuss plans for the Obelisk.
With Z'lar Kahn vacating the position of Commander of the Guard of the Grand Master's Royal Guard, I will be taking applications until Tuesday night. Please send all applications to myself (thedek@home.com), Primarch Dev (dev@city-net.com), and Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn (zlarkahn@arnet.com.ar). We will be deciding between Wednesday and Friday and will announce the new Commander at the next meeting. OHC Z'lar Kahn's input will be HIGHLY influential in this decision.

** Upcoming Operation [From Deputy Grand Master Dev] **
Now that there is an OHC, the Order Leaders and I will finalize the events to be used in the upcoming competition as well as the format. These details should be released sometime this week, with events beginning as early as next week. Clans should wind down inter-house competitions as we prepare for the DB-wide event.

** Roster Information [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
Congratulations to the two Consuls who received rank promotions yesterday; Krath Pontifex Jarla of Clan Taldryan and Sith Warlord Zoraan of Clan Tarentum!
The full-DB AWOL check has been started; I personally am checking the Rogue list, and I've directed each Quaestor to check their houses. The check will last until the end of November, at which time all the AWOLs from the houses and the Rogue list will be removed from the DB Roster.
After much consideration, I have decided NOT to take on a Praetor. It's pretty simple...I do have a lot of work, but there really isn't that much that a Praetor could do, so I don't think it's reasonable that I take one on. My apologies to those who applied.
After speaking with GM Thedek, we have decided on a new Brotherhood Transfer policy. Transfers will, from now on, NOT be automatically approved. There MUST be a good reason for the transfer. 'I'm bored' doesn't cut it. 'There's no activity from my Quaestor and Aedile', 'I have friends in the other house,' and other legitimate reasons will be approved, but there must be a good reason.
If anyone's caught recruiting from other clan's, they will be punished. Remember, it's in the DSC that this is NOT allowed, so don't do it. - GM Note: This one is especially important. Any members caught House or Clan recruiting will be dealt with by the Inquisitors.

** Shadow Academy Note [From Head Master Kumba] **
Nothing of major significance this week, however, I feel I should re-iterate some facts when submitting Phase material, noteably, Phase 3. For Sith and Obelisk, all submissions in Phase 3 should be directed to my Praetor, DJK Zsinj, and not to me. As for Krath, I ask that your Poems and Stories at least have decent grammar/spelling mechanics.

** Return of the Herald [From Herald Kryder] **
I've got a new computer so I will be taking over from my Praetor, Joker who has done an excellent job with the GoA's in the past two weeks!
The Herald Site will be moving to http://thedek.dorm.org/herald/ as soon as possible. Use the old URL for now (http://www.impstar.net/kryder/herald.html) and once the new site is done I'll set up a redirect.
If you think you're Worth of a GoA, check out the site at http://www.impstar.net/kryder/herald.html and fill out the form and join the Heraldic Role!

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
One concern I have this week; just because you can award a medal, doesn't mean you should. A Consul has the right to award the Grand Cross of the Dark Side, however it does not mean that it will always be approved, the Chancellor has the final say on all medal requests.

Medal Awards:
DA Raistlin - Dark Cross
DJK Daihok - Crossed Swords addon to the Dark Cross, Steel Cross
DJK Trevarus Caerick - Dark Cross, Steel Cross
SBM Manesh - Star of Anger addon to the Steel Cross
KP Mordann - Star of Anger addon to the Steel Cross
OW AceOfDrkndHrts - Star of Anger addon to the Steel Cross
SW Kale - Steel Cross
DJK Shonan Darksol - Oak Leaf Cluster addon to the Dark Cross
KE Bob-Fett - Grand Cross of the Dark Side
SW Javelin - Dark Cross
DJK J'Lek - Knights Cross addon to the Dark Cross
GRD Phoenix - Dark Cross
NOV Oberon - Dark Cross
GRD Mar - Bronze Scroll
DJK Trevarus Caerick - Star of Anger addon to the Steel Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Krath Happenings [From Krath High Priest Arania] **
Krath site is partly relocated already. You do not need to change your bookmarks, I will link the index page of the old site to avoid confusion.
>From now on, there will bea monthly topic to write about, and I expect to have a t least 1 submissions from every Phyle. Topic for this month is: "I have failed." Details will be posted to the Krath mailing list and to the House leaders this weekend. Submissions can be in poem form as well.
The DB run on is somewhat stuck. I hoped for a bit more activity here, especially from the Krath. Seems I need to put up the next part myself... Remember that run on activity counts for Scholar of the Month, too.
There are still some who do not get the weekly announcements in form of the Holochron. Therefore, I ask the Krath House leaders to forward my announcements on their mailing lists this week - together with the subscribe address of the Holochron - to point out the importance of information flow, and make them subscribe. "I didn't know about it" will not count as an excuse anymore after this week...

** Sith News [From Sith High Warrior Bull] **
It looks like I'll be posting some new missions/battles soon. Check the SHW Page for more information.
- http://www.inil.com/users/hireme/shw

The Sith Message Board is still up at: - http://www1.sitepowerup.com/mb/view.asp?BoardID=112597

Join the Sith eGroups list and post all you want! Send an e-mail to: dbsith-subscribe@egroups.com.

** Match With SyKoTiC [From Acting Commander of the Guard Z'lar Kahn] **
Competitions against SyKoTic still without results... I am supposed to meet my opponent next monday, and I'll start checking on the other players.
The ladder has Dansin Wolver catching up quickly with the leaders... Start playing now, season ends in December 1st and awards will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place!

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Dark Council Changed [From Grand Master Thedek] **
After some consideration and discussion, Lord Khyron will be joining the Dark Council in a new position. Lord Khyron will be Oracle of the Brotherhood. In this position he will be caretaker of the Dark Side Compendium and will assist me in things of Jedi Lore and Dark Jedi Knowledge.
I'm also pleased to announce another return to the Dark Council. I have reinstated former member Yoni as a Dark Jedi Primarch (his rank at the time of his leaving) and have made him Lord Chamberlain of the Brotherhood. In this role he will be helping me communicate and plan things with the leaders of the Orders. He will also act as a general advisor.
Commander of the Guard has also been chosen! Congratulations to Imp22, and welcome back to the Dark Council. I must say, though, that this was a tight and close 'competition' for the position of Commander and a lot of thought went into the matter. I'd like to thank the other members who applied and hope to see you giving your new Commander a run for his money in Jedi Knight. :)

** Roster Information [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
Our DB-wide AWOL check is going on, and I hope that all the Quaestors are running it on their houses....the check will end on December 1st, and we'll be removing all the AWOLs from the DB.
Remember, if you want to promote a member, you MUST email me first to get it approved. (This applies to all non-Shadow Academy promos). Don't announce it, and then mail me...mail me first.

** Shadow Academy Note [From Head Master Kumba] **
All quiet on the front...For reference, SA would like to relieve Clans of their Apprentices, so bring'em over by the bucket load and drop'em off...they should return as GRD's or canned products...http://www.jsspace.com/sa/sa1.php3

** New Herald Site [From Herald Kryder] **
The Herald site has moved! The new site can be found at http://thedek.dorm.org/herald/
The site uses dynamic content to allow me and KP Joker (P:HRLD) easier access to the database. It will also present the GoA's in a mildly more appealing format. There are new GoA's that will be posted by the end of the day so check it out!

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
Could anyone with any talent in graphics creation please contact me. I've got something for you bored graphics people to do.
Congratulations to all the new Dark Council members; Imp22, Yoni, Khyron, its good to see you all back.
Remember: The Chancellor must give prior approval before all medal awardings.
Medal Awards:
Jedi Hunter Callista - War Cross
Jedi Hunter Oldham - Dark Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Brandon - War Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Sarok - Dark Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Undo - Dark Cross
Jedi Hunter Nightwolf - Dark Cross
Sith Warrior Scoser - Dark Cross
Guardian Jarden FireEyes - Dark Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Ricardo - Dark Cross
Krath Priest Joker - Steel Cross
Guardian Shadowhawk - Dark Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Daihok - Star of Anger Addon to the Steel Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Krath Happenings [From Krath High Priest Arania] **
Due to some ISP problems of mine, I am unable to reach the Message Boards or upload to VA... thus I cannot check the run on now or work on the Krath site. Be patient....
For same reasons, the infos about the monthly topics aren't out to all Clan/House leaders... it should happen this week....
I have taken DJK Daihok(Krath)/Marka Ragnos of Naga Sadow as Magistrate. Everyone who applied was qualified in one way or the other, though. I would be pleased if those who were not taken would help out whenever needed...
>From now on, there will be a Krath Journal, issued bi-weekly, for what I will need your submissions and House/Phyle activity reports. Read the details on the MB, I'll inform you when I manage to upload it.

** Sith News [From Sith High Warrior Bull] **
I'll be releasing a new mission/battle very soon, courtesy of our my Praetor, Striker! You'll be able to find it at my office (www.inil.com/users/hireme/shw/).
It has come to my attention that a file that allows one to see the SSSD Sovereign in game has been developed. Expect that to show up at my office some time soon, also!
I'm *very* pleased with the new traffic on the Sith eGroups. If you want to take part in this, simply send an e-mail to: subscribe-dbsith@egroups.com.
E-mail is good, but don't forget about the message board! Keep on posting at http://www.sitepowerup.com/mb/view.asp?BoardID=112597.

** OHC's First Week [From Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn] **
In my first week as OHC, I've been trying to contact all the Obelisk houses leaders. One way or the other, I have gotten replies from all of them. And I'm afraid that the situation is not what I would want it to be. Most of them have no control over their roster, some don't even have a clear leadership, and only a couple were able to give me a full report with current status and plans for the future...
To change that situation I will start a weekly reports system. QUA or AED will have to send to the OHC office a report on all activities that took place in that week. To take care of making a page with all these reports I have chosen Dansin as my Praetor. He will take care of compiling the reports and posting them in a section in my office.
Also, I plan on making the OHC office the headquarters for ALL DB obelisk members... There will be a message board where all obelisk can post anything they want. To make it so, I have chosen Sean as my Magistrate. He will be using his HTML/ASP/etc. knowledge to turn the office into a communications site for the order.
I have been talking to the new CoG, Imp22, and we plan on making a JK strategies manual in the near future. If you think you have something you would like to add, please contact me at zlarkahn@arnet.com.ar

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** General News & Information [From Grand Master Thedek] **
We are all glad to have Deputy Grand Master Dev back after his recent computer problems. He should be working hard on finishing the remaining items for the Brotherhood Operation with the Order Leaders, so please don't pester him... too much. :)
As a reminder, the Brotherhood wide AWOL check is just a week away. Any Clans that have failed to follow Adept Nighthawks instructions will be severely dealt with.
Lord Khyron has made a few changes to the Dark Side Compendium, and there are a few more to come... stay tuned for more information as we make it public.
I've recently been reading the message boards and noticed the somewhat intense interest for information regarding the Brotherhood's website. All I will do is confirm what Primarch Faethor has said in that we ARE working on a new site, and that we think you'll really like it, but I won't say anything more. :)
In addition to the latest changes to the Dark Council, I wish to formally announce another, and likely the last for a while. With the Brotherhood being different than any other part of the Hammer, we have many special cases that have to be dealt with. To meet this need, I have authorized the creation of the Chamber of Justice. With Lord Paladin at the head as Justicar, and Primarch Faethor as First Archon, this judicial group will be charged with the handling of all cases that pertain to Brotherhood members. Four Archons chosen by Lord Paladin and Primarch Faethor, approved by myself, will help aide in this task.
Lord Khyron will be updating the Dark Side Compendium to reflect this change over the next week.

** Return to Active Duty [From Deputy Grand Master Dev] **
Due to some computer problems, there was a bit of a setback, but the competition announcements should be coming out today.
Just a reminder to all Consuls to send in their weekly Clan reports. Most of you have been doing this very well, but some haven't been.

** AWOL Check & Promotions [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
The DB AWOL check is going on until December 1st. I'm doing the Rogue list check myself, and all Quaestors should be checking their houses. I sent out about four or five mails mentioning this check, so if any house isn't running it, that house's leaders have a serious ignorance problem.
I've been receiving a lot of roster mail recently, (obviously), and a lot of promotion requests. However, I've noticed that in the entire time I've been MAA, there have been a few houses and clans I haven't gotten -any- promo requests from. Now, that seems a little odd to me. There's gotta be someone in all the houses who's active, and deserving of a promotion. So remember, house officers, don't hesitate to email me when you think someone deserves a promotion. If they've been active, and have held their current rank for a while, I'm almost certainly going to approve.

** Shadow Academy Story Censorship [From Head Master Kumba] **
It has come to my attention lately that some SA Stories have been submitted that contain unallowed sexual content or graphic use of language.
I do not read each and every submission in its entirety, maybe a few lines to get the gist of the story and the capabilities of the writer. Anything after those first few lines relies on the honor system in a sense, so as a new policy, anyone caught submitted such stuff will be treated accordingly as cheating, and suffer its penalities (demotion to APP, one week ignorance by the SA Staff). Also note, to please keep the topic of the SA Stories to a Star Wars based concept.

** Grand of Arms Work [From Herald Kryder] **
Requests for GoAs keep coming in, but I haven't posted any new GoAs in close to two weeks. That means that I have a lot of GoAs just ready to go out on my hard drive at home... Currently the Heraldic Role contains ~50 members. Look for that number to jump closer to 75 by sunday as Joker and I keep turning out GoAs.
Also a special thanks to my Praetor, Joker. He's doing a lot of work with excellent quality!

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
I'd just like to warn everyone six weeks in advance... I'll be without an internet connection for a period of about a week; from December 27th, to January 3rd or 4th... I'll be in the process of moving things to Australia.
Anyone with any skill in graphics creation, please contact me ASAP.
Medals This Week:
Acolyte Laxlianna - Dark Cross
Novice Salva - Dark Cross
Jedi Hunter Malachdrim - Dark Cross
Dark Jedi Knight Jedi Jawa - Dark Cross
Guardian Blitzkrieg - Oak Leaf Cluster Addon to the Dark Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Office News [From Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn] **
Seeking to increase activity and optimise organization in the Obelisk order, I have stablished a reports system. QUA and/or AED from each Obelisk house must send a report to my Praetor, Dansin (ishmael2@ix.netcom.com), once a week, before saturday. All reports must be CCed to me. So, if you're a QUA, AED, CON, or PCON, make sure your house know about this.
I'm working together with my Magistrate SeanHowe to get the Obelisk office up ASAP. As I already said, it will serve as the headquarters for
all Obelisk members. It's meant to make communication within the order easier and quicker. It will feature updated links to all Obelisk houses URLs and also to interesting sites for any obelisk.

** Krath News [From Krath High Priest Arania] **
The KHP mailing list has been fixed, important mails will now get to you more reliably again.
When submitting a story, please make sure that following requirements are met: The official SW timeline does not get altered, the EH timeline does not get altered and your story does not contain sex related material unsuitable for age 13. Also, when using curses, stay in limit. Any writing containing to much or to explicit stuff will not be accepted. Please follow the same guidelines for material submitted for the SA. You can ask your superior (Quaestor, Aedile, whatever) about your writings, but generally, when in doubt, don't use such stuff.
Don't forget the monthly topic. For this month it is "I have failed" and you can send in your submissions until 10th of December.

** Recent GMRG Happenings [From Commander of the Guard Imp22] **
I have just e-mailed the new GMRG webpage to INI SithRage for hosting on his webspace. Some of the pages are missing, and the nav bar is only temporary, but everything you should need right away is there (including a Join form). The address will be released as soon as I hear from him.
I _still_ haven't had anybody report a match from the Gladiator Prime tournament. If it doesn't seem like anybody is showing interest by next Saturday's meeting, the tournament will be cancelled so we can start some other important activities.
We played in the Clan World Tournament's Saber 1on1 NF tourney this Tuesday. The tournament could have been more organized, but there were many highly skilled saberists there. We didn't do too well, due to a few certain problems we encounterred with the tourney host, though. :/

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Brotherhood Operation [From Grand Master Thedek] **
Primarch Dev has informed me that information regarding the new Brotherhood Operation has been posted to the Medal Board and a website. Please check it out and get going as these are dead-line events.
On a side note, I have decreed that during the Operation ALL transfers will be denied. Transfers may resume after the last event in the Operation.

** AWOL Check [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
The DB-wide AWOL check will be ending this week (November 30th), and I should be recieving all the AWOL lists from the clans in early December. Hopefully, the final results of the check will be out by the next meeting.

** Grand of Arms Work [From Herald Kryder] **
New GoAs are posted, and requests keep coming in. If you think you're worthy of a GoA fill out the request form at http://thedek.dorm.org/kryder/herald/

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
With the resignation/retirement of Eric from the Emperor's Hammer, I have decided to appoint Obelisk Warrior Sithspawn as my new Praetor... his duties will include adding Awards to the database, and creation of new ideas for the Chancellor's Office
I have decided to appoint Sith Battlemaster Blackbird as my new Magistrate, his duties will include creation of new images of awards for the Dark Side Compendium, and creation of future images.
Medals This Week:
DJK J'Lek - Steel Cross
ACO Sildrin - War Cross
KP Joker - Star of Anger to the Steel Cross
DJK Frost - Bronze Scroll
KP Khobai - Dark Cross
OWL ShadowXX - Oak Leaf Cluster to the Dark Cross
OBM Kelric - Dark Cross
DJK Tuss - Silver Quill to the Bronze Scroll
GRD Blitzkrieg - Knights Cross to the Dark Cross
DJM Jammin - Knights Cross to the Dark Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Office News [From Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn] **
Well, this is the first week for the report system I'm trying to stablish. So far I have gotten a couple of reports, and they look preety well. I hope everyone else will send theirs in the next couple of hours.
I'm holding all comps and activities to give priority to the upcoming DB wide comp. If you are planning on starting a competition in your Obelisk house, please check with me first so we make sure it doesn't interfere with the big one.
The Obelisk office should be ready soon. Stay tuned for details.

** Krath News [From Krath High Priest Arania] **
I couldn't get my freeserve mail while I was home, and due to that, the Echoes of Nightfall will be at least one week late, for details read the message board.
You can access the Krath site again. Don't get confused with the layout, the links are leading to the new archive. Index addy is still where it was so you should be able to find it. It will most likely be relocated again soon though.

Next week's trivia subject: Random

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Brotherhood Website [From Grand Master Thedek] **
Darkbrotherhood.com has been released for public consumption! After a great deal of work on the parts of many people, we have finally published the first release. It has already received some minor upgrades and updates from myself, and will continue to do so probably forever. In it's first 48 hours of life, it generated 18,000 hits. I also wish to express a special thanks to Faethor for his excellent work and help so far. :)
With the resignation of Commander of the Guard Imp22, I will now be accepting applications for this position. Please send all apps to myself, DGM Dev, and OHC Z'lar Kahn. Include all information you feel relevant and important to your decision making.

** Operation News [From Deputy Grand Master Dev] **
The next phase in the competition will have the Order Leaders posting pertinent information about each orders events on the message board. Any questions you may have should be answered there, if not, mail myself and the respective order leader.
The message board will be the central repository of news and changes. Check it daily to see what's going on, as it'll be the first place to have important information.

** AWOL Check [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
The DB Roster count is at 1331! This is expected to make a rather huge drop next week, as we'll be removing all the AWOLs collected in the DB-wide AWOL check. So far, we have a list of 480 or so people who will be removed, and I'm still waiting for check results from Clan Scholae Palatinae and Clan Aquillas. If those clans do not turn in their results by Saturday at midnight, they will not be allowed any promotions or transfers in until they do so. My thanks to all the other Consuls for getting their results in so quickly!
As you all know, the new Dark Brotherhood Domain site is up, and the roster section is much improved. This is now THE official roster site...http://thedek.dorm.org/maa is -out of date-. Do not use it. The new roster is entirely up to date. However, the new roster page does not yet have a transfer and join house form...if you wish to do either of these things, please email me, at jr9090@aol.com, and make sure you explain what you want to do, and why, and include your ID line.
One note for Quaestors. If you're requesting a promotion or Aedile appointment, please clear it with your Consul and Proconsul first, THEN ask me about it. Don't ask at the same time. I don't want to end up getting a recommendation, updating the roster and promoting someone, and then hearing that the clan's Consul doesn't approve of the promo. Email your direct superiors first, then email me.

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
The Brotherhood Domain (http://www.darkbrotherhood.com/) is NOT the official site for the Records of Brotherhood Awards; the official site still is dbmedals.tsx.org. It will remain at that address until Phase V of the Brotherhood Domain is completed.
Another reminder: I will be unreachable from December 27th 1999 to approximately January 4th 2000, as I will be in the process of moving (and getting to) Australia. During that time, all medal requests/corrects should go to my Praetor, Obelisk Warrior Sithspawn (c_02@hotmail.com)

Medals This Week:
JH Azazel - Dark Cross
JH Baron Fel - Dark Cross
APP Kintan Torr - Dark Cross
DJK Janich - Dark Cross
DJK Corran Horn - Steel Cross
SBM Armus - Steel Cross
KE Dragon - Bronze Scroll, Bronze Quill, Dark Cross
KP Aragorn - Bronze Scroll, Star of Power to Steel Cross
DJK Draco - Bronze Scroll, Bronze Quill, Silver Quill, Dark Cross
JH Raistline Majere - Bronze Quill, Bronze Scroll, Silver Quill, Gold Quill, Dark Cross
GRD Dark Rain - Bronze Scroll, Bronze Quill, Silver Quill
GRD Reyja Niebos - Bronze Scroll, Bronze Quill
ACO Zanshin - Dark Cross
GRD Arion Sunrider - Bronze Scroll
DJK Shups - Steel Cross
DJK Rahkai - Knights Cross to Dark Cross
DJK Wedge - Crossed Swords to Dark Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Office News [From Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn] **
I have been getting reports from most of the houses... Activity looks preety good, but I will be making some adjustments after the DB wide comp.
Speaking of the comp, I need anyone capable of creating a single player JK level to contact me ASAP (zlarkahn@arnet.com.ar).
I'll be monitoring the Obelisk part of the DB comp, so you guys participate, or I'll make some really loud noise when it ends... >:)
The Obelisk office should be ready soon. Stay tuned for details.

** Krath News [From Krath High Priest Arania] **
I am still unable to get my freeserve mails. Since hardly anyone resent the stuff for the Echoes of nightfall, guess what this means. The Echoes of Nightfall will most likely be released without anything but SA submissions and 1!! House report.
Scholar of the Month for November is DJK J'Lek Acclivis Draco of Scholae Palatinae. Congratulations.
Krath topic for the months of December/January (due to the upcoming competition it will conver two minth this time) is "Let there be Darkness." You can do this either in story or poem format, as usual.
I will decide about Magistrate by tomorrow, no need to send any more applications.

** Sith News [From Sith High Warrior Bull] **
The new TIE Fighter battle for the new Dark Brotherhood competition will be going into production/completion ASAP. Be prepared for something good. :)
A new independent DB Battle created by Shup will be out fairly soon. Keep your eyes on www.inil.com/users/hireme/shw for the update.

** Retirement [From Commander of the Guard Imp22] **
I am very sorry to have to do this so early in my term as CoG, but I must retire from all aspects of the EH I am currently in. I can not currently explain my reasons behind this, but maybe someday I'll be back. I'll still be around every once in a while though, so feel free to say hi. It's been a great 5 years. *BOW*

** Chamber of Justice News [From First Archon Faethor] **
After being instituted for a short time, we've dealt with two cases in the Brotherhood that have brought some attention to us. As a result of one of these cases, we have officially made a new rule:
All transfers of CONs, PCONs, QUAs, and AEDs will NOT be approved during such a time that the second summit member is away. This would leave the clan/house leaderless, and would hurt it quite a lot. Resignations will be accepted, of course, as we can't always maintain our duty because of real life problems, but if someone resigns while their other summit member is away, then goes to join another house, they will be brought up on charges of Desertion. We cannot stress the importance of keeping good leadership over a clan and house. The members in that clan and house rely on the summit for events, news, etc, and without someone there, the clan/house suffers.
We have now appointed Dark Side Adept Shaitan` as one of the Archons. be sure to congratulate Judge Shaitan. Also, we have 3 remaining Archon spots left to fill. The requirements are:
a) Archons shall be of good character
b) Archons shall have command experience."Command Experience" shall be defined as having held a position of Consul or above for at least 3 months, while attaining the rank of Dark Side Adept.
c) Archons shall have been members of the Dark Brotherhood for at least one (1) year.

The remaining Archons will be chosen by Lord Paladin, Grand Master Thedek and myself. Send all applications, including a history of all positions you have held in the Brotherhood, to design@2ndfloorcomputers.com, and fapaladin@aol.com.

** Major Dealings [From Grand Master Thedek] **
After the recent resignation of Primarch Dev from the position of Deputy Grand Master, I have been forced to make a very difficult decision and find someone to take his place. A very short list of people were under consideration, and all extremely talented and worthy of the position. I however, had to choose one. Congratulations to Dark Jedi Master Shaitan` as the new Deputy Grand Master. Master Shaitan`'s primary job will be running competitions and eventually more as I learn to use his help and dedication.
As a side effect of Primarch Dev's resignation, the competition will be held off. I had considered putting it off for just a little bit, but with finals and the Christmas/New Year's season at hand and many people away for a break, I'm pushing it all the way back to the 15th of January. Expect it to be ready and begin on time!
Over the last week the Brotherhood Domain has seen a lot of minor updates, expansions, and new features. One of the most impressive is Primarch Faethor's Lighsaber Creation Utility built with Flash. If you are the rank of Dark Jedi Knight or higher, check it out when you log in! Also, if you have any other ideas, comments, whatever, for the site, let me know. I am keeping track of suggestions and when they are implemented.
My final announcement is something that is long overdue. Primarch Faethor is by far the most graphically skilled person we have amongst us. His ability to render 3d graphics is incredible and his helping me to date on the domain project are nothing short of total dedication. For this dedication, and future dedication to come, I award Primarch Faethor the Golden Lightsaber. Congratulations!

** New DGM [From Deputy Grand Shaitan`] **
...My Thanks for the Congratulations...It's an honor to recieve such a position and I look forward to working with all the members of the Dark Brotherhood...If anyone has any questions or problems...Feel free to ask or let me know...In email...( shaitan@vtc.net )...or on IrC...
...I have already begun work on the latest Dark Brotherhood competition...It will be slightly different from the opperations you may have seen in the past...The plot has been laid out as well as a large portion of the storyline...As it's shaping up I think it will prove to be rather interesting...
...Speaking of the latest DB competition...It's actually time for me to find some talented mission creators...For both Jedi Knight and the Sith platforms...If you are good at editing and designing missions...Send me an email...Be sure you have some previous work ready...I may be requesting some...

** AWOL Check [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **
The DB roster is at 780 members, after the AWOL check results have been compiled. That's a big drop, but now we know we don't have inflated numbers.
Congratulations to DGM Shaitan!

** Shadow Academy News [From Headmaster Kumba] **
Well, it's been a few weeks, fiirst off, I'd like to apologize again for the slowness in my responding to e-mails and getting the message board Graduation lists posted...1st semester is nearing an end for me in college, so things are becoming compacted...so, after next week, when it ends, I hope to speed up in mails and all, and finally get the message board posts back up.
I am currently working on a newer Shadow Academy site that will include a new phase (to replace the ailing Phase 2). I am in need of suggestions for what should replace Phase 2...I currently have none. Plase send me any suggestions via e-mail or the SA Comments Form.
The new site will feature Database integration for certain things like the profiles and validation to ensure that only those of certain ranks can take certain phases...I am still in the early alpha stages of this however, as getting php3 to talk to a Micro$oft access database system was the..."fun" part, but now that it is out of the way, work will pick up and I hope to get a good portion of the main database stuff done before and after christmas.
A Congratz to Faethor and Shaitan...both are well deserved!

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **
First...congratulations to Primarch Faethor on his Golden Lightsaber, and our new Deputy Grand Master, Shaitan`.
Thanks to the hard and very detailed efforts of my Magistrate, Battlemaster Blackbird, new Dark Side Compendium images for the Steel Cross's addons (Star of Anger, Power and Immortality) have been created...they'll be on the Chancellor's Office within the next couple of hours...Watch for more DSC images in the future.

Medals This Week:
OBM Kelric - Grand Cross of the Dark Side
OW Devin Bron - Dark Cross
GRD Plagued - Bronze Scroll
PRT Salva - Knights Cross to Dark Cross
KP Tuss - Crossed Swords to Dark Cross
JH Malachdrim - Knights Cross to Dark Cross
GRD Frost - Dark Cross
ACO Dark Enforcer - Dark Cross
DJK Undo - Knights Cross to Dark Cross
DJK Dansin - War Cross
OW Raistlin - 2nd Pal to War Cross
OW Rizlib - Dark Cross
GRD Despot - Knights Cross to Dark Cross
GRD Goatham - Dark Cross
GRD Damien Warchild - Dark Cross
GRD Bret Promotion - Dark Cross
GRD Alex - Dark Cross
ACO Reaper - Dark Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Office News [From Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn] **
Even though the DB-wide comp has been delayed, I don't think there is time for me to develop any projects until the new date, and seeing that all the americans are having finals and stuff, I will focus in helping all houses get ready for this competition. By the end of this week I will have a complete Obelisk houses summit status. So all of you Obelisk leaders, be ready to cooperate.
Congratulations to Fae on his new saber, and to Shaitan. Award and promo are well deserved indeed.
After quite some time of waiting, I finally for my Magistrate to tell me that he would not be able to make the Obelisk office :P So I have started making one myself. I'll try and have it ready before the comp, so it can be used as headquarter for all Obelisk-related stuff.

** Krath News [From Krath High Priest Arania] **
First, let me add to the list of congratulations to DGM Shaitan and Primarch Faethor
With the DB wide competition shifted to January, there will be a fun competition among the Krath. For more information watch the Krath and KHP mailing lists and the message boards.
The archive addy works again. I am now able to work on the Echoes of Nightfall, and there will be a double issue due to the delay.
Once more: If I want the QUAs and AEDs to pass some information to their members along, I don't only mean 2 or 3 of them, and not only half of the relevant information. If I am not on your house's mailing list, please CC me with the respective mails, so I will know which of the Krath were informed.
With Bob-Fett's resigning as M:KHP, Daihok will take over the design and maintaining of the Krath site. Therefore no new stuff will be added to the old one.
I will announce the new Magistrate within the next week.
Being back home and out of my RL troubles, I'll see to it that the DB run on gets finished...

** New COG [From Commander of the Guard Raistlin]**
With Imp stepping down, I have taken his place as CoG. I plan to make a lot of reforms and whip the GMRG back into shape once again.
By doing this, I am working on coordinating the online roster, private roster, egroup and zone roster together so I can keep track of people and have them informed
I have also decided that I will create an "inner cabinet of advisors" who will help me coordinate GMRG affairs and have the membership decide where the GMRG should go in the next few months.
Webpage coming along nicely. I have picked Despot as my Praetor to accomplish solely this job. Many thanks also to SithRage for the donation of hosting of our site (50 MB woohoo!)
Finally, congrats to Shaitan on his promo and Faethor on his award. You both deserve it

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Major Dealings [From Grand Master Thedek] **
Now that finals are done with, you can expect me to be around again. Progress on the domain will continue as we push to work on the remaining phases and features. As always, feel free to suggest something, I've already implemented a lot from what you have spoken up about.

If you are still having problems with the email, please email myself or Adept Nighthawk from the email address that you are listed under, provide us your Dossier Number, and we will get you your password.

On another note, the Dark Brotherhood will not be having it's weekly IRC meetings again until the 8th of January in the new year. This is because both Christmas and New Year's fall on Saturday's, and I don't expect many people to be interested in attending. Happy Holidays!

** Head's Up [From Deputy Grand Shaitan`] **

...Congratulations to the three Archons...Royal...Shotgun...and Dragon...

...Some changes have taken place in the competition plotline...These were done to ensure the competition would be ready by the selected date... It will not be late...

** From the MAA [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

Remember, if you want to change houses or orders, email me with your DB name, DB email addy, current house and order, and the house or order you'd like to change to.

** Shadow Academy News [From Headmaster Kumba] **

Newer SA Site is coming along.. Now that college is over for a good month, I'll be able to get more time in to work on it..

I am in need of ideas for a replace,ent to Phase 2 of the SA. If you have any ideas, email me at Kumba12345@aol.com.

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **

New Addon images for the Steel Cross and Legion of the Scholar posted at the CHAN site...take a look, they were created by SBM/Proconsul Blackbird of CSK

For his creation of DSC images (and his dedication to his Clan)...SBM Blackbird has been elevated to SBL, congratulations

This is the last meeting I'll be attending until about July (unless I'm crazy enough to get up in the middle of the night to attend...lousy timezones)

I'm leaving for Australia on the 27th of December...and I'll be in Singapore for a few days, so the earliest I'll be reachable is January 3rd or 4th

Medals This Week:
JH Callista - Dark Cross
DJK Locust - Steel Cross
GRD Blade - Steel Cross
DJK Rage - Bronze Scroll
SW Wolly - Oak Leaf Cluster to Dark Cross
ACO Avantar - Dark Cross
GRD Ti'Anna - Dark Cross
GRD Kaine Bathory - Dark Cross
KP Lammoth - Knights Cross to Dark Cross

Medal Board: http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Office News [From Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn] **

The OHC office is up at http://ohc.cjb.net. If you're obelisk, go there right now!!!

I am in need of skin editors for the upcoming DB wide comp. If you know about this, mail me ASAP! (zlarkahn@arnet.com.ar)

** Krath News [From Krath High Priest Arania] **

All submissions for the Echoes of Nightfall vol 1+2 have to be send in today.

The Echos of Nightfall, last issues for this year, should be released on Monday. Watch the mailing list about it.

I will not be around from 25 Dec to 11 Jan. During this time, please mail my Praetor Daihok (anthony@dekko.com) or ask the members of the Krath mailing list...

Krath Fun Competition will last until 15th of January... part of the submissions, the X-mas related ones, you will be able to see in the Echoes of Nightfall...

** Office News [From Commander of the Guard Raistlin]**

I have decided to eliminate circles at the rquest of the Inner Council I picked. Instead we have GLD+ picking a single apprentice to train in order to actually encourage training of members and have all of our members become skilled at JK

Webpage coming along nicely. Should be done somtime this week. (I Hope)

I have appointed GLD Blade to smooth out or transition to Zone based playing (and to establish a presence there) So far things are going smoothly and activity on the zone has doubled.

Finally, talks between myself and Darkov are resulting in a sort of OR night for the GMRG Vs. RS (for JK) Stay tuned for more details

** Chamber of Justice News [From First Archon Faethor] **

The CoJ hasn't been very busy this week. Unlike other DC positions, this is a GOOD thing. It means that most members are abiding by the rules. The less work the CoJ has to do, the better.

On that note, I'd just like to remind you all to view the AoWs, CoCs, and Bylaws, to assure that you are familiar with them.

I'd like to announce that three of the four Archon spots are now filled. The Archons are as follows:
KE Dragon
SWL Shotgun
DJM Royal

Congrats to all of them. For those of you not familiar with the Archons, please see the DSC for more info.

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Many Happy Returns [From Grand Master Thedek] **

Greetings to all and welcome back from the Holiday Season. I hope things treated you well and you all enjoyed the rest and didn't catch the flu.

Operations within the Brotherhood are accelerating once again and we should see some more things going on.

Recent upgrade to db.com now allows for a GMRG Roster.... enjoy!

** Clear and Present Praetor [From Deputy Grand Shaitan`] **

...I have chosen a Praetor...OBL Dread...Magistrate is not open for applications and will not be for some time...Do not apply...

...The Obelisk portion of the upcoming competition has been laid out and is now complete...It should prove to be entertaining....

...I've been sick for the past few weeks...As a result things have been going a bit slower than I had hoped for...I am getting better finaly...The competition however may be postponed for a week...Lets hope it isn't...

** From the MAA [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

House leaders...please, remember to send welcome letters to the new members when I forward their applications to you. Members who don't get mail from their houses soon after joining are likely to become inactive, and we can't allow that to happen.

If you notice a mistake on the roster, please mention it to me.

** Shadow Academy News [From Headmaster Kumba] **

SA is running as usual. Work still continues on the new site and rescripting, but I am also working on several other projects as well.

I am looking for ideas for a replacement to Phase 2 of the SA. The replacement will be on the new site. E-mail me your ideas at kumba12345@aol.com.

** Trimming the Holiday Fat [From Obelisk High Commander Z'lar Kahn] **

Catching up after holidays. Some houses have failed to deliver a weekly report, and that has forced me into making yet another Obelisk House Summits revision. It will take about a week, and we'll be back in shape.

As soon as that is finished, I'll be starting new activities for the Obelisk. News to be posted soon.

Still looking for people capable of editing JK skins. If you can do that, contact me at zlarkahn@arnet.com.ar

** Brainstorms [From Sith High Warrior Bull] **

A new competition, brainstormed by DGM Shaitan (shaitan@vtc.net), will soon storm its way through the Dark Brotherhood. We're currently working out the details, but it should definitely be an excellent event for all members involved.

My webpage still isn't up... I'm working out the details of FTPing into my new ISP. They don't provide many details, y'know?

That's it for now. Hope nobody was on an airplane when Y2K rolled around... a bunch of 'em fell out of the sky!

** Chamber of Justice News [From First Archon Faethor] **

As always, I ugre all members to become familiar with the CoCs and AoWs. They can be found on the HCI website at http://www.2ndfloorcomputers.com

The Archons have now been added to the HCI roster, also on the HCI website. Not sure if this made it in last meeting, but I made some pics of the Tribune, Warden and High Inquisitor that are now on the HCI website.

Trivia Updates -

Winner: DA Nighthawk (Krath)/MAA (2pts + tie)
Second: KE Hades (Krath)/ENV/House Aleema of Satal Keto (2pts)
Creator: JH Coursca (Obelisk)/House Primus Goluud of Naga Sadow

All receive LSS or upgarde (or in NH's case, his fourth LSG!)

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Dark Brotherhood.Com Updates [From Grand Master Thedek] **

1. Congratulations are in order to the newest Dark Side Adept of the Brotherhood! I have appointed Joker (jwalkersmom@yahoo.com) as the new Herald. The domain will be updated later this weekend. DA Joker will continue to make Grant of Arms for members and I will be working with him to update the roster concerning GoA's.

2. After a long week of coding, I have completed the pages that are needed to add Shadow Academy Training, Grants of Arms, and Medals to individual profiles. The Training is the only part that is now actually visible (if in the database) on your profile. Grants of Arms will soon become active as I work with the new Herald and Medals when our Chancellor returns from vacation. Please read the news and Phases page on the domain for more detailed information.

3. Suggestions? I'm looking for ideas and suggestions for both the Brotherhood overall, and in specific the domain. There's a lot in it, but I know there can be a lot added to it. If you have any ideas either way, please email me (thedek@home.com) and let me know.

** Competition Update [From Deputy Grand Shaitan`] **

...The competition is postponed...I am now almost well...I had been sick since the moday before Christmas....The Competition will be out ASAP...

...Congratulations to the new Dark Side Adept and Herald of the Dark Brotherhood...Joker...

...Reminder to Clan Consuls...Send your weekly reports in to myself and Grand Master Thedek by Thursday midnight PST...

** From the MAA [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

Consuls, Quaestors, remember to email me for permission before you announce a promotion to your members.

A reminder to Consuls...requests for a new PCON should go to myself, GM Thedek, and DGM Shaitan. Requests for a new Quaestor or Aedile should simply go to me.

** Shadow Academy News [From Headmaster Kumba] **

Shadow Academy still on Track with graduating those wily APPs into well trained jedi...

Thanks to GM Thedek, the Phase 3 stuff is partially complete, as User profiles can now be updated to show when one graduated. If anyone has an EXACT date as when they graduated, alert me by Email of it. For those that don't, and have graduated under my command of the SA (since the middle of June), I will be adding your graduation date as the week that you graduated in my grads list (been keeping one since June). This will take a bit, the list is long, and the Domain crashes my Browser of choice (Netscape).

Once I complete my current project for the DB, I will begin anew on a newer SA Website. Anyone skilled in graphics, or exetremely fluent in website design (and I am not talking a decent looking geocities page), contact me by Email, Kumba121345@aol.com, of your talents..

Lately, a few people have been curious as to how my SA Site is run, and how I receive the various submissions, and the auto-grader for the final exam. If you are interested on how this is done, feel free to talk to me on IRC, and I'll be glad to explain it to you (as best I can. A good, working knowledge of HTML is required).

** Krath Updates [From Krath High Priestess Arania] **

I am back. By now I have answered almost all mail, in case your mail was not included, try again, I might have lost it.

Fun Comp ended. I'll grade the submissions when I get back to my own comp (many of the stuff is there).

You may continue to send your reworded songs and poems in, since everyone seems to like this project, they will be posted, just not be graded anymore.

Send submissions and House/Phyle reports for the Echoes of Nightfall... I plan on having the next issue out asap.

Congrats to our new Herald Joker...

** Chamber of Justice News [From First Archon Faethor] **

No charges filed with the CoJ... keep up the good work, members! To contact the Chamber of Justice as a whole, use the email: coj@darkbrotherhood.com To contact the Justicar and First Archon, use: jst@darkbrotherhood.com and 1ar@darkbrotherhood.com (respectively)

** SSD Avenger Update [From Rear Admiral Firefox] **

We have chosen the platforms for each squadron. We'll have 3 TIE, 2 XvT and 1 XWA squadron. I will take care of the moving around that will be involved. It will allow MAJ Shups to concentrate on his other duties.

Over 20 multi-player matches were played during yesterday's training session. I believe we will gain more participants every week.

MAJ Shups also sent to FO Kessler the correct joining dates of everyone in the wing.

We have a winner for our squadron citation competition. The first to get 5 citations was Spectre squadron. It's commander, CPT Keiran Idanian and all those who participated in the competition were awarded PCs.

We are still in the middle of our competition with Praetorian squadron. I should have more on this next week. But I have been told that the participation is pretty good.

MAJ Shups's CAB competition seems to be proceeding smoothly as well. But since it's a big thing, it will probably take some time. I remind you that it's a mission creation competition that includes about 12 missions total.

Thedek, I also sent you the Battlegroup proposals and another proposal for a future competition. For the competition I mostly want to know what you think about the events proposed and the format. We will write another story. That one was mostly to present the idea. Also, when can MAJ Shups and I get together with you to talk about our ideas? Shups told me that he was available during weekends and weekday nights. That's EST by the way.

So far, I think the ship is going well. We still need to identify the needs of the people on board, but things seem to be going smoothly.

Email me if you have any questions.

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Web Site Features [From Grand Master Thedek] **

1. Several things have been updated on the domain... check it out and see if you can find the new features!

2. Sith High Warrior Bull has decided to step down due to time restrictions from real life. Please send applications for this position to DGM Shaitan and myself.

** Mysterious Competition (?) [From Deputy Grand Shaitan`] **

1 -- ...We are fixing an error in one of the aspects of the competition...It is now wrapping up very well...I expect this to be my last competition update...I am sure you will enjoy it when it comes into being...Which should be in the near future...No I will not be giving a date...So do not ask...Patience...You will understand in the months to come...

2 -- ...Once again...Consuls your clan reports are due in by Thursday night midnight pst...Get them in on time...some of you have been very prompt...Others have not....You know who you are...and rest assured...I do as well...get your reports in on time...

3 -- ...Something I would not usually add in my announcements I feel needs special mention....Kumba the beta version of the new DB msg board looks great...Outstanding work...

4 -- ...Once again something I feel needs special mention...GM Thedek has updated Darkbrotherhood.com...It now houses GoA's as well as SA graduate information...Those of you who have seen the new roster pages with GoA and SA information included will agree with me when I say this..."Damn that kicks ass."...

** From the MAA [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

1. Remember, when you're applying for a clan to clan transfer, make sure you include your ID line, the clan you're in now, the clan you want to transfer to, and the reason why you are transfering.

2. When applying for an order to order transfer, make sure you include your ID line, the order you're in now, and the order you want to move to. Also note that this means you will switch houses within your clan.

** Krath Updates [From Krath High Priestess Arania] **

1) Submissions for the Echoes of Nightfall needed. Send your stories and poems to me now (lwaxanatroi@myokay.net)

2) The Krath Journal got a new design - check it out (http://krathhighpriest.virtualave.net). New issue will be out end of this week. Krath houses and Phyles, send your news for this issue in until Tuesday.

3) There will not be a new competition for the Krath now due to the upcoming GJW. However, suggested topic for this month and February is "A Dark Jedi's love." Poems or story or both is possible. Remember, when writing about this topic, that it is not thought of as "love stories" in the usual sense... we are dark after all...

4) Those of you who have writings that may fit into the Dark Library/ Dark Lore project, please mail my Magistrate Aragorn (ivanrad@beotel.yu).

5) Please remember.. when you mail me your writings.. or your questions... please do add your ID line! I prefer to know who am I talking to without having to look up the roster...

** SSD Avenger Update [From Rear Admiral Firefox] **

First, the competition with Praetorian squadron ended the 19th. Unfortunately for us, Praetorian won. They should be applauded for achieving scores this high! Our pilots fought valiantly but the opposition was simply better. A good job from everyone!

The Wing is growing steadily. We are now at 41 pilots and climbing every week. At this rate, we'll be able to open Wing II in another month or so. Activity and morale are quite high and squadrons are encouraged to find new ideas to help the ship become even better.

Work is slowly progressing on MAJ Shups's Combined Arms Battle. The idea is that creating a quality work is more important than making it quickly. As soon as this project is completed, we will start work on more ambitious endeavors.

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.darkbrotherhood.com/communications.asp

** Brotherhood News [From Grand Master Thedek] **

For those of you who haven't noticed yet, we have put the Message Board on the domain now. Please make sure you are pointing to the proper location (http://www.darkrbrotherhood.com/mb/). Check it out and start posting! A huge thanks to Master Kumba for his continual work on this project!

Since becoming Head Master, Master Kumba has continued to keep the Shadow Academy running at full speed. In addition, he has been involved in many side projects, most noteable the Message Board reconstruction. Because of his work and extreme dedication to the Brotherhood, Master Kumba is hereby promoted to Dark Jedi Primarch! Congratulations!

Have any copies of the Dark Voices from the past? If you do, please email me (thedek@home.com) and let me know which ones you have. If you have one I don't have yet, I'll ask you to send it to me in a reply email. We are trying to build an Archive for the past Dark Voices so that anyone can get them from the Domain at anytime.

The Domain has been upgraded to handle and support Battle-Teams! Battle-Teams now show up underneath the House that owns them, and if you are part of a Battle-Team, the information for that Team shows up on your Dossier. Check it out and let me know what you think...

With Chancellor Howlader approaching completion of inputing the Medal Information into the Domain, the next piece to be added will be the listing of the Medals that each person has. Expect to see this implemented in a week or two.

Dark Side Adept Nighthawk has done an incredible job of keeping up roster changes and managing the information on the Domain since he became the Master at Arms. He keeps updated and informed about much of what goes on in the Clans and is able to spot someone who is working hard and rewards them accordingly. He also did a great job keeping things together when the Domain wasn't functioning properly. As such, I believe, and on recommendation of the First Archon, that it is time. Adept Nighthawk, you are hearby promoted to the rank of Dark Jedi Master! Congratulations!

The Grand Master's Royal Guard and the Envoy systems are still under revision. I expect to see the final GMRG proposal on my desk over the next few days. Also, Lord Khyron, KCB Kaerner and myself are still working on the Envoy's revision, so expect to hear news on that over the next few weeks.

** Competition Information [From Deputy Grand Shaitan`] **

...Segment 2 of for all orders will be up by uesday...( http://www.frognet.net/~jcg420/dbcomp )

...I have decided to grant a short extention on your matches due to the lackof some of you being able to play in them...All matches for round one must be played by monday midnight (pst)..that is this monday...

...If you have not played by this monday..It will be counted as a loss...No exceptions...You have all had pleanty of time...

** Office Projects [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

As I announced on IRC and www.darkbrotherhood.com last night, I have selected a Praetor and a Magistrate. The new P:MAA, in charge of handling Shadow Academy mail, is SBM Depriest, and the new M1:MAA, in charge of sending out welcome letters, is OWL ShadowXX. I already had an M2:MAA, KAP Kaine Mandaala, who works on special projects for me. Congrats to the new appointees!

I'm taking suggestions for the DB Member Survey until tomorrow (Sunday) evening. Then, I'll be sending the compiled list of Q's so far into DJM Kumba to make the actual survey form, and we'll release it as soon as he's done. Please, if you have any ideas for questions, email them to me at jr9090@aol.com!

Rear Admiral Mike has appointed me the Principal Medical Officer of the DB's arm of the MedCorps. I've already found a Principal Nursing Officer (deputy), and that's my M2, Kaine Mandaala. Now, we're searching for a Doctor and a Nurse from each clan. I'd ask all the Consuls to take applications for these positions, and then submit their reccomendations to me. The Doctor/Nuse will be involved in helping mentor new members, assisting anyone who has questions or problems, organizing activities to keep up morale, and generally helping out. So, Consuls, start taking applications, and get your recs into me as soon as possible.

** Shadow Academy News [From Headmaster Kumba] **

The message Board is OFFICIAL!, so go post on it. http://www.darkbrotherhood.com/mb/index.php3 is the URL. I stuck a meta tag in the old DB Board so it'll reroute anyone going there to the new one. I didn't piece together 994 lines of code for it to collect dust ;P

For those that haven't read the MB, NH will be working on a Member Survey...since I'm gonna be helping with the project (scripting half), send in as many questions to him..

Shadow Academy news...I've been checking more stuff Frequently...being COMM requires me to scour my mail most everyday now to read the fun mailing lists :P Also, I think I should make it known, it is very bad to Harass the HM on when one's stuff is to be graded...I've had a couple do that :P

** Grant of Arms [From Herald Joker] **

Heraldic role stands at 47.

Remember, please keep sending GoA requests because not many people are asking for them anymore. However, if you do decide to send a GoA request, you must remember to include your DB Rank, EH Rank, Name, Motto, Order, and Charge (image placed on the shield of your GoA). If this is not included I cannot make your GoA.

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **

The Medal Record Adding to db.com is proceeding...slowly. There are about 150 left.

Check the DSC for new images...eventually.

Medal Board: (for about two more weeks) http://www.spacemonster.org/impstar/cgi-bin/db.pl

** Office News [From Obelisk High Commander Rocanon] **

There is a slight delay in the creation of Obeliskan Website,mainly due to my heavy work schedule.I will have it up and running soon.

If you have registered for the Obeliskan Comp, it has been extended to Monday. Also check out http://www.frognet.net/~jcg420/dbcomp/obeladder.htm for the list of opponents you will be competing with.If he/she fails to attend the match,e-mail me or DGM Shaitan`.

For level creation,... check out the SoD website for the guidelines.

Finally, please include your idline when submitting JK results and if possible a screenshot of the match played.

** Krath News [From Krath High Priest Arania] **

The topic of the month for February "A Dark Jedi's love" will also stay topic of the month during March, this due to the fact that some of you won't finish their writing before month's end due to concentrating all efforts on the DB comp. The topic of the month is only there to give you an idea what to write about though, it does not mean other stories will not be accepted.

House leaders... please make sure all Tetrarchs are subscribed to the KHP mailing list.

When submitting for the competitions, make sure you follow the guidelines. I will not mail out to everyone who forgot his or her ID line... and unless you told me beforehand that you cannot send in attachments, submissions sent as body of the message will not be accepted either. To find out the complete guidelines, go to http://www.frognet.net/~jcg420/dbcomp/sod.htm and chose the Krath section...

** Office News [From Commander of the Guard Raistlin]**

Well, I guess the GMRG Revision won't make it out by the meeting as i'm still waiting for DGM Shaitan to make comments and then It has to go to the whole DC for some more revision before I can release it to the public.. But soon it will be out, and then, we'll be back in business.

GMRG has been fairly quiet actually. However, I do want every person who was in the GMRG or anybody in general to send me a list of URL's to different JK Clans so we can challenge them. Our match with the Force Warriors kinda fell through.... im still waiting for the word from Their leader to see if he wants to continue it, but it isn't looking to high of a probability right now.

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.darkbrotherhood.com/communications.asp

** Brotherhood News [From Grand Master Thedek] **

There have been some minor changes throughout the Brotherhood over the last week. The bigest news, however, is the resignation of Deputy Grand Master Shaitan. He's done a good job and helped a lot with the competitions. I will begin the task of finding a new Deputy Grand Master, but please do not apply.

In other small news, with the finishing of inputing of old medals into the online database, I'll be finishing the code to make it viewable through your dossiers. All other projects are moving along slowly... and will continue at a better pace once a new DGM is chosen.

** MAA News [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

I've returned from a brief period of having very little online time, due to RL reasons. However, I've gone through all my mail from the past few days, and am fully back up to speed, and I'll be around much more often now than I was the last couple of days.

Please do NOT send battle team rosters to me. Battle team roster posting and maintenance is the duty of CONs, PCONs, QUAs, and AEDs, all of whom have access to do that when they log in. I don't update or create the BT rosters, so please don't send them to me. :)

** Survey News [From Headmaster Kumba] **

Member Survey is pretty much complete and ready for release to the general membership, I am just awaiting finalization from GM Thedek and DJM NightHawk. Expect a URL soemtime this week.

It's good to see the DB MB is being used so much, as of last night, there were 201 messages posted total on it (Just add up the Post column) since it's opening 2 or so weeks ago.

Soon, I hopw to start the redesign of the SA (Most likely after the Mmeber Survey is Complete.), so expect soemthing new soon ..

** Grant of Arms [From Herald Joker] **

Heraldic role at 82 GoA's.

The number of Grant of Arms is going up, but I need your help! E-mail me at jwalkersmom@yahoo.com to request a GoA, but the request must include your Name, DB Rank, EH Rank, Motto, and Charge (image placed on shield).

** Week in Review: Medals [From Chancellor Howlader] **

Thats right kids, all the Medal Records on dbmedals.tsx.org are deleted and gone, thats because they've all been added to Darkbrotherhood.com!

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.darkbrotherhood.com/communications.asp

** Brotherhood News [From Grand Master Thedek] **

Thanks again to Master Shaitan for the work and effort he put into Deputy Grand Master over the last few months. Your competition work will be greatly appreciated and usefull to help aide the new Deputy Grand Master...

As you should have heard by now, Adept Astatine is the new Deputy Grand Master. He will be taking over the efforts of Master Shaitan, as well as aquiring a couple of new jobs that will help me with maintaining the Brotherhood.

Special thanks again to Adept Howlader for working so hard on the Medals. After people look at them and double check, we can hope everything is accurate. Medal Request forms, and other Medal Features, will be part of the revision that I'm already working on for the domain.

** New DGM News [From Deputy Grand Master Astatine]**

As Thedek mentioned in another email, I will be tracking DC reports for quality. Basically, it's to put an end to "vapourware" reports, where there's a lot of talk about projects, but 3 or 6 months later, there's little action. In a way also, these reports are part of your PR with the membership and could also be used to measure how well your office operates in relation to that.

I've already emailed the Order leaders in regards to the current status of their orders, as well as asked for ideas for possible expansion of events in competition and other related issues. Hopefully, from this, we can develop new events in competitions to increase participation and membership enjoyment.

I'll also be emailing the Consuls reminding them of certain things, as well as emailing them and some others about competitions and where they think they should be going. In addition, I'll be going through those survey results as soon as possible (maybe even before the survey is finished) so I can get an idea of what the membership wants and not start off in the wrong direction in relation to competitions and related matters.

And lastly, I'll be hoping to have a DGM site up and running by the next meeting at the very latest which may or may not have some cool stuff (pending membership feedback).

** MAA News [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

Congratulations to our new Deputy Grand Master, DA Astatine! I'm very much looking forward to seeing the new competitions that will surely start up in our near future! :)

Dark Brotherhood roster at 964 members!

Two roster rules: a) If you're requesting a transfer, make sure you include the reason for the transfer, and b) If you're sending me a person to remove from the roster, make sure to include their name, email address, and the reason they're being removed (i.e., AWOL, requested, address doesn't work).

** Survey News [From Headmaster Kumba] **

I will be starting on a new SA Site after the completeion of the member survey and the results are compiled so I can review what the members think of the SA, and the Phase 2/3 (There are questions pertaining to this on the Survey.

The Member Survey has been released! If you haven't filled it out yet, please do so at: http://24.4.85.79/sa/survey.php3

** Grant of Arms [From Herald Joker] **

Heraldic role at 91 GoA's

My praetor is almost done with my office, which is looking great. I would have a sneak peek for everyone, but he took it down to find a better server.

** Medal Status [From Chancellor Howlader] **

Congratulations to the new Deputy Grand Master, Dark Adept Astatine!

As you all have noticed...Darkbrotherhood.com now houses the Roll of Brotherhood Awards..however, in the shuffle, some Awards may have been overlooked...so, everyone, check your Records, and email me the corrections.

Right now, Medal Requests/Reccomendations/Awards (etc) will still have to be emailed to myself, atleast until a online form (like Tiecorps.org) is completed.

I'll be back attending Brotherhood meetings in July, when they're at a decent time for me :P

** Krath Activities [From Krath High Priest Arania]**

I did not reply to each and every submission for the comp that was send to me... if you want to know if I got your mail, make sure you make your email request a reciet.. that's why that function is there. If you mail me ALWAYS include your ID line... otherwise I won't reply unless i know you very well....

I may be offline for a few days since I move back home and will need to reinstall internet rlated stuff on ym new comp. So be patient if i do no answer fast.

When I get back on, there will be a survey for the Krath Order. It will be anonymous, though i am aware that most of you won't bother if I know who said what.. details when it is done...

Archives are going to be restored over the next few weeks... it's a slow process but we'll get it done, read the DB MB for details.

Remember the topic of the month "A Dark Jedi's love"

** GMRG Stuff [From Commander of the Guard Raistlin]**

Congratulations go out to DGM Astatine. Hehe, now to find the good bottles of champagne from my *ahem* private stash

GMRG will be at the IRC competition tomorrow in force. I will be showing up and I know serveral others will be to play JK. Hoepfully, EH will go home the winners (im sure we will) Details are on the TC news page.

A Zone clan has challenged us and I am currently trying to get in touch with their leader in order to set something up. Hopefully they are active and willing to lose to us (like always =P)

With a new DGM elected, I will push the GMRG reform over his desk this week and it should be ready to go by next weekend (hopefully)

** Chamber of Justice [From First Archon Faethor]**

The Chamber of Justice is currently debating a single case. Watch the DB MB For results.

** Brotherhood News [From Grand Master Thedek] **

Revisions for the domain continue... any ideas, please send them to me. No idea will be turned away, but we also won't necessarily use it. :)

The Dark Voice Project is resuming and we will be soon asking for member submissions... so if you have stuff, please get it ready for when we do ask.

With the new Deputy Grand Master, work on the Envoy System will resume and hopefully move at an accelerated pace.

** New DGM News [From Deputy Grand Master Astatine]**

I just finished the DGM site today. The URL is http://www.websamba.com/astatine/dgm/ It's got some ASP and database stuff in there, so if there's any speed/loading problems or errors, let me know.

I'd appreciate it if Clan and House leaders would process their competitions via the form on this page. This will allow us to identify active clans and houses, as well as help members coordinate activities, as well as help new members know which house is active and might be a good house to join.

The Clan/House email chain starts off today. This will involve House and Clan leaders, with the goal of exploring ways of better managing competitions and activity, as well as new avenues and what to do with the current DB-wide operation.

** MAA News [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

DB roster at 978!

Congratulations to CSP's new Consul and Proconsul, SBM Brad and KAP J'lek!

Remember, send applications for Taldryan CON to myself, the DGM, and the GM. I'm pleased to announce that KPN Jarla is the new Taldryan PCON, and she'll work with the new CON, once he/she is appointed, to get things going.

** Survey News [From Headmaster Kumba] **

Nothing really new for the SA This week. The Member Survey is still running up at http://24.4.85.79/sa/survey.php3, and will still be up for sometime until we have sufficient feedback from the members.

** Medal Status [From Chancellor Howlader] **

New Directive from the Chancellor; if you have multiple awards to make...just email them to me (if you find that easier). Otherwise, its usually just easier to just the form (which is still at: http://www.darkjedi.nu/howlader/chan/medals.html)

Expect two new Brotherhood Awards to be within the Coming Weeks (The Dark Council is just working out the details on one right now)

** Sith News [From Sith High Warrior Firefox]**

Since my Web designer for the SHW website recently had to stop working on it due to lack of time, I am in need of a GOOD Web designer. I will generously reward the person who will build a great website. Contact me at magius@quebectel.com if you are interested.

I now have more than enough names of mission designers to get things going. However, if you want to help, don't hesitate to send in your name and what you want to do (test missions, build them or write the story).

The Avenger training sessions are still going strong. Almost 20 matches were played last thursday. It's a very good opportunity to fly against some of the best pilots in the EH. And you can get rewards too! (Thursdays from 8pm to 11pm (EST) in Undernet channel #avenger)

Avenger Wing I now stands at 38 pilots.

By the way, if my email replies take a bit longer than usual it's because I recently moved for a new job and I don't have a lot of time these days. But I STILL answer in less than 24 hours (usually).

** GMRG Stuff [From Commander of the Guard Raistlin]**

GMRG reform is under some debate right now. Currently we are resolving one key issue, that none of us have any clue of how to work, but is going to be essential for the GMRG to run smoothly. After this issue has beenn finished being debated, the GMRG will be up and running

EH won the Competition!! Woohoo, go us =P Unfortunately, a lot of EH members were playing for SV, and RS..... especially in the JK portion. Boo hoo =(. im gonna try to work this out with those members to see what the prollem was....

The aforementioned competition with the Zone clan is currently chugging very slowly. I have snet e-mails to their leaders with no response back, and I may have to put this on the backburner. (Zone activity is dead with the rekease of FC... JK has dropped by at least a good hundred people a day)

Finally, if you haven't already, buy Force Commander. Possible the best SW game out there (And P.S, get your guys out of the AT-ST's before they blow up =P. I lost mission 4 three times this way and it's no fun =P

** Chamber of Justice [From First Archon Faethor]**

HA Paladin has returned from his leave and is back in his position as both Justicar and High Inquisitor. Welcome back!

There wa sa recent case before the CoJ involving a member who sent offensive emails to a superior. Please remember that although this IS a club, you should treat everyone with respect. Yes, this is the same for high ranking members as well as low ranking ones.

989 Members as of Today (Really)

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** Several Updates [From Grand Master Thedek] **

1. The Domain will receive a nice little enhancement for people in the Clan or House Summits (once I regain FTP ability). You will now be able

to 'Generate Excel Roster' once you have logged in. It works on Excel 95 - 2000, but I'm not sure what effect it will have on non-Win32 platforms... try it out and let me know.

2. As always, please feel free to email me ideas. I may not get to them right away, but they are taken into consideration, and at the worst, logged for later review.

3. Since I have a bit more time right now, I am going to try to work on

the Envoy System that I keep saying we are working on. I have no idea when we'll actually finish... but we are moving forward slowly. It's long been a somewhat 'dead' group, and the Council wishes to find a strong, and active, role for it to play within the Brotherhood.

4. With his inexplicable disappearance, Warlord Rocanon has been removed from his office as Obelisk High Commander. If you are interested in the position, please send email to myself (thedek@home.com), Deputy Grand Master Astatine (jpboyce@ultra.net.au), and Master at Arms Nighthawk (jr9090@aol.com). All applicants will be reviewed and a decision should be made by the next meeting.

5. Also, I'm very pleased to announce the promotion of the latest member of the Dark Council. Adept Astatine, since becoming Deputy Grand Master, has managed not only to move right into the work expected of him, but has far exceeded my expectations. As the Dark Side Compendium mandates, and his work demands, I hereby promote Adept Astatine to the rank of Dark Jedi Master! Keep up the excellent work.

** DGM Updates [From Deputy Grand Master Astatine]**

1. The DGM page's hoster seems to have been screwy the last couple days. The page appears to be working now, but if you have any problems, let me know.

2. The Clan/House Leader email chain has yielded a lot of good results. I'll be summarising this first week and updating the mailing list for it tomorrow.

3. I'm going to be starting that long trip on the yellow brick comp road. That's right, we're going to have a comp!

4. Well done to those Clan and House leaders that have used the form on the DGM page.

** Membership Information [From Master at Arms Nighthawk] **

1. Congratulations to the new Consul and Proconsul of Clan Taldryan, KAP Typhon and DA Kryder!

2. Remember, if you want to make a clan-to-clan transfer, send me an email with the name of the clan you want to transfer to, the name of the clan you're in now, your ID line, and the reason you want to transfer. If you don't have a valid reason, you can't transfer, so you need to include one.

** Survey and Message Board [From Headmaster Kumba]**

1. Nothing of major importance in the SA This week. I will be updating the Members DB with SA Grad dates form my Grad's list and from a mail or two I have in my box.

2. This is the last week for the member Survey! the Address is http://24.4.85.79/sa/survey.php3, so if you haven't sent in your opinion of things, do so now!.

3. Have an Idea on how to improve the DB Message Board, drop me an email. I will begin coding scripts for the EH main baords soon, basing alot from the DB Board, so suggestions sent in now may wind up in the new boards and in an upgrade to the DB MB.

** Heraldic Role Approaches 100 [From Herald Joker]**

1) Heraldic role at 99 GoA's. For those of you who can't count, that's one away from 100. (99+1=100)

2) I have been noticing a lot of people don't include anything in their request for a GoA (mostly GRD's) so for those of you who don't want to make me mad, include your Name, DB Rank, EH Rank, Motto, Order, and Image. For more info check the DSC under "Heraldry of the Brotherhood."

** CHAN Marks One Year [From Chancellor Howlader]

1) First and foremost...the scary news. I've been Chancellor of the Brotherhood for one year now. Just thought I'd share that disturbing fact with the entire Brotherhood.

2) Yes, there is going to be a new Brotherhood Medal, and yes, its going to be for Dark Voice submissions. But thats all you're going to get to find out :P

3) Check this space for more information next week, Same CanAussie Time, Same CanAussie Channel!

** Avenger/SHW News [From Sith High Warrior Firefox]**

1. I have been contacted by 2 persons who want to build the SHW website and I talked with one of them. Hopefully, those 2 won't quit on me. :)

2. My Praetor and I have been discussing a couple of new ideas for the Sith. Expect to hear about these new developpements as soon as they have been reviewed for approval.

3. The Avenger thurday night training sessions have been moved to the Internet Gaming Zone. Go to Undernet channel #Avenger between 8pm and 11pm for more details.

4. Imperial Storm is proceeding smoothly. The Blue Task Force (including the Avenger and Tau squadron) have just encountered a small amount of Red Force ships. The fight will be fierce! Expect more details next week.

5. Avenger Wing I now stands at 39 pilots.

** Krath Updates [From Krath High Priestess Arania] **

1) Submissions for the Echoes of Nightfall needed. Send your stories and poems to me now (lwaxanatroi@myokay.net)

2) The Krath Journal got a new design - check it out (http://krathhighpriest.virtualave.net). New issue will be out end of this week. Krath houses and Phyles, send your news for this issue in until Tuesday.

3) There will not be a new competition for the Krath now due to the upcoming GJW. However, suggested topic for this month and February is "A Dark Jedi's love." Poems or story or both is possible. Remember, when writing about this topic, that it is not thought of as "love stories" in the usual sense... we are dark after all...

4) Those of you who have writings that may fit into the Dark Library/ Dark Lore project, please mail my Magistrate Aragorn (ivanrad@beotel.yu).

5) Please remember.. when you mail me your writings.. or your questions... please do add your ID line! I prefer to know who am I talking to without having to look up the roster...

** Dark Voice #21 Submissions [From Archon Tron]

DV #21 submissions are being accepted...send these to SWL Tron (Sith)/ARC4 at Tron@Techline.com for compiling.

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.datasync.com/~darkjedi/db/comm-irc.html

** A Few Updates [From Grand Master Thedek] **

1. With school having ended last Thursday, you'll begin to see a lot more of me around here. :)

2. Due to an unfortunate accident, DA Joker has had to step down from his postions as Herald. All interested should apply to myself, DGM Astatine, and MAA Depriest.

** DGM Updates [From Deputy Grand Master Astatine]**

1. DGM site is back and working. Competition submission and approval works. The URL is www.imperialacademy.org/dgm/

2. There is a mini-competition running for selection of ship names for the upcoming DB-wide competition. Details are at http://www.imperialacademy.org/dgm/shipnames/

** Membership Information [From Master at Arms Depriest] **

1. I've promoted my M1:MAA, SBL Maverick, to P:MAA. I am NOT currently accepting applications for M1:MAA...If you apply, your email will be deleted, and I'll look disfavourly on you in the future :)

2. Roster currently at 1198 members. Only 12 behind the Tie Corps... I think we can catch them again.

** Academy Information [From Headmaster Kumba]**

1. Nothing much developing in the SA This week. I will have all SA Related Material graded and emailed out by Days end. I'm also awaiting the return of Thedek's NT box to continue development of a more Roster integrated SA to keep people in their respective Phases...

2. Any ideas, suggestions, etc.., feel free to Email me at Kumba12345@aol.com, or use the Comments form located on the SA Page.

** New Robe Prototype [From Chancellor Howlader]

1) First things off...Joker, we'll miss you buddy. You better have a swift recovery, if there's anything I can do, let me know.

2) Presenting...the prototype (this means, that this is a work in progress, so don't go downloading it and customizing it or anything) Brotherhood Robe! http://www.darkjedi.nu/howlader/chan/db4.jpg. It was made by Lieutenant Commander Ender mBind of the TIE Corps (Who has joined the Brotherhood...and is known as Apprentice Mindbender). He's working hard at some usable templates...the first batch of them SHOULD be ready by Monday or Tuesday....

** Avenger/SHW News [From Sith High Warrior Firefox]**

1) My Praetor, SW Shups, resigned last week. He had great ideas and unfortunately we will no longer be able to work on them together. For his services, I have promoted him to the rank of SBM. The work he did in Taldryan before he joined me alone justified a promotion. I am very glad to promote him.

2) I have chosen a new Praetor during the week. DJK Jeff Loruss will take over mainly as chief battle tester. If there is anyone interested in becoming a battle tester, we are still taking applications. The more testers we have, the more thorough our evaluations are. Our testing method is slightly different from the one the TAC office uses (the difference mostly being that we reward testers with DB medals). Don't hesitate to contact us if you want more informations.
SWL Firefox (magius@quebectel.com)
DJK Jeff Loruss (rogue0101@rocketmail.com)

3) My new Praetor has put together a new DB Free-XvT mission. It will be available as soon as we send it to HA Kawolski. Expect at least one DB Battle too in the next 2-3 days. It will also eventually be available on the new SHW website.

4) It took an eternity, but finally the SHW website can be seen. It's far from being totally functionnal as OBM Matt is still working on it and it's on a temporary website. You can see the first page (and the only functionning page for that matter) at http://www.jedi.nu/ehmatt/shw

5) As a side note, I am 4 pilots away from re-opening Avenger Wing II. It has taken a tremendous effort from all the pilots, commanders and the wing commander of Wing I to get this far. The Avenger will soon return to its former glory!

** Krath Updates [From Krath High Priestess Arania] **

1) Some of you have seen the rewritten Krath history on the Krath MB. I've also recieved it and sent it to GM Thedek and DGM Astatine for approval.

2) We have several stories for the DB comic now. All we need are a few reliable people to draw and color it. Again, I do not mind what Order or rank or position you have. Please mail me (that also goes for those who have mailed me before) if you think you can do it. I do expect a certain quality, but I do not expect you to be as good as Faethor... so give it a try if you have the time.

3) My mail server considered it funny to deliver some of your mails with a few days delay. I'll get to answer them today for sure, so do not think you are on my ignore list.

4) Do the competitions. They are both easy.

** Obelisk Competition [From Obelisk High Commander Dread] **

1) The Obelisk Brigades comp is currently underway, however I have recieved no submissions for it since it was announced Sunday night. If you do intend to submit something to me for points, send it to Dreadnaught9@hotmail.com. You may find information reguarding the comp at http://www.jedi.nu/ehmatt/.

** A Few Updates [From Grand Master Thedek] **

1. With the unfortunate and untimely accident involving former Herald Joker, I have appointed a new Herald. Congratulations to Adept Kaine Mandaala, previously Magistrate to the Master at Arms.

2. Work on the domain continues and I thank everyone for the huge number of suggestions and comments they have sent in over the last few months. With school out, expect to start seeing some minor and major changes.

3. Lord Khyron used a font, believed to be called 'Grand Stencil', to create some of the newer headers on the domain. I need this font. There will be a reward for the person who can both find AND email me the font the quickest... I believe this to be the first of such challenges that I've ever made... but don't expect it to be the last. :)

4. With the untimely loss of Adept Joker, production of the Dark Voice was interrupted. I'll be working with the new Herald, Adept Kaine Mandaala, and Archon Tron to produce a Dark Voice and get them back on a regular schedule. All inquires regarding such should be sent to the three of us.

5. A major overhaul on the Dark Side Compendium is about to begin. It will be greatly enhanced and 'fleshed out' to give more guidance and information to both new members and members of long standing. If you have suggestions for this, please send them to me. I'll be compiling a list of things to be worked on and then working on it with the help of another individual (TBA).

6. With the recent resignation due to lack of time by Lord Khyron from the position of Oracle, I have appointed Master Nighthawk to this position. He'll be assisting with several project oriented items, including the next revision of the Dark Side Compendium.

** New Robe Prototype Update [From Chancellor Howlader]

1) Not the most exciting week in Brotherhood history for myself...but some stuff has happened. Lieutenant Commander Ender mBind is working hard on the Brotherhood Robes, and I must say, they look fantastic. But there are MANY components and templates for them, so it'll be a little while longer. I anticipate they will be completed within the next 2-3 weeks.

2) I'll be on leave from May 31st to June 6th, as I'll be going to the Great Barrier Reef! Obelisk Warrior Ziggy will be handling medal requests...

3) On a totally unrelated note, I just thought this was quite \ interesting (The Empire invades the Star Trek Galaxy...) http://www.stardestroyer.net/Fanfic/index.html

** Avenger/SHW News [From Sith High Warrior Firefox]**

1) I'm about to start an ongoing competition which goal is to provide the Dark Brotherhood with a new startfighter that will better represent us. Expect details from your Consuls and Quaestors in the next day or so.

2) We're also busy testing the couple of DB missions and battles that have been submitted to us. 2 have been sent back to their designers for minor corrections and should be available soon.

3) Remember that if you have any questions, you can always contact me at magius@quebectel.com.

** Krath Updates [From Krath High Priestess Arania] **

1) The KHP mailing list is currently getting updated and will now have Rollmasters added to it.

2) I STILL need someone do to some graphics for me. Good work gets rewarded as always. I also could use a few more people to help with the DB comics. Remember though that a certain amount of time has to be invested into this.

3) I have again been asked to create a channel only for the Krath. At the moment, I do not think this is needed since even #db is not that busy. We can use it like the other Orders do, too.

4) The winner of the caption comp was a Krath... GRD Magnus Tarkower(Krath)of House Marka Ragnos of Clan Naga Sadow. Congrats...

** Obelisk Competition [From Obelisk High Commander Dread] **

1) The Brigade comp is still going on. The website is at http://www.jedi.nu/ehmatt/brigades.htm I expect to see some more activity from all obelisk Quaestors on promoting this activity.

2) A Jedi Knight tutorial, created by Tuojas, will be posted on the OHC site this weekend.

Trivia/Meeting Info: http://www.darkbrotherhood.com/communications.asp

** Wireless / Council Changes [From Grand Master Thedek] **

1. It is with great pleasure that I announce the Dark Brotherhood's News System (Called 'Dark Tidings') to be the first in the Emperor's Hammer, and quite possibly in all online gaming forums, to be wireless compatible!

The news from the Brotherhood's Domain is viewable via WAP. This means Cell Phones that have Internet Access or Wireless PDA devices are able to navigate to a specific site (http://tagtag.com/dark-jedi) and see our news. For an emulation of this, visit their website (http://www.tagtag.com) and perform a search for 'dark-jedi'. Click on the single link it should find and enjoy the glory of technology. I'm going to try this on a real phone tomorrow.

The news is also available for such excellent programs for PDA devices such as AvantGo (http://www.avantgo.com). If you have a PDA, a free account, and the AvantGo Software, then you can simply add the 'Dark Brotherhood: Dark Tidings' news page as a channel, point to the specially formatted version of the news (http://www.darkbrotherhood.com/pda_news.asp) and away you go. I just tried this on my Handspring Visor and even the graphic came across readable!

I hope you find this as exciting a development as I do. Special thanks to Sith Warrior Khan for the work and idea of building a WAP system for the news. We hope to, in time, expand the amount of information available from the domain via WAP to include things like the Dark Side Compendium, and other good and interesting reads.

2. Commander of the Guard Z'lar Kahn has had to step down due to a computer crash and loss of internet access. The position is now open for application. Please send apps to myself, DGM Astatine, and OHC Dread.

3. It is with great pleasure I announce the appointment of the new Headmaster, Dark Side Adept Shups! The Deputy Grand Master and I have spoken with Adept Shups and find him to be the best candidate for the position. His drive and determination, as well as his hard work, made him ideal for the position. He is currently also the Wing Commander for Wing I on the Brotherhood's Flagship, the SSD Avenger, and has done an incredible job there. Welcome to the team, Adept Shups!

** DGM Updates [From Deputy Grand Master Astatine]**

1. The release date of the GJW has been delayed so I can better develop it, as well as allowing the other comp thingy from Arania and co to run.

2. Don't forget to use the competition submission forms at the DGM site.

** Membership Information [From Master at Arms Depriest] **

1. Roster currently stands at 1231 members, after AWOL check results from several houses.

2. SWL Maverick, my P:MAA, is working on a new office page for me. Expect to see it posted within the next week.

** Resignation [From Headmaster Kumba]**

This will be my final set of announcements as HM. My performance as HM was good when I started, but it has since slipped as I became preoccupied with others things rather than rebuilding the SA into something to actually train the members. As such, I am going to be stepping down and allowing someone with greater motivation to take my position and complete the task I was to complete. As to whom this is, I don't know, but the best of luck to them. Also, no attempts to recruitment either, I'm returning to Tarentum, where I originally came from. It's been fun being with the DC, and I'll still be hanging around as the freaky php obsessed COMM Person :P

** Avenger/SHW News [From Sith High Warrior Firefox]**

1) Two new DB missions were sent to the Tactical Office for final approval. As soon as they confirm it is bug free, they will be added to the Battle Center and released to the general public. I want to remind you that every mission that is accepted will earn its creator a medal. The exact medal depending on the quality and originality of the mission. That is in addition to the medal the TAC office usually gives.

2) Things are proceeding well with the Ship Competition discussion. Most Clans have expressed their views on it and I am sure that the members will be pleased with what we come up with.

3) The SHW office is getting ready for Operation Darkfall. Expect to hear more details soon.

** Krath Updates [From Krath High Priestess Arania] **

1) Topic of the Month for June is "A different road." As usual, anything goes as long as it is related to the Dark Side and makes sense with the topic.

2) Scholar of the Month for May is JH Ciara Tearnan (Krath)/Gladius of Tarentum. Congratulations.

3) For the upcoming Operation Darkfall, I expect all Krath to do their best. Please cooperate with the other Orders as best as you can.

** Obelisk Competition [From Obelisk High Commander Dread] **

1) Psyko rips through the Brigade ladder, shedding blood for Cabalistic Brigade and bringing them up to 1st place with a whopping 112 points! In second place is DarkFire Brigade with 78. Dark Falcon Brigade slips to third place with 38. Running closely in fourth is Wraith Brigade with 30. With 19 points, Soulfire Brigade occupies fifth place followed closely by Shadow Blade Brigade in sixth with 18. Banshee Brigade holds seventh with a mere 6 points. The rest of the Brigades sat and cowered in fear while the brave Obelisk troopers of the above seven Brigades battled fearlessly. Will the courageous trooper, Psyko, continue to lead Cabalistic Brigade to victory? Or will a new hero rise amongst the sea of blood within the Brigade league? Keep watch for next week's news.

2) With the sudden surge of activity in the Brigade Ladder, I've noticed some errors in the way it is being run, so I have devised some more rules to correct or add-to the old rules.

3) I'm currently involved in the creation of a custom level for the upcoming DB comp, so troopers should start concentrating on technique, rather than learning individual levels.

** Resignation [From Commander of the Guard Z'lar Kahn] **