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Greetings Shar Dakhan,

Frankly, I don't know why any of you are bothering to read this right now. I mean honestly... Do you see Ashes Fall? Good, because I do! Go! Don't read this! That stuff is more important! Do the competitions, you only have till Friday and the final Week begins!

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You're still here aren't you?

Gfdi... That means I actually have to do the rest of this. Why do you hate me?

Okay, buckle up kids. If you are going to slug through this with me we're going to have some fun. Let's do this!

Brotherhood Reports

There's been lots of awesomeness on display, here are quick access links!

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer: The Most Important Link On This List
• Herald Report #7: We Will Rock You!
• The Slightly Not As Awesome As HSD, House Marka Ragnos Leaders Report (Now with more awesome)
• The Shroud of the Devil, The Devil's Shroud Report
• Bestest Because Blue, Sapphire Squadron Report

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Competitions

Yup. Yup, so doing that.

Here are the relevant links for all the competitions going down now for Ashes Fall and the other fun events!

• Ashes Fall - Parent Comp - this is your gateway drug to all the comps!
• Wait! Don't kill me! - from Darkblade
• Now's the time to strike! - still Darkblade
• Naga Sadow Halloween Party - from Tasha
• Scary Halloween Story - from Scarlet

This isn't everything that is available, however, and you can find the full list right here

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Notable Accomplishments

All right, deep breaths people. There's a lot here... Deep breaths.

LET'S DO THIS!

Awards

Scarlet Agna

• 1x Crescent with Ruby Star
• 1x Anteian Cross
• 3x Clusters of Ice

Bentre Stahoes

• 21x Clusters of Ice
• 104x Clusters of Fire
• 1x Cluster of Earth
• 1x Crescent with Sapphire Star
• 1x Steel Cross
• 1x Dark Cross
• 1x Crescent with Amethyst Star
• 1x Crescent with Sapphire Star

Shirai Dupar

• 2x Clusters of Ice

Atra Ventus

• 3x Clusters of Ice
• 1x Crescent with Ruby Star

Jades A Sadow

• 7x Clusters of Ice

Methyas L'eonheart

• 4x Clusters of Ice

Shi Long

• 13x Clusters of Ice

Malik Sadow

• 1x Cluster of Ice
• 1x Crescent with Amethyst Star

Macron Goura Sadow

• 12x Clusters of Ice
• 2x Crescent with Emerald Star

Shadow Academy

Gaia'u Mit'ac

• Dark Pundit - Vendetta
• Essentials 1: History
• Vendetta 1: Foundation
• Vendetta 2: Submission
• Vendetta 3: Fiction and Graphics Tips

Qyreia Arronen

• Dark Pundit - Essentials
• Dark Pundit - Vendetta
• Cryptography 101
• Cryptography 201
• Mercenary Order Core
• Dark Brotherhood Basics
• Astronomy Studies
• Starfighter Studies
• Combat Tactics I
• Combat Tactics II
• Writing Studies
• Comms 1: Discourse Forum
• DJBWiki: An Introduction
• Gaming 101: Setting up & Finding Matches
• Gaming 201: Pazaak
• Vendetta 2: Submission
• Vendetta 3: Fiction and Graphics
• Advancement Survey
• Gaming 103: Submitting Gaming Activity
• Graphics in the Brotherhood
• Vendetta 1: Foundation
• Essentials 1: History
• Essentials 2: Departments
• Essentials 3: Paths & Orders
• Essentials 4: Ranks
• Essentials 5: Organizations
• Essentials 6: Medals
• ACC Combat Studies

Allistaire Von Drake

• Dark Pundit - Essentials
• Dark Pundit - Vendetta
• Dark Maven - Philosophy
• Dark Brotherhood Basics
• Gray Jedi Order Core
• Jedi Order Core
• Sith Order Core
• Philosophy II: Cults
• Races and Species
• Philosophy I: Views
• Inquisitorius History
• DJBWiki: An Introduction
• Gaming 101: Setting up & Finding Matches
• Gaming 201: Pazaak
• Graphics in the Brotherhood
• Vendetta 1: Foundation
• Vendetta 2: Submission
• Vendetta 3: Fiction and Graphics Tips
• Advancement Survey
• Gaming 103: Submitting Gaming Activity
• Essentials 1: History
• Essentials 2: Departments
• Essentials 3: Paths & Orders
• Essentials 4: Ranks
• Essentials 5: Organization
• Essentials 6: Medals
• Comms 1: Discourse Forum

Bentre Stahoes

• Dark Maven - Lore
• Dark Maven - Philosophy
• Dark Savant - History and Lore
• Loyalist Order Core
• Sith Order Core
• Mercenary Order Core
• Gray Jedi Order Core
• Jedi Order Core
• Mandalorian Studies
• Galactic Languages
• Races and Species
• Galactic History VIII: Trials of the New Republic
• Galactic History VII: Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
• Inquisitorius History

Promotions

Gaia'u Mit'ac

• Initiate to Apprentice
• Apprentice to Novice

Zadenn Kabur

• Initiate to Apprentice
• Apprentice to Novice

Qyreia Arronen

• Initiate to Apprentice
• Apprentice to Recruit
• Recruit to Trainee
• Trainee to Runner

Allistaire Von Drake

• Initiate to Apprentice
• Apprentice to Novice
• Novice to Proselyte
• Proselyte to Neophyte

Maru

• Proselyte to Neophyte

Atra Ventus

• Savant to Seer

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Ask the HSD Summit

Aexod Asked:

Where'd you learn to write so awesomely?

I have been writing for the better part of 15 years... There is no better teacher than time. Just read books, find styles you like and incorporate them into your own. Most importantly, keep writing.

Qyreia Asked:

Where do babies come from?

The branches of Yggdrasil, and they come to us all when the time is right.

Goat Asked:

If you had to pick, which would you rather be caressed by? An Arachne, an Echidna, or Trev?

Definitely an Echidna.

Even if Trev was a redhead?

Yup, even then.

Aexod Asked:

Togruta or Twilek?

Twilek has more protein in their lekku, while the horns on Togruta are hollow. My meat of choice is Twilek.

Qyreia Asked:

Where should one go if they would like a decent picture drawn or have a pre-existing one improved/colored?

DeviantArt is my go to, I have purchased many wonderful commissions from the artists I have found there.

Sang Asked:

Do you feel strongly that you are the best candidate for Emperor of Canada now that Justin Trudeau has paved the way towards freedom?

Yes, I will bring forth a winter the likes of which has never been seen. Canada will spread over the world and absorb all into our supreme being. As it was foretold by my high school drama class, I am the one most likely to take over the world. Also, I'm invading Germany and stealing all of Sildrin's Federweisser or whatever that substance is called.

Bentre Asked:

Can I bribe atra into doing art for me?

Yes you can, but my turnaround time is horrendous... especially when I am very, very busy... Like running an event and finishing my Succubus off.

Thank you all for the questions, though maybe next time we can get a few more serious ones in here to give you guys some great feedback!

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Aediles' Corner

She is on vacation, so her corner is being remodelled. I'm thinking she needs a My Little Pony lamp... Or two... Or a few hundred.

Quaestor's Last Word

There has been an awesome turn out for Ashes Fall so far, and I'd love to see it keep going. We're almost exactly halfway through, let's keep this momentum going.

Many of us have managed to snag tickets for Star Wars VII... Myself included. I cannot describe how excited I am. I am in the camp that doesn't hate any Star Wars material. I may dislike portions of it, but never have I ever hated more Star Wars.

This is a time for excitement! REJOICE!

Stay classy everyone, and keep doin' you. You're the best Familia a Quaestor could ask for.