<I>Jedi Hunter Illian Syn stood on the deck of the water skiff in the late evening sun as he rushed toward the island where the citadel was. He arrived on the island and caught a glimpse of the enormous ziggurat crafted in a dark red stone set on Doto Rock. They pulled the skiff onto the beach and Illian approached the citadel.<BR><BR>

The entire population of the clan and many others had turned out for the ceremony. Syn strode up the isle to the base of the stairs leading to the pinnacle of the ziggurat. All of the Apprentices, Novices, Acolytes, Protectors, Guardians, and Jedi Hunters were standing near the back of the columns in order of rank. The Equites and the Elders were near the head of the column with the highest ranked members at the head of the column closest to the citadel. <BR><BR>

Illian saw his Master standing near the front of the platform eying his student confidently. Staying true to the code of the Brotherhood, the Master was in attendance to give witness to the achievements of their student. He was more exited than ever to have come so far and finally achieve this pinnacle in his training. Along with his Master was the entire membership of the Clan Arcona summit.<BR><BR>

Illian Syn stood before the summit of the clan as anxious could be. The pinnacle of the Journeyman ranks was within reach of his fingertips. It was this final choice that had to be made before truly gaining recognition within the Clan. He had to choose his darkness, his Shadowcrafting path. The ceremony was simple but the decision was life changing. <BR><BR>

The summit created a massive shadow that absorbed all of the light from the sun cloaking the entire area in darkness. The Hunter felt the shadow descend on him as the summit powered on their lightsabers cutting through the darkness. All of the Arconans on the ground who possessed lightsabers activated them as well. The darkness was cut by the rainbow that was created by all of the Clan's lightsabers.<BR><BR>

Syn focused on the shadows that were engulfing them and creating his own darkness to the shadow already around him. The Hunter's shadow reached out and seemed to push the others away and in an instant only his was left and used it to unleash the power that was wielded with the ability of the Arconan Clan Power, Shadowcrafting. He had chosen the Outer Darkness, using his own shadow in the physical world. <BR><BR>

"Rise now, a Dark Jedi Knight," came the unanimous call from the summit. In front of the new Dark Jedi Knight hovered his lightsaber. The hilt shone in the sunlight and the Knight reached out and took it in his hand. He thumbed the activation switch and powered on the blade. <BR><BR>

The humming felt natural in his hand as he turned to face the crowd and thrust the saber high into the air and shouted, over a thunderous applause:<BR><BR>

"ARCONA INVICTA!"</I><BR><BR>

I would hereby like to request a promotion for Jedi Hunter Illian Syn, who has currently fulfilled all requirements for promotion under Clan Arcona’s promotions guidelines, which can be seen at: <u>http://arcona.darkjedibrotherhood.com/promotionguidelines.html</u><BR><BR>

Illian has fulfilled all of these requirements, as follows:<BR><BR>

Be in contact with your House and Clan:<BR><BR>

Illian has been in regular email contact and often posts on the Forums<BR><BR>

Have two of the Leadership exams completed:<BR><BR>

Illian has passed Conflict Mediation and Leadership Applications<BR><BR>

Decide on your Shadowcrafting Path: <BR><BR>

Illian has chosen the path of Outer Darkness<BR><BR>

Request your Warbanner: <BR><BR>

Syn is proudly displaying his warbanner on his dossier<BR><BR>

Promote and run a competition, successfully: <BR><BR>

Illian ran ‘The Hunters’ competition for his former clan, Taldryan, before joining Arcona<BR><BR>

Participate in at least fifteen activities: <BR><BR>

Illian has been highly active, and has participated in the following events: - 6 of the 7 events of the Great Hunt Competition, - Illian has participated in no less than 3 different run ons (Once more into the breach clan RO, Broken Saber clan RO, and Blue Mist RO) - Illian has participated in 3 events in Operation: Eclise (including yet another RO) - On top of this, Illian has done no less than 6 master/student tasks (many of which contributed towards his 15 pages of character-based fiction) and as such has more than fulfilled the requirements. <BR><BR>

Do one, or a combination of:<BR> -Earn fourty Clusters of Fire<BR> -Complete five battles at the Antei Combat Center <BR> -Write fifteen pages of character-based fiction<BR><BR>

Illian has written 15 pages of character-based fiction through the medium of his Wikipedia page and a myriad of master/student assignments.<BR><BR>

Write either a High-quality fiction detailing the creation of your lightsaber, or create a high-quality graphic depicting your lightsaber.

Syn wrote a brilliant fiction detailing the history and creation of his lightsaber which can be seen in the writer’s corner.<BR><BR>

As Illian has completed all of these guidelines, and more, I would like to respectfully request his promotion to Dark Jedi Knight. <BR><BR>

In darkness, <BR><BR>

OP Sashar Arconae

Sashar Erinos Arconae, 2008-03-04 06:47:55 UTC