<small>_**"But why's all the rum gone?"

• Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean
  

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<small> I'm not happy that no one submitted to my Hymn competition, especially since while it was themed after Final Fantasy X, it was fairly easy for anyone to submit something. While I enjoy developing competitions and hope everyone will have fun with them, if no one submits, and worse if no one tells me competitions and activities they like to see, then I'm running blind.

So, I'll try another competition. Starting this Monday, January

26th, I'm starting a "Design Ektrosis' HQ" competition. Your task is, simply put, to describe where Ektrosis is housed. Here are the finer details:

• Description must be a minimum of one page, 12 point Times New Roman or Arial

• Proper grammar is a MUST! This includes punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, etc.

• Be realistic. We live on a Jungle world, and we're a small House. No gigantic floating palaces of DOOM.

• Be descriptive.

• A picture, either a photograph or an original design by yourself, is a plus.

  Standard House Crescents will be rewarded for the top three entries submitted, which will be graded by me and Mal'ari'carun. I'll talk to Kir about rewarding the top winner with some more, as that description will be used as the official Ektrosis HQ. Send all submissions to [Log in to view e-mail addresses] and [Log in to view e-mail addresses].

  I've updated the website with the most recent competitions and latest news. You can access the site at http://www.ektrosis.org.

  Don't forget to submit to Mal'ari'carun's character competition; you have until WEDNESDAY to submit to Part 2!

  Consul Katarn has initiated Project Continued Dominance to prepare Taldryan for the upcoming Great Jedi War. All Taldryan members are highly encouraged to participate and demonstrate their Clan loyalty! Head over to http://www.taldryan.org/pcd/description.html for all of the details, and be sure to participate as much as possible!

Congratulations to...

Fet'ari'narun for her promotion to Protector!  


Quarmador for his promotion to Guardian!  

Lotus Gi on his/her promotion to Novice!  

Dark Sabre on winning two Amethyst Crescents, a Dark Cross, and

nine Clusters of Fire!</small>

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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- Dark Side Adept Shadonyx, Chancellor Emeritus Quaestor of House Ektrosis, First Krath House of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood

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