Just in time before jetting off on my holiday, two new courses have made it to the General Studies listings on the Shadow Academy pages - with very different characters.

IRC Basics is for all those of you who didn't yet find the courage to explore the text-based, mostly window-free chatting with its sometimes cryptic commands. It's a quick course to take and afterwards you'll know your way around the world of channels, ops and kickbans.

Meditation on the other side is the most demanding course within the Shadow Academy portfolio so far as it will teach you (and require you to practice) real-life applicable meditation methods to help yourself find balance in the Force even beyond your role as a Dark Jedi.

Many, many thanks go to the new Eclectic Pedagogs and course writers, PRT Phage (IRC basics) and KAP Tissaya Luna Argat (Meditation) - you both created something truly useful to add to the Brotherhood!