Welcome to my illustrious battle team report brought to you on this fabulous April Fool's Day! You may all take a seat as I bring you the latest news...

Aabsdu watches everyone sit down and start farting, only to stand up and find whoopee cushions in their chairs

Oldest trick on the book, and you fell for it. You see, next to Christmas and my birthday, April Fool's Day is probably my favorite holiday because it's the one day I can prank everyone and not get beat or arrested. For as long as I can remember (which is only since this morning) I've enjoyed pranking everyone on this wonderful day. Therefore, you are not safe, so BEWARE!

These past few weeks, like the others during the war, have been very busy not only for me but for you as a team. The Exar Kun Battle Team War has kept you all busy, or at least those who participated, and I am very proud of its success. This plus more will make up this wonderful report, so I declare my 11th report as Battle Team Exar's Shadow Commander open!

~ Dalthid was awarded an Emerald Dagger, the ACC made some major changes concerning halls, Kir stepped down as Deputy Grand Master, I was titled Prodigy of Plagueis, and the ICTE is having an extra-long weekend. These, in short, are what's happened recently in the brotherhood. Of course, I am not going to put everything, so if you really want details go check out the news page.

~ The Grand Master's Royal Guard is a fun society in the DB formed mainly of those who like to game, but it also contains those more prone towards writing. It's a great way to become active within the clan and house, not to mention gives you a lot of extra stuff to do. I have been in the guard for a while now, and have almost made it to Sentinel 1. During my time, I've been awarded one crescent plus 14 Elite Cluster of Fires, so I definitely say it's worth it. All you have to do to apply is log in to the site and fill out the form, and don't worry, I'm inviting you all. Therefore, fell free to use me as your reference.

~ I am here to help you all succeed in the brotherhood, and one of the ways I do that is by helping you win medals. Braecen has given us a goal that whenever we achieve one of them he'll award us with some type of merit award. I was recently awarded a Star of Antei for completing twenty-five courses, so I'm going to list what you all can do to win medals...

1. ACC = 10 wins - DC; 20 wins - StA; 30 wins - SC; 40 wins - GC

2. GMRG = S1 - DC; S4 - StA; G1 - SC; G4 - GC

3. Shadow Academy = 25 courses - StA

~ You all have been very busy these past two weeks, and for that I congratulate you. Remember that there are plenty of competitions out there for you to compete in for medals, as well as plenty of Shadow Academy courses. I give special congrats to Orzon and Erdon who were overall the most active members.

• Galaphile: (Q)Crescent x1 - CF x1

• Virulence: (E)Crescent x1 - DC x1

• Erdon: (T)Crescent x2 - MSN course passed - AOL course passed - HTML Basics course passed - DC x1 - Sith ISET course passed - ASP Programming I course passed

• Scorpius: Advancement Survey passed - Promoted to Priest

• Famosus: SC x1

• Ashura: DC x1

• Orzon: Conflict Mediation course passed - Leadership Fundamentalists course passed - Leadership Applications course passed - Meditation course passed - AOL Basics course passed - Leadership Studies course passed

• Lorien: CF x2

~ The Exar Kun Battle Team War is still going on, and will stay that way until the end of April. Thus far, three events have finished, and the fourth has started. Congrats to all of you who have assisted so far in keeping Exar's Shadow in the lead, but we can't slack off now. Let's continue with the great activity we have had thus far. I would like to thank you all for the participation we've had in the war thus far, and I'm proud to say that our team is dominating, though not by much. We'll need to keep going strong if we want to win, and I believe you all can do it. This war is an easy way to earn medals, and most of the time all it takes is a few minutes to write a quick story, so try it. Any questions email Braecen or me at you know where, and remember to check the topic often for news and points!

Battle Team War Topic

~ Seeing as how I'm starting to learn some neat little HTML tricks, I'm going to test them by reporting all competitions there are for you to participate in. Earning medals by submitting in competitions is an easy way to not only expand your dossier but get promoted as well. This is why I encourage all of you to participate in every competition you can, because even if you don't place your activity is still noted. Some of these competitions are so easy even Salth would be able to place in them, so at least go out there and try it. Activity is the way you are awarded and promoted, so I can promise you that if you're active I'll have you awarded.

Battle Team War Event #4: Action Stations

Plagueis Monthly ACC Duel

Plagueis Weekly Caption Contest

That's my report for this April Fool's Day. As always, if you have any questions feel free to ask me on IRC or email me, the office of Battle Team Exar's Shadow Commander Aabsdu Dupar al'Tor is always open.

So long for now,

SW Aabsdu Dupar al'Tor (Sith)/CMDR/Exar Kun of Plagueis