[Castle Tarentum, 1000 hours, Proconsul's Office]

"If this is too daunting a mission for you, you may back down," Dranik said, but the Quaestor and Aedile shook their heads.

"Anything that may strengthen us, we'll do."

"You must remember the consequences. This is dangerous territory you are embarking on. You must arm readily, with the appropriate volunteers. Your most able warriors shall claim the shards as their own, to grant them power. This is a test of your scouting and how you can be prepared. May you do well."

The Summit of Gladius bowed in unison and left the room.

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[The Sword's Sheath, 2300 hours, Conference Room 12B]

"Listen up, Gladians," Scion stood with Apollo at the head of the room. "We have been sent on a mission to the Antei system. It seems that some shards from the Crystal of Tears may remain intact on a barren planet inside the shroud, called Samur. Our Clan Summit has seen fit to send us to find them and bring them back. Samur is in Vong controlled territory, but their presence should be minimal since the planet is a barren waste."

"We need some volunteers," Apollo continued. Several hands went up immediately. "Windos, Brimstone, Donos. Anyone else? Ziltopia. Of course Scion and I will also be going. The rest of you will remain here and see to it that the Sword's Sheath stays safe in our absence. Dismissed."

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[Website]

It appears that all DB websites are down right now, which puts a damper on our competition. Keep an eye out, because we need you guys to give this competition everything you've got once the sites are back up.

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[Competition!]

This competition lasts only one week, starting today. Jump in and participate! There are lots of medals up for grabs!

The following people from Gladius may participate in the run-on:

Telona

Ziltopia

Windos

Apollo

Brimstone

Scion

Donos

Everybody may participate in the rest of the events.

The following link is to the approved competition, called "Shattered Tears":

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/CompetitionDetails.asp?page=1&order=Queue_Comp.StartDate%20DESC,%20Queue_Comp.EndDate&sort=desc&filter=upcoming&ID=3945 http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/CompetitionDetails.asp?page=1&order=Queue_Comp.StartDate%20DESC,%20Queue_Comp.EndDate&sort=desc&filter=upcoming&ID=3945

The next two links lead to the competition itself in the Cestus message board:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5500 - Run-On (Ends November 17th)

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5503 - Stand Alone Events and RO Talk (Ends November 17th)

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[General Notes]

I am looking for fights in the ACC. Challenge me! If you need help qualifying, I'm happy to proofread your writing and help get you ready for it.

If any Journeymen are interested in finding a Master to help guide you, please contact me by replying to this report and I will help you find somebody. The Master/Student Program (MSP) is by far the best way to become successful in the Dark Brotherhood. There is no substitute for having an experienced person there specifically to help you be successful.

It works the other way around, too. If you are eligible to be a Master and you're looking for a student, please let me know and I'll see if I can find you one.

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[Reminders]

Please remember to let me know of anything you do that might count as activity. Don't worry about bothering me too much; it's my job to keep track of this stuff. Keep in mind that if you do something but you don't win any medals for it, I won't know about it unless you tell me. That includes ACC, wiki stuff, as well as submitting to competitions. Awards are tied to participation and it all still counts even if you don't win.

Activity in House Gladius for the past week has been as follows.

*** BEGIN GLADIUS ACTIVITY RECORD ***

KAP Apollo:

Various QUA duties

KAP Windos Helkin Tarentae:

11/03/2008 - Won Cr-E for 1st place in Cryptogram competition

OP Dox Romanae:

11/03/2008 - Won 2 CoFs for participating in ICTE on 11/01

JH Scion Altera:

Various AED duties

11/03/2008 - Aedile Report

11/06/2008 - Participated in Madness competition

11/06/2008 - Awarded a Seal of Loyalty on the Day of the Fox

11/09/2008 - Awarded an Anteian Cross

GRD Balia Donos:

Various BTL duties

*** END GLADIUS ACTIVITY RECORD ***

In Darkness,

Scion Altera

JH Scion "Firebird" Altera (Sith)/AED/Gladius of Tarentum [ACC: CL:1]

AC / Cr-4E / SoL

{SA: DML}