Greetings Kaernites:

I counted something like 8 or 9 new competitions approved over the past few days, so there's really no excuse if you need something to do. Hop on the website, log in, and open up the competition center. Click "Stuff That Matters to Me" and you'll get a list of all the competitions that you can participate in.

If you have never participated in a competition or you're nervous... don't be! Just reply to this email and ask any questions you might have, and we'll get them answered. For those of you at the rank of Apprentice, simply participating in a competition will get you promoted to the next rank. You don't even have to win. You just have to send in an entry. That's it!

One more time: if you need help, ask!

For those of you a bit higher up than Apprentice, Raimi has resigned from his post as Aedile of House Reinthaler. Not that I'm encouraging anyone to leave House Kaerner... but if you've been itching for a leadership position, write up an application and give it a shot. Send it to Saitou, Ji'Kawill and Ronovi. Best of luck to all who choose to apply!

If you have looked at the competition list and you don't see anything there that tickles your fancy, please feel free to send an email to your BTL, Nami or me and let us know what kinds of competitions you'd prefer. Think of us as your cruise directors. We're here to entertain you. Any feedback we can get about what kind of job we're doing is helpful. Let us know what kinds of things would be new, different and exciting, and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Here are a few things you can do to start to get involved:

1) Battle Teams - If you want to be active, Battle Teams are the way to go. Spectre is our gaming focused BT, based at the House headquarters on Joran. The Reckoners are our fiction focused BT, based in the City of Eden. Fire off an email to Jagen or Teia and let them know which team you prefer. Below are links to the Wiki pages for each BT:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/wiki/index.php?title=Spectre http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/wiki/index.php?title=Reckoners

2) Master/Student Program - If you are a Journeyman and you need some help getting oriented, or if you are DJK+ and need something productive to do, the MSP is the number one best way to do it! Head over to the Wiki and check out the list of unmatched Masters and Apprentices to find someone to pair up with:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/wiki/index.php?title=Clan_Tarentum_M/S_Pairing

3) Competitions - There are always a few competitions running. The best way to find out about them is to log into the Competition Center on the DJB website and click "Stuff that matters to me". Or, be clever and use this link here:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/competitions.php?me=1

4) Promotion Requirements - For the many of you who are below the rank of Dark Jedi Knight, you can chip away at your promotion requirements and make progress toward your next rank. The requirements are listed here:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/wiki/index.php?title=Promotion_Requirements

*** BEGIN ACTIVITY RECORD ***

SBM Scion Altera 04/13/2010 - Awarded Seal of Loyalty

SW Tyrrravis Nami Dantes 04/13/2010 - Aedile Report

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