Clan Arcona Consul Report #2: Here we go again

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Clan Arcona Consul Report #2: Here we go again

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Greetings, my legion of minions! I mean, my dear friends! Welcome to my second Consul report. Please take your seats, enjoy the complimentary beverages, and listen well…

“Wait, wha’ happened?”

Things, that’s what! Yes, my friends, it’s a busy time of year. Most notably, we celebrated Exodus Day on Monday, and this weekend is Star Wars Celebration, a convention for which our honorable Grandmaster, FIST, and co. shall be adventuring from their mysterious Sithy lairs to attend.

I wanted to take a moment to vomit some rainbows and tell you all how much I appreciate every one of you. Exodus Day marks a historic event for this Brotherhood, the day we broke free to become our own entity, our own family. Accordingly, we award Seals of Loyalty for the occasion, but may only select a few recipients.

Looking at our roster? Noooot the easiest decision, let me tell you. I wish I could give each and every Arconan a Seal, because each of you deserves it. I saw my predecessors say this before, but I never understood it so vividly until now. Seriously, guys. I’m proud to be your Consul. This is an amazing Clan and a brilliant family, and you all ought to remember how fantastic you are.

But, enough spewing sunshine. I had to pick only two people to award Seals, and they were:

  • Orv (Baxir Vol) is an outstanding example of your everyday member. He, like all of you, is one of the vital pieces of this Clan. Orvvles is one of the best people I know, and anyone who speaks to him can see it. He’s made us countless Avatars without a word of complaint, is endlessly positive and happy (except about mangos) and, oh hey, emerged as the Second Hero of the Great Jedi War we just won. Give this man a hand! (And please, no mango bouquets. Flowers will do.)
  • Esca (Arcia Cortel) has been a paragon of Arconan kind. He is one of the most steadfast leaders I have ever known, and served diligently as Nighthawk’s Captain for nearly a year before answering the call and becoming Galeres’ Quaestor. He’s an honest man who never asks for a single thing — he just shows up and does what needs doing, and he does it right. Let’s hear some hoorahs for him too!

Furthermore, two other members of Arcona were awarded Seals of Loyalty from the Dark Council: Wally (Marick) and Ernordeth. We all know the former, and we know he deserves recognition for all he’s done, especially over recent months in his new position as Combat Master. The latter is one of Galeres’ new Aediles — if on loan from Qel-Droma ;) — and, as Valhavoc may tell you, the beating heart of the FIST office staff. Let’s give them a round of applause and virtual hugs!

Congratulations to you all, and thank you to everyone. That’s really all that’s left to say.

Other news, reports, and happenings:

Be sure to keep a look out for your House and Battleteam reports, and also keep your eyes on the Newspage! With the big boys off to Celebration, they’re running a whole load of competitions that you can check out here! They’ll also be keeping us all updated with a liveblog on the site and social media posts. How awesome is that? Get at it, get at it!

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Events, events, and MOAR events!

Did you know there were events out?

Heh. Really, though! There’s a lot to do, my lovelies.

March came and went, and much of that time was spent focusing on our Battleteams and settling some more Summit upheaval. Now that we’re sitting pretty again, it’s time to shower you all in events for April!

House Qel-Droma is celebrating Port Ol’val Appreciation Month, an Independence Games-style set of competitions with comps made by the people for the people! Show your love of your home and get hyped, HQD!

House Galeres has gone a little bit Roman and launched the Galeres’ Gladiators Event! Prove your worth and be declared Champion by maiming your fellow brothers for the people’s amusement! Who wouldn’t want that? Go-go Galeres! (I’m not sorry.)

Meanwhile, there are several other competitions running around Houses and the Clan, as well as the Brotherhood at large. Check them out here! Go on. Go oooon. You know you want to.

Up and coming…

While March was designated for the Battleteams and April for the Houses, May is the month when we planned to launch a new Clan event! I’m going to be deliberately mysterious about it for now and just drop a hint or two...but I will tell you that you can expect to — gasp — see another Clan involved with us!

And that’s all you get for now! ;P But get excited my dears…soon, in good time...you’ll be enlightened.

Recognition

Oh, yay, the fun part! This is the bit where I get to tell you all I love you and that I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles for all of you and everyone would eat and be happy.

(She doesn’t even go here!)

Seriously, though. I got all gushy earlier about the Seals, and I’m going to do it again for a moment. I’m proud of you all. You set your sights on your goals, you work hard, and you know what? You all do some amazing things. You get to Guardian, or finally claim that saber at Dark Jedi Knight. You help your Summit, or even other Summits, and work to make this whole Brotherhood a better place. You show your loyalty and stand side by side with your brothers and sisters in excellence…

That, that’s some great stuff right there. And what you get for it? Yeah, you’ve earned it. Well done!

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Projects

Hey gang, Legz here. Lots of great stuff going on in Arcona on the projects front, which is awesome. For those of you in Galeres, Esca just sent out a ton of project and team information on Tuesday, so there’s plenty there for you guys to sink your teeth into. Andrelious has also been kind enough to supply us with a few more NPCs and some Arconan Army Corps tweaks on the wiki in the past two weeks, and we appreciate that. There’s a lot that you can do to shape Arcona’s fictional direction through wiki work, so get involved!

One area that would be particularly helpful, if we had someone or someones willing to step up, would be to fill in some gaps in Clan Arcona’s history. This is a task that is suited to someone who is an older member, who may have been around for a few of these events (think back to 2010/2011) and who is willing to poke around the internet in search of the old run-ons and fictional write-ups. If you’re interested, let me know and we’ll talk. We’re also always looking for graphic artists if anyone has those type of skills!

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Ask The Atty

Finally, we once again have an episode of AskTheAtty! You all don’t get to see the Consul babble at the camera this time, but I did do my best to answer all your questions. Thanks to everyone who asked! You’re beautiful!

(Tim|Gone): "Dear Abbey, you've gone through some big Summit changes in recent weeks. How is the new team holding up, and what are you expecting of them as leaders now that they're all in place again?"

What can I say, Tim? It was a mess for a bit there, and we took a lot of hits. But the beauty of it — and this Clan as a whole — is that we got our stuff together and got right back up again. Now, roughly a month later...I think we’re doing pretty damn good. We’ve got all these House plans and events running, our Summit is active, chatty, and cohesive, and we’ve had our veterans and young bloods alike working together and giving their all for Arcona.

What do I expect? I expect honesty, transparency, compassion, efficiency, and, of course, tigerblood. I expect the standard of excellence we have now to not only continue, but to grow. Because you know what? We can all do better. We can do better every single day. I know I can. I’m still learning, but I’ve got my Summit to back me up and help me out. They’ve got my back like I’ve got theirs. Together, we can do anything.

Believe it!

(Just for you out there in the crowd, T).

(Ood): Atty, can I ask a question i've asked Sam and Wally before you? Boxers, Briefs or Thong

None of the above. :P

(`M): How do you think a 'winner stays on' ACC challenge would fare?

I’m optimistic about any ACC event, especially with the hints our esteemed Combat Master has dropped as to the future of the Character Sheets. As for a ‘winner stays on’ format, I’d personally be excited to give it a try. New things are the best sorts of challenges. ;)

(Tim|Gone): "Dear Abbey, is there any truth to the rumors we're going to COU to raid them for their supply of delicious virgin blood? Signed, Count Timmler von Entar"

I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of these rumors. Or of vampires. No further comment.

(Turel): Serious one: Moving forward, what is your vision for adapting to changes in the Brotherhood (e.g. the new unit alignments and paths) while preserving the history and attributes that make Arcona, well, Arcona?

My vision is, in short, to bring balance to the Force. Er, to Arcona. Yeah that.

The idea of the alignment changes and new paths is an unnerving one to many. We’re witnessing the entire culture of our club shift. That’s pretty big, guys. Up to now, we’ve been the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. The idea was pretty much to be these badass Sith running around with their light swords and lightning juju powers doing whatever they wanted.

But that’s not who we are anymore. We’re not that limited as a whole. Most of us play Grey Jedi, whether we like to admit it or not, because that’s what’s close to human and it’s what we all sympathize with most, even as we’re escaping to a fantasy world of space samurai. I personally think this whole alignment shift is a good thing. It acknowledges what we are. It’s honest. We’ll grow for it.

As for Arcona itself...we have historically been one of the darkest of the dark. Darkity sable black, in fact. I want to be able to incorporate that history into our evolving future. A future I think is just as Grey as it could be Dark, if not even more so.

In a purely fictional aspect, I expect we’ll stick to our selfish, shadowy ways. But we don’t need to be Dark to do that. We just need to keep the tigerblood flowing, as my predecessor might say.

From Ernor on Whatsapp: Ask the atty! Are we going to have Invicta games? And any feuds or Multi clan events? Like with odanurr. Enlighten us :-)

As I hinted above, we’re currently planning a Clan event in May that will involve another Clan somehow. I can neither confirm nor deny that it may or may not be Clan Odan-Urr. ;)

As for the Invicta Games...well, everyone? Do you want them to happen? Let’s hear it! This Summit lives to serve you, after all!

(@Esca): Can I touch your billowy cape?

You may touch my billowy cape. It is indeed magnificent and billowy.

That’s it for this time, folks. For my next report, I plan on doing another Live Q&A! Remember, if you can’t attend the live event, you can always send your questions in early, and I’ll answer them during the stream. That applies to any time, really. If you ever think of a question you want answered in the report, just send it to me, and I’ll follow up!

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In Closing

Be hopeful for the future, my friends. We’ve got some big changes coming. We’ve got alignment shifts and sweet new The Force Awakens trailers and events like it ain’t nobody’s business. I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. I get to enjoy it with you guys and gals, after all.

And as for the present...be proud, be loud, and be awesome. It’s Arcona. That’s what we do.

Arcona Invicta!

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Tiger. Swag.

Awesome report, Atty. Congrats to everyone on their Seals!

Woo, reports!

Still such purdy graphics.

Awesome report! Invicta Games!

Best. Report. Ever.

Believe it!

Also, Galeres will start to accure late fees if they don't return Ernor in a timely manner ;)

Great report, Atty! I'd love to see the Invicta Games get off the ground.

"Legion of minions"

Wow, you figured out leadership fast!

Seriously, great report!

She's known leadership for some time now, get with the program!

Her "Legion of minions" have been workin' the corners of the Dajorra System for years.

Great report!

By minions, he means call girls.

Great report! I always enjoy reading it just for the style!~

Great report. <3

yay Abbey

Atty, awesome graphics and even better report. Well done, Shadow Lady.

Awesome!

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