The Road Ahead

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The Road Ahead

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Greetings Mortis!

You've probably all already heard that Tarentum got approval to open a new House. That means a few of our members transferred over to the new House Liath, including Samael Ozriel (now back to Kah Manet), who will be the new Quaestor, and Blackhawk who is the new Aedile. Big congratulations to them, and to Clan Tarentum. Getting approval to open a new House is a huge step forward from the bad old days when closure was always looming just behind us.

These changes leave House Mortis in an interesting spot for a few reasons. First, and most interesting in my opinion is that we're down to 18 members with only one member under the rank of Knight. That means everybody in the House is very experienced and capable. I know not all of you are around that much, and things like crescents aren't as much a motivating factor as they were at lower ranks. So that raises a question: what do we want do to?

We could become some kind of "elite" unit like in the good old days of Tau, Omega and Praetorian squadrons: taking on competitions against bigger units and mopping the floor with them. We could focus on traditionally more difficult competitions like battleplans and run-ons instead of the easy haikus that have become our mainstays.

We have a lot of gamers in the House, so we could focus on that: organizing gaming nights, training together, and becoming a force to be reckoned with when the next GJW comes up in Spring/Summer.

We could really dive into our fiction and explore our deepest, darkest roots. We have two great battle teams that have already begun to take us down that path.

We could become the "old folks home" of Tarentum. Not participating much for the every day stuff, but all ready to show up for the next Vendetta or GJW.

Please take some time to think about these and any other options that might occur to you, and get back to me with your ideas. Think about what would make you want to come back to Tarentum and get involved more often. What could House Mortis mean for you, if we made it? We have a unique opportunity here. Let's not let it pass by.

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Home Base

For some time now, House Mortis has been housed at Castle Tarentum. Except the Nekros Syndicate, which has a Pyramid on Yridia III. There has been some recent discussion that the Castle is not an appropriate place for the House and that we should seek our own home elsewhere in Yridia. I'd like to open the floor to the rest of the House to discuss whether we should move, and if so, where we would like to move to.

There are a lot of locations already in our canon that could serve. The crashed VSD Corsair on Koros while overrun with draugr could become a home for the House of Death. The short-lived House Kaerner had an ice base on Joran that is now lying dormant. We could build our own place somewhere else. What do you guys think?

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Deathsworn

With Samael's promotion to Quaestor, we have a vacancy for a BTL in Deathsworn. The members of this team are Bloodfyre's own disciples, tearing wounds in the Force to increase their own power. If you are interested in a role as BTL please submit an application to Geosh and me ASAP. We will review them along with the House Summit and try to fill the position as soon as we can.

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Competitions

Kadne's Escape ends in about two days, so if you were planning to enter please be sure to get your entries in soon!

Lots of really great things to think about. Thanks Scion! I appreciate all you do.

Congrats again to our members in newly opened House Liath. I understand that it was a serious undertaking, requiring lots of effort, cohesion, and dedication. One more reason to be proud of Tarentum!

Best of luck to Mortis! Their help was just as important in the creations of Liath.

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