Wikipedia of the Dark Brotherhood, an online Star Wars Club - User contributions [en]

Inner Order (Clan Naga Sadow)

2007-04-28T14:43:47Z

Manesh: /* Roll of the Inner Order of Clan Naga Sadow */

Entrance to the '''Inner Order''' is an elevation reserved only for the most powerful [[Dark Jedi]] of the [[Clan Naga Sadow|Clan]]. [[Equite]]s who have proven themselves as loyal followers and as pillars of the [[Clan]] will generally be able to one day join the ranks of the Inner Order. Brothers of the Inner Order, Equites and [[Elder]]s alike, have entered a society that few can hope to reach.

The Inner Order represent the most powerful and influencial members ever to have walked the halls of the [[Sadow Palace]]. For this feat they are afforded a seat on the Inner Circle and a voice in Clan affairs.

Where few join the Fifth Caste of the Inner Order almost none rise to the higher eschelons. To become akin with the First Caste is indeed an impossibility for any to achieve besides the most supreme of all Dark Jedi. Not only is unquestionable loyalty to the Clan a requirement but so is proven successful leadership as [[Consul]] of the Clan. An impeccable record of command history combined with explemary service to the Overclan itself are often seen among those who have come this far. Many have personally shaped the future of not only the Clan but also the [[Dark Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] itself through their genius and innovation as vertiable leaders of the [[Dark Council]] itself.

==Roll of the Inner Order of Clan Naga Sadow==

*[[Xanos]], Son of Sadow, Master of the Inner Order

*[[Trevarus Caerick|Trevarus Irad Caerick]], Son of Sadow, Master of the Inner Order

*[[Malik Sadow|Malik]], Son of Sadow, Second Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Manesh]], Son of Sadow, Second Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Muz Ashen Keibatsu]], Son of Sadow, Second Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]], Third Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow|Astronicus Sadow]], Heir of Sadow, Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Canis Loopus|Jonuss Rai]], Son of Sadow, Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Shikyo Keibatsu|Shikyo "Rurouni" Keibatsu]], Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[ Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura| Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]], Fourth Caste of the Inner Order
*[[Malisane de Ath| Malisane de Ath]], Fifth Caste of the Inner Order
*[[Sildrin Sadow|Sildrin Rys-Hastur]], Daughter of Sadow, Fifth Caste of the Inner Order

==Details==
*Admission into the Inner Order is based on a medal tally as detailed in the [http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/policiesandprojects/ClanandOrderPowersSystem.doc Clan and Order Force Powers] guidelines contained on the [[Dark Brotherhood]] website.

[[Category:Inner Order (Clan Naga Sadow)]][[Category:Clan Naga Sadow]]

Clan Title Census

2007-04-07T15:31:21Z

Manesh: /* Clan Naga Sadow - Sadow */

===Clan Arcona - Arconae===
*50 – Mejas Doto
*1294 – James Lucius Entar Arconae
*22 – Khobai Wrathraven Arconae
*121 – Voranyen d’Tana-Arconae
*180 – Koskian “Psyko” d’Tana Arconae
*307 – Denath Ciarus
*1279 – Strategos Thanatos Entar Arconae

===Clan Naga Sadow - Sadow===
*188 - Darth Vexatus
*176 – Shan Long
*153 – Astronicus "Tron" Aurelius Sadow
*97 – Malik Sadow
*705 – Manesh Sadow
*3714 – Muz Keibatsu Sadow
*169 – Canis Loopus
*2270 – Tissaya Argat Sadow
*114 – Raistlin Sadow
*195 – Janos Silverwulf Sadow

===Clan Plagueis – di Plagia===
*6381 - Aristan Dantes
*5580 – Aabsdu di Plagia Dupar al'Tor
*289 – Jonaleth Isradia di Plagia

===Clan Scholae Palatinae – Palpatine===
*11 - Niemand "Duda" Machweg
*1540 - Vail Aquillarum Unteminar
*3153 – Cuchulain Darkblade Palpatine
*205 - Desio Predator
*3612 – Phoenix Olkyssagh Palpatine
*3491 – RevengeX Palpatine
*288 – Rhaub D'ar Aghasett Palpatine

===Clan Taldryan – Taldyra===
*6 – Jac Ae-Sequiera Cotelin
*83 – Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor
*295 – Alanna Taldyra
*109 – Kir Taldrya Katarn
*115 – Sharad Taldrya Hett
*111 – William Flechette Taldrya Cantor
*84 – Shadow Taldrya
*3383 – Dark Sabre Taldyra
*2706 – Benevolent Taldrya Whiner
*1770 – freshjive Taldrya
*90 – Mordin "Apo" Malchia Taldrya
*107 – Taku “Crix” Matsuki Taldrya
*3342 – Duga Taldrya Arkarso
*3931 - Chaosrain Taldrya
*4715 - Sithspawn Taldrya

===Clan Tarentum – Tarentae===
*3238 – Zero Tarentae
*756 – Sith Bloodfyre-Tarentae
*3305 – Spears Tarentae
*308 – Anshar Kahn Tarentae
*3236 – Maxamillian von Oberst-Tarentae
*3127 – Rekio Corsair Tarentae
*3206 – Welshman Corsair Tarentae
*2821 – Cannabisia Tarentae
*4017 – Frosty Romanae Tarentae
*548 – Doni Tzu Tarentae

===Clan Exar Kun – Kunar (Clan disbanded)===
*3247 – Vithril Isradia Kunar
*4520 – Braecen Kunar

===Clan Satal Keto – Satal (Clan disbanded)===
*96 – Selket KuroHyo Entar-Satal

[[Category: DJB Help]] [[Category: Census]]

DJBWiki:Featured article

2007-03-29T01:27:51Z

Manesh: /* '''Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu''' */

The '''featured articles''' of the wiki are articles that represent the best [[DJBWiki]] has to offer. This is ''not'' a way to showcase the articles of your favorite characters, spaceships, or the like.

*[[Featured article/History|History]]
*[[DJBWiki:Featured article/Queue|Queue]]

So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

----

<big>''An article must…''</big>

#…be well written and detailed
#…be unbiased, non-point of view
#…not be the object of any ongoing edit wars
#…not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc)
#…have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page [[Template:Featured article|featured box]]
#…have a reasonable amount of red links; use common sense
#…have a complete, detailed biography if it's a character article
#…not have been previously featured

For more information on what makes a featured article, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_a_featured_article Wikipedia:What is a featured article].

----

<big>''How to nominate:''</big>

#First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
#Others will object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they will then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organization, images, notability, sources).
#Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
#The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
#Also, if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 5 supports and no objections, it will be added the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article".

<big>''How to vote:''</big>

#Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
#Afterwards, compare the article to the criteria listed above, and then either '''support''' or '''object''' the article's nomination.
##If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved.
#As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors.
#Once all objectors' complaints have been solved (or the article has 5 supports and no objections after at least a week), the article will be added to the queue and be officially known as a "featured article".

Also remember to add {{tl|nominated}} at the top of the article you are nominating.

Every Sunday the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the [[Main Page]] as featured, marked with the {{tl|featured}} template and removed from the list of nominations. The beginning of the article then appears on the Main Page via the {{tl|featured article}} template. Nominees that are inactive for a month will be eliminated from the nominations list.

==Featured article nominations==
List an article and leave your signature for the nomination(s) - additional comments beyond '''support''' or '''object''' (unless you have concrete reasons as to why you object) are not required and will be deleted.

==='''[[Jonaleth Isradia]]'''===
Nominated by [[User:Esca|Ethran]] 09:40, 26 March 2007 (CST)

* '''Support''' -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 14:29, 26 March 2007 (MDT)
* '''Support''' -- [[image:km1.png]] 21:08, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

==='''[[Vladet Xavier]]'''===
Nominated by [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 16:40, 12 February 2007 (Mountain Standard Time)

*'''Support''' - <span class="plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}{{localurl::User:Slagar}} http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/wiki/images/b/bf/Slagar.png]</span> 23:03, 04 March 2007 (MST)
* '''Support''' -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 18:18, 7 March 2007 (MST)
* '''Support''' -- [[User: Macron|Macron]] 13:54, 7 mar 07, (est)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Tron|Tron]] 14:53, 15 March 2007 (MDT)
* '''Support''' -- [[Dismal Visutor al'Tor]] 20:37, 19 March 2007 (EST)

==='''[[Aabsdu di Plagia Dupar al'Tor]]'''===
Nominated by --[[User:Tron|Tron]] 17:35, 13 February 2007 (Mountain Standard Time)

*'''Weak Support''' - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 09:12, 27 February 2007 (MST)
*'''Weak Support''' - [[User:Macron|Macron]]- needs a lead pic- 23;56, 7 mar 07 (EST)
*'''Weak Support''' - Without a character pic it's just not "complete" [[image:km1.png]] 21:14, 26 March 2007 (EDT)
*'''Support''' - Solid article. Image unnecessary to visualize the detail given. - [[User:Oberst|Oberst]] 00:54, 28 March 2007 (MDT)

==='''[[Maxamillian von Oberst]]'''===
Nominated by --[[User:Tron|Tron]] 18:36, 18 February 2007 (Mountain Standard Time)

*'''Support''' (Picture added, thanks) - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 16:38, 27 March 2007 (MDT)
*A picture has been requisitioned, and is forthcoming. --[[image:muz.png]] 01:04, 28 February, 2007 (EST)
*'''Support''' Aforementioned graphic has been uploaded. --[[image:Muz.png]] 05:17, 12 March, 2007 (EST)
*'''Weak Oppose''' The Picture has gone again. O_o Apparently requested by Oberst. --[[Image: Vladek.png]]
*'''Support''' Good looking article with a creepy pic. -- [[image:km1.png]] 21:21, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

==='''[[Drodik Va'lence al'Tor]]'''===
Nominated by --[[user:Drodik|Drodik]] 07:21, 20 February 2007 (Central Standard Time)

*'''Weak Support''' - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 09:17, 27 February 2007 (MST)

==='''[[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]]'''===
Nominated by --[[user:Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura|Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]] 16:31, 25 February 2007 (Eastern Standard Time)
*'''Support''' --[[User:Tron|Tron]] 01:58, 26 February 2007 (MST)
*'''Support''' - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 09:15, 27 February 2007 (MST)
*'''Support''' - <span class="plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}{{localurl::User:Slagar}} http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/wiki/images/b/bf/Slagar.png]</span> 18:08, 04 March 2007 (MST)
*'''Support''' - [[Image: Vladek.png]]
*'''Support''' - [[User:Ylith Romanae|Ylith Romanae]]

==='''[[Tyren "Ryuujin" Atema]]'''===
Nominated by --[[user:Tyrenzin|Tyrenzin]] 19:19, 02 March 2007 (GMT)
*'''Support''' --[[User:Macron|Macron]] 11:05, 06 March 2007 (EST)
*'''Support''' - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 09:04, 8 March 2007 (MST)
*'''Weak Support''' Please review for grammatical and typographical errors. - [[User:Oberst|Oberst]] 11:00, 8 March 2007 (MST)
**the grammatical errors have been dealt with - [[User:Tyrenzin|Tyrenzin]]
**still fragmented in areas - [[User:Oberst|Oberst]] 10:57, 15 March 2007 (MDT)
*'''Support''' [[User:Ylith Romanae|Ylith Romanae]]
*'''Support''' --[[User:Tron|Tron]] 14:54, 15 March 2007 (MDT)

==='''[[Sith Alchemy]]'''===
Nominated by--[[User:Macron|Macron]] 11:06, 06 March 2007 (EST)

*'''Strong Support''' - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 17:13, 7 March 2007 (MST)
*'''Support''' A beginning paragraph is needed. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 17:43, 11 March 2007 (MDT)
* fixed- [[User:Macron|Macron]] 13:00, 12 March 2007

=== '''[[Darth Vexatus]]''' ===
Nominated by -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 18:18, 7 March 2007 (MST)

*'''Support''' - [[User:Macron|Macron]] 13:30, 7 March 2007 (EST)
*'''Support''' - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 09:03, 8 March 2007 (MST)
*'''Support''' - [[User:Tron|Tron]] 16:17, 12 March 2007 (MDT)
*'''Support''' - [[User:Ylith Romanae|Ylith Romanae]]

==='''[[House Exar Kun]]'''===
Nominated by -- [[Dismal Visutor al'Tor]] 20:35, 19 March 2007 (EST)

*'''Weak Oppose''' (This article would benefit greatly from the addition of images to accompany the text). - [[User:Vladimir|Vladimir]] 07:25, 22 March 2007 (MDT)

* Added Images to the page. [[Dismal Visutor al'Tor]] 20:44, 23 March 2007 (EST)

==='''[[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]]'''===
Nominated by == [[User:Ylith Romanae|Ylith Romanae]] 14:05, 27 March 2007 (MDT)
* '''Weak Support''' - Watch your use of pronouns. - [[User:Oberst|Oberst]] 00:56, 28 March 2007 (MDT)
* '''Support''' - [[User:Manesh|Manesh]] 19:31, 28 March 2007 (MDT)

==='''[[Kieran Kodiak Falor]]'''===
Nominated by [[User:Kieran|Kieran]] 22:00, 27 March 2007 (GMT)


[[Category:DJBWiki|Featured Articles]]

Xayun Erinos

2007-03-14T00:38:41Z

Manesh: /* Trivia */

{{Sith charinfo|
|image=[[Image:Xayun.JPG|250px]]
|name= Xayun Erinos
|birth= 5BBY
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'2"
|weight= 225lb
|skin= Pale
|hair= Dark brown
|eyes= Blue-green
|dossier= [http://darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/dossier.asp?ID=7299 7299]
|affiliation= [[Clan Tarentum]], the GMRG
}}

{{quote|I hope you friggin' choke.|Xayun Erinos}}

[[Image:XayunWB.gif|thumb|left|100px|Xayun's warbanner]]

==Xayun Erinos - Character History==

===Birth on Yaga Minor===

Xayun Erinos was born five years before the destruction of the first Death Star, on Yaga Minor, a staunchly Imperial planet. His parents were both members of the Empire, and their love of the Imperial order was projected onto their son at an early age. As a child, Xayun would listen to his father's stories of being a TIE pilot, engaging in vicious dogfights with the 'evil' Rebel Alliance. As he grew up, his hatred of the Rebellion grew - they were, in his mind, trying to destroy his home and family life. It was no surprise when Xayun wanted to become a pilot himself, and soon after he reached enlistment age, he was on the way to the Academy.

===Xayun: TIE Pilot===

Graduating from the Academy with his wings and full honours, Xayun was assigned to the Carrack-Class Cruiser Vindicator II. Embarking on endless patrol duty, he was angered at the rise of the New Republic and the fact that he was seemingly being barred from taking revenge on the 'jumped-up Rebels'. Then, on one such tedious patrol route, a group of Republic fighters emerged from hyperspace. Seeing his chance, Xayun shot down the attackers before the rest of his squadron had fully comprehended what was happening.
Over the course of the next few years, Xayun worked his way through the ranks of the Imperial Navy, eventually turning down a position in fleet command to continue flying TIEs. His career was to be cut short, however - ironically, with another patrol flight.

===Joining the Brotherhood===

An unidentified fighter had made it's way into the no-fly zones around Bastion. Xayun and his flight group were sent to identify the mystery pilot and, if necessary, terminate him. Watching the ship heading for the planet's surface, the squadron followed it down into the atmosphere. Once they had cleared the ozone layer, the fighter attacked, blowing away Xayun's flight group an causing the young pilot to crash-land on a deserted part of the planet. Regaining consciousness and finding the mystery pilot waiting for him, he was told that his abilities had attracted the attention of a group far more powerful than the Imperial Remnant, and that he could either take up the shadowy organisation on their offer of power - or remain stranded in the wilderness of Bastion. Intrigued, and refusing to have his life end now, Xayun accepted, and followed the man back to Brotherhood space.

==The Dark Brotherhood==

===Clan Naga Sadow===

Upon first joining the Dark Brotherhood, Xayun was drafted into House Primus Goluud of Naga Sadow. Coming into the clan at the beginning of the 5th Great Jedi War was extremely disconcerting for the young man, and he gradually faded from events. In two years time, however, he returned to find his former clan a changed place - they had new leaders, new members, and his former house had been closed by Malik Sadow during his time as Consul. Joining House Ludo Kressh, Xayun now tries to amend his two-year absence by working as hard as he can for his clan. He became Clan Envoy for a long period and served as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. Unfortunately, so much awesomeness couldn't be contained in CNS and Xayun transferred to Tarentum.

==Characteristics==

===Appearance===

Xayun is a tall individual, towering over most at six feet, two inches. His mop of dark brown hair falls over one blue-green eye, and his usual attire is his black-and-red robes over a black flight suit or, more recently, white stormtrooper armour taken from his time in the Empire. He also on occasion wears an officer's uniform he retains for formal functions.
He has a small crescent scare running from the outside corner of his right eye, received in a training duel with his former master and Quaestor, Xia-Long.

===Combat===

Xayun is a master of the [[Makashi]] saber style. The finesse of the style greatly appealled to him, and he devoted large amounts of time upon reaching Knight status to master it. He is also proficient with blasters, vibroblades, and of course is an excellent combat pilot. He flies a slightly modified TIE Hunter - the same he crashed into Bastion, which he was able to salvage weeks later. [[Image:TIEHunter.jpg|thumb|right|Xayun's TIE Hunter]]

==Trivia==

*Nickname is 'Cajun Chicken', thanks to Korras, who had Cajun on the brain.
*Is hated by Vladek Solander. Xayun finds this funny as hell.
*Former Clan Envoy of Naga Sadow, as well as House Envoy and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.
*CaJuN h8's teh CBO!
*Cajun is a ninja!
*Is a highly evolved form of human containing the 'Awesome' gene. This makes him better than you.
*Disproved the idea of Ylith Atema being a self-proclaimed 'JA G0d' by kicking said person's ass up and down Kr'Tal.
*Xayun loves [[Karel]].

[[Category: DJB Characters]]
[[Category: Clan Tarentum]]

Sons & Daughters of Sadow

2007-03-08T03:45:20Z

Manesh: /* Roll of the Sons of Sadow */

The '''Sons of Sadow''' are the epitome of [[Clan Naga Sadow]] and the chosen of [[Tron Sadow]], the true [[Heir of Sadow]] and the [[Overlord of the Sons]]. They represent the most unquestionably loyal and powerful [[Dark Jedi]] ever to have walked the great halls of [[Sadow Palace]]. Initiation into the Sons of Sadow is an accomplishment that only the greatest [[Equite]]s, and indeed [[Elder]]s, within the [[Clan]] can realize. They have most often passed through the doors to Sadow Palace on [[Sepros]] itself, frequently having served as [[Consul]]s and [[Proconsul]]s of the Clan, using their wisdom and cosmic influence to shape the entire Clan.

Entry into the Sons of Sadow is not to be taken lightly. After being initiated the bond can never be broken. Those who turn traitor and desert the Clan are stripped of their title and cast out for all time. The mark of a Son or Daughter of Sadow symbolises complete and total devotion beyond all other commitments.

==Roll of the Sons of Sadow==

*[[Tron Sadow]], Heir of Sadow, Overlord of the Sons, Consul Emeritus

*[[Xanos Zorrixor]], Son of Sadow, Overlord of Kressh, Consul Emeritus

*[[Trevarus Caerick]], Son of Sadow, Overlord of Ragnos, Consul Emeritus

*[[Manesh]], Son of Sadow, Consul of the Clan

*[[Malik Sadow|Malik]], Son of Sadow, Consul Emeritus

*[[Canis_Loopus |Jonuss Rai]], Son of Sadow, Consul Emeritus

*[[Muz Ashen Keibatsu]], Son of Sadow

*[[Sildrin Rys-Hastur]], Daughter of Sadow

*[[Tissaya Luna Argat]], Daughter of Sadow

*[[Raistlin Majerus Sadow|Raistlin Majerus]], Son of Sadow

*[[Janos Silverwulf]], Son of Sadow

==Fictional Role==
Fictionally the Sons of Sadow are the chosen followers of [[Tron Sadow]]. They swear an oath of allegiance to the [[Overlord of the Sons]] in his role as the [[Heir of Sadow]]. The Sons uphold the Overlord's true command of Clan Naga Sadow and act to enforce his will. Should a Consul ever attempt to question the authority of the Overlord they can expect a swift death at the hands of the Sons. They are loyal zealots, adherents to the Overlord's word and the most devout followers of Clan Naga Sadow.

==Background Information==
*Status as a Son of Sadow is the highest award Clan Naga Sadow can bestow upon one of its members. The entry criteria are strict and it will often take several years of work on the Clan Summit to earn the title. After one of the existing Sons deems a member worthy a vote will be held by the Sons to assess the member's eligibility.
*The title Son of Sadow can be used either as an addition after the member's name or incorporated into their name directly as in the case of Tron Sadow, formerly Tron Dlarit.
*The term Heir of Sadow is unique to Tron Sadow as the Overlord of the Sons and cannot be used by any other.
*Those found using the name Sadow without having been accepted into the Sons of Sadow should expect the [[Master At Arms]] to remove it.

[[Category:Titles]][[Category:Sons of Sadow]][[Category:Clan Naga Sadow]]

Inner Order (Clan Naga Sadow)

2007-02-03T21:38:58Z

Manesh: /* Roll of the Inner Order of Clan Naga Sadow */

Entrance to the '''Inner Order''' is an elevation reserved only for the most powerful [[Dark Jedi]] of the [[Clan Naga Sadow|Clan]]. [[Equite]]s who have proven themselves as loyal followers and as pillars of the [[Clan]] will generally be able to one day join the ranks of the Inner Order. Brothers of the Inner Order, Equites and [[Elder]]s alike, have entered a society that few can hope to reach.

The Inner Order represent the most powerful and influencial members ever to have walked the halls of the [[Sadow Palace]]. For this feat they are afforded a seat on the Inner Circle and a voice in Clan affairs.

Where few join the Fifth Caste of the Inner Order almost none rise to the higher eschelons. To become akin with the First Caste is indeed an impossibility for any to achieve besides the most supreme of all Dark Jedi. Not only is unquestionable loyalty to the Clan a requirement but so is proven successful leadership as [[Consul]] of the Clan. An impeccable record of command history combined with explemary service to the Overclan itself are often seen among those who have come this far. Many have personally shaped the future of not only the Clan but also the [[Dark Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] itself through their genius and innovation as vertiable leaders of the [[Dark Council]] itself.

==Roll of the Inner Order of Clan Naga Sadow==

*[[Xanos Zorrixor]], Son of Sadow, Master of the Inner Order

*[[Trevarus Caerick|Trevarus Irad Caerick]], Son of Sadow, Master of the Inner Order

*[[Malik Sadow]], Son of Sadow, Second Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Muz Ashen Keibatsu]], Son of Sadow, Second Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]], Third Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow|Astronicus "Tron" Aurelius]], Son of Sadow, Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Manesh]], Son of Sadow, Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Robert Daragon]], Son of Sadow, Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Canis Loopus|Jonuss Rai]], Son of Sadow, Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Shikyo Keibatsu|Shikyo "Rurouni" Keibatsu]], Fourth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Derev Niroth]], Fifth Caste of the Inner Order

*[[Sildrin Sadow|Xia Long]], Daughter of Sadow, Fifth Caste of the Inner Order

==Details==
*Admission into the Inner Order is based on a medal tally as detailed in the [http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/policiesandprojects/ClanandOrderPowersSystem.doc Clan and Order Force Powers] guidelines contained on the [[Dark Brotherhood]] website.

[[Category:Inner Order (Clan Naga Sadow)]][[Category:Clan Naga Sadow]]

Manesh Sadow

2007-01-08T02:33:27Z

Manesh: /* Trivia */

{{Sith charinfo
|name=Manesh Sadow
|image=
|homeworld=
|birth=
|death=
|species=
|gender=Male
|height=
|weight=
|skin=
|hair=
|eyes=
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Clan Naga Sadow]]
|ship=
|dossier=705
}}

== Character History ==
Detailed information about the fictional character.

== DJB Facts ==

*2nd and 7th Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh
*9th Aedile of House Ludo Kressh
*18th Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow
*18th Consul of Clan Naga Sadow

== Trivia ==
*[[Dark Side Adept]] Manesh Sadow is the current Consul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]].
*Manesh doesn't believe in long wiki entries. His plan is to keep a low profile and then BAM he'll get you.

[[Category: DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Sons of Sadow]]
[[Category:Clan Naga Sadow]]

Manesh Sadow

2007-01-08T02:32:04Z

Manesh: /* DJB Facts */

{{Sith charinfo
|name=Manesh Sadow
|image=
|homeworld=
|birth=
|death=
|species=
|gender=Male
|height=
|weight=
|skin=
|hair=
|eyes=
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Clan Naga Sadow]]
|ship=
|dossier=705
}}

== Character History ==
Detailed information about the fictional character.

== DJB Facts ==

*2nd and 7th Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh
*9th Aedile of House Ludo Kressh
*18th Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow
*18th Consul of Clan Naga Sadow

== Trivia ==
*[[Dark Side Adept]] Manesh Sadow is the current Consul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]].

[[Category: DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Sons of Sadow]]
[[Category:Clan Naga Sadow]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-10-29T22:17:11Z

Manesh: /* Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow" - 11th Quaestor */

{{Organization infobox
|BG1=003300
|BG2=99CC66
|name=House Ludo Kressh
|image=[[image:kresshlogo.jpg|200px|Ludo Kressh Symbol]]
|founder=[[Eagleye]]
|leader=[[Malisane de Ath]]
|members=
|headquarters=[[Aeotheran]]
|locations=[[Kressh Fortress]]
|formed=
|founded=[[14 ABY]]
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation=[[Dark Brotherhood]], [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}
''"Dominatio per Noctis"''

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. When the [[Dark Brotherhood]] had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the Sith arm of the clan. It is named after the Sith Lord [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ludo_Kressh Ludo Kressh]. There are three battleteams: [[Iron Fist Brigade]], [[Jade Serpents]], and [[Sapphire]] Squadron.

House Ludo Kressh's [[Quaestor]] is currently [[Sith Warrior]] [[Malisane de Ath]], and its [[Aedile]] is currently To Be Announced.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh Sadow.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Justinian Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Korras decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh. This decision was reached when the Quaestors of both houses had resigned, quickly followed by the previous proconsul, Tissaya Luna Argat. The Quaestor of the remaining house, Korras, was assigned Proconsul. With not enough candidates for a Quaestor position, this was the only option.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing [[Diamond Squadron]] and creating a new squadron, the [[Iron Fist Brigade]], as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the [[Night Death Phyle]] to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was [[Sapphire ]]Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Mononoke Keibatsu-Goura - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time. Even some largely inactive older members became active again during his quaestorship, much to everyone's delight.

Notable works include helping to re-formulate the Clan Knight Trials, and helping to write the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with Muz and Xanos. Macron also authored the [[Lightsaber Basics]] and [[Sith Alchemy]] [[Shadow Academy]] courses for the Brotherhood at large during this time. A contest was run to re-name the traditionally Krath Battle team to "Jade Serpents".

'''Aediles'''

*'''Xhedias (15th Aedile)''' - Xhedias was a Tetrarch, Aedile, and Quaestor in Clan Satal Keto before coming to Clan Naga Sadow. When he transferred he became Commander of the Night Falcons Squadron. He then become Clan Naga Sadow's rollmaster before becoming Aedile. However, this time as Aedile was short lived.

*'''Lucius (16th Aedile)''' - Lucius was in Clan Arcona before transferring to Clan Naga Sadow. Lucius was also Night Falcons Commander before being appointed Aedile. However, Lucius felt ineffectual in his role as Aedile and stepped down.

*'''Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow" (17th Aedile)''' - Sildrin was a long-time member of the house, and based on her resurgence of activity in the house, and proven maturity, she was appointed Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.

===[[Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow"]] - 11th Quaestor===

Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow was a long-standing member of Clan Naga Sadow, joining the Dark Brotherhood during Manesh's original reign as Quaestor. However, it was only around the time of Macron's Quaestorship that Sildrin rose to the occasion and exploded into activity. She very quickly became the obvious choice for leadership in the Clan. She was appointed Aedile by Macron, and upon Macron's retirement became Quaestor.

Sildrin proved to be a strong Quaestor. In fact, she led the house during Clan Naga Sadow's outstanding performance in the 6th Great Jedi War, considered by the clan to be the greatest performance the clan has ever had.

Not only was Sildrin a good leader, she also had many talents. The Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, Jac Cotelin, recognized this and named Sildrin the Dark Brotherhood Seneschal, elevating her to the Dark Council.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malisane De Ath (18th Aedile)''' - Malisane previously served as Clan Naga Sadow's Envoy before becoming Aedile.

===[[Malisane de Ath]] -12th Quaestor===

Upon Sildrin's appointment as Seneschal, Malisane became Quaestor.

[[image:kresshlogo2.jpg|frame| Ludo Kressh symbol from the Great Hyperspace War era]]
[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-10-29T22:15:01Z

Manesh: /* Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow" - 11th Quaestor */

{{Organization infobox
|BG1=003300
|BG2=99CC66
|name=House Ludo Kressh
|image=[[image:kresshlogo.jpg|200px|Ludo Kressh Symbol]]
|founder=[[Eagleye]]
|leader=[[Malisane de Ath]]
|members=
|headquarters=[[Aeotheran]]
|locations=[[Kressh Fortress]]
|formed=
|founded=[[14 ABY]]
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation=[[Dark Brotherhood]], [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}
''"Dominatio per Noctis"''

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. When the [[Dark Brotherhood]] had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the Sith arm of the clan. It is named after the Sith Lord [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ludo_Kressh Ludo Kressh]. There are three battleteams: [[Iron Fist Brigade]], [[Jade Serpents]], and [[Sapphire]] Squadron.

House Ludo Kressh's [[Quaestor]] is currently [[Sith Warrior]] [[Malisane de Ath]], and its [[Aedile]] is currently To Be Announced.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh Sadow.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Justinian Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Korras decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh. This decision was reached when the Quaestors of both houses had resigned, quickly followed by the previous proconsul, Tissaya Luna Argat. The Quaestor of the remaining house, Korras, was assigned Proconsul. With not enough candidates for a Quaestor position, this was the only option.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing [[Diamond Squadron]] and creating a new squadron, the [[Iron Fist Brigade]], as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the [[Night Death Phyle]] to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was [[Sapphire ]]Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Mononoke Keibatsu-Goura - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time. Even some largely inactive older members became active again during his quaestorship, much to everyone's delight.

Notable works include helping to re-formulate the Clan Knight Trials, and helping to write the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with Muz and Xanos. Macron also authored the [[Lightsaber Basics]] and [[Sith Alchemy]] [[Shadow Academy]] courses for the Brotherhood at large during this time. A contest was run to re-name the traditionally Krath Battle team to "Jade Serpents".

'''Aediles'''

*'''Xhedias (15th Aedile)''' - Xhedias was a Tetrarch, Aedile, and Quaestor in Clan Satal Keto before coming to Clan Naga Sadow. When he transferred he became Commander of the Night Falcons Squadron. He then become Clan Naga Sadow's rollmaster before becoming Aedile. However, this time as Aedile was short lived.

*'''Lucius (16th Aedile)''' - Lucius was in Clan Arcona before transferring to Clan Naga Sadow. Lucius was also Night Falcons Commander before being appointed Aedile. However, Lucius felt ineffectual in his role as Aedile and stepped down.

*'''Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow" (17th Aedile)''' - Sildrin was a long-time member of the house, and based on her resurgence of activity in the house, and proven maturity, she was appointed Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.

===[[Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow"]] - 11th Quaestor===

Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow was a long-standing member of Clan Naga Sadow, joining the Dark Brotherhood during Manesh's original reign as Quaestor. However, it was only around the time of Macron's Quaestorship that Sildrin rose to the occasion and exploded into activity. She very quickly became the obvious choice for leadership in the Clan. She was appointed Aedile by Macron, and upon Macron's retirement became Quaestor.

Sildrin proved to be a strong Quaestor. In fact, she led the house during Clan Naga Sadow's outstanding performance in the 6th Great Jedi War, considered by the clan to be the greatest performance the clan has ever had.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malisane De Ath (18th Aedile)''' - Malisane previously served as Clan Naga Sadow's Envoy before becoming Aedile.

===[[Malisane de Ath]] -12th Quaestor===

Upon Sildrin's appointment as Seneschal, Malisane became Quaestor.

[[image:kresshlogo2.jpg|frame| Ludo Kressh symbol from the Great Hyperspace War era]]
[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-10-29T22:03:50Z

Manesh:

{{Organization infobox
|BG1=003300
|BG2=99CC66
|name=House Ludo Kressh
|image=[[image:kresshlogo.jpg|200px|Ludo Kressh Symbol]]
|founder=[[Eagleye]]
|leader=[[Malisane de Ath]]
|members=
|headquarters=[[Aeotheran]]
|locations=[[Kressh Fortress]]
|formed=
|founded=[[14 ABY]]
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation=[[Dark Brotherhood]], [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}
''"Dominatio per Noctis"''

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. When the [[Dark Brotherhood]] had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the Sith arm of the clan. It is named after the Sith Lord [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ludo_Kressh Ludo Kressh]. There are three battleteams: [[Iron Fist Brigade]], [[Jade Serpents]], and [[Sapphire]] Squadron.

House Ludo Kressh's [[Quaestor]] is currently [[Sith Warrior]] [[Malisane de Ath]], and its [[Aedile]] is currently To Be Announced.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh Sadow.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Justinian Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Korras decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh. This decision was reached when the Quaestors of both houses had resigned, quickly followed by the previous proconsul, Tissaya Luna Argat. The Quaestor of the remaining house, Korras, was assigned Proconsul. With not enough candidates for a Quaestor position, this was the only option.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing [[Diamond Squadron]] and creating a new squadron, the [[Iron Fist Brigade]], as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the [[Night Death Phyle]] to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was [[Sapphire ]]Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Mononoke Keibatsu-Goura - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time. Even some largely inactive older members became active again during his quaestorship, much to everyone's delight.

Notable works include helping to re-formulate the Clan Knight Trials, and helping to write the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with Muz and Xanos. Macron also authored the [[Lightsaber Basics]] and [[Sith Alchemy]] [[Shadow Academy]] courses for the Brotherhood at large during this time. A contest was run to re-name the traditionally Krath Battle team to "Jade Serpents".

'''Aediles'''

*'''Xhedias (15th Aedile)''' - Xhedias was a Tetrarch, Aedile, and Quaestor in Clan Satal Keto before coming to Clan Naga Sadow. When he transferred he became Commander of the Night Falcons Squadron. He then become Clan Naga Sadow's rollmaster before becoming Aedile. However, this time as Aedile was short lived.

*'''Lucius (16th Aedile)''' - Lucius was in Clan Arcona before transferring to Clan Naga Sadow. Lucius was also Night Falcons Commander before being appointed Aedile. However, Lucius felt ineffectual in his role as Aedile and stepped down.

*'''Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow" (17th Aedile)''' - Sildrin was a long-time member of the house, and based on her resurgence of activity in the house, and proven maturity, she was appointed Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.

===[[Xia Long "Sildrin Sadow"]] - 11th Quaestor===

Sildrin is the current Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malisane De Ath (18th Aedile)''' -

===[[Malisane de Ath]] -12th Quaestor===

Upon Sildrin's appointment as Seneschal, Malisane became Quaestor.

[[image:kresshlogo2.jpg|frame| Ludo Kressh symbol from the Great Hyperspace War era]]
[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:36:28Z

Manesh: /* Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Justinian Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Xhedias (15th Aedile)''' - Xhedias was a Tetrarch, Aedile, and Quaestor in Clan Satal Keto before coming to Clan Naga Sadow. When he transferred he became Commander of the Night Falcons Squadron. He then become Clan Naga Sadow's rollmaster before becoming Aedile. However, this time as Aedile was short lived.

*'''Lucius (16th Aedile)''' - Lucius was in Clan Arcona before transferring to Clan Naga Sadow. Lucius was also Night Falcons Commander before being appointed Aedile. However, Lucius felt ineffectual in his role as Aedile and stepped down.

*'''Xia Long "Sildrin" Sadow (17th Aedile)''' - Sildrin was a long-time member of the house, and based on her resurgence of activity in the house, and proven maturity, she was appointed Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

Sildrin is the current Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh

Aediles

*'''Malisane De Ath (18th Aedile)''' -

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:32:04Z

Manesh: /* J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Xhedias (15th Aedile)''' - Xhedias was a Tetrarch, Aedile, and Quaestor in Clan Satal Keto before coming to Clan Naga Sadow. When he transferred he became Commander of the Night Falcons Squadron. He then become Clan Naga Sadow's rollmaster before becoming Aedile. However, this time as Aedile was short lived.

*'''Lucius (16th Aedile)''' - Lucius was in Clan Arcona before transferring to Clan Naga Sadow. Lucius was also Night Falcons Commander before being appointed Aedile. However, Lucius felt ineffectual in his role as Aedile and stepped down.

*'''Xia Long "Sildrin" Sadow (17th Aedile)''' - Sildrin was a long-time member of the house, and based on her resurgence of activity in the house, and proven maturity, she was appointed Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

Sildrin is the current Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh

Aediles

*'''Malisane De Ath (18th Aedile)''' -

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:28:40Z

Manesh: /* Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Xhedias (15th Aedile)''' - Xhedias was a Tetrarch, Aedile, and Quaestor in Clan Satal Keto before coming to Clan Naga Sadow. When he transferred he became Commander of the Night Falcons Squadron. He then become Clan Naga Sadow's rollmaster before becoming Aedile. However, this time as Aedile was short lived.

*'''Lucius (16th Aedile)''' - Lucius was in Clan Arcona before transferring to Clan Naga Sadow. Lucius was also Night Falcons Commander before being appointed Aedile. However, Lucius felt ineffectual in his role as Aedile and stepped down.

*'''Xia Long "Sildrin" Sadow (17th Aedile)''' - Sildrin was a long-time member of the house, and based on her resurgence of activity in the house, and proven maturity, she was appointed Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

Sildrin is the current Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh

Aediles

*'''Malisane De Ath (18th Aedile)''' -

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:26:51Z

Manesh: /* Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Xhedias (15th Aedile)''' - Xhedias was a Tetrarch, Aedile, and Quaestor in Clan Satal Keto before coming to Clan Naga Sadow. When he transferred he became Commander of the Night Falcons Squadron. He then become Clan Naga Sadow's rollmaster before becoming Aedile. However, this time as Aedile was short lived.

*'''Lucius (16th Aedile)''' - Lucius was in Clan Arcona before transferring to Clan Naga Sadow. Lucius was also Night Falcons Commander before being appointed Aedile. However, Lucius felt ineffectual in his role as Aedile and stepped down.

*'''Xia Long "Sildrin" Sadow (17th Aedile)''' - Sildrin was a long-time member of the house, and based on her resurgence of activity in the house, and proven maturity, she was appointed Aedile of House Ludo Kressh.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:20:18Z

Manesh: /* Bob - 9th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Raistlin Sadow (13th Aedile)''' - Raistlin, like Bob, was in House Naga Sadow before it became a Clan.

*'''[[Macron]] (14th Aedile)''' - Macron was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Aedile. Known for being an outstanding commander, he was the obvious choice for Aedile when the position opened.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:15:37Z

Manesh: /* J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Dessan (11th Aedile)''' - Rai named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

*'''Tissaya Argat (12th Aedile)''' - Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:10:09Z

Manesh: /* Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:09:17Z

Manesh: /* Manesh - 7th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Jeff "Tiger" Loruss (10th Aedile)''' - Realizing that the House was dying and was in serious need of membership, Manesh recruited Sith Warlord Jeff "Tiger" Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock into the house. He eventually named Tiger his Aedile.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:06:39Z

Manesh: /* Malik - 6th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Manesh (9th Aedile)''' - To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:03:39Z

Manesh: /* Bob - 5th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' - It is unknown why Malik did not become Quaestor upon the resignation of Scithe.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T20:01:13Z

Manesh: /* Scithe - 4th Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''CrimsonAngel (5th Aedile)''' - CrimsonAngel was Commander of Sapphire Squadron before being appointed Aedile. He was known for being very active on the message boards and in emails, and helped, along with a few others, establish the reputation Clan Naga Sadow has for drunkeness.

*'''Bond (6th Aedile)''' - The story of how Bond and Goatham developed in the house should be legend. Over a year earlier, Bond was denied the Aedile spot when Goatham got it, and now he finally got the Aedile spot. Bond was a former Squadron Commander and Rollmaster of the house.

*'''Abel Malik (7th Aedile)''' - Not to be confused with later Quaestor and Consul Malik Sadow. It is not known if Abel Malik held any position greater than Flight Leader. However, he did show a tremendous amount of activity despite not being in a real position of power in the house.

*'''Malik (8th Aedile)''' -

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T19:55:16Z

Manesh: /* Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Scithe (4th Aedile)''' - He was Sapphire Squadron Commander before becoming Goatham's Aedile and eventually became Quaestor after Goatham's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T19:53:02Z

Manesh: /* Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - Khaine Seth was the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh under Eagleye. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not apply for the Quaestorship when Eagleye left. Manesh remembers Khaine Seth as being a good Quaestor. However, due to a misunderstanding, Khaine Seth left. Manesh was unaware that Khaine Seth had taken extended leave, treated it as AWOL, and dismissed Khaine Seth from Aedile.

*'''Kale (2nd Aedile)''' - Kale was the Rollmaster of the house and in time became an integral part of the House's leadership. When Khaine Seth was dismissed, Kale became the obvious choice for Aedile. Eventually Kale was elevated to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, and later became Consul.

*'''Goatham (3rd Aedile)''' - When Kale became Proconsul, the Aedile spot was vacant once again. This time Manesh's choice was between Rollmaster Bond and Squadron leader Goatham. For details of this decision, check the main section.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-09-15T19:47:01Z

Manesh: /* Eagleye - 1st Quaestor */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

===Eagleye - 1st Quaestor===

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Aediles'''

*'''Khaine Seth (1st Aedile)''' - When House Ludo Kressh came into being, Khaine Seth was a Dark Jedi Knight and was appointed to the role. Not much is known about his history prior to becoming an Aedile.

===Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor===

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

===Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor===

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

===Scithe - 4th Quaestor===

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

===Bob - 5th Quaestor===

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

===Malik - 6th Quaestor===
Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

===Manesh - 7th Quaestor===
Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

===J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor===
This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

===Bob - 9th Quaestor===
Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

===Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor===

Macron took the reins as Bob was stepping down. He found himself as a Quaestor without an Aedile for some time, but still rallied the House. During his time, Ludo Kressh became the First House of Sadow during a Clan Feud. Mononoke encouraged competition, and strove to make sure everyone was having a good time.

Eventually Sildrin "Xia Long" Sadow was appointed Aedile after Lucius had to step down.[[Xia Long]] then became the next Quaestor.

===Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor===

[need to put stuff here]

[[Category: Clans & Houses]][[Category: DJB Help]]

House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base

2006-08-07T04:27:00Z

Manesh:

Before the Exodus, House Ludo Kressh's home was on the planet Ullyr in the Phare system. After a great deal of debate among the members of House Ludo Kressh, it was judged that the base should be underwater, in a lake on the jungle planet.

== Base Design ==

[[Image:Hlkbase.jpg]]

The base was established underground under a lake. As can be seen in the picture, a pylon would rise from the base, out of the water, and would serve as the TIE launch mechanism.

The base itself consisted of 19 levels.

Level H - Hangar Level

Level One - Briefing Room, Communications Room

Level Two - Medic Bay, Tactical Room

Level Three - Cantina, Kitchen, Simulators

Level Four - Cantina, Kitchen, Simulators, Logistics and Storage

Level Five - Library, Simulators

Level Six - Gymnasium, Standard Quarters

Level Seven - Gymnasium, Standard Quarters

Level Eight - Gymnasium, Standard Quarters

Level Nine - Multi-purpose Room

Level Ten - Elite Class Quarters

Level Eleven - Elite Class Quarters

Level Twelve - HLK Hall of Fame, Shrine

Level Thirteen - Rollmaster Office, Rollmasters Quarters, VIP Rooms

Level Fourteen - Aedile Office, Aedile Quarters, VIP Rooms

Level Fifteen - Quaestor Office, Quaestor Quarters, Quaestor's Special Room, VIP Room

Level Sixteen - Detention Area, Arena

Level Seventeen - Detention Area, Arena

Level Eighteen - Research Lab, Detention Area, Arena

Level Nineteen - Research Lab, Detention Area, Arena

Level E - Engine Level

House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base

2006-08-07T04:26:30Z

Manesh:

Before the Exodus, House Ludo Kressh's home was on the planet Ullyr in the Phare system. After a great deal of debate among the members of House Ludo Kressh, it was judged that the base should be underwater, in a lake on the jungle planet.

Base Design

[[Image:Hlkbase.jpg]]

The base was established underground under a lake. As can be seen in the picture, a pylon would rise from the base, out of the water, and would serve as the TIE launch mechanism.

The base itself consisted of 19 levels.

Level H - Hangar Level

Level One - Briefing Room, Communications Room

Level Two - Medic Bay, Tactical Room

Level Three - Cantina, Kitchen, Simulators

Level Four - Cantina, Kitchen, Simulators, Logistics and Storage

Level Five - Library, Simulators

Level Six - Gymnasium, Standard Quarters

Level Seven - Gymnasium, Standard Quarters

Level Eight - Gymnasium, Standard Quarters
Level Nine - Multi-purpose Room
Level Ten - Elite Class Quarters
Level Eleven - Elite Class Quarters
Level Twelve - HLK Hall of Fame, Shrine
Level Thirteen - Rollmaster Office, Rollmasters Quarters, VIP Rooms
Level Fourteen - Aedile Office, Aedile Quarters, VIP Rooms
Level Fifteen - Quaestor Office, Quaestor Quarters, Quaestor's Special Room, VIP Room
Level Sixteen - Detention Area, Arena
Level Seventeen - Detention Area, Arena
Level Eighteen - Research Lab, Detention Area, Arena
Level Nineteen - Research Lab, Detention Area, Arena
Level E - Engine Level

File:Hlkbase.jpg

2006-08-07T04:17:50Z

Manesh: This is House Ludo Kressh's original base on Ullyr, before the Exodus.

This is House Ludo Kressh's original base on Ullyr, before the Exodus.

Khaine Seth

2006-08-07T04:05:20Z

Manesh:

Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth was the first Aedile of House [[Ludo Kressh]]. He served under both Obelisk Warrior [[Eagleye]], and upon Eagleye's appointment to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, remained Aedile under Sith Warrior [[Manesh Sadow]]. It is unknown why Khaine Seth did not take the Quaestorship of House Ludo Kressh when Eagleye was promoted.

Several months into Manesh's tenure, Khaine Seth went out of contact with the house. Manesh sought a new Aedile, thus ending Khaine Seth's career in the Dark Brotherhood. He was ultimately replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]].

House Ludo Kressh

2006-08-07T04:01:35Z

Manesh: /* History */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

'''Eagleye - 1st Quaestor'''

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor'''

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master [[Khyron]] proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight [[Khaine Seth]] remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house [[rollmaster]]. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight [[Kale]], inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: [[Emerald]], [[Sapphire]], and [[Diamond]]. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the rollmaster. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history. (See: [[House Ludo Kressh Ullyr Base]])

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the [[Shadow Academy Motivator]] (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK [[Bond]] and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the rollmaster. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was [[Operation Darkfall]], a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM [[Astatine]]. There was a [[Great Jedi War]], and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House [[Marka Ragnos]]. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor'''

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK [[Scithe]] as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly by starting up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan [[Arcona]], in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House [[Oriens Obscurum]].

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The [[Ullyrian Home Guard]] housed the retirees of the house, and [[Ruby Flight]] housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House [[Archanis]] of [[Taldryan]], one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP [[Trevarus Caerick]].

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of [[Fred the Seal]], the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, [[Firefox]].

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the [[Sapphire Blade]], an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Scithe - 4th Quaestor'''

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW [[CrimsonAngel]]. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW [[Abel Malik]].

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster [[Malik]] (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Bob - 5th Quaestor'''

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Malik - 6th Quaestor'''

Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

'''Manesh - 7th Quaestor'''

Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord [[Jeff Loruss]].

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SBM Smitrock left. SWL Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor'''

This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis [[J'Rai Sadow]], former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight [[Dessan]] as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former [[Tissaya Argat Sadow]], former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Bob - 9th Quaestor'''

Filling in the house leadership void was SBM [[Robert Daragon]], in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch [[Raistlin Sadow]] as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The [[Independence Games]] came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight [[Macron Goura]].

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor'''

[need to put stuff here]

'''Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor'''

[need to put stuff here]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-08-07T03:46:07Z

Manesh: /* History */

House Ludo Kressh is one of two currently active houses in Clan Naga Sadow. When the Dark Brotherhood had order-specific houses, Ludo Kressh was the sith arm of the clan.

House Ludo Kressh's Quaestor is currently Krath Archpriestess Xia-Long, and its Aedile is currently Sith Warrior Malisane De Ath.

== History ==

'''Eagleye - 1st Quaestor'''

The first Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh was Obelisk Warrior Eagleye. During his tenure, a temporary base of operations for the house was established on the planet of Ullyr in the Phare system.

However, soon after the formation of Clan Naga Sadow, many leaders left the clan, and power shifted several times. Proconsul Bob-Fett took a voluntary demotion to lead House Marka Ragnos. Obelisk Warrior Eagleye and Guardian Manesh were the only two applicants for the Proconsul position. Given his vast experience, Eagleye was the obvious choice for Proconsul, and he was promoted.

This left a void in House Ludo Kressh. For unknown reasons, the Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth, did not apply for the vacant Quaestor position, and the position was given to newly promoted Sith Warrior Manesh.

'''Manesh Sadow - 2nd Quaestor'''

[[Manesh Sadow]] stands at the longest continuously reigning Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, with a term of about 16 months.

Two months into his tenure, Grand Master Khyron proclaimed that houses in the Dark Brotherhood would be order-specific. House Ludo Kressh at the time consisted of members of all orders, after the restructuring, the house would be the Sith arm of Clan Naga Sadow. Many leaders of houses lost their positions during this restructuring, but Sith Warrior Manesh and Dark Jedi Knight Khaine Seth remained Quaestor and Aedile of House Ludo Kressh. This was perhaps by sheer luck instead of any demonstration of skill (Manesh had only been Quaestor for about two months prior to this change).

Hoping that there would be no further disruption in the Dark Brotherhood, Manesh and the members of House Ludo Kressh proceeded to build the house. Manesh always felt that in order to gain the trust and loyalty of his members, almost all efforts in the house would have to be cooperative. Therefore most decisions were considered by all active members of the house before being finalized by Manesh.

Back in those days, house communication and record keeping wasn't as automated as it currently is. Those circumstances, combined with the healthy size of the house, necessitated the need for a house roll master. The first roll master of the house was Dark Jedi Knight Kale, inherited from Eagleye's reign. In addition, a unified communications system, otherwise known as a “mailing list” was created to improve the efficiency of the house communications system. It was initially Kale's sole responsibility to maintain this mailing list manually, however he grew to become a third leader of the house. At the time, the house was so active that several members complained about the bulk of communication.

Three squadrons were formed, and after approval from the newly appointed commanders and the general house membership, they were implemented. Manesh started his career in the Emperor's Hammer Corporate Division and remembered the squadron names then. He therefore used the same squadron names in the house: Emerald, Sapphire, and Diamond. After the names and commanders were established, members were assigned.

About 18 weeks into his tenure as Quaestor, Manesh was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM). A month later, DJK Khaine Seth retired as Aedile and was replaced by newly promoted Sith Warrior Kale, the roll master. Soon thereafter, the house deliberated for months, and with hundreds of emails, as to what kind of base to build, and what kind of facilities it would need. This involved a lot of petty bickering, and many changes. However, the decisions that Manesh made were final.

After hundreds of emails, the final base was established. The base built was an underwater base, with over 20 levels running deep underground. It might be considered one of the most well thought out and intricate bases in Dark Brotherhood history.

One of the more persistent and (and some say troublesome) members of the house was Jedi Hunter Goatham. The damned most active and eager-to-please member of the Dark Brotherhood, according to Manesh. Since Goatham needed an outlet for his enthusiasm, Manesh created the Shadow Academy Motivator (SAM) system, with Goatham in charge. The SAM system was similar in function to the current Envoy system employed by the Dark Brotherhood.

During Manesh's tenure several Consuls and Proconsuls resigned. These things happen naturally over the passage of two years. Manesh was offered the Proconsul position many times, but stubbornly refused. However, he knew that by staying in his position, he was holding back Aedile Kale. He eventually recommended Kale for the Proconsul position. At some point Kale became the Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Choosing a replacement for Kale was a tough decision for Manesh. DJK Bond and DJK Goatham joined the Dark Brotherhood around the same time (although Goatham joined slightly earlier). Bond completed the Shadow Academy faster, and Goatham got in trouble for whatever reason. They were both extremely active. Goatham was the Shadow Academy Motivator, and Bond was the roll master. They were two outstanding members of the house, however Manesh chose Goatham as the new Aedile. That decision haunts the Clan to this day. Bond remained as roll master.

Manesh's reign was also known for the many aborted DB-wide competitions. Therefore the house did not have many opportunities to prove itself against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. However, there was Operation Darkfall, a DB-wide competition in which HLK members ranked pretty well. The house was the 2nd ranked Sith house, and Clan Naga Sadow ranked 3rd.

Manesh created a point system to help standardize promotions in the house. It was eventually removed by DGM Astatine. There was a Great Jedi War, and Clan Naga Sadow placed 2nd in that competition, and House Ludo Kressh was an integral part of that effort.

All in all, Manesh served under almost a dozen Consuls of Clan Naga Sadow, and four Grand Masters of the Dark Brotherhood. He was promoted to Sith Battlelord during those two years. So what could have possibly ended what seemed to be the never ending tenure of Manesh? Well, he was offered a position on the Emperor's Hammer High Court of Inquisitors (HCI), and this required him to resign his position as Quaestor. Replacing him was SW Goatham, the seemingly perpetual Aedile of HLK.

What about Bond? DJK Bond was promoted to Sith Warrior, but shortly thereafter transferred to House Marka Ragnos. He felt that remaining in the house, and taking the position of Aedile, as Manesh requested, would produce a schism of power in the house. In order to avoid that, he transferred to the Krath house, Marka Ragnos, amicably.

'''Xanos Sadow - 3rd Quaestor'''

A Dark Jedi Master now, [[Xanos Sadow]], known then as Goatham, stands as one of the most prominent leaders of Clan Naga Sadow. The leadership skills that benefited the entire Dark Brotherhood were formed as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh.

With Bond's transfer, Goatham's first job was to appoint a new Aedile and Rollmaster. With several well-deserving Dark Jedi Knights in the house, only one could be chosen. Goatham eventually chose DJK Scithe as his Aedile. SW Bond returned to the house as Rollmaster.

The first main challenge Goatham faced was a decline in activity in the latter months of Manesh's tenure. Goatham solved this quickly, by started up competitions and promoting activity on the run-on. One of these competitions was a competition with Clan Arcona, in which House Ludo Kressh crushed House Oriens Obscurum.

The design of the house's base was further refined by DJK Scithe, with detailed plans. In addition, the many of the rules and guidelines designed for HLK members were improved and were made more consistent. In addition, Goatham and Scithe implemented several extensions of the squadron system in the house. The Ullyrian Home Guard housed the retirees of the house, and Ruby Flight housed the elite pilots of the house. In addition, a ladder system was created to help determine where the members of Ruby would come from.

With the implementation of these new policies and a superb victory against HOO, Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlemaster (SBM).

Goatham sought to engage the house against some of the more renowned clans in the Dark Brotherhood. He challenged House Archanis of Taldryan, one of the most famed Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood, and Ludo Kressh once again succeeded against one of the best houses in the Dark Brotherhood.

During this competition, former Aedile of House Ludo Kressh, SBL Kale, was appointed Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, after the resignation of KAP Trevarus Caerick.

With two victories in line, Goatham sought to maintain and expand upon the momentum of the house. Clan Naga Sadow challenged Clan Satal Keto, another strong Clan in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the competition was not organized properly, and even though the results clearly showed a CSK victory, the competition was considered a draw. It was a very sober conclusion to a winning streak for the house.

There was a small conspiracy involving the abuse of Fred the Seal, the Sapphire Squadron Mascot.

The house was finally given a chance to prove itself when a DB-wide vendetta was announced. This would put the house and clan against the rest of the Dark Brotherhood. In the end, the house placed 3rd among Sith houses, with its main strength coming from the mission creation portions. Unfortunately, Clan Naga Sadow placed 5th overall.

Shortly thereafter Goatham was promoted to Sith Battlelord. In addition, future QUA of HLK, Malik was named QUA of House Ronin of Alvaak. Outside of the house, a new Grand Master of the Brotherhood was named, Firefox.

After the vendetta, the Dark Brotherhood overall fell quiet for a while, however the house continued running regular competitions. For bolstering the house over almost a year, Goatham was awarded the Sapphire Blade, an award most members only dream of.

However, all good things must come to an end, and after 13 months at the helm of House Ludo Kressh, Goatham was promoted to Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. Replacing him was long-serving Aedile, newly promoted Sith Battlemaster Scithe.

'''Scithe - 4th Quaestor'''

At the same time Goatham appointed [[Scithe]] as his successor, he also named Sith Warrior CrimsonAngel as Aedile. Something Goatham started and Scithe was committed to continuing was the development of the House squadrons as a source of activity in the house.

Unfortunately, the early weeks of Scithe's tenure was plagued with a decline in activity in the house and the resignation of Aedile SW CrimsonAngel. After losing the position to Goatham over a year earlier, SBM Bond was appointed Aedile.

These patterns seemed out of Scithe's control, and got even worse when several members, including 2 squadron commanders, either went rogue or left for other houses.

The Sith High Warrior ran a competition for all of the Sith houses in the Dark Brotherhood. However, the house squadrons did not do very well in the competition.

Even Bond, who originally wanted the position of Aedile so badly, resigned from the position, and replacing him was SW Abel Malik.

[Missing data from the 2nd half of 2002]

At some point Goatham was made Consul of Clan Naga Sadow, and Trevarus Caerick returned as Proconsul of the clan. Abel Malik resigned as Aedile of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Sith Battlemaster Malik (not the same person).

A Great Jedi War was announced, the first such large competition announced in a long time. Midway through this competition, Scithe resigned his post as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. He felt that he didn't have the ability at the time to invigorate the membership of a house, and hoped that perhaps someone new would be able to do so. Sith Battlemaster Bob replaced him as Quaestor.

Scithe was the final leader from the legacy generation of House Ludo Kressh.

'''Bob - 5th Quaestor'''

Bob would have a very short (six week) tenure as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. However, they were six weeks full of DB-wide activity and an increase in activity in HLK which started in the final month of Scithe's tenure.

This was also a month where tensions would stir between the Dark Council and the Emperor's Hammer leadership. After only six weeks, Bob resigned as QUA of HLK.

'''Malik - 6th Quaestor'''

Malik's promotion to Quaestor came in the aftermath of a schism between the Dark Brotherhood and the Emperor's Hammer. The Dark Brotherhood seceded from the Emperor's Hammer in an effort to reestablish itself as a sister organization to the EH as opposed to a subgroup. The Emperor's Hammer leadership did not agree with this decision, and this disagreement created a split. Two Dark Brotherhoods were formed, the original, loyal to the Dark Council, and another, loyal to the leadership of the Emperor's Hammer.

Many members of Clan Naga Sadow and House Ludo Kressh found their loyalty to the Emperor's Hammer stronger than their loyalty to the Dark Council, and decided to join the Emperor's Hammer Dark Brotherhood (EHDB). Many members of House Ludo Kressh left, leaving only a handful remaining. After an AWOL check, even fewer members remained. The house was at its weakest point yet. Without the Dark Brotherhood's tie to the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps, and a lack of platforms for the Sith order to use, potential new members were few and far between.

Malik proved to be ever vigilant, producing reports as if there were dozens of members, even if there were only 6 dedicated members.

The only major competition during Malik's tenure was the 2nd Sith War. House Ludo Kressh placed 4th out of 7th in this competition.

To help Malik rebuild the house, Sith Battlelord Manesh, former Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh, returned to activity, eventually assuming the role of Aedile.

'''Manesh - 7th Quaestor'''

Near the end of the 2nd Sith War, Malik became Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow. In his place, Manesh became Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh. The house continued to suffer from a lack of new members. In addition, any promising new members were diverted away from the house for various reasons. This forced Manesh to make due with what he had. In fact, the remainder of this chapter will focus on individual members, because that was the focus of the house during this time period.

Prior to his installment as Quaestor, Manesh convinced Sith Warlord Jeff “Tiger” Loruss and Sith Battlemaster Smitrock to transfer to the house.

The first task was to pick an Aedile, and Manesh chose Sith Warlord Jeff Loruss.

Overall, the clan became bolstered because of efforts to increase activity in regularly scheduled Dark Brotherhood multi-player events. However, during the first major DB competition in Manesh's tenure, the 3rd Sith War, Manesh found himself earning the vast majority of the Clan's points. He did not get the support from the Clan he was hoping for. In the end, the Clan placed 4th in the Sith War.

During the Sith War, SWM Smitrock left. SO Jeff Loruss left shortly thereafter. Manesh figured that with House Ludo Kressh only numbering eight members, there was no point in appointing a replacement as Aedile.

These developments eventually demoralized Manesh. He realized that as a solely Sith house, House Ludo Kressh might never regain the kind of membership and activity it once had during his first reign as Quaestor.

Despite overwhelming activity on his part during the Sith War, Manesh was so jaded by a lack of enthusiasm from his other members (including members from other houses who were allowed to participate in this Sith War) that he was not as active when the next Great Jedi War came.

Realizing that other Clans were closing houses down, particularly Sith ones, Manesh figured that when he resigned as Quaestor, it would be the end of the house.

'''J'Rai Sadow - 8th Quaestor'''

This was not to be. Following similar actions by other clans in the Dark Brotherhood, Consul Malik Sadow and Proconsul Tissaya Luna Argat decided to close House Primus Goluud and incorporate its membership into the new multi-order House Ludo Kressh.

Taking up the reign of the house was Krath Epis J'Rai Sadow, former Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. He was the first Krath Quaestor of the house.

While his first responsibility should have been rebuilding the house, the clan was still embroiled in the Great Jedi War. He named Dark Jedi Knight Dessan as his Aedile. However, a couple of months later, Dessan was removed from the post. Rai, like Manesh, decided that there wasn't enough activity in the house to demand an Aedile.

Despite all of this, with some time, House Ludo Kressh returned to a healthy level of activity.

Rai started to feel ill, and decided that he needed a new Aedile to help him run the house. He chose former Tissaya Argat Sadow, former Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, however, she quickly left the position almost immediately after getting it.

As Rai fell into illness, a new House summit was needed.

'''Bob - 9th Quaestor'''

Filling in the house leadership void was SBM Robert Daragon, in his 2nd term as Quaestor. He immediately chose Obelisk Exarch Raistlin Sadow as his Aedile.

Bob's first order of business was closing Diamond Squadron and creating a new squadron, the Iron Fist Brigade, as an Obelisk battleteam. He later brought the Night Death Phyle to the house for the Krath members. This is the battleteam structure that the house has today.

Bob ran various competitions, and for the most part, the House was active. The Independence Games came, and the Clan did well, taking a close 4th. More importantly, the camaraderie that currently pervades the house started with Bob.

Near the end of Bob's term, the house exploded with activity unseen in many years. However, Raistlin stepped down as Aedile and was replaced by Dark Jedi Knight Macron Goura.

However, all good things must come to an end. Bob stepped down as Quaestor of House Ludo Kressh and was replaced by Aedile Macron.

'''Macron Goura Keibatsu - 10th Quaestor'''

[need to put stuff here]

'''Xia-Long "Sildrin" Sadow - 11th Quaestor'''

[need to put stuff here]

House Ludo Kressh

2006-08-07T03:38:34Z

Manesh:

Manesh Sadow

2006-08-06T04:41:42Z

Manesh:

[[Dark Side Adept]] Manesh Sadow is the current Consul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]].

Manesh Sadow

2006-08-06T04:41:25Z

Manesh:

[[Dark Side Adept]] Manesh Sadow is the current Consul of Clan Naga Sadow.

Astronicus Era History

2006-08-06T04:40:40Z

Manesh:

== Introduction ==

Clan Naga Sadow is one of six clans in the Dark Brotherhood. It currently has two constituent houses: [[Ludo Kressh]] and [[Marka Ragnos]]. The current Consul of Clan Naga sadow is Dark Adept [[Manesh Sadow]], and the current Proconsul is Krath Archpriestess [[Kat Pridemore]].

== Brief History ==

[[Tron Dlarit]], a descendent of [[Naga Sadow]], sought a refuge where he could recreate the might of Naga Sadow's empire.

With this idea in mind, he petitioned Grand Master [[Khyron]]. Khyron told Tron that in order to create a new house, Tron would have to seek out 35 members of the Dark Brotherhood. However, instead of scouring the other clans for members, Tron sought out 35 rogue members. Tron envisioned a house where outcasts would find a home.

In time this house of outcasts became a more established unit in the Dark Brotherhood. When it grew large enough, Tron petitioned to have House Naga Sadow become a clan.

== Detailed History ==

'''Heir to an Empire'''

Five thousand years after his death the Sadow bloodline had all but disappeared. Those who survived the fall of the empire had disappeared into the galaxy until only one remained. Tron Dlarit.

Tron Dlarit grew up in a foster family oblivious to his true heritage as the heir to the Sith Empire. His father, Airen Dlarit, was the wealthy owner of the Xucphra Corporation. His eighteenth birthday came and he enlisted in the Galactic Empire and later joined the Imperial Navy after completing his training. In the Old Republic he would have been identified early but with nobody to take notice he shot through the ranks with remarkable speed.

It was early in his career when the Emperor was killed at Endor. The Empire disbanded into a number of rogue factions but Tron Dlarit remained loyal to the Remnant. It was not long after the formation of the New Republic that he learned of the deaths of his foster family, including his sister Erisi. Soon after swearing revenge on those who killed his family he was approached by agents of the Brotherhood. They told him of his full potential and offered him a place among them. Tron Dlarit accepted without question. Together with training the Brotherhood granted him governorship of a small planet in the Outer Rim called Sif. There he and others would meet to rediscover the mysteries of the dark side and rebuild the Emperor’s New Order of the galaxy.

Then one fateful night Tron Dlarit was visited in his sleep by the Dark Man. The spectral apparition guided him to the Yavin system and to the Great Massassi Temple on the jungle moon of the fourth planet. Tron Dlarit plundered the temple vaults discovering a Holocron left behind five thousand years earlier by Naga Sadow. He was just preparing to depart when Luke Skywalker arrived. He knew the match could only have one possible outcome but was not prepared to surrender to the government responsible for the deaths of his foster family. Tron Dlarit fought fearlessly but in the end was no match for the Jedi Knight. Then just as they both thought the battle over the Dark Man appeared and took possession of Tron Dlarit’s body, guiding him in battle against Skywalker. The Jedi was no match for the renewed might of the darksider and Tron Dlarit was able to escape. There aboard his ship the Dark Man revealed himself as the dark spirit of Naga Sadow and revealed to Tron Dlarit his ancestry as the last surviving member of the Dark Lord’s bloodline.

Tron Dlarit became Tron Sadow, heir to the Sith Empire, last of the Sadows.

'''Sons and Disciples'''

Returning to Sif the newly anointed Sith set about establishing a following. Tron Sadow dispatched envoys to summon prospective apprentices to his side. Within a few months of his meeting with the Sith Lord’s spirit the long silent call of Naga Sadow was heard and latent Force-sensitives from across the known galaxy flocked to the Phare to visit Governor Tron Sadow of Sif and hear his message.

Together Tron Sadow and his new apprentices became the Sons of Sadow. In time they became a House working together in isolation inside the governor’s mansion on Sif. Tron Sadow slowly grew more distant to the Remnant as his following grew and was forced to relocate his formal residency, allowing the former mansion to become a dedicated site of dark side learning, Sadow Palace. Hidden from the galaxy in isolation the Sons of Sadow multiplied and a short time of its founding the House became a Clan. In its wake the former House left behind three new Houses named for the Sith Lord’s mentor, his great battle, and his rival. The Disciples of Ragnos, Goluud and Kressh joined with the Sons of Sadow to become the great Clan it is today.

The House of the Mentor, Marka Ragnos, went to Loki, the House of the Great Battle, Primus Goluud, to Frigg, and the House of the Rival, Ludo Kressh, to Ullyr. There the three Houses worked united under the authority and leadership of Tron Sadow.

'''In the Shadow of the Remnant'''

Time passed and the Sons of Sadow grew into a powerful force under the leadership of Tron Sadow and his Consuls. The dark side was gathering in strength in the shadow of the Imperial Remnant. While the Sons of Sadow rebuilt their ancient empire the ruins of Palpatine’s empire began to squabble and tear themselves apart. The brief unity that had come of Grand Admiral Thrawn and the reborn Emperor’s leadership was disappearing. Without the Force to guide it the Imperial Remnant was sure to crumble into nothingness.

Then came the day when the Seven united against the oppression of the Imperial Remnant and decreed the unitary authority of the Dark Lords of the Sith. They challenged the corrupt Moffs and Governors demanding the immediate return of power to the true leaders of the empire. Their request went unheeded and the Imperial Remnant turned on them, branding them traitors, and ordering the Imperial Navy to dispose of any who challenged their authority. The Seven returned to the Dark Hall and commanded the Clans to depart for the Unknown Regions to a star system named Antei.

The Sons of Sadow responded to the command of the Dark Lord of the Sith and commenced an immediate evacuation of Sif, Loki, Frigg and Ullyr. The followers of Naga Sadow emptied their vaults of anything they could stow aboard their ships and prepared to leave the system when a Victory-class star destroyer arrived. The Consul ordered that the self-destruct sequences for the various fortresses and palaces be activated, choosing rather to take their oppressors with them before surrendering to the corrupt courts of the Imperial Remnant. Tron Sadow in an act of self sacrifice stayed behind on Sif to activate the destruct sequence of Sadow Palace. Just as the Clan was prepared to jump to lightspeed an Imperial Interdictor arrived to prevent their escape. Believing everything lost the Consul was about to order a direct attack on the Interdictor when a battleship appeared in the skies over Sif. Bearing Sadow Palace atop its command bridge the unknown ship entered the battle raining fire upon the Interdictor. The Clan broke off their escape to assist the battleship when the image of Tron Sadow appeared on the bridge of the Consul’s flagship. Tron Sadow revealed the hidden secret of Sadow Palace- it was built on top of a hidden star destroyer! He directed his Sons to escape while the Palace held off the Imperial forces. The Clan withdrew from the battle and headed for their escape vector.

'''Empire of the Immortal'''

More than five thousand years before the Sons of Sadow settled on Sepros the planet was discovered by Urias Orian who was one of the Sith Lords. He was an exile who had willingly left the Sith Empire to pursue his own deeper in the Unknown Regions. He had journeyed to the system of planets now named after him to begin his own empire and pursue the fountain of eternal life. Urias Orian was a twisted alchemist who spent his life in isolation on Sepros until he turned himself to stone during a ritual intended to bestow him with immortality. His body lay silent until five millennia later his temple was raided by Kiln Tobasa and Trevarus Caerick and destroyed in a fierce battle.

More than a decade after the Great Temple was destroyed Trevarus Caerick returned leading Tron Sadow and his Sons to the system. Sadow Palace was re-established in one of the other ancient temples on Sepros. No longer under the watchful eye of the Imperial Remnant the three Houses took control of the entire system. The House of the Mentor claimed Tarthos, the House of the Great Battle took Aeotheran, and the House of the Rival established base on Dentavii.

'''The Ruination of the House of the Great Battle'''

Without the oppression of the Imperial Remnant the Sons of Sadow were able to spread their word without hindrance. In the privacy of the Unknown Regions even the watchful eye of the Jedi Knights could no longer impede the growth of the dark side. The Clan grew in strength under the ever faithful leadership of Tron Sadow and his Consuls eclipsing anything it had been under the corrupt regime of the Imperial Moffs and Governors.

More than a year had passed since the Sons of Sadow had settled at Orian when the Kem-Shu Maeda sparked a war that engulfed the Clans of the Brotherhood. Under the influence of Okemi, a Sith Lord who had been exiled by Marka Ragnos for an attempted uprising, Kem-Shu Maeda spread a corruption of the Force that turned whole Clans into mindless puppets. If not for the timely intervention of the Dark Lord of the Sith and the death of Okemi it is possible the entire galaxy could have fallen victim to the ancient Sith Lord.

The conflict was not without casualties. Many of the Disciples of Goluud had been killed in the fighting and not enough remained to continue their teachings. Those who had survived were forced to take shelter among the followers of Marka Ragnos and Ludo Kressh. The House of the Great Battle was left to fall silent in the empty halls of Aeotheran.