D'Tana

Who We Are

The d'Tana family used to be a predominantly Arconan family, with ties to both great Houses of Arcona. Although, they have recently endeavored to spread themselves out over the Brotherhood systems in order to re-establish their presence. Founded by Voranyen d'Tana, he brought in several of those who were his Brothers in the Force: Alex and Koskian, and Gavin Dahl. Some years later Selene and Malidir (he defected to the Erinos family) were both brought into the family, recognizing their value and spirit of guidance that they were providing the Clan they were in at the time. Du Maurier joined the family after coming back from some time away from Clan Arcona. Recently added to the Family are Rho, who has recently been appointed Quaestor of House Galeres of Arcona under the leadership of Mejas Doto, Etah, who has held a number of different positions within Arcona and has proven to be a great leader and Orv who has also been a leader as the Aedile of House Qel-Droma of Clan Arcona has proven a great asset to making Arcona into a bigger and better place to serve the Brotherhood. The d'Tana's have since then been able to bring in other notable Brotherhood members into the family: Phoenix Olkyssagh d'Tana Palpatine who happens to be the Consul of Clan Scholae Palatinae and has great influence in his position, Debric d'Tana who has proven to be a great asset to the family, Adien Corsair d'Tana, whom the rest of the family has more than enough confidence that he will add to the family influence. Their 10th member, Talos Vyranius d'Tana, was most recently added and shows much promise to rise and to being very powerful among his clan. Furthermore, Talos has just recently returned to House Galeres. His joining was not taken lightly by the family... some were even skeptical, but most are confident in his skills and ability to bring honour to the family.

The d'Tana Family has been a driving force within especially Arcona since it's inception, if not on the actual Summit at times. They have been able to bring forth their quiet influence from the Shadows, offering wisdom to the leaders of the Clan. Often it seems that those who are distrusted by this family and it's fellows have not remained in power or their respective Clans for long.

What We Do

Over the last several years, and since Clan Arcona settled in the Dajorra system, the d'Tana family has seen fit to expand the Clan's power base in any manner they could; legally or otherwise. Mostly the latter is true. With the discovery of a type of spice on Eldar: Garconian, the d'Tana Family spear headed the initiative of getting mining bases and a trade routes to nearby Hutt space established. The Tana route has been a lucrative form of income for House Galeres, and helped fund many projects for Clan Arcona as a whole.

Smuggling has been in the hearts of the Family for several years as well. More often than not, the personal craft of a d'Tana coming back to Eldar would show signs of battle. Never have they lost cargo, nor a ship, and the heat of fighting off the 'good guys' of law enforcement is an intense draw and they see it as a challenge.

In more recent times, with Selene going Missing in Action in Tarentum territory (Pre-Alliance), Du Maurier d'Tana leaving Arcona for another clan, and recently having a leadership change under the new Arconan Consul, Mejas Doto, a few others have been shifted out of their leadership positions. As a result, the family has lost some of the influence they have had in the Brotherhood as a whole. Although, they continue with their family dealings as if nothing had ever changed and their influence on the Brotherhood Planetary Systems, they have confidence, will once again rise to its full potential.

For more information on the inner workings of their business go read: Tana Consortium

Current Directives

Directive One: Classified until further notice
Directive Two: Classified until Directive One is achieved
Directive Three: Ice cream
Directive Four: Praise Gavin
Directive Five: Get Drunk in Praise of Voranyen
Directive Six: The search for head ache medicine

The Family

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Newest Member: Talos d'Tana

Current Members

Honorable Members

Voranyen d'Tana - (founder) Retired
Gavin d'Tana - Missing in Action
Selene d'Tana - Missing in Action.
Debric Santhe d'Tana - Retired
Adien Corsair d'Tana- Extended Leave, uncertain of return

These members have either been lost to war or the ravages of time, or their own petty vices. We honor their memories by listing them here, so that we may not forget them.

Defectors

Malidir Erinos

The Family Recruiting Policy

A potential d'Tana is told simply to "dress up" or "get dressed." He or she is taken to a private place and seated at a long table, right next to the lord. Other d'Tana Mafia members who are present will join in and recite oaths and promises of loyalty. The inductee must then hold a burning piece of paper as a simple of burning away all other things that . In the d'Tana family, the new member is paired with a more experienced Mafia member who will act as his guide to lead him into Mafia life. The inductee must Vow that he will be a member of the family for life, and then a drop of blood is drawn from his trigger finger. The prospective member must also show a penchant for making money or at the very least a willingness to commit acts of violence when ordered to. Usually, the new d'Tana must pass a test before he will be considered for full induction, and this test is commonly rumored to be some sort of participation in an act of deception or violence.

The Process

For a new member to join the family there must be a personal invitation issued to the one who is being considered.

The one being considered can not be below the rank of Knight

A Request from an individual to join the family will automatically be denizzled; no questions asked.

Along with the recommendation from a family member, the one being considered must have passed in a short 'application' letter stating what they are going to bring to the family.

There must be a vote held after the recommendation has been made - and the ultimate result is determined by the family consensus.

There must be a degree of personal friendship and interaction between the majority of the current members and the one being considered.

There must be a waiting period of at least eight (8) weeks from the time the invitation was accepted and the person being considered takes the d'Tana name to give a chance for the current members who might not know this 'recruit' to get to know them better before the next step.

After the person being considered has taken on the family name, there must be another 4 weeks trial period to make sure the person who joined is going to stick around and contribute to the life of the family. If they do not, they will be removed, no questions asked.

All requirements are subject to change.