Disciples of Ragnos

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Introduction

The Disciples of Ragnos are a Krath orientated cult made up of the members of House Marka Ragnos since before the House was formed. The Disciples are governed by a council of its peers to oversee the continuing practice of the dark doctrine established by Sith Lord Marka Ragnos. The epistle of Marka Ragnos lives on... the spirit of Marka Ragnos lives on.

The Council

The council consists of seven members; led by the House Overlord. The other six members are warriors, scholars and others figures devoted towards their House, by either taking up a leadership position (Quaestor, Aedile, Rollmaster, Night Hawks Tetrarch and Ravana Squadron Commander) or showing their loyalty as a member of House Marka Ragnos (House Champion).

The council positions titles are known as; Dark Primus, Dark Patriarch/Matriarch, Hand of Ragnos, Dark Chronicler, Sword of Ragnos, Dark Scholar and Dark Librarian

The current members of the council are:

Dark Primus Dark Jedi Master Trevarus Caerick.
Dark Patriarch Sith Battlemaster Ashura Isradia.
Hand of Ragnos Dark Jedi Knight Faeril Munlear
Dark Chronicler Krath Priest Sai Na'Ashar Keibatsu
Sword of Ragnos Dark Jedi Knight Jade Atema.
Dark Scholar Jedi Hunter Alexander Anderson
Dark Librarian Guardian Zaxen Dauketrenal

Dark Primus (House Overlord)

“Some there be whom shadows kiss,

“shadows cling,

“shadows rent

“Some there be whom shadows teach,

“shadows draw,

“shadows keep

“and some there be whom shadows cloak,

“shadows spoke

“shadows reach

“some there be alone whom can call and make the shadows greet.”

Zeen Deheval, Krath archivist and Tetan nobleman, circa 2,237 BBY

Deheval speaks:

“Since the very founding of the Krath in those shadowed mists of time, there has been the mighty figure who has embodied the vision of the Disciples. In those mediaeval times that marked the twilight of the Golden Age of the Sith our most august sect was but a dark portent in the far sight of the exalted Lord Marka Ragnos.

“Lord Ragnos knew in His dark and terrible wisdom that the Disciples alone would come to be unlike their component Orders – the Sith in their heady thirst for power and inclination for infighting and self-destruction, or the Krath In their unrelenting pursuit of dread knowledge; His Disciples would be the manifestation of an unholy annexation of Dark Side lore, and that the ideological vortex caused by this amalgam would utterly consume it's devotees unless there was a clear first among equals.

“At times, the spirit of the Dark Lord himself served in this capacity; it is known that his specter appeared before the Krath High Priest Satal Keto and Exar Kun and bade them to cease their fighting for supremacy and instead ally against their common enemies. This is marked the first act of a Dark Side devotee in the crucial functions that would later come to be associated with the role of the Dark Primus. His concerns lie primarily with the continuation of the fusion of Krath and Sith mysticism and Dark Side lore that formed the core of the Disciples' doctrine.”

In contrast to many other roles tied to the modern Disciples of Ragnos within the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, the role of Dark Primus is one filled by virtue of simple expediency, as was often the case in the past; it's duties are assumed by the most powerful and capable Dark Side practitioner loyal to the married ways of Sith and Krath as practiced by the Disciples. Since the advent of the Dark Brotherhood and the formation of Clan Naga Sadow and House Marka Ragnos, The Dark Primus has always been the reigning Overlord of House Marka Ragnos who the undisputed Head of the Council and final authority within the Disciples of Ragnos. His duties are primarily judiciary in nature and are concerned with the continued overall productivity of the Disciples as a whole and the Council in particular. The Dark Primus is expected to serve as mediator as well as lead the Council in any issues he deems to use voting procedure to resolve.

In keeping with the mystic ways of the orders from whence his teachings come, the Dark Primus is a spiritual authority unto himself within the Disciples of Ragnos, and by virtue of his status as a Son of Sadow as a member of the apostolic succession that descends from Naga Sadow as heir of the Sith Empire and Dark Lord of the Sith and thus our Dark Lord Marka Ragnos himself,

The Dark Primus often works closely with the Dark Chronicler, and has the duty of petitioning the Prima Marked of the Wanderer for when the Tome of Dark Souls is in need of revision, or when there is a need to formally anoint and install a new Dark Patriarch whenever one comes into office. Above all the Dark Primus is responsible for overseeing the Disciples of Ragnos as a body and making whatever changes needed to ensure that the Disciples do not stagnate and remain active and vigilant as the galaxy approaches the Final Order.

Dark Patriarch/Matriarch (Quaestor)

The Dark Patriarch. Preeminent as the de facto leader of the Council of the Disciples of Ragnos in their day-to-day affairs, Some would say that the Dark Patriarch (or Matriarch, as the case may be) is nothing more than a subordinate to the Dark Primus, an aide much as the Brotherhood's Praetorian Diet is to the Dark Council. Those who make this ignorant assumption would be gravely mistaken; the Patriarch manifests all of the true power that the Dark Primus is general too distant and otherwise occupied a figure to embody. The Disciples may pledge their highest fealty to the Dark Primus, but it is the Dark Patriarch they follow with zeal and fervor, the Dark Patriarch whom they emulate with diligence and admiration.

Most consider the first true Dark Patriarch of the Disciples of Ragnos to be the Sith Lord Freedon Nadd, a fallen Jedi who sought Sith lore and was found a worthy student and successor by the spirit of Lord Naga Sadow. Freedon Nadd established the very use of the title, in fact, as he subjugated the entirety of the planet Onderon and installed himself as its King, establishing a dynastic line that persisted for many centuries. Indeed, the Dark Patriarch's full title according to annals of the ritual texts of the Disciples is none other than “The Dark Patriarch of Onderon”. This was an apostolic legacy in much the same dark and mystic fashion as that of the office of Dark Primus. The seat passed for centuries, for untold generations within the Royal House of Onderon alone, guided by the dark spirit of their progenitor. The last Patriarch of the Onderon Royal Family was King Ommin, whom the Dark Lord Freedon Nadd ultimately deemed unworthy.

The mantle then passed to the young Lord Satal Keto, who had come to Onderon with his sister Aleema in search of greater understanding of Sith lore the young Tetan nobles had acquired on Coruscant. The dark spirit of Nadd knew only that it was no mere coincidence that these diligent young students of Sith magic had come to his citadel; and with the Jedi howling for their blind, ignorant crusade for destruction of all of the wisdom of the Dark Side Nadd wasted no time in confirming Satal and Aleema as the next ordained leaders Disciples of Ragnos. It is here, sometime after 3,997 BBY, that despite the eventual destruction of both Satal and Aleema Keto, the Krath cult, and the wise Disciples of Ragnos that had gathered many of them under their banner, began to prosper, a creeping mold from the farthest reaches of the galaxy.

The notes that follow are the words of Master Kik Theen, a venerable Dark Jedi and the longest-living member of the Disciples of Ragnos, during his lecture at the Dark Library. Master Theen, a Neti, was eyewitness to the Great Sith War, was revered as a veritable treasure trove of information on the first era of the Krath's emergence in the galaxy. Master Theen passed on a few short months after this lecture took place.

“Much of the history escapes me in my admittedly advanced age, young ones, but the legacy of malevolence remains; From Ragnos, to Sadow, to Nadd, down his bloodline for an era. From Ommin, to Satal Keto onwards. The lineage is unbroken, and while at times its branches have withered or been cut back entirely, it persists to this day and is the legacy of our Dark Father.”

“The Dark Patriarch is he who calls the Krath Holy Crusade amongst the Disciples and grants the Sword of Ragnos his blessing as His Dark paladin, the one who consecrates the ritual sacraments at any gathering and mystic working of the Disciples and their general leader in their every act.

In times of war or in times of peace, the Disciples of Ragnos defer to their Dark Patriarch for guidance in their every act. In the modern era, the Dark Patriarch is always the senior member of the House Summit of Marka Ragnos.”

Hand of Ragnos (Aedile)

The recording that follows is transcripted from a restricted-access Holocron in the Dark Library at the behest of the Dark Primus. It follows the training of a young Disciple of Ragnos by an unidentified Hand of Ragnos shortly after the cult's establishment upon Tarthos.

“Hmph. So you're it, then? My would-be successor as the mighty Hand of Ragnos? I see that greedy gleam in your beady eyes. Oh, silence your stammering, insolent whelp. I know precisely how much you have studied as well as the subjects you have studied. You are here because the Dark Patriarch thought you showed promise worthy of further training in my tasks, a certain...affinity...for the arduous and demanding tasks of the Hand of Ragnos.

“Pray that you do not prove him wrong. The Patriarch does not like to be wrong, youngling, and the most I can promise you if he discovers he was mistaken in his estimation of you is a long and uneventful career in speeder patrol with Dlarit Security. Should you happen to be supremely inept and prove his judgment spectacularly poor...well, let it suffice to say you shall receive a rather intimate introduction to the care and feeding of the flesh-eating plants of the gardens here at Ragnos Cathedral.

“Where was I? Ah, yes. Follow me. What? Don't be stupid. Of course this leads to the Dark Library...I see you are as ignorant as you are greedy and unworthy. Still, the Dark Patriarch must have seen some merit in you...let us test that here.

“Listen closely...can you hear it? Yes-be mindful before you answer those voices! Should you answer incorrectly you-

“Hee hee hee...Wrong. Well, at least you didn't lose control of your waste. Lie there and relax a moment, the muscle spasms will abate. I think.

“Don't you dare be sick in here! It's your own fault for answering the question for passage incorrectly; try again, and this time you won't be as fortunate if you are careless.

“Ah! I see you have something between your ears besides sarlacc gristle. Very well done indeed. Moving on...See, the light filters through the dome in the daytime. It casts the symbol of the Dark Lord Ragnos on the floor we are crossing at this very moment. Now over here is where we stray from the beaten path. Mind you pay particularly close attention here – we are already on a heavily restricted level of the Dark Library. Let me show you a room that even the Dark Librarian knows nothing about...

“Aah, my home sweet home here on Tarthos. This, unlearned one, is the Gallery of Pain and Paradise. It is home to the accumulation of many of House Marka Ragnos Force artifacts, mostly of Sith or other dark origin, of course. What you see before you in this great hall includes priceless works from across the galaxy; many right here from Tarthos or within the Orian system, some from other areas of Sith space, some from Onderon, Yavin IV, Vjun – in short, anywhere and every where we have been able to hunt such items down and retrieve them, barring things such as Holocron’s and other literary works, you will find them here. Granted, this pales in comparison to the collection present in Sadow Palace on Sepros, but the Dark Primus thinks it in the Clan's best interest that the Clan Overlord not be privy to every last secret we possess.

“And that, at long last, leads me to my duties, and hopefully your duties some day. We Hands of Ragnos have forever served as the Curators of Pain and Paradise, this gallery of Dark artifice that has remained hidden, in various capacities, from almost every unworthy who has sought such objects of power. It has been relocated from one end of the galaxy to the other – We have records of Disciples maintaining such a hall in the Deep Core, and centuries before, in Wild Space. Thusly the duties of the Hand of Ragnos supersede those of the Dark Librarian in scope. Simply put, our job is to ensure the maintenance and perpetuation of the collection for all time, not only as a record-keeping measure, but as a formidable resource for the truly worthy.

“Those of us who embrace the Dark Side, almost without exception, tend to possess a selfish, self-aggrandizing streak – itself a manifestation of the Dark Side – and are often reckless and destructive with the resources at our disposal – the Sith Lord Exar Kun being a particularly vivid example of a genocidal marauder who cared little to stop and examine the methods or objects of his destruction. This tendency leaves us with a distinct disadvantage in the face of the Jedi Knights, our eternal enemies and oppressors; they have the sense to realize that rare and powerful artifacts are at their most useful when concentrated in one location, best when shared and not hoarded, used judiciously and cautiously and not with wild abandon. Most darksiders will leave a trail of corpses and rubble between them and whatever object of power that calls them through the Force, and tend to completely obliterate either themselves, their bauble, or in a few particularly idiotic cases, both.

“We Hands of Ragnos are responsible for cataloging and maintaining these artifacts and delegating their use to our Disciples as need arises. We also have our role on the frontier of space as well; we are the armorer of our troops before the battle - equipping them with what relics they need for our absolute victory - and the plundering hand that follows to loot where the Sword of Ragnos has slain. Ours is the duty of locating unclaimed artifacts of power, and it is one we pursue with all due zeal and diligence. Our spies prowl the deep expanses of the galaxy and report swiftly at the slightest whisper of devices of potent in the Force.

“Few have married the Sith's intense focus of power and the Krath's devoted questing for higher learning and orderly book-keeping like the Disciples of Ragnos have. Our traditions have endured for millennia relatively unscathed by the mad power plays of the random barbarians and madmen claiming the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith, or Krath High Priest. Our Dark Predecessors know this and approve, and it is with their blessing and watchful stewardship that we have remained as relatively unseen as we have.

“All you have heard and seen I have made a holovid record of. Review this information and study diligently, and in time the heavy mantle of the Hand of Ragnos will be your own burden to bear.”

(Transcoding Complete, Recording Terminated.)

Dark Chronicler (Rollmaster)

The Dark Chronicler is responsible for annotations in the Chronicle of Dark Souls, a tome of vast Dark Side knowledge and lore first compiled by Dark Jedi Master Trevarus Caerick. The Chronicler updates the tome under the utter and total influence of the Prima Marked of the Wanderer or his duly appointed Marked. The Dark Chronicler has no recollection of what he or she writes in the tome; this is an unfortunate side effect of the energies involved in both the mind domination and the actual transcribing of the words. The Dark Chronicler performs his duties at the behest of the Dark Primus, who in turn must petition the Prima Marked of the Wanderer. As Trevarus Caerick currently holds both offices, there is no conflict. This may change upon the ascension of a new Dark Primus.

The Dark Chronicler works closely with the Dark Librarian; it is he who keeps the mystic tomes that the Chronicler updates, and who also serves as an anchor for the Chronicler, as the energies involved in making changes in said records endanger the Chronicler's sanity. Further, the Chronicler's duties range from the literal to the esoteric, whether annotating the names and deeds of Initiates of the Disciples' Mysteries, or etching the mystical tattoos that mark an anointed Sword of Ragnos.

Sword of Ragnos (Night Hawks Tetrarch)

The Sword of Ragnos. For ages feared as the embodiment of the Disciples' wrath, she is vengeance made manifest. A dark paladin anointed and blessed by the Dark Patriarch himself, the Sword leader the Disciples in all forms of warfare, directly onto the battlefield when required or with finesse and tact from the shadows when galactic affairs could benefit more from the subtle, tampering hand of the cult.

The Sword of Ragnos came to it's recognized modern form in the form of a one Warb Null, a Sith acolyte and personal apprentice to the King Ommin, Dark Patriarch of Onderon. A devoted follower of the Dark Doctrine, Null served his Patriarch unflinchingly and with grim efficiency, falling at last to the Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma, who ironically would later fall to the lure of the Dark Side himself. For centuries the Council was saddled with the precarious task of elevating one to their numbers from the body of the Disciples of Ragnos that was a talented commander and ferocious warrior, but fervent follower of the cult's ways well-versed with their unique brand of sorcery.

The Sword of Ragnos is the coordinator and field commander for any combat operations undertaken by Disciples of Ragnos for the purposes of seeking new lore, reclaiming lost lore, or retaking stolen or misappropriated lore, and artifacts of the Dark Side for the enrichment of House Marka Ragnos. The Sword of Ragnos is always the standing Night Hawks Battleteam Leader, who's duties include maintaining contact with the Council during conflicts involving the deployment of the Disciples, co-ordinating training efforts and tactical exercises as well as directing the war effort of any Krath Holy Crusade of House Marka Ragnos (assuming the Dark Patriarch and Dark Primus have formally initiated such a drastic act.)

At her appointment to the post, the new Sword of Ragnos is undergoes a ritual tattoo ceremony that last for hours and indelibly etch thirty-one prayers of malediction from the Tome of Dark Souls onto the supplicant's flesh while they recite an oath to serve the Disciples of Ragnos and the guidance of the Council above all others and unflinchingly lay their lives down for their brethren and cause.

Following this, the candidate prays on a ritual kneeler which is wrought in jagged, barbed Mandalorian iron and drives spikes into the supplicant's knees, using the pain to purify their thoughts as the Krath leading the ritual intones the ceremonial chants and circles the room with censer and oils. Once the grate beneath the kneeler has flowed over with the blood of the supplicant, she is anointed with a mixture of the blood and ashes of the incense, burnt to send prayers of devotion to the Dark Lord in exchange for His stewardship so that His Sword may lead the righteous life devoted to unleashing the dark retribution of the Dark Side upon the cult's enemies.

She then stands and receives the items of her office from the presiding Dark Patriarch himself; a dread suit of iron-cast armor, alchemically reinforced and decorated with sigils and runes of Krath magic; an underlying padded suit of the Krath Holy Battle Armor, richly embroidered with Onderonian hieroglyphs, a durasteel replica of an ancient Sith Sword; and a synthetic green crystal infused with Dark Side energies, lending any saber constructed with it a caustic emerald blade.

Dark Scholar (Ravana Squadron Commander)

The Dark Scholar's seat on the Council is one that has been surprisingly vague in the annals of an otherwise well-documented history of the Disciples of Ragnos. Some argue that the only true holder of the title prior to the Disciples' second genesis in the Dark Brotherhood was the Queen Amanoa of Onderon – a dabbler in the dark arts, but not a sworn devotee - although this is hotly contested amongst the Disciples themselves.

What sketchy records do exist of the Dark Scholar's presence on the Council have indicated that for many generations of the Council he was often a teacher – or a student - of great renown and learning, or academic accomplishment. A highly plausible theory, given that the purpose of the Dark Scholar was perhaps the most perilous balancing act performed by any of the Councillors; he was charged with risking occasional exposure to the wielders of the Force's Light Side aspect, most often the Jedi Order, in order to discern their secrets and glean any practices of use from their teachings.

The Dark Scholar was often expected to be the unshakable voice of cool reason on the Council, as he was encouraged to maintain as neutral, dispassionate and unbiased an outlook as possible on all the philosophies of the Force. Unsurprisingly, most fallen Jedi that wound up in the Council of the Disciples of Ragnos, be they in the era of the New Republic or the Old, found themselves in the position of Dark Scholar, due in no small part to their connections and intimate understanding of the Jedi Orders of their contemporaries.

To study the Dark Side and the Light Side, but to give oneself over wholly to neither; this was the responsibility of the Dark Scholar, so as best to advise and educate his fellow councillors to govern themselves in as through and informed a manner as possible. The Disciples witnessed the fall of many darksiders who bought about their demise by their overuse of, or over reliance on the Dark Side, and were all too aware of the utterly withering and destabilizing effects the Dark Side could exert on those who relied on it's aid too heavily, or worse, grew too addicted to it's use and became beacons of hunger, gaping tears in the fabric of the Force.

Since the annexation of the Disciples of Ragnos with the Dark Brotherhood, the House Marka Ragnos Ravana Squadron Battleteam Leader has always been the logical choice for the seat of Dark Scholar; only the best academics are permitted to train and tutor the newest acolytes in the Brotherhood, and when not directing the training drills of Ravana Squadron, he is most often at the site of an undisclosed Dlarit Special Operations Group compound preparing for recon or intelligence-gathering operation inside the Jedi's theaters of operation. While many Disciples sneer at the notion of Jedi practices yielding any useful insight, none can deny that the information gathered by the deep-cover operative of the Dark Scholar is invaluable, and as such only the most prodigal Dark Jedi serve in the risky role of the double-agent that is the Dark Scholar.

Dark Librarian (House Champion)

The Dark Librarian in charge of the Disciples Archives, the Dark Library in the Ragnos Cathedral, and other databases containing information on the House Marka Ragnos and its history. He or she is entrusted in the storage, organization and retrieval of knowledge. However due to the potential for abuse and lust for wisdom, the position of Dark Librarian is rotated to stop anyone from having unlimited access to the complete knowledge available to them.

This position will be further developed by future Dark Librarians, to create a more in-depth position.

The Scions

Scion of Ragnos

TBA

Progency of Ragnos

TBA

The Disciples

                           Avatar of the Dark Doctrine
                                        |
                         +--------------+--------------+
                         |              |              | 
                      Hegemon         Cleric         Warder
                         |              |              | 
                      Zealot         Advocate       Custodian
                         |              |              | 
                      Dremora        Defender        Keeper
                         |              |              | 
                         +--------------+--------------+                 
                                        |
                            Vizier of the Dark Doctrine
                                        |
                           Disciple of the Dark Doctrine

A Disciple is the starting position for all new members of the Disciples of Ragnos. They are only elevated to Vizier upon showing their worth and dedication in following the Dark Doctrine. Once a Vizier, a member can start looking at which three paths of the Dark Doctrine to dedicate his or herself too. A Vizier will then be inducted into that path... and that path alone.

The Dremora's path is led by the Sword of Ragnos. The Defender's Path is led by the Hand of Ragnos. The Keeper's path is led by the Dark Scholar. Each path is different, each with there own rewards and burdens.

Avatar of the Dark Doctrine stands above all three paths; one who achieves this status within the Disciples of Ragnos is considered wise and knowledgeable in the teachings of the Dark Doctrine. Currently there are only two Avatars; Trevarus Caerick (the Dark Primus) and Muz Keibatsu. However, Jedgar Paladin was given honorary Avatar status by the Dark Primus soon after his arrival on Tarthos.

The Dremora's Path

TBA

The Defender's Path

"Oh Dark Child of Ragnos what are you willing to give for your house? What is your life compared to the life of the very pillar of your meaning? Are you willing to give that life for the Great Spirit of Ragnos? The Defender's path is not for the self important. It is a path of total service. It is your charge to assure that the great secrets and the keepers of those secrets are made secure."

In the hours of greatest despair, in the void of the unknown, in the fires of deepest fears will stand the shields of our hope. The Defender's path will charge only the bravest and most confident of disciples, for their charge is of the most critical to support. Led by the mighty Hand of Ragnos the Defenders of the Dark Doctrine of Ragnos are set to give their very life to assure that the House lives on even if they themselves should not.

A Defender gladly pays the ultimate sacrifice for the Doctrine to spread and live on. It is with their blood that the greatest Legacy in the Galaxy shall survive. Often given missions of delivery of special artifacts or even people they are also the visible arm of defense of the inner sanctum of Ragnos Cathedral.

Where a Defender of Ragnos stands none shall pass. There has never been a single recording of a Defender of Ragnos failing to keep their charge safe. Their determination and fortitude are the stuff of legends and to enter onto the path is to willingly accept the life of suffering and pain only to be released upon your death. Yet even then it is said that a Defender will still hold his post long after his physical self as turned to ash.

A Defender who becomes an Advocate will be trusted with the safe keeping of the most closely guarded secrets the Disciples keep. As such they also help to spread the influence of the Doctrine by assuring that it is well received by those select few who deserve it. Should it be found that the word has fallen onto those who do not deserve it, it is an Advocate who will be sent to correct that and to assure that the Doctrine remains pure.

The highest level on the Path of the Defender is the great Cleric. A Cleric is one who is most trusted by the Hand of Ragnos and is often sought as an advisor and is given the Hand's leave to see that proper Doctrinal practice is kept. The Cleric is a true zealot in the name of Ragnos and their loyalty is beyond reproach or question.

The Path of the Defender is not one for the vain or self glorifying. It is a path for one who is willing to serve something greater than themselves so that they may themselves become greater. One must be willing to fight beyond what their physical body can endure to keep the Doctrine and those who practice it safe. It is the ultimate sacrifice for the ultimate glory.

The Keeper's Path

TBA

Behind the Scenes

Disclaimer

The Disciples of Ragnos holds no official titles within the Dark Jedi Brotherhood or Clan Naga Sadow. It is purely a fictional device to reward members for their activity and dedication in House Marka Ragnos, and to promote character development for every member of the House. This article itself is being developed by members and is to be a anagram of their work.

House Champion

Roster 2008

January N/A
February Zaxen Dauketrenal (Dark Librarian - March)
March TBA
April TBA
May TBA
June TBA
July TBA
August TBA
September TBA
October TBA
November TBA
December TBA

Point System

Important: This system is currently not in use at the present as the Disciples of Ragnos project has yet to be completed. Grandfathering will take place to ensure members past activities are counted upon completion of project.

The points system will reward members of House Marka Ragnos for activity at all levels of the Dark Brotherhood, and influence their standing within the Disciples of Ragnos. The more participation, the more points, the cooler your title and greater your respect. The individual who accumulates the most points in any give month will be named House Champion. Your points hold over to determine your title among the Disciples, but start at 0 each month to determine House Champion. Disciples who are ranked below Dark Jedi Knight can earn points directly toward their next promotion based on point value's and their activity within the House.

Point Value

  • Earning a Promotion - 35 points
  • Battleteam Competition - 1st 20 points, 2nd 15 points, 3rd 10 points
  • House Competition - 1st 25 points, 2nd 20 points, 3rd 15 points
  • Clan Competition - 1st 35 points, 2nd 30 points, 3rd 25 points
  • Dark Brotherhood-wide Competition - 1st 50 points, 2nd 45 points, 3rd 40 points
  • Participation in any Competition - 5 points
  • Passing a Shadow Academy exam - 20 points
  • Earning a Sacramental Award - 50 points
  • Earning a Merit Award - 35 points

(Competition Awards are not included, as competition activity is already rewarded)

  • Completing an assignment given out by the House Summit - 35 points
  • General IRC Activity as determined by the House Summit - 15 points/week
  • Taking initiative in your own project for the betterment of the House - 50 points

Disciples = Value Titles Chart

  • Disciple - 0 points (All members of House Marka Ragnos begin here)
  • Vizier - 100 points
  • Dremora/Defender/Keeper - 250 points
  • Zealot/Advocate/Custodian- 500 points
  • Hegemon/Cleric/Warder - 750 points + DJK or above.
  • Avatar - 1,000 points + DJK or above.

If a member leaves the Disciples, say either a failure to respond to an AWOL check or departure to another House or Rogue, then all points and titles will be reset to zero; this means a former Disciple will have to start at the beginning if they rejoin House Marka Ragnos.

Trivia