The Remembrance, Part 6

as chronicled by DL-Kodiak, Nova Colonel, Loremaster and Oathmaster

Wednesday, June 17 3098 - Weeks of Mourning

I'd like to start off by apologizing for not getting the Remembrance entries I promised up when I said I would... My only excuse is that I had finals, but I should have no more problems now, as school is out for the summer... I apologize, again...

There have been many happenings in recent days that have changed the clan forever.  Maybe for the better, and maybe for the worse.  We will work through it all and give everyone the general 'lowdown' of the occurances.  In the following reading it is important to keep an opened mind and remember that we WILL continue on, despite all of the recent incidents. 
It mostly started on Friday, June 5 3098.  It was Nogard's ToB, and his yielding Keshik warriors were Warkat, Psiwolf, and Cobalt.  I was hnging around the ToB room during the battles, and I saw Cobalt return - alone.  I welcomed him back, and he thanked me as the gentleman he is... However he was not his normal cheerful self this evening - something was wrong.  He would not tell me at the immediate time, but later on after talking with Warkat, he decided that it did not really matter anymore and he told me.  The SaKhan (Psiwolf) was at Khan Warkat's house for the weekend, and he was having some troubles with his pedals, joystick, etc..  Hence this caused him unbearable torso lag that he was forced to play with if he was to participate at all.  At one point, Psiwolf got up to go to the bathroom real quick while regenning.  Sefra and Skittle, believed to be drunk, got at the computer and started typing wacky comments such as "Hahaha we r in control now!".  The SaKhan returned from the bathroom, got back on the puter, and regained his control, finishing the ToB.  However, Cobalt believed that he was not in control the whole time.  He believed that Sefra and Skittle had been in control of the mech.  His evidence consisted of a shutdown with Nogard running right at him, losing 5-4 after gaining a 3-1 lead, not being able to aim worth beans, etc..  So, Cobalt questioned the Khan in private.  Warkat asked Sefra and Skittle and they said that they did not play the game for Psiwolf, and that they didn't even know how to work the joystick.  However, Cobalt believed what he saw, and decided not to blow up at the Khan and call him a liar, but to just keep it down as much as possible, and not make too big of a deal out of it.  He was talking to Shrapnel, who was able to dig all the info out of him.  Together, in an upset rush of adrenaline, they sent out a letter to all BC members telling them not to show for the ToB's and not to play in any of them.  Basically, they were Boycotting ToB's, as a statement.  The next night, at the meeting, they recieved various charges.  Cobalt was stripped of ALL honors (Loremaster, medals, etc..), and demoted to Cadet.  Shrapnel used the 'Right of Surkai', and challenged Warkat to a Trial of Grievance, where he was to battle the Khan in ws1, graus, .75, cold, night.  If successful, Shrapnel was to retain his rank.  If unsuccessful, he was to be demoted to 2nd mechwarrior.

Upon Cobalt's retrieval of his punishments, he left the room, and unofficially resigned.

Demon-ds sent a a letter to the clan on these matters for which i will post here now:

Hail Dark Legion,
Though I was not here to witness any of this I have heard what I believe is the whole story from Kodiak (an Honest and Honorable Warrior). In any event, I can't agree with Cobalt's actions, However I can't agree with the punishment he was given... at least not all of it. But that is not the real point of this letter and what I say will not change what has happened. I am writing this letter because Cobalt and Shrapnel are the two Warriors who were ALWAYS straight forward with me, you may be wondering, what ever does he mean? I'll tell you that this does not mean everyone else hasn't, but some have gone beyond not straight forward in the past, whoever these people are they have been downright sneaky. If I'm refering to you in person you'll know. Not too long ago I recieved a e-mail from Cobalt saying he had recieved complaints about me following orders. If you can't tell me yourself you have NO RIGHT to complain and I don't particularly care what your complaint is or want to hear it if you will not tell me personally or in the Greivances portion of the meeting. Here is a copy of  my response and the original letter:

Hail Cobalt,
I understand your concern about me following orders but if I have not followed an order I have been confused or their has been some miscommunication, I have never deliberatley disobeyed orders to my knowledge. Also if I war with someone who is my CO and I do not follow orders, I would prefer to be told by them directly about it instead of through you so I will know that I have made a mistake. If my CO cannot be straight forward with me about a disagreement with my conduct what point is there in having the disagreement if I don't know what it is?
If you or anyone else has a problem with what I do in battle I would like to hear about it from them during or after the fact. I do not know what instances you are refering to because no-one has told me of any problem until now. In addition to this I have been put in the position of doing the bidding for my CO because they did not understand the process. If I don't recieve specific orders communcated in a clear and direct fashion I am forced to make combat decisions on my own. I apologize for any inconveniece I may have caused and hope you will pass on what I have said to the Warriors who have complained about this because I have no idea who they are due to the fact that none of them have been straight forward with me about it, at least to my knowledge.
Once again my apologies.

DL-Demon-ds

--Lawrence Philip Hawley ,[email protected], wrote: Hail Star Commander; I've been asked to speak to you on a matter of military protocol. The ranks that we all bear exist for several reasons. For one, the BattleTech clans that we model ourselves after are organized along the same lines as we are. Second, they generally denote experience and battle savvy, as well as dedication. The Khan or Blood Council usually have a good reason for the promotions that either are made or reccomended. In a battle, the senior officer is usually the CO; i.e., he decides the strategy, gives the orders, etc. In general, a Star Captain will be more advanced tactically than, say, a 2nd MechWarrior. Obviously, in light of this the subordinate in these situations needs to follow orders to give the team the best chance to win. I've been told that you are not the best at following orders in battle. I would suggest that you make an effort to change that, as it will eventually lead to other DL warriors preferring not to wing with you. In light of your unfortunately-ongoing lag-out problems, you really don't need anything else hanging over you... quiaff? Everyone except the Khan takes orders, no matter how high a rank they may carry; OneEye has been at this much longer than I, yet he often defers to me in battle, and not because I outrank him, either (he simply likes my tactics better than his own, most of the time). It's a simple equation; in a military-style organization (like ours) the senior officers or COs lead, and the juniors follow orders. Please try to keep this in mind.

DL-Cobalt Pryde

Cobalt never said anything to me after this on this matter. I knew this was not a attempt to ridicule or criticize me he was just telling me of these "complaints", He unlike those who complained to him was straight forward with me, and though Cobalt and I have had our differences I still have absolute respect for him, and had he not quit which I would have done too if I were in his position, I would gladly give up my Star Colonel position for him.

Not more than two weeks ago Shrapnel asked to speak with me, he told me he had received a hint or somthing to that effect that I have using an Alias on Mplayer and that I was possibly behaving dishonorably under this name. I can assure you all that this is NOT true. Once again this rumor came from inside DL and though I don't know who said this to Shrapnel or who complained to Cobalt, Shrapnel was straight forward with me and was not saying this to reprimand or undermine my membership in our Clan. Once again if you can't tell me yourself you have NO RIGHT to complain and I don't particularly care what your complaint is or want to hear it if you will not tell me personally or in the Greivances portion of the meeting. And I have absolute respect for Shrapnel as well, if he were to lose this ToG, I would gladly give up my Star Colonel position for him as well.

So now let's not be too hard on these two for making secret communications if that IS what happened. Because I am disappointed in those who would call me "Brother" and then make falacious accusations about me BUT NOT TO ME! Tell ME if you have a problem with what I am or what you THINK I am doing.

If I receive Accusations or Complaints against me from ANYONE but the origional accuser or complainer, I will resign from the Dark Legion, I do not want to be a part of somthing where I am not welcome or I will be lied about or I can't trust my supposed friends and or comrades.

The following is a a excerpt from "The Republic of Plato" where Socrates and many of his pupils and Colleagues are discussing Justice.

Hereupon Thrasymachus thrusts himself into the discussion, and ,after some hesitation, defines Justice as "the interest of the stronger." He supports his definition by the following argument. In every state it is considered unjust to violate the laws :  the laws are framed to serve the interests of the government : and the government is stronger than it's subjects : therefore, universally, justice is the interest of the stronger, or, might is right. But urges Socrates, a government often makes mistakes, and enacts laws which are detrimental to it's own interests : and according to Thrasymachus, Justice requires the subject in every instance to obey the laws of the land : consequently, it is often just for the subject to do what is prejudicial to the interests of the government, that is, what is not the interest of the stronger. Therefore justice cannot be defined as the interest of the stronger.
Later at the end of the chapter: Socrates admits  that these arguments are not conclusive to his own mind, because he has not yet discovered the real nature of justice. 

DL-Demon-ds

Things were rather weird around the Dark Legion Universe after that.  People just were not quite the same... A lot of ppl were enraged by the Khan's and SaKhan's hasty actions against these Honorable warriors.  I, personally, feel that they had to do something.  Yes, Cobalt and Shrapnel were VERY honorable and excellent warriors - but that does not give them the right to do the crimes they did.  However, tho the Khan and SaKhan did act upon these crimes as they should have, the Loremaster feels they forgot to think of how everyone else would be affected by the punishments.  Cobalt and Shrapnel meant a lot to many of the Warriors, and seeing Cobalt 'unofficially' resign as he did hurt the clan dearly.  As well, i feel that the demotion to Cadet was rather insulting, and uncalled for.  However, that does not make the Khan and/or SaKhan bad leaders.  They made a mistake - but they lived with it.  They upset many warriors, but they just rolled with it and at the moment things r starting to look up.

At Sunday's meeting, OneEyeBill earned the title of 'Blood Council Chairman'.  Mysticwolf was promoted to Nova Colonel.  The Oathmaster earned the Loremaster title :)  and was promoted to Nova Captain.  As well, earlier last week, Nogard engaged OneEye in a ToP and was successful.  Nogard now holds the rank of Nova Commander of the Void Angel Binary, and Bill has the Star Colonel position.  Congratulations Nogard !!

Now, this is where the clan will never be the same...

As soon as I opened the floor for the Grievance section of our Sunday meeting, the Khan Warkat took the floor first....... He, in light of school and other occurances that went unmentioned, honorably resigned from office.  As appalled as everyone was, we could barely type in our ':(' symbols.  Question marks flew around the room.  We knew that nothing we could say would change his mind... so we merely cherished our final moments of seeing our Khan Warkat Kerensky in his Dark Legion uniform...  He will be missed very dearly...  He was an EXCELLENT leader; perhaps the greatest Mplayer has seen in it's years.

"Let it be recorded that on 2035 hours, on Sunday, June 14, 3098, the Dark Legion has entered a time of mourning, for a Brother and Friend lost." -Shrapnel

However, SaKhan Psiwolf, accepted the Khanship yesterday... I trust that Khan Psiwolf will lead us to glory in the Quest for Terra League !!  We are still the Dark Legion, and we must, no, we WILL go on!  "Thus shall it stand until we shall fall !!"  SEYLA !!!!!

Monday, July 20, 3098 - The Slump in the Remembrance Comes to an End

Hail mighty Dark Legion!!!!!!!

I have been at my sister's house since late June after my Graduation... Soon afterwards, their computer died... It was not until last Wednesday that we got the PC back up to full running status. I have since been trying my very best to get caught up with the happenings of the DL. Here's the little information I have gathered...

Our new Khan Psiwolf has been doing is job with flying colors !!  Excellent work sir ! Our roster has since changed greatly... as it was asked in a clan e-mail that anyone who wish to stay in the clan reply to the e-mail within one week - anyone who did not reply was taken off of the DL roster.  This scratched half of our roster... however in a matter of 2 weeks our roster was bigger and better than before !  With the wild recruiting efforts of many, we have successful returned at near 100% strength, with many promising recruits and cadets egerly awaiting their fighting status.

The QTL is back up and running !!!  Participation this time around has clearly increased, as has the competition !  The current stats are as follows:

As you can see, the competition is VERY tight early in the runnings.  We are 1st in 'Wars Won', 3rd in 'Kills Aquired', and 4th in 'Smu's Earned', all out of 6 clans/houses.  This is not bad, but we all know that we could, and maybe even SHOULD, be doing better. The Loremaster urges all warriors who can to get in as many wars as possible... and show everyone, just who the best clan on Mplayer, REALLY IS !!!!!! SEYLA DARK LEGION !!!!!!

Friday, July 31, 3098 - Things Look Up, But What Goes Up, Must At Some Point, Come Down...

Hail Dark Legion!!!!

I'd like to start off with a war to be remembered...

Hail the Dark Legion!!
I'm writing this to apologize for leaving a war... I'm very sorry to Bill, I had to leave him facing a one on one last I checked... My neighbors house was flooding and it seems that this must be the ONLY neighboring house with a phone or something(sarcastic) and it required me to leave the battle so the insurance company can phone here.... kinda outa this world I know, and of all the time this has to happen... especially on my first war... I'm very sorry to the Dark Legion!!
DL-Bloody Hell Roshak

Hail DL,

War Report:

This was indeed an exciting, if not downright nerve racking battle in the maze. The battle took 3 drops to finish and the score was close throughout. The first drop yielded a score of 1-1. After the second the score was 2-2 with each warrior having one kill. During the third and final drop Bloody Hell had to leave, through no fault of his own, after several kills by both teams had been made. As he wrote above, his neighbor's house was flooding and without a phone. I wonder if the flood caused the phone to go out. Bloody Hell was also viciously attacked by his dog during the battle so deserves a special note on bravery .) NP BloodyHell it was not your fault you had to leave.
After BloodyHell had to leave they got me but we had them pretty shot up. After regen I caught up with them trying to run down one of the side passages in single file. They did not see me so I jetted up behind them, they had no where to go with the tall walls on either side of them and the passage not wide enough for them to both turn and fire, they were trapped. An AC20 and 4 mgs at point blank range makes short work of enemy mechs in situations like that and they died quickly. After their regen they got me again but I got my 5th kill soon after. Not knowing Bloody Hell's score we had to exit to see the scores from the last drop to see if the war was indeed over or we were tied. When we exited we saw that BloodyHell had registered a kill!! Your kill in last drop, before you had to go, gave us the victory with a 7-6 score BloodyHell.

Well Done BloodyHell!!!

Intel Report:

CDW Dierwolf and MadDog fight well as a team and communicate with codes as we do. They do not use the ctrl f number trick though so do not have secure comms as we do, or led me to believe they do not. If fighting them in the maze they like to meet up and hunt in the close quarters, outer circle parts of the maze then enter the large open area as a team if they have to. Half of our battle was fought in the outside part of the maze instead of in the center as is the norm for me.  Ctrl 7, rearview, is a must in this situation. If MadDog had used it, I could not have snuck up behind them for the double kill. If at all possible find your wing quickly, Bloody and I were fortunate enough to do this in 2 of our 3 drops.

Sorry about the length of this, it started out as a short note to tell Bloody Hell No prob and that we had won the war. Guess I got carried away.

OneEye

Thanks to the unintended efforts of Star Colonel BloodyHell Roshak and Nova Commander OneEyeBill Hazen for that tale of victory!!!

The following was received from the Word of Blake hyperpulse communication office located on the Throneworld's nearest moon;

"Dawn broke at 0700 on Tinaca. Khan WarKat and I had discussed earlier the battle at hand. Tension filled the air as we touched down at the drop point. Temp was at a norm, skies were clear...a perfect day for bloodshed.

Khan Warkat's voice broke radio silence and he designated the target that he had acquired lock on. I responded "Aff sir", knowing that his target was also mine. We were not going to give the stravags a chance for 1 on 1 combat. We had decided to hit one target at a time, making for faster kills. The Khan and I, seeing many battles with the Inner Sphere, had decided to use some of the tactics we had seen. At the command of go WarKat let loose a volley of LRM's. My line of sight was obscured by a nearby structure but I knew the Khan's missiles had hit their mark. Using my jets, I dodged out from behind the building. I attained lock on Warkat's designated target...fired a volley of LRM 20's and quickly took cover.

Using the missile track cam, I saw the LRM's strike the enemy. But our foes were not so lucky. Their missiles impacted harmlessly on the building in front of us. All of the sudden the air was full of the deafening sounds of explosions. Apparently the enemy was planning on taking out the structure completely so we had no cover. Warkat's voice came over the comm. "After the next volley of missiles hits, advance Psiwolf."

The explosions came quickly, WarKat jetted around the right side; I went over the top. As my WarHammer crested the structure, I launched another volley of missiles. The LRM's separated the arm from the Torso of the enemy Mech. The Khan moved the battle out into the open. He was locked in a deadly circle of death. WarKat's lasers sheared off the remaining arm and almost the entire torso and left legs armor. I was in the air, feeling every missile from the other enemy Mech slamming into my back. The Khan turned his mighty DireWolf towards the enemy that was busy tearing apart my Mech from behind, leaving the armless enemy in a stupor. The Khan's order came over the radio; "Take him Psiwolf!"

I switched my weapons to chain fire and ripped into the armless Mechs left leg with ER Medium Laser fire. The leg exploded spraying debris everywhere. I turned my lasers on the right leg. Glancing off to the left I could see that WarKat was taking care of the other Mech, It was missing an arm and showed signs of heavy damage. My cockpit was suddenly rocked with explosions as my computer announced an ammo explosion; sensors were also out. I was badly damaged both from the ammo explosion and the enemy Mech that was pummeling me with missiles from behind.

Jumping vertically, I could see my target moving away so he could get lock with his LRM's. I fired the forward jets in mid jump so I would have some momentum. If I were going to do, this it would have to be timed almost perfectly. Watching my enemy and anticipating his moves, I reached up and hit the shutdown button, causing him to lose lock. His LRM's sailed harmlessly behind me. My WarHammer slammed into the ground without the assistance of Jets; my legs damaged "yellow" on impact. I quickly powered up my Mech, shoved the throttle forward and slammed my foot down on the left pedal, bringing my lasers to bear on my foes right leg. My lasers screamed as the enemy Warhammer exploded in a brilliant ball of flames and debris. A second later, my computer announced that Khan WarKat had destroyed his target also.

We then regrouped and headed towards the enemy Regen point. This battle ended in Victory for The Dark Legion! Seyla! " reporting officer saKhan Psiwolf.

On the very very lowside, the Dark Legion has once again dropped into mourning...  This last Monday, 2 clan transmissions were sent out, both devastating to the well being of our beloved clan...

Hail Warriors!,

Though I wish things were not the way that they are, I must today, resign as your Khan. Certain things have happend in my life which make it very difficult to do the things that I need to do as your Khan, and so ask to be demoted to the rank of 2nd Mechwarrior. If I did not step down, it would not be fair to you all. I love this Clan and all the people that I have come to know because of it. I see this leave of absence taking about 4 to 7 weeks then I will return. Sakhan Shrapnel knows the password to the Clan page and it will remain on the net. I also give you all permission to use any of the graphics on the site. I wish I did not have to do this.  For the time that I am away.....I will miss you all. Remember, I may not be with you in body but my warrior spirit will remain with you always. Seyla........ Hail The Dark Legion!

Psiwolf
[o][o][o]
Khan

And as if the Khan resigning weren't bad enough, one of our best all-time warriors resigned again, shortly after returning to our ranks...

Hail Brothers and Sister of The Dark Legion !!
Time has come to pass in which events in my real life have prohibited myself from participating in the activities thereof. I am sure you have noticed this with my absence of the last two meetings. I do not wish to become of the "non-heard from" or seldom-seen warrior within the mighty Dark Legion ranks. Within the same idealistic view that I have always had for the warriors of Dark Legion, a formal mailing of explanation is needed and deserved to all of you. I have taken a "REAL" job that which severly constricts my free time.  It is so constricting that it is beginning to intefer with college; but I am looking toward another prospective job which coveys less hours but still will hinder my free time. For the past year and many months, TGW and DL has had my full (free-time and more) attention and focus. At which point nearly a month ago, events compounded that devistatingly crashed through almost all of my waking and dreaming life. This I could not bear and had to immediatly cease.  Thus lead to looking onward in other directions to stop the mindless thoughts of those events now passed. Missing all of you with great sorrow, I could not help but for to long being within your presence again. But, with decision comes responsibility; and my decision to re-join the active ranks of Dark Legion has brought me to my responsibility of duty and Honor to give you my resignation now as an inactive warrior. To this end I will say at least that I for one look very forward to the beginning of MW3 and the end of MW2 (supposdly) this coming December. I am in the process of learning many programming languages, including cgi, in which I am hoping to contribute to, or create, a MechWarrior 3 league run in the idealistic view of Warrior Honor and Battles to deaths' end. I fully believe in the ability to play and fight in the true sence of the phrase "having fun", that which I will strive to succede in within all future roles as a MechWarrior. I wish you all the best of luck. It has been my Honor to have served under and contributed to the stongest and mightiest Clan known to mplayer, THE DARK LEGION!

! ! ! ! Seyla Almighty Dark Legion ! ! ! !

DL-WarKat
o [ ] o
Star Commander

There you have it... a wonderful Khan, and outstanding warrior... honorably dissappearing from our ranks in the matter of a few hours. Some may be wondering what will become of the Dark Legion now... all I can do is urge everyone to show up at the meeting this Sunday, August 2nd... It may be one of the most important meetings the Dark Legion has seen over the years.  We will miss you Psiwolf, Warkat... Seyla.

Sunday, August 9, 3098 - The Fate of DL in the Making

Hail the Dark Legion!!

The meeting in which we were supposed to decide whether DL stayed in existence or not was supposed to happen last weekend... but it did not.  4 warriors showed and so Shrapnel postponed the meeting until tonight.  It is imperative that as many warriors as can make it be there!!!  Tonight, we will be taking a vote, on whether we should let the Dark Legion continue, or if we should 'Honorably Disband' it.

The following is a clan mail sent by SaKhan Shrapnel earlier this week:

Hail Dark Legion!

If you cannot be at the meeting on Sunday, you forfeit your vote on the current and future state of the Dark Legion. I will not take any mail-in votes except for those people who have already told me that they definitely will not be in attendance.

If you care one iota about the fate of this fine organization, you will be there. If not, all will be decided for you, without regard for your will, or consent. This is no threat, it is a promise.This will be the most important meeting in the existence of the Dark Legion.

Please forward this to members whose email addresses I may not have.

Thank you.

DL-Shrapnel
saKhan
[o][ ][o]

And so the Dark Legion's fate is in the hands of its warriors...  Please all that can take part in the voting tonight.  One thing is for sure though, regardless of tonight's turnout...  The Dark Legion, will never be the same......  You can count on at least ONE more Remembrance entry, describing the events of tonight's meeting.  Good Luck Dark Legion.  Seyla.

Monday, August 10, 3098 - A Once Excellent Legacy, Comes to an End

Hail fellow members of the Dark Legion.

Last night, a dissappointing 6 members showed to vote on the fate of the clan. Seyla to SaKhan Shrapnel Hazen, Nova Colonel Kodiak Pryde, Nova Captain Nogard Pryde, Nova Commander Demon-ds, Star Commander Sarpon, and First Mechwarrior Blaze, for caring enough to show to the most important meeting in the Dark Legions history.  To all that could not come to cast their votes, mind you I am not critisizing you. Remember please that what in the end brought the decision to vote on such a subject as disbanding was merely that most of our warriors just don't have the time to contribute anymore. And now, the vote.

Shrapnel, conducting the meeting, did not vote.  So it was up to the 5 of us to decide the fate of the Dark Legion.  We discussed many possibilities of rebuilding the clan, but in the end it all barreled down to no one had the time to be Khan, or to even put in the time they knew they should be putting in.  When asked to vote, all 5 warriors except the honorable Demon-ds, voted to disband.  A big SEYLA goes out to Demon-ds from the Loremaster, for sticking with the clan, even when the future looked impossible.

At the end of the meeting, we had a 6 man free-for-all, Weapon System One in Ramsau, as the final Dark Legion game.  This was probably the most memorable game the Loremaster has ever had, and ever will have.  It was fun, humorous, and also sad, to think that it was the final game we were to have together.  I will never forget that final practice.

I will now post the final HPG Transmission of the Dark Legion, electronically mailed by SaKhan Shrapnel Hazen:

This evening, August 9th, at 1745hrs (PST.) 80% of the members of the Dark Legion in attendance voted to disband. Those who could not attend the meeting had no vote.
Thank you for your support. It's been an honor and privilege to work with you all.
The Dark Legion Remembrance will remain as a reminder to us all what a good thing the Dark Legion used to be. View it often and with reverence. It is the legacy that we leave behind for future Clans: a roadmap for the truly honorable to follow.

DL-Shrapnel
saKhan
[o][ ][o]

And with that, the Loremaster will say his final words. A great warrior once said, "Thus shall it stand until we shall fall... Seyla." Fellow brothers and sisters, we have fallen. However rather than sitting back and watching the Dark Legion dwindle away to one final spark of shame, we Honorably Disbanded it.  You have all been released from your Oathes to the Dark Legion as of August 9, 3098.

!!!!!!!!!! Hail the Dark Legion !!!!!!!!!!

It has been fun, Brothers and sisters. I will never forget you all. Please keep in touch!

This is Loremaster and Oathmaster DL-Kodiak Pryde, Nova Colonel of Clan Dark Legion... Signing off.