Recent Updates

• October 22, 2004: Removed Minimum and Maximum Ranks. Updated sections to reflect Multiorder Houses. Updated Shadow Academy Chapter. Updated for DC changes (lost CHAN, LCH, gain LH). Removed Clones Chapter, added new clones rules to various other Chapters. Added ACC and DBPA to Socities chapter. Updated Envoy Chapter. Added new credits. Various other small updates.
• August 12, 2003: Updated all pages to reflect the new rank names for the Sith and Obelisk Order. Justiciar and Combat Master added to Dark Council, removed Knight Commander and Oracle from the list, (Kaiann). New guidelines for robes (Goatham)
• June 9 3003: Added Miscellaneous Credits section to the Addendum
• April 14, 2003: Removed references related to the former status of the Brotherhood of Dark Jedi as a subgroup of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet.
  
• May 18, 2002: Justicar removed from Dark Council section. Emissary updated to reflect the disbanding of the Assembly of Consuls. Battleteams section added. Houses and Clans seperated into two sections. Duties, powers, appointments and other procedures outlined in Battleteams, Houses and Clans sections. Ranks updated to include minimum and maximum ranks for all positions. Robes of the Brotherhood updated to incorporate new robes and rank designation system. The Art of Vendetta section updated to clarify competition participation, competition types and competition awards. Reference section added. Overall HTML cleaned up. (Astatine)
  Grand Masters Royal Guard section updated. (Ziggy)
  Awards updated. Crescent award added. Dark Hall section rewritten. (Shadonyx)
  Shadow Academy updated. (Arion)
• December 25, 2001: Table of Contents updated. Dark Jedi Orders updated to include respective platforms. Shadow Academy URL in the Shadow Academy section corrected. Art of Vendetta details updated to include additional titles for Houses in the Rite of Supremacy style of Vendetta, along with the requirement that competitions be approved by the Deputy Grand Master prior to execution. History of the Brotherhood updated to reflect the appointment of Firefox to Grand Master. (Astatine)
• September 12, 2001: New section added for rules on clones in the Dark Brotherhood. Dark Jedi Primarch slightly altered to include Dark Prophet. (Chi Long)
• August 20, 2001: Awards heavily revised. All new images for all medals. Addition of new medal "Cluster of Fire". Minor revisions to text. (Chi Long, Yacko, Howlader)
• August 7, 2001: Dark Hall on Eos revised, covering all of the new Dark Hall and it's levels. (Chi Long)
• July 31, 2001: Dark Council revised. Added description for Emissary. New section added regarding the Assembly of Consuls, that covers their purpose, powers, etc. (Chi Long/Arania/Jac)
  
• March 24, 2001: Dark Council heavily revised. Removed Jedi Jester and First Archon. Changed the position of Lord Chamberlain into the position Seneschal. Added description for Seneschal. Dark Hall on Eos revised to include sneak-peek of the new Dark Hall. The Dark Side - History of the Dark Side revised to show the Krath Talisman discovered by KHP Shaitan. A History of the Brotherhood revised to show events leading up to the ascent of GM Chi Long, including new image. (Chi Long)
• December 18, 2000: Envoys of the Grand Master heavily revised & expanded to initiate a re-construction of the society. Heraldry of the Brotherhood revised to again include traditional guidelines for the 'Hallmark' device. (Zoraan)
• October 18, 2000: Dark Council updated with elimination of Archon positions, clarification of minimum rank policy, and explanatory notes for each section of the Council. (Zoraan) Awards updated with the new Dark Side Scroll award. (Zoraan/Howlader/Kaine Mandaala)
• August 20, 2000: Houses and Clans, Shadow Academy, and Ranks revised in accordance with the new Shadow Academy policies. (Zoraan)
• July 31, 2000: Heraldry of the Brotherhood revised to include modern requirements and eliminate obsolete data. (Kaine Mandaala & Zoraan)
• July 21, 2000: Dark Council position of Lord Chamberlain re-defined (Zoraan)
• July 24, 1999: Version 4.0 of the Codex released

Authors of the Compendium

• Table of Contents
  • Original "Greetings from the HeadMaster" - Ronin
  • "Greetings from the Grand Master" - Original Paladin. Revision Jac, Khyron, Chi Long
  • Brotherhood Seal image - Chi Long.
• Dark Council
  • Dark Council image - TIE Fighter snapshot.
  • Text - original text Paladin and Ronin. Revision Jac. Heavy revision/additions Khyron. Further revisions Zoraan. Heavy revisions Chi Long. Revision Astatine.
• Dark Jedi Orders
  • Text - original text Paladin and Ronin. Revision Khyron. Revision Astatine. Rewrite Trev. Revision Mav/Kir.
  • Images - Chi Long
• Battleteams
  • Text - Astatine
• Houses and Clans
  • Text - Khyron and Jac. Updates Torquemada. Further revisions Zoraan. Revision Astatine.
• Shadow Academy
  • Original Text - Ronin and Paladin
  • Banner - Chi Long
  • Code of the Dark Jedi - unknown
  • Oath of the Dark Jedi - unknown
  • Membership - Zoraan. Revision Arion.
• Ranks
  • Ranks - Paladin, Ronin, Havok, Jac.
  • Rank elevation chart - Jac
  • Minimum/Maximum Rank chart - Astatine
• Awards
  • Awards and descriptions - Created Paladin, Yoni, Jac. Modified Haem.
    Further additions Zoraan & Howlader. Further additions Chi Long, Yacko, and Howlader. Revision/additions Shadonyx.
  • Images - Chi Long, Mejas Doto
• Identification System
  • ID System - Khyron
• Lightsabers
  • (Sourcebooks credited)
  • Guidelines for Brotherhood use - Khyron
  • Images - Chi Long
• Powers of the Dark Jedi
  • WEG Sourcebook, public domain resources.
  • Descriptions - Donitz. Rewrite Trev.
• Robes of the Brotherhood
  • Original Guidelines to Apparel - Pyr and Paladin. Revision Astatine. Current design Goatham.
    
  • Images - Chi Long. Additional images The Phantom Menace DVD.
• The Art of Vendetta
  • The Art of Vendetta - Original Paladin. Revision Khyron. Revision Astatine.
• Heraldry of the Brotherhood
  • Guidelines - Original Pyr. Revision Chi Long and Khyron.
    Further revisions Kaine Mandaala and Zoraan.
  • Images - Chi Long.
• Grand Master's Royal Guard
  • Original Text - Paladin. Revision Khyron. Revision Ziggy.
  • Ranks - Khyron.
  • Image - Chi Long.
• Envoys of the Grand Master
  • Original Ranks & Text - Paladin. Heavy revisions/additions Zoraan.
  • Images - Chi Long.
• Assembly of Consuls
  • Original Text - Jac
    
• Dark Hall on Eos
• History and original text - Chi Long and Arania. Revision Shadonyx.
• Images - Chi Long.
• The Dark Side (sources credited on page)
• A History of the Brotherhood
  • Text - Voranyen. Revision Astatine. Revision Trev.
  • Images - Chi Long.
  • Original History Outline - Khyron.
• Miscellaneous Credits
  • Shadow Academy Name - Name originally Appears in the novel 'Shadow Academy,' by Kevin J Anderson
  • Dark Side Compendium Name - Original name appears in the 'Dark Empire' comic book series by Tom Veitch
  • Original DSC created by Ronin, Paladin and Melon Pyr
  • The Dark Brotherhood Was associated with the Emperor's Hammer until April 13th, 2003

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