Officers of the Imperial Order, I bring you greetings. I have a few items to announce to everyone, so here we go:

Imperial Order 5th Anniversary Party

The Imperial Order's birthday is quickly approaching, and on January 1, 2002 the Imperial Order will be five years old. As always, a celebration will be held on IRC, the current tentative date for the party is January 5, 2002. More information on the party will be forthcoming from the High Command.

New Gaming Platforms

LucasArts will be providing the Star Wars gaming community with several new titles for fans to enjoy. The Imperial Order will, of course, utilize these gaming platforms.

Jedi Knight II will be incorporated for use by both the Dark Jedi Order and CompForce. Star Wars: Battlegrounds will at first be used for regular gaming, but will later be used for Intelligence and CompForce members. Star Wars: Galaxies, at this point, will be used by everyone. Knights of the Old Republic, while limited information exists at this time, will most likely be used by the Dark Jedi Order only.

I'm sure all of you are looking forward to playing these promising games and having them used by the Imperial Order as much as I am.

High Command Changes

Effective immediately, the following High Command officers are relinquishing their positions and taking up roles as Imperial Advisors to Fleet Command. All of these officers have cited RL difficulties that are hindering their Imperial Order duties, and rather than hang on in a nonexistent High Command role, they have accepted to remain members in an advisory position. They are:

Fleet Admiral Krosas, former Grand Vizier
Admiral Jessup, former Dark Lord of the Sith
Admiral Pimple, former Tactical Officer
Vice Admiral Spyguy, former Logistics Officer

The Grand Vizier position is being removed from the ranks of the High Command and will henceforth be attached to my Fleet Command Office Staff. The position will be filled when I return.

I'm pleased to announce today that one of the Imperial Order's finest officers and one of the Dark Jedi Order's fiercest warriors, DarkSun, has been chosen to succeed Lord Jessup as the next Dark Lord of the Sith. My congratulations to you, Rear Admiral. You have served the Imperial Order very well and have earned yourself a position in my High Command.

As mentioned a few weeks ago, Admiral Max Porteous has shifted his role in the High Command to the position of Tactical Officer. Max feels his skills will be put to better use as the Tactical Officer, and I appreciate and applaud his efforts. This leaves the Communications Officer position open, and it will remain open until further notice. The HA:CO, LG Curgenven, has shifted to the position of HA:FC and will be covering the duties of the Communications Officer for the time being.

For his constant efforts in keeping the Imperial Order running as smoothly as possible and for this most recent acquisition of duties, I am hereby promoting LG Curgenven to the rank of Major General. Congratulations, Curgenven!

The Logistics Officer position will also remain unfilled until further notice. I would like to thank VA Spyguy, however, for the dedicated work he gave to the Logistics Office during his time there.

Imperial Intelligence

After a brief conference with GA Kamin, FA Antilles, and myself, I have decided to close Intel to new recruit agents until further notice. Those agents currently employed by Intel will report directly to GA Kamin in FA Antilles' absence.

My Personal Status

As many of you are aware, my LOA is due to my current duties to the United States Military. My duty will come to and end in the summer of 2002. I will then make my full return at that time. I will be transferring to a base closer to my home this spring and as such, I will have more weekend leave time, so expect me to pop up unannounced from time to time.

I'm sure you all can appreciate my current situation, especially with the state of affairs going on in America right now. I can't say much about it, but I assure you things are pretty tense. The few leaves I will have around the holidays will be spent with my family and I doubt I'll have time to come online.

That about wraps up my report. Remember to remain diligent in your duties and make me proud of the Imperial Order. Until my next transmission,

Long Live the Empire!