Crimson Knight Fleet
As I write this, I am still recovering from Polaris
21, the Convention Formerly Known as Toronto Trek. It
was an amazing weekend, in large part due to the
presence of Thought Admiral Kerla and her mate,
KwISt. Many thanks to Kerla for promoting me to
Admiral at the Grand Assembly at the con, an honor I'm
still not sure I deserve. But the biggest thing to
happen at the Assembly (unfortunately in the absence
of most of those involved) was the almost total
revamping of the eastern half of the fleet, formerly
known as the BIrmIvHIQ Quadrant.
Some history: about a year and a half ago, an
application came in from New Brunswick, an area where
the CKF had NEVER had any presence before. It turned
out to be Candock, a female Ferengi who had left
another Klingon club in disillusionment, and
eventually found her way to KAG. Once welcomed into
the fleet, she launched a ship (the ILV Bloodstone),
pulled in a bunch of new recruits, and took on the
positions of IXL Quadrant Commandant and Fleet
newsletter editor. I could tell that this would be
one to watch.
Meanwhile in Montreal, things were looking up after a
long period of inactivity. There was a new ship, and
a new captain, eager to provide the leadership the old
crew was looking for. Keltoc had had leadership
experience in other fan clubs, but this was her first
experience with Klingons. She took on the position of
Quadrant Marine Fencer, and established her ship (the
IKV Crimson Glory) as a presence in the fleet.
Faced with such activity in a formerly stagnant part
of the fleet, I realized that changes were necessary.
The quadrant had had an absentee commander for some
time; it was about time to appoint a new Quadrant
Commander. It was also time to have a look at the
name of the Quadrant itself. Back when the CKF was
launched, the members of the eastern quadrant decided
to have some fun and chose the name BIrmIvHIQ (loosely
translated Klingon for "Toque and Beer") for
themselves. But the joke had worn thin. If this
newly revitalized quadrant was to be taken seriously,
it was time for a new name.
Taking some lessons from the way Thought Admiral
Kuuriis did things back when the CKF was first
launched, I decided to kill two birds with one stone.
I gave Candock and Keltoc the assignment of working
together to come up with a new name for the quadrant,
a name that their respective crews would have a say
in.
At the Grand Assembly at Polaris 21, both the new
quadrant name and the new Quadrant Commander were
announced. Qapla' to Legionnaire Captain Candock
vestai-jechwI', Commander of the Scarlet Blade
Quadrant!
Admiral Krikor zantai-jechwI'
(Krikor Ajemian)
Crimson Knight Fleet Commander, KAG
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