Battleteam Leader

A Battleteam (BT) was the basic organizational unit within the Dark Brotherhood and fell under the command of a Battleteam Leader (BTL). These teams were grouped within a particular House. The teams would consist of up to eleven (11) Battleteam Members (BTM) and a Leader.

This position was removed upon the reformation of the Dark Brotherhood into the Secret Order.

Powers

The Battleteam Leader was allowed to award the following medals for sanctioned Battleteam competitions:

• The Dark Cross medal
• The Crescent with Quartz Star
• The Crescent with Topaz Star
• The Crescent with Emerald Star

Appointment

• Battleteam Leaders were appointed by the House Summit with approval from the Master-At-Arms.
• The suggested appointment rank for Battleteam Leaders was Acolyte (ACO).

Duties of the Battleteam Leader

The Battleteam Leader was responsible for the overall welfare of their team. This included:

• keeping members motivated and active.
• maintaining a Battleteam website with roster, events, etc.
• running competitions within and outside the team.
• forwarding any communications from higher in the command chain to team members.
• reporting to the House Summit on a regular basis.
• making promotion and/or award recommendations for members where appropriate.
• setting an example, both in conduct and activity (i.e. following the Articles of War, participating in competitions, on message boards, etc).
• promoting competitions and other events within the Dark Brotherhood.