Few people understand what it takes to be a Consul in the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. A Consul, on paper, does the work of two Independent House Leaders combined. This alone sets the job apart as unique from any other position in the club. The position is a hybrid of representing your unit within the Dark Council, but also overseeing all the decisions made in your unit. Even fewer leaders have ever successfully gone through the process of turning an Independent House into a Clan. Nadrin has. Since his last promotion in 2011, Zandro served as Consul of Arcona for 6 months, followed by some well deserved time off. And yet when the Dark Crusade descended, he volunteered to step up in a time of need to help lead Arcona’s General Forces as one of our Field Generals. His experience in this aspect was priceless, and it allowed the Special Forces to focus on their tasks. As the leader of that Special Forces unit, I slept much easier knowing Nadrin was there helping coordinate the efforts of the General Membership. Even more so, Nadrin has now spent the last 6 months serving as a Battleteam Leader for Soulfire Striketeam.

To talk about his 6 months of Consul, I have to retreat back a few years to a different time, if I may. To a time where Nadrin was still Zandro Erinos. April 13th, 2011; Zandro Erinos became Consul of Clan Arcona. I was selected to become one of his first Quaestors in Qel-Droma. I remember as his QUA, him encouraging me to venture out into the other chat rooms of the other units. To make friends. It was alien to me at the time- everything I had learned prior was that the rest of the club was evil and only Arcona was good. His attitude, and the steps he took with simple things like this changed the entire game of the Brotherhood. It helped us return to an organization that worked together to accomplish great things. He laid the foundation for Arcona to become a non-insular unit. While we are still far from perfect, the transition continued from Wuntila into my reign now as Consul. It all started with Zandro, though.

This is called diplomacy. It is something that, when dealing with the personalities, ego’s, and tempers of members of an online organization become vital to social interaction. Without that level of interaction, the Brotherhood suffers. Without pointing me in that direction, I never would have started working with other members of the Brotherhood, never would have agreed to work with two Taldryans on a Character Sheet project. It seems petty, but that’s how the club was back then. Nadrin showed me there were other ways. Without him pushing us in that direction, projects like Promotheus never happen, because James ends up staying in Arcona and not stepping up to SCL to revolutionize the clubs website with a vision to bring it forward. In short, if you want to place credit on the current framework of Arcona (who hold positions in almost every Brotherhood office) you have to trace it back to Nadrin's example. Simple as that. This has nothing to do with personal levels of activity, it has to do with the sacrifice of time, the patience of a saint, and the ability to think forward in an organization that would rather live in the past.

That is what a Consul does, and Nadrin was the definition of Consul.

And yet, despite having nothing to prove, Nadrin stepped up in a huge way by taking over Soulfire Battleteam Leader 6 months ago--right in the heat of the Dark Crusade. Aside from his stellar participation and novae placement, he served as a true leader in a time when members needed guidance. For that, he was selected to be a General Forces Field General- a position we created to have our leaders who were not on the Special Forces to help guide the regular membership base in competing and participating. He was a huge part of Arcona’s top-total-submissions on almost every planet. It meant giving up a chance at personal glory on the Special Forces for the hope of giving the general membership a former Consul to follow.

This role was all about helping the clan, while continuing to participate in as many competitions as possible to serve as an example. His duties involved constant membership contact, proofreading, sending out motivational emails for each planets, and taking point on run-on’s and other team-based events like Wiki Articles, Battle Plans, and Ad Campaigns. During the entire crusade, he gave up countless hours to make sure that any question partaking the event was answered. I witnessed him leading from the front lines during this time. He constantly made sure that those members not inside the special forces performed to the best of their duties. What impact did this have? We had the most entries per planet, regardless of ratio. Yes, we had the largest unit, but especially with the later rounds where only a small group of 8-9 were tasked with striving for planet victory, that number could have been much much smaller. Leaders like Chris lead by example in these cases and keep the everyday member driving. This is something that simply cannot be quantified. As a member not of the Special Forces teams, he was in charge of helping proofread a plethora of general membership entries, which could climb as high as 15 fictions on a given planet. His continued drive during Vendettas has brought in a total of 19 Seals through different events. Nadrin made sure that the Crusade was not only about winning as well. He challenged those around him to compete for the sake of competing, the fun of being creative and testing your skills against others. This club often has productive, dedicated and devoted members, yet it is safe to say Nadrin goes above and beyond.

As a Battleteam Leader the past 6 months, Chris has pushed the envelope by turning Soulfire into something new and exciting. He invited in any member who wanted to help/be a part of the team without judgement of their past, and the results have really shown. In the recent Operation: Sojourn (a 3-week operation run in Arcona) Nadrin hit 9/11 events while helping his team secure 3rd place overall. The numbers for the rest of his team read as: Inarya - 6/11, Riverche 10/11, Andrelious 11/11, Wes 3/11. Those numbers come as a result of steady leadership at the top, and someone who leads both by example and by inspiration.

Adding to his legacy, Nardin helped Arcona Team-2 to place 3rd in the largest Run-On competition the Brotherhood has held in years.

This award is 2 years overdue. It also goes to show that sometimes, there simply is no appropriate award to show you appreciate someone. This is the best I can do, Nadrin. Love you buddy, I don’t think I’d be able to stick around as long as I have without you. Congratulations, you deserve this more than anyone, and I’m sorry it took us so long to properly thank you for all you’ve done for the Clan.

Consul of Clan Arcona

Exarch Marick Tyris Arconae, 2014-03-27 01:34:52 UTC