I am honoured to be promoting Saskia to the rank of Equite Three. She has been a hard working and driven part of this club since joining seven years ago. She has been an active and dedicated part of Clan Arcona and House Galeres Working hard to not only improve the House but the Brotherhood as a whole she is a driven and motivated person who gives everything to any task that she undertakes.

Since her last elevation she has been active in multiple role, competing in competitions and making sure that she is an active member of Soulfire. She has already managed to participate in 10 competitions, from a mix of Fading Light to day to day competitions. Earning herself Two Crescents with Sapphire Star, One Crescent with Emerald Star, Two Crescents with Topaz Star. Saskia never keeps herself to one area of the brotherhood tho, she always tries to branch out, this can be also seen with her gaming she has racked up a very impressive Ninety Clusters of Fire. While still keeping her focus on the writing aspect of the Brotherhood, this has seen her achieve five Clusters of Ice. Saskia has been once active part of the Brotherhood over the years, she has continued to get involved in everything since her last promotion. For all of her efforts in events she managed to take one Seal of Reminiscence, Two Seals of Decimation and Three Seals of the Crusader.

Saskia keeps working inside of different positions inside the Brotherhood spending time in multiple roles. Since her last promotion she has been a ACC Operator for a total of Sixteen Months, during this time she was required to mark countless ACC Battles that members took part in, spending hours making sure that they were judged fairly and in accordance to the grading rubric set by the Combat Master. During this time she would have opened multiple matches, started fights, set the scene and put all of her effort to let members of the Brotherhood experience the Combat Centre. Saskia has also been a ACC Judge for a total of Three Months, learning the ropes and getting her time in to experience the role that she was expected to fulfill.

As well as her service to the ACC and the Brotherhood, she has also served in a variety of House Positions. She stood as House Galeres Rollmaster for a total of a Month, helping new members to the club understand what was expected of them when they joined the club. Holding their hands and helping them find a Master that suited them, she made sure that all of the Journeymen were happy inside of the Clan. And for her most recent time she has spent the last Eight Months as a Battleteam Sergeant for various teams. In this her role was to support the current Battleteam Leader in all of their duties, keeping a constant contact point for members and making sure that any tasks regardless of how small or big there were are completed to the fullest extent. She continues to fulfill these duties expected of her and continues to keep pushing herself hard in positions.

For all of her hard work she has managed to rack up an impressive amount of medals including One Sapphire Blade, One Steel Cross, One Anteian Cross and Two Dark Crosses. Under normal circumstances these are impressive enough. Continuing to expand her horizon Saskia makes sure that she is always giving everything to the members under her. Knowing that they are having fun is all that she drives for, never once expecting anything for herself or wanting anything. Making her one of the rare members of the Brotherhood, and an outstanding part of the House. Meanwhile she continues to push herself harder, studying inside of the Shadow Academy. Earning herself an impressive Seven exam passes since her last promotion.

For all of her constant hard work, devotion and drive for this club today we see her Elevated to the Rank of Equite Three. Congratulations Saskia keep up the hard work and keep pushing yourself further. I look forward to seeing what you do in the future for this Club and for the House.

Cethgus, Quaestor of Galeres

Zanet Xox, 2014-11-12 04:37:33 UTC

Since her last award, Saskia has taken part in the Fading Light ACC event, getting as far as the 3rd round, taken part in the DB-wide Pazaak Tournament. She also took part in the Gaming portion of the Arcona-wide event Operation: Figurehead, as well as the gaming and puzzle of Fading Light III. All the gaming activity also led her to achieve GMRG rank III.

She has also spent the last 2 months as my Battleteam Sergeant, a role in which she has assisted with writing reports and motivating members, most notably by creating the ‘Soulfire Profile’ competition.

However, her crowning achievement has been to do the vast majority of the work pertaining to the re-write of the Soulfire Wiki, where she virtually single-handedly modernised the page to reflect Soulfire’s current membership.

Congratulations, Krissi. You’re just one behind me now. ;)

, 2014-11-12 04:34:33 UTC

Saskia is a true veteran, one of Arcona’s savviest members and a constant source of mid-level Equite leadership. It’s too easy for her efforts to be taken for granted, but to do so would be to do her a serious disservice. This has been a long time coming for her, and it’s the result of sustained awesomeness across a wide range of Brotherhood responsibilities.

I can’t speak to Saskia’s work in the ACC other than to say that I know she works hard and takes her job very seriously. I can, however, speak to her impact in Arcona. She’s always stepping up to the plate, always volunteering, always mentoring, and always participating. Recently, I was looking for someone to cover some gaps in Arcona’s history. Usually, I look to our Journeymen for those kinds of projects, but in this case, I needed someone familiar with the last few years of Arconan history. Saskia stepped up to the plate in a big way, writing a few sections for me and offering to do more.

Saskia’s held tons of leadership positions in Arcona, but the truth is, she doesn’t need any official title on her dossier to make an impact. Right now, she’s working hand-in-hand with Andrelious in Soulfire, and he’s been raving about the work she’s doing. She’s a helpful presence in #arcona, and an active source of motivation and encouragement in vendettas. She’s mentored quite a few of our younger members as one of the essential pieces of the Clan’s retention system.

Congratulations, Krissi. You’ve earned this promotion, and Arcona thanks you!

Legorii Arconae, 2014-11-12 04:34:59 UTC

Krissi is a special kind of member that doesn’t fit into any one of our usual “categories” or “archetypes” we have in the DB. She is a leader without being in a position, a mentor, a friend, and a general positive attitude towards her peers. Her activity list speaks for itself, so instead I will simply lend merit to her ability to work with others and drive them to succeed. She is active on IRC and helps keep our community strong by engaging in discussions with not just the veterans, but the newer members as well--no doubt retained from her time as helping the Clan as a former Rollmaster. Since returning to Arcona after her sojourn, she has been active force, competing in everything she could get her hands on. She is an important part of Clan Arcona, and has recently taken to helping Andrelious maintain a high-activity Battleteam in Soulfire Strike Team.

Keep up the good work, and congrats, Krissi!

Exarch Marick Tyris Arconae, 2014-11-12 04:35:15 UTC