The path to Dark Jedi Knight can be daunting. The vast majority of members who sign up with the Dark Jedi Brotherhood will never make it to this rank. Many of them fail to get past the initial steps and fall flat on their face before making it out of the Shadow Academy. After that, the majority don't make it far into their new home within the Clans because the adjustment to the Dark Side can be too much. After that, again many fail to earn the armory lightsabers of the most basic Dark Jedi. Those that survive the clumsiness of these pathetic weapons may make it to the point of earning solo missions for themselves - but few return to be granted the rank of Dark Jedi Knight and be awarded the lightsaber that comes with it. Showing himself above this filth, Garloaf has earned this rank to date. Since I met him, Garloaf has been driven to earn this rank, but surprisingly has taken time along the path to serve the needs of Tarentum. Time and time again we tied in these needs to his trials because of his dedication and loyal to the unit which is surprising to see in a Journeyman in my experience. Nonetheless, its been a treat to observe this member grow and interweave himself into the unit I most treasure in this club. Five months ago when Garloaf earned the rank of Jedi Hunter I knew it was only a matter of time before we got here. In the past five months, Garloaf has been a great member of Tarentum by being a consistent competitior, submitting to 19 separate events. From these, he earned himself 6 placements. Along with this, he earned a Dark Cross from picking up the slack of the tarentum summit and running trivia for us. Garloaf has always been a contributor and that's why I wasn't surprised to hear him ask to run 2 competitions and take one a project creating recruiting material for his trials because he knew how it would benefit Tarentum. When things didn't tie in, he still knocked him out like earning himself rank 4 in the SA society or by earning 2 degrees, or even creating a wiki page for himself just to get the credit and move on to things more important to Tarentum. Again, it's been quite to treat to see Garloaf grew with his dedication to Tarentum and I am extremely honoured to have been involved in his journey to knighthood. Congrats Garloaf.

Warden Lontra Boglach, 2015-06-09 21:05:20 UTC

The promotion to Dark Jedi Knight is an important milestone in a person's career in the DJB, and as such the requirements are definitely not something to be taken lightly. It's my pleasure to join in this recommendation for Garloaf's promotion and show just how well he has not only met but exceeded those requirements.

For starters, he's showed not only a willingness to compete - participating in nineteen competitions - but an ability to compete well, placing in six of those competitions. He's also shown capability in the Shadow Academy, earning Dark Mavens in Philosophy and Web Design; the latter of which I know from personal experience requires a not insignificant amount of time and effort. His Wiki page and character fiction both showcase a fleshed-out character and his capable imagination.

He's also shown a willingness to help the Clan out, co-organizing with his Master, Raiju, not one but two competitions. Further, he assisted the Clan Summit with an email campaign to the former members of Tarentum in the Rogues to try and recruit them back to the active roster, a project that has seen a great deal of success and is a large part of why Tarentum has so demonstrably rebounded since the beginning of the year. For his persistence in completing his tasks and the willingness to help us succeed as a Clan, I am happy to add my voice in recommending Garloaf for promotion to Dark Jedi Knight. Congrats!

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2015-06-09 21:05:17 UTC