Ethan Martes has been an excellent member for Odan-Urr for a long time now, always showing up when we need him and always providing us our dose of humor. His constant community presence and his willingness to help bring people together has been classic Ethan, in addition to his steady activity. In short, he has been a wonderful Equite and mentor to others. I’ll go into details below.

I’ll get to the activity in a bit but first I’d like to call out some great ways he has helped out his Clan that aren’t just numbers. First, Ethan has been a great help during Odan-Urr’s community events. From a participant perspective, he has always made time to attend Group nights, whether they be on Cards Against Humanity, Hangouts, or gaming get together like Battlefront 2. From a community helper perspective, he has always been willing to help promote these events to others and has been a very helpful cheerleader for them. More recently, he also spent many hours editing one such game night into an absolutely hilarious youtube video that could be very useful for the Brotherhood’s recruitment efforts. Second, he has served as an excellent mentor to both new and old, using his wisdom and experience to guide his fellow Odanites. I’ve witnessed him helping out countless people with their fictional ideas or any other questions that come up but personally I’d like to say that he has always been there for me when I needed some advice. Patient and willing to explain, he helped me work out a hard fiction-based problem and I’ll always remember that.

In terms of pure activity, Ethan has completed 53 competitions, 1 PvP match, 5 PvE matches, 21 fiction activities, 21566 words of fiction, 6 run-on posts worth 3800 words, and 1 news comment. Moreover, he was one of the few Odanites to get full 12/12 bin participation during the recent GJW, which was amazing. During that event, he placed 7th place in ‘The Offering’ (event long multimedia), 3rd place in the Event Long Audiobook, and 5th place in the Small team co-op fiction. These activity numbers also include his excellent entries to the ‘Rumble Down Under’ Clan competitions and the RoS. In short, he has always been there for Odan-Urr in bigger events. During all his adventures, he has accumulated 2 Dark Crosses, 1 Bronze Nova, 1 Crescent with Amethyst Star, 5 Crescents with Sapphire Star, 6 Crescents with Emerald Star, 3 Crescents with Topaz Star, 1 Crescent with Quartz Star, 10 Clusters of Fire, 49 Clusters of Ice, 14 Clusters of Graphite, 8 Seals of Fury, and 13 Seals of Discord.

When you cross the threshold to Equite people always talk about a shift in perspective from pure consumer to something more a mix of consumer and producer. In summary, Ethan has fully embraced this and is ready for the next challenge that the ranks of Equite have to offer. I hereby recommend that Ethan Martes be promoted to the rank of Equite 2 with all the lovely goodies that come with it. Thank you so much for everything you have done for Odan-Urr. You’ve helped so many people and I’m incredibly proud of you. Odan-Urr, and its community, wouldn’t be the same without you. Have fun with all the explosives you can buy with all that extra money. >:)

Aura Ta’var
High Councillor, Odan-Urr

Aurora "Aura" Ta'var, 2019-09-18 00:00:52 UTC

Ethan Martes has always been a member who offers far more than what others might see on the surface. He is one of the pillars of Odan-Urr’s community, and has constantly helped to make the Clan a welcoming place for new members though his good humour, activities, videos and topics. If there was ever a member to reward purely for their behaviour and activity in Telegram or within supported games, Ethan would be that member.

Yet, as cited by Aura, Ethan himself has proven to be an exceptionally talented individual in any area which relates to writing or world building. There has never been a time when he has been truly inactive in any way, and when it comes to gaming among Odan-Urr’s members he is among those most frequently joining in with events. Anyone who has played Battlefront can attest that giving Ethan access to a Wookiee is a sure sign of a swift defeat, and a threat that few people will ever walk away from.

When it comes to supporting others within the Clan, Ethan has often been one of those to first step forward. He has continually encouraged activity, communicating the best possible times and dates for gaming sessions and to ensure that those of different time zones are given the opportunity to properly meet up. Ethan has also remained active when it comes to multimedia. Having edited together a hilarious video of an infamous gaming session, he has used this as a point to encourage activity along with other ventures.

Ethan has also sought to support various members during major events. For several people he served as a proofreader during the GJW, despite lacking any substantial free time to do so, and approached Odan-Urr’s members to team up for joint projects. Prior to this, he has frequently actively approached others for writing projects and the like during Clan events. He doesn’t simply wait to be asked by someone else, but will often take charge of making any arrangements.

So, congratulations on your promotion, Ethan, and I hope that the influx of credits helps you finally get that new ship you always wanted.

Essik Lyccane
Aedile, House Sunrider

Essik Lyccane, 2019-09-18 00:00:23 UTC