22 years with the club. That is quite a lot in review. 18 years of that period are what I hope to cover in this rec. As I was reviewing over Raistlin's dossier in preparation for this recommendation, I was struck by how wide the breadth of Raistlin's activity/contributions have been.

When you look at some of the traditional metrics, you see things like how he organized a competition for then-Battle-team Ludo Kressh in 2010 or the 113 non-container competitions that Raistlin has participated in since his last promotion.

Raist's activities also including gaming and fiction, as an example of some of the competition activity he has undertaken. This member has engaged in 12 PVP matches, taken part in 31 PVE activities, written 3728 words for 11 fiction activities, has written another 2441 words over 4 RO posts and has engaged in 13 individual competitions which awarded Clusters of Graphite. Now one might wonder how many Clusters of Graphite? Well, let's count up the Clusters from gaming, writing and art'ing.

Raistlin Sadow has earned 623 Clusters of Fire for PVP, 134 Clusters of Earth for PVE activities, 26 Clusters of Ice for fiction pursuits and 42 Clusters of Graphite for artistic competition entries. I think that is all pretty awesome! I would be rather remiss if I didn't also point out that Raistlin has also earned 27 Pendants of Blood for achievements in Destiny, Star Wars Battlefront, Destiny 2, Overwatch, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Diablo 3. He also has spent some time in the Shadow Academy. Over his time since his last promotion, Raistlin has taken a frankly jaw-dropping 76 SA courses and has earned 10 degrees from the institution. As an aside, he also earned 3 Legions of the Scholar by placing in Trivia comps over the years.

Personal activity is also not the only way that Raistlin has contributed to our Dark Brotherhood. As a matter of fact, I was surprised to realize that before my joining that Raistlin had served as an Aedile for House Ludo Kressh for two terms in 2005 and 2010 which amounted to 9 months combined in the seat. He has also served as a Praetor to the Obelisk High Commander between February 18th and September 10th of 2005 - or seven months. Following this period, Raistlin then served as a Magistrate to the same office between September 10th of 2015 and January 25th of 2016 - or five months.

Raistlin Sadow has been recognized over the years by several awards. He has recieved 2 Grand Crosses- one for contributions to his Clan Naga Sadow in 2005 and one in 2007 for contributions to the 7th Great Jedi War. Raist also has earned 4 Steel Crosses: for overal activity in 2020; for Phase 1 of the Dark Crusade in 2013; for activity and contributions to a Rite of Supremacy in 2010; and for strength of character and motivation of our Clan in 2005. He also has gathered up 6 Anteian Crosses: one for his contributions to the "Vampyre's Fold" RO in 2003; for activity and counsel to the Clan summit in 2004; returning to the Clan to assist in a Rite of Supremacy in 2007; his activity in the Disorder Vendetta; for his outstanding performance in Great Jedi War X in 2011; and finally for his returning to form to assist Clan Naga Sadow again in 2015 in a storm of activity. A high presence in IRC, activity, and contributions to the first Sadow Chronicle earned Raistlin another 2 awards in the form of Dark Crosses in 2003 and 2005.

Since those awards touched upon Wars, Rites and Vendettas, I suppose now is a good point to discuss the things that come of those sorts of events. (Besides the well-earned awards already mentioned of course!) He received a 3 Gold Novae: one for placing first in a Run On section in the Krath Rite of Supremacy, one for helping his Clan place first in the 8th Great Jedi war RO event, and one for taking 1st place in the "Orders" RO event in the 9th War. He also earned 3 Silver Novae: two for the Great Jedi War ACC in 2007 and one for taking a 2nd Place in a Dark Crusades gaming competition. He also earned seven Bronze Novae: for placing 3rd in the cooperative ACC section of Chapter One of the Krath Rite of Supremacy in 2005; for placing 3rd in the Chapter 3 fiction section of the Krath Rite of Supremacy; for placing 3rd in second half of Great Jedi War ACC in 2007; for placing in the Great Jedi War X debate for week 0 of the event; and for placing in a Dark Crusade wiki competition.

Besides these Novae, Raistlin has also gathered up a veritable trophy case of Seals from Vendettas. He has earned 2 Seals of Memories, 5 Seals of Retribution, a Seal of Conquest, a Seal of Darkness, 6 Seals of Pain, 2 Seals of Unity, 10 Seals of Bone, 5 Seals of Defiance, 10 Seals of Decimation, 16 Seals of the Crusader and most recently 19 Seals of Visions for his contributions to the Clan War Effort in Great Jedi War XIV: Homefront. Also worth noting he earned a Seal of Loyalty back in 2015 when Grand Master Pravus recognized our membership to their contributions to the long-life of our Star Wars fan club. Beyond Vendetta activity and club holiday recognitions Raistlin has still brought home some shinies to add to the aforementioned trophy case. In the time since his last promotion, Raistlin has also brought home 5 Crescents with a Ruby Star, 6 Crescents with Amethyst Star, 6 Crescents with a Sapphire Star, 3 Crescents with an Emerald Star, a Crescent with a Topaz Star and 2 Crescents with a Quartz Star. If I have my math right, and I think that I do, this means that Raistlin has placed in 3/10 of the competitions that he has placed in.

I think, when you consider all of the above you can see that Raistlin Sadow has certainly contributed to the history of Clan Naga Sadow. Looking over the history, it is clear that Raistlin has helped to strengthen and enrich our Clan with the Brotherhood. I think looking at the service he paid to the Obelisk High Commander and reading through the recommendations of awards past it is quite clear that Raistlin has made some contributions to the larger Dark Jedi Brotherhood. As such, I want to raise up this member for consideration. I could throw out some pretty words, but I think that Raistlin is in part a member for whom his actions speak quite well for themselves.

I think that it is time that we recognize what you have done, what you have accomplished and thus I want to raise my voice in both recommending Raistlin for the rank of Equite 4 and in congratulating our latest Augur in Clan Naga Sadow.

Bentre Sadow

Overlord of Naga Sadow

Adept Bentre Stahoes, 2021-05-04 02:36:49 UTC

Raistlin Sadow was one of the members who has been active and visible since long before I joined the Dark Brotherhood and I remember him as our House's Aedile when I started out as a new member. He has always been an active member who took part when he was able to and has always been someone who reinforces what a good active member should be, both taking part for himself and his Clan and setting a good example attitude wise. For all of the above he is highly valued.

His incredibly impressive medal and cluster collection speaks volumes about his long activity. Since his last promotion he has earned two GCs, 4 SCs, 6 ACs and 2 DCs. There are just the merit medals though. His eleven Novas, twenty three crescents, twenty seven Pendants of Blood, seven hundred and ninety-nine clusters, and seventy seven vendetta seals speaks of a member who you can rely on to take part and set a good example whenever a competition or vendetta appears. For someone who was already an experienced Equite when my generation joined and is still taking part whenever he can, his long term commitment to his Clan and his activity is to be recognised and respected for the long term achivement it clearly is.

Raistlin is now and has for a very long time been a highly valued member of Clan Naga Sadow and I am proud to add my name to those recommending his promotion to the highest rank of the Equites.

Malisane Sadow

Shar Dakhan Quaestor.

Malisane Sadow, 2021-05-01 19:09:42 UTC