Sometimes, you give an active member a task to keep them working. Sometimes, they ask for a task in the hopes of reward. Sometimes, however, they ask for a task for a simple reason: They want to contribute, for no reason other than the good their contribution will bring about. Such a member is Sarak Shai.
In addition to being a very capable and decisive Aedile, a responsive member, and my personal deterrent to insanity via PLA Quaestorship, he can effectively be called the father of our recent Reboot Event. If not for Sarak, it would have been a very different event and concept.Sarak's use of a Vong character sheet worked with his activity to earn him a side-plot as a GJW Incursion survivor in the event, but that side-plot blossomed into an idea between us for what the event would be about. Less than a week after I tasked him to create our enemy, the Dark Crusaders of Yun-Harla, it was done spectacularly. Similarly, when I asked him to define Si'Tilk, their base, he did so and his description was used for it in the event. It will continue to be used for it as a captured PLA structure.
His work writing the Vong characters in the fiction, his brilliant idea for his character to be a disgraced traitor of the Crusaders, his cooperation in keeping the Run-On alive, and his plot development input shaped the Taking of Si'Tilk into what it was. Finally, he single-handedly designed nearly every individual competition for the event.
To top it all off, Sarak has done all of this, has created a historic and House-changing event for PLA, with no promise or hint of reward. Furthermore, not only did he get no promise of reward, he didn't ask after one. Such dedication to the House of Ascendancy and such a steadfast and pure work ethic means that Sarak is the example of what the Brotherhood deems suitable for reward. His excellent and extensive work as a leader of Plagueis stands testament to the fact that he deserves the Grand Cross of the Dark Side. Congratulations, Sarak, and well done!
~ Kal di Plagia Vorrac, Quaestor of House Plagueis
Fremoc Pepoi, 2011-03-11 19:25:39 UTC