Apprentice Marcus Kiriyu has completed the Trials of the Apprentice by completing and passing the Krath Core exam at the Shadow Academy . For this, Marcus has earned the rank of Novice. - CON Robert Sadow

Warlord Robert Sadow, 2009-05-10 03:45:09 UTC

Dathka has been a Journeyman in Arcona for a while now, and has been, during his tenure in the clan, a brilliantly enthusiastic and positive influence. His comments and input is always cheery – properly in keeping with what the spirit of a Brotherhood should be – and his eagerness to help a refreshing change from some of the older faces. Dathka is very much ready to ascend to the next level the DB can offer him – Dark Jedi Knight. <br><br> Dathka has far exceeded the minimum time requirement of six weeks required at Jedi Hunter, already has a Dark Cross, and has many, many Crescents. He has run the Faces of History competition, the Motivational Poster Competition and participated in (takes deep breath)Black Tempest Tenebrous Torture, Black Tempest RO, Black Tempest: Stair of Doto RO, SA Krath Core, Conflict Mediation, Astronomy, Sith Core, Starfighter Studies, Leadership Fundamentals, and in the GJW has participated in the Legends Gaming event, Helpless event, Mistaken Identity, Instruction (by earning a Maven in Philosophy) The Skirmish event, as well as a fair number of the weekly trivias. In terms of his SA leadership exams, as previously stated he already has Leadership Fundamentals and Conflict Mediation under his belt. His master’s task was done with eloquence and efficiency, and his master, Zandro, was very happy with the results. Dathka has earned 121 Clusters of fire all in all, earned a Dark Maven in Philosophy, and has run two competitions, thereby completing all of his requirements for DJK. Well done, Dathka, and welcome to the ranks of the Knights of the First Clan in the Brotherhood! – Sashar, di Tenebrous Arconae.

Batu Nix, 2009-05-08 14:48:55 UTC

Novice Jinius Griffin has completed his Trials and is ready for his next promotion. Jinius has satisfied his Trials by passing the Dark Brotherhood Basics on 4/14. He has also passed two SA exams, Pre-Republic History and HTML basics. Jinius has joined us in IRC on a regular basis now as well as registering for our forums.

By completing this Trials, I hereby recommend Jinius Griffin be promoted to the rank of Acolyte with all rights and privileges.

Tsingtao Ming, 2009-05-08 15:24:41 UTC

Dear High Slice, I shudder to think what state this clan would be in without Legorii Entar. From day one he has been a driving force in this clan, constantly offering helpful input and his own highly proficient hand at any task he sets his mind to. He took on the unenviable task of becoming Quaestor during the middle of the Great Jedi War after ably serving as Aedile beforehand for 5 months. During this extended period of leadership, Legorii has promptly produced reports, run numerous competitions for his house and done more ‘behind the scenes’ work for the clan than anyone else I can think of in recent history, helping out with the Black Tempest Competition, participating in the, Arcona ACC Tourney. In addition to this, Lego has been a stalwart member of the Wiki staff and served with distinction for 6 months. <br><br> Now, as for Legorii’s GJW performance. It is...intimidating, which is a given, considering that he was the 10th Highest scorer overall. His participation included posting in the RO, Recon Fiction, Effects of War Graphics, Skirmish II Gaming, Chasing the Ghost Fiction, Helpless Poetry, Know Your Enemy Graphics, Depiction Multimedia, Potent Ink Poetry, Know Your Allies Graphics, Most of the Codebreakers, all of the Trivia events, and placed 3rd in Battlefield Objectives ACC, 10th in Week 4 Trivia, 3rd in ACC 1v1 and 9th in Mistaken Identity Gaming. Clearly, he’s a powerhouse. Clearly, he’s going to one day run this clan, and clearly, he’s well deserving of this promotion. Excellent work, Lego. Thanks. – Sashar, di Tenebrous Arconae.

Batu Nix, 2009-05-08 14:11:04 UTC

Where to start? JScumm is the single most active gamer in Arcona. His performance isn’t limited to GJWs, either, as he has been raking in medals and clusters for gaming nights and ICTEs since before my time as Consul (just a cursory look at his ID line will attest to this). He is a consistently underrated member, as his quiet, placid demeanour on IRC doesn’t attract attention, but he is definitely a snake in the grass. In addition to being a herculean gamer, he has also been Battleteam Leader of Blue Mist Squadron for 7 months. In that capacity, he regularly assists his members in learning the ins and outs of their gaming, produces regular reports, the odd competition and also makes sure that the rest of the summit keep up to date rewarding his boys. He is definitely a stalwart of Arcona.<br><br> In terms of GJW activity, JS is one of the gamers that won it for Arcona. He participated in Legends Gaming, Sector Sketch Graphics, Effects of War Graphics, Skirmish 1 Gaming, placed 3rd in Skirmish 2 Gaming, 10th in In Whose Favour Gaming, Won the Elimination Gaming, and came 6th in Mistaken Identity Gaming. He was a gaming tank that changed the landscape of DB gaming with his indomitable activity and proficiency in EaW. JScumm, having been a Sith Warrior for nearly a year, is well overdue a promotion. Well done, mate. – Sashar, di Tenebrous Arconae.

Batu Nix, 2009-05-08 05:19:52 UTC

Etah Idanian hasn’t always gelled well with the other members of Arcona, myself included. However, in recent months...I have nothing to say but words of high praise for Etah. During a summit changeover in the middle of the GJW (hardly the most opportune of times) he graciously volunteered to help out as Aedile of Galeres, and I have not looked back on that decision in the slightest. He has put out prompt reports, been a valuable point of reference for all things Galeres, has been assigned numerous administration tasks by Timeros which he has executed with maturity and proficiency, and what’s more, he’s held the banner for Arcona once more through a GJW, showing the kids how it’s done. However, before we jump into his GJW activity, I’d also like to mention what an exceptional member he was during the Black Tempest event just prior to the GJW, in which he was a driving force for the RO, posting several times to keep the plot moving. <br><br> Now, his GJW performance. He posted in the RO several times, Participated in the Recon Fiction, Sector Sketch Graphics, Effects of War Graphics, Chasing the Ghost Fiction, Helpless Poetry, Know Your Enemy Graphics, Potent Ink Poetry and Know Your Allies Graphics. In addition to participating in this laundry list of fiction and graphic activity, he was also the single reason we won the first Battleplan, bringing his RL knowledge of military doctrine into our BP and giving us an exceptional format and layout, as well as a tactically sound plan. His efforts were similar in the second BP, and our placing in that event in no way detracts from the amount of work he put in. Etah is long, LONG overdue a promotion for consistent loyalty to Arcona over the years, as well as a recent blossoming of activity as Aedile of Galeres. Well done, Etah. – Sashar, di Tenebrous Arconae

Batu Nix, 2009-05-08 04:29:11 UTC

Taigikori Aybara 5829 to EQ3 Though well-known how superb Taig's activity during the Ninth Great Jedi War was (he talked about it all the time), I am going to talk about Taig's superb activity in the Shadow Academy, activity he continued to uphold even while juggling various events during the vendetta. Taig's last promotion was in December, he was elevated from Magistrate to my Praetor, something I have never regretted, and he has proved countless times over how invaluable his services are. He helped convert the Dark Vault information into a Wiki article, as well as revamp the main Shadow Academy article. He's helped proofread various courses that will be released over the next few months, and is always coming to me with new ideas (many of which will be made public in the coming months). He has also been invaluable with helping out with ideas for the SA fictional updates, a new idea that we continue to improve upon. Taig is the perfect Praetor. Quick on responses and always willing to give his thoughts, he is my second-brain, doing everything I ask better than I could have hoped for. He provides insight on EP selections (and firings), new courses, new degrees, and helped beta test the new SA PHP site. He has also always been willing to step in when an EP goes on a LoA and pick up the grading slack, to make sure members get results as fast as possible. Most importantly, during the last GJW he help make sure that members received results on their degrees immediately, especially in times when my school work kept me from getting online. This last part is perhaps the biggest and most appreciated accomplishment, since we received a huge influx of requests the last few days of the vendetta, but Taig stayed cool (mostly) and processed them. The Shadow Academy GJW event was extremely successful, and this is due, in large part, to the time and effort put in my Taigikori. It is for his hard work as Praetor, and his eight extra mile-efforts to help out the Shadow Academy during the Great Jedi War, that I recommend Taigikori for this promotion ~ Dark Side Adept Aabsdu di Plagia Dupar; Headmaster of the Shadow Academy<br><br> Taigikori was a windfall Arcona has been incredibly lucky to stumble on. He joined us as a Quaestor and served in that capacity with distinction for just under 7 months, always putting out prompt competitions, helping his members settle in and have activities to do, for example just prior to the GJW he ran a JO training scheme. He gelled instantly with the rest of the summit and hardly ever caused waves (something of an oddity in Arc =P) and on many an occasion provided me with invaluable Counsel. He established the Ventrilo servers for Arcona, which was a useful tool for off-the-cuff summit meetings and generally socialising with other members of Arcona and the larger Brotherhood. I’ve lost count of the number of SA tests he’s passed (something like 15), and it is almost with reluctance that I move on to start writing down what he did in the GJW, as it’s hardly a small amount. <br><br> In addition to his superb service as Praetor to the Headmaster, which my colleague has already surmised, he was a force to be reckoned with in Arcona. He has participated in every Trivia Raken threw at us(1st in Week 1, 3rd in Weeks 3 & 4), often placing within the top ten. He participated in the Co-Op ACC event, In Whose Favour Gaming, the Flash Game event, and placed 1st in Skirmish 1 Gaming, 3rd in Elimination Gaming and 5th in Mistaken Identity and Adept killers Gaming. Obviously, with the final scores as close as they are, without Taigikori, Arcona would not have come anywhere near 1st Place. He is well deserving of this promotion, and I hope that he will be with us for many, many more. Thanks, Taig. – Sashar, di Tenebrous Arconae.

Batu Nix, 2009-05-08 04:08:34 UTC

Passed the Test of Lore

Nalys, 2009-05-09 07:25:35 UTC