It remains a rarity, at least from what I've seen, to have a member stripped of rank yet maintain activity levels as if nothing had happened. It is for this reason that I feel Creon is deserving of a promotion back to Equite 2.

Over the past six months, Creon has shown exemplary dedication to the Clan. He actively participates in group discussions, has a series of meme competitions that he has slated for the rest of the year, and has been strongly supportive of the new Roleplay system by hosting lengthy stories of which he pulls members into by constantly promoting them.

Now for some numbers... since his demotion, Creon has participated in 50 competitions earning himself 4 Crescents with Ruby Stars, 1 Crescent with Amethyst Star, 6 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 2 Crescents with Emerald Stars, 4 Crescents with Topaz Stars, and 1 Crescent with Quartz Star. For his fiction and roleplay activities, he has earned 56 Clusters of Ice for 19,594 words in 2 ACC matches, 18 Fictions, and 2 Roleplays. Through gaming, he has earned 65 Clusters of Earth and with his art, he has earned 29 Clusters of Graphite. He has also earned 8 Seals of Enmity from the last RoS, organized 6 competitions, co-organized 1, passed 7 Shadow Academy courses, and earned 1 degree.

Creon, thank you for sticking around! Congratulations on reclaiming Equite 2!

Revak K'Urr
Consul, Odan Urr

Ambassador Revak K'Urr, 2022-01-23 20:54:36 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Ashlynna. I have heard reports from your summit that you have managed to:

• Join the Dark Brotherhood Discord and link your dossier

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2022-01-22 17:10:06 UTC

It seems that not a day goes past where I do not hear about you, Dratt. Your superiors have sent glowing records regarding your accomplishments, which include:

• Join the Dark Brotherhood Discord and link your dossier
• Participate in 2 competitions

An expedited recommendation for your promotion has been transmitted to the Master-at-Arms.

May the Force guide you, Proselyte,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2022-01-22 15:25:15 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Dratt. I have heard reports from House Galeres that you have managed to:

• Join the Dark Brotherhood Discord and link your dossier

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2022-01-22 03:06:47 UTC

Dratt, you have successfully completed the Trial of Identity and confirmed your e-mail address, for which you have earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to House Galeres, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2022-01-22 03:02:54 UTC

Weurg, you have successfully completed the Trial of Identity and confirmed your e-mail address, for which you have earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to House Deathwatch, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2022-01-21 07:17:46 UTC

I feel like this has been a long time in the making. Teebu is, without a shadow of a doubt, Taldryan's most puntable Proconsul, yet he injects a life and passion into the Clan that can be felt with every little thing he touches.

Let's start with the numbers. Competitions wise, he's participated in 74 in total, and hosted a further 21, including the recent Great Sithmas Adventure and competitions for the Port Kasiya Invasion.

From the competitions he has entered, he has been awarded the following;

Gold Nova x 2 Silver Nova x 1 Crescent with Diamond Star x 1 Crescent with Ruby Star x 3 Crescent with Amethyst Star x 4 Crescent with Sapphire Star x 4 Crescent with Emerald Star x 2 Pendant of Blood x 3 Cluster of Fire x 110 Cluster of Ice x 123 Cluster of Earth x 130 Cluster of Graphite x 3 Dark Side Scroll x 1.

That doesn't even include the list of awards he's received over the last few years, including a Dark Cross, 2 x Steel Cross, and a Sapphire Blade for his work on the Regent staff and as the Ektrosis Quaestor. Since becoming my Proconsul, that work hasn't stopped. He helped me to re-organise the Taldryan military, updated the Clan Taldryan Wiki page, and has helped develop the next storyline for Taldryan going forward, including for the RP.

Speaking of RP, I don't think words can describe just how much work Teebu has put into creating a fun environment for Taldryan members to have fun and be creative in. He's constant GMing for members, and his word count alone, at over 45,000 words written for RP, nearly half of Taldryan's word count, certainly reflects that.

All in all, I am proud to recommend Teebu for this promotion. Congratulations, Teebu! You earned this!

Grand Inquisitor "Aequitas" Anderson, 2022-01-20 11:18:32 UTC

TuQ'uan Varick di Plagia is the absolute exemplar of what an active and involved senior Equite should be within our Clan. All too often members that finish tours as leaders and rotate back to the regular member role find themselves falling into a pattern of inactivity or disengagement. TuQ, on the other hand, has moved forward in his new role as a senior member of our Clan providing high levels of activity as well as invaluable peer-leadership and mentoring for newer members of our summit that have followed him. His contributions go well beyond those on the stat sheet, as they say in sports, and are invaluable in the continued success of our unit.

Since his last elevation in August of 2020 TuQ has generated respectable amounts of personal activity. He has participated in 136 total competitions since his last promotion, including a perfect 25 out of 25 in the Fifth Pro Bowl and another 28 just since the end of that competition late last year. His competition participation during the last two Vendettas netted him 9 Seals of Vision and 4 Seals of Enmity. Of those competitions, he has placed in 58 of them (a 42% clip) and amassed 3 Diamond, 12 Ruby, 18 Amethyst, 11 Sapphire, 8 Emerald, 4 Topaz, and 1 Quartz crescents and a Legion of the Scholar for good measure. He has earned 19 Clusters of Fire, 12 Clusters of Earth, 22 Clusters of Ice (with 5,429 words of fiction activity), and 17 Clusters of Graphite in demonstrating his activity across the board in a plethora of the Brotherhood's activity areas. He even passed 15 Shadow Academy courses and earned 2 degrees, proving that nobody is "too old" to broaden their Brotherhood education.

But, beyond what he has done to generate activity on a personal level, TuQ has been there to support the summit with his leadership efforts while not holding any positions himself. During the recent Pro Bowl, TuQ was there to leverage his familiarity with the process to help those that were less experienced with the nuances of the format. Describing him as "omnipresent" on Discord during the event would in fact be an understatement, as he was probably the party most responsible for driving activity by their singular actions of anyone that was there. Putting out competitions and messaging about them from a Summit level is all well and good, but without members themselves helping to drive engagement and excitement there can't be any real success. Following the Pro Bowl, I approached TuQ with a request to transfer from his then-current Battleteam Opress into the newly formed Battleteam Talzin in order to form the core of the new team with our newly appointed BTL Sinya as well as to be a guiding voice for the new summit member as well. He has truly stepped up in that capacity as well, working with Sinya to build their little corner of the Plagueis community as well as co-authoring a 2,500 word introduction fiction setting up the Battleteam with Sinya as well.

Suffice it to say, TuQ has done yeoman's work to help drive member engagement as well as in his own personal activity. He has been twice recognized for his cumulative efforts in these matters in the form of a Steel Cross and Grand Cross. The work he has done, as alluded to before, stands him in fine stead with the senior Equites in our organization, and it is my great pleasure to put his name forward for advancement to the most senior Equite rank.

Once again you have the thanks of a grateful Consul, TuQ'uan.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2022-01-14 19:11:17 UTC