Alaris has been an excellent right hand during my tenure as Consul of Clan Plagueis, a solid pillar upon which we can build around on our staff. They have been a solid contributor as both an individual participant as well as in the capacity of leadership and mentoring.

As a competitor, Alaris has managed to find plenty of bandwidth in addition to their duties as Proconsul. During the recent Great Jedi War, Alaris submitted to 19 total competitions (while gaining 100% bin participation), earning 1 Gold Nova and an additional 7 top ten placements to bring in 510 points for our Clan during the event. Their points alone accounted for nearly 20% of the points our entire Clan earned, making those contributions absolutely critical as they are the difference between the fourth place our Clan earned and finishing in sixth place. All told, they have participated in 74 total competitions since their most recent promotion, placing in 31 of them to collect 6 Diamond, 7 Ruby, 7 Amethyst, 2 Sapphire, 1 Emerald, 4 Topaz, and 3 Quartz crescents to go along with the aforementioned Nova. Never one to shy away from a good bit of gaming, Alaris has also earned 131 Clusters of Fire and 315 Clusters of Earth across 53 gaming activities. They rounded out their cluster collection over the last seven months with 4 Clusters of Graphite for art and 7 Clusters of Ice for their 2,010 words of fiction. Also, proving that an old dog can always learn new tricks, Alaris also passed 16 Shadow Academy courses and earned a Shadow Academy degree as well.

A remarkable collection of work to be sure, but Alaris also shined in a leadership role while providing support and activities for others. They organized 3 competitions and served as co-organizer on another. Additionally, they earned a scroll of indoctrination and a scroll of the master for first recruiting and then mentoring Nora Olen to the rank of JM4 (though she has since moved on to her first Equite rank). Nora also collected 516 of our Clan's points, so Alaris is also directly or one place removed from responsibility for 35% of the Clan's points. Like I said above, critical contributions. In their role as Proconsul, Alaris has been key at identifying shortcomings and gaps amongst our staff and our processes. Most importantly, Alaris has served directly as a mentor for Khryso Mallus as Quaestor of House Tyranus since the latter moved up from the position of Aedile, providing pivotal instruction to help out with unfamiliar DB processes and administrative features. During the Great Jedi War they served as one of our many dedicated staffers that were encouraging the membership and helping drive our activity levels to increase nearly over 23% when compared to last year's Rite of Supremacy, even as we saw some of our more veteran members able to bring less to the table last year. In short, Plaguies is not where it is right now without Alaris and what they bring to the Summit.

Their service has been exemplary, and both the Clan as a whole and myself in particular are extremely honored to have enjoyed the fruits of Alaris's labor. It had been a while since Alaris had been in the leadership of the Ascendant Clan, but even nearly a decade away was not enough to dull their abilities or drive for our Clan's success. Many thanks, Alaris.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2022-07-24 04:01:00 UTC

Since his promotion last December Khryso has continued to demonstrate the level of activity and excellence that has been his hallmark since joining Clan Plagueis. He has maintained a, some might say, excessive level of activity while leading his House since making the move from Aedile to Quaestor.

Activity wise, he has put up numbers that have just become his norm even while they are truly excellent. Since his most recent promotion, he has participated in 154 competitions in total. His entries have gone on to net him 47 competition crescents for his placements: 4 Diamond, 10 Ruby, 12 Amethyst, 11 Sapphire, 5 Emerald, 4 Topaz, and 1 Quartz crescents. Additionally, he has collected 16 Clusters of Ice for 7,849 words of fiction and 6 Clusters of Graphite for graphics entries. As a leader, he stepped up into the role of Quaestor of House Tyranus from his Aedile position when the former became vacant. In that stead he has maintained communication with his membership and released his monthly reports on time each month (save for during the course of the recent Great Jedi War when the summit was directed to focus on the war effort). Most importantly, Khryso has continued to be the Clan's most valuable resources in updating its lore and related wiki articles. He completed update on the Clan Plagueis history article to bring it up to the current time at the beginning of this year, finished major updates to the Fort Dooku article to establish the headquarters of House Tyranus, and also created the wiki article for the newly created Battle Team Talzin. His work in this area has been especially valuable, as the primary and often only member of the leadership team working on these projects.

Thank you, Khryso, for your continued dedication and work for our Clan. The members of both Clan Plagueis and House Tyranus are in your debt for the tireless work you perform.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2022-07-22 16:15:00 UTC

Warlord Tasha’Vel Versea is a constant reminder of what a leader is. As Aedile of House Shar Dakhan, she and the Quaestor are on a never ending quest to improve the Clan and their House.

Tasha is no slouch when it comes to competitions and kicking butt. Since her last recognition she has organized/Co-Org’d nineteen competitions, participated in eighty nine and amassed two hundred and sixty two gaming activities. Pretty impressive numbers if I do say so myself. Adding to that Tasha has amassed an even more impressive amount of medals during the same time period. A total of thirty four Crescents, twenty four hundred and forty six Clusters of Fire. Yes, that number is correct. Five Clusters of Ice followed by another staggering total of seventeen hundred and eighty four Clusters of Earth. She also earned three Clusters of Graphite and one Seal of Loyalty. These numbers are just a small snapshot of how her presence is felt across the Clan.

During her time as Aedile she and the Questor organized the Going Viking Event for the Clan. When she is not furthering House development, Tasha has ventured off to assist the Club in many different roles. She has had positions as an Appeals Panelist within the CoJ. Currently she holds a position as the Magistrate to the Voice. Tasha is always looking to give back to the Club in a plethora of ways. Always setting the example, leading from the front. She is a valuable asset to the Clan and I am honored to call her a friend.

During the War she was ever present assisting folks with proofs for fictions and encouraging our folks to partake in comps. Besides all that, she showcased herself by competing in every competition bin. To top all her GJW activity off, the Warlord garnered herself a Silver Novae for the GJW Cluster race. She racked up an impressive twenty five hundred and thirteen points for supported gaming. Then added another four hundred and seventy two points in the casual gaming arena. Handidly claiming her coveted medal. Her list of accolades continue to add up and impress everyone within the Clan. She is a proven force to be reckoned with.

Her accomplishments say a lot about her. But her pureness and devotion to the Clan is deafening. This is just a small token of the Clan’s appreciation for everything you do. It is with great pleasure to be able to present this award to you! Well deserved!

Warlord DarkHawk Sadow

Proconsul

Adept DarkHawk Sadow, 2022-07-22 15:38:00 UTC

It seems that it is once again time to recognise one of our own. Qormus has continued to be the most dependable and consistent member of the Plagueis summit throughout the last five months, making his presence felt throughout the recent Great Jedi War. Since his last activity award recognition on February 28th, Qormus has been both a competitive force as well as a solid leader.

Currently, he has entered a staggering 137 competitions since his last recognition, earning Crescents of literally every stripe. His 12 Diamond, 13 Ruby, 9 Amethyst, 14 Sapphire, 5 Emerald, 5 Topaz, and 1 Quartz crescents have seen him place in 59 of his 137 competitions, with some Great Jedi War entries yet to be judged. He has also earned 6 Clusters of Earth for his gaming efforts to go along with 42 Clusters of Graphite for his graphical arts. He even collected 3 Clusters of Ice for his 1,249 words of fiction.

Additionally, he has been irreplaceable as a member of the Summit, leading House Ventress throughout the year and with great impact during the recent Vendetta. He has released his Clan reports on time every month (save for one suspended during the course of the Vendetta to focus on the War itself), and has constantly been a visible part of our Discord presence. He ran a warm up event consisting of 10 competitions, The Great Aliso Spring Clean throughout the month of April to help prepare for the Great Jedi War. Most importantly he himself came up with an action plan to implement along with his subordinates to focus on one on one engagement with the members of his House, by far the most productive type of Summit interaction. Without his work, Plagueis would not be in the position it is in today. You have my thanks. And this Amethyst Kurkri.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2022-07-12 04:47:00 UTC

Xantros’ latest six-month term in the Shadow Academy has been extremely valuable to both the Academy and the Brotherhood, as a whole. Xantros came to the position with the idea to host the monthly Mysteries Explained competition series and helped ensure that those ran faithfully – including five parent competitions, each with three smaller competitions of fiction, graphics and a puzzle. He also went the extra mile to create the prompts and rules for a sixth parent and its sub-competitions to make it easier for his replacement to hit the ground running.

Xantros also took on the role of creating and hosting the live Shadow Academy trivia on Discord, which involved selecting topics, writing 20 questions and multiple-choice answers around that topic and finding and formatting a few images for each round to use with the trivia. While these were initially planned as monthly competitions, he stepped up as it became more popular and helped us run them more frequently, for a total of eight during his term.

In addition to running competitions, Xantros also worked to lay the groundwork for six new courses, some of which will ultimately become a new intel-focused combat degree (one he even started prior to his term in a non-staff role just to help the SA). Those six course drafts include a great deal of research and synthesis of information on some niche topics, over 10,000 words of course notes, 86 exam questions and a ton of links to relevant material!

Though he would modestly deflect and call it simply “madness,” this kind of initiative and effort, some of which he completed in the final days of his term simply due to inspiration and motivation, exemplify Xantros’ commitment to help better the Brotherhood by continuing to produce new and interesting content for its members. It is for this reason that I am honored to recommend Xantros for his third Amethyst Kukri, and thank him again for his faithful and exceptional service to the Shadow Academy.

Congratulations, Xantros!

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2022-05-10 03:23:32 UTC

Reiden Palpatine Karr, the Puzzle Master extraordinaire, is one of the most consistently active and engaged members of Clan Scholae Palatinae. He is an amazing example of how a senior Equite can show leadership by example in this club through regular activities and various forms of giving back to the Clan and club community. Since their last recognition a few months ago in January, 2022, Reiden has completed a staggering 142 competitions of various types which, it should be noted, has earned 1.21 million credits for the Clan. For his puzzling and other efforts he has earned an absolutely incredible 95 Crescents (48 Diamond, 27 Ruby, 5 Amethyst, 11 Sapphire, 3 Emerald, and 1 Quartz) or, in other terms, a Crescent earned for 67% of his total competitions since his last recognition. Reiden has also earned 153 Clusters of Graphite and 2 Clusters of Ice for 999 words of roleplaying fiction activities.

Yet as I mentioned before, Reiden doesn't only focus on over-achieving via conventional activity; he also focuses on giving back through formal and informal leadership experience. Since his last recognition he has served for 3 months as both a Magistrate to the Voice and as an effective and active member of the Scholae Palatinae Summit in the position of Rollmaster, the latter of which I can speak to. During the last three months Reiden has gone well beyond the scope of this position and has assisted both the Consul, myself, and the Quaestors in various ways. Most obvious and notable is that Reiden is a reliable and encouraging contact and mentor for our Journeymen and other junior members. He remains consistently apprised with their activity and progress via email and DM, helps identify pathways for success and recognition for these members via personalized plans or encouragement to participate in competitions or other activities, and will assist the Quaestors in issuing recognitions and tracking activity across both Houses something he is happy and eager to assist with. For example, on the Consul's request, Reiden created a document which identified which members had not yet received certain award types and contributed to plans to help encourage these members to achieve greater recognition in the future through certain activity types they prefer. He also maintains the traditional function of the Rollmaster, updating our contact lists and other members lists regularly, making sure the Summit maintains good lines of communicate with memers. And lastly, Reiden is an exceptional Summit member who has become more decisive in recent months and contributes specific and useful advice whenever the Consul or myself are looking for input, including contributions to our Clan competition roadmap, lore discussions, and more. We value his pulse with the membership dearly to make informed decisions.

I also want to conclude this recognition by reflecting on his informal leadership. Reiden is a solid presence in our Clan, and a person that everyone looks up to in terms of both activity and general member disposition. He is respected, well liked, and dishes out reciprocal encouragement and respect for others in return. This informal leadership, of both leading by example and in fostering a welcoming and active Clan community, cannot be overlooked.

I am so fortunate to be able to recommend Reiden for this award. It is well earned, and I am so excited to see what the coming weeks and months have in store from our favourite Puzzle Master. Congratulations on this well-earned achievement, Reiden!

Raleien Sonavarret, 2022-04-05 22:56:00 UTC

It takes a very special type of person to serve as a Praetor. Praetors are the second in command of a staff section, and are ready to take the reigns in the absence of a Dark Councilor. Praetors do a great deal of work in the background, almost always outside the auspices of what the site tracks as formal activity. They are the silent professionals who make the job of the Dark Councilor easier due to their tireless effort in keeping the trains running on time.

Aldaric is that type of Praetor.

Since my return to the helm of the Fist office, Aldaric has been an instrumental part of a number of sweeping reforms that have truly altered the landscape of gaming in the club today. Aldaric helped to plan the addition of Casual Gaming, a mode that helped breathe new life into the community and a massive increase in new gamers playing with other DB members. He led the charge in implementing the recent changes to the Rites of Combat and the removal of the legacy PvP system. He helped me to identify new games for addition, co-developed the guidelines for Magistrate terms, and provided critical input to the roles and responsibilities of the newly minted SWTOR Tribune position. There is so much more he has accomplished during his tenure as Praetor, but these very recent highlights speak directly to his dedication and work ethic, as well as his commitment to provide nothing but the very best for the members of this club.

With all that, he never let his normal duties slide. Aldaric is my primary go-to person for onboarding new Magistrates, guiding them through the standards for gaming submissions, approval timelines, and competition management. In just the past six months alone, the Fist office has run over 30 competitions, onboarded four new magistrates, and processed the approval of in excess of 1029 activities providing clusters of earth and fire for 159 unique participants.

I am extremely proud of everything Aldaric has accomplished so far as Praetor, and I look forward to seeing everything he will accomplish in the future.

Congratulations on your first Amethyst Kukri, Aldaric. Thank you for all you have done. You truly made my job as Fist easy!

Darth Dracaryis, 2022-04-05 22:03:09 UTC

Qormus is without doubt the most consistently excellent summit member I have served with in a damn long time. He's a member that is both incredibly active in his own right as well as being there to provide for his membership without pause. Most importantly, unlike a lot of folks that see a position and just continue marking time with their tasks, Qormus is a member that is always looking to learn more about his job and the functions of the Brotherhood around him in order to better serve his members, House, and Clan. His contributions are invaluable, and do not go unnoticed.

Since his last recognition in the form of his promotion to Equite 2 he has amassed a personal activity record second to none. He has participated in 105 total competitions and been awarded 24 crescents (1 Diamond, 4 Ruby, 5 Amethyst, 6 Sapphire, 5 Emerald, 1 Topaz, and 2 Quartz) for those entries, maintaining a placement ratio of nearly 25%. He's passed three of the Shadow Academy's courses and earned himself a Shadow Academy degree. He's pulled in 51 Clusters of Earth and 69 Clusters of Graphite for his gaming activities. Heck, he even earned one of the last Legions of Scholar the Brotherhood would ever award to boot.

But, while his activity as a member consuming content is excellent, it certainly pales in comparison to his work as a leader providing for others. He has organized 43 competitions over the last four months, and all of those as the primary organizer. No co-organizer work here padding stats. He has released his monthly reports with absolute clockwork regularity, all four of his reports dropping at the stroke of midnight site time on his assigned day. He sends out weekly competition updates to his House as well each Friday listing competitions for the membership that are available for their weekend consumption all sorted by type. He's jumped on engaging with the newly-assigned member to his House as well, making sure to strike while the iron is hot.

Qormus is the kind of Quaestor that every Consul wishes they had. I have no doubt that he will be hitting the next advancement milestone on his journey through the Equite ranks soon. But, in the meantime, I offer him this sacramental award in recognition of his unceasing work for his fellow Plagueians. Congratulations!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2022-02-28 22:33:00 UTC

Since earning a Sapphire Blade as CSP Proconsul six months ago, Kamjin (better known as "Other Mav") assumed the mantle of Consul and helped kick off a sort of renaissance for the clan. He's organized 19 competitions and participated in a whopping 109 comps himself, earning dozens of crescents, 173 CFs, 348 CEs, 44 CIs (for nearly 20k words of fiction), and 39 CGs. Notably, CSP was the only clan to end 2021 larger than it began the year, and I don't think there's any doubt that Kamjin's hard work and good attitude played a role in that accomplishment.

Congratulations on the AK, old man!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2022-01-12 22:19:23 UTC

Wally’s dedication to Arcona is unparalleled. Every action he takes is for the betterment of the Clan and the members who make it up. He is constantly working to make sure the members have a rewarding experience while they are here. He takes the time to work closely with leadership to ensure they are doing their jobs and know-how to effectively do so. I can always rely on him as a friend, a mentor, and an Elder DB’er.

Since his last time being rewarded for his achievements, Wally has organized 10 competitions. He has also participated in 169, winning crescents for his efforts (4 Amethyst, 4 Sapphire, 3 Emerald, and 2 Topaz). He has passed 4 SA courses. He has taken part in 8 PVP matches, 5 PVE matches, and has finished 8 ACC matches. He has also written taken part in 33 Fiction activities writing a total of 92,953 words of fiction. For his hard work, he has been awarded 8 Clusters of Fire, 28 Clusters of Earth, 247 Clusters of Ice, and 76 Clusters of Graphite. Hw has also been awarded 2 Legions of the Scholar and a Seal of Loyalty!

Wally was a full participant in both the last Great Jedi War and the last Rite of Supremacy. He made an outstanding effort to participate in each and every competition in both events! He earned 30 Seals of Visions and 28 Seals of Enmity. He also placed in several of those competitions earning 2 Gold Novae, 2 Silver Novae, and 3 Bronze Novae. He was named Third Hero of the 14th Great Jedi War!

Wally has been the Battleteam Leader of the Voidbreaker for the past 11 months. During that time he has taken painstaking care to ensure his members receive the fullest of his attention. He has run several RP’s and they’ve been highly rewarding for his members and successful in their job of driving our activity numbers. Wally’s work on the RP’s has been a cornerstone in teaching us how to effectively run them, and keep the members engaged.

He has also worked very closely with his Quaestor and Aedile’s. He teaches them and mentors them, utilizing years of experience and knowledge in running Houses and Clans. He has a tracking system that he designed to gauge and keep track of his member’s achievements and reward them when they’ve earned them.

I am incredibly thankful to have Wally on my team. He has been a pleasure to work with and I look forward to spending more time working alongside him on my Summit. There are few other people in this club that I believe truly cares about the members to the levels that he does. Wally, I happily award you this Amethyst Kukri! Thank you for everything you have done for this Clan.

Dr. Ben, 2022-01-09 16:17:00 UTC