First and foremost, I have to say that Morotheri is in the uppermost echelon of people I love to work with in the DB. Morotheri is not only a great guy but his quality as an innovative and effective leader and collaborator speak volumes alone. The guys character is unlike anyone I’ve ever had the grace to work with as evidenced by his insane aptitude for working on projects, pushing them through and administering to the house within his duties as Aedile. I’ve had the greatest opportunity to see this member in action and work alongside him for well over a year. His dedication to house and position is staggeringly humble and effective. This members aims and accomplishments speak more than justly on his behalf and I feel the time is appropriate to administer the rank of Equite 2 upon him.

Apart from his general duties of Aedile, Morotheri was instrumental in producing the logistical behind the scenes structure of the Jedi Vocational Corp. While working on that project he not only assisted in creating activity prompts for participants but created the foundation of the spreadsheets for tracking and progress use. Morotheri was also fundamentally at the helm of the Bastions of Knowledge story arc event, hosting the fiction and events. For the Bastions project Morotheri was responsible for the story creation, competition creation, output and hosting for which he succeeded very well.

For the Jedi Vocational Corps Morotheri has taken the lead by overseeing member registration (creating join forms, advertising on the googlegroup, program recruitment), database managing (created the activity tracking and prompt genre specific spreadsheet), and has taken the beta testing of the Corp specifically the gaming genre (Dubbed the Jedi Knight-Errant vocation) under full force with test subject: Mar Sul.

During Horizons, and Dark Crusades Morotheri has proven to be a capable leader demonstrating qualities gleaning member participation, steady and relevant information notices, and general presence on the google groups. During Dark Crusades Morotheri also participated in several events including the run-ons, wiki event, and graphics for which he earned a Gold Novae.

In the wake of the superb graphics, Morotheri has conducted a venerable graphics conversation on the googlegroups assisting members in the gfx aspirations. This kind of altruistic teamwork and coordination is only seen in members of this caliber. Congratulations, our work is only beginning man!- High Councillor Drodik Va’lence al’Tor

Ever since Morotheri joined us, his passion for bettering and improving House Odan-Urr has been phenomenal. From an excellent term as Rollmaster, to the behind the scenes work for the Jedi Vocational Corps, to his constant and helpful nature and his dedication as Aedile to always be there for the House, he has truly shone as an example of what great members are. His recent performances in the Dark Crusades has been excellent as well, and he has worked on most of our canon fiction in one form or another, from small graphics for websites to full storylines that span – and will continue to span – months.- Rollmaster Elleron Morakei

I think the best place to start for my recommendation is some stats about Moro. Since his last promotion (9 months ago) he has served during this time as both Rollmaster (3 months) and then as Aedile for House Odan-Urr. No easy fit in itself regarding these positions, Moro also lead our house through the Horizon’s vendetta, HOU-Tar feud, Avenger II event, and these past 2 rounds of the Dark Crusades. During these conflicts, Moro was not only a participating member (earning himself 1st place in the graphics events last round) but an aiding member who was always the first to proofread and provide feedback to members that asked. In terms of the Avenger II runon and the recent Khar Delba runon, he was the leading figure in both events where we coordinated our efforts and again providing critical feedback to the groups that saved both from major errors. If this isn’t enough, here is a short list of awards Moro has received since his last promotion that have highlighted his contribution to HOU’s “peace-keeping” efforts in these wars, his TOR participation and the efforts he has performed both as Aedile and Rollmaster before that: Grand Cross of the Dark Side, Dark Cross, Crescent with Emerald Star, Crescent with Sapphire Star, Seal of Affliction x 6, Cluster of Icex7, Cluster of Fire x94, & a Pendant of Blood. There is not much I can say about Moro that his record doesn’t already speak for himself. He is a key member of this House and someone whom we would be lost without. His assistance from proofreading, to graphics tips, and even behind the scenes work preparing HOU for its next big event; is all a cornerstone of what makes HOU run. Because of this and what my peeps can further say, I believe Moro should be recognized with a promotion to Equite Two. Congrats. -Raiju Kang

Eli Denan, 2013-03-18 11:58:09 UTC

Arden Karn has been the exemplar of what a member deserving entry into the ranks of the Equites should be. Since his last promotion, he has stepped into a role on the Plagueis summit that is analogous to the position of Quaestor in a clan, and gone even beyond that. A Quaestor does not often have to generate 100% the fictional identity and structure of their unit, Arden did. When he stepped into the role of Battle Team Leader of Karness Muur, he had nothing. With the help of his Battle team XO Celevon, he put together a full unit identity and system while incorporating feedback from the House summit.

Once that work was done, he stepped into the role of leader like he had been doing the job for years. His work leading his own Battle Team during all parts of the Dark Crusade has been nothing short of amazing. He lead one of the Plagueis Run On teams for the Dark Crusade Prologue, driving activity out of many of his members. That prologue would, however, just be the start. During the Crusade proper, Arden motivated his Battle Team to generate over 50 total entries between both rounds, hitting a participation ratio of over 5 entries per member. Arden's leadership, however, did not stop at the walls of his own Battle Team. Plagueis's summit is not a summit of individual units or concerns, it is a true team working for the betterment of the whole. Arden did exactly that during the Dark Crusade. He helped encourage members to be active throughout the House, even those members who are on his "competition" for supremacy in the House: Ajunta Pall. Our members would definitely acknowledge he was an omnipresent force, tracking them down on IRC, Gchat, or email. It cannot be overstated how much of Plagueis's success during the recent vendetta was due to Arden's leadership.

That leadership didn't distract Arden from putting forth the excellent effort we've come to expect as the norm from him. He was the driving force behind his team's first round silver nova effort in the wiki event, and made sterling contributions to the second round's gold novae winning Run On. These two events were probably the most effort intensive of any single events of the entire Vendetta so far, and seeing success there speaks volumes to what he brings to our table.

He has been a force for great improvement throughout the House since the moment he joined, and it gives me great pleasure to put forward my recommendation for his elevation to the roll of Equites.

~ SBL Solus Gar

Arden has impressed me. He's impressed a lot of people. He came into Plagueis, new to the brotherhood, from another club that worked very differently. He adapted with speed, grace, and activity. After earning his double promotion during Horizons to Dark Jedi Knight, he did not stop. If anything, he worked harder.

He worked hand in hand with Alaris Jinn di Plagia to help build an idea on how to approach battle teams that would inspire, innovate, and contribute not only in participation, but in the sense of community. So far, Karness Muur has done an excellent job of contributing to Plagueis' wins over other units. It contributed 24 entries to Plagueis' win on Nfolgai. It contributed 30 entries to Plagueis' win on Khar Delba.

Arden personally contribute six of six, and five of five in these rounds, setting the example and rounding out the full extended Summit's complete participation across the board. He joined the rest of us in showing that dedication and effort pays off. His hard work, personal motivation, and example have helped to create a unit that is on par with submissions from entire other Houses.

For the Prologue Run On, Arden assembled a team, from scratch, with no other Summit members, and proceeded to keep them working to successfully, and enjoyably, complete the event.

During the Crusade, Arden worked with Alaris and Teylas to motivate members that he had established relationships with, without regard to unit, offering to proof, advise, and work with other members to help improve their entries in fiction, run on, graphics, etc.

Arden is what we want leaders to be. He's approachable, passionate, diligent, and successful in not only pursuing his own awards, but in helping others achieve them as well.

This is someone I'm proud to have helped welcome to the brotherhood, and look forward to seeing his hard work continue to help improve not only Plagueis, but the Brotherhood as a whole.

Congratulations Arden. You've earned this one.

OE Tra'an Reith, Quaestor of Plagueis

Unlike the other folks here, I didn't get to see Arden rush through the steps to Knighthood. Within weeks of stepping into Plagueis, he already had a saber to call his own. I saw the activity level that he has maintained for months on end.

Entries turned into crescents and nova. Crescents and nova turned into placements.

He has stepped into the limelight in a great way.

Tra'an and Solus have already pointed enough toward Arden's achievements. His skills have netted him crescents, novae, and recognition. From building and strengthening his battle team up to and through Dark Crusade so far, to the work that he's put in on projects for the Grand Master, both alongside me and separately, Arden has proven himself as an Equite and I wholeheartedly add my recommendation to his promotion.

Welcome to the Equites, Arden.

OP Eiko Rollmaster of House Plagueis Praetor to the Grand Master

Reaver Tra'an Reith di Plagia, 2013-03-25 19:06:19 UTC