Derek is a very valued member of Scholae Palatinae, especially in House Excidium and Tacitus Athanasius. His friendship, consistency in Telegram, encouragement to other members, and role modelling in participation never goes unnoticed. Since his last promotion in March, he has completed 66 different competitions, and co-organized 4 competitions. He also passed four courses which gained two more degrees to his name. Derek has also earned 1 SC, 1 AC, Cr:5A, Cr:6S, Cr:10E, and Cr:13T. He also gained 21 Clusters of Fire through 8 PvP matches, 9 Clusters of Ice through 1 ACC and 2939 words of fiction, 5 Clusters of Graphite, 3 Legions of the Scholar, and 5 Seals of Wrath. In the recent Great Jedi War, he earned himself his very first Silver Nova by participating in the Multimedia Competition “In a World…” with several other members of the Clan. Way to go, Derek! I think you have more than earned your new promotion… Equite 2!

Alara Deathbane Quaestor of House Excidium

Alara Deathbane, 2017-12-14 13:59:31 UTC

Derek has maintained a consistently high level of activity over the last 9 months since his promotion to warrior. The bulk of his activity has been in his competition entry, which has been across a range of different brotherhood activities; Derek has earned clusters of fire, ice, earth and graphite. In the war he earned 5 seals of wrath, and earned a silver nova for his contribution to an excellent multimedia entry. In addition, Derek has always had an excellent community contribution, being consistently active on the clan’s telegram channel.

Many thanks for your contributions to the clan Derek, and congratulations on this well deserved promotion!

Elincia Consul of Scholae Palatinae

General Zentru'la, 2017-12-14 13:57:57 UTC

I am honored to award Derek Cinn for his excellent contributions since his last elevation. Once he became an Equite, he continued his outstanding individual activity and took a more prevalent role in House Excidium. He worked closely with me as Quaestor, and now Proconsul, to learn about the Brotherhood; time management, writing recommendations, writing reports, auditing activity, and a myriad of other tasks. In addition, he helped with the planning of fictional updates, house competitions, and planning for our Clan’s future. He has demonstrated a strong streak of individual activity that has been maintained over a long period of time; a true test for entrance to the rank of Equite II. I am excited to see his continued development as a producer, and future leader, as he works towards his next elevation. Keep up the learning and continue to be a sponge for any lesson shared with you, Derek.

Braecen Kaeth
Proconsul of Scholae Palatinae

Braecen Kaeth, 2017-12-14 13:59:10 UTC

Kylex, the moment you’ve waited for has finally come. You’ve completed 64 competitions , gained your first Silver Nova for participating in the latest GJW, and your activity and consistency in Telegram chat can not go unnoticed. You’ve completed 6 ACC’s, You've gained your very first Steel Cross, 1 Anteian Cross, 1 Dark Cross, your first Silver Nova, Cr:1D, Cr:3A, Cr:7S, Cr:15E, Cr:9T, and Cr:1Q. You've also collected 25 Clusters of Ice, 16 Clusters of Graphite, 1 Seal of Loyalty, and 6 Seals of Wrath. You also have four fictions and nine news comments on your belt.

. Because of all the above, I’d like to commend you for your dedication to the clan by recommending you for the promotion to Equite 2. Congratulations!

Alara Deathbane Quaestor of House Excidium

Alara Deathbane, 2017-12-14 04:24:34 UTC

Kylex is a constant whirlwind of activity within Scholae Palatinae. He’s participated in an incredible amount of competitions since his last promotion and also has a good record in placing in competition, earning a diamond crescent for first place in a db wide competition. Kylex is also a frequent ACC combatant, and has completed 6 battles since his last promotion, brushing up his own writing skills while also helping his clanmates to gain valuable practice, and helped our multimedia team to a second place GJW finish. He’s also one of the most active members on our telegram channel, and breathes life into the Scholae community. Kylex has established himself as one of our core active members, and for this, in addition to his project work as detailed by Alara, I’m very happy to recommend his promotion to Equite 2.

Congratulations Kylex!

Elincia Consul of Scholae Palatinae

General Zentru'la, 2017-12-14 04:23:38 UTC

I am honored to join the chorus of voices praising the efforts, and growth, of Kylex since his last elevation. Earlier this year, we praised Kylex for his outstanding individual effort and his demonstration of traits we look for in leaders. He continues to impress as a contributing member of his House leadership team, an active tasker for his Clan Summit, and a producer of content for his fellow Battle Team & House members. I am confident that as he continues to refine these skills and apply them at the Battle Team and House level, he will turn into a stalwart candidate for elevation into the higher Equite ranks. Thank you for helping create fictional plot points for the House and Battle Team fictions, rallying your peers in major events (like the Great Jedi War), and providing a free, open environment in chat to let members express themselves and rewarding their time & attention with free graphics/drawings. This is a major step in the direction you want to go… keep up the hard work, Kylex! And congratulations on everything you have accomplished this far.

Braecen Kaeth
Proconsul of Scholae Palatinae

Braecen Kaeth, 2017-12-14 04:24:27 UTC

Jace Lyrafi, 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 Battle Team Zirael, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Warlord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-12-14 11:30:57 UTC

Reno Dyre, 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,

Warlord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-12-14 02:50:03 UTC

Drae'lath has been an exemplary member of Naga Sadow and has made excellent progress during his time in the Brotherhood. The recent War has delayed this promotion, which he was worthy of many weeks ago. I am glad to finally congratulate this outstanding student on his elevation to the rank of Hunter.

Well done, Hunter Drae.

Aul Celsus, 2017-12-13 03:08:55 UTC

Every now and then a member comes along that you can tell is cut from a different cloth. Erik is one of those members. Since his last promotion five months ago, Erik's activity has been beyond solid. Further, his reputation is so gleaming that when it came time to identify a new leader for the Disciples of Dakhan, Erik was the unanimous choice. He just exudes leadership qualities.

In the last five months Erik has competed in fourty-five competitions and placed in more than 22% of them, netting two Crescents with Ruby Star, one Crescent with Amethyst Star, six Crescents with Sapphire Star and a Crescent with Topaz Star.

Some members game, some members write, others do... other things? Well, Erik does all the things. Always willing to put up his dukes, Erik's thirty-two PvP matches brought in one-hundred-twenty-one Clusters of Fire. His quill is sharp, as well. Between nine fiction activities containing eight-thousand-fifty-one words and three run-on posts containing one-thousand-nine-hundred-twelve words, Erik brought in an excellent seventeen Clusters of Ice. The quill can be used for drawing too, apparently, because Erik also brought in six Clusters of Graphite.

The Equite class is generally the tier in which members of the Brotherhood are primed and ready for leadership, and a true leader leads from the front lines. Erik demonstrated his capability to lead by taking the helm of the Disciples of Dakhan at effectively the last minute before the Great Jedi War and not only lead the battle team to great activity in the War, but participated in eleven events himself to bring in the commensurate eleven Seals of Wrath in addition to an introductory report.

Behind the scenes, Erik is a solid team player in the House Summit. His conversations with Jurdan and I on Telegram are extremely effective and efficient and I consider them integral to the success of the House in its current state. The Disciples of Dakhan is one of the most important projects in the House and I am very comfortable having Erik as one of the champions of that project.

His solid activity lead me to recommend a Dark Cross a little more than three months ago and that seemed to light an even larger fire under Erik's tail. Beyond that, he has truly taken to his leadership role. Erik's momentum is excellent and he's absolutely on the upward curve of a fantastically successful career in the Brotherhood.

It is an absolute pleasure to have this outstanding member in the House and I am beyond convinced of his worthiness to enter the Equites. Congratulations Erik, you've made us all very proud.

Aul Celsus, 2017-12-13 00:44:17 UTC

The Equites are not for the light of heart. Erik has truly stepped up his game and shown his mettle in the face of the enemy. He has proven over and over how active he is. When Aul and I were looking for someone to succeed Lilith he was definitely my first pick and Aul Agreed. Erik my man, just like Aul I consider you like a true brother here in the brotherhood. We can have a good time and carry silly conversations when we are trying to make things better for each other. Our HSD council chat is always a lot of fun with you.

Congrats on the promotion brother!

Tribune Kanal O'neill, 2017-12-11 00:40:34 UTC

Erik stepped up to the plate during GJW XII and led the Disciples of Dakhan well when Lilith went awol due to rl difficulties. His team saw excellent activity and participation levels, with 6 out of 7 members participating. His activity has seen him warrant a promotion to the first tier of the Equites.

Anything additional to the recs provided by Aul and Jurdan would be fluff. However, Erik has shown he has what it takes to stand with the big boys and will continue to be a valued member of Naga Sadow.

Thank you for your service and congratulations on your promotion to Warrior!

Consul of Naga Sadow

Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2017-12-12 23:49:48 UTC

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

• Pass 4 Shadow Academy courses, excluding Advancement Survey, Comms 101: Discourse Forum, Comms 102: Telegram, Comms 103: DJBWiki (An Introduction), Dark Brotherhood Basics, Essentials 101: History, Essentials 102: Departments, Essentials 103: Paths & Orders, Essentials 104: Ranks, Essentials 105: Organization, Essentials 106: Medals, Gaming 101: Setting up & Finding Matches, Gaming 102: Fist-o-matic, Gaming 103: Submitting Gaming Activity, Gaming 104: Pazaak, Graphics in the Brotherhood, Trial of Acquisition, Trial of Identity, Vendetta 101: Foundation, Vendetta 102: Submission, and Vendetta 103: Fiction and Graphics Tips
• Pass the Essentials 101: History Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 102: Departments Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 103: Paths & Orders Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 104: Ranks Shadow Academy Course

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

May the Force guide you, Trainee,

Warlord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-12-12 14:12:35 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Canderous Tervho. I have heard reports from Battle Team Voidbreaker that you have managed to:

• Pass a Shadow Academy course (except Trial of Identity) (except Trial of Identity)

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Warlord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-12-12 06:07:33 UTC

Canderous Tervho, 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 Battle Team Voidbreaker, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Warlord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-12-12 04:07:11 UTC

Juliana Kelrune has been a member of Arcona for two and a half years now. Through tumultuous times, she has persevered. We gather today to recognize her, and to honor an achievement she has long thirsted for. An achievement she wholeheartedly deserves.

Juli was promoted to Hunter eight months ago. During that time, she has participated in a dozen competitions, earning four Clusters of Fire, eight Clusters of Graphite and a Cluster of Ice in the process. In the most recent Great Jedi War, she earned five Seals of Wrath for the five Bins in which she participated. She has also passed ten Shadow Academy courses in the process. Most recently, she was awarded a Dark Cross for her continuing contributions for Battleteam, House and Clan. We couldn't be more proud of her.

In addition to her personal activity, she's a fixture in Arcona's social communities. She's vibrant, fiery, and friendly. Over the past months, I've had the pleasure of seeing her grow and blossom, making new friends that I have little doubt will last her entire Brotherhood career.

Juli: though life might occasionally pull you away, I know your loyalty and dedication to Arcona has never flagged. It is my sincerest honor to recommend your elevation to Knight. Congratulations. You did it!

• Terran Koul, Quaestor, House Qel-Droma of Clan Arcona

Terran Koul, 2017-12-12 03:31:44 UTC

I don't honestly have words here to do justice to how much this promotion means; one of these recommendations isn't the place for such details, either. I literally cannot express the magnitude of the effort, personal tribulation, devastations, joys, pains, growth, and perseverance that has gone into this step forward today, right here, right now. Luckily, Julie herself knows better than anyone what this means, and it's my honor today as her Master to instead tell anyone who reads this a piece of why and how she has earned the title of Knight.

Julie has done far more in her time than the tasks listed above - though important and worthy in their own right - can quantify. She has spent the last months and years evolving as a member of Arcona, of the Brotherhood, and as a person. She has come from a vagrant Novitiate to a well-known, well-recognized, and well-loved and respected part of her community. She's constantly present in both her Clan and House Telegram chats and in wider DB-chats, especially Fiction Chat, where's she's a frequent voice for discussion on all manner of topics and pays detailed attention to other members, their concerns, and their characters, engaging with all her brothers and sisters in Sithy darkness regardless of clan. Julie also acts as a sort of extension of and aid to the Summit where and when she's able, always the first one forwarding relevant newsposts or announcements, looking up answers for members' questions or linking a particular report she bookmarked for frequently asked questions, and advising new and veteran members alike. Additionally, she's always offering to help in any other way she can, and has personally helped me with several of my reports in gathering and formatting competition information or news sections and asking questions to reply to. She's shown willingness to volunteer for leadership at any level if the need was required, even without prior experience and even knowing the job may be stressful; her only repeated wish has been to be able to help others, to be able to give back to her clan. Her selfless spirit is evident in everything she does, and it's that spirit that we have seen truly come to shine in these last months, more than anything else. There's no such thing as a painless lesson, but Julie has taken hers and turned them into the ability and desire to improve her community and those around her, and I trust that she will go on - and on, and on - to do far more, long after Knighthood.

For now, though, my bestprentice...for now, we say thank you, welcome to the ranks, and congratulations.

Satsi Tameike

Consul of Clan Arcona

Golden Envoy Abbey Atty Attiter Ann, 2017-12-12 03:31:07 UTC

Juliana Kelrune had once told me that helping out her clan is what she strives to do, and she is open to whatever she can to make that happen. Her efforts before now had shown that, helping with wiki articles, aiding her master with gathering links for reports, sharing information to her teammates. I have seen her step up multiple times to a challenge or just in general as a leader among her peers, hearing word of how much she tried to organize her Journeymen RO group awhile back and more. She's helped co-organize competitions for Arcona back in February. This Echani has a fighting spirit, holding on and reluctantly refusing to let go of the club no matter the adversities she faces outside of it. She’s fierce and determined, friendly and welcoming, speaks her mind and leaves her passion open to all. I would like to think that Juli has reminded us the importance of the second half of our mind, the one that feels. It is truly a wonderful thing to have and be bold with.

It has been a long time coming, but entirely worth it. Juliana Kelrune, I am pleased to support your promotion to Knight. Congratulations, Bestsisprentince! I look forward to watching your flame grow and where that light takes you!

Zujenia

Aedile of Qel-Droma, Arcona

Consul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna, 2017-12-12 03:31:25 UTC