Arsolimese, you continue to impress. You're growing more competent each day and you will surely rival the Dark Council when the time is right. You have met the requirements for promotion, and a recommendation has be filed. Your accomplishments include:

• Participate in 5 competitions
• Pass 8 Shadow Academy courses from the (Novitiate Hall) department(s)
• Pass Dark Brotherhood Basics Shadow Academy course

I will continue to watch your progress, Arsolimese, but my direct intervention in your promotions must come to an end.

You will go far within this Brotherhood.

May the Force guide you, Journeyman,

Battlemaster Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2016-05-11 21:16:50 UTC

FingerLickinGood, 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 Dinaari, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Battlemaster Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2016-05-11 17:10:35 UTC

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

• Participate in 1 competition
• Pass 8 Shadow Academy courses from the (Novitiate Hall) department(s)

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

May the Force guide you, Proselyte,

Battlemaster Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2016-05-11 02:00:11 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Arsolimese. I have heard reports from Battle Team Apostles of Syn that you have managed to:

• Pass Any Shadow Academy course except (Test Of Lore,Trial Of Identity,Advancement Survey)

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Battlemaster Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2016-05-11 01:06:44 UTC

Arsolimese, 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 Apostles of Syn, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Battlemaster Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2016-05-11 01:06:43 UTC

I am honored to bring forth Xenna Azara today for induction into the Equite ranks. Since she became a Knight of Arcona, she has flourished in both participation and creation of content. And today, we will celebrate her commitment with this momentous elevation to Equite I.

Since her last elevation, she has participated in 51 competitions, submitted 4 PvP Matches, logged 40 PvE Activities, and passed 2 Shadow Academy courses. In that same amount of time, she has collected several honors: an Anteian Cross (for excellent, sustained activity as a member of House Galeres), a Dark Cross (for a burst of activity over a short period of time), 17 Crescents (1 Cr-D, 1 Cr-R, 1 Cr-A, 8 Cr-S, 3 Cr-E, 3 Cr-T), 5 Pendants of Blood, 148 Clusters of Fire, and 154 Clusters of Earth. In addition, Xenna has been a vital member in the launch of a new Battle Team for House Galeres; helping establish the concept, name, and more. For her overwhelming effort to make her Battle Team and House better, I am excited to see her take her first step into the Equites.

Braecen Kaeth
Quaestor of Galeres

Braecen Kaeth, 2016-05-10 21:36:08 UTC

Equite 1 is a big achievement. It marks progress; a milestone, demonstrating consistent activity beyond the rank of Knight. Xenna, has worked tirelessly to demonstrate her resilience and her determination to go above and beyond, not only for her Clan but for her House and Battleteam, too.

Xenna has been a stalwart member of the newly-formed Tal’mahe’Rah Battleteam. Her dedication to this fledgling group at its most vulnerable has been admirable. She stepped up from the outset, helping flesh out the concept of the team and establishing herself as one of the lynchpins in the creative process. She soon went on to make her mark on the Battleteam more permanent, placing first in the motto competition (thus winning her the honour of having her motto become that of the team) and establishing herself as a key figure in helping Zakath with the overall management of the team. This engagement has continued, supporting members in their submissions within the wider Brotherhood, and having run a competition herself for the Battleteam proper. This kind of selfless behaviour is becoming of an Equite. It symbolises the move from ‘consumer’ -- a role most Journeymen adopt -- to that of a ‘producer’, in turn providing content for members of the Clan to engage with.

I have to say that Xenna’s participation record, her dedication to her peers, and her unfaltering, consistent activity has certainly established her as one of the most prominent Knights in our clan. I am honoured to be recommending her for promotion, and I wish her every success moving forward, onward and upward as a member of the Equite ranks.

Congratulations, Xenna. You’ve earned it.

Wuntila Arconae
Aedile, House Galeres

Wuntila Zratis Entar Arconae, 2016-05-10 21:21:48 UTC

Since launching the Tal’mahe’Ra Battleteam, Xenna has proven to be one of my most active and consistent members. She has a solid gaming participation record, picking up clusters for activity in both Diablo 3 and most recently Destiny, in which she is making her impact felt, picking up 102 Clusters of Earth, 72 Clusters of Fire, and 5 Pendants of Blood, all over the course of 17 days. In addition, she has participated in two key competitions in the Tal’mahe’Ra’s formation, submitting a logo and winning the motto competition with “Secrets break our chains.” In addition, she has organized her very first competition, running a successful flash game competition that is ongoing, and has 5 participants thus far, out of 7 team members in the Battleteam.

She is also a delight to talk to on Telegram and via email, displaying a friendly demeanor and is quick to encourage her fellow Clanmates and spread good cheer when it’s needed. For those reasons, I am more than proud to endorse Xenna Azara for promotion to the Equite ranks! Congratulations Xenna, it is well-earned!

Zakath Agrona
BTL, Tal’mahe’Ra Battleteam

Larrik Dul'vak, 2016-05-10 21:23:32 UTC

From the day that I first met Xenna until this very moment, I have never been as proud of her then I am on this day. Looking back to that fateful day when she received a random email from me talking about being her “Master”, I can’t help but be impressed at the incredible transformation that she has gone through. Like a caterpillar emerging from its cocoon, Xenna began as a shy and reserved individual - slowly wandering around and only interacting with me. But as time passed by, she soon grew more interested and participated more and more within the Clan. And now, standing before her, I see the most beautiful butterfly slowly unfurling her wings and flying forth for the first time.

I’ll leave the number crunching to the rest - what I would like to highlight is Xenna’s emergence and amazing contributions to us all. Whether it’s being a constant presence in the Clan telegram chat and making us laugh with her comments, taking her first steps as not just a consumer but as a producer and true participant in Arcona, or being an integral part of the Battleteam - and not only that, but in its very creation!

In short, Xenna is what every leader could wish for in a member, and embodies all that one could wish for in an Equite. Not only is she is a consistent participant with the numbers to prove, she is also taking her first steps as a producer and potential leader by creating content. Not content with that impressive achievement, she also has an impact in nearly every aspect of the DB, whether it’s racking up Shadow Academy exams, evolving into a major player in the gaming scene, and even being an able writer! (Yes, Xenna - you may deny it all you want, but I’ve seen your fictional abilities and one day I will drag them kicking and screaming into the light!)

In short, it is my utmost honor and deepest pleasure to recommend you as Arcona’s newest Equite, and I am sure that this is only the beginning for you here in the Brotherhood!

Rise now with pride, Mystic Xenna!

Tamashī Bloodfyre
Master, and Battleteam Sergeant; Tal’mahe’Ra

Ossk, 2016-05-10 21:33:37 UTC

Anlazeo, 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 Clan Naga Sadow, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Battlemaster Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2016-05-10 22:29:36 UTC

Doku is another one of the Brotherhood’s long tenured Knights, at this point well into his eleventh year. However, since his return from the Rogues to Clan Plagueis he has become one of those members that many leaders may take for granted: a slow and steady source of activity. Since his last promotion he has participated in 33 competitions and has really showed up for our recent events with other units. He participated in 7 of the competitions during our Forged Alliances event with Tarentum and 5 in our Between Light and Dark feud with Odan-Urr. Competitively, he has also earned 15 crescents with his various entries, good for 1 diamond, 4 sapphires, 7 emerald, and 3 topaz.

His activity in Plagueis has earned him two Anteian Crosses and a Dark Cross, the former recently and the latter “back in the day”. In the years before he took a break from the Brotherhood, he was an asset to the leadership of Plagueis, both as a leader and a member that took projects on for himself. He served three months as Battle Team Leader of Satal's Inferno Brigade in 2005, releasing monthly reports each month of his tenure. He also assisted his then-Aedile Aabsdu with the Ash Citadel Guard Project in 2006, writing out the description and giving ideas for the project that was then published to the House Exar Kun website.

Educationally Doku made sure to revisit the Shadow Academy after his long layoff from the Brotherhood, learning many of the new systems and realities of the Brotherhood. He has completed 25 courses, earning two pundit degrees and a maven degree for his efforts. Additionally he has become a fixture of our Telegram chat, making appearances daily it seems and engaging with the Plagueis community.

Whether it is his accomplishments as a Knight a decade ago or his renewed activity since last fall, Doku has always been a valued member of our Clan. As such, it gives me great pleasure to recommend him for advancement to the ranks of the Equites. Here’s hoping that your next elevation isn’t as long a time coming as this one has been!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2016-05-09 18:54:39 UTC

Eleven years. Eleven years is simply too long for a member to wait for promotion into the Equites. Since returning from the Rogues, Doku has been one of the top performers in Clan Plagueis. Doku immediately reintegrated into the team, earning crescents in multiple competitions, and helping to turn the tides in the recent feud with Clan Odan-Urr.

Doku is a valued member of the Clan, actively taking part in conversations on telegram, and providing a voice of experience from a member who has been in the club for well over a decade.

Doku is more than ready to join the Equites. This promotion is long overdue. Congratulations, Doku! You've taken your first steps into a much larger world!

Darth Dracaryis, 2016-05-09 17:34:28 UTC

Ra’gnar is much like the iceberg of Plagueis to those that aren’t paying close enough attention to their emails: The majority of what he does can easily be overlooked as you instead see just what’s above the surface of the water. In the last ten months since his promotion in July, however, he has been one of the most active members of Clan Plagueis (perhaps even the Brotherhood) while also contributing in a leadership capacity as well.

On the activity front, Ra’gnar has participated in a staggering 93 competitions since his last promotion, averaging nearly 10 competitions per month. Included within that total were his entries in our Restoration: Ascendant house feud (where he placed fourth overall), our Forged Alliances event with Clan Tarentum, and our recent Between Dark and Light feud against Clan Odan-Urr (where he entered 6 of the 11 events). That level of competition show that Ra’ngar always shows up when it matters most for his Clan when it comes to feuds. He didn’t just enter competitions, though, he also performed quite well in them on his way to netting 37 crescents for his efforts (1 diamond, 9 ruby, 12 amethyst, 12 sapphire, 2 emerald, and 1 topaz). An avid gamer, he has also amassed 972 clusters of fire, 30 clusters of earth, and 1 pendant of blood over the last ten months as well. Additionally, never one to let an opportunity pass him by, Ra’gnar even completed 11 shadow academy courses and earned his Maven of philosophy in an effort to continue his ongoing education, and also ventured into the realm of fiction activity to earn a pair of clusters of ice.

Outside of the realm of activity, Ra’gnar has provided great service to Clan Plagueis serving as leader of the Apostles of Syn battle team for the past five months. Our BTL’s in Plagueis are given a far more important task than in other clans, serving as guides for all the pre-Knight members of their Houses while working as subordinates to our Clan Rollmaster, and Ra’gnar acquitted himself well in this role. He made sure to engage directly with his members, both via telegram and with weekly check in emails. He helped them find activities that they would enjoy while helping them along on their road to Knighthood. As requested by our Clan Summit, he also forwarded his contribution (usually a paragraph or two) to our Rollmaster for their monthly reports. Finally, he uses his the influence he’d gained as part of the leadership team to great effect during our recent COU-PLA feud, helping galvanize House Karness Muur to 54 total entries across the event, cheering people on to get their entries in.

Over the last ten months, Ra’gnar has earned an Anteian and Dark cross for his contributions to our Clan as well as the thanks and respect of our summit. He has made the clan a better place for his service to it and his presence within it, demonstrating through word and deed how to be the best member one can be. It is my great honor as a result to put him forward for promotion to the rank of Equite 2 with the thanks of a grateful clan.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2016-05-09 16:20:03 UTC

A hive of activity and relentless in his pursuit to better the DJB for himself and others, Ra'gnar is well deserving of this elevation to Battlemaster. His accomplishments and his helpful nature go a long way to show that he is a member who enjoys his time in the club, desires to make it better for everyone and has no fear of a little work to make it happen. Well done Ra'gnar! Oh, and where are MY fish?

Envoy Taranae Rhode, 2016-05-08 17:13:46 UTC

Ra'gnar, before I even rejoined this great Brotherhood, you were at the forefront of spurring activity and morale among the members of your former Battleteam and even the entirety of Clan Plagueis. Your presence and words of encouragement, as well as leading by example during competitions and other events was the mark of a veteran member of this community.

Along with your countless other activities across the Brotherhood, your combined wisdom, insight and experience in all matters DJB make you more than qualified and well deserved of this promotion. Congratulations, Ra'gnar, and thanks for all the fish.

, 2016-05-07 17:33:07 UTC