Maelys, 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 Plagueis, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-09-20 00:27:36 UTC

Locke was appointed to lead Naga Sadow in a tough time. The unit had just come in sixth in the latest Great Jedi War, but Locke knew what Naga Sadow was capable of. As soon as he was appointed to Consul, he set about changing the culture of the unit and bringing it back to being a force in our Brotherhood.

Locke’s leadership has transformed Naga Sadow into one of our most active units this year. Most notably, it was one of only two units to garner more than seventy percent of members participating in a competition in both of the DGM’s unit reviews this year. The unit has been among our top units in other important measures, such as the number of Knights, where Naga Sadow has had nine new Knights in the two reporting periods since February (second in the Brotherhood), and the number of competitions run, where Naga Sadow has had more than one hundred in the two reporting periods. Earlier this year, Locke helped run the CNS/CSP cooperative event Red Fury, which had a total of 12 competitions and garnered more than one hundred different entries. Locke and his team just finished a major Clan event, Awakening, in which Locke was the primary administrator in organizing the 9-competition event, as Cethgus and others discuss below. No matter how we splice it, Naga Sadow is succeeding under Locke.

Locke’s success as a leader pre-dates his time as Consul. He has spent nineteen of his 20 months at Equite 3 as a leader. Locke has run more than thirty competitions total since he was last promoted, and his excellent leadership of the unit has earned him an Anteian Cross, a Steel Cross, and a Sapphire Blade. Not only does Locke's leadership show in his unit’s current success, but it also shows in what he himself has earned over the last nineteen months.

Beyond just being an excellent leader, Locke has been a prolific member, as well. For all of his twenty months since his last promotion, Locke has been hard at work. He has participated in sixty competitions, earning nineteen Crescents. He’s helped the Brotherhood with the CS2.0 project (which earned him a Dark Cross). He’s dived into the ACC, where he has completed several battles already and is participating in the current ongoing Rivalries event. Locke leads by example, participating where he can, and reaching out to the Brotherhood as a whole to bolster not just Naga Sadow, but all of us.

In every way, Locke is what we expect from an Equite. He is a good leader, an example to his membership, and he works to better the club beyond just his unit. It is a great honor today that we can recommend Locke for a promotion to Equite 4, because he more than deserves it.

Locke, congratulations and thanks for all you do, both for Naga Sadow and the Brotherhood.

Mav and Sarin

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2015-09-19 18:46:00 UTC

I've known Locke Sonje for some years now. He's always impressed me as one of those members for whom leading and contributing is about what's best for the unit, instead of what's best for himself. He never brags on himself, is often humble when his achievements are touted by others, and looks to promote his members instead of himself.

Locke served from the time of his last promotion as Aedile of House Shar Dakhan until he was selected to be Consul on Feburary of this year. Since then, he has resumed a seat he once held when I was Quaestor of House Plagueis. He's served as one of the Brotherhood's most active and dedicated Consuls, working to establish the unit feud with Clan Scholae Palatinae in which CNS and CSP demonstrated some impressive performance numbers. Those numbers served as the clarion call to all other units that they needed to better engage their members into sustainable activity.

It's past time that he was rewarded for being the leader that he is.

Tra'an Reith di Plagia

Reaver Tra'an Reith di Plagia, 2015-09-19 17:38:08 UTC

Others talk about Locke's shinies and statistics. I'm here to talk about the person. The guy who sits down with me and offers advice. The guy who helped me get back into the swing of things as a leader. The guy who encourages others to do their best, who provides opportunities for others. Locke has served as Consul of Naga Sadow for the past six months and Aedile for eleven months before that. He has created a stable summit where once there was none. Under his leadership, Naga Sadow has strengthened itself and has added many new members who have hit Knighthood. He's run several Clan events, the most recent being Awakenings. Awakenings has been a success in bringing veterans out of the woodwork and making them work together with our newer members. It's enabled the Houses to capitalise on this as we progress into the future.

Coming back to the stable summit, Locke has given up his time to train us in what he wants in leadership and given us 1:2:1 advice and instruction in what the current MAA wants in recommendations for promotions and awards and goes to great length in making all leaders of varying position feel part of the Summit and that their opinions matter. He encourages everyone to get involved and contribute to the well being of the Clan.

Naga Sadow would not be in the place it is now if not for Locke. He has created a whole new direction for Naga Sadow, the Warhost and has changed how the members interact with the inhabitants of the Orian System. These changes have not been universally welcomed by our members, but Locke has assuaged their worries and taken on board their feedback in order to improve what we have.

Locke is a massive influence on all within Naga Sadow, from our newest to our eldest members. He has ensured that everything we do is not in vain, and that everyone in their respective areas is being productive, doing the best they possibly can and, most importantly, enjoying themselves. For all that and the rest of Locke's achievements that have been covered by others, I'm pleased to see Locke reach the pinnacle of the Equites. Congratulations, my friend.

Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos

Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2015-09-19 17:48:45 UTC

I am honoured to be recommending Locke Sonje for his elevation to the rank of Augur. He has been a pillar of stability inside Naga Sadow for a long time now, stepping up and taking the reins as Consul to give direction and focus to the Clan. Boosting activity and mentoring the newer leaders of the Houses to make the Clan what it currently is today.

Since his last elevation Locke has continued to serve the Brotherhood in a multitude of leadership roles. Currently, he serves as the Consul of Naga Sadow. Since taking on the position he has had to teach the job of Proconsul to me, explaining the new responsibilities and guiding me on matters that I needed help with. All the time keeping his cool and leading by example, participating in fifty-seven amount of competitions, as well as organising two events for the clan. The first one Red Fury in which both members from Naga Sadow and Scholae Palatinae brought members together, fostering ties between the two units, and running a successful event.

Though no sooner than the event had finished Locke was taking the reins to make sure that all members were awarded correctly, helping develop his leadership team to awarding members correctly, proofing countless recommendations from everyone as well as helping recc writing in general for his summit. Locke was a key part of the current Clan Event known as Awakenings, he instantly got the group running the Clan event together, keeping contact via the discussion email thread. Setting up the event with myself, Marcus and Vexatus organizing competitions as well as giving out fictional lead ups to the release of the event. Giving the members a build up which has seen a great amount of activity from the Clan with everyone getting involved in the event and enjoying the story that has been created for it.

The whole time that he has been leading Locke has never allowed his activity to drop, always taking the approach of leading by example for the members, he has managed to earn himself a total of ten Crescents varying in all different ones, as well as smashing out events for the Clan managing to take home twenty-seven seals of the Crusader as well as eleven Seals of Revelation. Locke has always been involved in writing, heavily ACCing his way through members and helping them expand their knowledge of the Antei Combat Center. For all his work with Clan members as well as anyone that challenges him he has managed to earn himself thirty-two Clusters of Ice. Always trying to improve himself, Locke has stepped out of his comfort zone and into the world of gaming, earning himself a total of fifty-three Clusters of Fire.

He also continues to keep a regular presence on both of the sites, these are in the form of his involvement with members of the summit. He has been guiding and teaching the newer members of the Clan and always getting himself involved with anything and everything, he constantly has new ways to progress Naga Sadow, this was by first implementing the way that we run houses, and the level of communication between the entire summit. As well as that we need to be seen participating in competitions as well as running them, driving us all to constantly update wiki pages, house fictions and keep bringing members into the fictional background making them feel involved in the Clan.

For all of his hard work and effort he has managed to earn himself a fairly large amount of medals, since his last elevation he has gained a Sapphire Blade, Steel Cross and a Dark Cross for his service to Clan Naga Sadow. Even during hard times his loyalty to the Clan has been unwavering having to make the hard decisions on numerous occasions is something we all forget about, I have seen him doing it countless times always putting the Brotherhood and Clan in the forpoint of his decisions. Thank you for all your hard work work and devotion not only to Clan Naga Sadow but to the Brotherhood as a whole, you have impacted many members and I continue to look forward to working with you in the future. Congratulations, Locke, this promotion is a testiment to your character and abilities in the Brotherhood.

Proconsul of Naga Sadow

Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2015-09-19 17:37:23 UTC

Locke is the exemplar Consul. He dreams up projects, he forgoes personal merit in favor of merit of his members, and he creates opportunity for advancement, one of which I am personal proof, as I would not be here in this position if it wasn't for him. If you have an idea and you pass it to Locke, he will help you work it out and expand it to reach it's full potential. If you can't make a certain deadline, he will move heaven and earth to see it done. Locke is the kind of guy who will work silently behind the screen, but thanks to his silent and diligent work, you will get one hell of a show.

It's my distinct honor to support Locke's promotion to EQ4. Well done boss!

Clan Rollmaster of Naga Sadow

Marcus Kiriyu, 2015-09-19 17:48:15 UTC

During my time as Rollmaster and Quaestor, I have had the distinct pleasure of witnessing Locke's dedication the CNS first hand. Every action he makes is one towards instilling activity, and ensuring that our members are being taken care of. Particularly, as Rollmaster, he worked with me to ensure that new members were being addressed efficiently, and guided on the right path to making Knighthood without ever being “too pushy”. From there, he has continued to take on the role of “manager” within CNS. He expects regular updates from his Summit, as well as providing feedback in a timely manner. While coordinating so many strong-willed leaders, he still creates initiatives of his own and runs them past members in order to get feedback on what is, or isn't, a good idea to implement. Not a single project moves forward without a great deal of discussion and an initial “soft approval” before signing off on the full initiative. It is these actions that mark him as a strong leader for the Clan, and he doesn't get enough credit for what he does, in a role that is often difficult to measure.

Locke has dedicated himself to the betterment of the Clan, and fostering the growth of his team. It is for this reason that I wish to tender my recommendation for him, even if he likes purple a little too much, even for a Krath.

Quaestor of Shar Dakhan

Atra, 2015-09-19 17:49:10 UTC

Sylar, 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 Scholae Palatinae, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-09-19 07:31:55 UTC

Since my return to the DJB as an active member, Maelous has been a steadfast friend. As Aedile, he became more than my subordinate to me and was counted upon for daily conversation, even if he was a horrible Sith. He helped me better enjoy my time here, and helped me settle into Naga Sadow as Quaestor. One might expect someone who was passed over to lead the House to sulk, to leave and hold a grudge. Maelous is not that kind of person. He taught me everything I needed to know about Marka Ragnos and the members within it. He gave detailed information on the past storylines of the House and helped me to develop a storyline to move the House along as we progress towards Episode VII and beyond.

Since his last promotion, Maelous has served as Battleteam Leader of Red Moon for four months and spent fourteen months as Aedile of Marka Ragnos. During his time as Aedile, Maelous has posted seven reports and made thirty nine comments on the website. Maelous has received a Grand Cross of the Dark Side for his work on the Sith Alchemy Guide as well as a Dark Cross for his work as Aedile. Over the past year, Maelous has organised seven competitions and participated in fifty four of them, winning seventeen Crescents (two with Amethyst Star, four with Sapphire Star, five with Emerald Star and six with Topaz Star). He has also gained eight Clusters of Fire and eleven Clusters of Ice and a Scroll of Indoctrination.

Maelous has also written 4,500 words for official competitions and another 5,000 words for Homecomings and creating a storyline for Marka Ragnos as we turn into the 'Shield of Naga Sadow', defending the Orian System from external & internal threats. As well as this, Maelous has completed three exams and gained a Maven in Leadership.

As well as these shines, Maelous helped create and run Homecoming, a House event that explained why a Jedi would come to Naga Sadow and be allowed to lead a House. This event encouraged half of the House to participate, which was a vast improvement in activity in the House before I joined. Maelous has also mentored members of our Summit in the form of Tasha, Darkblade & Armad. These three are relatively new to leadership and have been working with Maelous to develop their skills and lead their respective teams.

Maelous was also involved with Lightsaber Guide, assisting the team in creating this useful resource to the Brotherhood. In addition to this, Maelous is easily accessible to our members, utilising a variety of different communication platforms. In doing so, Maelous has allowed members to contact their Summit at any time of the day due to our difference in time zones. Recently, Maelous participated in the Clan event, Awakenings, where he was part of Xanos' team. Maelous sent out several emails encouraging Ragnosians to participate in the event and doing anything he could to promote it. Despite Xanos' team coming second, Maelous was an integral part to that and an integral part of my summit.

Maelous has been waiting for this promotion for too long now and I'm ecstatic to see him promoted to Equite Two, despite being a pain in my backside fictionally. Maelous is my friend, my colleague and a great member of Naga Sadow. Thank you for your hard work, Viking.

Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos

Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2015-09-17 22:51:16 UTC

Maelous has served on the Naga Sadow Summit for well over a year now and continues to be as solid a part of the clan leadership as anyone. Since his last promotion, he and I served as Aedile together for quite a few months. Then, when most of the Summit stepped down and I afterward became Consul, Maelous was one of the few Summit members to stay on for CNS. To this day, he continues to be a strong force for the clan.

Among his accolades, Maelous earned a Grand Cross earlier this year. This award details his extensive involvement in clan stories, including his own activity and his assisting several members in developing their own writing. He also was one of my closest allies on the Summit at the time, as we were both Aediles for the bulk of 2014. We discussed a lot of our planning together, as the recommendation for the Grand Cross shows. This is something I deeply appreciate about Maelous: he is always approachable, down-to-earth, and reasonable.

Since I became Consul at the end of February, Maelous has adapted well to the changes on Summit. He has helped his new Quaestor, Sanguinius, settle in from another Clan, and they ran the Homecomings event for House Marka Ragnos together. Together with Sang, he has ensured the clan had regular and solid reports every month between February and September in a consistent, on time manner.

I'm grateful for Maelous' continued presence on the Sadowan Summit, and I feel it bears keeping in mind that he has been on it the longest of all current Summit members, and is the only one to be on it since last year besides myself. We've been through a lot together, and Maelous has been there for me and the clan when we needed him most. For that, I would like to add my recommendation to his promotion.

Congrats, Maelous!

Epis Locke Sonjie, 2015-09-17 19:10:41 UTC

Maelous is an amazing member of Clan Naga Sadow that I have had the privilege to work with on one of our House's wiki projects. He always was helpful in offering advice or ways that I could go about writing up fiction for one of our squadrons. If I ever was stuck on ideas, He could always give me an idea that I could bounce off of. A lot of times, he worked behind the scenes on many House projects and always had time to chat and keep us updated on what was happening. I am very happy to have him as part of our team and can't wait to see him promoted for all of his hard work and efforts.

Tasha'Vel Versea, 2015-09-17 19:21:44 UTC

I am writing this recommendation on behalf of Maelous Ascarend. I would like first to speak about his leadership activity, and leave the medal statistics for later in the rec. Since his last elevation on March 11th of 2014, he has served Clan Naga Sadow well. He has been an active Aedile for 14 months. He has made 12 news posts, 39 news comments, organized 7 competitions, written 4500+ words, and participated in 54 competitions(!). He successfully ran the HMR Homecomings event, which was well received with at least half of the House actively participating. He has served as a mentor to House members, with Tasha and Darkblade being examples. He also helped our new Jedi Quaestor, Sanguinius, settle into the House and get up to speed on the Clan and current events. His fictional work within the Clan includes developing the new HMR direction as the ‘shield” of the Clan. he communicates well with members on IRC, telegram, and via email.

I would like to speak as to Maelous’ opportunity to help the Brotherhood as a whole. His service in regards to the Alchemy Guide was instrumental in his last promotion. However, his service on the Lightsaber Guide and Construction Guide remain unrewarded. He helped me edit and proofread my portions of the LSG, and did research for the overall project. Maelous was also instrumental in writing the Lightsaber Construction Guide which has been approved but not yet released. He was responsible as my assistant for the long lists of tables that compiled all of the known SW crystals, along with editing and suggestions on the rest of the document. It clocks in at over 10,000 words. He has clearly served the overall club.

Lastly, the statistics: GC (for Aedile service), DC, 17 Crescents, 19 Clusters, a Scroll of Indoctrination, passed 3 SA courses and earned the Leadership Maven degree. He has earned 21 Seals, and a Seal of Loyalty.

Maelous is one of our best leaders, and it has been a privilege to have him both in our Clan, and in this Club. I am happy to recommend he be promoted to Equite 2 forthwith.

-Adept Macron Goura Sadow, Consul Emeritus

Adept Macron Goura Sadow, 2015-09-17 19:11:38 UTC

I am honoured to be recommending Maelous for his elevation to the rank of Equite Two. He has had a steady level of activity inside the Brotherhood, maintaining his position inside the clan and striving to improve himself in the duties of Aedile of House Marka Ragnos.

Since I joined the clan, Maelous has always been around to help at the drop of the hat, when I started off he took the time to sit down with me and go through the strengths and weaknesses of the House. Interacting with the members constantly and being the pillar of strength for the House as well as giving me a solid insight into what the members of the House wanted. While in leadership he has taken to the lead by example style of leadership which has helped to increase the activity inside of the House by members working with Maelous.

What impressed me the most is the way he has been forced to adapt to changes. Never once have I heard Maelous speak a bad word to anyone, always trying his best to just get on with the work giving his best with anything that he undertakes. Maelous has had to learn to work with Sang on many things but each time proving he is able bring new ideas to the table. Giving his opinion to the summit and always trying to help develop the clan.

As everyone else has managed to say he has been a solid example of what members should strive for in the Brotherhood. Showing constant devotion to the club and to his duties, always giving everything he has to get the job done. Congratulations on this elevation Maelous and I look forward to seeing what you do in the future.

Proconsul of Naga Sadow

Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2015-09-17 22:50:55 UTC

Maru, 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:

• Have an approved character sheet on record
• Pass 6 Shadow Academy courses, excluding Dark Brotherhood Basics, Test Of Lore, Advancement Survey, and excluding courses from the Novitate Hall department
• Pass 8 Shadow Academy courses from the (Novitate Hall) department(s)
• Pass Dark Brotherhood Basics Shadow Academy course

I will continue to watch your progress, Maru, 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,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-09-18 00:47:53 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Schwarzbär. I have heard reports from Clan Taldryan that you have managed to:

• Perform a basic activity, such as contacting the house/clan summit

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-09-16 12:49:55 UTC

Schwarzbär, you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to Clan Taldryan, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-09-16 07:54:55 UTC

Trin Valen, you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to Clan Arcona, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-09-16 01:14:21 UTC

Hunter Crysall has come to the end of her Hunter trials. She is now ready to advance and rise to the rank of Knight. She has earned her Maven in Galactic History, along side passing both Leadership Reports and Competitions with very excellent scores, securing a SA Society rank 4. She earned a Dark Cross. She has earned 194 Clusters of Fire, 330 Clusters of Earth and a Pendant of Blood pushing her to GMRG Rank 5. She has participated in a total of 15 competitions, earning both a Ruby Star and a Topaz Star.

To advance to the rank of Knight and earn the right to carry a lightsaber is a huge accomplishment, one that Crysall should be very proud of, as we all here in CSP are of her. Congratulations Crysall! Drinks are on you!

Lord Idris Adenn, 2015-09-15 03:52:06 UTC

Crysall is a special case within the Dark Brotherhood. At the beginning, she had barely paid attention to Star Wars, or even liked it, but she followed me and joined the club. Over time, her interest increased and increased as well as her knowledge, and she started liking it.

She became one of the most accomplished members of her previous Clan, storming it with a rain of Clusters being a solid pillar on The Old Republic. While shy and quiet and barely present in the IRC chats, her name, for a time, appeared in every report, earning promotions, awards, commendations and everything a gamer in the Brotherhood can aspire to.

I've seen her struggle over and over to reach each requirement for her promotions, writing when she could not manage to do it properly, reading to understand what she had to write about and overall growing slowly but surely towards the point she is now.

Now, years later and just returned to the club, she has taken again her mantle of gamer and is starting to grow again, like an animal waking up from a long hibernation. She also put aside her problems dealing with non-gaming points and worked on a great deal of tests just to scratch that small distance that separated her from knighthood.

It's an honor and a pride to have been her Master, and I think any unit should feel honored to count her in their ranks. A spearhead for gaming, is something needs to be done and can be earned through patience and good work, she will accomplish it. She's all that, and I couldn't recommend her more for this more than deserved promotion that will take her to the top of the Journeyman's ladder and the beginning of the path of the Equites.

Well done Crysall, now show everyone how you move forward, not as a mere Journeyman, but as a Knight!

Rosh Nyine, 2015-09-14 22:35:01 UTC

Aexod Burgoo, 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:

• Logon to IRC and visit Clan channel
• Pass 8 Shadow Academy courses from the (Novitate Hall) department(s)
• Pass Dark Brotherhood Basics Shadow Academy course

I will continue to watch your progress, Aexod Burgoo, 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,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-09-14 21:58:13 UTC