Farrin Xies Tarentae

Event ID: 114751
Award: Sapphire Blade
Quantity: 1
Requested by: Lord Dacien Victae
Primary reason: Farrin is one of the most prolific members in the history of the Shadow Academy staff. In his six months as a Magistrate, he has written -- from blank page to live course -- ten courses and exams totaling more than 20,000 words. On top of that, he is an exceptional editor with an eye for fine detail and a drive to keep correcting, revising, reworking until the finished product meets his own high standards. He is also a valuable adviser, not afraid to tell me when I am pushing a project along too quickly or wandering down the wrong path. In short, Farrin is impressive.

His first and largest assignment was to aid Aabsdu in a total rewrite of the Department of History Studies. Aabs got the ball rolling, but the project really picked up momentum when Farrin got involved. He jumped right in and largely took the reins of the project, spending days pouring over source material on Wookieepedia, the Brotherhood Wiki, and the original course notes. He crafted outlines for each course, ensuring that all key points in Star Wars history would be addressed, and then spent weeks synthesizing, analyzing, and writing. He took feedback eagerly and incorporated comments into his work, never allowing pride of authorship to interfere with crafting the best possible courses. Moreover, he finished the entire project four months ahead of schedule -- it launched in August rather than the originally-planned December. The total History rewrite was a project unlike anything the Shadow Academy has ever undertaken and it could not have succeeded like it did without Farrin’s hard work and dedication.

Farrin then turned his attention to the oldest courses in our catalog: he rewrote the Sith and Krath COREs from scratch. As a result, two of our most convoluted, patchwork courses (sources of common complaint) have become excellent examples of high quality writing and organization. He also spent hours revising the Light Side CORE courses and Dark Brotherhood Basics, fixing difficult-to-read notes and glaring content errors. More recently, he has edited the Leadership Reports, Leadership Rewards, and Leadership Management courses. The last of those, Management, has been transformed. I supplied Farrin a rough outline of changes to make, and he rewrote the course notes almost entirely from scratch (which seems to be his specialty) in an afternoon. Thanks to his quick turnaround and precise style, the Management course is a completely different, significantly more useful course than it was before. Once again, Farrin created a high quality course from little more than loose direction and source notes.

Finally, I have to thank Farrin for being a steady hand and a dedicated staffer. When I ask him for thoughts on a course, he does not hesitate to tell me if it needs work. When I want to push something out before it’s ready, he pumps the brakes. Most of all, when something needs to be done, I know I can trust Farrin to tackle it and succeed. He is my secret weapon. Thank you, Farrin, and congratulations!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-12-01 14:28:01 UTC
Additional reasons: I came across Farrin around the time Aabsdu returned to the staff as a Professor. The History Department was an outdated disaster in desperate need of a full overhaul. Considering the amount of work involved, Farrin was brought in to assist Aabsdu in his efforts and he truly impressed us all. Instead of patching up the existing courses, this duo started from zero and built a series of 8 courses that are completely separate from what we had before. This included research as well as writing a massive mountain of text. This project has become one of those milestones for the Academy. It has completely altered the way we look at creating courses as well as updating them. Where in the past, we remained within the structure of an existing course and just reworded or alter segments. This project has started a trend where we start from 0 and build a new replacement course to take the place of the outdated one. It also revolutionized the concept of future updates as it is written in such a way that we can easily insert segments as canon demands. An example would be the ease in which we will be able to insert content that will arrive with the “Revan” expansion of SWToR.

Based on his superb performance in this project, Farrin became a Magistrate to the Headmaster and he has yet to slow down in his assault on the outdated segments of the SA. I am not going to repeat everything the Headmaster has already mentioned, I am merely going to ask that anyone reading this goes to look at the History Department and the Core Department and look at the results of his work. Then realise that you can only “see” about 35% of everything he has done for the Shadow Academy. You will come to the same conclusion we have when we set out to award him this sacramental award.

Supreme Chancellor Ood Bnar, 2014-12-01 14:27:40 UTC

Event ID: 114211
Award: Cluster of Fire
Quantity: 5
XP Value: 5.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason: For participation in Star Wars Commander: The Sickness!

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-11-15 08:42:17 UTC

Event ID: 114016
Award: Cluster of Fire
Quantity: 5
XP Value: 5.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Ernordeth Puer-Irae
Primary reason: For participating in Monthly Mobile Gaming: Ninjump!

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Ernordeth Puer-Irae, 2014-11-09 07:48:48 UTC

Event ID: 113903
Award: Seal of Loyalty
Quantity: 1
XP Value: 0.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Grand Master Declan Roark
Primary reason: Day of the Fox. Thank you for your dedication and Loyalty to the Dark Brotherhood.

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2014-11-07 03:07:15 UTC

Event ID: 113764
Award: Seal of the Crusader
Quantity: 3
XP Value: 75.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
Primary reason: Participation in Fading Light: Nicht Ka

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2014-11-06 18:46:55 UTC

Event ID: 241489
Society: Grand Master's Royal Guard
Old Rank: I
New Rank: II
Requested by: Construct dbb0t
Primary reason: Migrated from legacy data

Construct dbb0t, 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC

Event ID: 113503
Award: Cluster of Fire
Quantity: 8
XP Value: 8.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason: PvP matches played on or before 2014-10-31

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-10-31 23:30:24 UTC

Event ID: 112960
Award: Seal of the Crusader
Quantity: 1
XP Value: 25.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
Primary reason: Participation in the Fading Light ACC Tournament

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2014-10-16 19:11:33 UTC

Event ID: 112787
Award: Cluster of Fire
Quantity: 10
XP Value: 10.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason: For participation in Star Wars Commander: Escalation on Dandoran!

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-10-12 15:44:09 UTC

Event ID: 238553
Society: Aurora Collegium of Sciences
Old Rank: IX: Scientist
New Rank: X: Specialist
Requested by: Construct dbb0t
Primary reason: Migrated from legacy data

Construct dbb0t, 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC

Event ID: 111412
Award: Crescent with Emerald Star
Quantity: 1
XP Value: 25.0 XP (Full Value)
Competition: [Ravaged] Gulon Station: Run-On [HM]
Requested by: Raiju
Primary reason: For achieving 3rd place in the [Ravaged] Gulon Station: Run-On [HM] competition.

Raiju, 2014-09-05 06:10:33 UTC

Event ID: 110646
Award: Cluster of Fire
Quantity: 5
XP Value: 5.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Ernordeth Puer-Irae
Primary reason: For participation in Monthly Mobile Gaming: Akinator!

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Ernordeth Puer-Irae, 2014-08-16 01:57:30 UTC

Event ID: 238552
Society: Aurora Collegium of Sciences
Old Rank: VII: Researcher
New Rank: IX: Scientist
Requested by: Construct dbb0t
Primary reason: Migrated from legacy data

Construct dbb0t, 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC

Event ID: 238551
Society: Aurora Collegium of Sciences
Old Rank: VI: Researcher
New Rank: VII: Researcher
Requested by: Construct dbb0t
Primary reason: Migrated from legacy data

Construct dbb0t, 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC

Event ID: 110162
Position: Battleteam Leader
Unit: Jen Kaari

Event ID: 110055
Position: Rollmaster
Unit: Tarentum

Event ID: 108954
Award: Scroll of Foundation
Quantity: 5
XP Value: 125.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by: Lord Dacien Victae
Primary reason: For services to the Shadow Academy in the first half of 2014.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-07-07 15:48:19 UTC

Event ID: 108915
Award: Cluster of Ice
Quantity: 1
XP Value: 5 XP
Requested by: Grand Master Declan Roark
Primary reason: ACC Battles fought on or before 2014-07-06

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2014-07-06 23:30:13 UTC

Event ID: 108423
Award: Cluster of Ice
Quantity: 1
XP Value: 5 XP
Requested by: Grand Master Declan Roark
Primary reason: ACC Battles fought on or before 2014-06-09

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2014-06-09 23:30:13 UTC

Event ID: 108421
Award: Crescent with Topaz Star
Quantity: 1
XP Value: 15.0 XP (Full Value)
Competition: Road to the Multiverse
Requested by: Anshar Kahn Tarentae
Primary reason: For achieving 1st place in the Road to the Multiverse competition.

The awards for this competition were downgraded due to low participation.

Anshar Kahn Tarentae, 2014-06-09 21:55:36 UTC

1 Dec, 2014 1 Sapphire Blade Awarded Event ID 114751 Award Sapphire Blade Quantity 1 Requested by Lord Dacien Victae Primary reason Farrin is one of the most prolific members in the history of the Shadow Academy staff. In his six months as a Magistrate, he has written -- from blank page to live course -- ten courses and exams totaling more than 20,000 words. On top of that, he is an exceptional editor with an eye for fine detail and a drive to keep correcting, revising, reworking until the finished product meets his own high standards. He is also a valuable adviser, not afraid to tell me when I am pushing a project along too quickly or wandering down the wrong path. In short, Farrin is impressive. His first and largest assignment was to aid Aabsdu in a total rewrite of the Department of History Studies. Aabs got the ball rolling, but the project really picked up momentum when Farrin got involved. He jumped right in and largely took the reins of the project, spending days pouring over source material on Wookieepedia, the Brotherhood Wiki, and the original course notes. He crafted outlines for each course, ensuring that all key points in Star Wars history would be addressed, and then spent weeks synthesizing, analyzing, and writing. He took feedback eagerly and incorporated comments into his work, never allowing pride of authorship to interfere with crafting the best possible courses. Moreover, he finished the entire project four months ahead of schedule -- it launched in August rather than the originally-planned December. The total History rewrite was a project unlike anything the Shadow Academy has ever undertaken and it could not have succeeded like it did without Farrin’s hard work and dedication. Farrin then turned his attention to the oldest courses in our catalog: he rewrote the Sith and Krath COREs from scratch. As a result, two of our most convoluted, patchwork courses (sources of common complaint) have become excellent examples of high quality writing and organization. He also spent hours revising the Light Side CORE courses and Dark Brotherhood Basics, fixing difficult-to-read notes and glaring content errors. More recently, he has edited the Leadership Reports, Leadership Rewards, and Leadership Management courses. The last of those, Management, has been transformed. I supplied Farrin a rough outline of changes to make, and he rewrote the course notes almost entirely from scratch (which seems to be his specialty) in an afternoon. Thanks to his quick turnaround and precise style, the Management course is a completely different, significantly more useful course than it was before. Once again, Farrin created a high quality course from little more than loose direction and source notes. Finally, I have to thank Farrin for being a steady hand and a dedicated staffer. When I ask him for thoughts on a course, he does not hesitate to tell me if it needs work. When I want to push something out before it’s ready, he pumps the brakes. Most of all, when something needs to be done, I know I can trust Farrin to tackle it and succeed. He is my secret weapon. Thank you, Farrin, and congratulations! Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-12-01 14:28:01 UTC Additional reasons I came across Farrin around the time Aabsdu returned to the staff as a Professor. The History Department was an outdated disaster in desperate need of a full overhaul. Considering the amount of work involved, Farrin was brought in to assist Aabsdu in his efforts and he truly impressed us all. Instead of patching up the existing courses, this duo started from zero and built a series of 8 courses that are completely separate from what we had before. This included research as well as writing a massive mountain of text. This project has become one of those milestones for the Academy. It has completely altered the way we look at creating courses as well as updating them. Where in the past, we remained within the structure of an existing course and just reworded or alter segments. This project has started a trend where we start from 0 and build a new replacement course to take the place of the outdated one. It also revolutionized the concept of future updates as it is written in such a way that we can easily insert segments as canon demands. An example would be the ease in which we will be able to insert content that will arrive with the “Revan” expansion of SWToR. Based on his superb performance in this project, Farrin became a Magistrate to the Headmaster and he has yet to slow down in his assault on the outdated segments of the SA. I am not going to repeat everything the Headmaster has already mentioned, I am merely going to ask that anyone reading this goes to look at the History Department and the Core Department and look at the results of his work. Then realise that you can only “see” about 35% of everything he has done for the Shadow Academy. You will come to the same conclusion we have when we set out to award him this sacramental award. Supreme Chancellor Ood Bnar, 2014-12-01 14:27:40 UTC
15 Nov, 2014 5 Clusters of Fire Awarded Event ID 114211 Award Cluster of Fire Quantity 5 XP Value 5.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Valhavoc Ad Vizsla Primary reason For participation in Star Wars Commander: The Sickness! (Converted from Cluster of Earth) Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-11-15 08:42:17 UTC
9 Nov, 2014 5 Clusters of Fire Awarded Event ID 114016 Award Cluster of Fire Quantity 5 XP Value 5.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Ernordeth Puer-Irae Primary reason For participating in Monthly Mobile Gaming: Ninjump! (Converted from Cluster of Earth) Ernordeth Puer-Irae, 2014-11-09 07:48:48 UTC
7 Nov, 2014 1 Seal of Loyalty Awarded Event ID 113903 Award Seal of Loyalty Quantity 1 XP Value 0.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Grand Master Declan Roark Primary reason Day of the Fox. Thank you for your dedication and Loyalty to the Dark Brotherhood. Grand Master Declan Roark, 2014-11-07 03:07:15 UTC
6 Nov, 2014 3 Seals of the Crusader Awarded Event ID 113764 Award Seal of the Crusader Quantity 3 XP Value 75.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu Primary reason Participation in Fading Light: Nicht Ka Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2014-11-06 18:46:55 UTC
1 Nov, 2014 Grand Master's Royal Guard rank changed from I to II Event ID 241489 Society Grand Master's Royal Guard Old Rank I New Rank II Requested by Construct dbb0t Primary reason Migrated from legacy data Construct dbb0t, 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC
31 Oct, 2014 8 Clusters of Fire Awarded Event ID 113503 Award Cluster of Fire Quantity 8 XP Value 8.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Valhavoc Ad Vizsla Primary reason PvP matches played on or before 2014-10-31 Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-10-31 23:30:24 UTC
16 Oct, 2014 1 Seal of the Crusader Awarded Event ID 112960 Award Seal of the Crusader Quantity 1 XP Value 25.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu Primary reason Participation in the Fading Light ACC Tournament Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2014-10-16 19:11:33 UTC
12 Oct, 2014 10 Clusters of Fire Awarded Event ID 112787 Award Cluster of Fire Quantity 10 XP Value 10.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Valhavoc Ad Vizsla Primary reason For participation in Star Wars Commander: Escalation on Dandoran! (Converted from Cluster of Earth) Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-10-12 15:44:09 UTC
12 Sep, 2014 Aurora Collegium of Sciences rank changed from IX: Scientist to X: Specialist Event ID 238553 Society Aurora Collegium of Sciences Old Rank IX: Scientist New Rank X: Specialist Requested by Construct dbb0t Primary reason Migrated from legacy data Construct dbb0t, 2014-09-12 00:00:00 UTC
5 Sep, 2014 1 Crescent with Emerald Star Awarded Event ID 111412 Award Crescent with Emerald Star Quantity 1 XP Value 25.0 XP (Full Value) Competition [Ravaged] Gulon Station: Run-On [HM] Requested by Raiju Primary reason For achieving 3rd place in the [Ravaged] Gulon Station: Run-On [HM] competition. Raiju, 2014-09-05 06:10:33 UTC
16 Aug, 2014 5 Clusters of Fire Awarded Event ID 110646 Award Cluster of Fire Quantity 5 XP Value 5.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Ernordeth Puer-Irae Primary reason For participation in Monthly Mobile Gaming: Akinator! (Converted from Cluster of Earth) Ernordeth Puer-Irae, 2014-08-16 01:57:30 UTC
11 Aug, 2014 Aurora Collegium of Sciences rank changed from VII: Researcher to IX: Scientist Event ID 238552 Society Aurora Collegium of Sciences Old Rank VII: Researcher New Rank IX: Scientist Requested by Construct dbb0t Primary reason Migrated from legacy data Construct dbb0t, 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC
11 Aug, 2014 Aurora Collegium of Sciences rank changed from VI: Researcher to VII: Researcher Event ID 238551 Society Aurora Collegium of Sciences Old Rank VI: Researcher New Rank VII: Researcher Requested by Construct dbb0t Primary reason Migrated from legacy data Construct dbb0t, 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC
3 Aug, 2014 Resigned from Battleteam Leader of Jen Kaari Event ID 110162 Position Battleteam Leader Unit Jen Kaari
1 Aug, 2014 Appointed to Rollmaster of Tarentum Event ID 110055 Position Rollmaster Unit Tarentum
7 Jul, 2014 5 Scrolls of Foundation Awarded Event ID 108954 Award Scroll of Foundation Quantity 5 XP Value 125.0 XP (Full Value) Requested by Lord Dacien Victae Primary reason For services to the Shadow Academy in the first half of 2014. Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-07-07 15:48:19 UTC
6 Jul, 2014 1 Cluster of Ice Awarded Event ID 108915 Award Cluster of Ice Quantity 1 XP Value 5 XP Requested by Grand Master Declan Roark Primary reason ACC Battles fought on or before 2014-07-06 Grand Master Declan Roark, 2014-07-06 23:30:13 UTC
9 Jun, 2014 1 Cluster of Ice Awarded Event ID 108423 Award Cluster of Ice Quantity 1 XP Value 5 XP Requested by Grand Master Declan Roark Primary reason ACC Battles fought on or before 2014-06-09 Grand Master Declan Roark, 2014-06-09 23:30:13 UTC
9 Jun, 2014 1 Crescent with Topaz Star Awarded Event ID 108421 Award Crescent with Topaz Star Quantity 1 XP Value 15.0 XP (Full Value) Competition Road to the Multiverse Requested by Anshar Kahn Tarentae Primary reason For achieving 1st place in the Road to the Multiverse competition. The awards for this competition were downgraded due to low participation. Anshar Kahn Tarentae, 2014-06-09 21:55:36 UTC

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, Heir of Tarentum