Sith Warrior Talon Jade has gone from a FM to my right hand man as Aedile from October 02, 2002 to this day. He has encouraged competition, recruited, and done much in the way of motivation and leadership for this house. He has unceasingly discussed the maintenance and administration of this house pointing out where my judgment is flawed and always serving to fill in places where Galthain has lacked. Specifically, he has added a helpful revision to the “Open Challenge,” helped administrate the first Round Robin comp and started the second Round Robin competitions (with three interesting phases), conceived an “intra-house” competition among the Sith, Krath, and Obelisk orders in a clan, pilot of the week title, apprentice system, and most of all, Talon Jade was a big advocate of a sense of pride in one’s House. Without it, there is no sense of identity – no sense that anything you’re doing is for anything. With Pride, one realized that there is more than just a pilot file. It is a House, a brotherhood, a family… It is very rare to find such a long standing officer like Talon that is still motivated and energetic. With his inspiration and aboveboard command ability, I am able to say that Talon Jade has been more than just a “secondary” leader of this House. Warrior Jade has acted as an equal and as a second Quaestor of House Galthain of Satal Keto. For this, managing the house while I was gone, and acting as my personal command assistant as Aedile, Warrior Talon Jade more than deserves the Steel Cross. – SBL Pyralis

, 2003-01-11 23:00:00 UTC