Over the past 15 months since his last elevation, Aru has been a super-charged firecracker of activity and leadership. Part of his activity, combined with his work as M:HM for 9 of those months, and his simultaneous work as Aedile for 8 of those months, has already been documented by his Sapphire Blade award.

Since earning that Sapphire Blade, however, Aru has still been a beacon of activity, organizing 15 competitions while participating in 85 (out of 30/169 total, respectively, since his last promotion). He’s earned 21 Crescents with varying stars over the course of these efforts, and has tallied 19 Clusters of Fire, 65 Clusters of Ice, 4 Clusters of Earth, and a whopping 106 clusters of graphite, and 28 Seals of Enmity from the last RoS.

In Great Jedi War XV, Aru’s 25 entries qualified him for 100% participation, but showed that he was willing to lead by example in terms of sharing a “do all the things” energy and motivation that helped spur Arcona (and Voidbreaker Battleteam) to a record number and event-leading participation ratio.

Aru’s personality is passionate and driven, and while there can be some bumps in the road, he continues to always show up when it matters and demonstrates a can-do attitude that I believe points towards what we look for in the later ranks of the Equites.

So for all his hard work and perseverance, I am honored to see Aru elevated to the rank of Equite 3. Great work Aru, and we love having you on the team.

-W

Aedile Tali Sroka, 2022-07-25 21:10:47 UTC

Aru's merits, and they are numerous, for his service as Aedile have already been recounted in the reasons for his Sapphire Blade. However, I feel it is worth pointing out the importance of character when obtaining higher ranks. As the member grows and matures, they will often take on a position of seniority, if not mild authority as well, as younger Journeymen look up to these elder geezers to see what the Club is all about.

When I consider people whom I'd like the newer recruits to see as an example of a 'senior' member of the Club, I cannot think of anyone better than Aru. He exemplifies qualities which I find are quintessential for the club's continued health and should thus be lauded. He's hard working, shown by his extravagant numbers, he's loyal and dependable, and he has a moral character which he does not compromise on. In our ceaseless quest to improve and maintain the experience of the DJB, having such members who're willing and ready to speak up and also do the work is invaluable and I am more than happy to support this promotion to the 'seniors' of this club. (Elder promotion pending.)

-Tali Sroka

Aedile Tali Sroka, 2022-07-25 20:31:38 UTC