Elevation Request: Prelate Templar Alaris Jinn (9426)

As of this writing, Alaris has served outstandingly on the Wiki Staff for five months. Whenever I send out something important over the Wiki Staff's mailing list and tell people to inform their Clans, I know that Alaris will do it in a timely and efficient manner; out of the entire Staff, he is the best at keeping his Clan informed about any changes or plans. He has performed his duty of leaving messages, which are actually much more polite than mine, on users' talk pages. He has performed more than admirably while juggling his other duties, now Quaestor of House Satal Keto, in Clan Plagueis, and for this reason I would like to add my recommendation to his other superiors'.

Congratulations, Alaris!

RevengeX Palpatine Wiki Tribune

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Since my return to HSK several months ago, I'm been impressed with new amount of activity that my house is seeing today and the leadership amongst all its membership that has been contributing to this. However, no specific member in HSK has contributed to this change in HSK more than our former QUA, Alaris, has.

For several months I had served as Aedile to HSK and worked with Alaris one on one for quite some time regarding the developments in our house and the stand alone character aspect I remember highlighting most in my mind was the example he set through action regarding activity. When most people end up in a position, their activity level in relation to normal membership activities drops; this is the normal state of things has these people fill their time with other activities related to their job. Alaris' activity, however, never did. Even with the duties and responsiblities he held as QUA of the house, he always made time for the basic activities like competitions, fighting in the ACC, and even pumping out SA course after SA course. No Aedile report of mine went without some mention of activity from him as he earned new degrees and medals, and in turn set a standard himself for the activity level for the house.

Aside from this, Alaris also served proudly in his role of QUA of HSK; giving guidence to our troubled BTLs, maintaining an active focus for our house, and running (completely by himself) the War of Ascension for the entire clan which gave multiple opportunities to our membership in HSK to gain merits for promotions and medals. As the rest of the summits can tell you, Alaris is deserving in more ways than one for a promotion to E2.

Warhunter Arwan Quaestor of Satal Keto

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Advancement in the Equite ranks is something that requires a certain amount of élan. No longer is it enough to simply participate in mass. You have to be an advocate of change, a driving force in the Brotherhood. And I believe Alaris has demonstrated those talents and is, thus, deserving of the title of Prelate.

Since his last elevation, he has accrued several personal honors and awards: Dark Side Scroll, Dark Cross (x3), Anteian Cross, six crescents (3 Cr-Q, 2 Cr-E, Cr-T), a Seal of Loyalty, completed the Chamber of Justice course, completed the Wiki Basics course, attained the Dark Maven: Philosophy, attained the Dark Maven: Flight and was awarded his first - of what will be many - Seals of Loyalty.

As a role model of our clan, he has ran, and completed, the War of Ascension; a major plot-driven event that bridged the clan's history from its previous identity and leadership to its new incarnation. During the event, he ran twelve competitions (segments/chapters), created a Wiki article for the WoA and updated the entire Clan's Naval Forces to reflect the changes affected. During this time, he also trained his first Apprentice (DJK Kara Rohana) and brought a second along (JH Ashron). This was all completed in addition to his duties as a Wiki Staff member and both Aedile and Quaestor... where he was responsible for mailer and roster audits, house development, member progression, house wiki, managing his Aedile and BTL (both of which were prepared to step up with Alaris' rise to PCON) and helping the clan map out projects and direction for the upcoming year.

As our newly elevated Proconsul, Alaris has quickly asserted himself as the new de facto 'guy' in our chain of command. He is working with both House Summits to establish rhythm, place our new leadership model into action and get the buy-in of the membership as we enter into the next GJW. All in all, his work in both Plagueis and the Wiki are fantastic and make him worthy of this elevation.

Braecen Kaeth Consul of Plagueis

Braecen Kaeth, 2009-01-09 07:50:12 UTC

Elevation Request: Obelisk Templar DJK Alaris Jinn (9426)

Alaris Jinn is the epitome of what a leader should be. I will start by saying that Alaris helped Clan Plagueis to Fourth Place in the Independence Games. He received 10 Seals of Remembrance, and two Crescents (one Ruby, one Diamond) for his work during this Brotherhood wide competition. Award-wise, Alaris doesn't stop there, as he racked up an additional Crescent with an Amethyst Star. Alaris also received a Grand Cross of the Dark Side, an Anteian Cross, and a Dark Cross. He has racked up 24 Clusters of Fire and 2 Legions of the Scholar. He also received a Seal of Loyalty on Exodus Day. In the Shadow Academy, Alaris has taken and passed 3 Shadow Academy Exams (Freighters and Transports, Krath Advanced Poetry, Krath Poetry) and attained a Dark Maven in Flight!

The reason Alaris does not rack up an insane amount of Crescents is because he is normally behind the competitions. Since his promotion to Dark Jedi Knight, he has run 6 competitions. Two of these are Clan wide, and not just house wide. Alaris is running the War of Ascension, watched over by Braecen and myself, in which we are progressing the Clan's fiction. We are currently in the midst of this, and Alaris is running it extremely well. This is a trait that I would not attribute to an Aedile (not one that they'd show, anyway) and yet, Alaris is proving his can do things for more than his House. Recently, Setal Keto's Quaestor, Alex d'Tana had internet problems, and Alaris stepped up to the plate. He took up and excelled as an interim Quaestor. Alaris is on IRC whenever he is not at work, and he is always available to help members if they need it.

I believe that Alaris is ready to step over the line of Journeyman and enter into the Equites. I happily recommend Alaris Jinn for a promotion to Obelisk Templar. Congratulations, Equite!

Yzarc Rellik Kaeth Proconsul of Clan Plagueis

What can be said about Alaris and his deserving of promotion.  In the recent Independence Games, Alaris scored nearly 25% of the Clan's points overall.  Tremendous activity.  This is while preforming his Aedile duties.  Speaking of Aedile, I can think of no individual whom carries out the duties of the office better then Alaris, and I unhesitatingly believe that the man will make an exceptional Quaestor, and Consul in the future.  Alaris is always available to his members, and members of the Command Staff for advice and ideas, and recently he engaged and ran an incredibly detailed and time cosuming competition for Plagueis, the War of Ascention: Invasion of Morroth.  I belive the dedication, and pride in excellence shines through Alaris' actions, and that he is more then ready for elevation.  

Congratulations,

Alex d'Tana
Quaestor of House Satal Keto

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Following those recommendations leaves little to comment on, but I think it speaks volumes that a Consul can recap instead of spearhead an elevation request for such a young, promising member within our ranks. And let no one be in doubt, Alaris is not a byproduct of what we hope to achieve, as much as he is a beacon of what our future, as a club, will be.

When someone asks me to identify the traits, or characteristics, of great leaders, I will always rattle off the same list: sincerity, passion, confidence, ingenuity, and energy. Rarely do we encounter people that demonstrate all of these attributes, but I am honored to have one such anomaly within the inner ranks of Clan Plagueis. I know that - with time - he will become the future of Clan Plagueis. Diligently, he accepts the assignments I have placed before him... learning from his own mistakes and those of his peers, emulating the good behaviors of his colleagues and rubbing off his own good skills in the process. He is quick to fire, sure... but he reacts out of concern and the belief that his action is what is best for the Clan. And I am proud to have leaders that ask for forgiveness, opposed to asking for permission.

This individual has demonstrated all of the necessary traits for elevation into the Equite class. He is a prominent leader, an exceptional member, a visionary for our future and demonstrates a maturity well beyond his rank. I look forward to this elevation and another quick, successive promotion in his bright, bright future.

Braecen Kaeth
Consul of Clan Plagueis

Braecen Kaeth, 2008-07-22 20:53:37 UTC