Macron is a leader among leaders. He has been Proconsul for less than four months (this time!). He has consistently been a leader among the Summit, demonstrating for everyone what an ideal Proconsul should be. He has also continued to set the bar high for our regular members as well. All in all, Macron is an amazing member, and his presence is like a rallying point for the Clan to gather around. He seems to have some effect like battle meditation, except always active. Yet this is the real world, and instead of being caused by a Force power, this effect is caused by Macron's drive and personality.

First, in his time as Proconsul, Macron wasted no time in getting the ball rolling. When he got the position, we (the other members of Summit) were doing our thing, but we lacked a unified front or idea of what direction we really wanted to go. Macron jumped on board and pushed forward the move to a new, unique fictional identity which the club had not seen in recent memory, if ever. He wrote nearly all of the fiction for the Orian Assembly, making sure that everyone understood what this idea and transition were about. It is not untrue to say that we have our identity that we have today because of Macron.

Furthermore, he has been a leader among the Summit members. Macron demonstrates the key attributes of what makes a great Summit member day after day. He keeps up with things such as reports, competitions, and recognization, showing us other Summit members how it should be done and making sure nothing is forgotten. This can often be an unforgiving role, but Macron performs it well among his other duties. He is also available every day if anyone needs help or wants to learn how to do something, and has had a key role in solidifying the confidence and position of the current Summit. In addition, he continues to assist the regular members of the Clan as well, exemplified by the ascension of Armad to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. That is Macron's seventh apprentice to reach Knighthood!

Finally, Macron is just plain really active. Even if he wasn't on Summit, he would be worthy of great recognition. Macron participates in nearly every thread on the Clan mailing list. He is jovial and outgoing, and socializes well with everyone. He is also encouraging and always willing to give everyone that extra push in the right direction. Right now, the Clan has a lot of pride, and while it comes from everyone, this latest surge started with Macron. Additionally, Macron continues to demonstrate his will in competition with his participation, setting an example for everyone. As an example, he recently won the Project D.I.E. runon competitions with a startling number of high quality posts. These weren't just about him though. They included everybody, and helped new and old members get back into the art of participating in runons, while also helping to coordinate the whole group, despite not having any hand in the organizing or story of the event.

Macron is a leader. He is not just any leader, though, he is a leader of leaders. His accomplishments in the past months have picked up the Clan and given us an awesome direction. He has shown what it means to be a leader on Summit, and set the par for future Clan Summit members of what they should bring to the table. When a new idea comes up, Macron is the quickest to help hammer it into a solid product and implement it immediately. And finally, Macron's activity puts almost everyone else to shame. It's inspiring, and well due for recognition.

For the above reasons, I would like to add my recommendation for this award. Congratulations, Macron!

How many times have you heard Macron say that he can't write a post because real life happened and then by the end of the night he's posted anyway? More often than not this is the case and those posts go up. Macron is incredibly active. He is engaging, approachable, he is exactly what a Proconsul should be. Above all he breathed new fervor into this Clan and helping do a great job with restoring it to greatness. He encourages and drives members, old and new, to strive for better things. He is a force to be reckoned with. Macron, thank you for all that you have done.

Mac has been extremely instrumental in all his ventures. He has been the driving force on keeping members occupied on the clans focus and helping the clan not suffer because of all the AWOLs. It was also with his help I was able to do my job as Quaestor more efficient with them pushing things around.

This coupled with the fact that he's also working and finishing up the lightsaber combat guide and the Sith alchemy guide.

What's even more a testament to his dedication is his guidance in being a Master. Now considered a guru with his many master apprenticeships, I can say he's been a great Master and a great mentor. And he is always willing to do more.

Some recs are easy to write. Other writes are like War and Peace. Sadly for you, dear readers, this will be one of the latter, and because I am mean, so there shan't be any TL;DR at the bottom. Okay, so, I'm not that mean, but there still will be no summary, because to summarise everything that Macron does for his Clan, his friends, his club, his family would not be to do justice to the endless hours that Macron literally bleeds-- well, maybe not literally, but knowing Mac, who knows?!-- into this club for the rest of us. It's been nearly two years since his last elevation, and even longer than that since his last major award, which was way, way, way back in April of 2012.

That's a long time. For most Elders who reach the point Mac is, it usually means a nice, peaceful, relaxing time, a time for kicking back, chilling out-- or chillaxing, to use that horrible, horrible modern word-- and generally just enjoying the fruits of retirement. But not for Macron. Not by a long shot. In the last two years, Mac has been... the word busy isn't enough, and the word assiduous sounds far too Krath for my Sith apprentice, but suffice it say, Macron has been active, and diligently so for a long, long time. From his own endless participation in the Dark Crusade a year ago, to the work he did for the Shadow Academy, to the neverending sea-- or maybe avalanche, of medals and smaller awards that he has tallied up, over and over, for one project after the next. Looking back, even though he cannot be recognised for the same things twice, the words that people wrote long, long ago, continue to resonate just as strongly today as before. "Macron continues to be a helpful adviser to Summit." "Macron continues to offer his services to the outside the Clan." "Yet again Macron is the bright star whenever we need light to shine." I could go on forever, but those three examples-- each from someone different-- show just how far Macron's touch has reached over the years, and moreover, the constant impact he has continued to always have, again and again.

And, indeed, the impact he continues to have right now. There's a lot I could fill this rec with, from the hours he has spent on the Lightsaber Construction Guide, to his ever-nagging voice in the back of even my ear pushing me to hurry and get off my own lazy Elder backside to finish the Lightsaber Combat Guide, to the other projects he has worked on of which I know too little to speak of, such as the Alchemy Guide. Project after project, mission after mission, and all this whilst holding down the hatches, and having stepped up to the table again earlier this year to be Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow in a time when it needed it most. Having held that spot before him, I speak from first hand experience of knowing how hard it can be to take on a job that I once did in my sleep, but which this time last year was so foreign, so alien-- and made me quickly appreciate how old I now am in comparison to the budding Journeymen that now flock to the Dark Brotherhood, and so desperately need a mentor to guide them and keep them. But where I was unable to do that to the level I could a decade ago, Macron has so easily slotted back into the driving seat, and so easily-- and quickly-- become the guiding hand that Clan Naga Sadow had been in need of. Did he want this? No more than I did. I know Mac well enough to know how little he wants to be on the Summit again, how much he wants to see the new flock of Journeymen grow just that tiny bit more to be able to take their own seats on the top table. Mac has done all this not for himself, but for the Clan that he has helped time and time again over the years to survive, to continue, to improve, and the growth of so many Journeymen just in the last two or three months, under Mac's influence, from the competitions he has run, to the polls and questions he has put to the membership, to the ever present voice he provides, whether through email or reports or everywhere else.

This all coming on top of all the other projects I mentioned earlier. That takes a lot, and indeed, Mac has made a lot of sacrifices to help other people. Yes, there will be other medals, yes, when all his projects are done and dusted, I am sure he will see honours and accolades far reaching what he had ever expected, but in the end, it's not the Prestige or the graphics, but the respect and acknowledgement of his peers of what he has slaved over, and for that, I extend my own thanks and gratitude to Mac for everything he has done-- and continues to do. Thank you, Mac, we really, really wouldn't be here without you.