Since my return to the DJB as an active member, Maelous has been a steadfast friend. As Aedile, he became more than my subordinate to me and was counted upon for daily conversation, even if he was a horrible Sith. He helped me better enjoy my time here, and helped me settle into Naga Sadow as Quaestor. One might expect someone who was passed over to lead the House to sulk, to leave and hold a grudge. Maelous is not that kind of person. He taught me everything I needed to know about Marka Ragnos and the members within it. He gave detailed information on the past storylines of the House and helped me to develop a storyline to move the House along as we progress towards Episode VII and beyond.

Since his last promotion, Maelous has served as Battleteam Leader of Red Moon for four months and spent fourteen months as Aedile of Marka Ragnos. During his time as Aedile, Maelous has posted seven reports and made thirty nine comments on the website. Maelous has received a Grand Cross of the Dark Side for his work on the Sith Alchemy Guide as well as a Dark Cross for his work as Aedile. Over the past year, Maelous has organised seven competitions and participated in fifty four of them, winning seventeen Crescents (two with Amethyst Star, four with Sapphire Star, five with Emerald Star and six with Topaz Star). He has also gained eight Clusters of Fire and eleven Clusters of Ice and a Scroll of Indoctrination.

Maelous has also written 4,500 words for official competitions and another 5,000 words for Homecomings and creating a storyline for Marka Ragnos as we turn into the 'Shield of Naga Sadow', defending the Orian System from external & internal threats. As well as this, Maelous has completed three exams and gained a Maven in Leadership.

As well as these shines, Maelous helped create and run Homecoming, a House event that explained why a Jedi would come to Naga Sadow and be allowed to lead a House. This event encouraged half of the House to participate, which was a vast improvement in activity in the House before I joined. Maelous has also mentored members of our Summit in the form of Tasha, Darkblade & Armad. These three are relatively new to leadership and have been working with Maelous to develop their skills and lead their respective teams.

Maelous was also involved with Lightsaber Guide, assisting the team in creating this useful resource to the Brotherhood. In addition to this, Maelous is easily accessible to our members, utilising a variety of different communication platforms. In doing so, Maelous has allowed members to contact their Summit at any time of the day due to our difference in time zones. Recently, Maelous participated in the Clan event, Awakenings, where he was part of Xanos' team. Maelous sent out several emails encouraging Ragnosians to participate in the event and doing anything he could to promote it. Despite Xanos' team coming second, Maelous was an integral part to that and an integral part of my summit.

Maelous has been waiting for this promotion for too long now and I'm ecstatic to see him promoted to Equite Two, despite being a pain in my backside fictionally. Maelous is my friend, my colleague and a great member of Naga Sadow. Thank you for your hard work, Viking.

Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos

Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2015-09-17 22:51:16 UTC

Maelous has served on the Naga Sadow Summit for well over a year now and continues to be as solid a part of the clan leadership as anyone. Since his last promotion, he and I served as Aedile together for quite a few months. Then, when most of the Summit stepped down and I afterward became Consul, Maelous was one of the few Summit members to stay on for CNS. To this day, he continues to be a strong force for the clan.

Among his accolades, Maelous earned a Grand Cross earlier this year. This award details his extensive involvement in clan stories, including his own activity and his assisting several members in developing their own writing. He also was one of my closest allies on the Summit at the time, as we were both Aediles for the bulk of 2014. We discussed a lot of our planning together, as the recommendation for the Grand Cross shows. This is something I deeply appreciate about Maelous: he is always approachable, down-to-earth, and reasonable.

Since I became Consul at the end of February, Maelous has adapted well to the changes on Summit. He has helped his new Quaestor, Sanguinius, settle in from another Clan, and they ran the Homecomings event for House Marka Ragnos together. Together with Sang, he has ensured the clan had regular and solid reports every month between February and September in a consistent, on time manner.

I'm grateful for Maelous' continued presence on the Sadowan Summit, and I feel it bears keeping in mind that he has been on it the longest of all current Summit members, and is the only one to be on it since last year besides myself. We've been through a lot together, and Maelous has been there for me and the clan when we needed him most. For that, I would like to add my recommendation to his promotion.

Congrats, Maelous!

Epis Locke Sonjie, 2015-09-17 19:10:41 UTC

Maelous is an amazing member of Clan Naga Sadow that I have had the privilege to work with on one of our House's wiki projects. He always was helpful in offering advice or ways that I could go about writing up fiction for one of our squadrons. If I ever was stuck on ideas, He could always give me an idea that I could bounce off of. A lot of times, he worked behind the scenes on many House projects and always had time to chat and keep us updated on what was happening. I am very happy to have him as part of our team and can't wait to see him promoted for all of his hard work and efforts.

Tasha'Vel Versea, 2015-09-17 19:21:44 UTC

I am writing this recommendation on behalf of Maelous Ascarend. I would like first to speak about his leadership activity, and leave the medal statistics for later in the rec. Since his last elevation on March 11th of 2014, he has served Clan Naga Sadow well. He has been an active Aedile for 14 months. He has made 12 news posts, 39 news comments, organized 7 competitions, written 4500+ words, and participated in 54 competitions(!). He successfully ran the HMR Homecomings event, which was well received with at least half of the House actively participating. He has served as a mentor to House members, with Tasha and Darkblade being examples. He also helped our new Jedi Quaestor, Sanguinius, settle into the House and get up to speed on the Clan and current events. His fictional work within the Clan includes developing the new HMR direction as the ‘shield” of the Clan. he communicates well with members on IRC, telegram, and via email.

I would like to speak as to Maelous’ opportunity to help the Brotherhood as a whole. His service in regards to the Alchemy Guide was instrumental in his last promotion. However, his service on the Lightsaber Guide and Construction Guide remain unrewarded. He helped me edit and proofread my portions of the LSG, and did research for the overall project. Maelous was also instrumental in writing the Lightsaber Construction Guide which has been approved but not yet released. He was responsible as my assistant for the long lists of tables that compiled all of the known SW crystals, along with editing and suggestions on the rest of the document. It clocks in at over 10,000 words. He has clearly served the overall club.

Lastly, the statistics: GC (for Aedile service), DC, 17 Crescents, 19 Clusters, a Scroll of Indoctrination, passed 3 SA courses and earned the Leadership Maven degree. He has earned 21 Seals, and a Seal of Loyalty.

Maelous is one of our best leaders, and it has been a privilege to have him both in our Clan, and in this Club. I am happy to recommend he be promoted to Equite 2 forthwith.

-Adept Macron Goura Sadow, Consul Emeritus

Adept Macron Goura Sadow, 2015-09-17 19:11:38 UTC

I am honoured to be recommending Maelous for his elevation to the rank of Equite Two. He has had a steady level of activity inside the Brotherhood, maintaining his position inside the clan and striving to improve himself in the duties of Aedile of House Marka Ragnos.

Since I joined the clan, Maelous has always been around to help at the drop of the hat, when I started off he took the time to sit down with me and go through the strengths and weaknesses of the House. Interacting with the members constantly and being the pillar of strength for the House as well as giving me a solid insight into what the members of the House wanted. While in leadership he has taken to the lead by example style of leadership which has helped to increase the activity inside of the House by members working with Maelous.

What impressed me the most is the way he has been forced to adapt to changes. Never once have I heard Maelous speak a bad word to anyone, always trying his best to just get on with the work giving his best with anything that he undertakes. Maelous has had to learn to work with Sang on many things but each time proving he is able bring new ideas to the table. Giving his opinion to the summit and always trying to help develop the clan.

As everyone else has managed to say he has been a solid example of what members should strive for in the Brotherhood. Showing constant devotion to the club and to his duties, always giving everything he has to get the job done. Congratulations on this elevation Maelous and I look forward to seeing what you do in the future.

Proconsul of Naga Sadow

Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2015-09-17 22:50:55 UTC