Darkblade has trodden the road to the Equites with aplomb. He's been one of those members that always seem to appear in your inbox or on telegram. He's built up quite an impressive rack of awards and garnered attention from across the club. He's worked his butt off to show that he's a different man since his little misstep and in doing so, has made me one of the happiest Quaestors in the Club. As such, I look forward to writing out this recommendation to see Darkblade promoted to Mystic.

Since his last elevation, Darkblade has built an impressive collection of trophies due to his victories and participation. Since becoming a Knight he has earned one Anteian Cross, one Crescent with Ruby Star, two Crescents with Amethyst Star, two Crescents with Sapphire Star, two Crescents with Emerald Star, four Pendants of Blood, fifty one Clusters of Fire, nineteen Clusters of Ice and fifty Clusters of Earth.

His awards speak for themselves, but hardly tell the entire story. He has served as the Battleteam Leader of the Shadow's Bane Battleteam for four months, where he led with distinction. During his time as BTL, Darkblade worked to encourage his members to participate, helped them develop fictional backgrounds and led by example, being a beacon of activity and the epitome of what it means to be a leader in the Brotherhood.

I can rely on Darkblade to come to me with questions, suggestions and push me to deliver. He expects everyone to be on his level, which has enabled us to develop an environment of healthy competition in Marka Ragnos.

Alongside his time as a leader within Naga Sadow, he has managed to organize four competitions, participate in twenty four competitions, complete six PVP activities, eleven PVE activities, five fiction activities with 7,260 words written, and two ACC battles and, finally, passed six Shadow Academy courses, earned two degrees and graded seven courses as Docent of the HTML Primer course during his service over the past four months. On top of this, Darkblade has tutored Aexod to the rank of Dark Jedi Knight.

It's true that Darkblade has had a rocky path to tread in the Brotherhood, yet not once has he let it stop him. He strives for perfection. He lives to be the best. If he wants something, he works for it. Darkblade has been one of my perfect members during my time in the Brotherhood. I hope that he continues to expand his skill set and knowledge and give back to the Club, like he so desperately wants to.

For everything you have accomplished, for your hard work, and activity. It is a pleasure to congratulate you on your promotion to the Equite ranks.

Quaestor of Marka Ragnos

Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2015-11-17 21:38:31 UTC

Darkblade likes to compete. More than that, he likes to win. While this drive may have caused him some trouble in the past, he has since turned it around 180 degrees, turning it into his biggest strength. He pushes both himself and others to better themselves through teaching and challenging. A new member, struggling with writing in the ACC? Darkblade throws up a training match. An idea you have, but need it refined and tested? Darkblade gives you advice.

As a leader, Darkblade leads by example. In events he aims for the 100% participation that all leaders should strive for, and in competitions he is at the forefront of signing up. He motivates those he serves, and he strengthens the bonds within his unit with zeal.

All in all, it is his drive that makes Darkblade such an excellent member of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood and I look forward to seeing what he will accomplish in the future. Never change, unless it is for the better! Congratulations on your promotion into the Equites, Darkblade.

Rollmaster of Naga Sadow

Marcus Kiriyu, 2015-11-15 11:00:06 UTC

Darkblade has shown himself as a wonderful Master. As soon as I joined the Brotherhood, he contacted me and kept me up to date on a daily basis. Laid back, while showing me what I needed to do (even in times of huge IRL obligations), I think Darkblade has truly shown me what it means to be a good Master and mentor.

Evelynn Wyrm, 2015-11-15 11:04:50 UTC

Darkblade has been an awesomely involved and active member in his time at Dark Jedi Knight. While he has been very active as a regular member - participating in a total of 24 competitions - since his last promotion, as well as being active in runons, he truly shines in leadership, where Darkblade has aggressively pursued opportunities to help the club. This is exemplified in him becoming both a Battleteam Leader and Shadow Academy Docent. As I am Consul, it is always good to see newish members taking on the reigns of leadership and in Darkblade, we have someone who shows a lot of promise.

As a leader, Darkblade is a voice on the Summit and will always voice his opinion if he feels that he has a good idea or something important to say. On more than one occasion, he has been the one to point out holes in plans, or to explain why something might not work or how it could be better. This has made sure that we have avoided some serious issues, and also improved other plans.

Darkblade also pushes for the completion of projects, especially when they begin to lag behind. One key example of this is the CNS project to complete the fleet wiki pages for our clan's starships. This project stagnated for a long time before Darkblade asked about it. He was given access to it and in a short time had the Turmoil and Kestrel wiki pages posted to the wiki itself.

For these reasons, I am glad to have Darkblade as a member of Naga Sadow and it's Summit. He's a realist, and he isn't afraid to voice his opinion. This is something that is often very valuable for a Consul. He is also not afraid to take on a project - even if it is large - and quickly produce results. He has done these things while being a highly active member and also serving the club in the Shadow Academy.

Thus, I would like to add my recommendation for Darkblade's promotion to the Equites.

Congratulations, Darkblade!

Consul of Naga Sadow

Epis Locke Sonjie, 2015-11-17 10:05:43 UTC

I am honored to be recommending Darkblade for his elevation to the rank of Equite One. This is a huge stepping stone in anyone career inside of the Brotherhood, it takes devotion, dedication and a strive to improve ones clan that we have seen produced from Darkblade. He continues to give advice to members and is always talking inside of the clan Telegram channel spurning up activity. As well as the hard work and effort he has put into the clan and the club. He has come back fighting and been helping Naga Sadow drive up activity all the time. Thank you for your hard work and effort inside of the Clan Darkblade. Congratulations on making Equite One. Drinks are on you bud.

Proconsul of Naga Sadow

Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2015-11-17 10:09:53 UTC

I am glad that I am able to lend my voice in elevation for Darkblade. It is a pivotal moment for any member of the Brotherhood to move into the ranks of Equites and Darkblade is definitely deserving. Others have gone over the technical reasons and requirements that he has met, so I will point to other reasons. He has been a constant force within the clan. He is always a presence in the general CNS chat as well as a very active member of Summit. As a leader he has done a great job trying to make sure everyone within his team was active, and has lead by example. As a Knight he raised an apprentice into Knighthood as well. He has pushed forward and did not let anything set him. I, with great honor, recommend he be elevated. Congratulation Darkblade.

Lak Nafri, 2015-11-17 21:14:38 UTC