Raist, Raistypoo, “God Dammit Raist.” Those are some of the many nicknames that I have for Raistline Taldrya Majere, and they are nothing if not terms of endearment – and they describe the respect and admiration that I have for Raist as a person, a member of the Brotherhood, a leader in Taldryan, and ultimately, a leader in the Brotherhood. Since Raist’s last promotion in November of 2014 (meaning he meets the promotion guidelines’ minimum time in grade), he’s served as House Ektrosis’ Quaestor for nearly ten months, approximately four additional months as its Aedile, and four months prior to that the Battleteam Leader of the Wardens. Said differently, Raist exceeds the minimum time in leadership positions as set of forth in the promotion guidelines. Throughout that time, Raist has guided his units through the creation of competitions (having created or help create 23 competitions in his time), the writing of reports (10 Quaestor, 7, Aedile, 6 Battleteam), and generally being around for his members. Bobecc Varga, his former Aedile (and successor as Quaestor) details Raist’s performance as an individual member of this club below, but I want to go a little more detail on who and what Raist is as a person (and liberally steal from Yacko’s glowing recommendation in Raist’s Sapphire Blade).

Raist has been a member of the Brotherhood since the 1990s, and in all that time, he’s been the same consistent and honest guy. It’s not that Raist keeps his head down and does his work (and lots of it) – that is true, it’s just the manner in which he does it. He strives to better his battleteam, his house, his clan, and ultimately himself through hard work, and personal effort. He does not politic, and he does not get into pissing matches with others – that’s just not his way. He did not see the next rung up the leadership as a personal goal for his own benefit or his own power (or ego?) – he wanted to pursue those positions to better himself and better Taldryan. He stayed as Ektrosis’ Quaestor as long as he felt he was doing the position justice, and then? He came to the summit – and said he needed to go. Raist knew it was time, and that is the sign of a great leader – and it’s something that few in the Brotherhood possess, and even fewer act on.

For his service to Clan Taldryan and the Dark Brotherhood over the past year and a half, Raistline Taldrya Majere is elevated to Augur!

God Dammit Raist, congratulations!

Howlader Taldrya, 2016-08-09 04:46:18 UTC

Raistline Taldrya has been an incredible asset to Taldryan, an incredible superior, and an all around pleasant guy. It was sad to see Raist finally depart with Summit back in April, I had worked with him since my start on Summit, and he has helped me a tremendous amount, he is a true leader.

A great example of this is his Scroll of the Master for guiding Djasei Brevis to the rank of Knight. Which is why it's unsurprising that he has been awarded such things like a Sapphire Blade, and a Steel Cross since his last promotion for his tremendous work in Taldryan.

On top of being a spectacular leader, he is also incredibly active. Raist has competed in a whopping 137 competitions since his last promotion earning himself some proud shinies to display including; 4 Crescents with Ruby Stars, 6 Crescents with Amethyst Stars, 10 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 9 Crescents with Emerald Stars, 4 Crescents with Topaz Stars. To go along with all of the competitions he has competed in he has made a handful of them himself. Creating 18 competitions, and co-organizing 4 others. In the gaming side of things he has earned 5 Pendants Blood, 182 Clusters of Fire, 310 Clusters of Earth battling in 72 PvP matches, and in 30 PvE battles. In the world of fiction, he has competed in 6 fiction competitions writing almost 3000 words of Fiction, earning himself 6 Clusters of Ice. It doesn't end there either, he has completed 13 courses in the Shadow Academy earning another Degree, a Dark Pundit for his knowledge on Vendettas. Raist has managed to maintain a grade of almost 96% in his studies.

Raist, you have brought incredible honor to Taldryan, and you deserve to bear its name, thank you for all of your services, you deserve way more appreciation, and recognition for your continued service. It’s been an honor working with you and congratulations, Augur Raistline Taldrya Majere.

Bobecc Varga, 2016-08-05 20:22:00 UTC

What else can I say about Raist that I haven't already said at least once before?

He's awesome. He does things. He works hard for Taldryan, and he puts the Clan ahead of himself and any selfish desires that he may or may not have. He's good people, that Raist, and he deserves the promotion to KPN (because he's oldschool Krath and I am gunna let him decide who he is, not Mav).

Well done Raisty.

Yacks

Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor, 2016-08-05 22:11:22 UTC

Raistline. What a guy. I've been back in the club for a few years now and he's been a steady and friendly presence throughout. He's been my right-hand man more times that I can count and was a great resource and help while we were leading Wardens and Ektrosis together. I have a hard time putting to words how valuable he was - he's been in this club for ages and ages and had held a bunch of leadership positions. He remembers the old days (not quite as far back as the old bums like Yacks or Howie, but far enough) and is able to take those memories and turn them into something enjoyable for the membership. I don't want to re-hash everything everyone else said, but the key take-away that every one of us agree on is that Raist has always been an active and valuable contributor for Tal in every role he's been in. He's earned himself this promo!

General Kenath Zoron Ad Vizsla, 2016-08-09 04:03:20 UTC