Well, what can be said about Nora? She is by far the most impressive of the Clan's new members since I became Quaestor more than a year ago. And unlike some who burn brightly only to fade away, Nora, if anything, is becoming more engaged and active in the DB as time goes by. She has a hunger to learn, understand and do that I have not seen personally and I feel she has more than earned this early promotion to the ranks of the Equites.

Just look at her stats since her last promotion on the April 18th. She has participated in 91 competitions and organised one. From those competitions, she has earned 47 crescents (5 Diamond, 14 Ruby, 11 Amethyst, 12 Sapphire and 5 Emerald). Nora placed in 51.6% of the competitions she entered, an astonishing rate of return. She submitted 16 gaming activities earning 83 Clusters of Earth and 11 Clusters of Fire, 3 fiction activities for 3405 words and 7 Clusters of Ice, as well as 33 Clusters of Graphite from 12 graphics competitions. She also passed 8 Shadow Academy courses. Truly astonishing numbers. These are numbers you would see on someone being promoted to EQ2, not EQ1, but so dense is Nora's level of activity that she still achieved such numbers despite only being promoted 86 days ago.

What this means is that as a JM4, Nora earned a Sacramental award. While I assume this has happened before, it must be exceedingly unlikely because any JM who earns a sacramental would have to be obscenely active, which Nora is. That Sapphire Blade was as well earned as this promotion to Equite 1.

But it isn't just Nora's impressive stats that makes her absolutely worthy of this promotion. Myself, along with the Clan summit, had kept a close eye on her rise through the JM ranks and identified her as someone that showed true potential beyond being just a member of the Clan. I approached Slags to bring her on as Aedile and I have been nothing but impressed with her performance. Being appointed on May 1st, a mere few weeks before the start of her first vendetta, Nora was thirsty to learn what she could about how House Ventress operates and her role during the event. Everything that I asked of her she followed through and completed promptly while also having an impressive showing in GJW XV and that is before we see any results. Simply, she has exceeded every expectation I had for her. She is and will continue to be a valuable addition to the Clan's summit.

Congratulations Nora and welcome to the ranks of the Equites!

Warlord Kai Movar, 2022-07-12 23:53:42 UTC