You might think that losing a Quaestor who is the sole leader of one of your houses a mere six days before the start of the largest event your clan runs every year would be a recipe for disaster. In most cases, you would be right. But most cases don't include having TuQ'uan, former Proconsul, on your bench as a Battle Team Leader to serve as your "in case of emergency, break glass" Quaestor. But seeing TuQ as a mere emergency Quaestor would be to do him a disservice, as the work he has done both in the realm of activity and leadership has been exceptional since the conclusion of the Great Jedi War this summer.

As a member TuQ was the "lead from the front" sort, especially in the recent Pro Bowl. Of course he submitted to all 32 competitions available during the event. It's the Pro Bowl, it's what TuQ does. More than that, however, he scored 240 points with those entries and earned 4 first and second competition placements along with 5 other crescent earning placements, and finished 3rd overall (besting his fourth place finish last year) while earning more points than any other Plagueis member. The totality of his activity since his last recognition amounts to 74 competition entries that netted him 4 Diamond, 5 Ruby, 12 Amethyst, 9 Sapphire, 6 Emerald, 2 Topaz, and 2 Quartz crescents which equals placement crescents earned with a staggering 54% of his competition entries! He also submitted 6 fiction activities totaling 3,457 words to earn 8 Clusters of Ice. Outside of that, as far as Crescents he earned 4 Clusters of Earth, 24 Clusters of Fire, and 23 Clusters of Graphite for gaming and graphics. He even organized the DJB-Ball Fantasy Basketball League competition, even not knowing a ton about basketball. Anything to get activities out there!

But, as much as he has been a constant contributor in the realm of activity, it is his work in leadership that stands him apart. It was not hyperbole that TuQ was pegged to step in with the chaotic departure of his predecessor six days before the Pro Bowl began. He was tasked with reaching out and getting to know his new charges in House Tyranus, having been in House Ventress previously, while also building excitement for the upcoming event at the same time. Others might have been overwhelmed by the task on their plate, but not TuQ. Building on the excellent community building he had been doing with a limited number of members leading a battle team, TuQ jumped in and really built his members into a force to be reckoned with during the Pro Bowl through the sort of one on one member engagement that Plaguies has made its hallmark for years. He was messaging members directly several times per week to keep them energized, reported back participation numbers to his upper summit as the event progressed, and sent out 8 separate email blasts to the membership as a whole during the run of the Pro Bowl. His efforts connecting with his members really paid off given the levels of activity his unit was able to bring to the table. House Tyranus saw a staggering 10 of their 13 members submit to competitions over the course of the event, half of the participants in the event from Clan Plagueis. Those ten members were responsible for 128 total entries during the Pro Bowl, out entering some of the other participating Clans involved. Plagueis saw a truly amazing 70% of its members submit to at least one event during the Pro Bowl, a level of activity that would never have been possible without TuQ stepping in to what was just about the worst scenario that any Quaestor could be asked to shoulder: members he hadn't lead in an event that was mere days away. It is a staggering achievement by any measure, and he has the thanks of a grateful clan and summit.

Writing recommendations praising TuQ'uan and his work for Plagueis might seem like old hat (see what I did there?), but it is something that never goes out of fashion for me. Working with TuQ'uan in my prior tenure as Consul was a truly enjoyable experience, and I can say without a doubt that it is even better the second time around. Thank you, TuQ'uan, for everything that you do for the Ascendant Clan.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2022-11-02 01:10:28 UTC