Torin Ardell, I remember meeting you as Seth when I first joined Odan-Urr back in '17, though I think the character you were using at the time was actually named Braylan. You had a host of characters and ideas at the time you jumped between and interests that bounced you between different paths. It was something that gave me hope when I first came to the club, because I was confused, unsure of how the writing worked, and glad to see others writing and shifting character POV as routinely as I tended to. You were last promoted before I joined the club, and it's high time we changed that, from one returning Odanite to (hopefully) another.

In the time since your last promotion, you've taken part in 150 different competitions, competed in 117 different gaming activities, completed 4 matches in the ACC (with a total word count of 5,571), written 8 standard fictions totalling 15,490 words, and taken part in 4 different Run-Ons with a combined word count, over 9 posts, of 5,143 words.

The societies were also graced by your presence in this time, with you passing another 2 courses to earn 2 further degrees. As well your standing amongst the societies rose, by 1 rank in the Collegium of Sciences, 3 in the GMRG, 2 in the Inquisitorius, 2 in the Shroud Syndicate, and 2 as a participant in the ACC Halls.

You had also served us shortly as the Battleteam Leader of the Knights of Allusis, during which time you relayed routine reports.

All of this earned you an impressive amount of accolades over the years, some of which aren't even on the board to earn any longer, but, I would be remiss to not recount the things that have brought you this far. Since 2016 you have earned 1 Sapphire Blade, 1 Grand Cross, 2 Steel Crosses, 7 Crescents with Ruby Stars, 7 Crescents with Amethyst Stars, 18 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 12 Crescents with Emerald Stars, 7 Crescents with Topaz Stars, 10 Pendants of Blood, 1,487 Clusters of Fire, 52 Clusters of Ice, 14 Clusters of Graphite, 1 Legion of the Scholar, 1 Seal of Loyalty, and 15 Seals of Wrath.

I hope news of your long-deserved promotion reaches you, Torin, and maybe the same itch that brought me back to The Brotherhood will catch you as well. The things you've done, and undoubtedly still continue to do somewhere out there, are exactly what this Clan and Club both are built on.

Ever onwards!

High Councillor Masahiro Haku, 2024-06-09 19:40:28 UTC