Titius Osseus, the Sooty One, is a member that certainly leaves a lasting impression (and no, it’s not ALWAYS because of an explosion). Titius joined Plagueis mere months ago, but fit in so well that it feels like he’s always been here. He immediately stepped into the role of Quaestor of House Tyranus, a position with large shoes (or a large hat) to fill and threw himself headfirst at it, determined to do everything in his power to help the house grow. When we told Titius to lead by example and do all the things, he took that to heart and it really shows in his activity numbers. Since his last medal in May, Titius has participated in 66 different competitions, the variety of which is truly all over the place! His efforts in everything from gaming, fiction, graphic and so many miscellaneous competitions have earned him placements in 12 comps and 3 Crescents with Diamond Star, 1 Amethyst, 5 with Emerald, 1 with Topaz and 2 with Quartz Stars as well as an incredible 201 Clusters of Fire for his gaming, 20 Clusters of Graphite for his art and 12 Clusters if Ice from his fictioning work including 3 ACC matches, 2 RPs that he has participated in and his first RP as a DM for a total of 3654 words written. All of these crazy numbers have led to Titius ranking up once in the Inquisitorius, as an ACC participant and as an RP organizer as well as three times in the Shroud Syndicate!
But here’s the thing about the Sooty One, he hasn’t just been a consumer of all things, he’s also been busy putting competitions together to get the members active. As someone who started off nervous about organizing competitions, Titius has done a great job co-organizing 4 comps and organizing an additional 8 on his own. Now, I have talked a bit about Titius as a Quaestor, and I’ll get back to that, but that isn’t the only position he has held. Titius has been busy at work in the Shadow Academy, passing 2 courses and adding 3 more degrees, all while holding down a position as Magistrate to the Headmaster. But I’ll let Arch talk more about that last part.
These numbers alone speak volumes about the type of member Titius is, but the numbers aren’t the one speaking here, I am. So, I am going to keep talking about our dear explosive obsessed friend and all of the things he does that the site doesn’t track. Titius has gone on record saying that his goal as Quaestor was to “Improve myself by improving the House", and in that he has succeeded. In August Titius worked with his fellow Plagueian Quaestor to organize the Aliso Summer Festival in order to get members of the clan warmed up and ready for the Pro Bowl. This event saw over 100 entries and helped build the hype of Pro Bowl VIII just a few weeks later where his outreach and encouragement was instrumental in getting 60% of House Tyranus participating in the event. Though Titius made the hard decision recently to take a step back from leadership, in his time as Quaestor he was relentless in getting his reports out like clock-work making sure that every member of his house had their achievements highlighted and celebrated. Titius also made sure that he was always keeping an eye on what the members of Tyranus were up to, ready to send Howie award and promotion recommendations almost as soon as members became eligible. Reading any of his recommendations it is clear that Titius cares about the members of his house and enjoys bragging about their achievements. Titius is always the first person in the Plagueis discord channel in the morning ready to check in on members, offer them a pot of coffee and start every day off with a bang. He is always there to greet new members, offer a warm welcome, get to know members both new and returning and is always there to answer questions no matter how big or small, and if he doesn’t know the answer he isn’t afraid to admit it and find someone who does.
Titius has been a welcome addition to the clan summit, enthusiastic and eager to learn new things, he hasn’t been afraid to share his ideas and opinions with the summit. He has quickly become a staple of Plagueis, a member I can always expect to see interacting with other members of both the clan and the club as a whole and a member I always look forward to chatting with. While I will miss having you on the summit, I am truly grateful to have been able to work with you over the past few months and am proud to have you as a member of Plagueis. Your contributions to the summit have been invaluable and I hope to see you take another crack at a leadership position once that pesky RL calms down a bit. Congratulations on an extremely well deserved Sapphire Blade, just don’t blow it up!
TuQ’uan Varick di Plagia, 2024-10-12 12:05:00 UTC