Right, I’ll get right down to the activity list, since I’m sure my colleagues are more than capable of explaining vigorously how much of a boon he’s been to Arcona and the Brotherhood. Wuntila has been Aedile or Proconsul for a consecutive thirteen months, he has co-ordinated the Military re-write for Arcona (contributing easily over half the total written work which was used in the end), without him we would still be a House, as he co-authored much of that with Zandro, Timeros and I, and throughout the recent War was the de-facto Consul, given RL raping Zandro at a crucial moment. He’s received a Grand Cross, more crescents than he can shake a stick at, a Seal of Loyalty, an Anteian Cross, a Sapphire Blade, 4 Gold Novas, 3 Silver Novas, 2 Bronze Novas, 29 (!!!) Seals of Decimation, and 2 Seals of Return. He’s a powerhouse, and Arcona would simply be screwed without him. The man deserves this. I can’t emphasise this enough and frankly not much more needs to be said: his record speaks for itself. Promote that man.<br><br>

Teroch Erinos<br><br>

Where do I begin with Sam? It’s difficult to decide exactly where due to all of his accomplishments, but the logical place is at the beginning. It was a couple of years ago now that I first met him on irc. The 9th GJW had just ended and he transferred in from rogue determined to gain the BTL spot for Keto’s Vengeance. I had other ideas on the matter and we argued in #plagueis about it. It was several months later after I had moved to Arcona that I next met him. He transferred into Galeres where he set about working his arse off in Sukhur’s Legion. After that, he continued his consistency work wise, being ear-marked for a summit position. He did so as Aedile of Galeres, being taken on by my successor Cethgus to help boost up the House’s activity.<br><br>

He did so with great determination and effort, surpassing the best expectations of both myself while I was dealing with my RL issues and the many other summit members. Continuing on from there, Wuntila went on from strength to strength to become the Aedile of the newly de-clanned Arcona. He was put in over the objections of other members who asked why a newcomer to the Clan had been put in the spot. But those objections were swiftly silenced as he got to work, encouraging activity, acting as a paragon of Arcona and generally being an all-around badass!<br><br>

Since the re-clanning of Arcona, Sam has served as Proconsul, where he learned his trade to become the guy he is today. He is in short, a complete and utter bastard. But without him, Arcona wouldn’t be a Clan due to all the time and effort he spent on the proposal sent to the Dark Council along with the example he put forth for others to emulate. With the conclusion of the 10th GJW and Arcona’s subsequent victory, Zandro resigned and Wuntila replaced him. Already he is shaking up the summit, opening up a new Battleteam in House Qel Droma, shuffling summit members around and pushing for Arcona to continue on its path of greatness. I know that many of the other recommendations handed in for Sam will mention in minute detail everything that he has done for Arcona, but let me say something that he has done for me. <br><br>

I mentioned earlier that Sam is a bastard, he is hard to both his friends and his enemies, and being fellow Entars means nothing to him when it comes to Arcona. The good of the Clan comes first and that is something I admire, along with many other people. Despite that however, I love the guy even though he constantly insults me on irc in jest. He gave me the chance to rejoin the summit as a BTL after I had to resign over a year ago now from the position of Quaestor of House Galeres due to serious RL issues. Taking a chance, and allowing Marick to ask me to become the BTL of Shadow Gate was the day that I felt like I was back in Arcona for good, that my past issues were over and I could move on with my life. Without Sam, I wouldn’t be the man I am today. (Sad I know.) I also know that every single one of my fellow Entars, my fellow summiteers and my fellow Arconans would join me in saying that Wuntila is the fucking man and I am proud and honoured to put in this recommendation that he be promoted post-haste to Obelisk Exarch.<br><br>

Obelisk Templar Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, Sergeant of Shadow Gate, Professor of Clan Histories.<br><br>

Sam has been instrumental in the development of Arcona over the last year, in more ways than I can enumerate. He has been a leader par excellence during his tenure as Arcona's Proconsul, and I have no doubt that will continue now that he has been named Consul. In the time that I have known him, he has never given less than his very best to Arcona, which is parsecs beyond what most leaders in the Dark Brotherhood have to offer. While never afraid to dive into the trenches, Sam seems to prefer leading from the top - and in this way, he is monumentally effective. He trains his House Summits, encourages them to do their best, and constantly pushes them to encourage their own membership. In doing so, he not only delegates enough authority that he can supervise everything happening in the Clan, but also binds the members of Arcona's houses into more cohesive groups. By allowing praise and encouragement to come from the House Summits, he ensures the members of a House truly feel like part of a team. This breeds the sort of activity witnessed in the Independence Games and the Great Jedi War. He has consistently put the interests of his House and, later, his Clan above his own advancement - no greater praise can be given a leader. As way of example, despite having had ample opportunity (and even encouragement from his summit!) to snatch up a promising apprentice and train them to Dark Jedi Knight, he has refused to do so. Not because he lacks the time or ability, but because he cares so much for those below him that he would prefer they be given the opportunity. Despite his gruff exterior, this sort of sacrifice is par for the course when it comes to Sam. I can think of no one in all of Arcona more deserving of a promotion - perhaps no one in the entire Brotherhood.<br><br>

Invictus (#91), Aedile of House Qel-Droma.<br><br>

Wun is more than just a Clan leader. He is a mentor and a guiding light for all of us. Arcona has a unique mixture of veteran and upcoming leaders, myself included in the later group. When I was asked to step up to Quaestor for the re-clanning, I was honestly petrified. Wun was there though to support me. He shared his own reports with me to help me create an outline for mine. He answered any and all of my questions when it came to how to go about making decisions and running my House. Without him, I would not be in the position I am today. <br><br>

On top of being a teacher, he also carried the clan on his shoulders without the help of a Consul. To us, he was our Consul, and was our General for the War. His passion and spirit is an inspiration to every member. <br><br>

He does all of this while also remaining an active participant. Did I mention he's a full time student as well? Yet he still finds time to do everything in his power to make Arcona the best Clan in the brotherhood.<br><br>

I could go on about Wun forever. The fact of the matter is, quite simply, he deserves to be promoted to the rank of Equite 3.<br><br>

QUA Marick<br><br>

A recc that I have been waiting to write for too many months, Wuntila has more than earned this promotion. One doesn’t need to be a rocket scientist to see just how important Wuntila is to Arcona, just how much work he has done for the Clan he loves and now rightly leads, and just how much he cares about those he leads. Wuntila is Arcona, he epitomises everything that makes it great; skill, tenacity and the ability to attack anything and everything head on. He is easily the best leader I have had the privilege to work with during my time in the Brotherhood and, honestly, this promotion has been due for at least several months. In the same way that his appointment to Consul was a no-brainer, so too is this promotion. You just need to look at the general kudos from the DB at large regarding the recent GJW victory to see just how noticeable Wuntila’s skill and efforts are, even to those outside of Arcona.<br><br>

A brilliant leader, a fantastic member and an ace friend, it brings me great pleasure to congratulate Wuntila on his promotion. Sam, you’ve earned it big dog, let’s get working on EQ4 shall we?<br><br>

SWL Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae<br><br>

I am honoured to have the privileged of being able to write this recommendation for Wuntila to acquire the rank of Equite 3. His hard work and determination has proven second to none over these past nine months. In varied rolls over the time as well as his hard work in leading the clan to success inside of the Great Jedi War. Equite three is a hard rank to achieve but one I believe Wuntila fully deserves and has earned. <br><br>

Now to focus on his effort in the war to start with, since the war started Wuntila has been a determined and focused leader, knowing what he wanted to achieve and setting out to achieve it. He worked hard and pushed everyone he could, motivating the clan to get the outcome of achieving first place in the great jedi war. As well as participating in the events himself, and finding the time to do the group events. He was doubt one of the top players for Arcona, I was impressed by his hard work and dedication, as well as his thirst to push himself harder every day. He has proven that he is more than just a leader to Arcona. <br><br>

Before the war Wuntila was just as active and driving as he has ever been, he was always there making sure that the Clan was running smoothly as well as earning himself awards where it was possible. He was open to any idea, and willing to try and see if any suggestions could improve the clan itself. He is always making sure that the leaders are running things properly, giving any advice when he sees fit and being an active and proud member of the clan. Since Wuntila has been Proconsul of Arcona he has made his members active, proud and able to be in a fun environment. He instantly accepts members in with a warm welcome, helping them, and making them feel at home, which is something Wuntila prides him on, helping others for nothing.<br><br>

I have seen a lot of leaders in my time and I believe Wuntila will continue to do the clan proud in the position of Consul. He has earned a wide variety of medals and been in leadership for a long period of time, all amounting towards this promotion, though I wanted to touch on the things he does as a leader, the way he puts himself out there helping for the offer of no reward in return. He continues to do it every day and I doubt that will stop any time soon.<br><br>

Congratulations Sambo on this promotion to the rank of Equite 3, you deserve it man and don’t stop the hard work.<br><br>

Cethgus Entar<br> Battleteam Leader of Revenance Virtoum<br><br>

Sashar Erinos Arconae, 2011-11-21 18:05:46 UTC