Man, thank goodness for Valtiere. During my time as Quaestor of Qel-Droma, Valtiere served as a Battleteam Leader, and he was one of the most effective and reliable leaders that I worked with in the House. He's been an absolute model of efficiency in the Dark Crusade, and has coaxed out tons of submissions from his members in between his own efforts.

When I got the call-up to Proconsul, I was initially concerned about Qel-Droma, given that the House was losing its Quaestor and Aedile all at once. That concern faded seconds later, when I remembered that Valtiere was still on the staff. His transition to Aedile was seamless, and the support he has provided to Ernordeth during the transfer to Quaestor has been critical to Qel-Droma's sustained excellence.

I'm excited to see what Valtiere can do in the future, and I know that his leadership will continue to elevate Qel-Droma and reflect well on himself and his Clan. Thanks for your incredible dedication and your herculean efforts this year, Valt -- the rest of us are still watching, and I'm sure the second act will be as fantastic as the first.

Proconsul of Clan Arcona

Valtiere is an important member of not only Qel-Droma, but Arcona as well. As Battleteam Leader he was extremely effective. During his transition to Aedile and a new job in real life he did not disappear. He stepped up to the challenge and went 4/4 on Ziost, amounting to an amazing 27/31 entries for the entire Dark Crusade. He was a great General for our Main Forces leading to 4 Novae, with the most recent being for an amazing Ad Campaign video.

Now that the Dark Crusade is over we've been discussing ways for Valt to be a more visible Aedile and for that to basically just be a second Quaestor of Qel-Droma. I cannot wait to watch what we're going to accomplish together next.

Thank you for all of your hard work! I look forward to celebrating your first sacramental award and our future!

Clan Arbiter was an experiment of a position that was created to help bridge relations between the upper Summit and the Clan as a whole. Feta stepped into this role and made it her own. While the role has since faded and she now is present only as a "regular" member, Feta still serves as an active and important part of the Arcona family. She has helped mentor two of our members to Dark Jedi Knight, one of which (Atty) who has gone on to be an Aedile and the other (Kanis) who is now serving as a BTL. She is easily approachable, friendly, and can help resolve issues better than anyone else I've ever met.

Since her promotion to Knighthood earlier in the year, Feta quietly sneaks in at 17 / 31 events in the Dark Crusade while also scoring 2 novae of her own. Despite having a stressful wedding to plan for herself, Feta made a dedicated effort to remain a part of Arcona in it's final chapters. It's that level of commitment that makes Feta such a unique part of Clan Arcona.

Keep up the amazing work, Feta, and thanks for the hard work.

Alaris transferred into Taldryan after the first Phase of the Dark Crusade and since then he has been nothing but an overcomer, having participated in almost two third of the events available to him since he joined us and placed in three of four of the events he participated in since his joining. Alaris you are a true asset to Taldryan and you have truly amazed me since your joining. For all that you have done for Taldryan, I want to thank you with this small token of appretiation. Alaris Jinn, on behalf of Taldryan, I am hereby requesting you to be awarded a Steel Cross.

I am honoured to be recommending Atyiru Entar for her first ever Sacramental Award. Since she has joined the club she has brought a constant level of high activity, not only developing herself as a member but expanding herself as a leader. She has helped to promote other Journeymen as well while proving herself as an experienced and driven leader inside of Clan Arcona.

Since I took Atyiru on as Aedile of House Galeres, she has stepped seamlessly into being my right hand. She constantly helps me running the House from the day to day, making sure that we are always interacting with members and communicating with them. She has been a constant aid to me coming up with new ideas and ways to continue to motivate the members of the House, helping send out day to day emails and constantly helping out with proofing work as well. She has been a stellar example of what a member should be.

Now time to talk about the achievements that Atyriu has accomplished inside her roles in Leadership. She has constantly been improving the house, on every level the big impact that I have seen in my time as Quaestor is her continuous level of activity with the Battleteam Leadership, making sure that the House Summit is continuously in contact with each other. She has been an assistant to recommendations from merit medals to Promotions, keeps track with the members, and assists with making sure that we know who is due an award. As well as serving as Aedile of Galeres for five months, the impact that she has been doing can not fully be appreciated with simple words. With the new addition to the Summit of Kordath taking on his role, she has been a mentor to him teaching him not only the ropes and running of the day to day work of the team. But everything from submitting medals as well as creating reports. Being the first step in this close support network is something that she continues to provide to the members and the leaders. She is also working on her first apprentice, Kooki who is progressing quickly through the ranks and is expected to hit DJK before the year ends.

Congratulations Atyiru on your first sacramental award, your hard work and devotion to this Clan and Galeres has been outstanding. I am truly proud to have someone as skilled and as dedicated fill the role of my Aedile. Keep up the hard work Atyiru you are doing a fantastic job currently.

Quaestor of House Galeres

Atyiru has not been a member for as long as some, but the influence she clearly has within Arcona is simply amazing. Right from the get go she dived into the banter on IRC, unafraid to exchange insults with veterans such at Cethgus or myself. I knew that in time, she would be an excellent leader, and has proven such, especially since her appointment to Aedile. In fact, if you were to ask for a textbook Aedile, I would point you to Atty; she is calm, collected, and completely neutral in her day-to-day dealings with members. She is also one of the most patient souls I know of in the Brotherhood, and I know that she is one of the first people I can go to if I myself need help or advice with a situation.

Enjoy your first Sacramental, Abbey. I know it'll be far from being the last.

Rollmaster of Clan Arcona

Socorra is one of those members that I have had the pleasure of watching grow from a nervous Novice to a proud and established member of the club. However, there is no doubting how or why she has managed to rise as high as she has in her relatively short time in the DB; she has earned every accolade that has been awarded to her and continues to display the traits that define the best members of this club. Active, hard-working, always there to help, talented, approachable, it's rare to run in to this sort of member, and when you find them you don't want them to leave.

Socorra's exploits have already been covered, so I'll not list them again. Instead, I'll just say a little about her as a member. Always ready to help me, she has been an exemplary XO and even though she is leaving Soulfire to help out with one of the new BTs, I know that she will always be around to help should I need it, because that's just who she is. She doesn't do things because it'll get her a shiny bauble, she does them because she can and she wants to help. I can ask for nothing more from any member, and I feel that in this instance, she more than deserves the shiny bauble that we have endeavored to award her.

Socs, you're amazing. Keep it going and keep enjoying yourself (and please don't beat me if I come to you for help). Thanks for everything.

SWL Nadrin Erinos Arconae Soulfire BTL

I am honoured to be recommending Socorra for her Sapphire Blade. She has been a hard working and committed member of the Brotherhood and Clan Arcona during her tenure, she has been a huge participant and actively working on helping Clan Arcona achieve second place overall in the Dark Crusade.

Since I have known Socorra she has been a driven and focused member and a key part to Arcona, having a constant drive and self motivated member. But its the impact that she has made in Galeres that has been outstanding, since joining us she has taken on the responsibility of helping drive up the House level of activity.She has made sure everyone she speaks to is motivated and pushing themselves to achieve the best of their abilities in both activity and level of participation. This was seen through a number of events at the same time she has been going all out. Though for all of her hard work she has never stopped, taking on the position of Tribune as well as taking on the position of P:HRLD recently. She is a constantly working member of the Brotherhood, continuing to expand herself and make sure that she improves the brotherhood as a whole.

Congratulation Soccs on this Sapphire Blade, you have been awesome to work along side and have been a hard worker of this Clan. Keep up the hard work in the future I look forward to seeing what you do.

Quaestor of House Galeres

Troutrooper’s performance in the final three chapters of the Dark Crusade was nothing short of monumental, winning two Gold Novae and a Silver Novae in the three fiction events. He was a cornerstone of the Special Forces team, and was counted on to win gold in his event, but never backed down from the pressure. He did exactly what he needed to do, consistently beating some of the best writers in the Brotherhood. I wish I knew how he did it.

Beyond the numbers and the Novae, Troutrooper is a tremendously influential veteran leader in Arcona. He’s the grandfatherly war veteran of Arcona, telling stories of badassery that keep the younger members looking up to him and providing insights that keep the Summit leaders in his debt. Given his engagement and activity level, not to mention his enormous passion for Arcona, it’s easy to forget that Troutrooper is a Dark Jedi Master -- but talking to him, and listening to his advice, it’s just as easy to remember why.

When it comes to upper level Equites and Elders, so often achievements are measured vaguely, as it is difficult to quantify influence and intrinsic importance to the health of a unit. Despite being more subjective, these measurements mean a lot more than a sum of awards or a length of time served. For Troutrooper, this is no different; the impact that he has had on the culture of Clan Arcona, and on members both new and old, has been extensive in his time here.

Thanks for everything, Trouty -- I’m looking forward to continuing to work with you in a vain effort to learn your ways.

Proconsul of Clan Arcona

I am honoured to be recommending Teroch Erinos Arcona a Grand Cross of the Darkside for his hard work and devotion throughout the Dark Crusade. He has been a constant participant and has continued to be a long-serving member not merely inside of the Clan but to the whole Brotherhood as well.

Since his last reward, he has been a key veteran inside of the Brotherhood's leadership, spanning his roles as Predator to the Master at Arms in which he constantly awarded medals and promotions, keeping the office running smoothly. He has also been a key part of Clan Arcona and their recent overall 2nd Place in the Dark Crusades, being a constantly active and motivated individual during the events. He has managed to be both Special Forces and General Forces in both of these teams he has continued to drive individuals to help them achieve the best in themselves, getting countless more entries. In total Teroch has participated in 9/31 Dark Crusade events of which of these he has managed to achieve a Gold Nova, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. This showed that he put a solid level of time and effort into each event to gain this outstanding level of novae.

Though this isn't what makes Teroch stand out. When ever he is needed he steps up to the plate. This was proven in the creations of the new Battleteam Nighthawk. He has supplied a full proposal for this new team, and has seen it from start to its activation recently, helping Galeres achieve a third Battleteam, something that has taken time and effort. He is a constant presence on IRC interacting with members young and old and keeping a high level of moral around the place.

Congratulations on this Grand Cross of the Darkside Teroch, you have more than earned it once more. Keep up the hard work inside of Arcona and I look forward to working along side you in House Galeres.

Quaestor of House Galeres

Teroch is one of our oldest veterans and a constant voice of hard reason and wisdom. Despite a busy life, he’s never been too busy to lend his clan a hand when we truly needed him. He was here to lead us, advise us, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with us in events throughout the Crusade. Yet despite his dedication for Arcona, he also reached out to the whole Brotherhood, and continues to channel that experience into his guidance of his clanmates, not only in this past Vendetta, but also now as he steps up again to help us as a leader. Teroch is one of the pillars of Arcona: of that I have no doubt.

Congratulations on the Grand Cross, Dash. You deserve it and more.

Aedile of House Galeres

Ah Teroch, to call him a character would be an understatement. I've known him a long time (too long really) and in all that time, there have been some things which have never wavered; his drive, his approachability, and the way in which he will always go out of his way to help someone, no matter who they are or what they need. In the recent Dark Crusade, Teroch's activity was noticeable for it's quality, proved by the fact that from 9 entries, Teroch obtained 5 Novae, a silly good return for his investment. That's ignoring the proofing he did, the advice he offered and the other things which go on behind the scenes during an event such as the Dark Crusade.

Teroch is a valuable member of Arcona and the Brotherhood as a whole, and while he's leaving Soulfire now to take over a new Battleteam within Arcona, I want to thank him for the work he has done and continues to do. Keep it going man, you're a star.

SWL Nadrin Erinos Arconae Soulfire BTL

It’s easy to think of units as being separated into Summit members and non-Summit members, but the truth is, veterans like Strategos Thanatos Entar Arconae blur the lines. A former Consul, Strategos continues to be a role model and an inspiration for Journeymen and lower-level Equites. Strat was one of the leading veterans who put together a very strong effort throughout the Dark Crusade, especially over the last three chapters and in the final battle for Ziost, and it is for that effort that I am honored to recommend him for an Anteian Cross.

Strat has been an important member of Qel-Droma since my first day as Quaestor and I'm positive Strat will continue this past my last day. He continues to leave an impression by touching each and every member on IRC. Whether it's our newest Journeyman or the entire Arcona Summit. Strat has proven himself invaluable by providing advice and input during the Dark Crusade and completing a superb 3/4 events on Ziost. Your hard work has not been ignored. I'm happy to award you with this Anteian Cross as a symbol of Qel-Droma's appreciation for you, past and present.

Quaestor of Qel-Droma

Strategos has been a guiding force the entirety of this Dark Crusade, going beyond his own activity, making time for newer, or less confident members, to help them in their own efforts during the crusade. I can't count the times he has happily proof-read another members work, or talked through how the crusade works to the younger members. Amongst all that, he managed to get 3/4 of the Ziost events done, giving him a total participation of 8/31. Strategos has been a huge help not only to Qel-Droma, but to all of Arcona, and for that, he deserves reward and our thanks.

I am honoured to be recommending Kordath for his first Grand Cross of the Darkside, as he has been a solid and constant presence during the Dark Crusade. He has been a solid leader inside of House Galeres for the past three months, and for being put in the deep end so quickly he has adapted and proven himself a great addition to Arcona.

He has been a constant participant during the Dark Crusade. Though not around long, he has managed to participated in the two planets fully, going all-out inside of the Dark Crusade. And though his own participation was amazing, it was the work he did with others that also made it impressive enough for those around him. I have watched Kordath constantly drive his members to improve their score: the first step in this was watching him email the team, trying to get everyone to do the most activity they could on every planet. This included motivating members not just of general forces, but those in special forces as well. Under him we saw a huge turnout of events, including award-winning members like Troutrooper, who successfully managed to earn Novae and placement in the special forces team. He has also created a stable and active Battleteam during his time in the position of Sergeant and Field General.

Congratulations on this Grand Cross, Kordath. Your hard work and dedication throughout the Dark Crusades has been second to none. I am proud to be giving you this merit medal, keep up your hard work and drive inside of Clan Arcona and House Galeres.

Quaestor of House Galeres

Kordath’s nothing but a godsend, even if he likes to pretend otherwise. He livens us all up with his good humor and patient persistence, and has never needed to be asked to perform his duties. Where others have faded out in the past, Kord took the initiative, stepped up when we truly needed leaders, and geared his team into a stable presence and a cornerstone of Arcona’s Crusade activity. Kordath hasn’t just been a beacon of activity himself; he’s also reached out to his clanmates and rallied them too. His Clan needed him, and he responded. I couldn’t ask for a better subordinate or pick someone more deserving of recognition.

Congratulations on the Grand Cross, Blueboy. You earned every shiny bit of it. I look forward to what comes next.

Aedile of House Galeres