I set out to understand more of what Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar has accomplished when his name was pitched as a possible Elder. Being around this long you get a sense of what everyone is up to but you can start to ask questions and look closer and in this case, it became clear his impact on the entire DJB, and that Sang was ready to join the ranks of Elders.

I started by digging into his five sacramental medals he has earned, for great leadership as a Consul in Arcona, great leadership in Clan Naga Sadow helping to produce multi-Clan level events, as well as work as a mentor to train new members to Knighthood, and years of stray work supporting the Shadow Academy in reviewing and grading the work there.

Sang has left a mark on multiple Clans, as well as hundreds of members through his support of the Shadow Academy, and has remained an active force within the Brotherhood for years.

Congratulations on reaching the ranks of Elders Sang, you have definitely earned it.

Lord Evio Nezsa, 2021-05-04 15:53:46 UTC

Sang is a legend in this club. Few, if any, members have served as successfully at every level of clan leadership and remained actively engaged in the wider DB on various DC staffs over so many years as Sang has. His Shadow Academy service, in particular, deserves special recognition. He was a prolific professor when I was Headmaster over six years ago and he hasn’t slowed down since then. In fact, he has now graded more exams than any member in the history of the club by a wide margin -- more than twice as many as the next person in line.

His Emerald Dagger recommendation sums Sang up well: he is a tireless creator and participator. He does his work without seeking reward. He does it because he enjoys doing it and wants to make this club a better place for all members. There is no doubt that Sang has earned admission to the ranks of the Elders. Congratulations, Sang!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2021-05-04 04:05:05 UTC

If I am to be frank, writing a recommendation in support of this promotion is a bit of a hard task. That is not because of a lack of ways or reasons to pray our former Consul. Rather now, it is because I find it difficult to capture the full breadth and impact of Sang on Clan Naga Sadow and the greater Brotherhood. So much of it just seems to be "Sang being Sang." Despite his occasional grumbling, Sang is a man of heart. I know some folks may act as though being "all heart" is bad but Sang truly demonstrates a heart for people and community.

When he lead our Clan he did so out of a sense of duty, and he wanted the best for the Clan. When it seemed as though a direction our Clan was going in did not quite vibe with our members, Sang examined how we could adjust our course. When he was a Quaestor he enabled his House to be the best that they could be- such as helping to train up new leaders, playing an intimate part in their personal growth as leaders within our club. As a Proconsul, he worked with the Consul and Summit to ensure we best served our members. Again and again he acted as a friend and mentor to a young Journeyman Bentre and even today he continues to give me sound advice and feedback if I ask it, or as I seem to need it.

When morale was low, Sang tries to find a way for us to march forward and work with the members to resolve the standing issues. When engagement was low in the past and he and I were a CON/PCON team, at his direction we worked to try to piece out how to recapture our spark and to drive home a better member experience.

Be it as Summit or member, he continually engaged in ways either large or small with our clanfolk. We are richer for his presence in Clan Naga Sadow.

In the past Sanguinius has acted as a counselor to keep the peace and enabled House leadership to make a greater impact on our Clan's narrative from their own corners. Well-liked even today, Sang has constantly shown an interest in the greater good of the Clan. Sang has also served as a sounding board to my Proconsul as well and has helped to refine some ideas for future story developments. A pretty positive element in our Clan, Sang has also pushed gaming in our Clan, offering to play Heroes of the Storm with folks in the club at large and furthering feelings of camaraderie through a combination of group activity and friendly repartee with members in Telegram chats and in Discord. Sang is also unafraid to challenge the status quo or the assumptions of members of the Clan, offering valuable insight which has helped to further refine elements of our Clan narrative and direction.

All this said, I want to raise my voice in support of Sang, as my clan-brother, as my fellow Sadow and as a friend to both me and all Sadowans.

Congratulations my friend! Well done.

Bentre Sadow Consul

Master Bentre Stahoes, 2021-05-04 04:06:05 UTC

Sanguinius is one of the most recognisable members of our Clan, both in terms of activity and as someone who steps up and works hard with others. Sadly I missed his term as Consul of our Clan due to being rogue but since I came back I've come to respect him as one of the most active and hard working members I've met in the Brotherhood.

His ongoing level of activity in competitions and gaming and marking endless Shadow Academy exams is extremily visible and has been mentioned many, many times in this and previous recommendations for his amazing sacramental medal collection, and I do need to go into futher details about it here.

However from a personal perspective when I needed an Aedile to help me as Quaestor in Shar Dakhan he made himself available. Since then I've had the pleasure to work with him. He has always struck me as a pleasant, calm and helpful individual who gives support, feedback and advice when needed and is greatly supportive of his fellow members. For example he is frequently seen encouraging others to take up gaming and activity and is a driving force behind how much stronger our Clan is in this area than I ever remember it to be.

For all his endless activity, hard work and support of others I do not think there is any doubt he deserves the rank of Elder.

Malisane Sadow

Shar Dakhan Quaestor

Malisane Sadow, 2021-05-04 15:30:03 UTC

When looking at possible promotions, Xen’s promotion to Master (Elder 2) was the easiest. It has been over 5 years since his promotion to Elder, though it seems like yesterday, and he has accomplished so much since that I won’t have to oversell it. 3 sacramental medals, 2 years as a Consul and leader to Clan Scholae Palatinae, Magistrate to the Regent, Magistrate to the Voice, Magistrate to the Herald, as well as Praetor to the Herald, a supporter of Clan Vizsla in its founding and a leader, and now most recently a term as Voice, and Dark Councilor, impacting the membership at the highest levels. You can dig in all you want, the work is there, he’s earned Elder 2. Congratulations on Master Xen, you’ve earned it!

Lord Evio Nezsa, 2021-05-04 15:53:48 UTC

Few members have done as much in their entire DB careers as Xen has done since his promotion to Adept five years ago. He's packed in two years as a Consul, a full term as Praetor to the Herald, and about a year-and-a-half as Voice. In that time, he has been a prolific content creator, churning out high quality artwork, writing official fictions, and helping to plan and organize two vendettas and other major competitions. This promotion has been a long time coming, and I'm not sure anyone has ever deserved it more. Congratulations, Xen!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2021-05-04 12:25:31 UTC

22 years with the club. That is quite a lot in review. 18 years of that period are what I hope to cover in this rec. As I was reviewing over Raistlin's dossier in preparation for this recommendation, I was struck by how wide the breadth of Raistlin's activity/contributions have been.

When you look at some of the traditional metrics, you see things like how he organized a competition for then-Battle-team Ludo Kressh in 2010 or the 113 non-container competitions that Raistlin has participated in since his last promotion.

Raist's activities also including gaming and fiction, as an example of some of the competition activity he has undertaken. This member has engaged in 12 PVP matches, taken part in 31 PVE activities, written 3728 words for 11 fiction activities, has written another 2441 words over 4 RO posts and has engaged in 13 individual competitions which awarded Clusters of Graphite. Now one might wonder how many Clusters of Graphite? Well, let's count up the Clusters from gaming, writing and art'ing.

Raistlin Sadow has earned 623 Clusters of Fire for PVP, 134 Clusters of Earth for PVE activities, 26 Clusters of Ice for fiction pursuits and 42 Clusters of Graphite for artistic competition entries. I think that is all pretty awesome! I would be rather remiss if I didn't also point out that Raistlin has also earned 27 Pendants of Blood for achievements in Destiny, Star Wars Battlefront, Destiny 2, Overwatch, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Diablo 3. He also has spent some time in the Shadow Academy. Over his time since his last promotion, Raistlin has taken a frankly jaw-dropping 76 SA courses and has earned 10 degrees from the institution. As an aside, he also earned 3 Legions of the Scholar by placing in Trivia comps over the years.

Personal activity is also not the only way that Raistlin has contributed to our Dark Brotherhood. As a matter of fact, I was surprised to realize that before my joining that Raistlin had served as an Aedile for House Ludo Kressh for two terms in 2005 and 2010 which amounted to 9 months combined in the seat. He has also served as a Praetor to the Obelisk High Commander between February 18th and September 10th of 2005 - or seven months. Following this period, Raistlin then served as a Magistrate to the same office between September 10th of 2015 and January 25th of 2016 - or five months.

Raistlin Sadow has been recognized over the years by several awards. He has recieved 2 Grand Crosses- one for contributions to his Clan Naga Sadow in 2005 and one in 2007 for contributions to the 7th Great Jedi War. Raist also has earned 4 Steel Crosses: for overal activity in 2020; for Phase 1 of the Dark Crusade in 2013; for activity and contributions to a Rite of Supremacy in 2010; and for strength of character and motivation of our Clan in 2005. He also has gathered up 6 Anteian Crosses: one for his contributions to the "Vampyre's Fold" RO in 2003; for activity and counsel to the Clan summit in 2004; returning to the Clan to assist in a Rite of Supremacy in 2007; his activity in the Disorder Vendetta; for his outstanding performance in Great Jedi War X in 2011; and finally for his returning to form to assist Clan Naga Sadow again in 2015 in a storm of activity. A high presence in IRC, activity, and contributions to the first Sadow Chronicle earned Raistlin another 2 awards in the form of Dark Crosses in 2003 and 2005.

Since those awards touched upon Wars, Rites and Vendettas, I suppose now is a good point to discuss the things that come of those sorts of events. (Besides the well-earned awards already mentioned of course!) He received a 3 Gold Novae: one for placing first in a Run On section in the Krath Rite of Supremacy, one for helping his Clan place first in the 8th Great Jedi war RO event, and one for taking 1st place in the "Orders" RO event in the 9th War. He also earned 3 Silver Novae: two for the Great Jedi War ACC in 2007 and one for taking a 2nd Place in a Dark Crusades gaming competition. He also earned seven Bronze Novae: for placing 3rd in the cooperative ACC section of Chapter One of the Krath Rite of Supremacy in 2005; for placing 3rd in the Chapter 3 fiction section of the Krath Rite of Supremacy; for placing 3rd in second half of Great Jedi War ACC in 2007; for placing in the Great Jedi War X debate for week 0 of the event; and for placing in a Dark Crusade wiki competition.

Besides these Novae, Raistlin has also gathered up a veritable trophy case of Seals from Vendettas. He has earned 2 Seals of Memories, 5 Seals of Retribution, a Seal of Conquest, a Seal of Darkness, 6 Seals of Pain, 2 Seals of Unity, 10 Seals of Bone, 5 Seals of Defiance, 10 Seals of Decimation, 16 Seals of the Crusader and most recently 19 Seals of Visions for his contributions to the Clan War Effort in Great Jedi War XIV: Homefront. Also worth noting he earned a Seal of Loyalty back in 2015 when Grand Master Pravus recognized our membership to their contributions to the long-life of our Star Wars fan club. Beyond Vendetta activity and club holiday recognitions Raistlin has still brought home some shinies to add to the aforementioned trophy case. In the time since his last promotion, Raistlin has also brought home 5 Crescents with a Ruby Star, 6 Crescents with Amethyst Star, 6 Crescents with a Sapphire Star, 3 Crescents with an Emerald Star, a Crescent with a Topaz Star and 2 Crescents with a Quartz Star. If I have my math right, and I think that I do, this means that Raistlin has placed in 3/10 of the competitions that he has placed in.

I think, when you consider all of the above you can see that Raistlin Sadow has certainly contributed to the history of Clan Naga Sadow. Looking over the history, it is clear that Raistlin has helped to strengthen and enrich our Clan with the Brotherhood. I think looking at the service he paid to the Obelisk High Commander and reading through the recommendations of awards past it is quite clear that Raistlin has made some contributions to the larger Dark Jedi Brotherhood. As such, I want to raise up this member for consideration. I could throw out some pretty words, but I think that Raistlin is in part a member for whom his actions speak quite well for themselves.

I think that it is time that we recognize what you have done, what you have accomplished and thus I want to raise my voice in both recommending Raistlin for the rank of Equite 4 and in congratulating our latest Augur in Clan Naga Sadow.

Bentre Sadow

Overlord of Naga Sadow

Master Bentre Stahoes, 2021-05-04 02:36:49 UTC

Raistlin Sadow was one of the members who has been active and visible since long before I joined the Dark Brotherhood and I remember him as our House's Aedile when I started out as a new member. He has always been an active member who took part when he was able to and has always been someone who reinforces what a good active member should be, both taking part for himself and his Clan and setting a good example attitude wise. For all of the above he is highly valued.

His incredibly impressive medal and cluster collection speaks volumes about his long activity. Since his last promotion he has earned two GCs, 4 SCs, 6 ACs and 2 DCs. There are just the merit medals though. His eleven Novas, twenty three crescents, twenty seven Pendants of Blood, seven hundred and ninety-nine clusters, and seventy seven vendetta seals speaks of a member who you can rely on to take part and set a good example whenever a competition or vendetta appears. For someone who was already an experienced Equite when my generation joined and is still taking part whenever he can, his long term commitment to his Clan and his activity is to be recognised and respected for the long term achivement it clearly is.

Raistlin is now and has for a very long time been a highly valued member of Clan Naga Sadow and I am proud to add my name to those recommending his promotion to the highest rank of the Equites.

Malisane Sadow

Shar Dakhan Quaestor.

Malisane Sadow, 2021-05-01 19:09:42 UTC

Aldaric is simply a beast. His time and list of positions since his last promotion goes above and beyond the requirement or what is considered average. He spent 8 months total as Quaestor of House Galeres in Arcona, four of which came after his promotion to EQ2. Since his promotion to EQ2, 1 Year and 7+ months ago, He has continued to serve as both a professor in the Shadow Academy as well as in the Fist offices. Which both the Fist and Headmaster will comment more on. He has also served a full term as an appeals panelist during the same time frame.

Despite his duties in two separate offices that can take up a considerable amount of time Aldaric is one of Clan Vizsla’s most active members. He is a constant fixture in clan chat offering up both Congratulations and advice when needed. As a competitor, he stays quite active within both Clan competitions as well as the brotherhood at large despite his work on two separate staffs. He has participated in 89 competitions while organizing or co-organizing a total of 31. He has won Crescent with Diamond Star, 13 Crescent with Ruby Star, Crescent with Amethyst Star, Crescent with Sapphire Star along with 56 Scrolls of Foundation. Aldaric was also presented with a Sapphire Blade for his work in the Shadow Academy and the Fist.

To make a long story short Aldaric is the type of member we all wish to have in our units and on a staff. He works hard for the Clan and Brotherhood at large. He makes it a better and more enjoyable place for us all. Last he inspires us to do more and better for the club at large through both words and actions. Clan Vizsla and the Brotherhood at large would not be the same without him, his work ethic, and drive. Congratulations Aldaric.

Hand of the Emperor Korvyn, 2021-05-02 20:49:09 UTC

Aldaric has served as my Praetor since March 2020 and has quickly become my most trusted advisor. In his day to day duties, Aldaric has the lead role in ensuring the monthly Grand Master's Royal Guard competitions are set up correctly and in a timely manner. Aldaric has also played a key role in monitoring our gaming submission queue to ensure the Fist staff is meeting our 24-hour approval goal.

Beyond the day to day duties, he has also assisted me with almost every major decision I have had to make since he joined the Fist staff. I very much appreciate having Aldaric as someone who can look at proposed changes, issues with platforms or other proposals and provide his honest opinion. He's not a "yes person" that tells me what he thinks I want to hear and that is something that is extremely important to ensuring our policies remain fair for all of members of our club.

Thank you for joining the staff Aldaric and for being someone I can trust to have difficult and confidential discussions with regarding gaming policies. Every DCer should have someone like Aldaric on their staff.

Raiheaux, 2021-04-30 13:45:20 UTC

Aldaric was a pleasant member to have in Clan Arcona. He worked hard and tried to be a good role model for the other members of the Clan. Since his promotion to EQ2, Aldaric served as Quaestor for about four months. During that time he organized an Event titled, Operation: Homecoming, which helped kick off the Eldar storyline that Galares has continued to follow to this day.

Aldaric worked hard to promote activity in his House. He was active on Telegram and tried to keep Galares moving forward, a job that hasn't been the easiest for our Quaestors. I am happy to help recommend him for a promotion to Equite 3. Congratulations Aldaric, and good luck as you move forward!.

Dr. Ben, 2021-05-02 10:12:31 UTC

Aldaric is one of the Shadow Academy's most faithful professors. He's served as the Legends Department professor for just over two years now – grading 457 courses in an average of 5 hours (one of our fastest graders, as well!) throughout his career, with 377 of those being since his last promotion.

Recently, he's helped identify some of our students for exceptional exams or overall performance so that we could celebrate them in reports. He's done that by actively monitoring his exams and making an effort to bring those students or answers to my attention. He was also recognized as part of a Sapphire Blade award in the beginning of 2020 for his contribution to updating and improving his courses during the major audit at that time.

I'm grateful to have Aldaric as part of the Shadow Academy team and excited to add my recommendation to his promotion!

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2021-05-02 15:01:34 UTC

Oriah Chaar, you continue to impress. You're growing more competent each day and you will surely rival the Dark Council when the time is right. You have met the requirements for promotion, and a recommendation has been filed. Your accomplishments include:

• Have an approved character sheet on record
• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel
• Write 750 words of character fiction as reviewed and approved by your unit leadership or master.

I will continue to watch your progress, Oriah Chaar, but my direct intervention in your promotions must come to an end.

You will go far within this Brotherhood.

May the Force guide you, Journeyman,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2021-04-30 00:36:56 UTC

Urie Malfi, you continue to impress. You're growing more competent each day and you will surely rival the Dark Council when the time is right. You have met the requirements for promotion, and a recommendation has been filed. Your accomplishments include:

• Begin to outline character history for eventual posting on the Brotherhood Wiki, as approved by House leadership or Master
• Have an approved character sheet on record
• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel
• Logon to the DJB Discord Server

I will continue to watch your progress, Urie Malfi, but my direct intervention in your promotions must come to an end.

You will go far within this Brotherhood.

May the Force guide you, Journeyman,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2021-04-29 16:49:38 UTC

It seems that not a day goes past where I do not hear about you, Urie Malfi. Your superiors have sent glowing records regarding your accomplishments, which include:

• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel
• Logon to the DJB Discord Server
• Pass 4 Shadow Academy courses from the Fundamentals Department

An expedited recommendation for your promotion has been transmitted to the Master-at-Arms.

May the Force guide you, Trainee,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2021-04-29 16:49:34 UTC

It seems that not a day goes past where I do not hear about you, Oriah Chaar. Your superiors have sent glowing records regarding your accomplishments, which include:

• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel
• Pass 4 non-Fundamentals Shadow Academy courses

An expedited recommendation for your promotion has been transmitted to the Master-at-Arms.

May the Force guide you, Proselyte,

Adept Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2021-04-28 00:18:49 UTC

Gwowk, my young apprentice, in recent weeks you have successfully satisfied the requirements to move up in the ranks of our Brotherhood Earning 36 Clusters of Earth, completing 7 competitions, 7 PVE activities in gaming, and 4 community events, passing a course in the illustrious halls of the Shadow Acadaemy, logging on to the Discord Server, joining the Telegram chat, and having a completed character sheet

I’m proud of you my furry friend, and I look forward to seeing where you go from here.

Raider Jon Silvon, 2021-04-27 21:41:06 UTC