You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Dukwtape. I have heard reports from House Empire's Chosen that you have managed to:

• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-26 09:00:09 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Kah’ri Marru. I have heard reports from House Empire's Chosen that you have managed to:

• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-26 08:58:07 UTC

Dukwtape, you have successfully completed the Trial of Identity and confirmed your e-mail address, for which you have earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to House Empire's Chosen, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-25 21:00:55 UTC

Kah’ri Marru, you have successfully completed the Trial of Identity and confirmed your e-mail address, for which you have earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to House Empire's Chosen, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-25 19:44:51 UTC

In all honesty, I've been dreading writing this recommendation. You see, Appius does things. He does a LOT of things. And to give him the fairest reading possible, they all need to go into this text box.

Let's start with numbers. Since his last promotion in January, Appius has participated in 110 competitions. Of those, 24 of them were GJW XIV events, making him the highest-participating Taldryanite of the Vendetta (including participating in every bin, obviously). He helped Taldryan take home a Silver Nova in the GJW, received a Bronze Nova (I believe for the PLA-VIZ Feud, before his transfer to Taldryan) and has racked up four Crescents with Ruby Star, eight Crescents with Amethyst Stars, seven Crescents with Sapphire Stars, two Crescents with Emerald Stars, and a Legion of the Scholar for his other competition-based efforts.

Even without awards on the line, Appius' sheer output is nothing short of astounding. Between traditional fiction and ROs, he's contributed over 60,000 CI-eligible words to the Brotherhood in the past year, making him one of the greatest examples of the "Tal keyboards go brrr" meme. He's also finished ten ACC matches, and if he's like most ACC participants, probably started twice that number that went to timeout before being completed (and thus aren't counted in his stats). On top of those numbers, he's participated in unofficial co-op fiction with several other members of Taldryan (Aylin, Tracinya, and Dasha that I'm aware of), one example of which can be found on the forums, and contributed several thousand words' worth of fiction updates for the Clan's "Aggressive Expansion" storyline. It would be fair to say that Appius has written most of a standard-length novel (100,000 words) in the past year.

Next, leadership, and part of the reason for the delay in this request. Appius came on to the Taldryan Summit as a young Quaestor with a lot of potential but not much experience. Less than a month into his original tenure, RL circumstances forced him to resign suddenly. Upon his return, Appius took the Aedile position in House Ektrosis under Vodo's supervision, and he's worked his rear off to show that he could be a reliable Summit member. He's organised 13 competitions as a member of the Ektrosis Summit, most of them since his return, and was a role model for Taldryan as a whole during the GJW. Since resuming the Ektrosis Quaestor position in October, Appius has been instrumental in encouraging activity throughout the Clan, often becoming personally involved with other members in order to keep them engaged. In addition to his Summit duties, Appius oversaw the training of Dasha "Jala" Talus, guiding her to JM4 shortly before GJW XIV began.

Finally, the odds and ends that don't fit neatly into any other category. Appius is a prominent and celebrated Telegram personality, most notably in the Taldryan and DB Fiction chats, where he's become known for posting "Character Question" writing prompts on an almost-daily basis. He's always happy to provide advice or proofread other members' fiction and ACC posts. He's among the best-humoured DB members I've ever encountered, cracking jokes (often at his own expense) and embracing nicknames like "Zappius" and "Mandaboo". I don't think it's a stretch to say that Appius is one of the friendliest active members in the DB as a whole.

In recognition of his contributions to Taldryan and the Brotherhood as a whole, I hereby nominate Appius Wight for promotion to Equite 2. Congratulations, Appius, and may God help anyone who makes fun of the saberstaff I'm sure you're already rushing to request.

Master Seraine "Erinyes" Taldrya Ténama, 2020-12-25 02:25:52 UTC

Someone once called an EQ1 promotion "a test of continued activity past the Knight milestone", and Dasha "Jala" Talus has easily passed. First, numbers: Since her promotion to JM4 in June, Jala has participated in 29 competitions, including completing fifteen GJW XIV events across every bin. In early August, she was awarded a Dark Cross for her activity in the GJW. She also participated heavily in the Pro Bowl cross-Clan event in August.

Besides her competition activity, Jala has completed 11 Shadow Academy courses, earning two degrees in the process. She's also participated in a co-operative fiction with Appius (which you can read over on the Discourse forums), recently begun another with a different Ektrosis member, and has been a regular presence in Taldryan's Telegram chat (most often partnering up with Aylin to make trouble for Appius).

In light of her continued activity over the past almost-six months, I hereby nominate Dasha "Jala" Talus for promotion to Major. Congratulations!

Master Seraine "Erinyes" Taldrya Ténama, 2020-12-23 20:32:37 UTC

Dasha is one of those People that just encompasses what it means not just to be a member of Clan Taldryan, but a member of the Brotherhood.

Erinyes has already covered most of her achievements, so I'll go more in detail about her accomplishments from the perspective of her Quaestor and her Master.

Firstly, her activity. Taldryan's favourite little glitter bomb has not stopped since her promotion to Captain at the end of the last war. She's proven herself to be an active member of the House both in the Ektrosis House Chat, where she always maintains a presence, and continues this across the various DB channels.

She has participated in 29 different competitions and has written just shy of 7000 words! This gets even more impressive when you consider that she has just become a new mum not too long ago!

Dasha is always up for writing fiction, as evidenced by the run on she wrote with myself which as Erin said, can be viewed on discourse. She has also begun working on another fiction project with another member of the House which is currently under development.

As your Master, your Quaestor, and your friend, I am proud to recommend your promotion to EQ1! And I dread what you may do with this newfound power!

Congratulations, you earned it.

Grand Inquisitor "Aequitas" Anderson, 2020-12-23 20:25:40 UTC

Briar Thorne, you have successfully completed the Trial of Identity and confirmed your e-mail address, for which you have earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to Battle Team Disciples of Dakhan, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-23 19:17:52 UTC

Ozymandias, you have successfully completed the Trial of Identity and confirmed your e-mail address, for which you have earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to Clan Odan-Urr, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-23 11:32:05 UTC

Draxion Durk, 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
• Logon to the DJB Discord Server
• Participate in 3 competitions

I will continue to watch your progress, Draxion Durk, 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,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-22 07:01:20 UTC

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

• Logon to the DJB Discord Server
• Participate in 2 competitions

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

May the Force guide you, Proselyte,

Warlord Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae
Headmaster

Ciara Tearnan Rothwell Tarentae, 2020-12-22 06:45:38 UTC