Minato Thanatos Arisato, 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 Selen Training Corps, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-01-09 05:30:05 UTC

Key, 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 Selen Training Corps, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-01-09 03:54:07 UTC

Vyrese Palestar, 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 Selen Training Corps, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-01-09 03:23:32 UTC

Since his promotion to Elder 1, Rian has served this club at a very high level as both Magistrate and Praetor to the Herald, as well as a full two years as Herald and one year as a temporary member of the Star Chamber. During that time, he put a significant amount of work into the Herald office and the club as a whole. As a member of the Council, Rian contributed graphics for reports, vendettas, and other club-wide projects, while also helping to organize GJWs XV and XVI, as well as participating in DC discussions about a wide variety of projects and potential changes.

In his role as Herald (and P:HRLD/M:HRLD before that), Rian developed and released a modern update to the Warbanner template, Warbanner 3.0, created at least 36 custom weapons, 40 warbanners, and at least 500 pieces of dossier art for our members. Herald is one of the most difficult jobs in the club, requiring a rare talent in graphics, management, and customer service. Rian has all of that and more, and he has devoted years of his life to improving this club's art community. For all of that, I am very happy to promote him to Elder 2. Congratulations, Rian!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2024-01-08 16:25:56 UTC

Sinister Sue, you continue to impress. You're growing more competent each day and you will surely rival the Council when the time is right. You have met the requirements for promotion, and a recommendation has been filed.

I will continue to watch your progress, Sinister Sue, 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,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-01-05 20:02:05 UTC

Teebu is a prolific competition organizer. Since his promotion to EQ4 just a year ago he has organized 143 competitions and co-organized another 35, including the recently concluded Taldryithmas, the 2023 Life Day, Pro Bowl VII, a Great Mock War for Tal, and a Tal v. Plagueis feud. Plus way, way too many Mario Kart comps. He's also participated in 169 competitions and written more than 60,000 words, primarily as an RP DM.

He started the year as PCON but stepped up in a big way when his CON had to step down suddenly and unexpectedly. He managed to both snag Second Hero of GJW XVI and lead his clan to a strong third-place finish despite all of the disruptions it suffered this year. For all of his hard work, I'm very happy to promote him to Elder 1.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2024-01-05 13:37:01 UTC

Now, Elder is quite the milestone in our club. It is the sign of a member that has contributed in various positions, such as Magistrate to the Regent, Exarch Staff, Proconsul and today, Consul of Taldryan. I am not qualified to talk about that, so I will defer those to the Regent and the Exarch.

It is also a sign of a member that steps up at a moments notice, and Cassandra really stepped up. Back in April, when I stepped down due to Real Life Circumstances literally a day and a half before Taldryan began its feud with Plagueis, Cass took over my competitions for the event, going from being a participant one second to hosting it out of nowhere the next. I was watching on and off during the event itself and Cass' leadership guided Taldryan's activity during the event. Given the circumstances he'd been thrown into at a moments notice, he did amazingly. I knew Taldryan would be in good hands with him whenever I inevitably stepped down, and it was this event that confirmed it for me.

As my Proconsul, Cass was everything you would want in a second in command. Attentive, energetic, engaging, and damn near driving you up the wall at times (in the best way possible). Jokes aside, Cass was instrumental in updating the many, many Taldryan wiki pages (I really sucked at it), creating Taldryan storylines and running Taldryan RPs, an activity which took the Clan by storm last year. He also took charge of Taldryan's possesion, reorganising the fleet and army to make sense for Taldryan's Republic identity. As Consul, Cass has maintained an organised approach to leadership. He leads with an understanding, and as always, energetic, approach. He constantly updates the Taldryan Summit Trello board with tasks and objectives for his team to do. Let's not forget his monumental effort in the last GJW, where his leadership helped secure 3rd Place for Taldryan overall. He also achieved 2nd hero in that very same war, leading by example!

In terms of the numbers, Cass has participated in 169 competitions and has earned;

• Ruby Scepter x1

• Amethyst Kukri x1

• Gold Nova x3

• Silver Nova x4

• Bronze Nova x2

• Crescent with Diamond Star x4

• Crescent with Ruby Star x 39

• Crescent with Amethyst Star x27

• Crescent with Sapphire Star x6

• Crescent with Emerald Star x4

• Crescent with Quartz Star x1

• Hosted 143 competitions.

• co-organised 35 competitions.

• Passed 64 SA courses and earned 18 degrees.

There is one last thing I'd like to go over. Cass was someone whom I remained in touch with once I stepped down. At any point I could, and did, message him just to talk and vent whenever I needed to. Each time he always said;

"I got you, brother."

Well, I think it's time I paid that back. This time, I've got you. Cass/Teebu, thank you for being a brilliant colleague, subordinate, boss, and friend. Congratulations on finally making Elder!

High Inquisitor "Aequitas" Anderson, 2024-01-03 17:25:40 UTC

Teebu (now IC Cassandra) is a man that needs no introduction. Since joining Taldryan a while ago, I've got to watch him grow and excel into a leader that this club sorely needs, nurturing storylines and keeping Taldryan engaged on a consistent and active basis. Teebu is always keen to take on some DC staff work and expand areas for the rest of the Brotherhood at large, and has served as my Magistrate a couple of times now.

During that time he's served he's worked on numerous different projects to improve and expand the member possession experience, whether it was Armor Upgrades v1 or numerous booster releases - at least one of which only had a 72 hour turnaround on start to implementation - and numerous QoL fixes as we strive to keep possessions looking professional, accurate, and yet accessible for the members... even Teebu's most recent contributions for the soon-to-be-realised Phase 1 of the Crafting System. Teebu is always eager to jump head on into a major project that he sees large benefits to, for the betterment of not just Clan Taldryan but the Brotherhood at large.

Clan Taldryan and Teebu's placements in the recent Great Jedi War show that he is keeping his members engaged, active, and leading from the front during what is one of the club's largest yearly events by inspiring his fellow Taldryanites to stay engaged. And while Teebu does hope to be Regent himself some day, his contributions in other areas of the club whether Taldryan, Exarch Staff, running club-wide RPs, etc cannot be understated. I believe that Cassandra Tyris (Teebu) has met the threshold through persistent leadership and activity in different positions and as a member over such an extended period of time to be elevated to the Elder echelon, and am happy to supply this recommendation on behalf of the Office of the Regent.

Thank you for all your contributions to the club Teebu, and I'm excited to see what you bring to the table next. Keep up the great work.

Zxyl Bes'uliik (Anubis)
Son of Taldryan
Regent of the Brotherhood

General Zxyl Bes'uliik, 2024-01-04 16:25:04 UTC

Teebu has gone above and beyond in regards to being our "unofficial" Exarch Staffer. While he's not as involved in our core directive, he is a valuable input, contributor, and ally in championing RP for the Brotherhood. He was instrumental in the design and implementation of the Envoy Corps, and the Roleplaying Supplemental Society.

His biggest contributions on paper were the massive amount of data-logging (going back through old Telegram or submission logs from exports from the SCL, and annotating/making sure information was correct) so that previous RPers and writing was counted, and his data-projections. These data projection models are what allowed us to take our data set and sample it against hypothetical "12 Rank" system.

Teebu made charts and exports that showed us different potential scenarios based on the "points" scale we would use to determine Golden/Envoy Marks (G/EMs). G/EMs are a new, unique currency for the Brothrehood, and how they tie into the trophy projection system, so calculating and anticipating how members would a.) start our with and b.) how quickly progress along the trophy tiers was so critical to have a successful system launch. He even helped work the data and numbers post launch to make sure we could make some safe adjustments to the raw projection numbers once we actually had members alive in production.

I've had the privilege of working on multiple big projects for the DB, but can safely say that Teebu has been a one-of-a-kind contributor to the projects we've shared to date. He has shown a dedication to the club that, combined with his other leadership, shows how a member can cross the line towards the coveted Elder rank.

Congratulations and well earned, Teebs.

-W

Exarch

Lord Marick Tyris Arconae, 2024-01-04 23:08:52 UTC

It seems that not a day goes past where I do not hear about you, Zyrethi Armis. Your superiors have sent glowing records regarding your accomplishments, which together add up to no less than 230 XP!

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

May the Force guide you, Proselyte,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-01-05 05:49:44 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Kaia Seddoss. I have heard reports from Battle Team Selen Training Corps that you have managed to accumulate 5 XP.

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-01-05 04:16:00 UTC

In the time since his last promotion, 7 days shy of 6 months ago, Bril has been a powerhouse of activity. He has participated in 151 competitions, earning himself 30 Crescents (3 Diamond, 3 Ruby, 3 Amethyst, 9 Sapphire, 8 Emerald, 3 Topaz, and 1 Quartz). In the 16th Great Jedi War, he set a magnificent level of participation, proven by the 16 Seals of Transcendence he earned as well as the two Novae he earned himself (one each of the Silver, and Bronze variety). He has also earned 267 Clusters of Earth and 39 Clusters of Graphite. Bril has completed 5 Shadow Academy Courses, earning himself 4 degrees. On the side of the Societies, he’s elevated his rank in the various societies 20 times in the last 6 months.

However, it is in Roleplaying that Bril has been shining brightly. Since his last promotion, he has participated in 19 RP Sessions, for a total of almost 50.000 words. He has also organised 8 Sessions, for a total of just over 24.000 words. An additional 7 fiction competitions add another 6348 words to his overall wordcount, earning him a grand total of 179 Clusters of Ice.

On the social side, Bril has been an active member of both House and Battleteam, and has been a solidly active presence on Discord.

Bril, since coming to Arcona, and Galeres, you’ve never stopped moving forward. It is a true pleasure to have you in the House. Keep up the good work and force me to write you another promotion recc full of statistics. I can’t wait to see what you’ll get up to next! It is with great pride that I am able to promote you to the third Equite rank. Now go enjoy being in the upper half of the Equite Tier!!

General Ood Bnar, 2024-01-04 21:39:41 UTC

Ever since Bril joined Arcona, and even before then, he has been a paragon of activity and community engagement. The man has blazed forward, consuming content and submitting to competitions like he's running out of time, and we are here for it. During the last activity check for Galeres, Bril was only beaten by one person and that person is basically more robot than person-- that says something in and of itself.

Outside of his activity, Bril Teg Arga has proven himself an inspiration to everyone around him. He masterfully connects characters and storylines, helps build proposals to better everyone's experience on the site, and is overall just a pleasant and active member of the DB discord. He uplifts members around him and is always willing to throw in a good word or feedback.

Bril, you are part of what makes Arcona awesome. We see the work you do and how brightly you shine. We see YOU. We're so happy you've joined us and well... now you're stuck with us. Here's to seeing you at your EQ4 promo, and all your shinies and stabbies reccs that I know are coming.

Quaestrix Sivall Tenbriss Ya-ir Zoria, 2024-01-03 20:40:01 UTC

Brilbee, what isn't there to say? Well, okay fair, easy answer there, don't repeat what anyone else is saying. So I'll keep this short and sweet. Bril joined Arcona not all that long ago and hot damn he has blazed a trail and a half. What I want to talk about most though is his continuous strides to try and better the community of the DB overall. You see him in many roleplays encouraging others to do their best, assuaging worries and being anyone's hypeman that he can be. Recently Bril was one of the group who pushed for the very recent changes to how the FIST handles the Cards Against Humanity game often enjoyed in the casual queue.

Not only all that, but he is often seen creating narratives with others. Whether its crafting stories to get people involved with his characters and into a plot, or as if with his newest Alt Teon, linking his own characters into other's plots. Its a mountainous effort for many to just manage one plot line but Bril is out here looping and linking more than that hoard of cables you keep in the back of the "just in case" cupboard.

I doubt this will be the last time we see your name pop up along some shiny thing or another. Or it better or I will find you :).

Envoy Zuza Lottson, 2024-01-03 23:07:28 UTC

Bril, you're grand. I'm so proud of you for making it this far, even if it does worry me about how hard you're going. You've been so good to me and so many other people and you're there to make people feel welcome. So yeah, you're awesome.

Ellisyn Kendis, 2024-01-04 21:31:32 UTC

Bril has been a ready and welcome addition to Arcona, to say the least. As others will tell you, his general awesomeness and diehard activity are both soaringly high (sup, Icarus) and he is always reaching out and making friends across the Brotherhood at every level and singlehandedly skewing RP statistics. Sure, he might remake CSs and Loadouts about a thousand times, but we can't fault him too much for that. Bril has shown continued interest in worldbuilding and expanding in both his Clans and in the Brotherhood, especially around the Shadow Academy, hoping to take its society and incorporate it further into Roleplays for more members to reach. He volunteers often to help find information, proof posts, or concoct collaborative character ideas. He's unafraid to tackle anything we might come up with that he can do. At risk of repeating everything and anything already said, I will summarize with this: Bril, I am proud to be your leader, clanmate, and friend. Congratulations, cousin.

_Proconsul, Clan Arcona _

Master Ruka Tenbriss Ya-ir, 2024-01-04 21:38:43 UTC

Since his last promotion, Sydio has been toiling away in the Shadow Academy. He's completed 6 courses and earned himself a Pundit for Activities, and in doing so secured himself a place in the last quarter's Shadow Academy Decathlon! This placement earned him one of two Crescents, an Amethyst and a Sapphire, which he also garnered from participating in one other competition, leaving him 2/2 on placement rates! Sydio has been a bright new addition to the Clan, and we're pleased to have him and see what comes next from his enduring efforts. Congratulations, my friend, and see you again real soon.

Proconsul, Clan Arcona

Master Ruka Tenbriss Ya-ir, 2024-01-03 16:29:36 UTC