Mugen, 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:

• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel
• Pass the Advancement Survey Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Comms 101: Discourse Forum Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Comms 102: Telegram Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Comms 103: DJBWiki (An Introduction) Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Dark Brotherhood Basics Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 101: History Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 102: Departments Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 103: Paths & Orders Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 104: Ranks Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 105: Organization Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 106: Medals Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Gaming 101: Setting up & Finding Matches Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Gaming 102: Fist-o-matic Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Graphics in the Brotherhood Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Vendetta 101: Foundation Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Vendetta 102: Submission Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Vendetta 103: Fiction and Graphics Tips Shadow Academy Course

I will continue to watch your progress, Mugen, 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,

Battlelord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-08-13 14:28:05 UTC

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

• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel
• Pass the Comms 101: Discourse Forum Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Comms 102: Telegram Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 101: History Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 102: Departments Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 103: Paths & Orders Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 104: Ranks Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 105: Organization Shadow Academy Course
• Pass the Essentials 106: Medals Shadow Academy Course

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

May the Force guide you, Proselyte,

Battlelord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-08-12 17:52:29 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Mugen. I have heard reports from House Liath that you have managed to:

• Perform a basic activity, such as contacting the house/clan summit

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Battlelord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-08-12 05:18:22 UTC

Mugen, 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 Liath, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Battlelord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-08-11 15:27:31 UTC

I am pleased to elevate Angel Snow to the rank of Acolyte today. She has been diligent in her work with her Master, Rasilvenaira, and completed the following tasks set forth by the elevation guidelines: completed a Character Sheet, been awarded one merit medal (a Dark Cross), participated in 5 competitions, reached Shadow Academy Rank 2, and become an active member of our Telegram community. Phenomenal effort, Angel. Keep up the hard work and you will be promoted again soon!

Alara Deathbane

Aedile of Excidium

Alara Deathbane, 2017-08-10 04:26:04 UTC

Novira Amara, 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 Ektrosis, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Battlelord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-08-09 21:44:41 UTC

Since Scion's last promotion, he has organized (or co-organized) 42 competitions, and participated in 90 events; he's earned 27 different levels of Crescents for such participation. He has written more than 10,000 words of fiction, including a smattering of ACC matches. Wally has commented that Scion may truly be the best ACC competitor that Tarentum has to offer; I certainly agree that Scion shows his writing skill in the ACC. He's participated in 16 different PvP or PvE matches, and earned 355 Clusters (Earth, Fire and Ice). Scion has earned 22 different Seals, including three Seals of Loyalty. He's earned one each of Anteian, Dark and Steel Crosses. Recently, his activity has dropped in the Club, but that's because his home activity has increased (he's now a new daddy, so he's been called away to fight other battles).

Scion served for 11 months as Quaestor of House Tarentum, right before Tarentum and all other Houses were re-Clanned. I don't believe I'm exaggerating or overstating that Scion was the vitality of Tarentum during that time to survive. There are still a great number of people who remember how close to closure and absolute destruction Tarentum was during that time. Scion chose active leadership to help him during this period, but it truly was an exercise of Scion's will to try and maintain House Tarentum in that era. While I was "around" during that period, I was focused heavily on SWTOR and raiding. And while I read emails, and kept in contact via IRC and other means of communication, there were a lot of us who didn't respond to Scion's calls for life and activity. And yet, his dedication never wavered. He continued to plead passionately with everyone to sustain our place in this Club. When there was a beginning and inception of "Tarentum Momentum," he praised the members' efforts and goaded them into more. He truly was the fanning breath that kept Tarentum struggling to survive. And, in some respect, I can understand his frustration and feelings of being betrayed when he was ultimately fired from the position. Someone had to take the blame, of course, and perhaps there was more that he could have done. Yet, again, he was one of those people that was giving all of his own mental and emotional reserves to Tarentum.

More recently, Scion also served for over a year as Quaestor of Mortis when Tarentum regained an added House, and only resigned from that post to focus on his new job of being a father in life. He still maintains an active voice in all things the Clan is involved in, speaking his mind on Telegram as part of our general leadership channel, and as an adviser in our main "steering channel" for Tarentum's leadership. He wants to see Tarentum achieve greatness. He wants to help us move beyond old mistakes, help us heal old wounds, and return to being a vital, contributing pillar of this Club. A lot of Tarentum's current vitality can be directly related to Scion and his Aediles, and those he molded as leaders. Tarentum Momentum as a concept truly did find initial life and its first breaths with Scion Altera.

Scion is right now on the cusp of being an Elder. While I don't believe he's ready for that level of achievement yet, I do believe wholeheartedly that he has reached the epitome of the Equites, and is one of those leaders in Tarentum whose voice will never be silenced, and whose weight will never be lost to the annals of time. Scion is a voice of reason, a voice of motivation, and one of the great winds that fills our sails and provides us with the motivation to steer ourselves into the future. I sincerely believe he is ready for this elevation, and I appreciate and congratulate his efforts.

-Beef

Master Zsarion Bloodfyre, 2017-08-03 17:23:38 UTC

Scion Altera. So many things I could say about the man. All of them good. We have a history of knowing each other twenty years as of the 1st of August so I will freely admit my slight bias.

Scion has been a team player for as long as I have known him. He's also a natural leader. He was worked tirelessly for the people under his command. He stresses over their well being. Wondering if they have enough to do, seeing if there is more they need, planning story lines ahead for months in order to make sure his people were engaged with Tarentum and the DJB as a whole. He is a constant presence in our weekly leadership meetings. He never shies away from taking responsibility and always speaks his mind. He is there if someone needs a proofread for an ACC post, run-on, or fiction story. He is also a mentor to all those who seek his wisdom, and many do.

Even though he is not in a positioned leadership spot right now, he still goes above and beyond day in and day out helping anyone in the Clan who needs it. Normally when people leave leadership, they tend to relax and slow down. not Scion. He hasn't missed a step and with the GJW only weeks away we need him now more than ever. This promotion would go a long way in showing him just how much we value his leadership at this time and to thank him for all of his selfless actions over the past year plus.

Warlord Hades, 2017-07-18 08:27:55 UTC

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

• Join Telegram or IRC, and visit Clan Channel
• Participate in 2 competitions

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

May the Force guide you, Trainee,

Battlelord Farrin Xies
Headmaster

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2017-08-03 15:25:34 UTC

In over two years of membership in the Brotherhood (approaching three), Magik has always been in Tarentum. He started off like a rocket, and earned his Knighthood in a good amount of time. From that point, he has been held back without being able to proceed into the Equite ranks. Yes, he has gone through periods of less activity, but Magik has ever been present. He has never been gone. He has never Rogued out or gone AWOL. I think that speaks to the level of his character and dedication. In my opinion, Magik is one of the pillars of this era of Tarentum. And he is a valuable, foundational member of this family.

Rax has spoken of his medals. The items that he has earned. I would like to speak about not only his character, but his initiative. Magik has never truly received "mentoring" into how to advance beyond the normal programs with the Rollmaster, and getting into Knighthood. He has gone through the teaching programs of the Shadow Academy, for certain. Yet, Magik has been incredibly active at trying to create and provide competitions even at the Club-wide level. He has been doing this on his own. He is a giving, generous member who wants to grow personally, but wants the Club to benefit. This is the kind of attitude and one of the premier qualities in members who are truly lifelong leadership. When I say that Magik is truly a pillar of this generation, this iteration of Tarentum, I mean it.

Magik, your work has not been unnoticed. Your peers and your friends and kin here in Tarentum watch you with appreciation. You truly are a valuable friend and brother, and you are an asset to all of us. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Thank you for your friendly, welcoming attitude in Telegram. You are one of those members who makes us all better. I congratulate you on your continued work, and I am excited to help you achieve all of your goals. You are certainly destined for true mastery and leadership wherever you go.

Congratulations, and well done, Warrior.

-Beef

Master Zsarion Bloodfyre, 2017-08-02 18:50:04 UTC

Magik is easily one of the Nekros' best and it is always a pleasant sight to see his accomplishments.

Chronicler Arcadia “Caid” Skålson, 2017-07-15 04:35:34 UTC

While I have not been a member of the Tarentum leadership for very long, I have certainly seen the impact that Magik has on the Clan. He is a shining example what a great clan member should be, hyper activity and a constant presence on telegram.

Down to the brass tacks, since his last promotion in Aug. 2015 Magik has earned 2 Seal of Loyalties, 23 Crescents of varying degree, 1 Anteian Cross, 6 Clusters of Ice and 22 Clusters of Fire. He has increased his knowledge of the Club and Dark Side tremendously as well, earning 5 Shadow Academy Degrees including a Dark Savant of History and Lore. In addition to his impress haul of hardware, he has Organized 3 Club Level fiction competitions and participated in a further 75 individual competitions.

I think his elevation to the Equite ranks is well deserved and long overdue.

Rax Von-Klug, 2017-07-19 20:59:28 UTC

Since his last promotion sixteen months ago, Kordath has continued to exemplify the slightly worrying awe-inspiring standard he has always set, working constantly at both leadership and all manner and make of activity. He has (co)organized 52 competitions and participated in 203, of which he has placed in 59, earning himself 1 Crescent with Diamond Star, 12 Crescents with Ruby Stars, 16 Crescents with Amethyst Stars, 17 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 10 Crescents with Emerald Stars, 2 Crescents with Topaz Stars, and 1 Crescent with Quartz Star. Across the span of these activities, he has also earned 6 Pendants of Blood, 605 Clusters of Fire, and 329 Cluster of Earth over 19 PvP matches and 79 PvE matches, and 278 Clusters of Ice over 22 ACC battles, 42 fiction activities, and 2 Run-On posts, amounting to 85155 and 1080 words of fiction respectively. This, however, is still not the end to his participation, as he's completed 11 Shadow Academy courses and earned 2 Degrees, graded 3 himself, garnered 7 Clusters of Graphite, 2 Scrolls of Indoctrination for recruiting Tali Sroka and Koliss Welcott — now Knights, themselves — 2 Scrolls of the Master for mentoring Aryelline Sargon and Koliss to Knighthood, and 2 Seals of Loyalty from Clan and Combat Master respectively for outstanding service. Furthermore, he has been awarded a Grand Cross and Steel Cross for time as an active member and Rollmaster in Arcona, and a Dark Cross for his assistance to the Regent in Possessions before the system's launch.

In addition to his very enthusiastic activity, Kordath has been a staple of Arconan leadership over the last year and a half, as he has been for well more than that. In that time, Kord finished off long stints as Rollmaster and as Magistrate to the Voice — which Wally will detail below — with 9 months and 7 months in each respective position. Further, he has spent 5 months as an ACC judge in which he graded 9 battles, and another 4 months as Aedile and 3 months as Quaestor to Galeres. The man has been quite literally all over this Summit, wherever and whenever he was needed, from the Clan level to the House and Battleteam level as an active manager or member. He has run numerous competitions for those under his care and assisted in running many others, including a particular Valentines series in which he helped each of Arcona's Journeymen to run their first competitions along with him. He has made consistent reports where necessary in conjunction with his fellow leaders in each of his positions, has been active in promoting events and in promoting and rewarding members, has contributed to nearly every summit discussion on Telegram or in email, and has been one of the frontliners in leading by example and encouraging all sorts of activity, especially amongst newcomers to fiction or the ACC, where he's been a stalwart mentor in and out of competitive climates. Kord is a friend and teacher in his own way to everyone around him, and at the end of the day, is one of few people who will do anything asked of him or needed of him when the call comes, no matter how late the metaphorical hour.

For all these reasons and every other given here today, I'm pleased to present Kord with his final Equite rank as the symbol it stands for: dedication to more than oneself, to Clan and Brotherhood. Thank you, Matty, for all your reliability as someone we could lean on and for all your watchfulness and care for our people. Thank you, and congratulations.

Atyiru Caesura Entar Arconae

Consul of Clan Arcona

Master Ruka Tenbriss Ya-ir, 2017-08-02 01:39:12 UTC

Kordath, or Matty, continues to be the example by which I would say that any member can contribute to the Brotherhood as a whole so long as they are willing to learn and develop themselves to do so. His service as Rollmaster and Aedile and now Quaestor to Arcona continues to show that in any role we place him in, he will be there to serve our members first and foremost. He is always the helping hand with recommendations, willing to review them to ensure that the member's activity meets the desired award, proofing or making suggestions on what they could tackle.

He is also our most level-headed; when tempers flare among the summit it doesn’t take long for Matty to settle things down, ensuring that our summit works together to meet the end goal of serving our members. Whether it be project management, member awards, or summit delegation, he has served his responsibilities faithfully and ensured Arcona’s continued success.

Thank you for all you do.

Uji Tameike

Eminent Ikarri Itinen, 2017-08-02 01:37:41 UTC

Kord is a powerhouse of activity to the point that I sometimes question what devil he may or may not have traded illicit favors with in order to get this ability. He participates in and creates a frackton of competitions, is an active member in the ACC (both as a participant and as a judge), and generally is a fantastic fellow to work with. He’s spearheaded more projects than I can even remember, and is always ready to give constructive feedback on other people’s tasks. His experience in the Brotherhood, Arcona, and as a Rollmaster has been invaluable to me as my partner-in-crime while running House Galeres.

I honestly couldn’t ask for a much better person to work with, and I fully endorse this award. He is more than active, and a role model that puts forth his best at all times. I have learned a lot from him, and I look forward to learning more in the future. Thank you, Kordy ol’ pal. Keep your tail where it should be, and we shall go far.

Qyreia Arronen

Qyreia Arronen, 2017-08-02 01:38:01 UTC

In 7 months of service as Magistrate to the Voice, Kordath Bleu has approved a whopping 147 character sheets for members of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. I lead with this metric because it is nothing short of spectacular, leaving Kord with the 6th most CS approvals since the launch of the system. Beyond this simple metric, Kordath has spent countless hours working with members on remands by giving constructive feedback and even following up with members through email when they were having difficulties. He was able to do this with a strong understanding of the approval guidelines and an even keeled temperament that made it easy for him to communicate with members. This included helping members understand the formatting needed to get a sheet approved, especially pre-possessions where Weapons Loadout field gave people struggle.

As a Magistrate, Kord was also involved in helping proof read any documentation that the Voice Staff published over his 7 months of service. His opinion was noted on the Competition Approval guidelines as well as Cluster of Ice articles as we made updated and edits to guidelines and procedures. He also helped read over and approve countless competitions, making sure that they followed the proper guidelines, before they were passed on to the MAA.

Having Kordath on staff was a blessing, and I always felt comfortable when he said he was working on a character sheet or task.

Thanks a lot for your service, Kord. You're welcome back anytime.

Voice of the Brotherhood

Lord Marick Tyris Arconae, 2017-08-02 01:38:28 UTC

Kord is a member that I am fortunate to have on staff. He provides the "everyman" perspective that can be so sorely needed in any group. It is easy to lose sight of things, or take for granted what should be common knowledge or expected to be seen in reports. This is a boon easily overlooked. He carries this view with him everywhere. Even into judgements. In my opinion, this makes him easier to understand than those who skim every report looking for all the minutia. It makes him relatable to those he judges. There will never be a remark that is worded in such a way that it might confuse a fledgling member. He makes sure he understands it and therefor others will follow.

In his time on staff, Kordath has been responsible for 9 ACC match judgements. These can take anywhere from a half hour to three hours to complete. He has done so for both experienced and new members alike. However, he has touched so many more judgements than that. He is a constant voice in the staff channel and never afraid to present his perspective on something. Nor will he shy away from calling out anyone when they're being too harsh or uptight. Beyond this, he has managed to oversee the qualification grading for three exams, helping members ready themselves for the ACC environment.

For everything he does, and continues to do, I consider it an honor to append a recommendation regarding Kordath's service in this club.

Atra Ventus
Combat Master of the Brotherhood

Darth Renatus, 2017-08-02 01:38:54 UTC