Agron Dyrce, 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, Agron Dyrce, 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, 2023-10-25 22:32:05 UTC

Ravir Keanvu, 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, Ravir Keanvu, 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, 2023-10-25 12:30:19 UTC

It seems that not a day goes past where I do not hear about you, Ravir Keanvu. Your superiors have sent glowing records regarding your accomplishments, which together add up to no less than 200 XP!

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

May the Force guide you, Trooper,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2023-10-25 04:40:17 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Ravir Keanvu. I have heard reports from Battle Team Night Hawks that you have managed to accumulate 110 XP.

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2023-10-24 08:20:12 UTC

Ravir Keanvu, 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 Night Hawks, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2023-10-24 08:13:19 UTC

/me cracks neck like a glow stick

Alright speed running time. Nice words? Nah, get you that custom lightsaber, you menace of a troll teddy. Game. On.

Since his Knighting -- no, autocorrect, not that the thing -- Work't-It-Good has participated in 19 competitions, including contributing to Arcona's victory as First Clan in the most recent Great Jedi War and placing in 3, earning himself 2 Crescents with Ruby Stars and one Crescent with Sapphire Star. Across 36 gaming activities and merciless Halo runs, 4 fiction activities including Roleplays with his Clan in which he makes literal children cry in his first post, and 3 completed ACC matches in which he makes poor Xens cry (in hate), Work't has accumulated 189 Clusters of Fire, 5 Clusters of Ice, and 115 Clusters of Earth. In addition to all this, the menace has continued to max out the Shadow Academy, because SOMEHOW there's still courses to pass or an average to increase, and has completed another 12 courses and gained another 3 degrees. In this time, he's also earned a Scroll of Foundation and a Grand Cross for his efforts in pedantry and activity, and has now taken that care to the larger Brotherhood, having just been hired to Magistrate to the Fist (considering he teaches grade schoolers, DB leadership seems locked in). This helpful and fun at parties spirit is just another example of Work't's unique awesomeness.

JB, I'll see you at your next award. Cheers on forcing someone to ACC a 13 year old and on your rank up. I know your endeavors will continue to be a legend we endure. High five,

Proconsul, Clan Arcona

Master Ruka Tenbriss Ya-ir, 2023-10-23 19:26:17 UTC

In the fourteen months since his promotion to Equite 4, Korvis has shown he is rearing and ready to go as an Elder. Two Ruby Scepters in that time, numerous competitions both ran and participated in, numerous booster releases and other contributions under his belt on the Regent Staff, proposals to the DC, running the ProBowl beside his fellow Consuls, pushing and leading his clan to 4th place overall in the Great Jedi War, and the way he conducts himself every single day in any chat: we're all members in the same club. You do good things and you contribute, you get praise no matter who you are.

I've watched Korvis extend his retirement timeline more than once now because of extenuating circumstances. He consistently and actively continues to put his clan above his own needs. And it's not like he just sits there. He's actively working on the stuff he needs to instead of letting his clan falter and languish, while continuing to serve in an unbiased and consistent manner on my staff. Korvis has the qualities we seek in our Elders, and the work ethic to back it up. Like, Bubba thought (sorry Bubba) he was already an Elder. That's how much Korvis continues to contribute.

Well done, Korvis. Congratulations!

General Zxyl Bes'uliik, 2023-10-22 22:28:48 UTC

The other recommenders will handle the stats, but it’s worth noting that Korvis is a machine. 95 competitions organized or co-organized, 200+ competitions participate in, activity across nearly every aspect of DB activity, and a year as a Consul?

Not too shabby.

Korvis is exactly what we look for in our leaders and Elders. Active across the club, cool and calm in leadership, and a positive force for our members.

This promotion is well deserved and I’m happy to be a part of the recommending team!

Congrats Korvis!

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2023-10-21 23:27:23 UTC

In the year since his promotion to EQ4, Korvis has kept Vizsla on track despite headwinds including the turnover of two different PCONs. He organized 80 competitions, among them several Pro Bowl comps and a Great Hunt, and participated in an impressive 181 comps. He's won dozens of crescents and novae, hundreds of clusters, and made himself a regular in the club's RP scene both as a DM and as a participant.

Beyond all of that, Korvis has shown real dedication to his clan and the club as a whole. He's a role model for newer members and vets alike. And now he's an Elder. Congratulation!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2023-10-22 15:43:36 UTC

I can’t say enough good things about Korvy - he’s someone who has held my respect for as long as I’ve know him. He is a great communicator, a stable leader, a calming presence, and someone who leads by example as well. We have had many chats throughout his time as CON and he always has sound reasons for his decisions and is careful to make sure that he’s well-grounded for them. I appreciate his openness with members, with his philosophy of transparency serving the clan well as well.

All that is to say - Korvis is a terrific leader and this promotion is so well-deserved! Congrats!

General Kenath Zoron Ad Vizsla, 2023-10-22 20:39:09 UTC

Being Consul of Vizsla puts Korvis in the unenviable position of being the primary caretaker for something I had a hand in crafting. That means I'm watching a little closer than he might like. But, to his credit, he never had to find out! That's because Korvis has taken to his role in the Brotherhood with a passion to do right by his members. That's something I love to see in any Consul, regardless of where they are positioned. Because the members are the only thing that keeps this place going...but the people looking after the members are also, well, members themselves.

And it is my distinct pleasure to be recognizing Korvis as the member he is. He doesn't make a lot of waves, trying to share his opinion but not clashing with others. He's responsive and active. Surprisingly so. Not to be confused with "The Machine" from comedy fame, Korvis stands as a machine all his own. His hard work and dedication should be rewarded in the only way we know how: shinies and, in this case, promotions.

So, lets make it rain on Korvis, because at the end of they day...it's Credits not Words.

Congratulations.

Darth Renatus, 2023-10-22 22:26:45 UTC

Weren’t we here just two months ago?

Time flies when you’re watching Sagitta have fun! Or something like that. Honestly, she has been kicking names and taking ass at such a stupendous speed that it’s hard to keep track!

As I say in most of Equite promotions, the leap from Journeyman to Equite is perhaps a more significant one than reaching full Knighthood. A Knight ends their training, while an Equite becomes a true and equal part of the membership, redeeming the promise of Knightship by demonstrating their use of the skills they were taught.

Climbing the ladder of Equiteship, then, is to prove yourself a worthy part of the membership proper and if there ever was a phrase to describe Sagitta, then it would be that. She is truly a worthy part of our club and it is our continued joy and privilege to have her brightening our day and making the rest of us look bad in activity metrics…

In these two short months since her previous elevation in rank and power, she’s kicked the asses of 46 comps, for which she earned a Bronze and Silver Novae. Further, 17 Crescents of which 3 Diamonds, 3 Rubies, 3 Amethysts, 5 Sapphires, 1 Emerald, 1 Topaz, and 1 Quartz. On the Cluster front, she’s burned a pyre of 1013 (!) Fire Clusters, assembled a veritable iceberg of 172 (!!!) Ice Clusters, a sandcastle of 52 Earth Clusters, and a small-to-medium sized RBMK reactor’s worth of 13 Graphite Clusters. And just as a nice little cherry on top, she’s passed one SA course. Probably to remind us she’s multi-talented across the entire DJB spectrum.

As I preambled, climbing Equite ranks ought to mean one’s growing presence within the Club, a beginning of their legacy and spreading of their name and fame. I am confident that few will be those who haven’t heard of Sagitta, at least after this recent GJW’s performance, and those living under space rocks will no doubt soon be visited by this boundless font of positivity, creativity, and infectious good spirits! And their days will be all the better for it!

I am beyond honored to recommend a well-deserved promotion to the rank of Equite 2.

Tali Sroka
Quaestor, House Qel-Droma

Aedile Tali Sroka, 2023-10-22 14:15:30 UTC

Sagitta has become an absolute Power House in the club chats. C- running competitions, delving head first into every RP available, and stretching their reach across many characters to facilitate as many meaningful interactions as they can. While today we Celebrate her ascension to EQ2, I look forward to seeing how fast they can barrel through the remaining steps to becoming a foundation member of the clan, and my Battle team. There will soon be a Day where people will have difficulties imagining the club without her massive presence, and I look forward to enabling that day.

Doon Sulvir
Battleteam leader, Voidbreaker

Doon Sulvir, 2023-10-22 14:00:56 UTC

It's always nice to see another NFU rising in the ranks, and Zuza is perpetually a great example of an active member ready to take the next jump from EQ3 to EQ4. Since her last promotion in January (yes, less than a year) Zuza has slammed out 169 competitions participated (193 if you include containers and brackets) and organized an additional 7. Of those, she's placed in 100 as evidenced by her collection of many many Crescents, giving her a fantastic 59% placement rating overall, especially when you consider 6 of those are Novae from the recent GJW XVI. Also no surprise since she's the premiere puzzle-piecer in Arcona. She comes in hot on the gaming field with 1601 Clusters of Fire and 681 of Earth. Add to that her prolific fiction writing: 170,976 words of fiction across 52 fiction activities, going especially hard on the roleplays with all of our members. She rounds that off with a respectable 29 Clusters of Graphite for her graphical pursuits. Given her position in Clan leadership (more on that below), it's unsurprising she's pulled in 2 Scrolls of Indoctrination, and 1 Scroll of Foundation and of the Master each. And through all this, she's passed 13 courses, graded 13 courses, and gained two degrees in the Shadow Academy.

Now I mentioned her leadership. Arch already mentions her fantastic work as Magistrate and Praetor to the Headmaster, so I will leave that alone. For the last ten months, while her Rollmaster duty position might have phased out, she has stuck to her role in the Clan's intake Battleteam, the Selen Training Corps, or STC. Here she takes new members and guides them through activities in the Brotherhood in ways similar to the old Promotheus checklist, albeit at a much faster rate as she tries to keep up with the XP system and a concentrated population of folks that just #dothething. In handling the new faces to the club, she also is the active manager of our Master-Apprentice program, retaining lists of people that are seeking apprentices to guide into the club, their prime interests in activity, and tracking and doing the same for all members JM3 and below (currently 14 Master volunteers and 4 Apprentices). Much of her work is accordingly in Discord, messaging goings-on and dropping links to competitions for the new folks to absorb. Recently, she also started management of the Arcona Announcements channel in cooperation with Zujenia, acting as a supplement to the Brotherhood channel by focusing attention solely onto news reports that affect the Arconan population, ranging from BT and House reports, to the latest drops from the Fist and DGM. All in all, she's siphoned approximately twenty reports into this space for our members to digest and readily reference.

Zuza is by far one of our best leaders in Arcona. She has a concern for the members that is the lifeblood of what makes Arcona awesome for so many. We don't always agree on management matters, but she always has my ear at the very least. We owe it to her for all the great work that she's put in as our Rollmaster Battleteam Leader and more. It would not surprise me to see her jump up the leadership ladder by leaps and bounds rather than by the steady position-by-position progression and excel each time along the way. So XP or by the old system, that's what these ranks really stand for: what she's done for herself, for others, and what she's capable of doing next. You've more than earned this, Zuzer. Congratulations.

Qyreia Arronen
Consul, Clan Arcona

Qyreia Arronen, 2023-10-22 13:57:55 UTC

I’m very happy to see Zuza hit another XP threshold for promotion, not only because she deserves it, but because it briefly puts off the nightmare of trying to quantify the hodgepodge of abstract work she does in non-site XP for an award. In addition to her previously documented M:HM work and the generic SA staff task of catching late-ish exams, Zuza’s role as my Praetor is effectively two separate jobs.

In the first, she is Deputy Arch. She is my continuity plan. As HM, I have something like nine different administrative menus and a Google Drive that has, well, it won’t tell me how many subfolders and files but there are an awful lot of them. We run a standing, unique competition series. There are two staff channels and six subordinates, down from eight just recently, not counting either of us, and there’s a special menu on the site just to keep me from breaking my menagerie of staff positions (unsuccessfully, it turns out). If I get hit by a bus, or maybe just retire from HM, then someone has to know how all that stuff works, in isolation and together. Zuza drew the short straw and now she gets to learn all the things. The obvious examples here are that she’s running the SA Decathlon this quarter, which involves some quality time with the SA Exam Metrics screen, and that’s she one of only two staffers who’ve made direct edits to SA systems since I took over. But the list of SOPs is long and thankless and ever-changing.

Who got to sit in voice chat the other week, watching my screen as I droned on for a full hour, to learn about course assets and how the interface for SA exam questions works and why the version in the gdoc draft would make the system choke and die? Who got to go through all the dozens of menus and submenus and help map out which site permissions HM, P:HM, M:HM, PROF, and DOC should get to realign things with how I want those positions to work? Who got a surprise lesson in how brand YouTube accounts work with Google user accounts? Yes, obviously Zuza is involved in discussions on course overhaul and staffing and such. She proofreads. Whatever. Less obviously, the SA troubleshooting system, which members have used 53 times so far this year, involves a Google Form linked to a Google Sheet, leading to edits in one of two separate menus, before one returns not only to the familiar Recommend an Award menu, but also to that first spreadsheet and then for good measure a text file on my computer. That process is documented in exactly one place, which is Zuza’s PM history with me, or I suppose now her PMs and her EQ4 promotion event. For the last decade, James has been a terrible enabler while Solari, Bubba, Farrin, Seraphol, Ciara, and I have been slamming our grand ideas and partially completed projects into each other like we’re making Nerd Voltron, and now poor Zuza has been voluntold to become its mechanic. If that description was bizarre, frantic, and just barely coherent, then it is an accurate depiction of life in the depths of the SA. Learning and training on and helping to document all these tools and processes is the definition of unglamorous, tedious, grunt work that Zuza cannot possibly view as more than just tolerable, but she not only does it, she does it with a smile and prods me for more of it whenever I let up on her.

Now I was going to inflict all of that on whomever I hired for Praetor, Zuza is just the lucky victim. Her real job is that she’s the Brotherhood’s midwife, greeting our new baby dossiers and server members and shepherding them through their early weeks in the club. It’s critical work. Our attrition rate through the NV ranks makes one wonder if these kids are eating their siblings in the nest to reduce the competition. Early, direct engagement from a dedicated leader—not an off putting, creepy weirdo like me, but a nice, friendly weirdo like Zuza—is one of the few tools we have to address that. She was already doing this for Arcona in her role as BTL, and seems to be doing it pretty well since Arcona is roughly twice the size of the other clans and swarming with enthusiastic noobs. I just poached her to do it for everyone else while she was at it.

She monitors #welcome and she monitors the various new member emails (and yes, there’s also a special admin menu just for that, and another for rogues we catch sniffing around) and then Zuza does the unthinkable and talks to strangers. She does direct outreach, but even if she didn’t, any new join who makes it to the Discord server would bump into her anyway. A quick spot check tells me that in the past 24 hours she’s been chatting away in not only #welcome and #general-chat, but three more of our general/society channels, five out of seven clan chats, #cantina, and however many channels I'm just in. And that was a slow day, a day when she’d warned me she would “be fairly busy” traveling out of town. She unsurprisingly popped onto voice chat, too, she’s in damn near every RP session, and she’s one of the most prolific multiplayer gamers in the club. Whatever you joined the club to do, she will find you, and she will do it with you. If you’re a shy, awkward nerd walking into the cafeteria on your first day after transferring schools mid-year, which is not far off from what popping into the DB as a new member is like, then Zuza is the popular student who appears out of nowhere and inexplicably asks you to sit at her table. You can be an extrovert and make your own friends, or you can just follow Zuza around and she will give you friends, and I think you can guess which option is more comfortable for the kind of person who joins an online Star Wars club. I wish we had a dozen of her.

Alethia Archenksova
Headmistress

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2023-10-20 00:09:10 UTC

It seems that not a day goes past where I do not hear about you, Tal Rackus. Your superiors have sent glowing records regarding your accomplishments, which together add up to no less than 226 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, 2023-10-22 00:07:37 UTC