Hau Nae has proven in very short order that they are one for the books, tearing their way through the earlier entries of the Shadow Academy and digging through the Journeyman Ranks, a successful path lies ahead. I'm glad to see you through another promotion already and I know you'll soon be joining us in the Equite ranks. The Brotherhood has much to offer you still, and seeing you unravel the mysteries of it all through the Academy is a great first step to understanding all the paths laid before you.

Ever Onward, Hau Nae!

High Councillor Wolfe, 2024-05-18 18:31:33 UTC

Working tirelessly through the nights Journeyman Hau Nae has cleared Shadow Academy courses and earned his second rank in just over a week, Congratulations on all your hard work. 12 courses in under 10 days since joining is impressive, most impressive. Keep up the amazing job.

Guardian of the Whills Waza Sunrider, 2024-05-18 14:52:55 UTC

Wenet has been one of the most prolific voices in Odan-Urr since I returned and took the hotseat as Proconsul, facing each day with a warm welcome and conversation. In her 10 months with The Clan and Brotherhood she has left an indelible impact, writing prolifically, making herself known as one of our top roleplayers, and throwing herself headlong into every puzzle challenge she saw. She's hopped into the hotseat herself, setting the benchmark for what we hoped to see of our Journeymen, helping explain functions to others, bolstering our competitions, and reminding others that it is okay to take things at your own pace.

This is a journey and we're all in it together, whether we're sprinting at a Hare's pace, or a tortoise's crawl.

I look forward to what the future holds for you, and what heights you'll reach, Wenet,
Ever Onward.

High Councillor Wolfe, 2024-05-17 04:33:36 UTC

Wenet has been a force of creation since joining the Brotherhood. Her ability to create a story and the characters she includes is amazing in my opinion. She has been a caring and great influence for her Clan mates. In her 10 months of activity she had become a great friend and inspiration to me. She has encouraged writing and participated with many clan mates and from other clans through fiction role plays.

Wenet always has a good word to say in Discord and juggles her real life and her activity flawlessly. She interacts with leadership and the new comers with the same grace and gentleness of an experienced veteran member. It is time for Wenet to receive the Equite rank and the honors and privileges she has earned. It has been a joy to watch her flourish in the club. I hope she continues to grow and shine in her new rank, I know she will be a great member of the highest levels of the clan and club.

Guardian of the Whills Waza Sunrider, 2024-05-15 02:08:44 UTC

Let’s handle this by the numbers first. Since her last promotion, Wenet has been (once again) a flurry of activity. Participating in 54 total competitions, 46 of which were without containers. She’s also won a whopping number of medals including 50 Clusters of Ice for her staggering twenty thousand words of roleplaying. Along with several handfuls of clusters from placing in numerous competitions. Other things of note are during this time, Wenet also earned her first Grand Cross, was awarded a Seal of Loyalty, and earned a handful of society ranks in the Envoy Corps and the Inquisitorius.

Boring details aside now, it was a pleasure guiding Wenet through her Novitiate and Journeymen ranks. It has been even more so watching her take her first steps into the larger Brotherhood. She’s been more than willing to hang out in Discord, have fun in RP, and in general, has just been a genuinely welcoming presence to anyone and everyone new and old. I see big things in Wenet’s future and have expectations that she continues to utterly smash through at every chance. It is with great pleasure that I join with this recommendation for her promotion to the Equite ranks.

Congratulations, Wenet. You have more than earned this through your desire to help others, your desire to be active, and your desire to be the best you can be. Well done and I’m always eager to see where you’ll go next!

Proconsul Mihoshi Keibatsu, 2024-05-15 02:52:35 UTC

What can I say about Wenet?

I love this bunny!!!

When I first met her and introduced her to the club. She was, at first, hesitant to join. With some prodding, she decided to give us a shot and I am so happy that she did because she has not only put trust in us from the jump. She has become a part of our family. A good friend with a sweet personality. Wenet is always willing to try things and strike up conversation in our discord channels.

She has also become one of our more active roleplayers and members overall. Participating in competitions and even giving gaming a go, playing with her old Consul in Pazaak. She makes those around her better and brightens my day when I get the opportunity to discuss life with her. She is always willing to help and listen. The mark of a true friend. Thank you Wenet for being you and thank you for sticking it out. This Clan wouldn't be the same without you. I look forward to seeing where you go from here. Yet I'm positive that you could reach the stars if you wanted to.

Governor Hugo Siphaar, 2024-05-17 04:29:39 UTC

Since returning, Alex wasted no time to get settled in back in Arcona. He had completed 23 competitions and got involved in a few gaming activities. He dusted off the books and got society rank ups in Aurora Collegium of Sciences, GMRG, Shroud, and Inquisitorius! While he passed those with ease he earned himself a Steel Cross, Anteian Cross, Crescent with Ruby Star, Crescent with Amethyst Star, 3 Cluster of Ice, 6 Cluster of Earth and a niffy Scroll of Foundation!

I enjoy chatting with Alex in Discord and learning so much from him. I look forward to see what more he brings to the Clan and interesting conversations to come!

Duchess Jenni, 2024-05-16 19:42:56 UTC

Alex, better known as Bograt, has been a bustle of activity that I'm certainly glad he chose to join us in Arcona rather than building his way up through the ranks on the solo. Despite his relatively short time with us, he's already been making himself a static part of the community, renewing old relations with people from the time before as well as being open to new friendships with all the fresh blood that has entered the clan since he was last here. Though this isn't just isolated to Arcona, he's often seen in the Society chats purusing conversation, talking dice and whatever else happens to be relevant in the moment.

It's been great to have another old soul return to the mix. Enjoy the extra skill points to spend Bograt!

Envoy Zuza Lottson, 2024-05-16 17:31:38 UTC

What can I say about Professional Agron Dyrce? Well, for starters, since his last promotion 4 months ago, give or take a day or two, he has been an absolute flurry of activity in several facets of the Brotherhood. To start off with, this young student has passed 36 courses and earned 4 Maven degrees, which impressively are in Character Development, Writing, Philosophy, and Combat. Moving onto competitions, he’s participated in 60 competitions, earning a total of 3 crescents, 2 Ruby Stars and 1 Amethyst Star, and 5 cluster’s of Graphite for his efforts. He’s even organized another successful fiction competition. Argon has also advanced in 3 of the Brotherhoods Societies, ranking up twice in the Aurora Collegium of Sciences, once in the GMRG, and once in the Shroud Syndicate. All of this hard work had not gone unnoticed either, as Argon was awarded his first Grand Cross.

As of now Professional Argon Dyrce has exceeding the required 5000 XP to reach the rank of Privateer (Equite 1). I see him continuing to advance steadily through the ranks and accomplishing many great things in the future. Keep up the amazing work, and Congrats Argon!!

~ QUA Tahiri

Adept Tahiri Thorn Morte Tarentae, 2024-05-16 00:37:43 UTC

Since Esca’s return he has been an absolute powerhouse of activity and slammed all of that repressed DB action into just a few short months. I think the years away might have made him feral if my destroyed inbox is any indication. Esca is, unfortunately, a member that I cannot speak of from past endeavors, but there are many who can and do from several Dark Summit tenures as well as several clan summits. The recommendations in his dossier speak volumes of the work he has put in to our club over a period of many years, which is a top requirement for obtaining the rank of Elder. While I elaborate on only everything since his return, my colleagues will speak of the years prior.

Since his return to Vizsla on March 23rd of this year, he has worked closely with the Summit on concepts and designs for several new ships that will be used in our ongoing Clan fictions. He helped to proof, concept, and even write our most recent teaser piece for our Clan report. Alongside being a pivotal element of Vizsla’s resurgence in activity both for competitions and gaming, in such a short time he has already accumulated 79 competition entries, 80 gaming activities, earning 6 Crescents with a Diamond Star, 8 Ruby Stars, 8 Amethyst Stars, 7 Sapphire Star, and 9 Emerald Stars along with 1285 Clusters of Earth and 1281 Clusters of Fire. Again, this is just activity since his return in March, let alone what his career in the DB will show. With 67949 experience earned throughout his long career in the DB, it is time Arcia joined the ranks of the Elders. Congratulations!

General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos, 2024-05-15 01:32:41 UTC

While the running joke for many years is that Esca is “the hat” he is actually a rock…in a good way. In the time I’ve known Esca, going back to being QUAs together in Arcona, he has been nothing but a rock solid leader. He is a natural leader that holds himself to a high standard and isn’t shy about letting his peer leaders and superiors know if they are slipping on theirs.

More specifically I’d like to speak to how in the time since his last promotion, he made his mark on Odan-Urr. As I detailed in a Grand Cross Esca came to COU at a time of great change. We were new at being a clan and our freshly-created houses needed a firm hand at the wheel to get them on a solid foundation. He directed the creation of the house’s new planet, fictional direction and took the time to mentor his junior summit members so they would be set up for future success. Esca not only set the bar for summit leadership high but he helped others to reach it.

The secret to Esca is that beneath that sometimes grumpy exterior is a sincere desire to provide the highest quality experience for members and to set up future leaders to be the best they can. His entire body of work, taken as a whole, speaks to that. I can think of no higher qualification for an Elder. Esca has walked the walk of an Elder long before today as he takes his rightful place in the Elder ranks.

Councillor Turel Sorenn, 2024-05-08 17:59:37 UTC

I have been advocating for Esca's promotion to Elder for over 4 years. In 2020 I submitted a promotion request that is statistically inferior to the one already written on this request. I can add some additional context though. In my submission from 2020 we were told that Esca was "almost there." Since that time he has entered the club's top five all time in Clusters of Earth recently surpassing 10,000 CEs. A more impressive number is actually how many Clusters of Earth Esca has earned just at his current rank. That would place him sixth all time in our Club. Esca has also tacked on two additional assignments on the Herald Staff where he was instrumental in the development of art for our members as well as his tremendous influence on the Art Society. Esca authored the Clan Vizsla House Wren proposal that was approved by the DC several years ago (but still at his current rank). Esca also authored and was the brains behind the addition of Naval Ranks for our club members.

Esca is an amazing club consumer who touches nearly all forms of activity. Esca is an amazing club creator who has contributed to organizations and systems that have been club altering. Esca is an amazing member who remains a great example for any member to follow.

It will great to see this promotion cross the goal line and give recognition to one of our Club's amazing members.

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2024-05-09 16:03:34 UTC

Since Arcia’s last promotion in 2016, he has made considerable contributions to many aspects of the Brotherhood. Having served in myriad roles within Arcona, Odan-Urr, and being known as a founding member of Vizsla, his contributions to Clan history, development, and day-to-day engagement can’t be understated.

Aside from his activity as a regular member of the Club, you can look back on his previous awards and see the contributions he made when serving nearly two years as Praetor to the Herald, where he acted as the right-hand to the then Herald in establishing the Shroud Syndicate. He was present and involved from the very beginning and saw the project to its completion.

Socorra spoke about his activity since his return to Vizsla. However, when reviewing his accomplishments since 2016, he has organized or co-organized 35 competitions, participated in 340, completed 4 ACC matches, and contributed 9 News Posts. He has earned an Amethyst Kukri, Sapphire Blade, 3 Grand Crosses, 2 Steel Crosses, 2 Dark Crosses, 2 Gold Novae, 6 Silver Novae, 4 Bronze Novae, a combined 129 Crescents, 16 Pendants of Blood, along with 17,908 total Clusters, while also serving 36 months in roles ranging from Proconsul, Quaestor, Praetor, Aedile, and Magistrate.

Alongside all of this, since his return in March, he has helped develop our updates to possessions, our fictional direction for the Clan, and spearheaded gaming activity. He has been instrumental in developing the two new ships we are creating. As an active member of our fiction team, he contributes daily to our success. All of his contributions, activity, and dedication to the Dark Brotherhood show that he belongs as an Elder among his peers.

Thank you for everything you have done, Arcia. On a personal note, as one of the individuals who helped train me, guide me, and often fight with me for well over a decade now, I’m glad to have the opportunity to welcome you to the ranks of Elders.

Fist Uji Tameike, 2024-05-15 01:28:13 UTC

Oh boy howdy, a hat recc? This is a long time coming. The sentient ballcap known to some as Esca has such a storied career, but the best I can speak to of it is his time in Arcona, where he served as my Proconsul and right hand hat for over a year. Before that, he was one of my Quaestors to House Galeres, and before that, an infamous Battle Team Leader of the Nighthawk. Esca was a pillar in the Arconan summit for years, weathering with me all kinds of struggles and our continued push for change and growth as a Clan that contributed to the home that Arcona is today for so many. Whether he was beating his brim against spreadsheets, writing awards, managing our House summits or corralling my most rainbow impulses (mixed success, there; the fleet's still rainbow, buddy) he was there for me and his Clan. That his service continued into the Herald offices and across the Brotherhood in multiple Clans was never a surprise or a bad sign. It was a gift to our greater whole.

Congrats, old friend, and well done. Welcome to the big boothe.

Atyiru Caesura Entar Arconae
Lots of things Emeritus

Golden Envoy Abbey Atty Attiter Ann, 2024-05-09 19:43:35 UTC

Dismal/Corrina/Katrila is a member with many names and a history both in our clan and the club dating back quite a few years that includes quite a few different roles in the club (10!!), many of which I’m sure are just made up (seriously, what is an Eclectic Pedagogue?!). Kat recently returned to the club curious to see what had changed and eager to learn more about the changes they had missed out on. And on the most sacred of Star Wars dates, May the 4th, Kat came home to Plagueis.

I’m going to paraphrase a quote here: “The only way to learn is by earning degrees. The only way to earn degrees is by jumping headfirst into the Shadow Academy. And the only way to begin is by beginning. And, without further ado, that’s...just what Kat did.” Since her return to Plag, Kat has been tearing through the Shadow Academy and flooding inboxes eager to learn anything and everything possible about the club, the history she’s missed and all of the wild and crazy changes over the years. Since her last promotion, Kat has completed a whopping 46 SA courses and earned 7 degrees, 35 of the courses and 5 of the degrees have just been since her return, all in the pursuit of knowledge!

Since her last promotion, Kat has competed in 46 competitions, placing in 8 and earning herself some shinnies including a Gold Novae, 2 Crescent with Sapphire Star, 1 with Emerald Star, 3 with Topaz Star, and 1 with Topaz Star. Kat has dipped her toes into a few different aspects of the club including gaming with an impressive 314 Clusters of Fire earned, and fiction earning 5 Clusters of Ice. All-in-all Kat’s efforts since her promotion to the Equite ranks has earned her (prepare for the list!) 13 society ranks, a Sapphire Blade, a Steel Cross, an Anteian Cross, 2 Dark Crosses, 4 Dark Side Scrolls, 1 Scroll of the Master, 2 Legion of the Scholar, 9 Seals of Pain and 3 Seal of Unity. Outside of the site tracked metrics, Kat has been an active voice on discord meeting and remeeting members both new and old and generally being a positive voice not afraid to jump into a conversation, learn more about the other members of the club and ask questions. It is an absolute pleasure to be able to congratulate Katrila on a well deserved promotion to Equite 2, welcome home!!

TuQ’uan Varick di Plagia, 2024-05-14 00:36:08 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Saul Slade. I have heard reports from Clan Taldryan that you have managed to accumulate 107 XP.

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-05-12 23:31:46 UTC

Ka-Lel has reached the required 2500 XP to reach the rank of Journeyman 4. Congratulations!!

Howlader Taldrya, 2024-05-12 16:57:27 UTC

Blakei Geezie, 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 Taldryan, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova
Headmaster

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2024-05-12 06:10:45 UTC

Hau Nae, 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, Hau Nae, 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, 2024-05-11 09:02:34 UTC