One of the greatest parts of leadership in the Dark Jedi Brotherhood is the ability to recommend deserving members for awards and elevation to the next rank. And no elevation is more important to a DJB member than their promotion into the ranks of the Equites. Only those who show extraordinary skill in competition, a strong ability to lead, and a fierce desire to make this club a better place for its members are even considered for promotion into the Equites. Jai'de Serpens is one of those members. Even a cursory glance at her dossier and activities over the past seven months shows that she is ready to join the ranks of the Equites. Her absolute dominance in clan competitions and her innate ability to lead and motivate the members under her charge show that she has what it takes to make the next step in her DJB career.

Since her elevation to Knighthood seven months ago, Jai'de has been one of Clan Plagueis fiercest competitors. Her numbers during the Plagueis: Restoration events speak for themselves: During Round 1: Broken, Jai'de took first place in the Fiction and Gaming events, and third place in the Trivia Event. As a result, she took the overall top individual competitor spot, winning yet another crescent and earning a major highlight in the Clan fiction update. Not satisfied with winning just one round, she turned around and did the exact same thing during Round 2: Building. She once again took a top spot in the Gaming event, and with her top five finish in gaming she managed to pull off another individual event win, taking yet another crescent and another highlight in the Clan fiction! On top of the crescents earned for both of these events, she put up staggering numbers of Clusters, garnering over 1800 Clusters of Fire across 32 separate gaming submissions, and 15 Clusters of ice split over three fiction submissions. To put that into other terms, she wrote over 7500 words of fiction across only three fiction submissions. Absolutely amazing!

While her star shines as a competitor, her abilities as a leader are equally impressive. Jai'de has served in a leadership position at every level possible within the clan. She served as the Battle Team Leader for the Disciples of Dreypa for over two months, spurring activity within her battle team and showing unrelenting dedication to the members under her charge. Each week, Jai'de drafted an individual email to each member of her battle team, outlining each member's individual promotion requirements. These were not just simple cut-and-pastes from Promotheus, these were individually tailored emails that focused on what the member needed to do to get promoted, and guided those members to activities they were most likely to actually do. Jai'de knew her members, and knew them well. Her efforts led to multiple members gaining various Journeymen ranks, with some attaining the coveted lightsaber of the Knights! When the Apostles of Syn Battleteam leader was promoted to Aedile, Jai'de stepped in and took on the mantle of battle team leader while simultaneously holding down the Disciples of Dreypa. Allow me to say that again: Jai'de led two battle teams simultaneously for the better part of a month while the Clan Summit looked for a suitable replacement for the vacant BTL job. Her dedication to this club and its members knows absolutely no bounds!

As a result of her demonstrated ability to lead and her intense desire to guide the newest members of the DJB through the novice and journeyman ranks, Jai'de was selected to serve as the Rollmaster for Clan Plagueis. Assuming the role just prior to the start of the third round of Restoration, Jai'de showed her ability to not only guide but to also provide for the Clan's members. As a Clan summit member, she planned, co-organized, and graded the final round of Restoration, focusing on the Fiction, Graphics, and Battleplan events. As Rollmaster, she immediately reached out to newly assigned members of Plagueis, providing a welcoming email to each new member that highlighted what their first steps in the Club should be. She asked them what they were interested in, and attempted to link them up with like-minded older members of the Clan. Jai'de published monthly Rollmaster Reports, each highlighting the activities of the newer members, and providing an opportunity for the Battle Team Leaders to get practice in providing input to reports.

In short, there is absolutely nothing that Jai'de Serpens cannot do. She is a master of all trades, and she exemplifies the very best that the Dark Jedi Brotherhood has to offer. While real life has taken up much of her precious time, she still manages to stay active and engaged within the Clan. I personally count Jai'de as one of my real friends within this Club, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to show the rest of the Brotherhood what an awesome person and leader that she is.

In view of Jai'de's demonstrated potential for increased responsibility, I strongly recommend her for promotion to the grade of Equite 1. Congratulations, Jai'de!

Master Dracaryis, 2015-11-30 22:42:16 UTC

We often talk in the Dark Brotherhood about how word-of-mouth recruitment is our greatest tool. I think Jai'de exemplifies this to the maximum. I first met Jai'de playing SW:TOR, and after nearly a year of nagging she finally joined up into Plagueis. At first it was just to have some shiny profile to sit the clusters she was earning by raiding regularly with us, but it soon turned into more than that. As Jai'de found out what we were all about, she went in a little deeper. Eventually she found herself as a battleteam leader in Plagueis: a position that we largely use for the acclamation, training, and upbringing of new journeymen into Plagueis and the Dark Brotherhood. This was a job that was, literally, second nature to her as it was very similar to her 9 to 5 job. Jai'de was amazing at it, getting journeymen who had been inactive for months to return and become active. It didn't take long for her to move up to rollmaster where she oversaw this for the whole clan. As rollmaster she was constantly engaging, challenging, and helping journeymen move along their path in the Brotherhood.

On top of her stints in leadership in Plagueis, she was active herself. Earning hundreds of clusters of earth, pendants of blood, participating in competitions, and helping to run competitions (notably the Restoration event) on top of her leadership duties are all examples of Jai'des progression from knight to the equite levels. I'm more than ecstatic to see someone who I not only recruited into the Dark Brotherhood make it to the equite levels, but who was also my apprentice, and most importantly someone I consider a great friend. Congratulations, Jai'de!

Teylas Ramar, 2015-11-30 22:35:17 UTC

What’s left to say about Jai’de that hasn’t been said time and time again in prior recommendations? She’s an amazing member, pure and simple. She took on both battle team leader jobs, effectively acting as Clan Rollmaster without any of the support of having BTL subordinates even before she eventually took the Rollmaster job. She really stepped up during the final phase of our Restoration event this summer, the most ambitious of them all. Her assistance in grading, organizing, and penning fiction updates for that competition were a godsend and really helped keep everything on track. And, on top of that, her time as Rollmaster was stellar. The email turn around for new members, the amount of engagement with them she provided, every aspect of her work in the position was absolutely fantastic. I’m happy to join the chorus of voices here calling for her advancement into the ranks of the Equites!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2015-11-30 22:40:51 UTC

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

• Participate in 1 competition
• Pass 8 Shadow Academy courses from the (Novitiate Hall) department(s)

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

May the Force guide you, Proselyte,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-12-01 18:01:04 UTC

It is my distinct pleasure to be recommending a promotion to the rank of Hunter for Allistaire Von Drake.

Over the past 28 days she has participated in two competitions, bringing the total to five, of which she has placed in two. Her participation in the Clan’s event “Ashes Falls” has earned her over five Clusters of Ice, and has seen her Inquisitorius rank increase to three: Apprentice Inquisitor. Finally, In addition to her activity in our Clan’s runon, a Slice of Life, she has also increased her society ranking for the Shadow Academy to rank three: Sophomore.

All in all, Allistaire is a steady force of activity, who I am proud to see ascending the ranks of the Brotherhood. Congratulations Allistaire, keep it up!

--Rollmaster of Naga Sadow

Marcus Kiriyu, 2015-12-01 08:06:05 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Leeadra Halcyon. I have heard reports from Battle Team Devil's Shroud that you have managed to:

• Pass Any Shadow Academy course except (Test Of Lore,Trial Of Identity,Advancement Survey)

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-12-01 02:30:28 UTC

Leeadra Halcyon, 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 Devil's Shroud, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

Adept Dacien Victae di Plagia
Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-11-30 23:37:09 UTC

In his 21 days at the rank of Sergeant, Harold has more than fulfilled the requirements to be promoted. Harold has logged into the DJB Voice Server, Participated in 14 competitions of which he placed in 1. His vigorous gaming has seen him reach Rank 3 in the Grand Masters Royal Guard as well as earn him 174 Clusters of Earth and has taken his first steps as a competition organizer by co-organizing 2 competitions (Matchmaking for Glory #7 and Casino Night(Pazaak)).

With this activity I recommend Harold for a promotion, congratulations dude and well deserved. Can't wait to see what else you can do!

Mar Sûl, 2015-11-30 17:54:07 UTC

Torin has been an excellent member of our Clan, boasting above average activity since day one. This has continued since he was Knighted, and in the six months since then he has earnt himself an Anteian Cross, 15 Clusters of Ice, 12 Clusters of Fire and 5 Clusters of Earth. Most notably is his drive to participate in as many things as he can; he has participated in 32 competitions, earning himself 2 Ruby, 5 Amethyst, 8 Sapphire, 5 Emerald and 3 Topaz Crescents - quite an impressive collection.

He has impressed us with his efforts as a Journeyman, and continued to excel as a Knight; I have no doubt he will continue to be awesome as an Equite. Congratulations, Torin, I am promoting you to the first Equite rank.

Mandalorian Darcy Avarik, 2015-11-30 04:26:10 UTC

Seridan is a member who will always find something to do, never seems to lose his motivation no matter what hurdles he has to jump and consistently surprises me with ideas he has had. He has always been a warm presence on IRC and Telegram resulting in him being extremely well liked across the entire Clan.

In the 8 months since his last promotion, Seridan has been consistently active having participated in 54 competitions with his efforts earning him 5 Crescents with Diamond Star, 11 Crescents with Amethyst Star, 7 Crescents with Sapphire Star, 2 Crescents with Emerald Star and a Crescent with Topaz Star - his fiction entries also netting him a total of 23 Clusters of Ice. Lightly dabbling in Gaming has seen him receive 5 Clusters of Earth and 2 Pendants of Blood but his efforts were more concentrated toward the Shadow Academy, where Seridan has passed 1 Course (Test of Wisdom) but more impressively has gained 4 Degrees for himself (Dark Maven - Web Design, Dark Maven - Web Scripting, Dark Savant - Programming and Dark Savant - Tactics).

As a Leader, Seridan spent 2 months as the Battle-team Leader of Disciples of Baas, during which he focused on updating the team’s wiki page as well as hard recruiting for the team in which his efforts were successful enough to prevent the closure of a Battleteam and lead the way for Disciples of Baas to become what it is today. He then became my Aedile for a period of 3 months, during which Seridan handled the welcoming of new members efficiently, providing them with a personalised welcome e-mail and encouraging them to contact the summit at any time (He also frequently engaged the newer members in further conversation and assisted them when they asked for help) as well as co-wrote the House Event ‘Compass of Reason: Conflict of Interest’. In his capacity as a leader, Seridan has also co-organized 11 competitions for members to participate in. Finally, his activities as both a member and a leader have seen Seridan awarded with both a Steel and an Anteian Cross for his activity.

Over his time in the Brotherhood, Seridan is one of the few who I consider a true friend - his steady presence, positive attitude and general willingness to put up with me only lifts my respect for him to higher heights. Here’s to you, Kid and congratulations.

Mar Sûl, 2015-11-29 08:31:30 UTC

Seridan has become known as something of a prodigy when it comes time to look into the activities of our members. Though his dedication to his clan, Seridan has amassed a treasure trove of medals, rewards, crescent and clusters that go above the standards we expect of our members. He is one of our heaviest hitters when events round the corner, and one that we can count on when the next Vendetta arrives.

As an Aedile, Seridan has aided Mar Sûl in bringing House Satele Shan up from the ground to build the framework for future leaders. He's been an invaluable asset in this regard, having remodelled several articles that pertain to his domain including the wiki page for his House and co-authoring the event "Compass of Reason: Conflict of Interests."

Seridan more than lives up to our vast standards of a leader, and thus, should be rewarded for his contributions. It is without further delay that we recommend his elevation to Jedi Ranger and all the goodies that come with it. Congratulations!

Seer A'lora Kituri, 2015-11-29 08:28:13 UTC

Tekk Parsa has proven himself time and again to be an awesome guy and one of the members that leaders are always happy to keep around.

In the years since his last promotion, Tekk has earnt himself a couple of Dark Side Scrolls and Scrolls of Indoctrination, a Scroll of the Master for mentoring his brother into of our promising Clansmen, a Legion of the Scholar and a Silver Nova from the Ninth Great Jedi War.

Not impressed yet? In addition to this, he has complete 42 Courses in the Shadow Academy, earning himself 5 Degrees in the process. He has a couple of Clusters, but most notably he has participated in 52 competitions, amassing a pile of Crescents (2 Amethyst, 6 Sapphire, 10 Emerald, 7 Topaz and 6 Quartz).

He has served a three month term as the Battleteam Leader of the Knights of Allusis, before taking a well-deserved break from the Clan. He has returned, however, as a Mercenary to be reckoned with; in the recent Clan event, Order of the Force Ascendant, Tekk sported one of the highest participation rates in the Clan, participating in eight of the thirteen competitions.

As a member, he has always impressed, and has been awarded 5 Anteian Crosses and 3 Dark Crosses, all of which amounts to the same thing: despite coming from Sydney, he is an awesome guy.

For these outstanding efforts, and despite me being in Melbourne, I am proud to promote you to Equite Two. Congratulations, Tekk!

Mandalorian Darcy Avarik, 2015-11-30 04:26:14 UTC

Since joining our Clan, Jalen has been an outstanding influence in The Old Republic, where his activity shines through as a brilliant beacon to anyone else who plays. Through his activity there, he has amassed a pile of over a thousand Clusters of Earth since his last promotion nine months ago, spread across 235 PvE activities. In this time, he has also earnt ten Pendants of Blood and participated in 33 competitions, including three in the recent Clan event, Order of the Force Ascendant. Through these competitions, he has earnt Crescents with 4 Ruby, a Sapphire and 3 Emerald Stars.

As his Steel Cross testifies, Jalen is a very active gamer, one of our best SWTOR players, and for these efforts I feel it is time he joined the Equites. Congratulations Jalen, keep up the good work!

Mandalorian Darcy Avarik, 2015-11-30 04:26:32 UTC