- Event ID
- 132102
- Target
- Darth Renatus
- Old Rank
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Savant
(Equite 2)
- New Rank
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Seer
(Equite 3)
- Requested by
- Epis Locke Sonjie
- Primary reason
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Atra is an essential member of the Brotherhood, and one who benefits it in multiple ways, from Clan Naga Sadow, to the Antei Combat Centre, and beyond. He has worked with me on Summit twice, first as my Proconsul for four months (just counting the time since his prior promotion) in 2013, and then more recently in 2015, where he began as a BTL, stayed there for 26 days, then Rollmaster, where he stayed for four months, and now Quaestor of House Shar Dakhan, where he has been for two months. Atra basically goes where he is needed, and that's one of the things that makes him such an important member for the Brotherhood and of Naga Sadow.
As Proconsul in 2013, Atra helped lead the clan during the early parts of the Dark Crusades. This began with the Prologue, where he helped organize our teams so the clan could field multiple sizable teams. Atra took the initiative to organize the discussion on this and to encourage newbies to join in. Then he set an excellent example along with his team by leading the pack in every part of the Prologue Runon, eventually winning it.
During the Crusades, he did everything he could to get the clan active, to have fun with the Crusades, and to make things exciting for our members. He eventually earned a Sapphire Blade in April of 2013 for efforts that stretch back to his previous promotion. These include things such as overhauling and redeploying the Black Guard so, at the time, it became a fully functioning part of the clan. When he began, it was disorganized, rarely awarded, and meant little. By the time Atra was done, the wiki page was updated, the Black Guard had a full roster, and our members actually wanted to be on it. Atra also ran an internal ACC Dojo of sorts to help our newer members get up to date on the ACC. Furthermore, during this time, Atra completed every available competition presented in the Dark Crusade. He literally had a 100% participation rate in each chapter, showing others that it could be done and challenging them to do the same. Also, during this time, Atra wrote a guide for the Brotherhood's use of pazaak, and was one of the driving factors in introducing the platform to the DJB. He also participated a lot in the Shadow Academy, even completing three degrees in one day to show that it was possible to be a high level clan leader, dominate the Crusades, and still have time for other parts of the DJB.
Fast forward to 2015.
On February 21, 2015, Atra returned from the Rogues. On March 2nd, he became the Battleteam Leader of Devil's Shroud. In this position, he quickly jump-started the team, getting the members involved in the club, as well as setting an example for them in participation by entering every competition of the Proving Grounds clan event that was running at the time. He also helped plan the "What Lies Beneath" event for House Shar Dakhan, along with current Quaestor Lexic and Aedile Inarya.
It was only a month later that the Rollmaster position became available, and Atra applied and got the position. As detailed in the Grand Cross he received on June 24th, Atra revamped the clan's Master-Student program. He created a new form for it, and he frequently talked about the program on all of the clan's forms of communication, including IRC, email, and Telegram. He kept reminding people, and kept building excitement for it. He also dealt with the issue of seeming lack of interest in reports at the time by adding a "member interview" section to his reports. This not only made specific members feel important and part of what was going on, but also made his reports more interesting to read.
It was also during this time that he helped Shar Dakhan's leadership finish their event. While he was no longer directly part of the Dakhani Summit, he still helped them run the event and judge it, seeing it through to the end. In addition, during this time, Atra led the clan in an initiative to improve our participation in the ACC. This has been ongoing, and he has since entered several duels himself, but also offered assistance to others. The fruits of his labor can be seen in the most recent ACC event, Rivalries, which has seen a massive increase in the amount of CNS members participating. In the Fading Lights ACC tournament, only two CNS members actually participated. In Rivalries, at least six have done so, and a couple - such as Bentre and Armad - have participated in and completed multiple duels, even winning a few.
Finally, on July 14th, 2015, Atra applied for and was chosen for the position of Quaestor of House Shar Dakhan. That was two months ago, and his leadership has shown through in Shar Dakhan's high levels of activity. He had very little time before the clan was thrust into the Awakenings event, but he still led his House in participating in it. In Awakenings, only three members completed all nine of the competitions. One was Atra, and the other two were Bentre and Lexiconus, both members of his House. Furthermore, Shar Dakhan took four of the top 5 individual scoring positions for the event, including all of the top 3, with Atra placing first overall in the event. In the team portion, three of the four active members of the winning team were from Shar Dakhan. The House saw a massive uptick in participation in this event, in no small part due to Atra's leadership, both as a leader to offer encouragement, remind his House about competitions, and offer them advice, but also on the front lines, by participating in literally everything.
Additionally, he organized or co-organized 16 competitions since his last promotion, providing activity for at least 34 unique members for a total of 61 total entries.
That leads me to my next topic. In addition to being a great leader, Atra's activity is extremely high. He has entered a total of 51 competitions since his last promotion. These include 100% in the first Dark Crusade chapter, 100% in the second chapter, 100% of the Proving Grounds competitions (9/9), 100% of the Red Fury competitions (12/12), and 100% of the Awakenings competitions (9/9), and many other competitions. In every clan or club-wide level event that has been run while Atra has been on the active roster since his last promotion, he has completed every competition available.
Then he's (kindly) let everyone else know, and encouraged them to try to top him, fostering a competitive spirit and bringing up the activity levels of our members in each of these events.
For all this, he's earned two Diamond Crescents, four Ruby, nine Amethyst, two Sapphire, and three Emerald. He's earned four Pendants of Blood, 113 Clusters of Fire, 47 of Ice, and 629 of Earth. He's earned a Dark Side Scroll, three Scrolls of Foundation, four Legion of the Scholar, one Seal of Loyalty, six of Reminiscence, 11 of the Crusader, and earned three bronze novae and a gold one.
His merit has been exemplified by the three Dark Crosses he has earned, as well as an Anteian Cross, a Grand Cross, and a Sapphire Blade, all since his prior promotion.
If that was not enough, Atra has been a judge in the ACC for the past six months, and worked on the CS2.0 guide, as this recent Steel Cross from the Combat Master attests.
So here you have a guy that, despite his quirks (such as an unhealthy interest in the color blue), has been Proconsul, Battleteam Leader, Rollmaster, and Quaestor, as well as ACC Judge. He has gone wherever was needed, and as I've worked with him for that entire time, I have to say that he has personally been a superior asset, and someone I can call on to be where I need him. He and I have discussed things countless times, and he's someone I know I can trust to be sensible and level headed at all times. Somehow, amidst all of my constant questions and discussions, he finds time to participate in nearly every competition available - and every single one for any clan event that he is not running. This is a feat unrivaled by anyone else in the clan, and rare even in the Brotherhood. In addition, he goes beyond the clan, in works such as helping with CS2.0 and by being a judge in the ACC.
For all these reasons, and those found in the supporting recommendations, I find Atra's promotion to EQ3 to be well-overdue.
Congratulations, my friend, you've definitely earned this one!
Consul of Naga Sadow
Epis Locke Sonjie, 2015-09-20 06:54:49 UTC
- Additional reasons
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Atra has been a mainstay in Naga Sadow ever since, and probably before, I joined. He challenges members to go beyond their comfort zone, usually to the benefit of their own DB careers. In the short time I knew him as BTL, he constantly pushed his team to the limit, challenging them to defeat him in terms of participation or flat-out in gaming, generating activity where there was none.
After he became Rollmaster, Atra quickly spread his wings and created a lot of systems to help him run the positions, many of which I use myself today. It was during this time that he began an ACC Dojo where he taught a group of people, under his expert knowledge of the ACC, to properly read character sheets, how to set up a proper story, and how ACC scoring worked.
He abdicated his position as RM to become Quaestor of House Shar Dakhan. Even here, he worked miracles, using his knowledge from RM to support both myself and any members I sent his way. He did not slow down when he became Magistrate to the Voice, somehow keeping up all his previous incentives, and generating events for both the Clan, the DJB and his House.
All in all, Atra is a part of the hard core of Naga Sadow, and of the Brotherhood. His presence invites people to naturally gravitate towards him and his personality makes short work of any issues that might abound. Atra embodies what it means to be a DJB Member, and even though my experience is limited, I see him going further than this. For all his accomplishments I’m proud to support his promotion. Congratulations Atra.
Rollmaster of Naga Sadow
Marcus Kiriyu, 2015-09-20 04:22:24 UTC
Since the first time meeting Atra, he seemed friendly and very helpful. He is willing to help anyone to succeed, and achieve their goals. Anytime I had a problem or question, Atra seemed eager to help. He always has valuable information and tips to give. He helped me with my writing, I didn’t like doing fictions until he explain a few pointers , and it helped me to be willing to take a shot at writing, Now i don’t mind it as much. Also referred me to a writing Workshop on IRC.I have enjoyed working with him.
Atra has weekly meetings with the Battleteam leaders if they have any concerns or need help with anything. I find this very helpful. He offers advice, useful info,and answers the questions we have. A lot times he takes time out of real life to help. Anytime i needed help he was always there to give advice..A strong willingness to help. He has many roles in the Dark Brotherhood.
He always puts a smile on anyone’s face, when I first met him, I was down and out, and he had me laughing and smiling in no time. He has a great personality, quite the people person. I feel he deserves this and more.
BTL of Sapphire Squadron
Scarlet Agna, 2015-09-20 04:22:51 UTC
Well, what can I say about Atra? The man has been a near constant presence within the Clan. Old Attie has been a constant support to myself and new members especially from the moment they hit the ground, with email and Telegram in particular. Even after leaving his position as Rollmaster to become the Quaestor of Shar Dakhan, it seems that Atra's focus has never changed from helping each and every member to grow, and more importantly to flourish. For example, he was a great source of encouragement when it came to my applying for the position of BTL. I was more than a little hesitant to step into the role for fear of falling short, but Atra encouraged me to apply. Once I was chosen for the position, he has acted as a constant sounding board and support, for example helping me to assess the viability of different competitions given my target audience for my inter-Battleteam event,Incursion.
If I have needed to bounce an idea off somebody? There's Atra, prepared to give me his honest opinion, as he has done multiple times leading up to the conception of my first big ‘event’ I have lead as a BTL. If I needed a little help figuring if my fiction makes sense? I was able to hit him up on Telegram to discuss what I was wanting to do. If I want to kick around a bit in Jedi Academy or want to take a tumble in the ACC? There was Atra, ready to take part. Even afterwards, he has often given and gives feedback on the ACC match, or points out strong and weak points in my fighting style. To be blunt, be it fun or business, Atra has often acted and acts as a direct point of contact.
Granted, my experience in the DJB has been brief compared to a lot of people. I can not, however, deny that it has been greatly enhanced due to the concern and work of Atra and others like him. The spirit of camaraderie the man possesses and expresses are a great encouragement. Even when an idea doesn't quite pan out the way you might hope, Atra is there as a supporting voice. As Quaestor, he has orchestrated meetings with our BTLs to discuss the things we are doing well, the things we need to work on and to discuss our plans for our respective Battleteams.
Atra Ventus is by my observation a 'family man'. That is, time and again I have seen as he supports his House, his Clan, and the club as a whole. To be honest, I am not quite sure how he conjures up the energy day after day to keep driving like he does, but I have to admire it. It is my hope that he will continue to press forward. His devotion and drive helped to make some of my earliest days in the club a memorable lot, and his focus on our Journeyman make him- in my opinion- an invaluable leader. For these reasons, I wish to add my voice in recommendation that Atra be promoted to the next level of Equite. The old man deserves it.
BTL of Devil’s Shroud
Master Bentre Stahoes, 2015-09-20 04:23:17 UTC
I have had the pleasure of working with Atra in a number of different roles in my time as Aedile of House Shar Dakhan. The first time that I worked with him was when he took the position of Battle Team Leader of Devil’s Shard, during his time in this position Atra work tirelessly creating a stronger fictional background for the Team rewriting and updating the team’s wiki pages as well as the team’s overall structure. In this position he also served as a guide to both myself and the then Quaestor Lexic helping us in our new roles offering invaluable help and guidance. He also played a key role in helping the House’s upper summit run its first major event “What Lies Beneath”. Atra’s involvement in the event stretched to helping myself and Lexic write the Event’s storyline, create the separate competitions that were being run such as a gaming event, fiction, graphics and a House wide Run-on, helping us write the Run-on prompts as well as helping us grade the event as a whole.
Atra soon moved on to bigger and better things getting the position of Rollmaster, during his time in this position I worked closely with him in the elevation of the Journeymen of House Shar Dakhan, helping them settle in and find their place inside the House. If I was to list the the number of people that Atra as helped during his time in this role it would be endless. He was the first port of call for not only the members of House Shar Dakhan but the Clan as a whole offering help and support wherever he could working selflessly to make sure that our members got the best out of the club that they could.
In his latest role I have had the pleasure of having Atra as my Quaestor, he work in this roles has included setting up a activity table designed to keep track of the activity of all of the members of House Shar Dakhan, this table is updated weekly and has proved to be an invaluable tool in helping both myself and him know what is going on inside the House. Working beside Atra I have been able to see first hand his dedication to the Clan and the Dark Brotherhood as a whole. He is the most motivated person that I know always putting our members needs before those of his own. Atra is one of the biggest personalities inside Clan Naga Sadow and has a enthusiastic nature that is contagious. He is one of the most open Leaders that I have ever work with willing to help any member at the drop of a hat. Atra is not the type to do things for awards or recognition, Atra does things because it is what he loves doing. This promotion has been long overdue and I cannot be more honoured then to be writing this recommendation now. You are an inspiration to all those around you and you deserve this.
Aedile of Shar Dakhan
Inarya Tiberius Entar, 2015-09-20 04:23:41 UTC
Atra is a pain in the bum. Plain and simple. The guy is simply amazing and puts me to shame each and every day as Quaestor. He loves his job and he loves his members and I cannot think of anyone who so encapsulates what it means to be a leader in this club. Atra is a role model, a friend and an inspirer. He reminds me of what it means to be so full of vigour and gung-ho-ness. His attitude is to always help people, no matter what unit they’re in or who they are. Due to our different time zones, Atra and I work well in dealing with any issues that come up with our members, with him helping any of mine while I’m not around and vice versa. I can rely on him to have my back in supporting and serving our members. He leads and supports, he does not demand that they follow him, he asks, he sets an example and encourages others to reach higher.
Since Atra’s return, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know him and become friends with him. His dedication to the club, returning after a difficult period in his life, is shown each and every day. His communication with the clan is superb, with regular contact and team building through a variety of different mediums such as irc, telegram, email and G+. Our regular hangouts have built a culture within Naga Sadow that has continued to breath new life into it, notice me Senpai. His work in Shar Dakhan as first, Battleteam Leader, Rollmaster and finally Quaestor has enabled the House to grow and show in Awakenings that it is full of fantastic and energetic members.
Our members love Atra, his easy going, yet cheeky banter has made him a hit. Yet he isn’t full of hot air. Everything is backed up by his actions. When he says he’s going to do it, he does it. He creates lore, he generates what I call Sadow-mania TM (this is now copyrighted, Atra. No stealing this off me, douchebeard <3), getting our members invested and involved with Naga Sadow.
His work has enabled us to capitalise on the influx of new members, raising several to Knighthood and providing us with a core of hungry new Knights that will take Naga Sadow forward into the future. Others have gone into great detail about Atra’s achievements and why he deserves this promotion. I know that you’ll agree with us. The fact that he’s not been promoted before now is heinous and I’m glad that we’re finally able to reward his fantastic work and investment in the Brotherhood and Naga Sadow.
Thank you for making this club a better place for me, your House and many others, Atra. You push me everyday to continue my job as Quaestor, just as you push everyone else to be the epitome of awesome. Congratulations Moose, enjoy the extra points on your CS and carry on being your same old self.
Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos
Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2015-09-20 04:24:06 UTC
I am honoured to be recommending Atra for his elevation to the rank of Seer. Since I joined the Clan he has always been around to provide support and activity, being a huge part in the activity increase that we are currently seeing today. Always pushing himself to achieve perfection, Atra is truly an outstanding member of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood.
While Locke speaks about his service in leadership, I am taking the time to speak about the things that he does as a normal member of the club. Sometimes we forget that being a normal member is still tough enough without them taking on the roles of Leadership. Atra has always been leading from the front and since his last promotion has taken part in one hundred and thirteen competitions. For this hard work he has managed to earn himself the following medals: one Gold Nova, three Bronze Nova, four Crescents with Ruby Star, two Crescents with Diamond Star, two Crescents with Sapphire Star, three Crescents with Emerald Star and nine Crescents with Amethyst Star. Already racking up an impressive amount of medals, though during this time Atra has never stopped giving his members opportunities as well, while participating in competitions he has also ran forty-four competitions of all different types for members to get involved in. Atra dabbles in all different types of activities from ACC to Gaming and Fiction not holding himself to one specific area of field.
Atra has always been helping members throughout the Brotherhood, one of the first times I heard of him was for his effort inside of the gaming community. Playing on ToR and on Diablo 3 he spent hours assisting members in gearing up their characters, I have found myself sitting down with Atra on more than one occasion and discussing builds for my Characters as well as running in games with him. Since his last promotion he has managed to earn himself a total of six hundred and twenty nine Clusters of Earth. As well as taking members on in PvP as well to earn himself another one hundred and thirteen Clusters of Fire. He constantly pushed themselves against opponents to strive to better his gaming performance.
From all this activity he keeps doing, it's amazing to watch him take the time to answer any questions members have, most of the members of Naga Sadow have spoken to Atra about their own character sheets and how to improve of them. As well as sparing against him in the ACC to get practice in, he is always willing to get involved and show people how the complicated system works taking part in a total of nine ACC matches. Atra is alway giving his time to our members regardless of how busy he has been. When we needed leaders to step up to the plate Atra was one of those members that came back into the frame, determined to make sure that CNS activity did not drop he has proven himself an experienced and valued part of the clan leadership.
Congratulations on this elevation to the rank of Seer. You have truly earned this reward and I thank you for all the work you have put into Naga Sadow. I look forward to working with you in the future and seeing how you continue to progress inside of the Brotherhood.
Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow
Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2015-09-20 04:24:28 UTC
I am honored to be asked to write on behalf of Atra. When I joined the Brotherhood, just after his last promotion, My Master had been deployed over seas and I didn't know a single person within the club. At the time he was the Proconsul. Atra contacted me and asked if I wanted to be written into a Run On. He worked with me to get me more involved in the club. I, more than likely, would not have stayed around and grown in the club had it not been for him.
Sense his return he as done a great job of motivating those around him and I had the pleasure of working with him in the clan event. Not to mention being instrumental in planning the next clan wide event.
The club is a better play for having him, and he has been a big influence in the DJB, and CNS, and more specifically my own personal career with the Brotherhood. It is with great pride that I am able to add my voice to the well deserved promotion. Thank you Atra.
Lak Nafri, 2015-09-20 04:45:26 UTC
When you talk about Equite promotions, the thing that is always brought up is how each one is case-by-case. This can be frustrating at times when you try and evaluate everything a member has done since their last promotion, especially when there are gaps of time where a member was not able to be active in their Clan or the Brotherhood.
Prior to having to take an LOA, Atra and I served as Proconsuls for our respective units together. We called each other Brocons. It was my first real taste of working with a leader from another unit. It never felt that way, really, because Atra was just so personable. I mention this here because It was that trait that made him such an influential leader before he had to step away.
Fast forward to his return 6 months ago. I put out a call for ACC Judges. Atra was one of the first applicants I had. He did not waste anytime establishing himself as one of my active new hires. He was the first to finish his training matches/exams, and to date I have leaned on him and count on him
Even after I helped award him a Grand Cross for his work as a Judge back in June, Atra dutifully continued his work as a member of my staff. Since that date, Atra has graded 16 ACC Matches (28.57% of all matches) which puts him 4 matches ahead of the next two Judge. Not only is he the leading Judge over this time period, his judgements are sound and well constructed and I’ve yet to have a single complaint or question thrown my way in regards to his decisions. This has to do as much with skill as it does his overall demeanor and ability to talk to almost anyone and get along with them. His amiability shows in his judgements as he always looks to show writers his every thought and whim so they have the best understanding of the call he makes. This trait is not something I can really teach, and Atra has it in abundance.
ACC Judging, as I’ve said in the past, is not an easy task. Each match takes a minimum of 45 minutes to grade properly, and often times it goes beyond that. That means that Atra has probably spent about 720 minutes (12 Hours) of his time on just grading and evaluating ACC matches. He does this without complaint or concern, and he is also always willing to help another Judge out with questions. He is active every single day on our Telegram group, a constant voice in email chains for feedback and proofreading of proposals, and does it all with a smile on his face and not an ounce of negativity.
Atra’s contributions to the ACC are small compared to the larger impact he has on the Brotherhood. He also spends time in the DB Art Group offering advice and sharing his knowledge of art and technology with others. His passion for the club as a whole is contagious, and I truly believe the club is a better place with him doing the various things that he does.
Welcome back to the spotlight, Atra. Regardless of what everyone else says in this recc, I’m personally happy you came back to the DB, and am eternally grateful for your friendship and the hard work you pour into your friends, clan, and the club as a whole. Thank you for everything, and I look forward to being asked to weigh in on your next promotion down the line ;).
For now, my numbers are bigger than yours. Catch up ;). Brocons 4 Lyfe.
Combat Master
Lord Marick Tyris Arconae, 2015-09-20 06:52:05 UTC
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- Event ID
- 132069
- Target
- Epis Locke Sonjie
- Old Rank
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Seer
(Equite 3)
- New Rank
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Augur
(Equite 4)
- Requested by
- Telaris "Mav" Cantor
- Primary reason
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Locke was appointed to lead Naga Sadow in a tough time. The unit had just come in sixth in the latest Great Jedi War, but Locke knew what Naga Sadow was capable of. As soon as he was appointed to Consul, he set about changing the culture of the unit and bringing it back to being a force in our Brotherhood.
Locke’s leadership has transformed Naga Sadow into one of our most active units this year. Most notably, it was one of only two units to garner more than seventy percent of members participating in a competition in both of the DGM’s unit reviews this year. The unit has been among our top units in other important measures, such as the number of Knights, where Naga Sadow has had nine new Knights in the two reporting periods since February (second in the Brotherhood), and the number of competitions run, where Naga Sadow has had more than one hundred in the two reporting periods. Earlier this year, Locke helped run the CNS/CSP cooperative event Red Fury, which had a total of 12 competitions and garnered more than one hundred different entries. Locke and his team just finished a major Clan event, Awakening, in which Locke was the primary administrator in organizing the 9-competition event, as Cethgus and others discuss below. No matter how we splice it, Naga Sadow is succeeding under Locke.
Locke’s success as a leader pre-dates his time as Consul. He has spent nineteen of his 20 months at Equite 3 as a leader. Locke has run more than thirty competitions total since he was last promoted, and his excellent leadership of the unit has earned him an Anteian Cross, a Steel Cross, and a Sapphire Blade. Not only does Locke's leadership show in his unit’s current success, but it also shows in what he himself has earned over the last nineteen months.
Beyond just being an excellent leader, Locke has been a prolific member, as well. For all of his twenty months since his last promotion, Locke has been hard at work. He has participated in sixty competitions, earning nineteen Crescents. He’s helped the Brotherhood with the CS2.0 project (which earned him a Dark Cross). He’s dived into the ACC, where he has completed several battles already and is participating in the current ongoing Rivalries event. Locke leads by example, participating where he can, and reaching out to the Brotherhood as a whole to bolster not just Naga Sadow, but all of us.
In every way, Locke is what we expect from an Equite. He is a good leader, an example to his membership, and he works to better the club beyond just his unit. It is a great honor today that we can recommend Locke for a promotion to Equite 4, because he more than deserves it.
Locke, congratulations and thanks for all you do, both for Naga Sadow and the Brotherhood.
Mav and Sarin
Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2015-09-19 18:46:00 UTC
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I've known Locke Sonje for some years now. He's always impressed me as one of those members for whom leading and contributing is about what's best for the unit, instead of what's best for himself. He never brags on himself, is often humble when his achievements are touted by others, and looks to promote his members instead of himself.
Locke served from the time of his last promotion as Aedile of House Shar Dakhan until he was selected to be Consul on Feburary of this year. Since then, he has resumed a seat he once held when I was Quaestor of House Plagueis. He's served as one of the Brotherhood's most active and dedicated Consuls, working to establish the unit feud with Clan Scholae Palatinae in which CNS and CSP demonstrated some impressive performance numbers. Those numbers served as the clarion call to all other units that they needed to better engage their members into sustainable activity.
It's past time that he was rewarded for being the leader that he is.
Tra'an Reith di Plagia
Reaver Tra'an Reith di Plagia, 2015-09-19 17:38:08 UTC
Others talk about Locke's shinies and statistics. I'm here to talk about the person. The guy who sits down with me and offers advice. The guy who helped me get back into the swing of things as a leader. The guy who encourages others to do their best, who provides opportunities for others. Locke has served as Consul of Naga Sadow for the past six months and Aedile for eleven months before that. He has created a stable summit where once there was none. Under his leadership, Naga Sadow has strengthened itself and has added many new members who have hit Knighthood. He's run several Clan events, the most recent being Awakenings. Awakenings has been a success in bringing veterans out of the woodwork and making them work together with our newer members. It's enabled the Houses to capitalise on this as we progress into the future.
Coming back to the stable summit, Locke has given up his time to train us in what he wants in leadership and given us 1:2:1 advice and instruction in what the current MAA wants in recommendations for promotions and awards and goes to great length in making all leaders of varying position feel part of the Summit and that their opinions matter. He encourages everyone to get involved and contribute to the well being of the Clan.
Naga Sadow would not be in the place it is now if not for Locke. He has created a whole new direction for Naga Sadow, the Warhost and has changed how the members interact with the inhabitants of the Orian System. These changes have not been universally welcomed by our members, but Locke has assuaged their worries and taken on board their feedback in order to improve what we have.
Locke is a massive influence on all within Naga Sadow, from our newest to our eldest members. He has ensured that everything we do is not in vain, and that everyone in their respective areas is being productive, doing the best they possibly can and, most importantly, enjoying themselves. For all that and the rest of Locke's achievements that have been covered by others, I'm pleased to see Locke reach the pinnacle of the Equites. Congratulations, my friend.
Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos
Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2015-09-19 17:48:45 UTC
I am honoured to be recommending Locke Sonje for his elevation to the rank of Augur. He has been a pillar of stability inside Naga Sadow for a long time now, stepping up and taking the reins as Consul to give direction and focus to the Clan. Boosting activity and mentoring the newer leaders of the Houses to make the Clan what it currently is today.
Since his last elevation Locke has continued to serve the Brotherhood in a multitude of leadership roles. Currently, he serves as the Consul of Naga Sadow. Since taking on the position he has had to teach the job of Proconsul to me, explaining the new responsibilities and guiding me on matters that I needed help with. All the time keeping his cool and leading by example, participating in fifty-seven amount of competitions, as well as organising two events for the clan. The first one Red Fury in which both members from Naga Sadow and Scholae Palatinae brought members together, fostering ties between the two units, and running a successful event.
Though no sooner than the event had finished Locke was taking the reins to make sure that all members were awarded correctly, helping develop his leadership team to awarding members correctly, proofing countless recommendations from everyone as well as helping recc writing in general for his summit. Locke was a key part of the current Clan Event known as Awakenings, he instantly got the group running the Clan event together, keeping contact via the discussion email thread. Setting up the event with myself, Marcus and Vexatus organizing competitions as well as giving out fictional lead ups to the release of the event. Giving the members a build up which has seen a great amount of activity from the Clan with everyone getting involved in the event and enjoying the story that has been created for it.
The whole time that he has been leading Locke has never allowed his activity to drop, always taking the approach of leading by example for the members, he has managed to earn himself a total of ten Crescents varying in all different ones, as well as smashing out events for the Clan managing to take home twenty-seven seals of the Crusader as well as eleven Seals of Revelation. Locke has always been involved in writing, heavily ACCing his way through members and helping them expand their knowledge of the Antei Combat Center. For all his work with Clan members as well as anyone that challenges him he has managed to earn himself thirty-two Clusters of Ice. Always trying to improve himself, Locke has stepped out of his comfort zone and into the world of gaming, earning himself a total of fifty-three Clusters of Fire.
He also continues to keep a regular presence on both of the sites, these are in the form of his involvement with members of the summit. He has been guiding and teaching the newer members of the Clan and always getting himself involved with anything and everything, he constantly has new ways to progress Naga Sadow, this was by first implementing the way that we run houses, and the level of communication between the entire summit. As well as that we need to be seen participating in competitions as well as running them, driving us all to constantly update wiki pages, house fictions and keep bringing members into the fictional background making them feel involved in the Clan.
For all of his hard work and effort he has managed to earn himself a fairly large amount of medals, since his last elevation he has gained a Sapphire Blade, Steel Cross and a Dark Cross for his service to Clan Naga Sadow. Even during hard times his loyalty to the Clan has been unwavering having to make the hard decisions on numerous occasions is something we all forget about, I have seen him doing it countless times always putting the Brotherhood and Clan in the forpoint of his decisions. Thank you for all your hard work work and devotion not only to Clan Naga Sadow but to the Brotherhood as a whole, you have impacted many members and I continue to look forward to working with you in the future. Congratulations, Locke, this promotion is a testiment to your character and abilities in the Brotherhood.
Proconsul of Naga Sadow
Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2015-09-19 17:37:23 UTC
Locke is the exemplar Consul. He dreams up projects, he forgoes personal merit in favor of merit of his members, and he creates opportunity for advancement, one of which I am personal proof, as I would not be here in this position if it wasn't for him. If you have an idea and you pass it to Locke, he will help you work it out and expand it to reach it's full potential. If you can't make a certain deadline, he will move heaven and earth to see it done. Locke is the kind of guy who will work silently behind the screen, but thanks to his silent and diligent work, you will get one hell of a show.
It's my distinct honor to support Locke's promotion to EQ4. Well done boss!
Clan Rollmaster of Naga Sadow
Marcus Kiriyu, 2015-09-19 17:48:15 UTC
During my time as Rollmaster and Quaestor, I have had the distinct pleasure of witnessing Locke's dedication the CNS first hand. Every action he makes is one towards instilling activity, and ensuring that our members are being taken care of. Particularly, as Rollmaster, he worked with me to ensure that new members were being addressed efficiently, and guided on the right path to making Knighthood without ever being “too pushy”. From there, he has continued to take on the role of “manager” within CNS. He expects regular updates from his Summit, as well as providing feedback in a timely manner. While coordinating so many strong-willed leaders, he still creates initiatives of his own and runs them past members in order to get feedback on what is, or isn't, a good idea to implement. Not a single project moves forward without a great deal of discussion and an initial “soft approval” before signing off on the full initiative. It is these actions that mark him as a strong leader for the Clan, and he doesn't get enough credit for what he does, in a role that is often difficult to measure.
Locke has dedicated himself to the betterment of the Clan, and fostering the growth of his team. It is for this reason that I wish to tender my recommendation for him, even if he likes purple a little too much, even for a Krath.
Quaestor of Shar Dakhan
Darth Renatus, 2015-09-19 17:49:10 UTC
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- Event ID
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- Target
- Lak Nafri
- Old Rank
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Warrior
(Equite 1)
- New Rank
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Battlemaster
(Equite 2)
- Requested by
- Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar
- Primary reason
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Since my return to the DJB as an active member, Maelous has been a steadfast friend. As Aedile, he became more than my subordinate to me and was counted upon for daily conversation, even if he was a horrible Sith. He helped me better enjoy my time here, and helped me settle into Naga Sadow as Quaestor. One might expect someone who was passed over to lead the House to sulk, to leave and hold a grudge. Maelous is not that kind of person. He taught me everything I needed to know about Marka Ragnos and the members within it. He gave detailed information on the past storylines of the House and helped me to develop a storyline to move the House along as we progress towards Episode VII and beyond.
Since his last promotion, Maelous has served as Battleteam Leader of Red Moon for four months and spent fourteen months as Aedile of Marka Ragnos. During his time as Aedile, Maelous has posted seven reports and made thirty nine comments on the website. Maelous has received a Grand Cross of the Dark Side for his work on the Sith Alchemy Guide as well as a Dark Cross for his work as Aedile. Over the past year, Maelous has organised seven competitions and participated in fifty four of them, winning seventeen Crescents (two with Amethyst Star, four with Sapphire Star, five with Emerald Star and six with Topaz Star). He has also gained eight Clusters of Fire and eleven Clusters of Ice and a Scroll of Indoctrination.
Maelous has also written 4,500 words for official competitions and another 5,000 words for Homecomings and creating a storyline for Marka Ragnos as we turn into the 'Shield of Naga Sadow', defending the Orian System from external & internal threats. As well as this, Maelous has completed three exams and gained a Maven in Leadership.
As well as these shines, Maelous helped create and run Homecoming, a House event that explained why a Jedi would come to Naga Sadow and be allowed to lead a House. This event encouraged half of the House to participate, which was a vast improvement in activity in the House before I joined. Maelous has also mentored members of our Summit in the form of Tasha, Darkblade & Armad. These three are relatively new to leadership and have been working with Maelous to develop their skills and lead their respective teams.
Maelous was also involved with Lightsaber Guide, assisting the team in creating this useful resource to the Brotherhood. In addition to this, Maelous is easily accessible to our members, utilising a variety of different communication platforms. In doing so, Maelous has allowed members to contact their Summit at any time of the day due to our difference in time zones.
Recently, Maelous participated in the Clan event, Awakenings, where he was part of Xanos' team. Maelous sent out several emails encouraging Ragnosians to participate in the event and doing anything he could to promote it. Despite Xanos' team coming second, Maelous was an integral part to that and an integral part of my summit.
Maelous has been waiting for this promotion for too long now and I'm ecstatic to see him promoted to Equite Two, despite being a pain in my backside fictionally. Maelous is my friend, my colleague and a great member of Naga Sadow. Thank you for your hard work, Viking.
Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos
Professor Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar, 2015-09-17 22:51:16 UTC
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Maelous has served on the Naga Sadow Summit for well over a year now and continues to be as solid a part of the clan leadership as anyone. Since his last promotion, he and I served as Aedile together for quite a few months. Then, when most of the Summit stepped down and I afterward became Consul, Maelous was one of the few Summit members to stay on for CNS. To this day, he continues to be a strong force for the clan.
Among his accolades, Maelous earned a Grand Cross earlier this year. This award details his extensive involvement in clan stories, including his own activity and his assisting several members in developing their own writing. He also was one of my closest allies on the Summit at the time, as we were both Aediles for the bulk of 2014. We discussed a lot of our planning together, as the recommendation for the Grand Cross shows. This is something I deeply appreciate about Maelous: he is always approachable, down-to-earth, and reasonable.
Since I became Consul at the end of February, Maelous has adapted well to the changes on Summit. He has helped his new Quaestor, Sanguinius, settle in from another Clan, and they ran the Homecomings event for House Marka Ragnos together. Together with Sang, he has ensured the clan had regular and solid reports every month between February and September in a consistent, on time manner.
I'm grateful for Maelous' continued presence on the Sadowan Summit, and I feel it bears keeping in mind that he has been on it the longest of all current Summit members, and is the only one to be on it since last year besides myself. We've been through a lot together, and Maelous has been there for me and the clan when we needed him most. For that, I would like to add my recommendation to his promotion.
Congrats, Maelous!
Epis Locke Sonjie, 2015-09-17 19:10:41 UTC
Maelous is an amazing member of Clan Naga Sadow that I have had the privilege to work with on one of our House's wiki projects. He always was helpful in offering advice or ways that I could go about writing up fiction for one of our squadrons. If I ever was stuck on ideas, He could always give me an idea that I could bounce off of. A lot of times, he worked behind the scenes on many House projects and always had time to chat and keep us updated on what was happening. I am very happy to have him as part of our team and can't wait to see him promoted for all of his hard work and efforts.
Tasha'Vel Versea, 2015-09-17 19:21:44 UTC
I am writing this recommendation on behalf of Maelous Ascarend. I would like first to speak about his leadership activity, and leave the medal statistics for later in the rec. Since his last elevation on March 11th of 2014, he has served Clan Naga Sadow well. He has been an active Aedile for 14 months. He has made 12 news posts, 39 news comments, organized 7 competitions, written 4500+ words, and participated in 54 competitions(!). He successfully ran the HMR Homecomings event, which was well received with at least half of the House actively participating. He has served as a mentor to House members, with Tasha and Darkblade being examples. He also helped our new Jedi Quaestor, Sanguinius, settle into the House and get up to speed on the Clan and current events. His fictional work within the Clan includes developing the new HMR direction as the ‘shield” of the Clan. he communicates well with members on IRC, telegram, and via email.
I would like to speak as to Maelous’ opportunity to help the Brotherhood as a whole. His service in regards to the Alchemy Guide was instrumental in his last promotion. However, his service on the Lightsaber Guide and Construction Guide remain unrewarded. He helped me edit and proofread my portions of the LSG, and did research for the overall project. Maelous was also instrumental in writing the Lightsaber Construction Guide which has been approved but not yet released. He was responsible as my assistant for the long lists of tables that compiled all of the known SW crystals, along with editing and suggestions on the rest of the document. It clocks in at over 10,000 words. He has clearly served the overall club.
Lastly, the statistics: GC (for Aedile service), DC, 17 Crescents, 19 Clusters, a Scroll of Indoctrination, passed 3 SA courses and earned the Leadership Maven degree. He has earned 21 Seals, and a Seal of Loyalty.
Maelous is one of our best leaders, and it has been a privilege to have him both in our Clan, and in this Club. I am happy to recommend he be promoted to Equite 2 forthwith.
-Adept Macron Goura Sadow, Consul Emeritus
Adept Macron Goura Sadow, 2015-09-17 19:11:38 UTC
I am honoured to be recommending Maelous for his elevation to the rank of Equite Two. He has had a steady level of activity inside the Brotherhood, maintaining his position inside the clan and striving to improve himself in the duties of Aedile of House Marka Ragnos.
Since I joined the clan, Maelous has always been around to help at the drop of the hat, when I started off he took the time to sit down with me and go through the strengths and weaknesses of the House. Interacting with the members constantly and being the pillar of strength for the House as well as giving me a solid insight into what the members of the House wanted. While in leadership he has taken to the lead by example style of leadership which has helped to increase the activity inside of the House by members working with Maelous.
What impressed me the most is the way he has been forced to adapt to changes. Never once have I heard Maelous speak a bad word to anyone, always trying his best to just get on with the work giving his best with anything that he undertakes. Maelous has had to learn to work with Sang on many things but each time proving he is able bring new ideas to the table. Giving his opinion to the summit and always trying to help develop the clan.
As everyone else has managed to say he has been a solid example of what members should strive for in the Brotherhood. Showing constant devotion to the club and to his duties, always giving everything he has to get the job done. Congratulations on this elevation Maelous and I look forward to seeing what you do in the future.
Proconsul of Naga Sadow
Cethgus Tiberius Entar, 2015-09-17 22:50:55 UTC
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