Zatson, you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to Clan Scholae Palatinae, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

DA Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-06-10 16:10:17 UTC

Vordhall, you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and earned the rank of Apprentice. While you may currently be on a shuttle to Clan Tarentum, I will continue to follow your progress with great interest.

May the Force guide you, Apprentice,

DA Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-06-10 14:34:25 UTC

How do you turn around a unit that is suffering from everything from morale issues to low membership numbers? How do you take a unit with a very heavy veteran presence, with members who've been here for over ten years, and make it into a demographically better unit? How do you spread the word of your direction, your ideas, and your success once you have got there? For Tarentum, these last three months, its been from relying on the shoulders of Caesar.

It has been years since I first met this fellow who went by the name Gareth, Since that day I've watched him grow as he in turn developed new and interesting characters. Mist, Tiberius, and more recently; Benedict - these are all names I've known this member by as we both shuffle through the many units that have intertwined in each of our histories. I remember these things because I remember worrying how far he would go. I've always liked him, but unfortunately Caesar doesn't connect well with too many others. He's bounced and been bounced from units because certain people don't see or appreciate what he can bring to the table because they are too busy trying to force things into place that weren't meant to be. That is why I was both glad and nervous to see him in Tarentum when he returned from the Rogues. Tarentum, as everyone knows, has some interesting...strong willed members. However, when someone fits in they are not only allowed to flourish but are encourage by the clan as a whole to; and sure enough Tarentum embraced Caesar and he's been not only allowed to flourish but respectfully pushed by everyone here to further his place in this club. Three years is a long time for a promotion, and to go from Equite 1 to Equite 2 can be damaging towards morale. Fortunately, I've never once seen this with Caesar; he's always optimistic, engaging, and driven to do what he can to get involved - not for his own merits but because he wants to be an active part of the unit. It's something I respect and wish I could see more of. Regardless, three years is almost too long to go without a equite promotion and I'm happy to be the one to push this matter forward. In the time since his last promotion, Caesar has been a consistently active member in the DJB. Participating in everything from general trivia and flash games to vendetta competitions like the Dark Crusades and GJWXI; he's been recorded has having participated in 94 competitions since his last promotion earning him 14 crescents of various types, 50 CFs, 16 CIs, 1 bronze novae, and several of his 5 Dark Crosses awarded since his last promotion was because of his consistent activity. Yet, Caesar is not just a consumer of the DJB, he is a contributor - hosting 20 competitions since his last promotion and serving as a BT Sergeant. Furthermore, and what he has been most useful to the Tarentum cause is his contributions to much of the Clan Summits projects.
When I came in to Consul, Caesar had already been managing the Clan's social media for months (a responsibility he started and took on himself). At that time we merely had a facebook page and twitter account and before Caesar took the reigns these accounts were pathetic with little activity. Since he has taken over, these accounts have grown and so too has Tarentum's marketing. We now have active campaigns on each of these, as well as looking into other medias like flicker, tumblr, and instagram and its all connected to the Social media campaigns Caesar started on his own and has grown to be a benefit in spreading our content and bringing in recruits. It's also be a boost for morale in sharing the stories of our little community, and this is part of the character that Caesar has. He actively engages the Clan on the mailing list and telegram is hopes to get conversation and dialogue started and its part of the kindling that has started the fire for change in Tarentum. Furthermore, aside from his Caesar has also been involved in other side projects for myself in writing up mailing material to the Rogues in efforts to get them back into activity and hopefully into Tarentum. He's also is responsible for the creations of our communications policies and guidelines that we are holding membership accountable to on our official clan channels and it has been a great tool in the reduction of bullying from our unit. He's a member of consistent and appreciated activity, both by consuming and by contributing and further he's been a leader among his peers taking on projects to help the summit, starting projects of his own to bring in members to Tarentum, and frankly without his efforts Tarentum wouldn't have been able to get off probation like it has. Because of these contributions and his efforts, I think its only fitting that this champion be elevated to the next rank to better represent his unit. Thank you Caesar, and congrats.

Raiju, 2015-06-10 03:17:46 UTC

When he returned to activity from the Rogues in September of 2014, Caesar wrote that he wanted to "start to become active again." To say he's accomplished that in the nine months since would be the most severe of understatements. Since day one of his return to Tarentum, Caesar has been a veritable whirlwind of activity. Some of it is easy to see from a look at his dossier - since his last promotion, he's earned five Dark Crosses, placed in fifteen of the ninety-four competitions he's participated in (receiving fourteen Crescents and a Bronze Nova to boot), and organized or co-organized twenty competitions. He also received one of Tarentum's two nominations for the most recent Exodus Day's Seal of Loyalty.

Obviously, an Equite promotion is less about the simple things you can find on a dossier than it is in the ways you've given back to your Clan or to the DJB as a whole, and I think Raiju has covered that quite well. However, when I pulled up his promotion assessment and saw just what Caesar has accomplished since his last promotion, I know I was a bit blown away. The promotion guidelines state that, when looking at an Equite promotion, "attitude and how one interacts with the larger Brotherhood also plays a role as it represents ones growth and maturity in the club," and he's certainly shown that growth and maturity well in the past nine months. Honestly, if everyone had Caesar's attitude - that can-do, "What can I do to help?" mentality he exhibits constantly - the sky is the limit on what we could accomplish. I try to make sure he knows always how appreciated he is, but showing is better than telling. For that reason, I am beyond pleased to join in recommending Caesar for promotion to EQ2. Congrats!

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2015-06-10 03:17:26 UTC

The path to Dark Jedi Knight can be daunting. The vast majority of members who sign up with the Dark Jedi Brotherhood will never make it to this rank. Many of them fail to get past the initial steps and fall flat on their face before making it out of the Shadow Academy. After that, the majority don't make it far into their new home within the Clans because the adjustment to the Dark Side can be too much. After that, again many fail to earn the armory lightsabers of the most basic Dark Jedi. Those that survive the clumsiness of these pathetic weapons may make it to the point of earning solo missions for themselves - but few return to be granted the rank of Dark Jedi Knight and be awarded the lightsaber that comes with it. Showing himself above this filth, Garloaf has earned this rank to date. Since I met him, Garloaf has been driven to earn this rank, but surprisingly has taken time along the path to serve the needs of Tarentum. Time and time again we tied in these needs to his trials because of his dedication and loyal to the unit which is surprising to see in a Journeyman in my experience. Nonetheless, its been a treat to observe this member grow and interweave himself into the unit I most treasure in this club. Five months ago when Garloaf earned the rank of Jedi Hunter I knew it was only a matter of time before we got here. In the past five months, Garloaf has been a great member of Tarentum by being a consistent competitior, submitting to 19 separate events. From these, he earned himself 6 placements. Along with this, he earned a Dark Cross from picking up the slack of the tarentum summit and running trivia for us. Garloaf has always been a contributor and that's why I wasn't surprised to hear him ask to run 2 competitions and take one a project creating recruiting material for his trials because he knew how it would benefit Tarentum. When things didn't tie in, he still knocked him out like earning himself rank 4 in the SA society or by earning 2 degrees, or even creating a wiki page for himself just to get the credit and move on to things more important to Tarentum. Again, it's been quite to treat to see Garloaf grew with his dedication to Tarentum and I am extremely honoured to have been involved in his journey to knighthood. Congrats Garloaf.

Raiju, 2015-06-09 21:05:20 UTC

The promotion to Dark Jedi Knight is an important milestone in a person's career in the DJB, and as such the requirements are definitely not something to be taken lightly. It's my pleasure to join in this recommendation for Garloaf's promotion and show just how well he has not only met but exceeded those requirements.

For starters, he's showed not only a willingness to compete - participating in nineteen competitions - but an ability to compete well, placing in six of those competitions. He's also shown capability in the Shadow Academy, earning Dark Mavens in Philosophy and Web Design; the latter of which I know from personal experience requires a not insignificant amount of time and effort. His Wiki page and character fiction both showcase a fleshed-out character and his capable imagination.

He's also shown a willingness to help the Clan out, co-organizing with his Master, Raiju, not one but two competitions. Further, he assisted the Clan Summit with an email campaign to the former members of Tarentum in the Rogues to try and recruit them back to the active roster, a project that has seen a great deal of success and is a large part of why Tarentum has so demonstrably rebounded since the beginning of the year. For his persistence in completing his tasks and the willingness to help us succeed as a Clan, I am happy to add my voice in recommending Garloaf for promotion to Dark Jedi Knight. Congrats!

Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, 2015-06-09 21:05:17 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Star Saber . I have heard reports from House Marka Ragnos that you have managed to:

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

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

DA Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-06-09 17:54:03 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Alastair . I have heard reports from Clan Arcona that you have managed to:

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

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

DA Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-06-09 15:00:02 UTC

Onwai Starborne, you continue to impress. You're growing more competent each day and you will surely rival the Dark Council when the time is right. You have met the requirements for promotion, and a recommendation has be filed. Your accomplishments include:

• Have an approved character sheet on record
• Logon to IRC and visit Clan channel
• Participate in 3 competitions
• Pass 8 Shadow Academy courses from the (Journeyman Hall) department(s)
• Pass Dark Brotherhood Basics Shadow Academy course

I will continue to watch your progress, Onwai Starborne, but my direct intervention in your promotions must come to an end.

You will go far within this Brotherhood.

May the Force guide you, Protector,

DA Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-06-08 17:44:29 UTC

You're already beginning to make a name for yourself, Necronos. I have heard reports from Clan Taldryan that you have managed to:

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

I have recommended you for immediate promotion.

Congratulations, and may the Force guide you, Novice,

DA Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-06-08 03:27:40 UTC

Necronos, you have successfully passed the Test of Lore and 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,

DA Dacien Victae di Plagia Headmaster

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-06-08 01:38:25 UTC

In his 28 days as a Jedi Hunter, Kaiburr has swept through the requirements. He has participated in over 15 competitions, netting 6 merit awards for his skill. He not only participates, he has also co-organised a competition for his Clan. He's been an active gamer, receiving 90 clusters of Fire. He has worked hard developing his character, writing 3000 words of fiction to develop his character as he has risen through the brotherhood. Kaiburr has also been looking to his future in the brotherhood, participating in Leadership exams to understand the leaders of the Brotherhood. He has also managed to obtain a degree in the Shadow Academy, working hard to enrich his knowledge surrounding the Star Wars universe. He has gone above and beyond, assisting the summit in an important task that they assigned him.

Kaiburr has been an incredibly driven and competent individual. Every step of his walk through the journeyman ranks, Kaiburr has been involved with the rest of his Clan. He's been brimming with ideas, adding new fire to our Clan. He has always been present to go above and beyond. Not only is Kaiburr willing, but he is also very competent, as shown by his awards, and the success in the competition he co-organised.

For these reasons, I am honoured to recommend Kaiburr for promotion to Dark Jedi Knight. Congratulations, Kaiburr, you've earned it.

Rollmaster of Clan Arcona, and Kaiburr's Master

Nikola Valtiere Erinos, 2015-06-07 21:46:21 UTC

There are few times I sincerely find myself without words. Even when lacking inspiration, it's no difficult practice to force the letters onto the page and make something legible and lovely of them. I might not feel it, but the phrases themselves have their own melody, their own meaning that gives even the most emotionless sentences a certain beauty if strung together adeptly. I wax on about this because it is now one of those rare occasions when I find myself struggling with speech - not because the inspiration isn't there, but because the subject of discussion is, himself, so difficult to capture in a few orderly pixels.

Kaiburr, or Mord, as we more readily recognize him. That's who I'm here to tell everyone about today. That's who I'm talking to now. Mord is one of our newest members, though for all his study and for the landmark we celebrate today, I would not call him a newbie. A lot of adjectives come to mind with him, and I've started and deleted several versions of this recommendation trying to put them together just right. But I don't think I have any fanciful comparisons for this. I can only be plain (or at least, as plain as I can get. Sorry MAA folks).

Mord is eager. He is absolutely boundless in his energy and imagination. He is the sort of person who sees boundaries and stopping points and just pushes past them, because he's too busy running for a brave new world to slow down. And while we might need to give a word of caution or wisdom now and then, he is never discouraged for long by closed doors - he just takes (or makes one) the window instead. That's the sort of zeal and positivity I get from him every single day when we chat. He is constantly cheery and conversational, constantly striving for more, for the next task, the next idea or proposal or thing to improve. He brings all sorts of suggestions to my door and to other members of the Clan, from detailed story concepts to developmental ideas. He's always talking to other people, always offering ToR runs or roleplay sessions for character development. And, on top of all that initiative and friendliness, he's also excited to learn. Nevermind the way this guy tears up at the Shadow Academy, he searches out teachers, lessons, advice, and ideas from anyone he can, writers or gamers or leaders, looking to expand his knowledge and better himself.

I don't exaggerate when I say that Mord goes above and beyond in everything he does. 98% simply isn't enough for him - quite literally, if you peek at his SA Exam record. He eventually retakes anything below 100. He writes entire, detailed report fictions for mock-up reports in leadership exams. He crafts 3000 word fiction posts for a competition where the minimum requirement is 250. I look at him and wonder, 'What in the world will he do next?' But I always know it will be something spectacular, because that's just Mord. He is, in a word, fantastic.

Congratulations, my friend, and welcome to Knighthood. I truly look forward to all that you learn, all that you do, and all that you think up next. Hold your head high.

Consul of Clan Arcona

Golden Envoy Abbey Atty Attiter Ann, 2015-06-07 21:45:35 UTC

Today I have the great honor of representing House Galeres in placing the rank of Dark Jedi Knight upon the shoulders of one of our own and most prestigious Journeymen: Kaiburr. This brother in arms has done his very best in learning the ways of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood and has come so far in his training, having passed a total of forty-one Shadow Academy Exams during his time as Journeyman and attaining three degrees. Aside from this, his drive to complete competitions offered within his House, Clan and Brotherhood have netted him six Crescents, showing that his dedication towards friendly competition is priority to his nature as a Brotherhood member.

Mord, as we still know him by on IRC and various other channels of communication, has offered many different suggestions for bettering the House and Clan, including, but not limited to, creating calendar events, member skill databases and more. This proves to me that Kaiburr is one of those members that won’t stop until he’s had a hand in assisting any of the members within the House and/or Clan. Without members like Kaiburr in the Brotherhood, I would wonder where our club would be going, but with his drive and dedication to current and future members, I know we are in good hands.

Congratulations, Kaiburr. This has been one of the funnest journeys I have seen for one of our Journeymen, and I am glad to assist in granting you the rank of Dark Jedi Knight. Choose and wear your saber with pride, for you have earned it.

Quaestor of Galeres

Rear Admiral Arcia Cortel, 2015-06-07 21:44:19 UTC