Adept Farrin Xies Tarentae, Heir of Tarentum

Elder 1, Clan Vizsla, Force Disciple, Imperial
245
Displaying events 381 - 400 of 475 in total
Event ID
117112
Old Rank
Dark Jedi Knight (Journeyman 4)
New Rank
Krath Priest (Equite 1)
Requested by
Warlord Hades
Primary reason

I am recommending DJK Farrin Xies for promotion to EQ1. Farrin has been an amazing force in Tarentum, both as his job as Rollmaster and also as a natural leader. Farrin has flawlessly executed his duties at every turn. He has gone above and beyond in helping every member of Tarentum succeed. He is also in charge of our Master-Student program which has found a natural rhythm due to his leadership. Farrin has helped flesh out and write much of the House Tarentum military manuals and fiction. Farrin has also helped all members of the house with any wiki questions and issues that members may have. He has also kept the House Tarentum wiki pages, ALL the pages, fully up to date without myself or the QUA asking. He is always there to proofread people's work and is always on top of all communications. As his AED, and as his Master, Farrin has performed every duty and assignment with flawless dedication to duty and professionalism. He is also very, very long overdue for this promotion and would make a very powerful asset as an Equite within Tarentum and the Brotherhood as a whole. I approve his promotion.

Warlord Hades, 2015-02-21 04:13:01 UTC
Additional reasons

I would like to recommend Farrin Xies for promotion to Krath Priest. Farrin was one of the first people I spoke to when I joined Tarentum, and it was among one of the warmest welcomes I have the pleasure of remembering. Not only was he speedy in his response time, he worked diligently to fix me up with a member to become my student and kept tabs on us while we worked. He's an amazing Rollmaster, and leader. Farrin has also shown wisdom in asking for help or asking for opinions when he is unsure of something. Even if he is sure of something, he still makes sure that anyone who wanted to contribute something did. Everyone matters to him, and it's a noble quality.

I'm going to be blunt here. Tarentum, when I first joined, was a place covered in shadows and darkness of inactivity. Members spoke and chatted with each other, but there were few that did more than that. These candles of activity amidst the darkness have grown to beacons of light that have given Tarentum renewed hope. Farrin Xies was among the members who helped create that change, and it gives me great pleasure in asking that he be promoted. Congratulations Farrin, I only regret that we were unable to get this for you sooner.

Zel Koo, 2015-02-14 00:49:25 UTC

Farrin has been a breath of fresh air since joining Tarentum. His enthusiasm and drive have never wavered and he has taken his role as Rollmaster and run with it. What’s more, he has the skills to back it up. He is a talented writer, a proactive and engaged leader, and a genuinely friendly person who is ideal to have as the first point of contact for most of our new members. He has spearheaded our Master/Student Program. He took the initiative to update our military wiki pages. He has been an active participant in every Vendetta while he has been here, as well as an active part of our Summit conversations and planning. All that is only half of the story though. Farrin has been an active member of the Shadow Academy staff for quite awhile now, earning a Sapphire Blade for his efforts in improving or rewriting nearly every course the Academy has. Very few Knights can say they have earned a sacramental award, but he is one of them and it is well deserved. It is due to his outstanding efforts both at home in Tarentum and out in other parts of the Brotherhood that leads me to believe that Farrin is more than worthy of promotion into the Equites. Congratulations, Farrin!

Scion Tarentae, 2015-02-19 07:46:29 UTC

Farrin is a consistently reliable member of the Shadow Academy staff. He proofreads every course that we release and often contributes substantially to the content of those courses. His work helps make the Shadow Academy a valuable institution in the Brotherhood, attaining an historically high level of quality. This first step into the ranks of the equites is a fitting reward for his hard work.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-02-19 07:47:05 UTC
Event ID
117794
Award
Cluster of Ice
Quantity
2
XP Value
10 XP
Requested by
Telaris "Mav" Cantor
Primary reason

1000 words of fiction (Fiction Activity #296)

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2015-02-20 23:31:39 UTC
Event ID
117591
Award
Seal of Revelation
Quantity
5
XP Value
125.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
Primary reason

For participation in 5 events of the Eleventh Great Jedi War: Round 1: Fiction, Round 1: Puzzle, Round 2: Gaming, Round 2: Puzzle, Run-On

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2015-02-19 13:51:25 UTC
Event ID
117010
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
1
XP Value
1.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

PvP matches played on or before 2015-02-06

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2015-02-06 23:30:33 UTC
Event ID
116893
Award
Dark Side Scroll
Quantity
1
XP Value
25.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Aidan Kincaid
Primary reason

This Dark Side Scroll is awarded to Farrin for having his wiki article, Farrin Xies, selected as the DB Wikipedia's Featured Article for February 2015.

Congratulations, Farrin.

Aidan Kincaid, 2015-02-02 00:28:36 UTC
Event ID
116354
Award
Scroll of Foundation
Quantity
7
XP Value
175.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Lord Dacien Victae
Primary reason

For service to the Shadow Academy between July, 2014 and January, 2015.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2015-01-15 15:21:12 UTC
Event ID
115803
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
28
XP Value
28.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

For participation in December 2014 Gorefest!

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-12-31 21:52:11 UTC
Event ID
241490
Society
Grand Master's Royal Guard
Old Rank
II
New Rank
III
Requested by
dbb0t
Primary reason

Migrated from legacy data

dbb0t, 2014-12-22 00:00:00 UTC
Event ID
115422
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
27
XP Value
27.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

For completion of Strike Missions in Destiny on or before 2014-12-21

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-12-21 23:30:34 UTC
Event ID
115384
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
10
XP Value
10.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

For participation in Star Wars Commander: Echoes of the Force.

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-12-21 20:54:40 UTC
Event ID
115156
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
18
XP Value
18.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

For completion of Story Missions in Destiny on or before 2014-12-14

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-12-14 23:30:22 UTC
Event ID
114751
Award
Sapphire Blade
Quantity
1
Requested by
Lord Dacien Victae
Primary reason

Farrin is one of the most prolific members in the history of the Shadow Academy staff. In his six months as a Magistrate, he has written -- from blank page to live course -- ten courses and exams totaling more than 20,000 words. On top of that, he is an exceptional editor with an eye for fine detail and a drive to keep correcting, revising, reworking until the finished product meets his own high standards. He is also a valuable adviser, not afraid to tell me when I am pushing a project along too quickly or wandering down the wrong path. In short, Farrin is impressive.

His first and largest assignment was to aid Aabsdu in a total rewrite of the Department of History Studies. Aabs got the ball rolling, but the project really picked up momentum when Farrin got involved. He jumped right in and largely took the reins of the project, spending days pouring over source material on Wookieepedia, the Brotherhood Wiki, and the original course notes. He crafted outlines for each course, ensuring that all key points in Star Wars history would be addressed, and then spent weeks synthesizing, analyzing, and writing. He took feedback eagerly and incorporated comments into his work, never allowing pride of authorship to interfere with crafting the best possible courses. Moreover, he finished the entire project four months ahead of schedule -- it launched in August rather than the originally-planned December. The total History rewrite was a project unlike anything the Shadow Academy has ever undertaken and it could not have succeeded like it did without Farrin’s hard work and dedication.

Farrin then turned his attention to the oldest courses in our catalog: he rewrote the Sith and Krath COREs from scratch. As a result, two of our most convoluted, patchwork courses (sources of common complaint) have become excellent examples of high quality writing and organization. He also spent hours revising the Light Side CORE courses and Dark Brotherhood Basics, fixing difficult-to-read notes and glaring content errors. More recently, he has edited the Leadership Reports, Leadership Rewards, and Leadership Management courses. The last of those, Management, has been transformed. I supplied Farrin a rough outline of changes to make, and he rewrote the course notes almost entirely from scratch (which seems to be his specialty) in an afternoon. Thanks to his quick turnaround and precise style, the Management course is a completely different, significantly more useful course than it was before. Once again, Farrin created a high quality course from little more than loose direction and source notes.

Finally, I have to thank Farrin for being a steady hand and a dedicated staffer. When I ask him for thoughts on a course, he does not hesitate to tell me if it needs work. When I want to push something out before it’s ready, he pumps the brakes. Most of all, when something needs to be done, I know I can trust Farrin to tackle it and succeed. He is my secret weapon. Thank you, Farrin, and congratulations!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2014-12-01 14:28:01 UTC
Additional reasons

I came across Farrin around the time Aabsdu returned to the staff as a Professor. The History Department was an outdated disaster in desperate need of a full overhaul. Considering the amount of work involved, Farrin was brought in to assist Aabsdu in his efforts and he truly impressed us all. Instead of patching up the existing courses, this duo started from zero and built a series of 8 courses that are completely separate from what we had before. This included research as well as writing a massive mountain of text. This project has become one of those milestones for the Academy. It has completely altered the way we look at creating courses as well as updating them. Where in the past, we remained within the structure of an existing course and just reworded or alter segments. This project has started a trend where we start from 0 and build a new replacement course to take the place of the outdated one. It also revolutionized the concept of future updates as it is written in such a way that we can easily insert segments as canon demands. An example would be the ease in which we will be able to insert content that will arrive with the “Revan” expansion of SWToR.

Based on his superb performance in this project, Farrin became a Magistrate to the Headmaster and he has yet to slow down in his assault on the outdated segments of the SA. I am not going to repeat everything the Headmaster has already mentioned, I am merely going to ask that anyone reading this goes to look at the History Department and the Core Department and look at the results of his work. Then realise that you can only “see” about 35% of everything he has done for the Shadow Academy. You will come to the same conclusion we have when we set out to award him this sacramental award.

Supreme Chancellor Ood Bnar, 2014-12-01 14:27:40 UTC
Event ID
114211
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
5
XP Value
5.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

For participation in Star Wars Commander: The Sickness!

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-11-15 08:42:17 UTC
Event ID
114016
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
5
XP Value
5.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Ernordeth Puer-Irae
Primary reason

For participating in Monthly Mobile Gaming: Ninjump!

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Ernordeth Puer-Irae, 2014-11-09 07:48:48 UTC
Event ID
113903
Award
Seal of Loyalty
Quantity
1
XP Value
0.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Grand Master Declan Roark
Primary reason

Day of the Fox. Thank you for your dedication and Loyalty to the Dark Brotherhood.

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2014-11-07 03:07:15 UTC
Event ID
113764
Award
Seal of the Crusader
Quantity
3
XP Value
75.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
Primary reason

Participation in Fading Light: Nicht Ka

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2014-11-06 18:46:55 UTC
Event ID
241489
Society
Grand Master's Royal Guard
Old Rank
I
New Rank
II
Requested by
dbb0t
Primary reason

Migrated from legacy data

dbb0t, 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC
Event ID
113503
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
8
XP Value
8.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

PvP matches played on or before 2014-10-31

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-10-31 23:30:24 UTC
Event ID
112960
Award
Seal of the Crusader
Quantity
1
XP Value
25.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
Primary reason

Participation in the Fading Light ACC Tournament

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2014-10-16 19:11:33 UTC
Event ID
112787
Award
Cluster of Fire
Quantity
10
XP Value
10.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Valhavoc Ad Vizsla
Primary reason

For participation in Star Wars Commander: Escalation on Dandoran!

(Converted from Cluster of Earth)

Valhavoc Ad Vizsla, 2014-10-12 15:44:09 UTC