Xantros, the number of projects he started as Aedile, that I was informed of when I assumed office, makes me wonder if he maybe shouldn’t be evaluated for insanity. His constant drive of ideas and passion to see Scholae Palatinae success was unending. I’m not sure there is really a way to quantify the impact he had on Scholae Palatinae during his time in office, or these past six months as Aedile before the recent transition, but his drive towards the future goals of the House and understanding of his position are something I strive to attain myself during my time in the position.

As I try and make sense of all his projects, consulting with him when I manage to catch him on IRC despite his terrible connection to undernet, I want to thank him for all he has done and will continue to do in the future for Scholae Palatinae. As a friend and still fellow Dark Jedi, I hope to continue to see him around in whatever capacity he can manage.

On top of his contributions as a leader over the past half year, and recent support in the transition, he still managed to participate in all 7 events of the Looking Home event on Antenora hitting up every single event, and even sending in 3 submission to the most recent Caina campaign.

Thank you for all the great times Xantros, and all that you’ve done for the House. For all this I recommend you be awarded a Grand Cross of the Dark Side, congratulations my friend.

Xantros is an endless well of ideas and thoughts, that if you're ever stuck and need help. You can just draw from the well and something will come out. It's resulted in bits and pieces of a bunch of amazing ideas that are still stirring around trying to manifest themselves as something even better. None of that gets at the 45 competitions he has done since his last award, of which 23 of those earned him crescents which is insanity. Or the 3 competitions he ran for, 2 DJB wide and 1 for Scholae. He does so much activity that you see in his dossier, and gains crescents, and is around so much and tossing out randomness. He certainly has done an extraordinary amount of activity and earned this Grand Cross of the Dark Side. Congratulations Xantros!

In the last three months, Lithar Andaris has proven to be one of the House's and Battle Team's strongest and most active members.

He has participated in 34 competitions (earning 2 Ruby and 3 Amethyst Crescents), including creating one of his own. He has written almost 8500 words of fiction and completed an ACC match.

Not only has Lithar been active in competitions but he has also been very active on the Clan, House, and Battle Team Telegrams. He has been able to sustain this level of activity for over three months, which is usually the most anyone does before burning out. However Lithar seems to keep going, even now he is working on a submission for the "Tip of the Spear" Battle Team Competition.

It is my honor to recommend Lieutenant Colonel Lithar Andaris for this award for his continued excellence as a member of the Brotherhood and of Garza's Pathfinders.

I am honored to recognize the achievement of Xantros today with a Grand Cross of the Dark Side. This medal holds great meaning in the recognition of a single member in service - and activity - to the club as a whole. And I am honored to present recommendations from both Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae towards that end today.

Since his last elevation, Xantros has participated in 72 competitions, organized 7 competitions, finished 4 ACC Battles, penned 31 Fiction Activities (24941 words!), posted 2 times in a run-on (554 words!), passed 3 Shadow Academy courses, and earned 1 Dark Side Degree. In that same time, he has collected a myriad of awards: 19 Crescents (3 Cr-R, 3 Cr-A, 8 Cr-S, 3 Cr-E, 1 Cr-T, 1 Cr-Q), 70 Clusters of Ice, and 4 Scroll of Foundation. And, arguably, been a consistent force for change and activity in House Excidium and Clan Scholae Palatinae. Already, he has presented several ideas to help shape the direction of both House and Clan and we are eager to see his continued activity and work in the coming months.

Your heart is truly invested in making our club a better place. Continue to be true to that and you will find all of the success you have ever wanted in this club. Thank you for everything!

Braecen Kaeth
Quaestor of Excidium

I am ecstatic for Xantros to receive a Grand Cross of the Dark Side ! Since his return to the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, he has prepared and organized 7 competitions since January 1st for members to submit to, designed 2 workbooks chalk full of information (at least 10 pages each!) for members to utilize in developing writing skills, has offered to aid members and leaders wherever he can, and has also made himself more dedicated and committed to the clan by penning his every goal and focus for his role in the DJB down for the leaders. I’m so thankful to have gotten to know such a knowledgeable individual who is excited and more than eager to share his wealth of knowledge with every member he can. Way to go Xantros! Congratulations on your Grand Cross.

Alara Deathbane Quaestor of Excidium

Lithar (Xantros) was an absolute pleasure to have in the Clan and a member I'm thankful for every day. He is an absolute fiction and ACC machine, I don't think a fiction competition runs in the clan without him submitting something to it. He's also one of the first to volunteer for a project or to welcome a new member into our Telegram channel. In short, Xantros continues to be a leader through his stellar example and made COU a better place just be being in it. Thank you for everything you do.

Turel Sorenn Consul, Clan Odan-Urr

Lithar has been a wonderful help since I've arrived as Rollmaster to Odan-Urr. Despite being retired from the position of Rollmaster for some time, he has reached out to me on several occasions to provide advice, shared his ideas for possible additions to the New Praexum, and offered suggestions on member development for consideration by the Clan. In addition to his activity, this level of dedication to the Clan is commendable.

I believe that Lithar is more than deserving for this award. Congratz!

Zeltron Hugs and hands over a bottle of Rancor Tequila

Aurora “Aura” Ta’var

Lithar is one of those members who is always doing something, he participates consistently in competitions and if he doesn't find any of a certain ilk he will create one for the members around him. Braecen has already taken the liberty of displaying his stats and, as such, I'll not waste time by reiterating them, instead, I will point out that for the longest time Lithar has been a positive driving force of our Clan. His activity levels and positive attitude in the Clan’s telegram channel has inspired many members to engage and participate further within the Clan and that is something I am truly thankful for.

Congratulations on your Grand Cross, Lithar!

Mar Sûl, Proconsul of Clan Odan-Urr