With this particular recommendation, one that I take a great deal of pleasure in writing, it is hard to know where to start. But, I will do my best. I have always said that it is never easy on my assistants, as I do a lot of work myself. But Welshman has stepped up the plate and worked hard no matter what, and he has been a great asset to his clan, and a great assistant.

I got to know Welshman back when Tarentum switched to the multi-order system and he became my Aedile. He and I got along very well, and he took on his share of the burden of running the new house Gladius. He helped keep the house active, filled in for me when I was on leave, and he became a valuable, and virtually indispensable, advisor and friend. When I stepped down from Quaestor, and then moved up to PCON, I knew that the house was in good hands.

Welshman proved himself a competent and excellent Quaestor. He continued what I had put in place, but he added his own touches to it, improving where he could. He ran competitions and helped design clan competitions. Welshman remained an advisor to me and a friend as well. When I moved up to Consul, there was little doubt that Welshman would be my Proconsul. His Aedile, whom Welshman had selected and helped train for the job, is still the Quaestor of Gladius to this day, thus showing how good of a job he did in doing in preparing and training the next leader.

As Proconsul, Welshman has become my go to guy in the clan. Award recommendations, commenting on the status of the clan as a whole and individual members, and helping me select leaders and plan competitions are just a good summary of what he has done. Welshman also took over running the master-student program as proconsul, keeping records of the master-student pairings and working to match people up. Welshman has also been charged with ensuring that all Trials for Knighthood operate well and he has also done this.

Welshman is a friendly, helpful, and active member of this clan. He constantly leads in word and deed. I have seen Welshman grow into his role in the clan, one that he has accepted and taken to heart.

When I was looking at his dossier, I was surprised that this had not been awarded a long time ago. It should be noted that Welshman was given the name Tarentae some time ago, a sign of true dedication to the clan. In short, this entire thing can be summed up that Welshman has shown long term dedication and service to the clan. Welshman has performed multiple services for this clan, in a variety of positions, over a long period of time. It is with great pleasure that I present him with this Sapphire Blade. ~Anshar

Anshar Kahn Tarentae, 2006-03-05 23:00:00 UTC