Eleven months ago I recommended Braecen for the Sapphire Blade. In my recommendation I referred to the fact that Braecen operates at an activity level that very few if any will ever reach. Now, many positions later, the same holds true. Braecen is easily one of our most active members and his dedication to leading CSP to a better future is undeniable. He has assembled and trained a staff and works tirelessly to ensure they are working for a better CSP. For his dedication and service above and beyond the standard, I hearby award KE Braecen Kunar the Amethyst Kukri.----Grand Master Sarin<br> <br> Braecen Kunar has brought a new level of activity and confidence to Clan Scholae Palatinae since taking over as Consul. The clan had been going through hard times in terms of activity and motivation, and upon his appointment, Braecen has worked hard to almost single-handedly turn the tide. Although the first few months have had their<br> difficulties, Braecen is proving that, as Consul, he can excel.<br> <br> In working with Braecen as Grand Master, I noted that Braecen is extremely receptive to feedback. He took every word I said and absorbed it into his efforts; Braecen is like a sponge for knowledge<br> and experience. He understood the criticisms of his work (the few I had) and immediately began to fix the problems. For instance, I am most pleased to see that Braecen has substantially progressed in his<br> control and direction of subordinate leaders. In my initial evaluation of his work, Braecen lacked the directive authority over his leaders. In the two months or so since then, Braecen has completely turned the tide. He is keeping tabs on his leaders, ensuring they document their work, making sure they are communicating and teaching them to overcome their own flaws. I believe this has created a much better working environment in the clan; the members are excelling.<br> <br> Braecen has done will in making sure that projects and competitions in his clan run smoothly and are completed. I have been impressed with things like the clan's prospectus on the Wiki and the constant<br> developments to their website. I was thrilled to see the Arcona-CSP feud run so smoothly. Braecen has had a very big hand in these things, and his efforts are worthy of an award.<br> <br> By terms of a Consul, Braecen is still very new; however, he has shown great initiative, motivation and ability beyond his years. With time, Braecen will become wise to the art of being an established<br> Brotherhood leader, learning to make great choices without the direction and advice of others and being a truly complete mentor for his subordinates. By then, I am sure that Braecen will have already<br> established himself as the finest of Scholae Palatinae Consuls.--- Lord Jac Cotelin<br> <br> Braecen is an excellent leader. He shows outstanding capabilities as Consul. He always strives the extra mile in bettering the clan. He provides excellent sources of activity including the recently passed Clan feud with Arcona and House Feud, as well as general smaller fun activities. Aside from providing resources for activity, he has worked hard on getting more information developed about the clan, and improving the general workings of the clan. He set up a revised clan powers list, aided with the development of details on the Clan military, and various other fictional needs for the clan. He is very open to suggestions and strives to maintain communication in the clan, including the use of clan meetings, where members can talk and address concerns and ideas with each other. As well he is more then willing to work on a personal basis with people, bettering the clan as a whole. He has helped place structure with the clan as well. Positions have been fortified leading to a much more effective group of leaders. Braecen cares a lot about bettering the clan, and strives diligently to do so. <br> <br> -- <br> Sith Warrior Xen'Mordin Vismorsus<br> Ward of the East<br> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> <br> <br> Braecen Kunar has definitely worked hard to improve not only his Clan but also the Brotherhood in general by his efforts. He has served as an Eclectic Pedagogue encouraging members to discover the bounty of knowledge contained in the Shadow Academy. He has earned Dark Maven as well as holding an impressive resume of Shadow Academy courses himself. Braecen has also mentored several members through the ranks, helping them to achieve Dark Jedi Knight. His drive and focus has been vital to his Clan, as Scholae Palatinae steadily grows in strength and becomes a more unified force. <br> <br> Braecen has been instrumental in aiding Scholae Palatinae in progressing as a Clan, holding workshops to help rising leaders in the Clan improve themselves, helping to develop the Consul's Coven (a group of members to help with clan projects), Dark Paladin and House based Member of the Month programs to award outstanding members, and Noble Merit Awards (Another program to recognize active members within the clan). He wrote the Clan Prospectus and has helped and encouraged members to create their own wiki pages, as well as more Clan and House related pages. He has worked with members to define and build the military structure for the Clan, giving the members even more to build on as they develop fictionally. Braecen organized and wrote the fiction for a house vs. house feud which helped encourage greater activity within the Houses. He's also always made himself available to mentor and guide any member who seems in need of it, even before they ask for help. Braecen has focused his tireless efforts on improving his Clan, and in doing so he has worked to guide and mentor up and coming members into strong and solid leaders, which in turn offers stability and growth within the Clan. He is always searching out ways to inspire and encourage members around him, as well as ways to improve his Clan and help the members grow. <br> <br> On a more personal basis, Braecen has assisted me in many facets, acting as a friend and mentor. He has been there to help me understand Brotherhood policies and politics, and to give me the direction and encouragement I needed to keep going. He has constantly encouraged me to set goals for my career within the Brotherhood, and then made sure that I had the skills and guidance I needed to achieve them. However he is not the sort of teacher to hold someone's hand all the way, rather he provides the tools needed and sits back to watch. This gives the student a chance to grow in their own pace and to learn from their own mistakes, but whenever I had problems or there was something I didn't understand or know how to do, Braecen has always been there to help out. Firm but gentle nudges in the right direction, offering a challenge for me to strive for improvement, in all that he does, Braecen is the epitome of what a mentor should be. Look 'mentor' up in the DB dictionary and you would find Braecen's picture right there, because he truly is a mentor. Without Braecen's dedicated guidance I would likely not be where I am right now, I am very grateful for his belief in me and his efforts to help me reach the potential and goals I had. <br> ~Rasilvenaira StormRaven,<br> Aedile, House Caliburnus<br> <br> <br> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> <br> Since his ascension to Consul, Braecen Kunar has been a radiant light in the murky mess of Clan Scholae Palatinae. As a leader, Braecen arranged a detailed restructuring of the clan that required as much intelligence as it did time. Displaying his management prowess yielded a distribution of thinly spread resources for the betterment of the entire clan. As Braecen sorted out the mish maw of the clan's leadership, he appointed an entirely new staff of leaders to each of the respective houses. Braecen personally arranged for the creation of the Consul's Coven, the Dark Paladins of CSP, a remake of the website, a dynamic merit system that adds to the fictional depth of the clan, an inter-house feud, and many other projects that are just coming into fruition. <br> <br> In recent months, Braecen has overseen the Creation of a Clan Feud. Contributing himself to helping the event run, Braecen is included in sorting out the judging and points system. This project was spearheaded by Proconsul Phoenix, but Braecen's extraordinary contribution to the situation is worth lots of merit. With plenty of guiding words, Braecen has settled me into my own position, helping through some of the troubling first time gitters. His outstanding work as Consul has turned CSP into the only routinely reporting clan in the Brotherhood. He has even managed to get me to sit down and write some reports! <br> <br> <br> Braecen's punctuality and extreme drive to successfully complete the tasks he sets for himself speak wonders for his own leadership, but above that it provides a crystalline model for the rest of the clan to base their own personal drive. Mr. Kunar has been a role-model, mentor, and friend to me for nearly 2 years. In every situation I have ever seen him involved in, he thinks critically about the outcomes and the necessary path to complete these tasks. Outside of House Events and questions about Clan matters, Braecen is concerned with the people behind our characters. He has continually show courtesy and care to my feelings and taken compassion when real-life events take a toll on one's ability to perform. Braecen has also shown faith in me that I find hard to see myself. His positive words and undying encouragement have made me what I am today. <br> <br> If a simple weapon made of a shiny jewel is reward enough for his feats and the works he has done in this formerly disheveled clan, then I believe that he should be given his award many times over. Though you were never my Master, I always looked at you as so. Thank you for everything you have done, continue to do, and will do in the future. CSP is indebted to you, Master Kunar. A congratulation is not enough thanks. But, I will say it all the same. Congratulations, Brae. I hope we can work side by side for years to come<br> <br> -Quaestor Thran Occasus<br> <br> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> Since my appointment to ProConsul, Brae and I and been in constant contact. There is not a day goes by that ideas are not thrown back and forth. When I first took this position, I was quite unsure that I would be able to be effective, but through Braecen's help, I believe that I am growing to be even more effectual in CSP. Along with helping myself to grow from just a house leader to PCON, he has taken under his wing roughly about 7 apprentices, most of which have progressed past DJK(KAP Scorpius, DJK Korbin, DJK Prajna, OT Xan, SBL Aabsdu and GRD Gavan.) Also, Braecen has mentored such members as Dakari, Brujah, and Thran.<br> <br> Currently, Braecen has put together several documents and frameworks that will be the future of this clan. From those projects, they have allowed new and old members to branch off on other major projects. Though he gives credit to those who help out, Braecen is the main mastermind behind the current rise in activity of CSP. <br> He has opened up the Clan so that all members can have a say in what will be the future and has reassembled the clan senate to gets the veterans more involved in clan dealings. His fire, tenacity and zeal to progress this clan, as well as the members that reside within her halls. Once the new programs are completely finish, they will propel CSP back into the greatness she once had.<br> ~Sith BattleLord Phoenix Olkyssagh Palpatine<br> PCON of CSP<br> <br>

Grand Master Declan Roark, 2007-02-21 23:00:00 UTC

Braecen recently celebrated one year as Quaestor.

That statement on its own may not seem remarkable, but that is only due to the depth it belies. Braecen has done more for this Clan in his time with us this last year than I can rightfully declare of any other member, members I already frequently praise for their own amazing dedication. This man is a star among stars' company. Allow me to explain why.

Brae is a bastion of your typical and multitudinous personal activities, above and beyond any more reasonable level. He's been the driving force for competition development at all levels of his House and assisted in creation of Clan-level content, and has himself, in the last eight months since his last accolade, organized or co-organized 38 competitions, from our Stimulus Comp packages to Open Battleteam Fictions and a civil war parody. Beyond that, he's also participated in 163 competitions, placing in 42 of them and garnering himself four Ruby, eleven Amethyst, fourteen Sapphire, ten Emerald, and three Topaz Crescents. That's eighteen competitions every month with a 25% placement ratio. Add further his plethora of gaming and fiction activities, including 25 PvP matches, 39 PvE matches, 6 completed ACC battles - notably during his Clan's most recent major event, Sins of the Past: Episode II - and 18 unique fiction activities amounting to 20423 words of fiction in total. These feats earned him a sizable pile of 1080 Clusters of Fire, 63 Clusters of Ice, 126 Clusters of Earth, and 2 Pendants of Blood. The bow decorating all this personal activity is Braecen's strongest quality as a teacher and mentor, willing not only to learn but desperate to share that knowledge with as many people as he possibly can. He's recently passed two Shadow Academy courses and gained a Dark Sage in Tactics, along with earning one Scroll of Indoctrination for recruiting and training Shawnathan Do'Urden, now an Acolyte, as well as a Scroll of the Master for mentoring PaRapRappa to Knighthood.

For all his stardom in the numbers game, though, Braecen must be paid most heed for one of his greatest passions: leadership. There is no one on Arcona's summit more dedicated and driven, full stop. Not a single day goes by that he isn't here, checking in, and making sure every gear and clockwork cog is functioning - whether or not he's sick or on vacation. Braecen is a powerhouse of unparalleled management and production in every aspect of what it takes to keep a House going: he consistently submits ideas for new content and new competitions to ensure our members are never without something to do; he encourages and teaches his subordinates and his members to do the same, pushing them to make their own ideas a reality and gain experience in competition organization; he performs biweekly audits of his membership in order to track their progress for participation, awards, and promotions; he acts as a mentor to the leaders serving under him and champions Arcona's Post DJK Mentorship program in incentivising and driving lower level Equites to higher heights; he helps organize monthly email reminders for fiction and gaming competitions; he displays constant chat presence and spurs participation with frequent - rather frequent, heh - reminders of activity and encouragement; and he continuously leads by example with stringent participation himself, whether it be throwing himself into clan events or always getting in a match with someone for that last clan gaming comp. On top of the utter leagues of mentorship and content creation is his work in organizing fictional expansion of his House and Battleteams, revamping wiki pages and rewriting histories after discussions with House and Battleteam members about their future fictional identity. Fiction updates to this end are regularly delegated out and published in his reports, amongst a plethora of other information and evaluations of the state of the House. The list goes on, and it must be acknowledged not only for its depth and breadth, but for its consistency. An Amethyst Kukri is awarded for no less than outstanding, long-term, dedicated service to one's Clan. I can't imagine a leader who better embodies that accolade.

Braecen, you little ask for any thanks, and yet without fail uphold your House, your Clan, your summit, and your fellow members. We are nothing but the better for having you in our family this last year, and if we can offer even this token for the last eight months to let you know of that appreciation, then it's worth it. Congratulations, and thank you.

Atyiru Caesura Entar

Consul of Clan Arcona

Zanet Xox, 2016-08-29 17:31:28 UTC

Since his last merit awards for services as Magistrate to the Voice, Braecen Kaeth has served dutifully for the last 4 months, approving 46 character sheets. While all magistrates had a temporary break during GJWXII, Braecen was still always mindful and on top of the queue, and went above and beyond by reaching out to members that needed extra help on their Aspects. He jumped into Google Docs, Telegram PMs, and spent unmarked hours working with members to craft their characters. In his remands, he was responsible for creating a Customer Service-like friendly tone and voice that I believe has reduced the stress of Character Sheet remands. His patience and maturity in processing these remands ties into how he worked with the rest of the staff (myself included) on making sure our wording was consistent and constructive, and never aggressive. For the Brotherhood’s CS system, this has yielded positive results that I do not believe should be overlooked. I’m grateful for everything that Braecen has done for the Character Sheet approval/remand process, and for how he engaged with members to create a better overall experience. The result of his work has lead to less complaints about Character Sheet remands, and better member responses to suggested edits and changes to their sheets.

Braecen Kaeth is a special kind of leader in the Brotherhood. He not only puts in the time and work to help encourage and enable others, but leads the charge by example as a competitor and participating member of our organization. This was on display fully in his efforts in Great Jedi War XII, where he lead his Clan with the highest points scored to earn the title of Hero. This included efforts across the spectrum of brotherhood activity, including an impressive second place finish in the ACC Tournament. This helped him earn the honor of Avatar of Strife, thanks in part to his similarly stalwart performance in the ACC during Phase I of GJWXII. Bracen was one of those rare individuals who stuck around and made sure he finished what he started. To that end, he earned 3 Silver and 1 Gold nova.

I will allow his Clan Summit to talk more about his accomplishments as a leader in Scholae Palatinae, but as a member of the Dark Council, I can’t thank Braecen enough for being the model of what I believe leaders and members should strive for.

Congratulations, brother. I will miss having you at my side as an admin and look forward to your return to the brotherhood in whatever capacity you set your mind to.

-W

Voice of the Brotherhood

Lord Marick Tyris Arconae, 2018-02-12 01:00:50 UTC