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Azi al'Thone (TV)

2013-03-31T19:36:41Z

Azi al'Thone: /* Other Tower Relationships */

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|Birthday=December 21, 1988
|Affiliation={{sds2}}
|TowerRank={{Gaidin}}
|TowerTitle=[[Master of the Watch]]
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==Tower History==
*Joined {{TV}}: April 28, 2010
*Joined {{Tower}}: October 11, 2010
*Raised {{soldier}}: March 2, 2011
*Aspired {{sds}}: April 23, 2011
*Raised {{gaidin}}: August 1, 2011

==Tower Involvement==
===Current===
*[[Master of the Watch]]: July 17, 2012 - present
*{{graphics}}: October 16, 2010 - present
===Previous===
*[[Department of Technology (Positions)|Department of Technology Staff]]: February 22, 2012 - July 17, 2012
*{{wc}} for {{sds2}}: October 6, 2011 - December 31, 2011
*{{creativity|Azi al'Thone}}
*Book Forums {{mod}}: October 17, 2010 - December 31, 2010
===Awards===
*[[Sunday 2011|Spirit of Sunday]] - 2011
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2011|Outstanding Recruit Involvement]] - 2011
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2012|Most Entertaining Board Poster]] - 2012
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2012|Outstanding Gaidin Involvement]] - 2012
*[[Administrator of the Year]] - 2012
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2013|Most Entertaining In Chat]] - 2013
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2013|Best Bonded Couple]] - 2013 (with Lireina)
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2013|Funniest Member]] - 2013

===Merits===
{{2015-05-MembershipGold}}{{2014-02-SeniorMembershipSilver}}{{2013-10-ProBonoSilverGraphical}}{{2014-07-AdminSilver}}
{{Attendance3}}{{Mentor1}}{{StaffWorking|6}}{{AdminWorking|6+}}{{Ladder-Staff-Admin}}{{Group-WC}}{{Writing3}}{{Spirit1}}
====Gold====
{{KeepersAward}}
====Silver====
{{MembershipSilver}}{{ProBonoSilver|Graphical}}{{MembersChoice}}{{MembersChoice}}{{MembersChoice}}{{EpicPrank}}{{EpicPrank}}

==Tower Relationships==
===Bonding===
*{{bonded}} to [[Lireina Dormerus t'al`Bearach]], {{green2}}: February 21, 2012 - present
===Mentoring===
;Mentor
*[[D`Ran al'Fir]]
;Mentees
*[[Alcyon Devrix]]

===Other Tower Relationships===
*Married to [[Lauraine Berryn]]

==Official Event Attendance==
{{jcon2010}}
{{jcon2011}}

{{fb2012}}

{{anni2013}}

==Senior Member Interview==
''March 7, 2012''

'''Why did you choose San d'ma Shadar?'''

Shortly, it's where I felt most at home, really. The guys of SDS spare little for drama, know how to have a good time, and value loyalty and honour. Not only is that what I find in myself, but it's the type of person that I'd ''like to be''. I am always trying to better myself, and I want to do that in a group of people that foster the values I want to hold to.

'''Do you fit the San d'ma Shadar stereotype? Are you obsessed with the female anatomy? Do you often imbibe copious amounts of alcohol?'''

Yes and no. I'm kind of burly (lookin' at you, beer gut), and a bit blunt sometimes, and rather fond of the simple things in life - drinking, eating, and having a good time. I love me some ladies, too, but in that area I'm much more private. I've never been a partier, not in school and not now, but when I ''do'' party, I like to have a good time, and I enjoy myself some fine brewskis.

'''How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series? How did you first get into the series?'''

I have to count now. Longer than Laura and I have been together, certainly. So I think since early 2004? I was in Grade 10 at the time, and my mother and younger brother had brought home two giant boxes of books from a yard sale. We needed to do reading 20 minutes a day during class, so I grabbed the thickest book I could and that just happened to be Eye of the World. It started out a bit rough - ''Dragonmount'' is a rough chapter the first time around. But I was hooked since there, and I haven't been bored of the series since. No, not even Winter's Heart or Crossroads of Twilight ;)

'''Who is your favorite "hero"?'''

Mat, definitely Mat. He's really damn annoying in the beginning, but his laid-back attitude masks a pragmatic, down-to-earth dude. Plus he's just ''badass''. He can't channel, has no supernatural wolf powers, and yet he still kicks it with the rest of them.

'''Favorite bad guy/gal?'''

Probably Ishamael. He's the only one of the Forsaken that didn't join the Dark One for personal power or glory (or at least, not only for that). He is a philosopher and thinks that the Dark One winning is the ''only'' eventual solution. That being said, he's pretty messed up in the head, and his character is quite deep and creepy (even just reading EotW prologue).

'''Favourite book and scene?'''

I can't answer this. Favourite book is either EotW or TDR. Favourite scene... there's too many to name, but the end scene of TGS was properly awesome. Also, the scene in ToM where Rand approaches Tam again - that one touched me a bit.

'''If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?'''

[[Azi al'Thone|A Two Rivers Man under Perrin]] who is fighting to save his family and loved ones, doing his duty, because otherwise -- we're screwed.

'''How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?'''

I original found TarValon.Net when they did the charity auction for a named character in A Memory of Light. Winning that changed a whole lot in my life - and made me want to go to JordanCon 2010 all that much more. So, while we were there, [[Eleyan Teyal Al'Landerin|some nice woman]] starts chattin' me up at the bar, asking me how I'm enjoying the convention, etc. So she tells me her name is Melissa, and I'm like... I think we exchanged some emails?, etc. etc. Laura and I had drinks and dinner with her and Padra and a few other folks that night.

Later on in the weekend we made fast friends with some dudes named [[Baryd al'Syeen|Thom]] and [[Mieriana Souvra|Erin]], and after that it was pretty natural that I signed up at TV.Net to brag about my awesome time at JordanCon, and then do it ''all again'' because I had chosen the week the old boards crashed to join :P

'''What do you do in "real life"?'''

I'm currently employed as a Software Engineer for a small division of Qualcomm Enterprise Services called Sylectus. We provide online transportation management software, and I won't go further in to that because it's rather boring to anyone else ;)

I'm also a student... and have been for, well... 6 years of post-secondary education. I did a 3 years diploma program at a college in Windsor, and then I decided it would be an ''amazing'' idea to get my Bachelor of Computer Science... Honours. :| I figure I'll be done by 2014 or 2015 :\

'''Do you have any hobbies?'''

Oh boy... I think I have too many. Video games is one of my earliest hobbies, but that's starting to dwindle now. I just don't have the time for it.

Other hobbies include reading (duh), painting/playing miniature tabletop wargames (Warmachine), rockin' out to tasty licks, and making really dumb jokes.

'''What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?'''

Rock, all kinds of rock. Well, except for some new kinds of rock (I feel like I'm getting old). I can't list all the bands I like, but we'll here's a taste of the variety: Muse, The Who, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cake, Tool, The Cars, Bare Naked Ladies, Rush...

'''What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?'''

Star Wars, Wayne's World, Spaceballs. Other than that it's pretty generic :look And I'm not known for having the best taste.

'''Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?'''

I do really enjoy the rest of Brandon Sanderson's work. I also like reading Star Wars novels, and most genre books. I take a long time to read a book though, so I haven't been around all that much :P

'''What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?'''

... Computer Programmer. Seriously, since I was something like 10 years old, I wanted to be a computer programmer. I didn't even know what they really did, except for work on computers. Video Game dev was also up there.

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[[Category:Who's Who Members]]
[[Category:Current Marketing]]
[[Category:Current Technology]]
[[Category:Current Staff]]
[[Category:Current Administrators]]

Community Page: San d'ma Shadar HQ

2013-01-29T15:07:11Z

Azi al'Thone: /* SDS Involved at the Tower|link=San d'Ma Shadar (Time Served) */

__notoc__

[[image:SDSLogo.png|center|link=]]
<center>'''Welcome to the San d'ma Shadar HQ!'''</center>

==[[Image:What is SDS Banner.png|What is San d'ma Shadar?|link=]]==
<div style="background:#bb8800; width: 25%; float:right; padding: 5px; border: 2px black solid;">
<p style="font-weight: bold;">What is Sabe?</p>
If you've been in chat at all since the founding of SDS, you'll have noticed that we use the greeting “Sabe” quite a bit. This comes from the sci-fi series ''Ender's Game''. While in battle school, children were taught some Portugese / Brazilian, and “Sabe” – pronounced sah-BEE – was one of the slang words that they learned, which meant “You understand?” – it was also a greeting, which is what we use it as today.

Sometimes you will hear us refer to each other as Sabers (Sabe-ers) as well.
</div>
Of the four companies, the San d'ma Shadar are known as the 'muscle' of the White Tower. This is an oversimplification of an important characteristic lying just beneath the surface... survival. The members are the survivors: the jack-of-all-trades, master of none. They adapt and do what must be done to complete the task at hand, whether it be organizing others for an offensive or protecting one's loved ones from harm. All this must be accomplished by utilizing what is readily available to its fullest potential. We are the Slayers of the Shadow!<br>

===[[Image:SDS Creed Banner.png|The SDS Creed|link=]]===
I am a member of San d’ma Shadar. I have chosen to become a member of an elite company and as such intend to uphold the ideals and carry on the spirit of a unique brotherhood. I have pledged to follow the Amyrlin Seat and those persons whom she sees fit to place in positions above me, remembering always to acquit myself with Loyalty, Honor, Duty, Truth, Courage, Justice, Prowess, and Franchise.

*I have no ties that are not bound by loyalty.
*I have no life without honor.
*I am bound to family, country, and Tower with duty.
*I make truth my standard.
*I use courage to do what is right no matter the consequences.
*I seek justice for weak and strong alike.
*I strive for prowess in all I do.
*I instill all parts of my life with these values through franchise.

I will fight to protect that which I care for, and those who have put their trust in me. I will strive to protect the Tower and all that its stands for, for as the Tower has accepted me, I choose to embrace the Tower. With the strength of the Brotherhood, and the ideals that the Brotherhood embraces I will not falter nor will I fail! For I am a stalker in the night, I am the strength in the battle, I am the center that will not break, I am the tip of the spear, first blood is mine!<br>
For I am a SLAYER OF THE SHADOW! I AM SAN D’MA SHADAR!

===[[Image:SDS in RL.png|SDS in real life|link=]]===
As with any group of people, our lives lead us in many different directions. Members of SDS come from all walks of life and enjoy many different things, from explosion coordination to website design to practicing law and many other professions. Some of us have Masters degrees and some of us are unemployed. Many of us have had careers in the military. Our ages range from 20 to the mid-50s, but we are all brothers in life. We support each other when support is needed, and give each other a slap in the face if we need to wake up and realize what's going on around us. We are always there for each other, but at the same time we lead our own individual lives.

[[Image:Captain America.png|frame|right|link=|alt=Badass|<center>Captain America on SDS</center>]]

==[[image:Official Company Positions Banner.png|Official Company Positions|link=]]==
*'''Company Commander:''' [[Sean al'Dragoran]] | [mailto:sds@tarvalon.net e-mail]
**[[Previous CCs of SDS|Previous Commanders of SDS]]
*'''Hammer Guard:''' [[Anigrel Tavadon]]
**[[Previous HGs of SDS|Previous Hammer Guards of SDS]]
*'''Warder Council:''' [[Pol Rohanson]], [[Nethanel al'Tere]]
**[[Previous Warder Councillors of SDS]]

===[[Image:Unofficial Company Positions Banner.png|Unofficial Company Positions|link=]]===
*'''Historian:''' [[Stephen Lightheart]]
*'''Welcomer:''' [[Stephen Lightheart]]

==[[image:Members Banner.png|Members of San d'ma Shadar|link=]]==
*'''[[Gaidin of San d'ma Shadar]]'''
**[[Former SDS|Former Gaidin of SDS]]
*'''[[Aes Sedai of San d'ma Shadar]]'''
**[[Former SDS Aes Sedai|Fomer Aes Sedai of SDS]]
*'''[[Aspirants of San d'ma Shadar]]'''
**[[Guests of SDS|Current Guests of SDS]]
*'''[[SDS Drinking Buddies|Drinking Buddies]]'''

===[[image:Involved SDS Banner.png|SDS Involved at the Tower|link=San d'Ma Shadar (Time Served)]]===
*'''Anigrel:''' TVT Staff
*'''Atreyu:''' Legal Council, Captain of Soldiers
*'''Azi:''' Graphics Team, Master of the Watch
*'''Caerwyn:''' Board of Directors
*'''Giles:''' TVT Staff
*'''Jas'yn:''' TVT Staff
*'''Jeffan:''' Moderator, Chat Op, Graphics Team
*'''Pol:''' Moderator, Chat Op, Merit Minion
*'''Stephen:''' TVT Editor, Chat Op, OA Team

==[[image:Even More SDS.png|Even more about SDS!|link=]]==
[[Image:SDS Old Logo.png|left|Former SDS Logo|link=]]
*[[SDS Birthdays]]
    Want to know when your favorite Bear or She-Bear's birthday is? Well, here's a (pretty) complete list!
*[[SDS Event Themes]]
    A list of themes for the site's four yearly events!
*[[SDS Drinks]]
    A compendium of all of the Bear's favorite casual drinks, liquors, mixed drinks and everything else! Some pretty kickass recipes lie within.
*[[Class on SDS]]
   In July and August of 2011, a class on SDS was taught in the classroom by Jeffan. In one of the lessons, the class was asked to write a funny (PG-13) story about anything, but it must involve three of the following: Tequila, blow-up dolls, fair maidens, nuclear explosions, party hats, tubes, picnic tables, chicken, bragging, shameless flirting, magnificent tracks of land, calvary, rainbows, honey, The Second Amendment, PETA, Coca-Cola, Frat Boys & Corsets.

   As you can imagine, there were many great responses, and we decided to highlight a few here for your enjoyment!


[[Category:San d'ma Shadar Community| ]]
[[Category:Community Group Headquarters]]

Community Page: San d'ma Shadar HQ

2012-04-11T14:36:26Z

Azi al'Thone: /* SDS Involved at the Tower|link=San d'Ma Shadar (Time Served) */

__notoc__

[[image:SDSLogo.png|center|link=]]
<center>'''Welcome to the San d'ma Shadar HQ!'''</center>

==[[Image:What is SDS Banner.png|What is San d'ma Shadar?|link=]]==
<div style="background:#bb8800; width: 25%; float:right; padding: 5px; border: 2px black solid;">
<p style="font-weight: bold;">What is Sabe?</p>
If you've been in chat at all since the founding of SDS, you'll have noticed that we use the greeting “Sabe” quite a bit. This comes from the sci-fi series ''Ender's Game''. While in battle school, children were taught some Portugese / Brazilian, and “Sabe” – pronounced sah-BEE – was one of the slang words that they learned, which meant “You understand?” – it was also a greeting, which is what we use it as today.

Sometimes you will hear us refer to each other as Sabers (Sabe-ers) as well.
</div>
Of the four companies, the San d'ma Shadar are known as the 'muscle' of the White Tower. This is an oversimplification of an important characteristic lying just beneath the surface... survival. The members are the survivors: the jack-of-all-trades, master of none. They adapt and do what must be done to complete the task at hand, whether it be organizing others for an offensive or protecting one's loved ones from harm. All this must be accomplished by utilizing what is readily available to its fullest potential. We are the Slayers of the Shadow!<br>

===[[Image:SDS Creed Banner.png|The SDS Creed|link=]]===
I am a member of San d’ma Shadar. I have chosen to become a member of an elite company and as such intend to uphold the ideals and carry on the spirit of a unique brotherhood. I have pledged to follow the Amyrlin Seat and those persons whom she sees fit to place in positions above me, remembering always to acquit myself with Loyalty, Honor, Duty, Truth, Courage, Justice, Prowess, and Franchise.

*I have no ties that are not bound by loyalty.
*I have no life without honor.
*I am bound to family, country, and Tower with duty.
*I make truth my standard.
*I use courage to do what is right no matter the consequences.
*I seek justice for weak and strong alike.
*I strive for prowess in all I do.
*I instill all parts of my life with these values through franchise.

I will fight to protect that which I care for, and those who have put their trust in me. I will strive to protect the Tower and all that its stands for, for as the Tower has accepted me, I choose to embrace the Tower. With the strength of the Brotherhood, and the ideals that the Brotherhood embraces I will not falter nor will I fail! For I am a stalker in the night, I am the strength in the battle, I am the center that will not break, I am the tip of the spear, first blood is mine!<br>
For I am a SLAYER OF THE SHADOW! I AM SAN D’MA SHADAR!

===[[Image:SDS in RL.png|SDS in real life|link=]]===
As with any group of people, our lives lead us in many different directions. Members of SDS come from all walks of life and enjoy many different things, from explosion coordination to website design to practicing law and many other professions. Some of us have Masters degrees and some of us are unemployed. Many of us have had careers in the military. Our ages range from 20 to the mid-50s, but we are all brothers in life. We support each other when support is needed, and give each other a slap in the face if we need to wake up and realize what's going on around us. We are always there for each other, but at the same time we lead our own individual lives.

[[Image:Captain America.png|frame|right|link=|alt=Badass|<center>Captain America on SDS</center>]]

==[[image:Official Company Positions Banner.png|Official Company Positions|link=]]==
*'''Company Commander:''' [[Sean al'Dragoran]] | [mailto:sds@tarvalon.net e-mail]
**[[Previous CCs of SDS|Previous Commanders of SDS]]
*'''Hammer Guard:''' [[Anigrel Tavadon]]
**[[Previous HGs of SDS|Previous Hammer Guards of SDS]]
*'''Warder Council:''' [[Jeffan Caliarthan]], [[Atreyu Silverstar]]
**[[Previous Warder Councillors of SDS]]

===[[Image:Unofficial Company Positions Banner.png|Unofficial Company Positions|link=]]===
*'''Historian:''' [[Jeffan Caliarthan]]
*'''Welcomer:''' [[Stephen Lightheart]]

==[[image:Members Banner.png|Members of San d'ma Shadar|link=]]==
*'''[[Gaidin of San d'ma Shadar]]'''
**[[Former SDS|Former Gaidin of SDS]]
*'''[[Aes Sedai of San d'ma Shadar]]'''
**[[Former SDS Aes Sedai|Fomer Aes Sedai of SDS]]
*'''[[Aspirants of San d'ma Shadar]]'''
**[[Guests of SDS|Current Guests of SDS]]
*'''[[Unofficial SDS]]'''

===[[image:Involved SDS Banner.png|SDS Involved at the Tower|link=San d'Ma Shadar (Time Served)]]===
*'''Anigrel:''' TVT Staff
*'''Atreyu:''' Legal Council
*'''Azi:''' Graphics Team, Department of Technology
*'''Caerwyn:''' Chat Op
*'''Giles:''' TVT Staff
*'''Jas'yn:''' TVT Staff
*'''Jeffan:''' TVT Editor, Moderator, Chat Op, Graphics Team
*'''Pol:''' Forum Moderator, Chat Op
*'''Stephen:''' TVT Staff

==[[image:Even More SDS.png|Even more about SDS!|link=]]==
[[Image:SDS Old Logo.png|left|Former SDS Logo|link=]]
*[[SDS Birthdays]]
    Want to know when your favorite Bear or She-Bear's birthday is? Well, here's a (pretty) complete list!
*[[SDS Event Themes]]
    A list of themes for the site's four yearly events!
*[[SDS Drinks]]
    A compendium of all of the Bear's favorite casual drinks, liquors, mixed drinks and everything else! Some pretty kickass recipes lie within.
*[[Class on SDS]]
   In July and August of 2011, a class on SDS was taught in the classroom by Jeffan. In one of the lessons, the class was asked to write a funny (PG-13) story about anything, but it must involve three of the following: Tequila, blow-up dolls, fair maidens, nuclear explosions, party hats, tubes, picnic tables, chicken, bragging, shameless flirting, magnificent tracks of land, calvary, rainbows, honey, The Second Amendment, PETA, Coca-Cola, Frat Boys & Corsets.

   As you can imagine, there were many great responses, and we decided to highlight a few here for your enjoyment!


[[Category:San d'ma Shadar Community]]

Azi al'Thone (TV)

2012-03-08T02:06:11Z

Azi al'Thone: /* Senior Member Interview */

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==Tower History==
*Joined {{TV}}: April 28, 2010
*Joined {{Tower}}: October 11, 2010
*Raised {{soldier}}: March 2, 2011
*Aspired {{sds}}: April 23, 2011
*Raised {{gaidin}}: August 1, 2011

==Tower Involvement==
===Current===
*{{Graphics Development Team}}: October 16, 2010 - present
===Previous===
*{{wc}} for {{sds2}}: October 6, 2011 - December 31, 2011
*{{creativity|Azi al'Thone}}
*Book Forums {{mod}}: October 17, 2010 - December 31, 2010
===Awards===
*[[Sunday 2011|Spirit of Sunday]] - 2011
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2011|Outstanding Recruit Involvement 2011]]
===Merits===
{{2012-10-MembershipSilver}}
{{2014-02-SeniorMembershipSilver}}
{{2012-04-ProBonoSilverGraphical}}
{{Attendance2}}
{{Writing3}}
{{Spirit1}}
====Gold====
====Silver====
*[[Members' Choice Award Merit]]
*[[Epic Prank Merit]] (2)

==Tower Relationships==
===Bonding===
*{{bonded}} to [[Lireina Dormerus t'al`Bearach]], {{green2}}: February 21, 2012 - present
===Mentoring===
;Mentor
*[[D`Ran al'Fir]]
;Mentees

===Other Tower Relationships===
*Engaged to [[Lauraine Berryn]]

==Official Event Attendance==
*[[JordanCon 2010]]
*[[JordanCon 2011]]

==Senior Member Interview==
''March 7th, 2012''

'''Why did you choose San d'ma Shadar?'''

Shortly, it's where I felt most at home, really. The guys of SDS spare little for drama, know how to have a good time, and value loyalty and honour. Not only is that what I find in myself, but it's the type of person that I'd ''like to be''. I am always trying to better myself, and I want to do that in a group of people that foster the values I want to hold to.

'''Do you fit the San d'ma Shadar stereotype? Are you obsessed with the female anatomy? Do you often imbibe copious amounts of alcohol?'''

Yes and no. I'm kind of burly (lookin' at you, beer gut), and a bit blunt sometimes, and rather fond of the simple things in life - drinking, eating, and having a good time. I love me some ladies, too, but in that area I'm much more private. I've never been a partier, not in school and not now, but when I ''do'' party, I like to have a good time, and I enjoy myself some fine brewskis.

'''How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series? How did you first get into the series?'''

I have to count now. Longer than Laura and I have been together, certainly. So I think since early 2004? I was in Grade 10 at the time, and my mother and younger brother had brought home two giant boxes of books from a yard sale. We needed to do reading 20 minutes a day during class, so I grabbed the thickest book I could and that just happened to be Eye of the World. It started out a bit rough - ''Dragonmount'' is a rough chapter the first time around. But I was hooked since there, and I haven't been bored of the series since. No, not even Winter's Heart or Crossroads of Twilight ;)

'''Who is your favorite "hero"?'''

Mat, definitely Mat. He's really damn annoying in the beginning, but his laid-back attitude masks a pragmatic, down-to-earth dude. Plus he's just ''badass''. He can't channel, has no supernatural wolf powers, and yet he still kicks it with the rest of them.

'''Favorite bad guy/gal?'''

Probably Ishamael. He's the only one of the Forsaken that didn't join the Dark One for personal power or glory (or at least, not only for that). He is a philosopher and thinks that the Dark One winning is the ''only'' eventual solution. That being said, he's pretty messed up in the head, and his character is quite deep and creepy (even just reading EotW prologue).

'''Favourite book and scene?'''

I can't answer this. Favourite book is either EotW or TDR. Favourite scene... there's too many to name, but the end scene of TGS was properly awesome. Also, the scene in ToM where Rand approaches Tam again - that one touched me a bit.

'''If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?'''

[[Azi al'Thone|A Two Rivers Man under Perrin]] who is fighting to save his family and loved ones, doing his duty, because otherwise -- we're screwed.

'''How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?'''

I original found TarValon.Net when they did the charity auction for a named character in A Memory of Light. Winning that changed a whole lot in my life - and made me want to go to JordanCon 2010 all that much more. So, while we were there, [[Eleyan Teyal Al'Landerin|some nice woman]] starts chattin' me up at the bar, asking me how I'm enjoying the convention, etc. So she tells me her name is Melissa, and I'm like... I think we exchanged some emails?, etc. etc. Laura and I had drinks and dinner with her and Padra and a few other folks that night.

Later on in the weekend we made fast friends with some dudes named [[Baryd al'Syeen|Thom]] and [[Mieriana Souvra|Erin]], and after that it was pretty natural that I signed up at TV.Net to brag about my awesome time at JordanCon, and then do it ''all again'' because I had chosen the week the old boards crashed to join :P

'''What do you do in "real life"?'''

I'm currently employed as a Software Engineer for a small division of Qualcomm Enterprise Services called Sylectus. We provide online transportation management software, and I won't go further in to that because it's rather boring to anyone else ;)

I'm also a student... and have been for, well... 6 years of post-secondary education. I did a 3 years diploma program at a college in Windsor, and then I decided it would be an ''amazing'' idea to get my Bachelor of Computer Science... Honours. :| I figure I'll be done by 2014 or 2015 :\

'''Do you have any hobbies?'''

Oh boy... I think I have too many. Video games is one of my earliest hobbies, but that's starting to dwindle now. I just don't have the time for it.

Other hobbies include reading (duh), painting/playing miniature tabletop wargames (Warmachine), rockin' out to tasty licks, and making really dumb jokes.

'''What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?'''

Rock, all kinds of rock. Well, except for some new kinds of rock (I feel like I'm getting old). I can't list all the bands I like, but we'll here's a taste of the variety: Muse, The Who, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cake, Tool, The Cars, Bare Naked Ladies, Rush...

'''What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?'''

Star Wars, Wayne's World, Spaceballs. Other than that it's pretty generic :look And I'm not known for having the best taste.

'''Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?'''

I do really enjoy the rest of Brandon Sanderson's work. I also like reading Star Wars novels, and most genre books. I take a long time to read a book though, so I haven't been around all that much :P

'''What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?'''

... Computer Programmer. Seriously, since I was something like 10 years old, I wanted to be a computer programmer. I didn't even know what they really did, except for work on computers. Video Game dev was also up there.

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Azi al'Thone (TV)

2012-03-08T02:04:20Z

Azi al'Thone: /* Senior Member Interview */

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==Tower History==
*Joined {{TV}}: April 28, 2010
*Joined {{Tower}}: October 11, 2010
*Raised {{soldier}}: March 2, 2011
*Aspired {{sds}}: April 23, 2011
*Raised {{gaidin}}: August 1, 2011

==Tower Involvement==
===Current===
*{{Graphics Development Team}}: October 16, 2010 - present
===Previous===
*{{wc}} for {{sds2}}: October 6, 2011 - December 31, 2011
*{{creativity|Azi al'Thone}}
*Book Forums {{mod}}: October 17, 2010 - December 31, 2010
===Awards===
*[[Sunday 2011|Spirit of Sunday]] - 2011
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2011|Outstanding Recruit Involvement 2011]]
===Merits===
{{2012-10-MembershipSilver}}
{{2014-02-SeniorMembershipSilver}}
{{2012-04-ProBonoSilverGraphical}}
{{Attendance2}}
{{Writing3}}
{{Spirit1}}
====Gold====
====Silver====
*[[Members' Choice Award Merit]]
*[[Epic Prank Merit]] (2)

==Tower Relationships==
===Bonding===
*{{bonded}} to [[Lireina Dormerus t'al`Bearach]], {{green2}}: February 21, 2012 - present
===Mentoring===
;Mentor
*[[D`Ran al'Fir]]
;Mentees

===Other Tower Relationships===
*Engaged to [[Lauraine Berryn]]

==Official Event Attendance==
*[[JordanCon 2010]]
*[[JordanCon 2011]]

==Senior Member Interview==

'''Why did you choose San d'ma Shadar?'''

Shortly, it's where I felt most at home, really. The guys of SDS spare little for drama, know how to have a good time, and value loyalty and honour. Not only is that what I find in myself, but it's the type of person that I'd ''like to be''. I am always trying to better myself, and I want to do that in a group of people that foster the values I want to hold to.

'''Do you fit the San d'ma Shadar stereotype? Are you obsessed with the female anatomy? Do you often imbibe copious amounts of alcohol?'''

Yes and no. I'm kind of burly (lookin' at you, beer gut), and a bit blunt sometimes, and rather fond of the simple things in life - drinking, eating, and having a good time. I love me some ladies, too, but in that area I'm much more private. I've never been a partier, not in school and not now, but when I ''do'' party, I like to have a good time, and I enjoy myself some fine brewskis.

'''How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series? How did you first get into the series?'''

I have to count now. Longer than Laura and I have been together, certainly. So I think since early 2004? I was in Grade 10 at the time, and my mother and younger brother had brought home two giant boxes of books from a yard sale. We needed to do reading 20 minutes a day during class, so I grabbed the thickest book I could and that just happened to be Eye of the World. It started out a bit rough - ''Dragonmount'' is a rough chapter the first time around. But I was hooked since there, and I haven't been bored of the series since. No, not even Winter's Heart or Crossroads of Twilight ;)

'''Who is your favorite "hero"?'''

Mat, definitely Mat. He's really damn annoying in the beginning, but his laid-back attitude masks a pragmatic, down-to-earth dude. Plus he's just ''badass''. He can't channel, has no supernatural wolf powers, and yet he still kicks it with the rest of them.

'''Favorite bad guy/gal?'''

Probably Ishamael. He's the only one of the Forsaken that didn't join the Dark One for personal power or glory (or at least, not only for that). He is a philosopher and thinks that the Dark One winning is the ''only'' eventual solution. That being said, he's pretty messed up in the head, and his character is quite deep and creepy (even just reading EotW prologue).

'''Favourite book and scene?'''

I can't answer this. Favourite book is either EotW or TDR. Favourite scene... there's too many to name, but the end scene of TGS was properly awesome. Also, the scene in ToM where Rand approaches Tam again - that one touched me a bit.

'''If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?'''

[Azi al'Thone|A Two Rivers Man under Perrin] who is fighting to save his family and loved ones, doing his duty, because otherwise -- we're screwed.

'''How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?'''

I original found TarValon.Net when they did the charity auction for a named character in A Memory of Light. Winning that changed a whole lot in my life - and made me want to go to JordanCon 2010 all that much more. So, while we were there, [Eleyan Teyal Al'Landerin|some nice woman] starts chattin' me up at the bar, asking me how I'm enjoying the convention, etc. So she tells me her name is Melissa, and I'm like... I think we exchanged some emails?, etc. etc. Laura and I had drinks and dinner with her and Padra and a few other folks that night.

Later on in the weekend we made fast friends with some dudes named [Baryd al'Syeen|Thom] and [Mieriana Souvra|Erin], and after that it was pretty natural that I signed up at TV.Net to brag about my awesome time at JordanCon, and then do it ''all again'' because I had chosen the week the old boards crashed to join :P

'''What do you do in "real life"?'''

I'm currently employed as a Software Engineer for a small division of Qualcomm Enterprise Services called Sylectus. We provide online transportation management software, and I won't go further in to that because it's rather boring to anyone else ;)

I'm also a student... and have been for, well... 6 years of post-secondary education. I did a 3 years diploma program at a college in Windsor, and then I decided it would be an ''amazing'' idea to get my Bachelor of Computer Science... Honours. :| I figure I'll be done by 2014 or 2015 :\

'''Do you have any hobbies?'''

Oh boy... I think I have too many. Video games is one of my earliest hobbies, but that's starting to dwindle now. I just don't have the time for it.

Other hobbies include reading (duh), painting/playing miniature tabletop wargames (Warmachine), rockin' out to tasty licks, and making really dumb jokes.

'''What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?'''

Rock, all kinds of rock. Well, except for some new kinds of rock (I feel like I'm getting old). I can't list all the bands I like, but we'll here's a taste of the variety: Muse, The Who, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cake, Tool, The Cars, Bare Naked Ladies, Rush...

'''What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?'''

Star Wars, Wayne's World, Spaceballs. Other than that it's pretty generic :look And I'm not known for having the best taste.

'''Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?'''

I do really enjoy the rest of Brandon Sanderson's work. I also like reading Star Wars novels, and most genre books. I take a long time to read a book though, so I haven't been around all that much :P

'''What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?'''

... Computer Programmer. Seriously, since I was something like 10 years old, I wanted to be a computer programmer. I didn't even know what they really did, except for work on computers. Video Game dev was also up there.

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[[Category:Green Warders]]
[[Category:TarValon.Net Gaidin]]
[[Category:Who's Who Members]]
[[Category:Current Marketing]]
[[Category:Current Staff]]

Azi al'Thone (TV)

2012-03-08T02:03:48Z

Azi al'Thone: /* Senior Member Interview */

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==Tower History==
*Joined {{TV}}: April 28, 2010
*Joined {{Tower}}: October 11, 2010
*Raised {{soldier}}: March 2, 2011
*Aspired {{sds}}: April 23, 2011
*Raised {{gaidin}}: August 1, 2011

==Tower Involvement==
===Current===
*{{Graphics Development Team}}: October 16, 2010 - present
===Previous===
*{{wc}} for {{sds2}}: October 6, 2011 - December 31, 2011
*{{creativity|Azi al'Thone}}
*Book Forums {{mod}}: October 17, 2010 - December 31, 2010
===Awards===
*[[Sunday 2011|Spirit of Sunday]] - 2011
*[[Members' Choice Awards#2011|Outstanding Recruit Involvement 2011]]
===Merits===
{{2012-10-MembershipSilver}}
{{2014-02-SeniorMembershipSilver}}
{{2012-04-ProBonoSilverGraphical}}
{{Attendance2}}
{{Writing3}}
{{Spirit1}}
====Gold====
====Silver====
*[[Members' Choice Award Merit]]
*[[Epic Prank Merit]] (2)

==Tower Relationships==
===Bonding===
*{{bonded}} to [[Lireina Dormerus t'al`Bearach]], {{green2}}: February 21, 2012 - present
===Mentoring===
;Mentor
*[[D`Ran al'Fir]]
;Mentees

===Other Tower Relationships===
*Engaged to [[Lauraine Berryn]]

==Official Event Attendance==
*[[JordanCon 2010]]
*[[JordanCon 2011]]

==Senior Member Interview==

'''Why did you choose San d'ma Shadar?'''

Shortly, it's where I felt most at home, really. The guys of SDS spare little for drama, know how to have a good time, and value loyalty and honour. Not only is that what I find in myself, but it's the type of person that I'd ''like to be''. I am always trying to better myself, and I want to do that in a group of people that foster the values I want to hold to.

'''Do you fit the San d'ma Shadar stereotype? Are you obsessed with the female anatomy? Do you often imbibe copious amounts of alcohol?'''

Yes and no. I'm kind of burly (lookin' at you, beer gut), and a bit blunt sometimes, and rather fond of the simple things in life - drinking, eating, and having a good time. I love me some ladies, too, but in that area I'm much more private. I've never been a partier, not in school and not now, but when I ''do'' party, I like to have a good time, and I enjoy myself some fine brewskis.

'''How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series? How did you first get into the series?'''

I have to count now. Longer than Laura and I have been together, certainly. So I think since early 2004? I was in Grade 10 at the time, and my mother and younger brother had brought home two giant boxes of books from a yard sale. We needed to do reading 20 minutes a day during class, so I grabbed the thickest book I could and that just happened to be Eye of the World. It started out a bit rough - ''Dragonmount'' is a rough chapter the first time around. But I was hooked since there, and I haven't been bored of the series since. No, not even Winter's Heart or Crossroads of Twilight ;)

'''Who is your favorite "hero"?'''

Mat, definitely Mat. He's really damn annoying in the beginning, but his laid-back attitude masks a pragmatic, down-to-earth dude. Plus he's just ''badass''. He can't channel, has no supernatural wolf powers, and yet he still kicks it with the rest of them.

'''Favorite bad guy/gal?'''

Probably Ishamael. He's the only one of the Forsaken that didn't join the Dark One for personal power or glory (or at least, not only for that). He is a philosopher and thinks that the Dark One winning is the ''only'' eventual solution. That being said, he's pretty messed up in the head, and his character is quite deep and creepy (even just reading EotW prologue).

'''Favourite book and scene?'''

I can't answer this. Favourite book is either EotW or TDR. Favourite scene... there's too many to name, but the end scene of TGS was properly awesome. Also, the scene in ToM where Rand approaches Tam again - that one touched me a bit.

'''If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?'''

[Azi al'Thone|A Two Rivers Man under Perrin] who is fighting to save his family and loved ones, doing his duty, because otherwise -- we're screwed.

'''How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?'''

I original found TarValon.Net when they did the charity auction for a named character in A Memory of Light. Winning that changed a whole lot in my life - and made me want to go to JordanCon 2010 all that much more. So, while we were there, [Eleyan Teyal Al'Landerin|some nice woman] starts chattin' me up at the bar, asking me how I'm enjoying the convention, etc. So she tells me her name is Melissa, and I'm like... I think we exchanged some emails?, etc. etc. Laura and I had drinks and dinner with her and Padra and a few other folks that night.

Later on in the weekend we made fast friends with some dudes named [Baryd al'Syeen|Thom] and [Mieriana Souvra|Erin], and after that it was pretty natural that I signed up at TV.Net to brag about my awesome time at JordanCon, and then do it ''all again'' because I had chosen the week the old boards crashed to join :P

'''What do you do in "real life"?'''

I'm currently employed as a Software Engineer for a small division of Qualcomm Enterprise Services called Sylectus. We provide online transportation management software, and I won't go further in to that because it's rather boring to anyone else ;)

I'm also a student... and have been for, well... 6 years of post-secondary education. I did a 3 years diploma program at a college in Windsor, and then I decided it would be an ''amazing'' idea to get my Bachelor of Computer Science... Honours. :| I figure I'll be done by 2014 or 2015 :\

'''Do you have any hobbies?'''

Oh boy... I think I have too many. Video games is one of my earliest hobbies, but that's starting to dwindle now. I just don't have the time for it.

Other hobbies include reading (duh), painting/playing miniature tabletop wargames (Warmachine), rockin' out to tasty licks, and making really dumb jokes.

'''What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?'''

Rock, all kinds of rock. Well, except for some new kinds of rock (I feel like I'm getting old). I can't list all the bands I like, but we'll here's a taste of the variety: Muse, The Who, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cake, Tool, The Cars, Bare Naked Ladies, Rush...

'''What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?'''

Star Wars, Wayne's World, Spaceballs. Other than that it's pretty generic :look And I'm not known for having the best taste.

'''Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?'''

I do really enjoy the rest of Brandon Sanderson's work. I also like reading Star Wars novels, and most genre books. I take a long time to read a book though, so I haven't been around all that much :P

'''What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?'''

... Computer Programmer. Seriously, since I was something like 10 years old, I wanted to be a computer programmer. I didn't even know what they really did, except for work on computers. Video Game dev was also up there.

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[[Category:Green Warders]]
[[Category:TarValon.Net Gaidin]]
[[Category:Who's Who Members]]
[[Category:Current Marketing]]
[[Category:Current Staff]]