Elder

Each knighthood is led by a single person called an Elder, who acts as a figurehead and overseer of their knighthood. An Elder is given the Coordinator (Gold Badge) rank in the CC. There are currently 6 Elders for 6 knighthoods:

Solis Elder : Sword KoA

Maris Elder : KoAla Ashley

Aeris Elder : DesertBandit

Terra Elder : Baba O Riley

Ignis Elder : KoAla Beka

Luna Elder : Atoz KoA

Powers and Responsibilities

 * Overseeing the knighthood
 * Creating knighthood-specific events
 * Holding knighthood-specific meetings
 * Creating informative threads in the respective knighthood forum
 * Promoting up to 3 members to become Disciples
 * Creating ranks with the knighthood (with GE's permission)
 * Accepting prospective members
 * Creating a friendly knighthood environment

Appointment
Elders are appointed by the Grand Elder. If a Grand Elder chooses, he/she can give the power of selecting an Elder for Council to decide (in which a 67% vote will be needed to appoint the Elder). As a rule of thumb, the Grand Elder considers the Disicple(s) of that knighthood before selecting a new Elder. However, holding the rank of Disciple does not guarantee a person to becoming the next Elder. The person who the Grand Elder considers as the most qualified (maturity, activity, trustworthiness, cooperation with others, loyalty, etc) will usually get appointed as Elder.

Before September 7, 2010, Elders were only allowed to have one Disciple per knighthood, and that single Disicple would be promoted to Elder when a new Elder needed to be selected. This posed problems for overall clan management, as several Elders promoted in this fashion were either poor or inactive Elders. The appointment process now allows for the most qualified person, regardless of knighthood, to be promoted to Elder upon a vacancy.

Removal
An Elder can be removed from his/her position via one of two methods: resignation or demotion.

Resignation
If an Elder decides that they would no longer wish to be Elder or be in the clan, they have the ability to resign from either the position of Elder or the clan altogether. In this situation, a vacancy in the Elder position is created, and it is up to the Grand Elder to appoint someone to fill that vacany. If the Grand Elder knows about an Elder's upcoming resignation, then the Grand Elder can immediately fill the upcoming vacancy. If the vacancy is sudden and/or unexpected, it may take days for the Grand Elder to select someone worthy enough to become Elder.

Demotion
In order to demote an Elder, a 67% vote by Council is needed, with the Grand Elder presiding over the Council vote. Once the 67% vote count is achieved, the Elder in question is immediately demoted. A new Elder is then chosen by the normal process.

There have only been two instances of Elder demotion in the clan's history, both because of Elder inactivity: JokerKharazi as Maris Elder and NubCake KoA as Ignis Elder.