Greetings,

It's a sad day when a long-time veteran of the Dark COuncil steps down, especially one who has added so much to our club as Corran. If you didn't know, Corran Force is the main reason why we exist separate from the EH today. CoFo was hosting the website at the time of the split and he brought it with us. This enabled us to cripple the EHDB while taking our members and going. If not for CoFo we would have no database, no website, no club. So what do you say to a person that has given so much to us? Here and now we can only say our thanks, wish him the best with his child and be thankful for his continued presence in the club.

As a parting gift, I want to complete Corran's collection of the main sacramental awards by giving him a Ruby Scepter. This award is in honor of his three years of service, his constant activity, and for just being a damn good member.

CoFo -- we'll miss you on the DC. Thank you for everything.

, 2005-02-09 23:00:00 UTC

Kir is one of the longest serving Consuls out there, he has put so much energy into Clan Taldryan and still has time to be the Magistrate to the Grand Master, Praetor to the Deputy Grand Master, an Eclectic Pedagog for the SA and the Left Hand of Justice. Clan Taldryan is always seen near or on the top of competitions because the members see how energized Kir is and it energizes them. Thusly he deserves the Ruby Scepter since he has done all that it entails.

~Astronicus "Tron" Aurelius Sadow

, 2005-01-30 23:00:00 UTC

<B>From Consul Kir Taldrya Katarn: </B><BR> Sharad Taldrya Hett recently resigned from his position as Proconsul of Clan Taldryan. Although I generally dislike retirement awards, I think this is a very special case and therefore I am writing this recommendation with the other leaders of Taldryan. Sharad has been in the Brotherhood for over four years. He spent all four of those years as a loyal member and leader of Taldryan. Fresh out of the Shadow Academy, Sharad joined Taldryan and immediately became one of its most active members. He soon became the AED of Dinaari, first of the many leadership positions he would hold. Throughout his years in Taldryan he would serve excellently as AED, QUA, and PCON. He spent more than 2 years in leadership positions in Taldryan, mostly as PCON. While in these positions he competed in and created countless competitions, built numerous websites for competitions, houses, and has built/maintained the Taldryan website for a very long time. The Taldryan website is the best Clan site in the Brotherhood, offering tons of useful information and features for Tal members. In this manner he demonstrated unparalleled invention in the Clan. Now you might be thinking that invention alone does not warrant a Ruby Scepter, but I’m not finished. Another important part is instruction. During his time in Taldryan Sharad has always been one of the Clan’s most talented multiplayers. In a continuing effort to better his Clan, he has constantly taught these skills to uncounted numbers of young Tal members. He has also taught many members (most recently ben) how to create websites in everything from HTML to PHP. This covers the area of instruction! Last of all, we come to mentorship. Throughout his time in the Clan he has personally taken it upon himself to mentor many of our most loyal members. A short list would include Swiper (who he also recruited, now a long term member and former QUA), Shadow (who he kept from quitting the DB after 1 week, now a very successful QUA), and me (when I returned to the DB, helped make me the CON I am today). I could go on and on about Sharad, but let me just say that other than the year he spent as OHC (one of the most successful in DB history), Sharad has dedicated most of his time to bettering Taldryan. Be it through instruction, invention, mentorship, loyalty, or countless other qualities he brings to the table, Sharad can honestly be called one of the Taldryan’s most successful members (and considering the company that puts him in, it’s a great compliment). Ruby Scepters are rarely given out, and I feel that Sharad is one of the few members who truly deserves one. The description reads, “Given for achievement and/or contributions in the area of instruction, invention, and mentorship to one's Clan or Order.” If there was any member in Taldryan who fits this description, it has been Sharad for years. Now that he’s done with school and ready to move into that scary “real world” place where people work, it is understandable that he won’t have the time to serve much with us anymore. I wish you good luck you’re your wife, family, and friends, and I hope this quaint fictional representation of our appreciation of your service is enough. Congratulations Sharad! ~CON Kir Taldrya Katarn<P>

<B>From Quaestor Shadow Taldrya: </B><BR> So it's finally happened... after almost, if not more than four years in the Dark Brotherhood, more than three of which I have served under him, Sharad Hett is retiring more or less once and for all. While I've never really been a fan of the "Quitting = Medal" thing, Shar is definitely deserving of more than what he earned during his time in the DB. Since shortly after I joined Sharad has always been my teacher within the DB. He was the first to take the time to teach me how to play JK, even how to set up my keyboard and mouse to play better (joysticks are teh suck) After that he taught me about leadership. I was only a Jedi Hunter when he first took the reigns of OHC and left me in charge with House Dinaari. To say I had no idea what I was doing would be a huge understatement. But, he helped. He kept me going my giving me advice and helping me with my ideas. It's also his fault I got caught up in the politics of the DB and EH :P M:OHC was the first step to my learning the harsh and mostly annoying ways of the DC, no offense guys, and of the EH CS. Was that ever not fun :P But I wasn't the only one Shar taught. At the very least everyone in Dinaari has had something to learn from him and his actions. At the very most he touched most of the Obelisk Order at one point. He offered an almost endless amount of ideas and competitions that were pivotal at the time when Jedi Knight was all but dying and Outcast was still some time away. My most vivid memory would be the competition he ran - Feel the Force. It was probably one of the best run Rites of Supremacy I have ever been a part of. And the activity was astounding. There were at least 10 people with more than 1000 points and so many others that were in the high hundreds. And that was still with just Jedi Knight when the entire Order was near extinct. That accomplishment alone was worth more than anything he got from being OHC. Hell, the only thing he got out of OHC was a re-promotion to the rank of Warlord after Chi had him HCIed. For his time these past 9 months or so as Proconsul, Shar has been a driving force. Together with Kir they were probably the most active CON/PCON team seen in the last 4 years. He created and maintained both the Dinaari and Taldryan websites. Always updating and changing things to make both sites better for the members to use. He helped push all of Taldryan during any competition, from the lowly MP nights to the Great Jedi War. All with the same drive and determination that most can't comprehend. Even with all that, Sharad was a good guy and a good friend. Lately I've been looking through my ancient logs and seeing the nights we'd stay up in #dinaari with a few others and just talk and joke til like 3am. Those are probably my fondest memories of the last 4 years of my life. The times spent hanging out in #dinaari. It's a hard thing to say goodbye too and it's been a long time since there's been such a night. I've made friends with a lot of people in the DB but none that could keep up with me and surpass me with insults and jokes and comments. Any time he's on IRC he keeps the conversations going and without that the DB is just nothing. Shar, for all this and more I hope you get this medal. Though it's just a fictional representation of all you've done, it's the best we can do. I know you've moved on with real life, and your school and wife... and I wish you the best.<P>

<B>From Aedile Benevolent Whiner: </B><BR> In the time I've spent in the DB, Sharad has constantly been a pillar of Taldryan, and the DB as a whole. In his time as our PCON, Sharad has time and time again stepped up to ensure Taldryan is the best it can be. He created both Taldryan's and Dinaari's websites by himself, a task few could match. He cares for all the members he is responsible for, using his experience to guide them through the confusing parts of a young member’s career. I can attest to this personally. Sharad was the very first DB member that spoke to me through email (even clearing up a very early confusion that Dinaari was indeed part of Taldryan). More recently, it was through his work on the Dinaari website that I learned PHP, a skill that not only helps me in my DB duties, but one I may use later in my own personal life. As well, he introduced me to Jedi Knight, a game that utterly confused me the moment I got it. It is a testament to Sharad that you don't hear about the work he does for other members. I'm positive that if you spoke to any member in Taldryan about Sharad, you'd hear of a time when he has helped them in some way, as he has helped me. Sharad has made many contributions to the instruction of our clan. Sharad has provided his own inventiveness as a way to better our clan. Sharad has made himself a mentor to his clan. This is the least I can do to thank him for all his work. Thank you Shar.<P>

<B>From Quaestor Dark Sabre: </B><BR> Sharad has always been a pillar of activity, but not only is he one of the most active competing and MP'ing leaders, but he's one of learning as well. He's often taught different skills to people in the Clan; from the simple teaching of IRC basics and the more complicated graphics and website instruction, he's always helped out and taught something whenever he could. He also made layouts for websites, coded the entire Taldryan site which is unique to the other Clan sites and mentored several people (including myself) to become leaders. I've always considered Sharad to be important not just to Taldryan, but to the Brotherhood. It's the people like him that have made the Brotherhood what it is today.<P>

<B>From Aedile Nexusmage:</B><BR> Sharad was the first person in the DB that I really found some common ground with, and the first I noticed might be pretty cool. When I talk with him on IRC, he always has a good sense of humor and makes even the most awkward situation comfortable. He has always seemed to just be there for each and every member, working hard to make sure they feel welcome and helping them in any situation. He spent countless hours creating and perfecting the Taldryan website, and he is always among the first line of members to help Taldryan in every competition or activity that would aid it. I believe that ever since Sharad has been here, he has been at the very heart of Taldryan; helping it to grow and continuing it to be such a dominate force in the Brotherhood. He's a great member, an independent thinker, an outgoing and compassionate leader, fiercely loyal, a good friend, and he's even kind of sometimes a good person; I believe this is the very least we can do to show our respect for someone with such dedication, loyalty, and love for this clan, and the Brotherhood.

, 2005-01-13 23:00:00 UTC

<P>In my time in the ACC (both as a Trainer and as the Combat Master) one member has shined above all others. He has been consistently active in the training and mentoring of initiates, as well as any others who wished to improve their skills. He has dedicated more time to the ACC, and in more productive ways, by far than any other member, constantly striving to do his best for the Antei Combat Centre. As Sr. Trainer he has helped turn the ACC staff into a group of active individuals who know their job and, most of the time, relish the chance to do it. He has fostered activity on a level I have never seen in a member, and for that alone he deserves this award.</P> <P> In addition, he has revamped (practically recreated from the ground-up) the ACCLive system into a viable work which can actually be fit into gaming nights - no small feat - and has been indispensable in the current project to rewrite the Compendium. For this, and a number of both smaller and larger contributions which are far too numerous to name, I hereby recommend that Krath Prontifex Dalthid be awarded the Ruby Scepter.</P>

Thank You;<BR> Krath Priest Mal'ari'carun<BR> Combat Master of the Acc<BR> Magistrate to the Oracle

, 2004-10-29 22:00:00 UTC

For some time now, Oberst has been one of the more instrumental members in making Tarentum the tightly-knit organization that it is. He methods haven't always been the easiest on the Clan members, at times, but Oberst is a harsh leader, and expects a lot out of people. He pushes them to limits that they couldn't reach without the irritation behind them, forcing them to give even that tiny bit more; this can even be seen in his motivation of myself, and my Proconsul, Rekio Corsair, in our time of leadership.

Oberst is a tie to the Clan's past, and he is someone who can help members understand, and comprehend past glories, and revel in their own abilities, to garner their own glories. He's helped several people in their rise in rank, and position. Most notable among them has been Spears, who is a testament to Oberst's ability to mentor others. Another is Welshman, who Oberst and Lenzar took on as Roll Master, to help initiate him into a position of leadership.

Another duo is Rekio and myself; I can honestly say that our abilities as good leaders have derived from him, to a great extent. Oberst has served in a good number of leadership positions, and has allowed us to take from his knowledge, and tactics. Over the past year and a half, since Oberst's return to the Brotherhood, and Tarentum, I can truly say, his presence has strengthened us all, even as our presence has changed him (even if only a bit). He's of tremendous value to the Clan, to the Sith Order, and to me as a friend.

As I near the stage where I will be forced to withdraw from Tarentum, to care for the Sith Order, I know that Tarentum will be led forward to even greater glory, with examples such as he at the head.

-DA Sith Bloodfyre-Tarentae High Warrior of the Sith Grand Chamberlain of Tarentum

, 2004-10-03 22:00:00 UTC

He's a good man and much loved by as well as a mentor to many in his clan. SO Gord Darkonian has been serving as Consul since the end of April last year, in that time Gord has always been there for his clan and has put forth some great ideas for the AoC to consider. His work with the other consuls in getting things accomplished for the betterment of the Brotherhood has not gone unnoticed

, 2004-01-09 23:00:00 UTC

For his great work so far as Headmaster and his unrelenting passion for the Dark Brotherhood. He consistently strives to improve the Shadow Academy and help people have fun. Excellent job.

, 2003-12-30 23:00:00 UTC

Dagger is a truly outstanding Praetor.<BR><BR>

He's done a phenomenal job, with regard to the planning and creation of several JK2/JA SP levels for the upcoming GJW. Dagger's devotion to the project is unparalleled and absolutely staggering; he has quite literally devoted hundreds of hours to the development of single player levels for the Dark Brotherhood.<BR><BR>

Additionally, Dagger has submitted numerous MP levels to the Dark Brotherhood. Although these levels have remained largely unreleased (entirely my fault), their significance has not been lost. At last count, he has submitted 8 MP maps, for public release (Duel_Sphere, FFA_Western, Duel_Crucible, CTF_DesertSiege, CTF_SnowSiege, CTF_Aerial, CTF_Vertical, and CTF_Swamp). Dagger has also spent innumerable hours working on a JK2 representation of Arcona's Fortress Pyramid, although that project is still a work in progress (but it looks amazing from what I've seen so far).<BR><BR>

Of exceptional note, is Dagger's willingness to broaden his own horizons. Throughout the course of the project, Dagger has made reference to numerous JK2 tutorials, and labored through many hours of trial-and-error experimentation. If Dagger was found unable to do something, he would learn how, and within a week he would be able to do it. His willingness to pursue new areas of expertise is an inspiration to even me. <BR><BR> In closing, Dagger's accolades, in the expressed area of level creation, are perhaps the greatest achievement by any single individual in the last year. It is an absolute pleasure working with Dagger, and helping him playtest his levels; and I hope to help him playtest even more levels in the future...

, 2003-10-13 22:00:00 UTC

Mage has been with the Dark Brotherhood for a long time, ehibiting quality activity and great initiative. He is one of the more active members since the split and has been a constant source for expansion and reliability. Unfortunately, Mage has had to leave us due to Real Life, but that doesn't stop us from recognizing what he has done. Mage is a great guy, and hopefully we will see him back someday.

, 2003-07-28 22:00:00 UTC

Pyralis is an amazing Headmaster. From working out and having the Dark Fury project implemented to his general attitude and running of the Shadow Academy, Pyralis is one of the best Headmasters the Dark Brotherhood has EVER seen. He's gone beyond just contributing to his Clan or Order. In fact, his instructional overhauls have gone so far as to revolutionize training in the Dark Brotherhood.

, 2003-05-18 22:00:00 UTC