On behalf of a thankful Dark Council I am honored to award Grand Master Cotelin his second Golden Lightsaber. The Golden Lightsaber is the pinnacle of Dark Brotherhood awards and only 9 members in our history have earned one. Grand Master Cotelin is now the first Dark Brotherhood member to earn two.

This award should not come as a surprise to anyone. Jac has sacrificed his personal time and energy to ensure the Dark Brotherhood's continued success and growth. Over the last two years he has created multiple upgrades to our website, safeguarded it from MYSQL injector attacks, and now released coding that will ensure our continued customization of this complex website.

Personally, I would like to thank Jac for all of his work. Jac has served as my closest confidant and friend during my reign as GM and I am overly joyed to grant him this award.

Mandalorian Declan Roark, 2008-12-13 18:34:19 UTC

I have been in this club for almost ten years now, and in my time I have yet to witness another person with the character of Yacko. How do you honor that? How do you tell the new members about this great guy who left such a huge impact on the club? How do we let Yacko know that he will be missed?

Here today, we do so by awarding him a Golden Lightsaber.

Bloodfyre said to me the other day that when he is gone he wants people to say of him "yeah, he was a great guy, you should have known him, and he did some pretty cool stuff too." I think when I will look back at the DB in a few years, I will say that about Yacko. He has been a truly driving and innovative force in this club. From his time in Taldryan as an amazing Quaestor and Proconsul, to his ascent to SHW and eventually to Justicar, Yacko has displayed an uncanny ability to lead and inspire others. He is simply one of the most gifted members I have ever met in this regard. He has a no-bullshit attitude that inspires confidence in his abilities and motivates those around him. That is something that is truly rare, indeed.

Beyond that, Yacko has a one-of-a-kind personality. He is hilarious when you get to know him. Despite years of taking hits from him, I still laugh when he cracks a joke at my expence. He's always been a good friend to all, has been able to give great advice and knows when the problems are just too dumb to even deal with. I think those who know him well would agree with me that his antics will go down in the history of the DB as some of the best. Yacko has always been simply amazing.

Over the last two and a half years, Yacko has been our Justice system. We took it for granted for a long time how much he actually did to keep things afloat in that regard. It is painfully clear now how important Yacko has been - his retirement leaves a gaping hole for us to attempt to fill. I am greatful that he has done this for so long, and only hope that he will be around in some capactity for a long time.

Yacko is a great leader, and a good friend. He deserves all the honors we can bestow upon him.

Congratulations on the GLS, Yacko, and thank you for everything. Don't go far -- we miss you already.

Jac Cotelin, 2005-09-19 22:00:00 UTC

Dark Greetings to you all,

This week has been a fantastic time for the DB. One year from our split, we have shown to be a successful organization that can carry on with stability and excellence. The Independence Games are in full force, the Dark Voice has been released, a new system has been announced, and the Loyalty of many has been awarded. With that, it brings us to the time for this week's last announcement, and it's my favorite yet.

When you look back over time at what people do, it's hard sometimes to remember all of the details; to put things into words and recognize them accordingly. So many have given to this Brotherhood over time and their hard work has been rewarded through our different systems of promotion and medals. However, there are some members that give without want of anything in return. They are unselfish, genuine and committed to the betterment of this Brotherhood. Often it can be months and even years before some of these people are recognized, a fault of this organization that today I hope to start correcting.

Since the first days of the brotherhood, the office of Grand Master has been the hardest and most time-consuming position of perhaps any online organization created. Grand Masters deal with everything that there is to deal with. From moving through the basic promotion and position approvals, to solving the different problems that emerge daily, the Grand Master's job is never done. For this reason, most Grand Masters don't make it more than nine or ten months. The position has a high tendency to burn out members and make them need to leave.

In the history of the Dark Brotherhood, it is unheard of for a Grand Master to sit on the throne for two and a half years. That span of time in the past would have normally seen up to five different Grand Masters, however, our current Grand Master has kept the position through thick and thin, setting a record for length of term in the process. Our Grand Master's legacy to this brotherhood is one of stability. His quarter decade in office have kept the Brotherhood will steady leadership. His Dark Councils have not seen a great deal of turnaround, the Consuls are lasting longer and longer, and the DB is seeing its members stay for the long haul. Without that stability, and without that leadership, who knows where we would be.

Well, without his leadership, we would still be under the stark control of the EH today. Our Grand Master's great wisdom this time last year led to the group of Seven developing the greivances. His leadership during that time brought success to our split. We would all be remiss if during this week of Celebration we did not recognize that. All of the changes and the progress in the past year would have never happened were it not for his daring.

Our Grand Master does more than most people know. His handling of political issues between people and clubs takes the pressure off of the Dark Council to get their jobs done. His approach of delegation and trusting his leadership has proven to work fantastically. No Grand Master has the time to micromanage a club, and our Grand Master has found a way to keep the momentum moving by taking care of certain things and delegating others. For instance, his constant talks with many people keep the flow of information to the Dark Council steady. He is always there to discuss ideas and approve final proposals. He is always there for advice when needed. He can always keep calm in the face of adversity.

Further, he has remained our Grand Master even through real life situations that would have taken anyone else away. Moving 3000 miles, getting married and trying to deal with a new way of life would bring any other person away from the Brotherhood.

Stability, ladies and gentlemen. That is the name of the game. The Brotherhood's greatest need, and Grand Master Firefox's greatest accomplishment.

We would not be here were it not for Firefox. So many people, myself included, gain our strength through him. He is the right leader at the greatest time in the history of the brotherhood, and for that we here today recognize him.

Firefox, your friends, allies and members all support you and appreciate what you have done. You are the greatest to ever have taken the iron throne.

Firefox, today I act in the name of the entire Brotherhood when I say "Thank you"...

...and present you with your Golden Lightsaber!

Congratulations, my friend, His Eminence, Lord Jac Ae-Sequiera Cotelin Taldrya-Cantor Grand Master Emeritus, Deputy Grand

, 2004-04-17 22:00:00 UTC

Excellent work as MAA and being best EH Roster Person ever - Khyron

, 1998-10-30 23:00:00 UTC

Service to the Brotherhood - Khyron (aka. being a kick ass GM!)

, 1997-10-16 22:00:00 UTC

Service To the Brotherhood - Khyron

, 1997-10-16 22:00:00 UTC

Excellent work for the Brotherhood - Jac

, 1997-08-31 22:00:00 UTC

Service to the Brotherhood - Jac

, 1997-08-06 22:00:00 UTC