Event History

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Event ID
267057
Target
Rear Admiral Arcia Cortel
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
0 XP
Requested by
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos
Primary reason

Since his return to Vizsla on March 23rd of this year, Arcia has participated in 67 competitions, 67 gaming activities, 1 RP, and won clusters: 6 Diamond, 6 Ruby, 8 Amethyst, 7 Sapphire, and 5 Emerald. Alongside that is 2186 CFs. And of course, 375080 credits earned for Vizsla.

That is incredible for a month's time. Thank you for your service and looking forward to next month's numbers!

-Socks, VizCon

General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos, 2024-05-23 19:13:16 UTC
Additional reasons

Didn’t we just award this guy? I love seeing his activity and commitment. Esca/Arcia/Hat and Boots is one of the people I can turn to at any time for help, gaming, or just chatting. Vizsla would not be on the activity streak it is right now if not for Esca, among a handful of others, and I can’t express how much I appreciate that.

Fist Uji Tameike, 2024-05-21 00:17:12 UTC
Event ID
266767
Target
Envoy Zuza Lottson
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
25949.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Lord Dacien Victae
Primary reason

Zuza stepped up as Consul during a challenging period and immediately addressed member concerns, resolved pressing issues, and formed a new leadership team. She effectively managed the transition, tying up unfinished projects and storylines from the previous summit. Additionally, she demonstrated exceptional coordination skills by collaborating with three other clan summits to organize the "Of Fire and Brimstone" event, which attracted 50 participants from the involved clans.

Zuza's exceptional leadership qualities are evident in her proactive approach to resolving the difficult situation she inherited. Her dedication and hard work were instrumental in reassuring her fellow Arconans and ensuring a smooth transition. She is one of our most active and outgoing leaders, always engaging with her members and reaching out to her fellow Consuls to develop and improve relationships between the Clans. Her ability to handle the most difficult leadership situation the club has faced in a decade further exemplifies her competence.

Furthermore, Zuza's commitment to recognizing and rewarding members' contributions is commendable. She initiated a review of awards upon assuming leadership and promptly recommended deserving members for medals. To ensure ongoing recognition, she has selected and trained her summit to conduct regular award reviews, guaranteeing that all members receive their medals and promotions in a timely fashion.

Overall, Zuza's performance as Consul has been exemplary. Her ability to navigate challenges, coordinate events, and prioritize member recognition demonstrates her exceptional leadership skills and dedication to the well-being of the clan. Congrats, Zuza!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2024-05-16 17:54:09 UTC
Event ID
266399
Target
Mistress Aphotis
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
3171 XP
Requested by
Sage Cassandra Oriana Taldrya
Primary reason

There is little that I can't say about Alaisy that wouldn't speak to the efforts and contributions that she has contributed to Taldryan both since her arrival as well as her eager appointment as my Magistrate. From the very first moments, she reminded me of myself when I joined Taldryan and became a Quaestor; always eager to push the story, develop our lore, and get her little non-ewok hands all over everything she could even if that took away from things that myself or the Pecan could do leaving us with naught but crumbs.

Just in this last quarter, she has completed a staggering 256 competitions while organizing 44, and co-organizing 4 of those; bringing in from that 115 (!) Crescents, 5 Clusters of Fire, 128 Clusters of Ice, 108 Clusters of Graphite, 17 society rank-ups, and contributing nearly 1.5 million in credits for us. Which in a three month span is an IMPRESSIVE endeavor.

In her spare time when she isnt doing competitions, she spear-headed the Fortress Cloudhaven Roleplay with myself as a backup in case she needed it but unsurprisingly ended up not, orchestrating and running the story over two massive sessions spanning well over the end of the event due to its popularity and the random needed improv when things would start to go off the rails. Since then, she has been diving head-first into the Dalicron Prelude; Sins of an Empire, and the following Phase 1 development due out later this year. Where Meleu has been backbone focusing the worlds and environments, she has been the architect behind the lead organizations and groups that will be further defining and fleshing out those creations. Anders, as the one who worked with her on those, went into more detail so I won't touch on them as directly.

She has also been working on NPCs for both campaigns, updating our NPC rosters, characters, and upcoming for release; revised population count numbers to account for expansion with Dalicron refugees and the raising of the Caelus system to a major population center in the outer rim. This also includes numerous expansions on our capital world of Kasiya itself, where she has actively been working on fleshing things out even further than they had already been with incredible detail; both through RPs as a participant in her role as Governor, as well as district-focused work during the RPs ran by our Emissary Erinyes that saw members of nearly all the Clans visit Port Kasiya itself.

Not even just that, but her discord presence each and every day like clockwork has been the highest out of the entire summit; rivaling that of even Discord addict Anders, helping to make sure that the summit is constantly visible both for our members in terms of social engagement, as well as to the brotherhood at large. Even those who aren't our members, she gladly socializes with and helps when they have questions or need help. Her efforts easily ensure that we have a warm and welcoming environment for all members of the Brotherhood, which is something I am proud to see.

For everything you have done over this last quarter, I want to extend this very special thank you Alaisy in the form of a Ruby Scepter. You truly help define Taldryan, both in name and our ideals, as well as what it means to be one of us. You've earned this easily.

Thank you Alaisy.

~Signed,
Lady Second Cassandra Oriana Taldrya
Supreme Chancellor of the Taldryan Republic
Clan Taldryan

Sage Cassandra Oriana Taldrya, 2024-05-14 13:00:16 UTC
Additional reasons

So, here's a funny story. When we were going over the award review, we get down to Alaisy and discover that in the space of a few short months, she has nearly acquired all the XP necessary for a Ruby Scepter. This, did not surprise us.

Since she arrived in Taldryan, Alaisy has been a hurricane of never-ending activity. Whether that be competition participation or hosting, engaging in the various #TalQuestions, or working on the summit, Alaisy has made herself at home in Taldryan and we couldn't be happier to have her with us, not for her skillset (of which there are many. I'm not jealous. Nope.) But because of who she is as a person and a member of the Club. Yes, her character is a highly dangerous Sith, but OOC, she's approachable , kind, and always willing to help.

I know Cassandra/Teebs is covering the majority of Alaisy’s activity, so instead, I'll cover the work she did with me in regards to the Taldryan Storyline. Alaisy worked with me to help design the various sub factions/groups for the Dalicron Campaign. Infusing, but nor limited to;

The A.F.A (Aliens For Acceptance)

The Anti-Human League

The Rodian Lidgo Works

The Dalicron Banking Clan.

The Ithorian Animal Group

And the Dalicron Excavation Conglomerate, all of which will be featuring in the upcoming Taldryan Storyline.

Alaisy is well deserving of a Ruby Scepter, and I couldn't be happier to offer some words for her award recommendation. Congratulations, Alaisy! I can oy imagine the evil shenanigans you may or may not commit with it!

Grand Inquisitor "Aequitas" Anderson, 2024-05-11 13:24:11 UTC
Event ID
266567
Target
Adept Tahiri Thorn Morte Tarentae
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
2000 XP
Requested by
Master Selika Roh di Plagia
Primary reason

Tahiri is one of the most steady contributors to Clan Plagueis's success as can be found anywhere. Recently returned to the summit in December after a hiatus, she has made contributions as both a consumer of content (and oh boy does she consume that content) as well as a leader giving back to the community.

Activity wise, she's been absolutely on fire since her last recognition. Competition wise, she has participated in 445 total non-container competitions while earning the following placements: 6 Diamond, 18 Ruby, 52 Amethyst, 56 Sapphire, 30 Emerald, 17 Topaz, and 7 Quartz crescents for a placement rate of 42%. Additionally, she's been kicking the crap out of gaming to the tune of 1,325 Clusters of Fire and an additional 192 Clusters of Earth. She's also been a bit of a monster on the fiction front, wracking up 24,072 words of fiction between fiction and RP. On top of that, she's pocketed 50 Clusters of Ice, 28 Clusters of Graphite, and 13 Seals of Transcendence while earning 10 society rank ups as well! She's even hosted a pair of competitions.

More than that, though, Tahiri has been a valuable piece of the Summit staff for Clan Plagueis. She stepped back up into the role last December when we were really in need of a Quaestor, giving me another chance to work with her. She really stepped up, working to push the sort of peer to peer style member engagement that Plagueis has always valued. She's also continued to release her monthly reports as well, ensuring that the membership is informed and up to speed while making sure to remind them to DB that day (one of the goals of our Clan report cadence). She ensured that awards and promotions are actioned on behalf of her charges in House Ventress, a critical function that is the foundation of positive member interactions. And beyond that she's always been someone to engage in the kind of community building activities, be it an RP session or hosting a gaming party, that build the atmosphere of Clan Plagueis in a positive way.

Tahiri's continued contributions to the Ascendant Clan are hard to assign a value to, but in the sense that what she does is priceless as opposed to unclear. She is a constantly up-beat presence for the members, putting the best foot of our Clan and Club overall forward with everything she does. For all the work and activity she does, I'm honored to be able to recommend her for her second Ruby Scepter. Well done, Tahiri!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2024-05-14 01:10:16 UTC
Event ID
263929
Target
Korvyn
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
18786 XP
Requested by
Anubis
Primary reason

Other people will discuss Korvis’ (Vynn Salm’s) leadership and its impact on the club, but I’ll just say this: even though the man has retired, he continues to display those same qualities. Korvis has served as a Magistrate in my office for nearly two years now. During that time he has helped run two Life Day Celebration Series competitions with the rest of the staff (one since his most recent recognition as a member of my staff), always trying to provide an interesting and fun experience - even as he was gearing down to retire from Consul. He’s remained committed and consistent throughout his tenure with the Regent Staff, throwing his hands into any work that comes his way and bringing his own ideas to the table and putting in the work for it to see completion.

Our main priority since his last recognition has been the Crafting System. Countless hours of discussion pre-launch and post-launch, Korvis was part of the team effort to see our test of the system through, contributing on discussions for both lightsabers and corvettes to determine how they would work in their respective corners, while participating personally in the development of Corvettes by providing ideas for fifteen crafting materials (writing descriptions for four of them), doing a substantial quality control check with Teebu on all lightsabers and corvette crafting materials (forty-five separate pages) correcting a couple errors, before going through the process of stocking all of the lightsaber crafting materials, corvette crafting materials, and member corvette upgrades to the stores. On paper, it doesn’t sound like a lot of work, but in reality this is all stuff that we do manually using a bunch of spreadsheets and the website, and we’ll work through maybe five to ten different ideas before we settle on a path that might be altered.

In addition to his work on the crafting system, Korvis has been leading the charge on bringing a long-requested type of land vehicle to possessions, completing the entire development for seventeen different pod-racer prototypes that are just awaiting final pricing and review. Korvis recognized the members’ desires and without prompting put in that work himself to research and develop this impending release like he usually does. The man will rewatch seasons of SW media with a pen and paper to record what he can and bring that to the members, and his dedication to improving this club as a whole and leading from the front lines is consistently displayed even through his work as a Magistrate.

For his leadership as a member, countless hours of work as a Magistrate, and consistent devotion to the Brotherhood, I am happy to recommend Vynn Salm for a Ruby Scepter.

KORVIS GETS AN AWARDIS. I coined that.

Anubis, 2024-04-16 18:32:24 UTC
Additional reasons

Will the real Slim Korvis please stand up?

Korvis was Consul for another three months during this award period that came on the heels of EL1 and I can say with certainty that if anything, his award and promotion lit a fire under him because he did not rest on his laurels. I had a lot of onboarding needed as his Pcon due to the fact that I was coming from a different clan. He worked with me on a regular basis for sometimes hours at a time to get me up to speed on just about everything possible: fictional direction, clan structure, the massive amount of documents, wikis, lore, and all the permissions stuff that we don't often think about as work.

Korvis had most of the Great Hunt clan event already planned well ahead of time, which was kind of mind-blowing to me, so it was ready to rock with full fiction and everything on the day it was due to launch. I was assisting him in running it but had a family emergency and instantly he was there to cover for me, no questions asked. The clan event went flawlessly with 11 competitions and 14 participants, which was just under half of the clan, with some the retirees and founders coming out of the woodwork to participate.

Korvis also retired from Consul during this period but that didn’t stop him from still running even more competitions and participating in our clan comps. Even in retirement he has been highly active in both warchat and public, helping to keep discussions and activity going when most of us are in slumberland. He has also been serving as great support for me as I settled into his chair - not boots, because he was a giant 14ft Rattataki whose boots I could never fill. Despite no longer having giant mouse ears, he always has one ready and advice when needed. Not all of us get to have our predecessor nearby so I am grateful and it has been a tremendous comfort and boon.

<Obligatory stats>

For the major bling-bling, Slim Korvis has earned the clan 442990 credits because he organized 46 competitions, coorganized 2, participated in 86, 9 gaming, 15 fiction, 2 courses, 4 news posts with 44! comments. Earned 1 Diamond star, 4 ruby, 4 amethyst, 10 sapphire, 5 emerald, 3 topaz, 1 quartz, 6 cluster of fire, 13 ice, 43 earth, 15 graphite, and 21 seals of transcendence for his war participation. Korvis obtained the special scroll of Foundation and of the Master for his student Legion reaching the rank of JM4.

</Obligatory stats>

Thank you for all of your community and clan efforts and ultimately, just being you.

-Socks

General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos, 2024-04-10 02:35:07 UTC

Last summer, Korvis told me that he planned to step down from VizCON following the GJW. However when the time came he opted to stay on a few more months to avoid a leadership vacuum at the top of the clan after his former PCON left to take over COU. During his final months, Korvis could have rested on his laurels, but he didn't: he organized a steady course of competitions for Vizsla, most notably Great Hunt VII. Most importantly, he used that time to help prepare his summit for a leadership transition, taking on Socks as PCON and Ikarri as M:CON.

Korvis, you've done a lot for this club and for Vizsla in particular. Congrats!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2024-04-12 12:51:25 UTC

As a serious reason to this inquiry, Korvis (He will only ever have the one name) has been a great addition to the Chamber of Justice. Within days of accepting the role he was effectively managing the 'bread-and-butter' activity of the Chamber - reaching out to suspected clones and helping to guide these members to identify themselves or have their dossiers made accessible.

He is a natural investigator and his attention to detail was critical in his first case - also within weeks of joining the Chamber. He takes his role seriously and ensured to triple check all his findings while finding a balance of finding justice without being overly punitive in his approach.

I'm extremely grateful that he's joined my staff and look forward to continuing to work with him (hopefully on mundane things) for the remainder of the year.

Master Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz, 2024-04-12 17:51:19 UTC
Event ID
263231
Target
Legend Wally
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
23797 XP
Requested by
Lord Dacien Victae
Primary reason

Wally has continued to drive the RP train forward with remarkable success. During the first year of the Envoy Society's operation, more than two million words were written across nearly 200 completed RPs by over 150 different members. Wally was not personally involved in most of those RPs, and a great deal of credit is due to his staff and to the members and leaders of our seven clans for RP's incredible success, but it's safe to say that Wally has used his role to encourage widespread adoption of RP and to provide tools and advice to those interested in trying it. Without his contributions, I'm confident that RP would not be as successful as it has become.

In addition to his Exarch work (which also included running a DB-wide survey and working to implement some tweaks to Golden Envoy Mark awarding in response to it), Wally has helped out as my magistrate most significantly by drafting the One-Year XP Survey.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2024-04-01 13:47:23 UTC
Additional reasons

Wally is a member that seems to find the word retirement an insult or maybe a challenge. Probably a challenge. When I joined the brotherhood, he was my Battleteam Leader. As I moved up, he went off to go help found the Exarch society and then later run it himself, while never losing his status as a powerhouse of activity. All while having been in so many positions in the club historically it's ridiculous. This will be his fifth purple stabby.

To this day, Wally is a well of information, advice and a safe space to scream into. He supported myself and Arcona as a whole this January, both in comforting, soundboarding and serious commentary on how to handle the times. This has been through both Brotherhood channels as well as through dms and hasn't stopped. He also continued to invest in Arcona's story line, proposing ideas to me and Zuji recently to help buff out smaller details of lore and give our members more to chew on. This is hours of his time dedicated to the very being of the clan itself.

And, gathering numbers, this has all been while: Participating in 27 competitions, earning 2 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 2 with Emerald and funky Topaz. He has also completed an ACC battle, 1 regular fiction activity, participated in 5 roleplays and mastered 4 for a total of 82 Clusters of Ice. 3 News posts, 2 Clusters of Graphite, a Dark Side Scroll, 2 Scrolls of Foundation and 23 Seals of Transcendence. Y'know, casually. All while being the Exarch and a Magistrate to the Grand Master. Obligatory nerd call out here.

It feels good to get to write you a recommendation this time Wally, and I can't wait until I inevitably need to do so again. Give this one to Zig for me so she and Zuza can match!

Envoy Zuza Lottson, 2024-03-29 19:04:12 UTC

Wally, without hesitation, has been very helpful when I took the position as QUA.

He spent a few hours out of his time during the day to share a screen with me and showed me the ways of wikipedia before the changes arrive. Much to our amusement, they had arrived three days after Wally taught me.

Recently, I had to step away for a bit and without even needing to ask or beg, Wally helped by pulling three shy Qel-Droma members into a rp that's been ongoing since January. He also made sure they are getting opportunity in the same roleplay. Last I checked in, they were enjoying themselves and I thank Wally for massively helping me out. He deserves that Ruby Scepter! Well done!

In The Shadows, We Thrive.

Duchess Jenni, 2024-04-01 13:47:07 UTC
Event ID
261824
Target
Dr. Ben
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
5125 XP
Requested by
Master Turel Sorenn
Primary reason

Aiden Lee Deshra, formerly and perhaps better known as Rylance, has been a tremendous asset to the Fist staff and gaming community since rejoining the Fist Office a year ago. As a Magistrate his direct responsibility is helping take care of the queue, a duty for which Aiden has proven to be the most reliable and productive in the Fist office. In this current term Aiden has provided detailed review and timely processing for 533 gaming submissions directly impacting 113 unique members. To put that figure in perspective Aiden personally processed 37% of all gaming submissions during that time period.

Beyond his administrative duties with the queue Aiden has participated in every staff discussion and policy decision over the past year. He's been involved in and provided critical input to the development of 5 new platform proposals, a major policy change for Casual Queue (Cards Against Humanity Special Rule), and the overhaul of the GMRG society rewards and progression. His experience on staff and perspective as an active member of the gaming community has been crucial in every policy decision made this term.

On behalf of the gaming community thank you for your steadfast and quiet work behind the scenes to help make the gaming experience better for all members.

Master Turel Sorenn, 2024-03-05 18:16:43 UTC
Additional reasons

Rhylance, Eleceos, Eevie, Ben, Aiden. I think I missed out on a name lottery at some point but Aiden has been active enough for all of them. So, let's roll on with the numbers.

Aiden has organised 1 competition and participated in 203, 36 of which were containers. In doing so, he earned a total of pulls up calculator 165 Crescents. That is a 81% percentage of placement. 13 Diamond, 45 Ruby, 59 Amethyst, 39 Sapphire and 9 Emerald. I just want to emphasise how blinking crazy that is! And this is while not only doing his work for the FIST office, but for the Headmaster as well. Somehow, Aiden has also had the time for 8 gaming activities and 4 fiction activities, bringing in 19 clusters of Ice, 19 Clusters of earth, alongside 9 Clusters of Graphite. This has earned a staggering 1411840 credits for Clan Arcona.

In 3 months. I do have to emphasise all of this is in that short of a time period.

Aiden has also been working with our new kids in Arcona, enthusiastic to be there for the newest members of the clan even and is a stalwhart pillar of our community. He is here every day, in discussions both about real life events and club events. He has reached out to me to offer guidance and while I've yet to call in on that I can be confident that if I ever need to, he'd would be there as best as he could. As strange as it feels to do this, as he was Proconsul when I joined merely three years ago, I am more than happy to recommend Aiden his second Ruby Scepter.

Happy bonking!

Envoy Zuza Lottson, 2024-03-05 17:30:36 UTC
Event ID
260318
Target
Ghost Rulvak Qurroc
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
10756 XP
Requested by
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos
Primary reason

While this is hardly the first sac I've recommended, this is the first where I didn't know the member. But I have heard the name of Warp throughout the community and in two clans over the last decade. He is highly spoken of by many not just for gaming activity but as a spirited member throughout the club. While I will let others speak of him personally from his DB roles I am more than happy to present this award for things long overdue and then some.

The amount of Medal XP Warp has is monumental. It is impossible to split and be accurate to 41000+ XP as nearly all was before the system was invented and the 16 gaming activities with 7 competitions doesn't even scratch the surface of where it all came from. What I can say is that Vizsla is thrilled to see him on the roster again and the Brotherhood benefits just from his presence here. I hope to see that XP skyrocket again. Welcome back!

-Socks

General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos, 2024-02-09 18:11:55 UTC
Additional reasons

Do Work! If you were in Vizsla during Warp's time as Quaestor then you heard those two words repeatedly. He said it often, but he didn't just say it. Warp did work. In particular I want to focus on the time I was Proconsul. For a good portion of that time there was no Consul. Warp became my right hand man in handling the day to day running of the clan. From showing me how to work the admin system and learning the ropes as PCON he was invaluable. He helped me learn to organize competitions and even basic markdown coding for comps and reports. His efforts during this time, and really a lot of his time as Quaestor were never really properly awarded. That was my bad as he was forced to go rogue due to real life and I let it fall by the wayside. As far as activity I have no better way to explain how active he was particularly on the gaming front than this. Turel just passed Warp for the all time lead in Clusters of Fire. It took two and a half years of Warp being rogue for second place to catch him. But Warp did more than just play games. He taught others how to play the games and more importantly how to submit the scores and games to the website. I know this because he taught me. For most people that doesn't seem like much but for new, or in my case, returning members that was much needed.

Do Work! I modeled my time as Consul in part on Warps example of doing what needed to be done when it needed to be done. He never pawned his responsibility off on others. He was always a well respected member of the summit who's voice and ideas carried weight. He shaped Vizsla in a lot of ways particularly the work ethic members both under his oversight and above him developed. Congrats Warp!

Korvyn, 2024-02-06 21:07:54 UTC

I'll keep this short and to the point. I have served in two Clans with Warp and observed that he sets an example for everyone in the DJB, demonstrating a commitment to promoting activity for both himself and others. Even during his time in Rogues, he consistently joined voice chats and participated in gaming with Club members, remaining actively involved.

Vynn has already spoken on it, but Warp serves his Clan dutifully with an almost unmatched zeal when at his most active.

It's an honor to be able to provide this recommendation.

Thank you, Warp.

Fist Uji Tameike, 2024-02-07 00:51:00 UTC
Event ID
260319
Target
Ghost Rulvak Qurroc
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
0 XP
Requested by
General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos
Primary reason

warp
verb
1.
become or cause to become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or dampness.

I think the definition of his name suits this recc well because Warp just took the XP system and bent it to hell and back. He has earned this Ruby Scepter from XP alone which is completely nuts. And there's even more on top of it, so much activity that I can't even begin to split it up. Welcome back to the Brotherhood, and welcome to the new XP system, paying you for a lot of time spent with us and hopefully a lot more!

General Socorra Tenebrosa Nhar’qual Erinos, 2024-02-09 17:11:31 UTC
Event ID
259056
Target
Golden Envoy Abbey Atty Attiter Ann
Award
Ruby Scepter
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
14253 XP
Requested by
Envoy Zuza Lottson
Primary reason

Since Ruka- Atriyu- Atty's last medal they have been a powerhouse of activity, friendship, and of course rainbows. Organising/Co-organising a total of 27 competitions didn't release her from performing in them. Across 89 (104 w/ Containers) competitions Atty crushed out 30 crescents, earning a minimum of one of each kind to just flex that catch 'em all energy. Not only that but this includes our more recent Vendetta where everyones favourite Mirakula bagged a Gold and a Bronze Nova across 21 War comps as shown in her 21 Seals of Transendence. She also participated in 5 ACC matches and 55 other fiction activities for a total of 539 Clusters of Ice. I'd just like to put that into more understandable numbers. That is 269,500 words written, just since her last medal.

Insane.

But we all know Atty is a Priestess of the Tomes, even cracking open 27 SA courses and earning 5 degress. Not only that, but she stepped into the world of gaming, completeing 12 Gaming Activities and earning 84 Clusters of Earth. Art didn't escape Atty's pen either, 55 Clusters of Graphite dusting the path she laid for us all, including her two newest apprentices this year if evidenced by her two scrolls of foundation.

And that's just the numbers. This barely scratches the surface of what Atty was doing behind the scenes. Working tirelessly with her staff and her members to make sure that while things did get done, everyone had hydrated and taken a breather when they needed to as well. She also worked hard alongside Qy to help our newest Quaestor, Ood, get settled in and work out what was going on with Galeres' story. This was hours upon hours of conversation over the span of a few days and that's only one example of that kind of dedication Atty has shown. This is espeically prevalent in the most recent war where I along saw her in the vast majority of conversations pertaining to cheerleading, guiding and working to help each member of Arcona do their best during the war. And this isn't just within chats, this included using our mailer to encourage people on mass to look at the Voice reports by offering her own drawing skills. If you confirmed you'd read the report, you got a sketch. If you, in that email, told the chain something you'd learned from the report, it got coloured in. There was a lot of these sketches that got put out.

I don't want to speak on the war alone but I have one particular note to bring up and that is her actions in Roleplay. Not in terms of her Exarch work, but her as a member, as a participant. Large social rps are stressful for a lot of people. Whenever I am in one, and Atty is too, I always see her checking in with people. Pinging the quiet ones to make sure that they had a plot hook to enter in with so no one gets left out. And this is no matter clan they were in, her attention was for anyone to make sure that everyone around her gets a chance to have fun.

From the bottom of my heart Atty, thank you. I wouldn't have ever been able to do what I have within the club without you at my back, providing encouragement and no small amount of pillow-screaming space. In terms of your effort toward me, preparing me for my roles and supporting each endeavour, something I can only repay by doing my damnedest to make you proud.

Envoy Zuza Lottson, 2024-01-14 22:43:55 UTC
Additional reasons

Atty. I wasn't going to let this Ruby Sceptre go through without my two-cents. For all the reccs you've put through for me, and made me cry, it's my turn.

I came into the DB, absolutely confused because I had never been on a platform like this before. I didn't know where to start, or what to do, or even how to go about starting to figure out what to do. You saw me struggling and helped without anyone asking you to, held my hand as I had questions about how things worked, and listened to my frustrations. You linked me to Wikis, pointed out what courses would suit me best, cheered me on as I did my very best to make you proud. Even though this was your job as PCON, I know you would have done it either way, because that's just you.

In my near year of being here, I have seen time and time again you shepherding the new joins into their spots and helping them find their voices. When it comes to events, especially the Godkiller event we ran last year, you spend tireless hours making sure everyone has a chance to make their ideas heard. You act as a soundboard, a reference, and a guiding hand in a way I don't think I've ever seen someone act before. When someone has an idea, you are there, to see how it can fit into the narrative, how it can benefit everyone.

It is so obvious you love the Brotherhood, and Arcona, with all of your damn heart. Arcona would not be what it is without you, without our Atty, without your characters or your ideas. Without your heart.

You helped guide me in my early days of leadership, too, even though it shouldn't have been left to you. You listened to my frustrations and confusion and you helped me manage them. You outlined what I needed to do with compassion and empathy, and made sure I knew where I was going as AED. I never would have even applied, or thought of applying, if it weren't for you. And that's just you-- an inspiration to everyone you meet. You help uplift every single member of the clan, pushing them gently to be the best they can be, to reach their full potential and realize their best selves.

I would not be where I am without you Atty, in my DB career or in real life. Unfortunately, I can't equate that to XP, but it should be noted none-the-less. We are first clan because you inspire us to be. When someone thinks of Arcona, I know they think of you. Our heart, the glue that holds us together.

Atty. Abbey. Vacmi. She-who-ships. You should get a million awards for your service to the clan, for everything you've done for us. I hope this suffices, even a bit. We are proud of you. We love you. Thank you for gracing us with your presence.

Your mini-me, signing off.

Professional Nildea Vidh, 2024-01-16 17:26:47 UTC

I remember Atty, sorry people ancient history incoming, as a wide eyed, eager to do stuff, new member. I sat on the Arcona roster and watched her create a place for herself within our club. I watched her take her first steps into leadership as Aedile of Galeres. I watched her take up the mantle of Consul, earn herself the right to add Arconae to her name. I watched as she never once stopped thinking or acting towards making the club, and every unit she was a part of, a better place. I also watched her earn herself medal after medal, mountains upon mountains of Clusters of Ice as she seemingly never put her pen down. So it doesn’t surprise me to be asked to write a recommendation for a Ruby Sceptre for this powerhouse of activity.

Atty is the person you go to, when you want to do something but need a soundboard to make sure you’re doing it right. When you need something proofread and time is short. When you just need a chat with someone about something, important or inane.

With regards to statistics, I’ll just say that in the year since her last award, she’s more than earned this sharp implementation.

Atty, I’m kinda honored to finally be able to be a part of awarding you something for everything you do. Enjoy this piece of red cutlery. Do keep in mind, it’s handwash only, if you put it into a dishwasher it will weaken and repeat offenses could shatter it entirely.

Supreme Chancellor Ood Bnar, 2024-01-16 17:29:36 UTC

For the last year, Atty continued to play an important role in the DJB Story Group, editing every club-wide fiction released in 2023, including six chapters of the Galactic Happenings series and four GJW XVI fictions, and brainstorming plot ideas. Her work included fixing typos, suggesting rewrites for improved flow and readability, and significant discussion of plot direction, representing hours of work. As PCON, she also stepped into her CON's shoes and helped plan, run, and grade the most recent Pro Bowl event.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2024-01-16 18:14:25 UTC

Ever since joining the Exarch staff, Atyiru has been the embodiment of the RP Society in the Brotherhood. Even before we had a formal name for it. But when the time came to really make a concentrated effort to get RP adopted across the Brotherhood, Atty was standing on the front lines, ready to lead the charge. Her patience and understanding when it comes to people's trepidation around trying RP is uniquely her. Her ability to empathetically understand, learn, and quite frankly remember people’s first, second and seventh characters defies my abilities even as the former person in charge of “knowing” all the DBs characters. She was one of the first members to hit Rank 12 in the You Can Certainly Try (DM) trophy, a testament to how many RPs she’s run for others. She has also been one of the first few members to hit rank 12 in the Players Gonna Play (Player) trophy. This is a culture we’re trying to demonstrate, and hopefully get others to replicate.

As I mentioned in her most recent promotion over the past year since joining staff, Atty has: helped digest the infrastructure for how we promote and organize RPs, assisted with crafting policy and documentation for it, generated ideas, and brainstormed ways to make RP a day-to-day activity. She reviewed the backend setup of the Envoy Corps, helped with the original manual process that was needed to process these requests, and helped troubleshoot the automation we eventually landed on to make sure it worked. This still involves reviewing manually and reading over RPs to check for authenticity from the participants.

Even since her last promotion 3 months ago, Atyiru has been an anchor in a sea of growing pains that come with launching a new activity for the Brotherhood. Her experience, knowledge, and presence have helped me and the team with shaping policies as we encounter new challenges to the system. An example of this is crafting the policy around "wait" times before an RP can be submitted and minimum word count qualification for sessions. This involved compromising with members who wrote very fast, and prevented unintentionally “spam” or “meta gaming” RP activity to keep it scoped to our expectations. Things like this come up as members try new things that we didn't plan for. Scoping policy quickly and effectively is critical, and Atty helps with this. She also proofreads the things I write, making them seem more legible.

Continuing as a member of staff, Atyiru has been diligent with reading through submitted RPs, verifying them against our policy, and approving or rejecting them in a timely manner so they process on the site. She has also been involved in making sure that new RPers feel heard, engaged with, and makes an effort to learn their characters or work with them. She has co-DM'd sessions to help other DMs be more comfortable with running RP, and continues to embody the RP community as one of its most active players and organizers.

She recently added the "Shame Corner" venue to the Envoy Corps world building efforts- a venue to promote cross-clan mingling and interactions.

We're delighted to have her on staff and to continue working with her on expanding the Envoy Corps. For her community efforts, and continued presence in the RP community, I’m proud to see her recognized for all the things she does that might not show up on the assessment tool as she is always going above and beyond.

Legend Wally, 2024-01-16 18:26:37 UTC