I have known Ric for what seems like forever. Way back to the House Dorimad Sol days in CSP. He has always been an active member of the club and a friend. Since his last medal, He has accrued 10493 medal XP by competing in 94 competitions and has earned a slew of Crescents. Additionally, without fanfare, he has been assisting me in running what was the official Dark Jedi Brotherhood Guild on The Old Republic as a guild officer. Each Tuesday for the last 7 months he has reviewed and set the Guild Conquest Invasion to an appropriate level. He is nearly always online to invite both Brotherhood members and anyone else who may want to join our guild. Additionally, he gives me regular feedback on running competitions for the Old Republic and helps me refine them based on the game mechanics and playstyles of the game as they change with patches. . While those that play the game might not realize it he does a lot for the benefit of the guild. It is truly a blessing to have him in Clan Vizsla and I am honored to award Ric his first Amethyst Kukri.

Vynn Salm, 2023-10-20 00:30:13 UTC

Shadow, our old Empress, has returned to spread her 'shadow' (pun intended) across the clan. We're so grateful that she's returned and has been engaging with the clan and competitions. This is another example of a lifetime of XP still resting in the coffers for Shadow and I'm pleased that since her return I can use it all up to provide this amazing purple stabby.

Especially with the fictional growth of what Kamjin did to Shadow's family and the clan...I hope she doesn't use it to stab me!

Master Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz, 2023-08-24 15:41:54 UTC

I once again find myself sitting down to write Nora a medal recommendation while realizing, again, that some people just break the system because they are so far off the chart of what a normal member is expected to be able to do. It's been three and a third months since her last medal literally zeroed out her earned medal XP, and in the time since she's earned herself 8,586 more from her site tracked activity. To harken back to her prior award: absolutely insane. How did she manage this you might ask? Well, she entered 88 total competitions and earned 80 crescents (that's a 68% placement rate): 4 Diamond, 25 Ruby (yowza!), 9 Amethyst, 11 Sapphire, 3 Emerald, 6 Topaz, and 2 Quartz crescents. Of those 88 competition entries, 33 of them were her 100% participation during the recent Brotherhood Pro Bowl. She took home 7 total top 3 finishes (2 first, 3 second, and 2 thirds) while earning 249 total points and scoring second place overall, part of Plagueis sweeping the medal stand for the event. More importantly, she worked with her fellow Quaestor and partner in crime to the second highest number of Pro Bowl participants and highest number of Pro Bowl entries during the event. We saw a 65.5% participation rate in Clan Plagueis, with an average number of entries per participant of 13.3. Without Nora's dedication and personalized outreach throughout the duration of the event, there is absolutely no way that we hit those sorts of numbers. She was more worried about tracking her House's entries via the site admin and using that to inform her outreach than she was about her own work, and she still managed to bully her way to second place overall. Usually when we see a member that is this active personally there is not a matching level of effort in the realm of leadership. But, as good as Nora is at generating her own activity, she is perhaps even better at helping keep her members engaged with the Brotherhood and fighting on behalf of one another. Her work to date has been exemplary, something I know I have said before and never tire of expressing. Plagueis would absolutely be a totally different place today without her tireless, and often unbelievable, level of effort. Never stop kicking ass, Nora!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2023-08-18 20:40:36 UTC

Tahiri is one of the tireless members of Clan Plagueis that is an absolutely dependable force while also being one of (as I describe it) relentless positivity. Her work in Plagueis has been impressive since she got here, and the last three plus months have been no different. She recently completed entries for 21 of 32 competitions during the Brotherhood Pro Bowl, earning one second and one third place competition placement for those entries. Additionally, her score of 133 points was good for 17th overall out of 111 participants. Go Tahiri!

Overally, since her last recognition she has entered 98 total competitions while earning crescents in 44 of them (at a 45% placement rate no less!): 1 Diamond, 4 Ruby, 7 Amethyst, 15 Sapphire, 9 Emerald, 5 Topaz, and 3 Quarts crescents. She has also earned 11 Clusters of Ice and a staggering 492 Clusters of Earth. Tahiri really does strain against the "casual" when it comes to the casual gaming queue! She has earned Additionally, Tahiri really steps up consistently as the di Plagia always should beyond simply being active. Tahiri is always there to help her clan mates in various ways, from being a supportive giver of advice or helping them find gaming matches so they can ensure they get their competition participation checked off. Tahiri is one of the many that help Plagueis maintain its outstanding level of participation across all events, and her clan summit wants to ensure that she knows just how valuable she is to the Ascendant Clan.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2023-08-18 19:25:32 UTC

Alaris is going to have to change their name to something with Amethyst in it if they keep going at this rate. They have maintained a level of activity that Clan Plagueis depends on, showing up as a force in each and every major event that we have had on the calendar. Our Ascending Confederacy house v house feud and clan feud vs Taldryan: How about going 14/17 on entries in both events while earning 12 top three competition placements? The Pro Bowl was a real tour de force for Alaris: 31 out of 32 competition entries, 7 top three competition placements (with an impressive 5 first place finishes), and an overall score of 249 points that was good for third place overall. All told, Alaris has entered 130 competitions since their last award while earning 72 crescents (a 55% placement rate) broken down as follows: 11 Diamond, 14 Ruby, 18 Amethyst, 15 Sapphire, 9 Emerald, 4 Topaz, and 1 Quartz. On the cluster front, Alaris has earned them all: 168 Clusters of Fire, 7 Clusters of Ice, 377 Clusters of Earth, and 12 Clusters of graphite. Alaris has also gone above and beyond, serving as a valuable advisor to the Clan summit as a Consul emeritus over the last year. Most recently, they really stepped up during the Pro Bowl to help guide other members, both on his team and on others, through the Alien Swarm game that was used in two events. Their contributions over the last year go beyond the numbers that show up in the assessment tool, and Plagueis would not be where we are today without their tireless contributions.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2023-08-18 18:41:59 UTC

Though he recently had to step down as Quaestor of House Wren Kanal was and still is a beacon of activity in Clan Vizsla. This can be seen from the 7263 medal XP he has accumulated since his last award. Aside from that he was busy in the behind-the-scenes running of not just House Wren but the clan as a whole working on various projects. Most notable is the creation of the Endura wiki page. Where he has always shined however is his helping with the clan story arcs. Whether developing the storyboard or the characters inside it Kanal is as talented an individual as I have seen at being able to give me far-reaching stories practically at the drop of the hat. A prime example of this was his Clan-wide event in March that finished up the World Between Worlds story arc we started in 2022.

Vynn Salm, 2023-07-13 23:54:27 UTC

Aleister is one of the old guard of Plagueis, continually making contributions to our clan at a steady pace. His work over the years lead to him having a large bank of experience points when our new system launched, but it also left him in a bit of a no man's land: Well beyond the level of a Sapphire Blade (one of which he already possessed), but still short of an Amethyst Kukri. Knowing that Aleister was always one to continue to make progress, I knew in my heart that he would reach that goal before too long.

Since his last award, he has entered 28 competitions while hosting another 24. The competitions he hosted were not simply one-offs, either. He has put together and run his Grand Prix puzzle events both last year and this year, a significant undertaking for one not in active leadership. It shows that he continues to go above and beyond! He also has 36 gaming activities and a total of 373 Clusters of Earth amassed as well, but yet again the numbers don't tell the whole story. He was a major driving force in organizing casual gaming across Plagueis during our recent Clan Feud vs Taldryan, setting up and organizing gaming events almost every day while the event was in progress. His efforts in that arena were very much responsible for Plagueis taking 14 of the 20 available top 10 placements across the two gaming competitions and seeing 23 total entries to those competitions. His work as an activity driver for his Clan has not gone unnoticed. But, even more importantly for this recommendation specifically, is the number 2,221. That represents how much experience Aliester has earned since February 1st when the XP system went live. That means Aleister has 9,218 experience worth of activities on his record that has not been accounted for with his medal recommendations in the past. His work as a leader of our Opress Battleteam, his activity over the years, probably even his efforts stretching back to his time in Clan Tarentum have all been under-recognized over the years, and I'm very pleased to be able to put him forward for this award for all of that work.

As such, for his work for the Brotherhood and its clans, both past and present, I recommend Aliester Mavros for his first Amethyst Kukri. His continuing efforts to support our organization while battling through difficulty warrants this recognition, overdue as some of it might be. Thank you for what you have done, sir. Clan Plagueis and its members thank you.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2023-07-05 17:48:21 UTC

Dr. Kadrol Hauen has reached the required 11533 Medal XP to earn their first Amethyst Kukri.

Dear Doctor Kadrol, it was with great pleasure that I received your latest artifact and correspondence. It's clear that you've puzzled through quite a few situations as of late and returned to your basic studies within the Shadow Academy. While your conclusions on this particular artifact, an Amethyst Kukri I believe you called it, were inspiring I confess that the Scholae Palatinae museum has no need for this type of bladed exhibit at this time.

As such, I return it to your possession and caring knowing that you will continue to strive to unlock more insights into it's mysterious origins.

In the interim of those studies I commend you for all you have sought to accomplish in your contributions to the Brotherhood as a whole.

• Director of Antiquities and Rarities Scholae Palatinae Cultural Museum

Master Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz, 2023-05-28 19:31:52 UTC

I don't know if there is anyone more active in this club than Zoron. This is like the third or fourth Sacramental award he has earned just on participation alone. Seriously he is the beast of Vizsla. Congrats on yet another Sacramental Zoron. Well earned.

Vynn Salm, 2023-05-27 20:06:34 UTC

Nobody is more deserving of recognition than Aura. Having held multiple positions over the year, such as SWTOR Tribune, Magistrate to the Grand Master, and currently Magistrate to the Seneschal and Proconsul, the amount of work she puts in and her drive to make the Club a welcoming home for its members bleeds into everything she does.

It's been a little over a year since I pulled her back out of retirement to reprise her role as Proconsul and has been dutifully aiding me in carrying out my vision for the Clan, contributing multiple ideas on fictional elements such as the Locus Vera Farm and Siji Sing Dipengini and how to incorporate and use them in our story arcs as well as where to take the Clan after each large event. She's run multiple roleplays, gaming sessions and hosted events such as the current Seven Pillars. She willingly devoted hundreds of hours both in running 25 Community Events and participating in an additional 27, pulling members out from the shadows, getting them active, and giving them the best DB experience she can. Aura is a welcoming and positive presence whose impact is felt by every member of Odan-Urr.

Since her last recognition, she has participated in 87 competitions, earning her 2 Crescents with Amethyst Stars, 14 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 6 Crescents with Emerald Stars, and 1 Crescent with Topaz Star. Her 110 gaming activities have netter 306 Clusters of Fire and 953 Clusters of Earth. She has also written a total of 9,601 words of fiction for 27 Clusters of Ice and her stick figures have earned her 20 Clusters of Graphite. Additionally, she has received 2 Seals of Loyalty and 16 Seals of Ascension for her efforts during the last Club-wide event in which she also was awarded 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Nova. Lastly, she ran 7 Competitions, Co-Ordganized 17, made 1 News Post, and posted 9 Comments.

Odan-Urr wouldn't be the same without her guidance, leadership, and love of community and friendship. Thank you, Aura for everything you've done for me, the Clan, and the Club as a whole. Congratulations on your Amethyst Kukri!

Revak K'Urr
Consul, Odan-Urr

Grand Inquisitor Lizuni Heraga, 2023-05-04 21:57:28 UTC