Reiden Karr continues to be an absolute monster of a Magistrate. He lives and breathes his Magistrate duties, keeping up on the queue for sheets, often in under a minute of being submitted. He has an encyclopedic memory of the CS system nuances, and is very rapidly able to make good judgment calls on remands, or approvals. It is a very rare occurrence that I myself manage to get to a sheet before him, and especially so one that doesn't already have the “issue” for remand already posted in the thread on discord for discussion.

Since his last staff award, Reiden is responsible for some 487 sheet approvals for members. That is 35.19% of all sheet approvals in this time, and 66.26% of all manual approvals required. He is also responsible for a total of 77 different remands to members, helping them with issues, or improvements needed to be made.

He help goes beyond the sheet system on the site, as he is a constant presence in nearly all of the clan chatrooms on Discord. He quickly catches when people are talking about the CS system and is ready both with insightful answers and links to useful areas on the wiki to help the members with their issues. This is something I’ve had numerous members comment and specifically message me about how helpful it has been.

All in all Reiden takes his magistrate job very seriously, professionally, and with a gusto I’ve never seen matched from another member. Congrats Reiden, and thank you for being so good at what you do.

Lord Idris Adenn, 2023-08-23 18:36:52 UTC

TuQ'uan Varick di Plagia, otherwise known as "the Hat", has been a pillar of Clan Plagueis since his first arrival here. He has has been an absolute unit, both over the course of his career prior to the new XP system and for every second since. He's been a leader of note and a participant extraordinaire (don't stand between him and a Pro Bowl on that last one). The best point that can illustrate his prior value is this: 15,802. That is the amount of earned, lifetime medal experience TuQ was left with after he was awarded an Anteian Cross and Amethyst Kukuri when the XP system went live and I had some "automatic" medals to throw his way. The number that speaks to what he's done since? 9,465, the amount of medal XP he's added to his total since February when that Amethyst Kurkuri was awarded. See? Absolute unit.

Since his last award was issued, TuQ has entered 141 competitions and earned 1 Bronze Nova and 5 Diamond, 13 Ruby, 13 Amethyst, 14 Sapphire, 9 Emerald, 4 Topaz, and 2 Quartz crescents (a 43% placement rate). Clusters? He's got those, too, in the form of 33 Fire, 16 Ice, 221 Earth, and 8 Graphite. He recently successfully earned a Scroll of the Master for mentoring a newly joined apprentice to the rank of Knight. The Bronze Nova noted previously was for his absolute destruction of the recent Clan Vendetta against Taldryan, where he came in third overall and hit every event. He's been an excellent member, doing everything asked and then some. And then there's all the stuff he did to generate that 15,802 "left over" XP listed above during his time in service to the Ascendant Clan. 700+ lifetime competitions, 52,000+ words of fiction, leadership at literally every Clan level from Battleteam Leader to Proconsul, and 88 Vendetta seals to top it all off because TuQ is always Mr. Reliable come Vendetta season.

His work as a leader in our Clan, however, isn't something that always shows up on the stat sheet. He's all over it when it comes to his messaging where he's published all his reports on time and on target. He's directly engaged with his members on the sort of one on one level that is required in a modern Brotherhood where member attention is much more fractured. Many people say that their subordinate leaders do excellent work engaging their members, but few can back it up with the Data that TuQ can: During our recent Clan Feud, TuQ was able to get 13 of the 14 members then on his roster to submit entries during the event. Many would say that unit performance is more due to the members you happen to have and less about leadership, but I'd counter that a 92% participation rate isn't getting lucky and having active members. He works hard to cultivate a positive relationship between his members and himself, our Clan, and the Brotherhood as a whole. He is an excellent member of the Plagueian Summit, and our corner of the Brotherhood would not be the same without him.

In closing, while I feel it might be a bit dangerous to give him this red stone-bearing club, I think the risk to life and limb to the rest of us is outweighed by the requirement that TuQ be awarded this Ruby Scepter. Thank you for everything that you do, sir!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2023-06-08 23:15:27 UTC

Khryso Mallus is, by any stretch of the imagination, one of the most criminally under-recognized members of the Brotherhood I've seen. Much of that is, of course, because his work often flies under the radar to those that are not paying attention. He's not standing around in chat talking himself up, he's not working on shiny projects that create a lot of glitz and glamor. He is just one that simply stands up and does the grunt work that needs doing. The Brotherhood has a lot of nitty gritty jobs that just need doing, and Khryso is often the one that is the one doing them.

He has amassed a mountain of medal XP tracked via our system, working out to 21,900 total points. Much of that was amassed over his years of service, waiting to be spent once the XP system went live. The fact that he needed to be "caught up" in the form of a Dark and Steel Cross each was just a symbol of all that he had done, and all that he had not been recognized over the years for. He received those awards and still had over twenty thousand medal XP as yet unrecognized. He has participated in nearly 800 competitions and placed in just under 250 of them, many of those placements earned before Crescent eligibility was expanded. 93 Shadow Academy Courses, 16 degrees, over 86 thousand words of fiction, 214 Clusters of Ice, etc. The numbers just continue to be staggering. He's pulled in awards for his activity, sure But the fact that his work has been "rewarded" while still leaving him nearly 22 thousand medal XP unspent speaks to the absolute insanity that is his activity level.

Additionally, he has worked to do a lot of work that isn't tracked by his XP numbers. He has served our Clan in his leadership positions. Beyond that, though, he has been the driving force behind the Clan's wiki presence. He's crafted articles for locations, entire units, events, etc. Most importantly of late, he has been the one slogging through the various fiction updates across the Brotherhood for vendettas, events, etc. in order to ensure that said information is chronicled in the history of Clan Plagueis. Lore, or as Howie calls it "Krathy stuff", is all well and good as it goes by, but without that information being written down all it can ever be is a flash in the pan. The unit cannot have a cohesive history that evolves as it grows, as stories feed into the next. Since he was last recognized with a medal for his wiki updating, he has made edits to 40 individual Clan Plagueis related pages, including updates of 10,080 and 4,924‎ bytes to the‎ Falger Mining Company article, 1,525 bytes to the Clan Plagueis history article, and 1,309‎ bytes to the House Tyranus article among others. Khryso is even the one that is chasing me down to ask for more work to ensure that the Clan does not suffer with the lack of content recording, which is the mark of true dedication. Lore updates to the wiki are not something that gets noticed, that is until somebody goes to look for something and cannot find it. Only when the content isn't maintained does it get noticed. Essentially, this work is a symbol of Khryos's work for our Clan: nobody in particular is noticing because it just gets done.

In short, I want to make sure that Khryso knows this: We noticed. All the things that you have done for our Clan over the years have not been forgotten. Congratulations!

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2023-06-08 23:15:30 UTC

Ok, say it with me now: Nora is absolutely insane. How can I say such a thing, you might ask? Because 19,464. What is 19,464 you might ask? Well, it is the number of medal XP that Nora has earned since her last award on February 1st. See, when I saw that Nora had recently exceeded 23 thousand medal XP on her ledger, I assumed that she was similar to others that had large remaining XP balances: there must have been a large amount stacked up from before the XP system launched. Nope! Her "catch up" award was a Grand Cross award that left her with 4,071 XP remaining. In the time since, Nora has averaged just over 4,500 XP earned per month. I'll give you a second to recover from that, because I know that the idea of a member averaging nearly a Sapphire Blade per month just blew your minds. That's what Nora does, blows minds and breaks systems.

Since that last award in February, Nora has completed entries for 211 competitions and earned 1 Silver Nova along with 7 Diamond, 31 Ruby, 28 Amethyst, 35 Sapphire, 13 Emerald, 9 Topaz, and 1 Quartz crescents. That's a placement rate of 59%. She's earned herself clusters in the following varieties: 27 Fire, 54 Ice, 592 Earth, and 110 Graphite. She basically assimilated the entire Shadow Academy like a Borg drone while passing 49 courses to earn 13 degrees. She was 78 words shy of 10,000 words of fiction in that time (Yes, she was over nine thousand!). Basically, about everything the site tracks Nora did. In vast quantities. And just for good measure she finished first overall in our Ascending Confederacy House feud and second overall (and top in our Clan) in our Clan Feud against Taldryan while hitting 100% participation in both. If I hadn't spoken to Nora over Discord I might have suspected she was a bot coded by James to literally do all the things. She serves as an example to every member of Plagueis and the Brotherhood just what can be done if you put your mind to it.

Outside of her trackables, Nora has also given excellent service in the realm of leadership work. She has been a great leader of House Ventress, demonstrated by the 76% participation rate they managed during the recent Clan Feud. She has engaged her members via report (minus the one that fell during the Clan Feud as she was directed to focus on direct member engagement) as well as in one on one interactions. She mentored Bril Teg Arga, a newly joined member, to the rank of Knight (and said member has already made it to Equite one as well). Suffice it to say, within Plagueis she has been an invaluable asset to the leadership team. Nevermind the service she has given to the various office staffs within the Brotherhood as well.

Nora is a unique member within the Brotherhood, having done an amazing amount of work since she arrived. Plagueis has been vastly improved due to the work she has put in, both as a consumer of activity and a leader of the membership. Thank you for all that you have done for the Ascendant Clan.

Master Selika Roh di Plagia, 2023-06-08 23:15:33 UTC

Since his last award in February, Tali has earned 21,354 medal XP across his myriad activities in the Brotherhood. In these matter of months, he's participated in 17 competitions (21 if we includ the containers that go with them), placing in 10 of them at an astounding 58% placement rate. When a full third of these competitions were high-demand competitions like fiction and graphics, it shows that he puts his credits where his mouth is. More to the point, Tali has slammed out a whopping 12,883 words of fiction across just five fiction activities, earning 26 Clusters of Ice; and 3 Clusters of Graphite for his graphics work to round him out. Not just a competitor, Tali organized 3 competitions for House Qel-Droma in February shortly after his last awarding to continue their story.

That leads us into the part that the site can't track so well. Tali has been House Qel-Droma's Quaestor since 2019, and is still keeping the fire alive. With fiction updates that are more regular than my own, Tali's added around 2,100 words of fiction just for his House in the five months since his last award. He not only participated in the latest Clan event, but kept up consistent motivation among his members on Discord, throwing out links and helpful hints in the House and private Arcona chats throughout. This motivation also came through in his report for that event — one of many, and by far one of our most consistent report-writers to keep Qel-Droma informed.

On a more personal note — I've said it before in other recs, and I'll say again here — Tali is a pleasure to be around. His consistent presence, calm yet outgoing demeanor, and lead-from-the-front method makes him a prime leader in the seat. He can always be counted on for deliberate and constructive criticism as well which, when coupled with his fascination for our Clan military Possessions, makes him just as invaluable when wading through the units and their compositions.

So to Tali, thank you for all of your hard work, you wonderful lek-head. Keep it up. You do us proud.

Qyreia Arronen, 2023-06-07 18:38:27 UTC

Jafits, a long time supporter of the Clan and a extreme powerhouse in the gaming community, he never fails to impress us with the sheer number of clusters he puts up every week. That is why we are proud to announce that he has reached the 25,949 XP needed the attain his first Ruby Scepter!

Congratulations and thank you for your continued support of Odan-Urr!

Ambassador Revak K'Urr, 2023-04-29 04:53:31 UTC

Essik, a long time supporter of the Clan, Councillar of Urr, current QUA of the Guardian Corps and the poor guy who pulls his hair out chasing around and updating all the changes I make on the Clan wikis. An extreme powerhouse in the fiction community, he never fails to impress us with his cleverly crafted and detailed fiction updates, especially his newest endevor “Streets Painted Crimson”. He ‘s always able to put the members first, providing them a safe home free from judgemnt and has sworn to defend them at all costs. Essik is the hardest worker I’ve ever known and I am glad to have him on my Summit.

He has reached the 25,949 XP needed the attain his first Ruby Scepter!

Since his last recognition, Essik has participated in 39 competitions, earning 25 Crescents with Ruby Stars, 16 Crescents with Amethyst Stars, 3 Crescents with Sapphire Stars and 3 Clusters of Ice. Additionally, he’s posted 1151 words of fiction, 120 words in roleplay, earned 1 Shadow Academy Degree and made 2 News Posts with 1 news post comment.

Congratulations and thank you for your continued support of Odan-Urr!

Ambassador Revak K'Urr, 2023-04-29 04:51:34 UTC

Appius is currently 74 XP short of a Ruby Scepter. He's earned most of that XP in the 8 months since he picked up an AK, which is a very impressive amount of activity on top of having to run an entire clan. Appius is easily one of our most active members and leaders, participating in 124 comps, organizing 73, and writing just way, way too many words of fiction.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2023-04-09 00:44:59 UTC

A few months ago, XP was rolled out and there was much rejoicing. We made a lot of members whole because of the body of work they'd done over the years and the deficit of awards. People who had struggled to get a Grand Cross or a Sapphire Blade were handed these out en masse; and it was good.

Then the period of periodic reviews began and we looked at people and said 'they've done a lot, let's give them a few Grand Crosses' and again...it was good.

Then I looked at Reiden and I said; this is not good. There can be no truncation of his contributions. A half dozen Grand Crosses and Sapphire Blades would not be enough. It had to be a Ruby Scepter; and this was good.

The objective of rolling out XP was to ensure that we looked at the whole of a member's contributions to the organization. We've awarded Reiden over the quarters and we've spoken about what he's done at each time. Most reviewed character sheets or accepting new responsibilities. His status as puzzle master is legendary and few, nay near none, will beat him when he applies himself.

But, we haven't talked about the impact of who Reiden is and what he does. I would wager that nearly all members since Reiden has become Magistrate of the Voice have had their Character Sheets improved based upon Reiden's feedback. This would be good, but Reiden does better. He consults with people, offers suggestions, provides facts to help them create the character they want to play.

Reiden is like the living database for the club. He remembers story arcs for individuals characters from years ago. I know, personally, it's a joyous feeling when he recalls something I wrote years ago. Imagine how that makes newer members feel?

When you look at the requirements for this award it speaks of 'extreme dedication'. Who amongst us is more dedication to the members of this club than Reiden?

I have had a great privledge awarding Reiden over the last few years and I look forward to doing more. He'll be a Master in no time!

Master Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz,