Evant has been an exceptional Deputy Grand Master. In the 11 months since his promotion, he has run multiple major events, contributed to numerous projects, and helped to make the club a better place. As my second in command, he is constantly planning and developing projects for the club and assisting in all major decisions. He is one of the primary architects of our new Faction. More than anything, Evant has a passion for the Brotherhood universe unlike few members. His interest in developing and shaping the experiences of members was on display most recently when he ran GJW XIV to great success. A GJW is no easy task to run - let alone during a pandemic - but Evant did so extremely well. His tireless effort towards making the competition smooth for the membership was reflected in his regular updates and communication with Councilors, Consuls, and the membership.

For his exceptional effort these last 11 months, particularly in his exceptional organization and leadership during the Great Jedi War, I am pleased to award Evant a Ruby Scepter. Congratulations, Evant!

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2020-08-27 19:40:11 UTC

Idris has spent time as a member in Clan Vizsla and Battle Team Leader, a Magistrate and Praetor for the Herald office, and as Voice of the Brotherhood on the Dark Council during the time considered for this award. During which he has had his contributions felt to a newly formed Clan, the graphics office itself, and now to the fictional direction of the entire organization including a prologue and Great Jedi War itself.

As Voice, he has delivered on his promise to bring the DERP. Promoting the Telegram fictional community and members first and foremost, and maintaining a great staff to support him. He has continually driven changes to the CS system to make them more straightforward and easy to use solving issues along the way so that members can continue to portray the characters they want in our fictional world. As well as policy changes as necessary so everyone can enjoy their time using our systems. Then on top of that, he was instrumental in an event that formed a brand new Faction to take part in the Brotherhood wide fictional direction. Running 4 different fiction events during the latest Great Jedi War and personally overseeing the fiction being written to convey a story we’ve been working on for months that included representation from many different members.

For his efforts to constantly drive a better membership experience at every level he’s been in, and all his great work, I recommend a Ruby Scepter for Idris. Congratulations!

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2020-08-27 19:40:31 UTC

Aurora "Aura" Ta'var - Blade to most of us - has been the Consul of Clan Odan-Urr for the past 11 months, as well as working in service to the Grand Master as a Magistrate. She has participated in over 100 competitions over that time and written thousands of words of fiction. As Magistrate to the Grand Master, Blade helped with unit reports and provided valuable advice and suggestions on Clan positional structure.

As Consul, she has run standalone fiction, multiple part puzzle competitions, fun 7 part Halloween party events for the entire membership, a 6 part Clan event to celebrate life, an Event called Seven Pillars to advance the Clan’s fictional story, along with a range of standalone or multi-part competitions that keep the story going and engage the Clan’s members. Overall she has organized 60 competitions providing a wide range of activities for members of both the Brotherhood and her Clan. She has had incredible communication with her Clan, making them all aware of the roadmap ahead and events and accomplishments and DJB news. Maintaining the Clan summit and hiring people and keeping the community engaged.

For her amazing leadership of Clan Odan-Urr, and her work with the Grand Master, I recommend Aura a Ruby Scepter. Congratulations!

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2020-08-27 19:40:38 UTC

Ronovi has been the Consul of Plagueis for the past 11 months, as well as working as a member of the wiki staff. During that time she has participated in 87 competitions and written thousands of words of fiction.

To start she came in with a plan, and worked with the members of the Clan to shake things up and do some restructuring. Taking forward a full proposal to the GM/DGM and communicating the process until it was resolved and ready to implement. She also ran a 22 event Code:Dread competition following GJW XIII, that divided up teams and provided great opportunities to the Clan to engage and advance the story. She then helped run the 7 event long Halloween party event for the entire membership, along with a Clan focused 7 event competition as well. Then a 7 event Holiday themed competition for the entire membership. As the new year started, she ran a 16 event Clan feud with Vizsla, as well as a 10 event competition Brotherhood wide related to a plague and illness with a wide range of prompts for everyone. She communicates well as a leader, and promotes a great community for membership who are placed within her Clan with opportunities and a great story.

For her amazing leadership in Clan Plagueis, and her work to provide opportunities to members of the Brotherhood, I recommend Ronovi for a Ruby Scepter. Congratulations.

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2020-08-27 19:40:39 UTC

Declan Roark has been an exemplary Consul in Vizsla’s first year, leading the Clan to impressive showings in two Vendettas and numerous other events, including a Clan Feud. He has been a whirlwind of personal activity, while still contributing at the highest level to club-wide decisions and advisement. In short, the former Grand Master has been an instrumental leader in the Brotherhood’s last two years, and more than deserves this Ruby Scepter - his third.

Vizsla is a product of intense effort from Declan, where he put hundreds of hours into organizing and planning the unit and the proposal for its founding. Once established, Vizsla performed extremely well, taking high placements in both recent Great Jedi Wars and maintaining an enormously high participation ratio over >70% in the latest GJW. In line with his Clan’s motto, Declan leads by example, with 21 total competitions organized and 98 competitions participated in, including 11 total Novae and 4 Crescents since his last Sacramental. Declan engages in every activity the club has to offer, earning 1100 gaming clusters, 50+ Clusters of Graphite and 30+ Clusters of Ice.

And of course, the former Grand Master continues his high service to the Brotherhood with over 2 years on the Star Chamber and as a Professor in the Shadow Academy. His input is invaluable in helping us decide major decisions for the Brotherhood. He provides guidance and counsel to numerous Dark Councilors - past and present - and has done so since returning to life outside of the Dark Council.

Congratulations, Declan, and thank you for all your hard efforts in establishing Vizsla and continuing to make the Brotherhood a better place as an advisor .

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2020-08-27 19:40:42 UTC

Atty continues to be a massive powerhouse of activity and compassion for this club. From her diligent work on “TeamVoice” to encouraging members from around the club (be it Arcona, Fiction Chat, Art Chat) Atty is always there to double down on kindness and a “get shit done” attitude.

Since her well earned promotion nine months ago, Atty hasn’t slowed down at all. During this period Atty was responsible for personally handling 249 character sheet approvals (Just shy of 20% of all sheet approvals) and 84 remands. Her remands, of course, were always of the highest caliber: polite, professional, and massively informative for the members to correct errors on their sheets. This doesn’t include the fact she provides insight on every reviewed sheet that gets remanded even it is by myself, Qyreia, Orion, or TuQ. As I stepped into the role of Voice, it was Atty who (thankfully) provided patient training on the systems and feedback while I found my footing. From writing better remands to putting out more interesting competitions to having more informative reports, Atty was there.

Atty’s Praetor skills go well beyond being a worker bee on the sheet queue, although I know a lot of time she must feel that is what it is. She has been a critical voice in the policy changes that have come out these last few months, and I rely heavily on the fact she will never not speak her mind on things I’m looking at doing. Her insight has been very important in changes to species, skills, powers, and everything else that is still in works.

Her work extends into the DJB Story Group. She helped plan out components for the newest club faction, the Tenixir Revenants. She helped with the overall story both of their prelude event and everything that occurred in the war, including some very critical plot changes. With 72 member features to work into chapter three, she also took up the mantle to completely write two of the five-member scenes, as well as going back and growing the ones I took care of to add more of the characters’ heart and souls into the scenes they were featured in. This resulted in her writing just under 3000 words for chapter three in addition to proofing ALL of the war associated fictions prior to release.

As a member, Atty pulls no punches. She is always engaged. She has competed in 61 different competitions in the last several months. 20 of these were fictions generating just under 95,000 words. That is more words than Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. She also pumped out 7 posts in run-ons for just under 6,500 words and completed two ACC battles.

All of this competition activity has netted her 2 Gold Nova, 1 Silver Nova, 1 Bronze Nova, a whole bunch of crescents (including 4 diamonds and 7 rubies!), 228 Clusters of Ice, 50 Clusters of Graphite and 18 Seals of Visions.

To make a long story short, Atty is one hell of a member, leader, worker, and friend. Anyone involved in club fiction benefits from the fact she is around. And the club as a whole benefits from her always being a bright beacon of positive energy.

Idris Adenn
Voice of the Brotherhood

Lord Idris Adenn, 2020-08-13 05:33:46 UTC

Wow, Tahiri. Just…wow.

You are incredible. Your service to Plagueis is impeccable. Your participation is astounding. Your contributions to both the ACC and the Shadow Academy are worth cheering about. All around, you are the epitome of a stellar Dark Jedi Brotherhood member.

Tahiri has participated in a jaw-dropping 342 competitions since her last recognition and organized two of them as well, including doing all nine bins for the latest Great Jedi War. Just look at these shinies: Two Gold Novae. Nine Crescents with Ruby Stars. 27 Crescents with Amethyst Stars. 30 Crescents with Sapphire Stars. Five Crescents with Emerald Stars. 55 Clusters of Fire. 29 Clusters of Ice. 56 Clusters of Earth. 55 Clusters of Graphite. One Scroll of Indoctrination for recruiting her younger sister, Livia. Seven Scrolls of Foundation for grading ACC exams. Five Legions of the Scholar. Two Seals of Loyalty. Thirteen Seals of Discord. Not only has she gone all out in events, but she has also done phenomenally in the overwhelming majority of them. It’s quantity and quality, people.

But it doesn’t stop there. Tahiri served as both Aedile and Quaestor of House Ajunta Pall before its closure, and since then, she has served as Plagueis’s Rollmaster for six months. Not only does she have a welcome letter ready for every new member, but she goes out of her way to PM them, link them to guides and SA exams, set them up with a master if they’re interested, and check in if she doesn’t hear anything from them. Whenever she is on Telegram, she is positive, bubbly, and friendly. She spearheaded the contact campaign during the latest Great Jedi War, leading the way in reaching out to members to ensure that they felt good about their entries. Tahiri is an incredible adviser, mentor, and friend, and I trust her on a number of subjects as it pertains to the health and productivity of the clan.

I will admit, upon looking through the numbers, that even the MAA Office vocalized their awe at Tahiri’s productivity, hence why I am able to recommend this amazing lady a Ruby Scepter. As it states in the award’s description, “Ruby Scepter recipients have demonstrated their value to the whole Brotherhood through extreme dedication to one or more specific aspects of the organization.” Not only has Tahiri shown extreme dedication in multiple aspects of the club, but she has also shown extreme dedication to Plagueis. I am so grateful to have her around as a leader, and I can only hope she can serve for many more months, or even years, as well.

Tahiri, you should have been awarded long ago, and the fault is mine for letting your accomplishments slip through the cracks. Please accept my sincerest apologies for taking this long to recognize your efforts.

Congratulations, and thank you!

General Ronovi Tavisaen, 2020-08-03 02:47:54 UTC

It has been more than four years since Eminent Val Cole left the Dark Council, but in that time, he has found a myriad of ways to contribute to the Brotherhood. Over these last four years, he has been an integral part of the group of leaders advising two Grand Masters, and for much of his time since leaving the Council, he has been an active participant and, most recently, an accomplished leader at the Clan level. His varied contributions have left positive impacts on multiple Clans and the Councilors with which he has worked; it is rare that the combination of even temperament, experience, and leadership ability are all maintained even after a member has left the Dark Council, but Val is one such case.

Over the least few years, Val's activity and leadership have been impressive. Sarin describes Val's personal accolades in detail below, but it is worth noting that he is one of the few members that has completed all bins oin the last two Vendettas he took part in. This impressive achievement, along with multiple Novae earned, helped his Clans place in both of the last two Vendettas we have had. Later, as a founding member and Proconsul of Vizsla, he helped guide the unit to forming its first House, and when its Consul had his time reduced due to real life for a brief period, he stepped up and helped run our first Clan Feud in some time, marking him as one of the few non-Council members to run a Vendetta in recent memory. Sarin provides additional details on his noteworthy accomplishments as a member of Vizsla, below, that highlight Val's excellent activity. Val also contributed to the Shadow Academy and benefited the Brotherhood as a whole, first as a Professor handling gaming courses, and later as a Docent in the Shadow Academy with Leadership Hall responsibilities. In these capacities, Val managed courses and graded more than 50 exams with an under 9 hour average turnaround time.

But most of my personal interactions with Val over the last few years have been as an advisor, where he has excelled. First, as Magistrate to Pravus, and later, as my informal advisor, Val has been an essential contributor to many major decisions in the Brotherhood. Val has weighed in on various decisions ranging from the selection of new Consuls and Councilors to modification and additions to major changes to our systems from fiction to gaming. Val has his ear to the ground, and when he notes concerns he hears from members, he is quick to approach us respectfully. Val's reasoned perspective and objective evaluation has allowed us to address many member concerns rapidly. The kind of feedback Val provides is particularly useful due to his extensive experience on the Dark Council and across multiple Clans that gives him a unique perspective on member concerns.

In short, just as when he was a Dark Councilor, Val has been an exemplary member with a range of varied and important contributions to our club. And most recently, he has helped form a Clan, conducted a Feud, maintained a high level of activity and leadership, and been an instrumental advisor. These varied activities have helped make the Brotherhood a better place, not just for the members of the Clans he has served, but for all of us. As such, I congratulate Val Cole on his new Ruby Scepter!

Telaris "Mav" Cantor
Grand Master

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2020-04-19 21:15:22 UTC

Marick “Wally” Tyris has spent the seven months since his previous sacramental award tackling projects, handling day-to-day duties as a Dark Councilor, and planning a major event, and doing so with the exceptional dedication that has defined his career as Voice. In addition to his role overseeing such major projects and plots, he maintained staff and oversaw the fiction community that supported the development of member’s characters leading into and through the latest Great Jedi War. His impact on a number of member’s characters and experiences as part of the DJB was greatly felt, and he leaves the position of Voice and indeed the Brotherhood as a whole a better place than when he joined the Dark Council.

His most important contribution over the last seven months has been in the fictional development of our club. Perhaps most notably are his written works, as he has written 7 fiction updates since his last award, including an interlude, a chapter, and epilogue to Brotherhood Rising, as well as the prologue, chapter 1, chapter 2 and finale for the latest Great Jedi War. These fictions established a new faction, and opened and closed a Vendetta. The most noteworthy of course were his recent work on the Great Jedi War, and Wally’s final fiction incorporated dozens of members and covered every Clan, an enormous undertaking that wrapped up the War plot and created the perfect opportunity for future development, Brotherhood-wide.

Along with the fictions during the Vendetta, Wally helped organize a venue creation competition, two different multi-objective fictions in each phase, a miscellaneous competition as well as a combat writing event. He helped to develop the prompts, answer questions and grade during the conclusion and results. He also helped manage Severian Principate competitions for world-building and NPC creation and helped to build out the details of the faction and outline who this new potential ally was for members with organization charts and details.

After all the above, he helped to close out his time as Voice with administrative updates and housekeeping to help make sure the transitionto the next Voice was seamless.For all this great work on the Dark Council as Voice since his last award, we strongly recommend for Wally a Ruby Scepter. Congratulations Wally!

Telaris “Mav” Cantor Evant Taelyan

Telaris "Mav" Cantor, 2019-10-16 19:07:32 UTC

Bentre Kairn’tel Sadow has spent the past year in dual roles, as both the Wiki Tribune and Consul of Clan Naga Sadow. In these roles he has worked on projects supporting the entire brotherhood as well as the direct experience of members within his Clan. While participating in 131 competitions and leading from the front as a role model the entire time. As one of our Consuls, Bentre is consistently involved in major club-wide decisions. He is calm and collected and is always quick to provide us valuable feedback on his Clan.

As wiki tribune, he has kept the wiki up to date with CS and possessions related changes from the Voice and Regent offices, while updating navigation and other support to the vital wiki tool that is important for the storytelling the DJB community does having only 500 edits himself just this year.

As Consul of Naga Sadow, he ran Operation Antiquity along with Plagueis creating a great experience for members of his Clan along with another. Organizing or co-organizing 17 different competitions, as well as providing leadership and guidance during the last Great Jedi War where Clan Naga Sadow become Second Clan in a close finish and conclusion.

For all his contributions to the DJB over the past year in his leadership roles and as a member, I recommend a Ruby Scepter for Bentre. Congratulations.

Lord Evio Nezsa, 2019-09-23 03:41:50 UTC