Firith...Firith is a GOOD man. He is a sounding board for me. A constant voice with me. As two old crusty military veterans we have a common bond that allows us to be very open and honest with each other and both of us can expect honest no nascence answers from each other. Firith is another pillar of the team. I do not think there are to many comps or projects he does not dive into. Every activity report Firith is usually at the top of them with all his activity and the amount of quality that he puts into each one. Amazing to have him on the team and MORE than worthy of this award. Thank you my friend and congratulations on this prestigious award.

What to say about Firith? He’s a workhorse and for that, I am more than happy to recommend him for a Grand Cross. His last recognition was just under 3 months ago and since then he has poured out a lot of activity, in fact, I am confident in that time period he is one of the most active members of the Clan which is certainly wonderful to see.

Most recent competitions include the MAA puzzles, Haiku events, monthly gaming events, Graphics and fiction events galore. May the 4th Event, New Ties Event with Tarentum, The Herald Tournament and so on! In fact, I have to stop here as he’s partaken in 83 competitions. I just couldn’t list them all.

Gaming wise Firith has taken part in 3 PvP matches and 2 PvE matches earning himself 19 CF’s and 35 CEs.

Fictionally he has achieved 14 CI’s, he's taken part in the ACC event The Harrowing for CNS, done 5 fiction activities totalling 1092 words and 5 RO posts with 5325 words.

Other achievements include 1 SA course passed, 19 Crescents (5 Topaz, 1 Emerald, 4 Sapphire, 6 Amethyst, 3 Diamond), 1 Seal of Loyalty and 32 Clusters of Graphite!

I am beyond proud to recommend Firith for this Grand Cross!

Well Done!

Miss Ash has been and is continually a pillar in shaping not only the Night Hawks but myself. She is always a solid team mate and member of the team. She has been instrumental in my own development as a writer, BTL and member of the team and clan. But you cant stop with me, she is that way with all of us on the Night Hawks. She is a force (no pun intended) to be reckoned with and I am honored to be on the same team with her. I whole heartedly recommend this award for her and many more.

Sometimes you have those who are flashy, sometimes you have those who are loud. You have your prolific gamers, those who positively bleed fiction, your graphics junkies, and the like. Then you have what I would term your "quieter" members. Those who take part in events offered, those who gently ask what help the Summit needs, those who continuously develop their characters even when not always straight in the spotlight. These are some of our more dedicated members, our work horses, our "old faithful" members.

Armad is one of these. That which Armad sets out to do, he does well. Actually, as I looked at his metrics, I am kind of amazed at how frankly humble Armad is given how much he has accomplished over these months. Despite the recognition he has gotten in the past for his work, he still keeps pushing on. And pushing. If nothing else, I believe that hard work deserves some recognition. I hope that Armad will accept this token from us all of our gratitude. Humbly, I join my voice in recommendation for Armad to receive this Sapphire Blade.

Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow

IT keeps getting better! Armad is such a great person. Always willing to help out whenever and wherever he can. I am so glad that it was a easy talk to get him to come over to the Hawks. He is another great addition to the team and you only want to have about five more of him on the team.

Another member you can continually count on and add to the prestige of the team. A accomplished writer and gamer/participant for the team and house. How could you not want to recommend him for such a great award. It is my honor to add to this recommendation. Thank you Sir!

I wish to recommend Armad for the Sapphire Blade. His work ethic over the last several months has been next to outstanding and from always jumping up to offer his help when projects are on the go to taking part in everything he can I have to say it truly leaves most in the dirt for activity. When I was Aedile under Tasha we were undertaking a Marka Ragnos wiki revamp and it’s truly thanks to Armad stepping up and getting involved that a dozen of our pages were gone over, edited and made up to date. An exact list of the pages updated at the time is sadly not to hand but he streamlined the majority of our unit and history pages bringing them up to scratch with the then current time frame.

Since Armad’s last merit he’s participated in 162 competitions, including every major clan and House event to date. Placing numerous times in both Clan, House and more often than not in club wide competitions. Earning a grand total of 53 Crescents (8 Emerald, 11 Sapphire, 20 Amethyst, 13 Ruby and 1 Diamond.) This figure means he places in ⅓ competitions he enters in giving him an extremely high turn around for wins to participation ratio. On top of this, he has been an avid gamer earning a total of 320 CEs and 139 CF’s from a total of 26 PvP matches and 5 PvE activities. As well as picking up a Dark Side Scroll and Seal of Loyalty for this service to Naga Sadow.

Fictionally Armad has been featured half a dozen times and his character development has been one I have enjoyed viewing. He himself has participated in 10 fiction activities tallying up a cool 30 Clusters of Ice, 7988 words and in run-ons cracked out 6 posts with a tally of 3445 words.

This award is a long time coming and though I cannot personally submit it I would like to thank Armad for his dedication and hard work and truly look forward to seeing what else he can pull out of the hat.

Well done!