Event History

Halc has accrued a great of site related XP since his last recognition, even from the Rogues (mostly). He's organized three competitions, participated in 115, somehow earned a Gold Nova, 3 Crescents, a little over a dozen Crescents, two Scrolls of Foundation, and a butt load of Seals.

Halc has served as Magistrate to the Master at Arms for many years. Since his last MAAly related recognizition a little under four years ago, he's continued to support our work of approving and denying competitions, non-site XP evaluations and discussions, and boatloads of manual editing of competitions.

The critical role of the MAA staff - and it is often unstated - the reality checks. Halc uses his knowlege from his almost 30 years of DB time to opine on policy choices and recommendations (as mentioned before). He's been a great sanity checker for when I am in fact being a jackass, and therefore need my jackassery corrected. Thanks Halcy.

On this, the final day of the Master at Arms office - I award Halc an Emerald Dagger for his service to the Brotherhood - and his constant support (stabbing and yelling) for all these years.

You may sleep now.

Howlader Taldrya, 2026-03-10 17:02:56 UTC

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu stands as one of the true pillars of Clan Naga Sadow. Not to forget his influence at Club level. After all we are talking about a former Grand Master, his name is widely known across the Club. His dedication and loyalty to both the Brotherhood and Clan are etched in our history! Throughout his remarkable career in the Brotherhood he has never once hesitated to shoulder the burden of leadership. First, I will get his personal accomplishments out of the way before highlighting this man's ability to lead and influence.

In this reporting snapshot he has Org/Co-Org'd a total of 82 comps and participated in 709 competitions along with 373 gaming activities, his activity alone speaks volumes. Yet his impact goes far beyond raw numbers. Lord Keibatsu has furthered his knowledge prowess by passing 34 Shadow Academy courses and earned 9 degrees. All the while amassing an extraordinary record of personal accolades, garnering 1 Silver Nova, 204 Clusters, an astonishing 7,808 Crescents, 1 Dark Scroll, 1 Seal of Loyalty, 16 Seals of Ascension, and 10 Seals of Transcendence. This is the résumé of a member who does not simply participate, he elevates everything around him. His efforts to strengthen our internal culture are especially evident in the nineteen roleplay sessions he has personally established and ran to advance our ongoing story arcs. More importantly, he actively recruits members to join these sessions, reinforcing the Clan’s esprit de corps and ensuring no one is left on the sidelines.

As Proconsul, Lord Keibatsu epitomizes what leadership within the Brotherhood and Clan Naga Sadow should look like. He consistently puts the needs of the Clan and its members before his own, going out of his way to help members resolve issues whether it be Club related or those R/L issues come about. His council is sound and sought after by our members. More times than not he has counseled our members through difficult situations, this I can personally attest to. He makes himself available to our members night and day always with positive optimism and reassurance.

He encourages members participation and brings honor to our name by just being that leader everyone feels comfortable with. On a personal note, I would be remiss not to acknowledge the profound influence he has had on me over the years. It would be easy and admittedly selfish to frame him solely as my mentor, but the truth is far greater! Lord Keibatsu brings that same level of guidance, patience and insight to every member of this Clan. His mastery and knowledge of the Force, Brotherhood history, lightsaber theory and construction is nothing short of extraordinary. Having said that, his true specialty is all things Naga Sadow. Those traits have guided our members in their career developments in such simple ways as helping devise character sheets and as detailed as guiding members to formulate a solid character background story for themselves.

Time and again, when we brainstorm story arcs, he has the rare ability to take even the wildest ideas (mostly from me) and weave them seamlessly into our Clan’s legacy. That rare quality guides us in producing cohesive and compelling narratives for the entire membership to enjoy. One standout example was our successful proposal to the Regent’s office to incorporate the Harrower-class dreadnaught into the Possessions system. Which was followed by his knowledge in guiding the narrative that firmly anchored the Harrower’s deep historical significance to Clan.

He is also tireless in pushing our members toward advancement, breaking down promotion paths and motivating participation. I have heard "I want everyone promoted!" more times that I can count. His influence is not confined to a single avenue of activity though, it consistently ignites member interest and plays to their individual strengths. One such example of his influence has been the ability to guide a few of our members with advancing their GMRG ranks. A goal he actively supported by organizing additional gaming matches specifically designed to help them achieve that very goal. He just has that natural gift for drawing quieter members back into the fold. Over the last few sessions of Parabellum his influence on CNS activity was a direct result of CNS's rise in participation rates bolstering members activity XP as well as garnering a credit bonus for the Clan.

Behind the scenes, Lord Keibatsu’s impact is just as formidable. He routinely works alongside me in the Brotherhood’s administrative systems. Meticulously combing through member records to identify who is due recognition, who needs guidance and where our attention is most urgently required. He invests significant personal time, often more than anyone realizes. Compiling data, tracking progress and prioritizing the needs of our membership with quiet precision. This is not glamorous work, but it is absolutely vital and Lord Keibatsu approaches it with the same diligence and care that defines his leadership in every other arena. His efforts ensure that our members are not overlooked and that Clan Naga Sadow remains proactive and fully engaged with the development of its members.

Let us not forget his time within the Brotherhood's Star Chamber. Since his appointment to the Star Chamber in July 2022, Lord Keibatsu has further demonstrated the depth of his leadership and the trust the Brotherhood places in his judgment. Star Chamber business is all secret squirrel stuff to me, but I do know that serving on this board is no small responsibility. It requires clear strategic vision, measured counsel and an unwavering commitment to the long-term health of the Club. His presence on the Star Chamber reflects not only his experience, but the confidence the Brotherhood has in his steady hand and sound counsel.

Simply put, Lord Keibatsu is a rock solid leader. He is not just our PCon, he is a trusted sounding board for the entire Clan and I am proud to call him a friend. His focus is always unwaveringly on what is best for the Clan. I have absolute confidence in his ability to carry the Clan forward at a moment’s notice. It is therefore my distinct honor and privilege to recommend and award Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu with this Sacramental award. For all that you have done for this Clan and its members, you are truly deserving of this prestigious recognition. Congratulations Sir and thank you!!

Adept DarkHawk Sadow, 2026-03-02 18:54:06 UTC

Since his last medal back in 2022, Xantros has done a literal ton of stuff.

He's amassed 220 organized comps, 26,000 words of written fiction, 11 Society ranks, an impressive 137 Crescents from every end of the rainbow, 66 Clusters of Ice, 355 Clusters of Graphite, 5 Scrolls of Foundation, and 14 Seals of Transcendence. HE hasn't been with us in COU for very long, but he's already showing that this momentum that has earned him an extreme amount of xp while he was still a Rogue isn't going to slow down at all.

This member has achieved much and it's my honor to grant him his first Emerald Dagger. Congrats, Xantros. Well earned and I'll see you in the next one.

Mihoshi Keibatsu, 2026-01-26 16:57:00 UTC

Over the last two years, DarkHawk has remained his usual stellar and dependable self, serving as Naga Sadow’s Consul. One of the hardest and most important positions in the club, he continues to lead CNS with a kind and caring determination.

DarkHawk is first and foremost a champion for his members, a beacon of positivity and celebration for everything anyone in his clan accomplishes. Moreso than another Consul I’ve seen, DH regularly makes sure his people’s successes (be them medals, promotions, or society advancements) get highlighted and cheered on. His efforts to celebrate his members is an inspiration, be it regular messages on Discord or the frequent emails to the entire clan. Not once in my time working with him have I seen him be anything but kind, courteous, and willing to dive in headfirst at whatever he is pointed towards.

That willingness to get things done can be clearly seen by his efforts in Pro Bowl VIII and Pro Bowl IX. The Pro Bowl has grown into a massive club-wide event, and DarkHawk not only pushes his own members to compete but his help in leading these last two were vital in the great success we saw in activity from throughout the club. Coordinating and working with the leaders in all seven clans is no easy task, but DarkHawk was able to handle it, along with overseeing six different competitions for Pro Bowl VIII and seven for Pro Bowl IX. Coordinating and dealing with the leaders of seven clans is no easy thing, and DarkHawk has been willing to be in the thick of it twice now.

But it isn’t just the big events he shows up for; he has organized 62 competitions over the last two years, including a wonderful club-wide sketching comp series and the very regular ‘Order of the Blackguard’ competitions for CNS. These competitions, featuring a complex management of seeing all CNS member activity across the month, not only promote activity in all of the club’s pillars, but also help bring CNS members into a fictional place of power, serving as the clan’s Blackguard for the month. This also comes with writing five of the recent CNS clan-wide fictional updates, and working in their clan story RPs.

DarkHawk also doesn't just sit around as a leader; he leads by example. Over the last two years, he has managed to churn out participation in an incredible 320 non-container competitions, with a wide spread between fiction, gaming, art, timed, and miscellaneous type competitions. This also comes with a health 138 gaming activities, all of which have netted over 2 million credits for CNS.

This example pays off. Over the last three cycles of Parabellum, Clan Naga Sadow has shown up to bring home the bacon. Cycle 1 saw 11 CNSers participate, while Cycle 2 and 3 saw 13 each leaving CNS in a very healthy spot in comparison to all the other clans. CNS’s percentage of roster participation has grown each time, topping out at 50% in the last cycle. DarkHawk himself shows up the top ten for pillars 6 times, and twice in the top 3!

The day in and out of Consul life can be difficult, yet DarkHawk continues to show up for his members. Reliable and consistent, his Consul duties, along with his efforts on the HM staff, and as a general member, remain impressive and should be celebrated, just as he does for everyone else’s accomplishments.

Congrats DH!

Lord Idris Adenn, 2026-01-22 22:27:51 UTC

It's both an incredible delight and honour to make this recommendation today. In a clan that is home to a variety of notable members for the club, some are former councillors or GMs while others are activity superstars, amongst these legendary figures stands Valhavoc - a pillar of our clan, our gaming community, and the club as a whole.

Since last being awarded two years ago, Valhavoc has organized 59 competitions, co-organized 6 competitions, and participated in another 288 competitions. This has earned him 105 Crescents (13 Diamond, 14 Ruby, 26 Amethyst, 21 Sapphire, 23 Emerald, 6 Topaz, & 2 Quartz). Additionally he has earned 6170 Clusters of Fire, 4 Cluster of Ice, 83 Clusters of Graphite, and 1 Seal of Loyalty. Further to these impressive metrics, Valhavoc has completed 219 gaming activities, completed 4 fiction activities while writing 1165 words of fiction and 613 words for RP sessions. Valhavoc has also completed 12 courses and 5 degree in the Shadow Academy and he has also achieved 8 society rank-ups (3 Aurora College, 3 Shroud Syndicate, and 2 Envoy Corps). This level of activity has obtained 1,708,940 credits for Vizsla while Valhavoc has amassed 47,685 MXP through these activities.

However, Valhavoc has also contributed significantly to Vizsla’s leadership, our gaming community, and in turn our club as a whole and has earned the additional 10,700 non-site MXP needed for a Emerald Dagger (58,385). While I will detail his clan and Quaestor contributions, supported by Dracaryis’ details from before my time as Consul, Donny has also been included to provide details on Valhavoc’s contributions to the Fist office and our gaming community.

To start, Valhavoc has served in the Vizsla summit first as M:CON for 1 month and then continuing as Quaestor of Deathwatch for another 8 months. Through these roles, Valhavoc was responsible for contributing monthly Bounty Board competitions that would reflect the membership of Deathwatch, he was also responsible for promoting clan-wide competitions and inter-unit events and did so regularly in our clan warchat channel and while also providing instruction or guidance when members needed it. Valhavoc was also responsible for hosting social events for the membership which he typically did at least once a month in the form of impromptu gaming nights on the start of Gorefest. These gaming nights regularly placed Vizsla in the top 3 for Gorefest, even if Valhavoc himself did not, reflecting leadership that encouraged participation in others. Of note, November’s Gorefest was the most standout moment that saw as many as 14 members filling the Vizsla voice chat at one time while playing 3 different platforms and amassing hundreds of clusters of fire in a single night, all due to Valhavoc’s gaming night and encouragement. Aside from these regular duties, Valhavoc was also responsible as Quaestor for regularly completing membership evaluations, assisting the Clan summit in planning the clan’s direction, while also reaching out to members in a one-on-one manner to cultivate activity and community.

While all of these regular Quaestor/MCON duties are notable in themself, I would be remiss to not also mention that these duties were performed during a time of great hardship for the clan after losing Sarin. In a time of great turmoil, Valhavoc stepped in to provide stability for the clan and assist Drac & Mako with keeping the clan going. His stability was also required again in the fall when he initially planned to step down but the clan had needs as Drac unexpectedly needed to step down. Thankfully, Valhavoc remained as Quaestor to provide stability and support to the new clan summit and I, personally, cannot thank him enough for that.

Furthermore, Valhavouc also was responsible for other contributions to the clan. He’s been directly involved in reviewing and providing feedback on the coming Blackheart Table, a fictional role for our ad Vizsla group. Val has also provided proofing and feedback on several Vizsla admin documents such our summit awarding guide and our roles and responsibilities doc as Vizsla continues to modernize its summit documents. Most notably, Valhavoc was solely responsible for the creation, design, and testing of Vizsla’s battlepass system which we now call the Vizsla Bounty Tracker starting with an initial proposal of 1320 words that was adapted into a measurable design, then testing that design over several months in the summer and fall to provide proof of concept which resulted in the polished system introduced to the clan this month. After roughly 6 months of work, going forward, this system will be used to award the clan relics for use through its merit based design, all thanks to Valhavoc.

To supplement Donny’s recommendation, I’d also like to include Valhavoc’s contributions to the gaming community that I’ve witnessed. As the primary promoter of Diablo 3 and Diablo 4, not only has Val been a constant content creator for the community in the form of competitions but Val has also been a mentor and assisted members in learning about the games and fine-tuning their gear. I’ve observed many discussion in both vizsla and gaming channels assisting others in bettering themselves in these games and this has had the effect of continuing the club’s activities in these games. Most importantly, Valhavoc was also involved in testing play times for Diablo 4 by completing several runs in Torment 4 per build and timing his efforts. Through this he was able to provide responsible balancing suggestions to how the club awards runs in Diablo’s undercity, pits, infernal hordes and nightmare dungeons.

For these contributions, Valhavoc has the clan's thanks and we wish to recognize those contributions through today's Emerald Dagger.

Raiju, 2025-12-31 19:01:24 UTC

Dracaryis is a terrific example of what it means to be a leader. He does not go looking for it, but often finds himself firmly seated within its confines. That was what led to his most recent stint as Consul of Clan Vizsla. Taking on the unenviable task of keeping the clan running in the wake of a tragic loss, Drac did everything that could be expected of him.

In total, since his last recognition, Dracaryis has held multiple positions including a year as an Appeals Panelist, 3 months as Praetor to the Fist, 6 months as Consul, and is currently 6 months into his current term as Right Hand of Justice. In this capacity, Drac has led by example. He organized 35 competitions, while simultaneously participating in 117 competitions. All the while he kept his clan informed with frequent updates in the form of 3 Consul Reports, 2 Supplemental Reports, and open communications regarding hirings and title holders.

On the leadership side of things, Dracaryis has been an active voice in leadership channels and discussions pertaining to his clan and the club at large. A quick search in my inbox shows his name as a constant presence, looking at the state of gaming in the club (something Vizsla is known for) as well as strongly representing the Chamber. His input is always counted on and welcomed. He views himself with a clear lens, knowing before anyone else that his time was up when it came to being Consul and knowing when enough was enough. He is able to hold himself accountable while also caring about the continued legacy of his clan.

On paper, he is an example of doing everything right. The Vizsla summit under Drac is a constant source of activities and attempted engagement with their clan. The spark is being constantly tended to and opportunity is always there for our members to engage with. He empowers his leaders to engage with the clan in a healthy way and is a constant presence in the Cluster mines himself.

I can think of plenty of ways to thank Dracaryis for giving me, in particular, piece of mind when it came to Vizsla's leadership, and this is just one of them. I'm happy to submit for this award, though digital thanks is only the beginning of what I wish for you.

Congratulations, and thank you.

Darth Renatus, 2025-08-29 20:08:46 UTC

Since his last medal, Mako served six months as Vizsla Proconsul during one of the most difficult periods in the clan's--and the club's--history. When he took the job he couldn't have known that he'd called upon to steer Vizsla through the death of its founder and Consul, but he rose to the challenge and helped his clanmates navigate tragedy. I will always be grateful to Mako for his dedication and his steady hand.

Lord Dacien Victae, 2025-07-27 14:16:17 UTC

In the last seven months, Bale has made an impact on the club that few Heralds achieve in their entire terms. The work of the Herald's Office is, by its nature, highly visible, but the amount of planning, coordination, and effort that it takes to create all of the awesome armor, weapons, warbanners, report headers, and other graphics all happens behind the scenes. For Bale's part, he made 1 robe, 2 weapons, 1 warbanner, 4 accessories, 3 possessions icons, and 6 header graphics on top of reviewing and advising his staff on their own work. He created a new pointed/flat blade effect for lightsabers and designed a new image for the Letter of Reprimand (yay?), but the truly impressive work came in a flurry of activity over the last two or three months:

He designed our brand new 30th Anniversary logo from the ground up, using the old logo as inspiration but working through dozens of drastically different potential designs to land on the modern reimagining we launched recently. On top of all of the work that went on just to get to the point where we had selected the design of the new logo, Bale also spearheaded the identification of all of the uses of the old logo on the site and created dozens of variations of the new logo to replace it--the site header, news banners and report graphics, trophies and possessions, our Discord logo, emoji, and banner, all over the Wiki, and in our site-generated emails to name a few of the more significant.

Once the logo was out the door, he didn't just sit idle. He worked with James to redesign our site-generated email template to be more sleek and modern and to incorporate a very cool new banner prominently displaying the logo, and he worked with his incredible Praetor Alaisy to track down errors in the massive warbanner template .psd file, add new features, and redesign portions of it for better compatibility with the graphics software used by several members of the staff.

Finally, he's been a huge help on the DC in discussions relating to Seasonal planning, the recent XP changes, and the upcoming GMRG battle pass system. In short, he's one of a kind--there's a reason it took us 20 years to replace the logo that he originally designed after the Exodus--and I'm glad he's here. Congrats, Beard, and thanks!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2025-02-12 13:54:36 UTC

Rhylance has been absurdly active in competitions since his last medal, competing in 374 and winning 159 Diamond Crescents and 72 Ruby plus dozens of other crescents. He's also earned an impressive 158 Clusters of Graphite. He's been active in the ACC as both a participant and as a judge, and took part in seven RP sessions. Congrats!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2025-02-12 13:29:46 UTC

Since receiving his last medal as Tal Consul in April, Teebu organized an impressive 47 comps, including the multi-phase Sins of an Empire event, participated in 124, wrote over 30k words of fiction--mostly official Clan fictions for Sins of an Empire--and RP, and earned dozens of crescents and clusters. He also helped the other Consuls organize the very successful Pro Bowl VIII, with 120 participants from across the DB. In addition, Teebu maintained a major Discord presence as CON and has constantly looked for ways to improve the club as a whole.

He took up the job of CON under very difficult circumstances and was able to maintain the momentum that Appius had built for Tal. By the end of his term, Tal had a solid roster of reliably active members, in no small part due to Teebu's enthusiasm and encouragement.

Congratulations, Teebu!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2025-01-29 13:55:34 UTC