Kam's a pretty cool guy, but don't tell him I said that.

Alethia Archenksova
Headmistress

Kamjin, who I can say with certainty is not a Hutt, is a leader that cares entirely too much about the members of this club. Every interaction I've had with him as my Hand and now as the Justicar in my wake has focused on bringing about the best outcome for the members of our club. How can they best be protected? How can we foster their joy?

I'll tell you. By recognizing Kamjin's efforts and continuing to empower him on his path. Thanks, Kam!

Oh, wait, this wasn't a rec for Jinkam?

Iddy! Buddy, pal, friendo. It's so good to be acknowledging the fact that you are one crazy—ahem. Listen, there's not a lot of people that can say they wrote an entire GJW plot while becoming more machine than man. But here you are...being that guy. I can't say how much I've appreciated your efforts in the Story Group and as Voice. Even more so, your efforts to craft an accessible and user-friendly ACC experience with hereto unheard of turn-around times.

Idris is one of the people I can always count on to be diving head first into discussions and debates amongst Councilors and he really enjoys what he creates for the member experience. Beyond that, it's nice to have someone equally excited about incredibly stupid ideas that then get polished into something worth doing. That's just the kind of guy Idris is. He's survived years of Evantbabble to become the epitome of "rolling with it" when it comes to ideas, direction, and transforming the shortest possible notes and plans into wonderful fictions that showcase our Factions and members.

Thank you Idris. Survive, and congratulations.

Eleceos, also known by his aloof Chiss doctor's name Rhylance or just Rhy, has been hard at work since his last award back in February. So get ready for some stats mixed with blind Miraluka jokes and blue doctor cracks.

Since that last award of his, our resident blind bowman (whoever let him have that thing needs to get their head examined) participated in 227 competitions (bumped to 257 if we count ze containers and brackets) and organized an additional 27. Of those, he placed in 170, an impressive 66% placement rate. Seems the science Chiss found the formula to all those puzzles he was churning through. His next biggest activity though is fiction, cranking out shy of sixteen thousand words (specifically 15,831 words) across 4 fictions, 9 participant roleplays, and 3 roleplays as the DM, earning him 32 Clusters of Ice. He's also an avid gamer, collecting 234 Clusters of Earth from a whole bunch of Cards Against Humanity, where we can only assume he channels his inner Rhylance and associated questionable ethics. Because it's the ones that are karked in the head that win that game. Eleceos also found quite the niche in the art world between at the art comps he participates in (earning 66 Clusters of Graphite) in addition to the stuff that he simply does for fun. Though we don't know how he sees any of it through his blindfold. Hell, he's even managed with this busy schedule to pass 3 courses and knock off a Shadow Academy degree in the process.

Now his bosses will touch on the particular deets, but just for moar numbers purposes, it's worth mention that Rhy's also kept busy as Magistrate to both the Headmaster's and Fist offices, grading exams for the former and running games for the latter. His work for the Headmaster has specifically earned him 3 Scrolls of Foundation in addition to his course creation and curation work (more on that from our resident HM). But with all this said, it stands to reason that Eleceos hasn't been blind to the goings on in Arcona and the club. He's been tap-tapping away in Discord on the regular, conversing and sharing art in equal measure when he's not busy competing or magistrating (which my holonet says isn't a word, but he's the science Chiss, not the spelling Chiss; he won't even notice).

But truly, Rhy has continued to remain ever-present in the Brotherhood and Arcona since stepping down from his Consul spot rather than going into full retirement mode. And that's something we notice, appreciate, and couldn't do without. So while I've injected mostly just numbers for our doctor, hopefully it won't make him blue-da-ba-dee. Congrats Rhy! Thank you for everything and keep up the awesomeness.

Qyreia Arronen
Consul, Clan Arcona

Ele, Rhy, or whatever he may go by, is one of the constants of our community, always participating, reaching for new goals and new numbers, and always happy to help and mentor his fellow members, including his current apprentice. He's quick to offer an ear or hug, enjoys developing fictional assets, running competitions, coming up with personal benchmarks and cheering others on to their own goals in Societies and Rankings, and he's always sharing, as Q mentions, not only his art skills but his time. He'll offer to make character images or Possessions portraits for other members at the drop of a hat, and has done several full color pieces for his clan mates and brethren out of kindness alone, including Sagitta's ship most recently. It's hard to say if there's a day that goes by where he doesn't do something, even if we'd hope he gets some rest.

I know it won't be long before you're attaining new heights, cousin, so until then, know we appreciate and see all you do, and that you are worth beyond measure. Enjoy this emerald stabby.

Proconsul, Clan Arcona

Rian has been a great mentor and leader to myself and my fellow Herald staff during his time as our Herald. Whenever I need advice or assistance in completing a project, he is continuously providing his input as well as offering better ways and resources. His advice is always offered with patience and understanding as he will even create a whole file just to show what he is trying to describe.

Rian is simply just being a leader for the team in the best ways possible and serving on the staff has been a joy and pleasure.

Thank you for being our Herald.

Jael Chi'ra

I can't say enough about how incredible Arch's work has been on the RP system. Nothing in the DJB goes smoothly, even the simplest of asks is met with a wide range of opinions that can frustrate and derail many things. However, his ability as a leader to see the big picture, put members first, and guide everything he does without loosing sight of that vision is incredible to work alongside. I don't know what RP will look like a few years from now as it continues to grow within the community, but I know that it has its best chance as long as its got Arch at the helm guiding it. Congratulations.

The feathered one has stepped up to handle quite the mountain of work: Find a way to get RPs functional and sustainable in this club. Be it dealing with a CS system designed to avoid things like dice roles, overseeing our completely new platform on Discord, or even dealing with the million ways one could run an RP session (dice or no dice, DM or no DM), Arch has taken it all in stride.

While it has been a hard fight to get some of our more stubborn members to recognize the value of the RP system, Arch has never let it get in the way of trying to provide a kick-ass member experience. He is always quick to answer questions and to help members set up sessions. He has helped solidify the RP system as a fun way for members to interact in character in ways they never have before. Its even gotten several of us on the DC into it which is no small feat.

The path to the endgame RP systems is long, and yes there is still a lot of work ahead of him, but I know Arch will carry it across the finish line and in the process give us a lasting activity to better the club.

Congrats Arch and thank you for your continued efforts!

How is Arch not in therapy? Even with doing Right Hand of Justice, Left Hand of Justice, Magistrate to the Regent, Exarch, holding tight to a third spot in the Scimitar of Lord Hoth leaderboard and taking home a Crescent in every competition he submits, Arch still checks in to see if Odan-Urr needs his assistance and is willing to apply for any Clan position available. This guy is a special breed, and without him it would take a dozen members to fill his shoes. His Exarch work alone is a big undertaking but has added so much to the Club and has provided a way for us to pull in and retain new members with the shiny new roleplay system. It’s been a huge success and as it evolves, so will the DB.

Since his last recognition, he has participated in 129 competitions, earning himself 8 Crescents with Diamond Stars, 33 Crescents with Ruby Stars, 36 Crescents with Amethyst Stars, 17 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 6 Crescents with Emerald Stars, and 5 Crescents with Topaz Stars. For his fiction activities, he’s earned 35 Clusters of Ice for 14,529 words of fiction. His gaming efforts earned him 7 Clusters of Fire and 1 Cluster of Earth. For his graphics activities, he’s earned 46 Clusters of Graphite. Additionally, he’s earned 1 Seal of Loyalty, passed 4 courses and earned 3 degrees in the Shadow Academy.

During GJW XV, Arch took home the most points with full bin participation, 2 Gold Nova, 1 Silver Nova and 13 Seals of Ascension.

Thank you Arch for everything you do for the Clan, the Club and for each and every member. We cannot thank you enough!

Revak K’Urr Consul, Odan-Urr

Arch has gone right into the deep-end (maybe unknowingly, who knows) on the concept of "One Brotherhood", something The Council has been pushing for since before our community's move to Discord. He has opened staff positions specifically not for just project work (because that will always be a thing with anything new in the works), but for community reps and members who are willing not just to run things for their own clan but for other clans and multiple clans in an attempt to strengthen the roleplaying community and more importantly - get more people involved in this exciting and fun activity. This move towards staffers being more "community managers" and game masters is something that I wholly support, and look forward to seeing where it goes.

Mr Birb takes all criticism in stride, whether positive or negative, working hard in his role to try and produce something that the Grand Master is going to approve at the end of the day, but is still the best version of the product for the most members possible. Any type of roleplay - diceless, "guided sessions" under a game master, freeform, and dice-using sessions - are all welcome and encouraged, basically whatever way you'd like to roleplay, maximizing the flexibility for every member.

The Exarch has in his time in the job: formulated various guides for the membership, written and posted pretty frequent reports as far as Tribunes go to keep the membership updated on the progress, and is consistently working on new proposals for the roleplaying community as a whole and the idea of a "roleplaying society" regardless of whatever pushback he may receive. Tqhe man spends a lot of time reviewing roleplay logs for Cluster of Ice awarding, and is always around to help anyone in whatever they may need when it comes to our Discord's roleplay section. He continues to astound me with his dedication to The Brotherhood as a whole.

Although I only just recently hired Arch (after encouraging him to apply, which he was ironically reluctant to do) he's already hit the ground running while making time for Exarch things. The birb since joining the staff has already contributed almost ten proposed item prototypes to our next booster release, combing through both Dr. Aphra and High Republic content to propose new items and expand our offerings beyond just those for dark side-aligned members as the Regent Staff moves to be more inclusive for characters from all walks of life.

In addition, I specifically brought Arch on for his expertise as a former Combat Master (and to make things a little easier on both of us when and if there are eventually proposed freebies on the possessions side for roleplaying), and he's working alongside myself on a new proposal to make better use of a very specific loadout slot that we both feel is criminally underutilized.

With all of this in mind, and knowing that one award won't stop Arch from doing Arch things, I'm estatic to be a part of this recommendation. Congrats on the stabbity man, and thanks for all the hard work you do for this community.

Bentre has been an amazing Consul and Wiki Tribune throughout the years. He has always strived to do the best that he can for the community and to Naga Sadow. He has had quite a few nights where he stays up just to make sure things get done and has always communicated things to his Summit. I think two of his greatest accomplishments were to see him not only once, but twice bring Naga Sadow to second clan in two Great Jedi Wars.

He also is a thinker, problem solver, creator and will listen to others. If something needed done in a timely manner, Bentre always did his best to get whatever needed out quickly. I am honored to give my recommendation for this award. Bentre, you definately deserve this for everything you have done for the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. Congratulations, drinks are on you today! ~Tasha'Vel Versea

Thinking back to previous Consuls I've been in Naga Sadow under, Bentre stands one of the best all round Clan leaders amongst them. He leads by example, and his personal activity is massively impressive. Since his last promotion slightly less than a year ago he has organised a hundred competitions, taken part in more than twice that number, graded over ninety courses, earned around a hundred crescents and six thousand clusters. He does this alongside usually holding three or four different positions concurrently, including Consul, Tribune, Professor and Magistrate and Praetor. His tireless enthusiasm for Brotherhood activity is astounding and sets a great example to others.

He is also a friendly and supportive leader of Clan Naga Sadow, taking the time to talk to all the members in chat including welcoming and encouraging new members and taking the time to answer queries they may have publicly or privately. He is also unfailingly good humoured and relaxed in chat and again comes across as an approachable leader. He also keeps a constant watch over member activity and works hard to get rewards for his members when deserved, and the amount of effort and detail he puts into writing recommendations for these is extremely impressive and serve as great examples for others to follow.

Behind the scenes, Bentre leads the Naga Sadow summit with an open and fair approach, bringing new developments or ideas to the rest of the leaders, seeking peoples views and ideas and calmly seeking mutual consensus. He also deals with occasional minor disputes amongst the other leaders with a calm and firm manner and takes time to resolve them. He is very supportive of other leaders ideas for competitions and plot and fictional developments, offering support where needed to make them happen, but also giving people free reign to develop them and credit for them afterwards. It has honestly been a pleasure to serve in the Summit under him.

For all of his efforts for Clan Naga Sadow, and the wider Dark Brotherhood, I am happy to add my recommendation for this much earned award.

Congratulations Bentre,

Malisane Sadow

Bentre is one solid dude. Over the course of the six months (not including the vendetta, during which time council staffers were told to shove off and participate), Bentre has been an active participant in the going-ons of the Regent Staff as my Magistrate. As our primary go-to guy for reviewing spelling and grammatical errors in releases, Bentre undertook several of these to assist us in content release prep; he reviewed and made suggestions and corrections to seventy nine different prototypes for the Planetary Assets release, thirty three different prototypes for our February booster release, and ninety six of our potential land vehicle upgrades currently awaiting review by the Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master. He made wording and spelling/grammatical corrections to over two hundred and fifty prototypes already present on the site based on a list provided to us by Tarvitz. That's a lot of monotonous clicking and editing for anybody, but he took it in stride and did an excellent job.

Additionally, Bentre helped craft Antares Construction Group (our Planetary Assets store) and was continually engaging in various Regent Staff discussions during his tenure. It was an immense pleasure working with him, and I'm kinda sad to see him go - though I wish him the best in his endeavors as Praetor to the Fist. Speaking aside from his Regent Staff work (which he never let any of his other positions prevent him from doing), Bentre is one of this club's finer members and completely deserving of this honor, without a doubt.

Congrats on the new stabbity, bro! Don't be a stranger. :)

There will be a lot of accolades thrown around here in regards to the Adept and everything he has accomplished over these last few years. I am honored to be a part of this, so if I may, I would just like to talk about Adept Bentre Stahoes for a minute. Bentre's name is and will always be synonymous with Clan Naga Sadow. He is one of those folks you are drawn to because of his overwhelming welcoming personality.

His calm demeanor and attention to detail has made him such a respected member of the Clan. He is always willing to listen and go that extra mile for the Clan. Regardless of what I asked, how many times I may have asked, throwing crazy ideas out there at him. He would always indulge me and hopefully I made him laugh a bit. Yet he always had an answer that made you ponder your query in greater detail. He always has a way to make you push one's creative side to the limits.

The amount of time and effort he dedicates to the Club is simply unbelievable. I took every opportunity to shadow him when he selected me for his Proconsul. He maintained and had oversight on so many things that folks in the Clan do not see. In which the Clan under his staunch leadership thrived as a whole. That dedication and openness made the Clan run smoother, always seeing the best in us.

His time as Consul and his time with the other hats I have witnessed him wearing during our tenure, is a pure example of his selflessness to the Club. It has been nothing but a true honor to watch and I hope that I can emulate the leadership that you have given us over the last four years. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a bigger part of the Clan . Your leadership and your friendship is something that I will always be grateful for. Thank you for everything Sir!

Warlord DarkHawk Sadow

Proconsul

I'm honored to be able to write this recommendation for Bentre. I'm sure other recommendations are going to cover his work as Wiki Tribune, or his work as staff, or even the meat and potatoes of what he's done as a member and as Consul.

Personally, I'm going to talk about how Bentre affected me and why that makes him a good leader and deserving candidate for this award. First of all, he leads from the front. He's not just on the front, he's the first guy over the hill, every time. Consider that during the recent Great Jedi War, at least six of the novae CNS members earned during the war were made possible by him always gaming and being available for gaming. He also led to us getting 2nd by having three gold novae of his own, and I can't remember the last time a CNS Consul was so competitive. He also supported me a ton in the Push the Button competitions. Early on he listened to me whine about how much time I was going to dedicate to it, and later on he helped me stay ahead in the second button competition. If not for Bentre supporting me and pushing for us to game so much I would probably have no novae in this War!

It's difficult to put in words just how much an influence Bentre has been on CNS and our success and culture. CNS has a great culture and Bentre has been Consul for years and has been a big part of that. Whether it was listening to our dumb ideas (mostly mine), or our complaints, or what have you, Bentre took it all in stride. He has made wise decisions and after the RoS where we did so poorly he led us to bounce back in a major way to get 2nd place in the recent Great Jedi War.

No matter what happened with the club, I was comfortable and confident in Bentre's ability to lead us through it and handle things well.

And Bentre did all this while he was also Wiki Tribune, and also leading CNS in activity, and doing a disgusting amount of gaming. And he's still doing a lot of gaming even now, which gets other members involved.

Bentre sees something CNS can excel at or look good in or have fun in, and he pushes us toward that and opens the door for everyone else, and that's how we ended up with four or five members on the GMRG at the same time, and that's how we did so well in the GJW, and that's a big part of why I love being in CNS so much.

So yeah, "earned" indeed.

Signed,

Adept Locke Sonjie
Quaestor, Marka Ragnos

Bentre has been a focal point in Naga Sadow for 4 years now as Consul. He has led us though good times and bad. He has earned the rank of Elder, he has earned countless awards and accolades. He is the best of us and has given so much to his Clan and this club.

Other members of the club have spoken about what Bentre has achieved. How he’s inspired others. How he gives so much. We have been blessed in having him join us in Naga Sadow and his influence on the Clan and club will long continue.

Thank you for your service, your time, your kindness and your humour. All of the difficulties you’ve faced and overcome for our Clan have placed us in a position of strength as we look into the future.

I look forward to our next Mario Kart match so I can hit you with all the shells!

Thank you once again and congratulations on your new shiny bauble.

Several others have explained the finer details of the specific, tangible things that Bentre has done in his exceptional term as Consul. To them, I would briefly add that there is something particularly effective to lead by doing, and by his doing, he's made Naga Sadow much more dangerous on the gaming front. This has traditionally been a weak point for CNS, and I don't think we can say that anymore.

There's also something to be said about his leadership style. It's a bit of the Socratic method in play and mixed in with how he works, getting out of the way so that people can grow and learn how best to achieve for the clan. Some people prefer being told exactly what to do and when, but that does them no favors when they reach the seat of power. This method, like every other, is not without its' hiccups, but the results speak for themselves in an empowered summit, an energized core of clan members, plenty of successful projects and better and better placement in events.

It's been a pleasure working with you, Bentre. It is a great pleasure that I am able to put some words in for this retirement award, but I hope retirement isn't so attractive that you stop coming around. Thanks again, Bentre.

~Muz Ashen, The Lion of Tarthos

Bentre knows what he did, I've written a lot of recommendations for him and this is yet another. He's been an incredibly level-headed leader who has a strong passion for member experience and doing the right thing. I've looked forward to working with him and interacting at every opportunity I get and wish him the best in whatever he gets himself into now that he has Consul in the rear view. Congratulations Bentre.

There are few members as dedicated to the ACC as an institution and to supporting the members who take part in it as much as Atty. Hiring her to staff was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever made. Atty brought not only a wealth of experience with the CS system and probably one of the best commands of syntax in the club but also the perspective of a prolific ACC competitor to the table. When the staff had to weigh matters of realism, rules, competition design and change proposals, Atty served as a tireless voice on behalf of the ACC competitors.

During her time on ACC staff Atty served as lead judge on 10 matches, graded 1 ACC qualification exam and provided timely rule of two support on an impressive 19 matches. All these activities in support of the members who use the Antei Combat Centre required a high degree of professionalism and attention to detail. I would conservatively estimate she spent at least 20 hours in direct support to the ACC staff through judging matches, supporting other judges through rule of two review, proposal development and staff discussions. Those are just the things I can directly quantify. Atty’s support to the members who participated in the ACC through advice in public channels and post proofing are just as substantial but harder to quantify. Just about every member who’s participated in an ACC match in the past few years has had at least one post proofed by Atty.

On behalf of myself and the larger fiction community, thank you for all your hard work and love you poured into the ACC and all the members who participate in it.

Turel Sorenn

Atyiru has been a staple of “TeamVoice” for a long time. Her critical eye, vast knowledge of our CS system, and drive to help others have helped keep the Voice Office on track for ages. With an additional year as P:Voice and about 4 months as SM:Voice, she has never let off the gas to ensure a great experience for all members that utilize our fiction systems.

Since being awarded a Ruby Sceptor back in mid-August 2020, she has personally approved 241 Character Sheets (10.31% of all sheets approved in this window, 38% if you remove the auto-approved sheets). She has also supplied 89 Sheet remands (33.3% of all remands in this window). This doesn’t include the fact that she typically has eyes on all sheets in the queue anyway, thus providing feedback even when it is not her specifically providing the approval or remand.

As always her interactions with members while representing the Voice Staff have been incredibly professional, helpful, polite, and informative. Be it the well worded remands that not only illustrate where weak points are in a CS but also always provide insight on how it can be improved or her watchful eye in #fiction-chat and the efforts to keep it a safe and helpful space for those interested in our fictional offerings.

Her vast experience and capability to help others have come into even great usage over the last several months as she has helped train up the news bunch of Voice Staffers. Her aid and knowledge have been a vast boon the entire time I’ve served as Voice.

There have been numerous projects, policy changes, and QoL updates to the CS system this last year, and Atty has been a part of all of them. Insightful she has helped tackle changes to our skills and feats while also working as part of the DJB Story Group. Beyond proofing our fiction releases, she has been a critical part of story development and has helped push our club’s narrative further and better than it could have been without her.

Thank you Atty for everything!

Idris Adenn
Voice of the Brotherhood

When it comes to members of Arcona, none shine more brightly than Atty. She is engaged in all areas of the Clan and shows her value every day. She is one of the first to engage with new members when they appear and is always looking out for the best interest of all within our Clan. She is instrumental to our success and Arcona would be a lesser place without her.

Since her last awarding, Atty has participated in 110 competitions and has run, or helped run, 7 others. She is in the process of establishing Arcona’s next Clan event where she will be the one running the competitions. In competition, Atty rises to the top. She has earned numerous crescents (2 Diamond, 13 Ruby, 5 Amethyst, 17 Sapphire, 6 Emerald, 5 Topaz, 1 Quartz) and her efforts also awarded her clusters (4 Fire, 487 Ice, 76 Graphite). In Rite of Supremacy: Escalation, she was First Heroine having earned 3 Gold Novae, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze and 17 Seals on Enmity.

Atty takes the lead as our most prolific roleplayer and even runs many of our Clan RP’s. She has written 224,852 words of fiction and assists all of our members with their posts and ideas for development. Her focus is always on building up our members and making sure they are having fun and succeeding.

I have found Atty to be truly inspiring as my Proconsul. She signed on as an interim Proconsul and did so to help the Clan in a time of need. Since then she has really taken the lead handling the most responsibility of any of our leaders. I regrettably had some serious RL issues knock me out of my ability to be around and she picked up the slack in a way that I can never repay to her.

Atty is a true friend and an inspiration to us all. She deserves this award and more. I am so proud of her and wish her well in all her DJB endeavors. Thank you for everything Atty. Congratulations!