Sapphire Blade events for Adept Bentre Stahoes

Sapphire Blade events
Event ID
215450
Award
Sapphire Blade
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
1470 XP
Requested by
Lord Dacien Victae
Primary reason

Since his promotion to EL1 in August, Bentre has continued to be a key leader in the Brotherhood, helming CNS as its Consul while also managing the DB Wiki as Tribune. As CON, Benny helped to organize the successful Pro Bowl V and organizing 22 competitions. He was also extremely active on a personal level, participating in 55 competitions and earning 31 crescents. He also picked up 711 CEs, 195 CFs, 34 CIs, and 6 CGs.

Congratulations, Benny!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2022-01-12 22:19:07 UTC
Additional reasons

When I decided I needed another staffer a few months ago, I looked at the previous applications for Magistrate and there was no question; Bentre Sadow was the right man for the job. He dove right in, immediately jumping to proof read over two dozen prototypes for grammatical and spelling mistakes on our soon-to-be-reviewed-and-implemented Planetary Assets project. In addition to his review, he's been working with fellow Magistrate Teebu to develop a new clan store that will house these items. Over the holidays Bentre grabbed the aspect queue by the horns and took charge, handling many of the aspects that came in during that period on his own. His next goal? Working on the second to last phase of the initial upgrade launch, Armor Upgrades, which I have no doubt he'll do fantastic work on.

Congratulations Bentre, and thanks for all your help!

General Zxyl Bes'uliik, 2022-01-11 15:53:27 UTC
Event ID
242210
Award
Sapphire Blade
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
1470 XP
Requested by
Adept DarkHawk Sadow
Primary reason

You know there are folks that just stand out in your life that make an impression and inspire those around him to strive to be better. Adept Bentre Sadow is one of those folks, without question. His reach is felt all across the Club. From Consul to DB Wiki as Tribune, from Shadow Academy Professor to Magistrate to the FIST, Bentre has served with distinction, keeping up a high level of personal activity while leading by example.

A herculean activity standard is nothing new to the Adept. Bentre is constantly a man on a mission. He has participated in fifty six comps and a whopping one hundred and ten gaming competitions! Earning himself seven hundred and seventy two Clusters of Fire, in addition to amassing nine hundred and twenty two Clusters of Earth. Let us not forget the thirteen Scrolls of Foundation he has garnered, along with nine other Crescents to add to his trophy case.

As Praetor to the FIST, Bentre has organized twenty two comps for the Club to compete against one another in. He is always ready for a gaming challenge and is resolute about making himself available for gaming is unquestionable. Whether he is aware of it or not, his mere presence is constantly building Club Esprit de Corps. All the while he found time to captain team Rotworms helping to lead his team to a second consecutive victory in the Brotherhood Pro Bowl VI - Alliances event.

Regarding Wiki Tribune, his diligence in keeping the wiki up to date with CS and possessions related changes from the Voice and Regent offices has to be a daunting task. However Bentre excels at it, maintaining the navigation data updates and the continual storytelling revisions from around the Club. As Wiki Tribune he has done two hundred and thirty five edits to date. Bentre’s staunch support he provides to one of the Club’s vital tools is a combination of authentic dedication and countless hours of upkeep..

Let us not forget that he dabbles a little bit over in the Shadow Academy. As a SA professor the Adept has graded twenty exams, enriching our members careers. His extensive knowledge within the Department of Leadership, Law, and Communication is a vital resource in shaping our members and furthering their path.

For all his contributions to the Brotherhood, his stellar leadership and his desire to serve, it is with great honor to recommend Adept Bentre Sadow for this prestigious award. Congratulations Sir!

DarkHawk Sadow

Consul

Adept DarkHawk Sadow, 2022-12-31 22:32:22 UTC
Additional reasons

I'm honored to be writing this recommendation for Bentre. He's active AF.

After retiring from Consul you would've thought Bentre would take a break, spend some time sitting on the roster doing nothing, complain about young people, etc. But no.

Instead, this guy puts us all to shame. He became Praetor to the Fist and his activity never slowed down. (And he's still Wiki Tribune I guess?!) Since his last recognition in early August, he's organized 23 competitions, he's participated in 53, and he's earned a whole bunch of crescents and clusters. I mean, 800 CFs? That's probably more than me and Sang put together in the same period! 926 CEs? Unreal!

Since other recs cover his activity in detail, I just want to say I'm really happy to have a member like Bentre. He's very active in gaming, and he's helped keep Mario Kart alive as an actual DJB platform rather than just a curiosity of the last GJW. He's also been involved in games like Heroes of the Storm, The Old Republic, Squadrons, and Jedi Academy. The guy plays everything, and if I want to get a game going, I always know who to call. Bentre is super reliable.

I'd also like to spend some time covering his last 3 days as Consul.

Bentre handled the transition to Darkhawk really well, especially considering Bentre was Consul for a really long time before that. From my perspective, he passed on information to Darkhawk so the new dude could hit the ground running, he took his hands off where appropriate, and he's still around for questions and for me to send him dubious PMs like "How do I do this thing I should've known how to do years ago?!"

Please, never leave HMR, Bentre.

Congratulations!

Locke Sonjie
Quaestor, House Marka Ragnos

Epis Locke Sonjie, 2022-12-31 21:06:08 UTC

Bentre Stahoes, like what hasn’t he done yet? He is the type of guy that everyone wants in a job, he’s hard working, doesn’t need prodded to do something and comes up with ways to make it better. Since having stepped down as a Consul, he has certainly kept himself busy with being wiki tribune and Praetor to the Fist. Outside of DJB, he is a pretty funny guy that has some entertaining stories and tries to make others smile. Congratulations Bentre you are awesome, just don’t try to lop off my lekku with your new shiny.

Warlord Tasha Vel’Versea Proconsul Clan Naga Sadow

Tasha'Vel Versea, 2022-12-31 22:22:24 UTC
Event ID
254175
Award
Sapphire Blade
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
5125.0 XP (Full Value)
Requested by
Champion Rajhin Cindertail
Primary reason

Cimozjen Kurios, better known as Bentre or Benny, joined the Fist office in my first wave of staff hires as a new Fist. In the year and some change since he has been an advisor and force of stability in the staff. Every staff discussion and every policy initiative during this period benefitted from Benny’s thoughtful and member-centric perspective and input. The Fist staff often has to make tough calls on everything from cluster values, platform adoption, in-game guild policies, submission requirements and even something as fundamental as the Rites of Combat. All of these calls I could not have made without Benny’s experience as a club leader and a leader within the gaming community. Every platform adoption, proposal and policy change done by the office during this period benefitted from Benny's input and review. Quite simply, his presence on staff made me a better Fist and made the staff more effective overall. While his primary role as Praetor was helping to oversee the smooth operation of the office he personally reviewed 135 gaming submissions providing timely and accurate support to 73 unique members.

Please accept this well-deserved token of appreciation on behalf of the Fist staff and the gaming community as a whole.

Champion Rajhin Cindertail, 2023-10-07 21:31:55 UTC
Additional reasons

Bentre has served admirably as the Professor of Leadership, Law, and Communication since before I came on as Headmistress. Most SA exam grading is not a particularly specialized task once you're familiar with the administration tools. Either student answers are straightforward questions, or they're things that are highly subjective and not ultimately important. But the Leadership department, along with Writing, attempts to teach members a complex, multifaceted skill and one that is critical to our club's growth and continued survival. Bentre's grading requires him to assess proposals that will move on to the GM. He evaluates members' conflict management skills and their report writing. This isn't glamorous and it's very low-profile, but it is still important work and I appreciate that Bentre takes the time to do it.

Alethia Archenksova
Headmistress

Headmistress Alethia Archenksova, 2023-10-07 20:18:23 UTC

As my time as Aedile under Cimozjen Kurios serving as my Quaestor, he has been very helpful in guiding me into my role serving House Shar Dakhan, I would like to think we have become friends along the way, So keep inspiring and helping others Benny you do it very well. Congrats

Archpriest Quentinshadows, 2023-10-07 21:30:44 UTC
Event ID
256609
Award
Sapphire Blade
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
2576 XP
Requested by
Adept DarkHawk Sadow
Primary reason

Adept Bentre Stahoes is another member belonging to the Old Guards of Sadow. There has not been much he has not been a part of during his time in the Club. He has been From Aedile to Consul, Wiki Tribune to Magistrate. Like I said, not too many hats Bentre has not worn.

Not too long after stepping away from his four year stint as Consul, he found himself back on Summit. Stepping in as Quaestor in his old stomping grounds of House Shar Dakhan he led them through two major Club events with the ProBowl VII and GJW XVI.

For the last several years, Bentre has helmed the Club's Wiki Tribune. He has oversight on the Club's vast database of history, personal, planets and all things that head to Wiki. Bentre and his staff have meticulously sifted through thousands of articles since 2018 to ensure all standards and guidelines for editing and creating Wiki Articles are met.

Bentre has kept himself quite busy in his DB career, during his tenure with HSD he put together a solid bit of activity numbers to add to his already impressive resume. The Adept accumulated twenty four Crescents two hundred and nine Clusters and twelve Scrolls of Foundation. Bentre was also able to organize HSD comps as well as DM a roleplaying session bringing in Clan/House members furthering members literary adventures and character development.

During ProBowl VII and another consecutive year Benny stepped in as CNS Team Captain for the Rotworms. Again not being afraid of getting in the mix he dove in participating & promoting the event helping lead members through a great Clan wide event! Shortly after the ProBowl we rolled directly into the Great Jedi War XVI: Transcendence. Despite a hefty workload Benny dove right into GJW Great Jedi War XVI: Transcendence leading the House & CNS to an impressive participation rate through both phases of the GJW. Placing CNS on the podium for acquiring the highest participation rate amongst the other Clans.

Benny’s voice and presence is felt at all levels of the Clan. He has been a constant soundboard for us all, a mentor and just an all around amazing person. Despite the plethora of admirable qualities that Bentre has to offer the Club. There comes a time in everyone’s career that hard decisions have to be made. Bentre has been no stranger to tough decisions, certain priorities needed his attention. 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. Whether he is a Summit member or not, that is what kind of an impact he has here, there is no end to it.

Benny I cannot say thank you enough for everything you have dedicated to this Clan. It is with great pleasure and honor to be a part of this recommendation. Congratulations on this distinguished award!

Adept DarkHawk Sadow, 2023-11-21 13:02:22 UTC
Additional reasons

The Sacramental Weapon of the Sapphire Blade was awarded for very specific reasons in the past. On the wiki, the remnants still survive. It is said that the 'recipient has shown consistent and long-term service to their clan'. Check. Bentre was Consul for about 4 years, and Proconsul before that for a year. He's also lent his steady hand to the Brotherhood as a whole, serving as Wiki Tribune since 2018, a job, along with Professor, that he still holds today. Despite those gigs, he's still been practically omnipresent on the clan level, constantly available to bounce ideas off of and discuss plans for the betterment of the clan. Beyond that, he makes it a point to participate in those events as much as he could in the past, supporting our junior members in their efforts and competitions. And even though he was completely inundated with real life concerns, he still found time to grind out events in the recent war, and show up for a late night conference call last friday. His dedication is impressive, and I'm pleased to be able to recognize it today. Thank you, Bentre, for all that you've done, and all I am sure that you will do.

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2023-11-20 19:19:48 UTC