As of tomorrow (July 26, 2014), Aabsdu, Malik, and Evant will have served as Magistrates to the MAA for 8 months. Until I had served in this office I would never have understood or appreciated the amount of work involved in keeping things running. I won't try and say things have been perfect or always run completely smoothly, because there have been bumps along the way.

But I have been able to rely on these Magistrates for a great deal during their time of service. They were involved in discussing every recommendation for an Equite+ promotion or sacramental award that came through the MAA office. They often found or saw details that I had missed in making my own evaluation of things.

As a token of my appreciation, and to reward them for the time and work involved in this service, I am pleased to award a Sapphire Blade to each of them.

Congratulations, gentlemen, and again, thank you.

Gavriel Kadesh, 2014-07-25 14:42:43 UTC

Malik Sadow. The tree man. Master of puzzles. Former Consul. Though he has been in the club for some nineteen years (and approaching 20) Malik has remained a part of our community, and our Clan. Though he remains our Clans singular Jedi, Malik has been a welcome presence in our little corner of the DJB. Though he has not serenaded the clan with his weekly renditions of Rebecca Black's Friday recently, Malik continues to work in the background.

Since being recognized by the Quaestor of Shar Dakhan in 2017, Malik has managed to keep more than a bit busy.

Malik has been partaking in steady diet of timed competitions, with most of those 100 being jigsaw puzzles, other puzzles and the occasional trivia. He has participated in Clan events like Sands of Time or DJB events like the last Great Jedi War. More than just chewing through puzzle after puzzle, he has participated in a small variety of other competitions, including a single fiction competition, 4 graphics comps, 3 manual comps, 10 regular comps and 3 gaming competitions. Over 4 PVP events, he has seized 8 Clusters of Fire, etched out 1 Cluster of Ice for writing in Run-ons for both Abomination and Veiled Origins. Quite infamous for his stick figure masterpieces, Malik has drawn up no less than 13 Clusters of Graphite. Malik is not all about fun and games, however, having taken a Legion of the Scholar for a round of trivia in the Clan Naga Sadow Telegram channel, in which he took second place! Despite his rank, Malik has still not shied away from more mundane activities such as the Shadow Academy, where he has completed 4 courses since his last recognition over two years ago.

Now, you could argue I just spit off a bunch of numbers, right? Well, let me see if I can give those numbers a little more context. Since 2017, Malik has been no slouch when it comes to placing in competitions. Winning a couple of Lizard-Toad-Snake comps and the Winter Puzzle series in April 29 won Malik 3 Crescents with Diamond Star. 23 of his 30 Crescents with Ruby Star he has scored have been earned since his last recognition, with the bulk being cashed in on the back of his wicked puzzle-solving abilities. Not convinced of his prowess? Well, if you look at the 36 Crescents with Amethyst Star he has earned, you will see just about each one was earned by placing in another puzzle competition. Looking down his shinies, you find that with his 17 Crescents with Sapphire Star, again he earned them pretty much exclusively by solving puzzles. 2 Crescents with Emerald Star: puzzles again. Finally, even when it comes to his Crescent with Amethyst Star, you find he got it by quickly and accurately solving a puzzle.

Malik also brings his skill and acumen to the front when it counts during Vendettas and Wars. Well, at least he has for the last two that Clan Naga Sadow were involved in. During Rite of Supremacy: Meridian, Malik brought in Seals of Fury (7 of them) for two puzzles, a Hunt the Collective event, not one but two games (one flash, one mobile), taking part in the Heroes of the Storm bracket, and by taking part in the Jedi Academy bracket.

During the 13th Great Jedi War, Malik supported Clan Naga Sadow once again, this time taking part in 10 competitions including: playing a Star Wars Rebels flash game, fighting in the Jedi Academy bracket, competing in the Heroes of the Storm bracket for the War, completing another of his infamous stick figure drawing in Hearts and Minds, completing not just one "Sudooku" puzzle but two, showing off his skills in paint for Divine Wind, engaging in even yet MORE puzzle play via Laser Overload, helped to track down a fellow Jedi and tested his knowledge in an event-specific Shadow Academy course better known as "The Story So Far". While Malik did not take any Novae in the War, he did make some placements as well as the participation which contributed points to help Clan Naga Sadow place as Second Clan in the last War! He also has 10 Seals of Discord to show for his efforts.

For all these things that Malik has done, for the ways both great and small that he has supported the club, we the summit of Clan Naga Sadow wish to recognize Malik Sadow with this Sapphire Blade. It is well overdue.

Bentre Sadow

Overlord of Naga Sadow

Adept Bentre Stahoes, 2020-03-14 21:58:38 UTC

Our resident Elder tree, sometimes referred to as the CNS Groot! Always with impeccable timing when it comes to replying with a zinger in Discord chat! Another great Elder to have on staff here within the Clan. Again I cannot say it enough, I am surrounded by the best staff one could ask for. Malik is no exception, as another former Consul of CNS his leadership is sought out by Clan Summit regularly.

As Battleteam Leader for Sapphire Squadron, Adept Sadow continually strives to set the example for others to emulate. One of the ways he showcases his dedication is competing in one hundred and thirteen comps! For his efforts in those comps he earned himself seventy six Crescent to add to his collection of “Atta boys!” For his singular efforts Malik has brought home Crescents in many flavors: 4 with a Diamond Star, 15 with a Ruby Star, 35 with an Amethyst Star, 11 with a Sapphire Star, 10 with an Emerald Star, and 1 with a Quartz star.

During the recent War Malik was able to knock out six of nine competition bins. While Malik didn't bring home a Novae for his War efforts, this Elder has proven quite....adept. Besides bringing in points for his participation, Malik also achieved 6th place in [GJW XV Phase II] Fiction - Resplendent Research II and 7th place in [GJW XV Phase I] Graphics and Miscellaneous - Puzzle: GJW Edition.

It is our honor to present Malik with this prestigious award! This is just a small token of the Clan’s appreciation for everything you do. It is with great pleasure to be able to present this award to you! Well deserved!

Warlord DarkHawk Sadow
Proconsul

Adept Bentre Stahoes, 2022-07-22 15:12:52 UTC