Sapphire Blade events for Teu Buhkari Sadow

Sapphire Blade events
Event ID
51426
Award
Sapphire Blade
Quantity
1
Non-site XP
0 XP
Requested by
Epis Locke Sonjie
Primary reason

Teu is a member who has a long time of steady, dedicated service to her name. She has served in many positions over the years, but I know her time as Rollmaster and Proconsul best, when I have worked closely with Teu. She has been a very helpful member, participating in competitions and events, creating and developing large projects, and generally being a highly active Summit member.

During her time as Rollmaster, Teu worked on several projects. The first of these was the Schools of Learning. This was an idea developed during a time when the Clan needed assistance getting better in multiple areas. Teu came up with the idea and worked through many instances of it. She modified it as needed and found ways to fix it to make it viable. Though this project was scrapped in the end, Teu showed her resolve by continuing to find alternative solutions without letting it slow her down.

Another major task Teu performed as Rollmaster was managing the Master-Student Program. When she approached the task, the MSP program was in disarray and confusing. Teu updated its wiki article, began contacting interested journeymen and potential masters, and paired them together when she could. She also held the masters accountable for their end of the project, which ensured they stayed on task. Teu turned the project around from a background feature to a program that greatly assisted journeymen in getting to Dark Jedi Knight.

Teu also heavily developed the Black Guard program. The Black Guard is a fictional title used to recognize highly active Journeymen. While Rollmaster, Teu revived the program. She used scores from Doom Train, our monthly activity tracking competition, to determine the occupant for each position, and also established the schedule we use to make sure the Black Guards are cycled out in a fair and orderly manner of time. Without Teu, this program very likely would still be an afterthought; but now it is a valued position.

Though Teu has not been Proconsul for very long, she has already brought great things to the position. She has continued to offer great advice, mentoring other, newer Summit members, including myself. Furthermore, Teu has assisted in working on the Festival of Renewal which is currently running. Working with myself, Teu made and released competitions and encouraged participation, as well as helping to plan the entire event. Teu also developed a report schedule for the Summit, which evenly spaces out reports throughout the month so they are not cluttered.

In general, Teu is not only the backbone of our Summit, but also a very active member. She is the type of leader who leads from the front. She participates in TOR activities a lot, being another highly active member of the guild. She also enters many competitions, such as the Championship Ladder, Ambitions Runon, and DGM’s Quick & Easy competitions.

Finally, Teu is always helpful to new members and Summit members alike. She goes far beyond the requirements of her position and can always be found on Google Talk or IRC and has a high email turnaround time. Her years of experience both as a member and on Summit, as well as her approachable, friendly attitude make her an invaluable asset in this regard.

For these reasons I would like to award Teu a much-deserved Sapphire Blade. Congratulations, Teu!

  • KP Locke Sonjie Consul of Clan Naga Sadow

In the time I've known Teu I have known her to be constantly working. Whether it be to promote the awesome programs offered within the CNS or to just give a Journeyman someone to talk to. She was always a present force within the Summit driving activity. She does a lot of things she doesn't have to, but rather wants to. Whether this means making all nighters or just hopping into ToR and helping any who ask you can be sure that Teu is doing it. She is constantly striving for activity and pushing others to do the same, and that is something to be admired.

  • Atra Ventus Quaestor of House Shar Dakhan

Teu is such a dedicated and valuable member of the club. She has defined the rollmaster position and set it up so that all future rollmasters will have an easier transition. She consistently helps any and everyone that requires assistance. She is highly active in ToR and is always volunteering to help others complete their goals. The Clan and the club as a whole are lucky to have such a dedicated member.

  • Kalia Phoenyx Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos

Drive, determination and duty are three things that encapsulate Teu Pepoi and her continuing service to Clan Naga Sadow. Having held down a variety of positions, from Aedile, to Rollmaster, and now Proconsul of the Clan, Teu has now been a member of the Clan Summit for well over the past two years.

Throughout this time, if there is one thing above all others for which she has stood out, it has long been her dedication to the club's next generation, and her sense of duty in this endeavour has been evident in virtually everything else she has done. Whether it was her drive to bridge the gap between generations by trying to breathe new life back into the Clan's Master-Student program, or the hours she has spent across the years working with numerous different Summit administrations to continue to push for reform of many of the Clan's outdated or outmoded ways of working, such as the abundance of redundant chaff that has until very recently littered the Clan's wiki, to give but one example that her and Locke have recently taken steps to address.

Further, Teu has never been one to balk when it comes to pushing through new initiatives, whether they be her own or new policies passed down from the Dark Council. In this, Teu has long been one of the key figures in reshaping the ways of thinking of many a chiselled veteran, and in this she has shown herself to be a keen mediator and reformer. Moreover, all this comes in spite of her own personal hardships in real life, and Teu's continuing capacity to face -- and conquer -- the challenges presented her by the Dark Brotherhood reveals her passion and determination.

For this, along with the many other things this award's other recommendations have surely listed, I commend Teu and congratulate her on what represents a well earned thank you for all she has done, and will hopefully continue to do in the months, and perhaps years, ahead.

  • Dark Prophet Darth Vexatus, Son of Sadow

Epis Locke Sonjie, 2012-05-11 21:10:34 UTC