Greetings!

As you should all know by now, Cyris Oscura is truly an amazing member. He is one of the most talented artists I have seen in this club to date, and he is very dedicated to giving us the best.

For those of you who have looked at the calendar recently, I have added dates throughout the summer for which Cyris is going to be re-designing the medals for us. He is still going to be using the same feel of the awards, but is updating the imagry and adding a great new look to them. Cyris has managed to earn himself three "finished early boxes" on the calendar by finishing the design of the Silver Sash, Diamond Sword and Sapphire Blade.

This is the new Silver Sash:

I love the new look of it. It's natural looking and makes me jealous that I don't have one.

This is the new Diamond Sword:

Just look at the blade. The detail that Cyris put into that is just amazing. I am in awe by that one.

Finally, this is the new Sapphire Blade:

The blade on this is just awesome too. Cyris captured the essence of the award and made it truly special.

Now I've told Cyris that if he continues with the work that he is putting forth, he'll be collecting all of these medals fast. Today I am going to add to his collection by awarding him the Sapphire Blade. Cyris has contributed a lot lately, including the layout that you may be reading this from. These new medals take the total he has redesigned up to five. He's got a lot more where that came from too.

So thanks again, Cyris. Everyone else, enjoy the new graphics!

Jac