Oh Mune. You continue to kick ass in all the ways I do not kick ass. The phrase "Mune is the nice one" comes through both personality wise, but also - in their way of going about things, specifically, MAAly things. Mune sees the good in people, not just in their inherant personage (yes this makes sense dammit), but also in the work that they do. I am forever thankful that you are able to temper my inherant old man bear ways with your nice oneness, and, you know, your overall competence and understanding of our internet space wizardry club.

One of the most important, and generally unstated roles of a DC Praetor (especially in the MAA world)? Reality checks, or something like that, and Mune continues to fufill this role in spades. Mune has offered opinions on policy choices, or recommendations that are sometimes in line with my own to verify my own lack of senility. Sometimes though, they demonstrate that I am off my game – or I have not considered a position or opinion. Or sometimes? Sometimes I am just flat out wrong – and Mune points it out and corrects me - in his nice one way. For all of that? I am forever grateful.

Since Mune's last MAAly recognition in June, they have contninued the day to day tasks of approving (almost always) and denying (rarely) competitions, promotion requests, medal requests (with the added fun of non-site XP), and the longer term goal of figuring out (just like in June), what non-site XP means for our leaders, for our members, for everyone that engages in our club outside of the defined parametres of things captured by the site. Additionally, Mune has started (but by no means finished) the purging of the Wiki of staledated, and redundant MAA and MAA adjacent pages, which has included collating a list in coordination with the Beak.

For your continued non-site-XP work on making the DB work, and your overall assistance to the health of club, thank you.

Howlader Taldrya, 2025-01-29 16:14:01 UTC

Korvis has been a wonderful PCON for the past couple months and I wish to award him with a Sapphire Blade for his efforts thus far. Since joining CSP, he has consistently demonstrated exemplary performance, dedication, and a strong leader. He's diligent, easy to talk to and hard-working. He is instrumental in making sure the Clan runs smoothly, ensuring the day-to-day things are covered and taken care of, helping our QUAs, getting projects together and much more. It's been such a pleasure to have him on the summit, all the while he shares his expertise across 2 other positions in the DB. I am forever grateful he decided to come help our Clan in it's time of need (and I won't let you forget it, Korvis!)

Thank you for everything you've done and continue to do for the Clan and the Brotherhood, Korvis. Congrats!

Empress Rayne Palpatine, 2025-01-17 17:43:24 UTC

Nemo has been a great addition to CSP's summit. He's helped maintain consistent competitions available for the Clan, even running a whole series for XenErgy. He consistently demonstrates the capability to analyze complex situations, identify potential challenges, and propose innovative solutions. Real life sometimes consumes his time, which happens to us all, but he always comes back and gets to work. Recently, he has taken the initiative to create a whole wiki of Historic CSP Leadership with accurate data. It's absolutely impressive. I wish to get him a Sapphire Blade for all of his efforts so far.

Thank you for your dedication and hard work to make CSP a better place, Nemo! Congrats!

Empress Rayne Palpatine, 2025-01-17 17:43:27 UTC

Ellisyn Kendis has earned the 5,125 medal xp needed for a Sapphire Blade! Since her last medal she has participated in 12 competitions, winning a Sapphire Star, a Emerald Star, and a Topaz Star Crescents. She played in 9 gaming activities, netting 31 Clusters of Fire and a rank up in the Grand Master’s Royal Guard. Elly has also been a roleplaying master this past year. She participated in 31 RPs with 36,690 words total, and DM’d 3 RPs with 11,862 words. This accrued a worth of 97 Clusters of Ice. Her writing activities had been acknowledged with rank ups in the Inquisitorious once, the Antei Combat Center as a participant once, and in the Envoy corps twice as a participant and thrice as an Organizer.

Elly is one of the most friendly individuals I have gotten to meet and befriend. She is open to chatting with anyone and always interested in writing with others, keen in developing plots and character relations. I adore the stories she has composed for her own characters and their tales. Elly is known for her kindness just as much as her deviousness, which comes in the form of sharing cursed food pics in the full energy of ‘If I must see this, others must’ and we live for it.

So with that, I am honored to present a Sapphire Blade to Ellisyn Kendis. Congratulations! I can’t wait to see where else your ventures lead you. May the stars guide your path!

Consul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna, 2025-01-12 20:46:02 UTC

Luka has been a busy bee in Arcona, stepping up to the position of BTL of the Selen Training Corp last October. In that time they have worked on continuing the activity push that is the DIA contract comps. Not only have they provided the activity, but they have made sure to promote and adapt it, regularly posting about not only the DIA comps but all active comps in the brotherhood for the STC members.

These efforts have taken nothing away from their own personal activity however. Since their last medal back in June, Luka has run 6 comps and participated in 126, 21 of which containers. They have completed 3 ACC battles and 3 rps, totalling up 10 Clusters of Ice, while also gaining 328 Clusters of Fire across 35 gaming activities! They also earned 100 Clusters of Graphite, completed 4 SA courses and earned 507490 credits for Clan Arcona. Much of this is visible in the awards across this time including 1 Crescent with a Diamond Star, 7 Ruby, 8 Amethyst, 12 Sapphire, 9 Emerald and 2 Quartz!

Be it their efforts as a leader or a member, Luka is a shining example of activity. Dipping into a little bit of everything all of the time, and a little bit of anything the rest of the time, I'm more than happy to recommend this Sapphire Blade. Happy stabbing!

Envoy Zuza Lottson, 2025-01-11 18:29:58 UTC

Lucine Vasano has accrued the 5125 medal xp required for a Sapphire Blade. Since her last medal, she has participated in 28 comps, winning a Ruby and 2 Amethyst Star Crescents. She performed one gaming activity and has earned 30 Clusters of Fire. The infamous Avatar of Strife showed why she earned that title by competing and facing up in the finals of the Singularity ACC Tournament this year. She finished 6 ACC battles with a whopping total of 20,706 words, ranking up thrice in the Antei Combat Center as a participant. The renowned writer also completed 9 Fiction Activities and gained 52 Clusters of Ice. She participated in a RP with 288 words of fiction, moving up a rank as a participant in the Envoy Corps. Lastly, she passed a Shadow Academy course.

While life keeps her busy, especially with two totally demure and mindful young birds, Lucine is as always a great person to engage with and chat. Friendly and welcoming. A sharp tongue and sharper wit. She has a knack for popping in with a well timed and written quip, showcasing her finally tuned humor and sass. And I don’t believe there has been anyone else who rejoins the clan from Rogues to immediately write out and drop a 10k fiction. Lucine is just that fabulous hair toss. But that’s also what we expect from someone who writes like they’re running out of time, and every word is to die for to read.

So, without further ado, I am honored to present Lucine Vasano this Sapphire Blade! Congratulations! May you and the Stormfeather Flock bring the galaxy into order under your machinations!

Consul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna, 2025-01-08 20:13:42 UTC

Ta’xi has reached the required 5125 medal xp for a Sapphire Blade. Since his last medal, he has participated in 73 competitions, winning 6 Sapphire, 1 Emerald and 2 Topaz Star Crescents. The intergalactic shuttle drive participated in 1 RP with 1307 words written. He ranked up in the Envoy Corps as an organizer once and earned 3 Clusters of Ice. Ta’xi has done 145 gaming activities, netting 1262 Clusters of Fire! This also ranked him up twice in the Grand Master’s Royal Guard. It is common to see Ta’xi hanging out in the Gaming voice chats on the Brotherhood’s discord. He’s always in gaming with others and is a friendly, open fellow to engage with.

I am honored to present Ta’xi his first Sapphire Blade! Congratulations! I hope you continue enjoying the community and the fun to be had here. May the stars guide you!

Consul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna, 2025-01-05 03:43:36 UTC

Oh, we're at it again, giving Juna yet another sharp implement!

In all seriousness, you've done more to earn this than your current record attests. Since your last award, you've taken part in 12 competitions, 2 of which being container competitions, and earned yourself a Crescent with an Emerald Star and another with a Topaz Star. Seems you've got a knack for grabbing the shiny things when you jump in the fray, I've no doubt I'll be seeing you off to a few more sharp instruments in the near future.

Ever onwards!

High Councillor Masahiro Haku, 2024-12-03 06:07:19 UTC

It's been a few months and we've been through a few updates, adjusting XP rewards for various clusters and overall values, since you were awarded last, had I known and could roll it back, I would have held off on your award to give you a slight push toward the Amethyst you're most certainly due. Since your last award, you've taken part in 7 competitions, one of which being a container competition, and earned just over 15,000 credits for Odan-Urr. You've nattered about in the Discord on occasion, giving your accounts of the days of old and bantering with the rest of the crew. While you're not the most active of us, your contributions and appearances are always appreciated and we look forward to the times you decide to pop in and shout at us, waving your cane and yelling at the clouds.

High Councillor Masahiro Haku, 2024-11-23 05:14:12 UTC

Sometimes all it takes is a small break before we get back to form, and I'm glad to see that this was the case for Revak. Having had a chance to recover and coming back around, Revak has thrown down with renewed zeal, activity, and an overall presence in the Club. I'm always proud to see figures like Revak cropping back up and headlining a Cluster Digest or taking placement in our monthly status reports, and most of all, I'm proud to hand over this Sapphire Blade today, Revak, you've more than earned it.

Ever onwards!

High Councillor Masahiro Haku, 2024-11-20 04:14:25 UTC