Rrogon Skar Agrona has accrued the 5125 medal xp for a Sapphire Blade. Since his last medal, he has participated in 41 Comps and won 2 Amethyst Star, 2 Sapphire Star, 3 Emerald Star, and 2 Topaz Star Crescents. Some sick flexing of graphic skills occurred in those ventures, earning him 11 Clusters of Graphic and a rank up in the Shroud Syndicate. The Obelisk took part in 2 RPs with 3,874 words. He gained 8 Clusters of Ice and one rank up as a participant in the Envoy Corps. He also ranked up in the Antei Combat Center twice as a participant. A loyal Shadow Academy student, Skar passed 31 Courses. He gained 6 Degrees. Pundits in Essentials and Communications, and a Savant in Legends. He also earned Mavens in Legends, Historical Legends, and Philosophy. All of this leveled him up twice in the Aurora Collegium of Sciences.

Rrogon has been a member of Arcona since before I joined. He was one of the folks that helped get me really invested in the clan and in both House Qel-Droma and the then Shadow Gate. A figurative brother in arms always. While life and new adventures has kept him busy, Skar is always down to socialize with his peers and it’s not odd to see him hope in conversations about games, shows, or even musicals(hello, EPIC). He is always down to brainstorm character interactions and relations, fictional plots and tales, and rp.

It is with all of the above that I am honored to present Rrogon Skar Agrona with a Sapphire Blade. Congratulations, Sith! I look forward to seeing where you go from here. May the shadows guide you!

Consul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna, 2025-03-23 17:17:24 UTC

Priest Azler Wilder has reached the required 5125 Medal XP to earn their first Sapphire Blade.

Azler has been busy since his last award! Since his last medal, Azler has participated in 73 competitions, earning 14 crescents ranging from Diamond to Quartz, 26 clusters of Ice from over 13,000 words of fiction, RP, and ACC battles, and completed 29 Shadow Academy Courses.

Azler has absolutely lived up to Vizsla's motto of Credits, Not Words , and it is my distinct privilege to award him with his first sacramental award, the Sapphire Blade!

Well done Azler!

Master Dracaryis, 2025-03-09 16:24:30 UTC

Knight Jai Thorne has reached the required 5125 Medal XP to earn their first Sapphire Blade.

Since his last award, on January 14th 2025, Jai Thorne has participated in 52 competitions and 8 container competitions. He has wrote 1459 words of Fiction and 1450 words for Roleplaying sessions. Jai has passed 3 Shadow Academy Courses and Ranked up 8 times in Societies. He has earned 3 Crescents with Diamond Star, 8 with Ruby Star, 7 with Amethyst Star, 2 with Sapphire Star, and 3 with Emerald Star. Jai has also earned 1135 Clusters of Fire, 4 Clusters of Ice, 6 Clusters of Graphite, and 324510 credits for Clan Vizsla.

Jai is seemingly ever present in Discord, jumping into voice chat with fellow Brotherhood members regardless of clan affiliation and gaming with them. He asks when he has a question and he seems to participate in everything.

Jai, It is a pleasure to have you with us. I look forward to our next duel in MTG or whatever game we play. It is an honor to recommend you for your first Sapphire blade, congratulations on your first Sacramental award.

Mako Henymory, 2025-03-04 19:48:46 UTC

Since her last medal, Rayne has organized 21 competitions and participated in an impressive 159, earning dozens of crescents and clusters in the process. Enjoy the stabby and credits, Rayne!

Lord Dacien Victae, 2025-02-18 15:01:54 UTC

Syrena, or Kav, has been an almost maddening force within COU. She is always quick to smile, or joke, or just chat with anyone and everyone. She learns at a voracious and sometimes alarming rate. Yet, for one reason or another, I cannot help but encourage her and give over anything she might need to keep going on her journey around here.

That being said, Syrena has gone above and beyond what we expect from a BTL. She has made new storyline for a team so embedded in Clan history that it's been more of the same for years. Syrena has managed to pull some old dogs out from the pasture and infected them with her own get-to-it-ness and that's begun a new age of activity both for her team and for the clan at large.

One person truly can shake up a clan if they have the heart for it and Syrena is that heart. Not has that heart, but is that heart. It's an honor to know her and a pleasure to work with her.

I suppose we can do some of the boring details now. Since the last time we were here, Syrena has organized six competitions directed at giving her battleteam a direction, participated in 42 competitions herself, given us 4000 words of fiction and another 1800 in role plays.

Let's also not forget that she's netted almost 165,000 credits for the clan, earned herself an impressive bundle of medals, and managed to be one of the best team leaders I've seen in quite some time.

I'm proud to serve Odan-Urr with you, Syrena. Well done and well earned, congratulations.

Proconsul Mihoshi Keibatsu, 2025-02-11 02:37:47 UTC

Siv, or as we know her Tor, has kicked so much hindquarters since we were last here. In addition to being a very regular presence on discord and more than happy to chat with anyone and everyone, she's earned a bundle of Crescents, Clusters of every flavor, a Scroll of the Master, racked up over 5000 words of RP, gotten a few society ranks and engaged with battleteam, house and clan. She's gotten up to shenanigans in RPs with her clan, with the Shame Corner and all of this while her time has been limited due to real life reasons.

In my mind, Siv has earned this award not just because of the XP requirements, but because of everything else she is. She is a friend to everyone, rarely loses her temper (which is more than some can say), and is more than happy to give her time to those around her without any real qualms over it. That is not only indicative of someone worthy of earning awards like this, but also of being a leader within this club.

Congratulations, Siv. You've earned this and so much more.

Proconsul Mihoshi Keibatsu, 2025-02-09 05:48:50 UTC

If it's not one of you, it's both of you! The "Silent Lords" of Odan-Urr, popping up from the shadows for their activity and disappearing back into the depths of the temple. If it weren't for the reports I wouldn't know you were around half of the time Jafits, but your presence sure is felt when it comes to award time, always popping in on the board, clearing some good credits for the Clan, and pushing your unit's place for activity. Since the last award you've participated in 112 competitions, earning yourself a Crescent with a Diamond Star, 9 Crescents with Ruby Stars, 21 of Amethyst, 22 Sapphire Starred Crescents, 3 Crescents with Emerald Stars, 2 Crescents with Topaz Stars, 16 Clusters of Fire, 212 of Graphite, and a Scroll of Foundation, antics earning the Clan a combined 527,060 Credits, keeping the lights on around here.

While you may not chatter too often, your efforts are felt and appreciated Jafits, I look forward to slapping you with the next big award in a few months, until then, ever onward!

High Councillor Masahiro Haku, 2025-02-08 22:38:19 UTC

Windows update? I just did... Oh, WINDOS, one of the Odanite "lords of managing to do a million things without ever drawing attention to themselves". I swear, every other week when I check the board I see Windos sneak up like a viper ready to bite someone and I wonder just where he's been? Windos is a crafty one, quiet, active, and ready to pounce on the leaderboards if you're not paying attention. He participated in 93 competitions over the last six months, which earned him a Crescent with a Diamond Star, one Ruby Crescent, an Amethyst Crescent, six Sapphire Crescents, 5 Emeralds, and a Quartz Crescent for good measure, bringing home an astonishing 292,750 Credits for Clan Odan-Urr. His intermittent periods of activity give our more active members a shock to their system when they wonder where he came to, before he disappears for a few weeks before repeating the cycle, often appearing in chat to showcase his latest creations from the 3D Printer.

This one is well-earned, Windos, Ever Onward!

High Councillor Masahiro Haku, 2025-02-08 22:38:03 UTC

Mandalorian Fenris Skagg has reached the required 5125 Medal XP to earn their first Sapphire Blade.

Since Fenris Skagg’s last medal ten months ago, he has participated in 72 competitions and 8 container competitions. Earned 182 thousand credits for Clan Vizsla. Passed 17 Shadow Academy courses earning himself 6 degrees. Earned 98 Clusters of Fire, 12 Crescents of various types, and achieved 2 Society rank ups.

Fenris is the type of member you love having in the Clan. He does things, competitions, Shadow Academy, gaming, and chatting with his fellow Clan members in Discord. Fenris is a steadfast member of Vizsla and one of our more active members. He has earned his first Sapphire Blade through dedicated activity.

Fenris, Congratulations on earning your first sacramental award. It is a pleasure to have you with us in Vizsla. I look forward to writing your next one.

Mako Henymory, 2025-01-29 22:25:42 UTC

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