- Event ID
- 179176
- Award
- Sapphire Blade
- Quantity
- 1
- Requested by
- Master Dracaryis
- Primary reason
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Since his promotion to EQ4 seven months ago, Donny (Maaz, Uji, Log, whatever you want to call him) has been a key member of the Fist staff and one of the best Magistrates i’ve had the pleasure of working with in my 17 months as Fist. While I can’t discuss his entire year as Magistrate, the past seven months are truly noteworthy in and of themselves. Donny has taken on more responsibilities than normally expected of a magistrate through competition organization and creation, wiki updates, and aggressively monitoring activity approval timelines. In all areas, Donny has performed admirably.
Donny has an incredible knack for finding a need within the gaming community and working to push activity. Donny built and ran multiple competitions that focused on building or sustaining activity for Diablo 3 (consisting of two seasonal containers with multiple challenging sub competitions each), Starcraft 2, and the Mobile gaming series. With each of these competitions, Donny drove activity through consistent telegram postings, a willingness to game with other members, and a keen eye for improvements with each event he ran.
Additionally, Donny took the lead on updating multiple Fist-controlled wiki pages, most notably the Pendant of Blood and supported platforms pages. Both pages had old, outdated games that required removal, or updates to existing games to reflect their current use within the DJB. I never had to ask Donny to do any of these things. He simply identified a requirement, brought it to my attention, and asked to make the changes on his own. This kind of initiative is exactly what is needed and expected of our members, especially those who either lead or work on a DC Level staff.
Donny is always on top of reviewing and approving gaming activities. Over the past seven months, he has personally processed 211 PvE/PvO Activities and 187 PvP activities, ensuring that members receive the awards they deserve for participating in club gaming. Additionally, Donny is an avid gamer himself, earning 1064 Clusters of Earth, 196 Clusters of Fire, and 9 Pendants of Blood.
Donny is one of the hardest working members of the DB that I have known in my time in the club. He easily accomplishes any task I set before him, no matter how large or small. It is my honor and privilege to award him with this Sapphire Blade.
Dracaryis di Plagia
Fist of the Brotherhood
Master Dracaryis, 2018-04-30 21:50:19 UTC
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I can never find enough to say about Maaz/Uji/Donny/my brother from another clutch. He's sarcastic and a bit of a dick, which is part of why we love him so much. He's reliable, he's helpful, and he has somehow over the years become knowledgeable, despite his best efforts. He's everything you expect of an Arconan, and I'm bloody well pleased to see him getting this shiny stabby award finally!
Despite having just recently stepped down from Proconsul, when the Clan needed leadership help he stepped back in, serving as a Quaestor for 3 more months, and a Battleteam Leader for 2.
While he's organized competitions since his last promotion, they fall under the purview of our mighty Fist. He has participated in 80 competitions, excluding containers or bracket, proving to still be an active member of Arcona.
In this time he earned 1 Silver Nova from the War, 3 Ruby Crescents, 5 Amethyst, 5 Sapphire and 4 Emeralds. For his writing efforts he picked up 14 Clusters of Ice, his artistic talents netted him 25 Clusters of Graphite. In the land of gaming he picked up 9 Pendants of Blood, 196 Clusters of Fire and 1,064 Clusters of Earth!
As can be seen, Donny has kept up on the activity and leadership that makes him a great member. Congratulations, mate, you earned this award.
Kordath Bleu
Consul, Arcona
General Stres'tron'garmis, 2018-04-30 21:49:21 UTC
The Log is one of my favorite members because he’s not only active, but he’s an old guy. That is to say, he’s been here a while, retired from leadership (for now), and yet still remains genuinely active. He games, he writes, he games, he draws, then boots up his system to game some more; that’s to say nothing for how he is likewise active in chats, working with folks on the regular be they new blood or incoming leadership. Dude’s a beast, even if the delivery is sometimes a bit wooden. We still love him. Thank you Donny for sticking it out for so long and not leafing us to wallow in the void. I’m glad you’ve kept rooted to Galeres, and look forward to seeing even more awesomeness from you in the future.
Qyreia Arronen
Quaestor, Galeres
Qyreia Arronen, 2018-04-30 21:49:49 UTC
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- Event ID
- 214652
- Award
- Sapphire Blade
- Quantity
- 1
- Requested by
- Brigadier General Revak K'Urr
- Primary reason
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What can be said about Ira that others don’t already know? Since coming to us in February of this year, Ira has been both a powerhouse of activity and leadership. Let’s begin first by highlighting his leadership contributions. He was Aedile of House Sunrider for a span of 4 months. During that time he helped promote Clan and House activities, ran 3 weekly Community Events while also participating in 5, and during this time contributed to something that would change the course of the Clan forever.
Ira was actively engaged in our restructuring. He contributed greatly to drafting the proposal, drawing heavily from currently established lore to create the basis of our Houses and their fictional roles. Once our Houses had been completed, we took charge of the Consular Conclave for a span of 3 months, all to get his new House off the ground. He created the Consular Conclave wiki page, ran a series of competitions that allowed the members to build onto the lore and influence the future of the Conclave. Starting a new House is never easy, but starting one during an entire restructuring is a lot to ask of someone but I could not think of anyone better than Ira to man the helm.
Now onto his activities since his last award. He has participated in 73 competitions earning himself 1 Crescent with Ruby Star, 7 Crescents with Amethyst Stars, 6 Crescents with Sapphire Stars, 6 Crescents with Emerald Stars, and 1 Crescent with Quartz Star. For his gaming activities, he has earned 13 CLuster of Fire and 129 Clusters of Earth. He has written 804 words of fiction earning 3 Clusters of Ice, not including the 1060 words that he had put into the Consular Conclave page. Graphically, he’s earned 12 Custers of Graphite. He’s organized 7 competitions, published 3 reports all on time and during the last RoS where he heavily encouraged members to participate, he himself earned 13 Seals of Enmity.
Thank you Ira for helping make the Clan restructure possible and for your contributions to the Clan as an active and respectable member. Can’t wait to work with you on the Summit again. Congratulations on this well-earned Sapphire Blade!
Revak Kur
Consul, Odan-Urr
Brigadier General Revak K'Urr, 2021-12-22 22:57:50 UTC
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When I returned to Odan-Urr it was Ira who helped not only get me up to speed but also became my co-conspirator on how we could work to improve the clan. Whether he was officially on summit or not his wisdom, drive and laser focus on the member experience proved invaluable in the development of many of the aspects of the clan as it exists today, most notably the two-house structure. To say he is missed on the current summit would be an understatement but he made sure to set up his successors for a bright future.
I have little doubt we will see him on the summit again once he is well-rested and the entire club will be better for it. In the meantime please accept this small token of the community's gratitude for all your contributions and advocacy, both official and unofficial.
Turel Sorenn
Proconsul, Odan-Urr
Champion Rajhin Cindertail, 2021-12-17 23:47:58 UTC
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