In the 6 months since his last award, Appy has been quite busy. He’s organized 15 competitions and participated in another 318. Doing this earned him 153 Crescents (2 Diamond, 118 Ruby, 21 Amethyst, 7 Sapphire, 2 Emerald, 2 Topaz, & 1 Quartz). He’s also earned 5 Novae (1 Gold, 2 Silver, & 2 Bronze). On top of this, he’s earned 10 Clusters of Fire, 112 Clusters of Ice, and 212 Clusters of Graphite. He’s also acquired a Scroll of Foundation. He’s also ranked up across the various societies six times. And earned a Shadow Academy Degree.
In writing, Appy has written an impressive 54.366 words, participated in 12 fiction events, 10 RP sessions and hosted another 2. He’s served on the Exarch Staff, and is currently an Appeals Member attached to the Chamber of Justice.
Appy is a constant source of activity. Organise a competition, you’re bound to find his name in the list of participants. If he’s not organizing it himself. On the social side of things, he’s a constant presence on Discord, one of the backbones of the Clan. Always pitching in with comments and advice. Always ready to share a funny picture or meme he found or made. Every day, you get a kind good morning from him even when it clearly isn’t a good morning. Zappy is currently also serving as the Combat Master, overseeing the Antei Combat Center.
On a Clan level, he’s … everywhere. It’s hard to explain, he was the second person to reach out to me when I became Proconsul to help me get settled in and bring me up to speed. He contributes massively to the planning of the clan’s future fictional storylines, the investigation arc and the upcoming civil war arcs are but two in which his influence should be noticeable. These arcs are still mostly in planning phases but will consist of about 12 to 15 one-week events, each containing a fictional update of at least 5000 words (though not much beyond outlines has been written at this point in time). When I took over from Teebu, he was there to ensure the transition went smoothly. Later, when my search for a Proconsul hit some roadblocks, Appy was there to assist. Helping me to sound out potential candidates from amongst the Taldryanite veteran members, this translated to reviewing candidates and discussing each possible PCON for several hours to assure ourselves of their qualities. Beyond this, he also helped look outside the Clan borders for potential candidates. All in all, I think we spent about 10 to 15 hours spread out over a few weeks discussing the situation and any potential candidate. Even offering, with some others, to help cover the majority of the duties (aside from the site specific ones) for the duration of my search. He organizes semi-independent events every few months to fill holes in the clan scheduling as well (like the OSI spy series last summer, the upcoming february event which he has translated to be club wide). He has rapidly become one of my premier sounding boards for anything to do with Taldryan and its future (a good example of this would be when we were considering bringing back the Houses last fall, after a discussion of several hours, going over the pro's and cons, his advice was one of the main contributing factors towards deciding not to bring them back). And this purely through dedication and diligence.
On a wider Club level, Appy has done a lot in regards to outreach. He has been one of the driving forces behind the practical implementation of One Brotherhood by promoting cross-clan initiatives and efforts to boost RPs and communication. He’s always available to help and pitch in, no matter who it is that needs his help. Appy is one of those people who thinks on the DJB Community level, rather than seeing the individual units. He’s always there for anyone who needs or could use his help. As such he’s got a very good idea about what member in what unit is capable or ready to be a potential proconsul for example. While we’re getting better at this interconnectivity, it’s still a rarity to see it to the degree that Anderson does it. You could probably ask anyone who’s been in the club for a while about him and get a specific story that, while unique to them and the situation, will still reflect the wider dedication he shows to the brotherhood at large and the members within. He is currently working as Combat Master in updating the clan venues. As such he is liaising with every clan summit at the same time and while most of us are not swift in responding to him due to other matters taking up higher priorities. Each consul has been praising his efforts in working with them to get this accomplished. Yet he keeps his calm and never stops trying to improve how the members experience the ACC and the wider Club as a whole.
Anderson, you’ve earned this award. Keep up the good work!
Supreme Chancellor Ood Bnar, 2025-01-28 22:27:10 UTC