Man’s got an eyepatch IRL. Totally enough reason to get some medal swag.

In all seriousness, though, Sight amazes me. He has never once stopped moving since he came to us. To say that he’s an utterly insane gamer just doesn’t touch it. To say that he’s constantly here, present, and active among his clanmates just doesn’t touch it. To say that he’s a wrecking ball in competitions and the champion of our recent Clan event just doesn’t touch it. He’s not perfect, but damn if he isn’t one of our best, most stalwart players. He made it into the top half of the Fading Light ACC bracket, fighting his way through 7 ACC matches up against some of the best writers in the club for an impressive total of 14 posts. He has innumerable amounts of Clusters of Fire and Pendants of Blood, as some of the others will tell you. Besides that, he’s ceaselessly supporting his Battleteam, his House, and his Clan, once as a mentor and member, now as our new Rollmaster.

The Grand Cross is used to reward someone who acts as a pinnacle of activity amidst their brethren as well as someone who demonstrates great drive and ingenuity in their position. I can confidently say that though Sight is new to the Rollmaster’s chair, his advancements and innovations for his work are simply stunning, and he has more than displayed the kind of exertion worthy of accolades.

Congratulations, Sight. You’ve more than earned this, and I can’t wait to see what else you’ll accomplish (and hopefully, you’ll be able to see it too :P). Stay epic, my friend.

Aedile of House Galeres

I am honoured to be recommending Sight for this Grand Cross of the Dark Side. He has been an active and dedicated member of Clan Arcona and House Galeres. Showing a constant level of activity and devotion to the club and continuing to develop not only himself but those around him and getting them involved.

Since joining the house Sight has been active and driven always asking for work to complete. Always offering assistance to new and old members alike to help them develop their character or even just expand their knowledge of the brotherhood. Recently in the Clan Wide event that myself and Valtiere ran it was a common sight to see Sight participating in everything, leading from the front without a single complaint. Throwing everything he had into the event without any nudge or push towards doing so. Truly having a huge impact on the event and the way the balance swayed not to mention the medals he racked up. Now Sight has stepped up once more, inside of the Clan to fulfill the role of Clan Rollmaster, putting the work he has done or others to a position he now has.

Congratulations on this medal Sight, your hard work and activity has been outstanding lately and of the top form. I look forward to seeing what you bring to your new position and the new members coming into the Brotherhood.

Quaestor of House Galeres

I don’t even know where to begin with Sight Nortorshin. This man has been the shining light in Nighthawk and Arcona as of late from the sheer amount of gaming he has accomplished so far this quarter, to his ascension to Clan Rollmaster. With an astounding 1,526 Clusters of Fire this quarter alone, he shot straight to the top of the GMRG leaderboards the second he hit GMRG X. If general gaming wasn’t enough, Sight has managed to participate in an astounding 22 competitions since his last merit, 3 of which being all the Nighthawk competitions thus far (placing in all three!). Medals and recognition, galore! Sight has also managed to net himself a total of 9 Pendants of Blood for various gaming activity, either through max leveling characters in D3, top participation in Gorefest, or completing club first achievements through the FIST office. As if all the above wasn’t enough, 12 crescents showing his high activity with competitions are under his belt, complemented by 8 Seals of the Crusader for Dark Crusade participation and 20 Clusters of Ice for fiction excellence. This man is a Brotherhood wide sensation!

Within Nighthawk, Sight has assisted in creating information for the Nighthawk wiki pages by writing drafts of fictional combat action that will be implemented to give a better feel of the BT and crew as well as mentoring Nighthawk’s very own Battleteam Sergeant to Dark Jedi Knight and receiving his first Scroll of the Master for it. He is on IRC daily, always offering a helping hand to members both in and out of the Clan when it comes to gaming or cluster farming in Diablo 3 and has recently accomplished a perfect submission count in the recent Operation: Figureheads by having a 100% participation in all events AND coming in 1st overall for individual placement.

Everything listed above shows exemplary activity that sets him above his peers. The fact that he is able to do all of this while also handling two children under the age of 6 at home and being a full time student is nothing less than a seriously impressive feat. So all in all, Sight Nortorshin is more than deserving of the Brotherhood’s highest medal of merit for all the hard work and dedication he puts forth to his Battleteam, House, Clan and Brotherhood. Thank you so much for what you do, my friend. Keep up the phenomenal effort and enjoy your first, but hopefully not last, Grand Cross of the Dark Side.

~Arcia Cortel, Captain of the Nighthawk

Mako, also known as Sight, is one of the pillars of his household, fixture and beacon both. He as been a cornerstone to Galeres as one of its active members and occasional leaders ever since he first joined it, and remains as such to this day.

Since his last merit alone, a mere three months ago, Mako’s activity output has been jaw-dropping. He’s participated in over forty five competitions just in that time, while organizing several others, including a recurring trivia series for his clanmates, geared towards helping the clan’s Journeymen. He has also become involved with our Mentorship Program along with a few other individuals, and in the process begun not only improving the project internally but also beginning to encourage his other members and branch out into further Brotherhood activities. He has strived to involve his brothers in sisters in various gaming endeavors, both as a FIST Magistrate and as a regular gamer, and also gives back to the Battleteam he’s so long been a part of as its Sergeant, assisting in reports, competition grading, and email hype.

It is for these copious amounts of activity — which his Quaestor and Aedile will further detail — and for his work in aiding both Arcona and the Brotherhood as a whole that we offer this Grand Cross. Congratulations, Mako.

Atyiru Caesura Entar

Consul of Clan Arcona

Mako Henymory continues to impress not only in his activity, but in what he offers to others within Galeres and Arcona. Leadership is often measured in days, weeks and months by title, sometimes we forget what it means to be a leader among peers. Mako has never failed to lead not only by example in his own actions, but by encouraging others to push themselves beyond the limits they set for themselves. He has done this by providing competitions for members to participate in, he is always available by Telegram (and formerly IRC) for members who need help, or have questions.

During my time as Battleteam Leader for the Nighthawk, Mako was instrumental in the development and use of the Nighthawk’s special forces team the Talon’s, including creation of statistics, personality and wikipedias for the NPC’s. These elements continue to be used regularly within Nighthawk’s Run-Ons and Fiction by the Battleteam’s Members.

For your contributions to your Battleteam, your House and Clan, I’m thankful to be able to reward Mako with the Grand Cross of the Darkside.

Uji Tameike
Aedile of Galeres

Oooh Mako, you glorious bastard. A pillar of gaming activity for Nighthawk and Galeres, Mako is always ready to jump in to throw down in Destiny and other games. His time spent on Telegram engaging his fellows is impressive and sometimes scary, but always fun. Our time on the Nighthawk together with you as my Commandant was, well, magicial. It still haunts my dreams some nights. Mako was a great source of inspiration and knowledge when I took over Nighthawk from Uji and helped direct me in the molding and development of the Team. A lot of the activity and impressive track record for the BT is a credit to Mako’s commitment and drive. You made my time as Captain all the more fun and interesting and for that I’m happy to help show my appreciation for him with this Grand Cross.

Good job man.

Kordath Bleu
Rollmaster, Arcona

Commander Mako, as you can see above, he’s a ton of help! He’s active, social, helpful, and a great leader. He has been working with me on anything and everything to make sure that not only Nighthawk is satisfied, but also the house, clan, and DJB as a whole are all happy! He’s played a vital role by being my second in command by helping me out whenever I need something. He is always quick to respond and has a lot of the answers. He even has the humility to say when he doesn’t know, and will always come back to you with the answer as soon as possible. He’s activity alone is merit enough for this award, as it was laid out above. Mako has had a direct positive impact on both my leadership and the Nighthawk, and he continues to drive the Brotherhood forward from his other positions as well. Thank you for all you do for us Mako! Congratulations, Mako!

Rulvak Qurroc
BTL of Battle Team Nighthawk

Mako has been a wonderful contributor to the community of Odan-Urr. This has taken many forms including drawing wonderful sushi for a clanmate, writing character development fiction that he shared with the Clan, and being a constant presence in the Clan chat. It is quite wonderful to see such an active person also care about the community itself. Well deserved!

Congratz!

Zeltron hugs and gives Mako a bottle of Rancor Tequila

Since joining Arcona in January, Mako has proven himself to be an asset to the Clan. He hit the ground running, taking third place in the long-running [Shadowport in Shambles] despite joining relatively late in the event. Since then, he has continued to be steadily active while managing to juggle a host of RL responsibilities. I truly do not know when this man has time to sleep.

In addition to his participation, Mako is also willing to serve as a resource for newer members. His 13 years in the club give him a valuable insight into the DJB, which he is willing to share.

It is for this reason that I am proud to recommend Mako for a Grand Cross. Congratulations!