We have not had a massive crisis in some time (thank god), but the maintenance of the Brotherhood's systems never stops. With so much competing code and servers that are unruly on the best of days it takes someone special with the knowledge and tempermant to keep the cogs of the club running without running and screaming for the hills. Although have a good and highly productive life outside of the club, Orv still manages to find some time to continue to help improve everything we do here. He has always been adding bits and pieces to our infrastructure when he has a chance, as well as maintaining and stabilizing what he can when things pop up. His efforts continue to take him beyond the here and now, instead focusing on the future and ensuring that the club stays relevant, at least technologically, for years to come. His efforts cannot always be seen, yet the fact that our website continue to function and even improve is a testament to his skill and efforts. Thanks for everything, Orv, and please keep it up!

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DJM Halcyon Taldrya Deputy Grand Master

Orv is epic. And not in the Xbox gamer way. He's not just a sixteen year old kid swearing profanities and insulting mothers (although he is from Arcona, so the mum thing goes without saying), but more like Gilgamesh, who the gods hated so much that they killed his best buddy and he stormed the underworld and attacked the very gods that had sought to kill him. He's that kind of ancient awesomeness. Orv works a double shift every day. EVERY DAY. He goes to work at 8 am and comes home at midnight. He is also a husband and a caring father, so he has another twelve hour job on top of that. Figure in five hours for sleep (i'm being generous here) and we can see that Orv does thirty-three hours of stuff in every day. That's before you calculate the work he does for us...work that I may add doesn't pay him, except in pixels. So when I tell you that Orv has been the one guy responsible for keeping our site from sinking like an overweight flailing man in quicksand, you have some kind of reference for how much he does. He keeps the hackers at bay. He polishes the site functionality and adds to it where he can. He's also been working with the other coders and is working to make sure that everyone is up to speed, which is a crucial bit of site planning. On top of all that, I know he has been working on several big overhaul-type projects for the site. I don't have a way to even guess at how many hours he spends on our site a week, and frankly, I don't want to open that can of worms, because i remember having a similar discussion with Jac when I was herald. So, I will just repeat. Orv is Epic. And to commemorate and reward that work, I am proud to present to him a Sapphire Blade as a token of our appreciation for him. Thank you, Orv. Your work means a lot to all of us. ~ Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith

Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2012-04-17 11:48:03 UTC

I am honored to have the opportunity to present Orv Dessrx his first award since returning to the clan! With the new xp system and the collected activity since early 2014, we have a meaty Sapphire Blade award right here. So, buckle up and ready your eyeballs, bucko!

Since his last award, 33 competitions that earned him a handful of crescents and even a couple nova! A gold and a silver Nova, and 6 Seals of Revelation; 1 Ruby, 1 Amethyst, 1 Sapphire and 3 Emeral Star Crescents. After he rejoined us here at the end of May, he did a couple graphic comps and netted 6 Clusters of Graphite. He also participated in an rp, writing 728 words of fiction and earning a Cluster of Ice for it and a rank up in the Envoy as a participant. He ranked up in the other societies as well! Passing 41 courses and earning 6 degrees, Orv gained 5 ranks with the Aurora Collegium of Sciences. He leveled up in the GMRG once, twice with the Inquisitorius, and 4 times with the Shroud Syndicate! Orv was awarded a scroll of foundation for reporting a few errors in a couple SA exams in 2020. Orv had served 17 months total as Magistrate to the Herald and 7 months as Special Magistrate to the Seneschal. He received 2 Seals of loyalty for his dedication to the Brotherhood!

Congratulations, Orv Dessrx! Well done and thank you for all you have done. I look forward to what’s to come, and may the shadows guide your path!

Consul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna, 2024-06-20 15:44:08 UTC

According to what the great Mango AI is telling me, Orv has earned enough XP to warrant another Grand Cross to add to his collection. To get here, I assume this auto-magic, do-math-for-wally robot came to the conclusion after knocking out 49 competitions, 24 CoGs, a Shroud Syndicate rank up, a bunch of crescents, and brought home 241,410 credits for Clan Arcona. Orv is way past the point of needing pixel-based trophies, but we appreciate him being here, taking part in competitions, and just being a continued positive presence for the House and the Clan.

It is an honor to share the same space as you brother, keep being you!

Quaestor of House Qel-Droma

Legend Wally, 2025-06-18 22:59:31 UTC