- - Awards
| St. George Shield |
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General Information
Only awarded to the person(s) who showed exceptional courage and dedication in the heat of battle and clearly performed far above and beyond the normal call of duty in House vs House, House internal, etc. competitions.
Award History
The St. George Shield is the highest award and fieldoperative may receive for actions carried out against hostile forces. Only the most hardened and experienced members of House Eclipse have a chance of acquiring the Shield. Depicted on the shield is the mythical figure of St. George the Dragonslayer, the patron saint of the orginal British military unit from 21st century Earth which formed the basis for what is now known as House Eclipse. As with the Eclipse battle medals, the St. George Shield is an award containing a historical reference clearly designed to never let House Eclipse-operatives forget where their roots lay.
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| 1st to 5th Eclipse |
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General Information
The 1st to 5th Eclipe medals are solely available to members of House Eclipse who have participated in House internal competitions or House vs House tournaments in order to hold high the name and pride of their House. The activities for which this medal can be issued are quite varied and can range from game-related tournaments to story-competitions, leveldesign-contests, etc. The level of the award given is determined both by the quality of the achievement aswell as by the total number of achievements. Also, the type of activity as organised has an influence on the type of medal that an Eclipse-operative will receive.
Award History
When members of the Eclipse-unit were teleported to Ge'Ro they found a world that was on the brink of total annihilation due to centuries of civil war aswell as military invasions by hostile species. Lead by their squad-commander and with the help of The Legion they were the first to establish a sense of order and peace on Ge'Ro which was subsequently renamed to Ge-Ge'Ro, and began reconstruction of the numerous buildings and shrines that had been destroyed in the centuries past. Once the construction of The Conclave began to take shape Eclipse was the first House to be formed. To mark this glorious moment aswell as to show his determination in preserving the memory of where their origin lay, the first House Eclipse Senator, Xerxes Dirwan, brought to life the Eclipse. An award meant to honor those who risk their personal well-being for the greater good of House Eclipse and The Conclave as a whole in particular.
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| P.O.W. Crescent |
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General Information
Given to members who, while trying to defend The Conclave's values, have shown to put the wellbeing of the team above their own and have been captured during engagements against enemy forces. See also the 1st to 5th Eclipse text above.
Award History
After members of the Eclipse-unit had ended the Ge'Ro-civil war, both by the use of military force aswell as diplomatic negotiations, and had driven of several hostile alien races, the operatives who had been captured during the many conflicts that arose were awarded with the Prisoner of War Crescent. It was decreed that from that historical day on any member of House Eclipse who had suffered the physical and psychological strain of captivity was to be commemorated with this honorary award.
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| Victoria Cross |
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General Information
Being the highest award given to direct or indirect (non)combat-actions undertaken by a House Eclipse operative, this medal is only awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of valour, self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to ones duty.
Award History
The Victoria Cross is named after the Queen who was head of state in the Terran nation of Great Britain in the period between 1819 and 1901 STT (Standard Terran Time). It stands as a shining example of the aims, strict values and code of conduct that form the very foundation of House Eclipse. As such the award is not only the highest medal in House Eclipse but also serves as the award with the strongest reference to the time and place where the original members of House Eclipse originated from. It stresses that, allthough House Eclipse uses modern tactics and thinking, its past nevertheless will be cherished and respected until the end of times.
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| The Moon's Cycle |
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General Information
At the beginning of each Mooncycle on Ge-Ge'Ro a sacred ritual is being performed by priests marking the moment to identify the most dedicated and useful operative within House Eclipse. Individuals are given the honor of safekeeping this precious polished stone for precisely one Mooncycle based on their overall achievements in fields such as combat, training, espionage and diplomacy. The award comes with the honorary title of Follower of the Moon. The stone irradiates a gentle but clearly visible light that decreases in intensity every day until a new ceremony is performed at the new Mooncycle when it becomes fully charged again. At the end of every month a new Follower of the Moon is appointed by the Ge-Ge'Ro priests.
Award History
Ever since the beginning of times the native inhabitants of Ge-Ge'Ro had worshipped and studied the eight moons orbiting their planet. This remained the case even thousands of years later, when Ge-Ge'Ro had become an extremely hightech society with advanced spaceships and satellites. Despite the fact that the moons' surfaces had been extensively studied and charted, which had revealed all their secrets, the people's religious fascination for the majestic heavenly bodies had remained. To show their respect for the people and their religious believes aswell as putting emphasis on their bond with the Ge-Ge'Ro population The Moon's Cycle was instigated.
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| House Eclipse Initiation Badge |
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General Information
When an operative, after intensive general training, leaves the Conclave Academy and decides to join House Eclipse, hence making a contribution to its goals and aims, the House Eclipse Initiation Badge is handed out during a special ceremony. It must be worn by the operative at any given time in a specific manner. Doing so enables House Eclipse members to immediately identify each other as operatives of the same House when encountering one another during missions, even when they never met before. This is possible due to a chip hidden into the fabric of the badge that sends out an encrypted FOF (Friend Or Foe)-signal which is made audible and/or visible to the operative by wearing a specially designed earphone and/or visual scanner built into a small headset that can easily be hidden.
Award History
The House Eclipse Initiation Badge, that was created at exactly the same time House Eclipse itself was founded, fulfils a threeway role. First of all, it was created with the aim to boost the selfconfidence of new operatives and give them a tangible sign that they had been officially accepted into the House. The second reason was of an even more practical nature, since, as the House grew in size, operatives no longer knew each other personally and at times, during certain largescale operations, had difficulty identifying operatives of their own House. The badge was created and worn in a specific place on the body so the encrypted FOF-signal could easily be picked up by other House Eclipse-operatives. The final reason for its creation was in order to remind the operatives of the fact that House Eclipse was the continuation of a British interventionsquad from 21st century Earth. As such, its high standards in terms of professionalism, comradeship and code of conduct had to be maintained eventhough operatives from many new worlds, times and dimensions had joined.
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| Service Bars |
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General Information
The service bars are given to any member based on the time they have been a member of House Eclipse. The bars are: Half-year Duty Bar, One-year Duty Bar, Two-years Duty Bar, Three-years Duty Bar, Four-years Duty Bar, Five-years Duty Bar.
Award History
Award History
The Service Bars were brought to life to make veteran members of House Eclipse reckognizable towards members of other Houses aswell as to newcomers in House Eclipse itself. Apart from the practical aspect of seperating experienced members from less experienced operatives it was also designed with the honorary aspect in mind, rewarding members for their years of dedicated service to House Eclipse in particular and The Conclave in general.
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| Ring of the Wolf |
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General Information
The highest award in House Eclipse's arsenal, the Ring of the Wolf is only awarded to operatives who have proven themselves to be of great value to the whole of House Eclipse in particular and The Conclave in general by offering assistance and support in whatever field possible or needed (gaming, IRC, projects, etc.) over an extended period of time. The Ring of the Wolf can only be given once to any member of House Eclipse. The Ring of the Wolf is the tangible evidence that an operative, in the viewpoint of House Eclipse High Command, has achieved a complete understanding of both the ideas that House Eclipse stands for aswell the will to pass this knowledge and understanding on to others.
Award History
When members of the Eclipse unit first arrived on Ge'Ro they brought with them a mascotte in the form of a wolf that went by the name of Thor. Through advanced cloning techniques in experimental laboratories on Ge'Ro this wolf was multiplied and was found to be instrumental in the attempts of Eclipse-members to find and arrest warcriminals, weapondealers and spies during the ending of the civil war aswell as during the hostile alien invasions. As a tribute to Thor they crafted the Ring of the Wolf, which is the highest non-combat related award in House Eclipse's arsenal. The ring is engraved with the date on which it was given aswell as the owner's name and contains a sensor that, once activated, can sample and identify the owner's DNA hence allowing only its owner to wear it. Any other person attempting to temper with or wear the ring will receive a large elektric shock dealt out by the ring's internal powercell.
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| Lightningstone |
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General Information
This beautifully cut gem is presented to any member of House Eclipse in recognition for carrying out a project that either doesn't fall under the normal creativity awards or is of such a caliber that a greater award than these standard creativity awards is in place. To receive this stone the project has to show a level of imagination and dedication that surpasses the needs and necessities of either the writer or even House Eclipse itself and instead has as an aim the improvement of the unity and atmosphere within The Conclave as a whole.
Award History
During the fights in the civil war some operatives discovered, deep inside the mountains around the Ge'Ro capital of Dorkan, mineralquaries that had been since long abandoned. The minerals, dug up in these mines, once carefully carved into the proper shape and being well-polished, proved to be an unlimited source of light and heat whereby the intensity of the radiation appeared to depend on the operative's natural charisma aswell as his ability to concentrate. Logs have recorded battle-events in which stone-carriers were able to melt through solid steel doors several centimeters thick using only their stone, nicknamed Lightningstone due to its extremely bright blue/white color, and their sheer power of will.
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| Literary Medal |
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General Information
Awarded to operatives who have published one or more pieces of writing on the forum and have proven, throughout their work, that they are able to write material of good depth and of a consistent overal literary quality. This medal can be given for a multitude of literary accomplishments such as roleplaying stories, gameguides, etc.
Award History
When the battles of the Civil War had ended and the dust had settled Conclave archeologists and writers began to document all that had happened before, in and after the conflict. This in order to sketch a structured image of what the Ge'Ro had been, was and could become. As a tribute to their work a medal was brough to life that is being given to any operative who has shown to posses the same aspirations as these first historians in Ge'Ro history. That they may write down the words that are to carry the legacy of Eclipse into history.
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| The Legion |
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General Information
This honourary sculpture, similar in name to the legendary Legion as created by the High Priest Dra'Ziel Urac, is only awarded to House-members who have shown, by their achievements in fields such as the design of levels/modules/mods, 3d-modelling, website-construction, etc. that they share the Legion's dedication and constructive capabilities and are able to create work of sufficiently high quality.
Award History
Several months after the reconstruction of the last buildings on Ge-Ge'Ro, buildings that had been destroyed in the Civil War aswell as the Yi'Sho attacks, Eclipse-members within The Conclave felt the need to somehow honor The Legion for their loyalty, dedication and kindheartedness. This as The Legion had been instrumental in the designing, building and maintaining of all the colossal buildings on Ge-Ge'Ro. From that day on it was decided that in name of The Legion a sculpture would be handed to any Eclipse-member who had proven to possess great artistic skills aswell as dedication.
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| Bronze Star of Recruitment |
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General Information
This award made of solid bronze is handed out each time a House Eclipse-operative has actively recruited five active members for The Conclave as a whole and House Eclipse in particular.
Award History
As time passed by and things returned back to normal on Ge-Ge'Ro a huge complex, known as The Citadel, was build. Its sole purpose was to provide a place where the future operatives, soldiers and leaders of The Conclave could be housed, trained and taught in total isolation so that nothing could distract them from understanding and recognizing their future responsibilities and tasks. The head of The Citadel instituted this award as recognition for Eclipse-operative who had managed to recruit five individuals with certain skills that could be increased, finetuned and put to use for the benefit of The Conclave as a whole and House Eclipse in particular.
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| Black Ops Tattoo |
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General Information
Only every now and then a House Eclipse operative is regarded to have achieved the highest level of professionalism in his/her field. These people are then recruited to become the latest members of the elite of the elite within House Eclipse: the Black Ops. The Black Ops function as a top secret an elite unit and carry out the most difficult of missions aswell as serving as mentors at the Eclipse Academy of Arms and Tactics, transferring their experience to the next generation of Conclave-members. All Black Ops have received this honorary tattoo for showing exceptional skills in the fields of training, recruiting, espionage and combat, have passed both heavy physical and psychological tests and show repeatedly to posses abilities far above standard. The tattoo is always placed, during a special ceremony following a strict protocol, on the right shoulder.
Award History
When the dust had settled and hostilities had come to an end, certain members of Eclipse, due to the experience they had gathered in the years past, were regarded amongst the elite of the elite when it came to skills that were directly or indirectly combatrelated. They were the first mentors at the Academy of Arms and Tactics and were ordered to form an elite unit consisting of only the most skilled members in House Eclipse: the Black Ops. Rather withdrawn and secretive due to the nature of their missions, except for the ocassional appearance at the Eclipse Academy of Arms and Tactics, the exact makeup of the Black Ops unit and precise number of its operatives are only known to House Eclipse High Command aswell as the Founders.
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| Loyalty Tattoo |
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General Information
The Loyalty tattoo is given to those individual operatives who, by their overall presence and actions stand for the three things that form the very basis of House Eclipse: loyalty, commitment and knowledge. They have shown to be worthy members and can stand up to the demands being put upon them aswell as protect House Eclipse's reputation against any possible threat, both from inside and outside. The tattoo is only given after several years of active service or, on rare ocassions, when an operative has accomplished a task of extraordinary importance or scale, thereby showing to be worthy of receiving the distinction.
Award History
Soon after the creation of the Ring of the Wolf it was established by House Eclipse High Command that in some cases operatives could not be appropriately awarded for their actions. This due to the fact that for their achievement(s) they could not be given the Ring of the Wolf, either because the achievement wasn't of grand enough a scale or importance or because they had allready been issued their personal ring. As such the Loyalty tattoo was created, which can be issued to a member multiple times if needed. The first tattoo is placed on the left part of the chest during a ritual ceremony, after which future multiple awards are indicated by black moonsickles under the main image.
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