- - Awards
| Silver Cluster |
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General Information
The Silver Cluster is the highest possible battle related award (Internal House-wars, House vs. House-wars etc.) within House Illusive. It is only granted to members of House Illusive when they have clearly achieved results which are significantly better than those of any other House members who particpated in the same or closely related missions.
Award History
The Silver Cluster is the oldest and largest combat related award in House Illusive's arsenal. Being granted this award is deemed a great honour for the operative to whom it is given. As a result it is one of the most sought after awards within House Illusive and has increased the fanaticism of its operatives to excel within every aspect of the respective tasks that they are to perform.
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| 1st to 5th Spiral Stone |
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General Information
The 1st to 5th Spiral Stones are issued to members of House Illusive who have valiantly stood their ground in House internal competitions or House vs House tournaments. These organised activities can vary considerably in their nature and setup and can range from game related tournaments to story-competitions, level design contests etc. The level of the award given is determined both by the quality of the achievement as well as by the total number of achievements and can differ based on the type of activity that has been organised.
Award History
The House Illusive Spiral Stones are made up out of two symmetrical components thus symbolizing that, although while maintaining its own unique character, House Illusive feels connected and makes a contribution to the goal of The Conclave as a whole. One part of the award is always the same and made up out of polished silicon from the mountains of Urza surrounding the Ge-Ge'Ro capital of Dorkan. It symbolizes the mutual goals of House Illusive and The Conclave in their pursuit to achieve equilibrium throughout the Multiverse. The second part is made out of a superconducting trillan alloy which comes in five distinctly different types, each with its own characteristics, reflecting the independence and uniqueness of House Illusive.
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| The Dome |
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General Information
The Dome is given to members of House Illusive for showing great perseverance in achieving goals of a variety of types. It can be given to members who, after having been granted a certain award, have continued their efforts in this particular field. Also, it can be given to members who have lead a Guild for a prolonged period of time, who have repeatedly organized or participated in events such as tournaments (storywriting, games) or who have been instrumental in maintaining order and discipline on the forums, in IRC and on Teamspeak.
Award History
The award was modelled after the Dome, the underground structure most sacred to House Illusive as it houses its very essence, the Illusive Network. The dome is the strongest way to construct a building and thus reflects the power of the person to whom the award is given in order to persevere in whatever tasks he is given. Since a dome has a center where all components eventually meet it also symbolizes the need for a person's focus of thought in order to maintain a continuously high level of performance.
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| Service Stone |
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General Information
The Service Stones are given to any member based on the time they have been a member of House Illusive. The badges are: Half-year Duty Stone (Sandstone), One-year Duty Stone (Marble), Two-years Duty Stone (Ruby), Three-years Duty Stone (Topaz), Four-years Duty Stone (Opal), Five-years Duty Stone (Emerald).
Award History
The Service Stones system was created to give operatives a tangible proof of their service to House Illusive. Apart from the practical aspect of seperating experienced members from less experienced operatives it was also designed with the superstition in mind which is still widespread among House Illusive operatives. Many members believe that particular minerals are able to boost the mental capabilities of the person who keeps them in close proximity.
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| Neurological Processor |
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General Information
The Neurological Processor is the highest award achievable within House Illusive and is only granted to people whom, by their various actions in all possible fields, have truly acted in the interest of The Conclave in general and House Illusive in particular for a prolonged period of time. The processor contains nannites which, once the device is implanted into the receiver, will severely improve the person's neurological pathways allowing him to process and store information with enhanced efficiency, reliability and speed. The device also allows the user to transfer a greater part of his own consciousness into the Illusive Network than would be possible for any normal person, no matter how experienced.
Award History
The strict criteria for receiving this award state that it can only be granted when the potential candidate of choice has clearly performed all of his/her duties at peak efficiency. As such the individual must bear in mind at all times the philospohy and learning of House Illusive: to acquire information, filter out that which is useable and transfer it to the Illusive Network so that it may be used for the greater benefit of House Illusive in general and The Conclave in particular. The award can be granted multiple times where all processors are implanted in a parallel fashion, so that each processor is able to carry out a different task, increasing a person's capabilities to incredible heights. Operatives who have received one or more processors are known to be influenced somewhat by the incredible increase of mental capacities, causing them to be somewhat more excentric after the operation.
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| Illusive Network Server Unit |
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General Information
The Illusive Network Server Unit is one of the most honourable awards which can be bestowed upon a member of House Illusive. It is only given to members who, by their creative actions for a prolonged period of time, have shown to support House Illusive's constructive philosophy. It can also be given to members when they have finished projects within House Illusive which are of sufficient magnitude in size or importance.
Award History
The Illusive Network Server Unit is one of the oldest in House Illusive's arsenal as it is an exact replica of the anicent server units from which the Illusive Network is built up. Being granted this award is deemed a great honour for the operative to whom it is given as it is a replica of the very basic systems on which the whole way of life of House Illusive is founded. As a result it is one of the most sought after awards within House Illusive and has increased the fanaticism of its operatives to excel in continously creating new projects within every aspect of House Illusive
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| Muse PDA |
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General Information
The Muse PDA is awarded to operatives who have published one or more pieces of creative writing on the forum or have proven to possess various other creative skills. This award can be given for a multitude of literary accomplishments such as roleplaying stories and gameguides as well as non-literary achievements such as skinning/modelling, level design and website construction.
Award History
The Muse PDA consists of a small computer containing an intelligent program referred to as Muse and was inadvertently created long ago by The Programmer. The Muse program came into being as the attempt was made to create the final Overseer program that was to control the Illusive Network Though various versions of the Muse program were flawed as far as their leadership algorythms was concerned they did show the unexpected ability to comprehend and filter out artistic impressions from whatever notions were entered into the computer's memory banks. The Muse programs' over time developed their own unique personalities necessitating a compatibility test whenever the award is handed to an operative. The Muse PDA has become exceptionally popular as its intelligent program usually has a very stimulating and focusing effect on the imagination and resourcefulness of whomever receives it.
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| Power Surge |
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General Information
The Power Surge is handed out to members of House Illusive each time an operative has managed to convince five active members from within or outside of The Conclave to join House Illusive and hence strengthen its ranks. When a member has already been granted the Power Surge and continues to recruit new operatives, small lightning flashes are shown beside the main amulet for every five additional recruits.
Award History
Power Surge amulets which are dealt out to House Illusive members are copies of an artifact which is believed to date back to the times in which the Illusive Network and the Overseer were created by the Programmer. Scientists believe the amulet to contain a burst of energy which somehow has been locked in, preventing it from dissipation over time. The copies handed out to do not contain energy but instead are decorated with irridiumato, a blue chemical substance which achieves a range of visual effects closely resembling the original artifact.
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| The Network |
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General Information
The Network is only awarded to House Illusive operatives who, through their dedicated actions for a prolonged period of time, have shown to posses the finer qualities of leadership. Only operatives who have shown to posses such skills and qualities, which can be both in and out of the direct field of operations, will be honoured with this particular award. They have proven to be able to succesfully lead and motivate their personnel in numerous ways. As such they maintain morale and inspirie the people they lead, thus increasing their effectiveness.
Award History
The Network award is a disk which is believed to be an abstract depiction of the network of cables and other components that make up the Illusive Network. The lines emanating from the centre of the figure symbolize that, in order to achieve a proper level of leadership, a person needs to be able to receive and interprete all available data that he can gather in order to make a balanced decision in whatever matters may occur. They also stress the importance of interconnection between both leaders and followers, as both groups cannot function properly without their counterpart, in order to establish a solid basis for operation. The Network disk, upon installation, will release millions of nannites that are able to interact with the operative's conscious and subconscious to allow for a more selective filtering of information.
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| Programmer's Hand |
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General Information
The Programmer's Hand is only awarded to the most loyal among all members within House Illusive. It is only given to persons who have actively worked according to the three components that make up House Illusive's philosophy: the expansion of one's personal knowledge, the maintaining of personal discipline and the expansion of the Illusive Network's capabilities. By pursuing these three goals a person will strengthen House Illusive as a whole, showing true loyalty and dedication to both his House and The Conclave as a whole.
Award History
The Programmer's Hand was created to honour the mysterious cybernetic entity known as The Programmer. What this entity's exact intentions were has been lost in the mists of time though a few remains of his teachings have survived. The most likely hypothesis made by scientists is that The Programmer was a machine which somehow had acquired sentient thought at some point in its existence. Thanks to its creation of the Illusive Network, a self learning program capable of making actual decisions and manifesting these decisions in the material world, many individuals who aimlessly roamed the Multiverse found a new purpose. The Programmer's Hand itself symbolizes the changes any member of House Illusive can institute in the Multiverse.
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| The Upgrades |
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