Crew Awards

		Starfleet Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Command Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Security/Tactical Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Counseling Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Medical Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Engineering Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Science Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Diplomatic/Intelligence/JAG Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Starfleet Operations Academy Graduate Character graduated from the Relevant Academy Courses		Details
		Silver Book Replacing the Golden Scroll award, we are now having the Silver book award. Is awarded monthly to the writer/s of posts that have been of quality and shows their characters and the story to the best advantage. NOT to be confused with the Library Excellence award from OF. This award is for Elysium players only. The posts have to be of good quality, with minimal grammar and spelling errors. They do not need to advance the overall plot and can be what are termed filler posts. They must however be over 500 words long if a solo post and over 1000 words if a joint post.		Details
		Bridge Officer Certification Completed your Bridge Officer Cert? Let us know!		Details
		6 Months! The player has served with us for 6 months		Details
		1 Year - Time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 1 full year!		Details
		2 Years - Time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 2 years!		Details
		3 Years - Time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 3 years!		Details
		4 year time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 4 years		Details
		5 year time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 5 years		Details
		6 year time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 6 years		Details
		7 year time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 7 years		Details
		8 year time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 8 years		Details
		9 Year time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 9 years		Details
		10 year time Served This player has been on the Elysium for 10 years		Details
		Elysium's First Birthday For players who were here when we celebrated our first Birthday!		Details
		Elysium's second Birthday For players who were here for our second birthday!		Details
		Elysium's Third Birthday For players who were here for our third birthday!		Details
		4th Birthday - USS Elysium This player celebrated the Elysium's 4th birthday		Details
		5th Birthday- USS Elysium This player celebrated the Elysium's 5th birthday		Details
		Library Excellence Ribbon Awarded for the best writing style: clear, precise, and easy to follow – yet allows the story to flow smoothly and easily passed off to another crew member. Also includes spelling and grammar used properly.		Details
		6th Birthday - USS ELYSIUM This player celebrated our 6th Birthday!		Details
		Meritorious Newcomer Award This award will be given to the newcomer who makes themselves known and puts in the most effort to make their character a valuable addition.		Details
		7th Birthday - USS Elysium This player celebrated our 7th Birthday		Details
		Non Player Character Award For the development of Non-Player Characters. The lives of our characters are in a setting populated by countless other people who are important to our featured individuals. This award marks the achievement of a player for his/her development of engaging, detailed NPCs who add realism and dimension to the simm.		Details
		Rose Award Awarded to the crew member/s that has made significant "romantic" character advancements. This has become an award in itself because romance gives a sense of realism adds dimension to a character. Because this aspect of literature can often be very difficult to write, players that progress their character romantically deserve recognition		Details
		Commendation for Mission Participation Awarded to writers who have frequently and consistently worked on mission-related posts during a mission.		Details
		Collaborative Post Excellence For those Joint Posts which are wonderful and excellent and who's writers deserve recognition.		Details
		Creativity Award The Creativity Award is presented to those who come up with an outstanding idea during a mission. This can be in battle, a diplomatic meeting, medical crises, or even during a shore leave. There is no exacting criteria for the qualifications of this award. Sample posts are required.		Details
		Crew's Choice Award Voted on by the crew of the simm in question. No real criteria, just the player which the crew feels excelled that month.		Details
		DeForest Kelley Humor Award This award is meant to help us all remember that a bit of light-heartedness goes a long way; even in the face of danger. DeForest Kelley was as much a comedian as he was an actor of the 20th century. Therefore, this is as much a tribute to him as it is an award to any recipient. This award can be given to any player in Obsidian Fleet		Details
		Good Conduct Medal For exceptional performance of one’s duties. This medal denotes a committed and dependable individual both on and off duty.		Details
		Starfleet Pilot's Cross IS awarded by Starfleet Command to a conn officer or Support craft pilot for outstanding display of skills in the line of duty.		Details
		Boarding Repulsion Ribbon Awarded to any starfleet personnel for active participation in any campaign who, during the act of war, prevents or repels any foreign party from gaining or removing control over any starfleet property. Issued to those personnel that preformed their duty within the territorial limits of the campaign, in the space immediately adjacent thereto to by participating in actual combat operations or in support of combat operations. this includes both frontline and support personnel. issued by starfleet command, awarded to any starfleet personnel.		Details
		Solace Ribbon Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the field of Counselling.		Details
		Semper Fidelis Cross Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the fields of Marine combat or operations.		Details
		Preantares Ribbon Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the field of starship or starbase Operations.		Details
		Intelligence Star Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the field of Intelligence.		Details
		Golden Heart Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the field of Medical.		Details
		Vulcan Science Award Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the field of Science		Details
		Rising Star Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties.		Details
		Gold LifeSaving Medal This medal is awarded to any person who rescues, or endeavors to rescue, any other person from harm. The rescue must have been at the risk of the rescuer's own life, with evidence of extreme and heroic daring.		Details
		Recruitment Award For recognition of recruitment successes. In order to secure a bright and long lasting future for Obsidian Fleet, there must always be the continual introduction of excited and eager new players. This award is to recognize those who have successfully recruited a new player to the simm who remains on that simm for a minimum period of 6 months. (OOC award, not available to the simm’s CO)		Details
		Purple Heart Awarded to personnel who are injured in the line of duty. They do not have to be on their deathbed, or even have broken limbs and such. Basically, any crew member with an injury or injuries that a CO feels worth making record of should receive this award. Also applies to POWs: Given to Starfleet officers who are captured by enemy forces for an extended period of time.		Details
		Professional Merit Awarded to the character who has developed his/her character with considerable talent, making that character a joy to interact with.		Details
		Captain's Personal Merit Awarded to the crew member who the Captain feels worthy.		Details
		Outstanding Volunteer Award For the player who makes every effort to find significant ways to lend a hand to the simm’s command staff. Performs excellent support work to the best of his/her abilities. Reserved for out of character contributions only, as such efforts differ in scope and often involve a player’s personal time commitment beyond the game play. (Not as prestigious as the Ribbon of Commitment)		Details
		Silver Lifesaving Medal This medal is awarded to any person who rescues, or endeavors to rescue, any other person from harm. The Silver Medal differs from the Gold Lifesaving Medal in that the act need not involve the degree of heroism and risk called for in the Gold Medal.		Details
		Whoopi Goldberg Diversity Ribbon Awarded for the successful portrayal of a non-human character aboard a simulation. In the interest of diversity, this award is granted to individuals who have done an exemplary job writing and developing their non-human characters. Playing ruthless Romulans, killer Klingons, freeloading Ferengi, clever Cardassians, benevolent Bajorans, vigilant Vulcans, aspiring Andorians and any others, while doing so in an excellent fashion, is worthy of recognition. This award can also be used to commend those players who support other diversity factors in real life and our sims, including race, gender identity, ethnicity, and more.		Details
		Prisoner of War The POW Medal is issued only to any person who was taken prisoner or held captive while engaged in action against an enemy of the United Federation of Planets, or while serving with friendly forces engaged in armed conflict. The recipient's conduct, while in captivity, must have been honorable.		Details
		Command Commendation Awarded by the choice of the Commanding Officer, the recipient of this award typically has contributed out-of-character in some way to the administration of the sim. Or perhaps the CO just likes you. shrug Difficult to say		Details
		'HEART OF THE TIGER' AWARD Awarded to the player/s who has taken considerable effort in creating action-packed, edge-of-your-seat combat posts in a way that is both believable yet incredible; the type of writing they make little toy action figures out of!		Details
		Wormhole Award Presented to all members of a federation ship or support craft and who has successfully crossed through a wormhole no less then three times. Presented by the CO of a ship.		Details
		The Order of Defense Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the field of Tactical		Details
		Technical Excellence Awarded to an officer for demonstrating excellence in their duties in the field of Engineering.		Details
		Gamma Quadrant Service Ribbon For those who have served in the Gamma Quadrant		Details
		Alpha Quadrant Service Ribbon For those who have served in the Alpha Quadrant		Details
		Beta Quadrant Service Ribbon For those who have served in the Beta Quadrant		Details
		Delta Quadrant Service Ribbon For those who have served in the Delta Quadrant		Details
		Commanding Officer Certification completed the commanding officer certification		Details
		Outstanding Mission-Related Posts Awarded to writers who have led in the forward momentum of the mission or who have made an original, positive contribution to the mission plotline. This award is meant to recognize significant service during a mission, but of a lesser extent than the Outstanding Leadership in a Mission award.		Details
		Outstanding Personal Character Arc Awarded to a writer who has created an interesting, involving and compelling personal arc, either embedded within a larger mission or written as a separate piece, which has led to a significant change in character personality or has provided a major moment in a character's life experience, and has captured the interest of other players.		Details
		Outstanding Side Plot Awarded to a writer who has created and led other players on an original side mission, either during a mission or during a free write period, and that has captured the interest of other players.		Details
		Outstanding Non-Mission Contributions Awarded to writers who have frequently and consistently contributed to another writer's side plot, personal character arc, or otherwise contributed significantly to storylines outside the framework of the main mission.		Details
		Surprise Star Awarded to those writers whose characters unexpectedly became the star of a mission.		Details
		Unit of Merit Awarded to the crew by the TFCO.		Details
		Post of The Year As voted by the crew! The post that shaped the crew, the post that everyone said "OHH I LIKIE!" To be awarded yearly, nominations commence December.		Details
		Zefram Cochrane Writing Award For those who excel at writing unique and well-thought out styles and posts during a mission. This could include discovery, first contact, battle scenes, romance, general obstacles, and more.		Details
		Starfleet Survival Cross Award Level: Special Honour Non-Combat/Combat: Both Other Restrictions: Special Circumstances (See Description) Awarded to Starfleet personnel who have been either stranded in an inhospitable environment or held captive by enemy forces for a period of no less than three months. In situations where the captivity or environment are especially arduous (i.e. extremes of temperature or weather harmful to the character's species, torture, etc.) the time requirement may be shortened or practically eliminated.		Details
		Four Palm Leaf Medal Awarded to Starfleet personnel who have distinguished themselves in the conduct of First Contact missions, representing the United Federation of Planets in such manner and conduct that they are recognized as having met or exceeded the primary mandate of the United Federation of Planets Starfleet in 'seeking out new life and new civilizations'. The medal is presented by the individual's Commanding Officer, with authorization from a Senior Flag Officer.		Details
		Star of Hope The Star of Hope is awarded for combat action only, and is awarded to any person killed in action while serving the armed forces of the United Federation of Planets. It is only awarded posthumously.		Details
		Outstanding Antagonist This award denotes a players exceptionally well crafted villain who has contributed to a simms plot line convincingly over a series of posts.		Details
		Matias Grronkil's Award for Engineering Excellence In memory of Lt. Commander Matias Grronkil, who was this ships Chief Engineer for 2 years, this award is given to those who show great engineering prowess.		Details
		ELYSIUM UNIT CITATION Awarded to a group of players who have demonstrated cohesiveness and prowess in joint-posting, interacting with each other to further the plotline, contribution to the collective story and generally writing a fun posting thread to read.		Details
		ELYSIUM SILVER CROSS The highest-level award bestowed upon a ELYSIUM player, the recipient of this award demonstrates qualities of almost every other award here -- from furthering the plot in a way that entices others to jump in and participate, to writing his or her character in a believable, "real" yet fantastic way. A protagonist, an antagonist; a dreamer; a good storyteller. Note that this award is very specific: qualified recipients may not be found in all award cycles. This award does not necessarily equate to the player who posts the most frequently; rather, it is the content and context that is awarded.		Details
		Starfleet Expeditionary Medal (Five Year Mission) The Starfleet Expeditionary Medal is awarded to members of Starfleet or other services, civilian or military, who have completed a five-year mission in any single posting or assignment, with continuous service. The medal recognizes service in any capacity during a Starfleet deep-space deployment for a period not less than five years - a substantial milestone which itself marks high achievement in pursuit of Starfleet's most ambitious mission program to explore strange new worlds in the final frontier. The service time must be completed while assigned to a single vessel or station, and service across several successive assignments will reset the time requirement of this award. Partial completion of a five-year mission may instead be recognized by the Meritorious Service Medal. The Expeditionary Medal was commissioned with the explicit purpose of honouring the pioneering days of Starfleet, where starships and their crews would embark upon long and perilous journeys of exploration to unknown regions, boldly going where no one had gone before. These crews were generally away from their homeworlds for upwards of five years (per Starfleet's standard long-range mission specification) and were often isolated from outside assistance. Such crews were marked by qualities of tenacity, independence, intrepidity, and adventurous spirit which remains the gold-standard for Starfleet and its objectives today. Citations for the Expeditionary Medal should therefore embody these same qualities.		Details
		PLOT DEVELOPMENT CITATION For developing the current plotline into something original and unexpected, yet not unbelievable. In other words, the crewmember that throws the best "monkey wrenches" into the plot to make it interesting, but not off-center, one-sided or a personal "hero" campaign.		Details
		SERVICE COMMENDATION AWARD Awarded to the crew member that posts in such a way that entices others to "jump in" and help build upon that post; a "team player," writing for the benefit of group interaction.		Details
		Outstanding Leadership in a Mission Awarded to writers who have taken it upon themselves to move the mission forward, either by posting individually or organizing and leading JPs. This award represents the highest level of recognition for mission-related participation.		Details
		High Poster of the Mission Awarded to the writer who has the highest post count at the end of each mission		Details
		Joint Post Challenge Champion Every year, Elysium will run a Joint post challenge for a month. * A player must have 1 JP with each player in a one on One situation. Mass JP's do not count towards this. * They have 1 month to get this done. The winner gets a Shiny award for it!		Details
		MACO WINGS For our Marine Pilots!		Details
		200 Posts! This player contributed to the Sim's goal of 200 posts for a month. Their dedication to our family is well noted and this award is well deserved!		Details
		NPC Of the Year For the NPC Of the Year as voted by the crew		Details
		Stalwart Herald This Writer supports his fellow players and encourages them to even higher heights with their support - be it in words, writing stories with them or just praising them in discord. This award can be awarded to any player by any player who feels they meet the requirements.		Details
		September 2020 - 200 post challenge Participant This player participated in the 200+ post challenge against the USS Pioneer in September 2020		Details
		Mirror Mirror This Officer has faced or battled the mysterious Mirror Universe and survived.		Details
		The Kramer Comedy Award The Kramer Comedy Award - For the quick witted, slapstick, cheesy comedy that comes from the crew being such comedians.		Details
		Highest poster of the Month! Awarded to the player who posted the most over the month. Awarded Monthly.		Details
		Story Time Awarded by players to other players for Posts that they enjoyed. There is no other criteria for this award.		Details
		Christopher Pike Medal of Valor The Christopher Pike Medal of Valor was a prestigious medal named after Starfleet Fleet Captain Christopher Pike, awarded to Starfleet officers in recognition of remarkable leadership, meritorious conduct and acts of personal bravery.		Details
		Grankite Order of Tactics The Grankite Order of Tactics was a Starfleet insignia awarded to new members of the Grankite Order. This order recognized officers who demonstrated exceptional tactical acumen.		Details
		Karagite Order of Heroism The Karagite Order of Heroism was a Starfleet insignia awarded to new members of the Karagite Order. This order recognized officers who demonstrated exceptional valor and heroism.		Details
		Legion of Honor The Legion of Honor was a commendation given by Starfleet to honorable Starfleet members.		Details
		Preantares Ribbon of Commendation The Preantares Ribbon of Commendation was an award presented to deserving Earth and Federation Starfleet personnel.		Details
		Starfleet Citation for Conspicuous Gallantry The Starfleet Citation for Conspicuous Gallantry was an award declaring an act of particular heroism by a member of Starfleet.		Details
		Starfleet Medal of Commendation The Starfleet Medal of Commendation was an award awarded to Starfleet personnel for conspicuous acts of valor and heroism.		Details
		Starfleet Medal of Honor The Starfleet Medal of Honor was a medal for valor presented to deserving Starfleet personnel. It was possible to earn clusters for subsequent awards of the medal.		Details
		Player of the Year Player Voted on by the crew, All players who are nominated need to have been playing for 6 months minimum.		Details
		Department of the Year The department that has added to and helped moved missions ahead, with posts that are both imaginative and creative. - Nominated and voted on by the Command Team - All members of the department PC and NPC receive this award		Details
		Guest Star of the Year Awarded to the NPC As nominated/Voted on by the crew who made the most impact on the crew!		Details