Serale, Aelyrians!
On this day (October 26th) we commemorate Kevin Ostapenko, the player behind Hannas Darkblade and Katzchar Telvic as well as a long-time contributor to Aelyria. In memory of his contributions, roleplaying excellence, and community advocacy, our community nominates and the Management Team selects one member to receive the
Kevin Ostapenko Memorial Scholarship for Roleplaying Excellence, or
Kevin's Award for short. The prize, besides the recognition, is a one year Companionship on the site.
After a review of the nominees and a discussion of who has, in the previous year, best exemplified all the qualities Kevin was known and beloved for, the Management Team has decided to award the Kevin Ostapenko Memorial Scholarship for Roleplaying Excellence Award 2015 to
Sliucha Sindosa.
Sliucha is not only a consistently creative and fearless role-player who generates creativity and excitement in the players with whom he comes into contact but is also a tireless moderator and contributor in all facets of the game. We're all very lucky to have him in our threads (even if sometimes we hate it too

) and in the game. Congratulations!!
Thank you to all who have participated, not just in the nominations but in making this a better community for all of us.