The Ardentia award - whose symbols signify strength, honor, and determination - serves to recognize individuals who have, over the span of several years, not only contributed to but helped shape the alliance. They are long term members who instituted new policies, pushed for change, upheld the ideals we strive for and whose efforts have made TKR the alliance she is today.
Longtime member of TKR government, it seems at times that our resident vodka aficionado has done it all. After a long stint as High Prince of Internal Affairs during some of TKR's peak recruitment months, Kyu took over our Fabrials department when Talus retired and has been hard at work behind the scenes developing some incredibly powerful tech that makes running the alliance a lot easier than it used to be. A year later, he was back in Internal Affairs, jumping in to help run the department in the middle of a war when Modi stepped away from the game for health reasons. Since then, he has been running both the Fabrials and IA departments, in addition to regularly contributing to Milcom. Not only did Kyu top the leaderboards with a stellar war performance against Midgard, he was also significantly involved in helping our Milcom team with the war effort during Bifröst Blitz. Externally, Kyu is probably one of the most known members of TKR outside the alliance. His participation in public discourse and certain embassies reflect well on the alliance and help give the rest of Orbis a glimpse of the strength of our community. His cheerful personality and willingness to help in any situation have made Kyu an invaluable member of our community, and I thank him personally for all the help he has given me ever since I became King.