Special award

A special award is an OOC award that is awarded during the annual fleet awards ceremony. Any member can receive a special award. However, only one of each award is allowed per ceremony.

	Great Bird Award: Awarded to an officer who contributes to the development and/or invention of a new method of simming, thinking, or seeing the Star Trek universe. It has only been presented four times in the group's existence: for creating the community (Wolf), for defining new ways of what a simming installation can be (Renos and Vataix), and for redefining the expectations for leaders in the organization (Reynolds). This is a unique distinction and the greatest honour bestowed upon any officer. See all recipients of the Great Bird Award.	Recent Recipient Quinn Reynolds

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	Rising Star Award: Awarded to members of Lieutenant Commander rank or higher who show great promise in many facets of their participation in the group, and to whom we look to as a future leader. Officers who qualify for this award consistently demonstrate their capabilities in leadership and facilitation of their fellow officers, including a recognisable dedication in their In Character and Out of Character activities to enhance the community. See all recipients of the Rising Star Award.	Recent Recipient Nolen Hobart

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	Luminary Award: Awarded to members holding the rank of Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade, or Lieutenant. Officers qualifying for this award have shown outstanding promise in their future endeavors by displaying their skills in leadership, dependability, and dedication to the community. See all recipients of the Luminary Award.	Recent Recipient Madison Marsh

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	Locutus Award: Awarded to members of the Publicity Team who go above-and-beyond their monthly requirements for participation on a regular basis. These team members are enthusiastic about spreading the word about our role-playing community and are actively looking for new methods to draw people into the fold. See all recipients of the Locutus Award.	Recent Recipient Artinus Serinus

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	Sarpeidon Award: Awarded to a simmer who has made outstanding contributions to the 118Wiki. Sarpeidon was the planet in TOS's "All Our Yesterdays" where the inhabitants built a library collecting their whole world's history. This is essentially what our wiki aspires to be: a repository of our group's history and a simming database. See all recipients of the Sarpeidon Award.	Recent Recipient Gnai

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	Boothby Award: Awarded to a trainer who has gone above and beyond their Academy Training Requirements. These trainers provide an excellent example of commitment to bringing new cadets into our community, strong leadership and innovation to encourage new members into simming, and are continuously offering successful and imaginative training programmes. See all recipients of the Boothby Award.	Recent Recipient Genkos Adea

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	Quark's Bar: Awarded to members who are regularly active on the chat room, and forums, and have been supportive and involved in conversations enhancing the overall community experience with activities like keeping a quote thread up to date, consistently nominating simmers in the Appreciations forum, starting engaging chat discussions, attending chat events regularly, or being a helpful presence for new players. See all recipients of the Quark's Bar.	Recent Recipient Gila Sadar

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	Community Champion Award: Awarded to members who participate in – or help facilitate – simming community events, representing the best of StarBase 118 RPG to other organizations by hosting events, acting as contest judges, or otherwise contributing their expertise in a way that benefits the wider community. See all recipients of the Community Champion Award.	Recent Recipient Oddas Aria

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	Trailblazer Award: Awarded to members who originate a creative and innovative way for the fleet to engage with each other and the Star Trek universe. These participants provide unique opportunities that help to make our game an immersive and unique Star Trek experience. This award has only been presented a few times for feats of ingenuity including the concept and initiation of the Image Collective, the concept and delivery of department Journals to help members engage with Star Trek materials, and for the invention and launch of the sister group, Federation News Service. See all recipients of the Trailblazer Award.	Recent Recipient Ash MacKenna

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	Northern Star Award: Awarded to members holding the rank of Lieutenant or Lieutenant Commander who show constant commitment to the fleet as members of task forces and through our other fleet endeavours. These officers are vital to the success of our fleet, showing their support and enthusiasm for their crews and our community through their tireless efforts. See all recipients of the Northern Star Award.	Recent Recipient Robin Hopper

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	Jake Sisko Prize: Awarded to members of the Federation News Service Team who regularly go above and beyond in their contributions and participation. These team members demonstrate passion and ingenuity in editing and composing news reports, assisting in the upkeep of our In Character news service, the expansion of the 118 cosmos, and providing inspiration for our members. See all recipients of the Jake Sisko Prize.	Recent Recipient Genkos Adea

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	Okuda Award: Awarded to members of the Image Collective who regularly go above and beyond in their contributions to this team's efforts, creating images and graphics for the fleet. These team members display their artistry and dedication with a visual feast for members new and old, bringing our creations to life and stoking imaginations. See all recipients of the Okuda Award.	Recent Recipient Jocelyn Marshall

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	Xalor Clan Xifilis Award: Awarded to simmers who overcome a disadvantage throughout simming. This award was initially known as the "Rachel Garett Pendant," but was renamed for the 2000 event to commemorate a valued StarBase 118 PBEM RPG simmer who died that year. In each event, this award can be given to all qualifying simmers. See all recipients of the Xalor Clan Xifilis Award.	Recent Recipient Drex Recent Recipient Kettick Recent Recipient Obsius Sill-con Recent Recipient Alex Forsyth

Retired

	Data Artistic Award: (Retired in 2015) Rewarded to any officer in the fleet who has made a consistent effort to enter each of the bi-monthly writing challenges. Most notably, the officer must have continued participation even if their submissions were not picked as the winner, thus sticking with the challenge and always giving other something exciting to read.

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	Kalendra Award: (Retired in 2016) Awarded to a simmer who has performed (on more than one occasion) devious, unexpected plot twists. The simmer must have shown an ability to surprise their colleagues with clever plot twists that were relevant and plausible, given a particular plot.