Greetings crafters of Sapience,

I come to you all this day to announce the beginning of the fifth round
of the Master Crafter Awards held by the Order of Lord Phaestus!

For those of you who are familiar with this program from previous years
then the format will be the same as it was before and feel free to skip
to the bottom of this posting. However, if your memory is hazed with
time or if you have not been through a Master Crafter Awards before
please read on for more information.

------ History of the Master Crafter Awards ------
The Master Crafter Awards program was instituted to give worldwide
recognition to those in lands who have achieved mastery of their craft.
Held only every few decades it remains a prestigious award and a high
honour.

Begun from the teachings of our Lord Phaestus of Crafting, Passion, and
Skill in and for one's craft we devote our time and resources to the
furthering of those who embody these traits in their work.

A candidate for Master Crafter is nominated by the populace at large.
Following the nominations the Chosen consider the candidates, their
work, and the nominations from the populous for them weighing their
qualifications against previous Master Crafters and the Chosen's
extensive knowledge of quality.

To be considered a Master Crafter, one must be known for the quality of
their works and for actually caring to ensure that which they produce
has a purpose in this world. We are not talking about the person hastily
selling iron circlets they crafted within a minutes time, nor the
individual who randomly tailors sets of clothing but does not produce
nor offer his/her expertise to consumers or at least to be used.

There are two tiers of Awards in the program. That of a silver medallion
and a gold.

The silver recognizes the master crafter who is has just obtained
mastery, who is known but not completely recognized. The crafter who has
found the spark brilliance but not yet total control and promotion of
their crafts.

The gold is only granted to the greatest Masters of the crafts. Those
whose name rolls off of the tongues of most people when you ask who is
good at a certain craft. They spend their lives dedicated to their work
and strive to ensure that the world is made better by what they do.
Generally they are great promoters of their brand and always interested
in improving both their craft and their marketing.

This time around we will also be recognizing those who have mastered the
art of cooking. So please feel free to send your nominations regarding
cooking too.
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To date the Master Crafter Awards have given silver medals to the
following individuals: Tekla for tailoring, Elstan for forging,
Liliana for Tailoring, Lisbethae for tailoring and Alcredia for jewelry.
As well as gold medals to the following individuals: Trey for forging,
Katia for tailoring, Logistics for forging, Anarwaen for tailoring,
Lavinia for tailoring and jewelry, Faur for forging, Amunet for
tailoring and Requa for jewelry. As winners of previous cycles these
people can no longer be nominated for an award.

If you do not see the names of your favorite crafter listed above then
please nominate them to the Order of Lord Phaestus for world-wide
recognition. The Order will honour crafters from almost all walks of
life and all professions. To nominate a crafter send a message to
myself with the name of the crafter, what form of craft you are
nominating them for (forging, tailoring, cooking or jewelry), and any
other information you feel the Order should know about the skill and
scope of this person's work.

This is one of the highest honours which the Order of Lord Phaestus can
bestow upon non-Order members or Order Members. We will be accepting
nominations for the following five years ending in the year 665AF.
Should you have any other questions with regards to the MCA please
contact myself, or another Chosen.

We look forward to seeing who the nominees are this round of the Master
Crafter Awards!

Dr. Poltarion Xanatov-Amidamaru
Phaestean Craftmaster

Penned by my hand on the 13th of Ero, in the year 660 AF.