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Cluster of Ice
Awarded by:	Voice of the Brotherhood and Staff ACC Staff
Type:	Competition, Fiction/ACC
Recipients:	Complete List
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The Cluster of Ice serves as the counterpart to the Cluster of Fire and is awarded for exceptional performance in fiction competitions and the Antei Combat Centre. The ditanium disk is treated by a special process that gives it a frosty coat, with rings embossed to support a stylized symbol of ice, and powdered sapphires to give a glistening appearance to the highlights. The cluster is meant to represent those fighters able to keep a cool head in battle, contrary to the fiery intensity exemplified in gaming. Those who boast quantities of both clusters are among the most cunning warriors and brilliant tacticians in the Brotherhood.

Requirements

Following the completion of a competition which has been approved in accordance with the Voice Competition Approval Guidelines, competition organizers must email the Voice fiction word counts or run on post counts in order for Clusters of Ice to be awarded.

Fiction

The Cluster of Ice is awarded based on word count for qualifying fiction activities; one cluster for every 500 words of fiction. Because partial Clusters of Ice can now be tracked, there are no word count requirements on fictions to award Clusters of Ice for qualifying activities.

Qualifying fiction activities:

Fiction competitions, although the Voice's office reserves the right to notify competition organizers that their competition may not be eligible for Clusters of Ice during the approval process.
All "official" Brotherhood fiction updates, such as Brotherhood Plot updates and Vendetta fiction.
All "official" Clan fiction updates, as submitted by the appropriate Consul to the Voice for approval. Must be published to discourse (forums), or a news report, with URL and dossier # of the author with word counts to the Voice's office. Fiction must be relevant to the Clan, advance the Clan fictional story forward in some manner and incorporate more than one member to qualify.

Antei Combat Chamber

Clusters are awarded for battles fought in the ACC. “0.5 clusters per combatant that does not time out” with the amount doubled when battles conclude and are judged. The following details yields for completed battles:

Type of match	Winning	Not Winning
Antei Combat Center Matches
2+2 posts	2.0	1.0
3+3 posts	3.0	1.5
4+4 posts	4.0	2.0

Occasionally, the Voice may offer additional Clusters of Ice for participation in specific competitions or events related to the ACC.

Run-Ons

Clusters of Ice are also awarded for valid entries into qualifying Run-On competitions, where the Voice's office reserves the right to notify competition organizers if their competition will not be eligible for Clusters of Ice during the approval process and note as such in the competition details for participants.

For all valid entries, Clusters of Ice are awarded at the same one (1) Cluster of Ice per 500 words of fiction, with a cap on the number of words that will be awarded at 500 words for each post a member makes. All excess words beyond this cap will go unrewarded, while insufficient words to meet 500 per post will result in less than one (1) Cluster of Ice per post. There is no maximum number of posts allowed in a Run-On, subjective to the specific requirements of the competition itself to be a valid entry, resulting in no maximum number of Clusters of Ice that can be awarded in a Run-On fiction event.

Activity	Award
Run On Awarding Examples
2 posts (300, 400 words)	700 total words awarding 1 Cluster of Ice, 200 words carry over
5 posts (1000 words each)	5,000 total words, 2,500 words max to be awarded, 5 Clusters of Ice, 0 words carry over
3 posts (200, 300, 2000 words)	2,500 total words, 1,500 words max to be awarded, 3 Clusters of Ice, 0 words carry over

Former Upgrades

These medal upgrades are no longer in use, but are preserved here for posterity.

Upgrades
Quantity	Description	ID Display
1	Cluster of Ice	CI
2	Cluster of Ice w/ Blue Flame	CI-BlF
3	Cluster of Ice w/ Red Flame	CI-RF
5	Cluster of Ice w/ Green Flame	CI-GF
10	Cluster of Ice w/ Purple Flame	CI-PF
25	Cluster of Ice w/ Silver Flame	CI-SF
50	Cluster of Ice w/ Gold Flame	CI-GoF
75	Cluster of Ice w/ Platinum Flame	CI-PlF
100	Cluster of Ice w/ White Flame	CI-WF
125	Cluster of Ice w/ Black Flame	CI-BF
150	Cluster of Ice w/ Sapphire Flame	CI-SpF
200	Cluster of Ice w/ Amethyst Flame	CI-AF

Dark Brotherhood Awards
Competition Medals	Crescents • Novae • Vendetta Seals • Cluster of Fire • Cluster of Earth • Cluster of Ice • Cluster of Graphite • Pendant of Blood
Merit Medals	Dark Cross • Anteian Cross • Steel Cross • Grand Cross
Sacramental Awards	Sapphire Blade • Amethyst Kukri • Ruby Scepter • Emerald Dagger • Diamond Sword • Silver Sash • Golden Lightsaber • Dantes Spear
Other Medals	Scroll of Foundation • Scroll of Indoctrination • Scroll of the Master • Dark Side Scroll • Legion of the Scholar • Seal of Loyalty

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 ==== Run-Ons ====
+Clusters of Ice are also awarded for valid entries into qualifying Run-On competitions, where the Voice's office reserves the right to notify competition organizers if their competition will not be eligible for Clusters of Ice during the approval process and note as such in the competition details for participants.
-Participation in run-on events is awarded based upon the following. To qualify, a post must have a minimum of '''250 words'''—no additional [[Cluster of Ice|Clusters of Ice]] are awarded for posts that go beyond this minimum.
+For all valid entries, Clusters of Ice are awarded at the same one (1) Cluster of Ice per 500 words of fiction, with a cap on the number of words that will be awarded at 500 words for each post a member makes. All excess words beyond this cap will go unrewarded, while insufficient words to meet 500 per post will result in less than one (1) Cluster of Ice per post. There is no maximum number of posts allowed in a Run-On, subjective to the specific requirements of the competition itself to be a valid entry, resulting in no maximum number of Clusters of Ice that can be awarded in a Run-On fiction event.
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+{| table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="fancy"
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+| class="head" colspan="2" style="background:#131E3D" | '''Run On Awarding Examples'''
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+| 2 posts (300, 400 words)||700 total words awarding 1 Cluster of Ice, 200 words carry over
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+| 5 posts (1000 words each)||5,000 total words, 2,500 words max to be awarded, 5 Clusters of Ice, 0 words carry over
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-| 8 posts||3
+| 3 posts (200, 300, 2000 words)||2,500 total words, 1,500 words max to be awarded, 3 Clusters of Ice, 0 words carry over
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