Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum received an ONBE from Lord British earlier this year. During the recent Cyber Monday 2014 12-Hour Telethon held by Portalarium to celebrate Shroud of the Avatar’s Steam Early Access release and recent crowdfunding success, Joe was also awarded a Royal Warrant, which is how Richard Garriott and Portalarium have been recognizing “outstanding community organizations, businesses, and groups”.

There’s a bit of an award that attends being granted Royal Warrant status:

The appointment includes the issuing of a plaque, which can be placed in the player’s house.

As a physical reward, players who are part of a group who earn a Royal Warrant will be sent an actual plaque to match their in-game reward.

Congratulations to Joe; this is richly-deserved recognition for all of his many efforts over the years to preserve the physical history of Ultima and, more broadly, Origin Systems.