DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/03/2003    Duedate: 11/15/2003

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-482

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ABYSSINIAN
CAT'S MEOW (522)
(1-7043) [6-1-0,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RICHARD PLANTAGENET            ABYSSINIAN
DARK TOADS (506)               CAT'S MEOW (522)
(1-6881) [18-21-0,94]          (1-7043) [6-1-0,101]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DENNIS                         GRAMMAW
HAWKS (466)                    HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-7068) [15-15-2,91]          (1-7045) [13-29-0,71]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE BLACK COMPANY (544)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         41
2. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       35      DARK TOADS (506)
3. HAWKS (466)                 25      Unchartered Team
4. BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)   24
5. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      22      CAT'S MEOW (522)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*CAT'S MEOW (522)          10   4  0 71.4   1/ 4 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)   9  3 0
 2/ 2*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540)  16   8  1 66.7   2/ 3*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540)  7  2 0
 3- 3*ANGELS OF DOOM (550)       2   1  1 66.7   3/ 1 HAWKS (466)               7  5 0
 4/ 5 DARK TOADS (506)         103  67  3 60.6   4/ 2*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)     7  6 0
 5/ 6 HAWKS (466)              308 213 17 59.1   5/ 5 SOUL HAREM (337)          6  9 2
 6/ 7 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)  324 284 24 53.3   6/ 7*CAT'S MEOW (522)          3  3 0
 7- 9 REVELATIONS (509)         18  16  2 52.9   7- 8 REVELATIONS (509)         2  0 0
 8/ 0 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      293 290 36 50.3   8/ 6 DARK TOADS (506)          2  3 0
 9/ 8*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)     18  18  2 50.0   9/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    2  3 0
10/ 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    218 267 23 44.9  10/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   2 13 0
11/10 SOUL HAREM (337)          40  51  7 44.0  11- 9*ANGELS OF DOOM (550)      1  1 0
12/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    50  66  5 43.1  12/ 0 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       1  4 0
13/11 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  318 491 11 39.3  13/ 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     1  4 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

            + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Homicidal Maniacs ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

On the Shuttle:

     The stage rocked over the ruts in the road, throwing the passengers back and
forth on top of each other, so far as they could move at all (it was packed).  Only
one person, sitting in the left-hand corner of the forward-facing seat, was not
subject to having her neighbor spilled into her lap every time the coach turned to
the right.  Lady Protector Sandy, the Homicidal Maniac.  It would take a more
stalwart traveler than any of these to encroach on the space she had marked as her
own.  Out of fairness--for she was a fair woman when not irritated--she refrained
from falling over her neighbor when the stage swerved to the left.
     The road, which led from Mordant to Caer, was a particularly bad one due to lack
of maintenance.  Nobody went to Caer these days.  Except the Shuttle.  Sandy had made
a few pointed remarks on learning that the coach would go to Caer and Khalhums--out
of its way to Caer and Khalhums.  The Shuttle, she had pointed out acidly, had been
specifically designated to carry managers from arena city to arena city.  Since there
were no longer active arenas in Caer and Khalhums, WHY was the Shuttle wasting time
going there?  The road that ran from Mordant to Valamantis and then around the bay to
Ardivent was much better, after all.  The manager of the Shuttle station in Mordant
had simply given her a fishy look and said that the Shuttle ALWAYS took that route.
It had been ordained.  The stockholders and directors of the Shuttle company saw no
reason to change the routing for a temporary thing like arena closures.  They were
bound to open again some time.  If, however, the lady wished to hire a private coach,
he was sure something could be arranged....
    Since Sandy was saving her anger, as a reservoir saves up water until the dam can
burst for maximum devastation, she merely broke his arm and dislocated his jaw before
climbing into the gaily painted stagecoach.  Several of the other passengers had
witnessed this minor altercation, which may explain their care not to encroach on the
Lady Protector's designated territory.

     Sandy looked over her fellow passengers with a disapproving eye.  Clearly, the
Shuttle company had ignored its mandate and entered into purely commercial search for
money.  Not one of these people was a manager.  She knew all the managers, and she
was sure.  Well, okay, there was an outside chance that one or even two might be very
new managers who had yet to make an impression.  But she doubted it.  There were no
scarred old warriors, no bearded mages, no demons with glowing red eyes.  Farmers.
Merchants.  A blacksmith.  Gods, there was even a Traveling Salesman.  Her eye went
back to the blacksmith thoughtfully.  There was something familiar about him.  An old
manager returning after an absence?  After all, she didn't actively remember EVERY
old, inactive manager.  This fellow might be...and he was the most interesting male
present in any case.  Oh, sure, he was going bald, but he had a burly competent look
to him, his blue eyes were reasonably piercing, and she liked the flamboyant
mustache.  There was a limit to how much time she could spend with mild-mannered boy
reporters, after all.

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 481): CHYNA of HAWKS (Mr. Monsen, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 366): MORADOR of RESURRECTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 486): SANDMAN of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 483): SHERMAN of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 481): FOLIE HANNA of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 485): SHEMAN DO of HEME-JO CONDITION (Hamich, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 482): ARROWROOT of SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 477): FELICITAS of PRAETORIAN GUARD (Shocking Toad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 468): LILITH of THE SHADOWS (Goat, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 467): STINKALOGICAL of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 441): ZANTARA of IRON TIGERS (Jinx, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 432): EAGLE'S NEST of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 419): DRAXUS BREMOORE of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 367): DROGOI of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 174): SLIPPERY NIPPLE of INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 162): LUCIA of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 317): BLACK WIDOW of SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 139): CONSTANTINE of AGELESS WONDER (Belyn, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 360): BARROCH of SHEPHERDS from TALCAMA (Assurnasirbanipal)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 481): none
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 366): RESURRECTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 486): SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 483): DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 481): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 485): JETHRO'S TOOLS (TigerTiger, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 482): none
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 477): THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 468): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 467): SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 441): EVER AFTER (SOL, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 432): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 419): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 367): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 174): INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 162): THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 317): SAMURAI KIDS II (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 139): FAVORITE THINGS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 360): DARK PANTHEON, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 481): CHYNA of HAWKS (Mr. Monsen, mgr.)
                            MAN NEXT DOOR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 483): SHERMAN of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 482): ARROWROOT of SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.)
                           MIAMI MIA of BEACH BABES (Surfer Sam, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 477): GRANDIOSE GRETA of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 468): LILITH of THE SHADOWS (Goat, mgr.)
                            SON OF CAIN of UNTOUCHABLES (Angus, mgr.)
                            VAIN VARICOSE of CAULDRON OF HATE (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
                            DIRE WOLF of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 467): STINKALOGICAL of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz)
                           POTOMACC of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 466): ADAM AND STINK of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 431): FIDDLESTICKS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
                               WHAT'S UP, DUCK? of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 418): PUDDING PARADE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 316): RAY of THE BOLT (Hombre, mgr.)
                               DADDY of MIKE'S INK (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 139): SIR LANCELOT of KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Baphomet, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
MORDANT.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  We 
now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on.  THE BLACK COMPANY now 
holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it.  Coming up with a solid 3-1-0 
outing, THE BLACK COMPANY has advanced 3 places in the rankings.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for SYLITH, who flew up 16 points in the rankings after mashing THE EUNUCH 
like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk 
out on the sands.  VLAD TEPISH lost to DARK HELM and drops 12 points.  Well, 
everybody's pal CHYNA moved hers record to 21-8-0 by defeating MAN NEXT DOOR in the 
Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 10 recognition points.  Advice to bashers--never 
force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the MORDANT arena.  Here's a 
song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad SOUL HAREM?  Big bad SOUL HAREM.  Big bad 
SOUL HAREM.  MORDANT's afraid of the big bad SOUL HAREM.  Tra la la la la!  And you 
guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause THE BLACK COMPANY beats 
feet every time SOUL HAREM smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?  And who is this GRAMMAW 
you ask, with 71 points and a 13-29-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  This week 8-6-1 VORTEX was sent 
to the Dark Arena.  I know a lot of fighters with similar records who might take 
notice of this.  Big deal, so PAPER WASP got mashed in the Dark Arena.  With his face 
he was more at home with the trolls than with us. (Waka waka).  This week 7-7-0 TANK 
ABBOTT was sent to the Dark Arena.  I know a lot of fighters with similar records who 
might take notice of this.  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time 
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, there's the manager of the MORDANT giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  Okay, so I may not be the world's 
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been real, 
and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ABYSSINIAN 7043               6   1  0   101       CAT'S MEOW (522)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MURGEN 7283                  13  16  0   106       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881     18  21  0    94       DARK TOADS (506)
 DENNIS 7068                  15  15  2    91       HAWKS (466)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WISPER 5753                   7   2  1    87       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 TATTOOED DANCER 5060          9   7  1    79       SOUL HAREM (337)
 SYLITH 7357                   7   5  1    73       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 GRAMMAW 7045                 13  29  0    71       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FACELESS 7268                13   7  1    65       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 THE EUNUCH 5000               9   9  1    59       SOUL HAREM (337)
 LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999         11   7  2    58       SOUL HAREM (337)
 RAGDOLL 7039                  4   3  0    57       CAT'S MEOW (522)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DARK HELM 7242                5   1  0    47       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 SMEDS 7358                    8   4  0    43       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 FURIE 7244                    3   1  1    38       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
-FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027         3   1  0    37       REVELATIONS (509)
 BLUE SIOBHAN 4997             8  10  2    36       SOUL HAREM (337)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WAR MACHINE 7241              3   2  0    29       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 JEJUNE 7386                   3   1  0    28       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 BLOODLUST 7426                2   0  0    28       RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
-GREY GHOST 7243               3   1  0    26       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 VLAD TEPISH 7374              5   3  0    25       RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
 THAI DEI 7393                 5   2  0    25       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANNA 6939                     3   4  1    25       REVELATIONS (509)
-FROZEN CARCASE 7015           5   0  0    24       REVELATIONS (509)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAYDAN 7356                   4  10  1    23       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 MYGGEN 7360                   5   3  0    22       HAWKS (466)
 SWALLOWTAIL 7387              2   2  0    18       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-GET MY BASHON 7013            2   0  0    17       REVELATIONS (509)
 WHISPER SOFTLY 7421           3   1  0    16       RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
 CHALEUR 7415                  1   5  1    14       SOUL HAREM (337)
 THINREDONE 5751               1   0  0    13       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-ALAN A DALE 7406              2   3  0     9       DARK TOADS (506)
 DEMONKIN 7240                 2   3  0     9       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
-WILL SCARLET 7353             1   0  0     6       DARK TOADS (506)
 NUMBER TWO 7422               0   4  0     4       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 OUTLAW INLAW 7424             0   3  0     3       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
BUGSPRAY 7383          2  5 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 WINSTON 7055          479         
TANK ABBOTT 5695       7  7 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   UNDEAD WARRIOR 572    482 NONE    
791411171511 7359      0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   STONE GOLEM 571       482 NONE    
145111517913 SL 5749   0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   ARENAMASTER KAKAR 568 482 NONE    
1341015171213 SL 5750  0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   MOUNTAIN TROLL 563    482 NONE    
VORTEX 7245            8  6 1 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  MOUNTAIN TROLL 563    482 NONE    
PAPER WASP 7259        6  6 2 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  STONE GOLEM 571       482 NONE    
179141371113 7416      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  SPYMASTER 567         482 NONE    
CHE CHE HAKOSHO 7420   1  3 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547   CHALEUR 7415          482         
AUNT KNUCKLES 7370     1  4 1 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547   HARBRINGER 7398       479 NONE    
BODY SWIRL 7372        5  2 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547   THE EUNUCH 5000       481         
DIAMONDCUTTER 7400     0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138     SPYMASTER 567         482 NONE    
913131517107 7368      0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138     HIGH ELF 564          482 NONE    
104172141315 ST 5754   0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138     SHEWISH GIANT 566     482 NONE    
151014116217 ST 5752   0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138     THE AMAZON 570        482 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Grammaw -- Yes, I felt badly about eating and running like that.  What did you think
about that riposte technique?  Useful? -- Faceless (Nice play on words, by the way.
I'm so glad you haven't lost your sense of humor like that Man Next Door.)

War Machine -- Just let me find a better weapon and we'll see who fares better in a
rematch! -- Thai Dei

Bloo Chevon -- I KNEW I could beat you if I wuz persistent.  Thanks fer the skillz...
-- Sylith

Harbringer -- Huh.  Shouldn't you be the one learning more skills than me? -- Smeds

Man Next Door -- Bodies under anything....  <shudder>  As I said before, you are just
too spooky! -- Darkfist

The Eunuch -- You killed Body Swirl?  What kind of total parry does that???

Smeds -- I dunno, I'm kinda using what I'm suited to. -- Alan A Dale

Man Next Door -- Hey, congratulations on graduating.  I know we will all be pleased
to see you up and move to a new neighborhood. -- Richard Plantagenet

Number Two -- Yeah I'll never use that attack skill, but maybe if you were Number One
you could beat me (and you prolly wouldn't smell like crap). -- Frozen Carcase one of
SOL's minions

Chyna -- Ha!  And I say again, HA!  I am off to clean up the neighborhoods on the
Isle, where I hear they need it badly.  Full of freaks and perverts, that's what I
hear. -- Man Next Door, crusader at large

Faceless -- It's amazing to me the way you eat up those cookies with no face.  You
with no face, not the cookies.  You know what I mean.  No MOUTH.  You must just
absorb them through your pores, which MEANS that you have pores in need of cleaning!
Carrots, that's what you need.  Not chocolate chip cookies. -- Grammaw

Dark Helm -- I'll "dark helm" you, you unprincipled arachnid!  I'll give you the helm
of the andabates, and you can put THAT in your pipe and smoke it.  But not in a
public place.  No smoking in public places, you know.  WE don't need your second-hand
smoke. -- Haydan

Che Che Hakosho -- You're definitely chaotic, but I like that in a cute little woman
like you.  Come over after dark and we'll make some chaos together, eh? -- Outlaw
Inlaw

Myggen -- You're a hawk?  Where are your wings, then? -- Number Two (I try harder)
P.S.  Remind me next time to step to the RIGHT instead of left and into the path of
your blade.  I'd kick myself for that move, but you already did it for me.  Ouch!

I have a vague intention of sending the Man Next Door to clean up the neighborhood
around Home Guard, but if anyone burns to know his numbers, feel free to ask. --
Nick, Homicidal Maniacs

Richard Plantagenet -- Rude?  You dare call ME rude?  A Lord Protector doesn't NEED
manners.  They're for the peasants. -- Lord Protector Man Next Door

Faceless -- Wait till you try Doris's Grandmother's Oatmeal Cookies, a specialty of
mine.  If you come--with your manager in person--to the Winter Face to Face, I'll
make a strong effort to have some for you.  And your manager, of course. -- Grammaw

Who is this Vlad person?  A mere minion of chaos, when all is said and done. --
Haydan
P.S.  Minions of chaos, like minions of bermuda, are best sliced into rings and deep-
fat fried.

31 October 2003
     Come one, come all, to the greatest contest in Alastari!  The Third Annual Turf
War will be in North Fork (DM 47) starting in about 6-7 turns....  C'mon and get your
team some experience, and get declared!
     More info available in North Fork's newsletter.
     Bloody Sands. -- Asmo Dius, TCB

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VORTEX was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
PAPER WASP was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
TANK ABBOTT was viciously butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DIAMONDCUTTER was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
791411171511 was slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
913131517107 was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
179141371113 was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena struggle.
145111517913 SL was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute competition.
104172141315 ST was savagely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
151014116217 ST was slaughtered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
1341015171213 SL was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FACELESS was vanquished by DENNIS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
RAGDOLL was beaten by GRAMMAW in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
DARK HELM overpowered VLAD TEPISH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
FURIE demolished WHISPER SOFTLY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
THAI DEI devastated DEMONKIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
CHYNA devastated MAN NEXT DOOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
ABYSSINIAN overpowered CAPTAIN ELOY in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Title duel.
RICHARD PLANTAGENET won victory over TATTOOED DANCER in a 1 minute veteran's fray.
WISPER devastated LITTLE FAIR LEA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
THE EUNUCH was overpowered by SYLITH in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BLUE SIOBHAN was beaten by SMEDS in a 5 minute bout.
SWALLOWTAIL overpowered OUTLAW INLAW in a 2 minute bloody mismatched fight.
CHALEUR barely slew CHE CHE HAKOSHO in a 2 minute gory bout.
MYGGEN lost to JEJUNE in a popular 1 minute match.
HAYDAN was handily defeated by BLOODLUST in a 1 minute uneven duel.
NUMBER TWO was bested by THINREDONE in a exciting 1 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         AIMED BLOW        14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  12 -  1      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  12 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  25 -  3      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  43 -  3      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  19 -  1      49  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  18 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  18 -  2      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   6 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |

Turn 482 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

BASHING ATTACK     3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  4         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  7         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      1 -  4         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       ABYSSINIAN 7043             6   1  0  101 CAT'S MEOW (522)
SLASHING ATTACK  WISPER 5753                 7   2  1   87 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
LUNGING ATTACK   TATTOOED DANCER 5060        9   7  1   79 SOUL HAREM (337)
PARRY-LUNGE      FACELESS 7268              13   7  1   65 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
STRIKING ATTACK  DARK HELM 7242              5   1  0   47 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
WALL OF STEEL    SMEDS 7358                  8   4  0   43 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DENNIS 7068.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
VORTEX 7245.  The ten other most popular fighters were GRAMMAW 7045, ABYSSINIAN 7043, 
DENNIS 7068, FURIE 7244, SWALLOWTAIL 7387, CHALEUR 7415, JEJUNE 7386, THINREDONE 
5751, 791411171511 7359, and 913131517107 7368.

The least popular fighter this week was HAYDAN 7356.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SMEDS 7358, BLUE SIOBHAN 4997, THE EUNUCH 5000, LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999, 
DEMONKIN 7240, WHISPER SOFTLY 7421, VLAD TEPISH 7374, FACELESS 7268, 1341015171213 SL 
5750, and 145111517913 SL 5749.

The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:

MAN NEXT DOOR (1-6987) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
CHYNA (1-7052) HAWKS (466)

                       TOURNEY FREEZE CHANGE -- ADVANCE NOTICE

     Beginning at the Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe (January 2004), we will implement 
several changes affecting tournaments.  The tournament announcement for the upcoming 
FTF and future tourneys will reflect these changes.
     First, we will eliminate the tourney freeze for all regular DM warrior classes.  
Regular DM warriors will not be classed ahead of the tournament, but instead will 
fight according to their FE on the date of the tourney.  There will still be a freeze 
for the ADM classes, occurring on the same timeline as before, approximately 6 weeks 
before the tournament.
     In addition to the above change, the warrior classes will be slightly altered.  
The new tourney classes will be as follows:

                DM Tourney Classes                 ADM Tourney Classes
              ======================              ======================
                  0 FE:  Rookies                        Freshmen
                1-4 FE:  Apprentices                    ADM
               5-10 FE:  Initiates                      Eligibles
              11-20 FE:  Adepts                      ---induction---
              21-30 FE:  Champions                      Contenders
                31+ FE:  Challengers                    Primus

     All regular DM tourney classes will remain solely FE based.  All ADM classes will 
now be based on warrior characteristics (i.e., the ADM split algorithm), including the 
Freshmen class.
     The Gateway and Primus arenas will be merging before the FTF to form one top 
arena.  These warriors will be split into two tournament classes, the Contenders and 
the Primus classes, again based upon their characteristics.  More information on this 
will be published in the newsletters for those arenas.
     If you have any questions about the above changes, please contact Customer 
Service.  Good luck in your games.

                                          -- Green Eyes and the RSI staff