DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/26/2006    Duedate: 07/08/2006

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-548

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TERCERO ENCANTO
LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-7635) [18-1-2,182]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TERCERO ENCANTO                CROW'S NEST GUY
LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)          SEA DOGS (575)
(1-7635) [18-1-2,182]          (1-7726) [6-0-0,59]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

BELESARIUS                     JIMMY WONG
ROMAN EMPIRE (531)             LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-7122) [21-27-1,91]          (1-7674) [13-5-2,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. VOID (526)                  34
2. DEATH'S DOOR (129)          34      DEATH'S DOOR (129)
3. STEEL LEGION (581)          34      Unchartered Team
4. BAM BAMX (577)              27
5. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      26      SEA DOGS (575)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BETTER OFF DEAD (590)      2   0  0  100   1/ 1 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    11  3 2
 2/ 2*SEA DOGS (575)            26  10  1 72.2   2/ 7*DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)    11  4 2
 3- 3*LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   18   7  0 72.0   3/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      11  4 0
 4/ 4*DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)     22  13  4 62.9   4/ 4 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   10  4 1
 5/ 0*BARHOPPERS (519)          15  10  0 60.0   5/10*MEN OF HONOR (594)        9  6 1
 6/ 5*MEN OF HONOR (594)         9   6  1 60.0   6/ 2*SEA DOGS (575)            8  4 0
 7- 6*AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587)    15  12  2 55.6   7/ 6*POKER GREATS (580)        7  8 1
 8/ 7 DEATH'S DOOR (129)        73  61  1 54.5   8/ 8 DEATH'S DOOR (129)        7  8 0
 9/ 8*POKER GREATS (580)        14  12  1 53.8   9-11*AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587)    6  4 1
10/ 9 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      406 380 50 51.7  10- 3*LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   6  4 0
11/10 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   161 153 25 51.3  11/12 STEEL LEGION (581)        6  5 0
12/13 STEEL LEGION (581)        25  25  0 50.0  12/ 9*DRAGONLANCE (585)         6  9 1
13-11*CAN I SAY THAT? (593)      4   4  0 50.0  13/14 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)        5 10 1
14/12 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    318 335 33 48.7  14-15*CAN I SAY THAT? (593)     4  4 0
15-15 LETHAL HERITAGE (572)     25  28  2 47.2  15/13*SHE'S CRAFTY (592)        4 11 0
16/14 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)       253 286 17 46.9  16/19 VOID (526)                4 11 0
17/17 WIND STORM (144)         436 555 30 44.0  17/17 WIND STORM (144)          3 12 0
18/18 VOID (526)                19  25  0 43.2  18/ 0*BAM BAMX (577)            2  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/16*DRAGONLANCE (585)          8  12  1 40.0  19/16 JGW PERISHABLE (409)      2  9 0
20/20 GUNS-N-ROSES (314)        55  98  9 35.9  20-18*BETTER OFF DEAD (590)     1  0 0
21/ 0*JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)      12  25  0 32.4  21/ 0*JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)      1  2 0
22/22 JGW PERISHABLE (409)      11  27  1 28.9  22/22 GUNS-N-ROSES (314)        0  3 0
23/21*SHE'S CRAFTY (592)         7  18  1 28.0  23-21 LETHAL HERITAGE (572)     0  2 0
24/ 0*BAM BAMX (577)             3  10  0 23.1  24/ 0*BARHOPPERS (519)          0  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                          Alliance Olympics Update, Round 4

     The 2006 Mordanti Alliance Olympics runs again!  Lakerfan and his Men of Honor
stable posted the largest percentage increase:  up 40%.  Iron Council showed the
largest drop this cycle:  down 12.50%.
     Men of Honor went 5-0-1-0 this round, bringing them right up to the frontlines
of the contest!  Look out, Sea Dogs!  Lab Experiments is right behind you for Best
Overall Stable!  An Honorable Mention goes out to Lab Experiments and Sweordmasters
for their 4-1 record this cycle.  Condolences go out to Wind Storm and Void for going
0-5.  Watch your challenges, and don't forget to use your avoids to your advantage!
     Mannequin sneaks into the Silver standings with an excellent overall turn,
combined with Iron Council's not-so-excellent-but-not-bad turn.  Desolate Empire
moves upwards in percentage, but stays in 4th place, tied with Lakerfan, whose 5-0
showing this cycle proves that everyone can move up, even from a poor position.
Which is good news for Amicitia Primoris, as they suffered the worst turn yet seen by
an alliance/independent, with two 0-5's and a 1-4 this cycle.
     Mannequin has tied two Olympic Records!  Most Team Kills (Lab Experiments and
Sweordmasters), with 3 kills (each).  And Most Alliance Kills, with 6.  He shares the
records with Vampire Theatre (1997) and the Crimson Alliance (1998).  With the
Olympics a third complete, I predict that these records shall be broken.  These will
only be the first of many shattered records this year!
     If the Olympics were to end today, the awards would look like:

Gold:   LBA...........83.33%.....15- 3-1-0  (18/ 56)
Silver: Mannequin.....66.67%.....38-19-6-5  (57/168)
Bronze: Iron Council..62.50%.....25-15-1-3  (40/112)

Desolate Empire.......60.00%.....24-16-4-2  (40/112)
Lakerfan .............60.00%..... 6- 4-1-0  (10/56)
Var...................46.66%..... 7- 8-0-0  (15/ 56)
Otis The Drunk........42.50%.....17-23-1-4  (40/112)
SwineTiger............35.00%..... 7-13-1-2  (20/ 56)
Amicitia Primoris.....30.67%.....23-52-1-6  (75/224)

Best Overall Stable:  Sea Dogs (15-3-1-0)

     The Commission has an Excel spreadsheet available to the Olympians that will
break down the standings further.  Just send an email to: lxiang@amicitiaprimoris.org
to receive your copy.

The Olympic Commission

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Hail and well met!

I am two-thirds of the way towards completing my goal of holding onto the throne
until graduation.  Nite Train nearly got the jump on me this time around.  Hopefully
it won't be so close should we meet again.  In addition to my own impending
graduation, it appears as though my teammate, Speedwell, will be traveling to the
Isle with me.  This should open things up quite a bit at the top as Mischievous Imp
is getting close as well.  Will any of you be able to keep one of our younger
teammates from grabbing the throne?  We will see....

Tercero Encanto

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
MORDANT brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Now keep the taverns open late 
tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for LIVE FROM MOSCOW!, whose 0-0-0 this turn 
dropped them by 7 into 10th.  Ha!  DESOLATE TEMPLE turned their 4-1-0 turn into a 2nd 
place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit 
lists.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-1-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, MANNEQUIN'S BEST, 
the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see COBALT win a fight and gain 23 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, COBALT 
beat REDBEARD and REDBEARD lost 16 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  NITE TRAIN 
challenged MORDANT's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And if variety is the 
spice of life, MORDANT may be getting bland, as TERCERO ENCANTO stays top dog in the 
city.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of 
these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  MORDANT, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
LIVE FROM MOSCOW! the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  
And it looks like MEN OF HONOR avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would 
be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, N'AZADAR was this 
turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.  I notice CROW'S 
NEST GUY challenging down 17 points to fight BOOMER, SEA DOGS doubtless has some 
rotten excuse for such an insult to honor.  And golly gee, CROW'S NEST GUY beat 
BOOMER.  Aren't we all surprised and impressed?  I guess I can give a little credit 
to KILL ME PLEASE of DEATH'S DOOR for challenging up by 24 to JIMMY WONG.  KILL ME 
PLEASE won to get 105 points of recognition.  And we have WOEBEGONE in a challenge, 
going down 13 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought WOEBEGONE showed great 
skill and promise when he defeated MAKESHIFT ANCHOR.  All right, so I slept through 
it!  Big deal!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but 
I'll be glad to see CAPELLA and VOID at Conan's Place tonight celebrating their 
bloodfeud victory over PHIL HELLMUTH.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only 
shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Paste 
this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERCERO ENCANTO 7635         18   1  2   182       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPEEDWELL 7667               14   5  0   126       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627         21   5  2   107       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 KILL ME PLEASE 1721          17  10  0   105       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 NITE TRAIN 6583              10  13  3    98       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)
 JIMMY WONG 7674              13   5  2    93       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 SQUIRREL NUT 7793             7   0  2    92       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 BELESARIUS 7122              21  27  1    91       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KANDRIS 6612                 14  17  1    72       WIND STORM (144)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAEL 7696                    11   3  1    71       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 BLACK PLAGUE 1720            14  13  0    68       DEATH'S DOOR (129)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CATIFF 7734                   5   1  0    66       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
 WOEBEGONE 7795                7   4  0    63       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-MY MICHELLE 6652              1   1  0    60       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)
 COBALT 7784                   7   4  0    59       STEEL LEGION (581)
 CROW'S NEST GUY 7726          6   0  0    59       SEA DOGS (575)
 KAZACH 7853                   4   3  0    58       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
-DECADO 7857                   5   1  0    57       AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587)
-BELY MEDVED 7751              5   0  0    57       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAPELLA 7777                  7   3  0    53       VOID (526)
 TUNGSTEN 7788                 7   6  0    51       STEEL LEGION (581)
 LAN 6724                      9  13  0    48       WIND STORM (144)
 FROZEN ROPE 7841              3   3  0    44       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724         6   3  0    42       SEA DOGS (575)
 MAN OF WAR 7925               3   0  1    40       MEN OF HONOR (594)
 SALAMANDER 7769               7   8  1    39       WIND STORM (144)
 REDBEARD 7728                 7   2  0    39       SEA DOGS (575)
 BALLAST 7727                  5   2  0    39       SEA DOGS (575)
 N'AZADAR 7850                 6   1  1    38       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 BOOMER 7741                   9   9  0    36       WIND STORM (144)
 MARGARITA 7025                4   4  0    36       BARHOPPERS (519)
 GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906          4   1  1    34       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
-LOST SOUL 7868                3   0  1    34       JGW PERISHABLE (409)
-TONY SIRAGUSA 7882            2   0  0    34       BETTER OFF DEAD (590)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COMICUS 7207                  6   5  0    33       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
-GOLD 7787                     5   2  0    33       STEEL LEGION (581)
 CHEESE WHIZ 7821              4   1  2    33       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-VENTRUE 7731                  3   2  0    32       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
-ROCKET QUEEN 6674             4   2  1    31       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)
 GORRILLA 7757                 2   1  0    31       BAM BAMX (577)
 LARRY KING 7893               4   2  0    28       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
-GANGREL 7733                  3   4  0    27       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
 RAISTLIN 7845                 3   1  0    26       DRAGONLANCE (585)
-HORTATOR 7791                 2   2  1    26       SEA DOGS (575)
-SWEET CHILD 6687              3   0  0    25       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)
 TARMON GAI'DON 7789           2   4  0    25       WIND STORM (144)
 ENURAM 7851                   4   3  3    24       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RELLIK 7852                   5   2  0    23       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
-DURBAN POISON 7716            4   3  0    23       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
 DOYLE BRUNSON 7779            4   1  0    23       POKER GREATS (580)
-PROPAGANDA 7747               3   2  0    23       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
 JOHNNY MOSS 7780              3   2  0    23       POKER GREATS (580)
-PATIENCE 6716                 2   0  1    23       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)
 PHIL HELLMUTH 7842            4   1  1    21       POKER GREATS (580)
 BASHFUL 7899                  3   2  0    20       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 CARAMON 7847                  2   2  1    20       DRAGONLANCE (585)
-REMY MARTIN 7092              2   0  0    20       BARHOPPERS (519)
 PRODIGAL SON 7937             2   0  0    20       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 WHIGGAMORE 7910               2   2  0    19       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 TIGER 7754                    1   2  0    19       BAM BAMX (577)
 CALIS 7849                    3   4  0    18       DESOLATE TEMPLE (586)
 TURTLE POWER 7714             3   5  0    18       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
-CHOBAM 7913                   2   1  0    18       STEEL LEGION (581)
 HONOR AND GLORY 7923          2   1  0    18       MEN OF HONOR (594)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MALKAVIAN 7732                1   3  0    18       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
-TARAS BULBA 7748              4   1  0    17       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
-CHROME 7908                   2   1  0    17       STEEL LEGION (581)
-ZIMA 7750                     2   3  0    17       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
 PEACE RULER 7921              2   1  0    17       MEN OF HONOR (594)
 CRYSTAL 7869                  2   0  0    16       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
-FLYING BUTT...RESSES 7916     1   1  0    16       CAN I SAY THAT? (593)
 SPERE 7911                    3   1  0    15       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-DANYAL 7855                   2   3  1    15       AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587)
 EARLY MISTY 7717              1   7  0    14       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
 THING 4 7081                  3   2  0    13       VOID (526)
-BELTZER 7854                  3   2  0    13       AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587)
-CONNAVAR 7858                 3   3  0    12       AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587)
 POLLUX 7943                   1   1  0    12       VOID (526)
 TRIGGER PIXIE 7914            1   3  0    12       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 PURPLE HAZE 7827              2   5  0    11       JGW PERISHABLE (409)
-ASS...ININE 7919              1   1  0    11       CAN I SAY THAT? (593)
-SHUCKY DARN 7920              1   0  0    11       CAN I SAY THAT? (593)
-TENAKA KHAN 7940              1   0  0    10       AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587)
 SEAN SHEIKY 7938              1   1  0    10       POKER GREATS (580)
 HONOR AND WAR 7924            1   2  0    10       MEN OF HONOR (594)
-BUTT...ERMILK 7918            1   0  0    10       CAN I SAY THAT? (593)
 VERMILION 7823                1   6  0     9       JGW PERISHABLE (409)
-JOHNNIE WALKER 7024           2   2  0     8       BARHOPPERS (519)
 FLINT FIREFORGE 7848          2   2  0     8       DRAGONLANCE (585)
-GREY GOOSE 7067               2   1  0     7       BARHOPPERS (519)
 WAR CHANT 7922                1   2  0     7       MEN OF HONOR (594)
 FRENCH TICKLER 7930           1   1  0     7       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 FULL METAL MINX 7900          1   4  0     7       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 SCILD 7903                    1   4  0     7       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-MONKEY II 7792                0   1  0     7       BAM BAMX (577)
 RANIS 7846                    1   3  0     6       DRAGONLANCE (585)
-COW 7758                      0   2  0     6       BAM BAMX (577)
 KEITH RICHARDS 7927           1   2  0     5       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 BATTLE ANGEL 7898             0   5  0     5       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 9MM NYMPH 7944                1   1  0     4       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 TYPHOID MARY 7941             0   2  0     2       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 JOSH AREA 7939                0   2  0     2       POKER GREATS (580)
 CASTOR 7942                   0   2  0     2       VOID (526)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
RACHE 7856             1  2 1 AGENTS OF OSIRIS 587  LOST SOUL 7868        544 NOT REVE
OLD HAG 4086          11  8 0 DEATH'S DOOR 129      TERCERO ENCANTO 7635  546         
GOLDMOON 7844          0  4 0 DRAGONLANCE 585       STONE GOLEM 571       548 NONE    
LAST REBEL 5896        4  6 0 JGW PERISHABLE 409    GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906  547         
BRUJAH 7730            7  4 1 LETHAL HERITAGE 572   SQUIRREL NUT 7793     545         
HUNGRY DUCK 7749       4  1 0 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! 576 SQUIRREL NUT 7793     547         
FEATHER TOUCH 7929     1  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  MAN OF WAR 7925       547         
STU UNGER 7781         1  2 0 POKER GREATS 580      DANYAL 7855           546         
JOHNNY CHAN 7782       1  2 0 POKER GREATS 580      N'AZADAR 7850         546         
LION DUNG 7907         1  4 0 ROMAN EMPIRE 531      DARK CHAMPION 569     548 NONE    
GELLIUS CASTUS 7926    1  2 0 ROMAN EMPIRE 531      CARAMON 7847          548         
PLOTIUS NERVA 7894     1  2 0 ROMAN EMPIRE 531      HORTATOR 7791         545         
DIXIE CHICK 7901       1  2 1 SHE'S CRAFTY 592      CHEESE WHIZ 7821      546         
KITTY BOOM BOOM 7902   0  1 0 SHE'S CRAFTY 592      CHEESE WHIZ 7821      544 NOT REVE
ZOSMA 7915             0  4 0 VOID 526              DARK CHAMPION 569     548 NONE    
MINTAKA 7895           0  3 0 VOID 526              PHIL HELLMUTH 7842    546 JUST REV
PROPUS 7896            0  2 0 VOID 526              ENURAM 7851           546         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

For turn 547 only:

Cheeze Whiz -- I might be picking "a fight I can't win," but you have picked a fight
you can't lose and there's not a thing you can do about it.  Especially with the
awful replacement you stuck me with for Dixie. -- SwineTiger

From T546...

Dael -- *grin*  I bet you did!! -- Kandris
P.S.  See what a bit of garlic can do?

Frozen Rope -- Not TOO embarrassing, I hope. -- Gangrel

Squirrel Nut -- I have become more powerful that you can ever imagine! -- Ghost of
Brujah

Squirrel Nut -- Not likely, no.  *sigh* -- Tarmon Gai'don

Kazach -- Sometimes that just happens. -- TS Talon Volksie

DK Toker -- Maintenance is a good thing.  Don't forget to keep up with your
challenges/avoids, however, or you will become somebody's punching bag. -- Lord Xiang

N'azadar -- Whoops!  Slowed down a little TOO much.  Let's try that again -- Johnny
Moss

Zosma -- Changed it up a bit, I go both ways baby! -- Phil Hellmuth

Trigger Pixie -- I don't know WHAT happened there.  I was supposed to be bloodfeuding
Danyal and here I am fighting you! -- Doyle

Prodigal Son -- Ow. -- Josh Area

Goldmoon -- It takes more than a little willow switch to take me down. -- Spere

Taras Bulba -- Good down-challenge...for the second time.  In return I have placed a
bounty upon your head in our guildhouse.  Good luck with your avoids. -- Scild

Cobalt -- What a difference a couple of fights make!  You cleaned my clock the first
time we met and I turned the tables on you this time around.  Maybe I am on to
something.... -- Woebegone

Salamander -- Thank you for giving up so easily.  How I keep winning is beyond me. --
Dael

Belesarius -- Nice endurance bump.  Now we can duke it out for a couple more minutes.
Maybe I can try and top the five skills you taught me a couple turns ago! --
Mischievous Imp

Ass...inine -- Our "fight" just made me sick. -- French Tickler

Full Metal Minx -- Haven't you guys had enough yet? -- Cheese Whiz

Kill Me Please -- It would be a lot easier to defeat you if I could only learn some
attack skills. -- Jimmy Wong

Kandris -- Thanks for the win and that oh so elusive (-4) rating! -- Speedwell

Josh Area -- You don't look as tall as Phil Helmuth on TV.... -- Prodigal Son

Zima -- ...is for girly men! -- Whiggamore

Hungry Duck -- A classic case of role reversal! -- Squirrel Nut

Mischievous Imp -- While I have not been coming out on the winning end of our fights,
the sheer excitement of them is invigorating.  Makes it worth while for my old bones
to step out on to the sands.  Well met, my little red friend. -- Belesarius

JGW -- Three out of four of GM's wins came against Last Rebel, and the other against
a stand in.  Looking forward to seeing how he matches up against some different
styles.  He will be here for all four turns of the BF despite the fact that I would
like to see how he would have done in the apprentices in the upcoming tourney. --
Otis

Black Plague at .500, that calls for a round of drinks to all warriors in Mordant.
May you all be hung over for the next turn so that he can get above that mark for the
first time since he was 1-0-0. -- Otis

Manager of Men of Honor -- Great showing last turn.  5-0-1, definitely impressive. --
Dark Knight Toker, Desolate Temple 

Mannequin -- 12-3-1, that's something to smile about! -- Dark Knight Toker

JGW -- I see Lost Soul showed up!  Or did he just sneak in and will not be on the
sand this next turn?  We'll see!  Hopefully, my brother in arms will calm down a bit
before he (Osiris) sends a warrior for vengeance! -- Dark Knight Toker

Johnny Moss -- Nice try, next time you might want to send someone holding a better
hand! (grin) -- N'Azadar, Barrenblade

Ballast -- Thirteen, that sure is a lot!  Good fight! -- Dazach, Desolate Soldier

Larry King -- We will do that again on my terms, and I promise you the results will
be different!  Twenty-five minutes in a garbage can baked me pretty well!  See you
soon. -- Rellik, Barrenblade

Thing 4 -- At least you escaped death!  Looking forward to see who's next. -- Enuram,
Barrenblade

Ghost of Last Rebel -- Damn, I didn't get my chance to plant you!!!  Someone else did
it for me. -- Eharam, Desolate Tempe and Deathbringer of the Desolate Empire

6 June 2006
To those involved, no, I have not abandoned your stories.  But I've been letting them
drift, and that has to stop, so I am taking the time to make sure that I know where
they are going, more than just "what happens next" dreamed up on the fly, before
resuming work on them.  No new stories will be started until at least one of the old
ones has concluded, for the same reason:  quantity can't substitute for quality.
Your patience in this matter is appreciated. -- the Scribe

20 June 2006
Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire
Our newest Dark Knight disrespected?!?!?!  ARE THEY SERIOUS?!?!  If at all possible,
let's get over to 31.  I'm on the way.  Let's get 'em. -- Dark Knight Osiris

26 June 2006
To those interested, G.E.C.K.O., Inc, is looking for able-bodied warriors to embark
on a dangerous mission.  Those interested (or for more details) diplo me at:
Juice, DM 93, mgr. Arena Masters, Inc -- Juice

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZOSMA was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LION DUNG was savagely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
GOLDMOON was slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
CAPELLA devastated PHIL HELLMUTH in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud contest.
CROW'S NEST GUY overpowered BOOMER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
MISCHIEVOUS IMP viciously subdued BELESARIUS in a 6 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
NITE TRAIN was viciously subdued by TERCERO ENCANTO in a 1 minute competition.
KILL ME PLEASE unbelievably bested JIMMY WONG in a 4 minute Challenge duel.
CHEESE WHIZ was unbelievably bested by BALLAST in a popular 12 minute Challenge duel.
WOEBEGONE savagely defeated MAKESHIFT ANCHOR in a popular 2 minute Challenge melee.
N'AZADAR savagely defeated RAISTLIN in a 3 minute bloody Challenge match.
BASHFUL was unbelievably bested by LARRY KING in a 5 minute Challenge contest.
MAN OF WAR demolished WHIGGAMORE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
CALIS overcame WAR CHANT in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
COMICUS overpowered TRIGGER PIXIE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge struggle.
SEAN SHEIKY overcame SCILD in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge bout.
PRODIGAL SON devastated FULL METAL MINX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
FRENCH TICKLER savagely defeated JOSH AREA in a 1 minute novice's Challenge match.
PEACE RULER beat BATTLE ANGEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
SPERE bested VERMILION in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
KEITH RICHARDS was defeated by THING 4 in a popular 1 minute novice's Challenge duel.
SPEEDWELL viciously subdued CHARK FORKBEARD in a 3 minute expert's duel.
DAEL was narrowly defeated by M. CHARDINEE in a popular 3 minute gruesome fight.
SQUIRREL NUT overpowered KANDRIS in a 1 minute gory uneven fight.
BLACK PLAGUE overpowered SALAMANDER in a 2 minute uneven match.
GLUTIUS MAXIMUS was overpowered by KAZACH in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
MARGARITA was beaten by LAN in a action packed 1 minute brutal competition.
REDBEARD was overpowered by COBALT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TUNGSTEN handily defeated LIEUTENANT WOREL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
ENURAM was overpowered by FROZEN ROPE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
HONOR AND WAR was overpowered by GORRILLA in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
PURPLE HAZE was devastated by JOHNNY MOSS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
TARMON GAI'DON demolished GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
RELLIK beat EARLY MISTY in a popular 3 minute fray.
DOYLE BRUNSON subdued TURTLE POWER in a 2 minute match.
TIGER handily defeated CASTOR in a 1 minute uneven match.
CRYSTAL overpowered RANIS in a 1 minute uneven bout.
FLINT FIREFORGE was beaten by POLLUX in a 1 minute bloody novice's competition.
CARAMON slaughtered GELLIUS CASTUS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
HONOR AND GLORY demolished TYPHOID MARY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
9MM NYMPH was bested by GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  20         STRIKING ATTACK   40 -  33 -  7      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  12         AIMED BLOW        40 -  34 -  1      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      9         PARRY-STRIKE      22 -  19 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         LUNGING ATTACK    90 -  78 -  6      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         TOTAL PARRY       38 -  37 -  0      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         WALL OF STEEL     39 -  38 -  2      51  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  11 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         BASHING ATTACK    34 -  56 -  6      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  33 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |

Turn 548 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:

AIMED BLOW         7 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        4 -  5         3  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      3 -  4         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     8 - 12         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     3 -  9         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  TERCERO ENCANTO 7635       18   1  2  182 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
PARRY-STRIKE     SPEEDWELL 7667             14   5  0  126 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
TOTAL PARRY      MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627       21   5  2  107 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
WALL OF STEEL    KILL ME PLEASE 1721        17  10  0  105 DEATH'S DOOR (129)
LUNGING ATTACK   JIMMY WONG 7674            13   5  2   93 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
AIMED BLOW       WOEBEGONE 7795              7   4  0   63 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
SLASHING ATTACK  COBALT 7784                 7   4  0   59 STEEL LEGION (581)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BELESARIUS 7122.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was JIMMY WONG 7674.  The ten other most popular fighters were SPEEDWELL 7667, CHEESE 
WHIZ 7821, MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627, WOEBEGONE 7795, DAEL 7696, EARLY MISTY 7717, BASHFUL 
7899, BELESARIUS 7122, SEAN SHEIKY 7938, and GOLDMOON 7844.

The least popular fighter this week was BALLAST 7727.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TYPHOID MARY 7941, GELLIUS CASTUS 7926, FLINT FIREFORGE 7848, CASTOR 
7942, TURTLE POWER 7714, HONOR AND WAR 7924, ENURAM 7851, REDBEARD 7728, GLUTIUS 
MAXIMUS 7906, and KANDRIS 6612.