DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/27/2009    Duedate: 08/08/2009

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-511

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BRANDY PINKERTON
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
(2-5565) [10-2-1,118]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BRANDY PINKERTON               POSITION IS EMPTY
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)      
(2-5565) [10-2-1,118]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GROND                          EIO YUE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
(2-5540) [17-14-0,86]          (2-5568) [9-3-0,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       30
2. PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)   24PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
3. CONAN THE... (462)           0      Unchartered Team
4. DEADLY DANCERS (424)         0
5. STEEL ARMS (658)             0      SINGING ASSASSINS (223)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  41  19  1 68.3   1/ 1 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657) 10  5 0
 2- 2*CONAN THE... (462)        22  16  1 57.9   2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     7  8 0
 3- 3 STEEL ARMS (658)          21  18  2 53.8   3- 3*CONAN THE... (462)        5  5 1
 4/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    696 782 22 47.1   4- 5 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      1  2 0
 5- 5 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      19  22  1 46.3   5- 4 STEEL ARMS (658)          1  5 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     "Death is inevitable.  There is no avoiding death.  There may be courage in the
face of death, but even the brave must go to the grave."
     "Unless..." Brandy prompted.
     "Unless," Gavin continued with a smile, "You make it to the Isle."
     He paced back and forth, watching their expressions to assure that his point was
getting through.
     Eio, well-dressed with golden hair and attentive eyes, smiled encouragingly with
a nod as Gavin's serious gaze swept by him.  Brandy sat beside her brother, tapping a
charcoal pencil against her chin as she worked on her speech.  Bubba ceremoniously
and with great glee pointed out a rather embarassing typo.  Lilly sat in a short
skirt, staring out the window, apparently day dreaming.
     "Ahem!" Gavin took Brandy's letter and casually turned it upside down.  "Paying
attention might help you write another one of those later."
     Gavin blinked in surprise at a sketch on the back, obviously of him with a noose
around his neck.  He crossed his arms over his chest, finding Bubba's fierce glare.
The look was unapologetic and steeped in a raw anger that nearly caused Gavin to step
back.  Brandy looked between the two, frowned, and flipped the paper back over.
     "I'm listening, Gav, but I've gotta work this out."  Brandy jabbed her brother
in the ribs pointedly.
     "Right," Gavin sighed.  "Lilly, are you with us?"
     She waved a hand languidly.  "Sure." 
     "Golems," Gavin muttered offhandedly as he wondered whether they paid attention
better.
     "Okay, Brandy is Duelmaster....  Sorry, Bubba, she beat ya to it.  I'm
especially glad that you beat Gallordin for it.  That makes more of a statement than
gaining it by default when he leaves; points there.  With Bubba the only one high
enough in rank to challenge you,  you're practically guaranteed the position next
turn, also."
     "Yes!" Brandy chimed, pumping her fist into the air.
     "Also, I commend Eio on an excellent victory which placed him just under Bubba
at the head of his bracket.  That leaves Lilly, who's going to play clean up...  IF
SHE WOULD PAY ATTENTION!" Gavin finished in a hard tone.
     "Huh?  I'm not a maid, Gavy.  Clean up yourself," Lilly mumbled sleepily.
     Gavin rubbed his face and leaned against the wall in exasperation.  "I don't
think you guys get it.  We just received our charter AND had an unfortunate death.
Neither are cheap.  Not to mention, each of your generous salaries and Brandy's
bonus.  I'm broke."
     That statement caught their attention and seemed to especially rouse Lilly from
her lethargy.
     "How unfortunate for you," Bubba quipped.  "I'd recommend trying the cheaper
places in town, but I doubt you'd be welcome."
     Gavin sighed, trying to ignore him.  "And I still have a fighter position to
fill somehow.  We've been in this type of position before but not nearly as hard off
as now.  This team balances on the brink of destruction despite how well we have
done.  Without awards, I can't afford to pay your entrance fees.  I think your
exemplary effort last round placed us in a good position, but I need your help....
Just a few turns."
     The stress was obvious.  Gavin was changing and despite it all, it managed to
touch the four others in the room.
     "So, if anyone gets in range of Brandy, it's up to Bubba, Eio, and maybe Lilly
if she can get in range.  I'll work the avoids.  Also, if I can challenge those in
Eio's bracket, that's one less chance they have to get to Bubba and thus Brandy.
Duelmaster gives us two awards...  with a little effort we should easily retain Top
Team."
     "I'll do it, but not for you."  Bubba moved towards the door and looked back.
"They won't pass me.  I don't like people trying to hurt Brandy.  Anyone."  With a
glare that could kill, Bubba left.
     "What crawled up his arse?" Lilly asked.
     All eyes moved to Gavin as he shook his head.  "Golems," he muttered.

             + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Golden Fish ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     "What the he--!"
     "Mind your language, Gallordin," Goldina said.  She primmed her mouth in a way
that made her teammate want to hit her.
     He sighed and shook his head.  She probably couldn't help that.  Who knew what
might have been built into her golemnity?  Or why, or, for that matter, when.
Because he had met her mother, a perfectly normal woman so far as he could tell.
Maybe a little twitchy, but lots of people were nervous around gladiators.  He
snorted.  Lots of people imagined gladiators as being on a par with performing bears:
trained, chained, and dangerous when they got loose, though amusing to watch if they
didn't get loose.  "What I want to know," he said, "is where Lord Noll comes into my
graduation bonuses.  I never met the man, never worked for him, signed nothing other
than the team enrollment, and I do NOT owe him money."
     "You need a lawyer," Grond said.  "I dunno what Noll might have done, but it's
bound to be twisty.  He was--is--that kind.  Twisty."
     "Right, like I have a lawyer in my pocket!"
     "I hear M. Chardinee does lawyering on the side," Kestratlak said.  "He might
work cheaply for a fellow gladiator."
     Gallordin groaned.  "Do I need this problem today?  Did I do anything to DESERVE
this problem today?  No!"
     "Yeah, well, you've got it anyway.  Deal with it," Grond advised.
     Before Gallordin could speak the hot words that were so obviously on the tip of
his tongue, Gulby came through from the back of the house.  "Are we going to eat this
week?  Because if so, we need to go shopping.  There isn't anything in the pantry.
Well, not much of anything, and nothing *I* would consider making a meal off of."
     "No mice?" Goldina asked, grinning.
     He scowled at her.  "Just because I'm Aruaki, that does NOT mean I'm a damned
cat.  Any more than you being a golem means--"
     She held up a hand to stop him.  "Okay, that comment was unfair, and I won't
make it again.  I guess we've all got some things we'd rather not talk about."  She
reached for the basket that hung by the door.  "I'll do the shopping."
                       ***     *****     ***     *****     ***
     Out on the street, Goldina slung the basket over her shoulder by its long strap.
It was probably wrong to be so sensitive about the whole golem thing, but to have it
sprung on her like that when she joined the team--!  If only her mother had warned
her.
     She frowned.  If her mother had known, and maybe she hadn't.  Since discovering
that she was counted as a golem, Goldina had done a lot of research into the whole
issue.  Well, as much research as she could afford, had time for, and could
comprehend.  Magicians made things so complicated!  But as far as she could
understand it, she might well have been born "normal," and some magician had come
along afterward and... well, done something.  Tinkered.
     She really didn't like to think about what might have been done, when, and
especially why.  And when... "Somebody" might exepct her to pay for it and how.  She
started to move toward the center of the street as a particularly dark alley's mouth
came nearer.
     "Stop."  A deep voice with power rolling through it.  Goldina had time to think
that she'd never heard a voice like that before, and then she didn't think anything
at all for a long time.

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 628): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 510): BRANDY PINKERTON of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 634): KOVARAMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 629): FAST FORWARD of TECHNOLOGY (?, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 628): WHISPER WALK of MY LITTLE TRIBE (Little Whop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 632): EPEE MYSTIQUE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 622): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 618): SPARE ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 617): ULLRICH BLADESONG of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 589): EVA MENDES of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 581): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 562): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 565): REEKY SNEAK of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 516): TELENIA of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): NO-STICK TAPE of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 237): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 466): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 213): BADGER of RUSSIAN BIRDS (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 510): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 628): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 510): PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 634): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 629): WIZARD'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 628): MY LITTLE TRIBE (Little Whop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 632): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 622): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 618): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 617): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 589): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 581): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 262): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 565): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 516): OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 237): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 466): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 213): BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 510) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 627): WYRD of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 509): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 629): FAST FORWARD of TECHNOLOGY (?, mgr.)
               (turn 628): HALIBUTT of WIZARD'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 632): SOLSKJAER of IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.)
                           BARTEZ of IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 617): ULLRICH BLADESONG of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
               (turn 616): CROUCHING HAMSTER of D.R.I. (Var, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 581): PLATINUM BLONDE of TEAM TRIANGLE (?, mgr.)
                  (turn 580): REDD CORVAIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 261): DEELA ELLIS of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): NO-STICK TAPE of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
               (turn 248): RUBBER BULLET of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
                           A.O. HELL of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 466): FYRE SWORD of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     The fickle finger of fate strikes again.  I got a rematch randomly before
Gallordin travelled to the Isle and managed to beat him.  Finally, I've made
Duelmaster, yet, the bittersweet taste of this victory leaves me asking, "Was the
price worth it?"
     Gavin made me promise not to linger on the unpleasantness.  Haus, we'll miss
you.  As for the rest of you, come and get it! :)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome NIANIA.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  What's with LORINDA?  She 
actually beat NIANIA's PERSISTENT BEGGAR, and walked away with 15 more points from 
the fight.  Major screwup at PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE.  LILLY PEPPER lost 6 points to 
GROND.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe LILLY PEPPER will provide more easy 
wins...  GULBY was reminded on the sands why BRANDY PINKERTON is Duelmaster.  I 
suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  
Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, CONAN THE...! 
The bums at PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE couldn't face the challenges from CONAN THE...!  No 
excuse for that!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  Are 
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDY PINKERTON 5565        10   2  1   118       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUBBA BENDER 5566             9   3  0   107       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 EIO YUE 5568                  9   3  0    91       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROND 5540                   17  14  0    86       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 KESTRATLAK 5511              22  17  0    83       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GULBY 5558                   14   8  1    78       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDINA 5563                 11   5  0    60       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-TWO-STEP 3426                 6   5  1    59       DEADLY DANCERS (424)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LILLY PEPPER 5564             8   4  0    56       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
-BARBARIAN 3922                6   2  1    54       CONAN THE... (462)
-INVINCIBLE 3923               5   3  0    48       CONAN THE... (462)
-LAW 5574                      9   2  0    43       STEEL ARMS (658)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLAMBOYANT 4366               2   0  0    33       CONAN THE... (462)
-LUGER 5576                    3   4  0    31       STEEL ARMS (658)
-LOMBATTA 3970                 2   2  0    26       DEADLY DANCERS (424)
-GLOCK 5571                    5   6  1    24       STEEL ARMS (658)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DISCO DAN 3938                3   2  0    21       DEADLY DANCERS (424)
-BARETTA 5573                  4   4  1    19       STEEL ARMS (658)
 LORINDA 5603                  1   0  0    15       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HAUS HEUS 5567          5  6 0 PEANUT BUTTER FU 657 BARBARIAN 3922        510   
TARL SHAR 5600          0  1 0 PEANUT BUTTER FU 657 CLARENCE S. VOLE      511  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jorja -- Thanks.  I'll slow down the stories for you.  As for Lord Noll, this should
be interesting.

Little Whop -- Visionist is well known.  I'm flattered to have been talked about at
all, especially spoken highly of.  Wohooo!  Hang out as long as you like.  For a
period, we only had a handful of fighters.  This is hog heaven. -- Gavin Rule, mgr
Peanut Butter Fudge 
P.S.  Next you "see" him, please send my regards.

I regret my last few words to Haus and having to put him in such a pinch.  Alas, I am
first manager and then a friend.  He was a good friend to have.  May he rest easy and
curse Murphy's Law for the uncanny timing.  In his honor, "It's not fair, not fair."
-- Gavin, P.B.F.
P.S.  Haus Heus:  Striker, 9-12-17-17-8-6-15.  Gained 6 attack, 7 decise, 4 init, 2
defense, no Experts.  Couldn't learn.  I don't even think he *had* a favorite
rhythm...  Darn low will hurt skills *bad*.

I suppose since Brandy has been giving me pointers, it makes sense she would beat me
to the throne.  I think she planned it all.  I guess I get to be her buffer... maybe
that was Gavin's doing.  Anyhow, don't let her looks fool ya.  Wish I could challenge
my own team members. -- Bubba

Thank you, Two-Step, for the compliment.  I owe it all to my acute aversion of
needles and other metallic foreign objects piercing my body.  Hey, I can't wait to
see Brandy and The Whore battle. -- Eio

Screw you, Eio.  Like Bubba said, we can't challenge our own team.  Besides, I'd
stomp Brandy. -- Lilly

Honey, I think Eio meant the lady Seef Haraine.  Remember that I explained the
difference?  Whores get paid, sluts do it for free. -- Brandy
P.S.  The day you stomp me, I retire.

Law -- The offer still stands, once you work your way up here, that is.  The style
advantage an extension of generosity.  Good luck, sweety. -- Brandy

Eio Yue -- Eow!  Ouch.  You have a nasty temper, sonny. -- Grond

Invincible -- Not totally. -- Goldina

Brandy Pinkerton -- You've come along well, child, and I hand over the title to you
with a right good will.  Or words to that general effect. -- Gallordin

Kung-Fu is over-rated, especially when it comes up against a sword in skilled hands.
And my hands are skilled. -- Gulby

Bubba Bender -- Are you sure you aren't a pretzel-maker instead of a fudge-master? --
Kestratlak

Oh, no, Haus is dead?  But we were just getting to know each other! -- Goldina

Little Whop -- And what ho to you in return.  I hope you plan to stay, this is
actually a good little arena. -- Jorja

Bubba -- That "giving up" part at the end?  It's a special strategy:  In desperation,
surrender. -- Kestratlak

Edler, Commission Lands Agent -- I know nothing of any debt to Lord Noll and publicly
repudiate such.  I have never in my life done any kind of business with him. --
Gallordin

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TARL SHAR was butchered by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BRANDY PINKERTON vanquished GULBY in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
BUBBA BENDER demolished KESTRATLAK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
GROND overpowered LILLY PEPPER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
EIO YUE viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 1 minute gory brawl.
GOLDINA devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LORINDA handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   1 -  1      91  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   4 -  1      64  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -   8 -  1      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  18 -  0      47  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 511 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         1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BRANDY PINKERTON 5565      10   2  1  118 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
SLASHING ATTACK  BUBBA BENDER 5566           9   3  0  107 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
AIMED BLOW       EIO YUE 5568                9   3  0   91 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
BASHING ATTACK   GROND 5540                 17  14  0   86 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL    KESTRATLAK 5511            22  17  0   83 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  GULBY 5558                 14   8  1   78 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   LILLY PEPPER 5564           8   4  0   56 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GROND 5540.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
EIO YUE 5568.  The ten other most popular fighters were BUBBA BENDER 5566, GROND 
5540, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, KESTRATLAK 5511, GOLDINA 5563, LORINDA 5603, TARL SHAR 
5600, GULBY 5558, LILLY PEPPER 5564, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was LILLY PEPPER 5564.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GULBY 5558, TARL SHAR 5600, LORINDA 5603, GOLDINA 5563, 
KESTRATLAK 5511, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, GROND 5540, BUBBA BENDER 5566, EIO YUE 5568, 
and  0.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DEADLY BEAR 3688 (145-115-0)           2  3  0         THE  BEARS           
PILE DRIVER 16 (93-71-6)               0  5  0         NASTY TOOLS          

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
AHIRA BANDYLEGS 3867 (48-67-1)         2  3  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       
GARET JAX 2836 (81-68-2)               2  3  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       
VIPER 1942 (40-27-1)                   1  4  0         TOTAL CARNAGE        

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
YOBER 4537 (43-40-1)                   6  3  0         OF WOLF AND MAN 6    
PAUL ATREIDES 5393 (21-17-1)           1  3  0         MASTERS OF SAND      
MEG RYAN 1733 (38-28-4)                0  3  0         MORE SEXY BABES      

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
WONDER BRA 5025 (9-4-0)                4  3  0         INTIMATE APPAREL     
EDWARD O'HARE 5461 (12-7-0)            1  3  0         MEDAL OF HONOR A1    

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
INVINCIBLE 3923 (5-3-0)                1  3  0         CONAN THE...         

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HAROLD MOON 5500 (3-2-0)               3  3  0         MEDAL OF HONOR A1    
SHADOUT MAPES 5513 (0-0-0)             2  3  0         MASTERS OF SAND      
BARBARIAN 3922 (6-2-1)                 0  3  0         CONAN THE...         

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
THE MANZIER 5592 (0-0-0)               5  3  0         MYTH AND MIGHT       

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 15 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                     WHITE THUNDER (4-6040) TRIBAL COUNCIL  (120) 
                       SISONGOEN (12-5168) LUROCIANS IV  (438) 
                JUMPINJACK FLASH (13-5143) PERFECTION QUEST 13  (527) 
                  HARD DAYS KNIGHT (38-2369) BUBBA LOVES CHESS  (193) 
                     POWDERED SOAP (82-2837) MY BUTT HURTS  (392) 
                    HICHAM (82-18389) SUPERIOR FORCES 1306  (2829) 
                    DEADLA (82-20623) SUPERIOR FORCES 3201  (2263) 
                  CLEVELAND STEAMER (82-25002) OHIO EXPRESS  (3993) 
                   YELLOW POST-IT (82-26131) WORK WITH THIS  (4213) 
                  CHARLOTTE (82-29266) SUPERIOR FORCES 3402  (4771) 
                    YELLOW BRICK TOAD (82-32755) 12/19/04J  (5407) 
                    SOULSNARE (82-37248) OBLIVION CLEAVERS  (6167) 
                      MARV (82-41424) 4-LETTER KNOCKOFFS  (6915) 
                   KAORU MOTO (82-48418) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1  (2722) 
                       RENTAL PERMIT (82-51256) 101607C  (8628) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes