DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 02/12/2004 Duedate: 02/25/2004 OSKSI ARENA DM-3 TURN-494 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DREUBRA THE BALROGS (121) (3-6092) [16-14-0,102] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DREUBRA SAPPHIRE STAR THE BALROGS (121) SUICIDAL DREAMS (583) (3-6092) [16-14-0,102] (3-6352) [3-0-0,39] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DREUBRA DEWEY THE BALROGS (121) GAMES LIBRARY (340) (3-6092) [16-14-0,102] (3-6363) [2-2-0,19] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. AESIR (164) 60 2. THE BALROGS (121) 43 THE BALROGS II (560) 3. SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) 25 Unchartered Team 4. THE CONFUSED (584) 20 5. SUICIDAL DREAMS (583) 19 SUICIDAL DREAMS (583) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 3*SUICIDAL DREAMS (583) 6 3 0 66.7 1/ 2 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) 9 6 2 2/ 0 THE BALROGS II (560) 33 17 0 66.0 2/ 3 AESIR (164) 9 6 0 3/ 2 THE NUKES (580) 31 22 2 58.5 3/ 1 THE NUKES (580) 8 6 0 4/ 4 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) 132 103 9 56.2 4/ 5*THE CONFUSED (584) 7 7 2 5/ 0 THE BALROGS (121) 530 445 22 54.4 5/ 6*SUICIDAL DREAMS (583) 6 3 0 6/ 5*THE CONFUSED (584) 7 7 2 50.0 6/ 4 GAMES LIBRARY (340) 6 9 0 7/ 6 AESIR (164) 540 545 39 49.8 7/ 0 THE BALROGS (121) 3 2 0 8/ 7 GAMES LIBRARY (340) 326 507 8 39.1 8/ 7 AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559) 3 10 0 9/ 8 AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559) 72 114 3 38.7 9/ 0 THE BALROGS II (560) 2 3 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[ The Dark Federation #4 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Rodeki: Tirisha Dulake looked around the suite--the one hotel's best suite--and sighed. It wasn't what she was used to, but until she and her husband could move into the governor's mansion, it would have to do. She glanced at her husband and her lush mouth flattened in annoyance. He had been the governor of Rodeki before--before Gryzash--so why couldn't he accept that she would make him governor again? She would make him PRINCE of Rodeki, if he would just stop worrying! She sighed faintly and moved toward him, to explain--again--why this was a good thing to do. In the anteroom of the suite, Sue E Syde, Lady Protector from Xochithlan and escort of Princess Tirisha, sighed also. Not that she knew what was going on in the room behind her. Or cared. Her job was to guard King Feyen's cousin. Or maybe she was his sister. Arenamaster Xoron hadn't been clear about that. Or maybe Tirisha was both his sister and his cousin. Elves were like that; everyone said so. Not that it mattered. What mattered was the job. And the people she had to work with. Her teammate, Lord Protector Rob A Ree, for instance. Not the person she would have chosen to work with. Too full of himself, Rob was. But at that, he was better than the Rodekian Lord Protector Adabemis & Balmador. The man was a fruitcake, and no two ways about it. "The whole shape of the Federation is changing, Devon," Tirisha said urgently. "It's as though Gryzash was the keystone of an arch, and now that he's gone, the lines of power are shifting. Everything is changing. Rodeki could be the center of the shift, the point around which the new structure forms--and you could be--" Dulake shook his head. "Rodeki? Not a chance, it's a backwater. Important as a mining center, but it would never be the heart of the Federation, or even of the Mordanti Alliance. Besides, Queen Talissen wouldn't like it. She'd be angry, really angry. And she's got a man here already, Gryzash's deputy, uh, Milvares, I think his name is...." Tirisha could have shrieked and stamped her rage at her husband's over-caution, but she held it in. He never responded properly to such displays. "A flunky." The elven woman dismissed Milvares with a contemptuous gesture. "He will be dealt with." Sue E Syde looked up as the captain of Princess Tirisha's personal guards emerged from deeper in the suite. Captain Shirivien was an elf, of course, just like the princess herself. Well, Sue could live with that, as long as the man was competent. As he seemed to be. But right now, he also looked annoyed. "Get the rest of the gladiators," Captain Shirivien snapped. "We have a mission." Sue raised an eyebrow in question. Until she knew what had the man wound up, she wouldn't know how to deal with it, and with him. Shirivien grimaced sourly. "We're going to arrest the governor of Rodeki." The gladiatrix's other eyebrow joined the first. "On what grounds and with what authority?" she asked. She had nothing against arresting a governor, generally speaking, but if it was going to cause trouble, she wanted to know which direction to watch to see that trouble coming. The captain's frown deepened. "On the grounds that Princess Tirisha wants him arrested, and by her authority." Definitely trouble coming. "Does this governor have any guards of his own?" Sue asked. "Of course he does." Shirivien released his scowl suddenly and sighed. "This is going to make a lot of trouble." Mordant: Faceless, a gladiator of The Black Company of Mordant, settled onto the small ledge and leaned back against sun-warmed stone. There was room here for her to sit comfortably, and for a small satchel beside her (today it contained a bottle of beer and a few slabs of bread and cheese), and a small but powerful crossbow on her other side. That was enough. Her stint on watch here was only a few hours, after all. And nothing was likely to happen. Oh, sure, there were RUMORS, but you couldn't count on a rumor to produce a good fight. Her position had been formed by the ornamental stonework on an old mansion overlooking the Feyranse River where it flowed through Mordant. Just across the river was the Queen's palace. That was what she was watching--the palace. There were rumors of an intention to assassinate the Queen, and Her Majesty's Herald, Allech Rabo, had taken the rumors seriously and enrolled gladiators along with his regular men to cover the possible approaches. The Queen's official guards hadn't been pleased! Faceless grinned, remembering. Especially, it hadn't pleased that part of the Royal Guard which was composed of the younger sons of Mordanti noble families. Very insulted, they'd been. Young snots. It served them right, they'd had things too easy all their lives. THEY didn't have to enter the arena to make a place for themselves in the world. There'd been one especially, Ferris Kor, younger son of the Duke of Sharm. Not bad looking, if he'd ever had a pleasant expression on his face. Which he probably never did. One of the other gladiators on guard, the Homicidal Maniac Babyface, had told her that Ferris's older brother had wanted to marry Queen Talissen himself. And Ferris acted like that had actually happened, like he was royal himself. What a brat! But while her thoughts had wandered, Faceless's attention had stayed strictly on the job, and she now heard someone making a quiet approach to her position over the mansion's roof. Faceless levered the crossbow to full cock and braced one foot under herself in case she had to move quickly. "A friend coming." The voice was low but familiar. Marian of Ravenskeep, who had graduated from Mordant arena and gone on to Lirith Kai. Faceless glanced quickly toward the voice. It was Marian, all right. She lowered the crossbow as the woman settled into the angle beside a dormer window, the nearest place to Faceless's little ledge that a person could sit. "Something may be happening," Marian said quietly. "Word's come along that there's someone on the river who isn't acting normally." Faceless quickly scanned all the river she could see. There was a lot of activity; there was always a lot of activity. Barges hauling grain or coal or who- knew-what. Yachts belonging to noblemen. Smaller boats, all the way down to canoes, coming in from the swamp, or up or down the river from one of the outlying villages, or just darting around on mysterious business of their own. How could you tell who was "acting normally"? "We're all supposed to watch for a green houseboat with a patched tarp over the roof," Marian went on. "If it goes on by, that's fine, but if it tries to land anywhere along here," she hesitated, "well, we're to treat it like a proven enemy. That's the order, anyway." "There it is!" Faceless watched for a moment. "Yes, that must be it, just coming into sight around the coal barge." The boat was barely moving, drifting with the current; although one man stood at the stern sweep, he was steering rather than driving the boat ahead. He was keeping it well out into the center of the river, too. She tracked its slow progress down the river, sometimes losing sight of it for a moment as it passed one of the larger barges. At no point did it swerve closer to the shore--either shore--or change its speed. A false alarm.... A faint movement, barely glimpsed from the corner of her eye. Her gaze raced back to the palace. HAD something moved, something that should be there? Something along the waterline...something near the lower end where there was a low watergate into the palace grounds. Into the dungeons, more likely, but it must connect eventually.... THERE! Her crossbow moved without her conscious thought. The string slapped against the arms and a bolt sped across and downward. Faceless dropped another bolt into the slot and searched the shore again while she levered back the heavy bowstring. "What was it?" Marian asked, peering across the river as intently. "I don't see...." "I'm not sure, but something moved near the watergate. Could've been a muskrat, but what if it wasn't?" "You're thinking someone might have dropped over the side of the boat where we couldn't see?" The older woman was already signaling to one of the other gladiators on watch. The signal was relayed with mirrors, and presently a shape moved in the shadow behind the watergate. Opened it. Two men in the uniform of Royal Guards stepped through and looked around. One knelt and reached into the water, dragging a body to the surface. Faceless could see her bolt sticking out of the man's back. "Good work," Marian muttered. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 488): MURGEN of THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 374): TOOFLESS of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 493): THOR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 489): G.A. CUSTER of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 488): SUX0R of MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 492): DARK THUNDER of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 489): ADAM of MORGAN'S BOYS (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 484): SHYLAYLA MINOR of PRAETORIAN GUARD (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 476): CADEX CFM of THE BIKE SHOP (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 474): TAISHO of YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 448): TARGEN of IRON TIGERS (Jinx, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 439): NUTCRACKER of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 191): ZOOLANDER of WITLESS WONDERS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 426): PROBLEMATIC of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 374): TSOMEGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 177): RUBBER BULLET of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 165): MACAULIFFE of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 324): DOZER of THE DEN OF SWORDS (TMoney, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 142): MISSY MAYHAM of ANGELS OF CHAOS (Lord Chaos, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 367): LARGE SPINNY GUY of DIABLO TOO from TI (The Muffin Man) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 488): THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 374): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 493): THE NUKES (Fusion, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 489): DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 488): THE TAKEN (Silver Stroke, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 492): BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 489): SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 484): TOWNSVILLAINS (The Narrator, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 476): none DM 21 SUNSET (turn 474): YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 448): BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 439): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 191): CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 426): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 374): ALL-UGLY TEAM (The Sentinel, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 177): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 165): THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 324): SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 142): EPOCHOLYPSE (Brewmaster, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 367): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 488): MURGEN of THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.) MUMPHY CHICK of LEGENDS OF STEELE (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 493): THOR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 489): G.A. CUSTER of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 492): DARK THUNDER of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) (turn 491): SPONGEBOB of BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 488): JAKUCHU ITO of NINJAS (Shocking Toad, mgr.) RAISON D'ETRE of BATHTUB ARMADA (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 484): SHYLAYLA MINOR of PRAETORIAN GUARD (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 476): HE HATE ME of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) PEON NECROMANCER of SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.) (turn 475): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 474): VEG-O-MATIC of TRANSGRESSORS (?, mgr.) (turn 475): TSUNAMI of STORM WARNING (Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 438): HEBEE of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 191): ZOOLANDER of WITLESS WONDERS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 425): SNAPPY GEORGE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 373): DROGOI of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 142): MISSY MAYHAM of ANGELS OF CHAOS (Lord Chaos, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. All Hail Lord Protector Thor!!! It's been a long time coming, since I took a three year hiatus. As a result, I've kind of lost track of his exact skill count. His stats are 11(13)-5-11-21-15-6- 15, started Expert Attack and finished with Advanced Master Attack, AdEx in Init and Decis, Expert Parry (fav learn), and favorite weapon in the Maul. I know what many of you are thinking, this rollup would have made a better LU, SL, ST...perhaps true, but y'know what? I've already graduated Strikers, Slashers, and Lungers with similar or better stats. My other non-retired Basher in ADM is a size 3, so when I saw this guy I wanted a Basher and made it so. Point being, there is no right or wrong way to create a fighter, as long as it satisfies you. Buri SPY REPORT If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of OSKSI brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, THE NUKES, since SIMPLY DESSERTS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Now let's all watch AESIR's heads swell from their 4-1-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see FREDDY FUNGUS win a fight and gain 22 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, FREDDY FUNGUS beat WOLF SPIDER and WOLF SPIDER lost 18 points. You're breakin' my heart. WHIP SCORPION challenged OSKSI's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne. And if variety is the spice of life, OSKSI may be getting bland, as THOR 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! Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. OSKSI, I am losing what little hope I had in you. SIMPLY DESSERTS the most avoided team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And it looks like THE NUKES avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. THE GOALIE was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster. Now was the DM insulted or feared? Heh, heh. I guess I can give a little credit to HARALDUR of AESIR for challenging up by 19 to GRAPH. HARALDUR won to get 86 points of recognition. Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's see if anyone's dead or dying. And what a stunning loss we have here, boys and girls, DEEANN RAKOVICH of AMERICAN APPRAISAL has added the final loss to hers 9-11-0. Tee hee! Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons? What does the OSKSI arena have in common with the inns? It's just as comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of OSKSI. I feel much better now. Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DREUBRA 6092 16 14 0 102 THE BALROGS (121) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FANDRAL 5701 14 7 0 95 AESIR (164) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WHIP SCORPION 6275 13 6 0 89 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) HARALDUR 6325 8 2 0 86 AESIR (164) SIMEARTH 6155 21 18 0 81 GAMES LIBRARY (340) TWITCH 6316 7 4 0 80 THE NUKES (580) GRAPH 6073 14 36 0 78 GAMES LIBRARY (340) JOHN MAHER 6218 12 14 2 68 AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DAT NGUYEN 6216 12 15 0 65 AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559) SAND CRABS 6308 9 4 2 65 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) BAENDIR 6124 7 3 0 65 THE BALROGS II (560) DHADCIR 6127 7 3 0 60 THE BALROGS II (560) NOT HOYLE 6208 8 19 0 59 GAMES LIBRARY (340) FREDDY FUNGUS 6318 7 4 1 59 THE NUKES (580) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SUNBURN 6345 4 1 1 56 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) YROHK 6191 11 10 0 53 THE BALROGS (121) ASISE 6126 7 3 0 53 THE BALROGS II (560) WOLF SPIDER 6324 6 4 0 46 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) WHELM 6261 7 2 0 44 THE BALROGS (121) FROSTY 6314 7 4 0 43 THE NUKES (580) SAPPHIRE STAR 6352 3 0 0 39 SUICIDAL DREAMS (583) EYOST 6125 5 5 0 38 THE BALROGS II (560) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WHIPSNAKE 6344 4 1 0 33 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) THE GOALIE 6229 3 22 0 31 GAMES LIBRARY (340) LEFTISTS BLOW 6356 2 1 1 29 THE CONFUSED (584) M. MOORE 6354 3 0 0 27 THE CONFUSED (584) GOMER 6326 7 3 0 26 THE NUKES (580) CAOSTE 6128 7 3 0 24 THE BALROGS II (560) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AMOK 6228 4 10 1 23 THE BALROGS (121) DEWEY 6363 2 2 0 19 GAMES LIBRARY (340) BAHAMA MAMMA 6350 2 1 0 10 SUICIDAL DREAMS (583) A. COLMES 6357 1 2 0 9 THE CONFUSED (584) JEFF DONKLE 6391 1 0 0 9 AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559) THE FRENCH 6358 0 3 0 7 THE CONFUSED (584) DROMI 6408 1 0 0 3 AESIR (164) ERIC WEITZER 6392 0 1 0 1 AMERICAN APPRAISAL (559) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ZIPPY 6407 0 1 0 AESIR 164 HIGH ELF 623 494 NONE DEEANN RAKOVICH 6254 9 12 0 AMERICAN APPRAISA 559 SAND CRABS 6308 494 MARIA FU 6360 0 2 0 AMERICAN APPRAISA 559 SUNBURN 6345 492 YU KIDDIN 6393 0 1 0 THE BALROGS 121 SPYMASTER 626 494 NONE SPIT 6401 0 1 0 THE NUKES 580 BANDIT PRINCE 629 494 NONE THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? RAINING PAYNE 6349 1 1 0 SUICIDAL DREAMS 583 LEFTISTS BLOW 6356 493 BLACKJACK 6353 0 1 0 SUICIDAL DREAMS 583 H. CLINTON 6355 492 NONE PERSONAL ADS Bookie -- Don't be too critical of conservative ideas. Conservative ideas are a huge part of what makes our country great. From Reagan defeating Communism to W. being willing to go against world opinion to try to make our country safer, we owe a lot to conservatives and conservative ideas. Don't get me wrong, I think there have been some good liberal Presidents. I just don't like having a President, Senator, or Congressman who looks to the rest of the world and apologizes for being an American. We are the greatest nation in the history of this planet. And I dare say that Conservative ideas that preserve our heritage are a big reason why. -- Polarius Hey, Raining Payne, I bet that hurt worse than what you did to me. -- Leftists BLOW! P.S. Awesome, ain't it? LOL! It doesn't get any better than this Bookie, You AVOID me after my first turn, you the launch a 9 point DOWN CHALLENGE on my 0-1-0 fighter who you already beat only to see your attacker DIE. Hahaha. In your honor H. Clinton's replacement shall henceforth be known as Bookie! P.S. I leave it to "The Confused" to name call as they have no other message! Shocking Toad, the Wise and Great Ruler of "The Confused." I do smell funny and I stink on the sands of Alastari. As if it were an Asteroid hitting Paris I shall visit the Dark Arena to save Osksi from my stench and the world from my Hypocrisy and support of Evil! -- The French Sapphire Star -- If you REALLY have suicidal dreams, as your team name indicates, you wouldn't fight so hard! -- The Goalie M. Chardinee does not compute. He is not on my chart. I don't WANT him on my chart. -- Graph The Veteran Mercenary is evolutionarily challenged. I like that in a standby. -- SimEarth Gomer -- Your efforts were.... Wait a minute. Bathtub? MY bathtub has monsters in it? Since when? Who allowed this? This is definitely... Not Hoyle! A. Colmes -- Learn the system, son, and you can find anything. -- Dewey Bookie -- If you find the sands turning red, perhaps you have the wrong color of sunglasses? Hi. -- Nick, Games Library 16 January 2004 CHAOTIC WINDS Once, long ago, the four Winds of Time descended upon Alastari like a TEMPEST of epic proportions, they slew everything within their all-encompassing reach. They left nothing. In their wake lay smoldering ruins. In their haste they sped towards the center of this great land like a colossal giant would step across an ocean. The four storms picked up momentum on their way towards each other. A collision was eminent. The first storm wind, the oldest and wisest of the four was named APEXALUS. The second, FLAGGSTAFF, was the quickest and loudest entity ever created. The third Wind of Time was MATRIATIN, neither old or young, quick or slow, but fierce and feisty all the same. The forth wind, ASSAMITHIUS, the youngest yet most creative in its means of destruction. When finally they merged at the center of ALASTARI, an incredible destructive explosion occurred. And when the smoke and debris cleared they were one. CHAOS was born. And Chaos spread across the diminished lands reeking havoc and doom with its passing, and destroying allover again that which already lay in ruin. F E A R C H A O S I N C. M A T R I X 28 January 2004 All -- I send out this invitation to all teams and managers. A new Alliance has been formed. The Living Essences Alliance is being formed to join forces in an effort to eliminate common foes and to help the joined warriors grow and learn to the best of their abilities by offering suggestions and advice. It doesn't matter what arena you're in, or if you're in another alliance already, as of today. This Alliance is open to one and all! If you are interested in joining, please DIPLO me, or send a personal ad to DM 93's newsletter. If you wish to join beyond March 2004, send a PA to DM 82. Come join the fun! -- Dagan LifeGiver, mgr. Shadow Warriors (DM 93) 28 January 2004 This notice is to formally introduce our young alliance, CHAOS INC. We consist of APEX, FLAGG, MATRIX, ASSAMITE, and now RUDE BUDDHA. If we aren't already there, we WILL be coming to an arena near you soon! Hope to see you all at the ZALCON II. 4 February 2004 Greeting from Jhans, DM 36 -- In 2 turns the kLk will host our first annual "St. Valentines Day Massacre" in Jhans, arena 36. (Kill Contest) The contest will begin on turn 450. It will run for 10 turns. On turn 461 the winners will be announced. There will be 3 separate categories, the team with the most kills, the alliance with the most kills, and the warrior with the most kills. For the manager of the team with the most kills a PRIZE of 10 ROLL-UPS will be rewarded (or $50 deposited into his account). No need to declare yourself in the personals. If you are in DM 36, you will be part of the contest whether you like it or not. We encourage as much trash talk as you'd like. All teams, managers, and alliances invited. Please contact Polarius (mgr. of Blitzkrieg) in DM 36 with questions. Or you can email me at jamieptmo@hotmail.com. Good luck and see you in the sands. -- Polarius LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ZIPPY was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. SPIT was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle. YU KIDDIN was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight. DAT NGUYEN was devastated by SUNBURN in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud contest. WHIP SCORPION was overpowered by THOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. FANDRAL devastated SIMEARTH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. HARALDUR devastated GRAPH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. SAND CRABS easily killed DEEANN RAKOVICH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. SAPPHIRE STAR vanquished THE GOALIE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. GOMER won victory over DEWEY in a action packed 4 minute Challenge fight. BAHAMA MAMMA won victory over THE FRENCH in a 3 minute novice's Challenge fight. DREUBRA overpowered TWITCH in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee. JOHN MAHER subdued ASISE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match. DHADCIR viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute brutal battle. WOLF SPIDER was bested by FREDDY FUNGUS in a 1 minute bout. BAENDIR handily defeated FROSTY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided conflict. EYOST was overpowered by NOT HOYLE in a 1 minute uneven struggle. YROHK overcame CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody master vs. amateur bout. WHIPSNAKE defeated CAOSTE in a 2 minute bout. WHELM subdued DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 3 minute bout. AMOK was beaten by LEFTISTS BLOW in a popular 2 minute bloody match. M. MOORE devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided contest. A. COLMES was narrowly defeated by JEFF DONKLE in a 4 minute novice's duel. ERIC WEITZER was outlasted by DROMI in a dull 8 minute beginner's fray. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 8 - 2 60 | |LUNGING ATTACK 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 16 - 12 - 0 57 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 AIMED BLOW 13 - 10 - 0 57 | |AIMED BLOW 4 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 1 56 | |BASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 36 - 29 - 3 55 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 12 - 0 48 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 BASHING ATTACK 20 - 22 - 2 48 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 36 - 2 45 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 14 - 0 36 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 9 - 0 36 | Turn 494 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: PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-STRIKE DREUBRA 6092 16 14 0 102 THE BALROGS (121) STRIKING ATTACK FANDRAL 5701 14 7 0 95 AESIR (164) PARRY-RIPOSTE WHIP SCORPION 6275 13 6 0 89 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) WALL OF STEEL SIMEARTH 6155 21 18 0 81 GAMES LIBRARY (340) LUNGING ATTACK SAND CRABS 6308 9 4 2 65 SIMPLY DESSERTS (555) AIMED BLOW BAENDIR 6124 7 3 0 65 THE BALROGS II (560) SLASHING ATTACK DHADCIR 6127 7 3 0 60 THE BALROGS II (560) PARRY-LUNGE FREDDY FUNGUS 6318 7 4 1 59 THE NUKES (580) TOTAL PARRY WHELM 6261 7 2 0 44 THE BALROGS (121) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DREUBRA 6092. The most popular warrior this turn was DEWEY 6363. The ten other most popular fighters were LEFTISTS BLOW 6356, DHADCIR 6127, BAENDIR 6124, WHIPSNAKE 6344, SAPPHIRE STAR 6352, DREUBRA 6092, JOHN MAHER 6218, FREDDY FUNGUS 6318, YROHK 6191, and A. COLMES 6357. The least popular fighter this week was DROMI 6408. The other ten least popular fighters were ERIC WEITZER 6392, JEFF DONKLE 6391, CAOSTE 6128, FROSTY 6314, WOLF SPIDER 6324, GOMER 6326, THE GOALIE 6229, DEEANN RAKOVICH 6254, GRAPH 6073, and SIMEARTH 6155. The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn: THOR (3-5672) AESIR (164)