DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/29/2005    Duedate: 11/11/2005

WILLAF ARENA

DM-16    TURN-524

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLUFFY
ARENA FELINES (452)
(16-5060) [20-4-0,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLUFFY                         AXE EM BOUT ME!
ARENA FELINES (452)            NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
(16-5060) [20-4-0,123]         (16-5538) [5-0-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FLUFFY                         KUROME
ARENA FELINES (452)            YAMABUSHI (432)
(16-5060) [20-4-0,123]         (16-5342) [11-11-4,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

YAMABUSHI (432)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLOODBANE CLAN (525)        45
2. NOBLE ON FIRE (573)         37      GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
3. ARENA FELINES (452)         26      Unchartered Team
4. D.S.M.V. (578)              14
5. MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)          11      MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)         6   1  0 85.7   1/ 1 YAMABUSHI (432)           8  6 0
 2/ 2 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)  337 170  6 66.5   2/ 4*D.S.M.V. (578)            7  8 0
 3/ 3 ARENA FELINES (452)      155 103  8 60.1   3/ 3 ARENA FELINES (452)       6  3 0
 4/ 9*BLOODBANE CLAN (525)       9   8  0 52.9   4/ 2 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)   6  8 1
 5- 4 VIVISECTIONISTS (185)    326 337 24 49.2   5/ 9*BLOODBANE CLAN (525)      5  0 0
 6/ 5 YAMABUSHI (432)          122 133 14 47.8   6/ 7*NOBLE ON FIRE (573)       4  3 0
 7/ 6*NOBLE ON FIRE (573)        7   8  0 46.7   7/ 5 PUNNY AMINALS (305)       3  9 0
 8/ 7*D.S.M.V. (578)            13  17  2 43.3   8/ 8*MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)        2  0 0
 9/ 8 PUNNY AMINALS (305)      429 637 16 40.2   9- 6 VIVISECTIONISTS (185)     2  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

            + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Black Ship #10 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Aljafir:

     "But we didn't DO anything except fight monsters!" Lej Korranjal, the Ambitious
Guard said.  Again.  "Were we supposed to IGNORE the monsters?"
     The chief of the Harbor Guards met his indignant eyes with a cold stare.  "The
stability of our Glorious Empire," he said, "is founded on and maintained by the
principle that for each person there is a place and a proper task, and that no person
shall encroach upon the place and task of another.  The defense of the harbor and
waterfront of Aljafir rests in the hands of the Harbor Guard.  By striking at these
monsters instead of calling for that Guard, you have threatened the stability of the
Empire.  Further, you incited a mob to violence, which is a capital crime in itself."
     "But we just fought MONSTERS--"
     Shagrath jabbed him with an elbow.  "Leave it," the dwarf growled.  "This is a
no-win deal."  To the Harbor Captain, he said, "Where are you going with this?"
     The man tipped his head back slightly, the better to look down his nose at the
two arena standbys.  "That is an impertinent question from a criminal.  I am
enforcing the stability of the Empire."
     M. Konvalh Chardinee, standing at the back of the guardroom, leaned toward his
companion, Arenamaster Kharghal, and muttered, "This is a stacked deck, and you set
it up.  What are YOU getting at?"
     Kharghal shrugged.  "Unless you want to join them, keep quiet and watch."
     It was clear that wherever this was going, the place it arrived at was not going
to be a pleasant one, so the Chardinee closed his mouth.  But this behavior on the
part of the arenamaster was not going to inspire confidence in any of the warriors
under his control.  He returned his attention to the Harbor Captain, who was winding
up a harangue and getting down to verdict and sentence.
     "So," the Captain said, "since your intentions were 'good' so far as they went,
it is judged appropriate to offer you mercy.  You have a choice:  You may serve the
Great Kjarran at the next sacrifice, or you may serve the Glorious Empire in a more
extended fashion under a one-year geas to the Lord Bazidhar of Salamar.  What say
you, criminals?"
     "We'll serve this Bazidhar, of course," Shagrath said.  "As you knew we would."
     The Chardinee glanced sideways at Kharghal.  Bazidhar was one of the
arenamaster's cronies; they went carousing together.  Although Kharghal didn't know
that Konvalh knew, and the Chardinee did not propose to tell him.  The Society of
Chardinee reached into many unlikely places across the length and breadth of
Alastari, but that was no reason to advertise how much information flowed through
their network.

     Shagrath put his hands on his hips and glared at Lord Bazidar.  With bushy black
eyebrows and a big nose, not to mention a typical dwarvish beard, the assassin did
"glaring" very well.  "Okay," he said, "you've got us.  Now tell us what you wanted
us FOR."
     Bazidar smiled, a slight movement of thin lips that did not make him look
friendly.  "I was told you would be impertinent.  Not that it matters."  He leaned
forward and flipped open a scroll on the table that separated him from the two arena
warriors.  It was a map of the northern part of the Karnhorn Empire, from east of
Aljafir west as far as Kurukar.  "I am the Warden of what is, since the secession of
Kurukar, the Western Marches.  The border I defend is continually assailed by
brigands and beasts and... I am not sure what.  Some are natural hazards that have
existed forever, such as the bears and wolves who prey on isolated farmsteads."  He
shrugged.  "That is the Way of Things, and those who dwell on the edges of settled
lands will always face them."
     Korranjal muttered something under his breath, which Shagrath did not ask him to
repeat.  It was probably inflammatory.  The Guard had come from just such a border
area and had said, more than once, that it wasn't "right" that predators should be
left to prey on the border farmers.
     "The brigands...."  Bazidhar frowned.  "Some are wild Shews and others of that
ilk, some are, I believe, refugees from Kurukar.  Some are alone, and others show
sign of being organized."  He met the dwarf's glare with his own.  "I will not have
organized brigands preying on MY border.  You will go among them in the character of
fugitives from Aljafir, discover who leads the bands and where they are based, and
then return to guide my soldiers to the attack."
     "What about the monsters or demons or whatever that you almost mentioned?"
Shagrath asked.
     "That is a separate problem.  One thing at a time.  When I can be sure my
soldiers will not be attacked by brigands, then I can decide what to do about
monsters.  Or whatever they might be."
     "You say we are to go as fugitives," Korranjal said now.  "Yet your men patrol
that border we have to cross, do they not?  How are we to pass them?"
     "Very carefully.  The arena resurrects those who are so inept as to get
themselves killed.  Be assured that I will not waste my resources in that fashion."

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 527): COPY CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 527): GROTESQUE ZOMBIE of ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 521): GO AND GO of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 523): GOLD FILLING of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 521): TABETA UNIS of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 519): ELLE of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 260): WYATT BURP of DODGE BULLETS (Uncle Wolf)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 512): WENDY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 258): IT FELT GOOD of WHY DID I DO IT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 509): BEFORE THE DAWN of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 507): NIMBLE NEUTER of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 500): LOCO of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 462): TIRANIAN of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 235): HOT LIPS of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 229): KRAMER of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 216): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 388): WISHLIST of YIELD (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 367): KIT-KAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 165): SAIONJI of PERFECTION QUEST II (Mannequin, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 413): CAPTAIN CAVEMAN of LAFFALYMPICS from ROCANIS (The
                                Dark One, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 527): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 527): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 521): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 523): YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 521): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 519): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 260): DODGE BULLETS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 512): CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 258): THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 509): CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 507): VEGGIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 500): PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 462): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 235): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 229): AGE OF EMPIRES (The Historian, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 216): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 388): BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 367): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 165): DARK RUNES (Liam the Goth, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 413): DARKENED PRIDE, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 523): GOLD FILLING of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
                           CAT MAN DO of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 512): TETRICUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 258): ZARENDARGAR of OVERLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
                   (turn 257): HELM HAMMERHAND of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 507): NIMBLE NEUTER of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 234): MOTHER of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                               ALICE OSBORNE of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 228): KALYPSO of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 215): GILIA HARN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
                  (turn 214): ELLITA FESS of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 367): KIT-KAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 165): SAIONJI of PERFECTION QUEST II (Mannequin, mgr.)
                (turn 164): VANISH of THE INANIMATES (Mannequin, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Yes, it is The Lord Of The Teeth again on top of Willaf.  Crowned that Cat Man
Do quite well, thank you!  Good ole champion Gold Filling once again rules the roost
in Willaf, just as everyone expected would happen.  Sometimes this whole gladiator
thing is "ho hum", you know?  Kinda makes one numb like Novocain.
     Holy drill bit, was The King (Midas) irate last turn with The Golden Gladiators
first ever 0-5!  He was hot!  What can I say, but that some days you get the abscess,
and some days the abscess gets you.  Get my meaning?  Hopefully he is back into the
laughing gas with our 3-1 this last round, and I'm numbingly glad I did not have to
stand up to the lambaste our loser got.  Worse than having a tooth pulled!
     Hey, but it is all over but the grinding for me.  I'm a Lord protector off
retirement and la la land.  Like a dose of Dragon.  I came.  I saw.  I had fun.  I
conquered.  Now I pull out the hammock and dump the false teeth into a glass of
bubbly.  Sayonara.
              Gold Filling, multiple (ho hum) Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  What's a move up by 4 you ask?  (alright, 
maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to BLOODBANE CLAN.  Now I 
can't insult CAT MAN DO, as he has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new 
Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) So who was the warrior seen 
charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic 
problem...   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in WILLAF avoid ARENA FELINES.  The warriors of ARENA 
FELINES found their efforts at combat frustrated as GOLDEN GLADIATORS apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  If challenges were horses, KINDA FINE could 
open up a fast food joint!  Mismatched by 12 points, KINDA FINE defeated XENOPHOBIAC. 
Is this really worth noting?  I thought XENOPHOBIAC showed great skill and promise 
when he was defeated by KINDA FINE.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Justice was served as NARCOLEPTIC fought GOLD RUSH in bloodfeud.  Well done, 
D.S.M.V.!  Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in 
the arena.  A certain tavern in WILLAF would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in WILLAF is the highlight of my life.  As the seasons 
change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave 
this place.  Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid WILLAF 
farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLUFFY 5060                  20   4  0   123       ARENA FELINES (452)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDEN ARCHES 4984            9   4  0    94       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-STILCHO 3630                 20  14  0    91       VIVISECTIONISTS (185)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KUROME 5342                  11  11  4    88       YAMABUSHI (432)
 SHOCHU 4912                  12  12  2    84       YAMABUSHI (432)
 PUNH JENTLY 5485             13  14  0    74       PUNNY AMINALS (305)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AXE EM BOUT ME! 5538          5   0  0    66       NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
 KUROHANA 5128                15   6  0    62       YAMABUSHI (432)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 O PUNCHA 5531                 7  11  0    56       PUNNY AMINALS (305)
 TANOSHII 5488                10   3  0    53       YAMABUSHI (432)
 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY 5491      10   1  0    53       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-CAT A. CLYSMIC 5074           8   7  0    49       ARENA FELINES (452)
 O. FISH 5482                  9  21  0    48       PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-JIHAN 3811                    6   2  1    45       VIVISECTIONISTS (185)
 GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS 5456         6   1  0    45       MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)
-KITTEN KABOODLE 5515          4   4  0    37       ARENA FELINES (452)
 KETL PHYSHE 5489              6  18  0    36       PUNNY AMINALS (305)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KINDA FINE 5555               2   0  0    33       NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
 NARCOLEPTIC 5588              3   3  1    28       D.S.M.V. (578)
 TAIKUTSU 5564                 4   1  0    24       YAMABUSHI (432)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEDRAN 5008                   4   0  0    22       BLOODBANE CLAN (525)
-PURZ! 5591                    3   1  0    21       ARENA FELINES (452)
 TRISKADECAPHOBIAC 5587        4   2  0    20       D.S.M.V. (578)
 POT OF GOLD 5590              2   3  0    19       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
 GENJI 5597                    1   0  0    15       BLOODBANE CLAN (525)
 XENOPHOBIAC 5586              3   3  0    14       D.S.M.V. (578)
 KAER GOL 5596                 1   0  0    13       BLOODBANE CLAN (525)
 SCHIZOID 5594                 1   2  0    13       D.S.M.V. (578)
-ONE THUMB 3819                2   4  0    10       VIVISECTIONISTS (185)
 UMAR GROHND 5009              2   2  0    10       BLOODBANE CLAN (525)
 GOLD RUSH 5592                2   2  1     9       GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
 UMME DJOR 5595                1   0  0     5       BLOODBANE CLAN (525)
 PEOPLE MIXER 5540             0   2  0     2       NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
 AMNESIAC 5598                 0   1  0     1       D.S.M.V. (578)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
KLEPTOMANIAC 5589      2  3 1 D.S.M.V. 578          GOLD RUSH 5592        523 JUST REV
FLEX UP 5562           0  1 0 NOBLE ON FIRE 573     BLACK ORC 536         524 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Cat Man Do -- We thoroughly enjoyed your DM column.  Laughed our butts off! - Midas
and The Golden Gladiators

Congratulations to our newest Lord Protectors--Cat Man Do, and our own Gold Filling.
-- Midas

Editor -- Goldenrod, can indeed scream!  And at the simplest of startles!  We count
it as a blessing that she is out screaming on a rowboat, rather than in the middle of
the night at the guildhouse. -- Midas

     Ah, but she might not agree about that.... -- Ed.

Stilcho -- You went, and went, and went--like the Energizer Bunny.  All I had in me
was thirteen.  Salute. -- Golden Arches

DSMVers -- Mea culpa!  We Golden Gladiators all apologize for the untimely arena
death of Kleptomaniac at Gold Rush's hand.  Even though it was a GG challenge, I can
assure you we are not into that type of bloodshed.  We pray that Kleptomaniac fights
well in That Great Arena In The Sky, and that your replacement warrior is a godling.
-- Midas and The Golden Gladiators

Cat Man Do -- My turn, Pal! -- Gold Filling

Ketl Physhe -- It wasn't THAT unbelievable! -- Golden Opportunity

For those who have the lease bit interest in these things:
Gold Filling (Golden Gladiators) 25-8-0 3 DM crowns
SC/VL/VL fave - parry learns decise adex parry(only)
0.94 skill/fight ratio never had a crit
15(+2)-17(+2)-13-8(+2)-18(+2)-9(+1)-15(+2) TP. -- Midas

Midas -- Thank you for your welcome.  It is only by chance that I have a style such
as Stilcho's on the sands when I come back to reclaim my arena.  Stilcho has been a
useful tool to me, and I, in my infinite generosity, have granted him a few more
fights. -- Kurd

Fluffy -- I hope you are ready for me to bore you to death.... -- Stilcho

O. Fish -- Bwaaaaah, Hoooo, Bwaaaah, Haaaaaa.  You suck.  Go fight by torch. -- Jihan

Golden Arches -- Too bad you couldn't hit harder, eh, and last a little longer? --
Stilcho

Welcome Shive and Vanda, to the sands of Willaf.

Golden Opportunity -- For what, physh stew?  (sigh)  There are days like this. --
Ketl Physhe

Kurohana -- Gosh, I'm all excited, so close to a winning record! -- Punh Jently

Tanoshi -- How tedious you are.  You don't know ANY good puns. -- O Puncha

Jihan -- I was going to say "ah, new blood," but it turns out to be the same old
blood after all:  mine. -- O. Fish

Lord Protector Cat Man Do -- At least you aren't one of those beast people, the ones
who call themselves Aruaki.  But even so, I am instructed to say that we have no
lands today.  I'm not sure exactly what the problem is, but I believe it has
something to do with taxes.  Please accept my apologies and congratulations. -- Tevik
Zokharj, Distributor of Lands
P.S.  No!  I AM a Distributor of Lands, I must do it!  My very identity is tied up in
this.  I can offer you a reserved seat here in the arena.  Other people will sit on
it in your absence, of course, but if you show up, they have to move.  It isn't much
land, about three feet square, but it is something.

Lord Protector Gold Filling -- I see that you are an orc.  Since it is widely known
that orcs have no use for lands, will you be content simply with a reserved bar
stool?  Until you fall off of it, of course, at which point you will be thrown out
into the alley and some true human will take over the seat. -- Tevik Zokharj,
Distributor of Lands

5 October 2005
To those once of Willaf -- It's time to come back to the sands.  I'm back,
exclusively at Willaf.... -- Kurd the Vivisectionist, Your Better

12 October 2005
Magic Man -- You are a fellow Canadian, are you not?  Where do you hail from?  I live
in Kelowna, B.C. -- Maximillian, 8,13, 28, 47, 54

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FLEX UP was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NARCOLEPTIC devastated GOLD RUSH in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
GOLDEN ARCHES handily defeated PUNH JENTLY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS won victory over KETL PHYSHE in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
AXE EM BOUT ME! outwaited TANOSHII in a slow 8 minute brutal Challenge fight.
XENOPHOBIAC was devastated by KINDA FINE in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
TRISKADECAPHOBIAC bested PEOPLE MIXER in a 3 minute Challenge match.
GOLD FILLING was viciously subdued by CAT MAN DO in a 4 minute veteran's competition.
KUROME lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 3 minute gruesome expert's duel.
FLUFFY vanquished SHOCHU in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
O PUNCHA was unbelievably bested by KUROHANA in a popular 7 minute brutal bout.
O. FISH was luckily beaten by GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY in a 4 minute master's competition.
TAIKUTSU was outlasted by FRATSFA SLAVE in a unpopular 9 minute novice's brawl.
POT OF GOLD handily defeated SCHIZOID in a 1 minute uneven fight.
UMAR GROHND defeated MALCORN INSURGENT in a 2 minute beginner's struggle.
SEDRAN handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
UMME DJOR bested AMNESIAC in a 1 minute novice's brawl.
KAER GOL overpowered MALCORN INSURGENT in a 1 minute one-sided match.
GENJI beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   4 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       20 -   8 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  11 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         AIMED BLOW        16 -  14 -  2      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  21 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  12 -  0      25  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   8 -  0      20  |

Turn 524 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  FLUFFY 5060                20   4  0  123 ARENA FELINES (452)
AIMED BLOW       AXE EM BOUT ME! 5538        5   0  0   66 NOBLE ON FIRE (573)
TOTAL PARRY      KUROHANA 5128              15   6  0   62 YAMABUSHI (432)
WALL OF STEEL    GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS 5456       6   1  0   45 MUSCLE MEN 3 (563)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FLUFFY 5060.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
KUROME 5342.  The ten other most popular fighters were O PUNCHA 5531, O. FISH 5482, 
FLUFFY 5060, KUROHANA 5128, GOLDEN ARCHES 4984, GLUTEOUS MAXIMUS 5456, KINDA FINE 
5555, TRISKADECAPHOBIAC 5587, NARCOLEPTIC 5588, and KETL PHYSHE 5489.

The least popular fighter this week was TAIKUTSU 5564.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TANOSHII 5488, UMAR GROHND 5009, SCHIZOID 5594, AXE EM BOUT ME! 5538, 
PUNH JENTLY 5485, GOLD RUSH 5592, FLEX UP 5562, AMNESIAC 5598, SEDRAN 5008, and 
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY 5491.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

FLUFFY (16-5060) ARENA FELINES (452)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

GOLD FILLING (16-4510) GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CAT MAN DO (16-4901) ARENA FELINES (452)

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

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 12 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                          PETER (4-1642) of THE BAD BUNNIES
                    PHILLIP THE BIRD (40-3708) of CRUEL PET NAMES 
                  MILES HITS THE ROAD (69-7270) of CRUMBLING LEAGUE
                         ROCKWELL (7-5003) of UNDEAD ARTISTS
                          FURRY BOX (72-4314) of BRIAN LOCK
                            0001 (82-12389) of OCT 2001 1
                            0002 (82-12390) of OCT 2001 1
                      SACRIFICE (82-12669) of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
                      HARRY SELDON (82-18333) of FOUNDATION ARMY
                         PSYCHO BITCH (82-18670) of SANDY TOO
                     ??RADAR?? (82-20310) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II
                          LITA (82-27080) of DARK TOADS 04D

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes