DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/15/2003    Duedate: 05/28/2003

ZUWAYZA ARENA

DM-19    TURN-457

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NUTT BRITTLE
CARNIVAL (101)
(19-3983) [15-6-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NUTT BRITTLE                   TMARACK
CARNIVAL (101)                 THE SIERRAS (393)
(19-3983) [15-6-0,108]         (19-4651) [5-0-0,80]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KANDY KANES                    MYSTIC
CARNIVAL (101)                 ANARCHY (342)
(19-4329) [10-7-0,57]          (19-4348) [6-7-2,65]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CARNIVAL (101)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE SIERRAS (393)           43
2. ACT OF MALICE (272)         26      CARNIVAL (101)
3. ANARCHY (342)               20      Unchartered Team
4. NATURE'S WRATH (395)        13
5. SEINFELD (388)              13      NATURE'S WRATH (395)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*NATURE'S WRATH (395)       4   2  0 66.7   1/ 1 CARNIVAL (101)            7  8 0
 2- 2 GREAT MOTHER (346)        16  10  1 61.5   2/ 2*THE SIERRAS (393)         6  3 0
 3/ 3*THE SIERRAS (393)         18  12  0 60.0   3/ 5 ACT OF MALICE (272)       5  6 1
 4- 4 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330) 169 132  6 56.1   4/ 6*NATURE'S WRATH (395)      4  2 0
 5/ 5 CARNIVAL (101)           290 317 11 47.8   5/ 3 DRAGON JUNKIES (392)      4  6 1
 6/ 6 ANARCHY (342)            136 158 21 46.3   6/ 7 ANARCHY (342)             3  3 0
 7/ 7 DRAGON JUNKIES (392)      33  40  1 45.2   7- 8 GREAT MOTHER (346)        1  0 0
 8/ 0*THE LORDS (382)            3   4  0 42.9   8/ 0*SEINFELD (388)            1  1 0
 9/10 ACT OF MALICE (272)      127 180 15 41.4   9- 9 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)  0  3 0
10/ 0*SEINFELD (388)             3   5  0 37.5  10/ 0*THE LORDS (382)           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

     >)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #60 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(<

Korga and vicinity:

     Aghtamar pushed back her bowl with a sigh of satisfaction.  She'd probably eaten
better venison stew, but she couldn't remember when.  "So tell us about the new
danger on the road here," she invited.
     Cadal drained his tankard of ale and folded his arms on the table.  "We don't
know what it is," he said, "but there have been more than a dozen travelers' deaths
between here and Mirkon [the next town east of Korga] that can't be accounted for by
any of the usual hazards.  All but one instance were lone travelers, all were moving
after dark.  A courier, a couple of traders, the rest we're not sure about.  Two
female, the rest male.  Karnhorns, mostly, but three Harkenes, a couple westerners,
Convincian, maybe.  All armed, four mounted and the others on foot."
     "A mixed lot," Fist of Kjarran said, nodding.  "Nothing to link them together--"
     "Except the way they died.  The doctor here that examined some of the bodies
called it 'heart failure'."  Cadal grimaced.  "Those of us that have been patrolling
the road and found the bodies call it 'dead of fear'.  The looks on their faces...."
He shook his head slightly.  "Whatever they met terrified them.  All but the oldest
two had run long and hard before they dropped.  We figure the oldest ones simply died
on the spot where they met...whatever it was."
     "Not a lot to go on, if you're thinking we can help you hunt this killer," Zilla
said critically.  "I suppose there aren't any tracks?"
     "Nothing we can be sure of," Cadal admitted.  "My idea is to bait them--send a
likely traveler along the road after dark and follow, hoping to come on something."
     "Damned big risk you're asking your decoy to take," Aghtamar pointed out.
     "Yes, that's why I only want Lord Protectors on this."
     "I can do this," Fist of Kjarran said briskly.  "For the glory of the Empire and
in the service of Kjarran and His Daughter Jayde, I will serve as bait to lure out
this killer who preys on innocent travelers!"

Zukal and vicinity:

     It was harder to get Veleks into the boat than Ghenis had expected.  Dead, it
might have been awkward, but alive...the little thief turned suddenly hysterical,
shrieking and weeping, trashing wildly, and begging not to be given to "the burning
eyes and flashing teeth."  Ghenis finally had to knock Veleks out so that he and
Harlund drag him into the rowboat.
     "He's nuts," Harlund growled, leaning into his oars as he drove the boat back
toward the shore.  "Burning eyes and flashing teeth.  Sounds like some kind of kid's
nightmare.  He do some kind of drugs?"
     "Veleks?  No.  He's got a few bad habits, but not drugs.  He must have seen
something real...but maybe not really what he thinks he saw."
     "He couldn't've seen something like that, not on the beach he couldn't.  There
aren't any monsters in the woods around here."  Harlund paused and looked around
uneasily, looked down into the water, which was filling with the shadows of sunset
faster than the sky was.  "Might be different if he'd been in a boat to start with,"
the beach walker muttered.  "He might've seen something over the water...."
     "Veleks can't swim and had no boat.  He was not on the water," Ghenis said
firmly.  "Besides, I found what are probably his tracks.  He was on the shore road
and left it to run toward the beach, and I do mean run--flat out.  Something
terrified him.  Veleks is no hero, but he wouldn't run without a reason."
     Harlund opened his mouth to argue further, then looked at Ghenis and shut it
again.  Smart move.
     "Just get us to shore, man.  Then I'll pay you, and you can go home.  It isn't
your problem."

Malcorn:

     Blackie, Lord Malcorn of Malcorn, sat in his study and stared into the fire.  He
was alone, and it was very late.  A bottle of wine and a goblet sat on the table at
his elbow, but he didn't reach for them.  Getting drunk might make him forget his
problems for the night, but in the morning, the problems would still be there, and
he'd have Shew-sized hangover to go with them.  Better to pass on the wine.
     Had he done the right thing in releasing the Dregur from the Silent Place?  Yes.
Or at least, releasing them wasn't a wrong thing.  Caging them because the Karnhorns
didn't know how to live with them and hadn't the power to kill them had been a wrong
thing.  Blackie believed with his whole heart that death was better than a cage.  And
he had known the risks he was taking--the risks he was subjecting everyone in the
area to--when he released the Dregur.  Some innocent people would die of encounters
with the Dregur...as innocent people were dying every day at the hands of the
invaders.
     Blackie's eyes went to the wine bottle.  That was what haunted him, the innocent
people.  Hell, even some of the invaders were innocent in all the ways that counted,
drafted from their Eastern homes at the command of some powerful lord and sent to
Alastari to fight and die.  Telling himself that fewer innocents would die this way
was cold comfort.

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 465): TREMERE of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 463): TONY THE TIGER of ARENA FELINES II (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 459): DIRT KNAP of UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 459): GINGER BROWN of COLOR ME (Ghoti, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 457): LAWN DART GOALIE of SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 456): NUTT BRITTLE of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 228): NIGHTSHADE of CRYPT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 448): PYGMY SHREW of SHREW CAN IT BE NOW (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 225): DROSS of SOLIPSISM II (Abdiel, acting mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 445): LIGHTNING of HARBINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 443): SEDEN of PATH OF THE BLADE (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 436): JELIAH BIGABO of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 399): FLYING MARMOSET of KORGAN CRUSADE (Jack Wolfspider)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 203): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 197): RING D'BELL of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 184): MR. HOOPER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 324): NESSUS of ACT OF MALICE (Carnage, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 304): THE BUM of FAVORITE GUYS (Obscure Source, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 133): PUNCH DRUNK of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 349): CHALICE of SUPERIOR FORCES from LAPUR (Manager, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 465): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 463): ARENA FELINES II (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 459): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 459): WAY OF THE BLADE 1 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 457): SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 456): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 228): FLOWER HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 448): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 225): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 445): FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  33 ANASAZI (turn 443): JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 436): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 399): THE FAMILY (Don John, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 203): MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 197): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 184): MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 324): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 304): FAVORITE GUYS (Obscure Source, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 133): DRAKE'S TELEVISION (Drake, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 349): WOLF PACK II, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 463): MIDNIGHT DANCER of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 457): LAWN DART GOALIE of SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 455): MERRY DEMENTE of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 228): NIGHTSHADE of CRYPT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
              (turn 227): WIMPY WIND of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 225): DROSS of SOLIPSISM II (Abdiel, acting mgr.)
                               VE of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
                   (turn 224): SAMPSA of SOL INVICTUS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
                               BLADEFIST of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  33 ANASAZI (turn 442): EYE OF THE TIGER of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
                            NO CHASER of JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 436): JELIAH BIGABO of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 197): INSOLENT IDIOT of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
                               ESPRESSO of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 303): JESSIE of FAVORITE GUYS (Obscure Source, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 133): KAMIKAZE of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
                (turn 132): UU DOEWANAKNO of DRAKE'S LODGE (Drake, mgr.)
                            LACONIC LEMON of GARDEN GUMBIES (Firehawk, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

M.H. -- This is your Morning Herald reporter reporting the inside insights  Jaguar 
dropped by 5 into 10th.  The arena is roaring endless chants of Dynasty!  Dynasty!  
As Nutt Brittle steps in to take his turn as DM.  I've the new DM with me.  
Congratulations on your title, sir.

N.B. -- Just call me Nutt.  A lot of good talent awaiting a shot.  Kandy, Lure, One 
Trik and our latest arrival from Lyratilan, Shoefly Pie.  All deserve a title shot 
and will get one.

M.H. -- Waht about Barrage?  Steerforth?

N.B. -- No way!  Not while I'm here.  That goes for Malkia, Adara, Tmarack, Hawkins.  
No title shots for them.

M.H. -- Seems only fair to me, Nutt.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in ZUWAYZA this turn, and let's start 
with a look at some of the teams.  The THE SIERRAS guild has had a 3-1-0 turn and 
deserves to be watched in the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can 
lead.  And let's see, CERBERUS fought CYCLONE and gained 15 points and contributed to 
ACT OF MALICE's 2-1-0.  KANDY KANES has lost to TMARACK, falling 11 points, while 
helping make CARNIVAL a 2-3-0 turn.  Defending his title for another turn, NUTT 
BRITTLE kept ZUWAYZA's warrior, KUNG-FU MASTER, from claiming the throne.  Can 
someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do 
dishes at The Drunken Ox until they win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the ANARCHY stable 
was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ZUWAYZA, what are you afraid of?  And 
guess who avoided ANARCHY stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was ACT OF MALICE.  
Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that MALKIA from DRAGON JUNKIES was 
ZUWAYZA's most challenged warrior this turn.  Building dreams on hope, MYSTIC 
challenged up 31 points this turn to take on MALKIA from DRAGON JUNKIES stable.  And 
whaddya know, MYSTIC beat MALKIA, and the fighters of ANARCHY were last seen lifting 
frothy pints of ale in honor of MYSTIC's 30 point gain.   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  We'd like to remind certain teams 
not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered 
rude.   
     I like this place, ZUWAYZA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep 
your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets 
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NUTT BRITTLE 3983            15   6  0   108       CARNIVAL (101)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BARRAGE 3339                 18  14  2    96       ACT OF MALICE (272)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TMARACK 4651                  5   0  0    80       THE SIERRAS (393)
-STEERFORTH 4570              12   6  1    77       GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MYSTIC 4348                   6   7  2    65       ANARCHY (342)
 BLUE 4647                     5   3  0    65       THE SIERRAS (393)
 KANDY KANES 4329             10   7  0    57       CARNIVAL (101)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LURE 4535                     8   8  0    55       CARNIVAL (101)
-HAWKINS 4649                  4   1  0    55       THE SIERRAS (393)
-MADAME DEFARGE 4503           9  13  0    49       GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)
 CALLISTA 4575                 9   6  0    47       DRAGON JUNKIES (392)
 MALKIA 4571                  13   3  0    46       DRAGON JUNKIES (392)
-SIR AUSTIN RIPPER 4671        3   2  1    44       DRAGON JUNKIES (392)
 COSMO 4498                    3   1  0    37       SEINFELD (388)
-ISIS 3877                     6   4  1    35       GREAT MOTHER (346)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAMUVAL 4598                  2   0  1    33       ANARCHY (342)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOUBLE-DEALING 4379           3   1  0    20       THE LORDS (382)
 CERBERUS 4611                 2   1  1    20       ACT OF MALICE (272)
 FIRE SPRITE 4690              1   1  0    19       NATURE'S WRATH (395)
-CYBELE 3874                   3   5  0    18       GREAT MOTHER (346)
-MORRIGAN 4056                 2   0  0    17       GREAT MOTHER (346)
 AVALANCHE 4687                2   0  0    16       NATURE'S WRATH (395)
-MAYLS 4612                    1   0  0    16       ANARCHY (342)
 SHOEFLY PIE 4704              1   0  0    15       CARNIVAL (101)
 GLAIVE 4695                   1   1  0    11       ACT OF MALICE (272)
 CYCLONE 4691                  1   1  0    10       NATURE'S WRATH (395)
 MURPHY 4703                   1   0  0    10       THE SIERRAS (393)
 SIMPLE SIMON 4631             1   1  0     9       ANARCHY (342)
 SLOW BURN 4630                1   1  0     6       ANARCHY (342)
-VANILLA SCOOP 4380            0   3  0     3       THE LORDS (382)
 ONETRIK FONY 4694             0   2  0     2       CARNIVAL (101)
 WOEDICA 4706                  0   1  0     1       ACT OF MALICE (272)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
KAT FISH 4328         10  5 0 CARNIVAL 101          SIR AUSTIN RIPPE 4671 455         

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
BROOKLYN HAMMER 4670   1  3 0 DRAGON JUNKIES 392    ARENAMASTER XHURG 383 457 NONE    
REGIFTER 4717          0  1 0 SEINFELD 388          SHEWISH GIANT 381     457 NONE    
SHALE 4702             0  1 0 THE SIERRAS 393       DARK CHAMPION 384     457 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Arena -- The Dyanasty lives!  The Dynasty lives! -- Fans

Arena -- We want Kandy!  We want Kandy! -- Fans

Nature's Wrath -- Welcome!  Do well! -- Carny, Carnival

Anarchy -- Missed ya! -- Carny

YoungBlood -- The Carnival seldom bloodfeuds.  Why reach skills, or worse, lose. -- 
Carny

Did -- someone mention Veastian?  The great A-Krill, hero just moved to Andorak. -- 
Pitch

Tmarack -- Great tourney. -- Carny

Tmarack -- Zuwayza is not the tourney. -- Nutt

Steerforth -- My turn. -- Nutt

Cyclone -- A great win for you but, and I sing "I'll be a champion beforeee yeeeee." 
-- One Trik

Mystic -- Never fight me when I'm 7-7. -- Lure

30 April 2003
All -- Remember to put your arena number on your strategy sheets.  Strategies turned
in without an arena number run the risk of missing the turn. -- NAIEI

10 May 2003
To All -- Fellow managers, I humbly request your help.  My team (Ex Oblivione) was
started in Monuntial (DM 34) back in '92.  They were active for seven months.  I have
lost all early traces of them.  If any of you can help with copies of relevant
newsletters or, if you fought one of my warriors, copies of the fights, I would
greatly appreciate it.  I only have one of my original warriors left from the early
team now active in DM 60.  You can diplo me with any info here in the wonderful city
of Aradi.  Thank you in advance. -- Enigma, manager Ex Oblivione

15 May 2003
Assurnasirbanipal invites all to use his computerized warrior management tool.  The
program is the most extensive management tool ever created.  It was meant to run on a
PALM OS PDA, but will run (emulated) on a PC or MAC.  You can get this program on the
web at: http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BROOKLYN HAMMER was butchered by ARENAMASTER XHURGJ in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHALE was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a exciting 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena duel.
REGIFTER was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MYSTIC viciously subdued MALKIA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory Challenge brawl.
FIRE SPRITE defeated SLOW BURN in a 1 minute Challenge match.
AVALANCHE unbelievably bested SIMPLE SIMON in a 11 minute gruesome Challenge brawl.
CYCLONE was overpowered by CERBERUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
ONETRIK FONY was devastated by GLAIVE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
NUTT BRITTLE handily defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
KANDY KANES was overpowered by TMARACK in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LURE was savagely defeated by BLUE in a 2 minute brutal fight.
CALLISTA viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute gory bout.
COSMO demolished DOUBLE-DEALING in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
SHOEFLY PIE bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's battle.
WOEDICA was devastated by MURPHY in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   5 -  1      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       23 -  15 -  0      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  34 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  23 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  23 -  2      41  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         6 -  11 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  27 -  2      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   6 -  0      14  |

Turn 457 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     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  5         6  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   NUTT BRITTLE 3983          15   6  0  108 CARNIVAL (101)
STRIKING ATTACK  TMARACK 4651                5   0  0   80 THE SIERRAS (393)
BASHING ATTACK   CALLISTA 4575               9   6  0   47 DRAGON JUNKIES (392)
TOTAL PARRY      MALKIA 4571                13   3  0   46 DRAGON JUNKIES (392)
AIMED BLOW       COSMO 4498                  3   1  0   37 SEINFELD (388)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KANDY KANES 4329.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MYSTIC 4348.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLUE 4647, COSMO 
4498, SIMPLE SIMON 4631, NUTT BRITTLE 3983, LURE 4535, FIRE SPRITE 4690, CERBERUS 
4611, TMARACK 4651, CALLISTA 4575, and GLAIVE 4695.

The least popular fighter this week was AVALANCHE 4687.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WOEDICA 4706, KANDY KANES 4329, ONETRIK FONY 4694, CYCLONE 4691, SLOW 
BURN 4630, REGIFTER 4717, BROOKLYN HAMMER 4670, DOUBLE-DEALING 4379, MALKIA 4571, and 
SHALE 4702.

The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:

NUTT BRITTLE (19-3983) CARNIVAL (101)