DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/25/2003 Duedate: 01/07/2004
ZORPUNT ARENA
DM-24 TURN-468
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KID ROCK
THE MC5 (445)
(24-4340) [26-16-0,111]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KID ROCK CROCONAW
THE MC5 (445) WATER DECK (459)
(24-4340) [26-16-0,111] (24-4475) [5-1-1,37]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TRISHA WINGFOOT TRISHA WINGFOOT
KRILL CAVALRY (403) KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4330) [20-31-1,92] (24-4330) [20-31-1,92]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE MC5 (445)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 48
2. BATTLEMANIA (71) 26 THE MC5 (445)
3. KRILL CAVALRY (403) 10 Unchartered Team
4. WATER DECK (459) 4
5. PHISH 5! (463) 0 WATER DECK (459)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*WATER DECK (459) 15 10 2 60.0 1/ 1 THE MC5 (445) 9 5 0
2/ 2 THE MC5 (445) 113 96 9 54.1 2/ 2*WATER DECK (459) 9 6 2
3/ 3 BATTLEMANIA (71) 364 334 25 52.1 3/ 4 BATTLEMANIA (71) 5 5 0
4/ 6 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 43 41 3 51.2 4/ 5 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 5 5 0
5/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 372 371 12 50.1 5/ 3 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 5 10 0
6/ 5*ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) 1 2 0 33.3 6/ 6*ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) 1 2 0
7- 7*PHISH 5! (463) 1 3 0 25.0 7- 7*PHISH 5! (463) 1 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[ Andorians Abroad #21 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Skaithvarn:
"Bound to be trouble there," Hallie O'Dene said almost cheerfully. She guided
her horse toward the half-hidden tower. "It's too pat to be anything but a trap."
"You've got that right, doll," Raoul agreed. "But it just might be a trap for
sheep. Let's see how it handles some wolves."
"It might be a perfectly innocent tower," Jeri Northwind protested.
"It MIGHT, doll, but I don't think so. It--"
"If it was a 'perfectly innocent' building, whether ruined or whole, I'd have
heard of it," Hallie said. "It's my job to hear of such things. Besides, this isn't
the first time I've been down this road, and I don't recall seeing that tower before.
Maybe--MAYBE I missed it because I didn't need it, but...."
"But it's the kind of thing you would be looking for anyway," Raoul said.
Thunder crashed suddenly. He squinted at the trees.
If there was going to be lightning, the trees might be risky shelter at best.
Of course, riding down a road with nothing nearby as tall as three gladiators on
their horses wouldn't be safe, either. The horses seemed to have their own ideas and
ran in under the trees at the edge of the road, not quite fast enough to avoid the
deluge that suddenly burst from the clouds.
Even the trees didn't provide much shelter from that driving downpour. Raoul
took off his hat and tried to shake the water from it, then shrugged and put it back
on. "Not much choice--risk the tower or drown where we sit." He urged his horse
forward. The light wasn't good now that the rain had closed over them, but he
thought he could see a door of planks weathered to almost the same gray as the
stones.
As they approached, the door moved. Opened into the black interior of the
tower.
"Probably haunted," Hallie muttered. "If we're lucky. If not...well, all the
vampires may not be in Leemith. And there are robbers, and--"
"Oh, stop!" Jeri protested. "At least not robbers--they couldn't have BUILT the
tower since you were here last, could they?"
"If they had a wizard--"
A figure appeared in the doorway. Between the rain and the shadow of the trees
now, it was little more than a pale, moving shape until they got close. Too close
now to flee, if they had to and he was any kind of wizard.
An old man, Raoul saw, but not bent or shriveled with his age. Tall, lean as a
bone, with a narrow, hawk's face, hair more gray than red, wearing a simple robe of
natural-colored wool. He made a gesture that was half an offer of shelter, half a
command that they enter.
"Come out of the rain," he said. His voice was deep and cold, and he spoke
Fratsfan with a slight accent like none that Raoul had ever heard before. He stepped
toward the doorway ahead of them. "I have a great aversion to becoming wet."
After a brief hesitation, Raoul dismounted and moved forward, leading his horse.
"We didn't expect to find a shelter along this stretch of the coast," he said,
shaking what rain he could from his clothes before entering. The room within was
circular and large, filling the whole base of the tower. A fire burned on a hearth
to one side. It looked like the part near the door had been used to stable horses
before, and recently.
"This tower has been here a long time," the man said. He turned back at the
fireplace and watched the women enter behind Raoul. "But it has not always been...
visible."
"You're a wizard," Hallie said.
It wasn't a question, but the man bowed his head slightly. "Perhaps the
greatest. I am Kaldrehn of Krael."
One of the women drew a breath in shock; Raoul didn't look back to see which
one. He didn't want to turn his back on this man. "It figures that a great wizard
wouldn't have been caught in the destruction of Krael," he agreed. "But I'm
surprised I haven't heard of you before. You don't have the look of a recluse."
Kaldrehn laughed. "And so I am not." His gaze shifted from Raoul to look
past--at the women, probably. "Not at all a recluse. Nor a man to endure the tedium
of the dark centuries between the fall of Krael and the present, if it could be
avoided. A man with skill enough can move behind time from one era to another, as he
wills." His smile was not reassuring. "As I willed."
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 238): LUMBERING WAIF of HAPLESS WAIF (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 478): RICK DERRIS of VIEW ASKEW (Angus, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 477): ATROPHY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 470): WOF-A-MIT of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 467): SLIM SHADY of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 466): NOLAN ORGEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 467): MR. GRINCH of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 463): SONIC TACO of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 429): CMOT DIBBLER of THE DISC (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 422): PELICAN of BIRDS (JE, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 415): ANASTASIA of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 186): RED EYE of ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 326): BLACK CAT of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 316): GORDIAN of WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 140): LOKI of ARCTIC GUARDS (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 363): EARTHQUAKE of NATURAL DISASTERS from ARADI (Soultaker)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 238): Z GLADIATORZ (Mr. Zee, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 478): SCARLET KNIGHTS II (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 477): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 470): THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 467): THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 466): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 467): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 463): none
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 429): WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 422): THE FLINTSTONES (Lord Genesis, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 415): HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 186): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 326): RED AVENGERS (Rage Man, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 316): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 140): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 363): SUNNYDALE, etc. (LHI, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 478): HARRY POTTER of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 477): ATROPHY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 470): WOF-A-MIT of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.)
SNAKE IN THE GRASS of SERPENTINE INC. (Floyd, mgr.)
(turn 469): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo)
EDWIN MEESE of CONSPIRACY INC. (?, mgr.)
HOW--LITE of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 467): SLIM SHADY of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 185): VIOLENT VIOLET of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
SQUASH BUTT of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
PYROTECHNICIAN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 326): BLACK CAT of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
(turn 325): THE LIMELIGHT of CLUB CULTURE (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 316): GORDIAN of WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 140): GHOULSHINE of MONSTER RANCHER (Hombre, mgr.)
(turn 139): BATTLEMAGE of SHADOW MAGIC (Shadowgate, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Good things come to those who fight well, as
AUSSIE KILLERS can attest, moving up by 1. BATTLEMANIA had cause to celebrate, after
PENOK got 23 points by beating GYRADOS. GYRADOS certainly had a baffled expression
on his face, after losing to PENOK and losing 20 points in the process! Duelmaster
SLIM SHADY from THE MC5 is going for the gold, as he Dark Arena Challenged DARK
ARENA's BLACK ORC. Ooh, the excitement! The crowds were amazed this turn, as BLACK
ORC killed the Duelmaster, SLIM SHADY, leaving THE MC5 in mourning. The audience got
their money's worth, as they witnessed KID ROCK attain the throne at the cost of SLIM
SHADY's life! Word has it one team in ZORPUNT is taking speech lessons to try to
bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
And how sociable are ZORPUNT's warriors? Come, let us see. Like the noble
eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of WATER DECK, alone
and unchallenged. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, BATTLEMANIA scurried
away from WATER DECK. Oh, the shame! If challenges were horses, TRISHA WINGFOOT
could open up a fast food joint! Word has it CANE TOAD suffered a romantic setback.
Note how he challenged CURTIS JOSEPH, 55 points his senior. The gods smiled upon
CANE TOAD, in his upset fight against CURTIS JOSEPH. CANE TOAD gets a win, 23
points, and a free drink on me. (Next week, OK?) Mismatched by 9 points, TRISHA
WINGFOOT was overcame by KID ROCK. Is this really worth noting? I thought KID ROCK
showed great skill and promise when he subdued TRISHA WINGFOOT. All right, so I
slept through it! Big deal!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not a
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an
unconscious stupor.
Do not think spyreporting in ZORPUNT is the highlight of my life. More
important duties call me. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid
ZORPUNT farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KID ROCK 4340 26 16 0 111 THE MC5 (445)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CANE TOAD 4425 10 10 0 106 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
CONE SHELL 4422 15 5 1 104 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
TAZZY TIGER 4423 10 10 0 98 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330 20 31 1 92 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CURTIS JOSEPH 4384 16 12 0 81 THE MC5 (445)
SPANKYTIME 4446 10 5 2 81 BATTLEMANIA (71)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PENOK 4445 8 7 1 58 BATTLEMANIA (71)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GEORGE CLINTON 4470 5 6 1 43 THE MC5 (445)
CROCONAW 4475 5 1 1 37 WATER DECK (459)
GYRADOS 4476 5 1 0 34 WATER DECK (459)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JESSIE JUNE 4466 7 8 0 29 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
ORESTES 4471 6 5 0 29 BATTLEMANIA (71)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLDEEN 4522 2 0 1 23 WATER DECK (459)
POLIWHIRL 4523 2 0 0 21 WATER DECK (459)
TOMBO LARK 4488 5 5 0 20 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
JEB POOLE 4525 1 0 0 17 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
IGGY POP 4469 1 8 0 12 THE MC5 (445)
SPORK 4524 1 0 0 12 BATTLEMANIA (71)
GREAT WHITE SHARK 4511 1 0 0 10 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PEDRO DE SADE 4499 2 2 0 8 BATTLEMANIA (71)
-MOLLY MERMAID 4509 1 1 0 8 PHISH 5! (463)
TELLER FLETE 4510 1 4 0 7 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
OLD HORNINGTON 4450 1 2 0 6 ADAM'S ARSENAL (457)
WARTORTLE 4521 1 1 0 4 WATER DECK (459)
-PIPEFISH PETE 4506 0 1 0 1 PHISH 5! (463)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HALEY STORMRIDER 4501 2 3 0 KRILL CAVALRY 403 CROCONAW 4475 467
SLIM SHADY 4370 16 14 0 THE MC5 445 BLACK ORC 412 468 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Cane Toad -- I have learned form the experience of others and only step on cane toads
when wearing heavy boots. (trample, stamp) Ha! -- Trisha Wingfoot
Golf clubs do fun things to cane toads too.... -- Ed.
George Clinton -- I don't understand you at all, sir. Not a bit. -- Jessie June
Gyrados -- (sulk) -- Tombo Lark
P.S. And I'm NOT going to wash behind my ears just because YOU say I should. I'm
trying to grow radishes there.
Croconaw -- You know, I didn't need that. -- Ghost of Haley Stormrider
Old Hornington -- May you encounter a konep almost instantly. -- Teller Flete
Penok -- If I don't look like me, who DO I look like, then? -- an exasperated Teller
Flete
2 December 2003
ZalCon2, ZalCon Reloaded
Where: Jhelum, DM 4
When: February 9th or 23rd, 2003 (TBA when Mail In date set)
How Long: 20 Turns
Restrictions: Zero FE at start of contest. Must announce warrior styles by second
arena fight to receive points. No prize modified warriors. No entry to July Face,
No TV Challenges. All prizes to be used exclusively on warriors from the contest
team only.
Awards:
First Initiate Duelmaster (FID): First warrior announced in the contest to
reach the throne.
Prize: Limited Damage Potion, increasing damage for 1 warrior by one rating to
max for ST/SZ.
Warrior MVP: Top warrior based on MVP points accrued in the contest.
Prize: Limited Damage Potion, Favorites Knowledge for any warrior on team, +1
to bonus in any skill area up to max for style for 1 warrior on team, 2
nights stay at Winter FTF Hotel.
Team MVP: Top Team based on MVP points accrued in contest by all the teams
warriors.
Prize: Limited Damage Potion, Favorites Knowledge, +1 to Bonus, 6 Months Free
Play, 20 Rollups.
Warrior MVP Top 11: Next 10 warriors on MVP list at the end of the contest.
Prize: +1 to Bonus
Style Master: Top warrior in each style based on Style Master points accrued in
the contest.
Prize: Favorites Knowledge of any warrior on team.
Iron Manager Award: Minimum 95 fights in contest by any team.
Prize: Choice of free entry for team to 2005 Winter Face or +1 to Bonus for one
warrior.
MVP Point System: +1 for Win, Fight, Kill, Recognition Leader (after Round 3), -1
Death, +2 Duelmaster, +2 each 3 Consecutive turns as DM, +1 Quality Win (any win over
opponent with 5 or more Rec), +1 for each 10 Rec points over 5 in win (+1 for 5-14
above, +2 for 15-24 above, +3 for 25-34 above).
Style Master Point System: +2 Style Master, +1 Win vs. Same Style Opponent, +1 Win
vs. Same Style Master, +1 for 3 Consecutive Turns as Style Master (rolling).
Please direct any question about rules or clarifications to me, Robert
Occhipinti, via Diplo to DM74, 1988 Dodgers or email to zalgor@hotmail.com. All
rules decisions made by me are final and binding within the confines of this contest.
8 December 2003
Greetings! I would like to invite everyone to Jhans (DM 36) for the first annual kLk
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (kill contest). We will start the contest off with the
ceremonial burning of the Andorian flag on turn 450. (Six turns away. Roughly mid-
February.) The contest will run for 10 turns. On turn 461, 3 separate victors will
be announced. Team with the most kills, warrior with the most kills, and alliance
with the most kills. Prizes will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most
kills and to the manager of the warrior with the most kills. The prizes will
probably be team roll-ups. The number of roll-ups has yet to be determined. The
contest is sponsored by Jhans' newest, (but by the time the contest starts) largest
alliance, the kLk (pronounced "klick"). -- Polarius, mgr. of Blitzkrieg DM 36
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SLIM SHADY was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
KID ROCK demolished TRISHA WINGFOOT in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
CANE TOAD vanquished CURTIS JOSEPH in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
GEORGE CLINTON overpowered JESSIE JUNE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GOLDEEN bested IGGY POP in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
TAZZY TIGER viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
CONE SHELL devastated SPANKYTIME in a action packed 1 minute one-sided competition.
GYRADOS was vanquished by PENOK in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CROCONAW vanquished TOMBO LARK in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ORESTES vanquished OLD HORNINGTON in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
PEDRO DE SADE was beaten by JEB POOLE in a 2 minute novice's melee.
TELLER FLETE was overpowered by POLIWHIRL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
WARTORTLE was unbelievably bested by SPORK in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.
GREAT WHITE SHARK subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 7 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 43 - 24 - 5 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 12 - 0 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 9 - 1 44 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 12 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 21 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 5 - 0 17 |
Turn 468 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 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 5 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY KID ROCK 4340 26 16 0 111 THE MC5 (445)
LUNGING ATTACK CONE SHELL 4422 15 5 1 104 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
AIMED BLOW PENOK 4445 8 7 1 58 BATTLEMANIA (71)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330. The most popular warrior this
turn was TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330. The ten other most popular fighters were CANE TOAD
4425, TAZZY TIGER 4423, GOLDEEN 4522, GEORGE CLINTON 4470, CONE SHELL 4422, ORESTES
4471, JEB POOLE 4525, POLIWHIRL 4523, WARTORTLE 4521, and KID ROCK 4340.
The least popular fighter this week was TELLER FLETE 4510. The other ten least
popular fighters were OLD HORNINGTON 4450, TOMBO LARK 4488, GYRADOS 4476, IGGY POP
4469, JESSIE JUNE 4466, SPORK 4524, PEDRO DE SADE 4499, SPANKYTIME 4446, CURTIS
JOSEPH 4384, and GREAT WHITE SHARK 4511.
The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:
CONE SHELL (24-4422) AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:
SLIM SHADY (24-4370) THE MC5 (445)