DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/16/2003    Duedate: 06/28/2003

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM-25    TURN-455

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GLORY
DARKENED PRIDE (343)
(25-4633) [6-1-2,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GLORY                          ALMOST USEFUL
DARKENED PRIDE (343)           ONE WIN WONDERS (456)
(25-4633) [6-1-2,95]           (25-4943) [1-0-0,13]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GGLEEMANN                      ABSOLUCIOUN
CARNIVAL (354)                 CHAUCERS WORDS (452)
(25-4801) [12-5-0,86]          (25-4872) [6-4-0,79]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHAUCERS WORDS (452)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAUCERS WORDS (452)        36
2. DARKENED PRIDE (343)        26      POWER AND FATE (444)
3. CARNIVAL (354)              19      Unchartered Team
4. PRIMATES-R-US (389)         10
5. ONE WIN WONDERS (456)        9      ONE WIN WONDERS (456)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 POWER AND FATE (444)      39  19  0 67.2   1/ 2 CHAUCERS WORDS (452)     10  3 0
 2/ 3 CHAUCERS WORDS (452)      29  15  0 65.9   2/ 3 CARNIVAL (354)            6  9 0
 3/ 2 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (411)  12   8  1 60.0   3- 1 BARONE (215)              4  1 0
 4/ 4 DARKENED PRIDE (343)     216 166 20 56.5   4- 4 SLY'S SLAYERS (432)       4  1 0
 5- 5 BARHOPPERS (429)          44  34  2 56.4   5/ 8 PRIMATES-R-US (389)       4  3 0
 6- 6 TOP SECRET (449)          51  43  4 54.3   6/11*ONE WIN WONDERS (456)     3  5 0
 7/ 7 PRIMATES-R-US (389)       79  71  3 52.7   7- 5 TOP SECRET (449)          3  7 0
 8- 8 BARONE (215)             250 236 20 51.4   8/12 DARKENED PRIDE (343)      2  0 0
 9/11 CARNIVAL (354)           288 319 12 47.4   9-10 EASTERN HORDE (367)       2  2 1
10-12 SLY'S SLAYERS (432)      108 124  5 46.6  10/13 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (411)  1  1 0
11-14 EASTERN HORDE (367)        9  14  1 39.1  11- 9 BARHOPPERS (429)          1  1 0
12/ 9*ONE WIN WONDERS (456)      3   5  0 37.5  12/15 POWER AND FATE (444)      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[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Andorians Abroad #7 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Iaye:

     Raoul, once known in the arena at Aruak City as In Gerfel We Trust, looked
around the waterfront and frowned.  Even though he and his companions, Jeri
Northwind, a gladiator from Zorpunt, and Berdan, a Fratsfan ex-assassin, had just
come from the devastated town of Point, he had not expected to find Iaye in such a
mess.
     "What happened here?" Jeri asked a lounger.
     The local man, who could have used a bath, shrugged and spat.  "The Trier rose
up and smashed the waterfront," he said.  He looked at the woman calculatingly, as
though trying to guess how much money she might spend on hearing his tale.  "Or
ghosts did it, if you can believe that."
     "Ghosts out of Krael," Raoul said, nodding.  "They hit Point, too."
     "That's what folks say," the man agreed, scowling.  "I guess you heard the story
already, huh?  When I saw 'em coming, them ghosts, I didn't stay to ask their names.
A mean bunch.  But things are pretty much okay on up the hill.  Harbor House can
still give you a bed and a half-way decent feed."
     Raoul looked at the man thoughtfully, glanced at his companions, and saw that
they agreed with him--ask this loafer nothing, tell him nothing.  Iaye had an arena,
he and Jeri both had contacts there.  That was where they'd ask their questions and
look for help.

     Goff, the manager of Red Dog Gang in Iaye, shrugged.  "They say it was ghosts,
but who knows?  Does it matter?"
     "Not to us," Raoul agreed.  "Asking was just curiosity.  We've got other
business.  We're chasing a man known as Peranis, a Raltuman--"
     "Him!  He's a big-time troublemaker here, but he's got powerful friends.  Nobody
can touch him."
     "That's what we heard in Point, too," Jeri said, nodding.  "Is he actually here
now?"
     "No, I don't think so, I think he went to Skaithvarn.  I keep track of him, as
much as I can, so as to keep out of his way.  I had a run-in with him a few years
back," Goff explained, "and he's been out to do me bad turns ever since.  That man
can REALLY hold a grudge.  Uh...what do you want him for?"
     Raoul glanced at Berdan, and the Fratsfan shrugged and sighed.  "Peranis is a
member of the Assassins' Guild," Berdan said.  "A high-ranking member.  Though he's
been doing mostly administrative work lately, never doubt for a minute that he is a
dangerous man."
     "Right, I won't doubt it," Goff said.  "Why are you following him?"
     "Because he's run off with the Guild's Black Book...which lists all the
assassins, all the Andorian spies abroad, all the people that the Guild is in a
position to coerce--"
     "Blackmail, you mean," Raoul growled.
     Berdan nodded.  "But up until the King disbanded the Guild, it wasn't blackmail,
it was, ah, 'encouraging them to act in the national interest rather than in their
own'."
     "With the 'national interest' being determined by the Guild, of course," Jeri
muttered.
     "This Black Book, is it just names, or does it have details?" Goff asked.  "I
mean, if somebody steals it from Peranis, can that somebody use it to blackmail?"
     "Yes.  We are pursuing Peranis to retrieve the book, which will be--"
     "Which will be burned as soon as we get our hands on it," Raoul finished.
     "But some of the information might be of great use to the King!" Berdan
protested.
     Raoul shook his head.  "No.  That book is muck," he said flatly, "and you can't
pick up even a little of the muck without getting dirty.  Let the King compile his
own files for 'encouraging' his citizens."
     "And I hope he doesn't feel the need," Jeri added.  "But you're right about the
Black Book.  We've got to burn it."
     "But first we have to catch Peranis and get the Book away from him," Raoul
finished.  "You say he went to Skaithvarn.  Where?  There are several strong city-
states over there."
     "I didn't ask him where he was going.  My idea was to stay out of sight," Goff
pointed out.  "But the word is he mostly goes to Istoreth."
     "Isn't that the one that has a treaty with Osksi?" Raoul asked.  "I didn't like
the idea of that book falling into S'varni hands, and I like it less if the Osksians
are going to have a chance at it."  He took off his bowler and frowned down into it
as though he was looking into a crystal ball.  "We need to get over there.  You know
anyone with a boat?"
     "Well...yeah, I've got a boat myself that'd make the crossing.  It isn't that
far.  But...."  Goff ran a hand through his hair, leaving it standing on end.  "But
it might be needed here--what if the ghosts come back?"
     "Why should they come back?" Raoul asked.
     "Nobody knows why they came in the first place, so how can we know whether
they'll come back?"  The manager shook his head like a dog shaking off water.  "Are
things going crazy everywhere?"
     "Yes," Jeri answered, surprising the others.  Defensively she added, "Well, they
are!  Point was destroyed by the ghosts, too, and Seam now has a geyser in the middle
of town that can't be helping things much, and there are other stories going around.
Have you heard anything at all from Ti lately?"
     "I know, doll," Raoul said quietly, "but we can't do more than one thing at a
time, and our job is to catch Peranis."

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 231): DOMINO of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 464): THE ARDIVENTI CHEF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo
                               Puerco, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 464): BEAVIS of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 457): SUE of WOMEN OF REALITY (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 453): DOMINIK HASEK of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 454): WENT TO MARKET of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 
                             (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 454): DEADMAN of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 450): VALLISNERIA of THE GREENHOUSE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 415): BIRDBRAIN of WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 409): AFRICAN GREY of BIRDS (JE, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 401): VEERS of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 179): MERADI of KING AND COUNTRY (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 313): CROW of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 303): DIS-JOINT of DIS-TEAM (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 133): BEER of STUFF I BROUGHT (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 349): PRIMUS BOUND of SUPERIOR FORCES from ZENSU (Manager)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 231): X-FORCE (Savant, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 464): TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 464): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 457): none
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 453): AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 454): CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 454): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 450): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 415): none
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 409): BIRDS (JE, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 401): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 179): IRON CATHEDRAL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 313): SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 303): WAYFARERS (Schendirk, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 133): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 349): BOXES, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 231): WEIRD WILLIAM of LA PENTARCHIE (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 462): SHAIRLINDRIA of TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 464): BEAVIS of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 457): MAJOR MUFFINS of SWEET MARINES (General Snookums, mgr.)
                           SANDY of WOMEN OF REALITY (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 453): DOMINIK HASEK of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 454): DEADMAN of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 449): THE FRATSFAN CHEF of ANDORIAN UNIVERSITY (Generalissimo
                         Puerco, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 415): JUDAS PRIEST of THAT 80'S METAL (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 400): FIENDISH GLEE of CLEVER LINGO (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 133): BEER of STUFF I BROUGHT (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

This is where I wanted to be, but not how I would have preferred to get here.  Mind
you, I'm not complaining.  Sitting on the throne is a great honor.  I wish I had been
here two turns ago, but Vampire was too much for me.  Carny is a great guy, but I'm
not sure he's the greatest manager.  Or maybe, as with Assur, the 'W' isn't the most
important thing.  Maybe Carny doesn't mind me getting his Buttermilk every turn,
since I'm not going to be trying to spill it everywhere!  Assur is quick to avoid,
though, especially when he thinks someone might post a challenge that will bring a
loss (Sorry Big Hurt, but the Striker-Basher matchup has never been one of my faves--
Assur).

True, I will not be able to leave with a W.A.K. award, but I'm a basher.  Accidents
happen with even the most careful Bashers.  As for when I might leave Lyratilan?
Your guess is as good as mine.  I wouldn't expect to leave before my 20th fight and
14th win but lately it seems as soon as you have the PP's, your off to the Isle of
the Eye.  My skill total, however, will likely not qualify me early, assuming I can
even garnish the PP's by my 20th fight.  I've proven myself against Buttermilk and
Hero, but that is about it.

I will be representing Lyratilan at the Face to Face as an Adept, and while Assur
doesn't think I'm as good as I was for the Mail In, matchups and luck can take a
warrior far further than one might expect.  They can also see you sitting and
watching early.  As long as I come home, though, Assur says just to do my best.

To close, I wish to express my deepest apology if I've broken a rule or law in
writing such a long Duelmaster's Column.  I sure hope nobody gets offended or
anything.  I know as long as I've been here in Lyratilan, the DM, if he has spoken at
all, has been quite brief.  It is somewhat scary, getting here and not knowing all
the history and rules and customs and such.  You can offend someone without even
knowing it.  And when you're out on the sands, such offenses are sometimes carried a
little too far.  But while I'm on the throne, I expect Assur will make me write a
column; he's been known to speak, too! -- Went to Market

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for LYRATILAN.  Too bad, BARONE, but CHAUCERS 
WORDS was just too good to be stopped.  ONE WIN WONDERS like really fought hard to 
move up to 6th from 11th.  Way to go!  Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, 
CHAUCERS WORDS!  'Cause they got 5-0-0 and moved up to 1st!  MVP award for 
ABSOLUCIOUN?  CHAUCERS WORDS' proud of it after beating BUTTERMILK and getting 14 
points.  Was that a tear I saw in GLORY's eye, as she took over Duelmastership?  And 
wasn't WENT TO MARKET fit to be tied!  Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to 
his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  TOP SECRET 
was LYRATILAN's most avoided team.  Is there some award for that?  I don't know what 
PRIMATES-R-US' been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many fights from 
TOP SECRET, that's fer sher.  Can CARNIVAL's KORN KAKES be more popular than me?  He 
was challenged the most, but is that really the same?  MONKEY WRENCH must not be a 
good enough fighter to get in fair fights.  He challenged LOOPY.  9 is a big 
difference.  (Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought MONKEY WRENCH showed great 
skill and promise when he bested LOOPY.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal! 
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  What if they had a fight and nobody showed up?  I'd be out of a job, 
that's what!!!   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  Its been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GLORY 4633                    6   1  2    95       DARKENED PRIDE (343)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MONKEY DO 4152               19  18  0   127       PRIMATES-R-US (389)
-BIG HURT 4838                 9   2  0    95       BARONE (215)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PAINLESS 4544                10   7  2    88       BARHOPPERS (429)
 GGLEEMANN 4801               12   5  0    86       CARNIVAL (354)
-HERO 4640                    14  11  0    83       BARONE (215)
 ABSOLUCIOUN 4872              6   4  0    79       CHAUCERS WORDS (452)
 BUTTERMILK 4497              19  20  0    77       CARNIVAL (354)
-LATRINE 4855                 12   7  1    76       TOP SECRET (449)
 MONKEY WRENCH 4442            8   1  0    75       PRIMATES-R-US (389)
 WENT TO MARKET 4288          10   6  1    73       THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (411)
-MISERY 4735                  14   8  0    72       SLY'S SLAYERS (432)
 APE WILD 4337                11   7  1    71       PRIMATES-R-US (389)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CONFLICT 4734                11  11  0    64       SLY'S SLAYERS (432)
-HOPE 4816                    11   2  0    63       BARONE (215)
 SOVEREYN 4870                 7   3  0    63       CHAUCERS WORDS (452)
-HILLARY FLAMOND 4853         11   8  2    60       TOP SECRET (449)
-DU QUOIS 4854                 9  10  0    57       TOP SECRET (449)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOOPY 4642                   12  14  0    51       CARNIVAL (354)
 MERYE 4868                    6   4  0    46       CHAUCERS WORDS (452)
-THUNDERBOLT 4867              6   3  1    43       SLY'S SLAYERS (432)
-DUELER 4803                   7   7  0    39       SLY'S SLAYERS (432)
-WILDCAT 4482                  5   3  0    39       DARKENED PRIDE (343)
-BIKINI LINE 4545              9   6  0    38       BARHOPPERS (429)
 SQUYER 4871                   7   3  0    34       CHAUCERS WORDS (452)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHITE SPIDER 4548             7   7  0    29       BARHOPPERS (429)
 P'NHEAD 4909                  4   3  0    28       CARNIVAL (354)
-CAGE 4913                     3   0  1    28       BARONE (215)
-JUDAS ISCARIOT 4452           4   1  0    27       DARKENED PRIDE (343)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LADY ZVORKNAR 4873            3   0  0    26       EASTERN HORDE (367)
 BATAILLES 4869                3   1  0    25       CHAUCERS WORDS (452)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HORROR 4851                   4   6  1    19       SLY'S SLAYERS (432)
-SOFA KING 4874                1   2  0    17       EASTERN HORDE (367)
-KING OF QUAM 4880             2   2  1    15       EASTERN HORDE (367)
 KING KONG 4500                2   3  0    15       PRIMATES-R-US (389)
 KORN KAKES 4932               2   2  0    14       CARNIVAL (354)
 ALMOST USEFUL 4943            1   0  0    13       ONE WIN WONDERS (456)
 BLOODFEUD BAIT 4920           1   1  0    12       ONE WIN WONDERS (456)
 CANT WORK 4919                1   1  0    11       ONE WIN WONDERS (456)
-SOUFFLE 4930                  2   1  0     8       TOP SECRET (449)
 FACELESS 4779                 1   4  0     7       POWER AND FATE (444)
-DEJA VU 4940                  1   1  0     5       TOP SECRET (449)
 JUNGLE JIM 4713               1   0  0     5       PRIMATES-R-US (389)
-XILE 4776                     0   1  0     5       POWER AND FATE (444)
-MISTRESS 4774                 0   4  0     4       POWER AND FATE (444)
-PATCH 4781                    0   3  0     3       POWER AND FATE (444)
 PUD 4917                      0   2  0     2       ONE WIN WONDERS (456)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
PRIDE 4933             0  1 0 BARONE 215            KING OF QUAM 4880     453         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ultraist -- Welcome!  You are always a plus in any arena, especially here.  Your
home. -- Carny

Lyratilan -- Which is worse to see looking in your window at midnight, a grinning
primate or a grinning clown? -- Unknown

Went To Market -- Congrats on taking the DM title. -- Carny

Went To Market -- If you had thrown the fight I'd be DM. -- Buttermilk

Top Secret -- We had three fights.  Results Carnival 2, Top Secret 1. -- Carny

Latrine -- You won but the arenamaster may reverse the result. -- Loopy

Hillary Flamond -- You met the I, spelled with two (G's). -- Ggleemann
P.S.  Good try.

Souffle -- Eye's open!  Eye's open! -- Pinhead

Pud -- No win for you this time out. -- Korn Kakes

One Win Wonders -- Welcome to Lyratilan!  Prosper and do well. -- Carny

27 May 2003
A note to everyone regarding manager names and manager lists -- If you're running a
team incognito, all you have to do is let me know and I won't put your name on any
manager lists.  It has seemed though, that more people want their names listed, even
if they do not announce themselves, than the other way around.  Also, I do maintain
the list more or less by hand and errors do creep in.  You have but to say I've made
an error and no one will be the wiser (except thee and me, of course). -- The Saint,
keeper of lists

30 May 2003
Duelmasters Friends and Friendly Foes -- I am returning to the United States for the
summer.  Please direct any Snailmail to:
     Devon Hagy
     Open Skies Ministries
     Att: Hammer
     1515 E 7th St
     Okmulgee, OK 74447
     USA
Bro De is the founder and president of Open Skies Ministries [Prison Ministry] and a
newcomer to the world of Duelmasters. We minister together when I am in the area.
See you on the sands!
-- Daryl P Holloman aka Hammer
Flower Hammerz DM 28
Casino Hammerz DM 33
Fish Hammerz DM 54

3 June 2003
     The Company of Brothers want to take this opportunity to formally introduce
ourselves to all players.  Our play is NOT based on smack, rudeness, or anything less
than fair play (well...as fair as it gets!) and improving the knowledge base of the
game and the sharing of experimentation and information.  We are not concerned with
personal politics, ideals, etc.  We are players who enjoy the game.
     Currently, our membership includes:
     Asmo Dius, Baphomet, and Fahkry.
     We wish to welcome our newest member...Suiside.  May the gods smile upon you and
victory rest well on your team.  Any who wish to join us may contact one of our
members for info.

4 June 2003
                 ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE
     The last Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse was one of the closest and most exciting
contests ever held in Alastari.  Such an epic demands a sequel.  Therefore, Master
Darque and Jack Wolfspider are pleased to announce the return of the Stormcrowe
Slaughterhouse.
     Where?  Stormcrowe DM 45 (slow).  When?  The Slaughterhouse returns on Turn 207,
due August 19.  How can you get into the action?  Bring a team (one per entrant
please) to arena 45 and announce your intention to join the contest in the Personals.
     Rules:  This time around the rules are very simple.  Each warrior win against a
higher rated opponent (one or more points higher in the ratings) brings you 10
points, against even rated opponent 7 points, lower rated 5 points.  Wins against
NPCs or by a warrior who downchallenges are worth 0 points.  Points are doubled for
kills.  All warriors in the arena whether participating in the Slaughterhouse or not
are fair game.  Points are totaled weekly, and the contestant whose team has racked
up the most points at the end of 10 turns is declared Slaughterhouse Champion.
     Prizes:  To be announced; we're still talking with RSI about it.  Figure it will
be something pretty good.  But hey, who needs prizes when the honor of being
Slaughterhouse Champion awaits!
     More info:  Master Darque, MasterDarqueDM@aol.com, or Jack Wolfspider,
russtulp@aol.com.  Or diplo Darque Forces (428) or Dynastic (433) in Arena 45.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MONKEY WRENCH devastated LOOPY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PUD lost to KORN KAKES in a exciting 1 minute beginner's Challenge battle.
WENT TO MARKET was overpowered by GLORY in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
BUTTERMILK was viciously subdued by ABSOLUCIOUN in a 4 minute one-sided fight.
APE WILD was viciously subdued by GGLEEMANN in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
MERYE viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gory competition.
SOVEREYN handily defeated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 3 minute gruesome uneven melee.
SQUYER won victory over KING KONG in a 2 minute fight.
BATAILLES unbelievably bested BLOODFEUD BAIT in a 2 minute gory duel.
P'NHEAD defeated CANT WORK in a action packed 2 minute match.
FACELESS was beaten by JUNGLE JIM in a tiresome 6 minute novice's fight.
ALMOST USEFUL devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        28 -  13 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    42 -  27 -  4      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  16 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  19 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  27 -  0      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    26 -  32 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  10 -  1      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  29 -  2      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -  13 -  2      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  15 -  0      32  |

Turn 455 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     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   GLORY 4633                  6   1  2   95 DARKENED PRIDE (343)
SLASHING ATTACK  ABSOLUCIOUN 4872            6   4  0   79 CHAUCERS WORDS (452)
STRIKING ATTACK  MONKEY WRENCH 4442          8   1  0   75 PRIMATES-R-US (389)
BASHING ATTACK   WENT TO MARKET 4288        10   6  1   73 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (411)
WALL OF STEEL    APE WILD 4337              11   7  1   71 PRIMATES-R-US (389)
AIMED BLOW       SOVEREYN 4870               7   3  0   63 CHAUCERS WORDS (452)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GGLEEMANN 4801.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ABSOLUCIOUN 4872.  The ten other most popular fighters were GGLEEMANN 4801, 
P'NHEAD 4909, KORN KAKES 4932, SOVEREYN 4870, MONKEY WRENCH 4442, MERYE 4868, KING 
KONG 4500, BLOODFEUD BAIT 4920, GLORY 4633, and SQUYER 4871.

The least popular fighter this week was JUNGLE JIM 4713.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CANT WORK 4919, BUTTERMILK 4497, WENT TO MARKET 4288, LOOPY 4642, 
ALMOST USEFUL 4943, APE WILD 4337, PUD 4917, FACELESS 4779, BATAILLES 4869, and 
SQUYER 4871.

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

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 13 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament:

                            STRYSON (12-1368) SHADOW LORDS
                              STEFEN (15-2052) WILD BOYS
                         FROG SLAYER (21-4021) THE GUARDIANS
                       VICTOR CALDERONE (60-5223) CLUB CULTURE
                          TYBALT (62-3696) GRAPHIC VIOLENCE
                         WESTON (65-5719) SUPERIOR FORCES 4I
                            FOGGY (72-4595) DARQUE FORCES
                              NORAF (82-3856) ENVENOMED
                          CHEOPS (82-4451) LEGENDS OF EGYPT
                      THE SCREAMING FANS (82-6495) WHY I PLAY DM
                            CRAB (82-11880) 4-LETTER STDS
                         BRAND (82-13289) TOADS OF AMBER III
                        SHERRI (82-15114) SUPERIOR FORCES 3201

                                          -- Green Eyes