DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/10/2006    Duedate: 04/06/2006

SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM ARENA

DM-28    TURN-265

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MR. CHOMP CHOMP
THE PENTARCHY (397)
(28-3620) [21-21-0,94]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MR. CHOMP CHOMP                VINCENZO
THE PENTARCHY (397)            LORDS OF DEATH (474)
(28-3620) [21-21-0,94]         (28-4319) [3-0-1,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MR. CHOMP CHOMP                HARUSPEK
THE PENTARCHY (397)            DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-3620) [21-21-0,94]         (28-4334) [1-0-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DODGE BULLETS (126)         23
2. LORDS OF DEATH (474)        21      THE PENTARCHY (397)
3. PHANTACITY (480)            15      Unchartered Team
4. THE PENTARCHY (397)         14
5. FILIPINA LADYZ (423)         6      LORDS OF DEATH (474)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*THUNDER STORM (476)        2   0  0  100   1/ 1 DODGE BULLETS (126)       9  4 0
 2/ 3 THE PENTARCHY (397)      226 157  5 59.0   2/ 2 THE PENTARCHY (397)       9  4 0
 3/ 2 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)  24  17  2 58.5   3/ 0*LORDS OF DEATH (474)      8  7 1
 4- 4 VALHALLA (435)            71  52  4 57.7   4/ 5*THE ANIMALS (475)         7  8 0
 5- 7 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)   203 185  8 52.3   5/ 8 FILIPINA LADYZ (423)      6  6 0
 6/ 8 DODGE BULLETS (126)      261 266 11 49.5   6- 3 VALHALLA (435)            5  3 0
 7/ 0*LORDS OF DEATH (474)       9  11  1 45.0   7- 7 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    4  1 0
 8/ 9*SISTERS OF SMASH (467)    13  17  1 43.3   8-11*THUNDER STORM (476)       2  0 0
 9/11 FILIPINA LADYZ (423)      73 102  5 41.7   9/10 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)  2  5 0
10/12*THE ANIMALS (475)         11  19  0 36.7  10/ 4*SISTERS OF SMASH (467)    2  8 0
11/ 0*PHANTACITY (480)           1   4  0 20.0  11/ 0*PHANTACITY (480)          1  4 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 Sword #7 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

On the plains:

     Redfox turned in his saddle to look back toward Rocanis, but it had already
fallen out of sight behind the curve of the last hills.  There was nothing to see
except that rolling of the grassy land in all directions, nothing moving that he
could see.  A bird, maybe, at the limit of his vision.  He twitched his shoulders,
not quite a shrug.  "I think it's probably safe to talk now," he said.  He raised an
eyebrow at Barudai.
     Barudai, who called himself a scout and had functioned as a spy at need,
shrugged.  "We have to take some chances anyway," he said.  "But for the moment, yes,
probably no spies to hear us here."  He looked at Redfox, the oldest of the four
Rirorni.  "The shamans put you in charge.  What is our plan?"
     The older man laughed.  It sounded bitter.  "Plan?  You can't have a plan
without some facts."  He sighed and rubbed his face.  "Sorry, not your fault.  I
suppose we head for the last known location of the damned sword."
     "Taegskel?"  Shanks Pony sat a little straighter in his saddle.  "I've always
wanted to see that place."
     "Get a spyglass and turn it wrong way around, then look at a midden or an
anthill...or both," Ghost Dancer suggested.  "I have seen it, and I am not eager to
return there."
     "Then why go?  We're all volunteers," Shanks Pony began.  The other three
laughed.  He looked from one to another.  "We're not?"
     Ghost Dancer smiled a little.  "You are."
     "But--"
     "I've been on an 'adventure' before," Redfox said.
     "Right, that's why Uncle Wolf wanted you to go.  I heard him say so," Pony said.
     "Yeah, but you didn't hear me volunteering, did you?"
     "That's a selfish attitude," Shanks Pony said, but he sounded unsure of it.
     "No.  There are tens of thousands of gladiators on the Isle," Ghost Dancer said.
"Packed in like sardines in some parts of Talahya, and it would be GOOD for them to
get out and adventure, instead of leaving it to us few."
     Redfox laughed suddenly.  "No, if that's what they--or their managers--want to
do, I say let 'em do it.  They aren't hurting anyone else.  The Grey Witch seems to
be okay with it.  As for us...we're probably going to get into deep trouble at some
point, but today the sun is shining, it isn't cold or hot, we've got a lot of open
country to cover and good horses to cover it on, so let's enjoy--  Look out!"
     At which point Redfox, with better reflexes than many warriors his age could
boast, threw himself off his horse as a dark shape came screaming down out of the
sky.  The other three hit the ground seconds later, and their horses bolted, leaving
them afoot.
     Shanks Pony rolled over, trying to drag his sword free of its scabbard, and his
eyes widened.  It was big for a bird, but it had never hatched out of any natural
egg.  A flying war machine, maybe, made by a demented magician.  Vaguely bird-shaped,
claws like grappling hooks, even at the outer joint of the wings, and its wing-
feathers glittered along their edges like sword blades.  At least there was only one,
and the other three members of their party might be able to kill it while it was
destroying its first target.

            + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Black Sword #8 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

On the plains:

     The war-bird screamed and snapped its toothy beak, thrashed through a turn, and
climbed back into the sky.  Shanks Pony stared after it, amazed by the suddenness of
the attack, by the bird, by its departure.
     "That dry stream we just crossed," Redfox said urgently, "back to it and get
down next to the bank.  The higher you are above the ground, the easier a target you
make."  He suited his actions to his words, racing back to the shallow gully and
throwing himself down into it.
     The others followed quickly, and barely in time, as the war-bird made another
dive.  Shanks Pony pressed himself against the ground, hearing the wind whistle
through the bird's steely feathers.  A cloud of arrows descending might sound like
that--just before men started dying.  It screamed again, and he saw its shadow veer
and waver.
     "It can't maneuver near the ground," Barudai noted.  "If we can bait it into
sword range--"
     "Arrows," Ghost Dancer answered firmly.  "Shoot it at a distance, that's what
arrows are FOR."
     "If an arrow will pierce it, I'll be surprised," Redfox said.
     Shanks Pony pressed himself toward a low, barely a foot high, ridge of sand in
the stream bed and risked a glance upward.  The war-bird was high again, circling for
another dive.  Even so, how could the other warriors speak so calmly?  He feared he
might choke on his excitement.  Not fear, the bird was too alien to fear now.  Later,
he was sure he'd be terrified at the memory.  If he survived.  And there were things
to be done, if they could figure out what.  He looked around for his companions.
     Each of them had a weapon in hand.  How did they do that, in the heat of leaping
off their horses and seeking cover?  Barudai just had his sword, but Ghost Dancer
must have seized his bow and quiver even as he dismounted, and Redfox actually had a
spear!  Pony managed to get his own sword out and wished for his shield.  Even a
small shield would be good to have right now.
     "We should separate," Barudai said.  "It can't get all of us."
     "It probably could get us all," Redfox countered.  "We stay together, which will
draw the bird to us, and then kill it."  He paused, looking upward.  "Not back to
back, but close.  Whoever is controlling that bird is not making best use of its
abilities."
     "Controlling?" Pony asked.  "You think it's a golem or a sending?"
     "No."  That was Ghost Dancer.  "I would have sensed that.  But it might be mind-
controlled."
     Pony watched it circle and begin another dive toward them.  It looked like it
was coming straight at HIM, but that was probably just his imagination.  He hoped it
was just his imagination.  "What's the difference?"
     "A golem," the young shaman said, fitting an arrow to the string of his bow, "is
a thing, a tool, made of matter and art.  It may be created with a brain of a sort--"
     "Golems in the arena have brains," the young gladiator protested.  "And no 'of a
sort' about them."
     "True, but they also have...souls.  Human souls, often enough.  Sometimes
demons.  They are an abomination.  Also, they can't always be controlled.  That's
what happens when something has a soul, it starts thinking for itself.  Thinking of
its own best interest."  He was tracking the bird with his arrow, pivoting in place.
"A sending is a creation wholly of magic and spirit and has no physical substance--"
     "A sending couldn't hurt us, then?"
     "It could kill anyone it was sent after," Ghost Dancer corrected.  "A sending is
power.  If it's a pure spell," he shrugged, "then the magician who sends it has about
as much control as I have over this arrow."  The war-bird had steadied in its course,
and he finished drawing his bow and released the arrow, immediately whipping another
into place.
     "And a mind-controlled bird is a real bird, however unnatural its breeding may
have been," Redfox said.  "The magician or shaman imposes his will on it.  If he's
smart, he just forces a purpose on the creature and lets it pursue that purpose with
its own skill."
     Pony couldn't be sure, but he thought the first arrow hit the bird's chest to
one side and glanced off.  Scary thought.  Would a sword glance off, too?
     "But this magician was NOT smart," Barudai finished as Ghost Dancer shot again.
"A bird that had chosen us as prey would be more dangerous than a man trying to use a
bird's assets.  Especially a man who has never watched a hawk hunting.  Ha!"
     The second arrow hit and lodged somewhere in the bird's chest.  It wobbled in
flight but kept coming.
     "A man with hunting skills would have dived the bird out of the sun," Redfox
agreed.  He had a two-handed grip on his spear and was pivoting to follow the bird's
course, which was toward Barudai.
     The scout stood firm, waiting.  Pony was impressed.  He didn't know whether he
himself would be able to stand so and await the diving predator.  Ghost Dancer fired
once more, at close range.  Pony could see the arrow hit under a wing, in what would
be the armpit on a man.  The head sank in, but not far.  Still, the force of the blow
knocked the bird off its course, and it skittered through the air, falling now as
much as swooping downward under control.  Redfox was on it with his spear, swinging
it around to use the butt as a club.  Barudai jumped forward with his sword, and with
a start, Pony tightened his grip and did likewise.
     It was like hacking at a stone.  Attempts to cut off the war-bird's head, or a
wing or taloned foot, were futile.  Its feathers were stronger than the best armor
scales.  At one point it managed to seize the tip of Barudai's blade in its beak and
bite through the steel.
     Redfox battered it with the butt of the spear and broke or dislocated one wing.
"Bash it with rocks," he suggested, panting.
     "Bury it under a cairn of rocks," Ghost Dancer added.  "We may not be able to
kill it, but this is a creature of the air, and if we can seal it under earth and
stone, that may be enough to stop it."
     "It will have to be!" Barudai said.  "We can do nothing if this lives and
follows us."
     "There's a sort of pit over that way," Pony said, pointing, "and if we want to
bury it...."
     "Good idea."  Redfox shifted around the bird until his blows were coming from
the other side and he could drive it across the ground toward the pit.
     Barudai laid aside his damaged sword and hurried to assemble stones beside the
pit; Pony went to help him.
     It seemed to take hours to force the bird into the pit and bury it.  Ghost
Dancer was standing over the cairn muttering and making invisible marks on the upper
stones with his fingers.
     Pony was surprised, afterward, to glance at the sun and see that no more than an
hour had passed.  Their horses, he saw, had not gone far; they were visible a mile
down the shallow valley.  And he was the youngest and least experienced member of the
group, which meant going after their mounts was his job.  He sighed.  "I'll get the
horses," he said, and started walking.

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     What a way to come back to the action.  But where have the Northern Badlands
gone?  South for the winter?  Doesn't sound right.
     Apologies to Idun, didn't mean to thump you extra hard like that, but it looks
like you have a little work to do before you get to sit up here.
     Anyway, I hope to stick around for a little while yet, but I think the boss is
looking to hold a couple of us aside for a while for a little tourney action.

Cam Shaft
Otto's Mechanics

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM will ever be the same.  Now keep the taverns open late 
tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for SISTERS OF SMASH, whose 1-4-0 this turn 
dropped them by 6 into 10th.  FILIPINA LADYZ stable has parlayed this turn's 3-1-0 
into a 3 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 5th place.  Good work, 
guys!  LE PLON has lost to STORMDANCER, falling 12 points, while helping make THE 
PENTARCHY a 3-1-0 turn.  Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, CAM 
SHAFT has lost the title of Duelmaster.  And not without some honor, MR. CHOMP CHOMP 
now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM.  By the way, 
was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Salty's 
Chowder House?   
     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 DODGE BULLETS 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM, what are 
you afraid of?  And guess who avoided DODGE BULLETS stable the most?  Believe it or 
not, it was RIDERS OF AHRINGOL.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice 
that PAULETTE from SISTERS OF SMASH was SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM's most challenged 
warrior this turn.  In a brave attempt, LORD COWAN from LORDS OF DEATH challenged up 
18 points to fight RAT from the THE ANIMALS stable.  LORD COWAN perhaps got his just 
desserts, seeing as he bested RAT and ended up with 17 recognition points.   
     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.  A brave warrior does not carry a 
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  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                  
 MR. CHOMP CHOMP 3620         21  21  0    94       THE PENTARCHY (397)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAM SHAFT 3989               15   5  0   105       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANNE TENNA 4053              13   5  0    90       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 REDWIND 4099                 17  11  1    87       DODGE BULLETS (126)
-IDUN 4169                    10  10  0    77       VALHALLA (435)
 LADY CONSOLACION 3703        17  21  2    74       FILIPINA LADYZ (423)
 LADY DOMINGA 3702            13  25  0    73       FILIPINA LADYZ (423)
-FREDDY FENDER 3956           11  14  1    73       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VIPER 4185                    7   5  1    55       RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)
 MANKILLER 4279                6   2  0    49       DODGE BULLETS (126)
-STORM RIDER 4257              6   2  0    43       RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)
-HUB CAPP 4168                 7   5  0    40       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 TYRANNOPATER 4285             3   2  0    40       THE PENTARCHY (397)
 LADY ELMA 4244                6   5  0    35       FILIPINA LADYZ (423)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FLO VALVE 4243                2   1  0    31       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 STORMDANCER 4278              5   3  0    29       DODGE BULLETS (126)
 GHOST CHANT 4184              4   4  0    27       RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)
 HARD TIMES 4318               2   1  0    26       THE PENTARCHY (397)
-HEIMDALL 4286                 6   0  0    25       VALHALLA (435)
-DONNAR 4275                   4   2  0    25       VALHALLA (435)
 VINCENZO 4319                 3   0  1    25       LORDS OF DEATH (474)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAELLE 4214                   3   3  0    22       SISTERS OF SMASH (467)
-PARIS STORM 4298              2   0  0    22       THUNDER STORM (476)
 HESHER THE TALL 4289          2   2  0    20       LORDS OF DEATH (474)
 PUMA 4294                     3   3  0    18       THE ANIMALS (475)
 FERRET 4327                   2   0  0    18       THE ANIMALS (475)
 LORD COWAN 4292               1   3  0    17       LORDS OF DEATH (474)
-MAGNI 4287                    4   2  0    14       VALHALLA (435)
 CHANTAL 4218                  3   3  1    13       SISTERS OF SMASH (467)
 HECATE TRIOS 4288             2   2  0    13       LORDS OF DEATH (474)
 MARIE ALICE 4215              3   3  0    12       SISTERS OF SMASH (467)
 PAULETTE 4216                 2   4  0    12       SISTERS OF SMASH (467)
 CATHIE 4217                   2   4  0    10       SISTERS OF SMASH (467)
 RAT 4297                      2   4  0    10       THE ANIMALS (475)
 UDRI 4332                     1   0  0    10       PHANTACITY (480)
 LADY EMY 4315                 2   3  0     9       FILIPINA LADYZ (423)
-INFERNO SERVENT 4191          2   1  0     9       RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LE PLON 4326                  1   1  0     9       THE PENTARCHY (397)
 HARUSPEK 4334                 1   0  0     8       DODGE BULLETS (126)
 WEASEL 4295                   1   5  0     8       THE ANIMALS (475)
 SABLE 4296                    1   5  0     8       THE ANIMALS (475)
-PAPER FLOWERS 4182            1   4  0     7       RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)
 DIANA QUICK 4291              1   3  0     7       LORDS OF DEATH (474)
 PREVARI 4330                  0   1  0     2       PHANTACITY (480)
 BODI 4328                     0   1  0     1       PHANTACITY (480)
 CEKAJ 4331                    0   1  0     1       PHANTACITY (480)
 REZI 4329                     0   1  0     1       PHANTACITY (480)
 CORLEJO 4333                  0   1  0     1       DODGE BULLETS (126)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
WOLVERINE 4293         2  2 0 THE ANIMALS 475       VINCENZO 4319         263         
MAC THE KNIFE 4290     0  1 0 LORDS OF DEATH 474    CHANTAL 4218          262         
PRINCESSE ADELAI 4248  3  2 0 THE PENTARCHY 397     LADY EVELYN 4194      261 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Black Storm -- Which weapon is longer, the long spear or the halberd? -- The Zoo
Keeper, the Animals

Everyone -- Thank you for the welcome.  Also a welcome to the other new players.  My
Lords of Death look forward to combating all of you. -- Rattraveller

Animals -- Well, the battles have begun.  Lord Cowan really wants a win, so let's
dance. -- Rattraveller

I may have to put this team on hold in a few turns.  I'm not getting richer! -- Le
Pentarque

Sisters OS -- Work on your speed! -- Le P

Anne Tenna -- (growling)  Next time, I'll be sure to have a lot of sharp sand when I
blow toward you, and I'll scratch that fine finish, at the least! -- Redwind
P.S.  You're a skinny wench, aren't you?

The Userous Merchant is a forward type, but I know how to deal with forward men.  I
just regret that the arenamaster stepped in before I'd killed him.  (sigh)  Men tend
to stick together like that.  It's the smartest thing they do, which isn't saying
much. -- Mankiller

Lady Elma -- Darn!  If you weren't a lady, it would be a lot easier for me.  My momma
told me never to hit a lady, and it's really hard to overcome the instructions that
were beaten into me in my childhood. -- Stormdancer

Mankiller -- A time of shadows and lost souls to walk the night streets, for the rain
to fall and hope to wane, a time of death and decay. -- Storm Rider

The Scribe -- Cool, will be sending more background info, etc...next time.  Been up
to my fangs in blood and battle with a few so called vampire hunters.  Go figure. --
Liam the Goth

Blackstorm -- Okay.  Are you going to stay here for a while?  Active only every other
turn is okay, but if you close down the team entirely, it leaves a story dangling and
makes me cranky, which isn't good for any story.  How about a little information
about your warrioresses? -- the Scribe

22 February 2006
The Olympics have arrived!

The Mordanti Olympics, having been gone for six years, have returned to the Mordanti
Alliance, sponsored by Amicitia Primoris.  Teams have competed against each other for
recognition and notoriety four times in the past.  It is far past time for the fifth
Mordanti Olympics to be held.  The Mordanti Olympics shall be held in the Mordant
arena (DM-1) from May 1st (T544) through Oct 30 (T557).  There will be a
'registration period' lasting until T543, where teams will be allowed to register by
activating in Mordant and declaring their participation in the personals.  Rules will
be posted in the Mordant arena (DM-1) newsletter no later than T543, but shall be
available online before then.  An announcement will be made as to where they will be
posted.  Prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Lord Xiang
Amicitia Primoris
amicitia@gwi.net
http://amicitiaprimoris.gotdns.com

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MR. CHOMP CHOMP devastated LADY CONSOLACION in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
WEASEL was subdued by PAULETTE in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
FERRET savagely defeated DIANA QUICK in a 4 minute bloody beginner's Challenge fight.
LORD COWAN bested RAT in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
REDWIND overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MANKILLER was devastated by LADY DOMINGA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GHOST CHANT was bested by TYRANNOPATER in a 2 minute bloody match.
VIPER handily defeated MAELLE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
HARD TIMES viciously subdued SABLE in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
LADY ELMA won victory over MARIE ALICE in a action packed 1 minute fight.
CATHIE slimly lost to HESHER THE TALL in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
CHANTAL was overcome by PUMA in a popular 1 minute bout.
STORMDANCER demolished LE PLON in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
HECATE TRIOS bested BODI in a 2 minute novice's battle.
LADY EMY bested REZI in a 1 minute amateur's bout.
VINCENZO overcame PREVARI in a 5 minute gory beginner's fight.
CEKAJ slimly lost to HARUSPEK in a exciting 3 minute bloody beginner's duel.
UDRI devastated CORLEJO in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       24 -   7 -  0      77  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -   7 -  0      72  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  17 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    39 -  31 -  3      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  18 -  4      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  34 -  3      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  20 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   7 -  1      36  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -  27 -  0      36  |

Turn 265 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    REDWIND 4099               17  11  1   87 DODGE BULLETS (126)
STRIKING ATTACK  VIPER 4185                  7   5  1   55 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464)
LUNGING ATTACK   MANKILLER 4279              6   2  0   49 DODGE BULLETS (126)
SLASHING ATTACK  TYRANNOPATER 4285           3   2  0   40 THE PENTARCHY (397)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MR. CHOMP CHOMP 3620.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HARUSPEK 4334.  The ten other most popular fighters were MR. CHOMP CHOMP 
3620, FERRET 4327, HARD TIMES 4318, TYRANNOPATER 4285, BODI 4328, LADY CONSOLACION 
3703, REDWIND 4099, VIPER 4185, LADY ELMA 4244, and CHANTAL 4218.

The least popular fighter this week was CORLEJO 4333.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LE PLON 4326, MAELLE 4214, MANKILLER 4279, RAT 4297, WEASEL 4295, 
PREVARI 4330, VINCENZO 4319, REZI 4329, MARIE ALICE 4215, and SABLE 4296.