DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/07/2008 Duedate: 04/03/2008 MORYA ARENA DM-28 TURN-291 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS VAIDISAVA THE PENTARCHY (397) (28-4370) [15-2-0,173] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader VAIDISAVA PARKING FEES THE PENTARCHY (397) EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) (28-4370) [15-2-0,173] (28-4535) [2-2-0,31] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite VAIDISAVA STORMDANCER THE PENTARCHY (397) DODGE BULLETS (126) (28-4370) [15-2-0,173] (28-4278) [18-16-1,73] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE PENTARCHY (397) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) 52 2. RAPTOR (508) 36 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) 3. THE PENTARCHY (397) 29 Unchartered Team 4. STEEL AND SILK (495) 22 5. FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) 12 EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*SPACELY'S SPROCKET (503) 6 1 1 85.7 1/ 1 THE PENTARCHY (397) 13 2 0 2/ 2*EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) 11 3 0 78.6 2/ 2*EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) 8 2 0 3/ 0 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) 29 17 2 63.0 3/ 3 THE ANIMALS (475) 8 7 0 4/ 3 THE PENTARCHY (397) 304 182 7 62.6 4/ 5 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) 7 8 0 5/ 4 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) 51 34 5 60.0 5/ 7 FLYING MONKEYS (493) 7 8 0 6- 5 CHESSMEN (54) 83 63 6 56.8 6/ 4 DODGE BULLETS (126) 6 9 0 7- 6 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) 41 40 1 50.6 7/ 0 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) 5 0 0 8/ 7 DODGE BULLETS (126) 326 326 12 50.0 8/ 8 STEEL AND SILK (495) 5 5 0 9/ 9 THE ANIMALS (475) 77 83 5 48.1 9/ 9 PHANTACITY (480) 5 10 0 10/10 PHANTACITY (480) 54 61 7 47.0 10/ 6 ZULU NATION (501) 5 10 0 11/ 8 ZULU NATION (501) 23 26 3 46.9 11/11 FILIPINA LADYZ (423) 4 3 0 12/12 FILIPINA LADYZ (423) 97 127 6 43.3 12-13 CHESSMEN (54) 2 3 0 13/13 STEEL AND SILK (495) 45 70 1 39.1 13/16*RAPTOR (508) 2 5 0 14/14 FLYING MONKEYS (493) 21 37 1 36.2 14-12*SPACELY'S SPROCKET (503) 1 0 0 15-15*SERPENT_CRUE (494) 15 28 3 34.9 15-10*SERPENT_CRUE (494) 1 4 0 Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 16/16*RAPTOR (508) 2 5 0 28.6 16-15 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) 0 2 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[ Edge of Night #9 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Between Lapur and Dullens: Annie went completely still. She had heard about the multiple incarnations of Bindi, it was almost a legend among the Croc teams. But she'd never thought of it in those terms before. A soul? She didn't know what a soul was, but if Bindi had one, then... she herself must have a soul, too. How strange. "I don't know about this 'soul' business," Agro said, his voice rough. "But if Annie's at risk, then we get her somewhere warm and safe and she STAYS there. Your ghost had no business drawing her into such a mess." "No doubt the Ghost Lily had what seemed to her like good reasons." That was the one called Math again. "As to a warm safe place...." A gesture half-seen through the fire. "Do you know where we can find one out here?" "There's a cabin about two miles from here." That was the one behind her, Redfox. "I could find it, come morning. There should be firewood, too. It was a stage stop on the old Dullens to Jhans route, before they changed the road, and it's always been kept supplied, even after it went out of service." "Good--" Agro began. "No." Math. "What if this business needs a Croc involved for some reason?" "What reason?" Agro, skeptical. "I don't know. But it isn't impossible." "Hardly persuasive, Math." "I don't KNOW. I've picked up a little about this kind of thing, but I'm not a shaman." Silence for the length of several breaths. "Okay, if a Croc is that important, *I* will go along with you," Agro said. "I'm a Lord Protector, that might help... somehow. Gives me a little safety net, anyway. We'll park Annie somewhere safe--" That sounded to Annie like a great idea, but she wasn't going to admit it. "Why shouldn't I come along? I was the one chosen." "Graduate and come after us," Agro said. "This is bound to take longer than anyone expects." Redfox laughed behind her. "That's for sure! But seriously, miss, this is likely to be dangerous in ways that even being a gladiator isn't--" "Especially if it involves necromancy," Math finished. "I agree that we should arrange a safe refuge for your young teammate, possibly with someone to keep her company and guard her back. And then we should be on about our business." Annie blinked and accepted another bowl of hot stew. "Okay," Agro said, hunching into his cold-weather gear. "That's one thing taken care of." He glanced over his shoulder at the old stage building. It had been exactly what Redfox said it was: abandoned, in reasonably good repair, and supplied with firewood and even basic food staples. For now, the safest place Annie could be. "I suspect that was the easiest thing, too. What now?" "You mean, how do we 'go on about our business'?" Redfox swept the snow off his horse's saddle and mounted. "I have no idea. Math?" "We ride north and east until Uncle Wolf finds us," the older man said. "And don't bother making remarks, I don't like that plan any better than you do. But it's the only one we have." "The riding is the part I like least," Agro growled. "Well, after the 'being out in the winter snow' part." He climbed onto his horse. He had been riding this particular horse for two days now, but the beast had not noticeably relaxed in his presence. Why should it? To a Croc, a horse was prey, and any sane horse must realize that. "Let's get it over with." + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Edge of Night #10 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + The snow storm was an obstacle, but none of the three gladiators was prepared to let it stop them. They had good horses, proper gear, and plenty of supplies, and Math assured Agro that Redfox's sense of location and direction was "utterly reliable." Agro found that...not utterly convincing, but he supposed it was possible. Mammals were strange. At least they had come up with a "thermal robe" for him that was effective, and if worst came to worst, he could always force his mount to the ground and curl up against its warmth to wait out the storm, if they got lost. He could eat it, if he had to. As far as he was concerned, they were lost already. He was unfamiliar with this area, which Redfox claimed was "between Dullens and Riztab." In a snow storm, it all looked the same to him. He hunched deeper into the heated robe. They pushed on through the blowing snow for a time that seemed not to end, and a distance that seemed not to exist. Agro wondered if they were riding in circles. The Croc had heard that such things happened in this weather. His horse stopped moving. Agro looked up. The horse in front of him had stopped, also. Why? Another shape emerging from the murk. This had happened before, but the shapes had always turned out to be rocks or leafless trees or the like. But this shape became a horse and rider. Some other idiot out in the weather when he could be inside where it was warm. Ah, Uncle Wolf, who had been manager of the Cardow Hunters and was a shaman. It was a surprise that they'd actually been able to meet him as intended. Agro hadn't really believed they would. Perhaps now they would get some answers. Answers would be good. After a brief conversation that the Croc couldn't hear, they set off again, Redfox leading the way again. A shorter ride, and then a looming shadow that turned out to be a low cliff, undercut so that it was almost a cave, trees growing in front of it. Shelter. They stopped and made camp. About time! At least his human companions were experienced winter travelers, which Agro definitely was not. He sat as close to the fire as he could get, gnawing on a chunk of bloody meat from a deer Redfox had shot. Things could be a lot worse. "Why are we out here, Wolf? Traveling through this snowstorm when we could be comfortably at home," Math asked. "People DIE traveling through snowstorms like this." The old shaman snorted. "How should I know why you're here? Redfox I told to come. You and your friend? I don't even know you!" "Red Lily's ghost picked a Croc," Redfox said. "One she had known in life, a young gladiator. We substituted Agro, who's a Lord Protector." "Okay." Wolf transfered his gaze to Math. The Murskan hesitated, then sighed. "I had a dream," he said. "Three nights in a row." "Ah. Details? Dreams can be important." "A dead teammate crying for help. A great sense of dread. Not much in the way of details. No...instructions." The old shaman nodded. "It is often so. Communicating in dreams is difficult; it takes practice. Well, this is what I know: "Necromancers, probably working each on their own rather than as a conspiracy of sorts, have weakened the curtain between the living and the dead so that they can reach through freely and seize souls in transit for their works. There has always been some of this, but of late it has grown enormously. There are huge gaps torn in the curtain." He made a slight gesture with one hand. "We must mend those gaps--" "They'll just make new ones," Math predicted. "They will try, certainly," the old man agreed. "Therefore, the worst offenders must be pursued and stopped." He hesitated, then added, "The Lords of the Spirit Lands are greatly concerned. They have arranged...help for us." "Drop the other Shew on us," Redfox suggested. "We are invited to call upon the Wild Hunt for assistance in locating and... chastizing the necromancers." Agro had never heard of a "Wild Hunt." From the stunned silence with which Redfox and Math greeted this statement, the Croc gathered that it was not necessarily a good thing to have its assistance. Well, perhaps they wouldn't need it. "What's our first step?" he asked. "A good question," Wolf said. He sounded approving. Agro was not sure he wanted the old human's approval, it could lead to all manner of unpleasant tasks somewhere on down the river. "Our first step is to go north. Near the city of Zuwayza, between there and Malcorn, are places where certain other entities, the Hunters among them, can be met on, ah, call it neutral ground. Reasonably safe ground." "Do we *have* to work with the Wild Hunt?" Redfox asked. "Do we need them?" "We may not have to Hunt with them," Wolf said, "but they will have information we need. They will know where the worst necromancers can be found--they always know things like that. It's one of the reasons for their existence. They are, among other things, the outermost guardians of the Spirit Lands. We could accomplish little in this matter without their knowledge and consent." + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Edge of Night #11 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + In another place: "Keep moving!" Nightwind said. "Movement is your shield, it confuses them." Cloudrider staggered onward. Would the stairs never end? His legs felt like bars of stone. "Did I kill it?" he gasped. Nightwind hesitated before answering. "You eliminated it as a threat," he said finally. "And the others will be more respectful." He climbed and panted and watched the circling shadows out of the corner of his eye. They were holding back farther. That was good, wasn't it? He gathered enough breath to ask, "Are we there yet?" "Soon now," Nightwind answered. "This is the last stairway. Joan and Selumia will be waiting for us." A pause. "The scavengers may try once more, before we reach the top and go beyond their range." Cloudrider's hand tightened on the hilt of this sword. "What do they want from me?" "That which makes you alive. I could not use any words for it that you would understand. Ah! They come--" Cloudrider tried to look around without stumbling. Stumbled. Focused on the stairs. He was near the top, Nightwind said so. He glanced ahead. Yes! Only nine more steps. He ran, right, left, right, pivot and slash at a misty something which shrieked. Left, right, two patches of mist in front of him. Slash, lunge. Left, right, left, slash, slash. One more step, a stumble, falling... onto something like ground. He flung out his arm so as not to land on the sword. Pain in his foot that was still hanging over the edge behind him. He rolled and twisted, slashing again. One of the scavengers screamed and fell away into the void beyond the edge. "That was close," Nightwind said. Cloudrider would have replied sarcastically, if he'd had the breath for it. His foot felt like it was on fire, and at the same time it was icy cold. He crawled farther away from the edge of the plateau. "I sense that Selumia and Joan are near," Nightwind said. "We must join them quickly. This is not a good place to linger. Better than the stairs, but still not safe." Cloudrider pushed himself to his feet, tested the injured one. He could limp on it, at least for now. "Which way?" There was a moment of spinning dizziness, then certainty. "That way." He squinted into the darkness. It wasn't completely dark, sort of like a starlit night without stars. But the terrain was unfamiliar. He was pretty sure he would be falling over things, if there were any things. "Are you ready to tell me what we're doing here?" If Nightwind had still had his own body, he would have sighed. "I don't like this," he said. "We're... bait." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 588): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 588): SISTER Q of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 496): DARKWIND of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 582): BET TWICE of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 584): TANOSHII of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 582): ARTEMIDORUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 580): JACK HAMMA of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 290): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 573): MURRY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): COMMANDER SPUD of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 570): SHEA TANN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 568): THE CLAW of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 559): TOURNEY SCUMM of BUSY, BUSYTONW (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 521): MUSHAD of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 260): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 246): TRASH CAN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 449): HAWTHORN of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 436): WEEZY DANG of THE BUNKHOUSE (Pauly, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 427): LOCKENLOAD of CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 412): LORIN TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 195): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 384): GREEN DISEASE of INSIGNIFICANCE (Jekyll, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 381): GARTH of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 367): NECROMANCER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 474): NEBUCHADNEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 588): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 588): CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 496): THE TERMAGANTS (Noachian, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 582): GREEWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 584): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 582): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (CaesaR, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 580): TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 290): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 573): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 570): DEVIL ADVOCATETS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 568): RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 559): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 521): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 260): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 246): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 449): BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 436): FRUIT OF THE LOOM (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 427): CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 412): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 195): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 384): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 381): MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 367): MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 474): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 587): NOSFERATU of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 588): SISTER Q of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 496): SILENT HAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 582): ARTEMIDORUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 572): ZERO VISIBILITY of FORCE OF NATURE (Storm Front, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 288): COMMANDER SPUD of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 559): BILDIS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 558): GARTH THE SEAMITE of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) THE BRIDE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 259): TEMPUS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 245): ADRIANN of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 448): AARON of AVERAGE GUYS (?, mgr.) MATT of AVERAGE GUYS (?, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 434): THE AVENGING SCROD of 4000 BLOWS (Nuln, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 412): LORIN TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 380): DARQUE of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Welcome to the Chessmen! I hope I was not too rude; it's nice to have new partners.... I like being here, but next turn it could be the day of Scarlet Rose. Anyway, after Sharapova, I will leave another tennis ball on the throne. Vaidisava SPY REPORT So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and I'm going to give you a spy report!. It was a tough week for SERPENT_CRUE, to drop 5 places in the rankings. Coming up with a solid 2-3-0 outing, RAPTOR has advanced 3 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for SURGICAL, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing OWL like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. SECI was subdued by GHOST CHANT and drops 15 points. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'! VAIDISAVA made a challenge against SCARLET ROSE this week. Our battling duelmaster VAIDISAVA has managed to hold the title, fending off SCARLET ROSE's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, STEEL AND SILK. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle! And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid FLOWERED HAMMERZ, please raise you hand. Wow. Does MORYA really have that many liars? For those of you who like math, try this one: FLOWERED HAMMERZ + Weapons That go Boom = THE PENTARCHY + Avoid City. And who is this RED HAWK you ask, with 47 points and a 8-4-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, ZETA went after AARD WOLF, who was higher by 20 points. Well, when the dust settled, ZETA was subdued by AARD WOLF. CASH MEALS of EXPENSE ACCOUNT had better have a good reason for challenging down 10 points in a challenge which it won. I thought CASH MEALS showed great skill and promise when it defeated ZOE (DARKFACE). All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh? I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of you whom I have not offended yet. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VAIDISAVA 4370 15 2 0 173 THE PENTARCHY (397) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TROOPER TED 4443 15 2 1 104 THE PENTARCHY (397) XANAX 4384 12 3 0 102 THE PENTARCHY (397) VENUS TRAP HAMMER 4456 13 2 2 100 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) VELVET FINISH 4441 13 10 0 100 STEEL AND SILK (495) LADY ELMA 4244 18 19 1 98 FILIPINA LADYZ (423) SHARAPOVA 4371 14 7 1 96 THE PENTARCHY (397) -BLACK KNIGHT 469 13 12 0 93 CHESSMEN (54) SCARLET ROSE 4440 9 14 0 93 STEEL AND SILK (495) LE PLON 4326 19 8 0 92 THE PENTARCHY (397) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SRAN3E 4382 13 6 0 87 PHANTACITY (480) KASAP 4449 8 4 0 84 PHANTACITY (480) STORMDANCER 4278 18 16 1 73 DODGE BULLETS (126) MANKILLER 4279 19 15 0 72 DODGE BULLETS (126) LORVANDIS 4402 13 8 0 69 DODGE BULLETS (126) -DRUNKEN DONUT 3712 13 4 0 68 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -QUEENSRYCHE 2421 10 5 0 66 CHESSMEN (54) VIPER 4185 8 5 1 65 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) PUMA 4294 15 17 0 62 THE ANIMALS (475) AARD VARK 4404 15 5 0 59 THE ANIMALS (475) EXPERIENTIA 4483 6 3 0 59 STEEL AND SILK (495) -STARGRITS 3714 6 2 0 57 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CLOUDRIDER 4424 10 9 0 56 DODGE BULLETS (126) -CARJACK 4047 7 3 0 56 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) OPASAN 4381 9 10 0 54 PHANTACITY (480) BLACK ROSE HAMMER 4339 12 6 1 50 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) -PAWN BROKER 2276 7 11 0 50 CHESSMEN (54) SURGICAL 4437 5 11 0 50 STEEL AND SILK (495) RED HAWK 4485 8 4 0 47 DODGE BULLETS (126) YAU (DARKFACE) 4519 5 1 0 47 ZULU NATION (501) STORM RIDER 4257 7 2 0 45 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) GHOST CHANT 4184 5 4 0 45 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) VORTEX 4423 7 5 0 44 FLYING MONKEYS (493) ZAIRE 4488 6 5 1 42 ZULU NATION (501) -BLACK SQUARE 2453 8 6 1 41 CHESSMEN (54) -PAWNED SCUM 3329 3 0 0 38 CHESSMEN (54) AARD WOLF 4411 8 11 1 36 THE ANIMALS (475) THE PACIFIST 4420 4 8 0 36 FLYING MONKEYS (493) OWL 4453 8 8 2 34 THE ANIMALS (475) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SECI 4464 8 5 2 33 PHANTACITY (480) PARKING FEES 4535 2 2 0 31 EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) ZOD 4525 3 2 0 30 ZULU NATION (501) BRIAR STEM HAMMER 4481 7 6 0 28 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) ARMADILLO 4503 6 4 0 27 THE ANIMALS (475) FRED UCCINI 4421 4 8 1 25 FLYING MONKEYS (493) THORN STEM HAMMER 4500 6 4 1 24 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OTHER 4536 4 0 0 22 EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) PAPER FLOWERS 4182 2 4 0 21 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) OSTRICH 4553 1 0 0 20 RAPTOR (508) -LADY_DIRGE 4435 4 5 2 19 SERPENT_CRUE (494) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ELIZABETH STEELE 4517 2 0 0 19 SPACELY'S SPROCKETS (503) -WRAITH_MOURN 4431 4 5 0 18 SERPENT_CRUE (494) INFERNO SERVENT 4191 3 1 0 17 RIDERS OF AHRINGOL (464) LADY ANITSIRK 4457 1 8 0 17 FLYING MONKEYS (493) CASH MEALS 4532 3 1 0 16 EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) -RENTAL CAR 4534 2 0 0 16 EXPENSE ACCOUNT (506) ZETA 4507 3 4 1 14 ZULU NATION (501) -LADY BRENDA 4558 1 0 0 13 FILIPINA LADYZ (423) ANFERROUS 4508 3 3 0 12 STEEL AND SILK (495) -SNAOE 4518 2 0 0 12 SPACELY'S SPROCKETS (503) -SPACEMAN SPIFF 4516 1 0 1 11 SPACELY'S SPROCKETS (503) BONGO BOY 4537 2 2 0 10 FLYING MONKEYS (493) -KARMA 4499 1 3 0 10 SERPENT_CRUE (494) HAWKEN 4549 1 0 0 9 RAPTOR (508) -DEATHSTINED 4498 2 2 0 8 SERPENT_CRUE (494) -LADY AILYN 4560 1 0 0 6 FILIPINA LADYZ (423) -RED FOREMAN 4515 1 0 0 6 SPACELY'S SPROCKETS (503) ZOE (DARKFACE) 4538 0 4 0 4 ZULU NATION (501) POISON IVY HAMMER 4543 0 3 0 3 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) -LADY CHISE 4559 0 1 0 1 FILIPINA LADYZ (423) -LADY LULU 4557 0 1 0 1 FILIPINA LADYZ (423) -MUNCH 4514 0 1 0 1 SPACELY'S SPROCKETS (503) KESTREL 4550 0 1 0 1 RAPTOR (508) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? GREEN ROSE HAMME 4335 8 7 1 FLOWERED HAMMERZ 481 STORMDANCER 4278 288 BEZI 4540 0 1 0 PHANTACITY 480 MAU 4430 287 NONE GOVNO 4562 0 1 0 PHANTACITY 480 HIGH ELF 291 NONE JUNK1 4568 0 1 0 RAPTOR 508 SLAUGHTER PRIEST 291 NONE JUNKII 4569 0 1 0 RAPTOR 508 BLACK ORC 291 NONE PERSONAL ADS Vaidasava, congratulations, Duelmaster. I hope your manager is paying you well. Finance manager Michael, thanks for the very nice response. "No. S and S doesn't pick on newbies, Finance Manager. Just an unlucky matchup for Parking Fees. I've got Andorian roots, so if you really are a newbie, let me know any questions you might have. Good luck on the sands! .....Michael Eldritch" I have to admit that the question to you was meant to be more of a theoretical posing or prompting, rather than a factual question. Like you, we have deep Andorian roots, as The Consortium has it's stronghold in Andoria, even though there are Delarquans and Freeblades in our "collection". I am honored to know you, and to participate in an arena like this one with some very fine International Managers. I hope I am up to the task. Finance Manager Zeta of Zulus, I did to you what I do best. I parked you! I will leave the fees to you. Put them on your expense account. Parking Fees Zoe, I loved our date. It was my pleasure to foot the bill. Cash Meals Lady Anitsirk, at the time it seemed pretty gutsy to challenge one of your experience, but it all worked out for me. Whew! Other P.S. I want you all to know that I feel cheated! It is all Finance Manager's fault! Why couldn't he have gotten me a real name! Who wants to be called "Other"? Zulu's, a 50-point Top Team On The Move? Where would you have been without us to pull you back into reality? (wink) Great job, BTW. Finance Manager Stormdancer...You again ? Still trying to blow ? Im not a tree ! -- Xanax Ah ah this Finance Manager should be dangerous, but we wont mind if he can somehow manage to get the Flower Girls to visit us... on expense account :) -- Le Pentarque Michael, dont be too gentle : that Finance Manager is definitely NOT a newbie !! -- Le Pentarque Sran3E -- You might have gotten up a bit quicker with a little less equipment...then again, maybe you needed it. *shrug* -- Scarlet Rose Queensryche -- An old newcomer! Sorry for the rought welcome, and rock on. -- Velvet Finish Mankiller -- Oooo! Note to self: don't fight sitting down. Tought lesson sis. -- Experientia Seci -- Medic! -- Surgical Armadillo -- Aha! A lightly armored critter, who's played a trick on me. I sense a god of thieves and trickery at work... -- Anferrous Once again, my hat goes off to Vaidisava. That I don't wear one is of little consequence. *wry grin* Hopefully, I'll be trying my luck with you soon, as Sran3E has been inconvienced yet again. Welcome to Morya, newcomers (or perhaps "oldcomers" in Chessmen's case). I wil be trying to keep Morya'a stable active for the foreseeable future, so good luck to all! -- Michael Eldritch, mgr Steel and Silk The Sage -- I haven't forgotten the Telorinthe story-arcs. I should have the heading to you soon. Just an update. Keep up the good work. -- Michael Eldritch Experientia -- Well... I suppose this is one way to get it. -- Mankiller Xanax -- You're trying to calm the stormy skies, aren't you? I can tell, because as fast as I dance, I just can't keep the winds blowing and the rains falling. Darn. I was hoping for some MAJOR flooding. -- Stormdancer, channeling his evil twin Owl -- That was a hoot. -- Lorvandis P.S. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Write personals long enough and you get to where you seize on every thin joke or pun. The Pacifist -- That name is a lie, sure enough. -- Cloudrider P.S. I suppose this is why I got bitten by that THING. Opasan -- Classy initial attack. Too bad (for you) that I was ready for it. -- Red Hawk P.S. But the fans loved it. As threatened, here is a current manager list for this arena. Let me know if I've gotten anyone's name wrong! -- The Saint, keeper of lists BLOOD LEGION Bones RAPTOR ? CHESSMEN Coach SERPENT_CRUE Venom DODGE BULLETS Jorja SPACELY'S SPROCKET ? EXPENSE ACCOUNT Finance Manager STEEL AND SILK Michael Eldritch FILIPINA LADYZ Lady Martilyo THE ANIMALS The Zoo Keeper FLOWERED HAMMERZ Hammer THE PENTARCHY Le Pentarque FLYING MONKEYS ? UGLY URBAN ORCS Slugbait PHANTACITY Omega ZULU NATION ? LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS JUNKII was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. JUNK1 was slaughtered by SLAUGHTER PRIEST in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. GOVNO was easily killed by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match. VAIDISAVA vanquished SCARLET ROSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl. KASAP was defeated by VENUS TRAP HAMMER in a 1 minute Challenge fight. EXPERIENTIA subdued RED HAWK in a 1 minute Challenge competition. ZOD was bested by VORTEX in a exciting 1 minute novice vs. master Challenge duel. YAU (DARKFACE) viciously subdued THE PACIFIST in a 2 minute Challenge competition. ANFERROUS was viciously subdued by THORN STEM HAMMER in a 8 minute Challenge melee. ZETA lost to AARD WOLF in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight. OTHER unbelievably bested LADY ANITSIRK in a 3 minute Challenge fight. CASH MEALS beat ZOE (DARKFACE) in a exciting 1 minute novice's Challenge fight. TROOPER TED viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody conflict. XANAX demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched match. LE PLON savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gory master's conflict. MANKILLER was vanquished by LADY ELMA in a 1 minute mismatched bout. STORMDANCER lost to SRAN3E in a crowd pleasing 3 minute veteran's fray. SHARAPOVA devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. VELVET FINISH overpowered LORVANDIS in a 1 minute one-sided match. PUMA was beaten by CLOUDRIDER in a 2 minute match. ARMADILLO was overpowered by OPASAN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. STORM RIDER viciously subdued BRIAR STEM HAMMER in a 5 minute gory bout. VIPER vanquished ZAIRE in a 1 minute one-sided match. AARD VARK overcame DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 5 minute duel. BLACK ROSE HAMMER overcame PARKING FEES in a 1 minute veteran vs. novice contest. OWL was overpowered by SURGICAL in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel. SECI lost to GHOST CHANT in a 1 minute fight. FRED UCCINI was defeated by PAPER FLOWERS in a 2 minute gruesome match. BONGO BOY beat POISON IVY HAMMER in a 2 minute beginner's duel. INFERNO SERVENT overpowered KESTREL in a 1 minute one-sided fray. OSTRICH handily defeated JAR JAR BINKS in a 1 minute one-sided duel. HAWKEN defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute beginner's fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 10 PARRY-RIPOSTE 21 - 11 - 3 66 | |LUNGING ATTACK 9 STRIKING ATTACK 47 - 33 - 3 59 | |WALL OF STEEL 8 SLASHING ATTACK 28 - 20 - 3 58 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 11 - 1 58 | |SLASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 26 - 24 - 1 52 | |AIMED BLOW 4 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 27 - 0 48 | |PARRY-STRIKE 4 AIMED BLOW 21 - 24 - 1 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 45 - 53 - 0 46 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 14 - 0 39 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 21 - 1 32 | Turn 291 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 3 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 4 1 PARRY-LUNGE AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 5 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK VAIDISAVA 4370 15 2 0 173 THE PENTARCHY (397) LUNGING ATTACK XANAX 4384 12 3 0 102 THE PENTARCHY (397) PARRY-RIPOSTE VENUS TRAP HAMMER 4456 13 2 2 100 FLOWERED HAMMERZ (481) SLASHING ATTACK VELVET FINISH 4441 13 10 0 100 STEEL AND SILK (495) BASHING ATTACK SHARAPOVA 4371 14 7 1 96 THE PENTARCHY (397) TOTAL PARRY SRAN3E 4382 13 6 0 87 PHANTACITY (480) WALL OF STEEL STORMDANCER 4278 18 16 1 73 DODGE BULLETS (126) AIMED BLOW CLOUDRIDER 4424 10 9 0 56 DODGE BULLETS (126) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is VAIDISAVA 4370. The most popular warrior this turn was STORMDANCER 4278. The ten other most popular fighters were LADY ANITSIRK 4457, CLOUDRIDER 4424, VORTEX 4423, YAU (DARKFACE) 4519, CASH MEALS 4532, TROOPER TED 4443, LE PLON 4326, PUMA 4294, POISON IVY HAMMER 4543, and VAIDISAVA 4370. The least popular fighter this week was ANFERROUS 4508. The other ten least popular fighters were KESTREL 4550, FRED UCCINI 4421, SECI 4464, AARD VARK 4404, ZAIRE 4488, ARMADILLO 4503, LORVANDIS 4402, MANKILLER 4279, THE PACIFIST 4420, and ZOD 4525. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: SHARAPOVA (28-4371) THE PENTARCHY (397)