DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 10/29/2003 Duedate: 11/11/2003 LAPUR ARENA DM-29 TURN-461 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BUZZARD THE TAKEN (173) (29-3995) [19-5-0,106] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MONTY TREAD HEAD CROC FILES (374) TANKS A LOT! (387) (29-4391) [12-14-3,117] (29-4505) [2-0-0,43] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MONTY HOPE CROC FILES (374) THE TAKEN (173) (29-4391) [12-14-3,117] (29-3988) [16-9-0,90] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM (153) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE TAKEN (173) 67 2. TANKS A LOT! (387) 28 DEATH THREAT (376) 3. CRIMSON KINGS (388) 20 Unchartered Team 4. FORCE OF NATURE (312) 20 5. CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 18 TANKS A LOT! (387) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 3 DEATH THREAT (376) 65 46 9 58.6 1/ 4 THE TAKEN (173) 9 6 0 2/ 9*TANKS A LOT! (387) 11 9 0 55.0 2/ 5*TANKS A LOT! (387) 9 6 0 3/ 4 CROC FILES (374) 123 104 12 54.2 3/ 6*CRIMSON KINGS (388) 8 7 1 4/ 2*CRIMSON KINGS (388) 8 7 1 53.3 4/ 2 EQUESTORS (158) 8 7 1 5/ 5 THE TAKEN (173) 601 534 29 53.0 5/ 7 VENUSIANS (321) 8 7 0 6/ 6 VENUSIANS (321) 117 116 6 50.2 6/ 1 CROC FILES (374) 7 8 0 7/ 7 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 230 238 20 49.1 7/ 3 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 6 9 0 8/ 8 EQUESTORS (158) 438 493 35 47.0 8/10 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 4 2 0 9-10 THE GUILD (208) 517 595 22 46.5 9/12 MEN (356) 4 2 0 10/11 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 148 175 10 45.8 10/ 9 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 3 9 1 11/12 MEN (356) 105 133 7 44.1 11/11 DEATH THREAT (376) 2 2 0 12/13 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 154 217 6 41.5 12- 8 THE GUILD (208) 2 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[ The Charter Cities #94 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Between Morya and Rocanis originally, but now somewhere else: Iron Talon immediately abandoned trying to draw her sword and threw herself off her horse on the other side. Not difficult, since the horse was rearing and screaming. And the monster which was not Lugard was immediately distracted, turning its claws on the frantic beast instead. Iron Talon landed and rolled to her feet, and now she did have time to draw her sword. The monster had the horse down and was ripping at its belly, making a bloody mess without killing the poor beast. Iron Talon cut the horse's throat quickly as she circled. The monster didn't notice when the horse stopped screaming and thrashing, didn't notice the furious woman coming up behind it with a sword. Its stupidity surprised her, but she didn't mind. It was fine with her, in fact. She glided in and sank her blade into the monster's kidney. She felt the blow as a near- paralyzing stab in her back. Apparently the monster didn't have kidneys, and that purple stuff on her blade was not blood. It whirled, batting at her sword with one...paw. It looked less like Lugard than it had at first, for which she was grateful. And it didn't seem to know anything about intelligent fighting, either--grab and claw-slash seemed to be the extent of its abilities. When her sword was knocked out of line by its first blow, she twisted a little and let her self fall and roll in that direction, glad enough to go down until the pain faded a little. Then she came back to her feet to hack at its neck. By chance--she was sure it was not an intentional block--it threw up one arm and took the edge of her blade there. Her sword cut to the bone, but the monster didn't seem to notice. Her sword dropped from a hand suddenly strengthless as pain ripped through her own arm. Iron Talon lurched back out of the way and wondered what she was going to do if the thing was unkillable. Silly question. She'd die, that's what. As she watched, the damaged arm healed. The monster straightened up, taking a more man-like posture, swaying as though with some internal struggle, and its features...flowed like softened wax, shaping themselves into Lugard's face again. The claws became less obvious, the teeth less like a shark's as it grimaced. But its eyes remained black, doorways into the Pit. "I will not harm you," the monster said. The movements of its lips did not quite match the words. "You gave me entry into this shape, creatrix. But you must not attempt to harm me. You must not deny me what I need. That is no part of a creator's duty. You must provide for me, as you provided this meat. I will eat, and you will stay here and not harm me, and then you will give me water to drink. You will take me to more meat. This is your duty." "I'll die first," she growled. "I'll kill you if I die in the attempt." "You will die," it said. "We are bound together by your act of creation." Fires blazed in the darkness of its eyes. "You will wait where you are until I have fed," it commanded. Furious, Iron Talon bent to pick up her sword again. And cried out, as fire wrapped around her. She had never known such pain, and when it suddenly stopped, that was pain of another kind. She lay on the gravelly ground, gasping for breath. "You will not attempt to harm me," the monster said. "It will not be permitted." >)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #71 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(< Riztab: "There was something out there," Tillouisa whispered, squinting into the moonlit distance. "I SAW it moving across the water." "Somebody night-fishing in a rowboat," Song of Summer said in a normal voice. "Everything isn't monsters, Til." "Ha! That just shows how much YOU know." Tillouisa abandoned her whisper and scowled at her teammate triumphantly. "I've SEEN monsters, Summer. I know what I'm talking about. There are ALWAYS monsters around water--" "In the Shagornan Desert, maybe, but--" "Everywhere! Water's tricky, Summer. You can't TRUST it," the Rirorni woman stated positively. Before Song of Summer could reply to that, a cry floated to them from the dark lake. Not a human cry, nor the call of any nightbird that either woman had heard before. There was a little of the wolf howling in it, but what wolf would be in the middle of miles of water? And even the howl of a wolf did not chill the blood quite so effectively. After a moment, Song of Summer swallowed twice and said, "It might not be a monster even so." She didn't sound like she believed that. "It might be...just some strange creature out there." There was another cry from the lake, this time all too human, shrill with terror and despair. Splashes accompanied it. "I guess there was a night-fisherman out there, after all," Tillouisa noted. "You don't have to sound so cheerful about it! That poor man probably died horribly." "He would've heard the rumors of monsters same as we did," Tillouisa said, shrugging. "If he chose to risk the lake anyway, well, what did he expect?" She turned away from the waterfront. "I don't suppose there's anything we could do to help him?" "I don't suppose so. He's probably dead by now. Come on." Tillouisa grabbed her teammate's arm and started towing her back up the sloping street. "Where are we going?" "Around this block of buildings. They're all collapsed, and we couldn't get through them. I want to check out the old records building now while the monster's out on the lake." "Til! You're INSANE! We don't know there's only ONE monster." "We can find out, then." Malcorn: "It looks like somebody laid a plate, or a shield, or, I dunno, a cartwheel or something on the field," Blacklock said doubtfully. "If plates, shields, or cartwheels came twenty feet across, yes, it surely does," Birdsong agreed. Blacklock moved to study the circle of flattened grain--which was to have been cut today--from another angle. Not that there was anything different to see. Perfectly circular, perfectly flat. "It'd be hard to cut grain that's been trampled down like that, wouldn't it?" "Yeah, really hard--like impossible, and that's a lot of grain. It isn't like we've got so much to spare, you know." Birdsong knelt and touched the smashed stalks, drawing her hand back quickly. "They're frozen!" "A twenty-foot cartwheel of ice?" Blacklock speculated doubtfully. "Well, anyway, it's too bad, but it happened. What caused it, and what do we do about it?" "I don't know to both, but I think..." Birdsong stood and frowned at the ruined grain. "I think we tell Lord Malcorn." "Oh, SH-- uh, shoot! You think he's been dabbling in magic and did this?" "Of course not! Lord Malcorn isn't careless or destructive," Birdsong stated positively. "But he'll know what to do." *** ***** *** ***** *** Lord Malcorn, Blackie in more informal situations, was staring at another circle of smashed crops. Hay, this time, and a couple of rabbits who had been so unlucky as to be inside the circle when disaster fell. He knew, in a general sense, what had caused it--when he had loosed the Dregur from the Silent Place, other things had escaped also. From the Silent Place, and from other restraints elsewhere. He didn't know exactly which "other things" had caused this, but he was sure that the ultimate blame attached to him. That was the trouble with taking drastic measures to counter drastic problems. You never knew what secondary effects might occur. Or what kind of measures would be required to deal with the secondary problems, and what tertiary problems might arise from THAT. He could spend the rest of his life cleaning up after the results of releasing the Dregur.... But then, he could have spent the rest of his life cleaning up after the invaders, too. He sighed and turned to the farmer. "Keep your livestock and your workers out of the fields," he directed. "There may be more of these, and it will require a complicated bit of work to put a stop to it." Warriors and managers of the Free Cities, your participation in these events is invited. An email to Livia@reality.com or a personal is all it takes. -- the Scribe * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 477): GWEN RYDER of DREAM PARK (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 475): CUNNING CALICO of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 471): MAN O' WAR of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 471): PERSIFLAGE of SHROUD IN MYSTERY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 469): ASH of DELTA DOOM (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 468): ADARA AL ZAHRA of JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 234): TERRIBLE TOTOMAC of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 460): BUZZARD of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 232): GAELIN BLACKTALON of THE NIGHTHAWKS (Firehawk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 457): STARBREAKER of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 455): WILD CARD HAMMER of CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 448): KING BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 411): HEMERA AHKISAR of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 209): BINGE N PURGE of EMETICS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 203): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 190): MAEGOLOS of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 336): ROYCE GRACIE of SADISTS-OCTAGON (SunGod, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 316): ALPHABETIZED AL of PISSED AT WORK (Nuln, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 139): MONGOL HORDE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 361): NEMESIS of CHAMPIONS from JHELUM (Shadowgate, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 477): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 475): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 471): none DM 16 WILLAF (turn 471): BLACKHEART'S AXE (?, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 469): SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 468): NATURE'S WRATH (?, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 234): KESSEN (Iker, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 460): CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 232): WORDS TO THE WISE (Wordsmith, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 457): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 455): CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 448): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 411): MEDS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 209): MIKES MORGUE (Mike, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 203): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 190): MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 336): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 316): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 139): DHOOMZDEY (Fizban, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 361): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 474): MIKE BELIEVE of POWERPUFF GIRLS (The Narrator, mgr.) EQUALIZER of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 469): INBRED FRED of SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 233): LUCKY LUCIEN of CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.) POLARIS of ASTRONOMY DOMINE (Razorback, mgr.) RAPAX of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 231): DELWYNNDWN of THE NIGHTHAWKS (Firehawk, mgr.) GILGAMESH of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 411): HEMERA AHKISAR of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.) (turn 410): SUNGOD DESIGNED ME of WENSINWASIN (Youngblood, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 208): IPECAC of EMETICS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 203): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) (turn 202): THREEKARD of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 189): MR. HOOPER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 335): DUMPLING of BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 139): SUNGLASSES of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 138): I.O.U. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.) SPY REPORT Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the clash and bustle of the weekly LAPUR games. Fortune did not smile upon CROC FILES this time out who this turn suffered a fall into 6th position in the wake of a 1-4-0 round. Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week THE TAKEN went 4-1-0 to move up 3 in the rankings. My praise to TANKS A LOT! for their 4-1-0 week this time out. Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice! SUE NAMI caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested GALBA and was awarded 20 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, TREAD HEAD put down SOLAR FLARE, causing her to lose 16 points of recognition in the process. Who here was not present for the title fight this week as GOLDIE boldly challenged BUZZARD in order to strive for the Duelmasters honors? Although GOLDIE made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious BUZZARD. Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor. Watch out! Many and various are the arts of battle. In LAPUR "art" is a word that has long since passed from the language! I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. FORCE OF NATURE is feared. This much I can say. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last week avoiding FORCE OF NATURE. Indeed it was TANKS A LOT!. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after MUCIANUS. Watch your back! Give HOPE credit for hers courage. Did you note how she challenged ENOSHIMA despite the 27 point difference in their rankings? I must admit to some joy. Before my very eyes the underdog in this contest, HOPE, defeated ENOSHIMA to claim victory and recognition. A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that SCRAPPA posted a challenge against the more highly recognized ALAN. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand SCRAPPA was overcame by ALAN. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. I can not but mention with disdain the name of RAGING FIRE who this week posted a TV challenge to a warrior a full 14 points below in the rankings. I thought RAGING FIRE showed great skill and promise when he bested TALL TREE. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand ready at your right hand forever! Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt! If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times already in LAPUR. Nice atmosphere you have here! Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BUZZARD 3995 19 5 0 106 THE TAKEN (173) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MONTY 4391 12 14 3 117 CROC FILES (374) GOLDIE 4395 12 12 1 100 CROC FILES (374) ALAN 4397 12 12 0 98 MEN (356) -HOPE'S END 4031 10 7 0 91 THE GUILD (208) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HOPE 3988 16 9 0 90 THE TAKEN (173) COBRA 4355 14 6 1 90 DEATH THREAT (376) SUE NAMI 4097 11 16 0 85 FORCE OF NATURE (312) SHAWN 4405 12 8 1 81 MEN (356) ENOSHIMA 4349 21 6 0 70 BLACK SAMURAI (166) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BINDI 4454 4 3 0 65 CROC FILES (374) SCRAPPA 4411 10 5 2 63 CROC FILES (374) GALBA 4389 17 10 1 62 EQUESTORS (158) LUCIUS 4406 11 8 2 61 EQUESTORS (158) RAGING FIRE 4407 8 1 0 61 DEATH THREAT (376) SCORPUS 4393 16 9 2 60 EQUESTORS (158) LYRA 4320 11 8 0 58 VENUSIANS (321) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ZARGAS 4425 7 3 0 48 THE GUILD (208) WHIRLWIND 4325 6 9 0 43 FORCE OF NATURE (312) TREAD HEAD 4505 2 0 0 43 TANKS A LOT! (387) TALL TREE 4380 6 24 0 42 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) -CHUBON 4381 3 3 0 42 BLACK SAMURAI (166) DARK ABYSS 4417 5 2 1 40 DEATH THREAT (376) RAVAGE 4444 5 4 0 39 THE TAKEN (173) -VAGAN 4082 6 7 1 34 THE GUILD (208) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SUGARPLUM 4432 7 4 0 33 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) COOKIE 4455 4 3 1 32 CROC FILES (374) -OTARU 4245 6 5 1 31 BLACK SAMURAI (166) ENIGMA 4466 4 2 0 29 THE TAKEN (173) FRANK THE TANK 4488 4 0 0 29 TANKS A LOT! (387) MACRINUS 4452 2 5 2 29 EQUESTORS (158) THE FIRE WITCH 4489 2 1 0 27 CRIMSON KINGS (388) -KOJIRO 4456 2 0 1 26 BLACK SAMURAI (166) ASTRIAL 4328 6 7 0 25 VENUSIANS (321) MENSA 4442 5 4 1 25 VENUSIANS (321) -ZORCH 4465 3 1 0 24 THE GUILD (208) THE MINCER 4490 2 1 1 24 CRIMSON KINGS (388) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SOLAR FLARE 4427 6 5 0 23 VENUSIANS (321) DOWN POUR 4323 4 11 0 23 FORCE OF NATURE (312) ILL OMEN 4494 3 1 0 21 FORCE OF NATURE (312) POKIN' PERSHING 4499 2 1 0 18 TANKS A LOT! (387) -ZOT 4464 2 2 1 15 THE GUILD (208) FLINT EYE 4511 1 0 0 15 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) BLACK TIGER 4436 2 8 0 14 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) FRACTURE 4491 2 1 0 12 CRIMSON KINGS (388) ZERO VISABILITY 4495 2 2 0 11 FORCE OF NATURE (312) UBER-PANZER 4498 2 1 0 11 TANKS A LOT! (387) URSA 4508 1 1 0 10 VENUSIANS (321) MUCIANUS 4478 2 3 0 9 EQUESTORS (158) MACHIGAI 4506 1 0 0 7 BLACK SAMURAI (166) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SLEEPLESS 4492 1 2 0 5 CRIMSON KINGS (388) PRINCE RUPERT 4493 1 2 0 5 CRIMSON KINGS (388) ABRAHMS LINCOLN 4485 0 4 0 4 TANKS A LOT! (387) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? JUMPING SPIDER 4431 5 5 1 CARDOW HUNTERS 359 MACRINUS 4452 460 GERM 4510 0 1 0 THE TAKEN 173 BLACK ORC 385 461 NONE SQUIRMIN' SHERMA 4484 1 1 0 TANKS A LOT! 387 JUMPING SPIDER 4431 459 NONE CARINA 4496 0 2 0 VENUSIANS 321 THE MINCER 4490 459 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Lucius -- (recoiling) You...you smacked my hand! Was I such a bad girl? Is that why I didn't learn anything? I'll be good next time, honest! -- Sugarplum Solar Flare -- My leaves wither in the glare of your brilliance. I hate it when that happens. -- Tall Tree MacRinus -- That's the Scottish for Son of the Nose, right? It figures. Go take your nose somewhere else. -- disgruntled ghost of Jumping Spider P.S. See what you did? Now I can't be bloodfeuded. Ravage -- You can ravage me any time, little lady. -- Black Tiger, blushing but eager The Yellow Jester -- I think it's all the Dwarf hair in the drains. That'd frustrate any housewife. -- Uncle Wolf, who is not concerned with drains, or Dwarf hair either, for that matter (the very thought of it!) Whirlwind -- My dear lady (You are a lady, aren't you? Or at least female? Otherwise disregard this personal.), come over to our guildtent (we live in tents outside of town, being nomads and all) and blow me down any time you want. -- Tall Tree Storm Front -- I don't think so. The Spider used to say, rather often, that all merchants were swindlers. At least, all the ones who do business in cash. He seemed to figure that anyone who wouldn't take a sheep in trade for a sword and two sacks of beans didn't know how to do business properly. -- Sugarplum P.S. We will always talk, especially if someone answers. Lyra -- Alas, the news comes too late for us. -- Dashing but Ghostly Jumping Spider LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GERM was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. RAGING FIRE vanquished TALL TREE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. GOLDIE was subdued by BUZZARD in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title fight. SCRAPPA was devastated by ALAN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. HOPE viciously subdued ENOSHIMA in a popular 2 minute bloody expert's Challenge brawl. BINDI was beaten by SHAWN in a 1 minute Challenge brawl. COOKIE was handily defeated by LYRA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. DARK ABYSS viciously subdued MACRINUS in a action packed 2 minute gory Challenge duel. FRACTURE was vanquished by RAVAGE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. THE MINCER savagely defeated ZERO VISABILITY in a 3 minute beginner's Challenge match. THE FIRE WITCH overpowered MUCIANUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. SLEEPLESS slimly lost to POKIN' PERSHING in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge conflict. MONTY demolished COBRA in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. GALBA was handily defeated by SUE NAMI in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. WHIRLWIND was viciously subdued by LUCIUS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome bout. SOLAR FLARE was handily defeated by TREAD HEAD in a 1 minute mismatched bout. SCORPUS bested SUGARPLUM in a popular 3 minute brutal brawl. FRANK THE TANK savagely defeated BLACK TIGER in a 1 minute brutal bout. ASTRIAL was overpowered by ENIGMA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight. DOWN POUR was bested by MENSA in a 2 minute bout. ABRAHMS LINCOLN was defeated by MACHIGAI in a 3 minute novice's duel. PRINCE RUPERT was narrowly defeated by UBER-PANZER in a 8 minute beginner's fray. ILL OMEN bested URSA in a 2 minute novice's bout. FLINT EYE overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 10 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 0 - 0 100 | |BASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 7 - 0 63 | |STRIKING ATTACK 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 6 - 0 63 | |SLASHING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 62 - 39 - 8 61 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 SLASHING ATTACK 24 - 22 - 2 52 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 32 - 2 48 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 13 - 15 - 1 46 | |AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 26 - 1 45 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 30 - 44 - 4 41 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 27 - 1 40 | Turn 461 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 7 3 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 3 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY BUZZARD 3995 19 5 0 106 THE TAKEN (173) AIMED BLOW HOPE 3988 16 9 0 90 THE TAKEN (173) LUNGING ATTACK COBRA 4355 14 6 1 90 DEATH THREAT (376) SLASHING ATTACK SHAWN 4405 12 8 1 81 MEN (356) STRIKING ATTACK BINDI 4454 4 3 0 65 CROC FILES (374) BASHING ATTACK GALBA 4389 17 10 1 62 EQUESTORS (158) PARRY-LUNGE RAVAGE 4444 5 4 0 39 THE TAKEN (173) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MONTY 4391. The most popular warrior this turn was HOPE 3988. The ten other most popular fighters were DARK ABYSS 4417, SCORPUS 4393, LUCIUS 4406, THE MINCER 4490, LYRA 4320, POKIN' PERSHING 4499, DOWN POUR 4323, ABRAHMS LINCOLN 4485, URSA 4508, and GOLDIE 4395. The least popular fighter this week was UBER-PANZER 4498. The other ten least popular fighters were BLACK TIGER 4436, SOLAR FLARE 4427, GALBA 4389, COBRA 4355, MUCIANUS 4478, ZERO VISABILITY 4495, FRACTURE 4491, BINDI 4454, TALL TREE 4380, and GERM 4510.