DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/27/2008 Duedate: 09/09/2008
LAPUR ARENA
DM-29 TURN-587
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MOSSMAN
CROC FILES (374)
(29-5045) [14-8-1,124]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MOSSMAN MAKADOS
CROC FILES (374) PHILANTHROPISTS (407)
(29-5045) [14-8-1,124] (29-4704) [6-0-0,54]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
AMIE TINA COLADA
CROC FILES (374) STREET WALKERS (97)
(29-4718) [19-37-2,119] (29-5229) [2-0-1,20]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BOHICA (449)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 72
2. HILLTOP GURUS (442) 50 STREET WALKERS (97)
3. BOHICA (449) 44 Unchartered Team
4. STREET WALKERS (97) 35
5. METAL MINCERS (256) 31 PHILANTHROPISTS (407)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*PHILANTHROPISTS (407) 10 2 0 83.3 1/ 3*BOHICA (449) 11 4 0
2/ 1*BOHICA (449) 15 5 0 75.0 2/ 8*FAUX TIDES II (444) 9 6 1
3/ 2 STREET WALKERS (97) 508 339 43 60.0 3/10 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 9 6 0
4/ 3 METAL MINCERS (256) 530 357 12 59.8 4/11 CROC FILES (374) 9 6 0
5- 4 BLOOD KNIGHTS (436) 52 40 4 56.5 5/ 9 STREET WALKERS (97) 8 7 1
6- 5 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) 127 98 16 56.4 6/ 7 VENUSIANS (321) 7 8 0
7/ 6*FAUX TIDES II (444) 16 14 2 53.3 7/ 5 ESCAPADE (417) 7 8 0
8/ 8 ESCAPADE (417) 124 109 9 53.2 8- 1 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) 6 4 0
9/ 9 MID EARTH (223) 412 368 16 52.8 9/15 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 6 6 0
10-10 GODS OF WAR (424) 101 93 10 52.1 10/12*2008 (450) 6 7 1
11/ 0*HILLTOP GURUS (442) 2 2 0 50.0 11/ 6 EQUESTORS (158) 6 9 1
12/11 CROC FILES (374) 391 411 28 48.8 12/ 2 MID EARTH (223) 6 9 0
13/12 EQUESTORS (158) 684 732 50 48.3 13/ 4 DEATH MOB (437) 6 9 0
14/13 VENUSIANS (321) 252 280 14 47.4 14/16 METAL MINCERS (256) 5 3 0
15/15 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 287 332 21 46.4 15-14 BLOOD KNIGHTS (436) 4 6 0
16/ 7*2008 (450) 6 7 1 46.2 16-13 GODS OF WAR (424) 4 6 0
17/16 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 438 515 10 46.0 17/17*MURDER OF CROWS (447) 3 12 0
18/14 X-MEN (78) 41 49 8 45.6 18/ 0*HILLTOP GURUS (442) 2 2 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/17 DEATH MOB (437) 46 63 0 42.2 19/18 X-MEN (78) 2 6 1
20/19*MURDER OF CROWS (447) 3 12 0 20.0 20/ 0*PHILANTHROPISTS (407) 1 0 0
21-20*A-DAWG'S SQUAD (448) 0 1 0 0.0 21-20*A-DAWG'S SQUAD (448) 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[ Edge of Night #20 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Elsewhere:
"Do we continue to try following the man with the cloak of souls?" Young Joan
asked.
"Can we still follow him?" Cloudrider asked. "I mean, is there still any kind
of trail?"
Both were silent for several minutes, consulting their ghosts, Necroma guessed.
She extended her own senses as she'd been taught, seeking, well, anything at all.
She didn't really know what she might find or feel. Nothing. How could there be
nothing? That man was out there, and probably other things like the spirit-wolves
that no one had told her about. She "looked" harder. There must be something out
there.
A moving shadow, barely glimpsed in the distance. But it had the texture of
clustered souls, and of pain. The cloak of souls, or something like it, Necroma
decided. She turned slowly, seeking a direction. Yes. There. She opened her eyes
and saw that she was pointing into the darkness, and her two companions were staring
at her in expectation. "That way."
"Close?" Cloudrider asked.
"No... it feels like very far."
"Then we must go quickly," Joan said. "Are you going to lose the 'scent' if we
run?"
"I don't know, I've never done this before, but he's getting away. We don't
have time to talk!" She set out at a run, stumbled and almost fell over some
obstacle unseen in the murk, and slowed down to a jog.
The others were trotting beside her. "Just like they tell us in the arenas,"
Joan muttered, her words falling into the rhythm of her steps. "Pace yourself.
Pacing is everything."
"I got really tired of hearing that sometimes," Cloudrider added.
Necroma huffed a laugh as she trotted. "Me, too. For all that it's true." She
checked her perception of their quarry. "I can still feel him ahead of us," she
reported. "But I think... he's moving, too. I wish we could run. Who ever heard of
a chase at walking speed?"
But they couldn't see well enough to run, so they kept walking, as the man they
were following seemed to be doing. Slowly the distance between them closed.
"He is having to find his way in the darkness," Cloudrider said. Or maybe it
was Nightwind, his ghostly companion. "The souls he has trapped in his cloak will
not aid him! But we have only to follow his trail, and if we encounter some
obstacle, our soul-companions will warn-- Oof!" He tripped, staggered, and just
caught himself from falling.
"Unless you're being careless and not even trying to see your path," his
companion ghost remarked. "Carelessness and over-confidence are their own rewards."
Cloudrider didn't answer, which Necroma figured was smart on his part. She
hoped he was paying attention to what he could see of the footing. It seemed to be
getting worse. Like tangled grasses changing to occassional brambles. She didn't
know if that's what it really was, her training hadn't covered Botany of the Spirit
Lands, but that's what it felt like. In fact, the brambles were getting a lot worse,
so that she had to slow down to a walk again. But the man ahead of them was slowing
down, too.
"We're catching up," Necroma said. "And I think he's changing direction.
"Good," Young Joan started slwoing, "because Selumia thinks we're coming to a
bad piece of ground. Or... dangerous in some way, it isn't clear exactly what she
means."
Something that in the living world might have been cold starlight was tempering
the darkness, so that pieces of the landscape which had merely been black masses
before now began to look like rocks and maybe trees. Necroma stared into it, willing
more detail to emerge as they approached. There seemed to be a warmer light behind
the nearer obstacles, and she thought the man with the cloak was moving toward it.
The idea of getting warm had a great appeal. She hadn't realized how cold the Spirit
Lands were. She began to put on more speed, after all, she could see better here, so
why not? Voices called out behind her, but she barely heard them, they were nothing
to do with her. They were far behind, anyway. She wove through the dark columns of
great trees, felt the grass and brambles part for her. Her passage was so swift and
easy, it was almost like flying. She could see the door ahead, a massive double door
of some substance she couldn't identify, deeply carven all over but blurred with age
or mist, and a warm light coming through it.
Yes. This was the place she had been looking for. This was the place where she
would find the answers she had sought all her life. She leaped over the doorsill,
hands outstretched eagerly.
Joan and Cloudrider heard her scream as the lights winked out.
* }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *
---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
-----------
DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 599): MORAVIA MAUVE of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 601): DEMOCRITUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 595): WIND RIDER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 597): 24 CARAT of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 594): TAMARIN MELLIRN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 593): PETE MOSS of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 297): VORTEX of FLYING MONKEYS (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 585): URD of WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 294): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (Lord of Retribution, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 583): CANNIBALISTIC COW of BARN OF HORRORS (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 581): THE MANIAC of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 572): ALE'CHAI TALLSKY of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 533): NORILTENNE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 271): TUNDRA of ARCTIC WASTES (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 266): THE RON of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 252): ON MY WAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 462): WONDER BUBBLE of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 449): BOY GEORGE of CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (Samwise the Bald)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 440): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 424): BETTER DUCK of MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 202): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 394): POLE CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 394): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 374): MESSALIDA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 486): NEBUCHADNEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman)
Top Teams
---------
DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 599): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 601): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 595): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 597): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 594): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 593): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 297): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 585): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 294): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 583): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 581): BAD COMPANY (Bill, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 572): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 533): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 271): NOSTALGIA (Crow, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 266): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 252): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 462): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 449): ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 440): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 424): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 202): MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 294): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 394): PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 374): MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 486): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
-----------------
DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 598): BLU JON of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 601): HERACLITUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 297): TROOPER TED of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
(turn 296): XANAX of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 585):URD of WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.)
ARONWE of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
URAT of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
ENYALIUS of GODS OF WAR (Sovereign, mgr.)
(turn 584): BRICKHOUSE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 582): LARRY of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 571): UGLY GENTLEMAN of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 269): REALITY of SRETSAMLEUD II (Phat Phat, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 265): BARBARINO of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
JACK & JILL of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
RHIANNON of GAELIC STORM (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 252): TRASH CAN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 251): RUBBER DUCKIE of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 461): TYI VELWIC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 448): I OWN INDIMAR of 4000 BLOWS (Nuln, mgr)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 423): TENDERIZED DUCK of MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
JOEVINA SARIL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Kyra -- You're the straw in the wind that kept me tippling into graduating. Looking
for trouble I was, and you fit the bill nicely...Kyra Trouble. (nice ring to it)
What makes me shine? Quality minutes, skills or no skills, they really do make a
difference. -- Turtle, Duelmistress
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of LAPUR. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. WILL DUEL 4 MEAD? Who?
BOHICA is the top team these days, buddies! What's a move up by 7 you ask?
(alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration, according to CARDOW HUNTERS.
Good things come to those who fight well, as METAL MINCERS can attest, moving up by
2. CARDOW HUNTERS had cause to celebrate, after RED BULL got 27 points by beating
CELADUS. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, FHRAIN was winsome, after beating
SOLAR ERUPTION and seeing her lose 17 points. Well, Duelmaster TURTLE Dark Arena
Challenged DARK ARENA's WYVERN. Is a 19-8-2 good enough? The crowds were amazed
this turn, as WYVERN killed the Duelmaster, TURTLE, leaving ESCAPADE in mourning.
Even 68 points weren't good enough to save TURTLE from MOSSMAN. LAPUR welcomes
MOSSMAN as the new Duelmaster! Word has it one team in LAPUR is taking speech
lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys
in WILL DUEL 4 MEAD are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em.
The warriors of WILL DUEL 4 MEAD found their efforts at combat frustrated as BOHICA
apparently had more important things to do than fight. Everyone is famous for
fifteen minutes, and AUSONIUS is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't
EQUESTORS proud! MAD JACK found himself challenged by a warrior 18 below: KROOGA.
KROOGA of MURDER OF CROWS kept his wits as he was beat by MAD JACK. Mismatched by 10
points, DANG IT DEBBIE was subdued by FORGE DEATHWIND. Is this really worth noting?
I thought FORGE DEATHWIND showed great skill and promise when he subdued DANG IT
DEBBIE. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... I hear ALTERIUS of
DEATH MOB tired of the battles and was thinking of becoming a priest. AUSONIUS of
EQUESTORS saved him the effort of getting references. Never one to advocate
diplomacy and restraint, I was pleased to see STREET WALKERS retaliate against FAUX
TIDES II in bloodfeud! Charity is unknown in LAPUR, and rightly so. ESCAPADE
exacted their revenge against X-MEN. Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match
itself must needs be wasting!
Leave me now, you base fools! Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!
Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for LAPUR? On that giddy
note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOSSMAN 5045 14 8 1 124 CROC FILES (374)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMIE 4718 19 37 2 119 CROC FILES (374)
FHRAIN 5124 9 1 2 108 MID EARTH (223)
ALUMINUM AWL 4238 11 8 1 101 METAL MINCERS (256)
-KYRA 5002 14 5 1 99 BLOOD KNIGHTS (436)
CHROME CRIMPER 4296 28 12 0 97 METAL MINCERS (256)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WEIPA 4793 15 25 2 90 CROC FILES (374)
HULIK 4992 15 13 1 90 MID EARTH (223)
RED BULL 5062 14 6 0 87 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
SOLAR ERUPTION 5031 17 8 3 84 VENUSIANS (321)
PLATINUM PEENER 4298 13 10 1 83 METAL MINCERS (256)
A.A. SHOCK 5054 9 12 1 81 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
STORM 553 16 10 3 79 X-MEN (78)
-AEREON 5001 11 8 1 74 BLOOD KNIGHTS (436)
CELADUS 4948 17 13 2 72 EQUESTORS (158)
MAD DOG MONTANA 4984 14 14 4 70 STREET WALKERS (97)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BASAIDO 4999 9 7 0 66 BLOOD KNIGHTS (436)
DAISY CHAINS 5096 9 8 0 60 STREET WALKERS (97)
BONZO 5132 6 5 2 60 ESCAPADE (417)
COLOSSUS 556 12 15 4 57 X-MEN (78)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOOTCHY COOCHER 5119 10 4 1 56 ESCAPADE (417)
-ATHENA 4990 11 7 0 55 GODS OF WAR (424)
MAKADOS 4704 6 0 0 54 PHILANTHROPISTS (407)
LITERNIUS 5049 11 12 1 52 EQUESTORS (158)
FIREWALKER 5122 8 6 0 52 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-LUNA 5179 4 2 0 51 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282)
CALLISTO 5036 12 12 1 49 VENUSIANS (321)
-TALYM 5004 10 6 1 49 BLOOD KNIGHTS (436)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRAGS 5087 9 8 0 49 DEATH MOB (437)
-COPPER COMPACTER 5092 8 5 0 47 METAL MINCERS (256)
-INCONEL INDENTER 4324 6 2 1 47 METAL MINCERS (256)
RAGNAR 5146 4 2 2 47 FAUX TIDES II (444)
CLOUDSHADOW 5154 7 3 0 41 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-SHANGGAR 4703 3 2 0 40 PHILANTHROPISTS (407)
ATRIA 5101 8 8 1 38 VENUSIANS (321)
MAD DOG 5125 8 5 0 36 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
NEEDS SALT 5206 4 0 0 36 BOHICA (449)
BLACK TORCH 5150 6 4 2 35 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
-LIME 5178 4 2 0 35 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282)
GLAUCO 5102 8 8 0 34 EQUESTORS (158)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AUSONIUS 5123 5 8 1 32 EQUESTORS (158)
RED HOT CHILI 5202 3 1 0 30 BOHICA (449)
DAX 5147 3 3 0 29 FAUX TIDES II (444)
-YURI 5188 3 1 1 28 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282)
HORN ROCK 5113 6 9 0 27 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
FORGE DEATHWIND 5196 2 1 0 25 MURDER OF CROWS (447)
MAD JACK 5190 4 0 0 24 FAUX TIDES II (444)
THORNWILD 5144 3 3 0 24 FAUX TIDES II (444)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OCCY 5160 3 6 0 21 CROC FILES (374)
GOT MILK 5203 2 2 0 21 BOHICA (449)
VOW OF SILENCE 5130 1 0 0 21 HILLTOP GURUS (442)
ILLYRIA 5149 5 5 0 20 VENUSIANS (321)
BOUNCER 5184 4 2 0 20 DEATH MOB (437)
SCRUFFY PUFF 5207 3 1 0 20 BOHICA (449)
TINA COLADA 5229 2 0 1 20 STREET WALKERS (97)
-AMATSURATA 5121 3 8 0 17 GODS OF WAR (424)
-VOSSLER 5218 1 1 0 17 BLOOD KNIGHTS (436)
-IZALOR 4702 1 0 0 17 PHILANTHROPISTS (407)
BARONESS CHILL 5209 2 2 0 16 DEATH MOB (437)
CRESCENS 5157 3 6 0 15 EQUESTORS (158)
-AYA 5159 3 5 0 15 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282)
ICE SHARD 5191 2 3 0 15 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
JUNE 5211 2 1 0 15 2008 (450)
-ANDRASTE 5153 3 4 1 14 GODS OF WAR (424)
NORMAN 5208 2 2 0 14 CROC FILES (374)
CAPELLA 5181 2 5 0 13 VENUSIANS (321)
PURPLE SAGE 5127 1 0 0 13 HILLTOP GURUS (442)
-NINURTA 5231 1 0 0 13 GODS OF WAR (424)
CUDDLE ME TENDER 5205 3 1 0 12 BOHICA (449)
STARRY NITE 5186 3 3 0 12 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
GALEN ELDACAR 5148 2 4 0 10 FAUX TIDES II (444)
-AUGUST 5210 1 1 0 8 2008 (450)
MAY 5212 2 1 0 7 2008 (450)
DANG IT DEBBIE 5217 2 1 0 7 STREET WALKERS (97)
FEBRUARY 5239 1 0 1 6 2008 (450)
MISSY CAPPER 5232 1 0 0 6 ESCAPADE (417)
KROOGA 5195 1 2 0 5 MURDER OF CROWS (447)
DARK UNCLE 2168 0 4 0 4 X-MEN (78)
MAIDEN MERCURY 5194 0 3 0 3 MURDER OF CROWS (447)
FIEREL 5192 0 3 0 3 MURDER OF CROWS (447)
ROUGE 2549 0 3 0 3 X-MEN (78)
NOVEMBER 5230 0 1 0 1 2008 (450)
UGLY BOB 5233 0 1 0 1 ESCAPADE (417)
LONELY MYSTIC 5131 0 1 0 1 HILLTOP GURUS (442)
-FILTHY BEAST JONES 5197 0 1 0 1 A-DAWG'S SQUAD (448)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DEATH TRAP 5213 0 2 0 2008 450 TINA COLADA 5229 586
VALONOS 5053 2 1 1 BLOOD KNIGHTS 436 FHRAIN 5124 583 NOT REVENGED
ALTERIUS 5216 2 1 0 DEATH MOB 437 AUSONIUS 5123 587
THUG 5234 0 1 0 DEATH MOB 437 DARK CHAMPION 587 NONE
BOGGY 5174 2 2 0 ESCAPADE 417 YURI 5188 584 REVENGED
LILLY 5182 3 2 0 ESCAPADE 417 COLOSSUS 556 586 JUST REVENGED
TURTLE 4974 19 9 2 ESCAPADE 417 WYVERN 587 NONE
BLUE MONK 5129 0 1 0 HILLTOP GURUS 442 FEBRUARY 5239 587
DARK OGRE 1 5235 0 1 0 MID EARTH 223 BLACK ORC 587 NONE
DARK OGRE 2 5236 0 1 0 MID EARTH 223 SHAMBLING MOUND 587 NONE
DARK OGRE 3 5237 0 1 0 MID EARTH 223 ARENAMASTER KYAL 587 NONE
DRAEVEN 5193 0 3 0 MURDER OF CROWS 447 DARK CHAMPION 587 NONE
DA FODDER 5238 0 1 0 STREET WALKERS 97 HEINOUS BEAST 587 NONE
SEXY CELIA 5134 5 4 0 STREET WALKERS 97 RAGNAR 5146 586 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
A. A. Shock -- You jolted me real bad! -- Platinum Peener
Hulik -- You showed who was the better. You did, indeed. Perhaps on my
challenge...? -- Chrome Crimper
Daisy Chains -- I just love messing around like that! That is what we golems do for
fun! -- Copper Compacter
Turtle -- You showed them, Big Guy. Champion! Duelmaster! Lord Protector! A
salute from The Metal Mincers. -- Ora and Oremaster
Aye! He done good! -- Oremaster
Jorja -- (mind I stick my rather prominent proboscis in) "Just" gold glitter, J? I
heard it was the gold glitter that has the silllver outline traceriesss...practical
guaranteed, they say. Oh ya, I'll work on my legibility.
All -- Turtle PS, 11-13-12-15-15-7-11 EP VL/MD. Just a really...tough...fighter. --
Scion
Lime -- OOOOoooo-Weeeee. You're a real live wire Sour. I guess I do have a thing or
three to learn about notching the belt. -- Hootchy Cootcher
Basaido -- Thanks for showing me the great egress with style. Not naming names mind
you, but some managers put big store in 10th fights. -- Bonzo
Geeez! A fella takes a small, 391 turn, break and what do I find on upon my return??
TP Scum...grrrr.
Death Trap -- Honestly...that was not me, really it wasn't!! The Lapurian curse
strikes again, because I lack ability (or skill for that matter) to kill another
warrior. You know it's a curse when you went desperate on the first hit and the
arenamaster lets me slice and dice for nine more hits and doesn't try to stop the
fight. -- Tina Colada
Copper Compacter -- It was an odd number turn, I always lose on odd numbered turns...
maybe I should start skipping them? -- Daisy Chains
P.S. If you're going to take advantage of my little "can't win 2 fights in a row"
problem, you could AT LEAST teach a little better.
Ragnar -- Well that took me by surprise. I guess I can't complain to much since it
was my challenge, and not very many people listen to what the dead have to say
anyway. -- Ghost of Sexy Celia
Et Tu Fhrain? -- Mad Dog Montana
Dark Uncle -- Yes, I was hiding, I admit it. After all, some uncles have a bad
reputation, and you're a Dark Uncle. Ooohhh, scares me just thinking about what
could have happened. -- Dang It Debbie
Gavin -- Nice spotlight. I still say that the Brickhouse would have fought anyone
but the Arenamaster, she had a decent shot of making it out alive. I'm just so
pleased to see everyone just as happy as me to get her invite. -- Roadkill
Welcome back X-Men, another old timer returning to the sands. -- Roadkill and the
Street Walkers
Congrat to Turtle on gaining the throne, and the invite on the same turn, well done.
-- Roadkill
Glauco -- Well, I hope rotting flesh and rigor mortis aren't listed an you turns-ons,
or I'm wishing I was more than six feet under. -- Ghost of Sexy Celia
Ora -- Brickhouse was always a supporter of free speech, also as the words stayed
under five letters. -- Roadkill
Arenamaster Kyall -- You do know I'm immortal, right? And while I'm retired with a
nice little pension, you still have to go do you little song and dance in every
little rat-hole the commission tells you to. So while I'm playing with the REAL men,
if I choose to do so, you're still scratching out a meager living in every flea
infested dog town you can find a taker. By rights YOU should be paying just to fight
in an arena as good as Lapur. Feel free to drop by AD sometime, I have no problem
slapping you around like a red-headed stepchild. -- Hugs & Kisses, Lady Protector
Brickhouse
P.S. Have a nice day. ;)
All -- Sorry, catching up on the Mid Earth Guild weekly quotes again.
Basaido -- I would consider that an unfair match up. -- Aronwe
Weipa -- You look very menacing with that weapon. -- Urat
Celadus -- For such a small fellow you sure are a tough one. -- Hulik
Blood Knights -- My sincerest condolences on the death of Valonos. Avenging my
fallen guild mate with a victory was my intention. Once again I lost my head in the
middle of battle, perhaps I need to work on my anger management. -- Fhrain
Solar Eruption -- Thanks for giving me one last chance at Brickhouse and becoming
Duelmaster. -- Aronwe
Amie -- You have improved, miss, but so have I. -- Urat
Weipa -- Sorry, Urat gave me an excellent scouting report on you. -- Hulik
Bonzo -- Think again, keep practicing. -- Fhrain
Gavin Rule -- Nice spots. -- Visionist
Brickhouse -- Congrats on your long awaited induction. -- All of the Mid Earth Guild
Brickhouse -- Phhhht, you know I am not included in that. I know you are a coward,
witch. You just proved that by challenging the Dark Arena rather than fighting me
for your final fight. -- Aronwe
Enyalius -- Sorry for taking my frustration out on you. I am honored to have you in
my graduating class. -- Aronwe
Urd -- Well fought and congrats on your induction. -- Urat
Kyra -- Try and kill me will ya! -- Hulik
Talym -- Nice try avenging your fallen guild mate. -- Fhrain
All -- A first for the Mid Earth Guild, two members graduate on the same turn.
Aronwe and Urat will be retiring, here are their particulars. Aronwe 9(+1)-9-9-
17(+1)-17(+1)-10-17(+1) Slasher, Scimitar, High/Low, Parry skills, learned 72 skills
and raise 4 s.
Kyra -- The only thing offensive about Brickhouse is her caked on makeup and
overpowering perfume. -- Aronwe
Congrats too Enyalius, Urd and Turtle on your invites. -- All of the Mid Earth Guild
Chrome Crimper -- Hope I didn't crimp your style. -- Hulik
Mad Dog Montana -- Looks like my anger management sessions are helping a little. I
am glad you survived. -- Fhrain
Street Walkers -- First Brickhouse, now Celia, oi! I only meant a little poke. I
hope I didn't catch anything from that. Well, at least we have plenty of ale left
over from the "funeral" party. G'luck on the bloodfeud. -- Ragnar
P.S. Spooky how personal ads can come back and bite ye. Yer Desperate strategy was
perfect....
Cardow Hunters -- You know how some fighters are: They surprise you and despite
everything against them, they make it through shining. Well, I don't suppose it'll
last forever, but Ragnar insists on pressing for Duelmaster without hesitating. Up
here it gets rough.... -- Gavin
Ora -- Aye. If'n enough people show interest (especially friends and Lapurians), I'm
in. Faux Tides has a bit more experience, but I admit that Faux Tides II has much
more promise. Post for Turf Wars! -- Faux Tides II, Gavin
2008 -- It's too bad yer mate Death Trap got Trap in Death. Funny 'ow names can come
back an' bite ya. Ah was hoping to face him again in tha future...showed promise. --
Mad Jack
Jorja -- This Gold Glitter gel pen better work! -- Gavin
Sporkis -- I hope whatever trials you are going through are not serious and that all
is well. We've missed you being present full time. Drop a line when you're able.
Hopefully your situation isn't contagious. (struggling to prepare for the mail-in).
I'll eat a mustard sandwich in your memory...that's a poor man's lunch for you
sophisticated folks. :) -- Gavin
Cloud Shadow -- Despite your extremely lucky ending blow, I must bow to a fight hard
won. -- Galen
June -- I wandered in here for a few crumbs and you Bash me! This is an outrage.
Know as soon as I can leave the hospital I'm filing a complaint! Oh dear...how will
I ever pay these medical bills?!... -- Persistant Beggar
P.S. This isn't the first time. And you wonder why I am a beggar, and persistant at
that!
Talym -- Kinda weird, a Blood Knight being a golem. Do golems have blood? I've
heard that some are made out of, oh, bits of metal or wood or something, and I don't
see how they could have blood. How is it with you? -- Red Bull the idly curious
Galen Eldacar -- (wincing) I didn't mean to do that, well, not that hard, anyway.
I'm still getting the hang of this. -- Cloudshadow
Dax -- That was so embarrassing! And unfair, too. After all, you didn't hit me
once, and yet you won! It's enough to make a man turn to Mytori. -- Horn Rock
P.S. Well, okay, it's almost enough. I wouldn't actually do that, because Uncle
Wolf would kill me for sure if I did.
Athena -- I hope your feet blister. -- Firewalker
Black Torch -- The moon was pretty close to full when we fought, so what did you
expect? I really am a... Mad Dog
Bonzo -- If you're related to Boffo, for sure you aren't normal. -- Cloudshadow
Congratulations to Turtle -- Jorja and the Cardow Hunters
9 August 2008
All -- We are currently looking for capable manager that will give the Desolate
Empire Alliance a full roster for the Turf War. We currently have four (4) roster
slots that are open to capable managers without questionable morals. If interested
for the Turf War, contact: Lamar Treas-Wilson, Dok Sik, Dok Sik Killas DM 47
8 July 2008
*****************************************************
**********************ATTENTION**********************
*****************************************************
ALLIANCES
OF
ALASTARI
*****************************************************
**********************ATTENTION**********************
*****************************************************
*TURF WAR VI RULES*
Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns)
Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
(DM 47) newsletter.
2. Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their
alliance;
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until a Gift Certificate is received.
No EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate
disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any
multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly
declare or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1. In other
words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of
the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your scoring
will not begin until Turn 3. All conditions must be met before
scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift
Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions
will be final.
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
Win Loss Kill Die
Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion x2 x2 x2 x2
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
*After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only) +2
Style Master +2
Duelmaster +2
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are
declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this
includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War.
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) wins such status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) win such status.
4. Points for TVs and TCs will be applied the Turn after RSI posts
tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North
Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If
you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with
Alliance A. If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf
War with Team A.
3. There will be a maximum of seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the
Turf War.
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.
Prizes:
The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest. All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance. It is the
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning
alliance);
3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have
at least one arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds
AND 45 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living
warrior from (DM 47)
These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4
turns of the end of TW VI.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TURTLE was butchered by WYVERN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DRAEVEN was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DARK OGRE 1 was slain by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DARK OGRE 2 was butchered by SHAMBLING MOUND in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
DARK OGRE 3 was assassinated by ARENAMASTER KYALL in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
THUG was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA FODDER was assassinated by HEINOUS BEAST in a 1 minute Dark Arena struggle.
DAISY CHAINS beat RAGNAR in a 2 minute bloody Bloodfeud brawl.
BONZO overpowered COLOSSUS in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud melee.
AMIE vanquished HULIK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
WEIPA was defeated by CHROME CRIMPER in a 3 minute expert's Challenge duel.
PLATINUM PEENER overpowered MAD DOG MONTANA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CRAGS savagely defeated GLAUCO in a exciting 1 minute brutal Challenge fight.
OCCY was devastated by CLOUDSHADOW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
THORNWILD was savagely defeated by NEEDS SALT in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
BOUNCER outlasted CAPELLA in a unpopular 9 minute Challenge conflict.
BARONESS CHILL was luckily beaten by DAX in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
ALTERIUS was barely slain by AUSONIUS in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
KROOGA was viciously subdued by MAD JACK in a 3 minute novice's Challenge brawl.
GOT MILK demolished GALEN ELDACAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
MAIDEN MERCURY was narrowly defeated by STARRY NITE in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
RED HOT CHILI devastated CRESCENS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
FORGE DEATHWIND overpowered DANG IT DEBBIE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SCRUFFY PUFF handily defeated MAY in a 7 minute bloody uneven Challenge duel.
SOLAR ERUPTION was overpowered by FHRAIN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MOSSMAN overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
A.A. SHOCK was overpowered by ALUMINUM AWL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HOOTCHY COOCHER was overpowered by STORM in a exciting 1 minute uneven match.
CELADUS was vanquished by RED BULL in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fray.
LITERNIUS was savagely defeated by MAKADOS in a 2 minute gruesome competition.
CALLISTO was overpowered by FIREWALKER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ATRIA unbelievably bested HORN ROCK in a popular 1 minute brutal fray.
MAD DOG demolished ILLYRIA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLACK TORCH savagely defeated JUNE in a 1 minute gory bout.
ICE SHARD overcame ROUGE in a 4 minute amateur's match.
CUDDLE ME TENDER won victory over UGLY BOB in a 2 minute amateur's fight.
FIEREL was demolished by NORMAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DARK UNCLE was beaten by TINA COLADA in a exciting 2 minute novice's fray.
PURPLE SAGE demolished IRRITATED HOUSEWIFE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BLUE MONK was dispatched by FEBRUARY in a popular 1 minute bout.
VOW OF SILENCE won victory over NOVEMBER in a crowd pleasing 5 minute brutal bout.
MISSY CAPPER overcame LONELY MYSTIC in a popular 1 minute novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 15 TOTAL PARRY 40 - 28 - 0 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 11 SLASHING ATTACK 35 - 25 - 3 58 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 AIMED BLOW 37 - 31 - 0 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 9 STRIKING ATTACK 52 - 44 - 6 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 18 - 0 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 WALL OF STEEL 39 - 40 - 2 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 42 - 3 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 14 - 1 42 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 20 - 31 - 1 39 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 BASHING ATTACK 47 - 75 - 5 39 |
Turn 587 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 5 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 4 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 6 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 10 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 BASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK MOSSMAN 5045 14 8 1 124 CROC FILES (374)
LUNGING ATTACK FHRAIN 5124 9 1 2 108 MID EARTH (223)
SLASHING ATTACK ALUMINUM AWL 4238 11 8 1 101 METAL MINCERS (256)
TOTAL PARRY CHROME CRIMPER 4296 28 12 0 97 METAL MINCERS (256)
WALL OF STEEL SOLAR ERUPTION 5031 17 8 3 84 VENUSIANS (321)
BASHING ATTACK CELADUS 4948 17 13 2 72 EQUESTORS (158)
PARRY-STRIKE FIREWALKER 5122 8 6 0 52 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
AIMED BLOW CLOUDSHADOW 5154 7 3 0 41 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
The overall popularity leader is AMIE 4718. The most popular warrior this turn was
TINA COLADA 5229. The ten other most popular fighters were CRAGS 5087, NOVEMBER
5230, WEIPA 4793, NEEDS SALT 5206, FORGE DEATHWIND 5196, MAKADOS 4704, BARONESS CHILL
5209, AUSONIUS 5123, LITERNIUS 5049, and HORN ROCK 5113.
The least popular fighter this week was BOUNCER 5184. The other ten least popular
fighters were MAY 5212, STARRY NITE 5186, MAIDEN MERCURY 5194, LONELY MYSTIC 5131,
DARK UNCLE 2168, FIEREL 5192, JUNE 5211, ILLYRIA 5149, CALLISTO 5036, and A.A. SHOCK
5054.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MOSSMAN (29-5045) CROC FILES (374)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
TURTLE (29-4974) ESCAPADE (417)
Name-Change-O-Rama
The summer tourney brought a lot of people to the Isle who didn't appear there
normally. This included Commission employees. Half a dozen arenamasters regarded
each other warily in the mirror behind the bar at the Pig in a Haystack. The Pig was
obscure and mediocre, drawing few gladiators, which is what they had all been looking
for. They saw gladiators every day. Most arenamaster were convinced that this was
some kind of punishment.
You could always pick out the arenamasters in a crowd. There were superficial
differences: One of these had clearly Adantri features, one wore an eye-patch, two
were female. But there were, in significant ways, alike. The same size, the same
hair-trigger alertness, the same deadliness.
The one-eyed man broke the ice, raising his beer mug in salute. "I'm Zrof One-
Eye from Zukal. Sugar of Arvat--" One of the women bowed slightly. "I know Sugar.
The rest of you...?"
The Adantri matched his salute. "Dernal of Dayla Kiv."
"Daiyla Kiv? Ah...."
"No, without the 'I' in it. These damned bureaucrats can't spell, and they
thought adding an unnecessary vowel was exotic." Disgust dripped from his voice.
"Tell me about it!" another man growled in agreement. "Khagal of Niatoli, and
what they do to the spelling of THAT simple word--!"
"I thought Daiyla, I mean Dayla Kiv had a different name right now,"
Arenamistress Sugar said. "The arena, at least, because of a contest?"
"Chavez Ravine." Dernal's tone was the one that substituted in polite company
for spitting on the floor.
Zrof blinked, taken aback by the bitterness. He wouldn't have minded a contest
in Zukal, and damn what they called the place. "It's only temporary, though."
"Temporary, shmiperary," another man muttered. He seemed well into his drinking,
although, like all arenamasters, he carried his liquor well. "They do it all the time
in Aradi. No reshpect. Go around changing thish, changing that. I wish I could
change shome thingsh." He signalled the bartender for a refill.
The second woman put her hand over his mug. "You've had enough, Harkon. Try the
coffee, instead."
"You should be mad, too, Ripplesh," Harkon said. "They're going to do shtuff
like that in Jahnsh, aren't they?"
Ripples Dorrigan shrugged. All the men paused, some with glasses half raised, to
watch. "It's the way things are," she said. "Not much we can do about it."
"You know," Khagal of Niatoli said, "maybe we could make a few changes. Fix the
spelling of Arena 33, for one, change a few standby titles--"
"The Commission hates changes." Dernal of Dayla Kiv topped up his glass and
drained it gloomily.
"Yes, but if we disguise it," Sugar of Arvat said, excited, "make it... maybe a
general Name-Change-O-Rama! Then we could slip OUR changes through and no one would
notice or mind."
*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*
By popular demand, we are holding a Name-Change-o-Rama during the month of
September, 2008. If you wish to change the name of your warriors or teams, please
contact RSI Customer Service. The charge for a name change is $1.