DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/01/2012    Duedate: 08/14/2012

ARVAT ARENA

DM-32    TURN-686

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ROTTING ROLAND
THE WALKING DEAD (439)
(32-5437) [15-4-0,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

D.A. CUSER                     TRUST BUSTER 1
DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)          SEGUE CARTEL (440)
(32-5512) [7-4-1,107]          (32-5443) [4-0-0,60]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SIR VEILLANCE                  SANTANA
SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)         AXE KICKERS (273)
(32-5421) [14-9-0,71]          (32-5633) [1-0-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)       58
2. THE CRIMSON CUP (438)       42      DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
3. THE WALKING DEAD (439)      33      Unchartered Team
4. ANGELS OF PAIN (360)        30
5. DRAGON RIDERS (451)         26      SEGUE CARTEL (440)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*SEGUE CARTEL (440)         7   0  0  100   1/ 4 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)    11  2 1
 2- 2 GOING APES (432)          63  23  1 73.3   2/ 1 COLLEGE RADIO (364)       8  5 0
 3/ 8*DRAGON RIDERS (451)       13   7  1 65.0   3/ 2*SHIP HAPPENS (448)        8  7 0
 4/ 4 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)    %1350 776 64 63.5   4/ 3*DRAGON RIDERS (451)       8  7 0
 5/ 6 COLLEGE RADIO (364)       64  40  1 61.5   5/ 5 THE WALKING DEAD (439)    7  7 1
 6/ 7 CALL THE PRIEST (344)    224 145  9 60.7   6/ 7 THE CRIMSON CUP (438)     6  4 0
 7/ 9 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)     397 272 27 59.3   7/ 6 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    6  9 0
 8/ 5*SHIP HAPPENS (448)        17  15  1 53.1   8- 8 GOING APES (432)          4  1 0
 9-10 ASSORTED (228)           219 198 15 52.5   9/17 AXE KICKERS (273)         4  6 0
10/11 THE CRIMSON CUP (438)     42  38  1 52.5  10/14 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)      3  0 0
11-12 BOWL O'RAMA (441)         40  37  3 51.9  11/15*SEGUE CARTEL (440)        2  0 0
12-13*KHAOS (434)                6   6  0 50.0  12/13 CALL THE PRIEST (344)     2  2 0
13/14 AXE KICKERS (273)         72  73  4 49.7  13- 9 BOWL O'RAMA (441)         2  8 0
14/15 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)    71  85  3 45.5  14-16 ASSORTED (228)            1  0 0
15/16 THE WALKING DEAD (439)    42  52  2 44.7  15-12*KHAOS (434)               1  0 0
16-17 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     57  88  6 39.3  16-10 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)     1  7 0
17/18*LOST LEGENDS (449)         3  17  0 15.0  17/18*LOST LEGENDS (449)        0 10 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                        6 Months Ago -- The Eastern Deserts

     The battlefield was shrouded in darkness, save for the torches carried by a
number of the soldiers and several magical orbs of light, which circled above lazily
at the command of the wizards.  The engagement had been a short one, as three huge,
lumbering Phase Dragons burst from the nearby caverns and ran straight into the fully
prepared army.  The archers took a savage toll on the beasts before the elite
gladiators charged in to finish the fray.  As the soldiers cleared the massive bodies
from the cavern mouth a small group of hooded men gathered a short distance away.
     "There is no question about it.  These are creatures from the Kaikwok Gate."
said Rillion, thoughtfully stroking his short beard. "I just don't understand how
they are accessing our world again despite the gate being completely sealed."
     Alongside the mage, the manager known as The Greek Guy sharpened a gleaming
battle axe.  "The Dark One said something about a rift or tear.  I'm not really up on
Gate Metaphysics, Rill.  All I know is they're here and they shouldn't be."
     "Managerr said they wouldn't be gone long." Added Rascally Rabbit, looking far
more sinister than his manager name implied, "and that we needed to hold this area
until they got back.  So that's what we need to do."
     One of the scouts shouted a brief warning and the soldiers assumed battle
formation once more.  The three arena managers stepped back behind a shield thrown up
by Rillion and prepared for a second engagement.  Within a moment, a snarling wave of
Jaguar warriors erupted from the cavern, pouring out toward the soldiers.
     The Greek Guy took the point and motioned to the troops.  "Move to engage!  Form
up!  Initiate Shield Wall!  Archers, volley fire!"
     A cloud of enchanted arrows hissed into the night, and then descended to shower
death upon the charging Jaguar warriors.  Scores of the beast men went down under the
fire but it was just a small fraction of their overall numbers.  Within a moment the
first ranks of the jaguars leapt upon the prepared troops, tearing and rending with
their razor sharp talons and fangs.  Despite the massive numbers, the shield wall
held, and the gate beasts seemed to be taking the worst of the exchange.  After a
moment, however, the Jaguar Warriors found some holes in the ranks and burst through,
creating havoc amongst the defenders.
     "Second line-- advance!  First line-- fall back!"
     The first defensive line fell back in an organized retreat, while a second wave
of defenders moved up.  Within a moment, they formed up to from a second defensive
line, while those formerly in the front line moved back to regroup.  At the same
time, another wave of arrows showered from the sky and cut down the confused Jaguar
Warriors.
     "We learned a lot from the first Gate incursion." Rillion commented to RR.  "The
Jaguar Warriors can be a terror one on one, but they don't fight well in organized
battles.  Those enchanted arrows help a lot, too.  One shot, one kill."
     Despite the confident words, the Jaguars were inflicting a savage toll on the
soldiers.  It was true, that the majority of the troops were gladiators and former
gladiators who were now protected by immortality magic, but still if they were
consumed by the Gate monsters, there would be no return.  As the battle raged, it
became clear that there were too many Jaguar warriors for the small army to defeat.
Rillion flicked his staff and sent a fireball into the Jaguar's flank.  It erupted
into a flaming explosion of heat and pressure, sending scores of the beast men
flying.  As he did so, the Rabbit gathered a nearby troop and rushed to cut off a
Jaguar offensive.
     The Greek Guy motioned for the trumpeters to sound the retreat.  "Back up the
hill!  Form defensive units.  Skirmishers forward to slow the advance."
     "This is not going well." Rillion commented as he blasted away a row of Jaguars
with a bolt of lightning.
     As he prepared a second bolt, he noticed a large vortex opening nearby.  A
travelling Gate was being opened.  Which meant either more Jaguars, or...?
     A second small army of heavily armored gladiator-soldiers appeared.  At their 
head rode Managerr, on a white stallion, and the Dark One, on his black gelding.
They motioned and their warriors charged into the Jaguar Warriors flank.  The numbers
now more even, the first army charged down the hill.  Within minutes the Jaguar
forces were destroyed.  Only a handful survived to flee back into the cavern.
     "Good timing."  Rascally Rabbit chuckled, his eyebrow arched, "You couldn't have
arrived just a touch sooner?"
     "It took us a while to scout out the ruins of our old training grounds on the
other side of the Kaikwok Gate." Managerr responded, "We stopped by to gather the
second division, as we thought we might need the manpower.  Apparently we were right.
The other side of the old Gate is completely empty.  They are all gone."
     "Gone?  There were millions of beings on that world.  You're telling me that
they're all gone?"
     The Dark One waved his staff and a vision of the Kaikwok Gate world appeared.
It was decimated.  Forests burned and blasted, temples shattered, riverbeds and lakes
dried up and shriveled.  "As he said.  All gone.  We detected residual magic.  Gate
magic.  I am not certain if it was left from an invader that came, exterminated that
world and enslaved what was left of the population or possibly the denizens of that
world developed Gate travel on its own and departed a dying world.  We have no way of
knowing which is the case."
     The Greek Guy received a message from one of the army runners, read it quickly
and motioned to his fellows.  "The engineers are ready."
     He motioned to a figure high up on the cliffside above the cave.  In a moment, a
thunderous explosion shook the ground.  Instantly a shower of boulders, shards of
stone and dirt rained down, burying the cavern opening under half the mountainside.
     Rillion nodded.  "That will do for this Gate access, but I expect there will be
more."

           Three Months Ago -- The Dark Citadel -- Isle of of the Eye

     The Brotherhood of the Blade sat around the titanic obsidian table where they
often planned and plotted together.  This occasion was more serious, however, than
their usual debates over gladiatorial tactics and battle plans.  They were instead
embroiled in a lengthy discourse regarding the ongoing Gate incursions that had been
detected.
     "Sheila and her mage council can't figure out how to stop it." Managerr noted.
     "Sheila?"  The Greek Guy chuckled, "First name basis now, are we?"
     Managerr smirked at him.  "They can close the Gate opening when they find it,
but then another one opens somewhere else within a few days.  At some point they are
going to get access in a remote area and we won't find it in time.  If they can move
in a large force, it will be next to impossible to beat them back and close the
access.  It will be a mess."
     "And we still have no idea who is behind this and what's going on." Rillion
added.
     "What we do know is that we don't have enough days in the week to keep running
around closing gates and fighting battles.  We're shorthanded.  Zalgor's missing in
action and Caesar is off-world fighting wars of his own.  Without their forces it's
even worse."  Rascally Rabbit shuffled through his roster.  "I've lost 15% of my
personal troops and I know you all have suffered losses as well."
     Managerr agreed.  "We're definitely short on members.  Mad Max and Tig Toad are
retired.  With Zalgor inactive and Caesar battling Picts or whatnot, we are at five
members.  Just barely enough in normal times and way short in these times."
     "We need to recruit some new members." The Greek Guy stated.  "We have a
tournament coming up and can talk to some managers there.  We need to find those who
are like-minded and who would get along with the rest of us, which is not always
easy."
     "Agreed." said the Dark One from beneath his cowl, "We can then announce our new
members.  We need more men and more troops.  I think we all have some candidates in
mind.  First, they must have no other allegiances.  Second, they must have the
martial knowledge we expect from our members.  And, the Greek Guy mentioned, they
have to be able to deal with us."

                        Present Day -- the Isle of the Eye
     One of the arena scribes rushed into the GC headquarters.  "We need 100 runners
to travel to every city in the land.  We're being paid 1,000 gold sovereigns to get
the news out!"
     "What news?"
     "The Brotherhood of the Blade is expanding!!  Here is the announcement!"
              *****                   *****                   *****
     Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!  The Brotherhood of the Blade has chosen to add the following
new members to our ranks.  Effective immediately, the following managers have been
offered and have accepted membership to the Brotherhood:
     Bubbaganoosh
     Grimm
     Khisanth

May their successes be great and their victories many under our banner!

     Officially -- Managerr -- Grand High Moose of the Brotrotherhood of the Blade

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 701): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 703): WHERE of GUESSING GAME (A-sop, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 637): MICKEY HANDS of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 697): INKED PIG of INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 699): TWILO TALON of TALON'S TERRORS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 691): SENLUM NOSH of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 692): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 348): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 689): CAPTAIN KIRK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 346): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 685): UNDERCOVER LILY of SECRET SQUIRRELS (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 682): JERK O'LANTERN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 674): MADON AP LLEW of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 633): KIRVINJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 323): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 317): ULTIMA REGUM of IN QUETERNUM (Vae Victis, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 304): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 564): TAM TAM KA'BLAM of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 549): DIGGITY DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 531): HORSE D'OEVRE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 526): XYLOID of SCRABBLE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 253): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 487): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 481): LIGHTNING THRUST of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 473): CALEAM CHOWDER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 590): WILD THANG! of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 701): DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 703): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 637): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 697): INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 699): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 691): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 692): THE MAGNIFICIENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 348): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 689): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 346): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 684): COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 682): HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 674): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 633): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 323): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 317): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 304): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 564): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 549): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 531): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 526): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 252): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 487): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 481): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 473): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 590): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 703): WHERE of GUESSING GAME (A-sop, mgr.)
               (turn 702): ITCHY FROGGY of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 637): MICKEY HANDS of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 698): HORUS MANN of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 689): CAPT KIRCHNER of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 348): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 689): CAPTAIN KIRK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
                          CAPT. ANTSY PANTS of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
              (turn 688): KICKER MURPHY of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
                          SULU of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 681): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 673): MONKEY MAN of REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 633): KIRVINJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
                 (turn 632): MELANJI of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 322): CELESTIAL ROSE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 317): ARTICHOKE ON THIS of VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist)
                               SPAWN of FANTASTIC FIVE (?, mgr.)
                   (turn 316): ENDEMIC of BLACK LIGHTING (Dark Angel, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 303): THRESHPACK of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 549): ELIN GISSORS of MIDDLE WAY 25 (Jorja, mgr.)
              (turn 548): SLIPPERS of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 253): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 481): LIGHTNING THRUST of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
                                  INCREDIBLE SPEED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 473): RALTUMAN OMELETTE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
                               UNBELIEVABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Good day, Arvat, it is I your Duelmaster, come to please you like you have never
been pleased before.  It has been a long and bumpy road to the top.  It is a good
thing I like it rough and the longer it takes the more satisfying the climax.  Over
the last 28 turns and 1 tournament I have mastered several skills to add to my gifts
I was born with.  I am looking forward to offering up my seat to any of you man or
woman enough to take it.  Of course you will have to face me one on one and prove
your dominance, and Absolution can tell you I love to be dominated.  Hopefully my
next dance partner gives me a better time than Distortion, he was all hands, which I
normally don't mind, but you need to know how to use them, which he apparently did
not.  Besides knowing how to use your "weapon" of choice you need to last and be able
to take it as well as dish it out, although, a good sound thrashing can be what the
Dr ordered on those cold and bitter nights.  I got distracted for a min, sorry, is it
hot in here or is it just me...woo, heavens!  Anyway, my seat and talents await the
next mark.  Hope he or she is prepared for a tussle.

Your master of dominatrix,
     Undercover Lily

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ARVAT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, COLLEGE RADIO, since DEVIL 
ADVOCATES took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Now keep the 
taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for DEATH BY DESIGN, whose 
0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 6 into 16th.  Ha!  AXE KICKERS turned their 3-2-0 
turn into a 9th place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you 
get put on hit lists.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 4-1-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, 
DRAGON RIDERS, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud.  Of course, we're 
all terribly impressed to see CLAIRE D'LUNE win a fight and gain 27 points, terribly. 
Tsk, tsk, CLAIRE D'LUNE beat BRITISH SEA POWER and BRITISH SEA POWER lost 22 points.  
You're breakin' my heart.  ROTTING ROLAND challenged ARVAT's Duelmaster for a shot at 
the throne.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as ROTTING ROLAND takes the 
Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and 
bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their 
fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
What's the big D?  SECRET SQUIRRELS was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily 
livered... grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like DEVIL ADVOCATES avoided 
them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  
JAMES HETFIELD was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the 
DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  And we have SQUISHY GIANT in a challenge, going 
down 8 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought SQUISHY GIANT showed great skill 
and promise when he won victory over REBEKKA.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Bye bye, warrior, bye bye...  JAMES 
HETFIELD, a glorious 12-10-1 fighter, has passed away.  Gee, too bad AXE KICKERS.  
Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain nameless 
cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     What does the ARVAT arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Phlllt!  Just had to do that 
before I leave the fine city of ARVAT.  I feel much better now.  Glad to see the back 
of this place-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROTTING ROLAND 5437          15   4  0   102       THE WALKING DEAD (439)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TAMARIN 5350                 13   5  0   140       GOING APES (432)
 D.A. CUSER 5512               7   4  1   107       DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-MAMMIFERE 5351               12   3  0   101       GOING APES (432)
 CLAIRE D'LUNE 5432           12   4  0    98       THE CRIMSON CUP (438)
 UNDERCOVER LILY 5357         12  17  0    95       SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
-SPIDER MONKEY 5353           11   6  1    94       GOING APES (432)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAGILLA GORILLA 5352         14   3  0    82       GOING APES (432)
-DAY DREAM 5365                6   0  0    81       KHAOS (434)
-DISTORTION 5280              13   9  1    79       DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
 BRITISH SEA POWER 5370        7   3  0    76       COLLEGE RADIO (364)
-EVIL FANTASIES 4443          13   7  0    75       CALL THE PRIEST (344)
 DEVASTATION 5420              8   0  0    74       ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
 SIR VEILLANCE 5421           14   9  0    71       SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
 PAM DEMONIUM 5551             8   1  0    69       DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-SAMPSON 5189                 14  14  0    68       DEATH BY DESIGN (264)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DOMINATION 5232              11   3  0    68       ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
-T ON 5480                     9   7  0    67       BOWL O'RAMA (441)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRUST BUSTER 1 5443           4   0  0    60       SEGUE CARTEL (440)
-WEE 5478                     10   6  1    58       BOWL O'RAMA (441)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YOUNG EMPIRES 5472            9   5  0    55       COLLEGE RADIO (364)
 SOPHIE D'LUNE 5541            7   4  1    55       THE CRIMSON CUP (438)
-BLASPHEMY 5332                3   1  1    54       ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
-ORANGUTAN 5355               13   4  0    53       GOING APES (432)
-INSIDIOUS 5415                8   6  1    53       DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
 BABY HUEY 5539                9   3  1    52       COLLEGE RADIO (364)
 DEAD WEATHER 5442             7   5  0    52       COLLEGE RADIO (364)
 BLOOD RED SKIES 5430          5   3  0    52       CALL THE PRIEST (344)
 KIRK HAMMETT 4018             8   6  0    50       AXE KICKERS (273)
 GILBERTO BABEL 5436           8   8  0    46       THE CRIMSON CUP (438)
 DEEP FREEZE 4747              5   7  0    42       CALL THE PRIEST (344)
 BRAINS MCGEE 5441             9  10  0    41       THE WALKING DEAD (439)
-WOB 5477                      8   8  1    41       BOWL O'RAMA (441)
-PIMP IN A BOX 5330            7   8  0    38       DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
-TERRI 5476                    7   9  1    37       BOWL O'RAMA (441)
 ROLAND CHILDE 5573            4   3  0    37       THE CRIMSON CUP (438)
 NUTCRACKER 5608               4   1  0    36       COLLEGE RADIO (364)
 CELESTINA 5576                5   1  0    34       SHIP HAPPENS (448)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROPHECY 5429                 3   6  0    32       CALL THE PRIEST (344)
 DEVLIN DE SEGIZE 5607         2   0  0    29       DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
 A TOUCH OF EVIL 5410          6   5  0    27       CALL THE PRIEST (344)
 MUFFY STOFELES 5606           2   0  0    27       DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
 STRYKKER 5616                 3   1  0    24       DRAGON RIDERS (451)
-RAPIDO MUERTE 4 5456          2   0  0    24       SEGUE CARTEL (440)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BEEF O'BRADY 5537             4   4  0    22       BOWL O'RAMA (441)
 SQUISHY GIANT 5540            2  10  0    22       THE WALKING DEAD (439)
-SEGUE TOO 3 5465              1   0  0    21       SEGUE CARTEL (440)
 RUNECLAW 5614                 3   1  0    19       DRAGON RIDERS (451)
 SHADOWFIST 5615               3   1  0    19       DRAGON RIDERS (451)
 EVISCERATED EVE 5620          2   0  1    19       THE WALKING DEAD (439)
 MAY MONN 5591                 2   4  0    18       DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
 KITTY HAWK 5596               4   2  0    17       SHIP HAPPENS (448)
 HELSINKI 5578                 2   4  1    15       SHIP HAPPENS (448)
 TELSTAR 5575                  3   4  0    13       SHIP HAPPENS (448)
 OBITERATION 5565              1   0  0    13       ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
 IRONWOLF 5617                 3   1  1    12       DRAGON RIDERS (451)
 FREIHEIT 5577                 3   3  0    12       SHIP HAPPENS (448)
 JIMI HENDRIX 5632             1   0  0    11       AXE KICKERS (273)
 KAMI FLAUGE 5595              2   4  0    10       SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
 SANTANA 5633                  1   0  0     8       AXE KICKERS (273)
 DAHAK 5587                    1   3  0     6       LOST LEGENDS (449)
 THESEUS 5586                  1   3  0     6       LOST LEGENDS (449)
 EDDIE VAN HALEN 4421          1   3  0     6       AXE KICKERS (273)
 REBEKKA 5618                  1   3  0     6       DRAGON RIDERS (451)
 PEDRO DEL FUEGO 5622          0   2  0     2       THE CRIMSON CUP (438)
 KULLERVO 5626                 0   1  0     1       LOST LEGENDS (449)
 TRISTAM 5624                  0   1  0     1       LOST LEGENDS (449)
 TIERA 5625                    0   1  0     1       LOST LEGENDS (449)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GIBSON 4433             0  1 0 AXE KICKERS 273      EVISCERATED EVE 5620  685   
JAMES HETFIELD 3422    12 11 1 AXE KICKERS 273      D.A. CUSER 5512       686   
DOUBLE AGENT 5619       0  4 0 SECRET SQUIRRELS 433 WURM KIN              686  NONE
SPYCK 5594              2  4 0 SECRET SQUIRRELS 433 DARK CHAMPION         686  NONE
ANGUS GREYWALL 5434     6  8 0 THE CRIMSON CUP 438  WEE 5478              683  REVENGED
STILL DEAD 5634         0  1 0 THE WALKING DEAD 439 ARENAMISTRESS SU      686  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Freiheit -- I've never heard of a warrior, particularly one of your style, making so
many flailing attacks.  I must be really good, or you must be really bad... -- Devlin
De Segize

Eddie Van Halen -- That worked for both of us.  I get skills and a rating, and you
got your bump.  Nice! -- Muffy Stofeles

Spyck -- Bad, bad matchup for you.  I'm like a really big fly swatter, and you were
the fly. -- Devastation

Insidious -- I was worried there for a moment--but got it going after a while. -- Pam
Demonium

Rebekka -- Don't let the record fool you--I'm better than it seems... -- May Monn

T On -- I said I'd be back.  What?  You didn't believe me? -- D.A. Cuser

Secret Squirrels -- Thanks but I didn't do very well last turn. -- Dragon Riders

Kami Flauge -- Oops, didn't mean to do that! -- Runeclaw

Ship Happens -- Guess your ship came in this time with 3 awards, congrats and good
luck on getting 4 next time. -- Secret Squirrels

Axe Kickers and Angels of Pain -- Welcome back to the sands, may your stay be long
and your fights be short and sweet. -- Secret Squirrels

Distortion -- Sorry to foil your open handed cat fight but you were sitting on prime
real-estate. -- Undercover Lily

Pimp in a Box -- You should have stayed in your box. -- Sir Veillance

Devastation -- Gentleben was surprised that the fight started out that way but was
not surprised by my learns so he is sending to some night classes or some such. --
Spyck

Squishy Giant -- I and my team mates have tried to kill you for your manager's sake
but have yet to accomplish the mission, we will not give up. -- Kami Flauge

Telstar -- Uncle. -- Double Agent

Axe Kickers -- Welcome Back to Arvat! -- The Crimson Cup

Wee and Wob Bowl -- But they do fall down.  At least this time.  Nice fights. --
Claire and Sophie

Wee -- You and Pam were on my challenge list this turn, so I went ahead and used the
BF so I wouldn't have to worry about avoids.  I mean, it's not like you're going to
teach like that Wob guy.  I hope I fight him again soon. -- Sophie d'Lune

Huey -- Some baby.  Nice fight.  I thought I was going to pull it out. -- Gilberto

Ironwolf -- I guess you don't swim, even the dog paddle. -- Roland

Kitty Hawk -- Strange combination... -- Pedro del Fuego

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SPYCK was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DOUBLE AGENT was dispatched by WURM KIN in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
STILL DEAD was easily killed by ARENAMISTRESS SUGAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
EDDIE VAN HALEN was overpowered by EVISCERATED EVE in a 1 minute Bloodfeud duel.
TRUST BUSTER 1 devastated BRAINS MCGEE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
ROTTING ROLAND bested UNDERCOVER LILY in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title brawl.
D.A. CUSER assassinated JAMES HETFIELD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
SOPHIE D'LUNE was viciously subdued by PAM DEMONIUM in a 4 minute competition.
CELESTINA was viciously subdued by KIRK HAMMETT in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
SQUISHY GIANT overpowered REBEKKA in a 2 minute uneven Challenge duel.
KAMI FLAUGE was overpowered by NUTCRACKER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MAY MONN was handily defeated by ROLAND CHILDE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
DEVLIN DE SEGIZE demolished TELSTAR in a 4 minute bloody mismatched Challenge match.
MUFFY STOFELES devastated HELSINKI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
BRITISH SEA POWER was devastated by CLAIRE D'LUNE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SIR VEILLANCE handily defeated DEAD WEATHER in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.
BABY HUEY was devastated by DEVASTATION in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BLOOD RED SKIES savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute master vs. amateur brawl.
GILBERTO BABEL narrowly defeated PROPHECY in a exciting 9 minute brutal bout.
YOUNG EMPIRES overpowered A TOUCH OF EVIL in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
KITTY HAWK was devastated by DEEP FREEZE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FREIHEIT lost to RUNECLAW in a 2 minute match.
SHADOWFIST overpowered DAHAK in a 1 minute uneven fray.
THESEUS was handily defeated by OBITERATION in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
STRYKKER demolished TIERA in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
IRONWOLF narrowly defeated TRISTAM in a 3 minute gory beginner's fight.
PEDRO DEL FUEGO was overpowered by JIMI HENDRIX in a 1 minute uneven match.
KULLERVO was savagely defeated by SANTANA in a popular 5 minute beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 12         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         STRIKING ATTACK   74 -  57 -  4      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                      10         AIMED BLOW        57 -  44 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         LUNGING ATTACK    49 -  46 -  2      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         WALL OF STEEL     21 -  25 -  1      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  20 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  27 -  3      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  26 -  1      35  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -  15 -  0      21  |

Turn 686 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:

WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  5     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  5     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       ROTTING ROLAND 5437        15   4  0  102 THE WALKING DEAD (439)
STRIKING ATTACK  D.A. CUSER 5512             7   4  1  107 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
LUNGING ATTACK   CLAIRE D'LUNE 5432         12   4  0   98 THE CRIMSON CUP (438)
WALL OF STEEL    PAM DEMONIUM 5551           8   1  0   69 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
SLASHING ATTACK  BLOOD RED SKIES 5430        5   3  0   52 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SIR VEILLANCE 5421.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SANTANA 5633.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLOOD RED SKIES 
5430, SOPHIE D'LUNE 5541, KIRK HAMMETT 4018, PROPHECY 5429, KULLERVO 5626, GILBERTO 
BABEL 5436, PAM DEMONIUM 5551, SIR VEILLANCE 5421, IRONWOLF 5617, and TRUST BUSTER 1 
5443.

The least popular fighter this week was PEDRO DEL FUEGO 5622.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THESEUS 5586, DAHAK 5587, FREIHEIT 5577, KITTY HAWK 5596, A 
TOUCH OF EVIL 5410, BABY HUEY 5539, BRITISH SEA POWER 5370, HELSINKI 5578, MAY MONN 
5591, and KAMI FLAUGE 5595.