DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/07/2012    Duedate: 06/20/2012

NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA

DM-33    TURN-679

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HEADLESS NORSEMAN
HALLOWIENERS (635)
(33-7758) [10-6-0,116]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HEADLESS NORSEMAN              ELT
HALLOWIENERS (635)             SUMMERTEETH (640)
(33-7758) [10-6-0,116]         (33-7805) [4-1-0,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

WARTLESS WITCH                 DYLAN
HALLOWIENERS (635)             CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
(33-7750) [10-7-0,74]          (33-7861) [3-2-0,21]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HALLOWIENERS (635)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CLAN PENDRAGON (641)        37
2. HALLOWIENERS (635)          35      HALLOWIENERS (635)
3. THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)     14      Unchartered Team
4. BAD BREAD (95)               0
5. SUMMERTEETH (640)           -2      SUMMERTEETH (640)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 HALLOWIENERS (635)        52  22  0 70.3   1/ 1 HALLOWIENERS (635)       10  1 0
 2/ 0 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)    162 121 14 57.2   2/ 2 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)   8  7 1
 3/ 3 SEA DOGS (630)            89  71  3 55.6   3/ 4 CLAN PENDRAGON (641)      6  9 0
 4- 4 BAD BREAD (95)           205 223 20 47.9   4/ 3*SUMMERTEETH (640)         4  4 0
 5/ 5*SUMMERTEETH (640)          8   9  0 47.1   5- 5 BAD BREAD (95)            1  1 0
 6/ 6 THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)  343 410 13 45.6   6/ 6 SEA DOGS (630)            0  2 0
 7/ 7 CLAN PENDRAGON (641)      20  30  2 40.0   7/ 0 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)     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

                               NOT MUCH TIME IS LEFT
                                        to
                          ENTER THE TURF WAR COMPETITION
                                        and
                                  TEAMS ARE NEEDED

     The Turf War is coming.  The Turf War is coming.  TW8 will begin in DM47 the
first turn following the Philadelphia Face.  Mark July 27 on your calendar.  There is
only one turn left between now and The Wars -- the one on July 3.  Sign up.  Find a
team.  Choose a captain.  Get confirmed.  And send in your two rollup certs.  You can
do it all in the July 3 newsletter.  DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS COMPETITION AND THE
PRIZES!
     The status of the current entries (as of June 5) is as follows:

M*MBO (Master Darque)           Dec  Conf  CertsIn
Ottodrome (Otto X)               y     y     y
Bubba's TW Army (Bubbagnoosh)    y     y     y
Darque Forces (Master Darque)    y     y     y
Fast Food (Madwand)              y     y     y

OZ FEAST LE BANANA (Mannequin)  Dec  Conf  Certs In
Second Bananas (Mannequin)       y     y     y
Mystic Orc Feast (Slugbait)      y     y     y
Land of Oz (Oz)                  y     y     y
Les Turfistes (Le Pentarque)     y     y     y

CLUB FED (Vae Victus)           Dec  Conf  CertsIn
In Qeternum (Vae Victus)         y     y     y
Obsidian Order (Skaven)          y     y     y
Devil's Rejects (Lucifer)        N     N     y
Real Men Wear Pink (Glitter Boy) y     y     N

LBA (Assur)                     Dec  Conf  CertsIn
Bash Bros Park (Assur)           y     y     y
Shewish Buffet (OAB)             y     y     y
Horny Goat -X (Grimm)            N     N     N

     Perhaps you have not seen the rules for TW8, which has been posted in all
newsletters?  Here they are.

                                *TURF WAR 8 RULES*

Starting July 30 2012 (12 turns)
Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.

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 Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47)
newsletter.
        2.  Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
        3.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
        1.  Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to
participate under the banner of their alliance. The confirmation/verification must
occur after, or in the same newsletter, but not before, the participants declaration.
(Lack of participant indication of joining and/or subsequent lack of Captain
confirmation will delay a team's participation in the Turf War.)
        2.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
        3.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate.  (Note: Captains
may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
        1.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already
submitted by Captain.  Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the
winning pool of prizes.)
        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 an RSI Gift Certificate is
received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North
Fork newsletter.  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 in the same or
subsequent newsletter by the alliance Captain they will represent.
               c.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No arena multiple teams
or aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate manager
disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so be sure to
take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain not to run any other
team warriors).
               d.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not
properly declare or get captain confirmation 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 score 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 3 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.
(Note: the intent is to have a very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if
any, are required from the moderators.)

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
                                   Win   Loss   Kill      Die
Challenge (up or within same class) +2     -2     +5       -5
Down Challenge "Challenger"         -2     -2     -5       -5
Down Challenge "Challenged"         +2      0     +5       -5
Match Up                            +1     -1     +1       -5
Bloodfeud Challenge (Up or Down)    +2     -5     +5      -10 
Champion **                         x2     x2     x2       x2
Dark Arena*                        +10     -5     xx       xx
Tournament Death***                                        -3
Halfway (6 round total) best alliance win/loss percentage ****
Final (12 round total) alliance w/l% percentage ****
    * After 2nd win in DA, warrior scores no additional points for wins.
    ** Champions double applies to his score only - not to opponent.
    *** No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death
or death in a tournament or graduation.  There must be a maximum of five only on a
team at any point and time.  (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)
Points awarded for team tournament participation are 1 for 1 entrant, 3 for 2
entrants, 6 for 3 entrants, 10 for 4 entrants, and 15 for 5 entrants.  A TV scores 7
points or a TC scores 15 points.   Death in a tournament results in a -3 score.
    ***** Halfway points scored are 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd
(etc).  (To qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its
possible fights.)  Final 12 Round points scored are 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc)
for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc).  (To qualify for any of these points the alliance must
have fought 75% of its possible fights.)

Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Full Team:                                        +1
      1. A team which fights 4+ warriors (Includes DAing) gets a point
Full Alliance                                     +1
      2. An alliance were ALL teams get a Full Team point earns a point
Full Team/Alliance scores
      3. Will double for the last half (6 rounds) of TW8.
Style Master:                                     +2
      1. No matter how many stylemasters, an individual team can score only +2 per
         round.
Duelmaster:                                       +2
      1. Duelmaster points shall be earned separate of stylemaster points.

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 have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork
         (DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion.
     5.  A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that
         same turn.  (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring.)

Bloodfeuds:
        1.  Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
        2.  There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
        3.  To score as a bloodfeud, then feud/death must have occurred totally
within the TW8.  (E.g. Feuds created prior to TW8 will not be deemed or scored as a
bloodfeud, but rather as a challenge or downchallenge.

Downchallenges:
        1.  A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior in a lower
class.  (Lower class is defined as lower than the identical class.  E.g. A challenger
champion class challenging a champion class is a down challenge.)
        2.  In TW8 a standard challenge is up (in recognition points), parallel or
within the identical class but lower recognition.
        3.  No challenge by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.  (This
rule supersedes all other downchallenge rules.)

Tournament Considerations:
        1.  Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of
recognition for North Fork.
        2.  Tournament Victors (live only) won during the course of the contest will
gain a one (1) time bonus of 7 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s)
wins such status.
        3.  Tournament Champions (live only) won during the course of the contest
will gain a one (1) time bonus of 15 points.  This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) win such status.
        4.  Points awarded for tournament participation are are 1 for 1 entrant, 3
for 2 entrants, 6 for 3 entrants, 10 for 4 entrants, and 15 for 5 entrants.  A TV
scores 7 points additional or a TC scores 15 points additional.  Death in a
tournament results in an additional -3 score.
        5.  Points for entrants, TVs, TCs, and tournament deaths 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 300, points will be credited on North Fork
turn 301 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 four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance
for the Turf War VII.  The minimum is two (2).
        4.  The Dark Arena may be used on the first FE turn (e.g. no arena or
tournament fights) only, of every warrior, without penalty.
        5.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the
arena is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by
the gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be asked
to desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes.

Prizes:
The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest.  However, for TW8, a prize
(RU cert) will be awarded each of the twelve turns to the individual team/manager
that fights five fights and has the best w/l record that turn. (Tiebreakers are in
this order -- kills, recognition points earned.)  All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the
competition.  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.

     All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance, except for
the twelve reserved for the individual winning manager each week.)
     The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        1.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        2.  Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters (two for each manager in the winning
alliance, and two additional for the captain of the alliance).
        3.  Known Favorites for one DM47 warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one
DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
        4.  +1 Skill bonus (three) for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus
potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47, no more than two skills per
warrior.
        5.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who
fights in all 12 rounds AND 54 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus potion must be applied
to a living warrior from (DM 47)
        6. Two additional rollup certs for each manager of the winning alliance from
RSI.
     These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee)
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.

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 or
wfms101 at aol dot com.

Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War.  Please read them
carefully!

This contest will begin in late July 2012 following the Summer FTF.
                             **TW8 Revision 06-05-12**

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 697): G-STRING of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 699): MAC THE SPOON of THE SYNDICATE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 629): MICKEY HANDS of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 693): SUNDOG of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 695): GOOD AS GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 687): CAPT KIRCHNER of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 688): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 346): COLGATE SMILE of MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 685): SULU of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 344): XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 681): DISTORTION of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 678): HEADLESS NORSEMAN of HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 670): GRINCH of THE BAD GUYS (Mr. Bad Guy, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 629): CYCLONE of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 321): MINI DRIVER of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 315): SPAWN of FANTASTIC FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 302): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 560): ELISE GOUDGE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 545): Q MARK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 527): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 522): MARAN TEN PALAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 251): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 483): HALF PAST PI of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 477): INCREDIBLE SPEED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): HAROUN SHADDAR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 586): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 697): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 699): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 629): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 693): BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 695): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 687): 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 688): THE MOTHERSHIP CC (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 346): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 685): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 344): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 681): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 678): HALLOWEINERS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 670): REALLY? (Dr. Grimley, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 629): FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 321): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 315): VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 302): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 560): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 545): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 527): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 522): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 251): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 483): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 477): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 586): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 697): G-STRING of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 695): GOLD CHARM of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 321): JOSIE WALES of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 302): RED ALERT of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 527): DEEMER EPPT of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 251): RED HOT CHILE PAPA of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            MONGOL HORDE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            CROSS CZECH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            YANKEE DOODLE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
                            APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 482): NEGATIVE ONE of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 468): KURTAL DUCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Still here and still Headless...
     Apparently the Khalums Dwarf they got to fight me kept trying to attack my head,
which is really hard in my case.  It looks like a dodge when they do it, as they
swing, miss, and are off balance, so I can just keep on attacking.  So the Dwarf had
a rough go of it.  I made it up to him  after the fights by buying the little dude a
couple of beers.
     I don't have too much to talk about, but I've been instructed to say that last
turn was the first time that our Manager's ever had a team achieve all 7 possible
arena awards on the same turn.  He said his teams have received 6 awards many times,
5 awards innumerable times, but never before all 7.
     So we're all getting a bonus this turn.
     Too bad I can't buy a new head.

Later, Islanders!

Headless Norseman
Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of NIATOLI ISLAND!  Know me for who I am, Zontani 
Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  TAVELSHAN KETHAL caught the 
eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested M. CHARDINEE and 
was awarded 19 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, DYLAN 
put down DA2, causing him to lose 7 points of recognition in the process.  Not for 
nothing has HEADLESS NORSEMAN in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and 
this week he's proven his combat skill yet again.  No confirmation, but my sources 
claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed 
weapons perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In NIATOLI ISLAND "art" is a word that 
has long since passed from the language!  My inside sources tell me that the team to 
beat in NIATOLI ISLAND these days is SEA DOGS.  At least, most blades in town are 
looking to avoid them.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was 
that spent the better part of last week avoiding SEA DOGS.  Indeed it was 
HALLOWIENERS.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Look no more for SADDLE SORE in the arena or on the streets of 
NIATOLI ISLAND.  His fate was sealed in the Dark Arena.  Inevitable for one at 6-6-2. 
Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena there is only the 
brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in NIATOLI ISLAND as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  
The wise are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HEADLESS NORSEMAN 7758       10   6  0   116       HALLOWIENERS (635)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JERK O'LANTERN 7742          14   2  0   107       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 SHELLBACK 7769               10   1  0    91       SEA DOGS (630)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOPALONG 7259                 9   7  0    89       SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
-SHEET WITH EYES 7740         11   3  0    83       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795        14  14  0    79       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 KARINIRINA 7810              12   6  2    79       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 WARTLESS WITCH 7750          10   7  0    74       HALLOWIENERS (635)
-SLAYBAGEL 7105                9   2  0    72       BAD BREAD (95)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ABIGAIL 7388                  4   0  0    69       SACKETT'S & CO. (552)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HASSIMOR SHOMUR 7796         11  17  1    53       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
-WHERE WOLF? 7809              4   0  0    47       HALLOWIENERS (635)
 KURELLEU ZIEN 7800           12  10  0    46       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
-SHE'S A JAR 7804              2   2  0    38       SUMMERTEETH (640)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HULL SCRUBBER 7823            3   1  0    33       SEA DOGS (630)
 SIR OWEN 7831                 5   5  1    32       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
-FLOUR CHILD 7829              5   2  0    32       BAD BREAD (95)
-GUT SHOT 7418                 4   1  0    29       SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
 LOTHAR KATHAL 7832            2   8  1    29       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
 GWENIVERE 7834                3   7  0    27       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
 ELT 7805                      4   1  0    25       SUMMERTEETH (640)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DYLAN 7861                    3   2  0    21       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)
 KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858     3   4  0    19       THE SEWING CIRCLE (388)
 FISHWIFE 7822                 2   3  0    19       SEA DOGS (630)
 DA2 7857                      2   2  0     8       SUMMERTEETH (640)
-CHALLAH AKBAR 7767            2   1  0     7       BAD BREAD (95)
 SIR ULRIC 7866                0   1  0     1       CLAN PENDRAGON (641)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ARD-RI PENDRAGON 7833   6  3 0 CLAN PENDRAGON 641   KARINIRINA 7810       678   
SADDLE SORE 7368        6  7 2 SACKETT'S & CO. 552  DARK CHAMPION         679  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Let all of Niatoli Island mourn the loss of the greatest man of the Isle, the Ard-ri,
Arthur Pendragon, High King of England, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Dewn, Isle of
Wight, Summer Country and Northumbria.  We all here have suffered a mighty loss at
the passing of this great and wise councilor, for he truly was a just and fair king
who had his people before himself at all times.  But fear not, when there is a great
need for him again, he will return from Anwyn to aid us.  Now let us take a moment of
silence; the Ard-ri is slain; long live the King... always. -- Myrddin

Hey Muffin Man, Honking Yeast sounds like a personal problem. -- Myrddin

Kielandor -- You're nonplussed over Elt.  I thought Elt was an illiterate elf. --
Myrddin

Tavelshah -- Remember that we're not from here.  We still have a learn curve and it's
a huge curve. -- Gwen

Jorja -- There will be no vengeance invoked on behalf of the Ard-ri.  He was fond of
the Sewing Circle and wouldn't want undue bloodshed on his behalf.  Also, there are
two diplos, one on 33 and one on 47 -- ignore 47 as we pulled out of 47 because it's
just too big of a place and we can't get any forward progress.  Clan Pendragon
appreciates all of the aid Sewing Circle has given us. -- Myrddin

Headless Norseman -- On the whole, we will avoid running into you and your teammates
on dark nights, okay? -- The Sewing Circle

Gwenivere -- Er, ah, maybe not right now, ma'am.  I wouldn't want to appear too pushy
when you're bereaved. -- Kurellu Zien

Ard-Ri Pendragon -- Darned if I know what went wrong that time.  Well, the experience

difference, of course, but still... how the heck did that happen?  You didn't make
ONE attempt to fight back.  That is not what I expect of a warrior king.  Perhaps you
need to be reborn into a more forceful body? -- Karinirina

Wartless Witch -- It was the lack of warts that confused me.  I thought you were some
actress from Bewitched. -- Kurelleu Zien

Gwenivere -- Next time, more armor. -- Hassimor Shomur

Lothar Kathal -- For many gladiators, more armor is an answer to problems.  For you,
less armor would be good.  I shouldn't have been able to jump you. -- Kielandor
Venansinde
P.S.  And a lighter weapon, maybe.  Just because you CAN carry that, doesn't mean you
SHOULD.

Sheet with Eyes -- Nooooo!  Aaaah, no!  You remind me, painfully, of my mother
telling me to get the laundry in before it rains. -- Tavelshan Kethal

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SADDLE SORE was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
HEADLESS NORSEMAN vanquished SHELLBACK in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
JERK O'LANTERN demolished KARINIRINA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TAVELSHAN KETHAL devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WARTLESS WITCH overpowered KURELLEU ZIEN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HASSIMOR SHOMUR defeated GWENIVERE in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
SIR OWEN bested KIELANDOR VENANSINDE in a 2 minute gory competition.
FISHWIFE was handily defeated by LOTHAR KATHAL in a 1 minute uneven melee.
ELT vanquished SIR ULRIC in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DA2 lost to DYLAN in a popular 3 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        26 -  15 -  1      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  12 -  2      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  20 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     2 -  14 -  1      13  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 679 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HEADLESS NORSEMAN 7758     10   6  0  116 HALLOWIENERS (635)
LUNGING ATTACK   JERK O'LANTERN 7742        14   2  0  107 HALLOWIENERS (635)
STRIKING ATTACK  SHELLBACK 7769             10   1  0   91 SEA DOGS (630)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WARTLESS WITCH 7750        10   7  0   74 HALLOWIENERS (635)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WARTLESS WITCH 7750.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DYLAN 7861.  The ten other most popular fighters were WARTLESS WITCH 7750, 
SIR OWEN 7831, SADDLE SORE 7368, HEADLESS NORSEMAN 7758, TAVELSHAN KETHAL 7795, 
HASSIMOR SHOMUR 7796, JERK O'LANTERN 7742, ELT 7805, DA2 7857, and KURELLEU ZIEN 
7800.

The least popular fighter this week was SIR ULRIC 7866.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were FISHWIFE 7822, KARINIRINA 7810, SHELLBACK 7769, LOTHAR KATHAL 7832, 
KIELANDOR VENANSINDE 7858, GWENIVERE 7834, KURELLEU ZIEN 7800, DA2 7857, ELT 7805, 
and JERK O'LANTERN 7742.