DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/10/2003    Duedate: 07/23/2003

VEASTIAN ARENA

DM-43    TURN-404

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUNGOD DESIGNED ME
WENSINWASIN (428)
(43-4270) [11-1-0,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUNGOD DESIGNED ME             LITHIUM
WENSINWASIN (428)              MEDS (432)
(43-4270) [11-1-0,102]         (43-4300) [4-1-0,39]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JENNY THE MULE                 NORPRAMINE
KORGAN CRUSADE (392)           MEDS (432)
(43-4215) [15-10-0,92]         (43-4296) [5-1-1,32]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEDS (432)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. JURIM'S TEAM (429)          74
2. THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)     60      WENSINWASIN (428)
3. MEDS (432)                  24      Unchartered Team
4. WIDOWMAKERS (115)            6
5. KORGAN CRUSADE (392)         6      THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)    4   1  0 80.0   1/ 1*MEDS (432)                9  6 0
 2/ 1 WENSINWASIN (428)         22   9  1 71.0   2/ 5 JURIM'S TEAM (429)        8  2 1
 3/ 4 JURIM'S TEAM (429)        27  16  1 62.8   3/ 3 WIDOWMAKERS (115)         8  7 0
 4/ 2 KORGAN CRUSADE (392)     254 153 14 62.4   4/ 2 KORGAN CRUSADE (392)      5  8 0
 5/ 3*MEDS (432)                16  10  1 61.5   5/ 4 THE FAMILY (116)          5 10 0
 6/ 5 BADLANDS (227)            46  35  0 56.8   6/ 0*THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)   4  1 0
 7/ 6 WIDOWMAKERS (115)         59  59  2 50.0   7/ 6 BADLANDS (227)            4  2 0
 8- 7*EASTERN HORDE (430)        6   6  1 50.0   8/ 8 WENSINWASIN (428)         3  0 0
 9/ 8 THE FAMILY (116)         295 363  9 44.8   9- 7*EASTERN HORDE (430)       2  1 1

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     >)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #65 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(<

Near Zukal:

     Ghenis grimaced at the wave of fear but set himself to defend his shelter,
himself, his horse, and Veleks.  The fear, he realized after a moment, was something
outside himself, something the monstrous hunter was attempting to impose on him.
That knowledge did not lessen the icy waves coming at him, but it let him set it away
from himself, make a space between fear and thought.  It would not find him an easy
victim.
     There was what seemed like a very long silence, with Ghenis in the ruined house
beside his fire, and the icy-eyed shadows outside.  The shadows seemed to be waiting
for something--for him to flee, screaming, probably.  And to be disconcerted by his
failure to do so.
     Ghenis reached up to touch his amulet again, then paused before his fingers
reached the cool stone.  It looked like he could handle this on his own, so better
not to invoke the dark powers.  But should he speak, demand what this shadow wanted
of him, or wait and let it be first to break the silence?  Better to wait; in a
contest of nerves, the first to break silence lost points.  He didn't have any
points, whatever they might be in this context, to spare.
     Sooner than he expected, a voice came out of the night.  It was cold, and
hollow, and deep as a cave, sounding distant, somehow, or not quite real.  Oh, it was
real, Ghenis knew that--out of the corner of his eye, he saw his horse flinch at the
sound.  But it was hard to imagine that any creature of flesh and blood might produce
such a voice.
     "Why do you not flee?"
     "Flee?  You think I should run away?"  The gladiator put as much surprise in his
voice as he could.  "Why?  I've got a fine location here, shelter from the wind and
rain, a fire for light and warmth.  Why should I leave before morning?"
     "Do you not fear me?  You should."  The voice dropped to a deeper, darker tone.
"I could rip life and soul from your puny mortal flesh--"
     "Sounds unpleasant," Ghenis agreed.  "But I'm a Lord Protector, and the Greywand
has a deal with Ahringol--he doesn't get to keep us Lord Protectors.  We get
resurrected on a regular--"
     "Ahringol!"  The name crackled like thunder in the darkness.  Scornful thunder.
"That foolish child?  These young gods have no sense of dignity, trafficking with
wizards as though they were mortal merchants!  Ahringol and Greywand are nothing to
me, what I take, I keep."
     "If you say so," the gladiator responded.  The statement that Ahringol, who had
a deal concerning gladiators, was not involved was disconcerting, but this was not
the time to show it.  "But if you could come here and get me, you'd already have done
it.  What's stopping you?" he added curiously.  "The fire, the steel, the fact that
I'm not afraid?"
     "Why should I tell you anything?"  The voice sounded annoyed now.  Almost sulky.
"You think too much."  It dropped to a note of menace.  "But one night you will be
without shelter, and then we will see what your brave words really mean."
     There was a stir in the shadows, a rushing wind of movement, and then Ghenis had
the night to himself.

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 468): TREMERE of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 466): LIFE SENTANCE of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 462): DIRT KNAP of UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 463): MANAGER TC'S of IT'S JUST WRONG (LHI, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 461): COL SALOMON of 82ND ILLINOIS (Otto X. Frothingslosh)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 460): STEERFORTH of GO TO THE DICKENS! (Reverend Boz, 
                            acting mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 229): SHAWINIGAN SMURF of CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 452): MR. YUCK of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 227): GRIFFIN of MYTH (Lightbringer, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 448): LIGHTNING of HARBINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  33 ANASAZI (turn 446): SLUGWORTH of WILLY WONKA INC. (Distorted, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 439): FINN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 403): SUNGOD DESIGNED ME of WENSINWASIN (Youngblood, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 205): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 199): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 186): CLOUDS AWAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 327): HAIRY TUB of MY BATHROOM (Nuln, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 307): VLADIMIR TALTOS of BLACK PEARL (Dr. Guts, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 134): PUNCH DRUNK of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 353):  GNU WORLD ORDER of HELPLESS ANIMALS from WILLAF (

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 468): none
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 466): ARENA FELINES II (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 462): UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 463): WAY OF THE BLADE 1 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 461): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 460): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 229): IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 452): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 227): THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 448): THE STORMLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
 DM  33 ANASAZI (turn 446): WHEN DOGMA FAILS (Prophet, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 439): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 403): MEDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 204): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 199): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 186): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 327): GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 307): BLACK PEARL (Dr. Guts, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 134): none
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 353): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 468): INDIGO of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 465): WILD BILL of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 462): IMA MAROON of COLOR ME (Ghoti, mgr.)
                           GINGER BROWN of COLOR ME (Ghoti, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 461): TY BRINSON of  LO' DOWN (Cayl Reed, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 460): STEERFORTH of GO TO THE DICKENS! (Reverend Boz, 
                            acting mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 229): SHAWINIGAN SMURF of CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.)
                          BILLY LILLY of DODGE BULLETS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
              (turn 228): NIGHTSHADE of CRYPT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 227): GRIFFIN of MYTH (Lightbringer, mgr.)
 DM  33 ANASAZI (turn 446): SLUGWORTH of WILLY WONKA INC. (Distorted, mgr.)
                (turn 445): DRY KEG of JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 439): FINN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 185): DR. NO-NOOKIE of MASTER BLASTERS (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 133): KAMIKAZE of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     What, Nharval again?  What can I say, he is a persistent little guy.  Anyway, it
is me again, your Duelmaster, Sungod Designed Me, wishing that I could fight someone
that would allow me to learn some skills around here.  Jenny, I do believe it will be
you this turn that I face, so be prepared.  Sword Breaker, we will meet again but on
my terms this time; there will be no surprises like the last time.

                              Sungod Designed Me

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of VEASTIAN!  Once again I've been called out of retirement 
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Ya gotta be quick on yer feet!  
Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  JURIM'S TEAM is now 
ranked 2nd with a 5-0-1 turn.  Welcome to VEASTIAN, THE SUNGOD COMETH!  We need more 
teams who can get a 4-1-0 their first time out!  What's with JURRASIC LARKS?  He 
actually beat WIDOWMAKERS' FACE BREAKER, and walked away with 24 more points from the 
fight.  Major screwup at KORGAN CRUSADE.  SWAMPY THE GOBLIN lost 10 points to 
FLESHRENDER.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe SWAMPY THE GOBLIN will provide 
more easy wins...  NHAVARL was reminded on the sands why SUNGOD DESIGNED ME is 
Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, WIDOWMAKERS!  
Management must be dealin', as the boys at WENSINWASIN ain't reelin'!  WIDOWMAKERS' 
mad!  What do people see in FACE BREAKER?  His 15-7-0?  WIDOWMAKERS ain't talkin', 
but he's got 56 points.  LIFETAKER of WIDOWMAKERS knows how to pick 'em.  He 
challenged HANDOW of BADLANDS who is up by 25.  Now was this a wise move?  LIFETAKER 
perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was overcame by HANDOW and ended up with 
26 recognition points.  I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of 
fights that SWORDBREAKER gets in.  He fights people like JENNY THE MULE, 8 points 
below.  I thought SWORDBREAKER showed great skill and promise when he was defeated by 
JENNY THE MULE.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master 
many skills, fight dirty.   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
VEASTIAN is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  
Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUNGOD DESIGNED ME 4270      11   1  0   102       WENSINWASIN (428)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JENNY THE MULE 4215          15  10  0    92       KORGAN CRUSADE (392)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWORDBREAKER 1087            15   9  0    76       WIDOWMAKERS (115)
 NHAVARL 4222                  9  15  0    69       THE FAMILY (116)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLESHRENDER 1108             10  12  0    61       WIDOWMAKERS (115)
 HANDOW 3960                   8   2  0    58       BADLANDS (227)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FACE BREAKER 1099            15   7  0    56       WIDOWMAKERS (115)
 JURRASIC LARKS 4278           7   1  0    54       JURIM'S TEAM (429)
-MUSHAD 4287                   3   1  1    50       EASTERN HORDE (430)
 FOECRUSHER 1160               8  10  0    49       WIDOWMAKERS (115)
 JABBA 4277                    6   3  0    48       JURIM'S TEAM (429)
 BIL BALROG'S SON 4281         4   3  0    48       JURIM'S TEAM (429)
 SWAMPY THE GOBLIN 4310        4   1  0    48       KORGAN CRUSADE (392)
 SHRILL BALROGG 4289           5   2  1    47       JURIM'S TEAM (429)
 JIB AH 4276                   5   4  0    47       JURIM'S TEAM (429)
 SHADOW TOMB 4071              4   5  0    40       BADLANDS (227)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITHIUM 4300                  4   1  0    39       MEDS (432)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NORPRAMINE 4296               5   1  1    32       MEDS (432)
 STILTZ 4265                   7   7  0    29       THE FAMILY (116)
 CARLINE 4266                  6   8  1    27       THE FAMILY (116)
 PENICILLEN 4299               4   1  0    26       MEDS (432)
 LIFETAKER 1520                3   6  0    26       WIDOWMAKERS (115)
 BIL BALROGG 4273              5   7  0    24       KORGAN CRUSADE (392)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AUGUST 4271                   4   0  0    23       WENSINWASIN (428)
 WINTER WITCH 4283             3   7  0    20       KORGAN CRUSADE (392)
-PEACE 4306                    2   0  0    20       EASTERN HORDE (430)
 BUELL 4316                    1   0  0    20       THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)
 THE GREAT RETURN 4318         1   0  0    15       THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)
 V-CARTEL'S DADDY 4319         1   0  0    15       THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)
-INZOLAS 4288                  1   3  0    14       EASTERN HORDE (430)
-TORE 3948                     1   2  0    13       BADLANDS (227)
-SILVER BELLE 4269             3   3  0    12       WENSINWASIN (428)
 PREDNIZONE 4298               1   4  0    12       MEDS (432)
 TIRO COCOCO 4314              1   1  0    11       THE FAMILY (116)
-GALO THE RED 4268             2   2  1     9       WENSINWASIN (428)
-BISHOP 4272                   2   3  0     9       WENSINWASIN (428)
 TYLENOL 3 4297                2   3  0     9       MEDS (432)
 BRINGER OF BLOOD 4317         1   0  0     9       THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)
 FUELED BY YOUR HATE 4315      0   1  0     1       THE SUNGOD COMETH (433)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
TRONJI-ZAR 4303        3  4 0 THE FAMILY 116        SHRILL BALROGG 4289   404         
TIRO COCO 4260         8  8 0 THE FAMILY 116        MUSHAD 4287           402         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Nharval -- Hope you stay down this time, but if you insist, I can keep this up as
long as you can.  And oh, by the way, since you are obviously keeping up with it,
didn't I get the jump this time too...and the blow after that...and after that...etc,
etc. -- SDM

Sungod Designed Me -- As a winner, obviously.  Well done, sir. -- Nhavarl

Swampy the Goblin -- Karnhorns with funny names make me nervous.  So stay away from
me, okay? -- Stiltz

Winter Witch -- Can you do something about this heat?  I sure wouldn't mind if you
did! -- Carline
P.S.  Okay, a blizzard would be over the top.

An Embezzling Scribe?  That's all this arena has to offer me? -- Tronji-Zar the
disgusted

Prednizone -- First, I am not an Andorian!  Second, I'm not a GOLEM, dammit, I'm
KARNHORN.  And third, I should have won that.  It was my right to win. -- Tiro Cococo

SDM -- They'd never let me be Duelmaster.  It's racial discrimination, because I'm
Rirorni.  Lot of prejudice against us Rirorni, and I wasn't even old enough to fight
in the stupid war.  Talk about unfair! -- Nhavarl

Soultender -- Stiltz tells me that Foecrusher gives a bad name to all tall warriors
by being "kinda slow."  (shrug)  Also, if he's the short giant you were referring to,

he's very sensitive about it. -- Don John
P.S.  Of course, he's a basher, too, so he's going to get a lot of "dumb shoe"
remarks whether he likes it or not.

26 June 2003
All -- Would you be willing to proxy my lunger Ganglare at the Face-to-Face?  He's
fighting in the champions tourney.  Thanks.  Write:  Michael Rogers #25335-013, PO
Box 6000, Florence, Co 81226 -- Skullagrim

     STOP THINKING TOGS!!!!!  It's here.  Well, almost here anyway.  We're looking at
a start date of the first turn in Aradi (DM 60) following the Fall Mail-In.  This
should give everyone sufficient time to study the new ultra-improved T#%S IV rules 
and prep accordingly.  So without further ado, here is your handy-dandy guide to
winning your very own Golden Scrod (and some other very cool prizes to be announced
officially before the start of the tourney that must not be named):
1.  Each T#%S team consists of two managers.  After the tourney starts, there will be
    no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your partners wisely.  T#%S IV will
    last for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so.  The only
    team I know of so far is last TOGS winners:  Ganolus Oakleaf/Hombre of Blood
    Related/Thieves Guild.  Hey, this is fun!
2.  The T#%S entry fee is 2 team setups per manager.  This means 4 setups per T#%S
    team.  This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no
    exceptions being made.  This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or
    manager decides to back out early.  To pay the entry fee either:
    a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
       Andy Salveson
       6812 Romanzo Way
       Elk Grove, CA 95758
    b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates.  Sorry, no credit cards and
       no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3.  T#%S point system:
    10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another T#%S warrior.
    7 points for winning on your even challenge of another T#%S warrior.
    7 points for winning on another T#%S warriors challenge.
    7 points for winning a random matchup against another T#%S warrior.
    4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another T#%S warrior.
    4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-T#%S warrior.  Do not fight
      your team mate, you will not get any points.  Also, you will not get any points
      if you challenge or get challenged by a non-T#%S team, so use your avoids
      wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
   10 points for being the Duelmaster.  This is in addition to all points listed
      above and will begin turn 1, so prep accordingly.
    5 points for every spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn.
      The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the
      newsletter (that's 31 lines-each line 85 characters across) and I will be
      completely firm on this.  In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will
      not be given points if they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not
      Duelmasters or fantasy related.  I will be the sole judge of this.  If you're
      unsure if I will judge something to be Duelmasters or fantasy related, then
      e-mail me before you write the spotlight and ask me.  I reserve the right to
      take points away from a spotlight after they are given if I judge at a later
      time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
   -5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
      personal ad.
   -5 points for being the team that avoided the most.
     If you participated in TOGS III, you'll notice some slight changes in the points
structure.  The main things are points for random match ups against non T#%S
warriors, bonus points for being the Duelmaster, new spotlight criteria, and no
points given for being the most avoided team.
4.  I already mentioned this, but T#%S IV will start the first turn in arena 60 after
    the Fall Mail-In runs and it will last for 13 turns.  There will not be a
    Survivor format this time around, meaning no eliminations.  I will still be doing
    the multipliers at the end, however.  This means that all points accumulated by a
    team on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by
    each team on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5.  Prizes are yet to be determined, but I'll tell you what I know.  There will be
    prizes given out each turn to whichever team scores the most combined points on a
    given turn.  Tie breakers will go to the team with the most wins on that turn and
    then to the team with most overall points.  I have asked RSI for the same prizes
    as last TOGS which were transferring any warrior to arena 60 and renaming Aradi
    for approximately 6 months, but we'll see what they come back with.  I haven't
    decided how to split the prizes up, partly because I don't know how many teams
    will be entering yet, but I do know the prizes will be split among the top 3
    teams at the end.  I will announce the exact breakdown of everything when I know
    more.
6.  And just like TOGS III, Death Stud and I will be the sole arbiters of any dispute
    that may arise.  Whine all you like, but as Nuln told you last time, that's how
    it is.
7.  M & RR Clause (go ahead, read between the capitals):  I reserve the right to
    disallow entry to this tourney if you have a previous history of being a big fat
    mouth about everything.
     I think that pretty much covers it.  I will be accepting team entries as of now
and then posting them in the newsletters as I receive entry fees.  Please feel free
to e-mail me regarding any questions or comments at Ganolus@aol.com.  So everyone don
your best pair of leg warmers, hop on your favorite farm animal, and ride to Aradi
for the 4th kinda-annual Tournament that must not be named for no apparent reason
whatsoever, or T#%S IV, for short.  See ya'll there!

-- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SWORDBREAKER was viciously subdued by JENNY THE MULE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
FLESHRENDER overcame SWAMPY THE GOBLIN in a 1 minute Challenge match.
SHADOW TOMB slimly lost to FOECRUSHER in a popular 4 minute gory Challenge contest.
LIFETAKER was demolished by HANDOW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
SUNGOD DESIGNED ME overpowered NHAVARL in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
SHRILL BALROGG butchered TRONJI-ZAR in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
FACE BREAKER was viciously subdued by JURRASIC LARKS in a 3 minute gruesome melee.
JABBA viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 3 minute gruesome duel.
JIB AH vanquished CARLINE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
STILTZ was overcome by LITHIUM in a 3 minute veteran vs. novice upset bout.
WINTER WITCH was savagely defeated by NORPRAMINE in a 3 minute competition.
BIL BALROG'S SON demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
BIL BALROGG overcame PREDNIZONE in a 2 minute expert vs. novice fight.
TYLENOL 3 was bested by TIRO COCOCO in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
PENICILLEN overpowered FUELED BY YOUR HATE in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
BUELL overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BRINGER OF BLOOD beat PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a tiring 4 minute novice's bout.
THE GREAT RETURN handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute competition.
V-CARTEL'S DADDY overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  10 -  1      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    52 -  32 -  2      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  33 -  2      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  16 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -  10 -  1      33  |

Turn 404 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  SUNGOD DESIGNED ME 4270    11   1  0  102 WENSINWASIN (428)
LUNGING ATTACK   JENNY THE MULE 4215        15  10  0   92 KORGAN CRUSADE (392)
WALL OF STEEL    SWORDBREAKER 1087          15   9  0   76 WIDOWMAKERS (115)
PARRY-STRIKE     FACE BREAKER 1099          15   7  0   56 WIDOWMAKERS (115)
STRIKING ATTACK  BIL BALROG'S SON 4281       4   3  0   48 JURIM'S TEAM (429)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    LITHIUM 4300                4   1  0   39 MEDS (432)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JENNY THE MULE 4215.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NORPRAMINE 4296.  The ten other most popular fighters were FUELED BY YOUR 
HATE 4315, JENNY THE MULE 4215, SHADOW TOMB 4071, JABBA 4277, JURRASIC LARKS 4278, 
BIL BALROGG 4273, HANDOW 3960, JIB AH 4276, STILTZ 4265, and LITHIUM 4300.

The least popular fighter this week was BRINGER OF BLOOD 4317.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TYLENOL 3 4297, TRONJI-ZAR 4303, NHAVARL 4222, SWORDBREAKER 
1087, V-CARTEL'S DADDY 4319, BUELL 4316, PENICILLEN 4299, WINTER WITCH 4283, CARLINE 
4266, and FACE BREAKER 1099.