DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/20/2020    Duedate: 06/16/2020

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM-45    TURN-424

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HUMAN BEAN
SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
(45-4853) [14-5-1,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HUMAN BEAN                     PANIC ROOM
SHEWISH BUFFET (520)           YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
(45-4853) [14-5-1,122]         (45-5561) [4-0-0,51]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

URBAN LEGEND                   LEAN HOG
BOOK OF THOMAS (528)           HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
(45-4836) [16-21-0,84]         (45-5255) [8-4-0,57]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

YUPPIE SHELTER (576)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS CARS (562)        77
2. FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)    60      RAT PAK (79)
3. SHADOW LEGION (575)         39      Unchartered Team
4. YUPPIE SHELTER (576)        36
5. GOING BERSERK (527)         35      FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/17*FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)   5   0  0  100   1/ 0*YUPPIE SHELTER (576)     10  5 0
 2/ 0*HISTORY'S HENCHMEN (514)   1   0  0  100   2/ 9 GOING BERSERK (527)       7  2 0
 3/ 0 RAT PAK (79)              30  10  2 75.0   3/ 4 WOB AFW (556)             7  7 1
 4/ 1 INTERNATIONAL (554)      109  55 14 66.5   4/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)       7  8 1
 5/ 0*YUPPIE SHELTER (576)      13   7  0 65.0   5/ 7 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)    6  4 0
 6/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)      603 380 36 61.3   6/11 FORCE OF FIVE (539)       6  4 0
 7/ 0 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)   93  60  2 60.8   7/ 0 SHADOW LEGION (575)       6  6 1
 8/ 0 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    35  25  2 58.3   8/17*FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  5  0 0
 9/ 0 BASH BROS CARS (562)      84  63  4 57.1   9/10 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)        5  3 0
10/ 4 GOING BERSERK (527)      107  82  8 56.6  10- 2 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)     5  5 0
11/ 0 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      44  35  6 55.7  11/ 5 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)         5 10 0
12/ 0 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  30  25  2 54.5  12/ 0 BASH BROS CARS (562)      4  1 0
13/ 0 ICE-N-FIRE (544)          38  32  3 54.3  13/ 0 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    4  1 0
14/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)      80  70  3 53.3  14/15 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)      4  2 0
15/ 0 AVID FANS (65)           234 213 23 52.3  15/14 INTERNATIONAL (554)       4  6 1
16/ 8 FORCE OF FIVE (539)       31  29  1 51.7  16/ 0 AVID FANS (65)            3  2 0
17/ 6 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)         33  31  1 51.6  17/ 0 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)   3  2 0
18/ 7 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)     139 136 10 50.5  18/ 6 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)    3  6 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/ 0*LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)    2   2  0 50.0  19/ 8*SYFY (568)                3  7 0
20/ 9 WOB AFW (556)             60  63  4 48.8  20/13*DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)      3  7 0
21/11 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)    43  46  5 48.3  21/ 0*LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)   2  2 0
22/12 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)        84  97  3 46.4  22/ 0 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)      2  3 0
23-14 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)    373 476 11 43.9  23/ 0 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  2  3 0
24/13 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)    42  57  1 42.4  24/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)      2  5 0
25/ 0 SHADOW LEGION (575)       48  67  3 41.7  25/ 0*HISTORY'S HENCHMEN (514)  1  0 0
26-15*PAIN AND PLEASURE (564)   13  19  1 40.6  26/ 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   1  4 1
27/ 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   21  49  1 30.0  27/ 0 ICE-N-FIRE (544)          1  4 0
28/ 3*SYFY (568)                 3   7  0 30.0  28/ 0*GODS OF WAR (572)         1  4 0
29/16*DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)       3   7  0 30.0  29/ 0 RAT PAK (79)              1  4 0
30/ 0*GODS OF WAR (572)          1   4  0 20.0  30/ 0*LEGENDS (574)             1  4 0
31/ 0*LEGENDS (574)              1   5  0 16.7  31-16*PAIN AND PLEASURE (564)   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

[Prelude to] 'The Emerald Eye of ElseWhen'

What man is he who desires life and longs for many days, that he may see good? --- 
Psalm 34:12 Amplified Classic

The camp was in disarray with untold months of neglect, but Stormm Krow had other 
things on her mind, since the Veteran Manager who was friends with her father had sent 
word to close down the Gladiator Training of his Under-Performing Stable of Misfits.

She had not heard any word from her missing father, nor had she been able to verify 
the rumors that her 'Uncle' had also gone off-world to find him.

All she could do was sit and wait, entertaining herself with the occasional bout of 
wannabe gladiators, along with the amusing stories told by each of the members of the 
Stable she was left in charge to train oh so long ago.

The Poison Blades and Nasty Sand Dancer had fallen upon the Sands of Battle, before 
the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse V contest had finished its course.

Their replacements, Blue Dragon Blade [3-5-0] and Sticky Blue Blade [1-3-0], had not 
been that impressive upon the Stormcrowe Arena Sands, but neither had Sticky Situation 
nor The Fever Dreamer, who were sporting identical, but unimpressive [4-9-0] records 
in Stormcrowe.

The Only Original Gladiator from the Stable she was entrusted to oversee and train 
that had Close to a .500 record was A Funky Nightmare [6-7-0], but none of the 
survivors of the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse V contest had found a way to parlay their 
abilities, or the lack thereof, into a winning record thus far!

In fact, the Abattoir 5 Blades Stable merely had accumulated a wretched 20-45 record 
to show for their efforts, or the lack thereof, upon the Stormcrowe Arena Sands!

Nevertheless, they had hung around Stormcrowe, awaiting an opportunity to redeem 
themselves, or die trying, as the days turned to weeks and then into long months and 
beyond, with nary a word from the Veteran Manager who had mysteriously disappeared 
from the Arena Culture of Stormcrowe... leaving his countless other Abandoned Stables 
scattered across the Battle Lands of Alastari!

Stormm Krow was having a few drinks and laughs with her slightly out-of-shape 
trainees, along with a few potential replacement options who had been lured to her 
training encampment with the hopes that the battle-scarred Shagornan Elf would aid 
them in their quest for an opportunity to Dance Upon the Stormcrowe Sands! 

The battle-scarred assets of the beautiful Shagornan Elf were most pronounced by the 
black-eye-patch over her left eye, signifying a silent badge-of-honor as to her 
trusted position that her 'Uncle' had given to her in his absence! 

This Badge of Honor as it were, did not mar her beauty, nor were her other battle-
scarred assets one bit diminished from her attractiveness!

The shadows of the evening were relentlessly stretching their way towards the 
impromptu campfire, where the assorted gladiators were testing their drinking, or 
other competitive skills with one another, all under the watchful eye of Stormm Krow.

Their boisterous reverie was suddenly interrupted by a blinding cascade of multiple 
colors, accompanied by an eerie onrush of otherworldly sounds, as two battle-hardened 
men emerged from the cacophony of sounds and lights, seemingly spat rather 
unceremoniously upon the sands of the blood-stained training grounds!

As the dust settled upon the cloaked figures, two familiar faces could be discerned 
from the midst of the blood, sweat and grime of untold off-world adventures!

One of the figures staggered forward, obviously in great pain from some as-yet-
unexplained and yet-to-be-determined affliction!

"Father!"

The taller cloaked figure, clutching an Elven Orb of Transport, quickly caught his 
wounded companion, before his long-time-friend nearly collapsed upon the sands!

"Uncle!"

                                     [TIME JUMP]

On a jagged cliff overlooking the shores of the Stormcrow Bay to the northwest of 
Aljifar, old friends and new were feasting on the view and the news of what had 
transpired in the lives of all concerned in the Long Ago and the Near and Now!

The warrior-daughter of Storm Crow was holding the wounded left arm of her father, 
much like a child would cling to his or her parent in times of uncertainty!

Storm Crow was tenderly holding a Glowing Orb of great beauty and hidden power in his 
battle-grizzled right hand, an object that had nearly cost him his life!

"What is it, Father?" questioned his warrior-daughter Stormm Krow.

"It Is The Elven Eye Of ElseWhen," was his grim reply!

                                     [TIME JUMP]

After several days of Healing and Restoration had passed, the Veteran Manager had 
charged Stormm Krow, the Warrior-Daughter of Storm Crow, to assist her father in 
seeking out a group of Warriors who are prone to be Ones who are 'Straying from the 
Right or Normal Way' and who embrace the fighting styles of ones who are 'Deviating 
from the Usual or Natural Type!'

"I will join you after I register this rag-tag-roster of Abattoir 5 Blades for the 
upcoming WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE contest ... hosted by my old friend Master Darque!" 
announced the Veteran Manager to his fellow adventurers.

Addressing His Rusty Stable of Over-Fed and Under-Trained Gladiators, the Veteran 
Manager made it clear as to his intentions for his under-performing Stable:

"You Have Ten Rounds To Increase Your Stormcrowe Arena Record From 20 Wins To 45 Wins! 

"40 Wins Would Be A Miracle! 

"35 Wins Will Spare You From Being Banished From Stormcrowe! 

"During The Course Of The Upcoming WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE Festivities... I Expect You All 
To Play The Role Of Spoilers... On The Stormcrowe Arena Sands... Or Die Trying!"

The ABBATOIR 5 BLADES quickly conferred among themselves, realizing that the Veteran 
Manager was expecting them to get 25 of 50 Wins for a .500 Record during the WHEEL OF 
MISFORTUNE Chaos!

It was a Sobering Thought that the Veteran Manager believed that getting 20 Wins would 
be a Miracle!

Still More Sobering was the Fact that If They Failed to get 15 Wins... They Would Be 
Banished from Stormcrowe Arena!

A few more hushed whispers with accusations and rebuttals ensued, as the Veteran 
Manager kept a close watch on the reactions from his Unstable Stable of Warriors!

Then with Seemingly One Voice... the ABATTOIR 5 BLADES raised their voices in one 
enthusiastic shout:  "We Accept Your Challenge!

"Hail Hammer!"

"Very Well Then!" exclaimed the Veteran Manager as He Pointed to the Door, "Time To 
Renew Your Training!"

Hammer was Glad to Be Back in Stormcrowe Arena with Friends and Friendly Foes!

"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!"

                                          -- Hammer the WordSmith

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Welcome contestants to the first turn!  The Wheel of Misfortune kicks off today and we 
are looking forward to 10 turns of great competition. We have 28 managers declared, 
but we will see how many make it for turn 1.  Below is a list of your competitors and 
the scoring rules for turns 1 thru 3.  I hope everyone enjoys themselves and if there 
are any questions about scoring or issues, please let me know and I will do my best to 
answer them.  I can be reached almost daily on the D2 Chatzy room or you can email me 
directly at rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com (be sure to put "WoM DM 45" in the subject 
line).

Good luck and good dueling to everyone!

                                          -- Master Darque
                                             Contest Moderator

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                                 MANAGER -- TEAM NAME

                      1.   Master Darque -- Darque Forces
                      2.   U.N. -- International
                      3.   OAB -- Shewish Buffet
                      4.   Madwand -- Favorite Sayings 7
                      5.   Assur -- Bash Bros Cars
                      6.   Den -- Big Lake Killers
                      7.   Bubba -- Ima Bubba 2
                      8.   Papaiz -- Book of Thomas
                      9.   Dr. Trump Jr. -- Yuppie Shelter
                      10.  La Guillotine -- Going Berserk
                      11.  Street Legal -- Maiden Japan
                      12.  Paradox -- Legends
                      13.  Dameon Darkheart -- Candy Crushers
                      14.  Channel Master -- SYFY
                      15.  Queen Artemis -- Dragon's Tooth
                      16.  Otis the Drunk -- Otis Likes Lungers
                      17.  Floyd -- CSU College Radio
                      18.  Howlin Wolf -- Howlin Slaughter
                      19.  Khisanth -- WOB AFW
                      20.  Philthy Phil -- Ice-N-Fire
                      21.  Presstoe -- Force of Five
                      22.  Dr. Feelgood -- The Mentors Ride
                      23.  The Greek Guy -- Lurocian Outkasts
                      24.  Shadowthrone -- Shadow Legion
                      25.  Crip -- Avid Fans
                      26.  Hammer -- Abattior 5 Blades
                      27.  Boss Rat -- Rat Pak
                      28.  Doc Steele -- TBD

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TURN 1 -- Standard Scoring

+3 Win
-2 Death
+2 Kill

Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored.
(Please note:  Death against any opponent will be scored with a -2).
Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly.

TURN 2 -- Morya Madness

+3 points to the highest-ranked warrior of each style.  The highest-ranked is the 
highest recognition total, regardless of record. If the case of a tie in recognition 
points, win/loss percentage will be the tiebreaker, followed by total kills (warrior).

+5 Top Team on the Move descending scoring down to #5 (e.g. +5 for first, +4 for the 
second, etc).

+2 Successful Bloodfeud.  Bloodfeud victories for kills that did not occur during the 
contest do not count to this total.

+5 Most Avoided Squad (teammates avoiding one another will not be counted)
-5 Most Avoiding Squad

+5 Most Turn's Most Popular Warrior
+5 Most Turn's Least Popular

TURN 3 -- Slaughter Priest Memorial

No Challenges (DA allowed and scored regularly; avoids allowed)

+3 points for winning
+3 points for killing (giving 6 in total, 3 for the win and 3 for the kill)

+3 points for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number 
of personals beyond one you still only get three points).  Make sure it is written 
from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get 
the points.

-3 points for losing
-3 points for being killed (so -6 in total: -3 for losing and -3 for being killed)

Special Note:  Challenging during an SPM scoring turn will result in disqualification.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of STORMCROWE!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team DARQUE FORCES was 
unseated this week as YUPPIE SHELTER moved up from 0th ranking to take the top spot 
with a 3-2-0 record for the round.  My tutors were fond of telling me that the higher 
you rise the harder you fall.  This week THE MENTORS RIDE went 0-5-0 and fell 12 
notches into 18th!  SYFY bore the brunt of major assault on their standings this week 
as they dropped to 19th position as the result of going 0-5-0!  Warriors--remember 
that glory waits always around the corner!  Witness how this week FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 
went 5-0-0 to move up 9 in the rankings.  Did only my eyes note the 5-0-0 record 
which GOING BERSERK managed to post this round?  I don't doubt that such a record 
will draw challengers!  I could not but notice the fine record for FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 
(5-0-0) after their first round of combat.  May the gods of war favor you in 
STORMCROWE!  ME EITHER caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as it 
skillfully bested CARAMEL CUDGEL and was awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one of 
the week's more notable duels, PANIC ROOM put down THE BRUTE SQUAD, causing him to 
lose 17 points of recognition in the process.  Unwilling to wait upon the will of 
others, Duelmaster MAD MOXXI challenged HUMAN BEAN last week in a match to decide the 
fate of the throne.  The city has turned out in honor of HUMAN BEAN, for with his 
arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  Would you 
believe that over half of the old women in STORMCROWE seem to feel that they could 
fight better than you gladiators?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  My inside sources tell me that the 
team to beat in STORMCROWE these days is BIG LAKE KILLERS.  At least, most blades in 
town are looking to avoid them.  Apparently the stalwarts of SYFY are catching the 
bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  
Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  CARMEN MONOXIDE take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in STORMCROWE.  I cannot but express pride 
for the fearlessness of JOE TWITCH who cast caution to the winds and challenged KURR, 
a fighter 29 points higher.  3 points of newly earned recognition and a dose of my 
admiration is what JOE TWITCH must now weigh against the defeat which resulted.  
SHANGHAI must really be harboring a grudge against the SYFY guild!  Merciless, 21 
challenged down NICO DIANGELO points this week to duel with it.  The weight of the 
challenge fell hard upon NICO DIANGELO and predictably he was beat by SHANGHAI.  This 
is how to arouse the anger of an entire guild!  For some warriors honor is not 
important--only empty victory.  See, gladiators, how MIRAGE of WOB AFW challenged 
down 27 points to DRA-GON.  All the city knows the duel went in favor of MIRAGE.  I 
shall not fail to spread the word in other cities of this "mighty" victory.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers 
the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     The girls are as pretty in STORMCROWE 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 - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a 
maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HUMAN BEAN 4853              14   5  1   122       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRISM GUARD 4857             13   5  1   117       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496    21  12  0   110       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 RUNNING FREE 4406            20  21  0   109       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 USKURNTAI 4886               10   9  0   109       GOING BERSERK (527)
 ALPHA REV 5213               16   5  1   108       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 UNDK 4872                    14   8  1   104       GOING BERSERK (527)
 CAR SEAT HEADREST 5210       10   4  0   104       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 DOROTHY 5055                 12   3  2   100       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 BOMBAY BIKE CLUB 5214        17  10  0    98       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 ALDON 5120                   14   2  0    97       WOB AFW (556)
 AN ARENA DOCTOR 4175         21  23  1    94       AVID FANS (65)
 MAD MOXXI 5390                8   3  0    92       DARQUE FORCES (428)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KWITCHERBICHON 4861          18  13  0    90       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 CHOPPER 5044                  7   8  1    89       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 ROCK OF AGES 5096            22  14  1    85       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 URBAN LEGEND 4836            16  21  0    84       BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
 BLIZZARD-RAT 516             16   3  0    84       RAT PAK (79)
 POISON IV 5338               12   7  1    83       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 EDMUND KEMPER 5058           12   6  1    77       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 RAINBOW BYTE 5391             8   5  0    77       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 ME TOO 5267                   7   5  0    74       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 KIT KAT KATANA 4901          11   5  2    72       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 YAK 5296                     11   6  1    72       GOING BERSERK (527)
 IMA GETCHA 4944               9   5  0    71       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 SHRIMP SCAMP 4855             7   8  0    71       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
 FAMILY RECIPE 4854           11   4  1    70       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
 KURR 5432                     6   1  0    68       GOING BERSERK (527)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOULDER 5215                 11  13  1    63       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 THE VEAL DEAL 5251            9   3  0    62       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 GUMMI BEAR GAVEL 5089         7   7  2    58       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 FEEDER 5252                   7   5  0    58       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
-CRYSTAL 5413                  6   3  0    58       NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
 NO WASHER FLUID 5233         10   3  0    57       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 LEAN HOG 5255                 8   4  0    57       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RASAM 5117                   10  10  0    56       WOB AFW (556)
 OZARKS 5046                   9   7  0    56       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 LEMON 5241                    5   7  0    56       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 PEZ PULVERIZER 5287           9   3  1    55       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 SECURITY GUARD 4825          10  15  1    54       AVID FANS (65)
 ME EITHER 5268                8   3  0    54       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 TOBIR BATTER 5316             4   3  0    54       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
-ATALI 4770                    8  20  0    53       NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
 IMA KILLA 5298                6   3  0    53       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 THEON 5056                   11   2  0    52       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 BRUCE BRENIZER 5294           7   8  2    51       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 PANIC ROOM 5561               4   0  0    51       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 CARAMEL CUDGEL 4900           8   6  1    49       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 HERSHEY HAMMER 5324           6   2  0    48       CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
 A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905        6   8  0    46       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 STICKY SITUATION 4904         4  10  0    46       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 NOT ME 5271                   4   6  0    46       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 THE MOUNTAIN 4969             8   6  0    42       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
-POLAR FLEECE 4817             7  11  0    42       NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOE TWITCH 4934               5   7  0    40       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
 BUBBLES 4935                  9   3  0    38       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
 SHANGHAI 5323                 7   7  1    38       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 BLOW OUT 5043                 7  12  0    37       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 RUSTBELT 4931                 6   6  1    37       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
 STUNTMAN 4932                 6   6  0    37       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
 SNOW 4971                     6   8  1    35       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 LOHENGRIN 4933                5   7  0    35       FORCE OF FIVE (539)
 STRANGEWORLD 5319             7  13  0    34       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 THE FEVER DREAMER 4906        4  10  0    34       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 MIRAGE 5354                   3   2  0    34       WOB AFW (556)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ME THREE 5270                 4   6  2    33       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
-PAIN MAIDEN 5266              4   3  0    33       PAIN AND PLEASURE (564)
 SHADOW SHAMAN 5523            2   0  1    33       SHADOW LEGION (575)
 THE HOUND 4968                5   9  0    32       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326          5   8  1    31       AVID FANS (65)
 IMA PIMP 5062                 8   4  0    30       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 THROTTLE JOCKEY 5336          4   1  0    29       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 CESPEDES 5359                 3   3  1    29       WOB AFW (556)
 HAWAII 5567                   3   1  0    29       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 SHADOW MERC 5525              2   1  0    28       SHADOW LEGION (575)
 SHADOW TEMPLAR 5517           4   2  0    27       SHADOW LEGION (575)
 HARLEYZILLA 5459              1   1  0    27       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
 BLUE DRAGON BLADE 5310        4   5  1    26       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 M.C. 5369                     2   1  0    25       AVID FANS (65)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ARAVAE 5285                   3   1  0    23       PAIN AND PLEASURE (564)
 MAR-A-LAGO 5566               3   1  0    22       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 EXPOSE 5455                   1   0  0    20       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
-LITTLE SISTER 5410            4   5  0    19       NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
 JOHN WAYNE GACY 5461          2   0  0    19       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 MAINTENANCE 5435              1   0  0    19       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 CHECK ENGINE 5433             1   0  0    19       BASH BROS CARS (562)
-KARRIANA 5260                 2   4  1    17       PAIN AND PLEASURE (564)
-POLE STAR 5423                2   6  0    17       NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
 H.H. HOLMES 5378              3   1  0    15       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 RODMAN 5471                   1   0  0    15       WOB AFW (556)
 FENDER BENDER 5434            1   0  0    15       BASH BROS CARS (562)
 WHITE HOUSE 5562              1   1  0    14       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 CARMEN MONOXIDE 5427          2   4  1    13       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 STABLEHAND 5560               1   0  0    13       AVID FANS (65)
 SOUTH POLE 5381               3   3  0    12       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 TOKYO 5483                    1   0  1    11       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 TRAVIS STOLL 5420             1   1  0    11       SYFY (568)
 BEN WHITECLIFFS 5454          1   0  0    11       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 STICKY SITUATION 5488         1   0  0    11       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 MIKE OX 5451                  1   0  0    11       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 OTHER MOTHER 5439             2   2  0    10       DARQUE FORCES (428)
 SPITTING LLAMA 5485           1   0  0    10       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
 LADY DEATHSTRIKE 5490         1   0  0    10       GODS OF WAR (572)
 SPARTACUS 5507                1   0  0    10       LEGENDS (574)
 MARY KRUEGER 5501             1   0  0     8       BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
 MANCE RAYDER 5347             1   1  0     8       ICE-N-FIRE (544)
 AIR BNB 5564                  2   1  0     7       YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
 SHADOW BOZO 5509              2   1  0     7       SHADOW LEGION (575)
 STICKY BLUE BLADE 5343        1   4  0     7       ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
 ROAST BEAST 5441              1   1  0     7       SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
 JUICE BOX 5452                1   0  0     7       FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
 IRMA 5315                     1   1  0     7       OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
 DRA-GON 5460                  1   1  0     7       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GUDRUN 4598                   1   0  0     6       HISTORY'S HENCHMEN (514)
 NICO DIANGELO 5422            1   1  0     6       SYFY (568)
-SHAERYA 5305                  1   1  0     6       PAIN AND PLEASURE (564)
 THE CLAIRVOYANT 5467          1   0  0     5       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 SWAUM 5559                    1   0  0     5       GOING BERSERK (527)
 BIRX 5500                     1   0  0     5       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 CUOMO 5499                    1   0  0     5       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 DABA 5358                     1   0  0     5       HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
 CONNER STOLL 5421             1   1  0     4       SYFY (568)
 NEW ZEALAND 5385              1   1  0     4       INTERNATIONAL (554)
 DIXIE 1 5494                  1   0  0     4       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 PERCY JACKSON 5418            0   2  0     2       SYFY (568)
 BUFFALO 5379                  0   1  0     1       CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
 MIA-RAT 5569                  0   1  0     1       RAT PAK (79)
 ROLLIN THUNDER 5466           0   1  0     1       THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
 ACES HIGH 5462                0   1  0     1       MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
 CAINE 5505                    0   1  0     1       LEGENDS (574)
 DJ DRAGON 5484                0   1  0     1       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
 CHUN MA 5492                  0   1  0     1       GODS OF WAR (572)
 DOBBY 5487                    0   1  0     1       SYFY (568)
 DRACO METEOR 5486             0   1  0     1       DRAGON'S TOOTH (570)
 ABLE 5504                     0   1  0     1       LEGENDS (574)
 THUNDER-RAT 513               0   1  0     1       RAT PAK (79)
 YARSIN 5493                   0   1  0     1       GODS OF WAR (572)
 KRATOS 5491                   0   1  0     1       GODS OF WAR (572)
 FAUCI 5497                    0   1  0     1       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 ANDUARI 5503                  0   1  0     1       LEGENDS (574)
 DIXIE 2 5495                  0   1  0     1       IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
 PELOSI 5496                   0   1  0     1       LUROCIAN OUTKASTS (573)
 DIANA 5489                    0   1  0     1       GODS OF WAR (572)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BIRDIE 5386             3  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528   CESPEDES 5359         422   
A 5570                  0  1 0 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER 563 DARK CHAMPION         424  NONE
CARL LEWIS 5502         0  1 0 LEGENDS 574          TOKYO 5483            424   
STORM-RAT 514           0  1 0 RAT PAK 79           MEAT GRINDER          424  NONE
TYPHOON-RAT 517         0  1 0 RAT PAK 79           SHEWISH GIANT         424  NONE
SHADOW ORC 5511         1  3 0 SHADOW LEGION 575    BLUE DRAGON BLAD 5310 424   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Wild Wheelers -- Looking Forward to All Your Wit & Wisdom Over the Next 10 Turns! -- 
Hammer the WordSmith

Contest Crazies -- Enjoy Another Sticky Situation! -- Sticky Situation

Contest Crazies -- Let Your Nightmare Begin! -- A Funky Nightmare

Contest Crazies -- Survive Your Fever Dream! -- The Fever Dreamer

Contest Crazies -- Sing Your Dragon Blues! -- Blue Dragon Blade

Contest Crazies -- Sing Your Sticky Blues! -- Sticky Blue Blade

Misfortunate Malcontents -- Looking Forward to All Your Mirth & Mayhem Over the Next 
10 Turns! -- Hammer the WordSmith

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TYPHOON-RAT was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
STORM-RAT was butchered by MEAT GRINDER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
A was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
MAD MOXXI was demolished by HUMAN BEAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title fight.
POISON IV was devastated by USKURNTAI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
EDMUND KEMPER was devastated by RUNNING FREE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
OZARKS was bested by IMA GETCHA in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody Challenge match.
TOBIR BATTER overpowered THROTTLE JOCKEY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
JOE TWITCH lost to KURR in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
STRANGEWORLD was vanquished by IMA KILLA in a 3 minute gory one-sided Challenge duel.
SHANGHAI overpowered NICO DIANGELO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
STUNTMAN overpowered TRAVIS STOLL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
MIRAGE bested DRA-GON in a 1 minute gory veteran vs. amateur Challenge battle.
CARMEN MONOXIDE was handily defeated by LOHENGRIN in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
CONNER STOLL was defeated by JOHN WAYNE GACY in a 2 minute Challenge struggle.
H.H. HOLMES slimly won victory over OTHER MOTHER in a 3 minute Challenge bout.
ROAST BEAST bested PERCY JACKSON in a 2 minute novice's Challenge brawl.
BOMBAY BIKE CLUB beat CHOPPER in a 2 minute veteran's match.
ALPHA REV savagely defeated KWITCHERBICHON in a 2 minute veteran's match.
CAR SEAT HEADREST bested ME TOO in a action packed 1 minute veteran's bout.
ALDON was subdued by PRISM GUARD in a action packed 1 minute expert's bout.
DOROTHY was unbelievably bested by RIME-ANCIENT MARINER in a 3 minute contest.
UNDK overpowered KIT KAT KATANA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
AN ARENA DOCTOR overpowered BOULDER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BLIZZARD-RAT defeated RAINBOW BYTE in a action packed 4 minute match.
URBAN LEGEND savagely defeated FAMILY RECIPE in a popular 5 minute expert's duel.
ROCK OF AGES outlasted TASTES LIKE CHICKEN in a tiresome 14 minute uneven competition.
THE VEAL DEAL defeated BRUCE BRENIZER in a 6 minute gruesome fight.
SHRIMP SCAMP handily defeated LEMON in a exciting 2 minute one-sided fight.
YAK overpowered STICKY SITUATION in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
THE MOUNTAIN was savagely defeated by LEAN HOG in a action packed 6 minute bout.
THE BRUTE SQUAD was devastated by PANIC ROOM in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BLOW OUT was bested by NOT ME in a 1 minute battle.
BUBBLES subdued THE HOUND in a exciting 3 minute struggle.
THEON unbelievably bested A FUNKY NIGHTMARE in a exciting 4 minute brutal fight.
HERSHEY HAMMER was viciously subdued by FEEDER in a action packed 2 minute gory match.
GUMMI BEAR GAVEL luckily beat SECURITY GUARD in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
RASAM viciously subdued HAWAII in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided duel.
CARAMEL CUDGEL was viciously subdued by ME EITHER in a crowd pleasing 4 minute duel.
NO WASHER FLUID outwaited THE FEVER DREAMER in a unpopular 15 minute duel.
PEZ PULVERIZER defeated ME THREE in a exciting 5 minute bloody brawl.
RUSTBELT overcame SNOW in a exciting 4 minute brutal conflict.
IMA PIMP was outlasted by HARLEYZILLA in a 8 minute gory battle.
CESPEDES was vanquished by SHADOW SHAMAN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MAR-A-LAGO handily defeated SOUTH POLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SHADOW ORC was dispatched by BLUE DRAGON BLADE in a exciting 1 minute match.
M.C. viciously subdued IRMA in a exciting 3 minute brutal bout.
SHADOW MERC overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SHADOW TEMPLAR devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
SHADOW BOZO unbelievably bested FAUCI in a unpopular 12 minute gory novice's battle.
NEW ZEALAND was devastated by EXPOSE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
STICKY BLUE BLADE was devastated by WHITE HOUSE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
AIR BNB was defeated by RODMAN in a 2 minute gory amateur's duel.
MANCE RAYDER was overpowered by MAINTENANCE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BEN WHITECLIFFS viciously subdued KRATOS in a popular 2 minute gruesome novice's bout.
JUICE BOX subdued DRACO METEOR in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
MIKE OX handily defeated DIANA in a 1 minute gory mismatched bout.
FENDER BENDER overpowered ANDUARI in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
CHECK ENGINE vanquished CHUN MA in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
DOBBY was defeated by GUDRUN in a action packed 1 minute novice's fight.
STICKY SITUATION vanquished DIXIE 2 in a 1 minute one-sided match.
LADY DEATHSTRIKE demolished THUNDER-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
YARSIN was overpowered by SPARTACUS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
DIXIE 1 unbelievably bested BUFFALO in a exciting 9 minute novice's contest.
PELOSI was demolished by SPITTING LLAMA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CUOMO defeated ACES HIGH in a 3 minute gruesome amateur's fight.
BIRX unbelievably bested MIA-RAT in a exciting 3 minute brutal amateur's match.
MARY KRUEGER viciously subdued CAINE in a popular 4 minute gory novice's brawl.
CARL LEWIS was slaughtered by TOKYO in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
ABLE was overcome by SWAUM in a 1 minute novice's melee.
DJ DRAGON lost to DABA in a 2 minute novice's fight.
STABLEHAND overcame CHOPPED LIVER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute beginner's match.
THE CLAIRVOYANT slimly won victory over ROLLIN THUNDER in a 2 minute novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  29         WALL OF STEEL     22 -   9 -  0      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                 21         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   9 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     20         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  14 -  0      59  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   15         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  27 -  1      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  14         STRIKING ATTACK   50 -  61 -  3      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 13         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                      12         AIMED BLOW        17 -  28 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      7         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  1      30  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  20 -  0      26  |

Turn 424 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     13 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  4         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  5     STRIKING ATTACK    9 - 12         3  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK    16 - 13     AIMED BLOW         4 -  8         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY       11 -  9     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     4 - 10         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4         1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  HUMAN BEAN 4853            14   5  1  122 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
LUNGING ATTACK   PRISM GUARD 4857           13   5  1  117 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
TOTAL PARRY      RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496  21  12  0  110 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
PARRY-LUNGE      ALPHA REV 5213             16   5  1  108 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
STRIKING ATTACK  UNDK 4872                  14   8  1  104 GOING BERSERK (527)
WALL OF STEEL    CAR SEAT HEADREST 5210     10   4  0  104 CSU COLLEGE RADIO (561)
AIMED BLOW       KWITCHERBICHON 4861        18  13  0   90 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
BASHING ATTACK   EDMUND KEMPER 5058         12   6  1   77 BIG LAKE KILLERS (551)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KIT KAT KATANA 4901        11   5  2   72 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is URBAN LEGEND 4836.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LEAN HOG 5255.  The ten other most popular fighters were URBAN LEGEND 4836, 
A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905, ALPHA REV 5213, DOROTHY 5055, FAMILY RECIPE 4854, THE HOUND 
4968, IMA GETCHA 4944, LEMON 5241, FEEDER 5252, and M.C. 5369.

The least popular fighter this week was THE FEVER DREAMER 4906.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were NO WASHER FLUID 5233, ROCK OF AGES 5096, SHADOW BOZO 5509, 
DIXIE 1 5494, IMA PIMP 5062, PELOSI 5496, YARSIN 5493, THUNDER-RAT 513, DIXIE 2 5495, 
and ANDUARI 5503.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

AN ARENA DOCTOR (45-4175) AVID FANS (65)

                                     STORM POINT

Storm Point, DM 86, is now open!  This arena will process on a two-week cycle.  Orders 
for inaugural battles are due on May 11, 2020.

Jasper Gulch, DM 85, is now closed to new teams, effective immediately.  Any new teams 
that arrive are being rerouted to Storm Point.  DM 85 will continue to process on its 
normal cycle and teams may continue to add new replacement warriors as necessary.

                                          -- RSI