DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/12/2007 Duedate: 10/25/2007
TRICORUS ARENA
DM-51 TURN-471
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JACINTHE
AMAZON ELITE (536)
(51-5211) [21-9-0,109]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JACINTHE WHOLE LOTTA LUV
AMAZON ELITE (536) DAZED N CONFUSED (576)
(51-5211) [21-9-0,109] (51-5395) [3-0-0,39]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DARK RIVER SHROUD OF GLOOM
BLACK CONVENTICLE (465) BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
(51-4117) [16-11-1,102] (51-5362) [15-6-1,80]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MISERABLE CURS (575) 57
2. BLACK CONVENTICLE (465) 56 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
3. DAZED N CONFUSED (576) 22 Unchartered Team
4. AMAZON ELITE (536) 11
5. DARK HORSEMEN (433) 2 MISERABLE CURS (575)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465) 83 46 4 64.3 1/ 2 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465) 9 5 1
2/ 0*MISERABLE CURS (575) 3 2 0 60.0 2/ 1 RAISING R'LYEH (573) 7 7 2
3/ 2 RAISING R'LYEH (573) 38 26 4 59.4 3/ 3*DAZED N CONFUSED (576) 7 8 1
4/ 3 AMAZON ELITE (536) 152 128 11 54.3 4/ 4 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 6 9 0
5/ 4*DAZED N CONFUSED (576) 7 8 1 46.7 5/ 5 AMAZON ELITE (536) 4 2 0
6/ 5 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 599 694 19 46.3 6/ 0*MISERABLE CURS (575) 3 2 0
7- 6*ERRATA (571) 8 10 0 44.4 7- 6*ERRATA (571) 1 6 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 581): LARRY KING of DEATH'S DOOR (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 463): SCURVY LAD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 589): OTIS 3 of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 585): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 584): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 588): GRUNT 3 of MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 585): BABY JESUS of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 580): SIR CUMFERENCE of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 571): XYLICARE of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 570): DR. DREAM of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 544): IRON MAN of ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 534): RIQUETTIE of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 238): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 521): CELIE SHATTERSTONE of DELVERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 470): BLADERUNNER of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 225): GLUM of JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 213): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 419): DARTH NIKILUS of RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 190): CRYBABY of OUTLAWS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 463): SUSHI SLINGER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 581): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 463): TEAM HAVOK (?, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 589): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 585): TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 584): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 588): MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 585): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 580): SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 571): BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 569): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 544): ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 534): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 238): CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 521): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 470): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 224): JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 213): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 419): RANDOM SITH
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 190): QUARTERFLASH (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 463) TWISTED SESAME (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 580): HATCH BATTENER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
SWEET STUFF of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 587): SOLDIER 3 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 584): HOWARD of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 579): QUIZNOS of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 417): BALI DARRAS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly TRICORUS games. Former top team RAISING R'LYEH was
unseated this week as BLACK CONVENTICLE moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top
spot with a 4-1-1 record for the round. THE JONAH caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested KURBALD and was awarded 28 points in
recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, DARK RIVER put down ENDLESS
WATCH, causing her to lose 10 points of recognition in the process. This time out
JACINTHE made hers bid for the throne as she challenged BLADERUNNER in an all out
contest of skill for possession of the title! This time victory fell to the grasp of
the usurper. All hail JACINTHE, Duelmaster of TRICORUS! Heed this! A seer has
warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just
remember...5 or 7!
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city TRICORUS. My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in TRICORUS
these days is DARK HORSEMEN. At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid
them. Apparently the stalwarts of RAISING R'LYEH 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. JACINTHE take warning! You have more than
a few enemies in TRICORUS.
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. I must report the passing of KURBALD,
veteran of many duels. 17-16-1 final record His was not illustrious--but death plays
no favorites. The warrior's path is harsh. For mediocrity there is but one
reward--death. This past week MARSKOL, at 6-14-0, departed TRICORUS forever. This
week's duel proved deadly to MARSKOL as he fell to the more renowned warrior,
COLOROUTOFSPACE. How will DARK HORSEMEN find revenge? Fate is a fickle mistress.
She showers the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious.
Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in TRICORUS. Nice atmosphere you have here! Sadly warriors, now longer can
I keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! 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
JACINTHE 5211 21 9 0 109 AMAZON ELITE (536)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARK RIVER 4117 16 11 1 102 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
BLADERUNNER 5376 9 4 1 98 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE JONAH 5360 14 6 1 90 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
DARK SWEET TREAT 5361 15 5 0 86 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
SHROUD OF GLOOM 5362 15 6 1 80 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
ENDLESS WATCH 5377 9 5 0 80 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COLOROUTOFSPACE 5383 6 2 3 61 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FEAR OF THE DARK 5375 7 6 0 55 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
-BUM 5365 4 1 0 42 ERRATA (571)
WHOLE LOTTA LUV 5395 3 0 0 39 DAZED N CONFUSED (576)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RYOKO 5382 2 0 0 33 AMAZON ELITE (536)
-FUBAR 5364 4 1 0 29 ERRATA (571)
GARANH 5384 4 5 0 29 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OLYMPIA 5357 4 4 1 23 AMAZON ELITE (536)
LASSIE 5391 1 0 0 21 MISERABLE CURS (575)
RIN TIN TIN 5392 1 0 0 18 MISERABLE CURS (575)
VOICES IN MY HEAD 5404 2 1 0 17 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PHAEDRA 5380 3 6 1 16 AMAZON ELITE (536)
VARGOI 5400 3 1 0 15 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
KASHMIR 5397 2 1 1 15 DAZED N CONFUSED (576)
-QAMRA 5381 1 4 0 7 AMAZON ELITE (536)
HER BLACK WINGS 5410 1 0 0 7 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
OLD YELLER 5390 1 0 0 7 MISERABLE CURS (575)
BENJI 5394 0 1 0 7 MISERABLE CURS (575)
MOBY DICK 5396 1 2 0 5 DAZED N CONFUSED (576)
RAMBLE ON 5398 1 2 0 5 DAZED N CONFUSED (576)
SARALAI 5405 1 2 0 5 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
HEARTBREAKER 5409 0 2 0 2 DAZED N CONFUSED (576)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
KURBALD 5345 17 16 1 DARK HORSEMEN 433 THE JONAH 5360 471
MARSKOL 5374 6 14 0 DARK HORSEMEN 433 COLOROUTOFSPACE 5383 471
BEETHOVEN 5393 0 1 0 MISERABLE CURS 575 THREE-HORN TROLL 21 471 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Fear of the Dark -- Next time, please let me at least get one shot in, edgewise,
pointwise, or any-wise. -- The Jonah
Bladerunner -- Curses to you and your entire clan for stealing my throne. This will
not be forgotten! -- The Dark Sweet Treat
Kung Fu Master -- Hast thou not yetst learnt that thou shouldst probably carry thee a
weapon and/or shield? What with thine sundry chops and kicks 'pon mine various
blades one wouldst think thou hast thee a death wish! -- The Shroud Of Gloom
Dark River -- You just keep on flowing, ma'am. It's a wonder to see, that fluid
walk. (shakes head in bemused admiration) Gotta love it, even when I lose. --
Kurbald
Bum -- Darned smart-ass kid! You young know-it-alls give me the pip. -- Marskol
Darned if I know why I did that, the "straining every muscle for power" thing, when
it was just the Persistent Beggar. Sure, he's annoying, well, that's his stock-in-
trade, isn't it? But he's hardly worth that much effort. -- Garanh
P.S. I actually pulled a muscle!
Kashmir -- Well, that's confusion for you. It'll cost you fights every time. You
need to stay on TOP of things, you know? Focus, that's what you need. Not against
me, of course, it's quite charming the way you lose to me, but against others. Hmm,
maybe you shouldn't work on focus after all, or you might hurt me! I wouldn't like
that. Yeah, I guess...go on being dazed and confused. Probably better. -- Saralai
P.S. And keep on teaching like that, too.
Heartbreaker -- Thanks, but I'd rather not. It works fine as it is. -- Vargoi
P.S. Your best bet is to switch to a warflail or a medium shield, and don't use it
on me.
20 September 2007
Ok, ok, you can stop not-talking about TOGS VI already, it is coming, slowly but
surely, like a giant, over-fed, greased slug sliding down a gravely driveway. We're
looking for new-comers, old-timers, in-betweeners, fence-sitters and Delarquans to
come on out and participate. Just think, you could be the next Pinky & the Brain
pairing (a la Creepster & Manager), or maybe you'll be the team that crushes all in
its path on the way TO UTTER AND COMPLETE TOGS DOMINATION!!!!!! [note: insert
sinister cackle if it helps you complete the picture]
There will be a few minor changes, so let's recap the rules from top to bottom:
1. Each TOGS team consists of two managers. After the contest starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your teammate wisely. TOGS VI will last
for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so.
2. The TOGS entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per TOGS
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:
Paul Jokelson
115 Moss Ave. #201
Oakland, CA 94611
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. TOGS point system:
Fights:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on another TOGS warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random match-up against another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning a random match-up against a non-TOGS warrior.
Changes this TOGS:
** 10 points for any challenge by the DM, UP OR DOWN!!
** 4 points for winning a random match-up against your TOGS partner's warrior.
To state the obvious, there are 0 points if you challenge your partner.
** 4 points for winning a bloodfeud attempt against you by a non-TOGS warrior
You will not get any points if you challenge or get challenged by a non-TOGS team
(with the exception of the above-stated rule if you get bloodfeuded), so use your
avoids wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
Spots/Ads
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 we 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.
We will be the sole judge of this. If you're unsure if we will judge something to be
Duelmasters or fantasy related, then e-mail me before you write the spotlight and
ask. We reserve the right to take points away from a spotlight after they are given
if we judge at 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.
4. TOGS VI will start in arena 60 shortly after the Winter Face-to-Face (turn due
Feb 21, Aradi turn 436) and as mentioned before will last for 13 turns. There will
be multipliers in the later rounds, which 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. Soultaker and Nuln will be the sole arbiters of any dispute that may arise, with
props to Sentinel for doing the score-keeping as always. Whine all you like, we will
be glad to provide comfortable chairs and the cheese of your choice.
And there be the rules. If you look closely, you'll notice there were a few minor
changes and additions made from the TOGS V rules. They are as follows:
-- The Snotman & Nuln rule: Last TOGS Snotman and Nuln randomly matched up something
like 4-5 times, so we basically decided out of pity to now give a small amount of
points (4 in this case) for winning a random against a teammate, so that you're not
completely screwed by having 2 of your 10 warriors get 0 zero points automatically.
-- Scaling Down Points for the DM: Previously a TOGS DM would get 10 points *in
addition* to whatever challenge points they got. This was to keep the DM from being
penalized for being at the top and give people something to fight for. However, it
was a bit too much of an award and we decided to scale it back and eliminate the
bonus, but give full upchallenge credit whenever the DM challenges.
-- Bloodfeuds from outside TOGS teams: This incident came up last TOGS, and it was
felt that if a person killed a non-TOGS warrior in a random, they shouldn't have to
be potentially locked into 4 turns of getting 0 points. So we've added an additional
rule which now gives 4 points if you win when bloodfeuded by a non-TOGS warrior, at
least giving you some way to get points if you're locked into a non-TOGS bloodfeud
instead of being basically removed from the contest for 4 turns.
And lastly...
-- Team Names: This was not listed in the rules, but to make things more festive, at
the suggestion of Manager we have decided to have the added dimension of team names!
Yes, no more boring rankings with Team 4 edging out Team 7. Just picture reading a
TOGS turn report now, with something along the lines of "Team Fiery Starfish
obliterated Team Superior TOGSlings," just as one example.
We hope to see you all there....
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BEETHOVEN was butchered by THREE-HORN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JACINTHE viciously subdued BLADERUNNER in a 5 minute brutal Challenge Title duel.
THE JONAH viciously butchered KURBALD in a 2 minute gory Challenge match.
WHOLE LOTTA LUV vanquished VOICES IN MY HEAD in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DARK SWEET TREAT overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ENDLESS WATCH was devastated by DARK RIVER in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
SHROUD OF GLOOM was savagely defeated by KHALUHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute struggle.
COLOROUTOFSPACE easily killed MARSKOL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GARANH vanquished PHAEDRA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HEARTBREAKER lost to HER BLACK WINGS in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
SARALAI was vanquished by RIN TIN TIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
VARGOI savagely defeated BENJI in a 1 minute gory novice's melee.
MOBY DICK was subdued by LASSIE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
KASHMIR handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
RAMBLE ON was subdued by OLD YELLER in a 1 minute novice's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 6 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 2 - 1 78 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 0 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 3 58 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 9 - 1 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 20 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 22 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 19 - 0 46 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 471 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:
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 4 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 AIMED BLOW
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY JACINTHE 5211 21 9 0 109 AMAZON ELITE (536)
BASHING ATTACK DARK RIVER 4117 16 11 1 102 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
STRIKING ATTACK BLADERUNNER 5376 9 4 1 98 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
PARRY-LUNGE THE JONAH 5360 14 6 1 90 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
LUNGING ATTACK DARK SWEET TREAT 5361 15 5 0 86 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
WALL OF STEEL SHROUD OF GLOOM 5362 15 6 1 80 BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)
AIMED BLOW COLOROUTOFSPACE 5383 6 2 3 61 RAISING R'LYEH (573)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DARK RIVER 4117. The most popular warrior this turn
was SHROUD OF GLOOM 5362. The ten other most popular fighters were JACINTHE 5211,
BLADERUNNER 5376, HER BLACK WINGS 5410, THE JONAH 5360, KURBALD 5345, DARK RIVER
4117, COLOROUTOFSPACE 5383, GARANH 5384, HEARTBREAKER 5409, and RIN TIN TIN 5392.
The least popular fighter this week was RAMBLE ON 5398. The other ten least popular
fighters were SARALAI 5405, PHAEDRA 5380, MARSKOL 5374, ENDLESS WATCH 5377, VOICES IN
MY HEAD 5404, BEETHOVEN 5393, KASHMIR 5397, BENJI 5394, DARK SWEET TREAT 5361, and
WHOLE LOTTA LUV 5395.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DARK SWEET TREAT (51-5361) BLACK CONVENTICLE (465)