DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/27/2017    Duedate: 10/10/2017

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-277

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MISFORTUNE COOKIE
OTTO'S DINER (96)
(81-2783) [17-7-0,134]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MISFORTUNE COOKIE              LAST
OTTO'S DINER (96)              BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-2783) [17-7-0,134]         (81-2925) [5-1-0,43]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PLAN COLUMBIA                  TRISTAN
THE MONSANTIS (112)            DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
(81-1612) [21-26-1,90]         (81-2669) [15-14-1,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WICKED MARTYRS (148)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OTTO'S DINER (96)           38
2. FROM THE LEFT (166)         37      SHANGHAIED (161)
3. SHANGHAIED (161)            36      Unchartered Team
4. THE MONSANTIS (112)         32
5. MONSTER MANUAL (87)         26      BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 SHANGHAIED (161)         147 112  7 56.8   1/ 4 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     10  5 1
 2/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      535 421 19 56.0   2/ 1*BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   9  6 0
 3- 4 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128) 114  96  2 54.3   3/16 MONSTER MANUAL (87)       7  6 1
 4/ 5 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    715 611 20 53.9   4/ 6 SHANGHAIED (161)          7  7 0
 5/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         607 533 25 53.2   5/14 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     7  8 0
 6/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     256 226 11 53.1   6/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)         7  8 0
 7/ 1*BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   18  16  1 52.9   7/15 THE MONSANTIS (112)       7  8 0
 8/ 9 OTTO'S DINER (96)        549 510 26 51.8   8/ 5 KILL EM ALL (173)         7  8 0
 9- 8 THE COMMODORES (150)     223 208  6 51.7   9/ 8 DARQUE AGES (29)          6  7 2
10-10 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      552 526 21 51.2  10/13*BLOODHAMMER CLAN (179)    6  9 1
11-12 PRAY THE GODS (155)      149 158 11 48.5  11/10 FROM THE LEFT (166)       6  9 0
12/11 KILL EM ALL (173)         63  67  4 48.5  12- 3 PRAY THE GODS (155)       5  4 0
13/13 THE MONSANTIS (112)      162 174 15 48.2  13- 2 THE COMMODORES (150)      5  5 0
14/14 FROM THE LEFT (166)       50  54  3 48.1  14/ 9 SEARCH THE SKY (136)      5 10 0
15/15 MONSTER MANUAL (87)      473 580 20 44.9  15/12 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       4 10 0
16/16 SEARCH THE SKY (136)     198 280  9 41.4  16-17 THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)  3  2 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17/17*BLOODHAMMER CLAN (179)    10  19  2 34.5  17-11 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       2  3 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

It's Always Something

     The Arcane Kid leaned back in his well-padded desk chair.  Small stacks of paper 
shivered into unruly piles; a few smaller pieces of parchment floated off the desk.  
Grimacing, The Kid rolled his eerily glowing eyes and frowned up into Havoc's stern 
face.  
     "What do you mean, 'it's missing!'?" 
     "Kid, that porcelain pig ya use for stashing our spare coin--" 
     "Okay, okay..." Arcane placed a slim hand atop one of the piles of paper that had 
managed to stay intact.  "I get it.  The pig is missing. So what?  Somebody's probably 
cleaning it. Is that any reason to throw open my door and interrupt me while I'm 
trying to get some work done here?!" 
     "Yeah, well, Aqua Malleo's gone.  Don't know where.  And so's one of the new 
guys." 
     Arcane froze; his eyes cast an unearthly light that easily matched the flickering 
lamps hanging overhead.  
     "Aqua's too smart to steal from me," Arcane murmured to himself. 
     "He wouldn't dare -- would he?" 
     The Kid looked up; for a few moments he studied the oil lamps that were suspended 
over his desk.  With a startled expression, he began rustling through the piles of 
paper on his desk. 
     "Whatta ya lookin' for, Kid?" 
     "Oh great!  That's just wonderful!"  The Kid crumpled up a scrap of parchment 
that he had pulled out from one of the stacks.  He threw it across the cramped office, 
completely missing the small barrel that was used as a waste receptacle.  Before the 
crushed paper ball had bounced twice on the floor Arcane had risen with a smooth, 
quick motion.  He came around the desk; Havoc hopped to the side to let him by.  The 
Kid's soft chamois doublet, embossed with brass buttons and glittery gemstones, left a 
fluttering trace of cinnamon and musk in his wake as he glided out the door.  
     Havoc sniffed, smirked, and shook his head, then sprinted after The Kid. 
     Arcane called over his shoulder as he headed for the barracks. 
     "Which 'new guy' was it?" 
     "I dunno his name... the dreamy-eyed one." 
     "Our Striker?" 
     "Our slow, weak Striker, yeah," Havoc acknowledged.  
     Arcane threw open the barracks door and entered the main hall without breaking 
stride; Havoc was close on his heels.  He stopped a meter inside; he stood facing a 
small, empty curio cabinet of glass and mirrors. 
     "It's really gone," muttered The Kid.  "I don't believe it.  When I find him--" 
     "Not likely," growled Havoc.  "Ya gotta know he's long gone by now, right?" 
     Arcane gave a curt nod while frowning at the empty cabinet.  "Yes he is, and no 
he's not." 
     "Whatta ya mean?" 
     "I had seen some paperwork Aqua had submitted earlier this week.  He wanted a 
small 'payday' loan.  I thought it odd, but went ahead and authorized it... Now I know 
why he needed the money."
     "Yeah, but he's gonna need a lot more than that!  All the money in yer little 
piggy bank isn't enough for a D.A. bribe, right?" 
     The Arcane Kid glowered at the empty cabinet. 
     "That pig is somewhat rare, Havoc.  I picked it up at an estate sale several 
years ago when I was running a team out of Osksi." 
     Havoc whistled.  "That must have been a long time ago!  That place is a ghost 
town, now." 
     "Yes, I know.  But that pig's value has only gone up.  Right now it's worth more 
silver coins than it can hold."
     "No kiddin'?  Wow.  We've had it kickin' around here for years!"
     "Yes," agreed The Kid.  "I know.  I thought it would be safe here."
     "Ya got careless," Havoc pointed out.  "But I still don't get it.  Why take it?  
Aqua's gotta know yer comin' after him, right?  He can't get away." 
     "He's heading for the Dark Arena, Havoc.  That pig, his loan, and the money 
within it, is about enough for a decent bribe..."  
     The Kid crossed his arms and stared at the blank mirrored shelf that had once 
held his ornamental pig.  Havoc nodded to himself. 
     "Oh, I get it!  He buys a fake death, right?  That way he don't have to fight 
Darque's Ripper, and he gets a fake ID and a ride outta town."  Havoc chuckled to 
himself.  "Smart boy, that Aqua."
     "Yes he is," nodded Arcane.  "He managed to talk that new striker into going with 
him.  Good cover, if he still needs a body to leave behind to throw us off his scent."
     "Huh, I wouldn't have thought he was that smart," Havoc growled. 
     "He's not," said Arcane with a smirk.  "He didn't have any paperwork to turn in 
with his bribe.  Paperwork stamped with the team's seal, that is."
     "Oh yeah," Havoc scratched the top of his bristly head.  "But so what?  Money is 
money." 
     The Arcane Kid sighed and dropped his arms to his sides.  He turned to leave, but 
found Havoc standing in his way.  His glowing eyes glared into Havoc's face.  Havoc 
suddenly found it prudent to step aside.  The Kid moved ahead toward the door with 
deliberate steps, purposely slowing down as he talked over his shoulder.  
     "Without that seal, the silly priests and special effects people will simply take 
his money, assure him that everything is taken care of, and then let nature take its 
course." 
     "That sounds harsh," Havoc replied, following The Kid.  "They're gettin' paid, 
after all." 
     "They get paid more if they do it my way," Arcane said with a dry chuckle.  "I 
automatically double the bribe if someone shows up for a 'special death' but doesn't 
have the requisite form from either me or you.  I thought you knew that." 
     "Uh, NOW I know that," Havoc affirmed.  He sped up a little to keep up with The 
Kid as he made his way back to the office. 
     "You're SUPPOSED to know that.  It's in the manual I gave you," chided Arcane. "I 
thought you wanted more responsibilities around here?  You wanted full co-managerial 
rights and privileges, right?  Well, my expectation was that you would read the manual 
carefully and learn something of the policies that affect this team." 
     "The people in hell want ice water, too," Havoc muttered to himself as The Arcane 
Kid re-entered his office and slammed the door shut behind himself.  Havoc shook his 
head and looked up into the star-studded night sky.  
     "C'mon, Kid.  It's only a pig, after all," he whispered. 
     

                                      SPY REPORT

     Here we are on a sunny afternoon in Shadowspire!  I want to welcome all of the 
faithful duel fans that have made it out to the arena today.  I particularly want to 
thank you for taking the time to listen to this humble, but talented spy reporter, 
Huard DePriest.  Did I mention how humble I am?  I try to work that into every 
conversation and spy report.  You can never be too humble, and I like to remind myself 
to strive for such excellence by reminding you of how excellent I am.  Enough about my 
humility for the time being, let's get to the fights. 
     Jet-Boot Jack bids us farewell, so we had an open seat in the arena.  It just 
happened to be the best seat in the house, the Duelmaster's chair!  Since JBJ was 
inactive on his final turn in the arena, the championship match came down to two top 
ranked Challenger Champions!  In one corner, you have the arena's top ranked Aimed 
Blow, Misfortune Cookie of Otto's Diner.  In the other corner, you will find the top 
ranked Parry Riposte, Clara D'Anduza.  The bookies didn't care for this match up as 
much as Misfortune Cookie did, but what do bookies know?  Cookie beats Clara and takes 
the Shadowspire title! Congrats to Misfortune Cookie, who is manager by Otto X. 
     The most avoided team for the turn was Cult of Bacchus.  The wine-bibbers were 
most avoided by Kill 'Em All.  Perhaps these two teams could join forces with one 
another.  Excessive alcohol consumption can destroy the liver, and in effect kill 'em 
all! Albeit, it is a slow process, but Mordant wasn't built in a day! Dragon Scarred 
was the most challenged warrior for the turn, which is interesting because DS has a 
pretty impressive W/L record.  Targets for this award are typically struggling.  Were 
there an excessive number of Aimers around our top ranked Wall of Steel?  Though 
challenged from all sides, Dragon Scarred was able to get his own challenge through to 
Plug-In Car.  Dragon Scarred overcame Plug-In Car in 2 minutes. 
     Big Lake Solution loses the top spot after a 2-3 turn and slips to 2nd.  Wicked 
Martyrs simply trades places with Big Lake Solution and take over the number 1 
position.  Monster Manual had a monster leap in the rankings after they climbed a 
turn-high 13 ranks to sit comfortably at 3rd.  Shanghaied moved slightly up 2 spots to 
4th, while Dragonbane Guild had an impressive turn with a 7 place gain into 5th.  The 
biggest drop among active teams happened to Search the Sky.  They did send a few 
warriors to the Dark Arena this round, so this drop isn't a big surprise to those 
paying attention.  There were a number of inactive teams including regulars such as 
Hombre, Vlad, and Visionist.  Hombre has indicated his team is on hiatus for the 
foreseeable future, while Visionist announced to the masses at the local tavern that 
he would be absent this turn.  Vlad is... no one is sure or even looking for him. 
     There were minimal deaths this turn outside of the Dark Arena.  Seven deaths 
total in Shadowspire for turn 277, and 6 of those came by torchlight.  The lone kill 
on the regular arena sands belongs to Ferdowsi of Darque Ages.  He challenged Orc of 
Monster Manual, and let's just say it was a bloody affair.  Only one of those warriors 
emerged from the arena.  I am keeping my ear close to the sands to discover if this 
was merely a dueling mishap or if there is some bad blood between these squads.  
Actually, I just want to ask people uncomfortable questions at inconvenient times so 
the boss thinks I'm doing my due diligence.  It is a game we like to play.  I pretend 
to work; he pretends to pay me. 
     It is time for me to get out of Shadowspire.  I'm heading to Seam for a few weeks 
to help out with spy reporting duties there.  I wasn't asked to help, but it is 
obvious they need me there!  I mean where else are you going to find a spy reporter 
this humble and talented?  I might see you next time or the old man might take care of 
it for me.  We shall see!  We will also see if Misfortune Cookie can hang on to the 
throne.  I'll see you next time in Shadowspire... maybe.

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISFORTUNE COOKIE 2783       17   7  0   134       OTTO'S DINER (96)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRAGON SCARRED 2644          21  10  0   110       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-GAMBLE 1635                  20  24  0   108       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 TRISTAN 2669                 15  14  1   100       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
 PLUG-IN CAR 2588             14   6  0    98       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 AGENT ORANGE 2762            14   8  4    95       THE MONSANTIS (112)
-JANNA 2581                   22  19  1    94       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SLAYCIA 2850                  7   9  1    94       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CLARA D'ANDUZA 2780          18   7  1    93       DARQUE AGES (29)
 TWO-TON TIMMONS 2578         24  20  0    92       SHANGHAIED (161)
 POWDER MONKEY 2683           19  14  1    92       SHANGHAIED (161)
-SHEM 2719                    14  13  2    92       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-MUTANT CAMEL 2678            21  14  0    91       THE COMMODORES (150)
-NEETA 2702                   15  14  0    91       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PLAN COLUMBIA 1612           21  26  1    90       THE MONSANTIS (112)
-VIDHI 2840                   10   3  1    89       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 STORMCLAW 2569               20  19  1    86       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
 SPHINX 2755                  10  12  2    85       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 ORLANDO 2688                 13  12  1    72       DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
 MALAKAI 2768                 15  11  1    69       KILL EM ALL (173)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO-TEETH KEITH 2852          10   6  1    69       SHANGHAIED (161)
 DESTINY 2703                 15  17  0    67       WICKED MARTYRS (148)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THREE SHEETS 2869             9   4  1    66       SHANGHAIED (161)
 BLYTHE 2829                   8  10  2    61       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-PAVIL 2270                   14   7  0    57       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELLOW JELLO 2784            16   8  0    56       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 FEAR MONGER 2590             10  10  0    56       FROM THE LEFT (166)
-COMA PATROL 2093              6   5  0    56       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 PSYCHO STYX 2771             13  13  1    53       KILL EM ALL (173)
 SIR RACHA 2853                9   5  0    52       OTTO'S DINER (96)
-MAD NURSE 2930                4   1  0    52       THE COMMODORES (150)
 TOMORROWLAND 2841            10   5  0    51       THE MONSANTIS (112)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              12   9  0    49       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 CHOKE 2767                   11  15  0    48       KILL EM ALL (173)
 BRACKISH 2782                10  15  1    46       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 FERDOWSI 2867                 6   7  2    43       DARQUE AGES (29)
 LAST 2925                     5   1  0    43       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 MODUIN 2909                   7   2  1    42       DARQUE AGES (29)
 FERRO CHAOS 2884              7   5  0    41       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
 FERRO BELUA 2908              7   2  0    40       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
 QUICK 2926                    5   2  1    38       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SILENT SPRING 2825            8   7  1    36       THE MONSANTIS (112)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCIENCE 2945                  3   1  0    32       THE MONSANTIS (112)
 ORIN SCRIVELLO 2899           5   5  0    31       KILL EM ALL (173)
 BEOTHUN 2960                  3   0  0    31       BLOODHAMMER CLAN (179)
-NIMROD 2103                   8   2  0    30       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
-WHING 2890                    6   3  0    30       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 THE LEPER'S HAND 2940         4   1  0    30       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 MIGHTY MIXON 2870             6   6  0    29       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 PIERCER 2854                  4   8  1    27       MONSTER MANUAL (87)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENJAMIN 2905                 4   5  0    23       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MARTIAL SLAW 2954             2   2  0    19       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 BOALZEBUL 2946                3   0  0    16       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 SKINNY LENNY 2971             1   0  0    16       SHANGHAIED (161)
-ZURRAY 2892                   3   6  0    15       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 CHILD SMASHER 2941            2   3  0    14       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 FAKE NEWS 2978                1   0  0    14       FROM THE LEFT (166)
-CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917             3   4  0    13       THE COMMODORES (150)
-TARLEE 2891                   2   7  0    13       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 MORWULF 2952                  3   1  1    11       BLOODHAMMER CLAN (179)
 MAYFLY MOON 2964              2   0  0    11       SEARCH THE SKY (136)
 WHITE GUILT 2979              1   0  0    11       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 KETTIH 2977                   1   0  0    10       BLOODHAMMER CLAN (179)
 GRENHELM 2934                 1   5  1     9       BLOODHAMMER CLAN (179)
 STARVING ARTIST 2956          2   2  0     8       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 CHICKEN HAWK 2937             1   4  0     7       KILL EM ALL (173)
 SOWER MOOD 2942               1   4  0     7       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-OPERATION NO PANTS 2200       1   0  0     6       THE MOTHERSHIP 011 (128)
 AZABELLE 2949                 1   2  0     5       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-CARNIFERN 2953                1   2  0     5       THE COMMODORES (150)
 M'LORD 2959                   1   1  0     4       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-QWINN 2958                    1   1  0     4       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 HERETHE 2961                  0   3  0     3       BLOODHAMMER CLAN (179)
 SAM & ELLA 2966               0   2  0     2       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 NIGHT HAG 2980                0   1  0     1       MONSTER MANUAL (87)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AQUINAS 2969                  0   1  0     1       DARQUE AGES (29)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTANT BEGGA        0  0 0                      PIERCER 2854          277  NONE
FLEDRAT 2931            2  1 0 BLOODHAMMER CLAN 179 QUICK 2926            274   
WINEDRAK 2935           0  2 0 BLOODHAMMER CLAN 179 FERDOWSI 2867         273  NOT REVENGED
HEFTY SERF 2970         0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       HIGH ELF              277  NONE
SRI PONNA 2874          4  4 0 DARQUE AGES 29       ORLANDO 2688          273  NOT REVENGED
WYRM CRUSHER 2814       4 10 0 DRAGONBANE GUILD 13  WURM KIN              277  NONE
PROTEST FOR HIRE 2597   5 10 2 FROM THE LEFT 166    AGENT ORANGE 2762     273  NOT REVENGED
RUSSIAN HACKER 2928     1  3 0 FROM THE LEFT 166    MORWULF 2952          275   
HYDRA 2753              7 11 0 MONSTER MANUAL 87    MALAKAI 2768          273  JUST REVENGED
ORC 2914                3  5 0 MONSTER MANUAL 87    FERDOWSI 2867         277   
AQUA MALLEO 2936        1  5 0 SEARCH THE SKY 136   MOUNTAIN TROLL        277  NONE
ECLIPSE 2565           18 17 0 SEARCH THE SKY 136   CLARA D'ANDUZA 2780   275   
SOMNIUM INSANUS 2965    0  2 0 SEARCH THE SKY 136   MOUNTAIN TROLL        277  NONE
STAR STREAK 2872        6  5 0 SEARCH THE SKY 136   BRACKISH 2782         275  JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Mixon -- Hey, there's nothing that two ruffies and a bad idea can't solve! -- Malakai

Monster Manual -- Last chance for lovin'. -- Malakai

Zurray -- I'm not trying to kill you, really. -- Orin Scrivello

Sam & Ella -- Sometimes I think the Gladiatorial Commission has a sense of humor.  You 
don't. -- Chicken Hawk

Personal Ads DM#81 Turn#277

Martial Slaw -- You might want to change careers! -- M'Lord

Herethe -- Nice try son!  Thanks for the W! -- Azabelle

What in the world is happening in Shadowspire?  Den has the top career team?  Is life 
as we know about to end? -- DeGotti 

Dear Den -- Vlad's new warrior is too sick to come to arena today. Please consider 
this a medical certification excusing her from kicking your loser warriors butts until 
next turn, unless I write another note. -- Signed, Vlad's New Warrior's Doctor

Den -- Please see above note and consider it part of my humble beseech that you not 
get the underoos in a twist about my only fighting four warriors this turn.  Please 
try to minimize the weeping of bitter tears that in stark contrast to the satisfying 
grunts you utter, with your face soundly ground into the pillow you clutch so 
desperately, while your body rocks gently to and fro at the volition of someone more 
manly who could be, well, almost anyone. -- Kkthnx, Vlad

Did anyone get the name of that cookie?!

Two Ton -- I whup your big mushy butt and you're still above me in recognition?  I can 
fix that. -- Vidhi

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

AQUA MALLEO was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
WYRM CRUSHER was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
SOMNIUM INSANUS was savagely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
HEFTY SERF was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SPHINX narrowly defeated MALAKAI in a 4 minute master's Bloodfeud match.
FERRO CHAOS luckily beat BRACKISH in a exciting 3 minute Bloodfeud struggle.
DRAGON SCARRED unbelievably bested PLUG-IN CAR in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
TRISTAN defeated TWO-TON TIMMONS in a action packed 4 minute expert's Challenge melee.
LAST was viciously subdued by DESTINY in a 3 minute uneven Challenge fight.
ORIN SCRIVELLO overpowered SAM & ELLA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
FERDOWSI executed ORC in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MODUIN subdued THE LEPER'S HAND in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
GRENHELM was unbelievably bested by CHILD SMASHER in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
MORWULF was demolished by SCIENCE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
CHICKEN HAWK was handily defeated by MARTIAL SLAW in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
STARVING ARTIST was vanquished by BEOTHUN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
MISFORTUNE COOKIE vanquished CLARA D'ANDUZA in a 1 minute one-sided Title fray.
AGENT ORANGE was bested by HORRID in a 1 minute veteran's brawl.
ORLANDO was overpowered by SLAYCIA in a 2 minute brutal one-sided match.
PLAN COLUMBIA was beaten by POWDER MONKEY in a crowd pleasing 4 minute master's fight.
STORMCLAW savagely defeated THREE SHEETS in a exciting 9 minute gory uneven fight.
BLYTHE was overcome by NO-TEETH KEITH in a action packed 1 minute duel.
MELLOW JELLO outwaited PSYCHO STYX in a slow 15 minute veteran's bout.
SUBPAR SUE luckily beat CHOKE in a popular 6 minute gruesome veteran's duel.
TOMORROWLAND defeated QUICK in a exciting 1 minute bout.
FEAR MONGER viciously subdued FERRO BELUA in a action packed 3 minute gruesome bout.
SIR RACHA savagely defeated MIGHTY MIXON in a exciting 4 minute bloody fray.
BENJAMIN was viciously subdued by SILENT SPRING in a popular 2 minute gory bout.
PIERCER slaughtered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
SOWER MOOD was beaten by BOALZEBUL in a 2 minute novice's match.
AZABELLE was overpowered by FAKE NEWS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
M'LORD was overpowered by SKINNY LENNY in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
HERETHE was unbelievably bested by MAYFLY MOON in a 4 minute novice's duel.
AQUINAS was devastated by WHITE GUILT in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
KETTIH devastated NIGHT HAG in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         WALL OF STEEL     56 -  36 -  2      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   10         AIMED BLOW        36 -  25 -  1      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-LUNGE       28 -  20 -  1      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     29 -  25 -  3      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    80 -  73 -  5      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         TOTAL PARRY       45 -  44 -  0      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         BASHING ATTACK    38 -  70 -  2      35  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  43 -  2      34  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  25 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  28 -  3      26  |

Turn 277 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         5 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  7         3  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  6         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  5     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  5         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       MISFORTUNE COOKIE 2783     17   7  0  134 OTTO'S DINER (96)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    DRAGON SCARRED 2644        21  10  0  110 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
LUNGING ATTACK   PLUG-IN CAR 2588           14   6  0   98 FROM THE LEFT (166)
BASHING ATTACK   AGENT ORANGE 2762          14   8  4   95 THE MONSANTIS (112)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CLARA D'ANDUZA 2780        18   7  1   93 DARQUE AGES (29)
TOTAL PARRY      TWO-TON TIMMONS 2578       24  20  0   92 SHANGHAIED (161)
PARRY-LUNGE      ORLANDO 2688               13  12  1   72 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PLAN COLUMBIA 1612.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TRISTAN 2669.  The ten other most popular fighters were SIR RACHA 2853, 
STORMCLAW 2569, FEAR MONGER 2590, SPHINX 2755, BRACKISH 2782, DESTINY 2703, CHOKE 
2767, SILENT SPRING 2825, MALAKAI 2768, and PLUG-IN CAR 2588.

The least popular fighter this week was MELLOW JELLO 2784.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PSYCHO STYX 2771, SUBPAR SUE 2812, NIGHT HAG 2980, AQUINAS 
2969, MAYFLY MOON 2964, M'LORD 2959, AZABELLE 2949, BENJAMIN 2905, ORLANDO 2688, and 
STARVING ARTIST 2956.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

HORRID (81-2659) WICKED MARTYRS (148)
JET-BOOT JACK (81-2741) THE COMMODORES (150)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, one additional warrior graduated from 
regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                        FRAIL WALL (84-2086) WARRIORS 10 (411) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes