ADVANCED DUELMASTERS

Date   : 05/07/2003    Duedate: 05/20/2003

HOME GUARD

DM-101    TURN-349

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 THE MOTHERSH 19/1148  105   49  0 68.2      ROYAL FLUSH 47/146                    
  2-SPRINGFIELD 3/1023     24   14  0 63.2   15 BUMS 'R' US 60/1142    11   11  0 50.0
    SOUTH PARK EAST 66/1055                  16 SAMURAI KIDS 62/1182    5    5  0 50.0
    SPRINGFIELD 64/1052                      17 OVERLORDS 20/30        81   86  0 48.5
    SPRINGFIELD 4/1024                          THE STORMGUARDS 31/132                
    WILD CARDS 60/1048                       18 DRAKE'S COMI 47/1112  120  129  4 48.2
    MORTAL KOMBAT IV 56/1047                    CISUM S. EKARD 31/1175                
  3 CHAMPIONS 4/930       369  235  1 61.1      DRAKE'S PETTING ZOO 33/1075           
    SHADOW GOLD 71/1143                         DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q 15/313                
    DEATHSGATE 7/979                         19 PUERCO'S PINA 53/700   48   53  0 47.5
    SHADOW X 33/1185                            GERFEL'S FRIENDS 11/516               
    SHADOW WAR 82/1139                          ANDORIAN UNIVERSITY 66/1123           
  4 CRUEL BUT FAI 29/945   49   32  0 60.5      THE FURIOUS FIVE 52/698               
  5 ANARCHY 19/1151        10    7  0 58.8   20 JUNKYARD WAR 98/1140   12   14  0 46.2
    PARANOID ASYLUM 75/1203                  21 DARKMOON 12/1197       18   22  0 45.0
  6 LUST MUPPETS 32/1099  231  168  1 57.9   22 KILLERS 41/1100       121  150  0 44.6
  7 COLD STEEL 51/296     102   75  1 57.6      GENOCIDE 51/1109                      
    CRIMSON PEGASI 65/1079                      SCIENCE FICTION 6/1152                
    COLD STEEL 37/1202                          RESURRECTION 2/1065                   
    COLD STEEL II 65/1059                    23 RPG'S 49/697         1079 1375 15 44.0
  8 'CROSSED UP 11/1141    13   10  0 56.5      WILD AMINALS 74/635                   
    GIRO PELETON 11/1173                        BAD NEWS 78/640                       
  9 SILMARILLIAD 12/1198    5    4  0 55.6   24 VIOLENT FEMS 35/972   362  493  8 42.3
    THE ILLUMINATI 25/1179                   25 MY PETS 9/554         419  674 10 38.3
 10 QUBIT 10/1136         564  481  2 54.0      RHYME TYME 55/449                     
    VERMIN!! 82/1124                            GIRL SCOUT COOKIES 33/812             
    JOKA MASHER! 60/833                      26 WAR HAWKS 10/1026      30   53  0 36.1
    SIR AGLIO 10/788                            HARLEQUINS 2/1186                     
    SNOTZI'S II 33/813                       27 BLUE MOON 9/1025      363  655  3 35.7
    TOO GOOD FOR ME 65/1054                     BAD APPLES 56/1091                    
 11 LAB EXPERIMENT 1/160   77   66  1 53.8      HOMICIDAL MANIACS 1/1082              
 12 MAGICK 60/955         423  364  3 53.7      CIRQUE DU MASQUES 58/1093             
    EDGE OF EXTINCTION 71/973                   REFORMERS 64/1095                     
 13 THUNDR + LITE 18/222   87   81  0 51.8   28 GRAVEYARD GL 15/1200    5   11  1 31.3
 14 SKI TAOS 23/1070      594  567  9 51.2   29 POWERPUFF GI 12/1145    5   12  0 29.4
    OPEN SESAME 50/824                       30-LO' DOWN 17/1170        1    8  0 11.1
    CHAPEL ROCK 79/776                       31-THE REDBAERS 3/1180     0    5  0  0.0
    OTTO'S MECHANICS 28/1073                    TOMATO ENFORCER 63/1193               
    D.A. REJECTS 44/142                      32-UNTOUCHABLES 18/1190    0    4  0  0.0
    REAL BEER 21/1116                        33 SANDS OF TIM 38/1195    0    2  0  0.0
    HERE TO PHOENIX 26/1072               

    '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id     '-'  Team did not fight this turn

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

          + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Eye of the Storm #58 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

In the Far West:

     Herlas sat at one side of the boat next to the rail, wrapped in his cloak and
staring out to sea; he ignored everybody.  Shania sat in the bow, wrapped in her
cloak, staring out to sea, and ignoring everybody.  The rest of the group, Ashon
Chang, Werre, Rughal, Vurand, and Jammies, went about the business of getting the
boat ready to sail.  When the tide turned and started outward just before sunset, the
boat went with it.
     Werre, Rughal, and Jammies handled the actual sailing, two on and the third
resting in rotation.  Werre had sailed before, Rughal had some knowledge of boats,
and Jammies was a fast learner.  It would turn out to be an exhausting schedule,
which they all realized, but Vurand was worse than useless on a boat, Shania didn't
have the strength to help, and Ashon Chang's job was to keep a close and constant
watch on Herlas.
     The sun set before they were out of sight of the coast, coloring the sea before
them like blood.
     "A bad omen," Vurand muttered, staring westward past Shania's motionless form.
     Ashon Chang hesitated, looking away from Herlas to the red sea beyond.  One
could not deny the reality of omens, but....  "Our journey will be what we make of
it, my friend."
     "And we're nearing the end of it," Jammies added, coming up behind the two.
"Praise Mantor for that!"
     "Geographically, we may be coming to the end," Ashon Chang corrected him, "but
in terms of actions to be taken and problems to be solved, I suspect we aren't even
half-way."
     "I didn't want to hear that," Jammies told him.  He shrugged.  "I know you're
right, but can't you let me keep an illusion or two for another few days?"
     The last burning rim of the sun disappeared under the horizon, and night
unrolled from the east.  The speed with which darkness fell was unnerving.
     "The moon'll be up in a couple of hours," Vurand muttered uneasily.  "I'm not
afraid of the dark."  He sounded unsure of that, and yet all the party knew that it
was true.  The Orc had moved through the darkness of the mountains and forests
without hesitation.  But there was something about this night....
     Ashon Chang glanced back at Herlas, but the Fratsfan merely shifted his position
a little and continued to stare into the distance.  At the bow, Shania was invisible.
"Lady Silverstar should go into the cabin and sleep," he said suddenly.  Saying her
name focused his vague alarm, and he stared forward, trying to pierce the darkness.
     "I'll remind her," Vurand agreed.  He braced himself on the side of the cabin
against the movement of the deck and edged forward.  A horse was easier to ride.
Hell, if a horse made trouble, started pitching, you could get off and walk.
"Shania, you need to....  Shania?  Shania!  Rughal, Ashon, she's not here!  Shania's
gone!"
     "She...she just went into the cabin when it got dark, and we didn't notice,"
Jammies said quickly.  He scrambled down into the low doorway to check.
     Ashon Chang moved in a different direction; the samurai had his own suspicions,
and he'd been against including Herlas in their party once the man had confessed.
The Fratsfan mage hadn't moved except to stand up and stare forward.  The gladiator
saw his face pale as pearl in the darkness.  He grabbed Herlas' shoulder.  "Where is
she?"
     "I don't know--"
     "TELL ME, damn you!"  He shook the mage hard.
     "I.  Don't.  Know," Herlas repeated.  "I've been under your eye the whole time--
yours or one of the others.  What could I have done, how could I have spirited her
away--"
     "Magic."
     "Not in the current state of the Arcanum," Herlas snarled.  "My powers are not
so great that I can draw from Outside sources.  And would I do something to Shania
and stay here to receive your vengeance?  I'm not such a fool!"
     "Very nearly, though," Rughal said grimly.  He grabbed Herlas' other shoulder.
"You may not have taken her away, but you can make a guess as to who did, how, why...
and where.  If you want to see the sun rise again--"
     "The triumph of brawn over brain?" Herlas sneered.  Then he let out his breath
in a sigh.  "I can make guesses," he admitted, "but they won't do you any good.  If
she was taken as I think, none of you could get near her."  He sighed again.  "I do
not wish Shania Silverstar ill, but some things are too important for personal
considerations--the restoration of the Arcanum is one of them.  Shania understood
that herself.  It is her goal.  She's dying, as you know whether you admit it or not.
What better use for her life than to--"
     Rughal's free hand closed around the magician's throat, choking off any further
words.
     "Don't kill him yet, Rughal," Ashon Chang said grimly.  "First let him tell us
his 'guesses' on what has happened to Lady Shania.  Then I'll help you kill him."
One hand ran along the sheathed curve of his sword.
     Rughal relaxed his grip a little.  Herlas sucked in air.  "Start with who took
her," the ranger said.
     "I don't know names," Herlas gasped.  "A coalition of wizards and priests--"
     "Think of some names," the samurai growled.  His dagger gleamed silver in the
starlight as he brought it up to prick the Fratsfan's cheek just below his eye.
     "I don't know names!  Just...Murluvir, the one who came to see me in Zensu.  He
isn't the principal, just an agent, as I was to be--"
     "Don't lie," Rughal said.  His voice was cold and smooth as ice.  Or steel.  "As
you WERE an agent.  For whom?"
     "I don't know!  I didn't ask.  Some things it's better not to know...."
     "Guess," Ashon Chang ordered implacably.
     "I don't know!"  Herlas panted, perhaps gathering strength for more denials.
But he finally said, "I suspect...Folstrom.  Or someone like them.  Someone who can
draw on power from Outside."
     "So that's who...for now.  Tell us why," Rughal demanded.  Before the Fratsfan
could answer, he added, "And don't tell us it's another thing you don't know!"
     "But I don't!" he wailed.  "All I can do is guess--"
     "So guess."  Ashon Chang leaned closer.  "But guess right."
     "Maybe...because she's from Outside, too.  Or because she's a seer.  Because she
knows things that other people don't understand how to know.  Or because she's linked
to the Ghean Arcanum even though she's an Outsider.  Some of those reasons, all of
them, none of them.  I swear I don't know!"
     "And how was it done?" Ashon Chang asked.  "We assume magic of some kind--
nothing else would make sense.  But under current circumstances--"
     "They have no fear, no discretion, no patience!"  Herlas' exasperation seemed
genuine.  "It must have been some kind of small Gate, but to open one NOW...the
risks...."
     "And the last question," Rughal said in a soft voice that sounded no less
dangerous for its softness.  "Where have they taken her?"
     There was a long silence.
     "You don't know," Ashon Chang said.  His grip on the man's shoulder tightened;
he could feel bones grinding against each other under his fingers.  "Guess."
     "To the Eye of the West.  Wherever it is."

          + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Tides of Magic #6 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

The Isle of the Eye, Talahya:

     "Okay, then, we know where we are," Scarlatti said.  "But what do we DO now?"
     "It would probably help to know what went wrong," Rogan suggested.  They had all
returned to the park, making grateful use of Rogan's ability to find his way without
visual cues.  "Why should the Isle of the Eye be cut off from the rest of Ghea?"
     "That, at least, is easy to answer."  Fizban wrapped his cloak more tightly
around himself.  A clammy fog was not kind to old bones.  "It's an effect of the
decay of the Arcanum."
     "But you said the power levels were rising!" Scarlatti protested.
     The old wizard nodded.  "Because the Isle is no longer connected to Ghea, it is
no longer being drained of its power by the Ghean decline."  He hesitated.  "The
coupling of the Isle to Alastari and Ghea is, or was, more magical than physical."
     "What?  That's nonsense!"  Scarlatti shook his head as if to shake out the
bizarre notion.  "The Isle is ON Ghea, it's part of Ghea--"
     "Well, actually, it isn't," Fizban said.  "Have you ever looked at a map of
Alastari?  Unless the drawing is totally out of balance, it shows the Isle as perhaps
two miles long--"
     Even Rogan looked startled at that.  "But it isn't--!"
     "Correct, the Isle is much larger...because it is not really on Ghea, not
entirely."  He paused.  "I have sometimes wondered whether the Isle might actually be
in a pocket universe of its own."
     "You can see the shore from--" Scarlatti began.
     "From the ferries," Moonjumper finished.  "I'd never thought about it before,
but for one apparent reason or another--mist, haze, whatever--I have never been able 
to see the shore from the Isle itself."
     "Exactly.  The links between the Isle and Ghea are primarily magical," the
wizard repeated.  "And with the decay of the Arcanum, those links have also decayed.
There's still some tenuous connection, but...."  He shivered from more than the cold.
"How long till even those links erode?"
     "What about new Gates opening, though?" Scarlatti wanted to know.  "If there's
more power around...."
     Fizban shrugged.  "I don't know.  I suppose the shifting of power balances have
had many effects; that might be one."
     Before the others could respond, Rogan turned sharply, his epee glittering
silver in the fog-dimmed light.  "Who goes there?"
     "Carris Fallstar, from Andorak, and I'm not looking for trouble."  He sounded
testy.  "Not that anyone would have to LOOK to find trouble today."

The Isle of the Eye, Lirin Kiv:

     "I really don't like this fog," Clemenda muttered, peering out of the hire-
carriage window uneasily.  "We could be lost and never know it...."
     "I'd know," Shylock assured her.  No point in telling her that they were lost
already, unless the driver knew where they were.  Weren't cab drivers always supposed
to know where they were?  It was some kind of union rule; he'd read about it
somewhere.  Besides, the White Rose was in Talahya, and surely they wouldn't get lost
on the road that ran from Lirin Kiv to Talahya?  Maybe after they got to the city,
but not until then.  It wasn't like there were any roads branching off this one.  It
simply ran along the edge of the island from Willow Beach and Darkholm at the south
end to Talahya at the north end, with Lirin Kiv half way up the west side.
     The carriage jolted as though the pavement (big stone blocks, who knew how
they'd been moved and placed?) had suddenly ended.  It stopped, and after a moment,
there was a creaking shift as the driver climbed down.  Shylock glimpsed his lantern
moving through the fog, going ahead past the horses, coming back.
     The face that appeared at the window was white, eyes round with disbelief.  "The
road is lost," the driver said hoarsely.
     Shylock frowned at him.  "You mean YOU are lost--"
     "No!  I swear, I was following the road right along, and then it...it just
wasn't there anymore!"
     Shylock looked hard at the driver and decided the man wasn't lying.  He might be
mistaken, but he believed what he was saying.  And if he wasn't mistaken....  Well,
better to find out for himself, the gladiator decided.  He unlatched the door and
stepped down from the carriage.  "Wait here," he said over his shoulder to Clemenda.
     "Not hardly!"  She climbed down after him.
     The driver held up his lantern, swinging it from side to side, which set shadows
swooping wildly.  Shylock took the lantern away from him and held it steady.
     It was true.  A pace behind the rear wheels of the carriage were the flat stones
of the roadway.  Under the wheels and ahead was rocky dirt and tangled grasses and no
sign that there'd ever been a road.

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                       Reflections by the Captain of the Guard

Greetings and Farewell, Home Guard!

First, I would like to thank Nemesis for the opportunity to fight this last turn.  I
hope we can meet again in Gateway some day.  Speaking of which, I am out of here.  I
won't even get a chance to defend the Captain title this cycle.  So, good luck to
whoever gets the title.  I can say I had a fun time in the arena, actually.  Perhaps
DMobster will send more warriors here in the future.  Until then, my best wishes.

                       Explicit

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     The Unknown Spymaster showed up, saying he was going to do the spy report, and I 
told him I didn't know anybody by that name.  Confused the heck out of him, which is 
good.  We need more confusion around here.  Not that confusion was in short supply.  
We had a couple of plumbers here today.  And the only thing more confusing than one 
plumber is two.  Especially at this season, when the plumb trees haven't even bloomed 
yet, much less done their fruit thing.  But it has now been CONFIRMED, it takes two 
plumbers to change a washer.
     In more other news, as they say, the Split has been amongst us, as you can see 
by the thinning of the ranks, the small number of challenges that went through (you 
WERE all issuing challenges, weren't you?), and the general state of confusion here 
and elsewhere on the Isle, always a temperate bed of confusion anyway.
     Royal Flush has been avoided by Cold Steel, which probably makes them (the 
Flushers) feel good, but is disappointing to the Infirmary staff.  The sweet Baboo 
got more challenges than anybody, which probably means two.  Hmm, let's see what else 
we've got here... seven challenges out of thirty-six matches, but at least only one 
Standby had to fight.  Standbys get paid out of the general arena take, which reduces 
the cut for the rest of us.  Looks like eight minutes was the longest fight, and that 
was long enough.  I wanted to get through this stuff as fast as possible, so as to go 
fishing.  Yeahyeahyeah, I know, I don't like to eat fish.  Who said I was going to 
CATCH any fish, huh?  Amongst the thirty-six fights, you had the fans in a tizz, with 
eight action-packed matches, seven exciting, two brutal, two crowd-pleasing, five 
gory, four gruesome....  Just a thrill an hour it was.  Nobody died, you guys getting 
soft?  The fans like to see the occasional death, more gore and brutality, etc.  Life 
is hard, death is sharp, but then you get resurrected.

     OSIRIS (19-4111) (21-16-1,60) of ANARCHY fought LETHE (9-4782) (20-12-2,43) of 
BLUE MOON.  OSIRIS overpowered LETHE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.  This makes Lethe 
our bottom-ranked active warrior, not necessarily an honor, but you gotta take your 
distinctions where you find 'em.
     LUNA TYCK (33-5761) (26-23-1,84) of DRAKE'S PETTING ZOO fought STARBUCK (6-5387) 
(18-12-0,68) of SCIENCE FICTION.  LUNA TYCK was viciously subdued by STARBUCK in an 
action packed 2 minute gory match.  It was probably the caffeine.  Tycks aren't up 
for that much caffeine.
     MOD COD (55-2638) (35-64-1,66) of RHYME TYME fought SOUL SCOURGE (25-1223) (15-
6-2,74) of THE ILLUMINATI.  MOD COD overpowered SOUL SCOURGE in a 1 minute one-sided 
match.  Cods have souls?  That's even worse that Ducks having souls, because Ducks 
are at least warm-blooded.  Usually.
     SKI MASK (58-5869) (23-42-0,54) of CIRQUE DU MASQUES fought ROT TEN EGGS (47-
3099) (25-28-0,72) of ROYAL FLUSH.  SKI MASK bested ROT TEN EGGS in a 2 minute 
gruesome bout.  Is this Ski's first win here?  If so, he should buy Rot a drink to 
celebrate the novelty of it.
     GREASESPOT (60-5964) (18-26-0,75) of BUMS 'R' US fought HAPPY JACK (19-4086) 
(28-21-2,70) of THE MOTHERSHIP.  GREASESPOT was bested by HAPPY JACK in an exciting 2 
minute battle.  Which made Jack happier (is it Happy Hour yet?), and left the 
maintenance crew trying to figure out what to do about that greasy spot on the arena 
floor.
     KATANA (62-3769) (7-6-0,69) of SAMURAI KIDS II fought MEAN SPIRIT (101-5) (0-0-
0,70) of Local Louts.  KATANA was handily defeated by MEAN SPIRIT in a 1 minute 
mismatched match.  Our only Standby match, and the said Standby won!  This has caused 
a wild party of rejoicing out behind the arena (the Standbys can't afford parties in 
bars).  (Or maybe they just like the feeling of stolen pleasures that they get from 
hiding behind the barn, er, the arena.)
     CARRIE NATION (64-4054) (27-59-0,51) of REFORMERS fought MEN IN BLACK (49-3157) 
(36-87-1,53) of RPG'S.  CARRIE NATION was beaten by MEN IN BLACK in a popular 4 
minute bout.  Men was totally sloshed out there--some things you can tell even from a 
distance--and Carrie couldn't lay a blade on him.  I bet she goes up on flames over 
this.
     NED THE JANITOR (66-2973) (16-18-0,65) of ANDORIAN UNIVERSITY fought DI LUCA 
(11-4770) (25-10-5,85) of GIRO PELETON.  NED THE JANITOR was subdued by DI LUCA in a 
2 minute gory fight.  Unfortunately, Di followed up this victory with a celebratory 
bout of littering, which annoyed the maintenance crew considerably.
     MIDNIGHT FAITH (75-2651) (16-10-1,80) of PARANOID ASYLUM fought JUGGLER (2-4965) 
(19-7-0,62) of HARLEQUINS.  MIDNIGHT FAITH viciously subdued JUGGLER in a popular 3 
minute brutal fray.  Well, darn.  The word was that this Juggler guy puts on a really 
good show--you know, daggers, eggs, oranges all kinds of stuff in the air while he 
wins fights; I was looking forward to that.  Must've been a fluke here.
     MIME (2-4966) (17-8-2,95) of HARLEQUINS fought NEVERMORE (1-5260) (14-15-2,59) 
of LAB EXPERIMENTS.  MIME was defeated by NEVERMORE in a 2 minute fight.  Wow, that 
was an upset!  And who is most upset by it is our top bookie, Carlos.  Watch out for 
him, as he will probably be mad enough to bite people, and I don't think he's had his 
shots.
     TICKLES (9-3486) (32-46-1,123) of MY PETS fought HOT HAZEL (98-608) (13-17-
4,144) of JUNKYARD WARS.  TICKLES was overpowered by HOT HAZEL in an exciting 1 
minute uneven competition.  Looks like no one can compete with Hazel when it comes to 
tickling.  She's hot.
     COM DOT (65-6217) (29-18-0,140) of TOO GOOD FOR ME fought WAHOO (26-3916) (20-
12-1,91) of HERE TO PHOENIX.  COM DOT was beaten by WAHOO in a 2 minute fray.  But 
the real question is, can Com Dot beat Yahoo?  That is a tougher battle, and one more 
worth fighting.
     TANNIN (65-4409) (33-23-2,150) of CRIMSON PEGASI fought MISER (71-3793) (33-11-
2,102) of SHADOW GOLD.  TANNIN viciously subdued MISER in an action packed 11 minute 
gruesome bout.  Oops, missed this one when I made my note above.  This will probably 
turn out to be our longest fight.  Two digits!  Impressive.  Especially once the fans 
caught on and started throwing coppers down onto the sands, distracting Miser 
further....
     SPAZZ (33-6207) (29-20-0,124) of SNOTZI'S II fought MUSILAR DE MITTEL (53-5753) 
(28-14-0,143) of PUERCO'S PINATA.  SPAZZ was vanquished by MUSILAR DE MITTEL in an 
exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.  I thought it was the pinatas that got hit, not 
them that hit other people.  Is this the "new look" in pinatas?  Inquiring minds want 
to know.
     MASHER (60-4553) (28-27-3,138) of JOKA MASHER! fought POPE PAUL II (79-1317) 
(20-9-0,96) of CHAPEL ROCK.  MASHER was narrowly defeated by POPE PAUL II in an 
exciting 6 minute gory duel.  And there goes Masher's winning record over the hump 
and onto the downhill slope.  Life is hard, and then you start losing fights.
     JOE KING (47-2223) (25-38-0,145) of ROYAL FLUSH fought THE GRINCH (29-4124) (19-
6-0,92) of CRUEL BUT FAIR.  JOE KING was devastated by THE GRINCH in a popular 1 
minute one-sided bout.  I understand that the Grinch gave up stealing Christmasses, 
but he's obviously got his eye on a fine collection of wins here.  Skills, too, I 
bet.
     DELICE THE RED (56-3401) (33-38-1,133) of BAD APPLES fought VAL BEMERIKI (51-
5018) (31-19-3,139) of GENOCIDE.  DELICE THE RED overpowered VAL BEMERIKI in an 
action packed 1 minute uneven fray.  But with remarkable forebearance, Delice did not 
'ocide Val.
     GULLY (11-4277) (30-28-2,151) of 'CROSSED UP fought X THE BOLD (10-16) (49-45-
1,109) of WAR HAWKS.  GULLY narrowly defeated X THE BOLD in an action packed 3 minute 
brutal fight.  You gotta issue more challenges, X, or you're going to lose that 
winning record.
     SIR CUITOUS (10-4514) (30-18-0,160) of SIR AGLIO fought JACK SPRAT (47-2954) 
(42-46-4,140) of ROYAL FLUSH.  SIR CUITOUS slimly won victory over JACK SPRAT in a 3 
minute bloody competition.  Slimly?  How about a fat victory?  I think that'd make a 
pleasant change.  Fat and sassy.
     CRUSADER LORD (31-3946) (29-16-3,157) of THE STORMGUARDS fought FOREVER MAN (38-
4168) (26-32-0,103) of SANDS OF TIME.  CRUSADER LORD overpowered FOREVER MAN in a 2 
minute gory one-sided bout.  Is this Forever Man's first appearance here?  I don't 
remember seeing him around before.  If it is, welcome, and if not, well, how about a 
drink?
     EMERALD DRAGONFLY (60-2586) (52-56-1,152) of MAGICK fought HYSTERIAS (19-4047) 
(25-23-3,144) of ANARCHY.  EMERALD DRAGONFLY was devastated by HYSTERIAS in an 
exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.  Hysterias did, indeed, provide us with 
excitement, flamboyance, and a high volume of cries and comments.  These things can 
make a difference, especially when you want the crowd on your side.
     BEAUTY QUEEN (47-3352) (27-31-3,197) of ROYAL FLUSH fought LUDO (18-708) (47-54-
2,172) of THUNDR + LITENING.  BEAUTY QUEEN viciously subdued LUDO in a crowd pleasing 
3 minute bloody bout.  Beauty has agreed to pose for sketches with the first five 
well-mannered men to ask.  She will also kiss babies, but only two.  There are limits 
to everything.
     WURP (10-18) (42-45-1,188) of WAR HAWKS fought 50 SUCKS (60-4129) (43-28-0,165) 
of JOKA MASHER!.  WURP defeated 50 SUCKS in an action packed 1 minute struggle.  But 
not one-sided or mis-matched.  Odd.
     KAIDEN (35-3108) (65-71-1,204) of VIOLENT FEMS fought MARSHMELLOW GOLEM (44-285) 
(35-34-4,178) of D.A. REJECTS.  KAIDEN overcame MARSHMELLOW GOLEM in an action packed 
2 minute fight.  I hear that she roasted it royally and pinned it between two graham 
crackers and a few squares of chocolate.  Those were the good old days.
     FANNY BELT (28-1804) (33-22-1,193) of OTTO'S MECHANICS fought QRAPPY (10-4761) 
(25-42-1,155) of QUBIT.  FANNY BELT savagely defeated QRAPPY in a popular 6 minute 
bloody brawl.  The popularity seems to have arisen from the speculation as to whether 
or not Fanny's pants would fall down.  They didn't... quite.
     DIRT WORM (82-2315) (46-21-0,192) of VERMIN!! fought BLACK RHINO (71-1834) (32-
17-1,181) of EDGE OF EXTINCTION.  DIRT WORM was overcome by BLACK RHINO in an 
exciting 3 minute contest.  It would appear that the Rhino is not going to become 
extinct today.  Later, maybe, but not today.
     R'SHANN (20-577) (39-31-3,189) of OVERLORDS fought ROLEX WATCH (32-3732) (34-25-
0,203) of LUST MUPPETS.  R'SHANN was overpowered by ROLEX WATCH in a crowd pleasing 1 
minute one-sided match.  It was Rolex's timely maneuver that won the day.  Not that 
the day was lost, it was right here, though going away fast.  You know how days are.  
And spy reports written near the end of them, come to that.  They wander a little.  
But if you read this at the end of the day, we'll match, right?
     MISS WORLD (52-2370) (28-25-1,182) of THE FURIOUS FIVE fought PRIMUS (21-4975) 
(26-10-0,170) of REAL BEER.  MISS WORLD was narrowly defeated by PRIMUS in an action 
packed 8 minute gory match.  Second longest fight, though it might have been shorter 
if the beer had been Lite instead of Real.
     SPAZ GHOST (47-4161) (36-12-1,245) of DRAKE'S COMICS fought ABOUT YOUR CAR... 
(78-778) (93-128-6,195) of BAD NEWS.  SPAZ GHOST lost to ABOUT YOUR CAR... in a 1 
minute fight.  Side-swiped.  Very sad.  I'd weep just a little here, but I'm out of 
beer.  Can't weep without beer.  It's a rule.

     And the first challenge match:  BUBBLES (12-4981) (19-34-1,84) of POWERPUFF 
GIRLS challenged KOOKABURRA (33-4151) (36-50-1,91) of GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.  Up 7.  
BUBBLES vanquished KOOKABURRA in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven Challenge duel.  
Does this make Bubbles a cookie-monster?
     GIOVANNA (37-387) (23-24-5,68) of COLD STEEL challenged BABOO (74-2711) (37-84-
0,67) of WILD AMINALS.  Down 1.  GIOVANNA viciously subdued BABOO in an action packed 
6 minute gruesome Challenge fight.  This is ol' "Most Challenged" Baboo.  Probably 
teaches like a sonofagun.
     HUNZICKER BOWL (23-4182) (23-10-1,75) of SKI TAOS challenged BUDDERCUP (60-5967) 
(25-19-0,81) of BUMS 'R' US.  Up 6.  HUNZICKER BOWL was defeated by BUDDERCUP in an 
exciting 4 minute Challenge struggle.  I thought of some witty, devastating things to 
say about this, but the image of Ed. stayed my quill.  That, and the fact that they 
were so witty and convoluted that they slipped out of my grasp the minute I looked 
away.
     BURGER KING (47-4152) (25-17-2,100) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged HALLIE O'DENE (58-
6018) (33-51-0,80) of CIRQUE DU MASQUES.  Down 20.  BURGER KING savagely defeated 
HALLIE O'DENE in a 2 minute Challenge competition.  I bet Hallie wishes she was among 
the "kicked out to Talahya" crew.
     KHARN (51-2997) (30-31-4,92) of COLD STEEL challenged TALOS (31-2069) (35-15-
0,92) of THE STORMGUARDS.  Straight across.  KHARN was devastated by TALOS in a 
popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.  To which I, for one, say "Har."
     SWEET TOOTH (11-3248) (20-14-0,110) of GERFEL'S FRIENDS challenged STEVE MCQUEEN 
(47-3908) (25-27-1,114) of ROYAL FLUSH.  Up 4.  SWEET TOOTH demolished STEVE MCQUEEN 
in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.  Steve will be spending the next 
couple of weeks at his dentist.
     CAFFIENE ACHIEVER (15-2429) (31-33-4,182) of DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q challenged W.T. 
POOH (33-4430) (50-35-0,183) of SNOTZI'S II.  Up 1.  CAFFIENE ACHIEVER viciously 
subdued W.T. POOH in a 7 minute Challenge fight.  Honey is just doesn't stack up 
against caffeine as a stimulant.

     And for the title fight, nothing.  Our previous Captain of the Guard has gone 
off to Talahya or somewhere, and nobody came out with a clear superiority to take it 
today.  So it's still up for grabs, and I look for a frenzied effort to sieze the top 
spot next time.  Don't let me down!

                                        Olaf Modeen

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ABOUT YOUR CAR... 78-778    94 128  6  215  BAD NEWS (640)             LIN TIRIAN
 ROLEX WATCH 32-3732         35  25  0  215  LUST MUPPETS (1099)        ARVAT

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BLACK RHINO 71-1834         33  17  1  208  EDGE OF EXTINCTION (973)   KYR'TERR
 KAIDEN 35-3108              66  71  1  207  VIOLENT FEMS (972)         MURSKA
 CAFFIENE ACHIEVER 15-2429   32  33  4  199  DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q (313)      MALCORN
 BEAUTY QUEEN 47-3352        28  31  3  199  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 WURP 10-18                  43  45  1  198  WAR HAWKS (1026)           KOLACT
 FANNY BELT 28-1804          34  22  1  195  OTTO'S MECHANICS (1073)    MORYA
 SPAZ GHOST 47-4161          36  13  1  192  DRAKE'S COMICS (1112)      NORTH FORK
-SUNNY BRAE 53-5638          33  24  1  187  PUERCO'S PINATA (700)      KHALHUMS
 PRIMUS 21-4975              27  10  0  186  REAL BEER (1116)           SUNSET
 DIRT WORM 82-2315           46  22  0  185  VERMIN!! (1124)            DWES EG
 R'SHANN 20-577              39  32  3  185  OVERLORDS (30)             SEAM
-STELLA BLUE 53-6167         23  11  1  185  PUERCO'S PINATA (700)      KHALHUMS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 W.T. POOH 33-4430           50  36  0  180  SNOTZI'S II (813)          NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 MARSHMELLOW GOLEM 44-285    35  35  4  180  D.A. REJECTS (142)         KRILL
-KENT BROCKMAN 3-5652        23  14  0  180  SPRINGFIELD (1023)         OSKSI
 MISS WORLD 52-2370          28  26  1  178  THE FURIOUS FIVE (698)     FRATSFA
 LUDO 18-708                 47  55  2  173  THUNDR + LITENING (222)    TALCAMA
 50 SUCKS 60-4129            43  29  0  166  JOKA MASHER! (833)         ARADI
 QRAPPY 10-4761              25  43  1  166  QUBIT (1136)               KOLACT
 SIR CUITOUS 10-4514         31  18  0  162  SIR AGLIO (788)            KOLACT
 HYSTERIAS 19-4047           26  23  3  161  ANARCHY (1151)             ZUWAYZA
 CRUSADER LORD 31-3946       30  16  3  159  THE STORMGUARDS (132)      CHIMLEVTAL
-PHOENIX GUARD 82-8102       20  19  0  159  SHADOW WAR (1139)          DWES EG
-MECHA-BARBRA 66-3675        30   7  0  158  SOUTH PARK EAST (1055)     TARRGIR
 TANNIN 65-4409              34  23  2  157  CRIMSON PEGASI (1079)      DAL SHANG
 MUSILAR DE MITTEL 53-5753   29  14  0  154  PUERCO'S PINATA (700)      KHALHUMS
 DELICE THE RED 56-3401      34  38  1  153  BAD APPLES (1091)          ROCANIS
 GULLY 11-4277               31  28  2  153  'CROSSED UP (1141)         ARUAK CITY

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HOT HAZEL 98-608            14  17  4  150  JUNKYARD WARS (1140)       SYVYN'S HILL
 JACK SPRAT 47-2954          42  47  4  144  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 EMERALD DRAGONFLY 60-2586   52  57  1  142  MAGICK (955)               ARADI
-OBSESSED AVENGER 15-2162    36  36  1  137  DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q (313)      MALCORN
-DIAMOND JOE QUIMBY 64-4061  24  11  0  130  SPRINGFIELD (1052)         KURUKAR
 THE GRINCH 29-4124          20   6  0  130  CRUEL BUT FAIR (945)       LAPUR
 WAHOO 26-3916               21  12  1  128  HERE TO PHOENIX (1072)     CALEAM
 VAL BEMERIKI 51-5018        31  20  3  126  GENOCIDE (1109)            TRICORUS
 POPE PAUL II 79-1317        21   9  0  126  CHAPEL ROCK (776)          MIROI CHANG
-ANALASTRA 65-4463           24  15  0  125  COLD STEEL II (1059)       DAL SHANG
 SPAZZ 33-6207               29  21  0  124  SNOTZI'S II (813)          NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SWEET TOOTH 11-3248         21  14  0  123  GERFEL'S FRIENDS (516)     ARUAK CITY
 X THE BOLD 10-16            49  46  1  119  WAR HAWKS (1026)           KOLACT
 TICKLES 9-3486              32  47  1  119  MY PETS (554)              ZUKAL
 MASHER 60-4553              28  28  3  118  JOKA MASHER! (833)         ARADI
 COM DOT 65-6217             29  19  0  112  TOO GOOD FOR ME (1054)     DAL SHANG
 JOE KING 47-2223            25  39  0  112  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 MISER 71-3793               33  12  2  111  SHADOW GOLD (1143)         KYR'TERR
 FOREVER MAN 38-4168         26  33  0  111  SANDS OF TIME (1195)       CLIFFHOME
 STEVE MCQUEEN 47-3908       25  28  1  104  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 BURGER KING 47-4152         26  17  2  103  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 TALOS 31-2069               36  15  0  102  THE STORMGUARDS (132)      CHIMLEVTAL

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BUBBLES 12-4981             20  34  1   99  POWERPUFF GIRLS (1145)     RIZTAB
-TIBOR 64-4065               21  12  0   96  SPRINGFIELD (1052)         KURUKAR
 BUDDERCUP 60-5967           26  19  0   94  BUMS 'R' US (1142)         ARADI
-CADDY JACKKNIFE 11-4288     21   9  0   94  GERFEL'S FRIENDS (516)     ARUAK CITY
-NED FLANDERS 4-4639         19  11  2   93  SPRINGFIELD (1024)         JHELUM
-NEDIAM NORI 31-4069         19  12  1   93  CISUM S. EKARD (1175)      CHIMLEVTAL

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIDNIGHT FAITH 75-2651      17  10  1   89  PARANOID ASYLUM (1203)     JADE MOUNTAIN
-PERSEVERANCE 7-5329         25  11  2   88  BATHTUB ARMADA (1196)      BONSUR
 NEVERMORE 1-5260            15  15  2   88  LAB EXPERIMENTS (160)      MORDANT
 KHARN 51-2997               30  32  4   87  COLD STEEL (296)           TRICORUS
 DI LUCA 11-4770             26  10  5   87  GIRO PELETON (1173)        ARUAK CITY
 STARBUCK 6-5387             19  12  0   86  SCIENCE FICTION (1152)     TRANSEL
 MOD COD 55-2638             36  64  1   85  RHYME TYME (449)           KHALANI
 HALLIE O'DENE 58-6018       33  52  0   82  CIRQUE DU MASQUES (1093)   DELARQ TOR
 HAPPY JACK 19-4086          29  21  2   79  THE MOTHERSHIP (1148)      ZUWAYZA
-SMOKE 56-3398               19   9  0   78  MORTAL KOMBAT IV (1047)    ROCANIS
 KOOKABURRA 33-4151          36  51  1   77  GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (812)   NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-APPLE JACK 47-4011          24  15  4   77  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 HUNZICKER BOWL 23-4182      23  11  1   77  SKI TAOS (1070)            TI
 GIOVANNA 37-387             24  24  5   76  COLD STEEL (1202)          SIBIKHAS
 LUNA TYCK 33-5761           26  24  1   73  DRAKE'S PETTING ZOO (1075) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-BLACK LOTUS 33-6486         25  13  0   73  SHADOW X (1185)            NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 MIME 2-4966                 17   9  2   73  HARLEQUINS (1186)          NIANIA
 OSIRIS 19-4111              22  16  1   71  ANARCHY (1151)             ZUWAYZA
 GREASESPOT 60-5964          18  27  0   70  BUMS 'R' US (1142)         ARADI
-QUEEN AMAZONIA 12-4796      27  33  1   69  DARKMOON (1197)            RIZTAB
 SKI MASK 58-5869            24  42  0   69  CIRQUE DU MASQUES (1093)   DELARQ TOR
 NED THE JANITOR 66-2973     16  19  0   69  ANDORIAN UNIVERSITY (1123) TARRGIR
 JUGGLER 2-4965              19   8  0   65  HARLEQUINS (1186)          NIANIA
 BABOO 74-2711               37  85  0   63  WILD AMINALS (635)         DAIYLA KIV
-PERFECT TEN 47-4218         20  15  1   63  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 SOUL SCOURGE 25-1223        15   7  2   60  THE ILLUMINATI (1179)      LYRATILAN
-NASTY NITTERS 63-2383       14  17  2   59  TOMATO ENFORCER (1193)     AMEN-TEI
 KATANA 62-3769               7   7  0   59  SAMURAI KIDS II (1182)     VALAMANTIS
 MEN IN BLACK 49-3157        37  87  1   58  RPG'S (697)                VITHICAR
 ROT TEN EGGS 47-3099        25  29  0   58  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
-TICKLE ME ELMO 50-3151      15  10  0   58  OPEN SESAME (824)          SNOWBOUND
-NESSIE 33-6755              16   9  0   57  OF MYTHOS AND MEN (1192)   NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-OURS ROUGE 3-6049           15  16  1   55  THE REDBAERS (1180)        OSKSI
 CARRIE NATION 64-4054       27  60  0   50  REFORMERS (1095)           KURUKAR
-THORIN LACKSIN 17-5347      22  36  2   43  LO' DOWN (1170)            ALJAFIR
-DARION ICECAP 17-5349       23  36  1   42  LO' DOWN (1170)            ALJAFIR
 LETHE 9-4782                20  13  2   39  BLUE MOON (1025)           ZUKAL
-DANA ALROTH 17-5350         22  40  1   37  LO' DOWN (1170)            ALJAFIR
-MEXICANJUMPINGCACT 60-4884   2   4  1   24  WILD CARDS (1048)          ARADI

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

THE DEAD                    W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY              TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

All -- Well, that was my last turn for a while here.  Look me up in 103. --
Shadowgate

     Look for you?  There's going to be some reason for us to come around in the 
     middle of the rest period and hunt you down?  Are you leaving a big bar tab 
     here?  No, seriously, have fun and come back when you can.

DMobster -- You're welcome.  I never go back on my word, even if I could have gone a
whole split without losing the throne.  Nemesis will look Explicit up in Gateway
after beating on the best of 103 until the next split. -- Shadowgate

Explicit -- You took me out no problem!  Guess my manager was right in that I was not
ready for you.  I just didn't have what it took to beat you.  With only getting one
WT train in the tourney, I just didn't have nearly your skills.  Wait until Gateway.
I will catch you at some point! -- Nemesis

Nemesis -- Well, checking back through the old newsletters I do have, it seems you've
gone without a loss for 23 straight fights (starting turn 324).  I don't know if
that's a HG record, but I'm sure it would have made you Top Warrior of the Semester
in my Semester reports if I didn't have gaps.  Fortunately, I've constructed a golem
to handle newsletter collections in the future, so I shouldn't be running into this
problem any more. -- Drake

Sethra Lavode -- You COULD have taught me more than one skill, you know.  It would be
okay, because I don't think I'm going to be here to use it on you. -- Hallie O'Dene
P.S.  Or maybe I will be.  I know SOMEBODY is getting booted out of Home Guard, but I
forget who.

Sunny Brae -- Oh, well, an Orc.  Naturally. -- Glory

X the Bold -- Maybe you should try for X the Italic instead? -- Delice the Red

Apple Jack -- Whew!  (cough, cough)  Strong stuff.  But warming, very warming.
Better than what they offered me in the Infirmary. -- Lethe

Who is this disgusting "Hermy"?  Besides being a despicable drunkard. -- Carrie
Nation

Soul Scourge -- You are a carrier of species hate, I see!  But fear not, foul mammal,
your day will end! -- Ski Mask, Founder and President Ducks with Swords
P.S.  It would HELP if my relentlessly mammalian manager would give me a strategy
change.  But no, he's biased, too.

Oaf Modeen -- You would PRESUME to speak of the souls of noble Ducks?  Keep your low,
mammalian prejudices away from them! -- Ski Mask

     Ducks have souls? -- Ed.

     Of course not! -- Olaf
     Unless it's in the seasoning of the stuffing....

Sweet Tooth -- At least you aren't as disgusting as that Modeen fellow. -- Carrie
Nation

Shadowgate -- You will be missed, but at least it'll give some of us a chance at the
top.  Good luck in Free Blades (like you need luck!). -- Ho-Chan, Blue Moon et al

Joe King -- Ha ha ha!  The battle of the losers and I won.  Does that make me a
better or a worse loser? -- Qrappy

     The really important question is: are you a GOOD loser?

Tesserack -- Har. -- Kharn

Tesserack -- Translation: "Har."  <shrug>  Pity you're not sticking around--I think
he needs to be put down a few dozen more times.  Sometimes things just don't sink in,
if you get my drift. -- Analastra

Perfect Ten -- Har. -- Kharn

Perfect Ten -- Uh, I guess I don't have to translate that one. -- Analastra

Morrolan -- Here I thought I was signing up for time on an Elder Scrolls III
network.... -- Tannin

30 April 2003
All -- Remember to put your arena number on your strategy sheets.  Strategies turned
in without an arena number run the risk of missing the turn. -- NAIEI

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CAFFIENE ACHIEVER viciously subdued W.T. POOH in a 7 minute Challenge fight.
SWEET TOOTH demolished STEVE MCQUEEN in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
KHARN was devastated by TALOS in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
BURGER KING savagely defeated HALLIE O'DENE in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
HUNZICKER BOWL was defeated by BUDDERCUP in a exciting 4 minute Challenge struggle.
GIOVANNA viciously subdued BABOO in a action packed 6 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
BUBBLES vanquished KOOKABURRA in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven Challenge duel.
SPAZ GHOST lost to ABOUT YOUR CAR... in a 1 minute fight.
MISS WORLD was narrowly defeated by PRIMUS in a action packed 8 minute gory match.
R'SHANN was overpowered by ROLEX WATCH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match.
DIRT WORM was overcome by BLACK RHINO in a exciting 3 minute contest.
FANNY BELT savagely defeated QRAPPY in a popular 6 minute bloody brawl.
KAIDEN overcame MARSHMELLOW GOLEM in a action packed 2 minute fight.
WURP defeated 50 SUCKS in a action packed 1 minute struggle.
BEAUTY QUEEN viciously subdued LUDO in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody bout.
EMERALD DRAGONFLY was devastated by HYSTERIAS in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
CRUSADER LORD overpowered FOREVER MAN in a 2 minute gory one-sided bout.
SIR CUITOUS slimly won victory over JACK SPRAT in a 3 minute bloody competition.
GULLY narrowly defeated X THE BOLD in a action packed 3 minute brutal fight.
DELICE THE RED overpowered VAL BEMERIKI in a action packed 1 minute uneven fray.
JOE KING was devastated by THE GRINCH in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
MASHER was narrowly defeated by POPE PAUL II in a exciting 6 minute gory duel.
SPAZZ was vanquished by MUSILAR DE MITTEL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
TANNIN viciously subdued MISER in a action packed 11 minute gruesome bout.
COM DOT was beaten by WAHOO in a 2 minute fray.
TICKLES was overpowered by HOT HAZEL in a exciting 1 minute uneven competition.
MIME was defeated by NEVERMORE in a 2 minute fight.
MIDNIGHT FAITH viciously subdued JUGGLER in a popular 3 minute brutal fray.
NED THE JANITOR was subdued by DI LUCA in a 2 minute gory fight.
CARRIE NATION was beaten by MEN IN BLACK in a popular 4 minute bout.
KATANA was handily defeated by MEAN SPIRIT in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GREASESPOT was bested by HAPPY JACK in a exciting 2 minute battle.
SKI MASK bested ROT TEN EGGS in a 2 minute gruesome bout.
MOD COD overpowered SOUL SCOURGE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
LUNA TYCK was viciously subdued by STARBUCK in a action packed 2 minute gory match.
OSIRIS overpowered LETHE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  12         LUNGING ATTACK    85 -  61 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-LUNGE       19 -  15 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     10         WALL OF STEEL     49 -  43 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   10         STRIKING ATTACK   49 -  45 -  0      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  21 -  0      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     7         TOTAL PARRY       56 -  56 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-STRIKE      18 -  23 -  0      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         BASHING ATTACK    46 -  66 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         AIMED BLOW         5 -  18 -  0      22  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 349 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  7         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  5     PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  5         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  5     AIMED BLOW         0 -  4         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  5     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   ABOUT YOUR CAR... 78-778   94 128  6  215 BAD NEWS (640)
WALL OF STEEL    ROLEX WATCH 32-3732        35  25  0  215 LUST MUPPETS (1099)
LUNGING ATTACK   KAIDEN 35-3108             66  71  1  207 VIOLENT FEMS (972)
STRIKING ATTACK  CAFFIENE ACHIEVER 15-2429  32  33  4  199 DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q (313)
TOTAL PARRY      FANNY BELT 28-1804         34  22  1  195 OTTO'S MECHANICS (1073)
PARRY-STRIKE     R'SHANN 20-577             39  32  3  185 OVERLORDS (30)
SLASHING ATTACK  HYSTERIAS 19-4047          26  23  3  161 ANARCHY (1151)
PARRY-LUNGE      SWEET TOOTH 11-3248        21  14  0  123 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (516)
AIMED BLOW       FOREVER MAN 38-4168        26  33  0  111 SANDS OF TIME (1195)

The overall popularity leader is ABOUT YOUR CAR... 78-778.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was CAFFIENE ACHIEVER 15-2429.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
MASHER 60-4553, MISS WORLD 52-2370, GIOVANNA 37-387, PRIMUS 21-4975, CARRIE NATION 
64-4054, FANNY BELT 28-1804, BEAUTY QUEEN 47-3352, POPE PAUL II 79-1317, HUNZICKER 
BOWL 23-4182, and BLACK RHINO 71-1834.

The least popular fighter this week was MISER 71-3793.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LETHE 9-4782, SOUL SCOURGE 25-1223, NED THE JANITOR 66-2973, LUNA TYCK 
33-5761, ROT TEN EGGS 47-3099, JOE KING 47-2223, 50 SUCKS 60-4129, R'SHANN 20-577, 
SPAZ GHOST 47-4161, and KOOKABURRA 33-4151.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  MORYA(28)            1  0 0  ROCANIS(56)          1  0 0  
NIANIA(2)            0  2 0  LAPUR(29)            1  0 0  DELARQ TOR(58)       1  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       2  0 0  ARADI(60)            1  4 0  
ZUKAL(9)             0  2 0  ARVAT(32)            1  0 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           2  2 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  0  4 0  KURUKAR(64)          0  1 0  
ARUAK CITY(11)       3  0 0  MURSKA(35)           1  0 0  DAL SHANG(65)        1  1 0  
RIZTAB(12)           1  0 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  0 0  TARRGIR(66)          0  1 0  
MALCORN(15)          1  0 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  1 0  KYR'TERR(71)         1  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  KRILL(44)            0  1 0  DAIYLA KIV(74)       0  1 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          3  0 0  NORTH FORK(47)       2  5 0  JADE MOUNTAIN(75)    1  0 0  
SEAM(20)             0  1 0  VITHICAR(49)         1  0 0  LIN TIRIAN(78)       1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  2 0  MIROI CHANG(79)      1  0 0  
TI(23)               0  1 0  FRATSFA(52)          0  1 0  DWES EG(82)          0  1 0  
LYRATILAN(25)        0  1 0  KHALHUMS(53)         1  0 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     1  0 0  
CALEAM(26)           1  0 0  KHALANI(55)          1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NEVERMORE 1-5260            15  15  2   88  LAB EXPERIMENTS (160)      MORDANT
 MIME 2-4966                 17   9  2   73  HARLEQUINS (1186)          NIANIA
 STARBUCK 6-5387             19  12  0   86  SCIENCE FICTION (1152)     TRANSEL
 TICKLES 9-3486              32  47  1  119  MY PETS (554)              ZUKAL
 WURP 10-18                  43  45  1  198  WAR HAWKS (1026)           KOLACT
 GULLY 11-4277               31  28  2  153  'CROSSED UP (1141)         ARUAK CITY
 BUBBLES 12-4981             20  34  1   99  POWERPUFF GIRLS (1145)     RIZTAB
 CAFFIENE ACHIEVER 15-2429   32  33  4  199  DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q (313)      MALCORN
 LUDO 18-708                 47  55  2  173  THUNDR + LITENING (222)    TALCAMA
 HYSTERIAS 19-4047           26  23  3  161  ANARCHY (1151)             ZUWAYZA
 R'SHANN 20-577              39  32  3  185  OVERLORDS (30)             SEAM
 PRIMUS 21-4975              27  10  0  186  REAL BEER (1116)           SUNSET
 HUNZICKER BOWL 23-4182      23  11  1   77  SKI TAOS (1070)            TI
 SOUL SCOURGE 25-1223        15   7  2   60  THE ILLUMINATI (1179)      LYRATILAN
 WAHOO 26-3916               21  12  1  128  HERE TO PHOENIX (1072)     CALEAM
 FANNY BELT 28-1804          34  22  1  195  OTTO'S MECHANICS (1073)    MORYA
 THE GRINCH 29-4124          20   6  0  130  CRUEL BUT FAIR (945)       LAPUR
 CRUSADER LORD 31-3946       30  16  3  159  THE STORMGUARDS (132)      CHIMLEVTAL
 ROLEX WATCH 32-3732         35  25  0  215  LUST MUPPETS (1099)        ARVAT
 W.T. POOH 33-4430           50  36  0  180  SNOTZI'S II (813)          NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KAIDEN 35-3108              66  71  1  207  VIOLENT FEMS (972)         MURSKA
 GIOVANNA 37-387             24  24  5   76  COLD STEEL (1202)          SIBIKHAS
 FOREVER MAN 38-4168         26  33  0  111  SANDS OF TIME (1195)       CLIFFHOME
 MARSHMELLOW GOLEM 44-285    35  35  4  180  D.A. REJECTS (142)         KRILL
 BEAUTY QUEEN 47-3352        28  31  3  199  ROYAL FLUSH (146)          NORTH FORK
 MEN IN BLACK 49-3157        37  87  1   58  RPG'S (697)                VITHICAR
 VAL BEMERIKI 51-5018        31  20  3  126  GENOCIDE (1109)            TRICORUS
 MISS WORLD 52-2370          28  26  1  178  THE FURIOUS FIVE (698)     FRATSFA
 MUSILAR DE MITTEL 53-5753   29  14  0  154  PUERCO'S PINATA (700)      KHALHUMS
 MOD COD 55-2638             36  64  1   85  RHYME TYME (449)           KHALANI
 DELICE THE RED 56-3401      34  38  1  153  BAD APPLES (1091)          ROCANIS
 HALLIE O'DENE 58-6018       33  52  0   82  CIRQUE DU MASQUES (1093)   DELARQ TOR
 50 SUCKS 60-4129            43  29  0  166  JOKA MASHER! (833)         ARADI
 KATANA 62-3769               7   7  0   59  SAMURAI KIDS II (1182)     VALAMANTIS
 CARRIE NATION 64-4054       27  60  0   50  REFORMERS (1095)           KURUKAR
 TANNIN 65-4409              34  23  2  157  CRIMSON PEGASI (1079)      DAL SHANG
 NED THE JANITOR 66-2973     16  19  0   69  ANDORIAN UNIVERSITY (1123) TARRGIR
 BLACK RHINO 71-1834         33  17  1  208  EDGE OF EXTINCTION (973)   KYR'TERR
 BABOO 74-2711               37  85  0   63  WILD AMINALS (635)         DAIYLA KIV
 MIDNIGHT FAITH 75-2651      17  10  1   89  PARANOID ASYLUM (1203)     JADE MOUNTAIN
 ABOUT YOUR CAR... 78-778    94 128  6  215  BAD NEWS (640)             LIN TIRIAN
 POPE PAUL II 79-1317        21   9  0  126  CHAPEL ROCK (776)          MIROI CHANG
 DIRT WORM 82-2315           46  22  0  185  VERMIN!! (1124)            DWES EG
 HOT HAZEL 98-608            14  17  4  150  JUNKYARD WARS (1140)       SYVYN'S HILL