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Date   : 12/18/2008    Duedate: 12/31/2008

FREE BLADES

DM-103    TURN-496

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 TRECK PEOPLE 65/1305   10    2  0 83.3    8 PHILANTHROPIS 20/773  368  351  6 51.2
    LITTLE EARTHQUAKES 65/1306                  PHILANTHROPISTS 26/1263               
  2-SILMARILLIAD 13/146    51   25  1 67.1      PHILANTHROPISTS 3 35/1011             
    NIGHT'S GUARDIANS 48/981                    THE PHILANTHROPISTS 35/746            
  3 DO IT AGAIN 11/1239  1477  844 13 63.6      PHILANTHROPISTS 17/1262               
    ARMY OF DARKNESS 19/1296                    PHILANTHROPISTS 32/1254               
    ANGELS OF PAIN 32/1241                      PHILANTHROPISTS 2 35/948              
  4 I AM SAM 75/1075      950  592  9 61.6      PHILANTHROPISTS 61/1268               
    BLADES OF WONDER 22/1002                    PHILANTHROPISTS 56/1271               
    CHILDHOOD TRAUMA 60/1261                    PHILANTHROPISTS 40/1234               
    THE BROTHERHOOD 98 71/1289                9 CASTAWAYS 7/1301      578  579  6 50.0
    BROTHERHOOD 74/1073                         DARKLINGS 74/1160                     
  5 I HATE THEM 47/1302   570  362  6 61.2      BLUE EYRIE 1/1300                     
    BEING JOHN CUSAK 82/1303                 10-LUROCIANS XI 82/1039  194  204  5 48.7
    THE BLACK RIDERS 15/1298                 11 SCARLET KNIGH 70/403  389  420  9 48.1
    SARATOGA GLORY 32/1072                      THE DRAGON FIST 78/1210               
    MEN OF 1,000 FACES 40/1297               12 RHYME TYME 55/397     336  384  1 46.7
  6 I, CLAUDIUS 13/705    603  403  6 59.9      GIRL SCOUT COOKIES 33/1278            
    CAESAR'S POOL HALL 31/608                13 CHEERS 70/1279        240  299  4 44.5
    FIELDS OF ELYSIUM 17/1293                   KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS 56/174             
  7 MIDNIGHT HOUR 70/551  307  246  4 55.5      THE SIMPSONS 55/187                   
    ORKOGRE CASTLE 70/533                    14 UNDER DURESS 64/743   808 1103 12 42.3
    SPREAD THE DISEASE 70/398                   DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY 33/764           
    ECCENTRIC DWARVES 70/342                 15 CULTS-R-US 12/1255     41   69  1 37.3
    INCONSISTENT FURY 56/259                 16 CARDOW HUNTE 29/1277  611 1299 11 32.0
    DISPOSABLE HEROES 70/592              

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

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 607): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 609): INVENTOR OF PAIN of THE PAIN GANG (?, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 603): LYLYANNA of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 605): ONDO FLEUR of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 603): YAREK ZURN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 601): BART SIMPSON of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 301): VELVET FINISH of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 594): PLATINUM PEENER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 298): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 591): WAR EAGLE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 580): KNUCKLE of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 542): HAWK NELSON of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): BOLI of OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): SISTER MERCY of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): DOMJON of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 470): ELLYN GRUNE of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 457): ENIGMA XXV of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 442): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 433): ROPE MAN of MIGHTY HEROES (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 206): POP KHAN of MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 401): GOOGLE of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 379): SHANA TWO-KNIVES of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 495): GOLEM of THE PHILANTROPHISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 606): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 609): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 603): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 605): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 603): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 601): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 301): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 594): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 298): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 591): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 580): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 542): LUROICIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 470): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 457): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 463): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 206): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 401): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 379): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 495): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 608): BIG SHRIMP of ICE AGE (Wali Kharif, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 603): LYLYANNA of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 604): GOLD BULLION of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 593): HULIK of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 591): WAR EAGLE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
                          MYSTIC MIRAGE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 580): KNUCKLE of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
                           BRENNA of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): AUNTY ENTITY of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                               YUFFIE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 269): THE RON of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
                             FOLMOR GRIGG of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 256): CANTEX of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 456): STITCHES of CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (Samwise the Bald)
                                   FLICKED BOOGERS of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 205): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
                            HAWTHORN of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Well, you probably all realize this, but we won't meet again until the new year.
I don't know if this is good or bad, but it sure is.  And maybe there will be less
ice.  I mean, it's pretty enough, with a quarter of an inch of ice on everything, and
the wind blows the tree branches so the ice is all crazy or maybe crazed but what's
the difference, and then the sun shines through it, when the sun can get through the
clouds, all that stuff.  It's pretty enough, but you can't go anywhere because the
roads are icy, too, and the people who are going somewhere are sliding all over, and
it just isn't safe.  Even skis won't do it.  Maybe ice skates.  Anyway, there it is,
and nothing to do but stay home, or in the office as the case might be, and think
about serious stuff.  Or at least the same stuff you thought about yesterday, before
the ice storm, when it was just a matter of three or four inches of snow.  Oh, well.

The basic stuff:
     Thirty-one fights, which is good, and only two standbys.  Great!
     Seventeen challenges, which is fantastic, and one of them tv.  This shows that
the managers are getting out there and managing, and I like to see that.
     Knights of Rocanis were most avoided, again, by Do It Again, who did it again.
     The most challenges went to Sister X.  I kind of like Sister X, even though she
doesn't have much of a tan.  Well, after all, working on a tan is just about a full
time job, and she's got to work on being a gladiatress, so she's busy a lot.

Our last fights of the year:
     BELA LUGOSI (40-4114) (16-7-1,52) of MEN OF 1,000 FACES fought FALLING ROCK (29-
4286) (25-45-0,64) of CARDOW HUNTERS.  BELA LUGOSI was demolished by FALLING ROCK in
a 1 minute uneven contest.  This is amazing.  I mean, Falling Rock is a nice enough
guy, I guess, but winning fights?  Wow.
     CEDAR (29-4319) (26-28-2,96) of CARDOW HUNTERS fought MARTIN BLANK (82-28434)
(15-2-0,89) of BEING JOHN CUSAK.  CEDAR was overpowered by MARTIN BLANK in an action
packed 1 minute one-sided bout.  Well, Cedar isn't as bad as Falling Rock, but it
looks like Martin Blank is better than Bela Lugosi.  Or maybe it was luck.  Don't ask
me, what do I know?
     MANDORALLEN (56-2288) (33-19-1,150) of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS fought THE QUICKLING
(70-1669) (84-197-2,136) of SCARLET KNIGHTS.  MANDORALLEN subdued THE QUICKLING in a
popular 1 minute fight.  Just a couple of knights banging and clanging.  They were
noisy, anyway.  Maybe that's why it was popular.  Some people like noise.
     ALDALDON (56-3913) (24-13-1,145) of PHILANTHROPISTS fought HELYSE (103-36) (45-
35-5,165) of the College of Mimes.  ALDALDON vanquished HELYSE in an exciting 1
minute one-sided fray.  Well, of course he did!  I mean, Helyse isn't a pushover, but
these Rocanis Knights care more.  It makes a difference.

     DAGA TERS (56-2627) (23-13-1,154) of INCONSISTENT FURY fought BLACK WOLF (29-
4194) (42-37-1,131) of CARDOW HUNTERS.  DAGA TERS was vanquished by BLACK WOLF in a
popular 1 minute one-sided bout.  I heard somebody, one of the bookies, I think, but
I didn't, you know, get so close he'd know I was listening, anyway, I heard him
saying that this Black Wolf must be a changeling, because of his record.  I think
that's probably sour grapes, just because he didn't expect a Cardow Hunter to win at
all ever.  Listen, they have to win sometimes, or they'd never have gotten here in
the first place.
     GIMME SOME SUGAR (19-4936) (22-8-0,188) of ARMY OF DARKNESS fought COMRADE KOOK 
(12-6339) (38-42-2,183) of CULTS-R-US.  GIMME SOME SUGAR was viciously subdued by
COMRADE KOOK in a 2 minute bloody bout.  Did you know that Comrade Kook's uncle is a
dentist and just totally hates sugar?  That's what I heard.  You know how it is, the
offices and back rooms here at the arena are just a hot tub of gossip.
     RETRIBUTION (74-2982) (33-25-1,182) of BROTHERHOOD fought JADRA (61-3379) (22-
11-1,155) of PHILANTHROPISTS.  RETRIBUTION was overpowered by JADRA in a popular 1
minute uneven duel.  Wow!  Is that what philanthropy is?  I wouldn't've guessed.
     SUPERIOR FORCES (33-4543) (112-166-3,204) of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY fought DREHVIN
(103-34) (75-45-7,200) of the College of Mimes.  SUPERIOR FORCES overpowered DREHVIN
in an action packed 2 minute one-sided bout.  You know, I kind of wonder, if Superior
Forces is so darned superior, why is it/he/her still here and not in Primus?  I mean,
278 fights and not Inducted tells you something.

     DARK JUSTICE (56-2004) (33-39-0,193) of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS fought ENLIGHTENED
BEING (26-4642) (31-14-0,205) of PHILANTHROPISTS.  DARK JUSTICE vanquished
ENLIGHTENED BEING in an action packed 1 minute one-sided match.  This is probably one
of those paregories of modern life, but I don't want to hear about it.  I'd rather
sit by the fire and drink hot chocolate with marshmallows in it.
     JUDGE (56-119) (58-40-2,204) of INCONSISTENT FURY fought DRIZZT (40-4146) (30-
32-0,190) of PHILANTHROPISTS.  JUDGE demolished DRIZZT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
Okay, if you say so.  I bet if we had any cooking gladiators in this arena, they'd
get lots of ideas from Drizzt.  I mean, I've got some, and I don't even cook!
     CORT NIGHTJEWEL (78-196) (105-136-0,216) of THE DRAGON FIST fought MIMOSA (32-
4294) (24-19-1,204) of PHILANTHROPISTS.  CORT NIGHTJEWEL handily defeated MIMOSA in a
1 minute one-sided contest.  Well, that's kind of disappointing, because I like
Mimosa's name and she's new, sorta new, at least, and I've been talking about for
YEARS.  I'm tired of him, you know?
     NIGHTCAP (74-2745) (141-121-0,213) of DARKLINGS fought POINT (56-633) (35-46-
1,186) of INCONSISTENT FURY.  NIGHTCAP demolished POINT in an action packed 1 minute
uneven bout.  Even the bookies wouldn't gamble on Point, and they say he's okay.  But
he just doesn't have the experience.
     AIN GOBLINBANE (70-678) (47-24-1,240) of ECCENTRIC DWARVES fought CITY MILITIA
(56-2200) (30-28-0,194) of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS.  AIN GOBLINBANE beat CITY MILITIA in
an action packed 3 minute fight.  Now, if they'd let City Militia bring in a whole
riot squad or something, it might've been a different story.  But there's this rulle
about one on one.

Oh, cool!  The challenge matches already:
     CORNELIUS (31-3485) (20-4-1,86) of CAESAR'S POOL HALL challenged NAKHA ADIASO
(56-2615) (22-24-0,69) of INCONSISTENT FURY.  Down 17, I think.  I didn't study math.
CORNELIUS was demolished by NAKHA ADIASO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
Oops!  I bet that was a surprise for Corny!
     THE GREEK GUY (47-5478) (13-4-0,82) of I HATE THEM challenged WONDER BUBBLE (56-
3522) (17-12-2,77) of INCONSISTENT FURY.  Down 5.  THE GREEK GUY devastated WONDER
BUBBLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.  This is, like, life in the arena.
Better than death in the arena.
     PREATORIAN (56-4005) (23-14-1,92) of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS challenged JEO THE
SONGSMITH (1-3260) (39-78-0,118) of BLUE EYRIE.  Up 16.  PREATORIAN handily defeated
JEO THE SONGSMITH in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge bout.  He only one hand to do it
with, too!
     ARTEMIDORUS (17-6864) (35-7-1,142) of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM challenged STONETOOTH
(29-4560) (31-47-0,109) of CARDOW HUNTERS.  Down 33.  ARTEMIDORUS overpowered
STONETOOTH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge struggle.  Is anybody surprised?  None of
the staff here was.
     THE WITCH-KING (15-4029) (22-13-0,116) of THE BLACK RIDERS challenged TALL TREE
(29-4380) (25-59-0,105) of CARDOW HUNTERS.  Down 11.  THE WITCH-KING viciously
subdued TALL TREE in a popular 2 minute Challenge conflict.  It's kind of amazing how
fast you can turn a tall tree into matchsticks.  Of course, then you have to figure
out what to do with the matchsticks.
     PHIL PHILANTHROPIST (20-3330) (28-54-2,162) of PHILANTHROPISTS challenged SMUG
BUG (55-2900) (79-151-0,184) of RHYME TYME.  Up 22.  PHIL PHILANTHROPIST luckily beat
SMUG BUG in a 2 minute Challenge match.  Thank you, Phil, I don't care if it was luck
or what, I want to see that Bug squashed, you know?  It's been infesting this arena
for SOOO long.

     NYZEIL OGLATA (17-6753) (26-15-1,152) of PHILANTHROPISTS challenged BARBARIAN
KNIGHT (70-565) (21-19-0,175) of DISPOSABLE HEROES.  Up 23.  NYZEIL OGLATA demolished
BARBARIAN KNIGHT in a 1 minute Challenge competition.  You know, I just can't tell
these Barbarian Knights apart.  I mean, sure, there's the different team names, but
by the time I've looked that up, I've forgotten what I wanted to say anyway.
     CATASTROPHE (71-6273) (14-4-0,169) of THE BROTHERHOOD 98 challenged FLAMING FLEA
(70-499) (26-25-2,158) of MIDNIGHT HOUR.  Down 11.  CATASTROPHE overpowered FLAMING
FLEA in a popular 2 minute one-sided Challenge melee.  Well, no wonder!  I figure a
flaming flea is a castastrophe all by itself.
     STYLISH (32-4116) (32-16-1,190) of SARATOGA GLORY challenged SAM (70-466) (22-
17-0,193) of CHEERS.  Up 3.  STYLISH was vanquished by SAM in a popular 1 minute one-
sided Challenge duel.  And people did cheer.  I heard them.  Unless it was the wind
howling.
     MORLENA (56-2163) (33-32-1,200) of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS challenged CLAUDIUS (13-
2860) (65-47-2,245) of I, CLAUDIUS.  Up 45.  MORLENA won victory over CLAUDIUS in a
popular 1 minute Challenge duel.  That's impressive.  Way to go, Morlena.  Girl
power.
     MAGGIE (55-637) (42-54-1,194) of THE SIMPSONS challenged SISTER X (12-6340) (37-
42-0,251) of CULTS-R-US.  Up 57, I think.  MAGGIE was overpowered by SISTER X in an
action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.  Which is not a surprise.  Oh, and
don't forget that Sister X is Most Challenged, too.  Lots of people want a chance to
lose to her, I guess.

     BARBARIAN KNIGHT (56-2006) (38-33-2,201) of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS challenged JELIAH
BIGABO (35-3676) (51-26-2,205) of PHILANTHROPISTS 3.  Up 4.  BARBARIAN KNIGHT was
beaten by JELIAH BIGABO in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.  Whichever Barbarian Knight
that earlier one was, this is the other one.
     NATAS (11-6531) (29-17-0,197) of DO IT AGAIN challenged KOOKABURRA (33-4151)
(99-134-4,197) of GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.  Straight across.  NATAS bested KOOKABURRA in a
popular 1 minute bloody Challenge duel.  Actually, good.  Kookaburra has been around
too long and should be, you know, beaten like carpet or whatever.
     BIONIC BUFFALO (11-6570) (45-39-0,184) of DO IT AGAIN challenged SEKHAT (7-2251)
(27-32-1,186) of CASTAWAYS.  Up 2.  BIONIC BUFFALO was luckily beaten by SEKHAT in an
exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.  They tell me Sekhat is a cat, and I know cats are
often lucky, so I guess this makes sense.  I'm glad something does.
     DEFIANCE (32-4619) (28-5-1,193) of ANGELS OF PAIN challenged DESERT GYPSY (56-
2105) (29-15-3,184) of INCONSISTENT FURY.  Down 9.  DEFIANCE was vanquished by DESERT
GYPSY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.  Well, that's what happens:  you
think you've got an easy win lined up, and it turns around and bites you on the ear.
     GOSSAMER (35-3656) (50-41-1,229) of PHILANTHROPISTS 2 challenged DREAM WEAVER
(56-1959) (31-20-1,241) of INCONSISTENT FURY.  Up 12.  GOSSAMER subdued DREAM WEAVER
in an exciting 3 minute gory Challenge melee.  You'd think, or maybe just I'd think,
who knows, that gossamer wouldn't be strong enough to subdue anything.  Of course,
there's spider webs, but they're a special case.  But dreams, I guess they can be
held by gossamer.  I suppose that makes sense.  Or maybe not, it's been that kind of
day, more and more all the time.

A tv challenge, and a congratulations to Malt-o-Meal.  Breakfast of Champions, I
guess.  Or at least Victors.
     MALT-O-MEAL (60-7527) (45-25-1,201) of CHILDHOOD TRAUMA TV challenged MILLHOUSE
(55-1324) (32-34-0,207) of THE SIMPSONS.  Up 6.  MALT-O-MEAL bested MILLHOUSE in a
crowd pleasing 6 minute gruesome Challenge fight.

And for the title:
     GOLEM (35-1485) (77-53-1,255) of THE PHILANTHROPISTS fought RAORK ROKIOS (70-
1526) (30-16-0,211) of ORKOGRE CASTLE.  GOLEM outlasted RAORK ROKIOS in a crowd
pleasing 14 minute bloody Title conflict.  This was good, that it was so long, it
gave me time to get my notes together and wipe the mustard off.  I wasn't using them
for napkins, though, honest, it was just that some of you gladiators were cutting the
mustard really, you know, vigorously, and it splashed.  Congratulations to Golem.

                                       Debby T.

LORD-MARSHALL                 W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLEM 35-1485               78  53  1  270  THE PHILANTHROPISTS (746)  MURSKA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SISTER X 12-6340            38  42  0  260  CULTS-R-US (1255)          RIZTAB
 AIN GOBLINBANE 70-678       48  24  1  247  ECCENTRIC DWARVES (342)    SENTERN
 GOSSAMER 35-3656            51  41  1  243  PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (948)    MURSKA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SUPERIOR FORCES 33-4543    113 166  3  232  DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIATOLI ISLAND
 CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196     106 136  0  229  THE DRAGON FIST (1210)     LIN TIRIAN
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745           142 121  0  220  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 DARK JUSTICE 56-2004        34  39  0  217  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS
 JELIAH BIGABO 35-3676       52  26  2  216  PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (1011)   MURSKA
 MORLENA 56-2163             34  32  1  215  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS
 JUDGE 56-119                59  40  2  211  INCONSISTENT FURY (259)    ROCANIS
 DESERT GYPSY 56-2105        30  15  3  211  INCONSISTENT FURY (259)    ROCANIS
 SAM 70-466                  23  17  0  211  CHEERS (1279)              SENTERN

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MALT-O-MEAL 60-7527         46  25  1  209  CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (1261)    ARADI
 BARBARIAN KNIGHT 56-2006    38  34  2  205  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS
 RAORK ROKIOS 70-1526        30  17  0  204  ORKOGRE CASTLE (533)       SENTERN
 MILLHOUSE 55-1324           32  35  0  203  THE SIMPSONS (187)         KHALANI
 NATAS 11-6531               30  17  0  203  DO IT AGAIN (1239)         ARUAK CITY
 DREAM WEAVER 56-1959        31  21  1  201  INCONSISTENT FURY (259)    ROCANIS
 CITY MILITIA 56-2200        30  29  0  200  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS
 COMRADE KOOK 12-6339        39  42  2  199  CULTS-R-US (1255)          RIZTAB
 CLAUDIUS 13-2860            65  48  2  196  I, CLAUDIUS (705)          DULLENS
 KOOKABURRA 33-4151          99 135  4  195  GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (1278)  NIATOLI ISLAND
 SEKHAT 7-2251               28  32  1  194  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 MIMOSA 32-4294              24  20  1  190  PHILANTHROPISTS (1254)     ARVAT
 DRIZZT 40-4146              30  33  0  188  PHILANTHROPISTS (1234)     ZENSU
 MAGGIE 55-637               42  55  1  186  THE SIMPSONS (187)         KHALANI
 POINT 56-633                35  47  1  186  INCONSISTENT FURY (259)    ROCANIS
 ENLIGHTENED BEING 26-4642   31  15  0  186  PHILANTHROPISTS (1263)     CALEAM
 JADRA 61-3379               23  11  1  184  PHILANTHROPISTS (1268)     JURINE
 STYLISH 32-4116             32  17  1  183  SARATOGA GLORY (1072)      ARVAT
 DEFIANCE 32-4619            28   6  1  182  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 BIONIC BUFFALO 11-6570      45  40  0  181  DO IT AGAIN (1239)         ARUAK CITY
 GIMME SOME SUGAR 19-4936    22   9  0  181  ARMY OF DARKNESS (1296)    ZUWAYZA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CATASTROPHE 71-6273         15   4  0  180  THE BROTHERHOOD 98 (1289)  KYR'TERR
 PHIL PHILANTHROPIS 20-3330  29  54  2  179  PHILANTHROPISTS (773)      SEAM
 NYZEIL OGLATA 17-6753       27  15  1  176  PHILANTHROPISTS (1262)     ALJAFIR
 SMUG BUG 55-2900            79 152  0  171  RHYME TYME (397)           KHALANI
 ALDALDON 56-3913            25  13  1  171  PHILANTHROPISTS (1271)     ROCANIS
 RETRIBUTION 74-2982         33  26  1  161  BROTHERHOOD (1073)         DAYLA KIV
 BLACK WOLF 29-4194          43  37  1  159  CARDOW HUNTERS (1277)      LAPUR
 BARBARIAN KNIGHT 70-565     21  20  0  156  DISPOSABLE HEROES (592)    SENTERN
 FLAMING FLEA 70-499         26  26  2  155  MIDNIGHT HOUR (551)        SENTERN
 MANDORALLEN 56-2288         34  19  1  152  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ARTEMIDORUS 17-6864         36   7  1  145  FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (1293)   ALJAFIR
 THE QUICKLING 70-1669       84 198  2  140  SCARLET KNIGHTS (403)      SENTERN
 DAGA TERS 56-2627           23  14  1  134  INCONSISTENT FURY (259)    ROCANIS
 THE WITCH-KING 15-4029      23  13  0  121  THE BLACK RIDERS (1298)    MALCORN
 PREATORIAN 56-4005          24  14  1  116  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS
 STONETOOTH 29-4560          31  48  0  114  CARDOW HUNTERS (1277)      LAPUR
 TALL TREE 29-4380           25  60  0  106  CARDOW HUNTERS (1277)      LAPUR

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARTIN BLANK 82-28434       16   2  0  100  BEING JOHN CUSAK (1303)    DWES EG
 JEO THE SONGSMITH 1-3260    39  79  0   98  BLUE EYRIE (1300)          MORDANT
 NAKHA ADIASO 56-2615        23  24  0   97  INCONSISTENT FURY (259)    ROCANIS
 THE GREEK GUY 47-5478       14   4  0   95  I HATE THEM (1302)         NORTH FORK

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CEDAR 29-4319               26  29  2   86  CARDOW HUNTERS (1277)      LAPUR
 FALLING ROCK 29-4286        26  45  0   76  CARDOW HUNTERS (1277)      LAPUR

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WONDER BUBBLE 56-3522       17  13  2   71  INCONSISTENT FURY (259)    ROCANIS
 CORNELIUS 31-3485           20   5  1   67  CAESAR'S POOL HALL (608)   CHIMLEVTAL
-CENTURION 56-4024           19   6  0   52  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS
 BELA LUGOSI 40-4114         16   8  1   45  MEN OF 1,000 FACES (1297)  ZENSU

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Aretmidorus -- Good fight. -- Stonetooth

Preatorian -- Really good fight. -- Black Wolf

The Witch-King -- Yeah, what they said. -- Tall Tree

Centurion -- Not bad. -- Cedar

The Greek Guy -- A new face!  But your team name says it for me today. -- Falling
Rock

City Militia -- For a minute, I thought you were a stand-in.  But they wouldn't have
put such an inexperienced stand-in against somebody with all of my fights.  Sorry for
the elbow hit, I bet that one hurt. -- Nightcap

     Sure they would, if they thought it would get a laugh.

Judge -- That was obnoxious.  You dodge very well. -- Sekhat

Nyzeil Oglata -- I did not appreciate your crass use of that plebian weapon. -- Jeo
the Songsmith

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MALT-O-MEAL bested MILLHOUSE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
GOSSAMER subdued DREAM WEAVER in a exciting 3 minute gory Challenge melee.
DEFIANCE was vanquished by DESERT GYPSY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
BIONIC BUFFALO was luckily beaten by SEKHAT in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
NATAS bested KOOKABURRA in a popular 1 minute bloody Challenge duel.
BARBARIAN KNIGHT was beaten by JELIAH BIGABO in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.
MAGGIE was overpowered by SISTER X in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
MORLENA won victory over CLAUDIUS in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
STYLISH was vanquished by SAM in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CATASTROPHE overpowered FLAMING FLEA in a popular 2 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
NYZEIL OGLATA demolished BARBARIAN KNIGHT in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
PHIL PHILANTHROPIST luckily beat SMUG BUG in a 2 minute Challenge match.
THE WITCH-KING viciously subdued TALL TREE in a popular 2 minute Challenge conflict.
ARTEMIDORUS overpowered STONETOOTH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge struggle.
PREATORIAN handily defeated JEO THE SONGSMITH in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
THE GREEK GUY devastated WONDER BUBBLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
CORNELIUS was demolished by NAKHA ADIASO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
GOLEM outlasted RAORK ROKIOS in a crowd pleasing 14 minute bloody Title conflict.
AIN GOBLINBANE beat CITY MILITIA in a action packed 3 minute fight.
NIGHTCAP demolished POINT in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
CORT NIGHTJEWEL handily defeated MIMOSA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JUDGE demolished DRIZZT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DARK JUSTICE vanquished ENLIGHTENED BEING in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
SUPERIOR FORCES overpowered DREHVIN in a action packed 2 minute one-sided bout.
RETRIBUTION was overpowered by JADRA in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
GIMME SOME SUGAR was viciously subdued by COMRADE KOOK in a 2 minute bloody bout.
DAGA TERS was vanquished by BLACK WOLF in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
ALDALDON vanquished HELYSE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fray.
MANDORALLEN subdued THE QUICKLING in a popular 1 minute fight.
CEDAR was overpowered by MARTIN BLANK in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
BELA LUGOSI was demolished by FALLING ROCK in a 1 minute uneven contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  17         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         AIMED BLOW        53 -  33 -  0      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         PARRY-LUNGE       31 -  22 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         LUNGING ATTACK    71 -  65 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  23 -  0      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     29 -  27 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         TOTAL PARRY       28 -  36 -  1      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  0      39  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  26 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  19 -  1      34  |

Turn 496 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-STRIKE       2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     7 - 10         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-LUNGE        4 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GOLEM 35-1485              78  53  1  270 THE PHILANTHROPISTS (746)
LUNGING ATTACK   SISTER X 12-6340           38  42  0  260 CULTS-R-US (1255)
WALL OF STEEL    GOSSAMER 35-3656           51  41  1  243 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (948)
PARRY-LUNGE      NIGHTCAP 74-2745          142 121  0  220 DARKLINGS (1160)
BASHING ATTACK   DARK JUSTICE 56-2004       34  39  0  217 KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)
PARRY-STRIKE     JUDGE 56-119               59  40  2  211 INCONSISTENT FURY (259)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RAORK ROKIOS 70-1526       30  17  0  204 ORKOGRE CASTLE (533)
STRIKING ATTACK  MILLHOUSE 55-1324          32  35  0  203 THE SIMPSONS (187)
SLASHING ATTACK  DREAM WEAVER 56-1959       31  21  1  201 INCONSISTENT FURY (259)
AIMED BLOW       DRIZZT 40-4146             30  33  0  188 PHILANTHROPISTS (1234)

The overall popularity leader is NIGHTCAP 74-2745.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MILLHOUSE 55-1324.  The ten other most popular fighters were BARBARIAN 
KNIGHT 56-2006, RAORK ROKIOS 70-1526, DREAM WEAVER 56-1959, JELIAH BIGABO 35-3676, 
MALT-O-MEAL 60-7527, AIN GOBLINBANE 70-678, CITY MILITIA 56-2200, GOSSAMER 35-3656, 
SMUG BUG 55-2900, and THE WITCH-KING 15-4029.

The least popular fighter this week was BELA LUGOSI 40-4114.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MIMOSA 32-4294, STONETOOTH 29-4560, MAGGIE 55-637, FALLING ROCK 
29-4286, CEDAR 29-4319, DAGA TERS 56-2627, RETRIBUTION 74-2982, DRIZZT 40-4146, 
CORNELIUS 31-3485, and WONDER BUBBLE 56-3522.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  CALEAM(26)           0  1 0  ROCANIS(56)          8  6 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  LAPUR(29)            2  3 0  ARADI(60)            1  0 0  
ARUAK CITY(11)       1  1 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       0  1 0  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
RIZTAB(12)           2  0 0  ARVAT(32)            0  3 0  SENTERN(70)          2  4 0  
DULLENS(13)          0  1 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   1  1 0  KYR'TERR(71)         1  0 0  
MALCORN(15)          1  0 0  MURSKA(35)           3  0 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        1  1 0  
ALJAFIR(17)          2  0 0  ZENSU(40)            0  2 0  LIN TIRIAN(78)       1  0 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          0  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
SEAM(20)             1  0 0  KHALANI(55)          0  3 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JEO THE SONGSMITH 1-3260    39  79  0   98  BLUE EYRIE (1300)          MORDANT
 SEKHAT 7-2251               28  32  1  194  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 NATAS 11-6531               30  17  0  203  DO IT AGAIN (1239)         ARUAK CITY
 SISTER X 12-6340            38  42  0  260  CULTS-R-US (1255)          RIZTAB
 CLAUDIUS 13-2860            65  48  2  196  I, CLAUDIUS (705)          DULLENS
 THE WITCH-KING 15-4029      23  13  0  121  THE BLACK RIDERS (1298)    MALCORN
 NYZEIL OGLATA 17-6753       27  15  1  176  PHILANTHROPISTS (1262)     ALJAFIR
 GIMME SOME SUGAR 19-4936    22   9  0  181  ARMY OF DARKNESS (1296)    ZUWAYZA
 PHIL PHILANTHROPIS 20-3330  29  54  2  179  PHILANTHROPISTS (773)      SEAM
 ENLIGHTENED BEING 26-4642   31  15  0  186  PHILANTHROPISTS (1263)     CALEAM
 BLACK WOLF 29-4194          43  37  1  159  CARDOW HUNTERS (1277)      LAPUR
 CORNELIUS 31-3485           20   5  1   67  CAESAR'S POOL HALL (608)   CHIMLEVTAL
 MIMOSA 32-4294              24  20  1  190  PHILANTHROPISTS (1254)     ARVAT
 SUPERIOR FORCES 33-4543    113 166  3  232  DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIATOLI ISLAND
 GOLEM 35-1485               78  53  1  270  THE PHILANTHROPISTS (746)  MURSKA
 DRIZZT 40-4146              30  33  0  188  PHILANTHROPISTS (1234)     ZENSU
 THE GREEK GUY 47-5478       14   4  0   95  I HATE THEM (1302)         NORTH FORK
 MILLHOUSE 55-1324           32  35  0  203  THE SIMPSONS (187)         KHALANI
 DARK JUSTICE 56-2004        34  39  0  217  KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (174)   ROCANIS
 MALT-O-MEAL 60-7527         46  25  1  209  CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (1261)    ARADI
 JADRA 61-3379               23  11  1  184  PHILANTHROPISTS (1268)     JURINE
 AIN GOBLINBANE 70-678       48  24  1  247  ECCENTRIC DWARVES (342)    SENTERN
 CATASTROPHE 71-6273         15   4  0  180  THE BROTHERHOOD 98 (1289)  KYR'TERR
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745           142 121  0  220  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196     106 136  0  229  THE DRAGON FIST (1210)     LIN TIRIAN
 MARTIN BLANK 82-28434       16   2  0  100  BEING JOHN CUSAK (1303)    DWES EG