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Date   : 09/06/2012    Duedate: 09/19/2012

FREE BLADES ARENA

DM 103    TURN 593

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 DIRT DEVILS 35/1246 1744 1024  13 63.0      BLOOD TITANS 82/1347
    MIDDLE ITALY 9/1360                         LUROCIANS XI 74/1038
    HALLOWIENERS 33/1391                        LUROCIAN ROYALTY 43/1349
    SONS OF SATAN 97/1371                     6 CASTAWAYS 7/1301     849  813   8 51.1
    ANGELS OF PAIN 32/1241                      DARKLINGS 74/1160
    DEVIL ADVOCATES 32/298                    7-STREET WALKER 29/14  215  236   4 47.7
    THE DEVIL'S OWN 13/1389                   8 RHYME TYME 55/397    435  479   2 47.6
    ARMY OF DARKNESS 19/1296                    GIRL SCOUT COOKIES 33/1278
    SPAWN OF DARKNESS 97/1390                 9 HABIT 78/1375        928 1203  14 43.5
  2 TOURNEY TEA 72/1374   11    8   0 57.9      ASSORTED 32/578
  3 DIRTIE 56/1345       254  192   2 57.0      UNDER DURESS 64/743
    DEAD WE SUCK 32/1336                     10 GREENWARDENS 15/770  764 1687  12 31.2
  4 DIVINE HERI 33/1364  196  173   7 53.1   11-ICE AGE 12/1324        0    4   0  0.0
  5 LUROCIANS II 33/775  305  291   8 51.2

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

                                King of Primus 2012
                                ===================

Who:

     Sixteen of the top teams and managers in Primus!
     Each team must consist of 5 warriors of each of a *different* style.
     A team may consist of one or more managers, and each manager can belong to only
one team.
     Managers who are able to field 5 warriors of different styles for themselves are
STRONLY encouraged to do so.  But for those that can't, combination teams are
definitely allowed.  Management reserves the right to veto any combination teams
deemed "overpowered".  (Unlikely but you never know.)

What:

     The King of Primus is a bracket-style competition where teams of 5 warriors
fight against each other in a match-play like system.
     Teams will be seeded 1-16 based on the AVERAGE rank in Primus of their warriors.
(As of turn 594)  Warriors MUST be listed in the Turn 594 Newsletter in order to be
eligible for the competition.  In case of ties in average rank, ties will be broken
by the ranking of the highest warrior.
     Then each team will have a ranking of 1-5 based on their ranking in Primus.  (As
of turn 594)  During match play, The #1 warrior from Team A will match up with the #1
warrior from Team B, the #2 Team A warrior will match up with the #2 warrior from
Team B, and so forth.  Warrior rankings will remain static throughout the competition
as will manager seedings.
     The King of Primus will be the one team that goes 4-0.  Even though the contest
is single elimination to determine the winner, there will be a consolation round and
everyone will have 4 matches--in the end everyone will have the opportunity to play 4
matches and find out where their stable really ranks in Primus!

When:

     The contest will take place starting on Primus Turn 596.  It will run for 4
turns ending in Turn 599.  However, remember that your warriors must be listed in the
594 newsletter to be eligible and it's not a bad idea to climb up high in the
rankings now to earn as high a seed as you can.
     In case more than 16 teams sign up, Turn 595 will the "play in" round, where
teams seeded on the lower end of the bracket will compete for the right to enter the
competition.  The number of teams who need to compete in the "play-in" round will be
determined on the number of teams who enter the competition.  For example, if 18
teams sign up, then the 15th seed will play the 18th seed and the 16th seed will play
the 17th seed for the right to enter the main bracket.  (Similar to how it works in
March Madness)

How:

     To enter, you can sign up in this thread, write an ad in the 102 newsletter or
PM/Email Manager with the following information.  The Name(s) of managers on a team,
the 5 warriors with ID#s of your team, the style of your warriors, and what warrior
you want to select for a possible Royal Court Selection.  (See prize section)

Example:

Manager's Team
---------------
1. Bonnie (29-2780) (AB)
2. Weird Head Boy (63-2216) (LU) *
3. Koji Shikeru (40-2619) (SL)
4. Skyfire (37-2065) (PL)
5. Patience (1-2619) (TP)

* Denotes Royal Court Prize Pick

     Since the contest takes place in the arena, you'll have to read the newsletter
and the forums to figure out who you're going to match up against.  We'll post all
the managers and teams before the contest begins as well to make it easier.

Prizes:

     The winner of the competition will be named the King of Primus!!!  As a winner,
you get to control the fate of the arena for a very special Turn 600!  The Winner of
the contest can select two "decrees" from a list of items that will effect how Primus
plays out on it's historic Turn 600!

They are:
==========
- Rename the Arena for 1 turn
- Have a non-automated spy report written.
- Increase/Decrease the Skill Learning for the turn
- Increase/Decrease the Training % for the turn.
- Increase/Decrease the Kill Percentage for the turn.
- No Challenges and/or Avoids
- Bring back the Defend Gate Challenge for a turn
- Have an NPC Match-Up Week!

-If you have other ideas, the commission may consider it, but will have the right to
refuse.

     As the King of Primus, you also get the first member of your Royal Court!  When
entering a team, each team who participates must designate one of their warriors to
be in the "twin pool."  (No DYOs or roll-up altering warriors allowed.)  After
winning, one warrior will be drawn from the pool at RANDOM, and you will have the
option to be able to "twin" that warrior's numbers and stick him on an existing team
(no-tourney arenas not allowed) if you so desire.  Consider carefully your odds of
winning when choosing a warrior to donate to the Royal Court.
     You may opt out if you desire--but if you win, you don't get this part of the
prize.
     The Consolation Champion (9th place) gets 5 Team Roll-Ups.
     For everyone else, there is an exciting Consolation Prize Pool to keep everyone
motivated to finish high as possible.  There are 16 items in the Consolation Prize
Pool--one of each item.  First place gets his first choice of item in the pool,
second place gets the 2nd choice and so on, and whoever finishes last gets his choice
of remaining items.  Here are the items in the Consolation Prize Pool:

Consolation Prize Pool
=======================
     +1 Init Potion -- Adds 1 Init to your base.  Can't be used to create an out of
bounds warrior.
     +1 Riposte Potion -- Adds 1 to your Riposte base.  Can't be used to create an
out of bounds warrior.
     +1 Decise Potion -- Adds 1 to your Decise Base.  Can't be used to create an out
of bounds warrior.
     +1 Parry Potion -- Adds 1 to your Parry Base.  Can't be used to create an out of
bounds warrior.
     Morning Star Potion -- Give any Primus warrior the favorite weapon of a Morning
Star!
     1 Free Name Change -- Change the name of any of your warriors for free!
     +2 Cool -- Add 2 to your warrior's cool!  You can't increase Cool by ANY OTHER
MEANS without using this potion!
     Decise Tactic Potion -- Give your favorite primus warrior the Decise Tactic as
his favorite tactic!
     Parry Tactic Potion -- Give your favorite primus warrior the Parry Tactic as a
favorite tactic!
     -11 Losses Potion -- Subtract 11 losses from your Primus Team record as you make
a quest for #1!
     Right-Handedness Potion -- Plan ahead!  There are going to be 33 new ambi
warriors out there and everyone is going to be aiming for the Left Arm!  Now make
your left handed warriors Right Handed!
     +2 Kills Potion -- Add 2 kills to your Primus team record with this prize!
     Rank Anywhere Prize -- Change the Primus ranking of any of your warriors from #2
to last place!
     One of TMM's Leftover Team Roll-Ups:  One of TMM's throwaway roll-ups will be
sent to you in old-fashioned diplo format!  (Can be autographed if you desire.)  As
the game's most TC winning manager, there might be some decent stuff in his trash!
     +16 FE Prize -- Add 16 FE to one of your Primus warriors!  That next FE bonus is
even closer!
     Race-Changing Prize -- Change the race of one of your Primus warriors to an
existing or even a new race!
     Alternate Reality Prize -- Take any of your Primus warriors and roll-him up 5x!
You will get 5 character overview sheets back!  You don't actually get to keep the
warriors, but you may view how your warrior might have looked like in another
reality.
     Riposte Favorite Learn -- Change the favorite learn of any of your Primus
warriors to Riposte!

     With the exception of the name change, all warrior modification prizes must be
used on a Primus warrior that you own.
     In addition, everyone who makes it to the main bracket gets an official "King of
Primus Facebook Participant Badge!"  Now all of your friends will know you are an
elite Primus manager.  (Even if you lost 5-0 in the first round!)

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 704): JED TARRAN DAPP of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 706): MAC THE SPOON of THE SYNDICATE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 642): ARROGANT BASTARD of MMM BEER (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 700): INKED PIG of INK & STEEL RETRO (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 702): SNAKE of SERPENTS HOLD 114 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 693): BARNUM CHELLS of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 694): DONKEY HOTAY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 349): MADELINE of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 691): WENIEN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 347): BUZZ-BUZZ of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 688): ROTTING ROLAND of THE WALKING DEAD (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 685): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 677): MADON AP LLEW of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 635): A BAD LIE of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 324): ANDROMEDA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 319): BROOMSTICK of LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 305): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 567): LOIS THUG of STRAIGHT UP THUG (?, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 552): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 534): HORSE D'OEVRE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 528): LINDIS TYL SARRO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 254): SUN RAY of SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 489): 867-5309 of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 484): KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 475): CALEAM CHOWDER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 592): KOOKABURRA of GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (Emerald Orbs, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 704): DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 706): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 642): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 700): BLIND MELON (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 702): SERPENTS HOLD 114 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 693): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 694): JESSIE'S SPUDS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 349): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 691): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 347): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 687): THE WALKING DEAD (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 685): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 677): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 635): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 324): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 319): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 305): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 567): THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 552): UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 534): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 528): THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 253): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 489): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 484): EL CAMINO:DOS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 475): EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (Floyd, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 592): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 704): TOREADOR of DARK WARDS (Dark Warden, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 700): SUNDOG of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 693): BARNUM CHELLS of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
                (turn 692): ARAGON of IN MIDDLE EARTH (Emerald Orbs, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 348): TAXES of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 690): PUB O'CONNOR of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 688): ROTTING ROLAND of THE WALKING DEAD (Deep Thought, mgr.)
              (turn 687): DISTORTION of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 635): A BAD LIE of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
                 (turn 633): KIRVINJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 319): GIZMO of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                   (turn 318): SALAD SLAYER of VEGAN CANNIBALS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 552): Q MARK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.0
              (turn 551): DIGGITY DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 253): BOOB of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Okay, here we are.  Got to get this done fast so I can be ready for the parade,
I'm going to float.
     Biggest point gain, Whitebraid, 32.  Biggest drop, Savory, 29.  Same fight.
     Most avoided, Street Walkers.  By, Devil Advocates.
     Most challenged, Serge.
     Nineteen fights, four challenges, three standbys.
     I thank everyone who wrote personals.  It makes a difference to me.

     HEADLESS NORSEMAN (33-7758) (16-6-0,75) of HALLOWIENERS fought ROSELLA (103-39)
(26-25-0,100) of the College of Mimes.  HEADLESS NORSEMAN overpowered ROSELLA in a 1
minute one-sided duel.  I guess it helps if you can't see what you're fighting.
     LOATHING (97-4003) (11-1-4,58) of SPAWN OF DARKNESS fought LUCIFREYJA (103-40)
(19-21-1,90) of the College of Mimes.  LOATHING overpowered LUCIFREYJA in a crowd
pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched conflict.  Well, you know, these bloodgames types.
Masterful.
     TREEFROG (15-4177) (32-56-0,112) of GREENWARDENS fought SEGUE (13-5394) (19-8-
0,100) of THE DEVIL'S OWN.  TREEFROG beat SEGUE in an exciting 1 minute bout.
There's the winning streak showing again!
     MACHINE (56-3795) (49-48-0,170) of DIRTIE fought TIA MATTE (32-5321) (25-12-
0,163) of DEVIL ADVOCATES.  MACHINE devastated TIA MATTE in an exciting 1 minute one-
sided fight.  All that experience, I guess.

     SLEEPWALKER (74-2843) (66-122-1,175) of DARKLINGS fought BITCHIN' BEAST (33-
5228) (17-11-0,161) of DIVINE HERITAGE.  SLEEPWALKER was viciously subdued by
BITCHIN' BEAST in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.  I guess some people just can't
handle complaints.
     REPUGNANT (97-3677) (20-12-4,168) of SONS OF SATAN fought FLESH RIPPER (74-3375)
(37-24-2,178) of LUROCIANS XI.  REPUGNANT was vanquished by FLESH RIPPER in an action
packed 1 minute mismatched bout.  Ripped and, like, torn.
     WOODEN ARROW (15-4619) (39-52-0,192) of GREENWARDENS fought KING COREY (43-4620)
(33-34-2,166) of LUROCIAN ROYALTY.  WOODEN ARROW handily defeated KING COREY in a 1
minute one-sided conflict.  Never wear a target on your armor when you're fighting an
arrow, okay?
     CONTROVERSY (64-3914) (55-61-1,206) of UNDER DURESS fought THRASHER MALONE (72-
4847) (27-20-0,190) of TOURNEY TEAM.  CONTROVERSY subdued THRASHER MALONE in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute gory match.  I guess Thrasher doesn't like things complicated.
Some don't.
     SAVORY (32-4143) (46-43-1,193) of DEAD WE SUCK fought WHITEBRAID (15-2110) (45-
79-1,156) of GREENWARDENS.  SAVORY was demolished by WHITEBRAID in a 1 minute
mismatched competition.  This was the big point movement fight.

     LORD FIREFLASH (33-2966) (69-58-1,197) of LUROCIANS II fought SMUG BUG (55-2900)
(128-199-0,210) of RHYME TYME.  LORD FIREFLASH was overpowered by SMUG BUG in a
popular 2 minute one-sided melee.  That BUG.  Always coming back.  I want it
INDUCTED.
     SEKHAT (7-2251) (53-103-3,192) of CASTAWAYS fought S. MARY ROSE (78-2313) (76-
84-2,157) of HABIT.  SEKHAT lost to S. MARY ROSE in a popular 1 minute fight.  Silly
cat.
     NIGHTCAP (74-2745) (226-133-0,222) of DARKLINGS fought ARGUMENT (64-3915) (52-
64-0,232) of UNDER DURESS.  NIGHTCAP vanquished ARGUMENT in an action packed 1 minute
one-sided duel.  There was a quote about this, but it wasn't, like, my kind of book,
so I forgot.
     REM (74-2853) (108-76-0,228) of DARKLINGS fought RED BARON (33-1092) (71-70-
3,214) of LUROCIANS II.  REM was defeated by RED BARON in an action packed 3 minute
gruesome melee.  Anybody could have told her that was too much pizza for one person.
     MARTIN BLANK (82-28434) (51-15-0,216) of BLOOD TITANS fought HATHU (103-32) (5-
1-0,250) of the College of Mimes.  MARTIN BLANK overpowered HATHU in a crowd pleasing
4 minute bloody one-sided struggle.  I still think Marty's got a standby-type name.

The challenges:
     ABSOLUTION (32-5301) (22-5-2,129) of ANGELS OF PAIN challenged STUMP (15-4882)
(34-81-0,148) of GREENWARDENS.  Up 19.  ABSOLUTION viciously subdued STUMP in a
popular 4 minute gory Challenge contest.  You ever wonder how Stump graduated?  I
figure it was Small Arena Syndrome.
     GIMME SOME SUGAR (19-4936) (68-48-0,193) of ARMY OF DARKNESS challenged SANDMAN
(74-2896) (70-102-3,193) of DARKLINGS.  Straight across.  GIMME SOME SUGAR was
viciously subdued by SANDMAN in a 6 minute Challenge match.  Ooooh, sand in the
sugar!
     BILBO BAGGINNI (9-5508) (51-27-0,188) of MIDDLE ITALY challenged MOSSROCK (15-
4871) (48-58-2,185) of GREENWARDENS.  Down 3.  BILBO BAGGINNI devastated MOSSROCK in
a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.  So much for Mossy's winning streak!
     GARY M. REAPER (32-2502) (82-48-1,196) of DEVIL ADVOCATES challenged SERGE (32-
3549) (51-62-0,204) of ASSORTED.  Up 8.  GARY M. REAPER bested SERGE in a 2 minute
Challenge fight.  That's Serge the Most Challenged, right?

For the title:
     KOOKABURRA (33-4151) (147-183-5,282) of GIRL SCOUT COOKIES fought REDTHORN (15-
4943) (39-46-0,225) of GREENWARDENS.  KOOKABURRA demolished REDTHORN in a 1 minute
mismatched Title competition.  Well, darn.  I was hoping for somebody who would write
a column.  Still, congratulations to Kookaburra.

                                       Debby T.

LORD-MARSHALL                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KOOKABURRA 33-4151          148 183  5  293  GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (1278)  NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SISSY CHRISSY 29-1347        53  44  3  272  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 RED BARON 33-1092            72  70  3  238  LUROCIANS II (775)         NIATOLI ISLAND
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745            227 133     233  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 MARTIN BLANK 82-28434        52  15     231  BLOOD TITANS (1347)        DWES EG
 SMUG BUG 55-2900            129 199     228  RHYME TYME (397)           KHALANI
-WILD THANG! 29-2393          42  31     219  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 CONTROVERSY 64-3914          56  61  1  213  UNDER DURESS (743)         KURUKAR
 SANDMAN 74-2896              71 102  3  211  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ARGUMENT 64-3915             52  65     210  UNDER DURESS (743)         KURUKAR
-NOREASTER 35-3896            51  29  1  210  DIRT DEVILS (1246)         MURSKA
 GARY M. REAPER 32-2502       83  48  1  204  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT
 SERGE 32-3549                51  63     203  ASSORTED (578)             ARVAT
 REM 74-2853                 108  77     199  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 BILBO BAGGINNI 9-5508        52  27     198  MIDDLE ITALY (1360)        ZUKAL
 WOODEN ARROW 15-4619         40  52     195  GREENWARDENS (770)         MALCORN
 GIMME SOME SUGAR 19-4936     68  49     191  ARMY OF DARKNESS (1296)    ZUWAYZA
-HIMEY THE PIMP 29-730        68  47  1  190  STREET WALKERS (14)        LAPUR
 REDTHORN 15-4943             39  47     190  GREENWARDENS (770)         MALCORN
 FLESH RIPPER 74-3375         38  24  2  190  LUROCIANS XI (1038)        DAYLA KIV
 LORD FIREFLASH 33-2966       69  59  1  189  LUROCIANS II (775)         NIATOLI ISLAND
 WHITEBRAID 15-2110           46  79  1  188  GREENWARDENS (770)         MALCORN

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THRASHER MALONE 72-4847      27  21     188  TOURNEY TEAM (1374)        DRAGONHEAD
 MACHINE 56-3795              50  48     186  DIRTIE (1345)              ROCANIS
 MOSSROCK 15-4871             48  59  2  182  GREENWARDENS (770)         MALCORN
 S. MARY ROSE 78-2313         77  84  2  181  HABIT (1375)               LIN TIRIAN

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BITCHIN' BEAST 33-5228       18  11     176  DIVINE HERITAGE (1364)     NIATOLI ISLAND
 SEKHAT 7-2251                53 104  3  169  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 SLEEPWALKER 74-2843          66 123  1  165  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 REPUGNANT 97-3677            20  13  4  165  SONS OF SATAN (1371)       SHADOW GROVE
 SAVORY 32-4143               46  44  1  164  DEAD WE SUCK (1336)        ARVAT
 KING COREY 43-4620           33  35  2  163  LUROCIAN ROYALTY (1349)    VEASTIAN
 TIA MATTE 32-5321            25  13     156  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ABSOLUTION 32-5301           23   5  2  147  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 STUMP 15-4882                34  82     139  GREENWARDENS (770)         MALCORN
 TREEFROG 15-4177             33  56     121  GREENWARDENS (770)         MALCORN

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SEGUE 13-5394                19   9      99  THE DEVIL'S OWN (1389)     DULLENS
 HEADLESS NORSEMAN 33-7758    17   6      99  HALLOWIENERS (1391)        NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-MONKEY MAN 35-4289           15   6      52  REALLY? (1392)             MURSKA
-BIG SHRIMP 12-6561           16  15  1   42  ICE AGE (1324)             RIZTAB

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Nightcap -- I figured this out:  If you write a decent column, you win, write down a
bunch of rambling mumbo-jumbo or not one at all, you lose! -- Wild Thang!

Kookaburra -- Well, that reign was short-lived. -- Wild Thang!
P.S.  Never really cared for Girl Scout cookies anyways.

     Thin Mints are decent.

Smug Bug -- Well, at least with Debbie not writing a column you don't have to hear
another one of her "squashed bug" comments. -- Himey (Hey, I'm trying to give you
positive reinforcement.  I just don't have much material to work with.)

Savory -- If you're talking about the moment, ok, I will, thanks.  Though I'm still
trying to figure out why I went for skills that fight? -- Sissy Chrissy

Noreaster -- Psh!  And you didn't even learn anything from someone with twice your
experience. -- Sekhat

Tia Matte -- Interesting challenge, but what were you doing?  With 37 fights, you
can't know all of your skills yet. -- Sandman

     Tourneys?

Smug Bug -- I hope you're feeling better.  Didn't mean to hit you quite so hard. --
Nightcap

     Hit it hard.  Harder.  Lots.

Redthorn -- It was a strong drink, for sure.  Nothing in it but alcohol and some
fruit juice though. -- Nightcap

Arunda Rocktroll -- I know you're a stand-in, but... train dexterity? -- Rem

Xhugha Kargarit -- Another stand-in.  But you fought well. -- Sleepwalker

Gary M. Reaper -- I didn't find that hard to believe.  I may not be expertly managed,
but I'm not an overpush. -- Redthorn

Repugnant -- Do we get a training bonus, for all the skills we teach? -- Stump

Absolution -- Like *I* would sin?  Not a chance. -- Treefrog
P.S.  Besides, there are many opportunities in the trees.  So far.

Sissy Chrissy -- You could do that again.  I liked the end part. -- Mossrock

Lord Fireflash -- Dangerous!  We're in "extreme fire risk" conditions here, and I
think you ought to stay inside your guildhouse for the duration. -- Whitebraid

Martin Blank -- I must have blanked out when the fight was called.  I don't remember
it at all. -- Wooden Arrow

Nightcap -- Don't apologize, climb the ranks and take the title.  Better you than me.
-- Redthorn

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GARY M. REAPER bested SERGE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
BILBO BAGGINNI devastated MOSSROCK in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
GIMME SOME SUGAR was viciously subdued by SANDMAN in a 6 minute Challenge match.
ABSOLUTION viciously subdued STUMP in a popular 4 minute gory Challenge contest.
KOOKABURRA demolished REDTHORN in a 1 minute mismatched Title competition.
MARTIN BLANK overpowered HATHU in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
REM was defeated by RED BARON in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee.
NIGHTCAP vanquished ARGUMENT in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
SEKHAT lost to S. MARY ROSE in a popular 1 minute fight.
LORD FIREFLASH was overpowered by SMUG BUG in a popular 2 minute one-sided melee.
SAVORY was demolished by WHITEBRAID in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
CONTROVERSY subdued THRASHER MALONE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory match.
WOODEN ARROW handily defeated KING COREY in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
REPUGNANT was vanquished by FLESH RIPPER in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
SLEEPWALKER was viciously subdued by BITCHIN' BEAST in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
MACHINE devastated TIA MATTE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
TREEFROG beat SEGUE in a exciting 1 minute bout.
LOATHING overpowered LUCIFREYJA in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched conflict.
HEADLESS NORSEMAN overpowered ROSELLA 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                  11         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   2 -  0      78  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -   5 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        44 -  38 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    67 -  61 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  20 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  20 -  0      41  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  20 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 593 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       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         4 -  5         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   KOOKABURRA 33-4151        148 183  5  293 GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (1278)
LUNGING ATTACK   RED BARON 33-1092          72  70  3  238 LUROCIANS II (775)
PARRY-LUNGE      NIGHTCAP 74-2745          227 133  0  233 DARKLINGS (1160)
PARRY-STRIKE     MARTIN BLANK 82-28434      52  15  0  231 BLOOD TITANS (1347)
SLASHING ATTACK  CONTROVERSY 64-3914        56  61  1  213 UNDER DURESS (743)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SANDMAN 74-2896            71 102  3  211 DARKLINGS (1160)
AIMED BLOW       GARY M. REAPER 32-2502     83  48  1  204 DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)
TOTAL PARRY      GIMME SOME SUGAR 19-4936   68  49  0  191 ARMY OF DARKNESS (1296)
STRIKING ATTACK  FLESH RIPPER 74-3375       38  24  2  190 LUROCIANS XI (1038)

The overall popularity leader is NIGHTCAP 74-2745.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SANDMAN 74-2896.  The ten other most popular fighters were ABSOLUTION 
32-5301, REM 74-2853, MARTIN BLANK 82-28434, RED BARON 33-1092, GIMME SOME SUGAR 
19-4936, BITCHIN' BEAST 33-5228, SMUG BUG 55-2900, LOATHING 97-4003, CONTROVERSY 
64-3914, and GARY M. REAPER 32-2502.

The least popular fighter this week was TIA MATTE 32-5321.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were KING COREY 43-4620, REPUGNANT 97-3677, THRASHER MALONE 72-4847, 
SAVORY 32-4143, REDTHORN 15-4943, MOSSROCK 15-4871, HEADLESS NORSEMAN 33-7758, 
SLEEPWALKER 74-2843, WOODEN ARROW 15-4619, and SEKHAT 7-2251.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   4  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  1 0  
ZUKAL(9)             1  0 0  VEASTIAN(43)         0  1 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        3  2 0  
DULLENS(13)          0  1 0  KHALANI(55)          1  0 0  LIN TIRIAN(78)       1  0 0  
MALCORN(15)          3  3 0  ROCANIS(56)          1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          0  1 0  KURUKAR(64)          1  1 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  1 0  
ARVAT(32)            2  3 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SEKHAT 7-2251               53 104  3  169  CASTAWAYS (1301)           BONSUR
 BILBO BAGGINNI 9-5508       52  27  0  198  MIDDLE ITALY (1360)        ZUKAL
 SEGUE 13-5394               19   9  0   99  THE DEVIL'S OWN (1389)     DULLENS
 WOODEN ARROW 15-4619        40  52  0  195  GREENWARDENS (770)         MALCORN
 GIMME SOME SUGAR 19-4936    68  49  0  191  ARMY OF DARKNESS (1296)    ZUWAYZA
 GARY M. REAPER 32-2502      83  48  1  204  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT
 KOOKABURRA 33-4151         148 183  5  293  GIRL SCOUT COOKIES (1278)  NIATOLI ISLAND
 KING COREY 43-4620          33  35  2  163  LUROCIAN ROYALTY (1349)    VEASTIAN
 SMUG BUG 55-2900           129 199  0  228  RHYME TYME (397)           KHALANI
 MACHINE 56-3795             50  48  0  186  DIRTIE (1345)              ROCANIS
 CONTROVERSY 64-3914         56  61  1  213  UNDER DURESS (743)         KURUKAR
 THRASHER MALONE 72-4847     27  21  0  188  TOURNEY TEAM (1374)        DRAGONHEAD
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745           227 133  0  233  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 S. MARY ROSE 78-2313        77  84  2  181  HABIT (1375)               LIN TIRIAN
 MARTIN BLANK 82-28434       52  15  0  231  BLOOD TITANS (1347)        DWES EG
 REPUGNANT 97-3677           20  13  4  165  SONS OF SATAN (1371)       SHADOW GROVE