AD Date : 02/18/2016 Duedate: 03/02/2016 FREE BLADES ARENA DM 103 TURN 683 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 HOUSE CANNI 13/1473 226 116 2 66.1 HELL FROZEN OVER 41/1428 THE MOTHERSHIP 19/1078 WIDE WORLD OF... 84/1370 2 STINKY MEAT 2/1454 3036 1700 24 64.1 LAUGH TRACK LORDS 65/1474 NERDS RULE! 17/1465 LORDS OF DARKNESS 84/1408 HALLOWIENERS 33/1391 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS 15/1429 DEVIL SLAYERS 43/1472 EVIL EATER BUNNIES 29/1446 DRAFT DODGERS 84/1394 COLLUSION UNLIMITED 84/1427 IN THE JUNGLE 35/1367 3 XXX BANDITS 33/1452 10 8 0 55.6 MAN OR BEAST? 19/1386 4 CASTAWAYS 7/1301 1032 956 10 51.9 SONS OF SATAN 97/1371 DARKLINGS 74/1160 THE INSTITUTE 78/1467 5 MY PETS 9/1272 457 505 2 47.5 ANGELS OF PAIN 32/1241 6 RIFF-RAFF CRE 35/46 84 111 1 43.1 DEVIL ADVOCATES 32/298 ANYWAYUSLICEIT 56/815 SATAN'S BLADES 56/1450 7 FOOT OF PRI 35/1469 3 4 0 42.9 SATAN'S KINGDOM 9/1461 8 STORIES 49/618 1082 1469 16 42.4 ANGELIC KNIGHTS 16/1466 ASSORTED 32/578 HORDES OF HELL! 99/1460 TREASURY 56/589 LEGIONS OF HELL 35/1462 WHY ME?! 61/726 LEGIONS' OF HELL 3/1403 UNDER DURESS 64/743 MILWAUKEE RULES 84/1409 VIOLENT FEMS 35/724 THE VENETIAN IV 74/1451 THUNDER CATS 74/1151 BLADES OF TERROR 12/1406 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Lord-Marshall I camped about a mile away from the Tower of Ivory. Neither spending another night in the alien forest nor braving the Tower in the dark of night were welcoming prospects, but I decided that I would be safer in the woods and I'd be more fit to face the Borantur after some sleep and breakfast than I would exhausted from my journey. I would not be able to light a fire for fear of being detected, but even the nights on this hellish world were uncomfortably warm. To avoid predators I slung my hammock high in a tree, surrounded by foliage. I feared that I would not be able to sleep even so, but before long I drifted off to the alien sounds of the insects of the forest. I woke before dawn, feeling at least somewhat rested, and broke my fast with some bread, cheese and dried meat. I washed it down with some warm water from my flask and spent an hour limbering up. Before long I had loosened my muscles and drove away the knots and aches from sleeping in the hammock. I was as ready as I ever would be. I moved through the woods, slipping from tree to tree until I came to a large clearing, the center of which was pierced by the Ivory Tower. Up close it was impressively large. Perhaps it was equivalent of twenty or more floors on a similar building in Alastari. It was smooth all around save for the rare round window filled with black glass and one open main gate. The gate was guarded by two hulking beasts, perhaps the size of Shewish Giants, clad in black armor and wielding strange black lances. It would not be easy to sneak inside. Fortunately, as luck would have it, I noticed a number of large wagons, all in a line, approaching the tower from the other side of the clearing. The wagons were drawn by massive grey lizards led by man-shaped figures in brown robes. The wagons were laden with crates and boxes. I guessed they were some kind of supply train, having seen enough wagon trains on our own world. Perhaps if I could manage to seize one of the robed drovers and infiltrate the group I would be able to slip into the tower, then sneak away while they were busy unloading. It wasn't the best plan, but it seemed more promising than anything else I could come up with. Noticing that the caravan was moving as if to swing around the tower to approach the main gate, I looked for someplace I could stage an ambush. Spying a rocky area with light scrub that fell along their projected path, I made my way there as swiftly as I dared. Fortunately the slow pace of the caravan gave me time, and I reached the rocks before the first lizard wagon passed. Biding my time, I waited until they all moved by. It was bright morning sun by the time I was ready. Not ideal for attacking and replacing a guard, particularly if I failed to take him unawares, but they did not seem overly vigilant. Likely they were excited to be reaching the Tower after a long journey and were hoping for some hospitality therein. I studied the final wagon and spotted my target. A largish robed figure had strayed toward the rocky outcrop, scanning the woods behind me for any sign of attack. He was not looking for a solo assailant but rather a large scale raid, and he did not notice me as I hid in the shadow of a jagged stone. He passed within 10 feet of me, one raised hand shading his eyes, another on the hilt of his weapon. Slowly he turned and began heading back to the caravan. In a flash I was out of my hiding spot and moving behind him. My blade in my hand, I leaped and thrust it through the back of his neck. I don't believe he ever knew I was there before he was dead and I was dragging him back to the rocks. Quickly I stripped his corpse and donned his robe, weapon belt and strange green backpack. The guard was of a bipedal insect race, very similar to humans, but with bulging, multifaceted eyes and short antennae. He was hairless and had a faint bluish tint to his skin. But I did not have time to examine him, so I pulled the backpack up to cover the blood- stained hole in the robe and moved quickly to catch up to the others. They were not too far off as the wagons had slowed as the first of them were entering the Tower. I tried to appear as if I were watching for attackers and moved around the back of my wagon, as I had seen the man I killed do before I took him. It appeared that I was imitating him well as several times the other guards nodded and motioned to me in a friendly manner. I nodded back. It took the better part of an hour for the caravan to enter the Tower, watched by the mammoth gate guards, but one by one they did and took up their places in the smoothly cobbled courtyard. More of the huge guards gestured to the wagon teams where to park their teams, out of the way and in a place near a great ramp that looked to be used for unloading. After a moment the doors at the top of the ramp slid open and ivory skinned thralls shuffled forward to aid with the unloading process. Quickly a combination of the thralls and the guards of the first wagon started lifting sacks and crates and slid them up the ramp into the darkness above. I resolved to also aid in the unloading of my wagon, hoping to find the chance to slip away unnoticed into the recesses of the Tower. (to be continued) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER I was just getting accustomed to my routine of leisure when two large thugs stormed into my quiet abode and manhandled me out the door. When I tried to push past them, they blocked me OUT OF MY OWN HOUSE! The big dark-haired one with the wart on his nose mumbled something about work, being paid for writing a report, dereliction of duty, and protecting me from the large quantities of dangerous spirits in my cellar if I didn't "get my pretty arse on to the arena." "Arse" wasn't quite the word they used, but you get the drift. So I need to get this done and get home before they drink me out of house and home! We had exactly forty fights this round here in Free Blades, including five challenges. A large number of stand-ins fought this turn as the warriors shuffle their classes. Absolution of Angels of Pain is our current Lord-Marshall for another round, having beaten Clark to retain the title. ABSOLUTION (32-5301) (88-27-3,278) of ANGELS OF PAIN fought CLARK (32-2784) (87-114-2,237) of ASSORTED. ABSOLUTION devastated CLARK in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title competition. Absolution is our top Lunger, of course. Congratulations to Absolution and The Dark One, and we look foward to the next chapter of your story. The remainder of the top eleven fights are as follows: WHITE LION (35-859) (53-43-0,213) of RIFF-RAFF CREW challenged BLASPHEMY (32-5332) (33-9-1,236) of ANGELS OF PAIN. WHITE LION bested BLASPHEMY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight. WAILIN' VAN HALEN (35-845) (52-46-2,197) of RIFF-RAFF CREW challenged ARGUMENT (64- 3915) (100-106-0,197) of UNDER DURESS. WAILIN' VAN HALEN was vanquished by ARGUMENT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. TRUST BUSTER 1 (32-5443) (73-15-0,190) of DEVIL ADVOCATES challenged SEKHAT (7-2251) (102-144-4,315) of CASTAWAYS. TRUST BUSTER 1 was vanquished by SEKHAT in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. This was quite the challenge by Trust Buster, and kudos to Sekhat for the win. Sekhat ranks as our most accomplished Striker. PAM DEMONIUM (32-5551) (60-38-1,191) of DEVIL ADVOCATES challenged SERGE (32-3549) (82-121-0,204) of ASSORTED. PAM DEMONIUM subdued SERGE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge competition. Serge was our most challenged warrior. SLICE CONSTRUCT (56-3181) (39-32-1,200) of ANYWAYUSLICEIT challenged CONTROVERSY (64- 3914) (87-119-1,210) of UNDER DURESS. SLICE CONSTRUCT was vanquished by CONTROVERSY in a 1 minute Challenge fight. THE SICKLY DWARF (84-24303) (54-19-1,213) of MILWAUKEE RULES fought DREHVIN. THE SICKLY DWARF vanquished DREHVIN in a 1 minute uneven duel. SIR BUBBA THE BOLD (15-5249) (39-12-3,239) of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS fought MANIPULATOR (64-3490) (62-163-6,190) of UNDER DURESS. SIR BUBBA THE BOLD slimly won victory over MANIPULATOR in a 2 minute fight. FLYING PIG (41-4605) (54-10-0,273) of HELL FROZEN OVER fought HATHU. FLYING PIG outlasted HATHU in a exciting 14 minute gruesome fight. Flying Pig is the top Total Parry this round. SUBTERFUGE (84-38420) (44-13-0,224) of COLLUSION UNLIMITED fought HAPPY JACK (19-4086) (43-36-3,186) of THE MOTHERSHIP. SUBTERFUGE was beaten by HAPPY JACK in a exciting 2 minute fight. THE LION KING (35-4124) (67-29-0,229) of IN THE JUNGLE fought ARUNDA ROCKTROLL. THE LION KING demolished ARUNDA ROCKTROLL in a 1 minute mismatched competition. Our biggest mover in the rankings was St. George of Devil Slayers, who bested Jill of Treasury. JILL (56-2072) (56-88-6,165) of TREASURY fought ST. GEORGE (43-5034) (18-3- 0,105) of DEVIL SLAYERS. JILL was overpowered by ST. GEORGE in a 1 minute one-sided bout. I think Jill is a sweet girl, and certainly doesn't look like a devil to me, but perhaps St. George sees something in her that I don't. Darklings were the most avoided. What's up, Devil Advocates--afraid of a Sleepwalker? I must give a nod to all the Parry-Lunges, Total Parries, and Walls of Steel here in the Free Blades arena. They had an excellent round and were all undefeated. Our Lungers also did quite well, at 11-6. Our large numbers of Aimed Blows didn't do very well, though, 6-15. That's all and I'm out of here. I must hurry before those stooges find my secret stash... -- Rasmussen, Spy Reporter Extraordinaire LORD-MARSHALL W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ABSOLUTION 32-5301 89 27 3 289 ANGELS OF PAIN (1241) ARVAT GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SEKHAT 7-2251 103 144 4 354 CASTAWAYS (1301) BONSUR FLYING PIG 41-4605 55 10 280 HELL FROZEN OVER (1428) KATI-TEI JERK O'LANTERN 33-7742 67 29 1 278 HALLOWIENERS (1391) NIATOLI ISLAND TIA MATTE 32-5321 77 49 270 DEVIL ADVOCATES (298) ARVAT BEAR GRYLLS 19-5185 29 6 249 MAN OR BEAST? (1386) ZUWAYZA THE LION KING 35-4124 68 29 247 IN THE JUNGLE (1367) MURSKA MAD DOG RUSSO 19-5483 24 11 1 245 MAN OR BEAST? (1386) ZUWAYZA SIR BUBBA THE BOLD 15-5249 40 12 3 244 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (1429) MALCORN THE SICKLY DWARF 84-24303 55 19 1 238 MILWAUKEE RULES (1409) BLACKSTONE WHITE LION 35-859 54 43 231 RIFF-RAFF CREW (46) MURSKA CONTROVERSY 64-3914 88 119 1 225 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR VEAL SORENTO 74-4385 30 13 224 THE VENETIAN IV (1451) DAYLA KIV GUILLOTINE 12-6588 49 26 2 220 BLADES OF TERROR (1406) RIZTAB IRONTOWER 13-5482 26 3 219 HOUSE CANNITH (1473) DULLENS HAPPY JACK 19-4086 44 36 3 217 THE MOTHERSHIP (1078) ZUWAYZA SLEEPWALKER 74-2843 93 186 2 215 DARKLINGS (1160) DAYLA KIV REPUGNANT 97-3677 80 42 4 215 SONS OF SATAN (1371) SHADOW GROVE ARGUMENT 64-3915 101 106 213 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CLARK 32-2784 87 115 2 206 ASSORTED (578) ARVAT PAM DEMONIUM 32-5551 61 38 1 204 DEVIL ADVOCATES (298) ARVAT CRAZED WILDEBEEST 9-5824 25 8 202 SATAN'S KINGDOM (1461) ZUKAL COLUMBINE 61-1831 83 100 5 199 WHY ME?! (726) JURINE SERGE 32-3549 82 122 199 ASSORTED (578) ARVAT COREY THE MOOSE 84-19615 62 38 199 DRAFT DODGERS (1394) BLACKSTONE APOCALYPSE 32-5711 46 17 1 199 ANGELS OF PAIN (1241) ARVAT SHEET WITH EYES 33-7740 39 10 199 HALLOWIENERS (1391) NIATOLI ISLAND BLASPHEMY 32-5332 33 10 1 199 ANGELS OF PAIN (1241) ARVAT ZOMBIE RAGE 84-15614 42 25 197 WIDE WORLD OF... (1370) BLACKSTONE MANIPULATOR 64-3490 62 164 6 196 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR SUE 35-2889 33 28 2 196 VIOLENT FEMS (724) MURSKA THE WHITE RABBIT 29-5815 30 7 196 EVIL EATER BUNNIES (1446) LAPUR WHIFF 3-7295 51 34 1 194 LEGIONS' OF HELL (1403) OSKSI THE SCYTHE 56-4456 25 19 193 SATAN'S BLADES (1450) ROCANIS SUBTERFUGE 84-38420 44 14 191 COLLUSION UNLIMITED (1427) BLACKSTONE SLICE CONSTRUCT 56-3181 39 33 1 190 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (815) ROCANIS WAILIN' VAN HALEN 35-845 52 47 2 187 RIFF-RAFF CREW (46) MURSKA TRUST BUSTER 1 32-5443 73 16 183 DEVIL ADVOCATES (298) ARVAT LORD'S PRAYER 35-4456 37 34 1 181 FOOT OF PRIDE (1469) MURSKA GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HEAD CHEESE 2-6081 25 17 1 178 STINKY MEAT (1454) NIANIA HEADLESS NORSEMAN 33-7758 69 39 1 175 HALLOWIENERS (1391) NIATOLI ISLAND TORTURE 35-4368 20 7 175 LEGIONS OF HELL (1462) MURSKA NEWT ROCKNE 19-5179 43 29 1 171 MAN OR BEAST? (1386) ZUWAYZA SHADOW 84-26165 41 36 171 LORDS OF DARKNESS (1408) BLACKSTONE RIGHTEOUS 16-6238 17 4 1 171 ANGELIC KNIGHTS (1466) WILLAF GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY THE DARK KNIGHT 15-5250 35 14 162 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (1429) MALCORN GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ST. GEORGE 43-5034 19 3 145 DEVIL SLAYERS (1472) VEASTIAN TICKLES 9-3486 70 102 1 139 MY PETS (1272) ZUKAL WAR PIG 33-7914 31 24 1 139 XXX BANDITS (1452) NIATOLI ISLAND WORCHESTER 49-2989 29 35 4 136 STORIES (618) VITHICAR PANTHARR 74-807 31 21 2 134 THUNDER CATS (1151) DAYLA KIV JILL 56-2072 56 89 6 129 TREASURY (589) ROCANIS MGR THE MAGICIAN 15-5268 21 7 126 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (1429) MALCORN CAT 56-2157 40 95 1 118 TREASURY (589) ROCANIS JACK TRIPPER 65-7376 25 15 110 LAUGH TRACK LORDS (1474) DAL SHANG BEAST FEAST 78-3115 20 8 105 THE INSTITUTE (1467) LIN TIRIAN LUST 99-5216 14 11 5 102 HORDES OF HELL! (1460) SOUTH RIDGE GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HENRY IV 49-2988 26 38 1 100 STORIES (618) VITHICAR GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY WEIRD SCIENCE 17-7551 18 23 85 NERDS RULE! (1465) ALJAFIR '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN WEIRD SCIENCE 17-7551 18 23 0 NERDS RULE! 1465 HENRY IV 49-2988 683 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WHITE LION bested BLASPHEMY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight. WAILIN' VAN HALEN was vanquished by ARGUMENT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. TRUST BUSTER 1 was vanquished by SEKHAT in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. PAM DEMONIUM subdued SERGE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge competition. SLICE CONSTRUCT was vanquished by CONTROVERSY in a 1 minute Challenge fight. ABSOLUTION devastated CLARK in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Title competition. THE SICKLY DWARF vanquished DREHVIN in a 1 minute uneven duel. SIR BUBBA THE BOLD slimly won victory over MANIPULATOR in a 2 minute fight. FLYING PIG outlasted HATHU in a exciting 14 minute gruesome fight. SUBTERFUGE was beaten by HAPPY JACK in a exciting 2 minute fight. THE LION KING demolished ARUNDA ROCKTROLL in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BEAR GRYLLS savagely defeated ARUNDA ROCKTROLL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match. MAD DOG RUSSO handily defeated HATHU in a action packed 1 minute one-sided conflict. THE WHITE RABBIT was defeated by HATHU in a action packed 1 minute struggle. ZOMBIE RAGE was overcome by HATHU in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout. TIA MATTE devastated DREHVIN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. WHIFF was beaten by SLEEPWALKER in a exciting 2 minute brutal match. APOCALYPSE was savagely defeated by HATHU in a crowd pleasing 8 minute bloody fight. SHEET WITH EYES was viciously subdued by HATHU in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout. JERK O'LANTERN demolished DREHVIN in a action packed 1 minute gruesome uneven bout. COREY THE MOOSE slimly lost to HATHU in a exciting 3 minute gory bout. HEADLESS NORSEMAN was overpowered by HELYSE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. SUE was overpowered by GUILLOTINE in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel. NEWT ROCKNE was vanquished by HELYSE in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout. REPUGNANT beat HATHU in a 2 minute fray. IRONTOWER luckily beat CRAZED WILDEBEEST in a action packed 1 minute competition. THE SCYTHE was beaten by HATHU in a popular 5 minute fight. COLUMBINE won victory over HEAD CHEESE in a popular 1 minute fray. VEAL SORENTO overpowered ARUNDA ROCKTROLL in a popular 1 minute one-sided match. JILL was overpowered by ST. GEORGE in a 1 minute one-sided bout. SHADOW was viciously subdued by HELYSE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome match. LORD'S PRAYER overpowered TICKLES in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. TORTURE savagely defeated XHUGHA KARGARIT in a exciting 6 minute gruesome struggle. RIGHTEOUS savagely defeated WORCHESTER in a exciting 1 minute bloody match. BEAST FEAST was demolished by MAREI in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel. JACK TRIPPER was vanquished by PANTHARR in a 1 minute mismatched bout. CAT was subdued by MGR THE MAGICIAN in a action packed 1 minute competition. WAR PIG was overpowered by THE DARK KNIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided fight. WEIRD SCIENCE was butchered by HENRY IV in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched match. LUST viciously subdued BITTER ALMOND in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 21 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 1 - 0 83 | |LUNGING ATTACK 17 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 6 - 0 79 | |STRIKING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 31 - 15 - 0 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 5 - 0 64 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 1 60 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 13 - 0 57 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 117 - 90 - 1 57 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 77 - 70 - 1 52 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 18 - 1 49 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 18 - 0 33 | Turn 683 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 6 - 15 1 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 6 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK ABSOLUTION 32-5301 89 27 3 289 ANGELS OF PAIN (1241) STRIKING ATTACK SEKHAT 7-2251 103 144 4 354 CASTAWAYS (1301) TOTAL PARRY FLYING PIG 41-4605 55 10 0 280 HELL FROZEN OVER (1428) AIMED BLOW TIA MATTE 32-5321 77 49 0 270 DEVIL ADVOCATES (298) PARRY-LUNGE BEAR GRYLLS 19-5185 29 6 0 249 MAN OR BEAST? (1386) PARRY-RIPOSTE MAD DOG RUSSO 19-5483 24 11 1 245 MAN OR BEAST? (1386) WALL OF STEEL WHITE LION 35-859 54 43 0 231 RIFF-RAFF CREW (46) SLASHING ATTACK CONTROVERSY 64-3914 88 119 1 225 UNDER DURESS (743) BASHING ATTACK MANIPULATOR 64-3490 62 164 6 196 UNDER DURESS (743) The overall popularity leader is SLEEPWALKER 74-2843. The most popular warrior this turn was APOCALYPSE 32-5711. The ten other most popular fighters were SERGE 32-3549, TORTURE 35-4368, THE SCYTHE 56-4456, SEKHAT 7-2251, BEAR GRYLLS 19-5185, COREY THE MOOSE 84-19615, ARGUMENT 64-3915, HAPPY JACK 19-4086, SLEEPWALKER 74-2843, and LUST 99-5216. The least popular fighter this week was WEIRD SCIENCE 17-7551. The other ten least popular fighters were WAR PIG 33-7914, JACK TRIPPER 65-7376, HEADLESS NORSEMAN 33-7758, HENRY IV 49-2988, BEAST FEAST 78-3115, WORCHESTER 49-2989, TICKLES 9-3486, JILL 56-2072, HEAD CHEESE 2-6081, and NEWT ROCKNE 19-5179. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K NIANIA(2) 0 1 0 ZUWAYZA(19) 3 1 0 JURINE(61) 1 0 0 OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 LAPUR(29) 0 1 0 KURUKAR(64) 2 1 0 BONSUR(7) 1 0 0 ARVAT(32) 3 5 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 1 0 ZUKAL(9) 0 2 0 NIATOLI ISLAND(33) 1 3 0 DAYLA KIV(74) 3 0 0 RIZTAB(12) 1 0 0 MURSKA(35) 4 2 0 LIN TIRIAN(78) 0 1 0 DULLENS(13) 1 0 0 KATI-TEI(41) 1 0 0 BLACKSTONE(84) 1 4 0 MALCORN(15) 3 0 0 VEASTIAN(43) 1 0 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 1 0 0 WILLAF(16) 1 0 0 VITHICAR(49) 1 1 1 SOUTH RIDGE(99) 1 0 0 ALJAFIR(17) 0 1 0 ROCANIS(56) 0 4 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HEAD CHEESE 2-6081 25 17 1 178 STINKY MEAT (1454) NIANIA WHIFF 3-7295 51 34 1 194 LEGIONS' OF HELL (1403) OSKSI SEKHAT 7-2251 103 144 4 354 CASTAWAYS (1301) BONSUR CRAZED WILDEBEEST 9-5824 25 8 0 202 SATAN'S KINGDOM (1461) ZUKAL GUILLOTINE 12-6588 49 26 2 220 BLADES OF TERROR (1406) RIZTAB IRONTOWER 13-5482 26 3 0 219 HOUSE CANNITH (1473) DULLENS SIR BUBBA THE BOLD 15-5249 40 12 3 244 THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (1429) MALCORN RIGHTEOUS 16-6238 17 4 1 171 ANGELIC KNIGHTS (1466) WILLAF WEIRD SCIENCE 17-7551 18 23 0 85 NERDS RULE! (1465) ALJAFIR BEAR GRYLLS 19-5185 29 6 0 249 MAN OR BEAST? (1386) ZUWAYZA THE WHITE RABBIT 29-5815 30 7 0 196 EVIL EATER BUNNIES (1446) LAPUR ABSOLUTION 32-5301 89 27 3 289 ANGELS OF PAIN (1241) ARVAT JERK O'LANTERN 33-7742 67 29 1 278 HALLOWIENERS (1391) NIATOLI ISLAND THE LION KING 35-4124 68 29 0 247 IN THE JUNGLE (1367) MURSKA FLYING PIG 41-4605 55 10 0 280 HELL FROZEN OVER (1428) KATI-TEI ST. GEORGE 43-5034 19 3 0 145 DEVIL SLAYERS (1472) VEASTIAN WORCHESTER 49-2989 29 35 4 136 STORIES (618) VITHICAR THE SCYTHE 56-4456 25 19 0 193 SATAN'S BLADES (1450) ROCANIS COLUMBINE 61-1831 83 100 5 199 WHY ME?! (726) JURINE CONTROVERSY 64-3914 88 119 1 225 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR JACK TRIPPER 65-7376 25 15 0 110 LAUGH TRACK LORDS (1474) DAL SHANG VEAL SORENTO 74-4385 30 13 0 224 THE VENETIAN IV (1451) DAYLA KIV BEAST FEAST 78-3115 20 8 0 105 THE INSTITUTE (1467) LIN TIRIAN THE SICKLY DWARF 84-24303 55 19 1 238 MILWAUKEE RULES (1409) BLACKSTONE REPUGNANT 97-3677 80 42 4 215 SONS OF SATAN (1371) SHADOW GROVE LUST 99-5216 14 11 5 102 HORDES OF HELL! (1460) SOUTH RIDGE NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered. Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work. His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want." Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah, what can I do for you?" "We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a name--" "We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd. "Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!" One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom." All the others turned to look at him. Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name. "My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name." "It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this. We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition." "But--!" Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?" 0381 turned back. "Yes." "It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown... and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of being an Algernon...." * * * * * Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of March. If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI