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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...."

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     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