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Date   : 02/15/2018    Duedate: 02/28/2018

FREE BLADES ARENA

DM 103    TURN 732

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 LIMERITICS! 61/1492 4086 2244  33 64.5      JUDGEMENT 97/1504
    SATAN'S BBQ 29/1501                         ANGELS REBORN 82/1507
    SATAN'S LINT 2/1506                         DEATH HORDE VI 82/997
    HALLOWIENERS 33/1391                        EASTERN HORDE 43/1493
    DEVIL SLAYERS 43/1472                       THE FUN BUNCH 16/1500
    MAN OR BEAST? 19/1386                       DARKNESS FALLS 15/1503
    SATAN'S DINER 26/1497                       EASTERN HORDE 4 82/992
    SONS OF SATAN 97/1371                       THE QUAM SQUAD 82/1499
    ANGELS OF PAIN 32/1241                    5 DARKLINGS 74/1160   1072  993  11 51.9
    DEVIL ADVOCATES 32/298                    6 MY PETS 9/1272       475  536   2 47.0
    SATAN'S BLADES 56/1450                    7 ASSORTED 32/578     1196 1635  21 42.2
    SATAN'S KINGDOM 9/1461                      THUNDER CATS 74/1151
    HORDES OF HELL! 99/1460                   8 GWAR 77/1235        1073 1477  15 42.1
    LEGIONS OF HELL 35/1462                     GWAR 82/1422
    MILWAUKEE RULES 84/1409                     D.R.I. 21/1416
    BLADES OF TERROR 12/1406                    IN SHINOLA 82/1485
    THE DEVIL'S PLAN 85/1516                    DEADLY RAGE 72/1453
    WIDE WORLD OF... 84/1370                    FEAR FACTORY 61/632
    LORDS OF DARKNESS 84/1408                   MESOPOTAMIA 50/1433
    THE GRAIL KNIGHTS 15/1429                   WHO DA MAN? 12/1414
    EVIL EATER BUNNIES 29/1446                  FEAR FACTORY 3 84/1487
    COLLUSION UNLIMITED 84/1427                 FEAR FACTORY 4 84/1488
  2 HOMER'S PET 74/1514  300  180   3 62.5      ROMAN DIVINITY 82/1510
    HOUSE CANNITH 13/1473                       FEAR FACTORY 15 84/1511
    THE MOTHERSHIP 19/1078                      KARNHORN KARNAGE 9/1479
    INK & STEEL RETRO 15/1512                   KARNHORN KARNAGE 19/1430
  3 BAD BEATS 47/1508    214  181   2 54.2      CARNIVAL OF CHAOS 82/1435
    RIFF-RAFF CREW 35/46                      9 GHOST BEARS 49/821    26   37   0 41.3
    ANYWAYUSLICEIT 56/815                    10 ENFORCERS 17/1480     21   31   0 40.4
    STRAGETY, DAMMIT! 32/1482                   STRONGMEN 17/1476
  4 DB2 97/1295          452  390  10 53.7   11 F IS FOR FR 12/1515   47   90   0 34.3
    D B Z 96/1294                               SPROUT OF MY MIND 47/1509

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Somebody showed up with a head in a bag and wanted to do a spy report.  It was a 
head of cabbage, and you can, like, guess what kind of spy report that would be!  
Albendranious!  So I'm going to do it instead, in spite of just coming back from the 
dentist.  He said I had popcorn hulls everywhere.  So?  I like popcorn.  Sue me.
     Thirty-six fights, four challenges, one death.  Maybe no standbys!  That would 
be, like, totally strange.  As usual, Angels of Pain was most avoiding Fear Factory.

     I just got a special note from, you know, the clerks in the office here.  They 
know everything.  They say that Leper Messiah's secret real name is Piltdown.  But he 
hides it because it makes people challenge him.  Is this, like, bad?  White Rabbit 
most challenged him, for the title, you know.  People get excited about the title.  
THE WHITE RABBIT (29-5815) (73-11-1,540) of EVIL EATER BUNNIES challenged LEPER 
MESSIAH (72-3954) (49-40-3,273) of DEADLY RAGE.  Down lots.  267, maybe?  I don't do 
higher math, and this is really high.  THE WHITE RABBIT was demolished by LEPER 
MESSIAH in a 1 minute Challenge Title melee.

The other challenges:
     CRAZED WILDEBEEST (9-5824) (56-23-0,230) of SATAN'S KINGDOM challenged D (82-44) 
(34-26-0,235) of EASTERN HORDE 4.  Up 5.  CRAZED WILDEBEEST devastated D in a action 
packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.  It's the, like, crazed effect.  It can 
give you an edge.  Some managers told me that.  I figure they should know.
     APOCALYPSE (32-5711) (84-25-1,202) of ANGELS OF PAIN challenged GOKU (96-2399) 
(27-30-4,203) of D B Z.  Up 1.  APOCALYPSE narrowly defeated GOKU in a 2 minute 
Challenge duel.  How narrow is "narrowly defeated"?  Inquiring minds want to know!
     FILLETED MINION (29-6107) (25-10-1,180) of SATAN'S BBQ challenged HORROR OF YIG 
(82-56623) (34-41-0,180) of GWAR.  Straight across, a true Free Blades challenge.  
FILLETED MINION butchered HORROR OF YIG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.  
Some of the fans were cheering, because the Horror of Yig was terrorizing them.  
That's what the Yiggers do, you know, terrorize people.  I've seen 'em do it.

Some other fights at, like, random:
     SUBTERFUGE (84-38420) (84-21-0,211) of COLLUSION UNLIMITED fought YAMA (82-11638) 
(48-30-0,199) of DEATH HORDE VI.  SUBTERFUGE was viciously subdued by YAMA in a 2 
minute gruesome brawl.  Yama got 39 points for this win, and Subterfuge is melon 
balls.  Or something like that.
     BOWEN (15-5091) (75-97-1,211) of DARKNESS FALLS fought JOHN WAYNE GACY (21-7988) 
(46-52-1,189) of D.R.I..  BOWEN defeated JOHN WAYNE GACY in a exciting 2 minute 
struggle.  That's what experience does.  It gives you an edge.
     SLEEPWALKER (74-2843) (108-219-3,240) of DARKLINGS fought EXPENDABLE YOUTH (9-
4200) (42-50-1,195) of KARNHORN KARNAGE.  SLEEPWALKER overpowered EXPENDABLE YOUTH in 
a 1 minute one-sided match.  Yep, experience.  Although Sleepwalker could have lost 
just from stepping out on the sands in his, you know, sleep.  I've heard he does that 
sometimes.
     MAD DOG RUSSO (19-5483) (63-19-1,239) of MAN OR BEAST? fought CHAIN OF FOOLS (84-
43107) (32-23-0,222) of FEAR FACTORY 15.  MAD DOG RUSSO devastated CHAIN OF FOOLS in a 
exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.  I heard that the stewards almost didn't let 
Russo out on the sands because he was foaming at his mouth.  It would've been more 
exciting, *I* think, if he'd been foaming at someone else's mouth.
     GUILLOTINE (12-6588) (77-45-3,229) of BLADES OF TERROR fought SIR QUAMALOT (82-
4630) (32-15-0,200) of THE QUAM SQUAD.  GUILLOTINE demolished SIR QUAMALOT in a crowd 
pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.  What's weird is that Guillotine cut off Sir's head 
but it didn't kill him.  Some sort of magic, I guess.

     PROPANE TORCH (61-2524) (97-84-1,228) of FEAR FACTORY fought LITTLE DRAGON (32-
6087) (52-46-1,258) of STRAGETY, DAMMIT!.  PROPANE TORCH savagely defeated LITTLE 
DRAGON in a popular 4 minute bloody duel.  It was a flame duel!  Propane on one side, 
and the flaming Dragon on the other.  Makes you think, right?
     SLICE CONSTRUCT (56-3181) (69-49-2,237) of ANYWAYUSLICEIT fought SHADOW (84-
26165) (72-52-0,197) of LORDS OF DARKNESS.  SLICE CONSTRUCT viciously subdued SHADOW 
in a exciting 2 minute bloody fray.  The clean-up guys were surprised at all the 
slices of shadows in the sands.  They said it was confusing and they kept tripping on 
stuff the couldn't see.  Lost initiatives and stuff.
     ST. GEORGE (43-5034) (47-22-1,225) of DEVIL SLAYERS fought ATTILA THE BUM (21-
7987) (42-56-2,194) of D.R.I..  ST. GEORGE devastated ATTILA THE BUM in a 1 minute 
one-sided brawl.  I guess this proves that Atilla isn't a devil, because Georgie 
didn't slay him.  Good to know.
     WHITE LION (35-859) (90-54-0,261) of RIFF-RAFF CREW fought LEAPING LEPER (33-
7940) (26-3-0,201) of HALLOWIENERS.  WHITE LION overpowered LEAPING LEPER in a 
exciting 1 minute one-sided match.  This was so unfair, you have to wonder why there 
wasn't a standby to balance things.  Well, you don't HAVE to wonder, but sometimes the 
clerks do, and then I tell you about it.
     SERGE (32-3549) (108-144-1,216) of ASSORTED fought JUSTIN CREDIBLE (21-6514) (62-
65-2,205) of D.R.I..  SERGE overpowered JUSTIN CREDIBLE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute 
mismatched fight.  Do you think Serge will ever get a winning record?  He's trying, 
anyway.  Good luck to him.

And that's it for today.

                                             Debby T.

LORD-MARSHALL                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LEPER MESSIAH 72-3954        50  40  3  314  DEADLY RAGE (1453)         DRAGONHEAD

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WHITE LION 35-859            91  54  0  283  RIFF-RAFF CREW (46)        MURSKA
-THE SCYTHE 56-4456           57  34  0  259  SATAN'S BLADES (1450)      ROCANIS
 MAD DOG RUSSO 19-5483        64  19  1  255  MAN OR BEAST? (1386)       ZUWAYZA
 SLICE CONSTRUCT 56-3181      70  49  2  254  ANYWAYUSLICEIT (815)       ROCANIS
 GUILLOTINE 12-6588           78  45  3  251  BLADES OF TERROR (1406)    RIZTAB
 SLEEPWALKER 74-2843         109 219  3  249  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 SADDAM A GO-GO 82-7155       65  58  0  249  GWAR (1422)                DWES EG
 CRAZED WILDEBEEST 9-5824     57  23  0  247  SATAN'S KINGDOM (1461)     ZUKAL
 PROPANE TORCH 61-2524        98  84  1  239  FEAR FACTORY (632)         JURINE
 YAMA 82-11638                49  30  0  238  DEATH HORDE VI (997)       DWES EG
 ST. GEORGE 43-5034           48  22  1  234  DEVIL SLAYERS (1472)       VEASTIAN
 KID DYNAMITE 32-6091         65  43  2  232  STRAGETY, DAMMIT! (1482)   ARVAT
 KICK INTHE TEETH 82-7173     63  68  4  232  GWAR (1422)                DWES EG
 3 LIBRAS 84-43047            40  35  0  230  FEAR FACTORY 3 (1487)      BLACKSTONE
 REPUGNANT 97-3677           116  53  5  228  SONS OF SATAN (1371)       SHADOW GROVE
 SERGE 32-3549               109 144  1  227  ASSORTED (578)             ARVAT
 TELLUS 82-56650              30  14  2  225  ROMAN DIVINITY (1510)      DWES EG
 THE SICKLY DWARF 84-24303    90  32  1  223  MILWAUKEE RULES (1409)     BLACKSTONE
 SHEET WITH EYES 33-7740      76  21  0  219  HALLOWIENERS (1391)        NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 BOWEN 15-5091                76  97  1  216  DARKNESS FALLS (1503)      MALCORN
 KINGU 50-3575                51  58  0  214  MESOPOTAMIA (1433)         SNOWBOUND

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOKU 96-2399                 27  31  4  210  D B Z (1294)               OLD VALAMANTIS
 FILLETED MINION 29-6107      26  10  2  210  SATAN'S BBQ (1501)         LAPUR
 FIRE IN BABYLON 84-43050     30  35  1  209  FEAR FACTORY 4 (1488)      BLACKSTONE
 APOCALYPSE 32-5711           85  25  1  208  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 THE DARK KNIGHT 15-5250      63  34  0  208  THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (1429)   MALCORN
-MGR THE MAGICIAN 15-5268     45  30  0  207  THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (1429)   MALCORN
 SIR BUBBA THE BOLD 15-5249   66  33  4  204  THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (1429)   MALCORN
 PURPLE DRAGON 15-5116        38  19  0  203  INK & STEEL RETRO (1512)   MALCORN
 FLATTUS MAXIMUS 77-2125      90 120  2  201  GWAR (1235)                MAZGOURRAH
 TICKLES 9-3486               88 133  1  201  MY PETS (1272)             ZUKAL
 BLASPHEMY 32-5332            65  26  1  201  ANGELS OF PAIN (1241)      ARVAT
 CHAIN OF FOOLS 84-43107      32  24  0  201  FEAR FACTORY 15 (1511)     BLACKSTONE
 SUBTERFUGE 84-38420          84  22  0  200  COLLUSION UNLIMITED (1427) BLACKSTONE
 JOE MAMA 21-6771             56  69  1  200  D.R.I. (1416)              SUNSET
 LITTLE DRAGON 32-6087        52  47  1  200  STRAGETY, DAMMIT! (1482)   ARVAT
-TORTURE 35-4368              50  24  0  200  LEGIONS OF HELL (1462)     MURSKA
 LUST 99-5216                 44  29  5  200  HORDES OF HELL! (1460)     SOUTH RIDGE
 PEACE 43-4306                35  11  0  200  EASTERN HORDE (1493)       VEASTIAN
 D 82-44                      34  27  0  200  EASTERN HORDE 4 (992)      DWES EG
-MAN FROM NANTUCKET 61-3917   30  14  0  200  LIMERITICS! (1492)         JURINE
 FREIZA 97-2823               28  30  3  200  DB2 (1295)                 SHADOW GROVE
 SHADOW 84-26165              72  53  0  199  LORDS OF DARKNESS (1408)   BLACKSTONE
 LEAPING LEPER 33-7940        26   4  0  199  HALLOWIENERS (1391)        NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 SIR QUAMALOT 82-4630         32  16  0  198  THE QUAM SQUAD (1499)      DWES EG
 DON QUIXOTE 47-8393          29  17  0  198  BAD BEATS (1508)           NORTH FORK
 POOR OLD TOM 82-7154         37  28  3  197  GWAR (1422)                DWES EG
 REAGANOMICS 21-6182          66  78  1  196  D.R.I. (1416)              SUNSET
 IRONTOWER 13-5482            44  34  0  194  HOUSE CANNITH (1473)       DULLENS
 THE WHITE RABBIT 29-5815     73  12  1  193  EVIL EATER BUNNIES (1446)  LAPUR
 JON 17-7447                  46  41  0  193  ENFORCERS (1480)           ALJAFIR
 ATTILA THE BUM 21-7987       42  57  2  193  D.R.I. (1416)              SUNSET
 CANNIBAL CORPSE 61-2373      69 111  4  192  FEAR FACTORY (632)         JURINE
 ZOMBIE RAGE 84-15614         71  44  1  191  WIDE WORLD OF... (1370)    BLACKSTONE
 JUSTIN CREDIBLE 21-6514      62  66  2  190  D.R.I. (1416)              SUNSET
 AGONY GIGGLE 82-56593        38  51  0  190  CARNIVAL OF CHAOS (1435)   DWES EG
 MOJO'S MONKEY 16-4101        25  14  0  190  THE FUN BUNCH (1500)       WILLAF
 JOHN WAYNE GACY 21-7988      46  53  1  188  D.R.I. (1416)              SUNSET

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 EXPENDABLE YOUTH 9-4200      42  51  1  186  KARNHORN KARNAGE (1479)    ZUKAL
 HAPPY JACK 19-4086           72  57  4  183  THE MOTHERSHIP (1078)      ZUWAYZA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIRED 82-46332               42  51  3  180  IN SHINOLA (1485)          DWES EG
 JOY OF LOSING 12-6600        56  69  1  178  WHO DA MAN? (1414)         RIZTAB
 PUTRID DEFILER 19-4323       45  63  1  178  KARNHORN KARNAGE (1430)    ZUWAYZA
 HORROR OF YIG 82-56623       34  42  0  174  GWAR (1422)                DWES EG
 PANTHARR 74-807              48  53  2  172  THUNDER CATS (1151)        DAYLA KIV
 CHIRON 17-4235               34  38  3  171  STRONGMEN (1476)           ALJAFIR
 MUSHAD 43-4287               21  15  1  170  EASTERN HORDE (1493)       VEASTIAN

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-CLAY MEROSOLZ 32-6543        23  14  0  148  DEVIL ADVOCATES (298)      ARVAT
 ARAQIEL 97-6355              16  10  3  148  JUDGEMENT (1504)           SHADOW GROVE
 DEMON MERINGUE PIE 26-5213   25  24  0  133  SATAN'S DINER (1497)       CALEAM
 HOPE 82-11990                16   8  0  118  ANGELS REBORN (1507)       DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 EVIL LINT 2-6280             23   6  0  100  SATAN'S LINT (1506)        NIANIA
 RUFF RUFF 47-8860            12  11  0   95  SPROUT OF MY MIND (1509)   NORTH FORK

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 OPUS 49-3207                 21  21  0   68  GHOST BEARS (821)          VITHICAR
 BULL 12-7418                 14  12  0   46  F IS FOR FROG (1515)       RIZTAB
-PAIN 85-8986                 13   7  1   43  THE DEVIL'S PLAN (1516)    JASPER GULCH

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
HORROR OF YIG 82-56623    34  42  0 GWAR 1422              FILLETED MINION 29-6107   732

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CRAZED WILDEBEEST devastated D in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
THE WHITE RABBIT was demolished by LEPER MESSIAH in a 1 minute Challenge Title melee.
APOCALYPSE narrowly defeated GOKU in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
FILLETED MINION butchered HORROR OF YIG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SUBTERFUGE was viciously subdued by YAMA in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
BOWEN defeated JOHN WAYNE GACY in a exciting 2 minute struggle.
THE SICKLY DWARF devastated POOR OLD TOM in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
TELLUS overcame LUST in a action packed 1 minute gruesome melee.
KICK INTHE TEETH vanquished MOJO'S MONKEY in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
SADDAM A GO-GO savagely defeated JON in a action packed 4 minute gory match.
SLEEPWALKER overpowered EXPENDABLE YOUTH in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MAD DOG RUSSO devastated CHAIN OF FOOLS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
GUILLOTINE demolished SIR QUAMALOT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.
PROPANE TORCH savagely defeated LITTLE DRAGON in a popular 4 minute bloody duel.
SLICE CONSTRUCT viciously subdued SHADOW in a exciting 2 minute bloody fray.
ST. GEORGE devastated ATTILA THE BUM in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
WHITE LION overpowered LEAPING LEPER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided match.
SERGE overpowered JUSTIN CREDIBLE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
KID DYNAMITE devastated REAGANOMICS in a action packed 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
REPUGNANT beat FIRE IN BABYLON in a action packed 1 minute fray.
BLASPHEMY overcame FREIZA in a 2 minute contest.
SHEET WITH EYES overpowered FLATTUS MAXIMUS in a popular 1 minute one-sided match.
PEACE overpowered JOY OF LOSING in a popular 1 minute gory uneven fight.
DON QUIXOTE demolished CHIRON in a action packed 2 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
KINGU beat IRONTOWER in a exciting 1 minute bloody fray.
JOE MAMA vanquished MUSHAD in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
CANNIBAL CORPSE was vanquished by THE DARK KNIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
MIRED was demolished by TICKLES in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
AGONY GIGGLE was overpowered by SIR BUBBA THE BOLD in a exciting 1 minute uneven bout.
ZOMBIE RAGE was devastated by 3 LIBRAS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PURPLE DRAGON viciously subdued PUTRID DEFILER in a 2 minute brutal battle.
PANTHARR was bested by HAPPY JACK in a action packed 1 minute gory bout.
DEMON MERINGUE PIE luckily beat HOPE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute brutal match.
SPIDERPIG was vanquished by ARAQIEL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
RUFF RUFF was unbelievably bested by EVIL LINT in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bout.
OPUS handily defeated BULL 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                  25         PARRY-RIPOSTE     17 -  12 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                      19         LUNGING ATTACK   139 - 103 -  1      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         WALL OF STEEL     33 -  26 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  15 -  2      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW       105 -  96 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  13 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  32 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  26 -  0      33  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  30 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   8 -  0      20  |

Turn 732 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:

TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         8 - 11         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      5 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  4         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK    13 - 12                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  LEPER MESSIAH 72-3954      50  40  3  314 DEADLY RAGE (1453)
WALL OF STEEL    WHITE LION 35-859          91  54  0  283 RIFF-RAFF CREW (46)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MAD DOG RUSSO 19-5483      64  19  1  255 MAN OR BEAST? (1386)
LUNGING ATTACK   SLICE CONSTRUCT 56-3181    70  49  2  254 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (815)
AIMED BLOW       CRAZED WILDEBEEST 9-5824   57  23  0  247 SATAN'S KINGDOM (1461)
PARRY-LUNGE      KID DYNAMITE 32-6091       65  43  2  232 STRAGETY, DAMMIT! (1482)
BASHING ATTACK   KICK INTHE TEETH 82-7173   63  68  4  232 GWAR (1422)
STRIKING ATTACK  REPUGNANT 97-3677         116  53  5  228 SONS OF SATAN (1371)
TOTAL PARRY      JOE MAMA 21-6771           56  69  1  200 D.R.I. (1416)
PARRY-STRIKE     PUTRID DEFILER 19-4323     45  63  1  178 KARNHORN KARNAGE (1430)

The overall popularity leader is SLEEPWALKER 74-2843.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HOPE 82-11990.  The ten other most popular fighters were RUFF RUFF 47-8860, 
DEMON MERINGUE PIE 26-5213, PROPANE TORCH 61-2524, SLICE CONSTRUCT 56-3181, KID 
DYNAMITE 32-6091, CRAZED WILDEBEEST 9-5824, BOWEN 15-5091, SADDAM A GO-GO 82-7155, 
JON 17-7447, and GUILLOTINE 12-6588.

The least popular fighter this week was SPIDERPIG 74-4304.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were AGONY GIGGLE 82--8943, ATTILA THE BUM 21-7987, EXPENDABLE YOUTH 
9-4200, THE WHITE RABBIT 29-5815, BULL 12-7418, ZOMBIE RAGE 84-15614, MIRED 
82--19204, CANNIBAL CORPSE 61-2373, MUSHAD 43-4287, and FIRE IN BABYLON 84--22486.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
NIANIA(2)            1  0 0  LAPUR(29)            1  1 1  JURINE(61)           1  1 0  
ZUKAL(9)             2  1 0  ARVAT(32)            4  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       1  0 0  
RIZTAB(12)           1  2 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  1  1 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        1  2 0  
DULLENS(13)          0  1 0  MURSKA(35)           1  0 0  MAZGOURRAH(77)       0  1 0  
MALCORN(15)          4  0 0  VEASTIAN(43)         2  1 0  DWES EG(82)          4  7 0  
WILLAF(16)           0  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       1  1 0  BLACKSTONE(84)       2  5 0  
ALJAFIR(17)          0  2 0  VITHICAR(49)         1  0 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   0  1 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          2  1 0  SNOWBOUND(50)        1  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     2  1 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  4 0  ROCANIS(56)          1  0 0  SOUTH RIDGE(99)      0  1 0  
CALEAM(26)           1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 EVIL LINT 2-6280            23   6  0  100  SATAN'S LINT (1506)        NIANIA
 CRAZED WILDEBEEST 9-5824    57  23  0  247  SATAN'S KINGDOM (1461)     ZUKAL
 GUILLOTINE 12-6588          78  45  3  251  BLADES OF TERROR (1406)    RIZTAB
 IRONTOWER 13-5482           44  34  0  194  HOUSE CANNITH (1473)       DULLENS
 BOWEN 15-5091               76  97  1  216  DARKNESS FALLS (1503)      MALCORN
 MOJO'S MONKEY 16-4101       25  14  0  190  THE FUN BUNCH (1500)       WILLAF
 JON 17-7447                 46  41  0  193  ENFORCERS (1480)           ALJAFIR
 MAD DOG RUSSO 19-5483       64  19  1  255  MAN OR BEAST? (1386)       ZUWAYZA
 JOE MAMA 21-6771            56  69  1  200  D.R.I. (1416)              SUNSET
 DEMON MERINGUE PIE 26-5213  25  24  0  133  SATAN'S DINER (1497)       CALEAM
 FILLETED MINION 29-6107     26  10  2  210  SATAN'S BBQ (1501)         LAPUR
 KID DYNAMITE 32-6091        65  43  2  232  STRAGETY, DAMMIT! (1482)   ARVAT
 SHEET WITH EYES 33-7740     76  21  0  219  HALLOWIENERS (1391)        NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 WHITE LION 35-859           91  54  0  283  RIFF-RAFF CREW (46)        MURSKA
 ST. GEORGE 43-5034          48  22  1  234  DEVIL SLAYERS (1472)       VEASTIAN
 DON QUIXOTE 47-8393         29  17  0  198  BAD BEATS (1508)           NORTH FORK
 OPUS 49-3207                21  21  0   68  GHOST BEARS (821)          VITHICAR
 KINGU 50-3575               51  58  0  214  MESOPOTAMIA (1433)         SNOWBOUND
 SLICE CONSTRUCT 56-3181     70  49  2  254  ANYWAYUSLICEIT (815)       ROCANIS
 PROPANE TORCH 61-2524       98  84  1  239  FEAR FACTORY (632)         JURINE
 LEPER MESSIAH 72-3954       50  40  3  314  DEADLY RAGE (1453)         DRAGONHEAD
 SLEEPWALKER 74-2843        109 219  3  249  DARKLINGS (1160)           DAYLA KIV
 FLATTUS MAXIMUS 77-2125     90 120  2  201  GWAR (1235)                MAZGOURRAH
 SADDAM A GO-GO 82-7155      65  58  0  249  GWAR (1422)                DWES EG
 3 LIBRAS 84--22489          40  35  0  230  FEAR FACTORY 3 (1487)      BLACKSTONE
 GOKU 96-2399                27  31  4  210  D B Z (1294)               OLD VALAMANTIS
 REPUGNANT 97-3677          116  53  5  228  SONS OF SATAN (1371)       SHADOW GROVE
 LUST 99-5216                44  29  5  200  HORDES OF HELL! (1460)     SOUTH RIDGE

                      SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA

We have planned our summer FTF for July 13-15, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia, only 7 
miles on a quick Metro ride from Washington, D.C.!.  It will be held at the Holiday 
Inn Arlington at Ballston.  Room rates are $79 per night on 7/12 and 7/15 and $129 on 
7/13 and 7/14, 1-2 occupancy.  There's free wireless throughout the property as well 
as a fitness center, outdoor pool, and business center, as well as a resturant and bar 
inside the hotel.  There is no airport shuttle and parking is $7/day.  The rooms are 
blocked -- ask for the Reality Simulations block.  Reservations must be made by 6/12.  
(As always if you have issues making reservations, please let us know!)  

                       Hotel site:  http://www.hiarlington.com 

Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                                          -- RSI

                             Mission to the Twisted Lands

                                     Episode One

     Old Brown could run pretty fast if properly motivated, but mostly he walked with 
a long-legged, distance-devouring stride.  He was a huge horse, a half-giant's 
warhorse, shaggy and self-assured, with muscles like half-buried boulders in his 
shoulders and hips.  Lounging in the saddle was the motivating force, the half-giant, 
Keel Woodhaven.  Although in his mind he was slouching and half-asleep, he sat up 
straight in the saddle since that is more comfortable for riding.
     It was twilight, stars coming out above and lights in farmhouse windows below.  
They traveled through vineyards, brown and fallow now in the winter, descending gently 
toward the tree-crowded coast.  The distant trees, not just pines, were green.  They 
stayed green because the marsh that surrounded the city-state of Bonsur had hot 
springs in it.
     Keel Woodhaven had always liked Bonsur.  It had a relaxed feel about it, the 
women seemed prettier, the music was great, everyone thought about having fun.  And 
the booze was excellent, of course.  He passed the arena at the edge of town, and 
paused to read the current statistics, posted on the gate and lit by a lantern.  So, 
an elven cobbler was the Duelmaster?  Why would a shoemaker take up such a painful 
profession?  Then he noticed the team name:  Shewish Picnic.  He snorted.  That 
explained it, all right.  As a half-Shew, he was kind of bothered by that team theme, 
which was present in Home Guard as well.  It was sort of funny though.  He saw that 
Elf Cobbler was headed for the Isle.  Probably not bound for Home Guard just yet, 
though.
     They passed a small chicken ranch.  A rooster uttered an untimely crow.  At about 
that time, Old Brown took exception to something and bolted.  Cussing, Keel hauled on 
the reins, to little effect since the horse was stronger than him and apparently 
frightened.  He didn't see the masked men coming out of their hiding places behind 
him, looking frustrated.  At least not until a crossbow bolt thunked into the backside 
of his leather cuirass. His horse screamed and ran faster.
     Hauling Old Brown to the left as they passed a set of big open gates into a well-
lighted courtyard, Keel got them behind the shelter of the high stone wall, and patted 
the horse's sweaty neck.  "You're okay now, friend.  I'll go take care of those 
bozos."
     As he dismounted, he noticed he was becoming surrounded by uniformed men, some 
with swords and some with halberds.
     "Howdy?" he said, hoping they were friendly.
     "Your horse has been shot," said someone, pointing at a bolt sticking out of Old 
Brown's butt.
     "Well damn!"  Keel laid a comforting hand on the horse's flank, which quivered.
     "So have you," the guard continued.
     "Yeah, thought so.  Doesn't feel like it got through the armor though."  Keel 
tried to look over his shoulder, but could only see the feathered end of the bolt.  
"Who are you guys?"
     "We are the Queen's Guard."
     "What?  Queen Gemra?  Okay, please take care of Old Brown here, and I'll go find 
the ***holes that shot him."
     "Sir, you are mistaken.  You will be taken to a doctor.  We will arrest the 
assailants."
     "Hey!  I'm on a mission from Sheila Greywand.  Anyway, they shot my horse.  My 
HORSE!  I'm gonna get 'em."  Unslinging his huge sword, Keel strode toward the gate.
     Four Guardsmen came with him, flanking him like the trailing ends of a flock of 
geese.  They might have intended a different formation, but he had the longest legs 
and walked the fastest.  The one who'd spoken to him before said, "I'm Corporal Brat 
Langerman.  And you are?"
     "Keel Woodhaven."
     "I've heard of you!  The Queen will want to meet you."
     "That's fine.  Let's stick to the sides of these buildings.  If they're still 
around, we'll be targets in the middle of the street."
     They weren't quiet, exactly, since the guards wore highly polished chain mail 
which jingled.  However, Bonsur had a lively night life.  Music and laughter came from 
bars and nightclubs on adjacent streets, people lingered on corners chatting and 
sometimes playing instruments, and children hawked newssheets, shoeshines, flowers, a 
selection of rouges, and offered to carry packages.  So the sounds the guards made 
weren't too noticeable.
     Keel led the way back to the chicken ranch.  He was thinking that the bad guys 
wouldn't have waited around to be hunted.  They might have left clues, though.  
Perhaps even a discarded, crumpled note offering a cash reward for his head, and 
signed by a notorious crimelord.  Or distinctive cigar stubs, monogrammed hankies... 
personalized masks.  Tracks of boots made by elven cobblers.  Anything.  Witnesses, 
even.
     There were no people on the street near the chicken ranch.  It was full night 
now, a bit chilly although there was a warm and slightly funky breeze from the marsh.
     Corporal Brat Langerman said quietly, "Is this where it happened?"
     "Yup."
     "Well, I don't think they're here anymore."
     Keel was about to agree, when a crossbow bolt appeared in the Corporal's arm.  
The young man hissed, "Everybody down!"
     The guardsmen hunkered against the wall of a hardware store, which didn't offer 
anything resembling good cover except that they were in shadow there.  Keel crouched a 
little, but he knew he was a pretty big target, plus his sword gave off a faint 
greenish glow.  He looked around, searching the darkness for signs of their foes.
     A shadow on top of a shaded walkway across the street shifted a little.  Keel 
pulled a weighted dart out of his pocket and hurled it.  He was good at tavern darts, 
but it was dark, the distance was too great, and he just wasn't lucky.  The little 
missile clattered against the shingles of the porch roof.  There was a startled twitch 
from the half-seen form.  At that instant, Keel lunged across the street.  His long 
legs carried him across to the opposite shadows in three bounds.  More bolts came out 
of the darkness, one lodging in his calf, the others missing him altogether.
     Now the Guardsmen had a good idea where their foes were, and it takes a while to 
reload a crossbow.  The four men charged, yelling wildly.  Tucking his sword under his 
arm, Keel grabbed one of the posts holding up the porch roof, strained, and dislodged 
it.  After a moment he yanked it out of the structure entirely.  The roof sagged, 
there was a yelp of surprise, and someone's foot appeared off the edge of it.  Keel 
grabbed him by the ankle and hauled him the rest of the way down.
     There were brief sounds of fighting, then footsteps that rapidly receded down an 
alley.  Three Guardsmen raced off in pursuit.  Keel's prisoner started to try to get 
away, so the half-Shew tossed him up, grabbed him by the arms and bashed him against 
the wall.
     "Are you okay?" asked Brat, sheathing his sword.
     "Took one in the leg, but it's not too bad I think," Keel said, shifting his 
unconscious prisoner to one hand and bending to pick up his sword.
     "I'll help you tie that one up," Brat said.  "There's a dead one here.  I think 
there were two more."  He grunted slightly, trying to reach something with his injured 
arm.  "Got some ties in my right-hand belt pouch.  If you could get them for me?"
     They bound the prisoner, then bandaged each other.
     "What did they want?" asked the Corporal.
     Keel shrugged.  "No clue.  Let's get him somewhere safe and we can ask him..."  
He listened.  "Your guys are coming back."
     "Yeah."
     The Guardsmen hadn't been able to track their assailants in the darkness, but at 
least there were no further injuries.  The group of them returned warily to the 
courtyard of the Guard House, where a woman was smearing some kind of ointment on Old 
Brown's wound.  After the horse was bedded down in the stable, the Guardsmen led Keel 
into their office, where there was a welcome scent of fresh coffee.  The medic set 
about binding Keel's wound and that of the Corporal, who turned out to be an extremely 
handsome man.  Keel remembered hearing that Queen Gemra required her Guardsmen to be 
good looking.  That didn't mean they weren't competent, though.  Brat had done pretty 
well.
     The medic roused their prisoner with smelling salts.  They all sat in the main 
office, Corporal Langerman facing the miscreant, who was seated in a cushioned chair, 
looking reasonably comfortable except for his bandaged head.  "All right," said Brat.  
"Now I want you to tell me that you're going to turn Queen's Evidence."
     "Not on your life, pretty boy!"  The man had, perhaps, some excuse for hard 
feelings since he was more homely than not, with a crooked nose and eyes set too close 
together.  He and Keel looked shabby and ill-favored amongst all these gleamingly 
handsome Guardsmen.
     Keel leaned forward.  "You guys shot my horse."
     "Oh.  Sorry, didn't mean to do that.  We were just shooting at you."
     "Why?"
     "Glowing sword."
     "What?"
     "Duh, it's a magic sword!  We saw it when you drew it in Delarq Tor, and figured 
we could sell it so we followed you."
     The half-Shew snorted.  "The Dentless isn't magic.  It was in a Chaos Gate for 
five hundred years and it picked up some energy, that's all.  All it does, is glow.  
And cut things."
     The bandit looked chagrined.  "But... it's got to be magic."
     "Ain't.  Sorry kid."
     After that, Keel was taken to enjoy a sumptuous dinner at the Palace.  Queen 
Gemra was a definite babe, with long, silken black hair, a delicate pouty face, and 
luscious curves.  She asked him about his mission, which was to go to the Twisted 
Lands and shut down a leaking Chaos Gate.  He entertained her with the story of his 
adventure on the Two-Shew Express, and she gave him a brown velvet cloak to show her 
appreciation.  She did not invite him to her bed, which was fine because his heart 
belonged to another, always and forever.
     
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                           This is a continuing adventure.  
         Watch for future chapters in the Bonsur and Home Guard newsletters!