DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 11/01/2003 Duedate: 11/14/2003 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-361 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 DARK PANTHEON 6/643 1131 422 7 72.8 10 THE A TEAM 38/1044 581 580 6 50.0 THUNDR + LITENING 18/309 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292 LEGENDS OF STEELE 1/1047 ONE SURFING HINDU 97/1071 2 MONGREL HORDE 10/964 480 234 3 67.2 GUANO GROUP 51/1065 3-TOTEM 74/1146 47 25 2 65.3 FURNITURE BARN 42/1109 THAT SUCKS! 19/1144 LOOK OUT BELOW 6/1042 DEATH STUDS VIII 82/1086 11 THE MENTORS 10/408 35 36 0 49.3 4-PIGS ON PARAD 9/1154 168 129 2 56.6 12 SHAMROCKS 58/424 154 162 3 48.7 GUARDIAN'S SLAVES 42/1157 13 BLADES OF ICE 7/192 322 341 2 48.6 THE GUARDIANS II 18/1155 BLADES OF CHAOS 5/961 THE GUARDIANS 21/1156 BLADES OF MIST 4/959 5 BELLYFLOP 82/1097 1414 1150 16 55.1 ZODIAC KNIGHTS 3/958 4-LETTER FLUIDS 82/1166 14 NIGHT TRAIN 37/545 8 10 0 44.4 4-LETTER DESCRIPTION 82/1167 NIGHT TRAIN 6/1158 WHY WE LOVE TUM 82/1164 15 BEAST MASTERS 37/136 94 133 1 41.4 WHY I PLAY DM 82/1116 ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423 STREET PIZZAD I 82/1096 ACTS OF NATURE 6/415 4-LETTER EPICS 82/1165 16 CRIMINAL ELE 39/1074 21 30 1 41.2 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS 82/1038 INDULGENT DRINKS 54/1153 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS 82/1114 17 DELVERS 42/1000 195 330 1 37.1 STREET PIZZA 18/114 DOGS OF WAR 4/999 SESAME SPINE 82/1070 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998 CHEAP DENTISTRY 82/1098 18 JOHNS 5/927 742 1293 16 36.5 4-LETTER WORDS 48/1063 ARROGANCE 18/732 PARENTHOOD 82/1122 SCARRY TEAM 36/824 ROCK BOTTOM 82/1080 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 FASCINATIN' RYTHYM 82/1152 LETHAL LADIES 4/768 6 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1116 967 8 53.6 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 7 EXODUS! 3/956 440 381 3 53.6 19 NINJAS 7/1107 34 60 1 36.2 SPIDERS FROM MARS 21/950 RESURRECTION 2/1143 THE TAO 36/923 GENOCIDE 51/1110 FIANADHA 69/945 KILLERS 41/1145 THE DARK TEMPLE 18/978 20 BIG BAD 7/1073 437 818 8 34.8 8 QUBIT 10/1140 528 467 2 53.1 SHEPHERDS 18/432 ON A WHIM 82/1014 SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067 SIR AGLIO 10/600 NEXT GENERATION 18/1150 9 DOH! 24/1147 1460 1297 6 53.0 NEXT GENERATION 58/1075 THINGSINPUG'SCOOLER 4/1088 FAMOUS HITTERS 3/1079 DP CLONES 24/1045 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034 WASTELAND 18/468 MIGHTY MORALS 51/1120 PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162 WASTELAND II 7/500 21-SRETSAMLEUD 37/1134 3 6 0 33.3 DIABLO TOO 23/1037 22 UNKNOWNS II 1/1168 10 22 1 31.3 I'M SO SEXY 42/1072 23 FLAGG 16 42/352 44 101 1 30.3 OUTSIDE IS 48/1061 FLAGG'S FIVE 42/1108 COOL WHEELS 58/943 24-TOWNSVILLAIN 10/1089 10 23 0 30.3 BAD HAND 24/1125 25 DWARVEN LEGI 21/1139 3 8 0 27.3 DIABLO ALSO 24/1163 THE HOLY LEGION 10/490 CEMENTIA 61/1112 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Eye of the Storm #67 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + In the Far North: "Errodan's grace, she destroyed the Eye!?!" Shatterstar whispered, breathless with surprise. He moved quickly to the now still form of the dragon, the hole in its head giving off a constant swirl of green and black smoke. He stopped just before the beast's great head and stared at the fist-sized hole--not much to a creature the size of this dragon, but more than enough to fell the beast. He placed a hand tentatively on the dragon's snout and used a trickle of magic to feel for life within and found none. The loss of the Eye of the North had been too much for the once noble creature. Swash and Chi'en came up behind him, the sailor putting a hand on Shatterstar's shoulder and clearing his throat to speak. "Is it dead, Shat?" he asked, his voice hoarse from the earlier dunking in the sea and the subsequent battle. "Did she kill it?" Shatterstar turned to face them, his hand dropping loosely to his side and his expression giving them their answer. There was great sorrow etched on the general's face, unmistakable sorrow in his eyes as he nodded a simple yes. The elf then seemed to remember something and moved off behind the other two, moving quickly to where Phantazia and Sayn Vann were kneeling over the Jhadzia's limp body. Phantazia turned at her older brother's approach, her face beaming. "She's alive, Shat," she said, her voice full of relief. She saw the change in his eyes when she spoke and her smile widened to see it. "And what's more, she appears to be uninjured." "I've never seen anything like it," Calth whispered in awe. "The blast should have torn her to shreds, yet here she lays unscathed." "But unconscious," Chi'en said, coming up to join them with Swash in tow. She indicated Calth off to the side, his face pale and his leg bleeding again as he had passed out and the tourniquet had worked its way loose. "Let's get them both off the ice and somewhere warm before we lose them." "What about her," Swash asked, indicating Camisole's body. "Bring her as well," Shatterstar said without hesitation. "Bring them where?" Phantazia asked, removing her cloak and using it to make a litter to help move her friends. They all followed Shatterstar's gaze as he turned it towards the main gate of the castle. *** ***** *** ***** *** It wasn't until after they had found the sleeping quarters that had been used by the wizard that they found suitable beds for their companions. All the other beds were made for the Gargoyles and Northwights, and weren't at all suitable. The wizard's study was emptied of any valuables, as he had obviously come back to his suite before departing, but there was a large bed for Calth and a smaller for Jhadzia to use while they tried to get them some kind of healing. Camisole they laid on their cloaks off to the side, covering her dead body with a sheet taken from a linen chest in the room. Jhadzia would have to wait, since Calth was by now in danger of losing his leg. Sayn Vann had stayed with the man, trying to make sure the tourniquet wasn't too tight, but also trying to make sure he didn't bleed to death. It was a delicate balance, but the experienced soldier managed to do what needed to be done. Shatterstar took out a knife and cut away the fur coverings from Calth's leg, giving them all a clear look at the wound. A good part of the thigh was just gone, ripped off by the teeth of the mighty dragon, and the bone was plain to see. The gladiators had all seen bad wounds before, but only Shatterstar and Sayn Vann could say they'd ever seen anything this bad. "Can you help, General Dayspring?" Sayn Vann asked, his voice full of hope. The loss of even one of their companions weighed heavily on the man, but the though of losing another bothered him even more. Shatterstar looked to the side where Camisole lay and shook his head. "I am not a healer of Camisole's skill, and even she, I think, would have had a difficult time with such a wound." "You have to try, Shat," Phantazia said. She and Chi'en were getting a fire started and had found a basin of fresh water they could use to bathe the wound. The elf looked at his sister and nodded. "You are right, of course," he said, closing his eyes and falling once again into his magic. It still felt different, but it didn't feel like interference or feedback any longer. He felt rejuvenated and empowered. Reaching into the natural healing ability of Calth's body, he began to manipulate the muscles and skin, forcing them to speed up the healing process, forcing the leg to regenerate itself. It took a tremendous amount of willpower and concentration to do it, but with each passing moment, her felt more and more power flowing through him, warming his body, his mind, and even his soul. That warmth spread to everyone throughout the room, everyone standing riveted by the sight of Calth's leg literally growing new muscle and skin to repair the damage done by the dragon. No one noticed the intense amber glow coming from one of Jhadzia's hands. Shatterstar collapsed in a heap as the magic he'd been channeling suddenly fell away. At first he was worried that it was gone, that the ability to work magic had left his body for good. But after a moment's contemplation he realized that the ability was still there. He'd stopped casting because Calth's leg was completely healed. The other's continued to stare in awe as Calth's breathing was deep and heavy, his skin where he had been wounded fully healed without even the slightest hint of a scar. His face was no longer pale and he even appeared to be smiling, as if he was having a pleasant dream. "How?" was all Swash could get out. Shatterstar looked at him, feeling more than a little intoxicated by the power he'd felt. "The Eye," was his only answer. "But Jhadzia destroyed the Eye to kill the dragon," Chi'en said, her voice reflecting her doubts. Shatterstar simply shrugged in answer. "There is no other possible explanation," he replied quietly. "During the battle, the very proximity of the Eye allowed both Camisole and I to use our magic freely before the dragon turned the eye on us and--" He stopped, looking pained that he had survived but his she had not. "And overpowered you both," a husky woman's voice said from behind them. They spun to see Jhadzia sitting up, staring at them, her eyes aglow with rich amber light. Chi'en started forward but a look form her best friend stopped her in her tracks. Jhadzia smiled at her and the Adantri woman surprised herself by smiling back. Jhadzia turned her attention back to Shatterstar. "Only through the power of your sword were you saved, Scion of Errodon," she said. "It gives me great pleasure to meet you, and greater pleasure still to thank you all for saving me from my former Guardian." Her gazed turned upon each of them one by one, making them all feel a little uneasy. "Who are you, if not Lady Jhadzia Shimmermoon?" Shatterstar asked, his hand now resting gently on the hilt of his sword. If Jhadzia notices, it didn't show. "My name is unimportant after so long, but you would know me as the Eye of the North." As she spoke, she slowly raised her left hand, palm upward, where she held a large amber that glowed more brightly than her eyes. "Jhadzia is here as well, for I am only using her body as a receptacle, for I would be unable to speak to you otherwise." "And when can we expect Jhadzia back?" Chi'en asked, taking a step forward. Jhadzia stopped her in her tracks again, as she turned to look at her. The glow left her eyes and intensified in the stone, which now looked more looked a large, gleaming cat's eye. "Right now, Chi'en," she said, her voice now back to normal. "The Eye meant no harm or offense, but only wanted to thank you herself." Swash stepped forward, sword and dagger drawn. "How do we know it's really you?" he asked the question that was on everyone else's minds as well. She turned a sideways grin his way and winked. "Swash, if you don't put those weapons away, I'll have to sheath them for you--in your belly." Phantazia chuckled and elbowed Swash in the ribs. "That's her all right," she said. Swash, too, chuckled as he put his weapons away with a bow. "My apologies, Lady Shimmermoon, I meant no offense." "None taken." "So, what happened out there?" Sayn Vann asked, unable to wait any longer. He was a patient man, but even patient men have their limits. Jhadzia stood up and went to the washbasin and began washing her face as she explained. The others took the cue and did the same thing, getting the blood and grime off their hands and faces at the least. "During the fighting, I got this really strange feeling that I should charge the beast and attack it head on," she said. "So I dropped my bow and did just that. While the dragon was distracted by Swash and Chi'en, I jumped up and climbed its neck to its head, where I had intended to run my sword through its eye and into its brain." "Brave," Sayn Vann said, his voice full of respect. "Foolish," Chi'en said, disapproval in her voice at her friend's recklessness. Jhadzia smiled at them both as she continued talking. "Once I got into position and was about to drive my sword home, I realized I was about to make a huge mistake. If I killed the dragon, who was in a symbiotic relationship with the Eye, I would likely kill the Eye as well. That isn't what we came here for." "Wait a second," Phantazia interrupted. "What do you mean, kill the Eye? Are you saying...." "Yes," Jhadzia answered, smiling. "The Eye of the North is alive; always has been. She was placed here by Lady Greywand after volunteering to serve here. The dragon was her companion, and for centuries they lived here together in peace and harmony." "So what happened to ruin it," Sayn Vann asked. "A Folstrom wizard, presumably our friend with the fireball, came to them under guise of one of Sheila's lieutenants. He promised them that their time here was almost over, but that Lady Greywand had cast a spell on them bonding them to this location, which was why they'd never felt inclined to leave. He would need them both to lower their resistance to magic so he could release them from the spell. It took some convincing, but after centuries of service, even a dragon and a sorceress turned into a magic Eye need a change. They both agreed, and the wizard had them. The spell he cast didn't release them form anything at all, but instead enslaved the dragon to the wizard's will. The Folstrom have had a long time to develop more powerful spells, and one of the things they did was modify their dragon control spells. Not only was the dragon enslaved, but the counterspell the Eye tried backfired, forcing the symbiotic relationship between them. She was absorbed into the dragon's head and overpowered by the ancient creature' s will." "She wants to apologize for the magical overload she was forced to use on you and Camisole, General Dayspring," Jhadzia said, turning to face Shatterstar squarely. "She has a way to help restore Camisole as well, but there is a catch, so she won't do it without your approval. She keeps referring to you as 'Son of Errodan'--what does she mean?" "You can communicate with her, then?" Swash asked, intrigued. "Yes, I can," Jhadzia answered. "As can all of you. She can hear what you say, but you can only hear her if you are touching her. Unless..." "I give her my permission to use Camisole as a host, right?" Shatterstar said, his distaste sounding clearly in his voice. "She wants to use her body for her own, since she is now trapped in an immobile form. I'll nev..." "Sir, she wants to talk to you," Jhadzia said, lifting the gem toward the knight. "She says that a Son--no, a Scion of Errodon should know what she intends. She was once an elf, like you, after all. Why does she keep calling you that? What!?!" Her face took on an incredulous look as she took a seat back on the bed. Her expression changed several times, as if suffering some internal conflict, then settled on bewildered as she numbly handed the Eye over to Shatterstar. The elf took it without hesitation and the gem flashed brighter still for a moment before returning to the same level of brightness as before. Chi'en moved forward and sat with her friend, turning to look into her eyes. Jhadzia looked up as if she was seeing her for the first time, through her arms around the diminutive woman and began to cry, sobbing heavily into Chi'en's shoulder. Shatterstar stood briefly with the Eye held in his outstretched hand. His expression was grave and stayed that way even as Jhadzia started to cry. After only a few minutes, he nodded, as if answering an unspoken question, and walked over to Camisole's body. Gently, he uncovered Camisole's face and place the gem on the middle of her forehead, where the glow intensified to its brightest yet. Shatterstar backed away slowly, still watching the gem's glow intensify. He felt a small hand in his and knew that Jhadzia had come to join him. He turned his head for a moment, gazing down at her, and wondered at how much alike the two of them really were. He held her hand tightly and turned back to face the magic being worked by the Eye. The gem flashed brightly one final time, a sound like wind chimes fading with the last of the light, and all went still. Shatterstar and Jhadzia approached the priestess, the others all close behind, and saw that the Eye was now embedded in the center of Camisole's forehead. She, like Calth, was breathing normally and had full color back in her cheeks. Her eyes, all three of them, flitted open and she pushed herself up into a seated position. She looked at them all staring back at her, her once blue eyes now amber with cat's pupils, and laughed aloud. With a leap she was on her feet, hugging both Shatterstar and Jhadzia, who were both hugging her back. She stepped back from them, her smile taking in everyone else in the room. Shatterstar got everyone's attention when he spoke. "Welcome back to the land of the living, sister." To the astonishment of the all, Jhadzia embraced her once again and said, "Yes, dear sister. Welcome back." + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Tides of Magic #15 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Not Lirin Kiv: Shylock wasn't at all sure he approved of, much less liked, Master Dan Shao, the approximate arenamaster of this place. This place that was not Lirin Kiv, or the Isle of the Eye, or anywhere else familiar. Dan Shao was altogether too ready to be familiar...with Clemenda. And she wasn't pulling away in horror. Best if she remembered that she was HIS date and companion at present. If necessary, he would remind her. In unmistakable terms. But at least Dan Shao had been willing to provide them with quarters here in this arena complex, once Shylock had stated that they needed a chance to rest and recover from the shock of the unexpected inter-dimensional transition. He did, indeed, need a quiet place where he could relax, but not from shock. He needed time to plan. Shylock had long been looking for a place to make his own. Jade Mountain had not been that place--definitely not. The Lucan family was much too powerfully entrenched. And even if he had managed to become the highest power in the valley, there was still the rest of Lirith Kai, the Emperor, and the Sun Legion. No, not Lirith Kai. But Jade Mountain had served its purpose; it was there that he had earned the Greywand's agelessness. A tricky spell, agelessness, extremely complex and requiring not only great power but peculiar and rare ingredients. He was well pleased to have let the Greywand incur that burden for him. But his investigations seemed to indicate that once agelessness had been bestowed, it was a stable condition, which meant that he didn't NEED the Greywand any more. And Sheila Greywand had stood squarely between him and his goal of power. So long as she lived, the Isle of the Eye was not the place he was looking for. And killing her might be...difficult. Very difficult. A person didn't live to be five thousand years old, or whatever she was, without learning how to defend herself. But here.... Shylock leaned back on the couch which seemed to be what these people used for relaxing (the chair by the small table was simple, hard, and not the place to loll) and smiled a little. This place seemed to be quite different. He would need to do a detailed examination, of course, but just from the first scans he'd made: The Arcanum here was stable. A little lower in energy levels than that of Ghea in the good times, but sufficient for his needs. There was no one--NO ONE-- within his zone of sensitivity who was making any use of magic at all! He had been able to feel the Greywand's presence for miles, even when she was apparently not doing anything magical. There was the sort of undifferentiated background shimmer which he associated with groups of Adantri using their arts of hiu, probably gladiators, or champions as they were called here, engaged in intensive practice. It had that texture to it. But the single, glorious fact was that this place appeared to have no competition for him. He could establish himself here, begin the subtle influencing and control of people and events which he sought, and NO ONE WOULD KNOW. He could be the uncrowned king here, the emperor, he could be like a GOD here.... But there were things he needed to do first. He needed to make sure, absolutely sure, that this world did not hold practitioners of magic who would be able to challenge him. And then he needed to find and close the Gate through which he and Clemenda had arrived, to make sure that no competitors from Ghea followed. He leaped to his feet, eager to make a beginning. *** ***** *** ***** *** Clemenda was not in the room assigned to her when Shylock checked it. She was walking in a garden with Arenamaster Dan Shao, and enjoying it. If she felt a little guilty at not waiting until Shylock was rested and ready to accompany her, well, she had that guilt under control. After all, it had only been a dinner date. It wasn't like they were seriously involved. And she could always say that she was finding out more about this world, which had the advantage of being true. As nearly as she could figure out, this world had a Lirith Kai in it that wasn't too different from the Lirith Kai of Ghea. But there was no Alastari. And while this place, this Liran Kiv, was on an island, it had the whole island to itself. If there was anything like the rest of the Isle of the Eye, any Darkholm, Andorak, Free Blades, any Talahya, Home Guard, or Primus, it was somewhere else. She found it hard to imagine a world without Alastari. She hadn't thought she'd ever feel homesick for the crowding, jostling nations, the patches of old magic gone bad from the days of the Chaos Wars, the confusion of races and languages made possible by Alastari's numerous Gates. It must be...very peaceful here. Very... boring? Dan Shao came to a stop in front of a monument of polished dark stone and paused silently. It was inscribed with rows of something, names, she guessed, in the Adantri monumental script. Clemenda hadn't learned more than the minimum of the Adantri chancery cursive script required for citizenship, and this angular, antique variation was beyond her ability. She glanced at Dan Shao questioningly. "It is a monument to those of our number who have fallen in our on-going war with the Gray Witch of the East," he said. "We have held the line so far, but unless the people of the Middle Sea come in on our side..." he shrugged. "There may be many more names to add to this pillar before the matter has been settled." "An on-going war...." "It is the great burden on all the people of Aleth, though some refuse to acknowledge it, or even welcome the Witch in her rule. But we of Lirith Kai will never yield to her, and it is for this that our Champions here are trained and selected and trained further, sent to war, and..." he sighed, "many ultimately perish." "Why is this Gray Witch an enemy?" Clemenda asked curiously. "Setting aside the matter of iniquitous taxation, her imposition of worship in manners and of deities unworthy of our blood, and the horrible draft of young people from the lands she controls to feed her machinery of power, she risks the very integrity of our world, the stability of the cosmos, by her unbridled use of Gates into other dimensions." "Gates such as the one Shylock and I came through." "Ultimately, yes, that is a case in point. I have consulted the scholars, and they feel that the Gate which brought you here, fair lady, was not opened deliberately. But that it opened at all is a sign of the degree to which her tampering with the fabric of reality has weakened the wall between universes. That is why it is imperative that your Gate be closed--because it does weaken that fabric and thus it imperils all existence, possibly that of your world as well as ours." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[ As the Turns Whirl ]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * Galen walked down the gangplank with the two Lord Protectors, Phetmolge the troll-like creature and Khirza the cat-woman. He was nervous. After years of searching, he was going to meet Jolane again. Of course she was dead now, or rather undead. But still, he had a chance to settle an issue that had weighed on his soul for three years. He sighed as he stepped down the little stair onto the deck. Phetmolge looked down at him. The gladiator was huge and gray and spotted here and there with patches of short, oddly colored hair like lichen on a rock, but according to a Commission memo Galen had seen, anatomically he was far more human than troll. The big gray man said, "So you have a history with this woman. I'm sorry. Were you and she lovers?" "No," Galen said. "No, not at all." He followed Phetmolge across the deck to the ladder leading down. "She was a prostitute." At Phetmolge's glance, he blushed and added, "I wasn't a customer of hers either. I met her one night in a police station. I was a little bit kind to her and she passed me a note. It was written with lipstick on a handkerchief, I couldn't make out what it said. Someone had to decipher it for me. She was asking me to help her sister. But I'd lost track of this woman, Jolane, at the police station, I didn't know her name or where to find her or her sister or what kind of help was needed... Later on, I met a person who may or may not be her sister, a woman named Perdina." Khirza, bringing up the rear, dropped down from the ladder and said, "Perdina the goddess of lost causes? Or named after her?" Galen shrugged. "The goddess herself, if she is a goddess. Although I don't know how a prostitute and a goddess could be sisters, or what kind of help Perdina might need. Maybe Jolane had more than one sister." "All questions we hope she'll answer today," rumbled Phetmolge as he pushed open the door to the boiler room. To prepare for this interview, Galen had done a bit of research at the Korga Khan Memorial Library. The sirens of the Lake of Mist were undead, suicides who had drowned themselves (or been eaten while attempting to drown themselves). They had the power to fascinate the opposite sex (or, if their victims were alternate- lifestyle, the same sex). Then they would drown their victims with a kiss and take them to an underwater lair where the victim, quite dead, would be eaten. Sirens had a fixation on the issue over which they had ended their lives, and limited sentience in regards to that issue although where anything else was involved they were pretty much just nasty, murderous undead. No one knew exactly what happened if a siren succeeded in resolving its issue, because as far as it was known, none ever had. The most effective weapons against them were-- "Galen!" said a sweet voice. A long-legged blonde, even more beautiful and voluptuous than she had been in life, held out her pale arms to him. "I've waited so long for you!" He wasn't ready. The glory of her golden-brown eyes stunned and overwhelmed him. The vial of blessed earth tumbled from his fingers and shattered on the deck. He took a step forward and then a huge hand closed on the collar and back of his coat and jerked him upward. Dangling uncomfortably by the bunched-up fabric in his armpits, Galen said, "Jolane, I'm here!" Although his arms were somewhat constricted, he struggled to tuck in his shirt; he wanted to present a neat appearance to his lady-love. She rose from her bed of weedy ropes and walked toward him on her bare, unbelievably graceful, precious white feet which he longed to kiss, swerving nimbly around the cat-woman who was busy scooping something up off the floor. She reached for him; Galen managed to grab her hand although Phetmolge lifted him higher. The hand was wet and slipped from Galen's grasp. Above the commotion of Galen and Jolane calling to each other, the trollish man said, "We found her and locked her in this room three days ago. You'd think she would have dried out a bit." "Enchanted wetness," Khirza said, standing up with her cupped hand full of dirt. "Too bad you can't bottle it, people could put it on their house plants when they go on vacation." With her free hand she tapped the siren's soggy white-clad shoulder. "Ma'am, instead of killing him, don't you have something to tell him?" Jolane whirled, baring a mouthful of shark-like teeth, and snapped at Khirza, who swiped with her claws, jumped way back, and drew a short sword. Then Jolane lunged for Galen. Phetmolge, still holding the spyreporter up in the air by the scruff of his neck, turned to protect his charge, pushed the siren away with his free hand and then drew up his leg and attempted a side kick. It was a grotesque thing to watch, thought Galen, momentarily distracted from his obsession with Jolane by the remarkable sight of an eight-foot, 300-pound humanoid attempting to fight like an aimed blow. The gray-skinned gladiator actually managed to get his leather-clad leg up, deeply flexed and hip-swiveled so it was in position to lash out like a piston. But then Jolane stepped to the side, Phetmolge attempted to pivot on his other foot in order to keep her in range, and suddenly waved his free arm wildly in a frantic effort to keep his balance. "Oh noooo!" Galen shouted as the huge man, evidently still trying to protect him from Jolane, twisted around in order to fall on top of him. When Galen regained consciousness, it was rather dark and he felt like his head was caught in a vise. It was hard to breathe. He could move one leg freely and could wiggle all his fingers. The other leg was pinned but nothing seemed to be broken. He realized that his head was being pressed between the deck and the massive gladiator's chest. Phetmolge was snoring gently. Galen could see a narrow band of lamp light, about the width of his own head, and some wooden decking. There was the edge of a pile of weedy ropes, so he thought he was still in the boiler room. He struggled briefly, trying to roll the gladiator off of him. It was no use. Phetmolge looked like about a 300-pounder, but maybe he was actually a lot heavier. Feet appeared in the lighted space: pale, graceful, wet feet. Then a pair of hands came down to the floor, along with a quantity of soggy white rags. Then a lovely white face with crimson lips and vivid amber-brown eyes. She had to lie down on the floor in order to look at him. "Galen, my love, come out of there," Jolane said. "I can't," Galen said. "Not until he wakes up. He must have hit his head." "But I want to kiss you." "I know! I want it too, but we'll have to wait." He was struck by a moment of sanity. "Meanwhile, maybe we could talk." "I don't want to talk," she pouted. "I want to kiss." "So do I, but...well, there you have it." He would have shrugged helplessly. "Tell me about your sister who needs my help. Is it Perdina?" "You are far too late, my love, my failed hero, my miserable little rat of a would-be rescuer. Why didn't you help her before she was beyond all help?" "Because I didn't know who she was, or who you were, or where to find you so I could ask you!" "Ignorance of the quest is no excuse." "It jolly well is so!" "I should have known you would let me down. It is the nature of men." Normally, Galen's attitude toward women was very respectful...deferent...he let them order him around...basically, it seemed to be his destiny to be pussy- whipped. However, being wedged between a hard deck and an unconscious behemoth was having its effect on his attitude. "Oh for pity's sake! You have this in common with your sister: you are very ready to hand out undeserved guilt. Short of dying, I'm willing to do what I can for your sister, if there's anything that can still be done. I don't happen to know what her problem is. You forgot to mention that little detail." He made a little sound of discomfort and tried again, with no success, to push the gray man off of him. "Your sister is Perdina, right?" "Yes." Lying on the deck and peering under Phetmolge's chest, Jolane gazed thoughtfully at Galen. "Do you promise to help her?" "No! I barely know the woman and she hasn't been very nice to me. I promise I'll...I'll look into it, and help her if I can reasonably well do so." "That's not good enough," Jolane said. "Well, what is her problem? If it's something simple then maybe I could make a more comprehensive pledge." "She needs to get out of a sticky marriage." "Eh? Is that why you killed yourself? Because your sister wants a divorce?" "No, of course not." "Then why did you?" "It's none of your business." It was very hard to think clearly when his head was being squeezed. However, Galen definitely recalled reading that sirens were only rational (relatively speaking) in regards to the subject that had made them commit suicide. "Jolane, I beg your pardon for pointing this out so bluntly, but you're dead. Undead, rather. Why are you still concerned about your sister's unhappy marriage?" "Isn't it just like a man to say such a cold-hearted thing! Oh, I'm going to kill you and be done with it!" She reached under Phetmolge's chest, her graceful hand becoming a clawed, bony talon as it slid towards his face. He renewed his effort to throw the huge gladiator off. Another clawed hand, this one covered with taffy-colored fur, seized the attacking arm and dragged it away from him. After that, all he could see was a jumble of furred appendages and pale white ones tumbling and scrambling past his narrow field of vision. There was cursing, snarling, a shriek, and then a gagging sound and some rhythmic thumping on the deck. Very suddenly, the weight was lifted from his head and body. "I think it's safe to let you up now," rumbled Phetmolge, rising to his feet. Galen sat up, appreciating the power of taking a deep breath. The first thing he saw was Khirza, crouching over Jolane's convulsing white body and holding her mouth shut. Jolane's hands clutched Khirza's forearms, which were covered with bleeding scratches. Galen watched, feeling no strong urge to interfere. When Jolane stopped twitching, Khirza stood up and took a step back. The cat- woman glanced at Phetmolge. "Could you get a tarp?" With a nod, the great gray being left the room. "Thanks," Galen said. He stared at the body. There was dirt around Jolane's red lips. "You fed her the blessed earth?" "Yeah." "Actually it was only supposed to be sprinkled on her skin." "Oh well." He cleared his throat. "I'm sure your method will be fine, though." He helped them roll her into the tarp, then watched as Phetmolge systematically crushed the bundle and dumped the mess into the lake, where it was rapidly devoured by schools of nasty little monsters. The library book had not mentioned any special methods of disposing of a slain siren, but this one seemed to ensure that if Jolane could somehow resurrect herself, she would not be doing it anytime soon. "I don't understand it," Galen said as they all washed themselves in buckets of clean water from a barrel. "Why would she kill herself and become an undead over her sister's marriage?" "You'd better let it go," said Phetmolge. "You're out of it now, whatever IT is. You don't want to get sucked back in, do you?" Galen splashed cold water on his face, which still felt strange from being squeezed. "Well, evidently Perdina has a serious problem." Khirza said, "Galen, she may be a very minor goddess but she's still a goddess. When someone asks you if you want to help a deity with their marital problems, you say NO." "Yes of course, but still...I wish I understood why..." Khirza dipped a fresh bucket of water from the barrel and poured it over Galen's head. The rest of his comment was lost in sloshes and sputters. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 481): CHYNA of HAWKS (Mr. Monsen, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 366): MORADOR of RESURRECTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 486): SANDMAN of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 483): SHERMAN of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 481): FOLIE HANNA of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 485): SHEMAN DO of HEME-JO CONDITION (Hamich, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 482): ARROWROOT of SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 477): FELICITAS of PRAETORIAN GUARD (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 468): LILITH of THE SHADOWS (Goat, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 467): STINKALOGICAL of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz) DM 36 JHANS (turn 441): ZANTARA of IRON TIGERS (Jinx, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 432): EAGLE'S NEST of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 419): DRAXUS BREMOORE of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 367): DROGOI of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 174): SLIPPERY NIPPLE of INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 162): LUCIA of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 317): BLACK WIDOW of SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 139): CONSTANTINE of AGELESS WONDER (Belyn, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 360): BARROCH of SHEPHERDS from TALCAMA (Assurnasirbanipal) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 481): none DM 2 NIANIA (turn 366): RESURRECTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 486): SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 483): DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 481): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 485): JETHRO'S TOOLS (TigerTiger, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 482): none DM 10 KOLACT (turn 477): THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 468): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 467): SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 441): EVER AFTER (SOL, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 432): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 419): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 367): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 174): INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 162): THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 317): SAMURAI KIDS II (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 139): FAVORITE THINGS (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 360): DARK PANTHEON, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 481): CHYNA of HAWKS (Mr. Monsen, mgr.) MAN NEXT DOOR of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 483): SHERMAN of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 482): ARROWROOT of SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.) MIAMI MIA of BEACH BABES (Surfer Sam, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 477): GRANDIOSE GRETA of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 468): LILITH of THE SHADOWS (Goat, mgr.) SON OF CAIN of UNTOUCHABLES (Angus, mgr.) VAIN VARICOSE of CAULDRON OF HATE (Philthy Phil, mgr.) DIRE WOLF of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 467): STINKALOGICAL of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz) POTOMACC of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) (turn 466): ADAM AND STINK of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 431): FIDDLESTICKS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) WHAT'S UP, DUCK? of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 418): PUDDING PARADE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 316): RAY of THE BOLT (Hombre, mgr.) DADDY of MIKE'S INK (Hombre, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 139): SIR LANCELOT of KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Baphomet, mgr.) THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade Not much to report on the last couple of title fights. Dusky Jawfish was shown what Darkholm's Challenger Champion class is supposed to look like. Buul the Bull fell in classic basher style after my first riposte. With the win, I once again have a winning career record. It may end this very turn, as I have TV'd (again) Voldric the Blue. Voldric is one of the reasons I had a losing career record, but we are better matched now. I have one, maybe two fights left in my long mostly unstoried career. Even should I lose them both, my career has come full circle. I started strong and I finish strong. -- Barroch ...notes from Assurnasirbanipal... It is amazing how long it has been since I've run a Lunger! I have one in basic right now, but other than that, I don't think I've run one since Barroch (other than a couple turns here and there). If I cared, I'd run a whole lot more, but I just can't bring myself to it. So I'll happily retire Barroch and continue bringing up my Bashers. REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Warriors of Darkholm, hi there! Our title fight this turn was our only successful TV challenge. BARROCH (18- 2684) (88-87-1,299) of SHEPHERDS TV challenged VOLDRIC THE BLUE (18-6259) (59-44- 0,220) of THUNDR + LITENING. Top Lunger BARROCH devastated top Total Parry VOLDRIC THE BLUE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. He was surely helped by the fact that he wrote a column. And Barroch, well done! You stand now at 89-87 and I guess that you will retire with a winning record! It is worthy noting that Assurnasirbanipal has two stylemasters this turn, Barroch as well as top Basher Blinky. SUE E. SYDE (39-3240) (36-28-1,182) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT challenged BLINKY (18-2683) (73-114-4,203) of SHEPHERDS. SUE E. SYDE was defeated by BLINKY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge match. There is just one other manager with two stylemasters this turn. Well done, Lord Andarus! Master Total Parry DEORNE (7-2529) (67-50-1,206) of BLADES OF ICE fought OH WELL (10-2205) (27-23-4,178) of THE MENTORS. DEORNE overpowered OH WELL in a 1 minute one-sided duel. Clearly, Deorne is no scum. And then, leading slasher RENAE (7-4304) (54-39-3,231) of BLADES OF ICE fought MUCKER (42-3596) (47-54-1,193) of DELVERS. RENAE beat MUCKER in an exciting 1 minute fray. Look, we have a new high-ranked Aimed Blow this turn! FACEMAN (38-4129) (40-35- 2,213) of THE A TEAM fought MR PIBB (24-4253) (52-20-1,205) of DP CLONES. FACEMAN overpowered MR PIBB in a 1 minute uneven duel. And what happened to Large Spinny Guy? Former top Aimed Blow, LARGE SPINNY GUY (23-4361) (52-29-2,233) of DIABLO TOO fought top Striker MAHI MAHI (18-4899) (83-59-1,240) of BIG MEAN FISH. LARGE SPINNY GUY was overpowered by MAHI MAHI in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout. Well well! Naturally, Lee at Tourney is our overall popularity leader. WHIRLING WORD (48- 3815) (50-31-0,233) of 4-LETTER WORDS fought LEE AT TOURNEY (4-3565) (105-117-1,271) of LETHAL LADIES. WHIRLING WORD was savagely defeated by LEE AT TOURNEY in a 3 minute fight. Keep it up, Lee, and you will have a winning record before you know it. Our spectators' scum sympathy vote went to Floating Swiss, who managed to remain standing throughout its fight with Christianity. CHRISTIANITY (51-4965) (38-32- 0,194) of GENOCIDE challenged FLOATING SWISS (4-4461) (22-13-0,217) of THINGSINPUG'SCOOLER. CHRISTIANITY was viciously subdued by FLOATING SWISS in a 5 minute Challenge fight. And then there was...John Ashcroft. JOHN ASHCROFT (24-4355) (16-10-2,43) of DOH! fought PROFFESSOR GRIM (10-2613) (17-11-0,77) of THE MENTORS. JOHN ASHCROFT was handily defeated by PROFFESSOR GRIM in a 1 minute mismatched bout. Mr. Ashcroft is right down there near the bottom of the rankings, folks, and nobody likes him. Use your tools, man! Challenge, avoid, tinker with your strategy. You'll come up out of the cellar. Our very lowest-ranked warrior, of course, is a newcomer to Darkholm, Huge Twirling Man. He had the distinction of getting killed this turn, which means to me that he fights hard enough to risk death, and you won't see him at the bottom for very much longer. HUGE TWIRLING MAN (24-4457) (18-6-0,75) of DIABLO ALSO fought FLEM (82-12614) (4-4-0,16) of 4-LETTER FLUIDS. HUGE TWIRLING MAN was murdered by FLEM in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. Our other two honored dead are Arsonist Art and Gree Chak. DUNE (82-10414) (5- 5-0,20) of 4-LETTER EPICS fought ARSONIST ART (39-3325) (23-15-0,82) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT. DUNE slaughtered ARSONIST ART in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided duel. GREE CHAK (41-3859) (37-26-2,179) of KILLERS challenged ROB A. REE (39-3241) (29-15- 0,104) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT. GREE CHAK was executed by ROB A. REE in a 1 minute one- sided Challenge melee. Look, the manager of Criminal Element (who is that, by the way?) instructs his warriors to fight hard enough to kill or be killed on a regular basis! Well done! And what of Sex on the Beach, who for some time has been flirting with our lowest rank? I am far too sophisticated to exploit the coincidence of arena names, but RAW SEX APPEAL (82-1331) (9-4-0,31) of WHY WE LOVE TUM fought SEX ON THE BEACH (54-2435) (19-7-3,70) of INDULGENT DRINKS. RAW SEX APPEAL demolished SEX ON THE BEACH in a popular 1 minute gory uneven battle. That was a random match. Sex On, in order to rise to a rank that your record says you deserve, you've got to keep using your challenges and avoids! Oh, speaking of avoids, this turn it was Criminal Element who avoided Qubit. Well done! That's using all your tools! Our most challenged warrior was Braden, who (despite an inviting record) had what it took to teach his challengers the type of lesson they didn't want. LUC STARWALKER (58-6100) (26-31-0,62) of NEXT GENERATION challenged BRADEN (6-4867) (47- 82-0,82) of THE LADY'S LIST. LUC STARWALKER was demolished by BRADEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout. I believe that concludes my report for this turn. Best wishes to you all for the harvest season. Desiree KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BARROCH 18-2684 89 87 1 320 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565 106 117 1 289 LETHAL LADIES (768) JHELUM BUNNY WAILER 3-5356 34 19 0 275 EXODUS! (956) OSKSI DOONE 42-1183 43 41 2 267 FLAGG 16 (352) RODEKI MAHI MAHI 18-4899 84 59 1 263 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SLAYER II 10-2125 36 24 1 258 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT FACEMAN 38-4129 41 35 2 239 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME RENAE 7-4304 55 39 3 235 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR MAJOR TOM 21-4598 42 31 1 231 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET BRAHMA 97-731 28 28 4 230 ONE SURFING HINDU (1071) SHADOW GROVE GEO METRO 58-5740 61 61 2 229 COOL WHEELS (943) DELARQ TOR JACK BOY 82-2030 66 50 0 227 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG FLOATING SWISS 4-4461 23 13 0 226 THINGSINPUG'SCOOLER (1088) JHELUM DIERDRE 69-9439 39 36 1 225 FIANADHA (945) CIMMERIAC OBSESSIVE 58-2447 40 34 1 215 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR RAZOX 7-2400 73 52 1 214 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR COOLER 82-7277 28 13 1 214 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG DEORNE 7-2529 68 50 1 212 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BLINKY 18-2683 74 114 4 210 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA DR DAZZLE 57-4485 43 26 0 209 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR BODHISATVA 36-4027 37 25 0 209 THE TAO (923) JHANS SCHYLER 6-4866 49 81 1 206 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 32 11 0 206 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 38 35 1 205 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 52 60 2 203 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS -OSCAR THE SLOUCH 82-1316 39 29 3 201 SESAME SPINE (1070) DWES EG ZALTAN 6-4616 56 106 2 200 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -NO SALARY CAP 82-6494 20 6 1 200 WHY I PLAY DM (1116) DWES EG SALIEL 3-5485 56 46 1 199 ZODIAC KNIGHTS (958) OSKSI RYGEL 18-7142 39 28 0 199 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA TRANQUILITY 36-3765 47 39 3 198 THE TAO (923) JHANS SID VICIOUS 18-6054 31 24 2 198 THE DARK TEMPLE (978) TALCAMA DARK GUMBY 7-4694 42 28 0 197 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR SIR ENE 10-4360 40 26 3 197 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT 3-7-2-D-S 82-5727 34 28 0 197 FASCINATIN' RYTHYM (1152) DWES EG LARGE SPINNY GUY 23-4361 52 30 2 196 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 50 32 0 196 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER -STORM XCIX 82-14095 20 7 1 196 DEATH STUDS VIII (1086) DWES EG MUCKER 42-3596 47 55 1 195 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI CHRISTIANITY 51-4965 38 33 0 195 GENOCIDE (1110) TRICORUS -SYPHILIS 19-3085 84 49 2 194 THAT SUCKS! (1144) ZUWAYZA FAT BASTARD 42-3804 46 23 0 194 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI DR NUT 24-4254 43 26 2 194 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT SPEEDI 58-3029 91 77 3 193 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR MISS HONEY 36-4850 60 53 0 192 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS VOLDRIC THE BLUE 18-6259 59 45 0 192 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA MR PIBB 24-4253 52 21 1 192 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT -DARK ORIGIN 42-2770 26 16 0 192 GUARDIAN'S SLAVES (1157) RODEKI JANAE 5-3867 51 41 3 191 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS SHOCKING TOAD 7-310 48 61 1 191 NINJAS (1107) BONSUR CHICK WITH A STICK 23-4365 40 42 1 190 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI WHIRLING DOG 10-4177 59 31 1 189 MONGREL HORDE (964) KOLACT -GRIZZLY 74-2710 41 42 0 189 TOTEM (1146) DAIYLA KIV A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258 32 17 0 189 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS (1038) DWES EG LUCRETIA BORGIA 4-3563 93 130 0 188 LETHAL LADIES (768) JHELUM CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 58 58 2 186 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SUE E. SYDE 39-3240 36 29 1 185 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN LADY STARDUST 21-4601 46 23 2 184 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET BUUL THE BULL 2-4840 36 39 1 184 RESURRECTION (1143) NIANIA GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HOT 48-3858 40 40 2 180 OUTSIDE IS (1061) CAER DRUNK AND AT DENNY 82-2255 34 35 2 180 ROCK BOTTOM (1080) DWES EG ROB A. REE 39-3241 30 15 1 180 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN SPLURGE ON WAX LIP 18-6485 49 39 1 179 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA OH WELL 10-2205 27 24 4 179 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT JANET RENO 42-3823 33 34 1 178 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI SINISTER MIDGET 6-5113 36 42 5 177 LOOK OUT BELOW (1042) TRANSEL SILAS 18-6796 33 57 2 176 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA -DAVID CARUSO 82-2269 18 9 1 174 BELLYFLOP (1097) DWES EG -BIGFATHAIRYDEAL 82-1321 20 8 1 173 STREET PIZZAD I (1096) DWES EG A NEW PONY! 82-1306 16 17 0 172 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 81 92 0 171 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 39 33 0 169 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA TOWER 7-4461 36 18 1 169 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR THRENODY 4-4557 33 30 1 169 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM -IRON HEAD LEE 18-6563 12 3 0 169 THE GUARDIANS II (1155) TALCAMA RAMZA 7-4340 52 32 2 168 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR THANOS 37-1406 25 29 2 166 NIGHT TRAIN (545) SIBIKHAS -MOJO JOJO 10-4643 26 26 2 163 TOWNSVILLAINS (1089) KOLACT CYCLOPS 7-4625 25 24 1 163 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR TORNADO 6-2249 25 32 2 162 ACTS OF NATURE (415) TRANSEL DOC STEELE 18-6010 50 100 6 160 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA HOCKEY 82-5719 17 16 0 160 CHEAP DENTISTRY (1098) DWES EG HORRIBLE POSSESSION 6-4997 31 13 0 157 DARK PANTHEON (643) TRANSEL LUIGI 6-5142 28 33 2 153 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY DOC STEELE 18-6808 38 54 1 150 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA SHINY PENNY 32-3789 29 60 2 146 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY JOB 18-6129 21 122 0 146 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA SALESGUN 1-6745 19 38 2 143 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT BEAR 7-4628 24 34 1 137 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR GREE CHAK 41-3859 37 27 2 135 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI SLEEPLESS PARANOIA 82-2252 13 14 1 132 PARENTHOOD (1122) DWES EG THE HUNGER 21-4622 20 8 1 130 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET QUID PRO QUO 10-4794 26 7 1 128 QUBIT (1140) KOLACT BASS 5-3666 48 85 2 123 JOHNS (927) KALTOS LIFE 3-4196 35 121 0 123 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI LINK 6-5144 25 34 2 123 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL ELI 18-7272 20 24 3 123 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA EXCREMENTO 51-4968 38 34 1 121 GUANO GROUP (1065) TRICORUS BORGUS BASHIMUS 58-6097 21 28 1 117 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR THE WICKER KING 42-3904 22 17 0 112 FURNITURE BARN (1109) RODEKI STING 10-429 20 16 2 110 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 51 54 1 102 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SLAYER 3 10-2530 25 10 1 96 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541 23 13 1 94 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA DUNE 82-10414 6 5 1 93 4-LETTER EPICS (1165) DWES EG GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BRADEN 6-4867 48 82 0 87 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FLEM 82-12614 5 4 1 86 4-LETTER FLUIDS (1166) DWES EG -MY1STADMWARRIOR 37-4668 19 6 1 84 SRETSAMLEUD (1134) SIBIKHAS -PORK CHOP 9-3878 11 5 1 84 PIGS ON PARADE (1154) ZUKAL PATIENCE 51-4949 19 28 1 81 MIGHTY MORALS (1120) TRICORUS PROFFESSOR GRIM 10-2613 18 11 0 81 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT NUMBERED WON 18-7434 18 20 0 77 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA WHARF 58-6101 20 28 3 74 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR RAW SEX APPEAL 82-1331 10 4 0 70 WHY WE LOVE TUM (1164) DWES EG SACRIFICE 51-4947 14 26 2 67 MIGHTY MORALS (1120) TRICORUS CONSTANCE 42-3875 19 17 2 61 FLAGG'S FIVE (1108) RODEKI WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 15 11 2 59 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN ZOT ZIPZIG 6-5688 15 15 0 59 NIGHT TRAIN (1158) TRANSEL LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 26 32 0 57 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR -FROG SLAYER 21-4021 17 18 0 57 THE GUARDIANS (1156) SUNSET -TYRONE 21-1769 29 21 1 56 DWARVEN LEGION (1139) SUNSET UGLY 82-14501 7 9 0 55 4-LETTER DESCRIPTION (1167 DWES EG MEN WORKING 38-4189 24 38 1 49 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME TRUMP 24-4359 25 21 1 45 BAD HAND (1125) ZORPUNT JOHN ASHCROFT 24-4355 16 11 2 44 DOH! (1147) ZORPUNT MR. OCTOBER 3-5893 20 24 1 42 FAMOUS HITTERS (1079) OSKSI SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 19 8 3 42 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR ARSONIST ART 39-3325 23 16 0 41 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN HUGE TWIRLING MAN 24-4457 18 7 0 35 DIABLO ALSO (1163) ZORPUNT '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN ARSONIST ART 39-3325 23 16 0 CRIMINAL ELEMENT 1074 DUNE 82-10414 361 HUGE TWIRLING MAN 24-4457 18 7 0 DIABLO ALSO 1163 FLEM 82-12614 361 GREE CHAK 41-3859 37 27 2 KILLERS 1145 ROB A. REE 39-3241 361 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Life of Osksi -- Beanpole? ME?!? You're the first to call me that.... I thought I'd heard them all (Hog, Ape, Dinosaur...) but never before have I been called Beanpole! You redeemed yourself last turn. I'll keep the challenges coming.... -- Job of Talcama Mucker -- Seems the old problem is still there, too! -- Blinky Desiree -- Just ignore that Debby Tonte girl. Being a Free Blader, she has probably spent the entire last split looking for some statistic that gave a positive spin on her region. Here in the Delarquan Federation, we do what we want, when we want, and if you don't like it, you can try and make us stop (or ask nicely and hope we don't laugh in your face). -- Assurnasirbanipal, Delarquan Assur -- (smiling) You're such a sweetie. -- Desiree Blinky -- I know golems like me can be confusing, but that's the first time I was ever given the Hairy Eyeball by a guy. -- Mucker Desiree -- No, I do NOT want a gender attachment. I don't have the mental circuits to handle that kind of confusion. -- Mucker It's a wise golem who knows his limitations. Job of Talcama -- (shriek of outrage) You did that ON PURPOSE! You're TRYING to make me win fights! I hate you with the perfect hate of a perfectly created golem! -- Life of Osksi Bear -- That was MY porridge, and I will NOT share it with some dumb bear. -- Tolais Deepheart Eli -- Your dodge confused me; I didn't mean to hit you there. But I DID hit you, didn't I? I actually one-shotted you! That's incredible. I love it. And just think, you could get in and out of the Infirmary before the rush. -- Maginot Mike Desiree -- Ah, but an example of WHAT, I ask you? A HORRID example, perhaps? -- Life of Osksi P.S. I would advise you to distrust hereditary conditions. You do REALIZE, do you not, that this means they have already been USED? Never settle for second-hand. Life -- Some hereditary qualities, such as a keen intelligence, are all the finer for having been honed so sharp by previous owners. -- Desiree P.S. Hardly. 31 October 2003 Come one, come all, to the greatest contest in Alastari! The Third Annual Turf War will be in North Fork (DM 47) starting in about 6-7 turns.... C'mon and get your team some experience, and get declared! More info available in North Fork's newsletter. Bloody Sands. -- Asmo Dius, TCB LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BARROCH devastated VOLDRIC THE BLUE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. SLAYER II viciously subdued SALIEL in a popular 1 minute gruesome Challenge match. BUUL THE BULL was devastated by DIERDRE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge contest. SUE E. SYDE was defeated by BLINKY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge match. CHRISTIANITY was viciously subdued by FLOATING SWISS in a 5 minute Challenge fight. HORRIBLE POSSESSION devastated STING in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge competition. CYCLOPS was viciously subdued by SPEEDI in a action packed 2 minute Challenge duel. THE HUNGER was overpowered by HOCKEY in a popular 2 minute gory uneven Challenge duel. GREE CHAK was executed by ROB A. REE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. LUIGI was overpowered by LUCRETIA BORGIA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. JOB handily defeated LIFE in a exciting 4 minute bloody one-sided Challenge contest. BEAR was beaten by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge conflict. BORGUS BASHIMUS was defeated by SINISTER MIDGET in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel. LINK was devastated by DOC STEELE in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. ELI devastated MAGINOT MIKE in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched Challenge brawl. LUC STARWALKER was demolished by BRADEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout. NUMBERED WON overpowered MEN WORKING in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. SACRIFICE was devastated by SLAYER 3 in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. WHARF defeated ZOT ZIPZIG in a exciting 3 minute Challenge duel. PATIENCE overpowered TRUMP in a action packed 1 minute bloody uneven Challenge fray. WENT TO MARKET was overpowered by MIMIC BLENNY in a 1 minute Challenge match. DOONE overpowered JANAE in a popular 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. SHOCKING TOAD was savagely defeated by BLACK WIDOW in a exciting 2 minute bout. FACEMAN overpowered MR PIBB in a 1 minute uneven duel. RENAE beat MUCKER in a exciting 1 minute fray. BRAHMA handily defeated HOT in a 1 minute one-sided duel. WHIRLING WORD was savagely defeated by LEE AT TOURNEY in a 3 minute fight. GEO METRO narrowly defeated TRANQUILITY in a exciting 3 minute gory match. LARGE SPINNY GUY was overpowered by MAHI MAHI in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout. MAJOR TOM viciously subdued CHICK WITH A STICK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match. BUNNY WAILER overpowered DR NUT in a exciting 1 minute one-sided struggle. ETCHED IN STONE unbelievably bested SID VICIOUS in a action packed 4 minute bout. SPLURGE ON WAX LIPS was overpowered by DR DAZZLE in a 1 minute one-sided match. CLEANER WRASSE was demolished by BODHISATVA in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel. DUSKY JAWFISH won victory over MISS HONEY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout. RYGEL demolished THANOS in a exciting 1 minute uneven competition. SIR ENE overpowered DRUNK AND AT DENNYS in a 1 minute uneven battle. WHIRLING DOG was vanquished by JACK BOY in a 2 minute one-sided struggle. LADY STARDUST was handily defeated by COOLER in a popular 1 minute mismatched duel. DARK GUMBY overpowered SILAS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven competition. OBSESSIVE demolished SHADOWMANE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided match. DEORNE overpowered OH WELL in a 1 minute one-sided duel. RAZOX savagely defeated FAT BASTARD in a popular 5 minute bloody fray. 3-7-2-D-S vanquished JANET RENO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match. A DIFFERENT GRAPE savagely defeated THRENODY in a exciting 8 minute gory battle. SCHYLER savagely defeated TOWER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody conflict. ZALTAN beat A NEW PONY! in a exciting 1 minute struggle. TORNADO was subdued by RAMZA in a popular 1 minute bloody brawl. DOC STEELE was demolished by HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH in a 1 minute mismatched battle. EXCREMENTO was devastated by SHINY PENNY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout. THE WICKER KING bested OLD SAILMAKER in a 2 minute gory fight. SLEEPLESS PARANOIA was bested by SALESGUN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute conflict. BASS was beaten by QUID PRO QUO in a popular 4 minute gruesome match. HUGE TWIRLING MAN was murdered by FLEM in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. JOHN ASHCROFT was handily defeated by PROFFESSOR GRIM in a 1 minute mismatched bout. UGLY savagely defeated MR. OCTOBER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal bout. DUNE slaughtered ARSONIST ART in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided duel. CONSTANCE overpowered INKEEPER'S SON in a 1 minute brutal uneven melee. RAW SEX APPEAL demolished SEX ON THE BEACH in a popular 1 minute gory uneven battle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 33 TOTAL PARRY 54 - 39 - 0 58 | |WALL OF STEEL 19 WALL OF STEEL 94 - 68 - 0 58 | |BASHING ATTACK 18 PARRY-LUNGE 29 - 24 - 0 55 | |AIMED BLOW 11 SLASHING ATTACK 51 - 45 - 4 53 | |SLASHING ATTACK 9 LUNGING ATTACK 155 - 139 - 2 53 | |TOTAL PARRY 9 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 15 - 0 48 | |PARRY-LUNGE 7 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 27 - 1 45 | |STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 51 - 66 - 0 44 | |PARRY-STRIKE 3 BASHING ATTACK 48 - 91 - 2 35 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 361 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: SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 7 2 PARRY-LUNGE TOTAL PARRY 6 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 13 2 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 15 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 10 - 9 1 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK BARROCH 18-2684 89 87 1 320 SHEPHERDS (432) PARRY-LUNGE LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565 106 117 1 289 LETHAL LADIES (768) PARRY-STRIKE BUNNY WAILER 3-5356 34 19 0 275 EXODUS! (956) STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 84 59 1 263 BIG MEAN FISH (292) WALL OF STEEL SLAYER II 10-2125 36 24 1 258 THE MENTORS (408) AIMED BLOW FACEMAN 38-4129 41 35 2 239 THE A TEAM (1044) SLASHING ATTACK RENAE 7-4304 55 39 3 235 BLADES OF ICE (192) TOTAL PARRY DEORNE 7-2529 68 50 1 212 BLADES OF ICE (192) BASHING ATTACK BLINKY 18-2683 74 114 4 210 SHEPHERDS (432) The overall popularity leader is LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565. The most popular warrior this turn was FLOATING SWISS 4-4461. The ten other most popular fighters were FAT BASTARD 42-3804, SID VICIOUS 18-6054, BASS 5-3666, MAJOR TOM 21-4598, A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258, SUE E. SYDE 39-3240, LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565, THRENODY 4-4557, ZOT ZIPZIG 6-5688, and TRANQUILITY 36-3765. The least popular fighter this week was JOHN ASHCROFT 24-4355. The other ten least popular fighters were HUGE TWIRLING MAN 24-4457, LADY STARDUST 21-4601, DRUNK AND AT DENNYS 82-2255, CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495, HOT 48-3858, MR PIBB 24-4253, WENT TO MARKET 25-4288, MEN WORKING 38-4189, GREE CHAK 41-3859, and SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 1 0 0 TI(23) 0 2 0 CAER(48) 0 2 0 NIANIA(2) 0 1 0 ZORPUNT(24) 0 5 0 TRICORUS(51) 1 3 0 OSKSI(3) 1 3 0 LYRATILAN(25) 0 1 0 TROCAR(54) 0 1 0 JHELUM(4) 3 2 0 ARVAT(32) 1 0 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0 KALTOS(5) 0 2 0 JHANS(36) 1 2 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 4 2 0 TRANSEL(6) 5 4 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 1 1 0 JURINE(61) 1 0 0 BONSUR(7) 5 4 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 1 0 CIMMERIAC(69) 1 0 0 KOLACT(10) 5 3 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 1 2 1 DWES EG(82) 9 3 2 TALCAMA(18) 11 6 0 KATI-TEI(41) 0 1 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 1 0 0 SUNSET(21) 1 2 0 RODEKI(42) 4 3 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SALESGUN 1-6745 19 38 2 143 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT BUUL THE BULL 2-4840 36 39 1 184 RESURRECTION (1143) NIANIA BUNNY WAILER 3-5356 34 19 0 275 EXODUS! (956) OSKSI LEE AT TOURNEY 4-3565 106 117 1 289 LETHAL LADIES (768) JHELUM JANAE 5-3867 51 41 3 191 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS SCHYLER 6-4866 49 81 1 206 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL RENAE 7-4304 55 39 3 235 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR SLAYER II 10-2125 36 24 1 258 THE MENTORS (408) KOLACT BARROCH 18-2684 89 87 1 320 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA MAJOR TOM 21-4598 42 31 1 231 SPIDERS FROM MARS (950) SUNSET LARGE SPINNY GUY 23-4361 52 30 2 196 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI DR NUT 24-4254 43 26 2 194 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 15 11 2 59 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN SHINY PENNY 32-3789 29 60 2 146 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY BODHISATVA 36-4027 37 25 0 209 THE TAO (923) JHANS BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 52 60 2 203 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS FACEMAN 38-4129 41 35 2 239 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME SUE E. SYDE 39-3240 36 29 1 185 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN GREE CHAK 41-3859 37 27 2 135 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI DOONE 42-1183 43 41 2 267 FLAGG 16 (352) RODEKI WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 50 32 0 196 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER CHRISTIANITY 51-4965 38 33 0 195 GENOCIDE (1110) TRICORUS SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 19 8 3 42 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR DR DAZZLE 57-4485 43 26 0 209 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR GEO METRO 58-5740 61 61 2 229 COOL WHEELS (943) DELARQ TOR ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 32 11 0 206 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE DIERDRE 69-9439 39 36 1 225 FIANADHA (945) CIMMERIAC JACK BOY 82-2030 66 50 0 227 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG BRAHMA 97-731 28 28 4 230 ONE SURFING HINDU (1071) SHADOW GROVE TOURNEY FREEZE CHANGE -- ADVANCE NOTICE Beginning at the Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe (January 2004), we will implement several changes affecting tournaments. The tournament announcement for the upcoming FTF and future tourneys will reflect these changes. First, we will eliminate the tourney freeze for all regular DM warrior classes. Regular DM warriors will not be classed ahead of the tournament, but instead will fight according to their FE on the date of the tourney. There will still be a freeze for the ADM classes, occurring on the same timeline as before, approximately 6 weeks before the tournament. In addition to the above change, the warrior classes will be slightly altered. The new tourney classes will be as follows: DM Tourney Classes ADM Tourney Classes ====================== ====================== 0 FE: Rookies Freshmen 1-4 FE: Apprentices ADM 5-10 FE: Initiates Eligibles 11-20 FE: Adepts ---induction--- 21-30 FE: Champions Contenders 31+ FE: Challengers Primus All regular DM tourney classes will remain solely FE based. All ADM classes will now be based on warrior characteristics (i.e., the ADM split algorithm), including the Freshmen class. The Gateway and Primus arenas will be merging before the FTF to form one top arena. These warriors will be split into two tournament classes, the Contenders and the Primus classes, again based upon their characteristics. More information on this will be published in the newsletters for those arenas. If you have any questions about the above changes, please contact Customer Service. Good luck in your games. -- Green Eyes and the RSI staff