DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 01/22/2005    Duedate: 02/04/2005

DARKHOLM

DM-104    TURN-393

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1 ODD SQUAD 69/1217    1182  430  7 73.3      THE MASTER CLEANSER 38/1223           
    LEGENDS OF STEELE 1/1047                 11-BLADES OF ICE 7/192   419  406  2 50.8
    BLACK PRIMERS 82/1187                       BLADES OF CHAOS 5/961                 
    THUNDR + LITENING 18/309                    BLADES OF MIST 4/959                  
  2-RAINDANCE 51/1106      65   29  2 69.1      BLADES OF STEEL 17/1211               
  3 MONGREL HORDE 10/964  493  238  3 67.4      BLADES OF ENTROPY 10/1210             
  4 INDIFFERENCE 7/1194     3    2  0 60.0      BLADES OF DESTINY 60/1216             
    RUN AND HYDE 18/1221                        BLADES OF GRASS 33/1215               
    JEKYLL'S LAB 82/1199                     12 SHAMROCKS 58/424      176  172  3 50.6
  5 DON'T ASK 82/1205    1576 1265 16 55.5   13 NINJAS 7/1107          92  113  1 44.9
    4-LETTER ITCHES 82/1218                     FROM THE FACE 18/1213                 
    LOCAL BEER 82/1219                          SCIENCE FICTION 6/1191                
    4-LETTER WORDS 48/1063                   14-INDULGENT DR 54/1153   81  101  2 44.5
    DIRTY INFIRMARY 82/1206                     CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074              
    4-LETTER DOCTORS 82/1204                 15 THE CUTTHROATS 7/203   40   59  2 40.4
    WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS 82/1114              16 MUSIC TO KIL 96/1119   58   86  0 40.3
    STREET PIZZAD III 82/1190                   COSMIC FREAK OUT 21/1225              
    MY WIFE'S COSMETICS 82/1038              17 BEAST MASTERS 37/136  155  232  3 40.1
    LUST MUPPETS 32/1036                        ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423                
    PUNCHLINES 82/1115                          KREWE OF DRUID 6/1186                 
  6 NUMBERS 62/937       1736 1463  6 54.3      ACTS OF NATURE 6/415                  
    FLAT BROKE 82/1184                       18 DELVERS 42/1000       250  403  2 38.3
    CEMENTIA 61/1112                            DOGS OF WAR 4/999                     
    MORE NEW TEAMS 2 5/1188                     GAMES LIBRARY 3/998                   
    DP CLONES 24/1045                        19 JOHNS 5/927           829 1464 17 36.2
    PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069                  SCARRY TEAM 36/824                    
    NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197                  ARROGANCE 18/732                      
    WASTELAND 18/468                            THE LADY'S LIST 6/917                 
    WASTELAND II 7/500                          JUST BECAUSE 38/1151                  
    IT'S NEW! 6/1195                         20 BIG BAD 7/1073        517  973  9 34.7
    I'M SO SEXY 42/1072                         THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162            
    WHAT A TREAT 98/1201                        NEXT GENERATION 18/1150               
    MY DRUGS 98/1179                            NEXT GENERATION 58/1075               
    MORE NEW TEAMS 4 82/1220                    BAD GERMS 28/1224                     
  7 STYROFOAM 82/1090    1128  987  8 53.3      FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034             
  8 QUBIT 10/1140         574  512  2 52.9      SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067            
    ON A WHIM 82/1014                           FRUITS 51/1222                        
    SIR AGLIO 10/600                         21-UNTOUCHABLES 18/1212    1    2  0 33.3
  9 WHOA! JUMP BA 10/763   80   77  1 51.0   22 SONS OF SATA 21/1214    0    3  0  0.0
 10 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292  699  677  6 50.8

    '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id     '-'  Team did not fight this turn

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 513): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 398): PROWESS of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 518): WOLF SPIDER of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 514): DREAMER of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 513): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 517): STEAL SHANK of DARK PENNACLE (Dincuru Feadagnor, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 514): BENDER of BLADES OF ICE (Lord Andarus, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 509): LADY DIVAN of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 500): MEET DEATH of INANIMATE TOFU (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 499): MINOS of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.)
 DM  36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): TIMBER LION of WOLFCATS (Ultraist, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 464): BOB, ETERNAL, of SANDS OF TIME (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 203): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 450): BOZO of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 399): HANNAH of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 190): DAROSHTAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 178): LONDON QUIREBOY of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 349): BUS of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 392): DARK GUMBY of WASTELAND II from BONSUR (The Muffin Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 513): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 398): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 518): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 514): PURPLE AND GOLD (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 513): I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 517): BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 514): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 509): TERRAPIN STATION (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 500): PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 499): none
 DM  36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): KAMIKAZI (Turtle, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 464): BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 203): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 450): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 399): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 190): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 178): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 349): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 392): ODD SQUAD, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 513): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 398): FORMIDABLE of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.)
                           YELLOW PIKE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 517): DEWEY of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
                          FROSTY of THE NUKES (Fusion, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 516): THIRD OMEN of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 499): MARY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 499): MINOS of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.)
                           I SEE SOUNDS of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
               (turn 498): GINA TAILIA of FEVER PITCH (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): DONNA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 462): KORRIBIE of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 177): SVAD BONEGRIN of DAMAGE INC. (Tripwire, mgr.)
                          SLIPPERY NIPPLE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
                          FLAMING DRAMBUIE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 349): BUS of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): CANNONBALL of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Citizens of the Federation, well met!

     We had three TV challenges go through this turn!  Woo hoo!
          SUPER BUM (82-18411) (32-14-0,212) of FLAT BROKE TV challenged MUCKER (42-
3596) (63-70-2,225) of DELVERS.  SUPER BUM bested MUCKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute
Challenge fight.  Nicely done, but I still extend my thanks to Mucker for writing a
personal ad.
          NUMBERED WON (18-7434) (30-34-0,161) of NEXT GENERATION TV challenged
TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (98-106-0,196) of DELVERS.  NUMBERED WON slimly lost to
TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 3 minute Challenge battle.  Oops.  And thank you, Tolais, for
your personal ad.
          WIGGLER (18-8088) (22-6-1,101) of THUNDR + LITENING TV challenged BEAR (7-
4628) (27-52-1,114) of BIG BAD.  WIGGLER overpowered BEAR in a 1 minute mismatched
Challenge duel.
     Defending the Runeblade, DARK GUMBY (7-4694) (65-41-1,306) of WASTELAND II
fought STARBUCK (6-5387) (42-31-0,214) of SCIENCE FICTION.  DARK GUMBY slimly won
victory over STARBUCK in an action packed 5 minute Title fight.  This was perhaps the
best fight of the day, in my opinion.  DG is the most dynamic Wall of Steel warrior I
have seen since Hansel.
     There was one death.  I SEE SOUNDS (21-5704) (16-12-1,61) of COSMIC FREAK OUT
fought RHINOVIRUS (28-3754) (14-8-2,52) of BAD GERMS.  I SEE SOUNDS was easily killed
by RHINOVIRUS in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.  I congratulate both warriors
for fighting hard enough to carry the issue to the ultimate.
     Maginot Mike was our most challenged warrior this turn.  The one who got through
scored a win and, from what I could see, just one skill.  BORGUS BASHIMUS (58-6097)
(22-33-1,126) of NEXT GENERATION challenged MAGINOT MIKE (4-4509) (61-75-1,146) of
DOGS OF WAR.  BORGUS BASHIMUS devastated MAGINOT MIKE in a 1 minute one-sided
Challenge duel.  Too bad they didn't drag the fight out a bit longer:  more skills.
Still, I heard BB graciously thank Mike for his time and efforts.  It was all a bit
too Andorian if you ask me.
     Talking of skill-worthy fights, here's one!  TORNADO (6-2249) (36-52-2,214) of
ACTS OF NATURE fought LIFE (3-4196) (46-141-0,181) of GAMES LIBRARY.  TORNADO
overpowered LIFE in an exciting 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.  If Tornado didn't
learn anything he must be brain-dead.  Or easily distracted.  The thing about Life's
fights is that his mouth is going the whole time.  I've overheard plenty of his
fights from my seat in the front row.  He, or rather IT, never stops talking.  Quite
often it is talking about the "superior gender attachment" that I suppose it will
never get.  Maybe that's a good thing.  Ah well.  Tornado, incidentally, is our top
striker.  Well done, sir.
     Despite his unprepossessing name, Crack is Cheap has become our overall
popularity leader.  MAHI MAHI (18-4899) (106-68-1,205) of BIG MEAN FISH fought CRACK
IS CHEAP  (82-18422) (29-14-0,177) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW.  MAHI MAHI demolished CRACK
IS CHEAP in an action packed 2 minute thrillingly brave bout.  Really I don't think
Crack had much of a chance from the start, but he fought with every ounce of effort
that he had.
     Well, there was some action but there was also some scumming in this one.
MUMPHY CHICK (1-5487) (27-1-0,169) of LEGENDS OF STEELE fought LINK (6-5144) (29-55-
2,150) of SUPER BASH BROTHERS.  MUMPHY CHICK narrowly defeated LINK in an exciting 6
minute brutal struggle.  It was the end that was so exciting, when Link rallied his
energy and nearly made a comeback.  Mumphy barely won on points.
     Nobody seemed to like SSF today... FREAK (18-7300) (21-11-4,78) of RUN AND HYDE
fought STUPID SEXY FLANDERS (42-3836) (20-15-0,70) of I'M SO SEXY.  FREAK vanquished
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.  Personally, I
never thought of stupidity as sexy, so the name makes me curious.  Which is it,
stupid or sexy?
     Thundr + Litening was avoided by Wasteland.  Well done!
     Last as well as least, I offer a bit of advice.  If you have to tell someone
something they don't want to hear, don't put it off.  Do it as soon as you realize it
needs to be done.  If you put it off, it just gets uglier.  And that's all, I'll chat
with you again in a fortnight.

                                                                            Desiree

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DARK GUMBY 7-4694           66  41  1  320  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JAKUCHU ITO 7-5102          41  16  1  353  NINJAS (1107)              BONSUR
-RAMZA 7-4340                67  36  2  346  BLADES OF ICE (192)        BONSUR
 DR NUT 24-4254              66  40  2  278  DP CLONES (1045)           ZORPUNT
 BLACK WIDOW 37-1303         70  74  3  256  BEAST MASTERS (136)        SIBIKHAS
 WHIRLING WORD 48-3815       77  41  1  249  4-LETTER WORDS (1063)      CAER
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112     55  24  1  234  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 WHIRLING DOG 10-4177        72  35  1  225  MONGREL HORDE (964)        KOLACT
 A NEW PONY! 82-1306         33  37  0  223  WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG
 TORNADO 6-2249              37  52  2  222  ACTS OF NATURE (415)       TRANSEL
 MISS HONEY 36-4850          73  72  0  221  SCARRY TEAM (824)          JHANS
 MAHI MAHI 18-4899          107  68  1  220  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 SUPER BUM 82-18411          33  14  0  218  FLAT BROKE (1184)          DWES EG
 CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495      82  66  2  216  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
-DEORNE 7-2529               80  57  1  216  BLADES OF ICE (192)        BONSUR

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SPEEDI 58-3029             113  87  3  210  SHAMROCKS (424)            DELARQ TOR
 SCHYLER 6-4866              62 100  1  209  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ROLEX WATCH 32-3732         55  53  1  209  LUST MUPPETS (1036)        ARVAT
 TUM 18-7380                 36  20  2  209  FROM THE FACE (1213)       TALCAMA
 DOC STEELE 18-6010          63 119  6  206  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 BASS 5-3666                 62 103  2  205  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
-KYLIE 18-6057               33  28  1  205  UNTOUCHABLES (1212)        TALCAMA
-RAZOX 7-2400                86  58  1  204  BLADES OF ICE (192)        BONSUR
 STARBUCK 6-5387             42  32  0  204  SCIENCE FICTION (1191)     TRANSEL
 MUCKER 42-3596              63  71  2  203  DELVERS (1000)             RODEKI
-THRENODY 4-4557             39  43  1  203  BLADES OF MIST (959)       JHELUM
 HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977  55  49  0  202  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258   46  40  1  200  MY WIFE'S COSMETICS (1038) DWES EG
 MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541        42  26  1  200  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 OBSESSIVE 58-2447           52  54  1  199  ELEMENTS OF PSI (423)      DELARQ TOR
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    99 106  0  198  DELVERS (1000)             RODEKI
 HE HATE ME 18-7820          27  29  2  198  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
-JANAE 5-3867                63  48  3  197  BLADES OF CHAOS (961)      KALTOS
-HAIR LIP! 82-3261           18  17  1  196  PUNCHLINES (1115)          DWES EG
-ROB A. REE 39-3241          45  30  1  194  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317        29  23  1  194  WASTELAND (468)            TALCAMA
 JACK BOY 82-2030            85  63  0  193  ON A WHIM (1014)           DWES EG
 TAPS 96-841                 30  27  5  193  MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119)    OLD VALAMANTIS
 GRINGOLD 7-2416             27  31  2  192  THE CUTTHROATS (203)       BONSUR
 ISHINOMORI 7-5390           37  12  1  191  NINJAS (1107)              BONSUR
 SALESGUN 1-6745             27  40  2  191  LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047)   MORDANT
 ANTONIO 10-2554             43  53  2  190  WHOA! JUMP BACK! (763)     KOLACT
 DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978       49  56  1  188  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 COOLER 82-7277              40  33  1  188  STYROFOAM (1090)           DWES EG
 ONE A DAY 98-799            29  24  3  188  MY DRUGS (1179)            SYVYN'S HILL
 CYCLOPS 7-4625              26  30  1  185  BIG BAD (1073)             BONSUR
-SMOOGIE 82-2247             16  14  1  184  STREET PIZZAD III (1190)   DWES EG
 SULTAN 10-4516              30   9  1  183  SIR AGLIO (600)            KOLACT
 DR DAZZLE 57-4485           71  36  2  181  PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069)  ANDOR
-CHIEF STORMCLOUD 51-4306    32  12  1  181  RAINDANCE (1106)           TRICORUS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     29  15  0  180  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG
 DOC STEELE 18-6808          50  74  1  179  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 PTI 7-5412                  31  16  0  179  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-RENAE 7-4304                68  45  3  177  BLADES OF ICE (192)        BONSUR
 LIFE 3-4196                 46 142  0  177  GAMES LIBRARY (998)        OSKSI
 MUMPHY CHICK 1-5487         28   1  0  172  LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047)   MORDANT
 QUID PRO QUO 10-4794        37  24  1  168  QUBIT (1140)               KOLACT
 NUMBERED WON 18-7434        30  35  0  168  NEXT GENERATION (1150)     TALCAMA
-SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435    34  23  3  165  INDULGENT DRINKS (1153)    TROCAR
 ASHANTI 6-5352              28  38  5  164  KREWE OF DRUID (1186)      TRANSEL
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789         38  78  2  163  FOUND IN THE SAND (1034)   ARVAT
-REDEMPTION 4-4868           30  23  1  162  BLADES OF MIST (959)       JHELUM
 PEGASUS 6-4161              29  42  1  156  KREWE OF DRUID (1186)      TRANSEL
-TOWER 7-4461                46  27  1  154  BLADES OF ICE (192)        BONSUR
 SUX0R 5-4560                30  12  0  154  MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188)    KALTOS

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LINK 6-5144                 29  56  2  150  SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL
 BORGUS BASHIMUS 58-6097     23  33  1  149  NEXT GENERATION (1075)     DELARQ TOR
-ARSONIST ART 39-3325        36  33  0  146  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 GAMBLE 7-4884               20  13  2  146  INDIFFERENCE (1194)        BONSUR
 RED FUSION 6-5480           33   8  0  145  IT'S NEW! (1195)           TRANSEL
 WENT TO MARKET 25-4288      28  31  2  143  THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162)  LYRATILAN
-EMILY 17-5753               35  22  0  141  BLADES OF STEEL (1211)     ALJAFIR
-B.A. TURRY 39-3383          24  30  2  137  CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074)    XOCHITHLAN
 MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509         61  76  1  126  DOGS OF WAR (999)          JHELUM
-QSTAFF INFECTION 82-14523   15   6  0  126  DIRTY INFIRMARY (1206)     DWES EG
-HITZ 82-10428               12   7  0  124  4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204)    DWES EG
 WIGGLER 18-8088             23   6  1  118  THUNDR + LITENING (309)    TALCAMA
 FRIED TWINKIE 5-4562        29   9  0  102  MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188)    KALTOS
 BEAR 7-4628                 27  53  1  101  BIG BAD (1073)             BONSUR

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-APPLE 51-5169               31   5  1   99  FRUITS (1222)              TRICORUS
 SPEED MERCHANT 82-15079     18  20  5   97  JEKYLL'S LAB (1199)        DWES EG
 STRAFE 82-11158             25  15  0   92  BLACK PRIMERS (1187)       DWES EG

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FREAK 18-7300               22  11  4   90  RUN AND HYDE (1221)        TALCAMA
-THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639  14   5  1   90  DON'T ASK (1205)           DWES EG
 RHINOVIRUS 28-3754          15   8  3   89  BAD GERMS (1224)           MORYA
 ENDYMION 6-4163             28  44  1   88  KREWE OF DRUID (1186)      TRANSEL
 NARCISSISTIC NUN 69-8644    15   7  0   88  ODD SQUAD (1217)           CIMMERIAC
 THANATAR 21-749             21  23  3   77  SONS OF SATAN (1214)       SUNSET
 TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463       24  19  0   76  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
-MARY 18-8168                19  16  1   74  SHEPHERDS (432)            TALCAMA
 STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836  20  16  0   65  I'M SO SEXY (1072)         RODEKI
-YUENGLING 82-16265          14   5  1   65  LOCAL BEER (1219)          DWES EG
 BRADEN 6-4867               60 102  1   64  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
-JOCK 82-10452                7   6  0   59  4-LETTER ITCHES (1218)     DWES EG
 HEAT 98-981                 13  11  4   56  WHAT A TREAT (1201)        SYVYN'S HILL
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    23  71  2   55  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MINOS 21-5805               15   8  1   50  SONS OF SATAN (1214)       SUNSET
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         29  65  1   48  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 I SEE SOUNDS 21-5704        16  13  1   48  COSMIC FREAK OUT (1225)    SUNSET
 MALLIA 21-748               21  26  1   47  SONS OF SATAN (1214)       SUNSET
 2 62-2976                   25  20  3   39  NUMBERS (937)              VALAMANTIS
-A. CAPONE 18-3228           14  17  3   38  UNTOUCHABLES (1212)        TALCAMA

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

THE DEAD                    W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY              TURN
I SEE SOUNDS 21-5704       16  13  1 COSMIC FREAK OUT 1225  RHINOVIRUS 28-3754     393

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Numbered Won -- At the rate we're going, I'll have a winning record any day now, and
you'll max on skills.  Not a bad deal, although if I should get inducted because of
this, I'm going to be depressed. -- Tolais Deepheart

Pegasus -- Yeah, well, the thing is, I'm a golem, and I have no finer feelings, you
know?  Still, I guess I didn't really want you dead.  Maimed, maybe, but not dead. --
Mucker

Sux0r -- You're a golem, and YOU have a gender?  I find that offensive!  Besides, you
have a strange name, which is NOT what a perfectly created golem would HAVE, you
know.  We don't court the attention of the hoi polloi.  They become JEALOUS of our
perfection.  Or else ASHAMED of their own IM-perfection, and some of them even
DESTROY themselves.  I will admit that *I* see no reason why they should NOT destroy
themselves and WELCOME to do it, but some people (all flesh-born, of course) feel
that this is BAD. -- Life of Osksi

Shiny Penny -- For my thoughts?  My thoughts are, Drat.  I was hoping to defeat you,
but I just couldn't manage it.  I think it was the sunlight reflecting off your shiny
surface that did it. -- Maginot Mike

24 December 2004
Due to requests, the Turf War IV will be postponed until turn 225 (approx May/June
2005).  Sorry about the inconvenience. -- Baphomet, host of TW 4

12 January 2005
On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's
Massacre Kill Contest will begin.  The rules are simple; the team with the most kills
on the last turn wins.  Last year's winner was Shocking Toad.  Can he repeat?  Could
DOOMcorps crush all challengers?  Will the kLk prevail?  Or will you be the
independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that?  Come on to Jhans and
let's find out!
     Prizes are:  1st.  Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up
                        certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account.
                  2nd.  Renaming of a Stand-In monster.
     Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way!
                                                                   Azrael

15 January 2005
     BR 4 is upon us!  First turn is due on 1/29/05.  Many thanks to RSI for helping
supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria.
     Winning prize:  6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion,
a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena
creature.
     Endurance prizes:  a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible
fights during the contest.
     For details, visit Talcama's newletter or http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4
     To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and
follow the very simple rule of not avoiding!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUPER BUM bested MUCKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.
NUMBERED WON slimly lost to TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 3 minute Challenge battle.
WIGGLER overpowered BEAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
SALESGUN devastated SUX0R in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
BORGUS BASHIMUS devastated MAGINOT MIKE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
NARCISSISTIC NUN unbelievably bested BRADEN in a 5 minute Challenge competition.
STRAFE vanquished WORK IN PROGRESS in a 2 minute uneven Challenge duel.
DARK GUMBY slimly won victory over STARBUCK in a action packed 5 minute Title fight.
ETCHED IN STONE defeated DOC STEELE in a exciting 5 minute gruesome fight.
TORNADO overpowered LIFE in a exciting 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
BLACK WIDOW handily defeated SOLACIA in a exciting 2 minute bloody one-sided contest.
DR NUT savagely defeated OBSESSIVE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory conflict.
WHIRLING WORD won victory over BASS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
JAKUCHU ITO vanquished JACK BOY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided fray.
DR DAZZLE was devastated by MISS HONEY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
WHIRLING DOG overpowered HE HATE ME in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ONE A DAY was savagely defeated by HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH in a 3 minute conflict.
SULTAN was beaten by A NEW PONY! in a action packed 2 minute fight.
MAHI MAHI demolished CRACK IS CHEAP in a action packed 2 minute gruesome uneven bout.
CLEANER WRASSE devastated NEOSPHINCTER in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
DUSKY JAWFISH was overpowered by ROLEX WATCH in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
ANTONIO vanquished PEGASUS in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
TUM demolished GRINGOLD in a action packed 1 minute one-sided melee.
MIMIC BLENNY handily defeated ASHANTI in a exciting 1 minute uneven bout.
ISHINOMORI viciously subdued CYCLOPS in a exciting 2 minute gory duel.
TAPS defeated DOC STEELE in a action packed 4 minute duel.
COOLER was defeated by SCHYLER in a exciting 1 minute match.
A DIFFERENT GRAPE overpowered SHINY PENNY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
SPEEDI overpowered PTI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome one-sided fray.
MUMPHY CHICK narrowly defeated LINK in a exciting 6 minute brutal struggle.
QUID PRO QUO unbelievably bested GAMBLE in a 2 minute gruesome bout.
RED FUSION luckily beat WENT TO MARKET in a exciting 3 minute bloody match.
FRIED TWINKIE luckily beat MEN WORKING in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
THANATAR was vanquished by SPEED MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
TASTY HANGNAIL demolished MALLIA in a 1 minute uneven competition.
HEAT savagely defeated DEBBY TONTE in a exciting 2 minute gruesome fight.
FREAK vanquished STUPID SEXY FLANDERS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
I SEE SOUNDS was easily killed by RHINOVIRUS in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
MINOS was handily defeated by ENDYMION in a exciting 1 minute mismatched melee.
2 narrowly defeated INKEEPER'S SON in a 12 minute brutal fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  21         WALL OF STEEL     86 -  44 -  0      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     12         LUNGING ATTACK   133 - 104 -  6      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                   10         TOTAL PARRY       70 -  56 -  0      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         SLASHING ATTACK   35 -  43 -  1      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW        39 -  49 -  0      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  25 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -  17 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -  13 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  55 -  0      20  |

Turn 393 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:

WALL OF STEEL      8 -  2     AIMED BLOW         4 -  5         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  7         3  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        7 -  5     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK    11 - 10                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    DARK GUMBY 7-4694          66  41  1  320 WASTELAND II (500)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   JAKUCHU ITO 7-5102         41  16  1  353 NINJAS (1107)
SLASHING ATTACK  BLACK WIDOW 37-1303        70  74  3  256 BEAST MASTERS (136)
TOTAL PARRY      ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112    55  24  1  234 CEMENTIA (1112)
AIMED BLOW       A NEW PONY! 82-1306        33  37  0  223 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114)
STRIKING ATTACK  TORNADO 6-2249             37  52  2  222 ACTS OF NATURE (415)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TAPS 96-841                30  27  5  193 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119)
PARRY-STRIKE     ANTONIO 10-2554            43  53  2  190 WHOA! JUMP BACK! (763)
BASHING ATTACK   CYCLOPS 7-4625             26  30  1  185 BIG BAD (1073)
PARRY-LUNGE      SULTAN 10-4516             30   9  1  183 SIR AGLIO (600)

The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was LINK 6-5144.  The ten other most popular fighters were DOC STEELE 
18-6010, BRADEN 6-4867, MEN WORKING 38-4189, STARBUCK 6-5387, HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 
18-6977, ISHINOMORI 7-5390, DARK GUMBY 7-4694, DR NUT 24-4254, TAPS 96-841, and 
TORNADO 6-2249.

The least popular fighter this week was STUPID SEXY FLANDERS 42-3836.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were MALLIA 21-748, BEAR 7-4628, 2 62-2976, MINOS 21-5805, I 
SEE SOUNDS 21-5704, THANATAR 21-749, PTI 7-5412, GRINGOLD 7-2416, NEOSPHINCTER 
18-7317, and HE HATE ME 18-7820.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           2  0 0  ZORPUNT(24)          1  0 0  ANDOR(57)            0  1 0  
OSKSI(3)             0  1 0  LYRATILAN(25)        0  1 0  DELARQ TOR(58)       2  1 0  
JHELUM(4)            0  1 0  MORYA(28)            1  0 1  JURINE(61)           1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  2 0  ARVAT(32)            1  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           4  5 0  JHANS(36)            1  0 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            4  5 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          5  3 0  
KOLACT(10)           3  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  2 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   1  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          7  6 0  RODEKI(42)           1  2 0  SYVYN'S HILL(98)     1  1 0  
SUNSET(21)           0  4 0  CAER(48)             1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SALESGUN 1-6745             27  40  2  191  LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047)   MORDANT
 LIFE 3-4196                 46 142  0  177  GAMES LIBRARY (998)        OSKSI
 MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509         61  76  1  126  DOGS OF WAR (999)          JHELUM
 BASS 5-3666                 62 103  2  205  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 TORNADO 6-2249              37  52  2  222  ACTS OF NATURE (415)       TRANSEL
 DARK GUMBY 7-4694           66  41  1  320  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 WHIRLING DOG 10-4177        72  35  1  225  MONGREL HORDE (964)        KOLACT
 MAHI MAHI 18-4899          107  68  1  220  BIG MEAN FISH (292)        TALCAMA
 THANATAR 21-749             21  23  3   77  SONS OF SATAN (1214)       SUNSET
 DR NUT 24-4254              66  40  2  278  DP CLONES (1045)           ZORPUNT
 WENT TO MARKET 25-4288      28  31  2  143  THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162)  LYRATILAN
 RHINOVIRUS 28-3754          15   8  3   89  BAD GERMS (1224)           MORYA
 ROLEX WATCH 32-3732         55  53  1  209  LUST MUPPETS (1036)        ARVAT
 MISS HONEY 36-4850          73  72  0  221  SCARRY TEAM (824)          JHANS
 BLACK WIDOW 37-1303         70  74  3  256  BEAST MASTERS (136)        SIBIKHAS
 WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193    23  71  2   55  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MUCKER 42-3596              63  71  2  203  DELVERS (1000)             RODEKI
 WHIRLING WORD 48-3815       77  41  1  249  4-LETTER WORDS (1063)      CAER
 DR DAZZLE 57-4485           71  36  2  181  PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069)  ANDOR
 SPEEDI 58-3029             113  87  3  210  SHAMROCKS (424)            DELARQ TOR
 ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112     55  24  1  234  CEMENTIA (1112)            JURINE
 2 62-2976                   25  20  3   39  NUMBERS (937)              VALAMANTIS
 NARCISSISTIC NUN 69-8644    15   7  0   88  ODD SQUAD (1217)           CIMMERIAC
 A NEW PONY! 82-1306         33  37  0  223  WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG
 TAPS 96-841                 30  27  5  193  MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119)    OLD VALAMANTIS
 ONE A DAY 98-799            29  24  3  188  MY DRUGS (1179)            SYVYN'S HILL