DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL
Date : 11/26/2005 Duedate: 12/09/2005
DARKHOLM
DM-104 TURN-415
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 BLACK PRIMER 82/1187 1234 440 8 73.7 PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069
THUNDR + LITENING 18/309 HOLE IN THE WALL 6/1243
2 UNTOUCHABLES 18/1212 8 5 0 61.5 5-BIG LAKE BONE 69/529 229 198 3 53.6
3 DON'T ASK 82/1205 1668 1316 19 55.9 6 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1138 999 8 53.3
ORGANS ON THE SAND 97/1237 7 SIR AGLIO 10/600 598 527 2 53.2
LOCAL BEER 82/1219 JOKA MASHER 82/1055
4-LETTER DOCTORS 82/1204 8 BEAN MACHINE 99/1202 785 734 6 51.7
WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS 82/1114 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292
LUST MUPPETS 32/1036 CUTE & KINDA DEADLY 97/1229
4-LETTER ANXIETY 82/1236 9 SEA DOGS 7/203 67 95 3 41.4
4 NUTS 82/1240 1989 1678 7 54.2 SEA DOGS 96/1241
CEMENTIA 61/1112 SEA DOGS 18/328
SANDS OF TIME 38/1178 10 KREWE OF DRUI 6/1186 200 289 5 40.9
IT'S NEW! 6/1195 ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423
FLAT BROKE 82/1184 11 DELVERS 42/1000 285 456 2 38.5
PUDS AGAIN 6 82/1234 DOGS OF WAR 4/999
I BENT MY WOOKIE 14/1239 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998
WASTELAND 18/468 12 JOHNS 5/927 895 1574 17 36.2
WHAT A TREAT 98/1201 ARROGANCE 18/732
NUMBERS 62/937 SCARRY TEAM 36/824
WASTELAND II 7/500 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
I'M SO SEXY 42/1072 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
MORE NEW TEAMS 2 5/1188 13 NEXT GENERAT 18/1150 550 1051 10 34.4
MY DRUGS 98/1179 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162
LARGE LOSERS 5/1228 SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067
NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034
JUST DON'T CARE 5/1242 CLOWNING AROUND 42/1200
'##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
Wiggler and Gringold ran out the door of the Black Tower to try and catch the
boat before it sailed. It was only about three blocks to the dock, but Gringold
released his horse's reins from the hitching post and swung up onto the saddle.
"Hey!" said Wiggler. The former sailor glanced down at the pretty redhead. It
looked like she hadn't brought a horse. He stretched his arm down; she grabbed it
and jumped up behind him. It wasn't a very big horse but it was chunky with muscle,
and took off like a rocket when Gringold pressed his heels into its sides. Wiggler
flung her arms around his waist.
There were several fishing boats tied to small docks, but they showed no lights
and by what Gringold could see in the fog, their sails were furled. No suicidal
idiots among the Willow Beach fishermen tonight, then. But one boat was tied to the
larger dock and there were lanterns on it, and people moving around. It was no
fishing boat, however. It was bigger, a steam wheeler, probably that tour boat that
came by here sometimes.
"Let's check there," Wiggler said, echoing his own thoughts.
Gringold tied his horse to a tree that was up a bit from the beach--no point
exposing it to any potential danger from a long-armed lake monster--and ran to catch
up with Wiggler, who was already on her way up the gangplank of the Naiad's Dream.
"Did a boat just leave?" she asked the first person who appeared out of the fog:
A huge, lumbering, unbelievably ugly man whose grayish skin was crisscrossed with
thin white scars.
He smiled and replied in a surprisingly cultured voice, "Yes, a fishing boat
just now set sail. It was a very dangerous thing to do, in this fog. Why do you
ask?"
"Did you see who was on it?" Gringold asked, stepping onto the deck behind
Wiggler.
The gray man nodded his head. "It was Bert Heysapper, one of the local
fishermen. He should have known better."
"Did he have a passenger?" Gringold persisted.
"Not that I saw, not even his mate, but then the fog...and someone could have
been in the cabin, too. Why are you asking? What's going on?"
"It's official Greywand business," Wiggler said. "We need to commandeer your
boat to go after him."
Gringold caught his breath. First of all he didn't want to be out on the Lake
tonight; Greywand needed your body in order to resurrect you and if you were eaten by
lake monsters you were pretty much s.o.l. And second, he sympathized with the gray
man's reaction to the idea of having his boat commandeered. But Wiggler was right.
It was official Greywand business and the fate of the world could be at stake.
The fellow seemed to take it all right, though. He turned his head and called
out, "Kit! Up for an adventure?"
"Always!" came the answer from the fog.
"Wake the fire elemental and get us up a head of steam. We've got a boat to
chase!" The gray man looked at Gringold and Wiggler. "That's what we're doing,
right?"
"Right," said Wiggler.
Gringold said, "Er...is this boat big enough to hold off the lake monsters?"
"Only the little ones," the gray man said. "But she's got wards on her hull,
just like the Tourneytown ferry. They don't attack. Just don't lean on the railing
or fall in the water and you'll be fine."
"Do you need to see any identification?" Wiggler asked.
"Oh, no, you're gladiators. Either you're on a mission or this is a prank, and
either way it'll be fun. Follow me, I'll show you your seats." The gray man turned
and lumbered over to a ladder, then stopped and looked back at them. "The
observation deck is up here...oh, but you won't be able to see anything except fog
from up there. You might be better off at the railing. So you think Bert had a
passenger and that's who you're after? What's it all about?"
"It's on a need to know basis," Wiggler said. She smiled. "Sorry. Oh, and if
we catch up to them, we'll want the person alive."
"And preferably dry," Gringold added, thinking that the stolen tablet might be
water soluble. "I doubt they'd be headed to Bert's normal fishing spot. Did you see
which way the boat went?"
"Bert would be trying to keep it in the warded lanes," said the gray man. "Come
on up to the bow, that's where the wheel is and it's also the best place for you to
watch from." He led the way forward, pausing along the way to release moorings.
Gringold thought the bow was an odd place to steer a ship from; but then he
remembered that the Lake of Mists would put different requirements on any craft.
Unnaturally thick fogs were quite common here. If you wanted to see where the boat
was going, especially if your only guides were the orange and white lane buoys, you
had to be up front and not too far from the water.
The big gray man positioned himself at the wheel, then shouted cheerfully into a
tube, "Ready when you are, Kit!"
The Naiad's Dream lurched, then surged slowly away from shore.
"How do you back up?" Gringold asked, since there would be virtually no
visibility in the other direction, even in clear weather.
"There's a second wheel in the stern," the gray man replied.
There were benches around the bow, facing outward. Gringold sat in the
frontmost one and Wiggler sat next to him. "Wish I'd brought my fishing tackle," the
former sailor said. Then the thought faded as he began to concentrate on looking
ahead, into drifting vapor that was almost like a thinner layer of water.
It wasn't ordinary fog. It seemed to respond to his imagination. The way it
swirled, it seemed to form shapes, even entire scenes...his years as a pirate on the
Trier, Queen Gemra's dungeon...that curvy bit of mist there reminded him of Gemra
herself, the shapely Brat Queen. He sighed.
Lost in very different thoughts, Wiggler gazed into the mist, trying to keep her
thoughts focused. She saw tourney fights. She saw herself losing, and her father's
disappointment. It was painful and humiliating; she turned away. She met the tall
pilot's eyes. "You know," she said, "this is a pretty big boat and I bet somebody
could have snuck aboard tonight and you wouldn't know it."
"That's true," he said. "I have to stay at the wheel, but you can search if you
want."
"I think I will." She got up, drew her sword, and walked back to the ladder to
the observation deck.
The sword was a gift from her father, Doc Steele. She couldn't use it in the
arena, of course, since it wasn't a regulation size or metal or even one of the
standard sword types, plus of course it was enchanted. It was longer than a
shortsword but shorter than a longsword, heavier than an epee but lighter than
anything else; it curved slightly and had a bronze hue with iridescent glimmers.
More than anything it reminded her of a pheasant's tail feather, except of course for
the hilt which was of carved, translucent jade, and the guard which was three curving
spikes of the same bronzy alloy. It was a beautiful weapon and it could cut stone
without losing its edge. Well, you wouldn't want to cut a LOT of stone with it, but
you could if you had to.
She walked up the ladder (stairs really) to the observation deck, and went down
the aisle, cautiously peering between and under the benches. It wasn't a very dark
night. There was a full moon, which was faintly visible through the fog from up
here. The fog picked up the moonlight and used it to soften and lighten all the
shadows. No one but her was on the observation deck.
Back down on the main deck, she ran quickly around the deck, checking behind any
piles of supplies or big coiled ropes that she saw, then went inside the
superstructure. Living quarters, a couple of guest staterooms. Then down another
ladder into the guts of the ship. The engine room.
For an instant she saw an orange-furred woman curled up like a kitten on a big
cushion, reading a book; then the woman looked up in surprise when Wiggler entered,
saw the drawn sword, somersaulted backwards and drew a blade of her own, a worn
shortsword with a barbed tip.
"Are you Kit?" Wiggler asked. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. I'm
searching for a possible stowaway." She sheathed her sword and extended her hand.
"I'm Lara...or Wiggler is my arena name."
"Khirza," said the cat woman, taking her hand. "Nice sword. I haven't seen
anyone. Who are you looking for?"
"I was told he's very thin, pale with dark hair, and dressed all in black.
That's all I know. It's Lady Greywand's business and he's to be taken alive. And
preferably dry."
"Well, there are lots of hidey-holes down here. The storage rooms are pretty
full of junk." Khirza glanced at the boiler which dominated the engine room. "I
should keep an eye on this in case Fet needs full speed or reverse or something, in a
hurry. But if you need help, just yell." Her slit-pupiled gaze swept over Wiggler's
lithe form, and the sword. "You probably won't need help, though. Oh, but you'll
need a lantern. Help yourself." She nodded toward the one she'd been reading by,
then picked up a spare, lifted the glass shield and held it to the window of the
boiler. "Light this for me, sweetie?" A thin jet of flame shot from the boiler and
lit the wick. Khirza picked up her book--it looked like a romance novel--and sat
down on the cushion again.
With a smile and a nod, Wiggler took the offered lantern and stepped out of the
engine room.
The storage areas belowdecks on the Naiad's Dream were pitch black, and so the
lantern was necessary, but it was not ideal for searching dark corners. In the close
quarters she had to hold it in front of her, and she could hardly see anything past
the glare of it. One with a shielded back would have been better, but this wasn't
that kind. She was easing her way down a narrow aisle between stacked crates.
Wiggler was a genetically altered gladiator with reactions so fast that she
could catch arrows in midair. She heard the crossbow release, but--half blinded by
the lantern--couldn't catch it in time. In her attempt to catch it, though, she had
retained the presence of mind not to drop the lantern. The last thing any of them
needed was to be on a burning boat in the middle of the Lake of Mists.
So instead, she dropped her sword, and barely caught the tail end of the bolt as
it plunged into her chest. The shock of it would have taken down most people, but
she was a gladiator, trained to take fearsome wounds and keep fighting. She set the
lantern on a crate, caught the sword under her toe and flipped it into the air, and
caught it. No attack came during that scant second. She heard someone whispering
unintelligibly as he tried to do something that rattled and clinked a bit; reloading
the crossbow no doubt.
The bolt had come from ahead, slightly left, and up high. Now that the light
wasn't in her eyes she could dimly see a man lying on top of the highest crates,
squeezed in really between the crates and the ceiling.
"I wouldn't," Wiggler said, leaping forward and swinging her sword to shear off
a corner of one of the crates he was on, to show him what she would do to him. The
chunk of wood fell away, and, surprisingly, a cloud of locusts came flying out. She
threw her arm over her face. In that blinding moment the man shoved his way past
her. Even so, with her lightning reflexes she would have stopped him, except that a
locust flew into her mouth and she nearly choked on it. By the time she had ejected
the insect, he was gone.
The label on the damaged crate, which she glimpsed before she turned and gave
chase, said "Stronghold Academy," which explained a lot. Some student wizard was
probably planning to put a horde of locusts in a magic lamp or something.
Gringold was still staring ahead, straining his eyes to try and catch a glimpse
of the fugitive fishing boat through the mist. The Naiad's Dream didn't have one of
those pointy bits that stuck out from the rounded front of the main deck; it wasn't
needed to hold a corner of a nonexistent sail, and it would impair the pilot's view.
There was a figurehead, a rather depraved looking nymph, but she was affixed to the
hull below eye level. Gringold only knew about her because the gray man, Fet, had
pointed her out.
There was a railing, though, made of sturdy wood and about four inches wide on
top. Just as Gringold was turning to see about those running footsteps, just as Fet
was saying "What the--" a man leaped past Grin onto the railing.
He was thin, pale as a ghost, with wild black hair. His right hand was clenched
in a fist and held against his chest. His left arm flailed for balance.
"Catch him!" cried Wiggler, running up behind. She was moving rather slowly,
and looked almost as pale as the man she was after.
"She'll never get it back!" said the fugitive, actually leaping to one side on
the narrow railing as Gringold made a grab for him. "She doesn't deserve it!" He
held his clenched fist high. "The secret of the magical breakdown on Ghea!"
"Don't let him fall in the water," Wiggler said. "Don't let him drop that
tablet." She was approaching cautiously now, but there was a stagger in her step.
Gringold said, "You don't want to be dropping something so valuable, my friend.
Just give it here and I'll keep it safe for you." He was moving towards the man on
the railing, but slowly, trying not to scare him.
The man said, "You have no idea what I want," and opened his hand to reveal a
gleaming blue ovoid, then with a triumphant smile, suddenly put it into his mouth and
swallowed.
His smile held for a second or two, then faded into a look of dismay. "Oh my!"
he said. And then he turned and stepped off.
Gringold and Wiggler lunged, each of them catching one of the man's legs--the
same one. It came off, and the man fell, leaving them clutching a wooden leg and a
pair of pants. There was a loud splash.
--- to be continued --
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade
Hello, Darkholm!
Obviously I was wrong about my last turn here. So I'll try again and say that turn
eleven of my reign will be my last. I think my challenges did not get in last turn
as we were pretty late with them. So I got a match up with one of these "Doc Steele"
namesake warriors, which was really fun because that does actually sort of bug me
that the commission let all these wannabe's name themselves after my Dad. Doc thinks
it is flattering, so I guess I'll get used to. In this case, A-SOP is a top notch
lady, so I'll cut her some slack.
Desiree -- I hope you continue your efforts to liven up Darkholm. Good luck.
Obsessive -- Loudmouth? I really hope the commission forgets to move us again; I'd
like to make you eat those words. I'll keep an eye out in Primus for your arrival.
Thundr+Litening is team 616 in Primus. You may want to write that down somewhere to
make it easier to fill out your avoids when you arrive.
Tolais -- Good luck in Darkholm and enjoy your retirement. Drop by Primus when they
induct you and say hello.
Goodbye, again.
Wiggler, Legion4
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Hi!
Well, our Tourney Victors got their challenges in gear and that's a good thing.
But I don't think the split has happened yet. I think it's due to happen immediately
after this turn's fights. We'll probably lose Wiggler and a number of others.
Let's take a look at our TV fights first:
DR DAZZLE (57-4485) (90-38-2,241) of PEPPER PRACTICE II TV challenged OBSESSIVE
(58-2447) (67-60-1,257) of ELEMENTS OF PSI. DR DAZZLE devastated OBSESSIVE in a 1
minute mismatched Challenge fight. Obsessive was our most challenged warrior.
GOHAN (18-8449) (30-15-1,152) of WASTELAND TV challenged MUTINEER (7-2607) (31-
19-2,161) of SEA DOGS. GOHAN vanquished MUTINEER in an exciting 2 minute uneven
Challenge battle.
CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (36-29-0,175) of NEGATIVE CASH FLOW TV challenged
SCHYLER (6-4866) (69-114-1,182) of THE LADY'S LIST. CRACK IS CHEAP was savagely
defeated by SCHYLER in a 5 minute Challenge duel. Of course, Crack remains our
overall popularity leader. Losing fights doesn't seem to affect that, just so the
fights are exciting; and Crack's fights are always full of action.
STRAFE (82-11158) (39-18-0,100) of BLACK PRIMERS TV challenged COOKIE FOR THE
SOUL (6-6002) (17-2-0,52) of HOLE IN THE WALL. STRAFE savagely defeated COOKIE FOR
THE SOUL in an exciting 2 minute Challenge fight. Here's what Zontani said about
this fight: STRAFE must really be harboring a grudge against the HOLE IN THE WALL
guild! Merciless, 48 challenged down COOKIE FOR THE SOUL points this week to duel
with he. Hmm.
Now, on to our title fight. And I'm surprised it wasn't a TV challenge. I
haven't seen the tourney results. Wiggler, you did TV, didn't you? WIGGLER (18-
8088) (44-6-1,498) of THUNDR + LITENING challenged ASSAULT (82-2043) (76-43-1,218) of
JOKA MASHER. WIGGLER devastated ASSAULT in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge Title
duel. And by the way, thank you for writing another column this turn, Wiggler.
One warrior was killed this turn. STUPID SEXY FLANDERS (42-3836) (34-23-0,205)
of I'M SO SEXY fought SMUNCH (18-8337) (24-4-0,154) of THUNDR + LITENING. STUPID
SEXY FLANDERS was slaughtered by SMUNCH in a 1 minute one-sided match. I sent a
bottle of champagne to Smunch but then I felt bad for Flanders and send a bottle of
the bubbly to him or her as well (sorry from where I was sitting I couldn't tell).
It's bubble bath. Trust me, for a resurrection hangover a nice hot bath will do a
lot more good than a bottle of booze.
This turn's favorite warrior is Link, who is also our top Basher. RED FUSION
(6-5480) (45-17-0,201) of IT'S NEW! fought LINK (6-5144) (37-69-2,188) of SUPER BASH
BROTHERS. RED FUSION was viciously subdued by LINK in a popular 6 minute brutal
fight. Well done, Link.
And our least popular warrior was the winner in what I believe was this turn's
longest fight. KUNG PAO KITTY (97-1310) (5-15-3,72) of CUTE & KINDA DEADLY fought
UBER GOOBER (82-26198) (19-19-0,41) of NUTS. KUNG PAO KITTY was luckily beaten by
UBER GOOBER in a popular 8 minute gory duel.
Oh gee, that's not much to talk about, is it? Just as well; I don't know about
you but the last few days have left me rather tired. The harvest feast and what not.
But I hope to see a bit more activity in the fights (and in the personal ads!) next
turn. Until then, keep warm. No, keep HOT! You're warriors, after all.
Desiree (not my real name)
KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
WIGGLER 18-8088 45 6 1 528 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
BASS 5-3666 77 110 2 307 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
SULTAN 10-4516 45 15 1 267 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT
DR DAZZLE 57-4485 91 38 2 256 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR
A NEW PONY! 82-1306 38 40 0 247 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG
HITZ 82-10428 24 13 0 243 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204) DWES EG
HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 69 57 0 240 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
PTI 7-5412 43 26 0 238 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR
LINK 6-5144 38 69 2 216 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL
KYLIE 18-6057 37 30 1 216 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA
-NO NO IM SPARTICUS 69-311 43 22 0 214 BIG LAKE BONEHEADS (529) CIMMERIAC
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SUPER BUM 82-18411 44 25 1 210 FLAT BROKE (1184) DWES EG
SMUNCH 18-8337 25 4 1 210 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA
ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 70 31 1 209 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE
MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541 57 33 1 209 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 68 62 2 206 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT
CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 93 77 2 205 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 37 44 2 205 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN
HE HATE ME 18-7820 35 43 2 204 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA
FEAR 82-10416 35 50 1 204 4-LETTER ANXIETY (1236) DWES EG
MUCKER 42-3596 77 79 2 203 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI
OBSESSIVE 58-2447 67 61 1 203 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR
ENDYMION 6-4163 37 57 2 202 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL
TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 112 115 0 201 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI
ASSAULT 82-2043 76 44 1 201 JOKA MASHER (1055) DWES EG
ONE A DAY 98-799 41 34 3 201 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL
DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 64 63 1 195 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
COOLER 82-7277 50 45 1 195 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG
HEAT 98-981 26 20 4 194 WHAT A TREAT (1201) SYVYN'S HILL
MISS HONEY 36-4850 82 85 0 193 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS
BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460 32 7 0 193 SANDS OF TIME (1178) CLIFFHOME
SCHYLER 6-4866 70 114 1 192 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
RED FUSION 6-5480 45 18 0 192 IT'S NEW! (1195) TRANSEL
GRINGOLD 7-2416 35 45 2 192 SEA DOGS (203) BONSUR
DECK SWAB 18-2148 34 34 2 192 SEA DOGS (328) TALCAMA
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 45 93 2 191 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT
HEART 97-1096 29 24 4 191 ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237) SHADOW GROVE
DOC STEELE 18-6010 69 135 6 189 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA
MAHI MAHI 18-4899 122 75 1 186 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463 34 31 0 184 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317 41 33 1 181 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
GOKU 7-5628 28 9 0 180 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR
YUENGLING 82-16265 25 12 1 179 LOCAL BEER (1219) DWES EG
THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639 23 11 2 179 DON'T ASK (1205) DWES EG
FRIED TWINKIE 5-4562 36 24 0 177 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188) KALTOS
GOHAN 18-8449 31 15 1 176 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA
BRICKTOP 18-7955 37 27 0 175 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA
LIFE 3-4196 50 160 0 174 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI
CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422 36 30 0 173 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197) DWES EG
STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836 34 24 0 172 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI
NUMBERED WON 18-7434 36 51 1 170 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA
FRIJOLE! 99-1214 24 21 3 170 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE
DOC STEELE 18-6808 56 90 1 161 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA
BRADEN 6-4867 68 116 1 160 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 65 94 1 160 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM
PUD 126 82-22024 30 16 0 154 PUDS AGAIN 6 (1234) DWES EG
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MUTINEER 7-2607 31 20 2 150 SEA DOGS (203) BONSUR
WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 32 84 2 148 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
ASHANTI 6-5352 37 51 6 138 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL
PEGASUS 6-4161 33 60 1 128 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL
MEN WORKING 38-4189 34 82 1 124 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
2 62-2976 37 30 3 107 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS
STRAFE 82-11158 40 18 0 104 BLACK PRIMERS (1187) DWES EG
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399 13 3 3 97 SEA DOGS (1241) OLD VALAMANTIS
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-BILLY THE SQUID 18-3880 28 18 2 86 SEA DOGS (328) TALCAMA
THE IMPECCABLE PIG 5-3818 18 9 0 86 JUST DON'T CARE (1242) KALTOS
MANUTE BOL 5-4233 24 17 0 79 LARGE LOSERS (1228) KALTOS
I WET MY BED! 14-4052 21 8 0 71 I BENT MY WOOKIE (1239) TOBIR
HAILSTORM 7-5698 21 2 0 68 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6-6002 17 3 0 66 HOLE IN THE WALL (1243) TRANSEL
UBER GOOBER 82-26198 20 19 0 61 NUTS (1240) DWES EG
SINDARION 18-8499 23 11 1 60 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA
KUNG PAO KITTY 97-1310 5 16 3 54 CUTE & KINDA DEADLY (1229) SHADOW GROVE
BOZO 42-4016 22 48 0 50 CLOWNING AROUND (1200) RODEKI
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
STUPID SEXY FLAND 42-3836 34 24 0 I'M SO SEXY 1072 SMUNCH 18-8337 415
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Pti -- Ha! It does me GOOD to see a born-person with no gender. And I say, HA! to
you. -- Life of Osksi
Red Fusion -- An unnerving color. -- Tolais Deepheart the unnerved
The Cuticle Dance -- You don't look like a cuticle to me. And that wasn't, well, I'm
no judge of dancing. -- Mucker
Etched in Stone -- Heck. -- Maginot Mike
That's it? Heh. -- Desiree
5 November 2005
It is with a proud heart that I announce the newest member of the Desolate Empire
alliance. Dok Sik will be known from here forth as Dark Knight Dok Sik, of the
Desolate Empire. May he be blessed with victory and courage. May his enemies' blood
flow freely! -- The Dark Knights Wasby and Toker
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DR DAZZLE devastated OBSESSIVE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
GOHAN vanquished MUTINEER in a exciting 2 minute uneven Challenge battle.
CRACK IS CHEAP was savagely defeated by SCHYLER in a 5 minute Challenge duel.
STRAFE savagely defeated COOKIE FOR THE SOUL in a exciting 2 minute Challenge fight.
WIGGLER devastated ASSAULT in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
KYLIE overpowered GRINGOLD in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
NEOSPHINCTER was overpowered by ROLEX WATCH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
ETCHED IN STONE won victory over DECK SWAB in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
THE IMPECCABLE PIG overpowered SINDARION in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
A NEW PONY! narrowly defeated SHINY PENNY in a exciting 2 minute gruesome fight.
MUCKER was beaten by SUPER BUM in a exciting 4 minute brutal fight.
HEART was devastated by MIMIC BLENNY in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MISS HONEY was demolished by HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
HITZ slimly won victory over BOB, ETERNAL, in a action packed 2 minute gory fight.
SULTAN slimly won victory over HE HATE ME in a 2 minute duel.
BASS handily defeated GOKU in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
CLEANER WRASSE devastated DOC STEELE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
DUSKY JAWFISH overpowered BRADEN in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
MAHI MAHI was handily defeated by PTI in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
WENT TO MARKET savagely defeated BRICKTOP in a action packed 3 minute brutal fight.
TASTY HANGNAIL was beaten by FEAR in a action packed 1 minute fray.
ONE A DAY handily defeated DOC STEELE in a exciting 6 minute one-sided contest.
TOLAIS DEEPHEART defeated FRIJOLE! in a 1 minute fight.
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS was slaughtered by SMUNCH in a 1 minute one-sided match.
RED FUSION was viciously subdued by LINK in a popular 6 minute brutal fight.
ENDYMION viciously subdued THE CUTICLE DANCE in a action packed 1 minute bout.
COOLER savagely defeated LIFE in a exciting 2 minute bloody fray.
NUMBERED WON lost to FRIED TWINKIE in a 3 minute bout.
YUENGLING overpowered MAGINOT MIKE in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven fight.
HEAT overpowered SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided match.
ASHANTI was overpowered by PUD 126 in a 1 minute uneven bout.
2 was savagely defeated by MEN WORKING in a action packed 3 minute gory contest.
PEGASUS was devastated by WORK IN PROGRESS in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
I WET MY BED! was devastated by SUSHI SLINGER in a popular 1 minute uneven bout.
HAILSTORM demolished INKEEPER'S SON in a 1 minute mismatched match.
KUNG PAO KITTY was luckily beaten by UBER GOOBER in a popular 8 minute gory duel.
MANUTE BOL viciously subdued BOZO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 20 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 15 WALL OF STEEL 54 - 31 - 1 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 11 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 9 AIMED BLOW 69 - 52 - 1 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 110 - 96 - 0 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 11 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 TOTAL PARRY 53 - 62 - 0 46 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 24 - 38 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 40 - 0 34 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 415 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 6 - 9 6 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 6 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 5 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 10
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW WIGGLER 18-8088 45 6 1 528 THUNDR + LITENING (309)
LUNGING ATTACK BASS 5-3666 77 110 2 307 JOHNS (927)
PARRY-LUNGE SULTAN 10-4516 45 15 1 267 SIR AGLIO (600)
BASHING ATTACK LINK 6-5144 38 69 2 216 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067)
WALL OF STEEL KYLIE 18-6057 37 30 1 216 UNTOUCHABLES (1212)
TOTAL PARRY SUPER BUM 82-18411 44 25 1 210 FLAT BROKE (1184)
SLASHING ATTACK ENDYMION 6-4163 37 57 2 202 KREWE OF DRUID (1186)
STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 122 75 1 186 BIG MEAN FISH (292)
PARRY-RIPOSTE WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 32 84 2 148 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
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 SCHYLER 6-4866,
MUCKER 42-3596, DOC STEELE 18-6808, MEN WORKING 38-4189, KUNG PAO KITTY 97-1310, A
NEW PONY! 82-1306, WENT TO MARKET 25-4288, HEAT 98-981, HITZ 82-10428, and ONE A DAY
98-799.
The least popular fighter this week was UBER GOOBER 82-26198. The other ten least
popular fighters were PEGASUS 6-4161, THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639, MAHI MAHI 18-4899,
SINDARION 18-8499, MUTINEER 7-2607, OBSESSIVE 58-2447, BOZO 42-4016, I WET MY BED!
14-4052, ASHANTI 6-5352, and MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 LYRATILAN(25) 1 0 0 JURINE(61) 1 0 0
JHELUM(4) 0 1 0 ARVAT(32) 1 1 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0
KALTOS(5) 4 0 0 JHANS(36) 0 1 0 DWES EG(82) 9 3 0
TRANSEL(6) 3 5 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 2 1 0 OLD VALAMANTIS(96) 1 0 0
BONSUR(7) 2 4 0 RODEKI(42) 1 3 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 0 2 0
KOLACT(10) 1 0 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 2 0 0
TOBIR(14) 0 1 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 0 1 0 SOUTH RIDGE(99) 0 1 0
TALCAMA(18) 8 9 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
LIFE 3-4196 50 160 0 174 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI
MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 65 94 1 160 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM
BASS 5-3666 77 110 2 307 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
LINK 6-5144 38 69 2 216 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL
PTI 7-5412 43 26 0 238 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR
SULTAN 10-4516 45 15 1 267 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT
I WET MY BED! 14-4052 21 8 0 71 I BENT MY WOOKIE (1239) TOBIR
WIGGLER 18-8088 45 6 1 528 THUNDR + LITENING (309) TALCAMA
WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 37 44 2 205 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN
ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 68 62 2 206 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT
MISS HONEY 36-4850 82 85 0 193 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS
BOB, ETERNAL, 38-4460 32 7 0 193 SANDS OF TIME (1178) CLIFFHOME
MUCKER 42-3596 77 79 2 203 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI
DR DAZZLE 57-4485 91 38 2 256 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR
OBSESSIVE 58-2447 67 61 1 203 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR
ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 70 31 1 209 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
2 62-2976 37 30 3 107 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS
A NEW PONY! 82-1306 38 40 0 247 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG
SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399 13 3 3 97 SEA DOGS (1241) OLD VALAMANTIS
HEART 97-1096 29 24 4 191 ORGANS ON THE SAND (1237) SHADOW GROVE
ONE A DAY 98-799 41 34 3 201 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL
FRIJOLE! 99-1214 24 21 3 170 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE