DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 06/24/2006 Duedate: 07/07/2006 DARKHOLM DM-104 TURN-430 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 BLACK PRIMER 82/1187 1248 442 8 73.8 5 MEOW MIX 21/1094 36 31 2 53.7 2 DON'T ASK 82/1205 1761 1377 20 56.1 6 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1148 1004 8 53.3 HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270 7 BIG MEAN FISH 18/292 843 781 7 51.9 4-LETTER DOCTORS 82/1204 BEAN MACHINE 99/1202 4-LETTER NAMES 82/1256 CUTE & KINDA DEADLY 97/1229 ELIMINATED SATURDAY 82/1267 8-BLADES OF ICE 7/192 460 443 2 50.9 LOCAL BEER 82/1219 BLADES OF DESTINY 60/1216 LUST MUPPETS 32/1036 BLADES OF CHAOS 5/961 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258 BLADES OF STEEL 17/1211 ATTACK OF THE CLONES 82/1254 BLADES OF MIST 4/959 4-LETTER ANXIETY 82/1236 ZODIAC KNIGHTS 3/958 WOMEN LOVE ME FOR MY 82/1252 BLADES OF GRASS 33/1215 3 NUTS 82/1240 2200 1846 7 54.4 9 SEA DOGS 7/203 90 139 4 39.3 PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069 SEA DOGS 4/1271 CEMENTIA 61/1112 SEA DOGS 18/328 IT'S NEW! 6/1195 SEA DOGS 96/1241 FLAT BROKE 82/1184 10 DELVERS 42/1000 310 491 3 38.7 MY DRUGS 98/1179 DOGS OF WAR 4/999 WASTELAND 18/468 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998 PUDS AGAIN 6 82/1234 11 ARROGANCE 18/732 934 1636 17 36.3 LARGE LOSERS 5/1228 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 WHAT A TREAT 98/1201 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 WASTELAND II 7/500 12 END 13/1257 573 1109 10 34.1 NUMBERS 62/937 NEXT GENERATION 18/1150 072905R 41/1273 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/1272 I'M SO SEXY 42/1072 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034 DEATH BY CHOCOLATE 97/1268 BIG BAD 7/1073 JUST DON'T CARE 5/1242 ALASTARIAN IDOL 10/1238 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162 HOLE IN THE WALL 6/1243 CLOWNING AROUND 42/1200 4 UNTOUCHABLES 18/1212 35 30 0 53.8 VEGGIES 3/1227 HIGHER PURPOSE 42/1259 '##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 546): TERCERO ENCANTO of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 430): THE SHOCKER of INQUISITION SL5 (LHI, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 554): FLAGPOLE PANTIES of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 550): SCANDALF of THE SHALLOWSHIP (Elfwine, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 549): IAN of I HEART BALLS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 553): HOBBLED of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 551): UMBRELLA MAN of BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 545): QUO VADIS of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 537): JOSH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 536): TUSK of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 510): PALADIN of ERRATA (JE, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 500): ZIPPO of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 221): SKULK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Management, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 487): FOUR OF SPADES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 436): GRAPE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 208): DANI of JANIX (KAT, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 196): BRANA GOREFANG of VILE REAVERS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 384): HOLLY MACKEREL of FISH MONGERS (Ghoti, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 173): MADKAWRAW'S LAW of MILCHAMAH (Hammer, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 429): HITZ of 4-LETTER DOCTORS from DWES EG (TUM, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 546): LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 430): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 554): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 550): THE SHALLOWSHIP (Elfwine, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 549): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 553): WINGED LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 551): BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 545): CHILDREN OF INTI (Noachian, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 537): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 536): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 510): ERRATA (JE, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 500): INQUISITION CLONES (LHI, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 221): THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 487): DELVERS (Nick, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 436): AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 208): JANIX (KAT, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 196): VILE REAVERS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 384): CHAOS ENFORCERS (?, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 173): OUTLAWS (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 429): BLACK PRIMERS (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 5 KALTOS (turn 547): MOUSE DAVIS of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 551): UMBRELLA MAN of BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 537): BARITUS of VINCERE AUT MORI (Dark Knight Toker, mgr.) (turn 536): LOAF of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) ARMPIT CANDY of STREET PIZZA (TUM, mgr.) PLANKWALKER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 536): TUSK of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 509): CLOVER of ERRATA (JE, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 487): FOUR OF SPADES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 435): GRANDMASTER of RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Greetings my fellow Darkholmians, I hope you're having a productive summer. Mine has been kind of up and down. We had two deaths this turn: * THE UPRIGHT MAN (10-5185) (25-25-0,123) of ALASTARIAN IDOL fought BILLY THE SQUID (18-3880) (34-26-2,142) of SEA DOGS. THE UPRIGHT MAN was killed by BILLY THE SQUID in an exciting 1 minute conflict. This is just one of the unfortunate things that can happen when you don't challenge. You end up fighting random deadly squids-- or worse. You can wake up in the infirmary with confetti in your hair, like TUM. * GOHAN (18-8449) (37-23-1,193) of WASTELAND fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) (80- 50-4,250) of SINISTER NPCS. GOHAN was executed by DIRK CHOLERA in a popular 3 minute bloody one-sided bout. It was basically a Dark Arena fight--another thing that can happen when you don't challenge. And that wasn't even the real Dirk Cholera. He's retired...you could say. Here's an anomaly. BRICKTOP (18-7955) (45-33-0,207) of WASTELAND fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) (80-50-4,250) of SINISTER NPCS. BRICKTOP was viciously subdued by DIRK CHOLERA in an exciting 5 minute brutal fight. Yes, Dirk Cholera fought twice-- not that weird for a stand-in. But the thing is, according to the Unknown Spymaster, Bricktop was our most challenged warrior! And there were no avoids. So how did he end up fighting a stand-in? I can only guess that after getting a taste of blood in his fight with Gohan, the notorious Cholera actually arranged to fight someone else he hoped he could kill. Luckily, Bricktop was able to defend himself, if not win the fight. PLANKWALKER (18-8604) (23-24-2,84) of SEA DOGS fought VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65- 6623) (18-5-0,30) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS. PLANKWALKER was defeated by VIRGINIA, NO SANTA in an action packed 1 minute battle. I mention this fight because Plankwalker is our top Parry-Striker. This Commission memo came through that said, "Why not report the fights of stylemasters like the other spyreporters are doing?" You know. Phrased as a question. The iron hand in the velvet glove. That sort of thing. The truth is, I think, that Parry-Strikers, Parry-Ripostes, and Parry-Lungers are styles as neglected as Bashers. They can be great, but only when handled by a manager who is free of prejudice and unaffected by the current fashions. These styles are as despised as Aimed Blows used to be. The top Parry-Riposte lost his fight, too. HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH (18-6977) (75-65- 0,195) of BIG MEAN FISH fought WORK IN PROGRESS (38-4193) (34-96-2,156) of JUST BECAUSE. HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH overpowered WORK IN PROGRESS in a 1 minute uneven struggle. ...As did the top Basher. WENT TO MARKET (25-4288) (44-51-2,215) of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY fought NEOSPHINCTER (18-7317) (54-34-1,276) of WASTELAND. WENT TO MARKET was vanquished by NEOSPHINCTER in an action packed 1 minute uneven duel. Even our top Parry-Lunger was defeated this turn. DOC STEELE (18-6010) (76-142- 6,191) of ARROGANCE fought RED FUSION (6-5480) (52-25-0,200) of IT'S NEW!. DOC STEELE was unbelievably bested by RED FUSION in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bout. This style, once grandly represented by the great Epitaph, has fallen to a sad state, has it not? The rest of the stylemasters all have winning records, and someone to care about them. Our top Wall of Steel won his fight. This is a respected style. In fact, it's my favorite. ROLEX WATCH (32-3732) (77-67-2,219) of LUST MUPPETS fought NUMBERED WON (18-7434) (41-60-1,183) of NEXT GENERATION. ROLEX WATCH devastated NUMBERED WON in an action packed 1 minute one-sided competition. Slashers were once a neglected style, but were popularized years ago by Billy the Kid of Dullens. STRAFE (82-11158) (50-19-0,216) of BLACK PRIMERS fought COOLER (82-7277) (59-50-1,240) of STYROFOAM. STRAFE was savagely defeated by COOLER in an exciting 2 minute gory melee. It is a great pity that Etched in Stone was matched against a stand-in. This superb Total Parry warrior is a stylemaster, too. ETCHED IN STONE (61-3112) (80-35- 1,263) of CEMENTIA fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22) (0-0-0,181) of ARENA STAND-INS. ETCHED IN STONE viciously subdued LOCAL CONSTABLE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute fight. A few years ago, Aimed Blows were *the* loser style. The saying was, "Any warrior who would make a good Aimed Blow would make a better something else." And so a lot of young gladiators who dreamed of being Aimed Blows were forced into other styles. But look at this style now! Neosphincter is our top Aimed Blow representative. WENT TO MARKET (25-4288) (44-51-2,215) of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY fought NEOSPHINCTER (18-7317) (54-34-1,276) of WASTELAND. WENT TO MARKET was vanquished by NEOSPHINCTER in an action packed 1 minute uneven duel. Strikers have been a popular style, though I believe they were once considered to be not that effective once they reached the Isle. Our top Striker is Mahi Mahi and he is most formidable! MAHI MAHI (18-4899) (135-76-2,311) of BIG MEAN FISH fought A. CAPONE (18-3228) (22-21-3,198) of UNTOUCHABLES. MAHI MAHI demolished A. CAPONE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match. Of course, Lungers have always been popular because they are so easy to manage. It's a straightforward style, literally. Hitz, our top Lunger, successfully defended his title this turn. DR DAZZLE (57-4485) (103-40-2,290) of PEPPER PRACTICE II TV challenged HITZ (82-10428) (33-15-0,231) of 4-LETTER DOCTORS. DR DAZZLE was devastated by HITZ in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. *** I have a proposition! *** According to our arena statistics, it looks like we only have one Parry-Riposte active here at the moment, one Parry-Striker, two Parry-Lungers and ten bashers. I suggest that we have a tournament for those styles. If you would start transferring in warriors of those styles, we could start the tournament in, say, five more turns? On turn 435? Come on, let's revive these neglected fighting styles! Very sincerely, Desiree KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HITZ 82-10428 34 15 0 274 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204) DWES EG GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAHI MAHI 18-4899 136 76 2 322 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317 55 34 1 287 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 81 35 1 266 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE COOLER 82-7277 60 50 1 264 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541 69 36 1 258 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA -DEORNE 7-2529 87 58 1 245 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR HE HATE ME 18-7820 46 47 2 237 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA THE CUTICLE DANCE 82-13639 32 14 2 236 DON'T ASK (1205) DWES EG TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463 39 41 0 233 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 78 67 2 226 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT GRINGOLD 7-2416 40 55 2 219 SEA DOGS (203) BONSUR HARV 82-20046 36 13 1 216 4-LETTER NAMES (1256) DWES EG SCHYLER 6-4866 77 122 1 214 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL MUCKER 42-3596 87 84 2 213 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ONE A DAY 98-799 52 38 3 205 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL RED FUSION 6-5480 53 25 0 204 IT'S NEW! (1195) TRANSEL BRICKTOP 18-7955 45 34 0 204 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA FEAR 82-10416 40 60 1 204 4-LETTER ANXIETY (1236) DWES EG PUD 126 82-22024 38 23 0 204 PUDS AGAIN 6 (1234) DWES EG A. CAPONE 18-3228 22 22 3 204 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 70 72 1 202 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA SUPER BUM 82-18411 52 32 1 202 FLAT BROKE (1184) DWES EG PTI 7-5412 55 29 0 201 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR MANUTE BOL 5-4233 34 22 0 200 LARGE LOSERS (1228) KALTOS STRAFE 82-11158 50 20 0 199 BLACK PRIMERS (1187) DWES EG DOC STEELE 18-6010 76 143 6 198 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA -RENAE 7-4304 74 47 3 198 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR STUPID SEXY FLANDE 42-3836 40 33 0 198 I'M SO SEXY (1072) RODEKI FRIJOLE! 99-1214 29 31 3 198 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 76 65 0 197 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA -TOWER 7-4461 49 32 1 197 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR DOC STEELE 18-6808 63 98 1 196 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA -THRENODY 4-4557 40 50 1 196 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM -BLUE 33-5776 31 23 1 196 BLADES OF GRASS (1215) NIATOLI ISLAND DR DAZZLE 57-4485 103 41 2 195 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 44 52 2 195 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN GATEWAY 82-15631 32 10 0 195 ATTACK OF THE CLONES (1254 DWES EG CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 99 86 2 194 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA GOHAN 18-8449 37 24 1 194 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA 2 62-2976 43 39 3 192 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS -EMILY 17-5753 39 26 0 192 BLADES OF STEEL (1211) ALJAFIR CREDIT LINE 82-1366 28 35 0 190 WOMEN LOVE ME FOR MY (1252 DWES EG CLAW 21-5337 32 11 2 189 MEOW MIX (1094) SUNSET GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY YUENGLING 82-16265 30 19 1 186 LOCAL BEER (1219) DWES EG KYLIE 18-6057 46 36 1 185 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA HEAT 98-981 34 27 4 184 WHAT A TREAT (1201) SYVYN'S HILL GOKU 7-5628 34 18 0 182 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR BRADEN 6-4867 76 123 1 181 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SHINY PENNY 32-3789 50 103 2 180 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT NUMBERED WON 18-7434 41 61 1 180 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA CYCLOPS 7-4625 26 34 1 180 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR MASSAGE PARLOR 82-3972 19 7 2 180 ELIMINATED SATURDAY (1267) DWES EG -JANAE 5-3867 67 52 3 176 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422 40 41 0 176 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197) DWES EG LIFE 3-4196 55 170 0 175 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399 17 14 3 168 SEA DOGS (1241) OLD VALAMANTIS BILLY THE SQUID 18-3880 35 26 3 167 SEA DOGS (328) TALCAMA MEN WORKING 38-4189 36 95 1 165 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 34 97 2 159 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME HAILSTORM 7-5698 26 11 0 156 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR THE IMPECCABLE PIG 5-3818 25 17 0 154 JUST DON'T CARE (1242) KALTOS UBER GOOBER 82-26198 33 21 0 151 NUTS (1240) DWES EG GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 118 124 0 144 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI ADASHIR 42-4088 21 12 1 134 HIGHER PURPOSE (1259) RODEKI ALLAH 13-2440 17 14 0 133 END (1257) DULLENS -COLIN 3-5475 35 54 2 132 ZODIAC KNIGHTS (958) OSKSI -INSURRECTION 60-5607 11 10 0 132 BLADES OF DESTINY (1216) ARADI THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185 25 26 0 125 ALASTARIAN IDOL (1238) KOLACT ??RADAR?? 82-20310 17 22 0 122 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 69 105 2 120 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6-6002 23 11 0 107 HOLE IN THE WALL (1243) TRANSEL GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY KUNG PAO KITTY 97-1310 13 23 3 98 CUTE & KINDA DEADLY (1229) SHADOW GROVE RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 15 10 0 92 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -BARITUS 18-8674 22 19 2 87 VINCERE AUT MORI (1274) TALCAMA 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 65-6624 21 3 2 86 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (1272 DAL SHANG VAGABOND 4-6049 14 7 1 85 SEA DOGS (1271) JHELUM SINDARION 18-8499 30 19 1 68 UNTOUCHABLES (1212) TALCAMA 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199 15 2 2 65 072905R (1273) KATI-TEI VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 19 5 0 63 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (1272 DAL SHANG PLANKWALKER 18-8604 23 25 2 57 SEA DOGS (328) TALCAMA BOZO 42-4016 24 61 0 54 CLOWNING AROUND (1200) RODEKI TURTLEFACE 7-5734 18 6 0 54 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR CHIPS AHOY 97-1586 15 7 4 53 DEATH BY CHOCOLATE (1268) SHADOW GROVE GREEN BEAN 3-6419 10 5 1 43 VEGGIES (1227) OSKSI '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185 25 26 0 ALASTARIAN IDOL 1238 BILLY THE SQUID 18-388 430 GOHAN 18-8449 37 24 1 WASTELAND 468 DIRK CHOLERA 104-29 430 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Stupid Sexy Flanders -- So YOU say, but what does a dwarf know about sexy, eh? Anyone who would wear red flanders, and them faded besides, well, forget it. -- Tolais Deepheart He Hate Me -- And well he should! It says here that you're a dwarf, but actually, you're a pig. I can tell. -- Life of Osksi Shiny Penny -- And such a big one, too! I bet I could buy a LOT of...anything with a nice shiny penny your size. Hmm. -- Mucker Insurrection -- Well, listen, I've heard about Aradi, and I guess ANYONE would insurrect there. Pretty steep. -- Maginot Mike Desiree -- No wonder you don't use your real name. If you did, all of us women who are denied our gender by your careless, cutting comments would GET you. -- Tolais Deepheart, that's Ms. Deepheart to you Ms. Deepheart -- I humbly apologize. It IS hard to tell with warrior gear on unless the lady has, you know, very large endowments. And, although I think you may have told me before, I can only blame a brain fart for my forgetting. -- Desiree Desiree -- Are you sure? -- Nick I am. Not Kansas. 26 May 2006 The Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire want to announce the joining of a new member who cherishes the same ideals, respect and loyalty that we hold dear. From this day forward let all know that Blackstorm is now a Dark Knight of the Desolate Empire Alliance. With him as our chosen brother, our alliance only becomes stronger. Let all his foes become ours, and ours his. May all our enemies' blood flow freely and give NO quarter in war. This is also a warning to any cowards, bullies, etc.... If you play with fire, you WILL get burnt!!! Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire 6 June 2006 To those involved, no, I have not abandoned your stories. But I've been letting them drift, and that has to stop, so I am taking the time to make sure that I know where they are going, more than just "what happens next" dreamed up on the fly, before resuming work on them. No new stories will be started until at least one of the old ones has concluded, for the same reason: quantity can't substitute for quality. Your patience in this matter is appreciated. -- the Scribe 20 May 2006 Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire Our newest Dark Knight disrespected?!?!?! ARE THEY SERIOUS?!?! If at all possible, let's get over to 31. I'm on the way. Let's get 'em. -- Dark Knight Osiris LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DR DAZZLE was devastated by HITZ in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. STRAFE was savagely defeated by COOLER in a exciting 2 minute gory melee. THE CUTICLE DANCE viciously subdued PTI in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl. GATEWAY was defeated by TASTY HANGNAIL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody match. ETCHED IN STONE viciously subdued LOCAL CONSTABLE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute fight. ROLEX WATCH devastated NUMBERED WON in a action packed 1 minute one-sided competition. WENT TO MARKET was vanquished by NEOSPHINCTER in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel. HE HATE ME overpowered SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 2 minute gory uneven duel. MIMIC BLENNY savagely defeated 2 in a popular 5 minute gory melee. MAHI MAHI demolished A. CAPONE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match. KYLIE was bested by DUSKY JAWFISH in a 2 minute battle. CLEANER WRASSE demolished HAILSTORM in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. DOC STEELE was viciously subdued by PUD 126 in a popular 1 minute gruesome conflict. HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH overpowered WORK IN PROGRESS in a 1 minute uneven struggle. DOC STEELE was unbelievably bested by RED FUSION in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bout. BRICKTOP was viciously subdued by DIRK CHOLERA in a exciting 5 minute brutal fight. GOHAN was executed by DIRK CHOLERA in a popular 3 minute bloody one-sided bout. GOKU was devastated by HARV in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest. CLAW viciously subdued CYCLOPS in a popular 3 minute gruesome match. GRINGOLD vanquished CREDIT LINE in a popular 1 minute mismatched fray. HEAT was savagely defeated by MUCKER in a popular 2 minute gruesome fight. ONE A DAY overpowered MEN WORKING in a 1 minute uneven fight. STUPID SEXY FLANDERS overpowered SUSHI SLINGER in a 1 minute one-sided bout. CRACK IS CHEAP was vanquished by FRIJOLE! in a action packed 4 minute uneven bout. SUPER BUM unbelievably bested SHINY PENNY in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bout. YUENGLING was vanquished by SCHYLER in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout. BRADEN was vanquished by MANUTE BOL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fray. FEAR demolished LIFE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. MASSAGE PARLOR overpowered MAGINOT MIKE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout. TOLAIS DEEPHEART was viciously subdued by THE IMPECCABLE PIG in a 2 minute duel. UBER GOOBER luckily beat ADASHIR in a crowd pleasing 4 minute brutal match. ??RADAR?? was overcome by ALLAH in a exciting 1 minute fight. THE UPRIGHT MAN was killed by BILLY THE SQUID in a exciting 1 minute conflict. COOKIE FOR THE SOUL won victory over 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS in a popular 1 minute bout. KUNG PAO KITTY won victory over 5 GOT PICKED in a crowd pleasing 4 minute brutal bout. SINDARION overcame INKEEPER'S SON in a 2 minute brutal duel. PLANKWALKER was defeated by VIRGINIA, NO SANTA in a action packed 1 minute battle. TURTLEFACE was vanquished by VAGABOND in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. CHIPS AHOY unbelievably bested GREEN BEAN in a popular 2 minute bloody conflict. BOZO was savagely defeated by RUGEN THE JELLYFISH in a 3 minute competition. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 24 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 1 60 | |AIMED BLOW 14 LUNGING ATTACK 138 - 99 - 1 58 | |TOTAL PARRY 10 WALL OF STEEL 44 - 36 - 0 55 | |BASHING ATTACK 10 TOTAL PARRY 57 - 53 - 1 52 | |WALL OF STEEL 8 AIMED BLOW 72 - 69 - 0 51 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 22 - 0 49 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 16 - 1 38 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 9 - 0 31 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 51 - 0 25 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 430 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: STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 8 4 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 7 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 11 1 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 7 - 7 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 4 - 4 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK HITZ 82-10428 34 15 0 274 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204) STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 136 76 2 322 BIG MEAN FISH (292) AIMED BLOW NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317 55 34 1 287 WASTELAND (468) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 81 35 1 266 CEMENTIA (1112) SLASHING ATTACK COOLER 82-7277 60 50 1 264 STYROFOAM (1090) WALL OF STEEL ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 78 67 2 226 LUST MUPPETS (1036) PARRY-LUNGE DOC STEELE 18-6808 63 98 1 196 ARROGANCE (732) BASHING ATTACK WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 44 52 2 195 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) PARRY-RIPOSTE WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 34 97 2 159 JUST BECAUSE (1151) PARRY-STRIKE PLANKWALKER 18-8604 23 25 2 57 SEA DOGS (328) The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422. The most popular warrior this turn was SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The ten other most popular fighters were MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541, DOC STEELE 18-6010, CLAW 21-5337, RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478, FRIJOLE! 99-1214, 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199, GREEN BEAN 3-6419, COOLER 82-7277, ADASHIR 42-4088, and ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112. The least popular fighter this week was TURTLEFACE 7-5734. The other ten least popular fighters were MEN WORKING 38-4189, WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193, HAILSTORM 7-5698, MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509, LIFE 3-4196, BRADEN 6-4867, YUENGLING 82-16265, SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399, CREDIT LINE 82-1366, and GOKU 7-5628. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K OSKSI(3) 0 2 0 SUNSET(21) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 JHELUM(4) 1 1 0 LYRATILAN(25) 0 1 0 DAL SHANG(65) 1 1 0 KALTOS(5) 2 0 0 ARVAT(32) 1 1 0 DWES EG(82) 10 6 0 TRANSEL(6) 3 1 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 2 0 OLD VALAMANTIS(96) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 2 5 0 KATI-TEI(41) 0 1 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 2 0 0 KOLACT(10) 0 1 0 RODEKI(42) 2 3 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 1 1 0 DULLENS(13) 1 0 0 ANDOR(57) 0 1 0 SOUTH RIDGE(99) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 9 8 1 JURINE(61) 1 0 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LIFE 3-4196 55 170 0 175 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 69 105 2 120 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM MANUTE BOL 5-4233 34 22 0 200 LARGE LOSERS (1228) KALTOS SCHYLER 6-4866 77 122 1 214 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL TASTY HANGNAIL 7-5463 39 41 0 233 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185 25 26 0 125 ALASTARIAN IDOL (1238) KOLACT ALLAH 13-2440 17 14 0 133 END (1257) DULLENS MAHI MAHI 18-4899 136 76 2 322 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA CLAW 21-5337 32 11 2 189 MEOW MIX (1094) SUNSET WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 44 52 2 195 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 78 67 2 226 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT MEN WORKING 38-4189 36 95 1 165 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME 5 GOT PICKED 41-4199 15 2 2 65 072905R (1273) KATI-TEI MUCKER 42-3596 87 84 2 213 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI DR DAZZLE 57-4485 103 41 2 195 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 81 35 1 266 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE 2 62-2976 43 39 3 192 NUMBERS (937) VALAMANTIS 5 GOLDEN WARRIORS 65-6624 21 3 2 86 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (1272 DAL SHANG HITZ 82-10428 34 15 0 274 4-LETTER DOCTORS (1204) DWES EG SUSHI SLINGER 96-1399 17 14 3 168 SEA DOGS (1241) OLD VALAMANTIS KUNG PAO KITTY 97-1310 13 23 3 98 CUTE & KINDA DEADLY (1229) SHADOW GROVE ONE A DAY 98-799 52 38 3 205 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL FRIJOLE! 99-1214 29 31 3 198 BEAN MACHINE (1202) SOUTH RIDGE