DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 09/08/2012    Duedate: 09/21/2012

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 592

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 PUNCHLINES 82/1115  2222 1741  23 56.1    5 THE VOLS 6/1314        3    5   1 37.5
    STREET PIZZA 18/114                       6 STORM RIDERS 1/1056  599 1039   8 36.6
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                       BLOOD + ORANGES 51/518
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258                 STORM RIDERS II 1/1057
  2-AESIR 3/301          359  334   4 51.8      THE MIDDLE WAY 5 5/1325
    TACKLE BOX 6/1332                         7 JOHNS 5/927         1252 2297  21 35.3
    THE FUNNY FARM 2/881                        AUTHORS 21/749
  3-STEEL LEGION 1/1304   12   13   0 48.0      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    WINGED LEGION 6/1277                        THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    BLOODY LEGION 96/1276                     8-FLAGG'S FIV 42/1108   62  120   1 34.1
  4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   491  673   9 42.2      FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS 7/1311
    HIGHLANDERS 42/1341                       9-THE BLACK CO 3/1046    0    3   0  0.0

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

                                King of Primus 2012
                                ===================

Who:

     Sixteen of the top teams and managers in Primus!
     Each team must consist of 5 warriors of each of a *different* style.
     A team may consist of one or more managers, and each manager can belong to only
one team.
     Managers who are able to field 5 warriors of different styles for themselves are
STRONLY encouraged to do so.  But for those that can't, combination teams are
definitely allowed.  Management reserves the right to veto any combination teams
deemed "overpowered".  (Unlikely but you never know.)

What:

     The King of Primus is a bracket-style competition where teams of 5 warriors
fight against each other in a match-play like system.
     Teams will be seeded 1-16 based on the AVERAGE rank in Primus of their warriors.
(As of turn 594)  Warriors MUST be listed in the Turn 594 Newsletter in order to be
eligible for the competition.  In case of ties in average rank, ties will be broken
by the ranking of the highest warrior.
     Then each team will have a ranking of 1-5 based on their ranking in Primus.  (As
of turn 594)  During match play, The #1 warrior from Team A will match up with the #1
warrior from Team B, the #2 Team A warrior will match up with the #2 warrior from
Team B, and so forth.  Warrior rankings will remain static throughout the competition
as will manager seedings.
     The King of Primus will be the one team that goes 4-0.  Even though the contest
is single elimination to determine the winner, there will be a consolation round and
everyone will have 4 matches--in the end everyone will have the opportunity to play 4
matches and find out where their stable really ranks in Primus!

When:

     The contest will take place starting on Primus Turn 596.  It will run for 4
turns ending in Turn 599.  However, remember that your warriors must be listed in the
594 newsletter to be eligible and it's not a bad idea to climb up high in the
rankings now to earn as high a seed as you can.
     In case more than 16 teams sign up, Turn 595 will the "play in" round, where
teams seeded on the lower end of the bracket will compete for the right to enter the
competition.  The number of teams who need to compete in the "play-in" round will be
determined on the number of teams who enter the competition.  For example, if 18
teams sign up, then the 15th seed will play the 18th seed and the 16th seed will play
the 17th seed for the right to enter the main bracket.  (Similar to how it works in
March Madness)

How:

     To enter, you can sign up in this thread, write an ad in the 102 newsletter or
PM/Email Manager with the following information.  The Name(s) of managers on a team,
the 5 warriors with ID#s of your team, the style of your warriors, and what warrior
you want to select for a possible Royal Court Selection.  (See prize section)

Example:

Manager's Team
---------------
1. Bonnie (29-2780) (AB)
2. Weird Head Boy (63-2216) (LU) *
3. Koji Shikeru (40-2619) (SL)
4. Skyfire (37-2065) (PL)
5. Patience (1-2619) (TP)

* Denotes Royal Court Prize Pick

     Since the contest takes place in the arena, you'll have to read the newsletter
and the forums to figure out who you're going to match up against.  We'll post all
the managers and teams before the contest begins as well to make it easier.

Prizes:

     The winner of the competition will be named the King of Primus!!!  As a winner,
you get to control the fate of the arena for a very special Turn 600!  The Winner of
the contest can select two "decrees" from a list of items that will effect how Primus
plays out on it's historic Turn 600!

They are:
==========
- Rename the Arena for 1 turn
- Have a non-automated spy report written.
- Increase/Decrease the Skill Learning for the turn
- Increase/Decrease the Training % for the turn.
- Increase/Decrease the Kill Percentage for the turn.
- No Challenges and/or Avoids
- Bring back the Defend Gate Challenge for a turn
- Have an NPC Match-Up Week!

-If you have other ideas, the commission may consider it, but will have the right to
refuse.

     As the King of Primus, you also get the first member of your Royal Court!  When
entering a team, each team who participates must designate one of their warriors to
be in the "twin pool."  (No DYOs or roll-up altering warriors allowed.)  After
winning, one warrior will be drawn from the pool at RANDOM, and you will have the
option to be able to "twin" that warrior's numbers and stick him on an existing team
(no-tourney arenas not allowed) if you so desire.  Consider carefully your odds of
winning when choosing a warrior to donate to the Royal Court.
     You may opt out if you desire--but if you win, you don't get this part of the
prize.
     The Consolation Champion (9th place) gets 5 Team Roll-Ups.
     For everyone else, there is an exciting Consolation Prize Pool to keep everyone
motivated to finish high as possible.  There are 16 items in the Consolation Prize
Pool--one of each item.  First place gets his first choice of item in the pool,
second place gets the 2nd choice and so on, and whoever finishes last gets his choice
of remaining items.  Here are the items in the Consolation Prize Pool:

Consolation Prize Pool
=======================
     +1 Init Potion -- Adds 1 Init to your base.  Can't be used to create an out of
bounds warrior.
     +1 Riposte Potion -- Adds 1 to your Riposte base.  Can't be used to create an
out of bounds warrior.
     +1 Decise Potion -- Adds 1 to your Decise Base.  Can't be used to create an out
of bounds warrior.
     +1 Parry Potion -- Adds 1 to your Parry Base.  Can't be used to create an out of
bounds warrior.
     Morning Star Potion -- Give any Primus warrior the favorite weapon of a Morning
Star!
     1 Free Name Change -- Change the name of any of your warriors for free!
     +2 Cool -- Add 2 to your warrior's cool!  You can't increase Cool by ANY OTHER
MEANS without using this potion!
     Decise Tactic Potion -- Give your favorite primus warrior the Decise Tactic as
his favorite tactic!
     Parry Tactic Potion -- Give your favorite primus warrior the Parry Tactic as a
favorite tactic!
     -11 Losses Potion -- Subtract 11 losses from your Primus Team record as you make
a quest for #1!
     Right-Handedness Potion -- Plan ahead!  There are going to be 33 new ambi
warriors out there and everyone is going to be aiming for the Left Arm!  Now make
your left handed warriors Right Handed!
     +2 Kills Potion -- Add 2 kills to your Primus team record with this prize!
     Rank Anywhere Prize -- Change the Primus ranking of any of your warriors from #2
to last place!
     One of TMM's Leftover Team Roll-Ups:  One of TMM's throwaway roll-ups will be
sent to you in old-fashioned diplo format!  (Can be autographed if you desire.)  As
the game's most TC winning manager, there might be some decent stuff in his trash!
     +16 FE Prize -- Add 16 FE to one of your Primus warriors!  That next FE bonus is
even closer!
     Race-Changing Prize -- Change the race of one of your Primus warriors to an
existing or even a new race!
     Alternate Reality Prize -- Take any of your Primus warriors and roll-him up 5x!
You will get 5 character overview sheets back!  You don't actually get to keep the
warriors, but you may view how your warrior might have looked like in another
reality.
     Riposte Favorite Learn -- Change the favorite learn of any of your Primus
warriors to Riposte!

     With the exception of the name change, all warrior modification prizes must be
used on a Primus warrior that you own.
     In addition, everyone who makes it to the main bracket gets an official "King of
Primus Facebook Participant Badge!"  Now all of your friends will know you are an
elite Primus manager.  (Even if you lost 5-0 in the first round!)

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 709): GRASSCUTTER of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 592): THE LIZARD KING of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 714): UBIQUITI BULLET of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 686): KID KOALA of COLLEGE RADIO #4 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 710): TIK-TOK of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 705): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 714): BIG BAD DADDY JR of WESTNMAFIA (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 698): MUGSY of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 700): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 699): MITER BOX of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 665): VIPER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 654): BASKERVILLE PIG of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 303): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 647): ARMORED ECHO of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 598): WINDSONG of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 284): HARAZIM KOREH of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 277): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 543): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 254): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 591): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 709): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 592): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 714): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 686): PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 710): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 705): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 714): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 698): JAY-Z (Howlin' WolF, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 700): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 699): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 665): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 654): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 303): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 647): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 598): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 284): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 277): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 543): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 254): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 591) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 714): VELOVORINSAL NORS of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
              (turn 713): PERCIATELLI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 705): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 713): SKARA BRAE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 697): SKYHAWK of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 698): LUPUS MAJOR of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 654): BASKERVILLE PIG of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 646): WHERETHEHECKISTAN of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 598): WINDSONG of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCDAR (turn 289): QIONG YING of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

     Of course my victory bodes well, Malic!  How could it do otherwise.  The
arenamaster advised me to "smell carefully."  I did, and once I recovered my
equanimity, I went after the situation with vigor and chlorox.  Between the Jellyfish
and the squashed whatever-it-was, this place needs a thorough cleaning.  I just hope
that, if I'm not here next time, the relevant Keeper of the Runeblade has cleanly
habits.  I have scrubbed, and burned juniper incense, but the atmosphere in this
appartment is by no means fully recovered.

                                     Elayron

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo.

     We're back, and honestly there's not much for me to say.  There were sixteen
fights this turn (three of them involving stand-in fighters).  That means twenty-nine
actual gladiators showed up.  No challenges or avoids, and one death--which, although
of interest, is hardly good news, is it?
     In our title fight, Elayron was matched against ??Radar??, who defeated him,
thus squashing our chance of getting a column this coming turn.  Elayron, thanks for
your column though.  Vigor and chlorox, heh!  ELAYRON (51-1492) (86-61-0,224) of
BLOOD + ORANGES fought ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (99-101-1,242) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II.
ELAYRON was devastated by ??RADAR?? in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.  Despite
this loss, Elayron is still our top Parry-Lunger, and ??Radar?? is, as usual, our top
Wall of Steel and our Overall Popularity Leader.  He won't be so popular with me next
turn if he doesn't write a column.

I'm just going to list the rest of the fights, okay?
     JUSTIN (6-6179) (24-41-3,126) of THE LADY'S LIST fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-15-
4,150) of ET AL.  JUSTIN was slaughtered by DESIREE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
Et Al?  This fake Desi is not only kind of mean, she picks silly team names.  She had
another fight today, and stuck with "Et Al."  Sheesh!
     ZAKAU (5-4623) (45-51-0,193) of JOHNS fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-0-0,181)
of TACKLE BOX.  ZAKAU savagely defeated SHEWISH GIANT in an exciting 2 minute gory
melee.
     TASHI'SINDAR (1-3249) (77-56-3,193) of STORM RIDERS II fought CLIVE (6-5215)
(44-36-5,167) of THE LADY'S LIST.  TASHI'SINDAR vanquished CLIVE in a popular 1
minute mismatched brawl.  Mr. 'Sindar is our top Lunger.
     HIKARAN DAAL (1-2070) (77-92-1,190) of STORM RIDERS fought GEN. JACKSON (6-6285)
(23-14-2,164) of THE VOLS.  HIKARAN DAAL defeated GEN. JACKSON in a crowd pleasing 4
minute match.  Hikaran Daal is top Total Parry, hence the longer fight.  But it
wasn't too scummy.  Well, it really was, but since the fight list was so short, the
spectators were glad to have a little extra time to finish their popcorn.
     CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (115-138-3,197) of ILLFANG PACT fought MARK (5-4088) (57-
138-3,179) of JOHNS.   CRYSOPRASE bested MARK in a popular 5 minute duel.  Crysoprase
is top Parry-Striker.

     LENNON (5-4087) (34-30-1,194) of JOHNS fought TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (124-
135-0,173) of HIGHLANDERS.  LENNON viciously subdued TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a crowd
pleasing 3 minute bloody match.  Lennon is top Slasher.
     MEN WORKING (38-4189) (67-225-1,176) of JUST BECAUSE fought JAMMY LARKE (5-4926)
(47-34-0,141) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  MEN WORKING defeated  JAMMY LARKE in a 2 minute
gruesome melee.  Top Basher, Top PR.
     ADABEMIS & BALMADOR (42-1671) (23-39-0,113) of HIGHLANDERS fought ZANE GREY (21-
4810) (33-70-2,126) of AUTHORS.  ADABEMIS & BALMADOR was vanquished by ZANE GREY in a
popular 2 minute uneven duel.  Zane Grey is top Striker.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (31-31-2,138) of THE LADY'S LIST fought HELENE JUSTE (5-4875)
(29-45-1,101) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  MIKEL overpowered HELENE JUSTE in a popular 1
minute one-sided melee.
     JERI LOUGH (5-4840) (39-54-0,91) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought HOFFA (5-4348) (14-
136-0,70) of JOHNS.  JERI LOUGH demolished HOFFA in a 2 minute bloody mismatched
match.  This is the Hoffa who was this turn's least popular fighter.

     HOFFA (5-4622) (37-59-0,62) of JOHNS fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (23-25-0,69) of
HIGHLANDERS.  HOFFA was bested by PHILTHRY in an exciting 4 minute battle.
     2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (47-145-0,46) of JUST BECAUSE fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-5)
(35-18-0,75) of KNEECAPPERS.  2 + 2 = 4 viciously subdued BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd 
pleasing 4 minute bloody bout.
     HOFFA (5-4299) (18-67-0,57) of JOHNS fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (29-43-
0,53) of HIGHLANDERS.  HOFFA was overpowered by PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1
minute one-sided duel.
     SATCHEL (6-6215) (36-32-2,38) of THE LADY'S LIST fought PENDRU ROST (5-4956)
(32-75-0,75) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  SATCHEL vanquished PENDRU ROST in a 1 minute one-
sided fray.
     ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (21-41-2,35) of THE LADY'S LIST fought KATIRONA MURH (5-4929)
(50-37-2,80) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  ALOYICIUS was devastated by KATIRONA MURH in a
popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.

     Aaand... that's it for this turn.  I'd like to to a better spy report next turn,
so help me out and do challenges and avoids!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310          100 101  1  266  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 89  28     241  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG
-HAIR LIP! 82-3261            31  23  1  233  PUNCHLINES (1115)          DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249          78  56  3  201  STORM RIDERS II (1057)     MORDANT
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           116 138  3  200  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 46  51     198  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 LENNON 5-4087                35  30  1  197  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
-SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810           27  20     197  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
-SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889      81 116  2  196  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070          78  92  1  194  STORM RIDERS (1056)        MORDANT
 ELAYRON 51-1492              86  62     190  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          68 225  1  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MARK 5-4088                  57 139  3  180  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    124 136     175  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 CLIVE 6-5215                 44  37  5  170  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 GEN. JACKSON 6-6285          23  15  2  169  THE VOLS (1314)            TRANSEL
-FLASHER 6-6556               20  10  1  153  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926           47  35     146  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                 32  31  2  140  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            34  70  2  136  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 JUSTIN 6-6179                24  42  3  124  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671  23  40     106  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875          29  46  1  100  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840            40  54      97  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
-KVASIR 3-7165                22   3  1   94  AESIR (301)                OSKSI

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-HAWK 6-5764                  20   8      89  WINGED LEGION (1277)       TRANSEL
-MASUMII 42-4117              17  11      85  FLAGG'S FIVE (1108)        RODEKI
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929         51  37  2   82  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
-OL SMOKEY 6-6312             16  10  2   78  THE VOLS (1314)            TRANSEL
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            48 145      76  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             24  25      75  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-ASSASSIN 96-1802             12   7  4   73  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD VALAMANTIS
-COBALT 1-7784                18   9  1   72  STEEL LEGION (1304)        MORDANT
 SATCHEL 6-6215               37  32  2   67  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       30  43      66  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 HOFFA 5-4348                 14 137      65  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4622                 37  60      60  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
-DIGGER WASP 7-4899           13   3      60  FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (1311)   BONSUR
-BIG BIRD 2-5703              19  17  3   56  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
-GATE WITCH 42-3953           22  12      55  FLAGG'S FIVE (1108)        RODEKI
-COLD SHOT 21-7282            14  11      53  THE BLUES (1339)           SUNSET
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956           32  76      47  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4299                 18  68      45  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             21  42  2   40  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
-SOULCATCHER 3-5897           16   9      31  THE BLACK COMPANY (1046)   OSKSI

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
JUSTIN 6-6179             24  42  3 THE LADY'S LIST 917    DESIREE                   592

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

??Radar?? -- A grossly unfair tactic!  You must have done it with mirrors--twinned
yourself somehow and got me coming and going.  I shall protest to the Commission at
this Dirty Trick! -- Hikaran Daal

Malic -- I 'shall (gently) hoi'st you with your own petard.  Not 'someone el'se's,
ju'st your's. -- Ta'shi'Sindar

Gate Witch -- To be honest, I was surprised to be that lucky once. -- Pendru Rost

Malic -- You misunderstand. The choice of team name was not mine, some oaf in the
Commission foisted it upon me, and Jorja never cared enough to change it.  After all,
SHE doesn't have to appear under it. -- Elayron
P.S. I have determined to wear today, for the purpose of speaking from the High Seat,
a garment of blue-black silk lightly frosted with tiny crystal beads.  It seems to be
called "stars at twilight," or some such thing.  If I retain the title, I will "pull
out the stops," as they say, and arrive in full splendor two weeks from now.  Or not,
as things work out.

Gate Witch -- Ah-HAH!  Not so witchy. -- Philthry

Hair Lip! -- I suppose you could do worse than be named after your moustache.
Anyway, good fight. -- Crysoprase

Lennon -- Aw.  All you need is love, and you'll get over those aggressive impulses.
-- Tolais Deepheart

Jammy Larke -- You'd not have beaten us if it'd been my turn to be on top. --
Balmador

Assassin -- No reason to boast about it, knave. -- Pelis the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ELAYRON was devastated by ??RADAR?? in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
ZAKAU savagely defeated SHEWISH GIANT in a exciting 2 minute gory melee.
TASHI'SINDAR vanquished CLIVE in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
HIKARAN DAAL defeated GEN. JACKSON in a crowd pleasing 4 minute match.
CRYSOPRASE bested MARK in a popular 5 minute duel.
LENNON viciously subdued TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
MEN WORKING defeated JAMMY LARKE in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR was vanquished by ZANE GREY in a popular 2 minute uneven duel.
JUSTIN was slaughtered by DESIREE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MIKEL overpowered HELENE JUSTE in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
JERI LOUGH demolished HOFFA in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
HOFFA was bested by PHILTHRY in a exciting 4 minute battle.
2 + 2 = 4 viciously subdued BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody bout.
HOFFA was overpowered by PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
SATCHEL vanquished PENDRU ROST in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
ALOYICIUS was devastated by KATIRONA MURH in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         AIMED BLOW         5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  22 -  1      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   37 -  29 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -  18 -  0      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  22 -  1      41  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  29 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  19 -  0      32  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  15 -  0      32  |

Turn 592 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-STRIKE       2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  4         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310        100 101  1  266 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
LUNGING ATTACK   TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249        78  56  3  201 STORM RIDERS II (1057)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         116 138  3  200 ILLFANG PACT (281)
SLASHING ATTACK  LENNON 5-4087              35  30  1  197 JOHNS (927)
TOTAL PARRY      HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070        78  92  1  194 STORM RIDERS (1056)
PARRY-LUNGE      ELAYRON 51-1492            86  62  0  190 BLOOD + ORANGES (518)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        68 225  1  180 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JAMMY LARKE 5-4926         47  35  0  146 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)
STRIKING ATTACK  ZANE GREY 21-4810          34  70  2  136 AUTHORS (749)

The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LENNON 5-4087.  The ten other most popular fighters were CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, 
MARK 5-4088, PHILTHRY 42-2079, ZAKAU 5-4623, GEN. JACKSON 6-6285, ZANE GREY 21-4810, 
HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, MEN WORKING 38-4189, and JERI LOUGH 
5-4840.

The least popular fighter this week was HOFFA 5-4348.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JUSTIN 6-6179, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, PENDRU ROST 5-4956, HOFFA 5-4299, 
HELENE JUSTE 5-4875, ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671, CLIVE 6-5215, ELAYRON 51-1492, 
SATCHEL 6-6215, and HOFFA 5-4622.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           3  0 0  SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            4  7 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        2  0 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           2  4 0  RODEKI(42)           2  2 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249         78  56  3  201  STORM RIDERS II (1057)     MORDANT
 ZAKAU 5-4623                46  51  0  198  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                44  37  5  170  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           34  70  2  136  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         68 225  1  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   124 136  0  175  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ELAYRON 51-1492             86  62  0  190  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310         100 101  1  266  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG