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Date : 02/12/2018 Duedate: 02/24/2018
ANDORAK ARENA
DM 105 TURN 730
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 THE SEUSS H 24/1157 22 11 0 66.7 SUPERIOR FORCES 5703 82/1137
2 DIRTIE 56/1104 1373 1077 9 56.0 3 WARCKERS 26/587 1548 1363 22 53.2
THE OPERA 47/1102 DEMON LORE 4/1012
DEAD WE SUCK 32/1098 MONEY PIT 24/1040
DEMONS & DEVILS 7/1087 WAR-C-KERS 11/1007
SUPERIOR FORCES 8/1088 INCARNATIONS 52/711
SUPERIOR FORCES 40/538 WAR SEEKERS 97/1015
SUPE FORCES 2A02 84/1145 MONSTER CHILD 63/996
SUPERIOR FORCES 1W 82/1036 WAR SEEKERS' 97/1085
SUPERIOR FORCES 2Y 33/1099 BOOK OF THOMAS 15/1151
SUPERIOR FORCES 5R 29/1097 CRYSTAL PALACE 30/1083
SUPERIOR FORCES 5V 82/1116 HAUNTED CASTLE 82/1084
SUPERIOR FORCES 60 60/1080 SECOND CHANCES 71/1026
SUPERIOR FORCES 6D 82/1119 SECOND CHANCES 74/1020
SUPERIOR FORCES 6N 18/1029 SECOND CHANCES 75/1021
SUPERIOR FORCES IS 82/1039 SHERWOOD FOREST 26/1153
SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 71/1110 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY 82/839
SUPERIOR FORCES Y4 71/1062 HAUNTED CASTLE 3 82/1179
SUPERIOR FORCES 22T 12/1091 4-SHADOW LANC 22/1160 25 22 0 53.2
SUPERIOR FORCES 5411 82/1139
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Is this thing working? I can't tell. It's probably messed up because a god
descended on Andorak in the form of Novgorodny Vir. It's enough to make any thinking
may an unbeliever. Vir had NOTHING to say about the fights today. So I get to say it
all.
Twenty-six fights, no challenges, no avoids, no deaths, no personals, ten
standbys. I think ten, I didn't take my socks off to push the count to the bitter
end.
For the title:
VALERIAN (82-17255) (41-16-0,251) of SUPERIOR FORCES IS fought SACRIFICE (82-
12669) (41-22-2,221) of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY. VALERIAN bested SACRIFICE in a crowd
pleasing 3 minute gruesome Title fight. Thus proving that in this match, Valerian IS
the superior force.
Other fights, not involving standbys:
BALOR (7-5894) (51-34-0,219) of DEMONS & DEVILS fought SILENT DOOM (82-12389)
(30-17-0,227) of HAUNTED CASTLE. BALOR demolished SILENT DOOM in a popular 1 minute
one-sided melee. If only Doom had spoken up! You can't tell what difference it might
make.
DARK CHAMPION (4-5689) (68-53-0,251) of DEMON LORE fought K. CARSON (8-3609) (39-
40-0,190) of SUPERIOR FORCES. DARK CHAMPION vanquished K. CARSON in a popular 1
minute mismatched brawl. What's in a name, eh? Name him Champion, and he wins.
LITTLE MOKELE 2 (18-9946) (44-25-0,249) of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N fought POSITIVE
(26-3633) (184-110-1,346) of WARCKERS. LITTLE MOKELE 2 was overpowered by POSITIVE in
a 3 minute mismatched match. Positively.
SUPERIOR SNOTLING (18-10095) (24-8-0,237) of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N fought MERCURY
RISING (97-1378) (27-29-4,207) of WAR SEEKERS. SUPERIOR SNOTLING overpowered MERCURY
RISING in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. It's the time of year. The mercury is NOT
rising.
DREAM CATCHER (74-3177) (57-51-2,252) of SECOND CHANCES fought JULIANNE (84-
19630) (40-70-0,209) of SUPE FORCES 2A02. DREAM CATCHER vanquished JULIANNE in a
action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. So much for Julianne's dream, it was
caught like a butterfly.
YOURBAGD FOREVER (47-6968) (27-14-0,206) of THE OPERA fought ALBINO RAINBOW (11-
6238) (88-46-3,204) of WAR-C-KERS. YOURBAGD FOREVER was viciously subdued by ALBINO
RAINBOW in a 8 minute conflict. It's too cold for a long fight. Of course, it gave
me time to go in search of a heavier cloak.
MACHINE (56-3795) (58-56-0,208) of DIRTIE fought HIDDEN DOOM (82-12390) (44-26-
2,198) of HAUNTED CASTLE. MACHINE was savagely defeated by HIDDEN DOOM in a popular 5
minute bloody brawl. Don't you just hate it when a Doom pops out of hiding?
ERICKA BEARICKA (63-2461) (77-65-0,194) of MONSTER CHILD fought SALLANCHE (18-
8925) (29-10-1,175) of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N. ERICKA BEARICKA viciously subdued
SALLANCHE in a action packed 2 minute brutal duel. Naturally Ericka was, ah, testy.
She wanted to be hibernating.
G.I.I.L. (12-5155) (49-74-0,198) of SUPERIOR FORCES 22T fought YUCKY TUCKY (26-
4460) (24-17-1,156) of SHERWOOD FOREST. G.I.I.L. overpowered YUCKY TUCKY in a 1
minute mismatched conflict. Yuck.
NAKED TRUTH (15-5162) (67-49-2,192) of BOOK OF THOMAS fought HUNGRY HIPPO (82-
49609) (17-11-0,184) of SUPERIOR FORCES 5411. NAKED TRUTH subdued HUNGRY HIPPO in a
action packed 2 minute bout. So the Hippo goes back to the (freezing) locker room in
search of something edible.
INNY MEANIE (24-4656) (41-38-2,190) of MONEY PIT fought BELA LUGOSI (40-4114)
(63-78-1,159) of SUPERIOR FORCES. INNY MEANIE overpowered BELA LUGOSI in a 1 minute
one-sided match. I wonder what Miney Mow would have done?
CAT IN THE HAT (24-3103) (209-130-1,201) of THE SEUSS HEUSS fought BANALADAR (82-
37977) (19-11-0,153) of SUPERIOR FORCES 5703. CAT IN THE HAT overpowered BANALADAR in
a popular 1 minute one-sided duel. It's the Hat. Bound to be.
LLUPERIOR (33-6529) (84-112-1,180) of SUPERIOR FORCES 2Y fought SNOWY SNOW (30-
4597) (35-32-0,157) of CRYSTAL PALACE. LLUPERIOR unbelievably bested SNOWY SNOW in a
popular 4 minute brutal fight. Hey, *I* believe it! Now if Lluperior could come
HERE, we've got some snowy snow that could use besting.
MAXIMUM EFFORT (82-11013) (42-54-1,178) of SUPERIOR FORCES 1W fought BONESCALE
(26-5299) (21-7-2,132) of WARCKERS. MAXIMUM EFFORT viciously subdued BONESCALE in a
action packed 1 minute gruesome bout. A maximum effort is enough, it seems.
RAVEN (71-3435) (27-34-2,138) of SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 fought JUSTICE (26-4709) (29-
28-0,100) of WARCKERS. RAVEN was savagely defeated by JUSTICE in a exciting 6 minute
bloody fray. Was this just? Don't ask me, I just work here.
Fred
THE KING'S SENTINEL W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
VALERIAN 82-17255 42 16 0 269 SUPERIOR FORCES IS (1039) DWES EG
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
POSITIVE 26-3633 185 110 1 369 WARCKERS (587) CALEAM
-SHAVED MONKEY 71-5133 58 40 0 275 SECOND CHANCES (1026) KYR'TERR
DREAM CATCHER 74-3177 58 51 2 265 SECOND CHANCES (1020) DAYLA KIV
DARK CHAMPION 4-5689 69 53 0 259 DEMON LORE (1012) JHELUM
FURTIVE RETURNS 29-4186 126 268 1 256 SUPERIOR FORCES 5R (1097) LAPUR
SUPERIOR SNOTLING 18-10095 25 8 0 248 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (1029) TALCAMA
BALOR 7-5894 52 34 0 237 DEMONS & DEVILS (1087) BONSUR
AIKEN 71-3933 77 57 1 221 SUPERIOR FORCES Y4 (1062) KYR'TERR
SAVORY 32-4143 105 124 1 219 DEAD WE SUCK (1098) ARVAT
ALBINO RAINBOW 11-6238 89 46 3 219 WAR-C-KERS (1007) ARUAK CITY
LOKI 71-3798 35 34 2 216 SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 (1110) KYR'TERR
-SECRET DOOM 82-13973 28 18 2 211 HAUNTED CASTLE (1084) DWES EG
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
LITTLE MOKELE 2 18-9946 44 26 0 210 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (1029) TALCAMA
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
YOURBAGD FOREVER 47-6968 27 15 0 209 THE OPERA (1102) NORTH FORK
HIDDEN DOOM 82-12390 45 26 2 208 HAUNTED CASTLE (1084) DWES EG
BLUE GREEN ALGAE 82-9099 19 14 1 208 SUPERIOR FORCES 5V (1116) DWES EG
ERICKA BEARICKA 63-2461 78 65 0 207 MONSTER CHILD (996) AMEN-TEI
SACRIFICE 82-12669 41 23 2 205 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY (839) DWES EG
CAT IN THE HAT 24-3103 210 130 1 204 THE SEUSS HEUSS (1157) ZORPUNT
-REAL GUANO 75-3088 73 32 2 202 SECOND CHANCES (1021) JADE MOUNTAIN
MACHINE 56-3795 58 57 0 202 DIRTIE (1104) ROCANIS
G.I.I.L. 12-5155 50 74 0 202 SUPERIOR FORCES 22T (1091) RIZTAB
NAKED TRUTH 15-5162 68 49 2 201 BOOK OF THOMAS (1151) MALCORN
SSSS 82-14051 21 31 0 200 SUPERIOR FORCES 6D (1119) DWES EG
SILENT DOOM 82-12389 30 18 0 195 HAUNTED CASTLE (1084) DWES EG
MERCURY RISING 97-1378 27 30 4 194 WAR SEEKERS (1015) SHADOW GROVE
INNY MEANIE 24-4656 42 38 2 192 MONEY PIT (1040) ZORPUNT
JULIANNE 84-19630 40 71 0 192 SUPE FORCES 2A02 (1145) BLACKSTONE
-SAPPER 26-4243 28 23 2 192 SHERWOOD FOREST (1153) CALEAM
EVENING STAR 60-8819 45 70 0 189 SUPERIOR FORCES 60 (1080) ARADI
K. CARSON 8-3609 39 41 0 187 SUPERIOR FORCES (1088) ARKERS
HUNGRY HIPPO 82-49609 17 12 0 187 SUPERIOR FORCES 5411 (1139)DWES EG
SIF 71-3925 35 35 1 186 SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 (1110) KYR'TERR
LLUPERIOR 33-6529 85 112 1 182 SUPERIOR FORCES 2Y (1099) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
MAXIMUM EFFORT 82-11013 43 54 1 181 SUPERIOR FORCES 1W (1036) DWES EG
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SALLANCHE 18-8925 29 11 1 179 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (1029) TALCAMA
BANALADAR 82-37977 19 12 0 175 SUPERIOR FORCES 5703 (1137)DWES EG
-MERCURY'S SPIRIT 97-2218 26 24 5 168 WAR SEEKERS' (1085) SHADOW GROVE
SNOWY SNOW 30-4597 35 33 0 161 CRYSTAL PALACE (1083) IAYE
BELA LUGOSI 40-4114 63 79 1 158 SUPERIOR FORCES (538) ZENSU
YUCKY TUCKY 26-4460 24 18 1 157 SHERWOOD FOREST (1153) CALEAM
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-DE DE MAO 26-4397 29 22 2 141 SHERWOOD FOREST (1153) CALEAM
BONESCALE 26-5299 21 8 2 139 WARCKERS (587) CALEAM
JUSTICE 26-4709 30 28 0 127 WARCKERS (587) CALEAM
-VAGABOND 22-5097 25 15 2 122 SHADOW LANCERS (1160) SOLVEN
RAVEN 71-3435 27 35 2 115 SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 (1110) KYR'TERR
-VLADIA THE IMPALER 22-4893 29 21 1 105 SHADOW LANCERS (1160) SOLVEN
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
HATHOR 52-4437 17 5 1 55 INCARNATIONS (711) FRATSFA
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
VALERIAN bested SACRIFICE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gruesome Title fight.
BALOR demolished SILENT DOOM in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
DARK CHAMPION vanquished K. CARSON in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LITTLE MOKELE 2 was overpowered by POSITIVE in a 3 minute mismatched match.
SUPERIOR SNOTLING overpowered MERCURY RISING in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SAVORY handily defeated GHRYSHAN in a action packed 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
DREAM CATCHER vanquished JULIANNE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
FURTIVE RETURNS overpowered GHRYSHAN in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided fight.
AIKEN overpowered BERYL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
YOURBAGD FOREVER was viciously subdued by ALBINO RAINBOW in a 8 minute conflict.
MACHINE was savagely defeated by HIDDEN DOOM in a popular 5 minute bloody brawl.
EVENING STAR was handily defeated by JIMI in a 2 minute gory uneven fight.
ERICKA BEARICKA viciously subdued SALLANCHE in a action packed 2 minute brutal duel.
LOKI devastated BERYL in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SIF was overpowered by JIMI in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided match.
G.I.I.L. overpowered YUCKY TUCKY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BLUE GREEN ALGAE devastated GUARDSMAN in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
NAKED TRUTH subdued HUNGRY HIPPO in a action packed 2 minute bout.
SSSS won victory over BERYL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fray.
INNY MEANIE overpowered BELA LUGOSI in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CAT IN THE HAT overpowered BANALADAR in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
LLUPERIOR unbelievably bested SNOWY SNOW in a popular 4 minute brutal fight.
MAXIMUM EFFORT viciously subdued BONESCALE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome bout.
RAVEN was savagely defeated by JUSTICE in a exciting 6 minute bloody fray.
SACRED DOOM vanquished OHRLAM in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HATHOR was overpowered by YOGONITH in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 14 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 10 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 14 AIMED BLOW 97 - 72 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 22 - 18 - 1 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 94 - 93 - 1 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 12 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 8 - 1 47 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 28 - 36 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 9 - 0 18 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 730 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:
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 6 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 5 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
AIMED BLOW 8 - 6 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE VALERIAN 82-17255 42 16 0 269 SUPERIOR FORCES IS (1039)
TOTAL PARRY POSITIVE 26-3633 185 110 1 369 WARCKERS (587)
LUNGING ATTACK DREAM CATCHER 74-3177 58 51 2 265 SECOND CHANCES (1020)
AIMED BLOW DARK CHAMPION 4-5689 69 53 0 259 DEMON LORE (1012)
STRIKING ATTACK CAT IN THE HAT 24-3103 210 130 1 204 THE SEUSS HEUSS (1157)
SLASHING ATTACK SNOWY SNOW 30-4597 35 33 0 161 CRYSTAL PALACE (1083)
PARRY-STRIKE BONESCALE 26-5299 21 8 2 139 WARCKERS (587)
PARRY-RIPOSTE JUSTICE 26-4709 30 28 0 127 WARCKERS (587)
The overall popularity leader is CAT IN THE HAT 24-3103. The most popular warrior
this turn was ALBINO RAINBOW 11-6238. The ten other most popular fighters were
YOURBAGD FOREVER 47-6968, SNOWY SNOW 30-4597, HIDDEN DOOM 82-12390, MACHINE 56-3795,
POSITIVE 26-3633, JUSTICE 26-4709, SACRIFICE 82-12669, LITTLE MOKELE 2 18-9946,
ERICKA BEARICKA 63-2461, and VALERIAN 82-17255.
The least popular fighter this week was YUCKY TUCKY 26-4460. The other ten least
popular fighters were HATHOR 52-4437, BONESCALE 26-5299, BANALADAR 82--27559, BELA
LUGOSI 40-4114, SIF 71-3925, JULIANNE 84-19630, MERCURY RISING 97-1378, SILENT DOOM
82-12389, SACRED DOOM 82-10660, and RAVEN 71-3435.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
JHELUM(4) 1 0 0 CALEAM(26) 2 2 0 ROCANIS(56) 0 1 0
BONSUR(7) 1 0 0 LAPUR(29) 1 0 0 ARADI(60) 0 1 0
ARKERS(8) 0 1 0 IAYE(30) 0 1 0 AMEN-TEI(63) 1 0 0
ARUAK CITY(11) 1 0 0 ARVAT(32) 1 0 0 KYR'TERR(71) 2 2 0
RIZTAB(12) 1 0 0 NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33) 1 0 0 DAYLA KIV(74) 1 0 0
MALCORN(15) 1 0 0 ZENSU(40) 0 1 0 DWES EG(82) 6 4 0
TALCAMA(18) 1 2 0 NORTH FORK(47) 0 1 0 BLACKSTONE(84) 0 1 0
ZORPUNT(24) 2 0 0 FRATSFA(52) 0 1 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 0 1 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
DARK CHAMPION 4-5689 69 53 0 259 DEMON LORE (1012) JHELUM
BALOR 7-5894 52 34 0 237 DEMONS & DEVILS (1087) BONSUR
K. CARSON 8-3609 39 41 0 187 SUPERIOR FORCES (1088) ARKERS
ALBINO RAINBOW 11-6238 89 46 3 219 WAR-C-KERS (1007) ARUAK CITY
G.I.I.L. 12-5155 50 74 0 202 SUPERIOR FORCES 22T (1091) RIZTAB
NAKED TRUTH 15-5162 68 49 2 201 BOOK OF THOMAS (1151) MALCORN
SUPERIOR SNOTLING 18-10095 25 8 0 248 SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (1029) TALCAMA
CAT IN THE HAT 24-3103 210 130 1 204 THE SEUSS HEUSS (1157) ZORPUNT
POSITIVE 26-3633 185 110 1 369 WARCKERS (587) CALEAM
FURTIVE RETURNS 29-4186 126 268 1 256 SUPERIOR FORCES 5R (1097) LAPUR
SNOWY SNOW 30-4597 35 33 0 161 CRYSTAL PALACE (1083) IAYE
SAVORY 32-4143 105 124 1 219 DEAD WE SUCK (1098) ARVAT
LLUPERIOR 33-6529 85 112 1 182 SUPERIOR FORCES 2Y (1099) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
BELA LUGOSI 40-4114 63 79 1 158 SUPERIOR FORCES (538) ZENSU
YOURBAGD FOREVER 47-6968 27 15 0 209 THE OPERA (1102) NORTH FORK
HATHOR 52-4437 17 5 1 55 INCARNATIONS (711) FRATSFA
MACHINE 56-3795 58 57 0 202 DIRTIE (1104) ROCANIS
EVENING STAR 60-8819 45 70 0 189 SUPERIOR FORCES 60 (1080) ARADI
ERICKA BEARICKA 63-2461 78 65 0 207 MONSTER CHILD (996) AMEN-TEI
AIKEN 71-3933 77 57 1 221 SUPERIOR FORCES Y4 (1062) KYR'TERR
DREAM CATCHER 74-3177 58 51 2 265 SECOND CHANCES (1020) DAYLA KIV
VALERIAN 82-17255 42 16 0 269 SUPERIOR FORCES IS (1039) DWES EG
JULIANNE 84-19630 40 71 0 192 SUPE FORCES 2A02 (1145) BLACKSTONE
MERCURY RISING 97-1378 27 30 4 194 WAR SEEKERS (1015) SHADOW GROVE
CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS
To clarify: You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided.
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space.
Make sure you include the ID!
* * * * * MEMO * * * * *
From: The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To: All Managers
In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately. Managers may
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission. Each warrior may have
up to 15 favorite sayings. Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch,
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long. For any questions, please contact the
Gladiatorial Commission.
TEAM AND CHARACTER MAINTENANCE SERVICE
As a service to all managers, we offer team and character maintenance. This
option allows you to make sure your team or selected warriors will never miss a turn!
Team Maintenance: This will cause all warriors on that team to fight every
turn; if it's an AD arena, any new warriors who arrive on that team will
fight the turn they arrive. In A.D. or in transfer arenas where you have
multiple teams, each team will need to separately be on Team Maintenance.
(The only exception is new warriors; they will not fight until they have had
their initial strategy input.)
Character Maintenance: This will cause only that warrior to fight every
turn. If the character graduates or changes arenas, he/she/it will stay on
Character Maintenance.
In either case, you may submit strategy sheets for your warriors each turn, if
you wish. The Team/Character Maintenance will make sure your warriors fight each
turn, and they will always use their most recently entered strategy.
Remember that challenges, avoids, and challenge/if challenged strategies will not
carry through from turn to turn. These sections are only used on the turn they are
entered. In order to continually challenge or avoid you will need to submit a
strategy sheet each time.
One other thing to remember about maintenance: Maintenance is not something
that you write on your turnsheet (like in demo tourneys). In order to add or remove
maintenance for a team or warrior, you must send a note to Customer Service. If you
just write things like this on your strategy sheet, they may or may not get done.
Likewise, don't write it on your personal ads. Please, please, please put it on a
separate piece of paper with "Customer Service" written on the top. If you don't,
well, you can imagine.
Thanks for your time. Good luck in Duelmasters! -- Green Eyes
Mission to the Twisted Lands
Episode One
Old Brown could run pretty fast if properly motivated, but mostly he walked with
a long-legged, distance-devouring stride. He was a huge horse, a half-giant's
warhorse, shaggy and self-assured, with muscles like half-buried boulders in his
shoulders and hips. Lounging in the saddle was the motivating force, the half-giant,
Keel Woodhaven. Although in his mind he was slouching and half-asleep, he sat up
straight in the saddle since that is more comfortable for riding.
It was twilight, stars coming out above and lights in farmhouse windows below.
They traveled through vineyards, brown and fallow now in the winter, descending gently
toward the tree-crowded coast. The distant trees, not just pines, were green. They
stayed green because the marsh that surrounded the city-state of Bonsur had hot
springs in it.
Keel Woodhaven had always liked Bonsur. It had a relaxed feel about it, the
women seemed prettier, the music was great, everyone thought about having fun. And
the booze was excellent, of course. He passed the arena at the edge of town, and
paused to read the current statistics, posted on the gate and lit by a lantern. So,
an elven cobbler was the Duelmaster? Why would a shoemaker take up such a painful
profession? Then he noticed the team name: Shewish Picnic. He snorted. That
explained it, all right. As a half-Shew, he was kind of bothered by that team theme,
which was present in Home Guard as well. It was sort of funny though. He saw that
Elf Cobbler was headed for the Isle. Probably not bound for Home Guard just yet,
though.
They passed a small chicken ranch. A rooster uttered an untimely crow. At about
that time, Old Brown took exception to something and bolted. Cussing, Keel hauled on
the reins, to little effect since the horse was stronger than him and apparently
frightened. He didn't see the masked men coming out of their hiding places behind
him, looking frustrated. At least not until a crossbow bolt thunked into the backside
of his leather cuirass. His horse screamed and ran faster.
Hauling Old Brown to the left as they passed a set of big open gates into a well-
lighted courtyard, Keel got them behind the shelter of the high stone wall, and patted
the horse's sweaty neck. "You're okay now, friend. I'll go take care of those
bozos."
As he dismounted, he noticed he was becoming surrounded by uniformed men, some
with swords and some with halberds.
"Howdy?" he said, hoping they were friendly.
"Your horse has been shot," said someone, pointing at a bolt sticking out of Old
Brown's butt.
"Well damn!" Keel laid a comforting hand on the horse's flank, which quivered.
"So have you," the guard continued.
"Yeah, thought so. Doesn't feel like it got through the armor though." Keel
tried to look over his shoulder, but could only see the feathered end of the bolt.
"Who are you guys?"
"We are the Queen's Guard."
"What? Queen Gemra? Okay, please take care of Old Brown here, and I'll go find
the ***holes that shot him."
"Sir, you are mistaken. You will be taken to a doctor. We will arrest the
assailants."
"Hey! I'm on a mission from Sheila Greywand. Anyway, they shot my horse. My
HORSE! I'm gonna get 'em." Unslinging his huge sword, Keel strode toward the gate.
Four Guardsmen came with him, flanking him like the trailing ends of a flock of
geese. They might have intended a different formation, but he had the longest legs
and walked the fastest. The one who'd spoken to him before said, "I'm Corporal Brat
Langerman. And you are?"
"Keel Woodhaven."
"I've heard of you! The Queen will want to meet you."
"That's fine. Let's stick to the sides of these buildings. If they're still
around, we'll be targets in the middle of the street."
They weren't quiet, exactly, since the guards wore highly polished chain mail
which jingled. However, Bonsur had a lively night life. Music and laughter came from
bars and nightclubs on adjacent streets, people lingered on corners chatting and
sometimes playing instruments, and children hawked newssheets, shoeshines, flowers, a
selection of rouges, and offered to carry packages. So the sounds the guards made
weren't too noticeable.
Keel led the way back to the chicken ranch. He was thinking that the bad guys
wouldn't have waited around to be hunted. They might have left clues, though.
Perhaps even a discarded, crumpled note offering a cash reward for his head, and
signed by a notorious crimelord. Or distinctive cigar stubs, monogrammed hankies...
personalized masks. Tracks of boots made by elven cobblers. Anything. Witnesses,
even.
There were no people on the street near the chicken ranch. It was full night
now, a bit chilly although there was a warm and slightly funky breeze from the marsh.
Corporal Brat Langerman said quietly, "Is this where it happened?"
"Yup."
"Well, I don't think they're here anymore."
Keel was about to agree, when a crossbow bolt appeared in the Corporal's arm.
The young man hissed, "Everybody down!"
The guardsmen hunkered against the wall of a hardware store, which didn't offer
anything resembling good cover except that they were in shadow there. Keel crouched a
little, but he knew he was a pretty big target, plus his sword gave off a faint
greenish glow. He looked around, searching the darkness for signs of their foes.
A shadow on top of a shaded walkway across the street shifted a little. Keel
pulled a weighted dart out of his pocket and hurled it. He was good at tavern darts,
but it was dark, the distance was too great, and he just wasn't lucky. The little
missile clattered against the shingles of the porch roof. There was a startled twitch
from the half-seen form. At that instant, Keel lunged across the street. His long
legs carried him across to the opposite shadows in three bounds. More bolts came out
of the darkness, one lodging in his calf, the others missing him altogether.
Now the Guardsmen had a good idea where their foes were, and it takes a while to
reload a crossbow. The four men charged, yelling wildly. Tucking his sword under his
arm, Keel grabbed one of the posts holding up the porch roof, strained, and dislodged
it. After a moment he yanked it out of the structure entirely. The roof sagged,
there was a yelp of surprise, and someone's foot appeared off the edge of it. Keel
grabbed him by the ankle and hauled him the rest of the way down.
There were brief sounds of fighting, then footsteps that rapidly receded down an
alley. Three Guardsmen raced off in pursuit. Keel's prisoner started to try to get
away, so the half-Shew tossed him up, grabbed him by the arms and bashed him against
the wall.
"Are you okay?" asked Brat, sheathing his sword.
"Took one in the leg, but it's not too bad I think," Keel said, shifting his
unconscious prisoner to one hand and bending to pick up his sword.
"I'll help you tie that one up," Brat said. "There's a dead one here. I think
there were two more." He grunted slightly, trying to reach something with his injured
arm. "Got some ties in my right-hand belt pouch. If you could get them for me?"
They bound the prisoner, then bandaged each other.
"What did they want?" asked the Corporal.
Keel shrugged. "No clue. Let's get him somewhere safe and we can ask him..."
He listened. "Your guys are coming back."
"Yeah."
The Guardsmen hadn't been able to track their assailants in the darkness, but at
least there were no further injuries. The group of them returned warily to the
courtyard of the Guard House, where a woman was smearing some kind of ointment on Old
Brown's wound. After the horse was bedded down in the stable, the Guardsmen led Keel
into their office, where there was a welcome scent of fresh coffee. The medic set
about binding Keel's wound and that of the Corporal, who turned out to be an extremely
handsome man. Keel remembered hearing that Queen Gemra required her Guardsmen to be
good looking. That didn't mean they weren't competent, though. Brat had done pretty
well.
The medic roused their prisoner with smelling salts. They all sat in the main
office, Corporal Langerman facing the miscreant, who was seated in a cushioned chair,
looking reasonably comfortable except for his bandaged head. "All right," said Brat.
"Now I want you to tell me that you're going to turn Queen's Evidence."
"Not on your life, pretty boy!" The man had, perhaps, some excuse for hard
feelings since he was more homely than not, with a crooked nose and eyes set too close
together. He and Keel looked shabby and ill-favored amongst all these gleamingly
handsome Guardsmen.
Keel leaned forward. "You guys shot my horse."
"Oh. Sorry, didn't mean to do that. We were just shooting at you."
"Why?"
"Glowing sword."
"What?"
"Duh, it's a magic sword! We saw it when you drew it in Delarq Tor, and figured
we could sell it so we followed you."
The half-Shew snorted. "The Dentless isn't magic. It was in a Chaos Gate for
five hundred years and it picked up some energy, that's all. All it does, is glow.
And cut things."
The bandit looked chagrined. "But... it's got to be magic."
"Ain't. Sorry kid."
After that, Keel was taken to enjoy a sumptuous dinner at the Palace. Queen
Gemra was a definite babe, with long, silken black hair, a delicate pouty face, and
luscious curves. She asked him about his mission, which was to go to the Twisted
Lands and shut down a leaking Chaos Gate. He entertained her with the story of his
adventure on the Two-Shew Express, and she gave him a brown velvet cloak to show her
appreciation. She did not invite him to her bed, which was fine because his heart
belonged to another, always and forever.
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