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Date   : 01/26/2010    Duedate: 02/22/2010

CRYSALIS

DM-106    TURN-218

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1-REAL BEER 21/859     2177 1041 30 67.7      HAPLESS WAIF 8/1051                   
    WAY TO GO! II 73/1010                       EMETICS 45/1030                       
    ITALIAN FOOTBALL 17/826                     STRANGE TUNES 50/1085                 
    WORLDWIDE GORE 26/35                        BOXOROX 28/1081                       
    CONSORTIUM CRAP 11/1248                   7 THE STORMGUAR 31/192   94   96  1 49.5
    MILITARY MAYHEM 31/37                     8 SENTINELS 7/1202       68   71  0 48.9
    THE BULLS 73/255                            DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/1240              
    ROYAL FLUSH 47/10                           NOMADIC TRIBE 21/1219                 
    HANGOVERS 59/955                          9 D-DAY SQUAD 34/551    611  652  7 48.4
  2 LAND OF OZ 47/28      338  176  1 65.8      BASKET WEAVING 101 60/225             
    MAGIC ARTISTS 78/1218                       PAUL'Z PHARTZ 65/985                  
    CRAZY CREEPS 60/363                         INSP GADGETS MINIONS 7/214            
    THE WEAPONS 82/1261                         KIWI CONNECTION 73/1232               
    FLOWER GIRLS 52/265                         100% NATURAL GROOVE 20/545            
    GOLDEN GLADIATORS 16/577                    ALL-STAR NANA'S 67/787                
  3-WATCH OUT! 52/1285    310  190  1 62.0      COMMON JOE'S 35/509                   
  4 BLOOD RITES 8/1253     57   53  0 51.8      THE FAMILY TREE 20/717                
    TONGUE N CHEEK 82/1203                      KIWI CONNECTION 39/1277               
    ARCTIC WASTES 45/1256                    10 DRUID'S GROV 50/1041   41   66  2 38.3
    NORTHERN LIGHTS 82/1288                  11 DODGE BULLETS 28/867  440  765  5 36.5
  5-BARBARIAN HO 72/1287   47   46  0 50.5   12 THE SHALLOWSH 4/1206   18   41  0 30.5
  6 OHIO 52/1286           62   62  0 50.0   13 ZEITGEIST 83/1290       2    6  0 25.0
    WITLESS WONDERS 39/1052                     STEEL AND SILK 28/1268                
    SINGLE MALTS 31/1071                     14-SRETSAMLEUD  45/1251    0    1  0  0.0

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

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

       + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Report from the Tourney #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     Larkin here, with a report from the Winter Tourney.  Okay, maybe this isn't
Atlantis, but it's somewhere warm, and if that isn't a beach, at least it's sand,
and, as advertised, there are drinks with umbrellas in them.  And young women with a
lot of suntan showing.  By the time you read this, the tourney will be over, but
while I'm writing it, the tourney is NOT over.  And a lot of you guys reading this
won't have been able to go, anyway.
     I'm interviewing Zalgor Prigg, one of the managers participating in the Old
Valamantis Bloodgames, and let me tell you, Old Valamantis is not a place you want to
hang around if you don't have to.  It's rotten with magic, to begin with--Folstrom
magic, the blackest there is--and then it's got all this blood and violence on top of
it, and it makes for a dark and scary venue.  Anything might rise out of the ruins
around the arena, summoned by the blood and the curses of the managers.
     "Mr. Prigg, could you tell us why you--"
     "It was the play on words," the manager said, overriding the question.  "I
couldn't resist--the chance to call a Bloodgames team Phoenix, you know, the 'rising
from the ashes of death' business.  Of course, then I had to change it to Phonetix,
but that's okay, keep people guessing."
     "I've heard the Commission mages talking about that name, sir, and they seem
alarmed.  One of them said the name was practically a spell in itself, used here."
     "I heard.  That's why I had to change it."
     "Have you considered what might actually rise from the ashes and blood here as a
result?"
     "Well, no, but that isn't my business, you know.  I manage gladiators.  Let the
mages worry about what pops in from some other dimension.  Besides, what if nothing
happens?"
     "But, sir, there have already been reports of zombie rats and tentacled monsters
lurking in the backs of the locker rooms!  And someone is bound to consider that you
have a partial responsibility--"
     "No," Prigg said, "I have no responsibility for that kind of thing.  I'm no
magician, I haven't been reading forbidden tomes...."  He paused, looking thoughtful.
"Maybe it was TigToad with his Obscure Lore...."
     "I don't believe there's a team of that name in this Bloodgames--"
     "No, not here.  Earlier, in Veastian.  He could have been, hmm, preparing for
this, opening contacts if not gates, stuff like that.  Has anybody seen any Dark
Toads around?"
     "Not until they've had six drinks with umbrellas in them.  Tell me, sir, have
you given any thought to the moral implications of the Bloodgames?"
     "What moral implications?" the manager asked.  "This isn't about morals, it's
about survival.  And the way to survive on the sands is to kill your opponents every
chance you get!"
     "Yes, but--"
     "There's a reason they don't hold these contests up in Andoria," the manager
said sternly.  "Good people in their ways, the Andorians, but they just aren't cut
out for this kind of grim business."  He paused to listen to the roar of the crowds
jamming the ancient arena.  Checked the marquee where slaves dangled from ropes and
updated the records of participants.  Nodded, grimly satisfied.  "Another death.
That's good--can't have too many survivors, or it cheapens the victory at the end."
     "But the death toll--"
     "Bah!  Don't get the idea that these gladiators are the flower of Alastarian
youth.  The ones who enter the Bloodgames are the men with no hope.  We offer them a
future they could never have dreamed of, but they have to work for it, sweat for it,
bleed for it, and sometimes die for it.  The survivors..." he bared his teeth in a
grin that would not have looked out of place on a wolf, "they owe us EVERYTHING, and
they'll do anything to repay us."
     "But--"
     "And besides," Zalgor Prigg went on, "if you really want to take up the moral
question, go talk to the Grey Wand.  She's the one set this up, after all."
     "I don't see the point, frankly.  She's got plenty of Lord Protectors, and they
have longer training, skills polished and honed to a--"
     "The Bloodgames victors, they're Her enforcers," Prigg said.  "No polish, sure,
but when a dirty job needs doing, one of these guys will do it, and no questions
asked."

       + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Report from the Tourney #2 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     Larkin here once again, with more interviews from the tourney.  This time I'm
talking to a new manager, so new he doesn't even have a manager name.  "Sir... what
would you like me to call you, by the way?"
     "Why do you have to call me anything?  I don't understand why you want to
interview me.  There are lots of great managers here who could probably tell you
stuff--"
     "I'm looking for a new perspective, the point of view of someone who is just
starting out with the gladiatorial games."
     "Oh.  Well, I guess that would be me."
     "Absolutely right!  Tell me, what do you think of the tourney?  This is your
first, right?"
     "Right, my first," the young man agreed.  "And it's GREAT!  Everyone is just
great here!  I mean, most of these managers, they're, like, legends, you know?
Everybody's heard of them, and they have stables of HUNDREDS of gladiators, and
they've been polishing their tricks for YEARS, and I didn't figure I had much of a
chance, you know?"
     "The popular view is that no matter how much you know, the arena can always
throw a surprise at you--"
     "Yeah, yeah, I've heard that.  I don't know if I believe it, but I've heard it.
But that isn't the best thing about this tourney.  The best thing is that everyone
here has been GREAT.  Or else I didn't meet them--the ones that might not have been.
But I think I met just about everyone, and--"
     "And they were great.  I'm glad.  But perhaps you could tell our readers a
little more, maybe tell them how these experienced managers were great to you?"
     "Well, yeah, okay.  It's that everyone was so friendly and helpful, see?  The
ENTIRE Consortium talked to me about warrior design, for instance.  I learned a lot
there.  And, well, there was Mannequin, and The Greek Guy, and I actually met
Manager, too!  And they were all really helpful.  Advice, you know, and charts, and
all that stuff that was so confusing.  It was just the best experience!  I'm going to
do it again, for sure!"

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 318): WAR BOND of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 315): OTHER of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 268): XYOKOR YAHL of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 290): PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 285): VYNMORGATH of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 271): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 265): NOT SO HOT of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): MATEEN of SAI'FULLAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 243): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 219): WITCH of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 219): BAYLY of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 220): ROS QUIN of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 318): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 315): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 268): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 290): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 285): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All-Winning, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 271): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 265): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 243): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 219): INSECTOSOIDS (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 219): KIWI CONNECTION 7 (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 220): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 314): SURGICAL of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 267): WHAKAPAPA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): SPARROW of RAPTOR (Owlin, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 264): NUMBSKULL of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
                            BRAIN TUMOR of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
                            PULLED HAMSTRING of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 219): WITCH of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 218): EAGLE KEYS of ANCIENT KNIGHTS (?, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Listen, guys, I'm having a bad-eye day, and I can barely see what I'm doing
here, so this is going to be short.  But sweet!  For one thing, we've got twenty-six
fights with only one standby, which puts us way ahead of the regionals.  Ha!  Take
that!
     Twenty-six fights, one standby, but only five challenges.  Okay, you didn't know
who would be here and active and who wouldn't.  Now you have the rankings and you do
know, so let's have a lot more challenges next time.
     In other news, Huntsman posted the greatest point increase, 37 points.  His
opponent, U.S.S. Arizona, had the greatest drop, 25 points.
     Last turn's Crysaline Champion, Tower Guardian, or what have you, didn't show
today, and lost the title.  Bad cess to him, the bum.
     Witless Wonders were most avoided, and Sentinels avoided them more than anybody
else.
     Aragant got the most challenges.

The fights:
     RANCID WAIF (8-4413) (22-16-0,75) of HAPLESS WAIF fought GIMLET (4-6218) (25-42-
2,55) of THE SHALLOWSHIP.  RANCID WAIF was handily defeated by GIMLET in a 1 minute
mismatched bout.  Was there a bathtub remark at the end of this?  Because Rancid Waif
could probably use a bathtub.  "Rancid" isn't a fashionable scent at the moment.
     COLLINGWOOD (39-3798) (20-8-2,29) of KIWI CONNECTION fought AMELIA (28-3417)
(31-21-1,71) of DODGE BULLETS.  COLLINGWOOD was vanquished by AMELIA in a 1 minute
one-sided fray.  Proof, if any were needed, that our handicapper Krellipan Strees is
out to get Collingwood.  That was in no sense an even match.
     24) WINKIE (47-6401) (16-8-2,58) of LAND OF OZ fought THE SMELL OF IT (45-3564)
(17-23-1,43) of EMETICS.  WINKIE demolished THE SMELL OF IT in a 1 minute one-sided
melee.  Nose filters work!
     BARON STONEWALL (81-85) (29-26-2,71) of DRAGONBANE GUILD fought GHOST DANCER
(28-3365) (39-30-0,74) of DODGE BULLETS.  BARON STONEWALL was overpowered by GHOST
DANCER in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.  They tell me that a ghost can go right
through a wall, whatever it's made of.  Seems like that's true?
     GODSMACK (82-48417) (19-6-0,88) of TONGUE N CHEEK fought BALDASSARE (7-6003)
(18-8-0,68) of SENTINELS.  GODSMACK overpowered BALDASSARE in a popular 2 minute
gruesome one-sided match.  Ouch.  Truly gruesome.

     HAZE (82-49272) (18-11-0,66) of NORTHERN LIGHTS fought OBAN (31-4530) (19-22-
1,87) of SINGLE MALTS.  HAZE handily defeated OBAN in a 2 minute bloody uneven duel.
Hate'll get any of you if you don't watch out.  Messes up your objectivity.
     CRIMSON MIST (8-5047) (27-14-1,95) of BLOOD RITES fought KRONOS GRIMHOLT (7-
6011) (16-7-1,83) of SENTINELS.  CRIMSON MIST was subdued by KRONOS GRIMHOLT in a 1
minute bout.  This Kronos is going to be someone to watch out for.
     SCANDALF (4-6219) (31-37-0,100) of THE SHALLOWSHIP fought TOM SMITH DISEASE (50-
3400) (16-14-0,64) of STRANGE TUNES.  SCANDALF slimly won victory over TOM SMITH
DISEASE in a popular 3 minute bout.  Scandalf knows a few strange tunes of his own.
     LEGALASS (4-6217) (31-36-1,93) of THE SHALLOWSHIP fought KARATIA (73-3624) (28-
14-1,99) of KIWI CONNECTION.  LEGALASS was overpowered by KARATIA in a crowd pleasing
1 minute mismatched fight.  Sometimes known as "Leg of Glass."  A variation on the
famous glass jaw.
     DESPERADO (28-1152) (39-40-2,129) of DODGE BULLETS fought LUMBERING WAIF (8-
4346) (21-18-0,142) of HAPLESS WAIF.  DESPERADO overpowered LUMBERING WAIF in an
exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.  You need to move faster than a lumber,
Waif.

     EVALON ELKHORN (50-3553) (29-22-3,105) of DRUID'S GROVE fought BALLIOL BLACKMOON
(81-614) (24-15-0,102) of DRAGONBANE GUILD.  EVALON ELKHORN was viciously subdued by
BALLIOL BLACKMOON in a 2 minute bloody brawl.  Is this a subtle indication that
Evalon is a dragon?
     GERRICK GRIMM (50-3530) (24-37-1,128) of DRUID'S GROVE fought BILLY LILLY (28-
3416) (30-38-1,113) of DODGE BULLETS.  GERRICK GRIMM was overcome by BILLY LILLY in a
2 minute bout.  Ah, Billy should retire immediately, going out on a victory!
     ZOOLANDER (39-3523) (24-11-1,141) of WITLESS WONDERS fought D'URVILLE (39-3800)
(19-7-1,93) of KIWI CONNECTION.  ZOOLANDER vanquished D'URVILLE in an action packed 1
minute mismatched bout.  A home-town match, and by their id numbers, they probably
didn't even know each other!  Where's the savor in that?
     TUNDRA (45-4280) (24-16-1,126) of ARCTIC WASTES fought TAMMY FAYE (39-3520) (23-
12-0,121) of WITLESS WONDERS.  TUNDRA overcame TAMMY FAYE in a 2 minute fight.  It's
the weather.  Even a sharp-wit can be numbed by the cold.
     UNZOE THE SHAMAN (31-4940) (34-19-0,161) of THE STORMGUARDS fought BINGE N PURGE
(45-3567) (26-15-0,121) of EMETICS.  UNZOE THE SHAMAN bested BINGE N PURGE in a crowd
pleasing 3 minute bout.  I should hope so!  Shamans are supposed to be tough, after
all.

     ROXANNE DE'MORRE (50-3449) (42-37-0,162) of DRUID'S GROVE fought GALENA (28-
3505) (22-15-0,135) of BOXOROX.  ROXANNE DE'MORRE was viciously subdued by GALENA in 
an exciting 4 minute contest.  Does this count as lead poisoning?
     MAD CAT (7-2965) (63-48-6,199) of INSP GADGETS MINIONS fought YOUNG JOAN (28-
3534) (37-40-1,165) of DODGE BULLETS.  MAD CAT subdued YOUNG JOAN in a crowd pleasing
2 minute match.  Probably a bad omen for Joan, but it isn't MY problem.
     U.S.S. ARIZONA (34-2643) (35-24-1,193) of D-DAY SQUAD fought HUNTSMAN (7-5837)
(28-11-0,154) of SENTINELS.  U.S.S. ARIZONA was overpowered by HUNTSMAN in a popular
1 minute one-sided melee.  It's those torpedoes, isn't it?
     BLOODBATH (60-704) (83-64-2,201) of BASKET WEAVING 101 fought THE BLACKSMITH
(106-22) (0-0-0,181) of the College of Mimes.  BLOODBATH overpowered THE BLACKSMITH
in a popular 2 minute gory uneven duel.  Our sole standby on the sands today, and a
good job defeating him, Bloodbath.
     HOPE (20-2555) (34-38-1,206) of THE FAMILY TREE fought THELONIUS (21-6631) (27-
7-1,186) of NOMADIC TRIBE.  HOPE was bested by THELONIUS in a popular 2 minute
competition.  Ah, no!  Does this mean that the Nomadic Tribe has no hope?

The challenges:
     CHINA MILKMAID (47-6502) (14-2-1,55) of LAND OF OZ challenged DOMJON (50-3554)
(25-26-3,70) of DRUID'S GROVE.  Up 15.  CHINA MILKMAID vanquished DOMJON in an
exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.  I thought the Consortium had left?  If
this is not a fluke, then, good job you're back!
     OBROJOBO (7-5869) (15-11-1,57) of SENTINELS challenged ARAGANT (4-6220) (36-29-
0,64) of THE SHALLOWSHIP.  Up 7.  OBROJOBO savagely defeated ARAGANT in a 2 minute
bloody Challenge competition.  This is Aragant the Most Challenged, remember, and
with an attitude like his, no surprise.
     ANVIL IRONFIST (81-84) (32-9-0,142) of DRAGONBANE GUILD challenged LAPHROAIG
(31-4529) (25-17-0,149) of SINGLE MALTS.  Up 7.  ANVIL IRONFIST bested LAPHROAIG in a
popular 3 minute gory Challenge contest.  I still think the stewards missed something
in Anvil's gloves, but they SAY there was nothing in 'em but his hands.
     NERVE RAKER (21-1874) (25-17-1,140) of NOMADIC TRIBE challenged AB DESTINED 4
THE DA (65-1154) (18-10-2,174) of PAUL'Z PHARTZ.  Up 34.  NERVE RAKER was handily
defeated by AB DESTINED 4 THE DA in a 1 minute match.  Bold!  Looking for skills, or
hoping to get lucky?
     OLIANDER (7-5911) (24-13-2,124) of SENTINELS challenged BANDAGED HAND (20-2765)
(15-6-2,132) of 100% NATURAL GROOVE.  Up 8.  OLIANDER devastated BANDAGED HAND in a 2
minute mismatched Challenge fight.  If they can get Ms. Hand into the Infirmary,
they're going to put a NEW bandage on that.

For the title, in the absence of the previous champ:
     BLACK FLAG (82-46046) (39-27-3,206) of TONGUE N CHEEK fought KISSYFUR (67-2187)
(34-24-1,188) of ALL-STAR NANA'S.  BLACK FLAG handily defeated KISSYFUR in an action
packed 3 minute uneven Title melee.  Our congratulations to Black Flag.

                                       Ketchum

THE TOWER GUARDIAN            W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BLACK FLAG 82--19490        40  27  3  221  TONGUE N CHEEK (1203)      DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-MAJOR DAMAGE 31-600         84  52  2  332  MILITARY MAYHEM (37)       CHIMLEVTAL
-KING UVDAHELL 47-1643       68  35  1  283  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
-REMARK A BULL 73-499        68  27  2  271  THE BULLS (255)            ERINIKA
-HARI-KARI 73-3049           42   6  0  264  WAY TO GO! II (1010)       ERINIKA
-DUTCH TREAT 26-1841        122  38  2  260  WORLDWIDE GORE (35)        CALEAM
-GROLSCH 21-5029             68  13  4  255  REAL BEER (859)            SUNSET
-ACE IN THE HOLE 47-2402     68  45  1  254  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
-DISCO QUEEN 47-1992         58  25  2  249  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
-PRIMUS 21-4975              73  18  0  221  REAL BEER (859)            SUNSET

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BLOODBATH 60-704            84  64  2  209  BASKET WEAVING 101 (225)   ARADI
-WHACKING WILLOW 52-3167     47  18  1  207  FLOWER GIRLS (265)         FRATSFA
-FIVE GOLDEN RINGS 16-4331   41  13  0  206  GOLDEN GLADIATORS (577)    WILLAF
-LAND OF FLUSH 11-4373       26  17  0  206  CONSORTIUM CRAP (1248)     ARUAK CITY
-TOTTI 17-5991               28  14  2  204  ITALIAN FOOTBALL (826)     ALJAFIR
-PAUL 35-2349                41  45  2  203  COMMON JOE'S (509)         MURSKA
 MAD CAT 7-2965              64  48  6  201  INSP GADGETS MINIONS (214) BONSUR
 THELONIUS 21-6631           28   7  1  201  NOMADIC TRIBE (1219)       SUNSET
-TINY TIM 60-6042            33  12  1  199  CRAZY CREEPS (363)         ARADI
-DAIRY QUEEN 47-2685         92  48  3  198  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 HOPE 20-2555                34  39  1  193  THE FAMILY TREE (717)      SEAM
-BULL FROG 73-4547           30  11  0  193  THE BULLS (255)            ERINIKA
 HUNTSMAN 7-5837             29  11  0  191  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 KISSYFUR 67-2187            34  25  1  185  ALL-STAR NANA'S (787)      BARIKALA
-SLIPPERY NIPPLE 59-2323     30  20  1  183  HANGOVERS (955)            ILLIS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AB DESTINED 4 THE  65-1154  19  10  2  180  PAUL'Z PHARTZ (985)        DAL SHANG
 YOUNG JOAN 28-3534          37  41  1  173  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 U.S.S. ARIZONA 34-2643      35  25  1  168  D-DAY SQUAD (551)          MONUNTIAL
 UNZOE THE SHAMAN 31-4940    35  19  0  165  THE STORMGUARDS (192)      CHIMLEVTAL
 GALENA 28-3505              23  15  0  160  BOXOROX (1081)             MORYA
-NECROMANCER 78-2520         25   6  1  159  MAGIC ARTISTS (1218)       LIN TIRIAN
 ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84        33   9  0  156  DRAGONBANE GUILD (1240)    SHADOWSPIRE
-JAVELIN 82--32302           11   5  0  151  THE WEAPONS (1261)         DWES EG

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DESPERADO 28-1152           40  40  2  149  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 LAPHROAIG 31-4529           25  18  0  149  SINGLE MALTS (1071)        CHIMLEVTAL
 ROXANNE DE'MORRE 50-3449    42  38  0  146  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND
 OLIANDER 7-5911             25  13  2  146  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 ZOOLANDER 39-3523           25  11  1  146  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
 NERVE RAKER 21-1874         25  18  1  141  NOMADIC TRIBE (1219)       SUNSET
-NIKKO 47-6385               19   4  1  141  LAND OF OZ (28)            NORTH FORK
 TUNDRA 45-4280              25  16  1  137  ARCTIC WASTES (1256)       STORMCROWE
 BINGE N PURGE 45-3567       26  16  0  131  EMETICS (1030)             STORMCROWE
 BILLY LILLY 28-3416         31  38  1  126  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 LUMBERING WAIF 8-4346       21  19  0  125  HAPLESS WAIF (1051)        ARKERS
 BANDAGED HAND 20-2765       15   7  2  121  100% NATURAL GROOVE (545)  SEAM
 TAMMY FAYE 39-3520          23  13  0  120  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
 GERRICK GRIMM 50-3530       24  38  1  116  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND
 BALLIOL BLACKMOON 81-614    25  15  0  114  DRAGONBANE GUILD (1240)    SHADOWSPIRE
 KARATIA 73-3624             29  14  1  108  KIWI CONNECTION (1232)     ERINIKA
 SCANDALF 4-6219             32  37  0  102  THE SHALLOWSHIP (1206)     JHELUM
 EVALON ELKHORN 50-3553      29  23  3  101  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GODSMACK 82--17119          20   6  0  100  TONGUE N CHEEK (1203)      DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KRONOS GRIMHOLT 7-6011      17   7  1  100  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 D'URVILLE 39-3800           19   8  1   99  KIWI CONNECTION (1277)     XOCHITHLAN
-EXPERIENTIA 28-4483         19  11  0   95  STEEL AND SILK (1268)      MORYA

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LEGALASS 4-6217             31  37  1   89  THE SHALLOWSHIP (1206)     JHELUM
 HAZE 82--16264              19  11  0   88  NORTHERN LIGHTS (1288)     DWES EG
 CRIMSON MIST 8-5047         27  15  1   87  BLOOD RITES (1253)         ARKERS
 GHOST DANCER 28-3365        40  30  0   86  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
-COPPER COMPACTER 29-5092    22  20  0   86  METAL MINCERS (276)        LAPUR
-STINGAREE 59-2698           22  13  1   80  ISLANDERS (804)            ILLIS
 GIMLET 4-6218               26  42  2   78  THE SHALLOWSHIP (1206)     JHELUM
 AMELIA 28-3417              32  21  1   76  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
-WHAKAPAPA 39-3801           22   6  4   76  KIWI CONNECTION (1277)     XOCHITHLAN
-EAGLE KEYS 72-4585          17  25  0   76  ANCIENT KNIGHTS (1259)     DRAGONHEAD
-VELVET FINISH 28-4441       17  18  0   75  STEEL AND SILK (1268)      MORYA
 CHINA MILKMAID 47-6502      15   2  1   74  LAND OF OZ (28)            NORTH FORK
-SURGICAL 28-4437            17  20  0   71  STEEL AND SILK (1268)      MORYA
 OBROJOBO 7-5869             16  11  1   71  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 TOM SMITH DISEASE 50-3400   16  15  0   71  STRANGE TUNES (1085)       SNOWBOUND
 OBAN 31-4530                19  23  1   69  SINGLE MALTS (1071)        CHIMLEVTAL
 BALDASSARE 7-6003           18   9  0   68  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 BARON STONEWALL 81-85       29  27  2   65  DRAGONBANE GUILD (1240)    SHADOWSPIRE
 WINKIE 47-6401              17   8  2   65  LAND OF OZ (28)            NORTH FORK
-SPARROW 47-6411             17  12  0   63  RAPTOR (1289)              NORTH FORK
-GUSHAN 83-222               17  10  0   61  ZEITGEIST (1290)           TELORINTHE
-GOLDBRICK 16-5857           20   0  0   60  GOLDEN GLADIATORS (577)    WILLAF
 ARAGANT 4-6220              36  30  0   56  THE SHALLOWSHIP (1206)     JHELUM
 DOMJON 50-3554              25  27  3   55  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND
 RANCID WAIF 8-4413          22  17  0   55  HAPLESS WAIF (1051)        ARKERS
-HALF 45-4384                17  14  2   55  SRETSAMLEUD II (1251)      STORMCROWE
-BLUEBURN 7-6013             15   9  1   55  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
-ANNA BEATRICE 46-4124       16   3  0   51  FANDILS (220)              ARDIVENT
 THE SMELL OF IT 45-3564     17  24  1   39  EMETICS (1030)             STORMCROWE
-SCARLET ROSE 28-4440        15  21  0   34  STEEL AND SILK (1268)      MORYA
 COLLINGWOOD 39-3798         20   9  2   33  KIWI CONNECTION (1277)     XOCHITHLAN

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Karatia -- Thanks for the warm welcome.  Give me a round or two to adjust and I'll
see if I can reciprocate the favor. -- Experientia

Gimlet -- Good gods, you hit hard!  Lesson learned. -- Scarlet Rose

Legalass -- Well, you definitely got a leg of THIS lass! -- Velvet Finish

All -- A couple of the boys finally graduated, too.  Looks like I'll have the only
Telorinthe representative next turn.  Now if I could only turn my dismal record
Around.... -- Michael Eldritch, mgr Steel and Silk

The Smell of It -- And another Sentinel.  Which one of us gets you next time?  I'll
have to let them know about the nose plugs. -- Baldassare

Velvet Finish -- Indeed, that was a nice and smooth finish. -- Balliol

Karatia -- Nice win.  That was not how I had intended that to go, obviously.  But at
least I learned a thing or two. -- Kronos

Collingwood! -- And the answer is... you!  Who did Obrojobo defeat to get his first
AD win?  Collingwood!  Much appreciated. -- Obrojobo

I was the most challenged?  Very interesting considering only two warriors were
ranked below me last turn, and one of those did not fight.  Either one challenge is
all it takes to be most challenged in this arena, or there are some down challengers
in our midst! -- Obrojobo the challenged

     A double-challenge from one gladiator would do it.

Experientia -- You are making the quest for 30 wins more challenging than I had
hoped.  Nice challenge for you. -- the Baron

Unzoe the Shaman -- I have always liked that name, so when I was in close range for a
challenge I decided I should see who it belongs to.  And so I did.  The win was nice
as well, of course. -- Thelonius

Lumbering Waif -- I think you need dancing lessons. -- Young Joan

Laphroaig -- So, are you a chocolate malt, or a strawberry malt? -- Desperado

Bandaged Hand -- Gods, woman, don't you ever CHANGE that bandage? -- Billy Lilly

Godsmack -- Rude little squirt, aren't you? -- Amelia

Tom Smith Disease -- Ah... that disease is a shrinking disease, I take it?  You're
kinda small for a Shew.  But an incredible student. -- Ghost Dancer

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OLIANDER devastated BANDAGED HAND in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
NERVE RAKER was handily defeated by AB DESTINED 4 THE DA in a 1 minute match.
ANVIL IRONFIST bested LAPHROAIG in a popular 3 minute gory Challenge contest.
OBROJOBO savagely defeated ARAGANT in a 2 minute bloody Challenge competition.
CHINA MILKMAID vanquished DOMJON in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HOPE was bested by THELONIUS in a popular 2 minute competition.
BLACK FLAG handily defeated KISSYFUR in a action packed 3 minute uneven Title melee.
BLOODBATH overpowered THE BLACKSMITH in a popular 2 minute gory uneven duel.
U.S.S. ARIZONA was overpowered by HUNTSMAN in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
MAD CAT subdued YOUNG JOAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
ROXANNE DE'MORRE was viciously subdued by GALENA in a exciting 4 minute contest.
UNZOE THE SHAMAN bested BINGE N PURGE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bout.
TUNDRA overcame TAMMY FAYE in a 2 minute fight.
ZOOLANDER vanquished D'URVILLE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
GERRICK GRIMM was overcome by BILLY LILLY in a 2 minute bout.
EVALON ELKHORN was viciously subdued by BALLIOL BLACKMOON in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
DESPERADO overpowered LUMBERING WAIF in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
LEGALASS was overpowered by KARATIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
SCANDALF slimly won victory over TOM SMITH DISEASE in a popular 3 minute bout.
CRIMSON MIST was subdued by KRONOS GRIMHOLT in a 1 minute bout.
HAZE handily defeated OBAN in a 2 minute bloody uneven duel.
GODSMACK overpowered BALDASSARE in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided match.
BARON STONEWALL was overpowered by GHOST DANCER in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.
WINKIE demolished THE SMELL OF IT in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
COLLINGWOOD was vanquished by AMELIA in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
RANCID WAIF was handily defeated by GIMLET in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         WALL OF STEEL     70 -  46 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    9         PARRY-RIPOSTE     19 -  15 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    75 -  60 -  2      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  28 -  0      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       37 -  38 -  1      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        30 -  32 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   42 -  49 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE      18 -  24 -  0      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    27 -  36 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  22 -  0      29  |

Turn 218 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

WALL OF STEEL      6 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  3         5  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  3                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    BLOODBATH 60-704           84  64  2  209 BASKET WEAVING 101 (225)
BASHING ATTACK   MAD CAT 7-2965             64  48  6  201 INSP GADGETS MINIONS (214)
LUNGING ATTACK   THELONIUS 21-6631          28   7  1  201 NOMADIC TRIBE (1219)
PARRY-LUNGE      HOPE 20-2555               34  39  1  193 THE FAMILY TREE (717)
SLASHING ATTACK  HUNTSMAN 7-5837            29  11  0  191 SENTINELS (1202)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    YOUNG JOAN 28-3534         37  41  1  173 DODGE BULLETS (867)
PARRY-STRIKE     UNZOE THE SHAMAN 31-4940   35  19  0  165 THE STORMGUARDS (192)
STRIKING ATTACK  ZOOLANDER 39-3523          25  11  1  146 WITLESS WONDERS (1052)
AIMED BLOW       BALLIOL BLACKMOON 81-614   25  15  0  114 DRAGONBANE GUILD (1240)
TOTAL PARRY      ARAGANT 4-6220             36  30  0   56 THE SHALLOWSHIP (1206)

The overall popularity leader is BLOODBATH 60-704.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GALENA 28-3505.  The ten other most popular fighters were LAPHROAIG 31-4529, 
BLACK FLAG 82--19490, OLIANDER 7-5911, BLOODBATH 60-704, TOM SMITH DISEASE 50-3400, 
THELONIUS 21-6631, MAD CAT 7-2965, UNZOE THE SHAMAN 31-4940, GODSMACK 82--17119, and 
OBROJOBO 7-5869.

The least popular fighter this week was RANCID WAIF 8-4413.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were COLLINGWOOD 39-3798, THE SMELL OF IT 45-3564, CRIMSON MIST 
8-5047, LEGALASS 4-6217, U.S.S. ARIZONA 34-2643, BARON STONEWALL 81-85, EVALON 
ELKHORN 50-3553, D'URVILLE 39-3800, DOMJON 50-3554, and ARAGANT 4-6220.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
JHELUM(4)            2  2 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       1  2 0  ARADI(60)            1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            5  1 0  MONUNTIAL(34)        0  1 0  DAL SHANG(65)        1  0 0  
ARKERS(8)            0  3 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       1  3 0  BARIKALA(67)         0  1 0  
SEAM(20)             0  2 0  STORMCROWE(45)       1  2 0  ERINIKA(73)          1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       2  0 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      2  1 0  
MORYA(28)            5  1 0  SNOWBOUND(50)        0  5 0  DWES EG(82)          3  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SCANDALF 4-6219             32  37  0  102  THE SHALLOWSHIP (1206)     JHELUM
 MAD CAT 7-2965              64  48  6  201  INSP GADGETS MINIONS (214) BONSUR

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LUMBERING WAIF 8-4346       21  19  0  125  HAPLESS WAIF (1051)        ARKERS
 HOPE 20-2555                34  39  1  193  THE FAMILY TREE (717)      SEAM
 THELONIUS 21-6631           28   7  1  201  NOMADIC TRIBE (1219)       SUNSET
 YOUNG JOAN 28-3534          37  41  1  173  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 UNZOE THE SHAMAN 31-4940    35  19  0  165  THE STORMGUARDS (192)      CHIMLEVTAL
 U.S.S. ARIZONA 34-2643      35  25  1  168  D-DAY SQUAD (551)          MONUNTIAL
 ZOOLANDER 39-3523           25  11  1  146  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
 TUNDRA 45-4280              25  16  1  137  ARCTIC WASTES (1256)       STORMCROWE
 CHINA MILKMAID 47-6502      15   2  1   74  LAND OF OZ (28)            NORTH FORK
 ROXANNE DE'MORRE 50-3449    42  38  0  146  DRUID'S GROVE (1041)       SNOWBOUND
 BLOODBATH 60-704            84  64  2  209  BASKET WEAVING 101 (225)   ARADI
 AB DESTINED 4 THE  65-1154  19  10  2  180  PAUL'Z PHARTZ (985)        DAL SHANG
 KISSYFUR 67-2187            34  25  1  185  ALL-STAR NANA'S (787)      BARIKALA
 KARATIA 73-3624             29  14  1  108  KIWI CONNECTION (1232)     ERINIKA
 ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84        33   9  0  156  DRAGONBANE GUILD (1240)    SHADOWSPIRE
 BLACK FLAG 82--19490        40  27  3  221  TONGUE N CHEEK (1203)      DWES EG