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Date   : 02/17/2015    Duedate: 03/16/2015

CRYSALIS ARENA

DM 106    TURN 284

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-FLOWER GIRLS 52/265  489  232   1 67.8      VAN DUEL 51/1476
    WHY TRAVEL? 82/1479                         HISTORICAL KOLACT 5/1482
  2 THE OPERA 47/1207     21   13   0 61.8      BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE 19/1481
  3 OVERRATED 96/1044    141   94   1 60.0    9 WITLESS WON 39/1052  140  194   0 41.9
    WASTED SCUM 47/1112                      10 BLOODGUARD 59/1341    15   24   1 38.5
    UNFIT TO BE ORCS 31/881                  11 DODGE BULLET 28/867  567 1035   5 35.4
  4 TALL TALES 59/1335    58   58   1 50.0      CIRQUE DU MASQUES 58/843
  5 LUROCIAN DE 47/1364   13   13   1 50.0   12 X-FORCE 8/1054        57  107   4 34.8
  6-DEADLY RAGE 72/1214  123  134   2 47.9      X-POSSE 72/1093
  7 OBG! 47/1477           5    6   0 45.5      NIGHTHAWKS 71/1153
    BIG SHOTS 28/1475                           TWISTED SISTERS 72/1201
    COUNTRY PIE 74/1473                      13 NUKE TEST 47/1443      1    3   0 25.0
  8 VIKINGS 10/1208      257  315   2 44.9   14-THE CHOSEN  52/1478    0    1   0  0.0
    SENTINELS 7/1202                         15-BASH BROS O 31/1480    0    1   0  0.0

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                         Reflections by the Chief Tower Guard

     I beat Whacking Willow.  Holy Cow!!!!  Long, boarding and dull is how I'd
describe the fight and I hope not to ever fight Whacking again.

          Random Matchup

P.S.  Living up to my name I plan not to challenge anyone this turn.

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     And here we are, running late again.  I think it's either a curse or a job
requirement.  This time there were Orcs.  Lots of them.  They had a convention, and
we just didn't get back to you as soon as we should have.  You know how it goes.
     Sixteen fights, five challenges, one standby, one death.
     Cannonball gained fifty-five points.  Ski Mask lost thirty-four.  Different
fights.
     Royal Flush was avoided by Sentinels.
     Baldassare got the most challenges.

And without more ado, I'm really short on ado today, the fights:
     SKI MASK (58-5869) (70-115-1,89) of CIRQUE DU MASQUES fought GRIZZ GRIMHULT (19-
5083) (11-1-1,35) of BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE.  SKI MASK was devastated by GRIZZ GRIMHULT
in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.  It's no wonder Ski Mask dropped in the
ranks.
     G W BUSH (59-2764) (35-29-1,75) of TALL TALES fought GOODY TWOSHOES (5-5328)
(12-1-1,38) of HISTORICAL KOLACT.  G W BUSH was devastated by GOODY TWOSHOES in an
exciting 1 minute uneven duel.  Never underestimate the power of a do-gooder.
     JOHNNY APPLESEED (59-2767) (23-41-0,31) of TALL TALES fought YOURBAGD FOREVER
(47-6968) (3-2-0,61) of THE OPERA.  JOHNNY APPLESEED was overpowered by YOURBAGD
FOREVER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.  Actually, it might have been the really hard
freeze that got the 'Seed down.
     KAT (71-3531) (21-39-2,67) of NIGHTHAWKS fought MY LITTLE GTO (47-7745) (20-13-
0,89) of OBG!.  KAT was overpowered by MY LITTLE GTO in a 1 minute mismatched
conflict.  Yes, well, um, these things happen?
     HOGSHEAD (74-4372) (17-10-1,42) of COUNTRY PIE fought BIKINI ATOLL (47-7799)
(19-15-0,50) of NUKE TEST.  HOGSHEAD outwaited BIKINI ATOLL in an exciting 7 minute
bloody battle.  Ah, it used to be that a mere seven minutes would rate an "outwaited"
description.  Although sometimes seven minutes can be a lifetime.

     GLACIER (58-5887) (47-58-0,143) of CIRQUE DU MASQUES fought CHEATING MANAGER
(106-6) (0-0-0,130) of the College of Mimes.  GLACIER savagely defeated CHEATING
MANAGER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody match.  And quite rightly, too!
     YOUNG JOAN (28-3534) (53-90-1,176) of DODGE BULLETS fought UNCLE FESTER (59-
2768) (40-24-1,147) of TALL TALES.  YOUNG JOAN overpowered UNCLE FESTER in a popular
1 minute one-sided melee.  I hear that Fester made some comment or gesture that Joan
did not like....
     TEMPTRESS (47-6671) (23-18-1,185) of LUROCIAN DEVILS fought LORD FOUL (59-1395)
(29-37-2,154) of BLOODGUARD.  TEMPTRESS vanquished LORD FOUL in a 1 minute one-sided
fight.  Never underestimate the power of a woman.
     TOADKILLER DOG (47-1103) (52-20-1,283) of WASTED SCUM fought HUNTSMAN (7-5837)
(54-43-0,199) of SENTINELS.  TOADKILLER DOG won victory over HUNTSMAN in an action
packed 3 minute fight.  Huntsman was looking for deer, but all he got was a dead
toad.
     STIGMA OF STUPID (31-4948) (50-29-1,222) of UNFIT TO BE ORCS fought GHOST DANCER
(28-3365) (58-77-0,194) of DODGE BULLETS.  STIGMA OF STUPID vanquished GHOST DANCER
in a 1 minute uneven duel.  And how is this stupid?

Ah, the challenges:
     HREIDMAR THE RED (10-6148) (22-10-0,61) of VIKINGS challenged DART (8-4586) (25-
17-1,95) of X-FORCE.  Up 34.  HREIDMAR THE RED vanquished DART in a 4 minute brutal
mismatched Challenge fight.  And yet, Hreidmar did not get a special notice for this
from the Unknown Spymaster.  I figure it must have been the bag over his head that
kept the Spymaster (not MY master) from noting this triumph.
     ATOMIC PUNK (51-5581) (15-4-1,68) of VAN DUEL challenged KING MIDAS (59-2770)
(32-26-1,71) of TALL TALES.  Up 3.  ATOMIC PUNK was savagely defeated by KING MIDAS
in a 4 minute Challenge match.  Midas turned that Punk into gold.  And spent it all
on riotous living.
     MINDQUAKE (72-5861) (24-21-0,99) of TWISTED SISTERS challenged TAMMY FAYE (39-
3520) (36-65-0,141) of WITLESS WONDERS.  Up 42.  MINDQUAKE was vanquished by TAMMY
FAYE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.  No surprise, that was a bold
challenge.
     ORPHAN (72-5463) (26-33-2,177) of X-POSSE challenged AMELIA (28-3417) (54-64-
1,178) of DODGE BULLETS.  Up 1.  ORPHAN demolished AMELIA in a popular 1 minute one-
sided Challenge melee.  Seems like I've noticed a lot of orphans running around the
arenas, I suppose it beats becoming beggars.
     CANNONBALL (72-5313) (39-53-2,198) of X-POSSE challenged BALDASSARE (7-6003)
(43-40-0,212) of SENTINELS.  Up 14.  CANNONBALL viciously butchered BALDASSARE in a 3
minute Challenge fight.  You can see why Cannonball got the big points, not that I
think killing should be the primary criterion, but there you are.

For the title, living up to her name,
     RANDOM MATCHUP (96-1048) (41-19-4,244) of OVERRATED fought HAGAR BLUETOOTH (10-
5850) (43-32-1,199) of VIKINGS.  RANDOM MATCHUP viciously subdued HAGAR BLUETOOTH in
a 6 minute Title competition.  And Random remains the top warrior here.  Good work.

                                       Ketchum

THE TOWER GUARDIAN             W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RANDOM MATCHUP 96-1048       42  19  4  258  OVERRATED (1044)           OLD VALAMANTIS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOADKILLER DOG 47-1103       53  20  1  297  WASTED SCUM (1112)         NORTH FORK
 CANNONBALL 72-5313           40  53  3  253  X-POSSE (1093)             DRAGONHEAD

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 STIGMA OF STUPID 31-4948     51  29  1  231  UNFIT TO BE ORCS (881)     CHIMLEVTAL

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HUNTSMAN 7-5837              54  44     205  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850      43  33  1  203  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
-WHACKING WILLOW 52-3167      80  27  1  198  FLOWER GIRLS (265)         FRATSFA
 BALDASSARE 7-6003            43  41     195  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 GHOST DANCER 28-3365         58  78     192  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 ORPHAN 72-5463               27  33  2  189  X-POSSE (1093)             DRAGONHEAD
 YOUNG JOAN 28-3534           54  90  1  188  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 TEMPTRESS 47-6671            24  18  1  187  LUROCIAN DEVILS (1364)     NORTH FORK

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AMELIA 28-3417               54  65  1  167  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 LORD FOUL 59-1395            29  38  2  154  BLOODGUARD (1341)          ILLIS

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLACIER 58-5887              48  58     148  CIRQUE DU MASQUES (843)    DELARQ TOR
 UNCLE FESTER 59-2768         40  25  1  144  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS
 TAMMY FAYE 39-3520           37  65     143  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
-KOTTER NAHL 8-5197           14  59     101  MIDDLE WAY 11 (1145)       ARKERS

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MINDQUAKE 72-5861            24  22     100  TWISTED SISTERS (1201)     DRAGONHEAD
-RAPTOR 31-4594               22  27  3   96  THE CANUCKS (616)          CHIMLEVTAL
-LELAND OLVEN 8-5262          22  28  2   96  MIDDLE WAY 11 (1145)       ARKERS
-URSILA RILVAR 52-4105        23  24  1   94  MIDDLE WAY 8 (1271)        FRATSFA
 HREIDMAR THE RED 10-6148     23  10      93  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 MY LITTLE GTO 47-7745        21  13      93  OBG! (1477)                NORTH FORK
-LEPER MESSIAH 72-3954        17   3  1   93  DEADLY RAGE (1214)         DRAGONHEAD

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KING MIDAS 59-2770           33  26  1   84  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS
-GARUTH HOLM 50-3769          20  19      79  MIDDLE WAY 6 (1114)        SNOWBOUND
 GRIZZ GRIMHULT 19-5083       12   1  1   73  BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (1481)  ZUWAYZA
-HYPPOMATOS 8-3974            21   8  1   72  WEIRD ALCHEMY (1393)       ARKERS
 DART 8-4586                  25  18  1   71  X-FORCE (1054)             ARKERS
 GOODY TWOSHOES 5-5328        13   1  1   71  HISTORICAL KOLACT (1482)   KALTOS
 ATOMIC PUNK 51-5581          15   5  1   69  VAN DUEL (1476)            TRICORUS
 KAT 71-3531                  21  40  2   65  NIGHTHAWKS (1153)          KYR'TERR
-ROK REDBEARD 10-6216         16  14  1   63  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 YOURBAGD FOREVER 47-6968      4   2      63  THE OPERA (1207)           NORTH FORK
 HOGSHEAD 74-4372             18  10  1   56  COUNTRY PIE (1473)         DAYLA KIV
 SKI MASK 58-5869             70 116  1   55  CIRQUE DU MASQUES (843)    DELARQ TOR
-RIA THE CARESSER 8-5387      14  12      54  THE CHOSEN (1412)          ARKERS
-JOB 82-38090                 16   4      52  WHY TRAVEL? (1479)         DWES EG
 G W BUSH 59-2764             35  30  1   49  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS
 BIKINI ATOLL 47-7799         19  16      46  NUKE TEST (1443)           NORTH FORK
 JOHNNY APPLESEED 59-2767     23  42      30  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
BALDASSARE 7-6003         43  41  0 SENTINELS 1202         CANNONBALL 72-5313        284

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Random Matchup -- I salute you on your great fighting and your Tower Guardianship.
May the force be with you. -- Whacking Willow
P.S.  If you ever want to try something "more stimulating," give me a shout.

Good luck to all.  We Consortiumites are taking a rest for a while from Crysalis. --
The Consortium Elders

Health.  Humility.  Honor. -- Anonymous

Oh, gods, Ski Mask is popularity leader and favorite?  We won't hear the end of THIS
in a while. -- Glacier

An oh-fer turn, on top of that. -- Glacier

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CANNONBALL viciously butchered BALDASSARE in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
ORPHAN demolished AMELIA in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
MINDQUAKE was vanquished by TAMMY FAYE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ATOMIC PUNK was savagely defeated by KING MIDAS in a 4 minute Challenge match.
HREIDMAR THE RED vanquished DART in a 4 minute brutal mismatched Challenge fight.
RANDOM MATCHUP viciously subdued HAGAR BLUETOOTH in a 6 minute Title competition.
STIGMA OF STUPID vanquished GHOST DANCER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TOADKILLER DOG won victory over HUNTSMAN in a action packed 3 minute fight.
TEMPTRESS vanquished LORD FOUL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
YOUNG JOAN overpowered UNCLE FESTER in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
GLACIER savagely defeated CHEATING MANAGER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody match.
HOGSHEAD outwaited BIKINI ATOLL in a exciting 7 minute bloody battle.
KAT was overpowered by MY LITTLE GTO in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
JOHNNY APPLESEED was overpowered by YOURBAGD FOREVER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
G W BUSH was devastated by GOODY TWOSHOES in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
SKI MASK was devastated by GRIZZ GRIMHULT 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       40 -  19 -  0      68  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -   8 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  24 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    66 -  57 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        39 -  36 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -  10 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  29 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  55 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  20 -  0      33  |

Turn 284 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RANDOM MATCHUP 96-1048     42  19  4  258 OVERRATED (1044)
TOTAL PARRY      TOADKILLER DOG 47-1103     53  20  1  297 WASTED SCUM (1112)
STRIKING ATTACK  STIGMA OF STUPID 31-4948   51  29  1  231 UNFIT TO BE ORCS (881)
SLASHING ATTACK  HUNTSMAN 7-5837            54  44  0  205 SENTINELS (1202)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850    43  33  1  203 VIKINGS (1208)
PARRY-STRIKE     BALDASSARE 7-6003          43  41  0  195 SENTINELS (1202)
BASHING ATTACK   ORPHAN 72-5463             27  33  2  189 X-POSSE (1093)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    YOUNG JOAN 28-3534         54  90  1  188 DODGE BULLETS (867)
AIMED BLOW       TEMPTRESS 47-6671          24  18  1  187 LUROCIAN DEVILS (1364)
PARRY-LUNGE      LORD FOUL 59-1395          29  38  2  154 BLOODGUARD (1341)

The overall popularity leader is SKI MASK 58-5869.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RANDOM MATCHUP 96-1048.  The ten other most popular fighters were BIKINI 
ATOLL 47-7799, CANNONBALL 72-5313, HUNTSMAN 7-5837, HOGSHEAD 74-4372, KING MIDAS 
59-2770, HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850, TOADKILLER DOG 47-1103, GLACIER 58-5887, ATOMIC 
PUNK 51-5581, and HREIDMAR THE RED 10-6148.

The least popular fighter this week was JOHNNY APPLESEED 59-2767.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were KAT 71-3531, LORD FOUL 59-1395, GHOST DANCER 28-3365, 
DART 8-4586, SKI MASK 58-5869, G W BUSH 59-2764, UNCLE FESTER 59-2768, MINDQUAKE 
72-5861, AMELIA 28-3417, and YOURBAGD FOREVER 47-6968.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
KALTOS(5)            1  0 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       1  0 0  ILLIS(59)            1  4 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  2 0  XOCHITHLAN(39)       1  0 0  KYR'TERR(71)         0  1 0  
ARKERS(8)            0  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       4  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       2  1 1  
KOLACT(10)           1  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  1 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        1  0 0  
ZUWAYZA(19)          1  0 0  DELARQ TOR(58)       1  1 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   1  0 0  
MORYA(28)            1  2 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOODY TWOSHOES 5-5328       13   1  1   71  HISTORICAL KOLACT (1482)   KALTOS
 HUNTSMAN 7-5837             54  44  0  205  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 DART 8-4586                 25  18  1   71  X-FORCE (1054)             ARKERS
 HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850     43  33  1  203  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 GRIZZ GRIMHULT 19-5083      12   1  1   73  BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (1481)  ZUWAYZA
 GHOST DANCER 28-3365        58  78  0  192  DODGE BULLETS (867)        MORYA
 STIGMA OF STUPID 31-4948    51  29  1  231  UNFIT TO BE ORCS (881)     CHIMLEVTAL
 TAMMY FAYE 39-3520          37  65  0  143  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
 TOADKILLER DOG 47-1103      53  20  1  297  WASTED SCUM (1112)         NORTH FORK
 ATOMIC PUNK 51-5581         15   5  1   69  VAN DUEL (1476)            TRICORUS
 GLACIER 58-5887             48  58  0  148  CIRQUE DU MASQUES (843)    DELARQ TOR
 LORD FOUL 59-1395           29  38  2  154  BLOODGUARD (1341)          ILLIS
 KAT 71-3531                 21  40  2   65  NIGHTHAWKS (1153)          KYR'TERR
 CANNONBALL 72-5313          40  53  3  253  X-POSSE (1093)             DRAGONHEAD
 HOGSHEAD 74-4372            18  10  1   56  COUNTRY PIE (1473)         DAYLA KIV
 RANDOM MATCHUP 96-1048      42  19  4  258  OVERRATED (1044)           OLD VALAMANTIS

                 NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENA (DM 85)

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specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena.  Effective immediately, any 
teams placed in DM 85 and not transferred out to another arena, will be automatically 
deleted a month after the tournament.  If you have questions about any of your teams, 
please contact Customer Service. -- RSI