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Date   : 01/25/2022    Duedate: 02/21/2022

CRYSALIS ARENA

DM 106    TURN 373

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 HOUSE OF FU 83/1860   10    2   0 83.3      FAVORITE SAYINGS 56/1780
  5 ROYAL FLUSH 47/10   3935 1969  38 66.6      FAVORITE SAYINGS 60/1782
    WAY TO GO! II 73/1010                       CANADIAN CLASSICS 97/1852
  6 THE DRAGONS 83/1774    8    5   0 61.5   13 IN BLOOM 85/1822       9   11   0 45.0
  7 DARQUE AGES 52/1257  166  141   2 54.1   15 TEAM TOONS 47/1500    69  103   1 40.1
    BRAIN FOOD 2 82/1553                        COWBOY CROONERS 72/1535
    DARQUE FORCES 71/863                     17 OHIO 52/1286         208  372   0 35.9
    DARQUE FORCES 13/1733                       EMETICS 45/1030
    IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/1078                   STRANGE TUNES 50/1085
    THE FINAL FANTASY 74/1141                   WITLESS WONDERS 39/1052
  9 BLOOD SUCKER 5/1295  869  837   9 50.9      WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE 47/1825
    KIWI CONNECTION 4/1305                   18 TALL TALES 59/1335   159  313   3 33.7
    KIWI CONNECTION 13/747                   19 KANO CLAN 21/988      21   48   1 30.4
    KIWI CONNECTION 73/1232                     BLACK SAMURAI 29/707
    KIWI CONNECTIONS 75/1307                 20 SOUL STRIPPE 6/1879    3    8   0 27.3
    INSP GADGETS MINIONS 7/214               21 WHITE MAIMER 44/324    5   16   0 23.8
 11 FAST FOOD 47/1355    202  207   0 49.4      WHITE WOLVES 47/1838
    WORLD BLADES 9 41/1902                   22 NFL NETWORK 83/1887    0    3   0  0.0
    THINGS I HATE 2 84/1784

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hey!

There were 24 fights today, just one challenge, no one died, and White Maimers avoided 
House of Fur.  The two longest fights were six minutes each.

Hmm.  Let's look at popularity first.
     Disco Queen is the overall pop leader.  CUTTER JOHN (85-4984) (45-37-0,228) of IN 
BLOOM fought DISCO QUEEN (47-1992) (127-38-3,234) of ROYAL FLUSH.  CUTTER JOHN lost to 
DISCO QUEEN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fight.  Her Highness is also our leading 
Parry-Strike.
     This turn's favorite fighter is Heraja.  HERAJA (29-1339) (40-35-0,200) of BLACK 
SAMURAI fought TRIUMPH (97-7395) (35-34-5,210) of CANADIAN CLASSICS.  HERAJA viciously 
subdued TRIUMPH in a crowd pleasing 6 minute brutal conflict.  And Heraja is our top 
Parry-Riposte.
     And to balance out the Black Samurai team's popularity, the least popular is 
Matsuri.  MATSURI (29-4256) (22-15-0,79) of BLACK SAMURAI fought SKY (83-544) (21-23-
0,86) of THE DRAGONS.  MATSURI was handily defeated by SKY in a 1 minute one-sided 
contest.

Recognition points lost and gained:
     SOUTHPOINT (52-3492) (37-30-0,187) of OHIO fought KARATIA (73-3624) (46-26-1,204) 
of KIWI CONNECTION.  SOUTHPOINT overpowered KARATIA in an action packed 1 minute one-
sided fight.  Southpoint gained 28 points here.
     Since there was only one challenge, Plainsman was most challenged.  VALERIUS (44-
1035) (21-13-2,95) of WHITE MAIMERS challenged PLAINSMAN (6-3915) (27-26-0,137) of 
SOUL STRIPPERS II.  VALERIUS was bested by PLAINSMAN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute 
Challenge fight.  Points gained?  Valerius gained 5, even though he lost.
     Why are recognition points such a big deal?  Do they take a poll of the 
spectators?  "Do you recognize Southpoint?  Could you pick him out in a crowd?"  
Shouldn't the rankings in the arena be based on fighting ability, not social 
prominence?  I think so.

Okay, we're moving on now to the other eight stylemasters.
     HARI-KARI (73-3049) (118-16-0,652) of WAY TO GO! II fought SUPERSIZE ME (47-8110) 
(45-33-2,316) of FAST FOOD.  HARI-KARI viciously subdued SUPERSIZE ME in an action 
packed 3 minute Title battle.  So, Hari-Kari is still Crysalis' Tower Guardian and 
most highly ranked Aimed Blow.
     AVONSIDE (13-3927) (63-68-1,285) of KIWI CONNECTION fought DREAM (60-9010) (44-
41-0,233) of FAVORITE SAYINGS.  AVONSIDE overpowered DREAM in a crowd pleasing 1 
minute bloody one-sided fight.
     UNCLE FESTER (59-2768) (64-89-1,214) of TALL TALES fought LEO (52-3869) (39-26-
0,206) of DARQUE AGES.  UNCLE FESTER beat LEO in a 2 minute brawl.  Uncle Fester is 
our top Slasher.
     MOSQUITO (5-5011) (28-24-1,211) of BLOOD SUCKERS fought KING MIDAS (59-2770) (62-
85-1,213) of TALL TALES.  MOSQUITO overpowered KING MIDAS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute 
mismatched duel.  Mosquito is our highest ranked Lunger.
     HOPALONG CASSIDY (72-7839) (50-63-1,205) of COWBOY CROONERS fought MAD CAT (7-
2965) (86-56-7,203) of INSP GADGETS MINIONS.  HOPALONG CASSIDY was subdued by MAD CAT 
in a 2 minute brawl.  Mad Cat is top Basher.  Go figure.
     KENYA (4-6484) (34-10-2,188) of KIWI CONNECTION fought G W BUSH (59-2764) (57-96-
2,190) of TALL TALES.  KENYA handily defeated G W BUSH in an action packed 1 minute 
gruesome uneven fight.  Mr. Bush is our leading Striker.
     GARGLE SPEW (45-3902) (29-45-1,151) of EMETICS fought JOHNNY APPLESEED (59-2767) 
(47-106-1,180) of TALL TALES.  GARGLE SPEW was viciously subdued by JOHNNY APPLESEED 
in a 6 minute fight.  Appleseed is our best Total Parry.
     ARMENIUS (47-9159) (27-37-0,91) of WHITE WOLVES fought CAPE TOWN (41-5118) (22-
14-1,88) of WORLD BLADES 9.  ARMENIUS beat CAPE TOWN in a 2 minute bout.  Armenius is 
Crysalis' best Wall of Steel.

Well, that's all I've got.  Stay warm in this icy weather.

							-- Olaf Modeen

THE TOWER GUARDIAN             W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HARI-KARI 73-3049           119  16  0  666  WAY TO GO! II (1010)       ERINIKA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-HAGAR BLUETOOTH 10-5850      87  50  2  389  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 AVONSIDE 13-3927             64  68  1  300  KIWI CONNECTION (747)      DULLENS
-BALDASSARE 7-6003            94  56  0  277  SENTINELS (1202)           BONSUR
 DISCO QUEEN 47-1992         128  38  3  244  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 UNCLE FESTER 59-2768         65  89  1  227  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS
 MOSQUITO 5-5011              29  24  1  222  BLOOD SUCKERS (1295)       KALTOS
 EARLY MORNINGS 84-34548      46  42  0  218  THINGS I HATE 2 (1784)     BLACKSTONE
-KNOS THE AXE 74-4394         49  21  1  217  BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (1570)  DAYLA KIV
 SOUTHPOINT 52-3492           38  30  0  215  OHIO (1286)                FRATSFA
 CRIMSON KNIGHT 13-2256       24  13  2  214  DARQUE FORCES (1733)       DULLENS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SWEET REVENGE 8-5378         58  21  0  210  PEASANT REBELLION (1542)   ARKERS
 SUPERSIZE ME 47-8110         45  34  2  210  FAST FOOD (1355)           NORTH FORK
 CUTTER JOHN 85-4984          45  38  0  210  IN BLOOM (1822)            JASPER GULCH
 MAD CAT 7-2965               87  56  7  209  INSP GADGETS MINIONS (214) BONSUR
 HERAJA 29-1339               41  35  0  209  BLACK SAMURAI (707)        LAPUR
-DUTCH TREAT 26-1841         201  43  2  206  WORLDWIDE GORE (35)        CALEAM
 HOPALONG CASSIDY 72-7839     50  64  1  203  COWBOY CROONERS (1535)     DRAGONHEAD
 JINX 47-7951                 50  58  1  201  TEAM TOONS (1500)          NORTH FORK
-STAY PUFT 20-144             37  29  1  201  PHANTOM REGIMENT (1710)    SEAM
-HREIDMAR THE RED 10-6148     70  34  0  200  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 TRIUMPH 97-7395              35  35  5  200  CANADIAN CLASSICS (1852)   SHADOW GROVE
 KENYA 4-6484                 35  10  2  200  KIWI CONNECTION (1305)     JHELUM
 LOVING IT 56-4440            39  50  0  198  FAVORITE SAYINGS (1780)    ROCANIS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LEO 52-3869                  39  27  0  196  DARQUE AGES (1257)         FRATSFA
-CABO WABO 51-5583            35  27  2  193  VAN DUEL (1476)            TRICORUS
 KING MIDAS 59-2770           62  86  1  191  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS
 DREAM 60-9010                44  42  0  191  FAVORITE SAYINGS (1782)    ARADI
-GRIZZ GRIMHULT 19-5083       40  34  1  191  BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (1481)  ZUWAYZA
 WATERLOO 75-3317             31  10  1  190  KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307)    JADE MOUNTAIN
 QUEEN 75-3316                26  17  1  190  KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307)    JADE MOUNTAIN
-KILIMANJARO 10-366           24  14  0  188  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 G W BUSH 59-2764             57  97  2  186  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS
 KARATIA 73-3624              46  27  1  185  KIWI CONNECTION (1232)     ERINIKA
 JOHNNY APPLESEED 59-2767     48 106  1  182  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SIGMUNDR 10-6525             41  33  1  180  VIKINGS (1208)             KOLACT
 TAMMY FAYE 39-3520           52 139  0  169  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
-ICE CREAM MAN 51-5584        27  15  0  162  VAN DUEL (1476)            TRICORUS
 CRUISER ION 82-32979         29  18  0  160  BRAIN FOOD 2 (1553)        DWES EG
 GARGLE SPEW 45-3902          29  46  1  156  EMETICS (1030)             STORMCROWE
 HARVEY 59-2636               24   5  0  154  IMPROVED ILLUSION (1078)   ILLIS

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CHOCO 83-530                 29  17  0  139  HOUSE OF FUR (1860)        TELORINTHE
 PLAINSMAN 6-3915             28  26  0  139  SOUL STRIPPERS II (1879)   TRANSEL
 HAPPY 50-3399                31  46  1  121  STRANGE TUNES (1085)       SNOWBOUND
 SNOWBALL II 74-4356          22  12  0  108  THE FINAL FANTASY (1141)   DAYLA KIV
-CLARA SMITH 46-4727          30  11  0  101  FANDILS (220)              ARDIVENT

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-RED NECK 11-8363             30  10  0  100  COLORIFIC (1050)           ARUAK CITY
 ARMENIUS 47-9159             28  37  0  100  WHITE WOLVES (1838)        NORTH FORK
 VALERIUS 44-1035             21  14  2  100  WHITE MAIMERS (324)        KRILL
-MIRAGE 45-5354               17   7  1   99  SERPENTS' HOLD (1884)      STORMCROWE
 SKY 83-544                   22  23  0   98  THE DRAGONS (1774)         TELORINTHE
-ELM 54-3206                  28  21  0   95  TREES (1759)               TROCAR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-GUILFORD 83-558              21  22  5   90  KAME HOUSE (1804)          TELORINTHE
-SMALL TAMER 54-3181          22  22  0   88  TRADERS OF TROCAR (1027)   TROCAR
 DASKINOR 71-3390             19  13  3   88  DARQUE FORCES (863)        KYR'TERR
 MIDNIGHT 83-573              24  17  0   85  HOUSE OF FUR (1860)        TELORINTHE
 CAPE TOWN 41-5118            22  15  1   85  WORLD BLADES 9 (1902)      KATI-TEI
-HONEY HYENA 11-8408          23  13  2   84  ANIMAL FARM (1095)         ARUAK CITY
 ZHOU XI 21-5151              24  29  3   83  KANO CLAN (988)            SUNSET
-GUTWAGON 6-3119              22  23  5   77  SOUL STRIPPERS II (1879)   TRANSEL
-VENUS 28-5013                26  18  0   74  PLANETS (1419)             MORYA
-ULRICH 81-3457               18  17  1   72  CLAN LONGBEARD (1274)      SHADOWSPIRE
 MATSURI 29-4256              22  16  0   71  BLACK SAMURAI (707)        LAPUR
-ZAMIR 29-6198                19  13  0   70  MID EARTH (154)            LAPUR
-KNOCKED OVER 72-10147        21   3  2   68  BASH BROS TRASH (1905)     DRAGONHEAD
-IVANMOE 6-3874               22  17  4   66  SOUL STRIPPERS II (1879)   TRANSEL
 GALLIENUS 47-4956            19  43  1   66  WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (1825)  NORTH FORK
-KENWOOD 46-4838              20   5  0   65  FANDILS (220)              ARDIVENT
-TONIC 50-3955                18   8  1   63  DARQUE THEORY (1854)       SNOWBOUND
-SLEET 52-4392                25  11  1   61  WEATHER (1656)             FRATSFA
-BANANA ON WALL 72-10657      19   3  0   60  BASH BROS ART (1906)       DRAGONHEAD
 CREDIT CARD 5-4052           26  16  0   59  BLOOD SUCKERS (1295)       KALTOS
-KURR 45-5432                 16  10  0   58  GOING BERSERK (1573)       STORMCROWE
-OTHER MOTHER 45-5439         16   9  0   57  DARQUE FORCES (941)        STORMCROWE
-GIRL DRINK DRUNK 51-6229     15  23  1   57  BALL IN THE HALL (1882)    TRICORUS
-THE PATRIARCH 6-2514         22  32  0   55  SOUL STRIPPERS II (1879)   TRANSEL
-FITCHER'S BIRD 73-9285       17   4  0   55  GRIMM OUTLOOK (1908)       ERINIKA
-RANK SMELL 14-5524           16   4  3   55  OUTHOUSE (1909)            TOBIR
 YASNAC 6-5784                19  17  2   53  SOUL STRIPPERS II (1879)   TRANSEL

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-YEW 54-3209                  16  19  0   51  TREES (1759)               TROCAR
-KAIARI 6-5656                18  17  0   50  SOUL STRIPPERS II (1879)   TRANSEL
 MUSHIKU BO 21-5713           21  32  1   35  KANO CLAN (988)            SUNSET
 ANTONIO BROWN 83-612         17  15  1   31  NFL NETWORK (1887)         TELORINTHE

'-' 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

VALERIUS was bested by PLAINSMAN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight.
HARI-KARI viciously subdued SUPERSIZE ME in a action packed 3 minute Title battle.
MOSQUITO overpowered KING MIDAS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
AVONSIDE overpowered DREAM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
CUTTER JOHN lost to DISCO QUEEN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fight.
UNCLE FESTER beat LEO in a 2 minute brawl.
KENYA handily defeated G W BUSH in a action packed 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
JINX vanquished HARVEY in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
SOUTHPOINT overpowered KARATIA in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
LOVING IT was savagely defeated by CRIMSON KNIGHT in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
HERAJA viciously subdued TRIUMPH in a crowd pleasing 6 minute brutal conflict.
HOPALONG CASSIDY was subdued by MAD CAT in a 2 minute brawl.
QUEEN was beaten by EARLY MORNINGS in a 2 minute conflict.
GARGLE SPEW was viciously subdued by JOHNNY APPLESEED in a 6 minute fight.
WATERLOO devastated TAMMY FAYE in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
CRUISER ION devastated ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CHOCO overpowered HAPPY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ARMENIUS beat CAPE TOWN in a 2 minute bout.
SNOWBALL II overpowered ZHOU XI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
MUSHIKU BO was devastated by MIDNIGHT in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided bout.
DASKINOR demolished YASNAC in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
MATSURI was handily defeated by SKY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ANTONIO BROWN was demolished by CREDIT CARD in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GALLIENUS overpowered R.O.U.S. in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      14         PARRY-STRIKE      27 -  10 -  1      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         WALL OF STEEL     29 -  21 -  1      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  38 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE       21 -  17 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   35 -  30 -  1      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       32 -  28 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         AIMED BLOW        88 -  86 -  0      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  17 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  48 -  0      28  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -  15 -  0      25  |

Turn 373 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     AIMED BLOW         6 -  8         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         3  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  4         1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  4                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HARI-KARI 73-3049         119  16  0  666 WAY TO GO! II (1010)
PARRY-LUNGE      AVONSIDE 13-3927           64  68  1  300 KIWI CONNECTION (747)
PARRY-STRIKE     DISCO QUEEN 47-1992       128  38  3  244 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
SLASHING ATTACK  UNCLE FESTER 59-2768       65  89  1  227 TALL TALES (1335)
LUNGING ATTACK   MOSQUITO 5-5011            29  24  1  222 BLOOD SUCKERS (1295)
BASHING ATTACK   MAD CAT 7-2965             87  56  7  209 INSP GADGETS MINIONS (214)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    HERAJA 29-1339             41  35  0  209 BLACK SAMURAI (707)
STRIKING ATTACK  G W BUSH 59-2764           57  97  2  186 TALL TALES (1335)
TOTAL PARRY      JOHNNY APPLESEED 59-2767   48 106  1  182 TALL TALES (1335)
WALL OF STEEL    ARMENIUS 47-9159           28  37  0  100 WHITE WOLVES (1838)

The overall popularity leader is DISCO QUEEN 47-1992.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HERAJA 29-1339.  The ten other most popular fighters were VALERIUS 44-1035, 
GARGLE SPEW 45-3902, TRIUMPH 97-7395, HARI-KARI 73-3049, CRIMSON KNIGHT 13-2256, 
JOHNNY APPLESEED 59-2767, CUTTER JOHN 85-4984, AVONSIDE 13-3927, WATERLOO 75-3317, 
and SUPERSIZE ME 47-8110.

The least popular fighter this week was MATSURI 29-4256.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MUSHIKU BO 21-5713, HAPPY 50-3399, ANTONIO BROWN 83-612, ZHOU XI 
21-5151, KARATIA 73-3624, HARVEY 59-2636, KING MIDAS 59-2770, SKY 83-544, YASNAC 
6-5784, and CRUISER ION 82--32557.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
JHELUM(4)            1  0 0  KRILL(44)            0  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            2  0 0  STORMCROWE(45)       0  1 0  ERINIKA(73)          1  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       4  1 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  SNOWBOUND(50)        0  1 0  JADE MOUNTAIN(75)    1  1 0  
DULLENS(13)          2  0 0  FRATSFA(52)          1  1 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           0  2 0  ROCANIS(56)          0  1 0  TELORINTHE(83)       3  1 0  
LAPUR(29)            1  1 0  ILLIS(59)            2  3 0  BLACKSTONE(84)       1  0 0  
XOCHITHLAN(39)       0  1 0  ARADI(60)            0  1 0  JASPER GULCH(85)     0  1 0  
KATI-TEI(41)         0  1 0  KYR'TERR(71)         1  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KENYA 4-6484                35  10  2  200  KIWI CONNECTION (1305)     JHELUM
 MOSQUITO 5-5011             29  24  1  222  BLOOD SUCKERS (1295)       KALTOS
 PLAINSMAN 6-3915            28  26  0  139  SOUL STRIPPERS II (1879)   TRANSEL
 MAD CAT 7-2965              87  56  7  209  INSP GADGETS MINIONS (214) BONSUR
 AVONSIDE 13-3927            64  68  1  300  KIWI CONNECTION (747)      DULLENS
 ZHOU XI 21-5151             24  29  3   83  KANO CLAN (988)            SUNSET
 HERAJA 29-1339              41  35  0  209  BLACK SAMURAI (707)        LAPUR
 TAMMY FAYE 39-3520          52 139  0  169  WITLESS WONDERS (1052)     XOCHITHLAN
 CAPE TOWN 41-5118           22  15  1   85  WORLD BLADES 9 (1902)      KATI-TEI
 VALERIUS 44-1035            21  14  2  100  WHITE MAIMERS (324)        KRILL
 GARGLE SPEW 45-3902         29  46  1  156  EMETICS (1030)             STORMCROWE
 DISCO QUEEN 47-1992        128  38  3  244  ROYAL FLUSH (10)           NORTH FORK
 HAPPY 50-3399               31  46  1  121  STRANGE TUNES (1085)       SNOWBOUND
 SOUTHPOINT 52-3492          38  30  0  215  OHIO (1286)                FRATSFA
 LOVING IT 56-4440           39  50  0  198  FAVORITE SAYINGS (1780)    ROCANIS
 UNCLE FESTER 59-2768        65  89  1  227  TALL TALES (1335)          ILLIS
 DREAM 60-9010               44  42  0  191  FAVORITE SAYINGS (1782)    ARADI
 DASKINOR 71-3390            19  13  3   88  DARQUE FORCES (863)        KYR'TERR

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HOPALONG CASSIDY 72-7839    50  64  1  203  COWBOY CROONERS (1535)     DRAGONHEAD
 HARI-KARI 73-3049          119  16  0  666  WAY TO GO! II (1010)       ERINIKA
 SNOWBALL II 74-4356         22  12  0  108  THE FINAL FANTASY (1141)   DAYLA KIV
 WATERLOO 75-3317            31  10  1  190  KIWI CONNECTIONS (1307)    JADE MOUNTAIN
 CRUISER ION 82--32557       29  18  0  160  BRAIN FOOD 2 (1553)        DWES EG
 CHOCO 83-530                29  17  0  139  HOUSE OF FUR (1860)        TELORINTHE
 EARLY MORNINGS 84--30988    46  42  0  218  THINGS I HATE 2 (1784)     BLACKSTONE
 CUTTER JOHN 85-4984         45  38  0  210  IN BLOOM (1822)            JASPER GULCH
 TRIUMPH 97-7395             35  35  5  200  CANADIAN CLASSICS (1852)   SHADOW GROVE

                              MY TAKE ON THE PARRY SLASH

I'm sure I'm not covering any new ground with my insights on the Wall of Steel. It is 
my best fighting style and a favorite. I have currently 3 in ADM, and about a half 
dozen active in the arenas with one currently undefeated and Duelmaster in DM 41. 

So a bit about my observations.  Like most defensive styles it seems to work best to 
run these guys offensively while they are young so I outfit them and run them like a 
slasher. They favor the initiative, parry and attack skills which sucks a bit in ADM 
because they lack in defense skill and since defense is king in the late game, Walls 
of Steel fall back into the pack quite a bit. It stinks but done right they can hold 
their own vs anyone except end game lungers and aimed blows who seem to be way OP at 
that level. 

Anyway, stats are important of course. Strength should at least be 9+ to get slashing 
weapons. Con can be lower; I have gotten away with a con of 7 because I run them fast 
and furious anyway so if they get out jumped or crit dodged and ripped then they go 
down easy. Most fights are over in minute 1 anyway. Size is a thing; smaller sizes 
would be nice but you have issues with damage if you go low size and strength less 
than 11. I have an upper limit of around 14 size and a lower one of 5 in my current 
crew. Wit is a no brainer: 15+ is almost mandatory but I am running one with a 13 that 
is doing ok but learning slows down to a crawl if you have less than 15. Will is super 
necessary so I try not to go below 15 here with a build. Speed isn't really a 
priority, so I often go as low as 3 here and they still do very well. More speed would 
be nice, but speed is a luxury and not a necessity. Deftness is nice, I won't run a 
WOS with less than a 13 here; my highest is 21 with a current ADM build.

Now how to run them. Well, minute one is offensive so I typically run 10-10-6 and then 
taper off to a high offensive effort and a low or moderate activity level. It seems 
that the majority of my ADM builds prefer a high-low pace. 

So a couple of current warrior builds to show off the style. 

     Midnight, currently in ADM -- 9-11(2)-10-17-15-3-21, about to start stat raises 
     but currently has ad masters in attack and initiative. 

     Ishmail currently in Home Guard -- 12-9-6-15-17-9-15, currently at 93 skills and 
     wont be stat raising for a minute.

     Average Joe in Mordant -- 11-11-14-13-13-9-13, painfully bad at learning and 
     definitely not recommended for the faint of heart.

     Beowulf in Seam -- 11-12-9-15-17-3-17, currently at 54 skills and near the top of 
     the arena. Has fallen on hard times of late because of diminishing returns on 
     skill learns. 

     Broken in Shadowspire -- 9-14-9-17-17-5-13, very new and probably going to be a 
     .500 warrior when it's all said and done because of the low speed and deftness 
     combo.

     Bender in DM 41 -- 9-7-14-17-17-3-17, currently undefeated and duelmaster, won't 
     last long but he started out as a tourney warrior and has gone at best 6-3 and 
     went 4-3 in this past mail-in as an adept.

So for anyone who doesn't know, a speed and deftness of 21 total is needed to get 
normal coordination and a combo of 28 is needed to get the "fights well with either 
hand" tag on your roll up. So not really relevant to the topic but just thought I'd 
throw that out there. I like to keep this total at the very least 18 to get slightly 
uncoordinated on all my builds because coordination is vital to defense and attack. 

Okay, that's my take on this fun style. If I have enlightened anyone then you are 
welcome, I hope I at least entertained everyone. Take it easy.  

                                          -- Eli