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Date   : 11/05/2005    Duedate: 11/18/2005

LIRIN KIV

DM-107    TURN-286

RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %  RANK TEAMS                  W    L  K    %
  1-POSSE 77/219           17   10  0 63.0      TOADS OF AMBER III 82/274             
  2 DARKLINGS 74/207      827  816  8 50.3      DARK TOADS 65/283                     
    SKAITHVARN 51/116                           TOADS OF KRONDUR II 82/279            
  3 SCARLET KNIGHT 99/19  660  696  6 48.7    6 SAND DANCERS 74/36   1636 2150 20 43.2
    SCARLET KNIGHTS 70/64                       SAND DANCERS 51/253                   
    THE DRAGON FIST 78/30                       SAND DANCERS 78/43                    
  4 SLYTHERIN HOU 74/277   86   94  1 47.8      SAND DANCERS 65/78                    
  5 DARK TOADS 75/262     192  217  5 46.9

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

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                        *--=== LIRITH KAI REGIONAL NEWS ===--*

                                     Duelmasters
                                 -------------------
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 353): VELVET CRUSH of UNDERGROUND KINGS (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 324): AULDRYMBREI of GURTARG'S AXES (Sir Chester, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 321): YERIX of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 308): APPLE-TREE of TREE PEOPLE (Elderberry, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 285): NIGHTFALL of DARKLINGS from DAYLA KIV (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                       --------
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 353): POSSE (Rosebud, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 324): DISMAL ALLIANCE (?, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 321): SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 308): FURY'S EDGE (Fury, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 285): POSSE (Rosebud, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 353): VELVET CRUSH of UNDERGROUND KINGS (?, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 321): YERIX of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                       Reflections by the Champion of the Horn

Hello Lirin Kiv!

     Well, how is everyone?  I don't know how much more I can think of to say, after 
all of these turns as Champion of the Horn.  Aren't the trees gorgeous this time of 
year?  It's a real feast for the eyes.
     Hairy little rock-knocker?  That's how you think of Talon Warsmith, Larkin?  
Well, he is hairy.  I don't know about the rocks.  Anyway, that's who I fought, not 
Brand as I had hoped.  He was matched against Khora the Small, instead.  I'd like to 
fight Khora.  I think she could beat me.  Then she'd be the one writing columns.
     It seems I didn't get inducted to Primus (knock wood) so I'm here for another 
semester at least.  That's good.  I like dueling, but it's no fun if you don't win 
sometimes.  Primus, as I understand it, is just painful and depressing all the time.
     Actually, the title fight was very close.  It lasted not quite a minute and 
Talon hit me four times, knocking me to my knees and driving me to desperation.  At 
that point I think he got a little bit overconfident.  Though I was dazed from a head 
hit and not completely certain which way was up, I jumped, luckily it was up, and hit 
him in the neck (I was aiming for his arm).  It was a disgustingly solid hit.  You 
actually don't want to hit someone that hard on the neck.  He dropped his sword and 
put both hands to his neck to slow down the bleeding.  I was amazed that he ignored 
the stretcher-bearers and managed to stagger to the infirmary under his 
own power.  That's a gutsy warrior.
     So here I am again.  By the time you read this, the tourney will be over and 
maybe we will have merged with Free Blades.  I look forward to the wider competition 
and a chance to not be writing a column every turn.     Stay healthy all of you, it's 
flu season.

                                                       Nightfall (Moonrise)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     The Unknown Spymaster came by and made some notes, but they're all nonsense.  
Probably comes from observing the fights with a bag over his head.
     Nightfall, thank you for the column, and you won't have to do one next time, so 
you can relax.
     To those of you who want to know when we're merging with Free Blades, well, I 
wouldn't mind knowing that myself.  No word yet.
     Only thirteen fights today, okay, lots of people were at the tourney, but 
listen, that excuse won't wash.  The tourney is helf VERY CLOSE to the Isle, right on 
the mainland shore, in fact.  You COULD have gotten back here in time, if you'd been 
sober.  It was, after all, a week ago!  You can get from any point in Alastari to any 
other point in a week!
     No challenges, no avoids, one standby fought and got killed.  Do you know how 
hard it is to recruit standbys?  Someone with the nerve and skill not to look 
ridiculous but to mostly lose fights?  Killing them does NOT help.

     I'm going to be brief, but then, with thirteen fights, I can be brief at some 
length.
     ARIA (75-3012) (26-31-1,94) of DARK TOADS fought GREGORY GOYLE (74-3497) (35-39-
1,81) of SLYTHERIN HOUSE.  ARIA handily defeated GREGORY GOYLE in an action packed 2 
minute one-sided conflict.  Amazing how much action you can pack into a couple of 
minutes when you have a little boy who likes to pull the wings off toads and a Dark 
Toad to punish him for it.
     TOM RIDDLE (74-3501) (39-35-2,160) of SLYTHERIN HOUSE fought IMPRISONED SPY 
(107-9) (0-0-0,170) of the Hapless Few.  TOM RIDDLE butchered IMPRISONED SPY in a 
crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.  This is a seriously anti-social act.  Yes, 
I know, a Spy is not an estimable character, in fact, he's despicable, but we NEED 
him, Tom.
     TORYN TYL DAGEDA (74-2777) (72-82-4,173) of SAND DANCERS fought MOCKINGBIRD (75-
3073) (24-18-0,124) of DARK TOADS.  TORYN TYL DAGEDA demolished MOCKINGBIRD in a 
crowd pleasing 3 minute mismatched match.  Savage, am I right?  I knew she was 
savage.  And now that she's maxed and training stats, we can expect serious savagery 
from her!
     BRAND (82-13289) (27-25-1,196) of TOADS OF AMBER III fought DEADBOLT (70-1664) 
(99-108-2,205) of SCARLET KNIGHTS.   BRAND was savagely defeated by DEADBOLT in a 
popular 5 minute gory melee.  Five minutes?  Good work, Brand.  Hang in there a 
little longer next time and you may take him down.
     BAT (74-2742) (90-92-1,185) of DARKLINGS fought THE QUICKLING (70-1669) (63-137-
2,158) of SCARLET KNIGHTS.  BAT won victory over THE QUICKLING in a popular 1 minute 
fight.  That flapping cape MIGHT be considered dirty pool by some (just a little mud, 
though, it'll easily wash off), but I liked it.  It made a statement.
     ZALMARDARIN (78-312) (65-99-3,207) of THE DRAGON FIST fought WAIS (65-6447) (30-
45-0,178) of DARK TOADS.  ZALMARDARIN vanquished WAIS in a popular 1 minute gruesome 
uneven duel.  Tough luck, Wais.  Too much party last night, hmm?

     DRACO MALFOY (74-3500) (44-21-1,193) of SLYTHERIN HOUSE fought CORT NIGHTJEWEL 
(78-196) (64-96-0,153) of THE DRAGON FIST.  DRACO MALFOY handily defeated CORT 
NIGHTJEWEL in a 2 minute uneven fight.  "Handy" as in, "with both hands."  A stylish 
move or two in that one, Draco.
     DARLINA (74-2995) (49-40-3,184) of SAND DANCERS fought THOMAS (82-14150) (18-29-
2,167) of TOADS OF KRONDUR II.  DARLINA was beaten by THOMAS in a 2 minute brawl.  
For Darlina, this must come under the heading of "was my face red!"  I dunno what she 
was thinking of during the fight, but it wasn't fighting.
     JAMMIES (74-2829) (75-79-1,202) of DARKLINGS fought TALON WARSMITH (99-101) (93-
94-8,200) of SCARLET KNIGHTS.  JAMMIES was devastated by TALON WARSMITH in a crowd 
pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.  The suit of electric blue shot through with golden 
bolts was, er, eye-catching, Jammies, but I think you may find that the hairy little 
rock-knocker is color blind.  After all, who needs color vision in a cave where it's 
always DARK?
     NIGHTCAP (74-2745) (83-98-0,186) of DARKLINGS fought VINCENT CRABBE (74-3498) 
(40-35-2,178) of SLYTHERIN HOUSE.  NIGHTCAP was savagely defeated by VINCENT CRABBE 
in an exciting 6 minute bloody fight.  Definitely the milk before the fight is a bad 
idea.  Even if it IS relaxing, which I would debate, you don't want to be relaxed 
before you fight, Nightcap.
     CYLADIA (51-1122) (112-122-1,193) of SKAITHVARN fought DAMORETH STENN (65-6105) 
(49-60-0,175) of SAND DANCERS.  CYLADIA demolished DAMORETH STENN in a crowd pleasing 
1 minute bloody uneven fight.  I guess the crowd was pleased to see Stenn take a hit 
after he tossed a bunch of fish into the stands.  Somehow, I don't think a "nearly 
fresh" fish works as a party favor.
     TAIRIKIA (51-4247) (92-85-0,219) of SAND DANCERS fought KYRLANIA (70-2327) (82-
106-1,199) of SCARLET KNIGHTS.  TAIRIKIA subdued KYRLANIA in a 2 minute melee.  A 
battle of aimed blows.  Accuracy in action.  All that stuff.

     And for the title:  NIGHTFALL (74-2421) (116-102-4,247) of DARKLINGS fought 
KHORA THE SMALL (78-519) (137-143-3,235) of SAND DANCERS.  NIGHTFALL was viciously 
subdued by KHORA THE SMALL in a 2 minute Title fight.  Now, I could believe "vicious" 
of Khora, but I wouldn't call her that in public, and if you look at what happened to 
the announcer, you'll see why.  Fox women are so touchy.  But we can reasonably 
expect her to write a column, so it's probably okay.  Thank you, also, Nightfall.

                                                       This has been Larkin talkin'

CHAMPION OF THE HORN          W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KHORA THE SMALL 78-519     138 143  3  250  SAND DANCERS (43)          LIN TIRIAN

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS    W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TAIRIKIA 51-4247            93  85  0  225  SAND DANCERS (253)         TRICORUS
 DEADBOLT 70-1664           100 108  2  213  SCARLET KNIGHTS (64)       SENTERN
 ZALMARDARIN 78-312          66  99  3  212  THE DRAGON FIST (30)       LIN TIRIAN
 TALON WARSMITH 99-101       94  94  8  211  SCARLET KNIGHTS (19)       SOUTH RIDGE

GRAND CHAMPIONS               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CYLADIA 51-1122            113 122  1  199  SKAITHVARN (116)           TRICORUS
 KYRLANIA 70-2327            82 107  1  197  SCARLET KNIGHTS (64)       SENTERN
 NIGHTFALL 74-2421          116 103  4  196  DARKLINGS (207)            DAYLA KIV
 DRACO MALFOY 74-3500        45  21  1  196  SLYTHERIN HOUSE (277)      DAYLA KIV
 BRAND 82-13289              27  26  1  195  TOADS OF AMBER III (274)   DWES EG
 JAMMIES 74-2829             75  80  1  190  DARKLINGS (207)            DAYLA KIV
 VINCENT CRABBE 74-3498      41  35  2  190  SLYTHERIN HOUSE (277)      DAYLA KIV
 BAT 74-2742                 91  92  1  187  DARKLINGS (207)            DAYLA KIV
 THOMAS 82-14150             19  29  2  187  TOADS OF KRONDUR II (279)  DWES EG
 NIGHTCAP 74-2745            83  99  0  182  DARKLINGS (207)            DAYLA KIV

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TORYN TYL DAGEDA 74-2777    73  82  4  177  SAND DANCERS (36)          DAYLA KIV

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS       W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOM RIDDLE 74-3501          40  35  3  177  SLYTHERIN HOUSE (277)      DAYLA KIV
-MAD DOC WILLIAMS 77-2432    28  10  0  177  POSSE (219)                MAZGOURRAH
 WAIS 65-6447                30  46  0  174  DARK TOADS (283)           DAL SHANG
 DARLINA 74-2995             49  41  3  170  SAND DANCERS (36)          DAYLA KIV
 DAMORETH STENN 65-6105      49  61  0  170  SAND DANCERS (78)          DAL SHANG
 THE QUICKLING 70-1669       63 138  2  160  SCARLET KNIGHTS (64)       SENTERN
 CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196      64  97  0  159  THE DRAGON FIST (30)       LIN TIRIAN

GRAND ADEPTS                  W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MOCKINGBIRD 75-3073         24  19  0  126  DARK TOADS (262)           JADE MOUNTAIN
-DESPERADO 77-2459           24  11  2  125  POSSE (219)                MAZGOURRAH
 ARIA 75-3012                27  31  1  104  DARK TOADS (262)           JADE MOUNTAIN

GRAND INITIATES               W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GREGORY GOYLE 74-3497       35  40  1   74  SLYTHERIN HOUSE (277)      DAYLA KIV

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

THE DEAD                    W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY              TURN
IMPRISONED SPY 107-9        0   1  0   1                    TOM RIDDLE 74-3501     286

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Talon Warsmith -- I really thought you were going to win that fight.  Nice try, for 
sure. -- Nightfall

Tairikia -- Your style unnerves me.  Brrr! -- Nightcap

Deadbolt -- Nightfall told me I could beat you, but she was wrong.  You're really 
good. -- Cyladia

Wais -- Good try.  Obviously, you were up against a lot more experience. -- Jammies

Larkin -- Off hand teddy bear?  Come on!  I really should change my name to something 
tougher-sounding, like Shadow or Closet Monster. -- Jammies

     Yes, well, judging by past occurrences, it might be YEARS before we have another
     name-change-o-rama.  Maybe you should work on putting a different spin on the
     name you've got.

     Or you could retire.

Zalmardarin -- You're an orc?  That explains all the teeth.  And you look pretty good 
with flowers in your hair (from the audience throwing them into the arena). -- Bat

Larkin -- I like the cape.  I was going to give it up after Hallow's End, but it's 
just too... (deep breath)... I really like the cape.

     That is Bat, right?

Damoreth Stenn -- I would have liked to come to your party north of Dal Shang, but 
that's a long, expensive trip.  Couldn't afford it without a better reason to give my 
manager.  How did it go? -- Bat

Nightcap -- It's all that milk before the fight.  Upsets your stomach. -- Tairikia

Brand -- A good try for a youngster.  You've obviously been paying attention during 
your fights.  Now, however, you can pay... the bill when you take me to dinner. -- 
Khora the Small and Hungry

A Blacksmith?  Nobody told me I'd have to fight blacksmiths!  It seems so 
disrespectful. -- Darlina

Cort Nightjewel -- You need to kick your manager in some sensitive location, boy.  
Get him paying attention to you. -- Damoreth Stenn

Tom Riddle -- You SEE?  I knew what I was talking about when I said you couldn't 
possibly win.  You should have listened. -- Toryn tyl Dageda

Larkin -- How DARE you call me a savage! -- Toryn tyl Dageda

     Just going by appearances.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NIGHTFALL was viciously subdued by KHORA THE SMALL in a 2 minute Title fight.
TAIRIKIA subdued KYRLANIA in a 2 minute melee.
CYLADIA demolished DAMORETH STENN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
NIGHTCAP was savagely defeated by VINCENT CRABBE in a exciting 6 minute bloody fight.
JAMMIES was devastated by TALON WARSMITH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
DARLINA was beaten by THOMAS in a 2 minute brawl.
DRACO MALFOY handily defeated CORT NIGHTJEWEL in a 2 minute uneven fight.
ZALMARDARIN vanquished WAIS in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
BAT won victory over THE QUICKLING in a popular 1 minute fight.
BRAND was savagely defeated by DEADBOLT in a popular 5 minute gory melee.
TORYN TYL DAGEDA demolished MOCKINGBIRD in a crowd pleasing 3 minute mismatched match.
TOM RIDDLE butchered IMPRISONED SPY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
ARIA handily defeated GREGORY GOYLE in a action packed 2 minute one-sided conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         BASHING ATTACK    17 -   3 -  0      85  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        20 -  15 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  17 -  0      51  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  19 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  20 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   29 -  33 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 286 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     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   KHORA THE SMALL 78-519    138 143  3  250 SAND DANCERS (43)
AIMED BLOW       TAIRIKIA 51-4247           93  85  0  225 SAND DANCERS (253)
TOTAL PARRY      DEADBOLT 70-1664          100 108  2  213 SCARLET KNIGHTS (64)
SLASHING ATTACK  TALON WARSMITH 99-101      94  94  8  211 SCARLET KNIGHTS (19)
STRIKING ATTACK  CYLADIA 51-1122           113 122  1  199 SKAITHVARN (116)
LUNGING ATTACK   DRACO MALFOY 74-3500       45  21  1  196 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (277)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      THOMAS 82-14150            19  29  2  187 TOADS OF KRONDUR II (279)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TORYN TYL DAGEDA 74-2777   73  82  4  177 SAND DANCERS (36)
WALL OF STEEL    CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196     64  97  0  159 THE DRAGON FIST (30)

The overall popularity leader is CYLADIA 51-1122.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was VINCENT CRABBE 74-3498.  The ten other most popular fighters were BRAND 82-13289, 
NIGHTCAP 74-2745, TORYN TYL DAGEDA 74-2777, DEADBOLT 70-1664, KHORA THE SMALL 78-519, 
DRACO MALFOY 74-3500, ARIA 75-3012, TALON WARSMITH 99-101, NIGHTFALL 74-2421, and 
TAIRIKIA 51-4247.

The least popular fighter this week was GREGORY GOYLE 74-3497.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE QUICKLING 70-1669, JAMMIES 74-2829, DAMORETH STENN 65-6105, 
MOCKINGBIRD 75-3073, WAIS 65-6447, CORT NIGHTJEWEL 78-196, DARLINA 74-2995, TOM 
RIDDLE 74-3501, BAT 74-2742, and ZALMARDARIN 78-312.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
TRICORUS(51)         2  0 0  DAYLA KIV(74)        5  5 1  DWES EG(82)          1  1 0  
DAL SHANG(65)        0  2 0  JADE MOUNTAIN(75)    1  1 0  SOUTH RIDGE(99)      1  0 0  
SENTERN(70)          1  2 0  LIN TIRIAN(78)       2  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TAIRIKIA 51-4247            93  85  0  225  SAND DANCERS (253)         TRICORUS
 WAIS 65-6447                30  46  0  174  DARK TOADS (283)           DAL SHANG
 DEADBOLT 70-1664           100 108  2  213  SCARLET KNIGHTS (64)       SENTERN
 NIGHTFALL 74-2421          116 103  4  196  DARKLINGS (207)            DAYLA KIV
 MOCKINGBIRD 75-3073         24  19  0  126  DARK TOADS (262)           JADE MOUNTAIN
 KHORA THE SMALL 78-519     138 143  3  250  SAND DANCERS (43)          LIN TIRIAN
 BRAND 82-13289              27  26  1  195  TOADS OF AMBER III (274)   DWES EG
 TALON WARSMITH 99-101       94  94  8  211  SCARLET KNIGHTS (19)       SOUTH RIDGE