AD 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * *--=== 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