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Date   : 11/08/2011    Duedate: 11/21/2011

STORM ROCK ARENA

DM 107    TURN 8

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 FUCHI OWNED 81/346     6    3   0 66.7      DARQUE FORCES 31/318
  2 COLOR ME SUA 42/365   40   21   0 65.6      DARQUE FORCES 45/348
    CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364                      IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349
  3 END 13/298            20   12   1 62.5    6 SEA DOGS 1/300         8    8   0 50.0
    SHEPHERDS 18/359                            SEA DOGS 18/309
    NEXT GENERATION 58/368                      DUNGEON CELL 42/347
    FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360                  7 OF WOLF AND  81/343   15   18   0 45.5
    GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361               8 MID EARTH 29/316      12   17   0 41.4
  4-ALL-STAR NAN 67/357   12   10   0 54.5      YAMA BUSHI 30/317
    THE FAMILY TREE 73/358                      CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374
    ALL THE MUN'S MEN 14/356                  9 VIKINGS 10/355         8   15   0 34.8
    BASKET WEAVING 101 60/330                   SENTINELS 7/354
    INSP GADGETS MINIONS 7/302                  NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310
  5 DARQUE AGES 81/335     9    8   0 52.9      DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334

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

     Another day, another standby.  Why are you sitting out, Anvil?  It can't be
because you're prepping for an upcoming tourney.  Ah well.  Looks like I get to wait
for Shiny Penny to work his way through the rankings so I can wax him.  Not that I
mind fending off Telgors and Gojiros and Ocelots and Whappydappies.  You could always
rename all of them Spades' Patsies.  Better yet, have them wear "Hello, my name is"
stickers on their breastplates.  Y'know, give me some target practice.  Make the
bouts interesting.  It ain't easy being better than everyone, but somebody had to
step it up.  Humility?  That's for mortals.
     After working out for so long with limited results, I've resorted to asking
Suave to augment my training regimen with some special ointments.  He received it via
otherworldly post the other day-- something with a Balco return address.  I'd worry
about the side effects, but after being up here so long, it's not like my ego hasn't
already swollen my head several sizes.
     Larkin, you're no sillier than the rest of the masses.  You merely have a bigger
platform to broadcast from.
     And now I offer my standard piece of advice.  Remember: better to be silent and
thought a fool than to open your mouth while seated too close to a cuspidor.

-- Four of Spades

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Again we meet, and "storm" is the order of the day.  I thought maybe there was a
wolf at the door, but it is the wind howling.  There might be rocks around, too, but
I haven't ventured out to check, in case there IS a wolf.  The eighth cycle of fights
here, and we have nineteen of 'em, involving four standbys and five challenges.
Could be worse.
     Raggedy Ann got the most points today, and Jello Knuckles lost the most.
Different fights.  Color Me Suave was most avoided, which is tricky, because they're
all over the place (good going, Suave).  But it was Dragonbane Guild that was doing
most of the avoiding.  Moist Towelette got the most challenges.

     LHISSON (29-5456) (27-23-0,81) of MID EARTH fought FAN ZHEN (81-1288) (16-10-
1,60) of DARQUE AGES.  LHISSON was devastated by FAN ZHEN in an action packed 1
minute one-sided bout.  Darned if I know why.  This Fan Zhen must be a tough cookie,
since we know there aren't any hidden tourney fights involved.
     JEHLCH (29-5528) (22-18-2,83) of MID EARTH fought ZEVRAN (81-1258) (20-28-1,73)
of OF WOLF AND MAN.  JEHLCH was overpowered by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched
conflict.  This may be the start of a bad day for Mid Earth.  Good thing they can't
be sent to the Dark Arena!
     THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-4499) (16-11-1,40) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RIRORNI SOLDIER
(107-3) (0-0-0,30) of Fine Imported Standbys.  THE HYPHEN-DASH savagely defeated
RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 2 minute brutal bout.  Okay, the not-so-fine standbys.
     JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (30-8-0,73) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RIRORNI SOLDIER
(107-3) (0-0-0,30) of Fine Imported Standbys.  JELLO KNUCKLES was defeated by RIRORNI
SOLDIER in an exciting 2 minute bout.  Is this... revenge?

     GAD (18-9239) (27-20-1,88) of SHEPHERDS fought CAJETAN (7-6036) (18-12-1,63) of
SENTINELS.  GAD narrowly defeated CAJETAN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody brawl.
If a "narrow" victory takes five minutes, does that mean it was back and forth?  I
couldn't see because of the blowing snow.
     LAZY LOOKOUT (42-4504) (31-25-1,108) of DUNGEON CELL fought DOMINATRIX (81-583)
(24-16-3,101) of OF WOLF AND MAN.  LAZY LOOKOUT was bested by DOMINATRIX in an action
packed 1 minute duel.  And I hear that Lazy was grinning at the end of it.
     ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (37-27-0,136) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RAGGEDY ANN (45-
4148) (32-9-0,105) of DARQUE FORCES.  ALMOST PRETTY was defeated by RAGGEDY ANN in a
popular 3 minute duel.  It was for this that Raggedy shot upward in the ranks.  Well,
you can see why.
     RINDEL (29-5346) (28-20-0,132) of MID EARTH fought GRATH (81-581) (29-14-1,148)
of OF WOLF AND MAN.  RINDEL was viciously subdued by GRATH in a crowd pleasing 9
minute bloody bout.  Was this the Wrath of Grath?  Sounds like the opening of a
bard's tale, doesn't it?
     PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (29-21-0,141) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought THE BRIDE (45-
4180) (25-9-1,99) of DARQUE FORCES.  PINCH BLISTER slimly won victory over THE BRIDE
in an exciting 3 minute brutal contest.  The best part was where Pinch stood up at
the end and yelled that the marriage should NOT go forward.  Ah?

     HEINRIK (81-1257) (26-24-1,134) of CLAN LONGBEARD fought JOSH (18-9109) (21-5-
0,95) of SHEPHERDS.  HEINRIK demolished JOSH in a 1 minute mismatched match.  I think
it's the beard.  Long beards are intimidating.  And then the experience difference,
of course.
     FROO-FROO (18-9589) (39-30-3,159) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought PLANKTON (18-9748)
(27-25-2,124) of SEA DOGS.  FROO-FROO overpowered PLANKTON in a popular 1 minute one-
sided melee.  This is making a really strange picture in my head, and, um, maybe I'd
better let it go.  Green and gooey.
     TOE PUPPET (18-9544) (70-40-0,190) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought VILLAINOUS INFORMER
(107-23) (0-0-0,181) of Fine Imported Standbys.  TOE PUPPET vanquished VILLAINOUS
INFORMER in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.  Good work on this one, Toe.  We all
like to see that Informer taken down a peg.
     DELAWARE RUN (42-4400) (74-54-5,236) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RIRORNI CAPTAIN
(107-26) (0-0-0,200) of Fine Imported Standbys.  DELAWARE RUN vanquished RIRORNI
CAPTAIN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.  Natural enough.  The Rirorni don't run,
you know, they ride horses, which they can't bring into the arena.  It only took
seconds for Delaware to chase down the Captain.

The challenges:
     AZAGHAL (81-1223) (20-19-0,82) of DRAGONBANE GUILD challenged EVANGELION (59-
2340) (18-17-1,83) of IMPROVED ILLUSION.  Up 1.  AZAGHAL was narrowly defeated by
EVANGELION in an exciting 7 minute Challenge struggle.  A close fight all the way.
     OBROJOBO (7-5869) (19-18-1,91) of SENTINELS challenged 1977 AMC MATADOR (42-
4116) (39-27-0,93) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  Up 2.  OBROJOBO overpowered 1977 AMC MATADOR
in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.  Things might've been different if Obrojobo
had been a bull.  Matadors can handle bulls.
     VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (24-12-1,128) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS challenged
ARIOCH (81-996) (26-19-2,105) of OF WOLF AND MAN.  Down 23.  VIRGINIA, NO SANTA
viciously subdued ARIOCH in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.  And is anybody surprised?  I
didn't think so.
     LUC STARWALKER (58-6100) (44-38-0,178) of NEXT GENERATION challenged TING-TING
(81-776) (30-15-0,134) of FUCHI OWNED.  Down 44.  LUC STARWALKER was demolished by
TING-TING in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.  Bad boy, Luc!  Or bad golem, as
the case might be.  To LOSE that one... eh.
     SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (58-108-2,183) of FOUND IN THE SAND challenged MOIST
TOWELETTE (42-4430) (47-40-4,209) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  Up 26.  SHINY PENNY was
devastated by MOIST TOWELETTE in a 1 minute Challenge fight.  I don't know what that
Towelette was moist WITH, but the rapid corrosion on the penny was just amazing.  And
devastating, of course.

For the title:
     FOUR OF SPADES (42-4234) (62-40-2,279) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought ANVIL IRONFIST
(81-84) (41-19-0,189) of DRAGONBANE GUILD.  FOUR OF SPADES handily defeated ANVIL
IRONFIST in a 2 minute uneven Title fight.  Well, of course.  Congratulations.

                                       Larkin

CHAMPION OF THE HORN           W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234       63  40  2  298  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DELAWARE RUN 42-4400         75  54  5  249  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430      48  40  4  216  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOE PUPPET 18-9544           71  40     199  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84         41  20     188  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789          58 109  2  179  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT
 TING-TING 81-776             31  15     170  FUCHI OWNED (346)          SHADOWSPIRE
 FROO-FROO 18-9589            40  30  3  162  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 GRATH 81-581                 30  14  1  156  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LUC STARWALKER 58-6100       44  39     150  NEXT GENERATION (368)      DELARQ TOR
-CHIMBORAZO 10-487            32  32  3  146  VIKINGS (355)              KOLACT
 PINCH BLISTER 18-9859        30  21     144  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 HEINRIK 81-1257              27  24  1  142  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE
 RINDEL 29-5346               28  21     138  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623   25  12  1  132  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
 PLANKTON 18-9748             27  26  2  126  SEA DOGS (309)             TALCAMA
 ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496        37  28     124  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
-BLUE MARBLE 81-1030          27  24     118  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
 DOMINATRIX 81-583            25  16  3  116  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE
 ARIOCH 81-996                26  20  2  109  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE
 OBROJOBO 7-5869              20  18  1  109  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504         31  26  1  101  DUNGEON CELL (347)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE BRIDE 45-4180            25  10  1  100  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 JOSH 18-9109                 21   6      96  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 GAD 18-9239                  28  20  1   93  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 EVANGELION 59-2340           19  17  1   92  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZEVRAN 81-1258               21  28  1   90  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE
 FAN ZHEN 81-1288             17  10  1   84  DARQUE AGES (335)          SHADOWSPIRE
 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116     39  28      83  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
-LORD EXETER 81-932           26  17  1   83  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AZAGHAL 81-1223              20  20      81  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
-BOWTIE BOB 81-930            21  10  2   75  FUCHI OWNED (346)          SHADOWSPIRE
-BELEG 29-3439                17  10  2   71  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 CAJETAN 7-6036               18  13  1   69  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
-LITTLE BROTHER 73-3375       16  20  1   69  THE FAMILY TREE (358)      ERINIKA
 JEHLCH 29-5528               22  19  2   68  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
-BARON STONEWALL 81-85        30  27  2   67  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
-GRON DA CAVEMAN 81-400       25  22  2   64  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
-HARDRADA 81-353              25  14      64  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
 LHISSON 29-5456              27  24      62  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
-ATTILA KEENBLADE 81-912      22  18      56  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
-ERASMUS 7-5843               25  23      53  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
-CHIOS 7-5899                 17  15      52  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554       30   9      46  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499      17  11  1   43  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Assur -- Tell you what: you handle the personals, I'll handle the DM columns.  That
work for you? -- Suave

     Nothing like a division of labor.

With three of the top four spots, why don't we rename Storm Rock to LBA AD?  I know
alliances aren't in vogue, but isn't anyone slightly disconcerted that we were always
the laughingstock of associations? -- Suave

     They who laugh last...

I understand Darkholm has no current aimers, but I find it surprising that every
piker is being sent to tourneys.  Perhaps I'll reinforce the ranks with one when Toe
Puppet fights his farewell.  Oh wait.  Mine are retired in Darkholm too.  Oh well.
Assur?  -- Suave

     Does this arena NEED a piker?

Visionist?  Hombre?  Bueller?

Lazy Lookout -- I already beat you, you can't do that. -- Gad

Well, it's been a nice run here at the top.  The view is great but there is just one
problem...  There is only one way to go and it's a long, long fall to the bottom. --
Assur

Looks like my current steady state will be 4 here.  Luc is heading back to 100, but
the rest of my crew should be here for the long (well at least the medium) haul.
Very possible that I'll have others come later, but for now, this is it! -- Assur

Four of Spades -- I resemble those remarks. -- Shiny Penny

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHINY PENNY was devastated by MOIST TOWELETTE in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
LUC STARWALKER was demolished by TING-TING in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA viciously subdued ARIOCH in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
OBROJOBO overpowered 1977 AMC MATADOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
AZAGHAL was narrowly defeated by EVANGELION in a exciting 7 minute Challenge struggle.
FOUR OF SPADES handily defeated ANVIL IRONFIST in a 2 minute uneven Title fight.
DELAWARE RUN vanquished RIRORNI CAPTAIN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
TOE PUPPET vanquished VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
FROO-FROO overpowered PLANKTON in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
HEINRIK demolished JOSH in a 1 minute mismatched match.
PINCH BLISTER slimly won victory over THE BRIDE in a exciting 3 minute brutal contest.
RINDEL was viciously subdued by GRATH in a crowd pleasing 9 minute bloody bout.
ALMOST PRETTY was defeated by RAGGEDY ANN in a popular 3 minute duel.
LAZY LOOKOUT was bested by DOMINATRIX in a action packed 1 minute duel.
GAD narrowly defeated CAJETAN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody brawl.
JELLO KNUCKLES was defeated by RIRORNI SOLDIER in a exciting 2 minute bout.
THE HYPHEN-DASH savagely defeated RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 2 minute brutal bout.
JEHLCH was overpowered by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
LHISSON was devastated by FAN ZHEN in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  16 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  14 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  10 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   8 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  20 -  0      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  18 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         6 -  15 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn   8 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234     63  40  2  298 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
BASHING ATTACK   DELAWARE RUN 42-4400       75  54  5  249 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
STRIKING ATTACK  MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430    48  40  4  216 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TOE PUPPET 18-9544         71  40  0  199 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
WALL OF STEEL    ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84       41  20  0  188 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)
SLASHING ATTACK  FROO-FROO 18-9589          40  30  3  162 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
TOTAL PARRY      GRATH 81-581               30  14  1  156 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
PARRY-LUNGE      PLANKTON 18-9748           27  26  2  126 SEA DOGS (309)
AIMED BLOW       JOSH 18-9109               21   6  0   96 SHEPHERDS (359)

The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RINDEL 29-5346.  The ten other most popular fighters were EVANGELION 
59-2340, THE BRIDE 45-4180, AZAGHAL 81-1223, ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, GAD 18-9239, 
GRATH 81-581, CAJETAN 7-6036, DELAWARE RUN 42-4400, DOMINATRIX 81-583, and FOUR OF 
SPADES 42-4234.

The least popular fighter this week was JEHLCH 29-5528.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JOSH 18-9109, LHISSON 29-5456, ZEVRAN 81-1258, JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554, 
LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504, PLANKTON 18-9748, 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116, ARIOCH 81-996, LUC 
STARWALKER 58-6100, and SHINY PENNY 32-3789.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
BONSUR(7)            1  1 0  RODEKI(42)           4  4 0  ILLIS(59)            1  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          4  2 0  STORMCROWE(45)       1  1 0  DAL SHANG(65)        1  0 0  
LAPUR(29)            0  3 0  DELARQ TOR(58)       0  1 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      6  3 0  
ARVAT(32)            0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 OBROJOBO 7-5869             20  18  1  109  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 TOE PUPPET 18-9544          71  40  0  199  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 RINDEL 29-5346              28  21  0  138  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789         58 109  2  179  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT
 FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234      63  40  2  298  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 THE BRIDE 45-4180           25  10  1  100  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 LUC STARWALKER 58-6100      44  39  0  150  NEXT GENERATION (368)      DELARQ TOR
 EVANGELION 59-2340          19  17  1   92  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623  25  12  1  132  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
 ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84        41  20  0  188  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE