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Date   : 04/10/2012    Duedate: 04/23/2012

STORM ROCK ARENA

DM 107    TURN 19

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365  103   64   2 61.7      YAMA BUSHI 30/317
    CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364                      CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374
  2 DARQUE AGES 81/335    33   27   1 55.0    6 VIKINGS 10/355        22   30   0 42.3
    DARQUE FORCES 31/318                        SENTINELS 7/354
    DARQUE FORCES 45/348                        NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310
    IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349                    DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334
  3 SEA DOGS 1/300        20   18   0 52.6    7 END 13/298            32   44   1 42.1
    SEA DOGS 18/309                             SHEPHERDS 18/359
    DUNGEON CELL 42/347                         FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360
  4 OF WOLF AND  81/343   37   40   1 48.1      GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361
  5 MID EARTH 29/316      29   35   0 45.3

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

     Back on top, but this time, I have no way to hide from that nasty Four of
Spades.  I suppose I'll just have to hope I hit him hard enough and soon enough that
he doesn't have a chance to react.  It's possible, right?  Okay, so maybe I'm on and
off the throne again quickly.
     In the meantime, I'm having a sand play area put next to the throne.  I just
don't understand why the throne room of Storm Rock is such a boring room, with
nothing to do.  At least will have  a sand box now.  Next we'll have to install
showers in the bathrooms to help clean off the sand when we are done playing!

-- Shiny Penny

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Zontani Sharp Eyes speaks of the "clash and bustle" of the regular duels here.
We have that, but I could wish for MORE clash and MORE bustle.  More fights, more
challenges, more personals more EVERYTHING!  I see this as the best regular-speed
advanced arena, but I want EVERYONE to see it that way.  Get to work on this!
     Onto a consideration of that clash and bustle:  Walli Weeble had the biggest
point gain at twenty-six.  Obrojobo had the biggest drop at nineteen.  If nothing
else, these two figures indicate a generally upward trend.  Let's keep on with that.
     Zontani reports that Color Me Suave was most avoided by Dragonbane Guild.  And
yet, the clerks in the office report that there were no avoids issued.  Proof, if
needed, that the Commission's golems abhore a vacuum.  I don't mind a vacuum myself,
if you run it when I'm somewhere else, but that's a different matter.  Four of Spades
got the most challenges.  This is possible.
     There were seventeen fights, including three challenge matches.  Three of the
random matches involved standbys.

     1977 AMC MATADOR (42-4116) (44-33-0,79) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought LHISSON (29-
5456) (30-31-0,68) of MID EARTH.  1977 AMC MATADOR was demolished by LHISSON in an
exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.  This might be a little embarrassing for the
Matador.  Then again, the Matador may be sufficiently laid back to take things as
they come, knowing that another day, they'll come differently.
     THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-4499) (23-15-1,67) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought CAPTURED PIRATE
KING (107-2) (0-0-0,30) of The Same Old Thing.  THE HYPHEN-DASH viciously subdued
CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 1 minute brawl.  They (the local people) tell me
that he isn't really a Pirate King but more of a Merchant Adventurer from Giduina.
Myself, I don't see much difference.  One hears about those Giduinans.
     JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (30-19-0,17) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought ALASTARIAN
DESERTER (107-1) (0-0-0,30) of The Same Old Thing.  JELLO KNUCKLES handily defeated
ALASTARIAN DESERTER in a 2 minute mismatched bout.  The Deserter told me that he'd go
back to Alastari, but he's made it too hot to hold him, so we're stuck with this guy.
     BEDDER (18-10043) (22-11-2,85) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought UNEMPLOYED PERSON (107-
5) (0-0-0,70) of The Same Old Thing.  BEDDER viciously subdued UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a
crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome bout.  The third standby.  And he's a bum.

     LORD EXETER (81-932) (30-19-1,134) of DRAGONBANE GUILD fought ARIOCH (81-996)
(28-28-3,119) of OF WOLF AND MAN.  LORD EXETER devastated ARIOCH in a crowd pleasing
1 minute gory mismatched bout.  Given the difference in rank, this is not an amazing
surprise.  Besides, Arioch is rather dragon-like, and Exeter was on him like a Duck
on a waterbug.
     RAGGEDY ANN (45-4148) (35-17-0,122) of DARQUE FORCES fought AZAGHAL (81-1223)
(24-23-0,145) of DRAGONBANE GUILD.  RAGGEDY ANN unbelievably bested AZAGHAL in an
exciting 5 minute brutal contest.  Amazing what motivation will do, isn't it?  Here's
Ann, a cloth doll with a simplistic face, and she comes up against the very tough
Azaghal and... battles through to victory.
     WALLI WEEBLE (21-6935) (30-21-0,111) of NOMADIC TRIBE fought FAN ZHEN (81-1288)
(24-13-2,139) of DARQUE AGES.  WALLI WEEBLE luckily beat FAN ZHEN in an exciting 4
minute bloody match.  It may have been luck, who can say about that?, but Walli
pulled the big point gain out of it, so good on him.
     PLANKTON (18-9748) (32-31-2,153) of SEA DOGS fought GAD (18-9239) (32-26-1,117)
of SHEPHERDS.  PLANKTON savagely defeated GAD in an action packed 3 minute gory
match.  This fight had a dangerously magical appearance:  Planton walked out and...
it was like a dust-devil, sort of.  There was this SWIRL of... stuff.  Green and
other colors.  Plankton turned into it, or dissolved into it, or whatever, and darned
near smothered his opponent and two referees.  This was in the first minute.  After
that, the refs kept a respectful distance.
     PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (33-28-0,160) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought LAZY LOOKOUT
(42-4504) (36-31-1,159) of DUNGEON CELL.  PINCH BLISTER was savagely defeated by LAZY
LOOKOUT in an action packed 3 minute duel.  Everyone says the Lookout is a lazy bum,
but the Pincher could never corner him to administer the nasty nips.

     EVANGELION (59-2340) (25-21-1,197) of IMPROVED ILLUSION fought DOMINATRIX (81-
583) (31-20-3,188) of OF WOLF AND MAN.  EVANGELION slimly won victory over DOMINATRIX
in an action packed 6 minute duel.  I think I missed this one.  There was a sort of
mirage over the sands, it made my head ache, and I had to lie down with a damp cloth
over my eyes for about ten minutes.
     FROO-FROO (18-9589) (47-33-4,193) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought HEINRIK (81-1257)
(33-28-1,185) of CLAN LONGBEARD.  FROO-FROO overpowered HEINRIK in a 1 minute uneven
melee.  Whatever else one might say, the pink ribbon bows on Heinrik's long beard
were... unusual.  And eye-catching.
     ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (44-31-0,181) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought GRATH (81-581)
(35-19-1,162) of OF WOLF AND MAN.  ALMOST PRETTY slimly lost to GRATH in a crowd
pleasing 5 minute bloody match.  Heard in the Infirmary after the fight, "If only I'd
been a LITTLE prettier, I would have WON that!"  Maybe so, maybe not.
     MOIST TOWELETTE (42-4430) (56-42-4,191) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought THE BRIDE (45-
4180) (32-13-1,193) of DARQUE FORCES.  MOIST TOWELETTE devastated THE BRIDE in a 1
minute one-sided duel.  Who would have thought that the Bride's face would come off
when wiped with a Towelette?
     OBROJOBO (7-5869) (24-21-1,193) of SENTINELS fought RINDEL (29-5346) (33-26-
0,172) of MID EARTH.  OBROJOBO was overpowered by RINDEL in a 1 minute mismatched
match.  I don't see why this loss dropped Obrojobo so far, but what do I know?  Maybe
it was jealousy on the part of one of the stewards, since I heard they were both (the
steward and Obrojobo) getting friendly with the same woman.

Ah, the challenges!
     VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (26-21-1,136) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS challenged
ZEVRAN (81-1258) (28-31-1,156) of OF WOLF AND MAN.  Up 20.  VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was
vanquished by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.  This kind of thing
happens.  And Virginia shouldn't have come out in a red hood, not to face a wolf.
     JOSH (18-9109) (23-14-0,165) of SHEPHERDS challenged DELAWARE RUN (42-4400) (83-
56-5,200) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  Up 35.  JOSH was demolished by DELAWARE RUN in a
popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.  Questions arise, such as, "Was Josh
drunk when he made this challenge?"

For the title:
     SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (63-114-2,234) of FOUND IN THE SAND challenged FOUR OF
SPADES (42-4234) (71-42-3,248) of COLOR ME SUAVE.  Up 14.  SHINY PENNY was devastated
by FOUR OF SPADES in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.  As predicted by the Shiny
One, but it was a bold attempt even so.  Congratulations to both.

                                       Larkin

CHAMPION OF THE HORN           W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234       72  42  3  261  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430      57  42  4  213  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 EVANGELION 59-2340           26  21  1  209  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS
 DELAWARE RUN 42-4400         84  56  5  207  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 FROO-FROO 18-9589            48  33  4  205  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789          63 115  2  199  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT
 RINDEL 29-5346               34  26     195  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 DOMINATRIX 81-583            31  21  3  189  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE
 GRATH 81-581                 36  19  1  187  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE
 THE BRIDE 45-4180            32  14  1  186  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 HEINRIK 81-1257              33  29  1  181  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 OBROJOBO 7-5869              24  22  1  174  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496        44  32     173  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 JOSH 18-9109                 23  15     172  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504         37  31  1  171  DUNGEON CELL (347)         RODEKI
 ZEVRAN 81-1258               29  31  1  165  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE
 PINCH BLISTER 18-9859        33  29     157  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 PLANKTON 18-9748             33  31  2  155  SEA DOGS (309)             TALCAMA

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148          36  17     141  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 LORD EXETER 81-932           31  19  1  141  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
 WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935         31  21     137  NOMADIC TRIBE (310)        SUNSET
 AZAGHAL 81-1223              24  24     136  DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)     SHADOWSPIRE
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623   26  22  1  131  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
 FAN ZHEN 81-1288             24  14  2  126  DARQUE AGES (335)          SHADOWSPIRE
 GAD 18-9239                  32  27  1  122  SHEPHERDS (359)            TALCAMA
 ARIOCH 81-996                28  29  3  116  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LHISSON 29-5456              31  31      91  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BEDDER 18-10043              23  11  2   89  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499      24  15  1   69  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116     44  34      63  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554       31  19      35  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

Storm Rock -- So long and thanks for all the fish. -- Plankton and Lazy Lookout

Delaware -- I know you have more to teach than that.  I will try again. -- Josh

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SHINY PENNY was devastated by FOUR OF SPADES in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
JOSH was demolished by DELAWARE RUN in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was vanquished by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
OBROJOBO was overpowered by RINDEL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MOIST TOWELETTE devastated THE BRIDE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ALMOST PRETTY slimly lost to GRATH in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody match.
FROO-FROO overpowered HEINRIK in a 1 minute uneven melee.
EVANGELION slimly won victory over DOMINATRIX in a action packed 6 minute duel.
PINCH BLISTER was savagely defeated by LAZY LOOKOUT in a action packed 3 minute duel.
PLANKTON savagely defeated GAD in a action packed 3 minute gory match.
WALLI WEEBLE luckily beat FAN ZHEN in a exciting 4 minute bloody match.
RAGGEDY ANN unbelievably bested AZAGHAL in a exciting 5 minute brutal contest.
LORD EXETER devastated ARIOCH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched bout.
BEDDER viciously subdued UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome bout.
JELLO KNUCKLES handily defeated ALASTARIAN DESERTER in a 2 minute mismatched bout.
THE HYPHEN-DASH viciously subdued CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 1 minute brawl.
1977 AMC MATADOR was demolished by LHISSON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -   6 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -   9 -  2      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    36 -  21 -  1      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       19 -  19 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        12 -  18 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  28 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn  19 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      2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  3         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     72  42  3  261 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
STRIKING ATTACK  MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430    57  42  4  213 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    EVANGELION 59-2340         26  21  1  209 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)
BASHING ATTACK   DELAWARE RUN 42-4400       84  56  5  207 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
SLASHING ATTACK  FROO-FROO 18-9589          48  33  4  205 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
TOTAL PARRY      GRATH 81-581               36  19  1  187 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
WALL OF STEEL    ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496      44  32  0  173 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       JOSH 18-9109               23  15  0  172 SHEPHERDS (359)
PARRY-LUNGE      LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504       37  31  1  171 DUNGEON CELL (347)

The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DOMINATRIX 81-583.  The ten other most popular fighters were FAN ZHEN 
81-1288, AZAGHAL 81-1223, ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504, PLANKTON 
18-9748, EVANGELION 59-2340, GRATH 81-581, BEDDER 18-10043, FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234, 
and SHINY PENNY 32-3789.

The least popular fighter this week was 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116.  The other ten 
least popular fighters were HEINRIK 81-1257, THE BRIDE 45-4180, ARIOCH 81-996, 
OBROJOBO 7-5869, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623, GAD 18-9239, RINDEL 29-5346, PINCH 
BLISTER 18-9859, FROO-FROO 18-9589, and MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  ARVAT(32)            0  1 0  ILLIS(59)            1  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          3  3 0  RODEKI(42)           6  2 0  DAL SHANG(65)        0  1 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  STORMCROWE(45)       1  1 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      3  5 0  
LAPUR(29)            2  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 OBROJOBO 7-5869             24  22  1  174  SENTINELS (354)            BONSUR
 FROO-FROO 18-9589           48  33  4  205  CENTER FOR OLDS (364)      TALCAMA
 WALLI WEEBLE 21-6935        31  21  0  137  NOMADIC TRIBE (310)        SUNSET
 RINDEL 29-5346              34  26  0  195  MID EARTH (316)            LAPUR
 SHINY PENNY 32-3789         63 115  2  199  FOUND IN THE SAND (360)    ARVAT
 FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234      72  42  3  261  COLOR ME SUAVE (365)       RODEKI
 THE BRIDE 45-4180           32  14  1  186  DARQUE FORCES (348)        STORMCROWE
 EVANGELION 59-2340          26  21  1  209  IMPROVED ILLUSION (349)    ILLIS
 VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623  26  22  1  131  GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
 DOMINATRIX 81-583           31  21  3  189  OF WOLF AND MAN (343)      SHADOWSPIRE