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Date : 05/20/2025 Duedate: 06/02/2025
STORM ROCK ARENA
DM 107 TURN 358
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 RHYME TYME 55/385 548 357 4 60.6 RODENTIAN NATION 62/466
2 MADNESS 81/465 52 42 0 55.3 6 DEFROSTED 75/455 226 333 6 40.4
3 REDHORSE 56/469 945 958 8 49.7 CON + INSULT 32/442
MOSSRUNNERS 1/113 HOUSE JHEREG 35/426
5 RAT PAK 41/468 128 166 2 43.5 7 DEADLINE 20/432 76 128 1 37.3
MIRKWOOD ORCS 81/467
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
Mission to Green Valley Gate, Chapter One
"It don't look too promising," Rabid Moose commented, and spat into the surf.
"This is the outside," Vengeance told him. "There's supposed to be an inside, in the
crater of the volcano. Supposed to be nicer."
The five men gazed up at the jagged slope above the small cove, where a few buildings
clung to a beach. Beyond and above them, a road led to what looked like the mouth of
a lighted cave. As the ship glided into the harbor, more details became visible,
including the sight of men and women unloading crates full of fish, and then the they
saw a wide one-story building with a bright red sign over the door. A warm breeze
from the island brought a scent of green growing things, and the odor of dead fish.
And a slight hint of rotten eggs.
"Monster!" said Teddy Brewster, pointing. "A two-headed dog!"
The four other gladiators peered at the shore. "Huh," Teetotaler grunted. "You'd
think something like that'd be wild and dangerous, but a couple of kids are petting
it."
"Canid Mortalis," Tortured Trout offered. Tallish and thin, he had long, red-dyed hair
pulled into a braid down his back, and a long, scraggly brown beard. "You find them
around chaos gates sometimes, the chaotic energy mutates them. Their bite is
poisonous because they eat plants containing aconite. Not all of their pups are born
alive, but supposedly the aconite stabilizes the mutations. I never heard of them
being tame, though." He pressed his lips together. He was a mage but he had no
healing ability. They did have a few healing potions, but that was all. He didn't
know how to treat aconite poisoning.
As their small ship, the Lazy Daisy, pulled up to the dock, Rabid Moose kept watching
the kids with the dog, but Vengeance and his lieutenant, Teetotaler, began sending
sailors to the hold to get the team's luggage.
The land sloped up from the docks into a crescent of rocky ground packed with
buildings that faced the water, and two other tiers of buildings above the dockside
ones. The wide building in the lowest row, the one with the big red sign, turned out
to be a tavern. The script looked foreign, but under the words was a picture of a
tankard of ale.
Two men and a woman, all of them brawny, came down the dock leading light pony carts
with net sides. The ship's captain called down to them to take the gladiators'
luggage first. Then he came over to the five men at the rail and said, "Welcome to
Herring. It's been a pleasure having you all ride with us. There be monsters in the
sea, and we liked knowing that you would fight them if it come to that. And you been
real polite, too. Good luck with your mission. We'll come by again in a couple weeks,
if you're still here by then and need a ride back to Alastari. Same low price."
Once on shore, the five men followed their luggage carts uphill, on a switchback road,
to the cave opening. A warm breeze came out of it, smelling of green crops and rotten
eggs, but not of fish.
"What are these light?" Teetotaler asked, stopping to gaze at one of the lamps in the
cave walls. "That's a bright, steady light."
"It's a flammable gas that comes out of the ground," answered Tortured Trout. "I've
read about it. That's the rotten egg smell, you know. Swamp gas. They've found a way
to bottle it and use it. Very clever folks, here."
Teetotaler frowned. "Wouldn't that be dangerous?"
"Oh, it is. But the occasional explosion isn't a high price for all the convenience.
I hope they have this kind of lighting at our hotel. It's excellent for reading. I
wonder if I can buy a few bottles of the stuff to use with my spells."
Marduk grimaced. He seldom spoke, but now he said, "Wasn't someone supposed to meet
us here? Someone magical?" He glanced at the Trout. "Besides you I mean."
"He'll probably be at the hotel," Vengeance told him. "I was told he came here ahead
of us, to make preparations."
The cave was a tunnel through the volcano's wall. As they emerged from the other end
of it, they found themselves at the top tier of a the town of Coldbridge, which
marched down the south side of the volcanic cauldron. Beyond the town, a lush
patchword of pastures and planted fields lay beneath a layer of soft mist.
Their inn, the Green Valley Host, was two tiers down, but just before the five men
could follow their luggage into the inn yard, a scream echoed down the street. There
was a warbling snarl. They saw a pair of teenagers trying to fight off a giant six-
legged, armored thing wielding a short sword and a weighted net.
"CHAAAARRRGE!" Teddy Brewster roared, racing toward the fight. Vengeance, Teetotaler,
Rabid Moose, and Marduk caught up with him, their weapons drawn. Only Tortured Trout
held back a little, still walking toward the fight, his lips and hands moving as he
prepared a spell.
The boy fell to the street, bleeding from the chest and abdomen, and the girl slashed
at the monster with a big knife. Her blade broke against the thing's armor, or
armored hide, as the rescuers arrived.
* * * * * * * *
Mission to Green Valley, Chapter Two
Teddy Brewster's headlong charge made him the first to reach the young girl being
attacked by the armored... thing. But Vengeance was right behind him to back him up,
or bail him out of trouble if needed. The weapon Teddy wielded was not the official
equipment of any gladiator in Greywand's arenas. It was long, curved and heavy like a
scimitar but with a wickedly hooked tip, made of a blue-tinted metal. The hilt was
two-handed, wrapped in leather, ending in a heavy lead club. As he reached the
monster he pivoted and kicked, landing the steel toe of his boot between two of its
six limbs, apparently attacking ribs. There was a loud thud, and the creature
grunted, interrupting its low-pitched warble. The teenaged girl tried to pull away
from the monster, but its first pair of limbs tightened the clawed fingers imbedded in
her shoulders and she screamed in pain. Following up with a mighty swing of his
weapon, the gladiator struck the creature's side, the blade cutting into the armor,
his arms feeling the powerful impact, but with no sign of blood or other fluids.
Whatever the thing was made of, it was tough.
At least it was distracted; it let go of the girl, and Vengeance pulled her away. She
stumbled back, her tanned face pale, eyes wide. The shoulders of her shirt were red
with much too much blood.
"Get them to safety!" Vengeance grated. Marduk bent and picked up the unconscious,
bleeding boy. Rabid Moose, not too swift on the uptake, realized he should get the
girl into the hotel. Teetotaler loomed near as the teenagers were carried toward the
building. As Teetotaler and Vengeance set themselves on opposite sides of the alien
creature, Tortured Trout called out, "Get back! Incoming!"
Vengeanced and Teetotaler each took a step back. A bright light streaked from the
Trout's hands to the six-legged creature, making it glow for a moment. It screamed.
Then the glow faded. The creature shuddered and uttered a strange chortling sound,
then pivoted on its rear four legs and lunged at Vengeance.
"Oops," said Tortured Trout. "Sorry boss. New spell, needs work."
Although he met it with the point of his blade in the alien's abdominal armor,
Vengeance staggered back from the heavy impact and felt its claws in his chest.
Teetotaler barrelled into the thing from the side, knocking it away from his boss,
plunging his spear into its body. This time, with Teetotaler's considerable mass
behind it, the blade penetrated the armor and sank a good eight inches into the
thing's body. It shrieked, a quavering sound that hurt everyone's ears.
"Get back!" said the Trout. "Lightning!"
They knew this spell worked, so Vengeance and Teetotaler backed up. Vengeance's blade
came free; Teetotaler's remained stuck, but he let go of it. They ducked their heads
and covered their eyes. There was a sharp ozone smell as the lightning hit. All
three gladiators felt a jolt up through the ground, making their feet and legs tingle,
but they all knew from bitter experience to keep their sphincters tight.
With a hoarse and fading scream, the alien fell to the pavement. Its charred body
broke into smoking chunks. It smelled a bit like roasted meat, but not something that
might be edible.
"Good one, Trout," Vengeance gasped, shaking the tingles out of his body. He looked
down at the remains of his bloody shirt. "Damn. This doesn't rate a healing potion,
I think. Stitches and bandages, yeah?"
"They must have a medic around here," Teetotaler said. He offered his shoulder to
Vengeance, who slung an arm over him.
As they helped Vengeance into the hotel, Marduk and Teddy Brewster came to meet them.
"Let that be a lesson to the monsters," Brewster said. Marduk added, "We have a
healer. This way."
They led the combatants into a meeting room off the lobby. Though he was in pain,
Vengeance noticed a small humanoid tending to the two teenagers, who lay on a pair of
leather couches, already bandaged. The room smelled of something herbal.
Marduk said, "Orv, these are Tortured Trout, Teetotaler, and our boss, Vengeance." He
looked at Vengeance. "This is Orv, sent by Lady Greywand to help us."
Orv, who seemed rather like a human child of about eight years, nodded gravely at
Vengeance. "Please sit. I have made poultices and a healing tea. Those creatures,
the Kharack, have unclean claws that leave infections." Its voice was light, but
could be either male or female.
"What else can you tell us about them?" Vengeance asked, dropping into a leather
armchair.
"From what I have learned, they are a peaceful race, but the ones here are not at all
peaceful. They hate everything that is not their kind."
"Then why didn't they stay where they came from?"
The little being shrugged, as he (or she) helped Vengeance to remove his tattered
shirt. "Hatred is uncooperative."
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Hey there.
Storm Rock Arena had 9 fights today (as opposed to the Storm Rock suburb of Talahya,
which had a few more). There was just one challenge. No one died, and Big Lake
Outcasts were avoided by Mirkwood Orcs.
RAT SOLDIER (62-5152) (56-27-0,250) of RODENTIAN NATION challenged MOOSE (56-
3459) (77-101-0,360) of REDHORSE. RAT SOLDIER bested MOOSE in a crowd pleasing 1
minute Challenge Title fight. So, we have a new Champion of the Horn, and I'll bet
Moose is glad to get off the hot seat. Rat Soldier is our best Aimed Blow, and Moose
is still the top Striker.
MOD COD (55-2638) (443-228-5,222) of RHYME TYME fought NARSIL (81-3401) (57-38-
1,181) of MIRKWOOD ORCS. MOD COD vanquished NARSIL in an exciting 1 minute uneven
battle. Mod Cod is our highest ranked Lunger and, of course, the overall popularity
leader. Narsil is our highest ranked Total Parry, who gained 29 points for losing to
Mod Cod.
HUMMINGBIRD (56-3475) (104-120-0,229) of REDHORSE fought THE OVEN BIRD (75-3934)
(52-29-1,203) of DEFROSTED. HUMMINGBIRD was luckily beaten by THE OVEN BIRD in a
crowd pleasing 3 minute duel. Hummingbird is the top Slasher and The Oven Bird is the
top Wall of Steel.
LAUDINA (81-3658) (48-31-2,215) of MADNESS fought ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL (107-28)
(0-0-0,211). LAUDINA was overpowered by ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 1 minute one-sided
fight. Ohhh... you can't blame a fighter for getting beat by the Arenamaster, but
Laudina is still the least popular fighter around here. She's also the most highly
recognized Parry-Lunge, even though she lost 25 points in that fight.
BUCK (1-2291) (76-166-0,188) of MOSSRUNNERS fought TOUCH BASE (32-6828) (69-85-
1,192) of CON + INSULT. BUCK was viciously subdued by TOUCH BASE in a crowd pleasing
3 minute brutal fight. Touch Base was voted this turn's favorite, by the spectators.
RINGIL (81-3633) (41-29-2,184) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought BROKEN TOE (56-3683) (73-
100-1,202) of REDHORSE. RINGIL unbelievably bested BROKEN TOE in a popular 2 minute
gruesome competition.
JAVELINO (56-3728) (65-77-1,187) of REDHORSE fought RAYNER (20-182) (100-152-
3,179) of DEADLINE. JAVELINO vanquished RAYNER in a 2 minute gruesome uneven duel.
Rayner is the top Parry-Riposte.
RENEGADE-RAT (41-388) (45-38-3,210) of RAT PAK fought TEM OF SMALLCLIFF (35-4865)
(61-75-5,192) of HOUSE JHEREG. RENEGADE-RAT was defeated by TEM OF SMALLCLIFF in an
action packed 2 minute gory duel.
ANDURIL (81-3435) (44-41-1,180) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought CRYSALIS GUARD (107-29)
(0-0-0,200). ANDURIL overpowered CRYSALIS GUARD in a 3 minute gory uneven match.
That's all my news, and it ain't much. Get into some trouble, you guys!
-- Olaf Modeen
CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
RAT SOLDIER 62-5152 57 27 0 256 RODENTIAN NATION (466) VALAMANTIS
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MOD COD 55-2638 444 228 5 238 RHYME TYME (385) KHALANI
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-THE LEPER'S HAND 81-2940 75 43 1 210 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (439) SHADOWSPIRE
NARSIL 81-3401 57 39 1 210 MIRKWOOD ORCS (467) SHADOWSPIRE
THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934 53 29 1 209 DEFROSTED (455) JADE MOUNTAIN
TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865 62 75 5 206 HOUSE JHEREG (426) MURSKA
HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475 104 121 0 204 REDHORSE (469) ROCANIS
MOOSE 56-3459 77 102 0 204 REDHORSE (469) ROCANIS
ANDURIL 81-3435 45 41 1 201 MIRKWOOD ORCS (467) SHADOWSPIRE
TOUCH BASE 32-6828 70 85 1 199 CON + INSULT (442) ARVAT
RINGIL 81-3633 42 29 2 198 MIRKWOOD ORCS (467) SHADOWSPIRE
-BURM WOLFSNARL 81-113 102 76 0 196 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (410) SHADOWSPIRE
JAVELINO 56-3728 66 77 1 196 REDHORSE (469) ROCANIS
RENEGADE-RAT 41-388 45 39 3 194 RAT PAK (468) KATI-TEI
BROKEN TOE 56-3683 73 101 1 193 REDHORSE (469) ROCANIS
LAUDINA 81-3658 48 32 2 190 MADNESS (465) SHADOWSPIRE
BUCK 1-2291 76 167 0 184 MOSSRUNNERS (113) MORDANT
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
RAYNER 20-182 100 153 3 171 DEADLINE (432) SEAM
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Arenamaster -- So, 2 more NPCs to fight? We lose and get no skills? The fun never
ends. -- Anduril & Ringil
Hummingbird -- You, again? Did you bribe the arenamaster? LOL -- Narsil
Buck -- That was quick. And where was my stat train? o_0 -- Rat Soldier
Javelino --That was fun. Much better result than our last fight. At least for me,
anyway. -- Renegade-Rat
Moose -- I'm coming for your title. Hope I get my challenge thru. Should be fun. --
Rat Soldier
Burm Wolfsnarl -- Good fight. -- Moose
Narsil -- So you're from Shadowspire. What's that like? -- Hummingbird
Rat Soldier -- You hit my head three times. Or was it four? Confused. -- Buck
Renegade-Rat -- A renegade is like a rebel, right? What are you rebelling against? --
Javelino
The Oven Bird -- You're a young lady, your arena name has nothing to do with your
identity.. I was surprised. You fought well, though. -- Broken Toe
The Iron Council has re-opened its guild doors! All prior members contact Tripwire
(DM18 or DM36) if you are interested in returning. Also, if you have contacts for any
of the old members, send those as well. -- Tripwire
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RAT SOLDIER bested MOOSE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
MOD COD vanquished NARSIL in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
HUMMINGBIRD was luckily beaten by THE OVEN BIRD in a crowd pleasing 3 minute duel.
LAUDINA was overpowered by ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BUCK was viciously subdued by TOUCH BASE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal fight.
RINGIL unbelievably bested BROKEN TOE in a popular 2 minute gruesome competition.
JAVELINO vanquished RAYNER in a 2 minute gruesome uneven duel.
RENEGADE-RAT was defeated by TEM OF SMALLCLIFF in a action packed 2 minute gory duel.
ANDURIL overpowered CRYSALIS GUARD in a 3 minute gory uneven match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 13 - 5 - 0 72 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 22 - 0 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 21 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 15 - 0 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 358 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:
AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW RAT SOLDIER 62-5152 57 27 0 256 RODENTIAN NATION (466)
LUNGING ATTACK MOD COD 55-2638 444 228 5 238 RHYME TYME (385)
TOTAL PARRY NARSIL 81-3401 57 39 1 210 MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)
WALL OF STEEL THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934 53 29 1 209 DEFROSTED (455)
SLASHING ATTACK HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475 104 121 0 204 REDHORSE (469)
STRIKING ATTACK MOOSE 56-3459 77 102 0 204 REDHORSE (469)
PARRY-LUNGE LAUDINA 81-3658 48 32 2 190 MADNESS (465)
PARRY-RIPOSTE RAYNER 20-182 100 153 3 171 DEADLINE (432)
The overall popularity leader is MOD COD 55-2638. The most popular warrior this turn
was TOUCH BASE 32-6828. The ten other most popular fighters were HUMMINGBIRD
56-3475, RENEGADE-RAT 41-388, BROKEN TOE 56-3683, RAT SOLDIER 62-5152, JAVELINO
56-3728, ANDURIL 81-3435, RINGIL 81-3633, TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865, MOOSE 56-3459,
and MOD COD 55-2638.
The least popular fighter this week was LAUDINA 81-3658. The other ten least popular
fighters were NARSIL 81-3401, RAYNER 20-182, BUCK 1-2291, THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934, MOD
COD 55-2638, MOOSE 56-3459, TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865, RINGIL 81-3633, ANDURIL
81-3435, and JAVELINO 56-3728.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
MORDANT(1) 0 1 0 KATI-TEI(41) 0 1 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 1 0 0
SEAM(20) 0 1 0 KHALANI(55) 1 0 0 JADE MOUNTAIN(75) 1 0 0
ARVAT(32) 1 0 0 ROCANIS(56) 1 3 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 2 2 0
MURSKA(35) 1 0 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
BUCK 1-2291 76 167 0 184 MOSSRUNNERS (113) MORDANT
RAYNER 20-182 100 153 3 171 DEADLINE (432) SEAM
TOUCH BASE 32-6828 70 85 1 199 CON + INSULT (442) ARVAT
TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865 62 75 5 206 HOUSE JHEREG (426) MURSKA
RENEGADE-RAT 41-388 45 39 3 194 RAT PAK (468) KATI-TEI
MOD COD 55-2638 444 228 5 238 RHYME TYME (385) KHALANI
HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475 104 121 0 204 REDHORSE (469) ROCANIS
RAT SOLDIER 62-5152 57 27 0 256 RODENTIAN NATION (466) VALAMANTIS
THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934 53 29 1 209 DEFROSTED (455) JADE MOUNTAIN
NARSIL 81-3401 57 39 1 210 MIRKWOOD ORCS (467) SHADOWSPIRE