Winter Talon of Redwin!

The Talon of Redwin Tournament, in honor of the GREAT former Overlord Siera Redwin, is the perfect time to witness some of the Arena’s hottest new talent go head-to-head! To make it even better the tournament is sponsored by Red Orc Brewery which makes Badsider Brew! The Arena’s hottest young talent dueling their hearts out + the title holders watching for their new competition + Badsiders flowing freely = an excellent night of drama!

Kalinda was on hand to watch the event but this was the first time she was not eligible to enter herself as she has just recently rose to Warlord status. That didn’t keep her from being an active participant, though. With rumors abound that she has her eye on Roderick, she announced herself as the prize of the first round match-up between Roderick and Porthos. Roderick won that one amidst quite a few comments from Kalinda about how good his legs looked in the kilt he was wearing.

Rhaine was in the competition and rather confused as to why some in the crowd were a little afraid of her. After all, she claims that she’s harmless despite enjoying a bloody snack and having fangs. You know what we’ve learned? Don’t trust anything that may see you as a snack. And if they ask you to climb into their oven to clean the spot in the very back??? DON’T DO IT!!! She does have a big fan in Napoleon who was overheard saying that Rhaine always makes him great ice cream sundaes. Eh, we’re still not so sure! Maybe rat blood just isn’t very tasty!

We’re a little torn about children in dueling venues around all the blood, foul language, and violence but Rhiannon’s daughter sure is adorable! We hear that Rhiannon was there with her preschooler to cheer on her friends. The girl fell asleep pretty early into the rounds and Rhiannon held her while she slept until the end of the tournament. Adorable! We just have to wonder what happens to these kids that become so desensitized to all the violence! Although, Rhiannon herself grew up around the rings and seems perfectly well adapted. In fact, she seems more normal than most in RhyDin!

What is going on between Archmage Sivanna and Sullen Sal??? She was overheard asking Harris the night before if he had seen Sal and then last night seemed a bit concerned when she herself saw him in the Annex after his exit from the Talon tournament. We hear that they were seen having an intimate chat but we have no details what they were talking about. Curious, no??? We cannot figure out what the common link between the two of them is. Do any of you have any details???

Rekah showed that her amazing Madness run is no fluke by putting in quite the performance! She made it into the final match but was not able to get past Roderick. He took the 5-3 win in eleven rounds in the finals and became the Talon of Redwin!

Congratulations, Roderick!

Edited: March 29th, 2010

Winter Cycle Warlord Tournament!

A talented pool of warlords that included several former barons and former overlords gathered to fight it out in the winter cycle Warlord Tournament for an intercession free shot at the Overlord, Ticallion Carter. There were twelve warlords including the Talon (due to a new perk that will now be associated with the Talon allowing its winner to enter into the storied event) and it seemed that all were well prepared to lay it all down for a chance to win the test of endurance, stamina, and heart!

The holder of the Talon, Imp, was in rare form. Our sources reported back to us that he was already calling himself “the Overlord”  and shouting at his opponents that they were not allowed to hit him. We have a feeling that G’nort was suddenly rethinking this whole Talon in the Warlord Tournament thing. Imp was certainly making a spectacle of himself because if there’s one thing Imp knows how to do well it’s get attention!

Big shock! Another night, another chance for Kalamere to get close with another baroness. The night before it was Teagan and Sunday night it was Lil’ Black Book Jaycy that was seen getting cozy with Kal. We hear that she was seen laying a kiss against his cheek while they watched the Arena’s warlords duke it out. We’re pretty surprised to see that Kalamere didn’t enter the tournament himself. Maybe he wasn’t fibbing when he said that he was no longer interested in titles. Kal didn’t stick around long but was sure to tell Jaycy that they would catch up later in the week. Oh, we bet that they will!

Soerl didn’t have an easy going in the tournament. Not only was he getting it from all angles in the ring but his wife, Lydia, wasn’t too thrilled with him either. Evidently she was overheard giving him quite the lecture for his recent behavior towards Cutie Carley and Harper. While Soerl apologized to Harper, he didn’t seem to keen on the idea of apologizing to Cutie Carley. In fact, he was overheard saying that she had been “mean” to him. Are you serious? She’s the most adorable thing on the planet! We don’t buy it all! We always knew there was a reason that we didn’t like Soerl! JERK! Harper stuck up for Carley and told him to take it easy on her. Yay, Harper!

OMG! John was in a pretty anxious sort of mood Sunday night. Has playing two girls got to be too much for him??? Our sources tell us that he was actually overheard saying to Harper that May’s going to kill him for leading her to believe that he and Harper are over! WHAT?!?! Dude, you don’t tell one girl how you’ve been playing the other. Confessions are only good for the heart, not for staying alive!

Oh, no! Who in their right mind said it was okay for Rowdy Rekah to be spending time with Cas??? We hear that they have often been seen together while we’ve been gone and that it has a creepy sort of romantic vibe to it. Ugh. Cas was overheard calling Rekah a distraction between matches due to her beauty (gross!) and the pair seemed actually smitten. There is something so very wrong about this. Where are all the protective forces in her life to stop this??? Our sources also say that Cas was overheard saying that he had only entered for the competition and wasn’t actually interested in the Overlord title. He is, however, interested in becoming a baron. There’s usually a round of baronial challenges right after the Warlord Tournament. We wouldn’t be shocked if Cas turned out to be one of them. Who do YOU think he will challenge?

Marcus was the MAN in the tournament! The kid’s been a real dueling whiz and he made sure to put his stamp on this tournament. We hear that one round he even SHUT OUT the very experienced Morgan in five rounds. Ouch! Morgan made up for it a bit by having her own shut out in five in the loser’s bracket over Red who is an old warlord who returned just in time for the WLT.

In the end, however, the crazy Talon holder, Imp, emerged from the Winner’s Bracket and Wrecking Crew member, Kheldar, emerged from the Loser’s Bracket. The Crew failed to secure their hold on the Overlord title through this Warlord Tournament as the Talon shut out Kheldar in six rounds! We hear that Imp was a little anxious when Dioxane  told him that his prize was a shot at Tical for the title. That is he was afraid until he remembered that Tical owes him a debt. Unfortunately, Imp didn’t explain further but we’re dyyyyying to know what Tical owes Imp and why!

I guess we’ll just have to wait for that challenge to be issued to know the details!

Edited: March 15th, 2010

Fall Talon of Redwin Tournament!

The Talon of Redwin Tournament, in honor of the GREAT former Overlord Siera Redwin, is the perfect time to witness some of the Arena’s hottest new talent go head-to-head! To make it even better the tournament is sponsored by Red Orc Brewery which makes Badsider Brew! The Arena’s hottest young talent dueling their hearts out + the title holders watching for their new competition + Badsiders flowing freely = an excellent night of drama!

We hear that Darien was busy interviewing potential employees for that piece of crap Post while the match was on going. Evidently some graphic designer/cartoonist was looking for a gig. We have to wonder what’s wrong with him to be unable to get a job with a legitimate news organization. Yeah. Burn. When asked why he wanted to work for the Post, the interviewee stated that it was a “professional” news organization, not just another “gossip rag”. Hilarious! We. Die.

Iiiiinteresting! We hear that the Baron Tormay was trying to get Sal to join his house — House deGorol! Baron Tormay had quite the sales pitch in attempting to get Sullen Sal to bite. We have to wonder why the baron would put so much effort into getting a commoner with a record barely over .500 on board. Could he see something in Sullen Sal that caused him to pick him out of the crowd for an invitation into his dueling house??? As this is a brand new house we have little to go on when it comes to Tormay’s skill in finding young talent but he was overheard saying that if Tormay didn’t believe he was a horrible student, he just had to “ask Jaycy”…. a clear reference to the falling out the pair had when Sullen Sal was Lil’ Black Book Jaycy’s squire!

While Sullen Sal was busy turning Tormay down, Deliciously Sinful Sin had found another way to amuse himself! Flirting with a lovely young woman who called herself Harper. He was pretty shameless as always and even personally invited her to the dueling showcase he was hosting the following Tuesday. We suppose that you just sort of become used to this sort of behavior out of D.S. Sin after you’ve been with him for a while. He’ll certainly never change! In fact, our sources say there was even a discussion about a dinner date between the two while Sullen Sal looked on with a bored expression!

PIMP Imp was in rare form in more ways than one! He managed to hit on pretty much every woman that stepped foot in the Arena, including his opponents! He faced off in the second round against former Talon winner, Ms. Wyh Not! Our sources tell us that he even tried to convince her that he was the Overlord and that she should have his babies. Now we’re usually of the mind set that babies are ALWAYS cute but…. baby imps??? Even if the womenfolk were quick to turn down Imp’s advances, nobody could match Imp’s skill! He sailed through the tournament into the final round to face off against Thorne but even Thorne couldn’t keep Imp from taking the win!

Congratulations, Imp!

Edited: December 25th, 2009

Fall Warlord Tournament!

A talented pool of warlords that included several former barons and former overlords gathered to fight it out in the Fall cycle Warlord Tournament for an intercession free shot at the unpopular Overlord, Anubis Karos. There were twelve warlords plus the Talon (due to a new perk that will now be associated with the Talon allowing its winner to enter into the storied event) and it seemed that all were well prepared to lay it all down for a chance to win the test of endurance, stamina, and heart!

That corny enough for you? Great! Onto the show!

We love Slutty Pirate Teagan because she never fails to entertain! It seems  she is not giving up on her desire to bed Smokin’ Sartan. Not that we can blame her. The guy seems to spend all of his time working out. However, that girl really cannot seem to get enough lovin’ to make her happy. She’s got to have some daddy issues… or self-esteem issues… or maybe a combination of them both. Later in the evening, Smokin’ Sartan was seen trying to hook S.P. Teagan up with his single buddies, Speedster Nova and Randy Rix. Either he’s a really bad wingman or she’s smarter than we think she is because she turned the boys down. Better luck next time, guys!

Oddly enough, Morgan showed up to duel! We hear that she had a less than stellar night but we can only hope that’ll bring her into the Arena more to hone her skills! There were quite a few old-timers not only dueling but also watching! In fact, Des was in the house! Yep, you read that right! SUUUUUPER DES! We’re so glad to see her back! You better believe we’re dying to know where she’s been, though! She was pretty tight-lipped about what she’s been up to as of late. She’s definitely a very private sort of lady but if we find out anything we’ll be sure to pass it along!

What is up with FLAWLESS Koy??? We really hate to say this because we absolutely adore the woman but…. is it just us or is she not looking quite so FLAWLESS these days??? We’re not just talking about those awful boots she’s been wearing (which she evidently has to wear because of an injury) but she down right just seems like a mess and there were no signs of change at the tournament while she hung out with Baroness Real Estate Mogul Rena and one of the warlords entered in the tournament, Kheldar. Our sources say that they rarely see her without Red Orc Brewery’s Skullsplitter Ale in hand. We sure hope she gets her act together soon. We don’t like to see this at all!

R.E.M. Rena had her new man, Rico, at her side while she watched the warlords battle it out. We hear that Cowboy Jake showed up for a while and invited the pair of them to a tree trimming party on his ranch. What fun! He also made sure to extend a very special invitation to the gal he’s seemed to have his eye on, Marvelous Mira, but Marvelous Mira didn’t really commit and suggested she may get stuck working. He’s hot, honey! And he’s polite and hot and good to you and hot! You HAVE to make that happen!

Sullen Sal and Deliciously Sinful Sin had another date night in the Arena. The pair spent the night snuggled together and seemed to have a bet riding on the winner of the tournament. We can’t tell you what the bet was because it’s too graphic for even THIS publication but nevertheless we bet the boys had fun after the tournament. Both chose Wrecking Crew members with Sullen Sal put his hopes on Tical and D.S. Sin putting his on Kheld. Interestingly enough, the Crew guys had LOYAL Baroness (and fellow Crew member) Maria on hand to support his bid to win a chance to take down the Overlord.

In the end it was Sullen Sal who turned up the winner of the night when his pick ended up winning! Tical came out of the winner’s bracket after dominating the competition and defeated Joex who banged his way through the one-loss bracket. Therefore, it’ll be yet ANOTHER rematch between the Warlord Tical and Overlord Anubis!

Congratulations, Tical!

Edited: December 8th, 2009

Archmage Tournament!

Monday night saw a spike in the magical energy on Twilight Island signaling another Archmage Tournament hosted by the fantastic Tormay! The Islands’ top mages — Real Estate Mogul Rena, Neo, Roman Cassius, Topaz, and Xerzes — gathered to duke it out in a double elimination style tournament to decide who would face current Archmage Venom Vinny for the right to hold the title!

We hear that Gullible Guil was on hand to cheer on his favorites. It seems he didn’t take so kindly to our sentiments on his new bride and her pregnancy. Luckily for him, Michiko was on hand to tell him not to listen to us and to reassure her friends that she is loyal to her man. Boooooo! Booooo, we say! We would like her much better if she was much less loyal to her man. As for Gullible Guil, he’d be a lot better off if he listened to our words of wisdom rather than ignore us…. but WHATEV!

Our Darling Taneth was, of course, present and accounted for! What would a tournament be without O.D. Taneth cheering on… well, everybody from the sidelines??? Her new furry little buddy, Chester, was hot on her heels.  Also hanging out with her was Crazy Train Tara who wasted no time in oogling the participants. Really, shouldn’t Lucky Lawyer Lucien or somebody step in to keep these two from spending so much time together??? Every time we hear that O.D. Taneth has called C.T. Tara “Mama Tara” we die a little inside. It’s really disturbing. Almost as disturbing as when she refers to Old Man Tass as “Papa Tass”.

Archmage Venom Vinny’s attention span is as short as a gnat! About halfway through the tournament, he seemed to forget that he was there to watch who would be challenging him for his title and instead started making out with Crazy Train Tara. Yep, you read that right! He started MAKING OUT with a MARRIED woman smack dab in the MIDDLE of an ongoing tournament. These two definitely aren’t the walking embodiment of the phrase “low profile”.

We always knew that there was something going on between Simmering Sivanna and Keeper Neo and she’s not doing ANYTHING to convince us otherwise! In fact, she was spotted keeping an AWFULLY close eye on his ring Tuesday night. She was even seen mouthing words of encouragement to him. Oddly enough, there are reports that she was a bit teary-eyed even and that Aja did not leave her side through out the night. Iiiinteresting. We’re dying to know what’s up and really hoping everything is okay with her. We really love, love, LOVE the idea of her and Keeper Neo together!

Real Estate Mogul Rena’s man, Prof. Jolyon, cheered her on! We hear that Topaz even provided him with a set of pompoms. OMG! To make matters even more surprising, he used them! Prof. Jolyon using pompoms??? Is love in the air??? Perhaps the cheering section was what she needed because R.E.M. Rena stepped away the victor at the end of a very long night of dueling!!!

Congratulations, Real Estate Mogul Rena!

Edited: September 6th, 2009