Mail Call!

For the record, THERE IS NO CRYING IN DUELING!

Seriously. Someone needs to tell that to Anya. I think she?s going to flood the Arena.

- S

P.S.: Where?s my phone call and hot date!


Dear D.S.S.,

You kill us. Name the day!

M.F.

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Mr. Franco,

The woman, Diana Lasher, that your sources spotted with Stephen Kidd was also seen in attendance at the Riverview charity gala with him. That was in May, you do the math. Seems your gossip gatherers are a bit behind the times. I normally don?t care what women you refer to as cheap in your publication, Mr. Franco, but when you talk about one of my daughters, that rule changes.

I wish you a very happy new year.

Colleen MacLeod


Dear Ms. MacLeod,

With as many daughters as you have, we have a hard time believing at least one of them isn't cheap.

Thank you for being an avid reader.

M.F.

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Dear Pinky

Since you seem interested about it, I?m sleeping with Misty, not Teagan. Please stab and replace your fact checker.

Your buddy
-Thorne

Dear Thorne,

My hair is pink due to a tragic accident that occurred when I was helping Intern Hot to Trot escape from the grave danger that is always associated with our species. The nickname is uncreative and it bores me. You and your friends like to think you?re so high and mighty but I never use your personal tragedies to make fun of you. Ever. Yet, despite the numerous times I have mentioned that my hair color is a result of a very unfortunate accident, you all continue to use it to make fun of me.

Thanks for sealing my decision as to why I will continue to avoid the lot of you like the plague.

M.F.

Love Him Sunday!

Lilli was seen with the handsome White Knight Julian chatting at the Red Dragon Inn Sunday night! It?s nice to see him back around and we?re pleased to see Lilli attended to by such a handsome man! We would never peg him as the type to be interested in a free spirit like Lilli but you never can tell what a man will be into! We hear that their conversation was briefly interrupted as Darcy came over to give Lilli a hug since she hadn?t seen her since?. well, everybody seems to be politely dancing around the truth so we suppose we should as well. We do have to admit that as much as we complain about her, we?re glad she?s back and looking happy.

Aymeric and Fiora are such hilarious little troublemakers! Fiora practically begged a sandwich off of Joey with Aymeric in the background telling Joey not to ?feed the addiction? as it seems that the girl has a thing for sandwiches. We were pretty surprised to hear that despite all their back and forth bickering, Fiora actually admitted that she has seen Aymeric naked and that it is ?good?. Wow. As for Joey, she was pretty amused by the pair but was hobbling around in some pain. She assured anyone who asked that she had just slipped on some ice and hit her hip. It?s a dangerous time of year! Stay safe, boo!

Remember that girl we were talking about that was such a hard ass? Vanessa? Yeah, strike that! These girls always look good and tough until you see them swooning over some completely random guy. We?re disappointed that it wasn?t even a full week later and already she?s looking all googly-eyed at some guy probably not worth her time. We?re tired of the women in this city settling for less than they deserve! We should totally start a match-making venture.

Harper has been seen with that John guy an awful lot. Our sources say that they were seen playing a board game Sunday night and she made a vague mention about making him dinner. Super cute! Good luck to him with that! We bet she?s pretty feisty! All the good ones are! John was overheard telling Mega Mom Icer that her kids are awfully loud and suggesting she buys them a muzzle next Christmas. LOVE HIM EVEN MORE NOW!!! We hear that Mega Mom Icer actually agreed with him but with as many kids as she?s got we?re willing to be there?s more than one of them she?d like to muzzle at any given time.

A crowd gathered in the Arena Sunday night to see if the Warlord Guill could take down his former friend, Baroness of Dragon?s Gate, Teagan. It seems he had some lingering issues with her over the incident surrounding the challenge in which she lost her Overlord title. As the second baroness he called dishonorable in less than a month, this challenge seemed even less popular than his last. Even his friends seemed to be rooting against him!

Even Sullen Sal who seemed to agree with Guill that Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan and Lil? Black Book Jaycy?s actions at that particular challenge were? well, morally questionable would be one way to put it? thought that Guill had acted like in idiot. We hear that Sullen Sal was overheard telling Collie that Guill talks too much. Well, that?s not exactly what he said. Add in a half dozen curse words of your choice and you?ll have a more accurate quote.

Evidently Santa got Deliciously Sinful Sin a pony for Christmas. Le sigh. At least he wasn?t given a gun like Crazy Train Tara was! We suppose we should give thanks for small miracles. Anyway, D.S. Sin who was calling took a quiet moment during a lull in the action to name his pony. For all those out there who are just dying to know what D.S. Sin would name a pony, the answer is Chunzy. And why would D.S. Sin name his pony Chunzy? Because Psycho Skid told him to, of course!

Unfortunately for Guill, he didn?t even get a chance to face Teagan in a ring. The Overlord Tical decided to step in on behalf of his loyal baroness and defeated Guill, destroying his chance to go on and face Teagan for the Dragon?s Gate barony. We hear that while Teagan was grateful to the Overlord for intervening, she was disappointed not to have the opportunity to beat on Guill herself. Guill, on the other hand, was quite the beaten man. We hear he?s said that he?s not going to be challenging for some time and that he was seen in a long discussion with Aja, Anya, and Neo. It seems he?s determined to work pretty hard to get back in good graces with his friends.

Congratulations, Teagan!

Nutty Tuesday!

Tuesday night was a very quite night around town. We hear that the Red Dragon Inn was pretty empty even with Amber pouring drinks for patrons. Perhaps the cold and snow are keeping everybody at home by their fireplaces.

Well?. not quite everybody.

The bed hopping that goes on in this town never ceases to amaze us! If it wasn?t for just how slutty you all are, we?d all have to find real jobs! London and Russ were seen flashing an awful lot of looks at one another in the Inn and the pair ended the night by leaving together. We hear that there was mention of whose bed to spend the night in but we?ve also heard that London has been seen macking on that slutty little Joey as well. Sex is everybody?s favorite pastime! The more partners, the better, it seems!

Leave it to Crazy Train Tara to end this polite ?we?re going to pretend you were just on vacation? dance that everybody has been doing with Darcy. We hear that C.T. Tara and Darcy briefly time chatted about her time with Anubis. Our sources couldn?t catch much of the intimate conversation but it does appear that Darcy is now okay. From what we have been able to gather, it seems that Anubis allowed her brother to purchase her from him. As much as she drives us bonkers, we are glad that Darcy is back and okay. We here at the Den of Gossip know only too well what it?s like to become the target of those who would rather see us enslaved or imprisoned.

As usual, Playboy Shane was surrounded by a bevy of beautiful babes! We hear that he spent a couple hours laaaate into the night flirting it up with Shylah, Chief Mischief Maker Eless, and Marvelous Mira. In fact, there was word that he playfully proposed to Shylah!!! Can you even imagine the trouble the two of them could cause as a couple! We love it! That was far from the end of Playboy Shane?s interesting evening we hear. It also somehow involved his ex-girlfriend, Darcy, under. his. table. Yep, you read that right. Under. His. Table. Now that she?s back, we wouldn?t be all that surprised to see them reunite. There was a LOT of chemistry there!

There was also some action in the basement Arena where Warlord Maria Graziano pressed her right of challenge against the Baron Xanth for the right to the ring representing the Old Temple District! Xanth stood along without a second or lady of honor but Maria came with the Overlord Tical as her second which continued to fuel rumors of some sort of relationship beyond their longtime friendship. We hear that the Warlord dueled in honor of her late friend, Jewell, and that she wore blue in her honor rather than the Wrecking Crew colors. It?s still so sad to us!!!

We hear that during the match, Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan was acting awfully odd. She watched the match from the bar with Deliciously Sinful Sin and kept jumping and yelping. When D.S. Sin asked her what was wrong, she said that she was being pinched by someone invisible. Wait, it gets worse.

Anyway, Xanth chose a single format duel which Maria won pretty solidly. She declared the Old Temple District loyal to the Overlord. Congratulations, Baroness Maria!

Now back to the nuttiness at hand! So after the baronial challenge, much of the crowd headed to the Outback for some fighting. The night seemed normal enough until S.P.G. Teagan totally LOST it! She was evidently screaming about invisible people touching her and thrashing around. Smokin? Sartan had to literally pin her down on the bar while Hot Mess Kelathe did something that evidently fixed the situation. We hear that in the end Kelathe had the be escorted out by Neo and Skid carried S.P.G. Teagan out. Wow. Super crazy. By the way, we here that Lil? Black Book Jaycy was there when this thing went down but REFUSED to lift a finger to help her ex-girlfriend. Now that?s cold hearted!

Reap Day Thursday!

Wow. We hear that Nigel strutted his stuff into the Red Dragon Inn Thursday night dressed as some odd version of a cowboy. Complete with a ridiculous belt buckle and? tailored jeans??? Eleanor called him out on the fact that he didn?t look much like a cowboy. When asked about his outfit, he told her that it was ?Reap Day?. Eleanor replied that ?Reap Day looks pretty familiar to Look Like a Jackass Day.? Ouch! We hear that Brale Brother Reap was entirely amused by ?Reap Day? and totally cracked up upon seeing Nigel! Good! We?re glad he?s still good ol? B.B. Reap despite everything he?s been through recently!

Speaking of Reap, when did he suddenly become everybody?s favorite counselor??? You all do realize that this is Brale Brother Reap, right??? Thursday night is was Spade who seemed anxious and had a long quiet conversation with him about somebody who had died recently. B.B. Reap was overheard making plans to meet her at her shop later. Reeeeaaaaally? Maybe he?s not all that broken up over the thing with Eleanor after all! He certainly seems more than willing to be the shoulder Spade needs to cry on. And every guy knows that?s one of the quickest ways of getting a girl into bed.

The night sort of got a little? hectic from there!

We hear that Eleanor was seen in a knock-down, drag-out fight with someone unknown guy just outside the Inn. Blades were drawn and it was completely vicious. Our sources say they have no idea what the man did to provoke the fight but Eleanor was going for blood. Now here?s where our confusion steps in. Some of our sources are telling us that it wasn?t a guy at all but a harmless looking girl. Some of our sources are saying that Mac was involved and that she was actually the one who struck the deadly blow. One thing is definitely for sure ? it was a pretty crazy situation. We have a feeling that Head Pussy Panther is not going to be pleased to hear about the blood spilled on the porch. But as always he can use our blog to find out who to blame! That would be Mac and Eleanor!

Action was a little light down in the Arena but that didn?t stop Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan from causing problems as she called matches. It seems that after Deliciously Sinful Sin and Sullen Sal (who aren?t exactly her biggest fans) entered a ring, she had a cage brought down upon them. There were bladed pendulums and clubs with spikes all swinging around. Not exactly a jello match. Kheldar gave S.P.G. Teagan a stern lecture for putting them into a ring of death but S.P.G. Teagan didn?t let the lecture stop her fun. Psycho Skid tried to warn her that Sullen Sal would be pissed but he too was ignored.

Sullen Sal was definitely pissed. We hear that he LITERALLY attacked S.P.G. Teagan after the match. He had to be held back by G?naughty G?nort. Unfortunately for G?naughty G?nort we hear that he ended up BLEEDING for his troubles! We hear that as Deliciously Sinful Sin pulled G?naughty G?nort to safety and Kalinda healed him, the cowardly Sullen Sal ran out of the Arena! So Sullen Sal attacked a CALLER and the SUPERVISOR OF THE SPORT??? Callers are traditionally OFF LIMITS. The couch is considered neutral ground which allows them to keep the peace in the dueling venues with the likes of murderers and slavers running around. Very grave consequences are supposed to come from attacking them! We have to wonder what Sullen Sal?s very grave consequence will be!

While all this was going on in the Arena, a crowd gathered in the Outback to watch Lil? Black Book Jaycy take on Jiggly Puff for Pathfinder! Pslyder was around to support his ?love? (gag us!) and was much more vocal than L.B.B. Jaycy had been at his challenge. We hear that he spent most of the night yelling words of encouragement to her from ringside. Dris, who was on the couch calling the match, didn?t miss an opportunity to feel up a pretty young thing. He was seen with Sarah at his side who had earlier been overheard asking S.P.G. Teagan if Dris was single. Uh, clearly she doesn?t read our blog! That girl?s going to get her heart broken! As for the challenge match, L.B.B. Jaycy took the first match but the opal holder took the second. Jiggly Puff could not hang on, though, and L.B.B. Jaycy took a solid win in the third and final match.

Congratulations to the newest holder of Pathfinder ? Lil? Black Book Jaycy!

Another Chance Friday!

It seems that Neo?s brother Jinn is still dating that jello wrestler chick named May. The pair were seen awfully intertwined Friday night in the Red Dragon Inn before heading to the Annex together. Why are those boys attracted to such?. sluts??? Seriously, if Neo?s girlfriend, Kel, and Jin?s girlfriend, May, were to put together a phone tree of all the people they?ve slept with, they could contact just about half the city! For two nice boys they?ve got some really unusual taste in women. Where have all the good girls gone??? When did bad girls suddenly become so in with the men of this town???

Speaking of still going strong, we?re surprised to see that Niamh and Lilli?s brother Brishen are still an item! Those two moved so fast that we didn?t think there was any way that they would last! We?re glad that we?re wrong about them because she?s adorable and he?s a hilarious troublemaker! In fact, that?s exactly what Lilli and Niamh were teasing him about Friday evening. The girls sure seem to adore each other and Brishen seems to adore being teased by the pair of them. Such a cute little family reunion!

We hear that Kitty made an appearance at the side of her husband, Old Man Tass, Friday night in the Annex to watch the entertainment. She seemed quite happy to see Psycho Skid and gave him her?. well, traditional greeting. You know? Those hugs that always leave you with a new perspective on life? Yeah. Psycho Skid was overheard telling Kitty that he hasn?t seen Chryrie in some time. Bummer! That was kind of a funny pairing. We sure hope this isn?t the end of that coupling! We know he?s a bit strange, Chryrie, but GIVE PSYCHO SKID ANOTHER CHANCE!!!! Do it for us because we?d rather not see him unleashed on the city?s unsuspecting young women. You at least know how to semi control him.

Jay got an up and close look at crazy! It started off all good for him. He had Joey and Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan all entangled in front of him, flirting it up with him. He probably thought he?d REALLY lucked out. Two really hot, really easy girls showing interest in each other and in you??? Isn?t that pretty much any guy?s version of HEAVEN??? Anyway, S.P.G. Teagan had to ruin Jay?s dream by being all crazy. She evidently got spooked by something and started getting all teary-eyed and scared. Joey was able to get her calmed down but by that time Jay had gotten smart and hauled his rear end to a ring. There?s a smart boy! Stay away from the crazy!

We hear that Danny and Mad Cow Kazzy were spotted in the Annex as well. We know that Mad Cow Kazzy has been mourning her friend Lizzie leaving town and we just assumed that Danny had gone with her but it seems that he hasn?t! In fact, it seems that he was left behind as well! Iiiiinteresting! We have to wonder what happened because Danny and Lizzie were pretty inseparable. M.C. Kazzy was overheard making mention that Danny has been spending an awful lot of time holed up in his apartment since his girl left. Awwww! That?s kind of sad! We actually feel for him a little bit.

While He Was Down Sunday!

Oh, Lord! What would we do without Brale Brother Reap to entertain us??? He certainly seems to be attracting quite a little following as of late. We have no idea what the name of the girl who was hitting on him Sunday night was but this one certainly seemed to be feeling B.B. Reap! We hear that at one point they were talking about bull riding and she said that she could last longer on a bull than he could. B.B. Reap?s response? ?You think so? Pretty good at wrapping your legs around things without getting bucked off, eh?? OMG! We. Die. We hear that Nigel joined in on the mocking too. But as is usual with the easy chicks of this town even after the girl realized they were making fun of her, she was still into B.B. Reap.

Seriously, women of RhyDin? Seriously?

On a more serious note, our sources report back to us that Awful Ali collapsed in the Inn right in front of poor Lil? Bit Lirssa! As if that poor girl?s life needed to get more traumatic! A group of people including Nigel, Mac, and some guy named Logan quickly rushed to Ali?s side. The Logan guy actually KICKED ALI IN THE CHEST WHILE HE WAS DOWN! No lie! Now there?s quite a few people in this city who?d like to give Awful Ali a good beating but? kicking him while he?s down??? That?s just WRONG! After only a couple moments, he started coming around much to Lil? Bit Lirssa?s relief. We hear that The Many Faces of Fio showed up not too long after and Mac told her that Ali?s heart had stopped beating for a while. Crazy. We sure hope he?s okay!

We had heard of the rumors of Zev and Lilli but our sources had yet to catch them together. They didn?t seem to be hiding their relationship at all Sunday night as they sat hand-in-hand by the hearth quite cozy together. We hear that the notoriously private and quiet man was even overheard calling her ?my dear? and had his hand alllll over her. Our bet is that the pair is already sleeping together. We?re not so sure about this. We thought that for sure Lilli had her eyes on a certain tender. We?re not tagging Zev and Lilli with a ?happily ever after? stamp yet but there?s no denying that there?s a whole lot of chemistry going on there!

Down in the Annex a crowd gathered for Fight Night! Scotty was seen working up the courage to hop into a ring for the first time with his friend, Lil? Black Book Jaycy, who was showing him the ropes. Scotty was overheard saying that his man, Harold, wasn?t too terribly thrilled about him dueling. Swords is safe enough thank to the ward (unless you?re the sort that the ward doesn?t work on) but Fists?. wow. Another story entirely. Harold did wander in as well to watch his hubby-to-be in a ring. He was seen on the sidelines with a cup of tea in hand, looking uncomfortable with seeing Scotty in a ring at first but gradually he seemed to grow more and more interested in what was going on. We think that Scotty might be hooked!

Evidently we were accused by Anya of spreading some rumor about Merchant Antonio that Crazy Train Tara had overheard. Even Collie defended us by saying it was not the sort of thing that we would say. Considering all the gossip we gather/spread is published, we?re unsure how we can be accused of spreading secret rumors but? whatever. We?re so done hearing of how Anya is using our blog to turn herself into some sort of victim that she won?t be in our blog anymore. Sometimes what is right is more important than increasing readership and, thus, revenue. In this situation, what is right is not feeding that ego.

FLAWLESS Koy and Maria had another face off and we?re STILL not entirely sure what it was about. All we know is that it was about some argument with her husband, MAN-tastic Matt, over a video. The tension was still high but not nearly as high as when the two had almost come to blows several nights before in the Outback. Two Crew members and friends of both women ? Overlord Tical and Kheldar ? stepped in to ease the tension. Again, it seemed to, unfortunately, do the trick because the tension eased and the women returned to watching the challenge at hand.

Oh, right! There was a challenge! The little fierce muffin, Aya, challenged that Death Lord guy for the right to the barony of New Haven! Unfortunately, Aya who is a very experienced warlord and former baron just didn?t have the goods on that particular night to take down the less experienced baron. We still think it?s ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS that ritzy New Haven is represented in the Arena by the walking undead. We?re just shocked that there hasn?t been a bigger movement among the people that live there to get him thrown out on his ear. Come on, people of New Haven! Do we have to spell it out for you? Put together a monetary prize for the warlord that can bring down the baron! Make it worth their while!

Congratulations, Death Lord?. we guess.

Total Score Tuesday!

The always lovely Jenai walked into the Red Dragon Inn Tuesday night to quite the unusual scene. Well, yeah, unusual scenes going down in the Inn are actually usual in that they happen everyday?. but anyway, stick with us here. So Jenai walked in to find Harper and Crazy Train Tara knee deep in some sort of wood-working project. It seems that they were building an advice giving stand. Yep, C.T. Tara wants to give out advice. Oh, come on!!! You know that?s just the sort of train wreck that nobody in this city would be able to resist being a part of! We know that we?d wait in line for HOURS for C.T. Tara?s advice. How fabulous!

Nigel and Brale Brother Reap are certainly a special breed of man. We?re just not sure if it?s the good sort of special or the crazy sort of special! The two men were seen in the Inn dressed in armor. Yep. Heavy plated metal. At first we were thoroughly confused as to why they were sitting at the bar dressed in armor drinking whiskey and talking to Eleanor. Then one of our sources caught them explaining the outfits to Awful Ali by telling him that it was ?Eleanor Day?. Wow. What do you think? The good sort of special or the crazy sort of special? Or maybe both?

Oddly enough, our sources say that they saw Our Darling Taneth reprimanding herself and pinching herself to get her own attention? well, sort of. One Taneth was reprimanding the other Taneth and pinched her which made the other Taneth not so happy. This entire thing is getting increasingly odd. We?re really sad about what is happening to poor O.D. Taneth? and Tormay is STILL MIA! We have to wonder what he?s up to. Is he searching for the answer? Could he just not take watching his wife turn into this? Our heart breaks for him!

FLAWLESS Koy was seen chatting with Juliane about the new art gallery she?s helping to open in New Haven which will feature art from a number of artists! It sounds fabulous! The brownstone it?s housed in is lovely. We cannot wait to get our first peak at the interior and the art! It seems FLAWLESS Koy was excited to do what she could to support the business which is located in the same district as her boutique. In fact, the two businesses aren?t too far from each other at all. FLAWLESS Koy was interested in using the space to host one of the events during upcoming Fashion Week! How fantastic would it be to have a party there to celebrate some up and coming designer! Fashion + Art + Alcohol = TOTAL SCORE!

We. Die. How many times in The Dread Pirate Stephen?s life do you think he?s been told by some enraged parent not to touch their daughter??? Well, Tuesday night it was Mega Mom Icer?s turn to lay down the warning and we hear that she did it with a slap! Right across T.D.P. Stephen?s face! Evidently, however, he wasn?t touching some poor unsuspecting girl in the way you?re thinking. Nope! It seems that he was so drunk that he thought one of those little baby dragons always running around all over the place was a rat? and he tried to slap the ?rat? with his sword. We think that the dragon infestation this city faces is actually worse than any rat infestation it faces!

There wasn?t a whole heck of a lot of action in the rings Tuesday night but there was a squire tournament held by Maria, the Baroness of Old Temple. A handful of competitors showed up to battle it out for the spot but in the end it was Kalinda who took top honors. Congratulations, Kalinda!

Inappropriate Thursday!

The question on everybody?s mind Thursday night in the Red Dragon Inn was what in the world has gotten into The World?s Hottest Tender Tucker??? He began his night behind the bar with some very un-Tucker like flirting with Lilli and then was quite rude to his friend Prof. Jolyon. His inappropriate behavior hardly ended there, though! He was seen whispering with Crazy Train Tara, giving Lil? Bit Lirssa completely creepy looks considering her age, spent quite a bit of time trying to convince Eleanor to have sex with him, and even grabbed Serena (who was tending with him) to pull her in quite close. We hear that him putting his hands on Serena was the final straw for Manly Mason who went to intervene but was pulled away by Doc Eva. The whole thing is very, very odd.

Speaking of Serena, we hear that she was overheard telling Tucker that Prof. Jolyon asked her to marry him! Tucker?s reaction was to leave the Inn. The rumors that there is more than friendship between Serena and Tucker could have explained his odd behavior if it wasn?t for the fact that he had accomplished all his inappropriate behavior BEFORE she gave him the news. We?re at a loss. Anybody got any idea what?s wrong with T.W.H.T. Tucker??? Has he entered a new, creepy stage in mourning his loss of Doc Eva???

Lil? Bit Lirssa and C.T. Tara had their own theories, of course. Lil? Bit Lirssa seemed certain that Prof. Jolyon knew what was going on. Although, we have no idea why she thought there was a connection between the two men. C.T. Tara, on the other hand, was entirely convinced that T.W.H.T. Tucker was a pod person and that they needed to hire Awesome Alain to investigate the matter. We?re left confused as to whether we should believe the two of them or whether we should be horrified that C.T. Tara is allowed anywhere near L.B. Lirssa?s impressionable young mind. We suppose those two things aren?t mutually exclusive, though.

OMG. Spade gets around more than? well, more than C.T. Tara! She was overheard flirting with Harris who had to remind her that he has a wife. A very dangerous, foul-mouthed wife as those that remember her dueling days can attest. The pair had quite the lengthy discussion about sexual matters and a marriage between them should Harris ever get a divorce. Yep, completely an inappropriate conversation to have with a married man but Spade is far from the most well-mannered young woman that has ever walked into the Red Dragon Inn. That is one girl badly in need of a strict finishing school and a good spanking!

Wow. Danny and Kazzy are getting awfully tight, aren?t they? Sure, sure. We know what you?re going to say. They?re just spending time together because they miss Lizzie. The best friend and the boyfriend spend time together to help ease their sorrow, right??? Well, we?re not so sure we buy it. They NEVER seem to mention her anymore and with none of our sources having spotted Grem recently we think Kazzy?s ripe for the picking! We didn?t think Kazzy was the type to be able to stab her best friend in the back but?. now we?re not entirely sure anymore. You better believe we?re going to be keeping our eyes peeled on this one! You guessed it. Totally inappropriate!

A crowd gathered in the Arena to watch two challenges go down? or not go down as the case might have been. Overlord Tical was scheduled to face off against the Baron of Dockside, Vanion. Unfortunately for the crowd hoping to see a challenge, Vanion didn?t bother to show. It seemed pretty decided even that night as Lil? Black Book Jaycy (Baroness of Seaside), Real Estate Mogul Rena (Baroness of Battlefield Park), the Wrecking Crew?s Maria (Baroness of Old Temple), and Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan (Baroness of Dragon?s Gate) all weighed in that they believed that the challenge should be voided and Vanion be stripped of his right to challenge for the remainder of the cycle. Considering that was a clear majority, it didn?t come as a shock when the Supervisor of Duel of Swords, G?naughty G?nort, announced the same just yesterday.

Something of note with the baronesses decision was that they specifically stated that Vanion would not be allowed to challenge at all for the remainder of the cycle, not just for Overlord. By doing so, they protected themselves from challenge against him for the rest of the cycle if The Warlord Who We Shall Not Name Because He Throws A Hissy Fit Every Time His Name Or His Girlfriend?s Name Is In Print is successful in defeating him in the challenge for Dockside?. which by the way will be fought tonight!

?.And, yeah, that?s just the first challenge mess! There was another!

It seemed that in the middle of the first match between two former Overlords ? Real Estate Mogul Rena and Anubis ? for the right to be the baron(ess) of Battlefield Park, Anubis disappeared from the ring. We assume the cause is some sort of Nexus/Ward disturbance (as it has been rumored for years that there is some sort of relationship between the Nexus and the Ward) but Anubis has yet to issue an official statement on the matter. R.E.M. Rena was given the option of (a) rescheduling with Anubis, (b) facing his second, Xanth, or (c) sending the matter to the Council. Much to many people?s dismay, R.E.M. Rena decided to send it to the Council.

Thus, after being completely unused for quite some time, the Council received two matters to settle in one night.

Among those in the crowd was the storied duelist Kalamere who was seen chatting with G?naughty G?nort about the possibility of a comeback and even the idea of challenging for a barony once again. And then later in the night he was actually seen dueling! We sure hope it wasn?t a one time deal! It would be great to see him back in action again. While they were chatting, G?naughty G?nort mentioned that he might be done dueling for a while! He even tossed the word ?retirement? around. He said he wanted to continue running the place but may take a step back from dueling now that he?s reached the insane level of 200 wins over losses. We really do hope that?s not true. What a bummer that would be!

Queen of Saturday!

We here at the Den of Gossip feel there is great gossip potential in Lilli. Yet, we?re ashamed to say that we don?t know much of her dating past or present. We are determined to rectify that! It certainly helps our cause when her family is around, that?s for sure! Saturday night she was seen hanging out with her brother, Brishen, and her brother?s girl, Niamh. Much to Brishen?s dismay, Niamh asked Lilli who was ?ploughin? furrows?. Niiiiiice! We should hire this girl! Unfortunately, Lilli was very vague. She said only that he was rich and handsome and refused to give her brother his name. Could it be Zev? She has been spotted with him on multiple occasions. Of note as well is that Brishen advised his sister that it might just be time that he buy a ring to place on Niamh?s hand. Uh? you think???

Awesome Alain was seen hand-in-hand with an old ?friend? (and we do use that word loosely) of ours, Sophie Rhovnik. Rumor has it that the pair have been spending quite some time together since she arrived in town. They have similar business interests which has some worried and some intrigued by the possible match. We hear that there?s already a push from some for them to marry to create a powerful merger of families which is exactly what has the rest worried. We still seriously doubt that Awesome Alain even understands the concept of settling down.

How adorable! It seems that Awful Ali, The Many Faces of Fio, Manly Mason, and Doc Eva are bonding over a common love for Lil? Bit Lirssa! Those two couples seem like they would make such an interesting double date, don?t they??? T.M.F.O. Fio invited Manly Mason and Doc Eva over for an evening much to L.B. Lirssa?s delight. Interestingly enough, we feel like the pair of them probably have a lot in common? more than just L.B. Lirssa. We could totally see this turning into an excellent friendship!

So much for all you naysayers trying to tell us that Dean is a good guy and really is in love with his girlfriend, Quinn. There?s no denying he was seen at the bar drinking and having a very intimate conversation with a lovely blonde elf named Susan. Our sources swear up and down that they?ve never seen him open up to his girlfriend the way he was opening up to this Susan chick. Iiiinteresting! Word has it that Quinn did make her way in later and met Susan. Quinn was gracious (or naive) as always. We just don?t trust this guy.

Our sources insist that they spot Sylvia in a ring in the Arena Saturday night while Guill was calling. We just didn?t believe them so Intern Hot to Trot checked the official dueling standings and? what do you know??? She is indeed listed on the standings! We have to admit that we?re a little thrilled about this! The Queen of Class Sylvia with a sword in her hand taking on the big boys of the Arena??? It?s kind of HAWT! We?d love to lay eyes on it ourselves. Did anybody else catch this???

Chryrie hasn?t died! We were starting to hear some unsubstantiated rumors that the reason Chryrie hadn?t been around was that she had been killed and that Krazy Kitty and Psycho Skid were keeping it a secret until they could find her murderer. It seems those were nothing but LIES! Chryrie was seen looking quite alive in the Arena, watching the duels and enjoying the company. Psycho Skid seemed quite pleased to see that she was out in public and laid quite the series of kisses on her. Even Sullen Sal got in on the joy. Chryrie covered him in dust from her wings and he spent some time? licking it off of himself. That boy is just damn strange. There are no other words for it.

What Passes For A Romance Expert Sunday!

Lil? Boy Blue Locke was seen in the Red Dragon Inn Sunday night which means that we got our first piece of news on Ballerina Katarina?s recovery from her surgery! Doc Eva was overheard asking about it and Locke told her that Ballerina Katarina is up and moving around but a bit ?gimpy? still. We?re glad to hear that she?s on her feet at least! Manly Mason was there as well and had a conversation with Lil? Boy Blue Locke about how to spice up his dinners with Ballerina Katarina since he cannot eat hot food. We hear that Manly Mason had some good ideas and was even trying to suggest some more? romantic option. We?re a little bit disturbed that Manly Mason is considered an expert on romance in this city!

We hear that L.B.B. Locke got a little anxious later when Juliane came in and made a reference about him marrying her cousin. He was quick to say that he and Ballerina Katarina were not engaged. Reeeeaaally? You?re going to shack up with the girl and not make her your wife??? Not cool, L.B.B. Locke! Not at all cool! We?re not entirely sure L.B.B. Locke appreciates what an amazing woman he?s landed. Maybe Head of the Fam Johnny should kick his ass after all! The awkward moment was easily defused when Lil? Bit Lirssa brought up the subject of Juliane?s new gallery which L.B.B. Locke showed a great deal of interest in. L.B.B. Lirssa saves the day again!

Regular Fight Night dueling as well as a Fists? MegaBrawl brought quite the crowd into the Annex Sunday night. We hear that surprisingly enough even the storied (and half-retired) duelists, Amal and Xeno, were on hand to represent their team in the brawl. We hear that the Brawl was so insane that it was difficult to tell who was doing what to whom. Quite the spectacle! It proceeded laaaaate into the night and we hear that EVERYBODY ended up pretty beat up. And there?s still two more of them!

Lil? Black Book Jaycy showed up to get in some regular dueling dressed in a pretty formal gown. We hear that she bailed on the wedding that was ongoing and was in quite the pissy little mood. Maybe she realized just how close to marriage she and Pslyder now are and it scared the living dickens out of her. We hope to God that the realization about the path that she?s on finally dawned in her dull little head. Come on, L.B.B. Jaycy! Don?t ruin the amazing reputation that you have made for yourself by sticking with one guy! There?s still half of RhyDin left for you to seduce and bed! We miss you snapping hearts in two and stomping on them with your heels!

CrushBob Tuesday!

That Aaron sure is one clASSy guy! It?s no wonder he?s such good friend with Dean. Tuesday night found the pair of them in the Red Dragon Inn doing what it is that they seem to do ? get drunk and hit on loose women. Dean was once again seen with Susan while Aaron had put his sights on a blonde that we hear goes by the name Aila. It seems that Aaron was actually trying to get her drunk before making his move on her. We?re pretty sure he didn?t have to go to so much trouble. This girl was really into his vibe. Where did these two guys come from and why are these girls putty in their hands??? Seriously, have a bit of respect, ladies! Can?t you all see through their bull???

We hear that the Outback was really hopping Tuesday night as some of dueling?s finest came out to get some duels for the Tour in! Napoleon was wearing the yellow jersey to signify his position in the Tour currently when he showed up to bash some heads in under the CrushBob banner. Yeah, we have no idea what that team name means and our sources actually heard teammates Smokin? Sartan and Speedster Nova expressing confusion over it as well. It?s just further proof that the Gov MAN-tastic Matt has taken one too many blows to the head over the years.

Odd. One of the Taneths told Crazy Train Tara that she didn?t like her. So totally not like Taneth! Tormay is STILL not back so we can only assume that he?s still trying to find the answers to Taneth?s problem. We do miss Our Darling Taneth so! C.T. Tara was not at all offended by Taneth?s remark. In fact, we hear that she responded that most people don?t like her. On the subject of C.T. Tara, we hear that she was utterly petrified of Kheldar for some reason. Odd, isn?t it? Of course, Kheldar is a pretty big guy but when is C.T. Tara afraid of anybody? Particularly the person who is seen as one of the kindest, gentlest duelists out there? That girl is completely bonkers!

Frenemy Thursday!

Thursday night in the Red Dragon Inn started off quietly enough. We hear that Nigel and Brale Brother Reap are quickly becoming BFFs. They?re practically inseparable these days. In large part, this seems to be due to the fact that they have both been seriously bitten by the dueling bug. They?ve been seen spending large amounts of time in the dueling venues, bashing heads in. We?re not all that surprised, particularly with B.B. Reap. He just seems to fit into the heavy drinking and gratuitous violence of the dueling venues. Anyway, the pair were seen talking strategy Thursday night in the Inn over drinks before they headed off to get their duel on.

Things were immediately tense between The World?s Hottest Tender Tucker and his bar mate, Serena, when they showed up for their shift. The back-and-forth bickering lasted pretty much the entire length of their shift and at one point T.W.H.T. Tucker accused her of not being excited enough about getting married. We hear that Serena also had some sharp words for some girl that she seemed to think was too trampy to be flirting with T.W.H.T. Tucker. Reeeeaaaally? Too trampy, huh? We?re starting to see a possible motive behind all this tension. Are you??? It wasn?t just Serena who he exchanged harsh words for, though. We hear that he got into it with Manly Mason, threatened Prof. Jolyon, and yelled at Crazy Train Tara for calling him a ?pod person?. Then he screwed up The Many Faces of Fio?s order so badly that she looked ready to bash him over the head with something. Awful Ali had to step in and calm her down! You have to be careful with those pregnant women, T.W.H.T. Tucker! They will bite your hand off if you mess with them!

The fireworks didn?t end with T.W.H.T. Tucker storming out! Both C.T Tara and Dawn were spotted at the bar exchanging biting commentary. What do the pair of them have in common? Well, Anubis, of course! Dawn is the wife of Anubis and as most know C.T. Tara is madly in love with him and probably sleeping with him. The wife and the mistress face-off! It?s an oldie but NEVER EVER gets played out! The nasty comments didn?t last long. The two seemed to agree that they should be besties?. er, we?re not buying this at all! We?re sure they?re each just playing this frenemy game to sit in wait to kill the other. Who do you have your money on???

Daniel is NOT going to like to hear that Kazzy has given up all hope of Lizzie coming back but it seems that she?s done just that! She was overheard chatting with Fiora (and, really, those two are just two peas in a pod) and when Fiora asked about Lizzie, Kazzy said that she wasn?t holding out much hope that she would be coming back. Aw. Poor Danny. That?s so sad! Well, we know a couple cute, single chicks to hook you up with Danny. Give us a ring! You can have your pick!

O.M.G. Say it ain?t so! We have just about had enough of this! Lil? Black Book Jaycy looked down right ridiculous according to our sources with a rose up to her nose when she came into the Arena Thursday night. We hear that she couldn?t tell the Girlfriend of the Keeper Who Shall Not Be Mentioned Per His Orders fast enough about how Pslyder spread rose petals all over her bed. Ugh. GAG! This is getting completely ridiculous. The next thing you know she?ll be skipping and making chains of daisies. What happened to the tough heart-breaker that we fell in love with??? THIS MUST STOP!!!

Deathcake Saturday!

Come on. You know we aren?t the only ones who consider boarding up our windows and shoving pieces of furniture against the doors every time Lucky Lawyer Lucien and Awesome Alain are seen with their heads together in the Red Dragon Inn! It seems to be a the headquarters for those two to attempt to figure out a way to save RhyDin from whatever mess she?s gotten herself into this time. Probably because whatever scheme they come up with is so dangerous that they need large amounts of alcohol to work themselves into going through with it. We have no idea what they were planning but they were clearly up to something!

One of our absolute favorites, Den Mama Sid, was behind the bar doing her tending gig! She had quite a lengthy chat with her dear friend Queen of Class Sylvia. Anybody else have a feeling that those two lovely ladies created quite the stir back in the day??? We just have a feeling that they were total troublemakers together. Anyway, these days at least Q.O.C. Sylvia seems quite settled. They spoke of visiting together with their children in the spring. Man, how we?d like an invitation to THAT party!

Well, it appears that after ticking off most of the dueling community for some? well, pretty incendiary comments, Guill is trying to get his priorities in order. He was seen calling Saturday night in the Arena and had his very pregnant wife, Timora, at his side. His primary focus was definitely on her and making sure she was comfortable. We hear that he has even taken a break from challenging in order to concentrate on his growing family. Good for him! More men need to take a step back from their careers and keep an eye on the homefront!

The Arena was quiet enough to allow Guill a little quality time with his wifey because there was a tag team tournament ongoing in the Arena for the Tour that attracted quite the who?s who in the dueling world. Despite the big names that showed up and the fact that it seemed CrushBob had the advantage by the sheer number of teams they had entered, it was Rowdy Rekah and Thorne representing Deathcake who remained standing at the end of the night. How fantastic! We HEART a good underdog (no pun intended) story!

Congratulations to Rowdy Rekah and Thorne!

Although, the dueling was definitely the main event of the night, our sources did catch something fantastically entertaining! Evidently after their duel, the Overlord Tical was seen KISSING one of his loyal baronesses. And, nope, it wasn?t Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan. It was fellow Crew member, Maria! We told you! Crew fans had dismissed that long time rumor about the two of them but it seems that now that they?re both single they?re not hiding anything! You?re hearing it here first because we?re told that even Ria seemed surprised when she caught the degree of friendliness that seems to exist between the pair. Iiiinteresting! Coming on the heels of her divorce, we have to ask, of course, is the Overlord a home wrecker???

Weak In The Knees Monday!

Now we would never peg Nigel immediately as the type that would make a woman?s heart skip a beat. After all, his name is Nigel. That draws the image of a bespectacled, pimply book worm to mind more than a ladies? man, doesn?t it? Well, throw out your stereotypes because ?hunk? seems to have a new name! Nigel was seen in one HAWT lip lock with the suuuuper sexy Charna Monday night in the Red Dragon Inn before he headed to the Outback to get his duel on. The chemistry was definitely SMOKING between the pair leaving us to wonder exactly what Nigel?s got that makes Charna weak in the knees!

No way! Say it ain?t so! We made our sources SWEAR on Intern Beast?s Rindy Carbona pumps that they were telling the truth on this one! It seems that Connar was seen speaking intimately with a pretty brunette in the Inn laaaaate into Monday night. Poor dear Chief Mischief Maker Eless! After all she and Connar have been through to get to this point, this can?t POSSIBLY be true! Not only do they claim that he chatted with her for quite some time but they also say that he was seen TOUCHING her! We don?t even know WHAT to think about this news. We still don?t have a name on the girl but we?re working overtime to get one. Promise!

Own Drummer Wednesday!

The Red Dragon Inn was a very quiet place indeed Wednesday night! We do hear that Lil? Bit Lirssa was seen behind the bar for a while and, if our sources are right, said a line that leaves us very sad. There?s rumors that she was overheard telling a patron that she?s not sure she believes in a hell other than RhyDin. Wow. Even if joking, this is a sad commentary on the youth of this city and is exactly the reason for our Foundation. No child should grow up like she?s clearly had to!

We hear that the action wasn?t much better in the Outback which makes us wonder what happened in the city Wednesday night that we don?t know about! Anyway, Carley was seen getting some duels in and have a conversation with a trainer named Mickey. It seems that Mickey was telling her that she should snarl to scare her opponents and that smiling is bad. Good luck with that one, Mickey! She?s a stubborn little thing. We doubt there?s anything you can say that will actually make an impact. Carley marches to the beat of her own drummer and that why we here at the Den of Gossip totally HEART her!

?Speaking of Carley, that cute guy Cy was with her yet again. He?s evidently a pretty good and very committed duelist. We?re sure she?ll kick us in the shins for saying this but, man, wouldn?t they be a cute couple???

Day After the Madness Friday!

The Red Dragon Inn was pretty vacant Friday night but we do hear that Veighn was around causing trouble. Considering the warnings Lucky Lawyer Lucien?s been giving Crazy Train Tara about him as of late, we don?t think L.L. Lucien is going to be too thrilled to hear that Lil? Bit Lirssa had a run-in with him. It was Den Mama Icer that seemed to get his full wrath, though. We have no idea what?s going on with him but his behavior as of late certainly seems to have quite a few people awfully concerned.

L.L. Lucien was seen later into the night as he and Charna caught Nigel up on the drama that he missed the night before. It seems that Brale Brother Reap survived his gunshot and L.L. Lucien was overheard saying that Bekah was okay as well. We sure hope somebody did something about that God awful hair cut she gave herself in order to get out of C.T. Tara?s grasp! No word on how either C.T. Tara, though! You know you just want to be a fly on the wall the next time L.L. Lucien runs into C.T. Tara! He?s going to have her head!

As for Anubis, he certainly seemed fine when he entered the Inn laaaate into the night. We hear that he had some sort of short exchange with Joey which led to him STRIKING her! No lie! He totally hit her. Well, that will certainly won?t make his relationship with Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan any better. Joey stood up to him but she certainly got walloped and our sources say that she definitely seemed scared. It?s a hard lesson on how much of a target being a significant other to a star of the dueling venues is. You just know he did that in large part to send S.P.G. Teagan a message. Crazy.

Patty Fingers Sunday!

Sometimes no matter how many times our sources explain to us what happened in the Red Dragon Inn on a given night, we just don?t understand. Maybe there are things that are just too crazy for us to wrap our minds around! That was Sunday night. Evidently there was a gingerbread ship full of gingerbread pirates who went on some sort of rampage in the Inn with Darcy, Lang, and Mega Mom Icer as its victims. The ship disappeared as suddenly as it appeared, though, and the patrons of the Red Dragon Inn were safe once more.

Harris bet Lil? Bit Lirssa a silver that Harper would beat Kendall in a game of darts. We really didn?t think L.B. Lirssa to be the gambling sort but Harris is annoying enough to make anyone turn against their nature in order to shut him up! Kendall won the game of darts and L.B. Lirssa was excited to collect her coins. Perhaps Harper?s game was thrown off a bit because we hear she was admiring John?s new haircut. Well, after the game, Harris decided he needed to shake down Harper to recover the money he lost in his bet. The pair went blow for blow until L.B. Lirssa provided Harris with an ale? which, of course, distracted him from his shake down.

The night of fights didn?t stop there. Manly Mason and Doc Eva really ripped into Serena! Our sources couldn?t exactly tell what the argument was about but during the course of it both Manly Mason and Doc Eva stomped off once. Lil? Bit Lirssa seemed to play peacemaker which again proves that she?s the most mature person in the Inn on any given night while Playboy Shane seemed to be sticking close to Serena?s side to offer emotional support. Crazy. We have no idea what this was about but you better believe we?re going to keep our ear to the ground!

Juliane was behind the bar and it seems that will be a regular occurrence. We do love Smith tenders! We hear that she caught Playboy Shane?s eye. Although, honestly, it?s not all that hard to catch Playboy Shane?s eye. Anyway, he was overheard asking Darcy about her later in the evening. We hear that Lil? Bit Lirssa piped in to let Playboy Shane know that Juliane was Johnny?s sister and that if Shane got ?all patty fingers with her? that Johnny would clobber Playboy Shane! HILARIOUS! We hear that Marvelous Mira was cracking up.

There were some Fight Night duels happening in the Annex but for the most part attention was focused on the Fists Tag Team Tournament that was taking place for the Tour. Although they only lasted one match, Jake and Napoleon certainly took the reward for best trash talkers! Who would have thought a rat and an orc would be so good at talking smack to their opponents??? They were so good, however, that we?re surprised that Smokin? Sartan and the Gov MAN-tastic Matt were able to keep it together and beat them!

In the end nobody could match Sartan and MAN-tastic Matt?s skill and the pair took the tag team tournament. Congratulations to both of them!