Rules - Competitors - Round 1 - Round 2 - Round 3 - Round 4 - Winners

ROUND 1

With 16 Vampire Lords of all shapes and sizes vying for the Vampire Madness Crown, the competition should be bloody, gruesome and entertaining. When this first single-elimination round ends, only 8 of these bloodsucking monsters will be left standing.

WINNER	Harmony vs. 'Skullface'
	Pure feral aggression was no match for guile in this match! DJ's Lahmian Vampire Lord Harmony crushed the heavily favored 'Skullface' with again... the dreaded Hand of Dust! The speed of the female vampire was just too much for the bruiser in each of the two battles that were fought. Congrats DJ!

WINNER	Anastasio vs. Vampire Lord Von Shrek
	In the first game Von Shrek raised a horde of skeletons which Anastasio engaged. Von Shrek hid behind a wall and watched. After dispatching all of the skeletons Anastasio charged in and beat the Necrarch down. The second battle saw Von Shrek moving slowly... cautiously. More skeletons appeared and the Necrarch charged the coffin-encased Strigoi. The combat went back and forth until Anastasio finally administered the killing blow just in time as Von Shrek had just raised a unit of skeletons on his flank, ready to charge in and kill the Strigoi Lord.

WINNER	Nebechadnicious vs. Mutabulous
	In the first round, Nebechadnicious schooled Mutabulous on the fine art of casting Invocation of Nehek. The Strigoi was able to almost double the number of Skeletons he was summoning, creating a literal dog-pile ( sorry Chad ) that he used to aid him in pulling down the foul Necrarch. In the second round, the smell of scorched dog fur was in the air as Nebechadnicious fried his canine brain attempting to cast the Invocation one too many times. The only thing missing from the beating that the Strigoi took that round was a rolled up newspaper. In the third round, the Strigoi dispensed with the pleasantries and resorted to what they do best. The Necrarch was unable to withstand the flurry of blows that rained down upon him and only the Strigoi was left to stand triumphant at the end of the match. - Jeff

	Draco Khanth vs. Zemanski	WINNER
	Although he put up a mighty effort, Draco Khanth the Lord of Necrarch Sorcery, fell two rounds straight to the might of the Blood Dragon known only as Zemanski. John's deadly combination of magic objects was too much for the legions of undead that Draco summoned for the battle. I fear many a Vampire Lord in the Tournament will fall before Zemanski if this battle is any indication!

WINNER	Jason vs. Terry Von Carstein
	With the prospect of having to face this maniac, logical thoughts prevailed and Terry Von Carstein graciously bowed out to fight another day. Evan Lougheed's Jason might be moving on to the next round, but the Von Carsteins are cunning and should never be left standing, especially behind you!

WINNER	Demonica vs. Puss-swiller
	Puss-swiller gets the jump on the Lahmian Vampire Lord, moving up and casting a fruitless Curse of Years. Demonica took this as a good sign and cast a devastating Gaze of Nagash right before Serpentor, her warrior familiar, finished the job. Bad luck left the Strigoi Vampire Lord cursing the Dark gods when he failed 3 out of 4 armour saves dealt to him by the little vampire in close combat. This was enough to put out Puss-swiller two rounds in a row.

WINNER	Hymndal the Beast vs. Count Von Sakk
	Hymndal the beast flew into battle dispelling the magic cast upon him as he moved. Joining a group of just summoned zombies, he crushed Jay's Vampire in a challenge with the deadly Hand of Dust. In the second battle, Jay's miscast changed what could have been a close match into a slaughter. Hymndal's 12 skeletons helped vault the Strigoi Vampire Lord to victory over a weary Jay Mora and his warrior familiar.

	Vyslov von Carstein vs. Nebacanezzar	WINNER
	The epic struggle between Vyslov von Carstein and the Necarch Nebacanezzar ended after 3 bloody rounds of combat. It seems that both summoned creatures and the dreaded Hand of Dust spell played prominent roles in each of the battles. Read Hal "Vyslov von Carstein" Neat's take on the battle below!

Vyslov had just about reached the small village, when he saw Nebacanezzar appear out a swirling shadow. "Your late!" quipped Vyslov.

"My apologizes Von Carstein. One of my Thralls was staked and I need to punish the fool.", answered the Necarch.

"Enough delays! Lets us end this now. I grow hungry and do not wish to be delayed any longer. Defend yourself Necarch!", cried Vyslov.

Vyslov quickly raised a unit a skeletons and summoned a Dire Wolf to attack Nebancanezzar. The Necarch also raised skeletons. The Von Carsteins skeletons were no match for the Necarch unit without the vampire to lead them. The Dire Wolf also quickly fell to the horde of skeletons. Nebancanezzar quickly countered charging Vylsov. The Necarch then cast one of the most foul Necromantic spells, Hand of Dust. Nebancanezzar then reached out to touch the other vampire to suck away his undeath. Vyslov's Ring of Night failed him and he fell before the Necarch into a pile of dust. The vampire sure of his victory headed off toward the village.

"You will not win that easily dog!", cried a voice behind Nebancanezzar.

Once again the Von Carstein appeared before the Necarch as if he had not been turned to dust.

"I guess this dance of the dead is not over yet. Come if you dare face my magicks again!", challenged the Necarch.

Skeletons and wolves fought tooth and claw while the Lords fought each other. This time fortune was with Vyslow. The Necrarch's attempt to cast Hand of Dust again failed and his mind was attacked by a daemons. While unable to cast any more spells he fell to the Von Carstein's Sword of Might.

Just like Vyslov, the Necrarch reappeared moments after his destruction.

"It appears that the matter is still not settled, shall we?", the Necarch asked.

Once again they fought with spell and skeletons. This time the Von Carstein summoned forth the power to raise the dead, but it was too much for him. The power exploded and knocked him dazed to the ground. The Necarch then reached down with his Hand of Dust. Once again Vylsov's Ring of Night failed to save him against this evil spell and he became dust.

This time he did not rise again and Nebancanezzar ate well that night.

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