December 2009

[Marc Franco]

Slutty Santa Tuesday!

The GangSTAR’s back and you’re all gonna be in trouble!

We hear that you all have been acting deliciously in our absence and we’re so excited to be back in town and ready to get to work! The Interns have the coffee brewing and our sources are stopping by the Den of Gossip with all sorts of fabulous news for us. We’re going to jump right in so hold onto your britches, it’s time for a big dose of GANGSTAR LOVIN’!

Ah, well, it must be Christmas time because perverted men are dressing up like Santa to get pretty young things in their laps! We hear that some very fake Santa was seen in the Inn Tuesday night doing JUST THAT! And you’re never going to believe what naive hot number was in his lap! AMBER!!! Our chaste little Amber took a break from tending bar to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas. We do hope it wasn’t this guy! Our sources think the guy’s name is Dean and evidently he was also seen with a girl named Quinn in his lap a bit later. We’re told that there might be a thing growing between these two. No idea who they are but we’ll keep our eyes peeled for you!

Lucky Lawyer Lucien was seen having a very dreary looking conversation with The Many Faces of Fio. Whatever they were talking about it was certainly causing him to knock back the scotch. We hear that he’s been looking particularly haunted the last several months. Now he’s never really been all that sunny of a fellow but, you know our saying, when L.L. Lucien and Awesome Alain start looking worried or down in the dumps it usually isn’t good news for the city. We still think that what L.L. Lucien needs is a HAWT tamale to keep him warm through the cold winter! Anybody want to offer their services???

Lil’ Bit Lirssa was seen in the Inn chatting it up with Prof. Jolyon about her lessons. We’re hearing all sorts of wild rumors about what this girl has been up to in our absence. We sure hope they’re not all true because there’s some really quite frightening ones. It seems that she is indeed living with Awful Ali (who was also seen hanging out last night) and T.M.F.O. Fio. Just another girl in a long line of half-crazy and completely hyper young women that Awful Ali surrounds himself with. He and L.L. Lucien should start a support group. We have no idea how they do it!

It seems that we weren’t the only ones interested in the battle between two completely different duelists in the Arena for the Old Market District last night. The Wrecking Crew’s Maria Graziano pressed her right to challenge against the many-time Baron, many-time Overlord Xenograg! The baron chose a single match format and the crowd settled in to watch the fireworks that commenced between the legendary baron and the mouthy brunette.

Each had quite the supportive crowd in tow with them! Maria brought out the vast majority of the Crew, including Tical who served as her second for the evening, Ria, Myria, Kheldar, and Tony. We hear that even her soon-to-be ex husband made a brief appearance to wish her luck…. which is a bit odd to us. Xeno’s included his wife and former Overperson, Amal, as well as Ms. Wyh Not and the current renegade Baroness, Jaycy. Evidently the renegade Baroness of Battlefield Park, Rena, was on hand as well but she was quite tight-lipped as to whom she was supporting in the bout.

Sullen Sal and Sinfully Delicious Sin (both who seem to be enjoying bashing heads in themselves) were on hand to watch the match. With all the kissing and petting, it seemed quite like a date and only S. Sal and S.D. Sin would consider the Arena a good place to go on a date. A couple of their friends were seen hanging out with them. Rowdy Rekah was overheard saying that she’s actually living with the pair of them now! Crazy! And Skid was on hand eyeing up the former Overlady Teagan. Could he actually have a thing for the slutty sailor??? He may very well have to get into line if what we’re hearing about her sexual escapades while we’ve been gone is true.

After a long, closely fought match it was Maria who got the final point to take the win. Nicely tried, Xenograg! Congratulations to the new Baroness of the Old Market District!

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[Marc Franco]

Wednesday Punch to the Nose!

See! This is why we feel bad for Lucky Lawyer Lucien! It seems that Hilarious Harris was overheard telling Kendall that L.L. Lucien punched him in the nose for throwing a mug at Crazy Train Tara and bonking her upside the head! Hilarious Harris didn’t seem too terribly upset over the incident. In fact, he was heard laughing over how fast C.T. Tara had crashed to the ground. Wow. Don’t worry Hilarious Harris lovers (if those exist out there)! Your boy will be fine. After all, we are talking about the retired famous Fists’ dueler. He’s taken quite a few blows to the head over the years! It’s probably why he is the way he is!

Speaking of Hilarious Harris, he was overheard introducing FLAWLESS Koy to his newest employee, a pretty young woman by the name of Rumiko. When asked by FLAWLESS Koy what she did for the man, she responded that she was a musician. WHAT??? Why is Hilarious Harris hiring musicians??? There’s something fishy about that story.

Prof. Jolyon and Awful Ali were seen in a booth with their heads together. This must be in regards to Lil’ Bit Lirssa who seems to have gotten herself in a Lil’ Bit of trouble since we’ve been away! She’s been staying with Awful Ali and his wife, The Many Faces of Fio, and is still taking classes from Prof. Jolyon we hear. The two men chatted for quite some time quietly as T.M.F.O. Fio had a long discussion with Lil’ Bit Lirssa. That little gal is walking trouble! But that’s why you can’t help but love her!

Maybe T.M.F.O. Fio and Awful Ali might finally be getting through to her. We hear that Chief Mischief Maker Eless was overheard inviting Lil’ Bit Lirssa over for a sleepover but T.M.F.O. Fio told her that Lil’ Bit was grounded! OMG! GROUNDED??? Only T.M.F.O. Fio and Awful Ali would DARE ground Lil’ Bit! Love it!

Real Estate Mogul Rena seems to have moved on. She’s been spending a good bit of time in the company of Rico these days. Last night was no exception! She was overheard discussing with him the damages a nasty storm caused in his homeland. It seems that Rico has been assisting in the clean up efforts. R.E.M. Rena was not at all happy when SLUTTACIOUS Teagan came bouncing through the door to flirt it up with her man! We wouldn’t be either!!! That girl is pretty HAWT in an easy sort of way. Better hit that, R.E.M. Rena, before somebody else does!

It seems that later into the night there were squeaking balls of fluff entering the Inn. This is why we hear at the Den of Gossip always say that you should never spend time in the Inn after midnight unless you’re looking for trouble or insanity. One of the two (and sometimes both) will always find you!

Earlier in the evening, SLUTTACIOUS Teagan was seen hanging out in the Outback and received a full on kiss from that reporter, Darien. We didn’t even know that they knew each other! This girl certainly gets around. She didn’t seem too terribly upset by Darien walking up and smooching on her either. We hear it led to a full on make-out session. Right. In. The. Middle. Of. The. Outback. Gag us. That wasn’t the only kiss of the night she got either! We hear that Psycho Skid laid one on her as well! Geeze, does this girl even know where her own lips have been???

Rowdy Rekah was trying to stir up her usual brand of trouble! We hear she was trying to sneak attack her friends most of the night. Sullen Sal saw her before she could pounce on him but Thorne did not. We hear that he was quite surprised by the love pounce from the rowdy one! Then for some reason (our sources had no clue why) Rekah was seen running around trying to put Thorne in the sink.

See, Awful Ali, this is what happens when you pay too much attention to one of your charges and not enough to one of the others. You certainly didn’t expect Sullen Sal to keep an eye on Rowdy Rekah, right???

Wow! FLAWLESS Koy evidently headed to the Outback after her reunion with old friend, Hilarious Harris, and she was not in the same good mood that she’d been in earlier. Who’s to blame??? It seems Darien. She was seen having a conversation with him where it appears he was asking her help on a charity event and she was NOT nice. He evidently was trying to get her to design lingerie for a lingerie show to benefit possibly our foundation or the Riverview Clinic. FLAWLESS Koy didn’t say no but she did say that she didn’t want to have to work on it with him! The Gov Man-tastic Matt quickly swooped in and led his wife into the office before she said anything else to piss off one of RhyDin’s finest journalists (Hahahahaha!).

[Marc Franco]

Ain’t She Gotta Man Thursday!

Will somebody please tell us how Mini-Franker Cor gets so much ass??? Really??? Sure, it tends to be pretty trampy ass but it’s ass nonetheless! He was spotted with Spade all OVER him Thursday night in the Red Dragon Inn. Seriously, he must be hiding something because he has so many women on his junk that it wouldn’t be a shock if he can’t remember what girl is in his bed from one night to the next.

Speaking of trashy and not a bit classy, Brale Brother Reap was present and accounted for! We do miss when he’s belly up to the bar. Somehow he managed to make it through the evening WITHOUT getting punched. He brought the hard drinking with him, it seems. Not only was M.F. Cor throwing back shots but they also enticed the usually demure (or relatively demure) Sassy Serena and Luscious Lilli into acting like fools too! Our sources claim that Prof. Jolyon was not the least bit happy about Sassy Serena’s behavior. Reap wasn’t left to drink and womanize all on his own! DIRRRRTY Pirate Stephen was on hand to share in the tiresome burden as well!

We hear that Crazy Train Tara was showing some major devil-like character around the Inn Thursday night. In fact, she was overheard saying that he’s number two in charge in Hell. Fantastic! Just the sort that C.T. Tara needs to be hanging out with. Our sources are suggesting that the two seemed a bit date-like. Well, were you really expecting her to stay single very long? With 50+ ex-husbands to her name, she’s got to work quick! As if future queen of some world wasn’t bad enough now she’s going for Princess of Hell??? We’re a little frightened. Okay, a lot.

OMG! OMG! OMG! Did we hear correctly that Lucky Lawyer Lucien had his hands all over Bekah last night??? Crazy! Of course, we’ve been saying all along that L.L. Lucien needed a woman but we didn’t exactly expect him to go out and make it happen! AWESOME! They were seen in quite the tender embrace, according to our sources, and we hear that he even planted a kiss on her forehead. Awww! Adorable!

The Arena was certainly hopping Thursday night!

Slutty Pirate Teagan was there being… well, herself! She was seen macking on the new, up and coming star, Joex, before he headed off into a ring. Our sources claim to have spotted Neo looking on and shaking his head at his ex-girlfriend’s antics. Seriously, what whas he thinking??? It’s not like we all don’t know exactly what sort of girl S.P. Teagan is!!!

Be still our pounding hearts!!! Word from the Arena is that not only was the ravishing (and dangerous) Morgan spotted dueling, she is entering the warlord tournament this coming Sunday night! OMG! How fantastic!!! It seemed the night for old timers because Collie was spotted in a room with G’naughty G’nort and Lil’ Black Book Jaycy was seen hitting on… Randy Rix??? WHAT?!?! We’re pretty sure that they’ve slept together at some point but, really, that’s not news. Between the pair of them, we’re pretty sure they’ve done almost every dueler that has appeared on the standings for the last fifteen years.

The Three Knuckleballs — Randy Rix, Speedster Nova, and Smokin’ Sartan — were hanging out together, talking about nonsense. It’s too bad that Randy Rix and Speedster Nova have turned into utterly sedentary beings and have declined to come out of retirement for the Warlord Tournament because this one is gearing up to be an awesome throw down! No word yet about Smokin’ Sartan but most of his dueling these days seems to be contained to the Outback.

Was that Trixie??? In the Arena??? Wearing a skirt??? What in the world??? We hear that she was spotted hanging out with Sullen Sal (who was looking like utter crap for some reason), Deliciously Sinful Sin, Psycho Skid, and Rowdy Rekah laaaate into Thursday evening. D.S. Sin and Sullen Sal were all over each other as always while, interestingly enough, there seemed to be an odd sort of tension between Psycho Skid and Trixie!!! Wait! Doesn’t she have a man???

[Marc Franco]

Lord of Death Friday!

Hilarious Harris certainly seems to be getting awfully close with that pretty Rumiko chick. The pair were seen spending time together at the bar in the Red Dragon Inn Friday night. In fact, they were seen talking quietly to one another with their heads together. Rumiko was also seen showing off her experimental weapons to Harris who, really, doesn’t need anything but his fists to be dangerous. The couple that bonds together over weapons LASTS!!!

Speaking of getting awfully close, Brale Brother Reap and Renna were definitely looking a bit cozy in one another’s company! Renna actually seemed to be flirting with B.B. Reap and at first it seemed B.B. Reap was either clueless or not interested. In fact, our sources say that they overheard him saying that he was there for the ale, not the girls. He’s one sly dawg, though!!! We’re pretty sure he was working her over. If B.B. Reap manages to somehow get Renna into bed, it would be a major accomplishment… one that probably would end up with his untimely demise but a major accomplishment nonetheless!

We’re hearing a lot about this Scotty guy and one of our sources was able to spot him unofficially tending bar laaaate into the night. He was overheard talking about his engagement to a guy named Harold and evidently unofficially tends bar some nights to help raise the capital for their wedding. Cute! We hear that the pair are indeed quite cute together. And we must admit that it’s suddenly odd to hear of boy-on-boy cuteness after so many months of the boy-on-boy raw sexual dirtiness of Deliciously Sinful Sin and Sullen Sal. Good luck to the pair of them!

There was quite the little gathering late into the night at the bar. Our sources saw Chief Mischief Maker Eless and Queen of Class Sylvia hanging out and having some drinks with Manly Mason and Doc Eva. It seems that they all very much approve of the new guy in their friend Real Estate Mogul Rena’s life! She’s evidently been spending quite a bit of time with Rico and her friends are quite happy with the fact and that he seems to have quite a bit of patience with R.E.M. Rena… who you have to admit is awfully unlucky in love!

The Arena was a busy place to be Friday night because quite the crowd came out to witness the challenge match between the Baron of New Haven Tormay Eludes and some scary dude named Deathlord. It’s a bit of a unique challenge situation so let us see if we can explain it. You see, Tormay challenged the Overlord and the Overlord decided to test him to see if he was worthy of challenging (as is the Overlord’s right under the challenge rules). The renegade Baroness Rena wasn’t pleased with the test so she stepped in on Tormay’s behalf to face the tester, Deathlord. Well, Deathlord beat Rena and then he went on to beat Tormay so that the Overlord never had to step into the ring. Well, in this rare circumstance, Deathlord now had the right to issue challenge to Tormay even though Deathlord wasn’t a warlord and Deathlord wasted no time in doing just that! The pair put off the challenge until Friday night but they met for a clash against the Baron Tormay and Deathlord who wasn’t even on the standings!

Quite the crowd gathered to witness it go down!

The Baron’s squire, Neo, stood as his second to watch the event go down but it was his ex-girlfriend, Slutty Pirate Teagan, who was raising our sources’ eyebrows! It seems she was seen chatting it up with Kelathe who has had some tense interactions with another of S.P. Teagan’s exs, Jaycy, in recent days. The enemy of my enemy is my friend??? We can’t help but wonder if they’re busy planning some sort of delicious revenge against Lil’ Black Book Jaycy! You can’t go running around RhyDin sleeping with whomever you like without hurting some feelings along the way. The amount of drama in your life is directly proportionate to the number of people you’re sleeping with at any given time. Trust us!

Are there problems in the usually tight Crew??? It certainly seemed like it! Maria and Tical were seen having a pretty heavy chat. Our sources were quite curious about what it may be about. However, considering she decided to declare loyal against a known nemesis of the Crew in the Overlord, we would bet money on that being the contention between the pair. It definitely didn’t look like a happy-go-lucky sort of conversation!

Our Darling Taneth’s actions were causing some eyebrows to be raised, including those of Awful Ali and The Many Faces of Fio (yep, they were indeed seen in the Arena!) and Deliciously Sinful Sin. It seems she was seen watching her hubby duel and was acting quite aggressively and… well, un-Taneth-like. Plus, there was just one of her which seems a bit odd considering she’s been bouncing around RhyDin as twins for quite a while. As for Awful Ali and T.M.F.O. Fio, they didn’t stick around long but we’re still holding out hope that we may see at least Awful Ali in a ring. How hot would that be???

Rowdy Rekah and Sullen Sal were both also on hand cheering on Tormay! We hear that they were overheard planning on how to take out the challenger’s league of supporters and that Rowdy Rekah was seen IN Sullen Sal’s lap. Really??? We think Awful Ali allows her to spend entirely too much time with Sullen Sal!

Baron Tormay took the first duel in a best of three match but his challenger, Deathlord, answered with back-to-back wins of his own. In the end, he emerged victorious and became the new Baron of New Haven! Hahaha! Funny, right??? The most uppity, snotty district in the whole city now has a dude called Deathlord residing in the Swords’ Barony mansion. That can’t be good for property values!

Congratulations, we guess, Deathlord!

Down in the Annex, regular dueling continued despite the challenge. We hear that Misty was seen sniffling and in tears while crying. No idea what that was about but Sivanna stepped in and consoled her. Then she went to have some terse words with Kelathe. Could Kel have hurt Misty’s feelings??? It’s hard to imagine anyone having an unkind word for Misty!!! We sure hope that Simmerin’ Sivanna gave Kel a piece of her mind!

[Marc Franco]

Parenthood Saturday!

When did The Many Faces of Fio become such a do-gooder??? And now she’s pulling her friends in on it??? The next thing you know the whole lot of them will be…. brace yourselves…. CIVILIZED! We hear that she was seen in the Arena trying to convince Deliciously Sinful Sin to go in with her on a venture to help give the street kids of RhyDin a place to spend the night — a boarding house so to speak. And she wanted D.S. Sin’s business manager to take one of the kids under his wing to teach her the business. CRAZY TALK!

It seems that Quinn girl is serious enough about moving in with her man, Dean, to go out and get a job. We’re still not sure how we feel about these kids. They have an unwashed feel to them. Dean seemed a bit skeptical and, honestly, in RhyDin when you woman gets a job somewhere you probably should be skeptical. Even a librarian job seems to somehow turn into fighting dragons or being a sex slave or something. It seems that Quinn plans on working at a coffee shop to help earn a little cash. Good for her!

OMG! Seriously, Elite Eleanor??? SERIOUSLY??? This girl has the WORST taste in men of any women in RhyDin. And, really, that’s saying a lot. It seems that she’s now taken to spending time with Brale Brother Reap! In fact, she was overheard by our sources inviting him back to her place to share a bottle of scotch. What??? WHAT?!?!? We’re shocked and dismayed. Is it really too much to ask that this girl find a nice guy and settle down??? The dirty, bad boys and all the drinking are bad for your health, sister!!!

After that the night got… well, a bit odd. Evidently Crazy Train Tara kidnapped Santa. She also announced that she is pregnant. We’re not quite sure which of those is more frightening, really. Evidently she strong Santa up by his hat to a tree and for some reason there were also elves (like the Santa’s helper type) decorating the Inn. The Many Faces of Fio was not at all happy about her cousin’s antics and was even later heard ranting to Awful Ali about what C.T. Tara was up to. Once again, Awful Ali was forced to act as father to every woman in his life. That man needs a vacation!

Is it just us or does that reporter, Darien, come off incredibly desperate??? He was seen in the Arena Saturday night hitting on that pretty Rumiko girl pretty hardcore. And, honestly, it seems as if he spends his nights in the Arena jumping from one girl to the next. We did learn that Rumiko (who has been seen spending a lot of time with Hilarious Harris as of late) is quite single and is also a musician. We’re quite curious about this one! We hear that Darien’s not the only one that has taken notice! Slutty Pirate Teagan was ALSO seen hitting on Rumiko… but, really, that’s hardly gossip-worthy.

We hear that Speedster Nova was seen in the Arena complaining about his fourteen year old girl. Wow. We can only imagine! Considering there’s no mom in that picture, Speedster Nova must have his hands full. We hear that he was overheard discussing the “joys” of parenthood with Collie who certainly knows all about parenthood. That woman has popped out enough babies to rival Icer! By the way, ladies, Speedster Nova is single and we know how you all love single dads!!! Get out there and get him!

We’re not really sure what to say about what went down last night between Kelathe, Lil’ Black Book Jaycy, Icarus, Deliciously Sinful Sin, Sullen Sal, and Dirty Old Man Tass but it was NOT pretty. One minute they were all minding their own business chatting in small groups (and not really with one another) and all of a sudden it exploded INTO MAJOR DRAMA!!! There were threats, there were nasty looks, there were insults. We hear that Icarus tried to play peace keeper but the ladies were all wound up and you know D.S. Sin and Sullen Sal! They never back down from a fight! Hell, they usually start them! Eventually, they all stormed out of the Arena. We guess they were taking their fight elsewhere but it seems a bit unusual for someone to take their fight outside… of the Arena. Whatever. We certainly don’t connect the word ‘logical’ to anything that group does!

[Marc Franco]

The Other Woman Sunday!

If we’re Awful Ali, we’re kinda hating on Deliciously Sinful Sin. He’s awfully close with The Many Faces of Fio… perhaps just a bit tooooo close, if you know what we’re saying. Our sources spotted them together in the Red Dragon Inn in the early hours of Sunday evening, giving each other quite the cozy little farewell as D.S. Sin went to watch the Warlord Tournament and T.M.F.O. Fio stayed behind. There’s a dynamic to this friendship that’s juuuust a little left of center!

Who was that guy with Madison last night? They seemed awfully chummy! Did she go and fall for somebody while we were away??? We hear that the pair sat and chatted with one of her friends for a while and then he was overheard asking her if she wanted to go get some dinner with him. CUTE! The pair left together hand-in-hand. Wow! We didn’t think Madison had it in her but she seems to have snagged a pretty nice guy. We’re going to keep our eyes out for these two and see if we can catch his name!

Lang was overheard telling TRASH-tastic Jade and Mega Mom Icer that his wife is pregnant! And evidently he’s the father! Crazy, no??? We’re not sure how long demon babies incubate but we sure hope it’s a good long while. The one thing that RhyDin does not need any more of is demon babies. Or dragon hatchlings! But, thankfully, news came in last night that TRASH-tastic Jade was overheard saying that M.M. Icer told her that she would be having no more babies! Thank the Lord! Take care of the ones you’ve got, Mama!

Lil’ Bit Lirssa is evidently STILL grounded. Are we the only ones that find this highly amusing??? Seriously, Awful Ali and T.M.F.O. Fio deserve some sort of medal of honor for managing to get L.B. Lirssa to listen! Shy was overheard by our sources asking L.B. Lirssa if Awful Ali and T.M.F.O. Fio knew she was tending bar while grounded and evidently she is allowed to maintain her responsibilities. We just want to pinch her cheeks. She’s too cute all being treated like the kid she is!

Elite Eleanor has not stopped down her path of booze and men that are bad for her. She was AGAIN seen at the bar drinking and flirting with Brale Brother Reap. We are hearing, however, that he has been on his best behavior with her. Relatively speaking, of course. This pairing still leaves us completely at a loss but if he makes Elite Eleanor happy…. Whatever. The good news is that B.B. Reap is juuuust smart enough to know that Elite Eleanor could stab him in the gut before he even put his dukes up!

Later into the night, things got a bit crazy in the Inn as they have a tendency of doing. We’re not sure of the details but we do know that it involved Lil’ Bit Lirssa sternly lecturing the patrons, Shy accidently firing off a shotgun in the middle of the Inn, Lucky Lawyer Lucien dragging an unconscious elf out of the Inn by his feet, and Crazy Train Tara running around with a toy robot. We hear that Dean asked L.L. Lucien if this type of thing happens a lot around her and he replied, “This is RhyDin.” OMG! WE LOVE HIM!

By the way, L.L. Lucien (who’s cadre of irresponsible women that he seems responsible for is rivaled only by Awful Ali) had quite the run in with C.T. Tara. It seems that C.T. Tara was told by Lil’ Bit Lirssa that L.L. Lucien has a ‘girlfriend’!!! C.T. Tara was PISSED and demanded to know the woman’s name! It’s too bad she doesn’t read our blog or she would have known YESTERDAY already! L.L. Lucien refused to tell her but we have a feeling that C.T. Tara will find out soooooon enough! We just have to wonder what L.L. Lucien is going to do to protect his new gal pal because C.T. Tara will make her regret the day she ever laid eyes on him.

[Marc Franco]

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!

[Marc Franco]

Ms. Monday!

Heh. Things haven’t changed a whole lot in the last couple years, have they? Some of the faces may have changed but Brale Brother Baker is still asking them to pour ale on the breasts. Yeeeep! B.B. Baker was overheard asking Kendall to make him some brale. Evidently Kendall had no idea what brale was and, thankfully, B.B. Baker was too distracted by drinking to go into any details. We think she might be just the type to cut him for the mere suggestion!

B.B. Baker missed his partner in crime, Brale Brother Reap, by minutes evidently! Such a shame! It’s been too long since we’ve seen them in action together. That’s not to say that B.B. Reap isn’t fully capable of causing trouble all on his very own. We hear that he was overheard telling PJ (not the original one but the college girl) that Head Pussy Panther should install ale taps on the other side of the bar, should keep the dragons out of the Inn so they don’t blow snot on patrons, and there should be more breasts. We’re sure that H.P. Panther will get right on that. By the way, is anybody shocked that B.B. Reap became fast friends with a sorority girl???? Yeah, didn’t think so.

SUUUUPER Des two nights in a row??? We’re shocked! Pleasantly, of course! She was seen strolling into the Inn Monday night and greeted Mega Mom Icer. But it was her conversation with B.B. Reap that got our sources some MAJOR news! It seems that SUUUUPER Des is now MS. SUUUUUPER Des. She is no longer married! And you know what newly divorced women are looking for, right??? Sex without strings attached! You go get ‘em, girlfriend! B.B. Reap certainly looked interested.

Bekah and Lucky Lawyer Lucien were quite entangled late into the night when she arrived. It’s good to see that Crazy Train Tara hasn’t offed her yet. It’s really just a matter of time. We’re ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE that C.T. Tara will not allow this to stand. You don’t date one of C.T. Tara’s men without her written permission. They didn’t last long in the Inn. Not soon after Bekah got there, L.L. Lucien was whisking her off…. and we can only imagine where he was taking her. There’s something entirely yummy about that pair!

Quite the crowd gathered in the Outback for regular dueling as well as for a match between Tass, the holder of Pathfinder, and the creature known as Jiggly! Tass took the first duel but Jiggly took two nail biters after that to secure the title. Old Man Tass put up quite the fight against the odd little creature, though!

Congratulations has to go out to Jiggly even though we’re pretty sure it’s not the reading sort!

Lil’ Bit Lirssa was overheard telling Real Estate Mogul Rena that she’s doing much better in her lessons these days… which we’re glad to hear! The pair did some catching up while watching the duels. And they were even joined by Doc Eva and Manly Mason! We hear there’s been some tension between R.E.M. Rena and Doc Eva since we’ve been away. No idea why. But things seemed fine and dandy Monday night as they hung out and watched the duels go down together!

Smokin’ Sartan is STILL trying to hook his boys up with no luck! Poor Speedster Nova is going to die a spinster! And Randy Rix is going to become a cat figurine collector! Slutty Pirate Teagan still seems far more interested in Smokin’ Sartan than either of his friends and while Smokin’ Sartan tried Maria, she didn’t seem all that enthused either. We know that Crew fans are going to accuse us of bringing up old, unfounded rumors and we’re sure that their respective representatives will issue official denials by morning but Maria and Hot Toddy Tical have been seen together a lot lately. Take it for what you will!

FLAWLESS Koy really needs to get a handle on it! What is wrong with that girl??? She was seen trying to fight in a fair amount of pain Monday night and then when she pulled off those padded boots she’s been fighting in, she had cuts all over her feet! And they were bleeding everywhere! Why in the world was this girl in a ring??? Her husband, The Gov MAN-tastic Matt, is going to be livid when he hears about this!!! We hear that Doc Eva went to work and lectured the Un-FLAWLESS looking Koy about fighting in her condition. Ridiculous!

[Marc Franco]

GangSTAR Approved Tuesday!

It was a cheerful night in the Red Dragon Inn Tuesday night! Cutie Patootie Amber was behind the bar doing her thing and Dora was scrubbing the floors until they shined like the top of the Gov MAN-tastic Matt’s bald head! What??? MAN-tastic Matt isn’t bald??? Well, he will be when he finds out what FLAWLESS Koy’s been up to the last couple of days! It’s enough to make us pull our hair out!!! Anyway, the atmosphere was bright and the crowd even seemed to be in a good mood!

Surprisingly enough it seems that David and Ryan are still together and going strong. The pair were seen making cozy company in the Inn while sipping on apple juice and chatting to C.P. Amber about her run-in with “Santa”. And for those of you that are curious, she means Dean dressed as Santa. Our sources heard no mention of David’s sister, Darcy, and we’re forced to wonder what became of her after her break-up with Playboy Shane. She clearly must have taken it pretty hard because we haven’t seen much of her since. Such a shame!

OMG! THIS is why we LOVE Lil’ Miss Anger Management Jewell! She strutted in Tuesday night despite the cold wearing a HAWT dress with a green bodice that flowed into a peacock feathered skirt. She looked To. Die. For. And, of course, she had Crazy Train Tara for where there’s one insane not-quite-human pain in the neck woman, she’s bound to have another in tow! For some reason, C.T. Tara had an elk. We have no idea why. We don’t ask that question when it comes to C.T. Tara. Often times the answer just creates more questions.

Anyway, according to our sources, L.M.A.M. Jewell was overheard telling her friends that she’s been traveling but she’s home now and looking forward to meeting up with all of her old friends. And meet-up she did! We hear that she seemed super happy to see her kegsister SUUUUPER Des who has just recently returned herself! Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan was all in a tizzy over her return… but when is Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan not in a tizzy over one woman or another??? L.M.A.M. Jewell proved what a Marc Franco lover she truly is (even though she’s tried to deny it for YEARS) by saying that she’s read our blog (or probably the print-out versions since she isn’t exactly tech-savvy) enough to be slightly worried about where S.P.G. Teagan’s lips have been. BE STILL OUR TEENY TINY LITTLE HEARTS!

Is there a reunion in the works between the Dread Pirate Stephen and his ex-wife L.M.A.M. Jewell??? She was overheard telling S.P.G. Teagan that she was done with pirates but when D.P. Stephen slung his arm around her and called her by his pet name for her, she didn’t seem all that done!

Umm… for some reason SUUUUPER Des and Brale Brother Reap were entangled on the floor together??? At least according to our sources! And when are our sources EVER wrong! B.B. Reap is certainly a hit with the ladies these days, no? We’ve seen him spending time with everything from the Inn’s resident bad ass to college sorority girls to Inn institutions! No idea what’s up with him but SUUUUPER Des is newly divorced and probably looking for a good time! B.B. Reap is certainly known for being a good time. We’re not going to judge you, girlfriend! Go on and handle your business!

The siblings DeAuster were about! It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen Daniel and Cieara slumming in the Red Dragon Inn but both were there as regal as ever. They only stayed long enough for a quick drink and to exchange pleasantries with Lucky Lawyer Lucien before hurrying off for dinner. As usual, though, Daniel didn’t have to be in the Inn long before he caught the attention of a young lady! Daniel is the sort of commitment avoiding heart breaker that all young woman should try to avoid but never do!

Are Cowboy Jake and Marvelous Mira not the cutest things ever??? We’ve been just so disappointed and upset about their woes in love but maybe it was all just to bring them to this point. He is just the perfect gentleman that she needs in her life. We mark this relationship ‘GangSTAR Approved’!

[Marc Franco]

Porno Magazines A Flyin’ Wednesday!

Wow. We’re shocked. Elite Eleanor must be feverish or something. We hear that she was spotted behind the bar Wednesday in an unofficial tender sort of a capacity! NO LIE! We’re shocked that she can put her own drink down long enough to make someone else one but she did. She was seen getting drinks for Wolvinator and the Other PJ. We’re left a little confused to be honest with you!

The Other PJ was in rare form Wednesday night. She was seen acting very flirtatious with Wolvinator… which is not the smartest thing in the world. His fiancee will chew you up and use your bones to pick her teeth with. She may be hot but the girl’s just a biiiiiit crazier than most. T.O. PJ also had a smile and a wink for every halfway decent looking guy that stepped into the Inn. Girl is booooy crazy!

It seems Renna is up to trouble again! Wolvinator did not seem pleased as she discussed her plans to… well, we’re not really sure. Turn us all into a singly happy, peaceful race??? It was all a little taxing for our sources but evidently it has something to do with a virus that can change its victim’s DNA! OMG! Wolvinator swore to stand in the way of her plan and even tried to swipe the vial of the virus that she was showing off. Renna’s definitely lost it. She was talking about having Wolvinator’s baby and stealing his DNA. The whole thing seems like one HECK of a mess! Better you than us, Wolvie!

We hear that Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan was overheard telling the Wrecking Crew’s Maria and Hot Toddy Tical that she’s more into women than men. That certainly seemed to get our sources’ attention! We’re not really sure why she told the pair that since she and Maria aren’t exactly on the best of terms as is clear by the round of insults they exchanged earlier in the week but it’s interesting to note! We suppose this means that you boys need to step up your game around her if you want to have a chance at her!

It seems that Danny has found his way into the Outback! And wherever Danny goes, Lizzie seems to be there too. We hear that he’s doing pretty well in the rings. Now if he could only get Lizzie into the rings, we’d be thrilled! How cute would she be busting up people’s noses??? We hear that they were quite kissy and lovey Wednesday night and rumor has it that they may even be living together now. It’s nice to see this young couple still going strong!

Evidently there was a battle as to who could be the most annoying in the Outback. Now it wasn’t an official battle but that’s the only way we can describe the ridiculousness of G’naughty G’nort, Deliciously Sinful Sin, Sullen Sal, and Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan. We’re not sure we’ve ever heard as many sexual puns as were being thrown around that night. It was worse that a bad porn movie! In fact, we hear that later in the evening when Sin was calling there was even porno magazines flying around the Outback!

Oh, MAN-tastic Matt, what has the Outback come to??? Hilarious!

[Marc Franco]

Sex, Sex, and More Sex Thursday!

That Rowdy Rekah sure is an interesting girl, is she not? We hear that she got some onlookers interested last night when she was staring up at the ceiling and talking of the possibility of snow…. in. the. Inn. No lie. She had even Dean and his girl, Quinn, staring up at the rafters in confusion. And then it started to snow in the Red Dragon Inn. And, really, we shouldn’t be surprised because we doubt it is the first time or the last time that it has snowed inside the Inn. In fact, there was enough snow for Rowdy Rekah and Quinn to make a cowboy snowman!

We hear that Dean got distracted when hearing tell of the plight of the children of this city from Darkmere and Kendall. It’s a very grim story indeed. Far too many children end up in orphanages or, worse yet, on the streets. We hear at the Den of Gossip are trying to do our part! The Hallow Star School we started services a small number now but we’re hoping to grow it as funds become available! If you’re looking for a way to give back this year, there will be a part for the kids who go to Hallow Star as well as their friends in the school cafeteria a week from tomorrow. We could use all the volunteers we can get! Be sure to give back this holiday season!

Crazy Train Tara was in a mood when she stormed into the Inn looking for Head Pussy Panther… because she “smelled” him. It seems that C.T. Tara is quite upset that somebody stole her Winter Wonderland decorations from the Inn. Our sources claim that the gingerbread house was actually made of human remains. Lovely. H.P. Panther didn’t seem to receptive in helping her look for the culprit but didn’t stand in her way. She’s evidently planning a public beheading in the Marketplace already for the evil doer. We’re quite glad that blame can’t be pointed towards us!

Lucky Lawyer Lucien also went round 13098563952390 with C.T. Tara. This time it was again over his new girlfriend. We’re still pretty sure C.T. Tara has no idea that the lady L.L. Lucien’s loving all on is Bekah. Anyway, he was saved from further threats when Charna came falling down the stairs. Yep, you heard us right! Falling. Down. The. Stairs. Only she could look beautiful lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. Thankfully for L.L. Lucien, it was just the distraction that C.T. Tara needed!

Chief Mischief Maker Eless and her longtime love, Connar, seem to still be getting along quite nicely! Well, ‘quite nicely’ is a bit of an understatement. We believe our dear friend C.M.M. Eless might be a wee bit smitten! The pair were veeeery cozy in one another’s company. He seems so perfectly sweet to her! If only he could manage to stay in town. We hear it’s his work that keeps him away but there’s no acceptable excuse for staying away from a woman as lovely as C.M.M. Eless!

O!M!G! The PIMP Imp was up to his usual antics in the Arena Thursday night! It seems that he’s trying to put together a woman’s team for the upcoming Tour. We hear that he was trying to convince Capt. Aja and Kid Doc Anya to join up. It seems the ladies weren’t sold on his sales pitch. That certainly didn’t stop him for feeling up a good handful of women and being a general nuisance. It’s good to see him back in action! He’s on leave from calling and we do hope he finds his way back to the couch soon! Why? Well, you see we’ve got this bet going on the date that some woman will finally be sick of his grabby hands enough to wring his neck and our date’s coming up fast!

This is why Kid Doc Anya annoys us. She’s up in EVERYBODY’S business! We hear that she was overheard telling Rico that the Baroness Real Estate Mogul Rena had told Lil’ Bit Lirssa several days before that she didn’t have a beau, causing concern for Rico. WHY WOULD SHE SAY THAT TO HIM??? She’s clearly trying to break the pair up and you want to know why??? Because the three female baronesses that were at the WLT thought she was disrespectful to the former Overlord Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan and R.E.M. Rena was the most vocal of these. This is totally sour grapes! Of course, R.E.M. Rena denied she had a beau to L.B. Lirssa! L.B. Lirssa is a kid and has a tendency of teasing her friends that do have boyfriends. R.E.M. Rena is a quiet, low-key girl who doesn’t want to be the center of attention. That’s something that K.D. Anya does not get AT ALL. We’re sure she’ll whine and complain about this mention as she always does because EVERYTHING is about her but this is not. This is about Rico and R.E.M. Rena who seem quite happy together! We want to see love blossom, not be cut short by negativity!

Well, well, well! Darien, a reporter for that piece of trash Post, cannot seem to keep his hands and lips off of K.D. Anya… which of course she allows because she’s clearly lacking something in her life that she thinks can be filled if only she drags enough men into her bed. It looks like Keeper Neo took a bit of offense to it! The pair started to scuffle outside and ring and then took it into a ring where the insults and blows continued. And even when out of a ring again, Darien continued to insult Neo. Not cool. Not cool at all.

After the increase in rumors (that have been on going for 8 years and through his engagement and her marriage) over an alleged relationship between the Wrecking Crew’s Maria and Hot Toddy Tical, we’re not quite sure what to think of a very public spat the pair had in the Arena. It seemed to revolve around her loyalty to the Overlord which has been a point of contention between her and the Crew who are not the Overlord’s favorite people in the world. There’s been talk of some sort of deal but no details have emerged.

Lil’ Black Book Jaycy is going to kill us for backing out on our deal but we do have SOME journalistic integrity…. We hear that Hypocrite Psly ADMITTED in the middle of the Arena to sleeping with Shakira willingly! Shakira was a nutso CRAZY murderess! Total bad guy. We’re dismayed but not so shocked. Hypocrite Psly isn’t the goody two shoes that he wants everybody to think he is! He’s just interested in sex, sex, and more sex.

[Marc Franco]

A Dueling Weekend In Review!

Several members of the Wrecking Crew gathered as dueling opened in the Annex on Friday night to watch as their girl, the Baroness of the Old Market District Maria Graziano, faced off against her first challenger in Tormay. There was a bit of tension with Hot Toddy Tical and Ria exchanging words over the way in which Maria handled the challenge. She fought with no Crew colors and had no second. Rumor has it that since she was challenged by Tormay for being a loyal baron to the Overlord (a decision which the Crew was very against), she felt that she had to stand alone at her challenge.

Tormay — whose mother, the legendary duelist Topaz, was in the crowd to cheer him on — didn’t take long to do what needed to be done. In the single match format chosen by the baroness, he took a strong lead and didn’t give her the opportunity to come back, gaining himself his third barony!

Congratulations, Tormay!

At least SOMEONE close to Rico gets the Baroness Real Estate Mogul Rena! Capt. Aja was overheard telling her friends that she thinks R.E.M. Rena is more Rico’s speed when compared to his last girlfriend, Shay, who Capt. Aja called a ‘train wreck’. Niiiiiice! Capt. Aja went on to say that she thinks R.E.M. Rena is just being careful due to some previous bad breaks in love. We hear that she even called Kid Doc Anya out on this being a personal issue between R.E.M. Rena and Kid Doc Anya, not about Rico at all. Major brownie points, Capt. Aja! That was down right insightful of you!

Deliciously Sinful Sin! Oh, how we love thee! After getting ripped for his personal life the night before by that idiot Darien, Neo got some much needed encouragement about his love life from the one and only D.S. Sin. The boys had a heart-to-heart while trying to slice one another open… but boys will be boys! We hear that D.S. Sin wants to set-up Neo on a date and he has just the girl in mind! We’re dyyyyying to know who it is! The suggestions are flying here at the Den of Gossip. We cannot wait to find out how this plays out!

It seems that all the talk of R.E.M. Rena not being into Rico has gotten to him. He was overheard mentioning to Old Man Tass that there might not be a him and Rena. BOOOOO! Keep the faith! Old Man Tass pressed him on the issue and was even overhead saying that he thinks Rico and R.E.M. Rena are very good together. So do we! Ignore your friends! Rico pretty much told O.M. Tass to keep his nose out of it. That’s advice he should give his own friends as well. But did mention that he plans on discussing the comments that upset him openly with R.E.M. Rena. Good for him! We sure hope that he finally kisses her! Just go for it! Make or break!

Saturday was even busier than Friday! The rings were hopping! The drinks were flowing! The violence was heavy! And the sexual tension was at a boiling point! Has anybody but us noticed how much sexual activity and bed hopping there is in the dueling venues all of a sudden??? This city is totally turned on by blood and gore. It’s really just a weeeee bit sick.

Rowdy Rekah evidently wandered in all dressed up like a candy cane wrapped in ribbon! We’re betting quite a few of you would like to break yourself off a piece of that, huh? Well, our sources tell us that she had her eyes on Hot Toddy Tical… which is kind of cute, actually. She needs a crush! Although, we bet Awful Ali would beg to differ! He has a hard enough time keeping her out of trouble and probably wouldn’t appreciate the idea of her crushing on one of dueling’s most infamous playboys! Yeah, on second thought, STAY AWAY FROM ROWDY REKAH, H.T. TICAL!

Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan and Maria can’t seem to decide if they’re best friends or if they can’t stand each other’s guts. They certainly seemed to not be paying attention to anyone else Saturday night while hanging out. At least that is until H.T. Tical headed over to the girls. Now we have it from some of our BEST sources that Maria was hanging all over H.T. Tical. Now, yes, she was more than a little plastered and, yes, she’s still technically married but we’re still not sure we buy them just being “very good friends” as their fans and reps keep saying.

What would a night be without that Kel girl all a wreck??? She cries more than Intern Pumpkin Head when she’s missed a nap. And then Lil’ Black Book Jaycy joined her and started crying as well. Because isn’t the Arena just the place to go to have full blown relationship drama??? What??? We didn’t tell you. Yes, all you horny men out there, feast on that! L.B.B. Jaycy and Kelathe are involved in some sort of love affair. But don’t get too excited. Evidently Psly is involved too. Yeah, the hotness factor suddenly went way down for you guys, didn’t it? Thought so.

Laaaate into the night, S.P.G. Teagan got into it with the Kel/Jaycy/Psly love grouping. It seems she doesn’t think that L.B.B. Jaycy is with the trio entirely of her own choosing. Interesting. L.B.B. Jaycy called her out in the middle of the Inn, saying that S.P.G. Teagan was IN LOVE with her! Wow. We knew she had a thing but we’re still not convinced that S.P.G. Teagan is actually in love with L.B.B. Jaycy. Kel also let it drop that she slept with S.P.G. Teagan. OMG! We’re going to have to make a tree diagram to keep straight who is sleeping with who or who was sleeping with who in the dueling venues. Anyway, L.B.B. Jaycy assured S.P.G. Teagan that she did care deeply for Psly… but didn’t bother to mention anything about Kel. We wonder if Kel just kind of comes with the package. That’s a buy one, get one deal that we’d opt out of as well!

[Marc Franco]

(Posted for Keaton)

Foxy Friday!

I'm pleased to tell y'all, my present and future fans, that the rumors are 100% true: yours truly, one Mr. Keaton J. Fox, has officially joined the esteemed Mr. Franco's Den of Gossip as a weekend blogger! As a dedicated journalist I'll endeavor to match your mischief with an extra helping of my own, but you the duelists and drunken patrons of the Red Dragon Inn are gonna give me one heck of a run for my money.

It wouldn't be a normal night at the Inn if the commons weren't crawling with Icer's brood! We're not sure little Sunset and Star are hers, but we've got better odds than not. The little ones were making trouble early in the night, and Mama Icer tried her best to keep up... There was even a fourth hiding in the rafters!

Not that a lovely lady by the name of Kendall can't make trouble of her own: she ribbed, she teased, even bragged up and down the bar about "tweaking" folks off! Namely she teased Quinn about her beau Dean -- if you wanna pry apart RhyDin's obsessed couples, you'll need more than your wit. Try a crowbar, Kendall!

*A-huh-huh-HEM.* Speaking of tweaking people off, someone came in waving around a certain second-rate publication, excited that someone near and dear was deemed one of the twenty-five sexiest men by the... let's call it a name that'll show total respect for privacy and so we won't resort to anything terrible like namecalling: The Pie-Den Roast! Don't get too excited if those copy-cattin' hacks blow sunshine your way -- we all know it's much better getting grilled by los originales. US.

What is with Tara and her little trips into the Inn through a nightmare-land portal? I thought those days were over with her (most recent) divorce! She was seen in the company of Nigel, a gentleman with the rare gift of making her blush. ...Vampires blush? This one does!

Ali and Fio - Fio? ...Ali and "Many Faces of Fio" were spotted being quiet, charming, and adorable throughout the evening. They were attentive and thoughtful, and we have just one thing to say about that... please, please, please rock the boat! The readers demand fireworks, and cute's never as good as explosive! Try something new, like getting tested for an ST--okay, there we go.

"Find a new bar?" New bar?! My invisble hat's off to Miss Lirssa for keeping grumpy Eva from scurrying off into the night -- where there's Eva, there's Mason, and where there's Mason, there's trouble-a-plenty. We know he didn't do anything directly to Ali, Fio, or anyone else that Friday, but we like to the think the Fates put mischief in his path for kicks.

What's blue, classy, pointy-eared and handsome? LOCKE! Our favorite fashionable ice-elf was spotted haunting the bar and being, well, sharp-dressed and charming. We know your game, Locke. Don't think you've got me fooled, anyway. I can see that you're wiley.

Okay sportsfans, I'm a week behind and my own interns are liable to crucify me if I don't finish soon! Tune in for Saturday's gossip, because this time... SOMEONE. WILL. DIE.*



* It's possible that no one will die.

[Marc Franco]

(Posted for Keaton)

Up In Smoke Saturday!

Dear Kendall,

We get it. We really understand now, one hundred per cent, why you like “tweakin' off” Quinn and Dean so so SO so much – maybe you DON'T like doing it that much, but we sure would! First Dean starts off whining and wailing about apartment shopping with his dearest honey-melon... and she walks in right on cue! And you know the worst part?

She doesn't dig. She doesn't blow up. They just get cute, like baby bunny rabbits dipped in caramel and candy sprinkles. Just so sweet it makes you sick to your stomach. ICK!

And then there were bagels.

We liked Yejix when he started swinging a guitar, hollering at the top of his lungs about ninjas, and throwing fresh fruit willy-nilly – clearly the man knows how to do "crazy" right – but he got off Gossip Santa's Nice List and back onto the Naughty half the moment the theatrics took a melancholy turn. Threatening a drug-induced coma to spare people your grief is so very last year, and this one's nearly over! Shape up, man!

Now it wouldn't be a proper Saturday night without Sid playing tender, and she didn't disappoint! We spotted her and Lucky playing the comforting friends to an injured and gloomy Sylvia (pour that poor woman a glass of holiday cheer). This ancient elfess can mix our martinis anytime. *Sigh!*

Married Couple Jade and 'Kota graced us with their presence this evening, as well as Young Man... wait, Young Man... did we read that right...? Young Man Charna, who showed up looking effortlessly gorgeous just in time to see another old familiar face, Cowgirl Des! Jade, Dakota, Charna, Des, all in one room in one night. It sure takes this guitar-strumming fox back a few years! *Sniff!*

Alas, never again! We're not sure what our spies were doing (and it better not have been gin rummy again) that they missed the details, but one of our two favorite vampires, Jade, has perished in a dramatic puff of smoke, ash and fire. Our deepest condolences to Mr. Steele from all of us at the Den of Gossip.

Maybe, just maybe, she'll be back – it is RhyDin, after all.

P.S. I will give anyone who can give me more information on that creeptastic statue a blue ink pen chewed on by none other than Mr. Marc Franco.

[Marc Franco]

Biggest, Baddest Sunday!

We hear that Brale Brother Reap and Elite Eleanor were once again spotted together at the bar having a quiet discussion and were seen leaving together. He has seemed to be on his best behavior as of late and our sources have even described him as “attentive” to Elite Eleanor. We have to start wondering. Could that woman really turn one of the Inn’s biggest bad boys around??? That would be a feat to write home about!

Lil’ Bit Lirssa was behind the bar of the Red Dragon Inn Sunday night helping Head of the Fam Johnny out as he tended. Things got quite dramatic when some teenage boy came in and upset Lirssa to the point that she was crying! And yelling at him! So not like Lil’ Bit Lirssa AT. ALL. We hear that H.O.T.F. Johnny had to hold L.B. Lirssa back and Mama Hen Sianna along with Kendall tried to stop the boy. He evidently put up one heck of a fight and left both ladies bruised before disappearing. Awful Ali and the Many Faces of Fio showed up just in time to console L.B. Lirssa who seemed quite shaken by the entire incident. Wow.

Chief Mischief Maker Eless was seen looking fabulous with the lovely Potter Piper! Yep, you saw that right! Potter Piper was in public! We hear that she’s been quite busy with her work and her friends have given her quite the hard time about being more social so we shall as well now. WE MISS YOU, POTTER PIPER!!! Oddly enough, one of Potter’s best friends, Real Estate Mogul Rena, was not with the duo. In fact, our sources say it’s been about a week since they’ve seen her in public. We sure hope she’s okay! We do hear that Potter Piper was quite interested to hear about R.E.M. Rena’s new man, Rico. Don’t you think that Potter Piper is going to totally dig Rico???

Some things never change! And one of those is PAAAARTY Girl Chase! She may occasionally switch out her drinking buddies. These days it seems that some chick named Scully is doing the honors. Yet, P.G. Chase remains the hard drinking, low brow humor loving girl that we’ve all come to know and feel sorry for. She hung out with her friend, Scully, and Scully’s man, Playboy Shane. He had just broken up with a girl when we went on hiatus and we hear that he’s already living with this one! Evidently the idea of ‘taking it slow’ has never crossed his mind.

Grumbling Grem sighting! Seriously! We’re not even playing! And it seems that he and Mad Cow Kazzy are still going just as strong as ever. They were seen all lovey dovey in the Inn laaaaate into the night. We hear that he’s been kept pretty busy with work but luckily for his work habits he has the most easily distracted girlfriend in the entire world. By the way, M.C. Kazzy was twirling a purple sparkly baton Sunday night. No idea why. The girl is completely bonkers but in an entirely amusing sort of way!

Down in the Inn’s basement Annex, a crowd gathered for not only the Fight Night duels but also a challenge match for the Old Temple Barony! Old Man Tass pressed challenge against the Loyal Baron Xanth but nobody was going to let it be that easy. The Overlord Anubis who stood as his baron’s second interceded on behalf of the baron which O.M. Tass found a bit surprising. We’re not so sure why he thought the Overlord wouldn’t test him. Could another Warlord have made a deal with him??? Either way, Anubis wasn’t backing down so the renegade Baron Lil’ Black Book Jaycy stepped in to champion O.M. Tass. After a looooong duel, L.B.B. Jaycy was defeated and O.M. Tass had to step in. He was able to defeat Anubis but maybe the match wore his old legs out because when he finally got in the ring with the Baron, he didn’t seem to have much left. Xanth easily beat him and earned the right to hold on to his ring.

Congratulations, Baron Xanth!

There were quite a few people on hand to watch the match! The Our Darling Twin Taneths were present and sporting cute little cheerleader outfits complete with pompoms in order to support O.M. Tass. For some reason we’re really just not at all surprised by the many Taneths. All the more cuteness in our book! The Taneths were overheard trying to convince Joex that he should let them find him a ’sweetheart’. OMG! That would be awesome. We’re all about Joex getting a girl!

Rumor has it that Merchant Antonio found his way into the Arena Sunday night. We still think that he’s being drugged. No way does a conservative, macho guy like Merchant Antonio like the fact that his wife-to-be Kid Doc Anya is not only banging another guy but plans to marry another guy on the same day she’s marrying him. This is really the most bizarre thing ever. We still think he’s going to wise up and end this before the wedding date. He’s not even hanging out with his old friends anymore! There are so many alarm bells going off over this one! We’re just shocked and dismayed it’s continued this long!

We hear that Merchant Antonio did talk to some of his friends a little while K.D. Anya hung off her newest man, Darien, who evidently was whispering sweet nothings in her ear even while M. Antonio was nearby. Yuck. Anyway, M. Antonio did get an opportunity to briefly catch up with Ms. Wyh Not as she called the Fight Night duels and she even introduced him to her lovely friend, Roran.

Deliciously Sinful Sin seemed to think it was a good idea to give Rowdy Rekah a Badsider. Yeah, you read that right. We hear she got a weeee bit tipsy! We’ve got a feeling that Awful Ali and D.S. Sin are going to have words about this. We only hope that we get to be in the room when they do!