“Is every game with wood elves this adventuresome? The game starts with a great arm, from a member of the crowd, targeting one of my three skilled players and knocking him out before the opening kickoff! Some sexist dwarf I assume. I guess your season debut will be next week, Aeryn.

The masked harlequins had two good drives in the first half but got nothing to show for it. On the first, a fireball blasted a sideline cage and the crowd threw the ball back toward the Harlequins' endzone. The Dren had numbers on that part of the field and Chiana ran in a handoff from Noranti. Noranti was rewarded with death in the second half, which means she wins the lottery to be reborn as a catcher.

On the second drive, Cirkmn had the ball well screened on the brink of the endzone. However, with an assist from the evil gaze of Eldril, Crichton made a desperation one-die block and knocked the ball loose. The effort was near;y wasted as a failed pick up led to another throw in that gave the Harlequins one last chance. But, a quick pass to an open catcher was intercepted by the Pass Blocking Eldrin after a 3-space move, and the Dren had a big edge at halftime.

In the second half, reduced numbers and an open field led to relatively easy touchdown drives by both sides, and the Dren survived a last couple of desparate attempts to pry the ball loose from their cage to secure the 2-1 win. Chiana was the star, scoring both TDs and Eldril was well worth the money.

Next up for the Dren, they face a literal "arm"y as they try to keep pace at the top of D3.”