There are many such possible, and people are welcome to supply indexes and/or claims that some index of theirs ought to be higher. The onus of the proof, however, rests with the claimants. Beard Envy is the principal growth factor at the moment :)K

This is playing only - no accomplicing, godfathering or killing events. Varsity and smaller open-invite games with reasonable scope for killing dudes included (2 "Michaelmas Massacres" and the "Scrabble" mayweek-style ressurrection games, Triads and Mafias team games, but not the Mafia games). Umpiring scores 7 (or 3 for the above smaller games) and COP'ing 3. Playing 1, Organizing or Captaining Varsity scores 3. One gets +1 per week survived + bonuses of 10, 8, 7,6,5,4,3,2,1 for top places + bonuses for killing, which concentrate somewhat more on quality than quantity, + bonuses for such as long runs and multikills. Is not claimed to be complete as regards getting all people in the 50's; the benchmark for qualifying has for a long time been 53. The index is usually accurate to within five percent.

1 Bjoern Holzhauer PhD (Matric 99 CAI: Caius Mafia, BjoernandJenny) 224.

2 Ed "Overkill" Anderson PhD (Matric 96 CAI: Caius Mafia, Nokesmobile, ALSO, Sheila, CTF) 205.

3-6: (and N.B. in no particular order to avoid controversy between people who do not like each other very much):

Jenny "Pavanne" Chase (Matric 01 G: BjoernandJenny, IRC) PhD,

Ed Nokes MA (Matric 99 CAI: Caius Mafia, Nokesmobile),

Philip Bielby MA (Matric 04 CAI, Current Cabal Member: Sheila/CTF, IRC, ALSO)

and Jake Corteen MA (Matric 05 F: IRC) have indices in the 180's.

7: Simeon Bird (Matric 03 PEM: LOLMaf, Sheila/CTF) 174.

8: Richard "Revelation" Gibson MA (Matric 04 T, Current Cabal Member: LOLMaf, Trinmaf, IRC) has 142.

9: Tom "Deuce" Booth (Matric 03 PET: LOLMaf, IRC) 122.

10: The Duke" Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis MA (Matric 06 Je, Current Cabal Member: FresherMaf, DukeMaf, ALSO, IRC) 118.

11 = : Steve McCann MA (Matric 03 K: Kings Mafia, LOLMaf, Trinmaf, IRC) and Will "Twillo" Brooks (Matric 07 T: Sheila/CTF, ALSO, IRC, Reigning Mayweek Champion) 110.

13: Simon Ford MA (Matric 98 E: Emmafia) 97.

14: Matt Laycock PhD (Matric 99 CAI: Caius Mafia) 91.

15: Bryony Baines MA (Matric 02 CAI: Caius Mafia, Nokesmobile, IRC) 90.

16: Michael "Raccoon" Wallace PhD (Matric 04 T, Current Cabal Member: Trinmaf, IRC) 88.

17: Chris "^Nightwing^" Field MA (Matric 02 CAI: Caius Mafia, IRC) 86.

18: Ben Weaver (Matric 04 Pem: Sheila/CTF) 85.

19: Michael "LMM" Donaghy (Matric 05 T: Sheila/CTF, IRC) 83.

20: Tom "Inquisitor" Garnett (Matric 00 Je: IRC) and : 82.

21: Matt "Felix" Johnson MA (Matric 01 TH: Tit Hall Mafia, IRC) 81.

22= : James "Snapdragon" Osborn MA (Matric 01 Je: IRC) and Luke Bennett (Matric 07 Je: DukeMaf, ALSO, IRC, CTF) 80.

24 = : Aidan "Xanth" Robison (Matric 03 K: Kings Mafia, IRC) and Martin "Maz" Lester (Matric 03 CAI: Caius Mafia, IRC) 79.

26 = : David Allsopp PhD (Matric 93 Jo) and Adam Baird-Fraser (Matric 03 Chr: LOLMaf, IRC), 78.

28: Sarah Donnelly MA (Matric 04 T: TrinMaf) 75.

29: Jenn Berry (Matric 06 Pet: ALSO, Sheila/CTF), 71.

30: Rosemary "Pufferfish" Warner (Matric 01 CAI: Caius Mafia, IRC) 70.

31: Scott Boham (Matric 99 E: Emmafia) 68.

32: Nick Plummer (Matric 04 CAI: Caius Mafia, IRC) 66.

33: Claire Bordenave (Matric 99 N: Nokesmobile) 65.

34: Stu "Harland Quinn" Gill MA (Matric 98 Cl: Badminton Squad, Clare Mafia) 64.

35: Lynnette "Lemming" Dray MA (Matric 95 CAI: Caius Mafia, Sheila) 62.

36 : = = = Andrew "Granny" Grantham MA (Matric 96 PEM: Pembroke Mafia), Nigel Harris MA (Matric 94 T), Steven Shenton (Matric 06 E Sheila/CTF) and Ed Heaney (Matric 03: Ch,Sheila/CTF) 60.

40: = Felicity Boyce (Matric 04 NH: TrinMaf, IRC) and Alicia Danks (Matric 07 Je: ALSO, DukeMaf) 57.

42: Tim Pike MA (Matric 98 F) 54.

43 = = = = = = : Edd "Uncle" Pringle MA (Matric 98 Cl: Badminton Squad, Clare Mafia), Tom "Archaeonecros" Lansdale MA (Matric 98 T: Badminton Squad), Alex "Hologram" Churchill MA (Matric 97 R: OddSquad), Ric Brackenbury (Matric 01 Se: IRC), Charlie Baylis MA (Matric 97 TH: CCM, Tit Hall Mafia), George "Misfire" Savva MA (Matric 97 TH: CCM, Tit Hall Mafia) and Gordon "Kronos" Ball (Matric 03 K: Kings Mafia, Duncan Brewer's Faction, IRC, CTF), 53.

New Players:

Other 2nd years: Laurence Watson 41 (Matric 06 Cl: FresherMaf, ALSO).

Other 1st years: , Elaine Oliver (Matric 07 NH: ALSO, DukeMaf and IRC) 44, Matt Green (Matric 07 Je: DukeMaf) 34, Amy Booth (Matric 07:Cl) 32.

Who held number 1 spot? David Allsopp 1995-1999, Ed Anderson 1999-2002, Bjoern Holzhauer since.

This is the cumulative index divided by the number of terms played (3 min, plus anyone who gets there with less while dividing by 3). It is an indicator which spreads more evenly over time. Umpiring and Varsity participation is not penalized by adding to the denominator so as to encourage these as very useful bonuses. A minimum of 15 is required to qualify for listing.

1: Will Brooks 36.7

2: Luke Bennett 26.7

3: Ed Anderson 22.7.

4: Bjoern Holzhauer 22.4.

5: Jake Corteen 20.9

6: Philip Bielby 20.8

7: Richard Gibson 20.3.

8: Andrew "Granny" Grantham 20.

9: "The Duke" Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis 19.7.

10: = = Jenny Chase, Sarah Donnelly and Alicia Danks are in the region of 19,

13: Scott Boham, 17.

14 : Ed Nokes, over 16.

15 : Marek "BOFH" Isalski (Matric 99 Cl: Badminton Squad and Clare Mafia), 16 in only 2 terms.

The highest previous value attained for this index at any point was 28, by Bjoern at the end of L02.

This index was topped by Andrew Grantham in 1997--1999, by Ed Anderson in 1999-2000 and by Bjoern Holzhauer in 2000-2007. The Duke then took it over in MW07, and then Will Brooks took it over in Varsity 2008.

1: Ed Anderson has 792.

2: Simeon Bird has around 576.

3: Ben Weaver 373.

4: Philip Bielby 346.

5: Jake Corteen 328.

6 = : Bjoern Holzhauer and Ed Nokes have around 280.

8: Jenny Chase has in excess of 238.

9: Will Brooks 238.

10: Michael Donaghy has around 231.

11 Richard Gibson around 229.

12: Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis 204.

13: Jenn Berry 176.

14: Steven Shenton 179.

15: Tom Garnett 167.

16: Luke Bennett 153.

17: Alicia Danks 149.

18: Tom Booth 140.

19: Steve McCann 139.

20:= Dan Hulme (Matric 02 Pem: CTF) and Ed Heaney (Matric 03 Chr: Sheila/CTF, IRC) have around 134.

22: David Smith (Matric 05 Pet: CTF, IRC) 125.

23: Adam Baird-Fraser 122.

24: Bryony Baines 113.

25: Claire Bordenave 112.

26: Tom Wootten 111.

27: Matt Laycock, Chris Field and Gordon Ball have around 104.

31: Aidan Robison 100.

Other Second Years: Laurence Watson (Matric 06 Cl) has 54.

Other First Years: Amelia Booth 89 (Matric 07 Cl, ALSO and IRC), Elaine Oliver 64 (Matric 07 NH), Matt Green 42 (Matric 07 Je).

Ed Anderson has topped this index since 1999, prior to which it was the same as index 1, as killing events essentially didn't exist.

Divided by terms active. Note that it's harder for finalists, graduates and leavers to be active, so it does somewhat favour younger people, or people who did most of their assassinating while young... It also favours recent times somewhat, in that nowadays there are many public-entry killing events, while before there was largely only private and secret mafia training exercises (which do not count toward this index)... Currently only counts people who were active at least 4 terms, or, who still make the chart when dividing by 4 within less terms.

1: Will Brooks 59.5 with 1 term to spare, the total nutter :)

2: Simeon Bird 38.4.

3: Luke Bennett 38.25 with 1 term to spare.

4: Alicia Danks, 37.25 with 1 term to spare.

5: Jake Corteen 36.4.

6: Joshua Guy Blanchard-Lewis 34

7: Michael Donaghy 33.

8: Philip Bielby 31.5.

9: Ben Weaver 31.1

10: Steven Shenton 29.8.

11=: Ed Anderson and Jenn Berry 29.3.

13: Bjoern Holzhauer 25.45.

14: Jenny Chase 23.8.

15: Ed Nokes 23.3.

16: Amelia Booth, 22.25 with 1 term to spare.

17: Richard Gibson 20.8.

18: Sarah Donnelly, around 19.

19: Scott Boham, around 17.

20: Elaine Oliver 16 with 1 term to spare.

21: Tom Garnett, around 15.2.

This index was topped by Ed Anderson in 1999-2001, by Bjoern in 2002, by Ed Anderson again in 2003-2005 and then by Simeon Bird in 2005-2007. In 2007, each of Jenn and Joshua held it for around 2 months, then Simeon took it back for 2 months, but then Varsity happened and Will Brooks took over. Will's value of the index, 59.5, is the highest-ever, sixteen higher than anyone else has ever had it. Simeon is the only other to have topped 40 .

This is a log scale (each rung is twice the width of the prior) to which known private practise, accomplicing, mentoring newer assassins, contributing to mafias and undertaking logistics for the benefit of assassin societies rather than mere game factions all contribute to the level of mastery and to the number of years active.

The Level of Mastery is usually 2-valued: the first value is Assassination Level and the second value is Fighting Level. There are however a few Trivalents, who additionally have a Queen Level.

+'s indicate applied external sources of skill that were used but never entirely incorporated into assassination/fighting. They can be considered as 1 extra level each with the benefit of unorthodoxy and the prejudice that systematic orthodox assassins could sometimes exploit flaws due to vulnerabilities and assassin non-optimality of their extra-curricular talents. *'s indicate "will go up one soon if continues to be involved".

Mastery of Real Life Nasty Tactics is not included among the Levels, for we these we consider unacceptable.

Note that this index is cumulative rather than necessarily indicatory of present or final form.

Level 4 is termed "(Grand or Blade)Master" (GM), Level 6 is "Top" (T) and Level 8 is "Wizard" (W). The prefix "Double" (D) indicates having that level in two categories and the prefix "Trivalent" (T) in all three categories.

Following very recent comments, we emphasize that Assassination Level reflects not-dying capacity as well as killing capacity, and over a wide range of circumstances -- honorable or treasonous, hunting or opportunism round the edges of societies and parties. It can also factor in things that are often not cashable when one is suddenly attacked, like having godchildren who can actually do stuff, umpiring experience or building one's own specialized kit. The Assassin and Fighting figures "average" over both individual capacity and knowledge of how to combine with others in formations, group attacks and mafias so that these are more than the sum of their parts. It should also be pointed out that we don't necessarily know all that you can do, it's more like "there is sufficient evidence that you are Level 4, which does not preclude you from already being Level 5". Going to killing events and using a wide variety of methods helps get that sort of thing noticed :) If you keep on defeating people several levels higher than you in a wide range of situations, it probably means you're higher-level too. Though some people do vary widely in form and botheredness over time.

Three people are currently being considered as regards attaining important milestones.

(Not necessarily complete) Chronology of when we consider people attained Grandmaster Level of Assassination or Assassin Fighting.

Notes on the Grandmasters (will be expanded to all other people featuring on the page)

David Allsopp: Much of core of ALSO's "taught grandmaster syllabus" is believed to be due to him, esp. the need and means of finding out what they all look like, translating finding out their schedules to where best to catch them alone and unready, and escape route/street trap/counterstrike theory.

Lynnette Dray: Visionary of the Inner Half aka Dray Form. The first powerful Trivalent, using Field Commander and Direct Bodyguard rather than autonomous fighting ability. Mentored Ed Anderson for 7 years. Her Triad, Queen and Inner Half techniques are the basis of most of what he and his many descendants have done.

Known Signature Weapons: xp 55, Penguin, Glitter and ... Surprises.

Ed Anderson: Real-life avoidance, martial arts and all-round sport incorporated. Double-Grandmaster for Badminton Squad Mafia, Level 5 Fighter for L99 Varsity Match. Double-Top for winning MW99 by a factor of 4 with his "Gracile Hedgehog" and "Crusher" Forms. Level 7 Assassin for role in L00 Varsity Massacre and for training Bjoern and Ed. Level 7 Fighter for role in the Garnettian Battles. Assassin Wizard for contributions to the Nokesmobile Crew (MW03). Fighter Wizard for developing the "Vaapad" family of Fighting Forms. Rank 9 Fighter for developing the "Iluvatar" Form. Rank 9 Assassin for his contributions to the BBBBEE incarnation of SheilaMaf, the L07 Varsity team, the first new Tops for many years and the fastest-ever Grandmasters. Worked on Mafia Tactics, almost all of the Fighting Forms & Top-and-beyond assassin skills, the Gold and Silver Rules, Queen Theory and on having a regular program of Killing Events. Collaborator on the Diluvatar Project and lead author of the Codex Assassinarum. Has attained Level 10 with Vaapad for Bees and Iluvatar for Butterflies at the following Fighting things: Waterdancer, Gracile, Gracile Pieplate, Gracile Hammerhand, Gracile Pelletdodger, Gracile Hedgehog, Crusher, Crab, Speedfighter, Shield, and Uberthrower forms, Open and Urban Group Tactics, and at the following Assassin Things: Mafia Building, Quickspeed Troop-Training, Mafia Defense Nets, Group Attack Formations, Logistics (can temporarily field Level 13), Defense by Elude-and-Escape (Level 11), Dray Form, Defense Against the Dark Arts (Level 13).

Signature Weapons: xp 65, CPS 2000 and its Nokesian extension, Multithrow Poison Baby Rubber Hedgehogs, Sleeve-mounted Force-Pike, CPS 1000, Lead-Filled Giraffe, Medium and Large Umbrellas, Big Bad Bow, Magstrike, Carrots, Cluster-Shallots, Anti-Shield Onions, Tennis Balls, xp 270 and its Anderson Gun mod, max-d 5000, max-d 4000, Water Warriors Hornet, xp 310, Storm 600, Storm 2, Storm 750, Dragoon, Longbarrel, Lugar and Shortbarrel rubber band guns, Killer Hats. Signature Weapons Systems: Fighter Crabs: Half-Tank CPS 1000 -- d4, Storm 750 & Hornet; Speedfighter Scissors (Twin D4), CPS 1000--smallshield, Size 4--smallshield, Size 3, 4 or 5 Gracile, Size 4--smallshield--Gracile.

Bjoern Holzhauer: Army training and extreme fitness incorporated. Double-Grandmaster for his Michaelmas Game Record Bodycount by almost a factor of 2 in M00. Double-Top at end of his 8th term for his amazing third Win (L02). Rank 7 Fighter for his Bodyguarding of Jenny Chase for her two wins. Worked on Mafia Tactics (Caius Mafia), on optimizing the use of: CPS ("Crusher" Form), xp ("Waterdancer" Form), pellet and band gun ("Striker" and "Indoor" Forms), umbrella ("Shield" Form) and on the more complicated Mayweek styles ("Hammerhand", "Shieldbreaker" and "Full Gracile"). And on Top-Assassin skills for use in Mayweek. Bjoern is Wizard-Level at Outdoors Offense with the abovementioned weapons systems and at Street Traps, Triads and Bodyguarding. He also wrote "The Inexperienced Fresher's Guide to Assassination" playing manual.

Signature Weapons: CPS 1000, CPS 2000, Lugar Bandgun, wobbly pike, Multithrow Pasta-knives, Supercharger 400, Umbrella, Sawn-Off Pellet Rifle, Storm 600, Tennis Balls, Mass-Produced Sweeper Bombs, Signature Weapons Systems: Storm 600--smallshield, Size 4 Gracile, Size 4--Pellet-Rifle, Size 3 or 4--smallshield--Gracile, Smash Scissors (Twin half-tank CPS 1000).

Ed Nokes: LARP fighting incorporated; may well also have tons of unincorporated LARP by now. Double-Top for his contribution to the Nokesmobile Crew and his amazing 2nd place performance. In only his second term, he captained Cambridge to their biggest-ever victory in Varsity. Worked on Mafia Tactics, Treason, Defensive Architecture, optimizing CPS ("Crusher" form), the "Shield" form, and Indoor Fighting. Famously lethal when Flanking.

Signature Weapons: bag-mounted CPS 1000, Lugar Bandgun, straight pike, Umbrella, Duzi 120-shot band-machinepistol, CPS 3000. Signature Weapons system: CPS 1000--Largeshield.

Tom Garnett: LARP fighting and the extreme coordination of the expert juggler, not fully incorporated. Was fastest-ever to Top for many years (within 3.5 terms). Worked on Melees, Knife Fighting, Hand to Hand Fighting and Aggressive CPS, Pelletgun Fighting. He organized and won the first substantial series of Assassins Killing Events. Was in charge when the Guild grew really big and really keen.

Signature Weapons: Knife, Fluffy (Throwing-Rabbit), CPS 1500, Pellet Rifle, Dual Wielded LARP Swords, Twin Brain Flails, Dual Wielded 8-shot Pelletpistols.

Matt Laycock: Fitness and extreme calm incorporated. Famous Varsity performance while still a Fresher.

Signature Weapons: CPS 1000, Wrist-Mounted Throwing Pen Bundles, 8-shot Pellet Guns, all manner of bombs. Signature Weapons System: CPS 1000--multithrow gracile.

Jenny Chase: sport/fitness incorporated. Top-Assassin for her superb first win. Level 7 Assassin for her 9th-term demonstration in MW04. Top-level Queen Trivalent. Worked on high-level tactics for Mayweek Assassins, which she mostly kept to herself, on street traps, escapes, defense, umbrellas, assassination by pellet gun and by manoeuvreable watergun. Jenny is Wizard-Level at Defense by Elude-and-Escape ("Anderson--Chase Defense"), including Light Kill Multistrike and the versions with Bicycle and/or Bodyguard.

Signature Weapons: Pellet Pistols, Lugar bandgun, Sawn-Off Pellet Rifle, Umbrella, Storm 600, CPS 1500, Signature weapons system: Storm 600--smallshield, with optional strike-weapon.

Simon Ford: Excelled at Defence, Disguise and Engineering.

Signature weapons: Joe Devils Pellet-Handgun, Pellet Pistol, Exploding Mars-bar, touch-and-motion sensitive multi-electro-bomb.

Claire Bordenave: Worked on Group Tactics including incorporation of Queen Tactics and Mechanized Infantry.

Signature Weapons: xp 20, Storm 600, Dragoon double-barrelled bandgun, miniature bow, low-calibre pistol, The Force, Killer Octopus, xp 110, CPS 1000.

James Osborn: Contributed to the "Striker form" for projectile weapons.

Signature Weapons: Joe Devils Pellet-Handgun, Dragoon double-barrelled bandgun, 6 and 8 shot Pellet Pistols, Frisbee, SS 50.

Rosemary Warner: Mafia Tactics, Off-field Commanding. Was a member of Shady Cabal for many years

Signature Weapons: CPS 1500, 6 and 8 shot pellet pistols, Lugar bandgun, contact poison.

Bryony Baines: LARP fighting and sneaking incorporated. Worked on Sneaking -- is well known to be Invisible. Also worked on Group Tactics including Mechanized Infantry, Umbrella Formations and the "Full Gracile" style (for MW01-03 type rulesets).

Known Signature Weapons: xp 240, xp 270, CPS 1000, Umbrella, Pellet-Pistol, Lugar and Shortbarrel bandguns, Balloon-based explosives Signature Weapons System: xp 270--smallshield.

Matt Johnson: Good at waterfighting and nefarities. Guild Archivist.

Known Signature Weapons: xp 270, CPS 1000, pellet guns, bandguns.

Chris Field: Treason, Slogging, Mafias, Defense. One of the strongest two 4*'s.

Known Signature Weapons: CPS 1500, various pellet weapons.

Adam Baird-Fraser: Is a great expert at Sneaking and at Hiding. (Scouting sneakery fully incorporated into assassination and partially into fighting).

Known Signature Weapons: Lugar bandgun, xp 240.

Martin Lester: Had a both accomplished and colourful career. Was the Research Assistant and Asymmetric Sparring Partner for the development of Vaapad, to which he contributed the important Lester Contortions.

Known Signature Weapons: max-d 3000, CPS 1200, Lugar Bandgun.

Steve McCann: A fine sneaking and hit-and-run assassin. Also good at dodging, throwing and using cover.

Signature weapons: Bandguns, non-standard pump-action watergun, Storm Force 2, throwing weapons.

Simeon Bird: has been waterfighting since childhood. Passed as Level 5 Assassin for his Open-Play destruction of Durham in L07. Has contributed to xp Fighting, Simplifying Rulesets, Throwing Weapons, Mafias and Bodyguarding. Is a Wizard at figting in the open (individually and at Group Tactics), and at outdoor mafia formations and attacks, and Level 7 at waterfighting and Group Fighting in the other settings, and at Bodyguarding.

Known Signature Weapons: xp 105, Lugar Bandgun, Throwing Newspaper, Water Warriors Cricket, CPS 1500. Signature weapons systems: xp 105 -- Cricket Light Flanking Crab, xp 105 Gracile.

Aidan Robison: Often a very defensive assassin.

Known Signature Weapons: Sleeve-attached Bang-Killer, various Pellet Weapons, bandguns.

Richard Gibson: A great Planner and Field-Commander. Top-Assassin within his 8th term for his role in organizing a fine away Varsity, and organized many other things too. Has Mafia experience and is a well-known Sneak. The fighter Level 5 is mostly for his group tactics and field commanding. Is believed to have passed 100 kills, in Varsity 08.

Known Signature Weapons: Storm Force 2, CPS 1000, CPS 2100, Lugar and Dragoon Bandguns.

Michael Wallace: Has contributed to Defense. Only player to win 2 games in a row.

Known Signature Weapons: Lugar Bandgun, xp 240, various Throwing-Raccoons.

Philip Bielby: Double-grandmaster within his 5th term (MW06: did not play fresher Michaelmas) and fastest-ever to Double-Top, upon winning game in his 7th term. Level 7 Assassin as of his 8th-term surge on Day 6 of MW07. Has contributed optimal methods to Indoor Fighting, Multiple Killing, Mafia Tactics, Treason and the Crab Form. Philip is a Wizard at WWC or NWW Fighting in Dense Cover (individually and at group tactics therein), and at Mafia formations and attacks. He is also Level 7+ at Defense from the Dominant Position, and at the Dray Form, and has committed some excellent treasons. Only the third person to get a run over 30, and became the 6th player to reach 100 kills, in M07.

Known Signature Weapons: xp 240, CPS 1000, xp 110, xp105, Lugar Bandguns, PowerClip Dart-machinegun, hedgehogs, small shield. Known Weapons Systems: CPS 1000 -- xp 110 Heavy Crab, CPS 1000 -- xp240 Fighter Crab.

Sarah Donnelly: Notable for Sneaking.

Known Signature Weapons: throwing-pens, bandgun.

Jake Corteen: Top Fighter within 6 terms of starting. Rank 5 assassin as of day 5 of MW07. Has contributed to the optimality of the "Waterdancer" and "Corteen" Fighting Forms, indirectly to the Diluvatar Project and has worked on the Shortened Retract (offensively, guerrilla-style). Rank 6 assassin as of Day 4 of L08. Well past the 100-kill mark. Excels with WWC and CPS and dartgun and bandgun fighting and speedfighting and street-traps/hit-and-run/counterambushes (Levels 7 to 11 depending on exactly what, his confirmed 11's being open-terrain defense at waterdancer and speedfighter (including long-term victory by out-conserving), and the Corteen form). His sneaking, defense by avoidance and group tactics now average out at around Level 7 too.

Known Signature Weapons: max-d 3000, max-d 4000, CPS 1000, CPS 3000, Lugar Bandgun, PowerClip and Wildfire Dart-machineguns, Larp Throwing Daggers, Hedgehogs, CPS 3000, Anderson Gun. Signature Weapons System: max-d 3 -- Magstrike or max-d 4 -- Wildfire for Speedfighting and/or Flanking and/or Urban Guerilla Warfare; has also been seen with heavier Anderson Gun--Wildfire and CPS 3000--Wildfire combinations.

Ben Weaver: Second Head of Capture the Flag, contributing to Throwing Weapons, Mafia Tactics and Logistics. Is now moving into Engineering. Is at least Top-Level at Sneaking, the Waterdancer, Gracile, Gracile Hammerhand and Striker forms, Group Tactics, Mafias and Edificeering.

Known Signature Weapons: xp 105, xp 240, shortbarrel bandgun, Throwing-Newspapers, Tennis Balls, Big Bad Bow, attack hippo, attack spam. Signature weapons system: xp 105 Gracile.

Jenn Berry: former holder of ALSO's Dray Scholarship. Waterfighting, group fighting, mafia tactics, sneaking, Dray Form, room attacks, light kill multistrike, capaciy for high-level disguise. On debut in L07, she was a Mafia-War-Winning Double Agent.

Known Signature Weapons: Storm 600, max-d 3000, max-d 4000, Lugar Bandgun, Water Warriors Lightning, stabbing knife.

Joshua Guy Blanchard-Lewis: Rank 5 assassin as of day 5 1/2 of MW07, upon reaching a 16/0 position in a very hotly contested Mayweek -- the first-ever Rank 5 Fresher. Rank 5 fighter as of Cannock Chase (Summer 07), Top-Assassin as of 23 January for his game-winning mafia of Freshers composed of Jesuans, Magdalenites and Arts Student Girls. Contributed to the Diluvatar Project, and is contributing to the Codex Assassinarum. Adept at Wizard-Level Anderson--Chase Defence, which he combined with Use of Accomplices, and is at least Top-Level at Waterfighting, Group Tactics, Mafia Organization, Light Multikill Strike, Street-Traps, Logistics, Recruitment and the Dray Form. Has also played a part in developing the Crab Form.

Signature Weapons: Water Warriors Blazer, CPS 1000, max-d 5000, max-d 4000, xp-110, Water Warriors Hornet, knife, Lugar bandgun Throwing-Angel, Sonic Screwdriver, Magstrike dart-machinegun. Signature Weapons Systems: d5--d4 Light Urban Crab, d5 -- magstrike Speedfighter.

Tom Booth: well-versed at finding and surprising people and at treason. Punches rather above Level 4 as an individual assassin and is one of the two strongest 4*'s. Has over 100 kills by some reckonings.

Signature Weapons: xp 220, max-d 2000, xp 270 CPS 2500, bandguns, throwing pens.

Michael Donaghy: exceeds Grandmaster requirements in: Group tactics and Mafia attacks, Engineering and Treason.

Signature Weapons: CPS 2000, CPS 27000, CPS 15000, storm 600, max-d 3000, Nerf Wildfire, Dragoon Bandgun, Large Shield. His Dukeicidal contraption has not to date been tested. Signature Weapons System: storm 600 -- Large Shield, with the gun outside the shield to bat away shieldbreakers.

Will Brooks: waterfighting, throwing, blocking, shields, weapons design, physically outstanding, group tactics, Dray Form, logistics, street traps. Fastest to double-grandmaster, within 4 months (though he'd played before at school too). Youngest and Fastest to Top (Top Fighter after 7 months, at age of 18 years and 10 months). His Waterdancer, Gracile, Gracile Pieplate, Shield, Crusher and Winter Gracile forms are Level 7.

Signature Weapons: max-d 3000, max-d 5000, Storm750, xp 310, max-d 6000, aquapack devastator, powerpack, CPS 1000, CPS 2100, Medium Umbrella, lugar and 24-shot bandguns, Nerf Wildfire, Nerf Maverick, tennis balls, shurikens, short fat throwing pens, Vast Hordes of Flying Pigs. Signature Weapons Systems: size 2 to 5 Gracile, various Crabs.

Steven Shenton: exceeds Grandmaster requirements in: group tactics, waterfighting, indoor fighting.

Signature Weapons: xp 105, Cps 1000, Lugar and Dragoon bandguns, Nerf Magstrike.

Luke Bennett: is around Level 7 at Defense, Hit-and-Run, and Light Multistrike, with proven capacity for multiple homicides on groups of high-quality players. Very dedicated. As a Fresher, he won the most hotly contested termly assassins game in history, became the youngest MA and Grandmaster appointed (17 years and n months), and attained Level 5 as of what he did to Christs Ball in the "early hours" in MW08, a game in which his third-place performance exceeded most Mayweek-winning performances in quality. His original work so far is in Shortened Retracts (defensively, to improve efficiency).

Signature weapons: Storm 750, xp 310, max-d 5000, xp 105, max-d 3000, bandguns. Signature weapons system: xp 105 Gracile, Storm 750--Lugar light multipurpose prowler.

Alicia Danks: exceeds expectations in Sneaking, Defense, Dray Form, Mafias, Group Fighting, Triad Formations and Queen Moves, and is known to have four higher-level skills.

Signature Weapons: the "basic elite set".

Amelia Booth:exceeds expectations at Waterdancer, Group Fighting, Queen Moves, DefArch and Defense Against the Dark Arts. She is learning more about these, and about Indoor-, 2-handed-, street- and speed- Fighting. She is Varsity Captain--Elect.

Signature weapons: WW Cricket, xp 310, CPS 1000, Throwing Koalas, Pens, Small Umbrella, Hedgehogs, Banana, Decomposing Courgette and Withered Parsnip.

Assassin	Matric/ College	Level of Mastery	Qualifications	Direct ancestors and descendents	A4	A5	A6	A7	A8	A9	F4	F5	F6	F7	F8	F9	Q4	Q6	Q8
David Allsopp	92 Jo	4/?	ExUmp (Guild 95), MA (Guild 98, Honorary), PhD (Guild 98, Honorary)]	Dir. desc. incl. Nigel Harris MA and Stu Gill MA.	E95 (5th)
Lynnette "Lemming" Dray	95 Cai	5/2/5	Twice ExUmp (Guild 1998), MA (Guild 1998, Honorary)	Flourished under Umpire Nigel Harris. Dir. desc. incl. DW Ed Anderson PhD, David Duffett MA, Charlie Baylis MA and George Savva MA.	L98 (5th)	E99 (12th)											M97 (4th)
Ed Anderson	96 Cai, 04 Pet	9/9	MA (Guild 1998, Honorary), ExVC and ExUmp (both Guild 98), PhD (Guild 99) ExHead RW ExChAu SeIn (all ALSO 04, Foundatory) ExSocrep (Guild 06).	Godson & Apprentice of Lynnette "Lemming" Dray and John "Antichrist" Jordan. Dir. Desc. incl. Rebecca Heath MA, Edd Pringle MA, Kathy Brazier MA, Tom Lansdale MA, Stu Gill MA, Marek Isalski MA, DT Bjoern Holzhauer PhD, DT Ed Nokes MA, DGM Matt Laycock PhD, TGM Claire Bordenave, Ed Wallace MA, TGM Bryony Baines MA, DGM Martin Lester, DT Simeon Bird, DT Philip Bielby MA, TGM Jenn Berry, DT Joshua Guy Blanchard Lewis MA, GM-T Will Brooks MA, GM Alicia Danks and GM Amelia Booth.	L99 (8th)	E99 (9th)	E99 (9th)	L00 (11th)	E03 (21st)	L07 (32nd)	L99 (8th)	L99 (8th)	E99 (9th)	M01 (16th)	L04 (23rd)	M06 (31st)	L98 (5th) (The ory on ly)	M03 (21st) (The ory on ly)	L08 (35th) (The ory on ly)
Bjoern Holzhauer	99 Cai	6/7	MA (Guild, 2000) ExUmp, PhD (Guild, 2001)	Godson and Former Apprentice of Ed Anderson. Dir. Desc. incl. T-GM-T Jenny Chase PhD and GM Rosemary Warner.	M00 (3.3)	E01 (6th)	L02 (8th)				M00 (3.3)	E01 (6th)	L02 (8th)	L04 (15th)
Ed Nokes	99 Cai	6/6	ExVC (Guild 2000), ExUmp (Guild 2001), MA (Guild, 2002).	Godson and Former Apprentice of Ed Anderson. Dir. desc. incl. GM Rosemary Warner and TGM Bryony Baines MA.	M00 (4th)	M01 (7th)	E03 (12th)				M00 (4th)	M01 (7th)	E03 (12th)
Tom "Inquisitor" Garnett	00 Je	3/5++	ExUmp (Guild 2002)	Self-Taught. Dir. desc. T-GM-T Jenny Chase PhD.							E01 (2.5)	M01 (3.2)	M01 (3.5)
Matt Laycock	99 Cai	5/4	MA (Guild 1999), ExUmp (Guild 2000), PhD (Guild 2001).	Godson of Ed Anderson	E01 (6th)	L02 (8th)					E01 (6th)
Jenny Chase	01 G	7/4/6	MA (Guild 2003), PhD (Guild 2004)	Goddaughter of Tom Garnett who subsequently worked with Bjoern Holzhauer. Dir. desc. incl. GM Aidan Robison.	E02 (3rd)	M04 (4th)	E03 (6th)	E04 (9th)			M04 (4th)						M04 (4th)	E03 (6th)
Simon Ford	98 E	5/2	MA (2001 Guild)		M02 (8th)	M03 (11th)
Claire Bordenave	99 N	4*/4/4	ExUmp (Guild 2001)	Goddaughter and Former Apprentice of Ed Anderson.	E03 (12th)						E03 (12th)						L01 (5th)
James Osborn	01 Je	4/4	MA (Guild 2002)		M02 (4th)						M02 (4th)
Rosemary Warner	01 Cai	4/2/?	ExUmp (Guild 2002)	Goddaughter of Bjoern Holzhauer, Ed Nokes and Ralph Owen. Dir. desc. incl. TGM Bryony Baines MA, GM Chris Field MA and DGM Martin Lester.	L03 (5th)
Bryony Baines	Matric 02 Cai	4/4/4	Goddaughter of Rosemary Warner, Ed Nokes and Ed Anderson (also a Former Apprentice thereof). Dir. desc.: DGM Martin Lester.	MA (Guild, 2003), ExSocrep (Guild 2004--06)	L04 (5th)						L04 (5th)						E03 (3rd)
Matt Johnson	Matric 01 TH	4/3	MA (Guild, 2004)		M04 (7th)
Chris Field	Matric 02 Cai	4*/3	MA (Guild 2004)	Started off working with Rosemary Warner.	E04 (6th)
Adam Baird--Fraser	Matric 03 Chr	5/4	ExUmp (2005) ExSocrep (2005-6)		L05 (5th)	L06 (8th)					L08 (14th)
Martin Lester	Matric 05 Cai	4/4	ExUmp (Guild 2005), MSc (ALSO 2005)	Descended from: Ed Anderson, Rosemary Warner and Bryony Baines.	M04 (4th)						E04 (6th)
Steve McCann	Matric 03 K then Chu	5*/4	MA (Guild 2005)	Considers himself to be an Independent, started alongside Xanth in an extended mafia of Jenny Chase's. Dir. desc. incl. GM Sarah Donnelly MA, has also alleged GM Raccoon PhD started alongside him. GM Luke Bennett MA.	E05 (5th)	M06 (9th)					L08 (13th)
Simeon Bird	Matric 03 Pem	6/6*	ExCrAm (CTF, Foundatory 2004), MSc MJe (both ALSO 2006) ExSocrep (Guild, 2004--6), current Umpire	An Unorthodox Godson of Ed Anderson. Dir. desc. incl. DT Philip Bielby MA, GM-T Ben Weaver, DGM Steven Shenton and GM-T Will Brooks MA	(E06) 9th	(L07) 11th	(E08) 15th				(E05) 6th	(E06) 9th	(L07) 11th
Aidan Robison	Matric 03 K	4/?		Godson of Jenny Chase	M05 (5th)
Richard Gibson	Matric 04 T	6/5	MA ExUmp ExVC (all Guild 2006) ExSocrep (Guild 05-07) ExVLg (Guild 2007)		M05 (4th)	E06 (6th)	L08 (8th)				M06 (7th)	L08 (11th)					E06? (6th) The ory on ly
Michael "Raccoon" Wallace	Matric 04 T	5/2	MA (2005), PhD (2006), ExUmp (2007), ExSocrep (06-07)]	May be descended from Steve McCann	L06 (5th)	E07 (9th)
Philip Bielby	Matric 04 Cai	7/6*	ExUmp ExSocrep (Guild 2006), MA (Guild 2007), DPhil (ALSO 2006)	A former Apprentice of Ed Anderson, who did his "work experience" with Simeon Bird. Dir. desc. incl. GM Steven Shenton and GM-T Will Brooks MA.	E06 (5th)	M06 (6th)	L07 (7th)	E07 (8th)			E06 (5th)	L07 (7th)	L07 (7th)				L07 (6th) The ory on ly
Sarah Donnelly	Matric 04 T	4/3/3	MA (Guild 2006)	Goddaughter of Steve McCann.	M06 (4th)
Jake Corteen	Matric 05 F	6*/8	ExVC, MA (Guild 2007) Socrep (2006-2008)	[various people have helped him, does he want to be associated with any? :)] Dir. Desc incl. GM-T Will Brooks MA and GM Amelia Booth	L07 (6th)	E07 (7th)	L08 (8th)				M06 (4th)	L07 (5th)	E07 (6th)	M07 (7th)	E08 (9th)
Ben Weaver	Matric 04 Pem	5/6	ExCrAm (CTF, 2006) ExSocrep	Godson of Simeon Bird. Dir. desc.: DGM Steven Shenton.	L07 (8th)	Sum07 (10th)					M06 (7th)	L07 (8th)	E08 (12th)
Jennifer Berry	Matric 06 Pet	4*/4/4*	PhD, JuIn, ExHead (all ALSO 2007), Dray Scholar (07-08), DetSl (CTF 2007)	Former Apprentice of Ed Anderson	E07 (3rd)						E07 (3rd)						L07 (2nd)
"Duke" Joshua Guy Blanchard-Lewis	06 Je	6/6	MA (Guild, 07), ExUmp (Guild, 07), Anderson Scholar, PhD, JuIn, ExLgP (all ALSO 07), SeIn (ALSO 2008)	Former Top-Apprentice of Ed Anderson. Dir desc.: GM Luke Bennett MA and GM Alicia Danks.	E07 (3rd)	E07 (3rd)	L08 (5th)				E07 (3rd)	Sum07 (4th)	L08 (5th)				E07 (3rd) The ory on ly
Tom "Deuce" Booth	03 Pet	4*/3	ExSocrep, ExUmp (Guild 2006)		E07 (12th)
Michael "LMM" Donaghy	05 T	4/4			M07 (5th)						L08 (6th)
Will "Twillo" Brooks	07 T	5/6	ALSO's Anderson Scholar L08-E08. MA (Guild 08), LgP, JuIn, SeIn (ALSO 08)	Former Top-Apprentice of Ed Anderson who additionally did Hunting Experience with Philip Bielby and Fighting Experience with Simeon Bird and Jake Corteen. Direct descendents include GM Alicia Danks and GM Amelia Booth	L08 (1.1)	E08 (2.9)					L08 (1.1)	L08 (1.7)	E08 (2.0)
Steven Shenton	06 E	4/4*	Current Crispy Ambulance of CTF.	Apprentice of Sheilamaf (Simeon, Philip and Ben).	L08 (5th)						L08 (5th)
Luke Bennett	07 Je	5/3*	MA (Guild 2008)	Apprentice of Joshua Blanchard-Lewis, then mostly mentored by Steve McCann. Is a Top-Apprentice.	E08 (2.4)	E08 (2.95)
Alicia Danks	07 Je	4*/3/4*	ALSO Dray Scholar 07-08, Head of ALSO, JuIn (ALSO)	Top-Apprentice of Ed Anderson, Joshua Blanchard-Lewis and Will Brooks.	E08 (2.4)													E08 (2.6)
Amelia Booth	07 Cl	3*/4/4	ALSO Anderson Scholar 08-09, ChAu, JuIn (ALSO 2008)	Top-Apprentice of Ed Anderson, Will Brooks and Jake Corteen.							Sum08							E08 (3)