DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/06/2003    Duedate: 10/18/2003

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-480

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHYNA
HAWKS (466)
(1-7052) [19-8-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHYNA                          ABYSSINIAN
HAWKS (466)                    CAT'S MEOW (522)
(1-7052) [19-8-0,112]          (1-7043) [4-1-0,91]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MAN NEXT DOOR                  NUMBER TWO
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-6987) [20-34-1,109]         (1-7422) [0-2-0,5]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HAWKS (466)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)       25
2. THE BLACK COMPANY (544)     22      DARK TOADS (506)
3. HAWKS (466)                 17      Unchartered Team
4. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     14
5. REVELATIONS (509)           12      ANGELS OF DOOM (550)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*ANGELS OF DOOM (550)       2   0  1  100   1/ 1 HAWKS (466)              10  5 0
 2/ 2*CAT'S MEOW (522)           8   2  0 80.0   2/ 4 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)   8  4 1
 3- 3 COURTS OF CHAOS (194)     31  15  1 67.4   3/ 2*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)     8  4 1
 4- 5 THE APPRENTICES (524)     97  59  5 62.2   4/ 8*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540)  6  2 1
 5/ 7*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540)  11   7  1 61.1   5/ 7 SOUL HAREM (337)          5 10 0
 6/ 6 DARK TOADS (506)         101  66  3 60.5   6- 6 THE APPRENTICES (524)     4  2 1
 7/ 8 HAWKS (466)              304 210 17 59.1   7/ 5*CAT'S MEOW (522)          4  2 0
 8/ 9 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)  318 282 24 53.0   8/13 REVELATIONS (509)         3  0 0
 9/11 REVELATIONS (509)         18  16  2 52.9   9/ 3 DARK TOADS (506)          3  4 0
10/12*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)     14  13  2 51.9  10/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   3 12 0
11/13 SOUL HAREM (337)          36  45  5 44.4  11/10*ANGELS OF DOOM (550)      2  0 1
12/14 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  317 482 11 39.7  12-14 COURTS OF CHAOS (194)     0  1 0
13-15*WENSINWASIN X (546)        0   3  0  0.0  13-15*WENSINWASIN X (546)       0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

            + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Homicidal Maniacs ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     "What do you mean, 'there's another one of me on the Isle'?  I'm unique, there
IS only ONE of me," Lady Protector Sandy stated.
     "And a good thing, too," her recently graduated teammate Babyface muttered.
     She turned on him.  "What was that?  Would you care to repeat that?" she asked
in a dangerous tone.
     Despite the resurrection supposedly guaranteed by his ascension to the position
of Lord Protector, Babyface had a healthy fear of this woman.  After all, he couldn't
be resurrected if his body disappeared, and there was a whole swamp outside town to
hide bodies in.  Why, he'd hidden a few there himself.  Of course, they'd been people
who deserved it....  He hesitated, then shook himself.  Of course they'd deserved it.
They'd been willfully obstructing his then-employer's plans.  "I, um, just said that
you're too special for there to be anyone even a little like you."  He assumed his
personal, patented expression of innocence, the one that had gotten him his nickname.
     Sandy didn't look like she believed that, but she relaxed a little and said,
"Good save.  I'll deal with the imposter later."
     Babyface quietly wiped the sweat from his brow.
     "Where's Hayden?" Sandy demanded, reverting to her first topic, the one she'd
been working on before Babyface had been so thoughtless as to mention the other Lady
Protector Sandy.  "He's hiding from me again, isn't he?"
     "Um, actually, I think he's hiding from someone else right now," the younger
warrior said.  Not that he would mention to HER that he was younger, thus implying
that she was older.  Life got very tricky around Sandy.  A person had to watch his
step, especially a male person.  "I think he's hiding from Riders of Chaos.  He
killed one of their warriors--"
     "By accident, I bet!"
     "Well, yes--"
     "That figures.  That's just LIKE Hayden.  Going around accidentally KILLING
people, but I'm SURE he had the BEST intentions."  She paused in her furious pacing
back and forth and turned on Babyface again.  "THEY didn't kill him, did they?  Not
that I'd blame 'em, but Hayden is MINE to kill."
     "Not so far.  They've bloodfeuded, of course--successfully.  But he was still
alive last night, because he didn't take out the trash again."  Babyface paused,
wondering if he should rephrase that statement.
     "Don't bother," Sandy said.  "I know EXACTLY what you mean."  She drummed her
fingers briskly on the hilt of her sword.  "If he's hiding," she deduced, "he's
probably incognito as Mr. Intellect or whatever his secret identity is.  I keep
forgetting.  So I can--"
     "Um, if you forget what his secret identity is, how are you going to find him?"
     Her lips curved in a hard smile.  "I'll get that mild-mannered reporter from
Andor to help me.  It'll be good for him.  He needs a purpose in his life."  She
whirled and strode out the door, not forgetting to slam it behind her in the approved
super-villainess style.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of MORDANT!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  There were bitter words at DARK 
TOADS' guildhouse after a 0-2-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 9th.  
Dark Arena anyone?  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  
Witness how this week REVELATIONS went 2-0-0 to move up 5 in the rankings.  Did only 
my eyes note the 3-1-0 record which THE BLACK COMPANY managed to post this round?  I 
don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers!  FACELESS caught the eye of 
many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested GRAMMAW and was awarded 
13 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, DENNIS put down 
THE EUNUCH, causing it to lose 7 points of recognition in the process.  Although 
TATTOOED DANCER made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of 
victorious DIESEL.  Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he 
never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.  Watch out!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  My inside sources tell me that the 
team to beat in MORDANT these days is SOUL HAREM.  At least, most blades in town are 
looking to avoid them.  Apparently the stalwarts of CAT'S MEOW are catching the bulk 
of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  RICHARD PLANTAGENET take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in MORDANT.  A match that raised a few 
eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that SYLITH posted a challenge against the 
more highly recognized BLUE SIOBHAN.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand 
SYLITH lost to BLUE SIOBHAN.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.  I 
can not but mention with disdain the name of HARBRINGER who this week posted a 
challenge to a warrior a full 15 points below in the rankings.  I thought HARBRINGER 
showed great skill and promise when he won victory over CHALEUR.  All right, so I 
slept through it!  Big deal!   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in MORDANT as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy 
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till we meet 
again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a 
lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHYNA 7052                   19   8  0   112       HAWKS (466)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAN NEXT DOOR 6987           20  34  1   109       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-MURGEN 7283                  13  16  0   106       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 ABYSSINIAN 7043               4   1  0    91       CAT'S MEOW (522)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENNIS 7068                  14  14  2    85       HAWKS (466)
 RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881     16  21  0    78       DARK TOADS (506)
-VLADIMIR 7061                14   6  1    77       THE APPRENTICES (524)
 RAGDOLL 7039                  4   1  0    72       CAT'S MEOW (522)
 TATTOOED DANCER 5060          8   6  1    69       SOUL HAREM (337)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GRAMMAW 7045                 12  28  0    64       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 FACELESS 7268                12   6  1    63       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 BLUE SIOBHAN 4997             8   8  2    57       SOUL HAREM (337)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE EUNUCH 5000               8   8  0    56       SOUL HAREM (337)
 LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999         10   6  2    53       SOUL HAREM (337)
 BODY SWIRL 7372               5   1  0    50       RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
 VLAD TEPISH 7374              5   1  0    44       RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
 FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027         3   1  0    37       REVELATIONS (509)
 SMEDS 7358                    6   4  0    36       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 SYLITH 7357                   5   5  1    34       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRUMSLUSH 2362                6   2  0    31       COURTS OF CHAOS (194)
-CARLO DI VENOSA 7056          3   3  0    27       THE APPRENTICES (524)
-WINSTON 7055                  5   2  1    26       THE APPRENTICES (524)
 GREY GHOST 7243               3   1  0    26       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
-ANNA 6939                     3   4  1    25       REVELATIONS (509)
-FURIE 7244                    2   1  1    25       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 HARBRINGER 7398               2   0  1    25       ANGELS OF DOOM (550)
 FROZEN CARCASE 7015           5   0  0    24       REVELATIONS (509)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AVALLACH 7054                 3   2  1    24       THE APPRENTICES (524)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DINIAN 7057                   4   4  0    22       THE APPRENTICES (524)
 HAYDAN 7356                   4   8  1    21       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 THAI DEI 7393                 4   1  0    21       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 DARK HELM 7242                3   1  0    21       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 WAR MACHINE 7241              2   2  0    21       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
-DORGLE 2361                   5   3  0    18       COURTS OF CHAOS (194)
 WHISPER SOFTLY 7421           2   0  0    18       RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
-GET MY BASHON 7013            2   0  0    17       REVELATIONS (509)
 MYGGEN 7360                   4   2  0    14       HAWKS (466)
-MAGENTAS ANTIAK 7364          0   2  0    10       WENSINWASIN X (546)
 ALAN A DALE 7406              2   2  0     9       DARK TOADS (506)
 PYSA 7385                     2   3  0     9       HAWKS (466)
-WILL SCARLET 7353             1   0  0     6       DARK TOADS (506)
-DEMONKIN 7240                 1   2  0     5       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 NUMBER TWO 7422               0   2  0     5       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CHALEUR 7415                  0   4  0     4       SOUL HAREM (337)
 CHE CHE HAKOSHO 7420          0   2  0     2       RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
-PLATORIAN 7361                0   1  0     1       WENSINWASIN X (546)
 OUTLAW INLAW 7424             0   1  0     1       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
BUGSPRAY 7383          2  5 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 WINSTON 7055          479         
FLYSWATTER 7384        2  4 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 AUNT KNUCKLES 7370    478 NONE    
AUNT KNUCKLES 7370     1  4 1 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547   HARBRINGER 7398       479         
DOG FISH 7373          1  1 1 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547   AVALLACH 7054         476 REVENGED
CHRIS ANN THE MO 7408  0  2 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547   HAYDAN 7356           477 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Man Next Door -- Your neighborhood has some serious problems.  Have YOU considered
getting counseling?  I think it might do you a world of good. -- Earl of Huntington

Nick -- That is the last thing I want.  Man Next Door isn't quite right. -- TigToad

The Eunuch  -- Please, make that challenge more often.  I encourage you to do so.
There are so few people I can just beat. -- Richard Plantagenet

Bloo Chevon -- There's got to be some way I can beat you, my style is supposed to
have an advantage, dang it! -- Sylith

Dennis -- Four skills!  That's a record for me!  Well worth the pain. -- Faceless

Little Fair Lea -- Quick little thing, aintcha. -- Thai Dei

Vlad Tepish -- You expected me to fight?  That is the action of man who cannot think.
I am above such crude conflicts. -- Haydan

Vladimir -- I don't know who you think you are, but you're not moving into MY
neighborhood!  I won't have it!  You're a foreigner!  You're a Mordan-damned ELF!
You'll LOWER THE PROPERTY VALUES!. -- Man Next Door

Ragdoll -- Sorry, dear, but I'm much too old to play with dolls. -- Grammaw

Winston -- What are you, some kind of Health & Safety nut? -- Ghost of Bugspray

Winston -- Thanks.  The replacement's mediocre, but that's still an improvement. --
Nick, Homicidal Maniacs

Whisper Softly -- You see why I'm number two?  Even trying harder doesn't help. --
Number Two

Earl of Huntington -- Congratulations. -- Nick and the Homicidal Maniacs (even Sandy)

9 September 2003
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MANAGERS!  If you think you have what it takes to match
wits and blades with some of the best managers in Alastari, then WE WANT YOU!  The
Tournament Of The Golden Scrod #4 will begin in Aradi (DM 60) the turn after the Fall
Mail-In.  It's not too late for you to sign up.  I realize that many of you may be
hesitant after seeing that myself and Hombre have teamed up again, but we'll try to
take it easy on you guys a little bit.  For more information on T#%S IV, please
contact me at ganolus@aol.com.  We're looking for a few good managers...the few, the
proud, the TOGS!

-- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish

15 September 2003
An Announcement Concerning the Brotherhood of the Blade Alliance:
     I have chosen to withdraw my membership from the Brotherhood of the Blade
alliance.  The years I have spent in the alliance have been the best of my DM career.
I leave the alliance with many great friends and will always remain close to my
former brethren.
     The Brotherhood of the Blade will not skip a beat without my membership.  It
remains in very capable hands and its roster is among the strongest in the game.
With the return on some of its founding members to DM, I know the BOB will continue
to grow in strength and prestige in the years to come. -- The Sandman

29 September 2003
All -- Let it be known that the Firm accepts SOL into its ranks.  The Firm is:
SunGod, Dark Spirit, Youngblood, Tripwire, and SOL.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RICHARD PLANTAGENET was devastated by MAN NEXT DOOR in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
SYLITH lost to BLUE SIOBHAN in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
FACELESS overcame GRAMMAW in a popular 1 minute Challenge match.
DARK HELM won victory over PYSA in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge brawl.
GREY GHOST defeated HAYDAN in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
ALAN A DALE was devastated by SMEDS in a 2 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
HARBRINGER overpowered CHALEUR in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge struggle.
DIESEL handily defeated TATTOOED DANCER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CHYNA vanquished RAGDOLL in a action packed 1 minute uneven Title duel.
ABYSSINIAN overpowered RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DENNIS overpowered THE EUNUCH in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
LITTLE FAIR LEA overpowered WAR MACHINE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BODY SWIRL viciously subdued GRUNESH THE ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
FURIOUS IMPOSTOR demolished MYGGEN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
VLAD TEPISH viciously subdued GRUNESH THE ORC in a popular 2 minute gruesome conflict.
FROZEN CARCASE luckily beat NUMBER TWO in a 8 minute beginner's struggle.
THAI DEI bested CHE CHE HAKOSHO in a popular 1 minute amateur's brawl.
WHISPER SOFTLY overpowered OUTLAW INLAW in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         AIMED BLOW        13 -   8 -  1      62  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   8 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    44 -  34 -  3      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  21 -  3      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  16 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  16 -  1      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  18 -  2      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  16 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 480 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

AIMED BLOW         3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  6         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   CHYNA 7052                 19   8  0  112 HAWKS (466)
AIMED BLOW       ABYSSINIAN 7043             4   1  0   91 CAT'S MEOW (522)
LUNGING ATTACK   RAGDOLL 7039                4   1  0   72 CAT'S MEOW (522)
PARRY-LUNGE      FACELESS 7268              12   6  1   63 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
STRIKING ATTACK  BODY SWIRL 7372             5   1  0   50 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547)
WALL OF STEEL    SMEDS 7358                  6   4  0   36 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAN NEXT DOOR 6987.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was NUMBER TWO 7422.  The ten other most popular fighters were DARK HELM 7242, 
VLAD TEPISH 7374, BODY SWIRL 7372, FACELESS 7268, LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999, THAI DEI 
7393, MAN NEXT DOOR 6987, GREY GHOST 7243, HARBRINGER 7398, and CHYNA 7052.

The least popular fighter this week was FROZEN CARCASE 7015.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were OUTLAW INLAW 7424, MYGGEN 7360, THE EUNUCH 5000, TATTOOED 
DANCER 5060, CHALEUR 7415, PYSA 7385, RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881, CHE CHE HAKOSHO 7420, 
FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027, and WAR MACHINE 7241.

The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:

DIESEL (1-6973) HAWKS (466)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 18 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament:

                          CAFFEINE JUNKIE (3-6110) ADDICTED 
                        CATFISH HUNTER (5-3315) PARTY ANIMALS 
                          MATTAHOOPLE (16-4203) GIFTED GODS 
                         SWEET JANE (53-6535) THE DARK TEMPLE 
                              LIL NOIR (62-3311) ENIGMA 
                         NARCISSISTIC NUN (69-8644) ODD SQUAD 
                             LEGION '8' (71-2369) D.O.A. 
                       RAW SEX APPEAL (82-1331) WHY WE LOVE TUM 
                         ZOMBIE STOMP (82-2617) NO MORE TEARS 
                        VIOLENT VOLE (82-4565) MAMMAL MILITIA 
                         LADY OF THE MOON (82-5481) HARM NONE 
                      KAMIKAZI GNAT (82-6073) DEADLY ATTACKS II 
                      THE 13TH WARRIOR (82-6346) STOOPID MOVIES 
                              SIRTON (82-9190) I AM SUCK 
                            DUNE (82-10414) 4-LETTER EPICS 
                           FLEM (82-12614) 4-LETTER FLUIDS 
                     GREENHOUSE EFFECT (82-12996) GLOBAL WARMING 
                         UGLY (82-14501) 4-LETTER DESCRIPTION 

                                          -- Green Eyes