DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/03/2004    Duedate: 05/15/2004

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-495

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SMEDS
THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
(1-7358) [18-6-0,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SMEDS                          TALON
THE BLACK COMPANY (544)        FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552)
(1-7358) [18-6-0,99]           (1-7413) [5-3-0,47]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SYLITH                         SWEETSPOT
THE BLACK COMPANY (544)        MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
(1-7357) [15-8-2,71]           (1-7510) [0-1-0,7]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KING'S TEN (553)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KING'S TEN (553)            51
2. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       43      KING'S TEN (553)
3. THE TANK (502)              39      Unchartered Team
4. THE BLACK COMPANY (544)     21
5. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         16      FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 THE REVELATION (222)     101  53  5 65.6   1/ 1 KING'S TEN (553)         10  3 0
 2/ 3*FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552)      5   3  0 62.5   2/ 4 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)   6  7 1
 3- 2 BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540)  31  21  1 59.6   3- 3 THE REVELATION (222)      4  1 0
 4/ 5 KING'S TEN (553)          34  27  2 55.7   4/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   4 11 0
 5/ 4 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)  356 306 27 53.8   5/ 0 THE TANK (502)            3  2 1
 6/ 0*BLADES OF DEATH (477)      2   2  0 50.0   6/ 9 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     3  3 0
 7/ 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      304 321 38 48.6   7/ 8 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       3  5 0
 8/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    229 283 23 44.7   8- 5 BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540)  2  1 0
 9/ 0 THE TANK (502)            19  24  4 44.2   9/ 6*FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552)     2  1 0
10/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    62  87  6 41.6  10- 7*BEASTIE BOYS (560)        2  3 1
11- 9*BEASTIE BOYS (560)         4   6  1 40.0  11/10 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    2  4 0
12/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  342 530 11 39.2  12/ 0*BLADES OF DEATH (477)     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

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 494): SMEDS of THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 379): TOOFLESS of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 498): FANDRAL of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 495): HUSBAND of DIFFERENT HATS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 494): FRIED TWINKIE of MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 497): MEDUSA of BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 495): HOOSIER DADDY of FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 490): VAPID VANNA of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 481): DALLAS of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 480): GLIMMOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 454): KATHLEEN of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 445): NUTCRACKER of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 193): TAMMY FAYE of WITLESS WONDERS (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 431): YANKEE DAN of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 380): APPLE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 180): MERGEN of THE BLACK COMPANY (Woelfe, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 168): MACAULIFFE of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 330): AKLAR of MITHRAL HALO (Barnabas, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 145): 2 PHAT of VERMIN (Sultan, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 373): MAHI MAHI of BIG MEAN FISH from TALCAMA (Big Wave Dave)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 494): KING'S TEN (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 379): GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 498): THE NUKES (Fusion, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 495): CLASSIC BLUES (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 494): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 497): BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 495): FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 490): THOROUGHBREDS (DRF, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 481): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 480): COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 454): THE FALLEN (Azrael, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 445): JINDA-BAN (Zin, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 193): CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 431): none
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 380): FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 180): PLAGUES (Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 168): COLOUR GUARDS (Captain Crayola, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 330): MITHRAL HALO (Barnabas, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 145): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 373): BLACK PRIMER (

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 498): FANDRAL of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
              (turn 497): WHIP SCORPION of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 494): CHASM OF IGNORANCE of UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (Neon Necromancer)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 495): HOOSIER DADDY of FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh)
                           JERICO of MORGAN'S BOYS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 481): DALLAS of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 480): GLIMMOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
               (turn 479): KITTY CHOWDER of CARNAGE CANARIES (C. Canary, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 445): NUTCRACKER of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
                  (turn 444): HARI CANE of JINDA-BAN (Zin, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 330): AKLAR of MITHRAL HALO (Barnabas, mgr.)
                   (turn 329): DAWNRACER of MITHRAL HALO (Barnabas, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Second turn on the throne, no surprise, unlike that little pansy Faceless I'm not so
easily beaten (or killed) by those bland stand-by warriors (knock on wood?).  Dare I
hope for a challenge from someone this turn?

Sylith is so stupid.  Last turn she learned nothing for the third time.  I told her
that the secret to learning more is to wait until it gets dark to fight.  I think she
fell for it....

Ho hum, think I'll take a nap.  I want to be rested for my next fight.

Smeds

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  MORDANT needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  LAB EXPERIMENTS like 
really fought hard to move up to 6th from 9th.  Way to go!  MVP award for FISH BOWL 
MAN?  KING'S TEN's proud of him after beating SWALLOWTAIL and getting 15 points.  
Talk about yer major upsets!  SWALLOWTAIL's match with FISH BOWL MAN cost her a loss 
of 11 points!  This Duelmaster is like something else!  SMEDS stopped CHARK FORKBEARD 
dead in his tracks!  Who was the wiseguy that said MORDANT's Duelmaster was paying 
for drinks at Conan's Place?  Don't look at me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  The warriors 
of THE REVELATION must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you 
guys know something that I don't?  Is there some deep dark secret why KING'S TEN's 
been avoiding THE REVELATION so much?  Or is it just that they're too scared?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All MORDANT ever talks about is fighting!  
Me, I'm more laid back.  Pinch me, I must be dreaming!!!  SYLITH returns from the 
Dark Arena, maybe a "little upset" at hers THE BLACK COMPANY teammates...  Hey you 
guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have 
someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Its been 
really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMEDS 7358                   18   6  0    99       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOGMAN 7430                   9   3  0    98       KING'S TEN (553)
-DARK HELM 7242                8   3  0    95       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WISPER 5753                  12   7  2    76       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 SYLITH 7357                  15   8  2    71       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JEJUNE 7386                   7   1  1    60       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-DEMONKIN 7240                 6   5  0    59       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 FISH BOWL MAN 7429            7   5  0    58       KING'S TEN (553)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE FALSE PROPHET 3809       13   9  0    51       THE REVELATION (222)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THINREDONE 5751               7   4  0    51       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 TALON 7413                    5   3  0    47       FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552)
-BORN TO DIE 5305             11   5  0    46       THE REVELATION (222)
 SWALLOWTAIL 7387              8   6  0    45       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 HAYDAN 7356                   8  19  1    44       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 SILENT WIND 7447              7   5  1    41       KING'S TEN (553)
-FURIE 7244                    4   3  1    39       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 DEVIL RAY 7003                3   2  1    39       THE TANK (502)
-GREY GHOST 7243               6   5  0    37       BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540)
 JULIA 7504                    4   2  0    37       KING'S TEN (553)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOOEYDUCK 7434                2   1  0    33       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 SUNFISH 7108                  4   1  2    32       THE TANK (502)
-JOHNNY RYALL 7540             2   0  0    32       BEASTIE BOYS (560)
 OUTLAW INLAW 7424             5  11  0    30       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 BETTA 7106                    3   3  0    28       THE TANK (502)
 AEGLOS 7468                   2   1  1    26       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NUMBER TWO 7422               3  14  0    23       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 BRICK WALL 7478               6   3  0    21       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-BRASS MONKEY 7536             1   0  1    16       BEASTIE BOYS (560)
 ROTTEN HEADCOLD 7511          4   2  0    15       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 HELLION 7542                  1   0  0    13       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 HARDWOOD 7513                 1   0  0    13       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 SKEWER 7515                   1   0  0    13       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 SIZZLE 7514                   1   0  0    13       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 DESTINY 7506                  1   4  0    10       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 BLACK FLAG 7533               0   2  0    10       KING'S TEN (553)
-GOD IS A WOMAN 7417           1   0  0     7       THE REVELATION (222)
 SWEETSPOT 7510                0   1  0     7       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-MARK OF THE BLESSED 7418      1   0  0     5       THE REVELATION (222)
 GOSSAMER 7556                 1   0  0     5       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
 CASE 7529                     0   3  0     3       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
-NUMEROLOGISM 7419             0   1  0     2       THE REVELATION (222)
 SPIDERSILK 7557               0   1  0     1       THE BLACK COMPANY (544)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
ARATHIN 6951           2  2 0 BLADES OF DEATH 477   DEVIL RAY 7003        495         
BLACK ORC 565          0  1 0 DARK ARENA 0          SYLITH 7357           495 NONE    
OPIUM DREAM 7456       1  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   STONE GOLEM 571       495 NONE    
IRONSIDE 7481          0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  MOUNTAIN TROLL 563    495 NONE    
SIMPLYSARA 7479        1  3 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138     SILENT WIND 7447      492         
KOI 6808               4  4 1 THE TANK 502          ARENAMASTER KAKAR 568 495 NONE    
GROUPER 7112           1  3 0 THE TANK 502          UNDEAD WARRIOR 572    495 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Outlaw Inlaw -- Alleyways?  Henchman?  If you can't get me on the sands, there is no
honor or glory in the alley. -- Talon

Outlaw Inlaw -- The truly sick part of that learn is that when I max out in that
skill...I will be 2 shy from a grand master. -- Talon

Brick Wall -- Phew!  Didn't know I had it in me! -- Julia

Mark of the Blessed -- I think I used to work with your brother, Dave of the Blessed.
Tell him I said "Hi." -- Black Flag

Silent Wind -- Your problem is your silence.  Speaking gives you the chance to
relieve stress, and when stress is relieved, you can fight better.  So you are being
cursed by your silence. -- Haydan

The Fals Prophet -- May you never have honor in your own town! -- Number Two
P.S.  Oh...that's why you came to Mordant, isn't it?  Because you're not from here.
Damn.  Wretched hairy Dwarf!

Julia -- Ah, you're one of those people who can "see through a brick wall in time,"
eh?  Good work. -- Nick

Johnny Ryall -- I wouldn't marry YOUR sister for anything! -- Outlaw Inlaw

Numerologism -- You have an unlucky number. -- Rotten Headcold

Smeds -- (indignantly)  You mean you're black under FALSE PRETENSES? -- Haydan
P.S.  So what would be a true pretense, I wonder?

Fish Bowl Man -- No, I consider gills cheating.  You probably don't even have
SINUSES. -- Rotten Headcold

8 April 2004
CLICK (KLK) -- Remember, you asked for it.  Chaos is coming....

14 April 2004
CHAOS Inc. proudly announces our newest member, Silver Stroke.  He becomes the
seventh brother of Chaos.  We shall indeed be better for his joining.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SYLITH butchered BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KOI was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
OPIUM DREAM was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
GROUPER was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
IRONSIDE was savagely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
WISPER was devastated by DOGMAN in a 1 minute gory uneven Challenge brawl.
FISH BOWL MAN bested SWALLOWTAIL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge match.
AEGLOS was handily defeated by SILENT WIND in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
JULIA vanquished ROTTEN HEADCOLD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
BLACK FLAG was vanquished by OUTLAW INLAW in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SMEDS viciously subdued CHARK FORKBEARD in a 3 minute brutal veteran's Title fight.
THINREDONE handily defeated NUMBER TWO in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
TALON demolished GOOEYDUCK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
HAYDAN was devastated by JEJUNE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
DEVIL RAY butchered ARATHIN in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SUNFISH handily defeated MIME WORSHIPPER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BETTA savagely defeated DESTINY in a 2 minute brutal expert vs. beginner struggle.
BRICK WALL slimly won victory over CASE in a unpopular 14 minute gory brawl.
SIZZLE overpowered GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SKEWER overpowered GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
HARDWOOD handily defeated SPIDERSILK in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
SWEETSPOT was luckily beaten by GOSSAMER in a exciting 3 minute beginner's fight.
HELLION overpowered GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   4 -  0      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  31 -  3      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  13 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  10 -  2      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  17 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  22 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  14 -  0      42  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -  13 -  1      32  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         3 -  11 -  0      21  |

Turn 495 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:

TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  4     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    SMEDS 7358                 18   6  0   99 THE BLACK COMPANY (544)
LUNGING ATTACK   DOGMAN 7430                 9   3  0   98 KING'S TEN (553)
SLASHING ATTACK  WISPER 5753                12   7  2   76 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SWALLOWTAIL 7387            8   6  0   45 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
TOTAL PARRY      SILENT WIND 7447            7   5  1   41 KING'S TEN (553)
STRIKING ATTACK  DEVIL RAY 7003              3   2  1   39 THE TANK (502)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SYLITH 7357.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SWEETSPOT 7510.  The ten other most popular fighters were FISH BOWL MAN 7429, BETTA 
7106, IRONSIDE 7481, OUTLAW INLAW 7424, SMEDS 7358, OPIUM DREAM 7456, DOGMAN 7430, 
JULIA 7504, TALON 7413, and JEJUNE 7386.

The least popular fighter this week was BRICK WALL 7478.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CASE 7529, SPIDERSILK 7557, ARATHIN 6951, HAYDAN 7356, NUMBER TWO 7422, 
BLACK FLAG 7533, ROTTEN HEADCOLD 7511, WISPER 5753, GROUPER 7112, and KOI 6808.