DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/17/2005    Duedate: 10/29/2005

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-530

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

FLAIR
WIND STORM (144)
(1-6169) [21-20-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FLAIR                          LAST REBEL
WIND STORM (144)               JGW PERISHABLE (409)
(1-6169) [21-20-0,126]         (1-5896) [1-0-0,17]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FLAIR                          DEADLY BORE
WIND STORM (144)               HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
(1-6169) [21-20-0,126]         (1-7657) [5-11-0,30]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WIND STORM (144)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. VORTEX (571)                59
2. WIND STORM (144)            44      BLOODFANG CLAN (385)
3. JGW PERISHABLE (409)        17      Unchartered Team
4. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     11
5. LAME SUPERHEROES (516)       0      JGW PERISHABLE (409)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*JGW PERISHABLE (409)       1   0  0  100   1/ 1 WIND STORM (144)         10  4 0
 2/ 0*VORTEX (571)               4   1  0 80.0   2/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   6  9 0
 3- 1 LAME SUPERHEROES (516)    12   5  2 70.6   3/ 0*VORTEX (571)              4  1 0
 4/ 2 BLOODFANG CLAN (385)     109 114 12 48.9   4- 3 LAME SUPERHEROES (516)    2  0 0
 5/ 3 WIND STORM (144)         406 508 29 44.4   5/ 4 BLOODFANG CLAN (385)      2  6 0
 6- 4 ARENA FELINES (559)       10  14  1 41.7   6/ 0*JGW PERISHABLE (409)      1  0 0
 7/ 5 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  415 632 12 39.6   7- 5 ARENA FELINES (559)       1  2 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 529): FLAIR of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 414): MELLITA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 532): MOUSE DAVIS of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 536): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 533): HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 528): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 518): ASHANDAR of AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 492): NIKITA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 482): SIR LICKSALOT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 470): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 418): WILLIE MCGEE of ALL-UGLY TEAM (The Sentinel, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 199): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 368): RELENTLESS of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 163): DRUWEZ of GLACIATION GUILD II (Sir Chester, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 411): WIGGLER of THUNDR + LITENING from TALCAMA (Doc Steele)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 529): WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 414): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 537): GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 533): THE SHALLOWSHIP (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 532): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 536): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 533): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 528): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 519): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 518): AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 492): ABSTRACT (Xerxes, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 482): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 470): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 418): RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 199): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 368): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 163): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 411): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 413): YOBER of OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 531): BULL DURHAM of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 533): HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
                            BILLY THE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                (turn 518): WILL THE BIKER of NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal)
                            PREBIRTH of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 491): SASQUATCH COWBOY of LEGENDARY BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 198): FRED WEASLEY of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

It is I, Flair, your Duelmistress this past turn.  I cannot say enough what an honor
it is to be here after such a long wait.  *sniff*  This hall is too drab, so I
ordered it redecorated.  There are warriors scrubbing hallways, while servants clean
the armor and sharpen weapons.  I've also put Brick Wall in charge of picking out the
wall decorations.  *scratches head*  Though I'm not sure that bed pan will stay up
over the mantle.

It seems I'm fabulously popular with the fans of Mordant, as it SHOULD be.  *flicks
long, blonde hair over her shoulder*  I'm not just the current best warrior of the
city, I'm also beautiful, alluring, and physically, um, fit.  I'm sure my fighting
skills figured into the popularity polls...somehow.

Lord Xiang mentioned that he believes I need to hold this seat for two more turns
before Lady Greywand calls me for service upon the Isle.  I hope he is right, as it
will take longer than that for Rookie Manager to finish painting the arena pink, and
I just CAN'T stand bare stone for much longer than that!  I'd have the rest of Wind
Storm help, you see, but they are too busy at the moment.  I'm getting a pedicure,
manicure, facial, as well as sending two out to go get my dry cleaning.

I'd like to pass on my respect and thanks to Brick Wall for letting me take my spin
up here.  I guess I'll let that bed pan stay after all.

Hopefully, I'll talk to you again from up here.  Until then, Hayden gets the nod. --
Flair

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, MORDANT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  MORDANT saw the first turn for VORTEX, a 
4-1-0, and some teams are scared, others are too arrogant to notice.  Take note 
friends, take note.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see LAST REBEL win a 
fight and gain 17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BOTTLE OF BEER beat LAN and LAN lost 5 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  FLAIR challenged HAYDAN for MORDANT's Title this 
turn, and guess what happened?  And if variety is the spice of life, MORDANT may be 
getting bland, as FLAIR stays top dog in the city.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks 
and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  WIND 
STORM, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  Care 
to know who is the most afraid of you?  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was BLOODFANG CLAN.  Ha ha ha ha!  
KANDRIS was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  KANDRIS was challenged by one of BLOODFANG CLAN's 
warriors this turn, with GLORIA BLOODSTONE having a lead of 22 points going into the 
fight.  This is the sort of thing that makes the price of admission to MORDANT's 
games worth it!  GLORIA BLOODSTONE was bested by KANDRIS!!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only 
shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     What does the MORDANT arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Phlllt!  Just had to do that 
before I leave the fine city of MORDANT.  I feel much better now.  Paste this one in 
your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLAIR 6169                   21  20  0   126       WIND STORM (144)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRICK WALL 7478              29  15  0   102       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAYDAN 7356                  16  46  1    95       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KANDRIS 6612                  9   5  1    90       WIND STORM (144)
 GLORIA BLOODSTONE 6035       13  12  3    70       BLOODFANG CLAN (385)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KRAZY KAT 7525                4   2  0    56       ARENA FELINES (559)
-STUPENDOUS MAN 6996           8   3  1    54       LAME SUPERHEROES (516)
 BOTTLE OF BEER 7620          11   9  0    51       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 MARCUS 6672                   6   4  0    50       WIND STORM (144)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROOKIE MANAGER 7639           7  11  1    33       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 DEADLY BORE 7657              5  11  0    30       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 LAN 6724                      3   2  0    25       WIND STORM (144)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLOODFANG STALKER 6341        3   2  0    17       BLOODFANG CLAN (385)
 LAST REBEL 5896               1   0  0    17       JGW PERISHABLE (409)
-BLACK CAT 7527                1   0  0    15       ARENA FELINES (559)
 T.S. MANAGER 7738             1   0  0    15       VORTEX (571)
 T.S. TALON VOLKSIE 7740       1   0  0    15       VORTEX (571)
 T.S. POISON IVY 7737          1   0  0    15       VORTEX (571)
-TENDER VITTLES 7523           0   6  0    14       ARENA FELINES (559)
 T.S. FLOYDD 7736              1   0  0    13       VORTEX (571)
-LAP LOVER 7665                1   3  1     7       ARENA FELINES (559)
 BOOMER 7741                   1   0  0     7       WIND STORM (144)
 T.S. NEON NECRO 7739          0   1  0     1       VORTEX (571)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
TOOTHLESS 001 7743     0  1 0 BLOODFANG CLAN 385    BLACK ORC 565         530 NONE    
DIE 7735               0  1 0 BLOODFANG CLAN 385    BLACK ORC 565         530 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Nick -- I want to apologize up front for the challenges (three issued) I made this
turn.  With slim pickings, I tried to get the best matchups I could this turn for my
team.  I have it on good authority several teams will be returning to Mordant soon.
Sorry for any inconvenience, my friend. -- Lord Xiang
P.S.  Not that we don't match up three times a week as it is.  *grin*

Deadly Bore -- 'Twas a good fight, with decent learns for us both.  Will see ya again
on the sands, I'm sure. -- Lan

Gloria Bloodstone -- OUCHIE!!  Well, at least a got a decent set of learns for the
consolation prize.  Congrats, and welcome back!! -- Kandris

Bloodfang Clan -- Welcome back to Mordant!  Who manages such fine warriors? -- Lord
Xiang, Wind Storm

Rookie Manager -- Sorry about that man-handling.  A cutie in the stands was giving me
a come-on and you were in the way. *grin* -- Marcus
P.S.  Thanks for the learns!!

Lame Superheroes -- Bring on the rest of your team for some variety on the sands.
Please? -- Lord Xiang

Gladiatorial Commission -- I'm not a dwarf...I'm a vertically challenged Shew! --

Marcus
P.S.  Please send us whatever forms need to be filled out with the city to correct
this oversight!!

     I have passed your request on to Customer Service. -- Ed.

Ed. -- Have you a list of the managers active in Mordant you can post for me, please?
Thanks!! -- Lord Xiang

     Here's what I have.  This is teams listed in last turn's newsletter.  If I've
     gotten anyone's name wrong, just let me know and I'll fix it. -- The Saint,
     keeper of lists
     ARENA FELINES         Garfield       LAME SUPERHEROES      LHI
     BLOODFANG CLAN        ?              WIND STORM            Lord Xiang
     HOMICIDAL MANIACS     Nick

Flair -- This blueprint is smudged.  Do I see bricks of differently colored clays
laid in complex geometric patterns in order to impart a secondary grace to a
structure?  It is plumb and stable, the secondary effects are secondary. -- Bottle of
Beer, channeling the Brick Wall

Stupendous Man -- That was amazingly stupendous.  How did you do it? -- Bottle of
Beer

Somebody should explain to Chark Forkbeard the difference between a fork and a spoon.
It was a spoon that his beard resembled.  Or maybe even a shovel. -- Haydan

Lan -- Nick has forbidden the Bore to write another personal this year, or be sent to
the Dark Arena.  So you just get me saying, "Good fight, but why didn't you kill the
idiot?" -- Bottle of Beer, doing too much around the guildhouse these days

Marcus -- Well, I did consider managing nothing but dwarves, but then I thought, gee,
dwarves are so quarrelsome and arrogant, do I want that?  And besides, they're short,
and they all have Pushy Little Snot Syndrome, and I know I don't want THAT.  So I'm
not going to manage any dwarves on MY team. -- Rookie Manager

Flair -- Let's NOT getting into the question of ratings with the Brick Wall.  It
doesn't understand the concept.  And besides, there have been warriors of the same
style who have graduated with no ratings or just one.  And the Wall HAS one rating.
-- Bottle of Beer

19 September 2005
I'd like to say hello to everyone I know that is still around after my being gone for
five years.  Hope to see you all on the sands, and may your weapons strike true and
your shields protect you (except, of course, against MY warriors *grin*)!! -- Lord
Xiang, D2-101

5 October 2005
To those once of Willaf -- It's time to come back to the sands.  I'm back,
exclusively at Willaf.... -- Kurd the Vivisectionist, Your Better

12 October 2005
Magic Man -- You are a fellow Canadian, are you not?  Where do you hail from?  I live
in Kelowna, B.C. -- Maximillian, 8,13, 28, 47, 54

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TOOTHLESS 001 was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DIE was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
FLAIR demolished HAYDAN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven Challenge Title fight.
GLORIA BLOODSTONE was devastated by KANDRIS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LAN was demolished by BOTTLE OF BEER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
BLOODFANG STALKER slimly lost to DEADLY BORE in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
BRICK WALL bested SILISA THE SNAKE in a action packed 4 minute veteran's competition.
MARCUS vanquished ROOKIE MANAGER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LAST REBEL won victory over T.S. NEON NECRO in a 2 minute fight.
T.S. POISON IVY won victory over GESHI SCRIVENER in a 5 minute novice's duel.
T.S. MANAGER overpowered SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute uneven match.
T.S. TALON VOLKSIE overpowered SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BOOMER subdued SLEN SNOTNOSE in a unpopular 5 minute amateur's competition.
T.S. FLOYDD demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   4 -  0      76  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW         3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -   8 -  0      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -   9 -  1      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  10 -  3      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   8 -  0      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  13 -  0      35  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 530 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         1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      FLAIR 6169                 21  20  0  126 WIND STORM (144)
TOTAL PARRY      BRICK WALL 7478            29  15  0  102 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
PARRY-STRIKE     KANDRIS 6612                9   5  1   90 WIND STORM (144)
LUNGING ATTACK   GLORIA BLOODSTONE 6035     13  12  3   70 BLOODFANG CLAN (385)
BASHING ATTACK   BOTTLE OF BEER 7620        11   9  0   51 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
AIMED BLOW       MARCUS 6672                 6   4  0   50 WIND STORM (144)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FLAIR 6169.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
DEADLY BORE 7657.  The ten other most popular fighters were FLAIR 6169, MARCUS 6672, 
TOOTHLESS 001 7743, BOTTLE OF BEER 7620, LAST REBEL 5896, HAYDAN 7356, KANDRIS 6612, 
BLOODFANG STALKER 6341, BRICK WALL 7478, and T.S. NEON NECRO 7739.

The least popular fighter this week was BOOMER 7741.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were T.S. POISON IVY 7737, ROOKIE MANAGER 7639, LAN 6724, GLORIA BLOODSTONE 
6035, DIE 7735, T.S. FLOYDD 7736, T.S. TALON VOLKSIE 7740, T.S. MANAGER 7738, T.S. 
NEON NECRO 7739, and BRICK WALL 7478.

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

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 12 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                          PETER (4-1642) of THE BAD BUNNIES
                    PHILLIP THE BIRD (40-3708) of CRUEL PET NAMES 
                  MILES HITS THE ROAD (69-7270) of CRUMBLING LEAGUE
                         ROCKWELL (7-5003) of UNDEAD ARTISTS
                          FURRY BOX (72-4314) of BRIAN LOCK
                            0001 (82-12389) of OCT 2001 1
                            0002 (82-12390) of OCT 2001 1
                      SACRIFICE (82-12669) of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
                      HARRY SELDON (82-18333) of FOUNDATION ARMY
                         PSYCHO BITCH (82-18670) of SANDY TOO
                     ??RADAR?? (82-20310) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II
                          LITA (82-27080) of DARK TOADS 04D

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes