DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/26/2005    Duedate: 01/07/2006

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-535

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HELLACIOUS
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
(1-7541) [12-3-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HELLACIOUS                     CRIMSON CAVALIER
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)         DARK REGIMENT (443)
(1-7541) [12-3-0,135]          (1-6231) [3-0-0,44]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HELLACIOUS                     SALAMANDER
MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)         WIND STORM (144)
(1-7541) [12-3-0,135]          (1-7769) [1-2-0,5]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LETHAL HERITAGE (572)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WIND STORM (144)            32
2. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       25      VOID (526)
3. DARK REGIMENT (443)         21      Unchartered Team
4. STEEL LEGION (581)          17
5. VOID (526)                   9      STEEL LEGION (581)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3 VOID (526)                11   4  0 73.3   1/ 3*LETHAL HERITAGE (572)     7  2 0
 2/ 1*STEEL LEGION (581)         7   3  0 70.0   2/ 4*STEEL LEGION (581)        7  3 0
 3/ 5*DARK REGIMENT (443)       10   8  0 55.6   3/ 5 VOID (526)                6  0 0
 4/ 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      368 359 48 50.6   4/ 2 WIND STORM (144)          6  7 0
 5- 7*VORTEX (571)              10  10  2 50.0   5/ 8*DARK REGIMENT (443)       5  1 0
 6/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   125 136 21 47.9   6/ 7 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       4  3 2
 7/ 9 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    283 318 29 47.1   7/ 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    4  5 2
 8-10 HAWKLORDS (21)           117 143  7 45.0   8/12*THE WHEEL (527)           4  5 0
 9/12*LETHAL HERITAGE (572)     13  16  1 44.8   9/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   4  8 0
10/11 WIND STORM (144)         415 522 29 44.3  10/13 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     3  2 0
11/14 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  426 643 12 39.9  11/14*JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)      3  7 0
12-15 GUNS-N-ROSES (314)        53  91  8 36.8  12-15 GUNS-N-ROSES (314)        1  0 0
13/13*JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)       3   7  0 30.0  13-10*VORTEX (571)              1  4 1
14/16*THE WHEEL (527)            4  10  0 28.6  14-11 HAWKLORDS (21)            1  4 0
15-17*KLK FISTS HAMMERZ (567)    1   4  0 20.0  15-16*KLK FISTS HAMMERZ (567)   1  4 0
16-18*BAM BAMX (577)             0   5  0  0.0  16-17*BAM BAMX (577)            0  5 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Hail and well met, warriors of Mordant!  It is a pleasure to take the highest
seat amongst you as your newest Duelmaster (or, in my case, Duelmistress).  I am
happy to see our arena slowly returning to life.  I would like to welcome Goatee
Gargoyles, KLK Fists Hammerz, Steel Legion and the rest of our new additions.
Hopefully Mordant will continue to grow and once again represent itself well in the
tournaments.  Good luck to you all.
     Brick Wall, are you satisfied with the quality of my "materials" now?  Your
victory was largely due to the application of my skills.  I am sure you realized this
as I whittled away at the "pillar of your foundation".  My challenges go out to you
once again--how can I resist an opportunity to continue learning five skills per
fight?

Hellacious

P.S.  Swallowtail awaits your arrival upon the Isle of the Eye.  You will find her in
Home Guard, Golem.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in MORDANT a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as HOMICIDAL MANIACS is pushed out of top team by LETHAL HERITAGE, who 
came from 3rd with a 2-0-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for 
there are sorrows to drown for HOMICIDAL MANIACS, whose 0-2-0 this turn dropped them 
by 8 into 9th.  THE WHEEL stable has parlayed this turn's 1-2-0 into a 4 space move 
up the rankings.  This brings them up to 8th place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, 
KANDRIS fought HAIKU and gained 28 points and contributed to WIND STORM's 2-2-0.  
HAIKU has lost to KANDRIS, falling 25 points, while helping make MANNEQUIN'S BEST a 
1-2-0 turn.  This turn HELLACIOUS challenged BRICK WALL in what was MORDANT's Title 
bout.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and HELLACIOUS remains 
MORDANT's top warrior for another turn.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear 
the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at Conan's Place until they win.  
Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  GUNS-N-ROSES has cause to stand tall, 
as they were MORDANT's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And avoiding GUNS-N-ROSES more than any other team we find SWEORDMASTERS.  
MORDANT, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most challenged 
warrior this turn was VOID's warrior JENNIFER.  More fighters challenged her than 
challenged the Duelmaster!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.  
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in MORDANT again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELLACIOUS 7541              12   3  0   135       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JENNIFER 7078                 8   1  0   114       VOID (526)
 BRICK WALL 7478              31  18  0   111       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KANDRIS 6612                 10   9  1    89       WIND STORM (144)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HREOWAN 7669                  6   2  1    85       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-HONEST JILES 7576             6   1  0    78       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-MESSIAH 7607                  9   3  3    77       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 SPEEDWELL 7667                7   1  0    77       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-NITE TRAIN 6583               8   6  2    73       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TERCERO ENCANTO 7635          5   1  1    66       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 HAIKU 7681                    6   2  3    65       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-MY MICHELLE 6652              1   1  0    60       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627         10   3  2    52       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 LAN 6724                      5   5  0    44       WIND STORM (144)
 CRIMSON CAVALIER 6231         3   0  0    44       DARK REGIMENT (443)
-CRYSTAL PRINCESS 660         11  10  0    43       HAWKLORDS (21)
 ROOKIE MANAGER 7639           9  14  1    42       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-JIMMY WONG 7674               4   1  1    35       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OPEN 7688                     3   0  1    33       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-ROCKET QUEEN 6674             4   2  1    31       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)
-MR. BROWNSTONE 1286           3   2  0    26       HAWKLORDS (21)
 COBALT 7784                   2   0  0    26       STEEL LEGION (581)
-SWEET CHILD 6687              3   0  0    25       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUJAH 7730                   3   0  0    23       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
-PATIENCE 6716                 2   0  1    23       GUNS-N-ROSES (314)
-T.S. TALON VOLKSIE 7740       3   1  1    21       VORTEX (571)
 CAPELLA 7777                  3   0  0    20       VOID (526)
 GOLD 7787                     2   0  0    18       STEEL LEGION (581)
 BOOMER 7741                   4   2  0    17       WIND STORM (144)
 KADRINA SHADEWEAVER 7771      3   0  0    15       DARK REGIMENT (443)
 EARLY MISTY 7717              1   1  0    13       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
-DARK PROPHET 6234             1   1  0    13       DARK REGIMENT (443)
-BROTUS REDEYE 7770            1   0  0    13       DARK REGIMENT (443)
 GANGREL 7733                  2   1  0    11       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
-DAEL 7696                     1   0  0    10       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-VENTRUE 7731                  1   0  0    10       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
-BLOOD FIST HAMMER 7644        1   0  0    10       KLK FISTS HAMMERZ (567)
 WIL AL'SEEN 7774              1   1  0     9       THE WHEEL (527)
-TROLL FIST HAMMER 7642        0   1  0     9       KLK FISTS HAMMERZ (567)
-T.S. POISON IVY 7737          2   2  0     8       VORTEX (571)
-CATIFF 7734                   1   1  0     8       LETHAL HERITAGE (572)
 THOM MERRILAN 7772            1   1  0     8       THE WHEEL (527)
 PEDRON NIALL 7776             2   1  0     7       THE WHEEL (527)
 SILICON 7786                  1   1  0     7       STEEL LEGION (581)
-CRUDE FIST HAMMER 7643        0   1  0     7       KLK FISTS HAMMERZ (567)
-BELCH FIST HAMMER 7641        0   1  0     7       KLK FISTS HAMMERZ (567)
-T.S. NEON NECRO 7739          1   3  0     6       VORTEX (571)
-T.S. FLOYDD 7736              1   3  0     6       VORTEX (571)
 SALAMANDER 7769               1   2  0     5       WIND STORM (144)
 ALUMINIUM 7797                1   0  0     5       STEEL LEGION (581)
 TUNGSTEN 7788                 1   1  0     4       STEEL LEGION (581)
 DURBAN POISON 7716            1   1  0     4       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
 TURTLE POWER 7714             1   1  0     4       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
-BLACK FIST HAMMER 7645        0   1  0     3       KLK FISTS HAMMERZ (567)
-SYD ANARCHY 1359              0   3  0     3       HAWKLORDS (21)
 SILVER HAZE 7718              0   2  0     2       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
 SWISS MISS 7715               0   2  0     2       JGW'S ABSTRACT (573)
-LIQUID LEN 7752               0   2  0     2       HAWKLORDS (21)
-GORRILLA 7757                 0   1  0     1       BAM BAMX (577)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BILL CONGAR 7775              0   1  0     1       THE WHEEL (527)
 GHOULBAT 7001                 0   1  0     1       DARK REGIMENT (443)
-TIGER 7754                    0   1  0     1       BAM BAMX (577)
-BAEL 7773                     0   1  0     1       THE WHEEL (527)
-COW 7758                      0   1  0     1       BAM BAMX (577)
-DOJO 7756                     0   1  0     1       BAM BAMX (577)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
MONKEY 7755            0  1 0 BAM BAMX 577          T.S. TALON VOLKS 7740 533         
BOTTLE OF BEER 7620   14 10 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 HAIKU 7681            534         
DEADLY BORE 7657       7 13 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627  534         
176141715123 7796      0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   DARK CHAMPION 569     535 NONE    
155141791311 7794      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  SHEWISH GIANT 566     535 NONE    
T.S. MANAGER 7738      3  1 1 VORTEX 571            HAIKU 7681            533         
MARCUS 6672            7  6 0 WIND STORM 144        HREOWAN 7669          533         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Lord Xiang -- <shaking head>  Of course it's about both!  TC and winning. -- JGW

KLK Fists Hammerz, Steel Legion -- Welcome to Mordant.  Please enjoy your favorite
ale down at the tavern on me. -- JGW

Seraphim and Hammer -- Welcome to Mordant!  Grab a brew to start the day, place some
wagers, have a few bar brawls, and go wenching to finish the day!  Rinse and repeat
twelve more times before your next fight.  *evil grin* -- Lord Xiang, mgr. Wind Storm

Guns-N-Roses -- Welcome back!  I hope you will stick around for some time, as the
times are good! -- Lord Xiang, mgr. Wind Storm

JGW -- Goatee Gargoyles?  Stone critters with facial hair?  *shrug*  It takes all
kinds, I guess, doesn't it?  *grin* -- Lord Xiang

Hellacious -- Your reign as Duelmaster, may it be worthy of those who came before
you!  Salute!! -- Lord Xiang

My Michelle -- I welcome you back from Aringhol's realm!  As soon as I get out of
traction, I'll buy the beer! -- Salamander

D. Darkheart -- Yeah, yeah.  At least we split last turn's matchups.  Better than you
getting the best of me all around, IMO.  *sigh* -- Lord Xiang

Hreowan -- Perhaps I will take that advice you offered at the end of the fight, and
avoid you.  OW! -- Kandris

Speedwell -- Can you teach me how you did that dodge?  I'll buy the beer if you do.
*grin*  Nice comeback.  Thought I had you there...until you whooped me. -- Lan

Pedron Niall -- A can opener works every time.  *chuckle* -- Brujah

Black Fist Hammer -- NICE LEARNS!  Next time, come equipped with a lawn chair with
off-hand sun screen. -- Boomer

Kadrina Shadeweaver -- I'm surprised I lasted ten minutes with you, looking at my
strats.  I impressed myself!  *confused look* -- Catiff

Grisella -- An Orc Gargoyle with facial hair.  I guess they'll let ANYONE into the
arena these days.  At least you can fight, I'll grant you that. -- Gangrel

Kandris -- Valiant effort.  I thank you for the skills and warn you that this is my
last turn before the upcoming tournament, as I will have reached 10 FE. -- Hreowan

Deadly Bore -- Alas!  It appears you had but THREE lives, as our fourth meeting
resulted in your untimely death.  Well, untimely to you, far past due to those you
have left behind.... -- Mischievous Imp

Lan -- Excellent fight!!  Lots of strategy changes, i.e. me desperate, you desperate,
new minute, me desperate, you desperately defeated. -- Speedwell

Bottle of Beer -- Having passed your expiration date, you apparently reached the end
of your shelf life. -- Haiku

Oh, darn.  Drat.  Other epithets as appropriate.  I have three replacements here.  I
wish you wouldn't do this to me.  I hate recruiting. -- Nick the Discouraged,
Homicidal Maniacs
P.S.  Hey, interviewing homicidal maniacs all day is enough to discourage anyone!

Hellacious -- Until we get a new psychic channel for the Brick Wall, you're stuck
with no personal from it.  But it was, in so far as that is possible, a good fight.
Quite a classic of its kind. -- Nick
P.S.  The Wall did NOT scream in the Infirmary.  It is mute.  These reporters get
carried away.

Jennifer -- Well, pretty lady, I'm glad you weren't hurt.  I wouldn't want to do
something like that.  The physical side...no, it just isn't ME.  I have other
methods. -- Haydan

Haiku -- I hope you have a TERRIBLE hangover! -- Ghost of Bottle of Beer

Mischievous Imp -- All surviving Homicidal Maniacs salute you.  Let us buy you
drinks. -- Nick and Company
P.S.  Naturally he couldn't lay a curse on you, he spent too much of his final breath
laying the groundwork for it, explaining context, comparing it to other dying curses,
etc.  Good job!

I think that's really UNFAIR for this Grunesh the Orc to beat me and I can't
challenge him back now that I've seen how he fights! -- Rookie Manager

Lady Flair -- I thank you for your kind offer, ma'am, but I have some serious
business here in Mordant that will delay my departure. -- Haydan

Ghost of Marcus -- You probably cursed me with that song. -- Ghost of Bottle of Beer

Jennifer -- I wish you the best of luck with your quest for immortality.  My manager
doesn't go in for that kind of thing--Dead Tourneys--so I shall remain quietly dead,
or else reincarnate as a bartender.  I wonder if I can reincarnate as an adult?  I'd
hate to go through the agonies of adolescence again.... -- Ghost of Bottle of Beer

Allech Rabo -- I accept the reserved time slot, with the understanding that I will
probably not use the booth at that time, but will select some other, unreserved time,
so as not to forewarn Sandy when I will be there.  These evil demonesses must be kept
off balance if one is to succeed in the world. -- Haydan

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

176141715123 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
155141791311 was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
HELLACIOUS demolished BRICK WALL in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
MISCHIEVOUS IMP defeated LAN in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
EARLY MISTY bested TUNGSTEN in a 2 minute novice's Challenge contest.
THOM MERRILAN was defeated by GOLD in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge match.
DURBAN POISON was devastated by COBALT in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel.
SILVER HAZE was luckily beaten by KADRINA SHADEWEAVER in a 4 minute Challenge brawl.
JENNIFER overcame HREOWAN in a 3 minute melee.
HAIKU was vanquished by KANDRIS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SPEEDWELL overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ROOKIE MANAGER was overpowered by CRIMSON CAVALIER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BOOMER unbelievably bested WIL AL'SEEN in a popular 4 minute bout.
BRUJAH subdued SILICON in a 1 minute match.
SWISS MISS was viciously subdued by GANGREL in a 2 minute brutal amateur's conflict.
TURTLE POWER was savagely defeated by CAPELLA in a 3 minute bloody novice's brawl.
SALAMANDER was outwaited by PEDRON NIALL in a popular 13 minute beginner's fight.
GHOULBAT slimly lost to ALUMINIUM in a 2 minute bloody novice's fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         AIMED BLOW        12 -   3 -  0      80  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  12 -  1      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  16 -  2      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  14 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  20 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  19 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  14 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  19 -  2      32  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 535 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         2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  4         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  5         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   HELLACIOUS 7541            12   3  0  135 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
WALL OF STEEL    JENNIFER 7078               8   1  0  114 VOID (526)
TOTAL PARRY      BRICK WALL 7478            31  18  0  111 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
PARRY-STRIKE     KANDRIS 6612               10   9  1   89 WIND STORM (144)
STRIKING ATTACK  HAIKU 7681                  6   2  3   65 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
SLASHING ATTACK  CRIMSON CAVALIER 6231       3   0  0   44 DARK REGIMENT (443)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HELLACIOUS 7541.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SALAMANDER 7769.  The ten other most popular fighters were WIL AL'SEEN 7774, 
HREOWAN 7669, CAPELLA 7777, LAN 6724, THOM MERRILAN 7772, COBALT 7784, SILVER HAZE 
7718, GANGREL 7733, HELLACIOUS 7541, and GOLD 7787.

The least popular fighter this week was PEDRON NIALL 7776.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TURTLE POWER 7714, SILICON 7786, ROOKIE MANAGER 7639, KADRINA 
SHADEWEAVER 7771, BRICK WALL 7478, 155141791311 7794, 176141715123 7796, GHOULBAT 
7001, BOOMER 7741, and CRIMSON CAVALIER 6231.