DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/23/2007    Duedate: 08/04/2007

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-576

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PRAESENTIUS
ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
(1-7996) [13-9-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WINDREAVER                     ANGELIC PHANTOM
SWEORDMASTERS (138)            TEAM WRATH (606)
(1-8000) [15-8-1,114]          (1-8119) [1-0-1,14]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

COMICUS                        LUNG CANCER
ROMAN EMPIRE (531)             DEATH'S DOOR (129)
(1-7207) [18-20-0,97]          (1-7977) [8-11-0,35]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SHE'S CRAFTY (592)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ROMAN EMPIRE (531)          61
2. DEATH'S DOOR (129)          35      SEA DOGS (575)
3. TEAM WRATH (606)            22      Unchartered Team
4. SHE'S CRAFTY (592)          19
5. BOOZE (605)                 17      BOOZE (605)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (575)            92  72  1 56.1   1/ 2 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)        8  6 1
 2/ 2 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   239 204 37 54.0   2/ 3 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       7  5 0
 3/ 4 DEATH'S DOOR (129)       126 109  1 53.6   3/ 1 SEA DOGS (575)            6  9 0
 4/ 3 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   60  52  0 53.6   4/ 4 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)        5  3 0
 5/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      476 429 58 52.6   5/ 7 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)   4  1 0
 6/ 6 SHE'S CRAFTY (592)        75  69  5 52.1   6/ 6 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    4 11 2
 7/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    377 383 43 49.6   7/ 9*BOOZE (605)               3  1 0
 8- 8 STEEL LEGION (581)        49  50  3 49.5   8- 5 STEEL LEGION (581)        3  2 1
 9/10 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)       314 349 21 47.4   9/ 8 DEATH'S DOOR (129)        3  2 0
10/12*BOOZE (605)               10  14  1 41.7  10/13*TEAM WRATH (606)          3 12 1
11/14*TEAM WRATH (606)           3  12  1 20.0  11/10 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     2  7 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     What have we here? I feel as if the Sea Dogs have won a war of attrition.  Three
warriors ranked higher than me, yet I pick up the throne and recognition leader
because they choose not to fight.  Most popular?  That, I can see.  I spent years on
the open sea as a motivational speaker of sorts, beating the drum to which the
oarsmen time their strokes, encouraging them to excel at their work with the help of
my trusty lash.  I am a natural leader, after all.
     Throw in the awards my teammates have earned and the city of Mordant is
preparing to celebrate us for three full cycles.  I predict parades and dinner
parties with the Mordanti elite.  Not to mention the free fights for myself and my
teammates, which is quite an honor, although it is more of a gift to our manager.
     Still, something nags at me.  Our victory seems hollow.  Get off your lazy bums
and fight, Mordanti scoundrels!  If you don't have the stones to come after us, then
I guess we truly deserve our accolades.
-- Hortator

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly MORDANT games.  Former top team SEA DOGS was unseated 
this week as SHE'S CRAFTY moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-1-0 
record for the round.  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  
Witness how this week TEAM WRATH went 1-4-1 to move up 3 in the rankings.  My praise 
to ROMAN EMPIRE for their 4-0-0 week this time out.  Indeed, it was a skillfully 
fought round deserving of notice!  SEIUS GLABRIO caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested SILISA THE SNAKE and was awarded 19 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, TYPHOID MARY put 
down VANE, causing him to lose 11 points of recognition in the process.  The city has 
turned out in honor of PRAESENTIUS, for with his arena victory he may now lay claim 
to the highest position in the city!  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the 
top team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In MORDANT "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat 
in MORDANT these days is MANNEQUIN'S BEST.  At least, most blades in town are looking 
to avoid them.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent 
the better part of last week avoiding MANNEQUIN'S BEST.  Indeed it was SEA DOGS.  
Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 
take warning!  You have more than a few enemies in MORDANT.  I can not but mention 
with disdain the name of HATCH BATTENER who this week posted a challenge to a warrior 
a full 11 points below in the rankings.  I thought HATCH BATTENER showed great skill 
and promise when he beat POCKET ROCKET.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal! 
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off 
city calling to me.  I must away!  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                  
 PRAESENTIUS 7996             13   9  0   106       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOULTANCHOR 7980             12   6  2   123       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-COBALT 7784                  14   6  0   120       STEEL LEGION (581)
 WINDREAVER 8000              15   8  1   114       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-CHEESE WHIZ 7821             14   4  3   114       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 HATCH BATTENER 8014          13   7  0   109       SEA DOGS (575)
 MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724        20  17  0   100       SEA DOGS (575)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KEITH RICHARDS 7927          13  11  0    98       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 COMICUS 7207                 18  20  0    97       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 HORTATOR 7791                17  11  1    93       SEA DOGS (575)
 ZIMA 7750                    20  13  0    91       LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LARRY KING 7893              16  11  0    88       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 BALLAST 7727                 15  20  0    85       SEA DOGS (575)
 FULL METAL MINX 7900         15  15  0    83       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 POCKET ROCKET 8059            8   6  0    83       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
-FEYEVER 7993                  7   3  2    83       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 SEIUS GLABRIO 7978           10  13  2    82       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
-GOLD 7787                    10   7  0    82       STEEL LEGION (581)
 REAPING BEAUTY 8032          13   4  0    80       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 SWEET STUFF 7966             18   9  1    74       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 TYPHOID MARY 7941            11  12  0    72       DEATH'S DOOR (129)
 MISS TEAK 8015                9  11  0    70       SEA DOGS (575)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VANE 8044                     9   6  0    50       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 LION DUNG 8070                6   2  0    47       ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
 HEIDI? 8050                   7   8  2    46       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 TANKERBELL 8053               8   2  0    42       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 LUNG CANCER 7977              8  11  0    35       DEATH'S DOOR (129)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOXINDERELLA 8098             2   1  1    24       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VODKA 8054                    3   0  0    23       BOOZE (605)
 SUPER GLUE 8080               4   3  2    20       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 MIASMA 8104                   2   0  0    20       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-IRON 8052                     3   1  1    16       STEEL LEGION (581)
-BRANDY 8073                   2   2  0    16       BOOZE (605)
 ANGELIC PHANTOM 8119          1   0  1    14       TEAM WRATH (606)
-SNOW WHITEMARE 8087           1   3  0    11       SHE'S CRAFTY (592)
 SHERRY 8089                   1   0  0    11       BOOZE (605)
 COGNAC 8088                   1   0  0     6       BOOZE (605)
 WICKED JESTER 8090            1   2  0     5       TEAM WRATH (606)
 DEMON PRINCE 8117             0   1  0     1       TEAM WRATH (606)
 KOOK AROCHA 8120              0   1  0     1       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 BAMBOO SHOOT 8121             0   1  0     1       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 DEMONIC MONARCH 8118          0   1  0     1       TEAM WRATH (606)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
GRALL THE DESERTE 547  0  1 0   1                   ANGELIC PHANTOM 8119  576 NONE    
STRAIGHT TO DA 8097    0  1 0 DEATH'S DOOR 129      DARK CHAMPION 569     576 NONE    
MISS CARGOT 8079       1  2 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261   IRON 8052             574 REVENGED
173161617105 8103      1  1 1 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  UNDEAD WARRIOR 572    576 NONE    
1510101591411 8122     0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537  DARK CHAMPION 569     576 NONE    
CROWBARBIE 8041        5  8 0 SHE'S CRAFTY 592      HEIDI? 8050           573 REVENGED
SNEER 8085             1  4 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138     UNDEAD WARRIOR 572    576 NONE    
PEASANT SCUM 8116      0  1 0 TEAM WRATH 606        STONE GOLEM 571       576 NONE    
UNHOLY WRATH 8091      1  1 0 TEAM WRATH 606        TOXINDERELLA 8098     575         
WICKED MONK 8093       0  1 0 TEAM WRATH 606        SUPER GLUE 8080       574         
PHANTOM QUEEN 8106     0  1 0 TEAM WRATH 606        173161617105 8103     575         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Should I be happy that I have all new teammates, or should I be worried that I have
all new teammates? -- Wicked Jester

9 July 2007
I have not been receiving my physical turns in a reliable manner lately.  If there
are diplos with the turns that go missing, they're gone for good.  So if you send me
a diplo and do not see an acknowledgement of receipt in the personals, know that I
have not gotten it (yet).  If you have email, contact me at Livia AT reality DOT com.
If you don't have email, keep trying with the diplos.  We are working on this
problem. -- the Scribe/Jorja/Leeta
P.S.  If you email me, put "Re DM" on the subject line.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

173161617105 was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SNEER was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
PEASANT SCUM was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
STRAIGHT TO DA was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
1510101591411 was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
WICKED JESTER was devastated by TOXINDERELLA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
WINDREAVER devastated ZIMA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
HATCH BATTENER overpowered POCKET ROCKET in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
REAPING BEAUTY bested MISS TEAK in a popular 1 minute Challenge competition.
FULL METAL MINX was outwaited by MAKESHIFT ANCHOR in a 14 minute Challenge melee.
VANE was vanquished by TYPHOID MARY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
HORTATOR lost to PRAESENTIUS in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Title fight.
KEITH RICHARDS handily defeated CAPTAIN ELOY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
LARRY KING slimly won victory over SWEET STUFF in a 15 minute master's conflict.
COMICUS devastated BALLAST in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched bout.
SEIUS GLABRIO vanquished SILISA THE SNAKE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
LUNG CANCER lost to HEIDI? in a exciting 4 minute fray.
TANKERBELL devastated SUPER GLUE in a 4 minute mismatched brawl.
LION DUNG overpowered GRUNESH THE ORC in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MIASMA overpowered DEMON PRINCE in a popular 4 minute one-sided bout.
COGNAC overcame BAMBOO SHOOT in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
DEMONIC MONARCH was overpowered by GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ANGELIC PHANTOM murdered GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven bout.
KOOK AROCHA was vanquished by SHERRY in a 1 minute mismatched fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         BASHING ATTACK    27 -  21 -  2      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   6 -  2      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        29 -  27 -  2      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  47 -  5      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY       38 -  42 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  16 -  1      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  23 -  0      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  18 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 576 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:

PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  3     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   PRAESENTIUS 7996           13   9  0  106 ROMAN EMPIRE (531)
BASHING ATTACK   WINDREAVER 8000            15   8  1  114 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
STRIKING ATTACK  HATCH BATTENER 8014        13   7  0  109 SEA DOGS (575)
TOTAL PARRY      MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724      20  17  0  100 SEA DOGS (575)
AIMED BLOW       ZIMA 7750                  20  13  0   91 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576)
SLASHING ATTACK  VANE 8044                   9   6  0   50 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is COMICUS 7207.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was LUNG CANCER 7977.  The ten other most popular fighters were DEMON PRINCE 8117, 
COMICUS 7207, KEITH RICHARDS 7927, HEIDI? 8050, TOXINDERELLA 8098, HATCH BATTENER 
8014, REAPING BEAUTY 8032, HORTATOR 7791, PRAESENTIUS 7996, and COGNAC 8088.

The least popular fighter this week was LARRY KING 7893.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SWEET STUFF 7966, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724, FULL METAL MINX 7900, 
TANKERBELL 8053, KOOK AROCHA 8120, DEMONIC MONARCH 8118, BAMBOO SHOOT 8121, MIASMA 
8104, VANE 8044, and POCKET ROCKET 8059.