DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/24/2007    Duedate: 01/05/2008

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-587

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BALLAST
SEA DOGS (575)
(1-7727) [24-22-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BALLAST                        POSITION IS EMPTY
SEA DOGS (575)                 
(1-7727) [24-22-0,114]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MISS TEAK                      KOOK AROCHA
SEA DOGS (575)                 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
(1-8015) [16-15-0,88]          (1-8120) [8-3-1,83]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SEA DOGS (575)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOZE (605)                 44
2. SEA DOGS (575)              42      SEA DOGS (575)
3. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      22      Unchartered Team
4. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)       15
5. STEEL LEGION (581)           5      I'M HISTORY (529)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (575)           122  95  4 56.2   1/ 1 SEA DOGS (575)            9  6 1
 2/ 2 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      495 445 59 52.7   2/ 2 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       8  3 1
 3/ 3 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   253 235 44 51.8   3/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     6  3 1
 4/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    393 395 46 49.9   4/ 3 BOOZE (605)               4  7 1
 5/ 5 STEEL LEGION (581)        55  60  4 47.8   5- 5 ENTERPRISE (345)          3  2 0
 6/ 6 BOOZE (605)               20  28  4 41.7   6/ 6 STEEL LEGION (581)        3  8 1
 7- 7 ENTERPRISE (345)           6  10  0 37.5   7/ 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    1 11 1

    '*'   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 586): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 469): EDWARD O'HARE of MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 594): OTIS 3 of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 590): PANTHER of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 589): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 593): HOFFA of THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 591): MOSES of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 585): CYNICA of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 577): BERCHTA of THE DARK GODS (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 576): PARROT KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 550): PUSS N BOOTS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 540): CONNIE PAKKIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 241): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 527): HOLLYMOOP of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 476): ENDLESS WATCH of RAISING RYLYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 228): PHOENIX of GRIFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 216): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 424): ZEUS of LEGION OF LEGEND (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 193): MARWAN of SACRED REALM (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 468): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 586): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 469): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 594): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 590): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 589): TEAM CHAOS ELITE (?, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 593): WINGED LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 591): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 585): THE ABYSMALS (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 577): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 576): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 550): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 540): BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 241): CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 527): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 476): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 228): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 216): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 424): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 193): ARTIC FIRE (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 468) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 286): MAKESHIFT ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                (turn 585): COBALT of STEEL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 594): JUNGLE JUICE of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
                          DELON LUROST of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 590): PANTHER of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 587): HELENE JUSTE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 592): BANKSHOT of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 591): MOSES of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
               (turn 590): SLAMMER of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 585): CYNICA of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 584): SIR CUMFERENCE of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 577): BERCHTA of THE DARK GODS (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 576): PARROT KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 538): SCROD BOY of INQUISITION CLONES (LHI, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 241): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 228): GLUM of JANIX (Kat, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 424): ZEUS of LEGION OF LEGEND (Seraphim, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of MORDANT!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  VAN DER MINT caught the eye of many 
in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested TRAVESTY and was awarded 23 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, MISS TEAK put down 
WAIF, causing her to lose 7 points of recognition in the process.  The city has 
turned out in honor of MAKESHIFT ANCHOR, for with his arena victory he may now lay 
claim to the highest position in the city!  Heed this!  A seer has warned that if 
exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 
7!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In MORDANT "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  MORDANT, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the 
names of thy guilds is SEA DOGS, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly 
duels.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any 
of SWEORDMASTERS last week.  Busy avoiding SEA DOGS?  Mighty fighters cannot but 
expect competition from those below.  MISS TEAK take warning!  You have more than a 
few enemies in MORDANT.  I cannot but express pride for the fearlessness of KOOK 
AROCHA who cast caution to the winds and challenged BALLAST, a fighter 32 points 
higher.  4 points of newly earned recognition and a dose of my admiration is what 
KOOK AROCHA must now weigh against the defeat which resulted.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  My condolences to STEEL LEGION for their loss of a 
very promising warrior, IRON.  IRON went to doom before the arms of JETSAM, a warrior 
of SEA DOGS.  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena there is 
only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in MORDANT.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  More than a sharp eye must I 
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari 
await me!  Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  
The wise are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BALLAST 7727                 24  22  0   114       SEA DOGS (575)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOULTANCHOR 7980             12   6  2   123       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-CHEESE WHIZ 7821             14   4  3   114       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 HONEST JILES 7576             8   2  0    97       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 MIASMA 8104                  10   2  0    94       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS TEAK 8015               16  15  0    88       SEA DOGS (575)
 KOOK AROCHA 8120              8   3  1    83       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
-FEYEVER 7993                  7   3  2    83       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WAIF 8160                     5   1  0    57       SWEORDMASTERS (138)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JETSAM 8172                   3   1  1    47       SEA DOGS (575)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDY 8073                   5   2  0    46       BOOZE (605)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COUNSELOR TROY 5338           3   2  0    24       ENTERPRISE (345)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAN DER MINT 8203             1   0  1    23       BOOZE (605)
 PUTT PUTT 8167                2   1  1    17       LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
 SMIRCH 8188                   2   1  1    16       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-WYRD 8156                     2   0  0    14       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
-CMDR LAFORGE 8186             1   1  0    12       ENTERPRISE (345)
-QUANTUM PARTICLE 8201         1   0  0    11       ENTERPRISE (345)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TEQUILLA 8197           0  2 0 BOOZE 605            BLACK ORC             587  NONE
1116111515511 8208      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 THE AMAZON            587  NONE
1592071797 8206         0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 MOUNTAIN TROLL        587  NONE
174157161411 8207       0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER             587  NONE
TRAVESTY 8170           2  2 2 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 VAN DER MINT 8203     587   
POOP DECK GUY 8209      0  1 0 SEA DOGS 575         PUTT PUTT 8167        587   
CARBIDE 8096            0  4 0 STEEL LEGION 581     ARENAMASTER KAKA      587  NONE
FILAMENT 8187           1  2 0 STEEL LEGION 581     SMIRCH 8188           587   
IRON 8052               5  3 1 STEEL LEGION 581     JETSAM 8172           587   

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22 December 2007
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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CARBIDE was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TEQUILLA was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
174157161411 was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
1116111515511 was savagely slain by THE AMAZON in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
1592071797 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a popular 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
KOOK AROCHA was unbelievably bested by BALLAST in a 8 minute Challenge Title brawl.
WAIF was overpowered by MISS TEAK in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SMIRCH easily killed FILAMENT in a 2 minute gruesome uneven Challenge melee.
MIASMA was viciously subdued by MAKESHIFT ANCHOR in a crowd boring 33 minute fight.
HONEST JILES overpowered CAPTAIN ELOY in a 3 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
BRANDY beat MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 2 minute brutal fight.
JETSAM murdered IRON in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
TRAVESTY was butchered by VAN DER MINT in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
PUTT PUTT viciously butchered POOP DECK GUY in a 1 minute bloody amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       32 -  14 -  1      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         AIMED BLOW        16 -  13 -  2      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  39 -  4      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   9 -  1      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  17 -  3      39  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   4 -  2      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   6 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  29 -  0      26  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  15 -  3      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   8 -  1      20  |

Turn 587 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-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  4     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BALLAST 7727               24  22  0  114 SEA DOGS (575)
LUNGING ATTACK   MISS TEAK 8015             16  15  0   88 SEA DOGS (575)
BASHING ATTACK   KOOK AROCHA 8120            8   3  1   83 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)
STRIKING ATTACK  WAIF 8160                   5   1  0   57 SWEORDMASTERS (138)
AIMED BLOW       JETSAM 8172                 3   1  1   47 SEA DOGS (575)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MISS TEAK 8015.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KOOK AROCHA 8120.  The ten other most popular fighters were HONEST JILES 7576, 
BRANDY 8073, 1592071797 8206, MISS TEAK 8015, SMIRCH 8188, JETSAM 8172, TEQUILLA 
8197, BALLAST 7727, PUTT PUTT 8167, and 1116111515511 8208.

The least popular fighter this week was MIASMA 8104.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were POOP DECK GUY 8209, TRAVESTY 8170, IRON 8052, 174157161411 8207, 
CARBIDE 8096, VAN DER MINT 8203, FILAMENT 8187, WAIF 8160, 1116111515511 8208, and 
PUTT PUTT 8167.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

MAKESHIFT ANCHOR (1-7724) SEA DOGS (575)