DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/03/2012    Duedate: 12/15/2012

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-716

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ALLANA LORIMER
LOW ROAD 3 (644)
(1-8904) [19-4-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ALLANA LORIMER                 POSITION IS EMPTY
LOW ROAD 3 (644)               
(1-8904) [19-4-1,110]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CEREAL KILLER                  CHELSEA NOREN
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        LOW ROAD 3 (644)
(1-8625) [25-21-0,102]         (1-8906) [14-9-0,84]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LOW ROAD 3 (644)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LOW ROAD 3 (644)            24
2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      17      LOW ROAD 3 (644)
3. BOOZE (605)                 11      Unchartered Team
4. RUN DMC (636)               11
5. GOD SQUAD (376)              4      BLOODLINE (493)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 LOW ROAD 3 (644)          78  37  2 67.8   1/ 2 LOW ROAD 3 (644)         11  4 0
 2/ 2 GOD SQUAD (376)           17   9  0 65.4   2/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  10  5 0
 3/ 3 RUN DMC (636)             53  35  0 60.2   3/ 3 RUN DMC (636)             8  3 0
 4/ 4 BOOZE (605)              132 119 13 52.6   4/ 4 BOOZE (605)               4  3 0
 5/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   344 431 61 44.4   5/ 5 GOD SQUAD (376)           2  1 0
 6/ 6 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  630 929 16 40.4   6/ 6 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    2  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 715): ALLANA LORIMER of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 598): PIGSKIN of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 720): HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 692): JAEGER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 716): HORSE of ON THE FARM (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 711): LIZZIE BROADAXE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 720): ANZAHANZEK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 704): DORA T. EXPLORA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 706): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 705): WHEELBARROW of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 671): SASSAFRAS LASS of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 660): EAGLE'S CLAW of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 653): C-PAPPY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 604): SALMGEDAN of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 287): HARAZIM KOREH of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 280): INUYASHA of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 549): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 597): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 715): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 598): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 720): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 692): PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 716): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 711): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 720): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 714): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 706): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 705): CAJUN APOCALYPSE (The Cajun, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 671): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 660): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 653): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 604): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 287): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 280): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 549): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 597) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 714): SHOTGUN DADDY of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
                            BRANDY of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 711): LIZZIE BROADAXE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
                (turn 710): INK AND STEEL of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.)
                            ALUCARD of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 720): ANZAHANZEK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 703): BATIATUS of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 705): NEVER FOREVER of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 280): INUYASHA of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
              (turn 279): ELMINSTER of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I see that a lot of us fought standbys today, so maybe I shouldn't be doing this
column.  Maybe I should be saving the words to pad out the personals, you know?
Since no one ELSE is likely to write.  But I earned the title, dammit, and I *will*
do the column.  After all, I may not be here next time.
     Perhaps Silisa the Snake should be renamed Silly Snake?  Although I suppose that
if she came upon someone--some MAN, you know--unexpectedly, she'd be dangerous.  Or
if he was sleeping.  Afterward.

                                  Allana Lorimer

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in MORDANT since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Biff!  Pow!  MORDANT 
watched with glee as HOMICIDAL MANIACS got knocked off top spot by LOW ROAD 3!  
What's with DELISE ORM?  She actually beat MORDANT's CHARK FORKBEARD, and walked away 
with 9 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at HOMICIDAL MANIACS.  DOMESTIC 
DERVISH lost 6 points to WHITE LIGHTNING.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe 
DOMESTIC DERVISH will provide more easy wins...  Try as he might, CAPTAIN ELOY wasn't 
good enough at persuading ALLANA LORIMER to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... 
I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  
Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...   
     Warriors of MORDANT unite.  You have only your games to lose!  How long have I 
been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
MORDANT is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't 
want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALLANA LORIMER 8904          19   4  1   110       LOW ROAD 3 (644)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ERBIN PARNAN 8903            18   5  0   106       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625           25  21  0   102       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 DELISE ORM 8907              15   8  0   102       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 BLACK BONKER 8749            17  13  1    96       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHELSEA NOREN 8906           14   9  0    84       LOW ROAD 3 (644)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 S... MC 8734                 14  18  0    63       RUN DMC (636)
 DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736          8   3  0    59       RUN DMC (636)
 MUTANT BLOWBY 5520            8   5  0    59       GOD SQUAD (376)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BELTRAN MOSS 8905            12  11  1    48       LOW ROAD 3 (644)
 MASKED MURDERER II 8772       8  19  1    44       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871          9   3  0    35       RUN DMC (636)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RUN'S HOUSE 8735              3   1  0    33       RUN DMC (636)
 MARY MARY 8872                6   6  0    27       RUN DMC (636)
 WHITE LIGHTNING 8923          2   4  0    26       BOOZE (605)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROT GUT 8912                  1   1  0    19       BOOZE (605)
 DOMESTIC DERVISH 8943         3   2  0    15       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GREY GOOSE 8929               1   2  0    13       BOOZE (605)
 GOBBLEDYGOOK 8898             1   0  0     9       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 SHAVIAN 8887                  1   0  0     8       MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)
 DANDY BOY 8949                0   1  0     1       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Brandy -- Ah, you were always my downfall. -- Shogtun Dadyd

Truly, this Mannequin standby is Mad, but... I wouldn't mind seeing some
Sweordmasters here again. -- Cereal Killer

I don't know what Raffit the Garrote is playing at, but he should play somewhere
else. -- Erbin Parnan

If only it was a fork!  But no, Chark Forkbeard had a whole crossbow hidden in his
beard! -- Chelsea Noren
P.S.  Maybe even a ballista.

I didn't need Allana stirring up Silisa the Snake.  I could handle her, of course,
but I didn't NEED her stirred up. -- Black Bonker

Forewarned by Chelsea--what are teammates for, after all? (don't answer that!)--I
handed Chark his beard as clippings.  SHORT clippings. -- Delise Orm

And now, three fights against non-standbys....

S... Mc -- Yeahyeahyeah.  Good fight, and all that. -- Beltran Moss

Downwiththeking -- Ah, no wonder you were sentenced to the arena!  Kings hate that
kind of attitude. -- Masked Murderer

     So do queens.

Grey Goose -- I will NOT have a goose in MY house. -- Domestic Dervish

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ALLANA LORIMER devastated CAPTAIN ELOY in a 2 minute gruesome mismatched Title fight.
BLACK BONKER subdued CAPTAIN ELOY in a exciting 1 minute gory melee.
DELISE ORM vanquished CHARK FORKBEARD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ERBIN PARNAN overpowered MAD MANNEQUIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
CEREAL KILLER bested SILISA THE SNAKE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute veteran's duel.
CHELSEA NOREN viciously subdued S... MC in a 4 minute veteran's competition.
MUTANT BLOWBY vanquished MARY MARY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MASKED MURDERER II was overpowered by DOWNWITHTHEKING in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
BELTRAN MOSS was narrowly defeated by LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 2 minute gruesome match.
COLOSSEUM HALLS beat ROT GUT in a 2 minute fight.
WHITE LIGHTNING narrowly defeated DOMESTIC DERVISH in a 5 minute bloody match.
SHAVIAN overcame GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's contest.
GOBBLEDYGOOK outlasted DANDY BOY in a 7 minute novice's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        33 -  18 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  11 -  0      65  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  16 -  0      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  22 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 716 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ALLANA LORIMER 8904        19   4  1  110 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
BASHING ATTACK   ERBIN PARNAN 8903          18   5  0  106 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
LUNGING ATTACK   CEREAL KILLER 8625         25  21  0  102 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
AIMED BLOW       DELISE ORM 8907            15   8  0  102 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
WALL OF STEEL    CHELSEA NOREN 8906         14   9  0   84 LOW ROAD 3 (644)
TOTAL PARRY      COLOSSEUM HALLS 8871        9   3  0   35 RUN DMC (636)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CEREAL KILLER 8625.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CHELSEA NOREN 8906.  The ten other most popular fighters were CEREAL KILLER 
8625, ALLANA LORIMER 8904, DOWNWITHTHEKING 8736, S... MC 8734, ROT GUT 8912, WHITE 
LIGHTNING 8923, BLACK BONKER 8749, DELISE ORM 8907, ERBIN PARNAN 8903, and BELTRAN 
MOSS 8905.

The least popular fighter this week was MASKED MURDERER II 8772.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MARY MARY 8872, DANDY BOY 8949, GOBBLEDYGOOK 8898, COLOSSEUM 
HALLS 8871, MUTANT BLOWBY 5520, SHAVIAN 8887, DOMESTIC DERVISH 8943, BELTRAN MOSS 
8905, ERBIN PARNAN 8903, and DELISE ORM 8907.

                            A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

          12 political points a'pumpin'
          11 TVs a'workin'
          10 free duels of credit
           9 ABs to challenge
           8 criticals a'connectin'
           7 scums a'dyin'
           6 skills a'maxin'
           5 A.D. invites
           4 lucky warriors
           3 size on replacement
           2 proxied TCs
          And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.

                                   May your days be merry,
                                   And your wins be often.

                                             The Consortium