DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/24/2005    Duedate: 11/05/2005

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-416

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SCARDY CAT
ARENA FELINES (622)
(2-5279) [13-1-0,124]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SCARDY CAT                     POSITION IS EMPTY
ARENA FELINES (622)            
(2-5279) [13-1-0,124]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MELLISANDE                     MARI COY
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5332) [10-7-1,55]           (2-5342) [7-2-0,50]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       25
2. ARENA FELINES (622)         12      ARENA FELINES (622)
3. FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)        0      Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)      0
5. INQUISITION SL5 (631)        0      ASSASINS (115)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 ARENA FELINES (622)       17   3  0 85.0   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     8  7 1
 2- 2*INQUISITION SL5 (631)      6   2  1 75.0   2- 2*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)     5  1 0
 3- 3 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)   18   8  1 69.2   3- 3*INQUISITION SL5 (631)     2  2 0
 4- 4*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)      9   9  0 50.0   4- 4 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)   1  0 1
 5/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    413 601 12 40.7   5/ 5 ARENA FELINES (622)       1  0 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 530): FLAIR of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 415): MELLITA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 538): NOTTHUR of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 534): TRAUMER of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 533): HOFFA of JOHNS (Dear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 537): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 534): SWEATY of BRAIN (LHI, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 529): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 520): BOOKIE of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 519): ASHANDAR of AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 493): FRANKENSLOSH of HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 483): GUHULONG of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 471): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 419): HARZOGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 200): VIRET of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 188): DUFF of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 165): KOOL AID of LIQUIDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 412): WIGGLER of THUNDR + LITENING from TALCAMA (Doc Steele)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 530): WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 415): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 538): SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 534): HARMONY (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 533): EVEREST LLP (?, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 537): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 534): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 529): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 520): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 519): AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 493): ABSTRACT (Xerxes, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 483): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 471): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 419): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 200): CARESS OF STEEL (Maximillian, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 188): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 165): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 412): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 538): NOTTHUR of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
              (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 537): 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 529): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
                            BILLY THE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 419): HARZOGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): DOC FELLE of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     No one but the Veteran Mercenary was willing to contest the title with me?
Well, Korvoskol Turo, Veteran Mercenary, I salute you.  I don't suppose you wanted
to, either, but it was your job and you did it.

                                       Mellita

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon NIANIA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  THE GOLDEN FISH had cause to celebrate, after SPIKE 
MCGOLD got 11 points by beating AMBITIOUS GUARD.  MELLITA found out being NIANIA's 
Duelmaster isn't all nuts and berries, receiving 2 challenges!  The arena was more 
crowded than usual this time, as SCARDY CAT faced NIANIA's Duelmaster.  What can be a 
greater victory?  SCARDY CAT has taken his place as the top, as NIANIA's new 
Duelmaster.  So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and 
challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  Do not 
despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCARDY CAT 5279              13   1  0   124       ARENA FELINES (622)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELLITA 5331                 10   7  1    93       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE SHOCKER 5356              4   0  1    63       INQUISITION SL5 (631)
 GOLDEN SHARK 5338            10   3  1    58       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELLISANDE 5332              10   7  1    55       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SPIKE MCGOLD 5318            11   9  0    50       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 MARI COY 5342                 7   2  0    50       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MIKEY 5344                    2   0  0    24       FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CATSUP 5280                   4   0  0    23       ARENA FELINES (622)
-ED 5339                       1   4  0    20       FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)
-MINX 5340                     2   0  0    19       FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628)
-SHOCKING 5352                 2   2  0    14       INQUISITION SL5 (631)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
THE USEROUS MERCHA 10  0  1 0   1                   MELLISANDE 5332       416 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Shocker -- I hate it when I nearly die!  What if I were to lose my place in the
script and completely die?  This arena NEEDS me.  So don't do that again, you
shocking wench. -- Spike McGold

And then we go 2-1 against the Dangerous Criminal.  We don't NEED to fight four
standbys on one turn, you know.  We aren't THAT bad. -- the rest of the Golden Fish

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

SCARDY CAT devastated MELLITA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
MARI COY vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
MELLISANDE savagely slew THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute bloody duel.
SPIKE MCGOLD devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GOLDEN SHARK demolished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   0 -  1     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        14 -   7 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  11 -  1      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 416 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         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SCARDY CAT 5279            13   1  0  124 ARENA FELINES (622)
AIMED BLOW       GOLDEN SHARK 5338          10   3  1   58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MELLISANDE 5332            10   7  1   55 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK   SPIKE MCGOLD 5318          11   9  0   50 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL    MARI COY 5342               7   2  0   50 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MELLISANDE 5332.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MARI COY 5342.  The ten other most popular fighters were MELLISANDE 5332, SCARDY 
CAT 5279, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, GOLDEN SHARK 5338, MELLITA 5331,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was MELLITA 5331.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GOLDEN SHARK 5338, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, SCARDY CAT 5279, MELLISANDE 5332, 
MARI COY 5342,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

               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