DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/02/2006    Duedate: 01/14/2006

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-421

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE SHOCKER
INQUISITION SL5 (631)
(2-5356) [7-1-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SPIKE MCGOLD                   THE SHOCKER
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          INQUISITION SL5 (631)
(2-5318) [14-11-0,72]          (2-5356) [7-1-1,104]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MELLISANDE                     MELLISANDE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5332) [13-9-1,71]           (2-5332) [13-9-1,71]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ARENA FELINES (622)         15
2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       11      ARENA FELINES (622)
3. OUT THE WINDOW (630)         7      Unchartered Team
4. INQUISITION SL5 (631)        3
                                       INQUISITION SL5 (631)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 ARENA FELINES (622)       25   8  1 75.8   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     9  6 0
 2/ 1*INQUISITION SL5 (631)     12   4  1 75.0   2/ 3 ARENA FELINES (622)       5  3 0
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    428 611 12 41.2   3/ 2*INQUISITION SL5 (631)     4  2 0
 4/ 0*OUT THE WINDOW (630)       0   1  0  0.0   4/ 0*OUT THE WINDOW (630)      0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of NIANIA!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  SMITTEN KITTEN caught the eye of many in 
the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested 4 BRIDGES and was awarded 10 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, MELLISANDE put down 
SHOCKING, causing him to lose 5 points of recognition in the process.  Although SPIKE 
MCGOLD made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious 
SCARDY CAT.  Would you believe that over half of the old women in NIANIA seem to feel 
that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city NIANIA.  NIANIA, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the names of thy 
guilds is THE GOLDEN FISH, 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 
INQUISITION SL5 last week.  Busy avoiding THE GOLDEN FISH?  Mighty fighters cannot 
but expect competition from those below.  MARI COY take warning!  You have more than 
a few enemies in NIANIA.  As a gladiator gets older, the icy grip of fear lays hold 
of hers heart.  True, THE SHOCKER?  Who could miss your "brave" challenge of MARI 
COY?  Few would not have guessed the outcome of the bout as MARI COY was subdued by 
THE SHOCKER.  Is this what passes for courage in NIANIA?   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     The girls are as pretty in NIANIA as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far 
off city calling to me.  I must away!  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                  
 THE SHOCKER 5356              7   1  1   104       INQUISITION SL5 (631)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPIKE MCGOLD 5318            14  11  0    72       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 MELLISANDE 5332              13   9  1    71       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GOLDEN SHARK 5338            13   5  1    71       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 MARI COY 5342                10   4  0    70       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHOCKING 5352                 5   3  0    42       INQUISITION SL5 (631)
-CATSUP 5280                   6   2  0    40       ARENA FELINES (622)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARETHA 5370                  3   0  0    29       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMITTEN KITTEN 5371           1   1  0    11       ARENA FELINES (622)
 4 BRIDGES 5347                0   1  0     7       OUT THE WINDOW (630)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
MELLITA 5331          10  9 1 THE GOLDEN FISH 147   SCARDY CAT 5279       418 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

The Shocker -- Well, you're right.  I'm shocked.  Practically speechless with it.
Don't know how I survived.  All that stuff. -- Mari Coy
P.S.  Actually, I survived by contemplating the issue of onions.  It just AMAZES me
the amount of hassle one can see over onions!

Catsup -- Oh, good gods, "catsup lite"?  That's disgusting.  I don't care for catsup
myself (present company semi-excluded), but to gut it of all food value?  That's
almost as bad as "fat-free butter."  Gods, the things people do!  And the things
other people let them get away with!  It's enough to make a person change species. --
Mellisande

Scardy Cat -- You could've taught me more, you damned couch pea! -- Spike McGold
P.S.  Yeah, okay, ONE skill?  You're graduating, you should know LOTS of stuff.
P.P.S.  You could at least tell me where you found that really great dip.  I don't
see how there can be a "ranch" around Niania, but they surely do make a good dip.
Why, the veggies my teammates forced on me were almost edible!

This Convicted Assassin should be KILLED.  He has committed crimes FAR worse even
than Mari's "fat free butter"!  I can barely bring myself to contemplate them, much
less mention them!  Truly, this is, as they say, bad cess. -- Golden Shark
P.S.  And if the arenamaster hadn't STOPPED me, you would have seen the punishment
that fit the crime.  I have no PATIENCE with such horrid people.
P.P.S.  Which includes the arenamaster!

Smitten Kitten -- Well, you're cute, except for being too big, so I tried to smite
you only lightly.  But it's a hard life, you know. -- Maretha
P.S.  At least, that's what they tell me.  I haven't seen it yet.

Lord Protector Scardy Cat -- So, you expect us to give you some kind of present?
What would you DO with lands, my boy?  You're leaving town.  Go with our good will.
-- Edler, Arena Lands Agent, having enough trouble keeping land under the arena

30 December 2005
Just a reminder to all you online type people.  It is much appreciated if you send
your personals in PLAIN TEXT, rather than HTML or formatted text.  HAL, in his
infinite wisdom, doesn't DO formatting, which means having to unsnarl your personal
ads from bunches of extraneous...stuff.  So, if your e-mailer has a plain text
option, let it be your friend. -- Ed.
P.S.  Sometimes it's the formatted text which makes ads go astray.  Not often, but
sometimes.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE SHOCKER devastated MARI COY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
SCARDY CAT vanquished SPIKE MCGOLD in a 1 minute uneven battle.
GOLDEN SHARK was subdued by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a action packed 1 minute fight.
MELLISANDE devastated SHOCKING in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SMITTEN KITTEN demolished 4 BRIDGES in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MARETHA vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   0 -  1     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        20 -   8 -  1      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   7 -  1      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  1      58  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 421 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       THE SHOCKER 5356            7   1  1  104 INQUISITION SL5 (631)
BASHING ATTACK   SPIKE MCGOLD 5318          14  11  0   72 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MELLISANDE 5332            13   9  1   71 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL    MARI COY 5342              10   4  0   70 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 MELLISANDE 5332.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE SHOCKER 5356, 
SMITTEN KITTEN 5371, MARETHA 5370, MARI COY 5342, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, GOLDEN SHARK 
5338, SHOCKING 5352, 4 BRIDGES 5347,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was 4 BRIDGES 5347.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SHOCKING 5352, GOLDEN SHARK 5338, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, MARI COY 5342, 
MARETHA 5370, SMITTEN KITTEN 5371, THE SHOCKER 5356, MELLISANDE 5332,  0, and  0.

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

SCARDY CAT (2-5279) ARENA FELINES (622)