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)