DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/13/2006    Duedate: 03/25/2006

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-425

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GOLDEN SHARK
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5338) [17-5-1,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GOLDEN SHARK                   BELLE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          WIND STORM (465)
(2-5338) [17-5-1,102]          (2-3946) [0-2-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MELLISANDE                     MELLISANDE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5332) [15-11-1,86]          (2-5332) [15-11-1,86]

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)       35
2. ARENA FELINES (622)          9      ARENA FELINES (622)
3. WIND STORM (465)             1      Unchartered Team
4. SEA DOGS (633)               0
                                       WIND STORM (465)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 ARENA FELINES (622)       27   9  1 75.0   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    12  3 0
 2/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    441 618 12 41.6   2/ 3 ARENA FELINES (622)       2  1 0
 3- 5*SEA DOGS (633)             1   4  0 20.0   3- 5*SEA DOGS (633)            1  4 0
 4/ 4*WIND STORM (465)           1   4  0 20.0   4/ 4*WIND STORM (465)          1  4 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 540): MESSIAH of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 424): GOLDEN SHARK of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 548): BUD SMITH of BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 544): ALL LICKERED UP of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 543): HOFFA of JOHNS (Dear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 547): HOBBLED of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 544): PINK NOSE of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 539): QUIP of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 530): ODDLY SHAPED BOOB of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 529): SCYTHE of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 503): OLIVE OYL of OLD SCHOOL TOONS (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 493): GROUCHO of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 218): MATT RISIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 481): KANGAROO LIFEBOAT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 429): SPIDER-MAN of WENSINWASIN M.H. (Youngblood, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 205): NICKLEBACK of MILLENIUM METAL (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 193): SOUL SCOURGE of VILE REAVERS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 378): DIED of SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 170): 2 PHAT 2 of VERMIN (Sultan, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 422): BOB, ETERNAL of SANDS OF TIME from CLIFFHOME (The Muffin
                             Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 540): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 424): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 548): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 544): DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 543): I HEART BALLS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 547): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 544): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 539): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 530): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 529): D.R.I. (Var, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 503): ACT OF MALICE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 493): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 218): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 481): none
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 429): RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 205): none
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 193): ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 378): LEGION OF LEGEND (Seraphim, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 170): MILCHAMAH (Hammer, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 422): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 544): ALL LICKERED UP of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 543): HOFFA of JOHNS (Dear, mgr.)
               (turn 542): ICE FOX of OF WOLF AND MEN 4 (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 546): HORNED ONE of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 543): TURTLEFACE of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 502): OTIS THE DRUNK of OLD SCHOOL TOONS (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 493): HARANDUR of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 481): KANGAROO LIFEBOAT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 429): SPIDER-MAN of WENSINWASIN M.H. (Youngblood, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 204): SILVERBOLT of RUNNING AMOK (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 193): SOUL SCOURGE of VILE REAVERS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
                          WIMPIRA of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 377): EB GOLLU of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (170): MAKKEH KILLER of MILCHAMAH (Hammer, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     The Insurance Salesman!  You can't IMAGINE what pleasure I took in mangling
that...that WRETCH.  I would have killed him--but not eaten him, because I have more
respect for my stomach than that--if the arenamistress hadn't stepped.  Damned
interfering bureaucrat!  Women have no place in such a hierarchy.  No place in the
arena, either, when you get right down to it.  There are TOO MANY women gladiators
around, and I call on all male gladiators to join me in sneering at them!

                                    Golden Shark

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of NIANIA!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  MARI COY caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested THE USEROUS MERCHANT and was awarded 
9 points in recognition.  Although KHALHUMS DWARF made a valiant effort, it did not 
suffice to topple the reign of victorious GOLDEN SHARK.  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!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  Mighty fighters cannot but expect 
competition from those below.  MELLISANDE take warning!  You have more than a few 
enemies in NIANIA.  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it 
seems that CATSUP posted a challenge against the more highly recognized MELLISANDE.  
The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand CATSUP was bested by MELLISANDE.  Remember 
warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing 
is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in NIANIA.  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                  
 GOLDEN SHARK 5338            17   5  1   102       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MELLISANDE 5332              15  11  1    86       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPIKE MCGOLD 5318            16  13  0    62       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 CATSUP 5280                   7   3  0    62       ARENA FELINES (622)
 MARI COY 5342                12   6  0    60       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARETHA 5370                  6   1  0    38       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BELLE 3946                    0   2  0    22       WIND STORM (465)
 SMITTEN KITTEN 5371           2   1  0    19       ARENA FELINES (622)
-SCURVY LAD 5366               1   0  0    19       SEA DOGS (633)
-CRASH N BURN 5368             1   0  0    13       WIND STORM (465)
-GREYBEARD 5365                0   1  0     5       SEA DOGS (633)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Catsup -- It's all over EVERYTHING.  I'll never get it out.  You are BAD, especially
for a white shirt.  Even bleach won't get it out.... -- Mari Coy
P.S.  Yes, all right, I should have known better than to wear a white shirt into the
arena.  No worry about me doing it again, because this is no longer a white shirt.
Hmm, if I were to dye it red, or even black...?
P.P.S.  And I admit, the mustard was Even Worse, aided and abetted by the pickle
relish.  Perhaps if I were to go for the "Jackson Pollock" look....

The Veteran Mercenary is a sweet boy.  Three skills!  Just what I wanted for the ides
of March. -- Mellisande

Yeah, and what did she give the Veteran Mercenary for that win and those skills, eh?
-- Spike McGold
P.S.  "Sweet boy"!  Pfaugh!

The Osksi Noble is pathetic, worthless and weak, and does not belong here.  I laughed
at him. -- Maretha

22 February 2006
The Olympics have arrived!

The Mordanti Olympics, having been gone for six years, have returned to the Mordanti
Alliance, sponsored by Amicitia Primoris.  Teams have competed against each other for
recognition and notoriety four times in the past.  It is far past time for the fifth
Mordanti Olympics to be held.  The Mordanti Olympics shall be held in the Mordant
arena (DM-1) from May 1st (T544) through Oct 30 (T557).  There will be a
'registration period' lasting until T543, where teams will be allowed to register by
activating in Mordant and declaring their participation in the personals.  Rules will
be posted in the Mordant arena (DM-1) newsletter no later than T543, but shall be
available online before then.  An announcement will be made as to where they will be
posted.  Prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Lord Xiang
Amicitia Primoris
amicitia@gwi.net
http://amicitiaprimoris.gotdns.com

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CATSUP was viciously subdued by MELLISANDE in a 9 minute Challenge fight.
BELLE was demolished by MARETHA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
GOLDEN SHARK overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody mismatched Title duel.
SPIKE MCGOLD overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MARI COY devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute uneven brawl.
SMITTEN KITTEN overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK     1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW        18 -   9 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 425 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         2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       GOLDEN SHARK 5338          17   5  1  102 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MELLISANDE 5332            15  11  1   86 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK   SPIKE MCGOLD 5318          16  13  0   62 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
TOTAL PARRY      CATSUP 5280                 7   3  0   62 ARENA FELINES (622)
WALL OF STEEL    MARI COY 5342              12   6  0   60 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
SLASHING ATTACK  MARETHA 5370                6   1  0   38 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 GOLDEN SHARK 5338, 
MARI COY 5342, MARETHA 5370, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, SMITTEN KITTEN 5371, CATSUP 5280, 
BELLE 3946,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was BELLE 3946.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CATSUP 5280, SMITTEN KITTEN 5371, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, MARETHA 5370, MARI 
COY 5342, GOLDEN SHARK 5338, MELLISANDE 5332,  0,  0, and  0.