DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/20/2009    Duedate: 05/02/2009

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-504

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GALLORDIN
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5486) [24-20-1,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GALLORDIN                      BUBBA BENDER
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
(2-5486) [24-20-1,102]         (2-5566) [5-1-0,63]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GALLORDIN                      KESTRATLAK
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5486) [24-20-1,102]         (2-5511) [21-11-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)  19
2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       12      THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
3. PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)   12      Unchartered Team

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  23   7  1 76.7   1/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    11  4 0
 2/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    677 766 22 46.9   2/ 1*PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  9  6 1
 3/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)   0   4  0  0.0   3/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)  0  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 621): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 503): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 628): KOVARARMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 622): JAMMY LARKE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 623): HATTIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 625): HIDA YAMAKO oF CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 615): JOLEEN KRUZ of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 611): BLUE MOON of RUN AND HYDE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 610): JAGARE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 382): KYRA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 574): VANILLA JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 258): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 558): CHATTY CABALIST of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 509): HASARCH of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 245): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 233): KIRRALA of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 459): ANGRY DECKHAND of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 209): UM-PAH of ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 503): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 621): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 503): PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 628): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 622): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 623): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 625): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 615): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 611): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 610): MONADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 582): GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (Non?, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 574): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 258): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 558): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 509): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 245): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 233): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 459): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 209): ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 503) FLOPS et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 622): JAMMY LARKE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 625): HIDA YAMAKO oF CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh)
               (turn 624): LORD T. JEEBUS of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 615): REESE SILEEN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 611): DECK APE of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 610): JAGARE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 572): AVERAGE JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 574): VANILLA JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Obviously we can't have an Insurance Salesman for Duelmaster!  You can't trust
those guys.  They sell you HUGE insurances, ah, is that insurances for huge premiums?
Whatever.  That lapse about two minutes before you need them, and even if they hadn't
lapsed, they turn out not to cover injuries sustained in the arena.  I've been down
THAT road before.  It was a pleasure to smack him around, and then... HIS insurance
had lapsed!  Life can be sweet.

                                     Gallordin

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of NIANIA!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE was 
unseated this week as THE GOLDEN FISH moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot 
with a 4-1-0 record for the round.  BRANDY PINKERTON caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested GOLDINA and was awarded 18 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, BRANDY PINKERTON put down 
GOLDINA, causing her to lose 15 points of recognition in the process.  Although 
KUNG-FU MASTER made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of 
victorious GALLORDIN.  Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he 
never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.  Watch out!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  I saw one fighter that warriors 
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began.  THE GOLDEN FISH is feared.  This 
much I can say.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent 
the better part of last week avoiding THE GOLDEN FISH.  Indeed it was PEANUT BUTTER 
FUDGE.  Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  KESTRATLAK 
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 BUBBA BENDER posted a challenge 
against the more highly recognized KESTRATLAK.  The results, you ask?  Well, the 
firebrand BUBBA BENDER was bested by KESTRATLAK.  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?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in NIANIA as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  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 - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a 
different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GALLORDIN 5486               24  20  1   102       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KESTRATLAK 5511              21  11  0    97       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GROND 5540                   14  10  0    91       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUBBA BENDER 5566             5   1  0    63       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 GULBY 5558                   10   5  1    58       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 EIO YUE 5568                  5   1  0    57       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDY PINKERTON 5565         5   1  1    42       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 LILLY PEPPER 5564             4   2  0    40       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLDINA 5563                  6   3  0    31       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HAUS HEUS 5567                4   2  0    24       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KAREN BECK 5550         0  1 0 POSITIVE ALTERNA 655 STONE GOLEM           504  NONE
OH! GRAVITY 5551        0  1 0 POSITIVE ALTERNA 655 CLARENCE S. VOLE      504  NONE
PORTABLE 5547           0  1 0 POSITIVE ALTERNA 655 BLACK ORC             504  NONE
SOUNDS 5549             0  1 0 POSITIVE ALTERNA 655 HIGH ELF              504  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Bubba Bender -- Oh, ouch, don't!  You... you bent me where there wasn't a joint!
Aaaah, ouch.  I may never be the same again. -- Gulby

Oh, gods, the Insurance Salesman.  I don't like *any* kind of salesman, you know?
And insurance is the worst.  It's nothing more nor less than gambling.  I bet the
agent that I'm going to need financial aid for health reasons, he bets that I won't.
The winner collects.  The only problem is, *I* have to put up stakes, but *he] 
doesn't.  He just promises to pay if the time comes and he can't get out of it. --
Grond

Erg.  Classic lose-lose situation.  If I throw the fight to the Venomous Concubine,
she despises me, and if I defeat her, she arranges for someone to beat me up in an
alley.  What's wrong with this picture, eh? -- Kestratlak

Brandy Pinkerton -- I wasn't actually playing with you, I was just, um, giving you
time to learn.  Too bad you didn't use it for that! -- Goldina
P.S.  If you need someone to do your hair, other than whatever unfortunate is doing
it now, I can recommend a couple of places.  Just a comment, some people *like* the
"bird's nest" effect.

Gavin -- Indeed, you're doing quite well.  Congratulations. -- Jorja

Unfortunately... *sparks fly as he smacks his mailbox* my mail service is on the
fritz. -- Gavin

Goldina -- THAT was an excellent fight.  It could have been better in only one way.
Nice win. -- Brandy

Gulby -- Sorry to disappoint ya.  Seems I've been lucky so gotta reach for the top
while it's still kicking in. -- Bender

Yes, please assume we will answer any personals inthe next newsletter, pigeons and
ponies willing. -- P.B.F.

**** From Last Cycle ****

Cult Member -- I haven't a clue what your name is.  If you really are a Cult Member
than it's prbably something all icky and made up.  Anyhow, by the time you read this
you'll be newly resurrected and sore.  No hard feelings?  I didn't mean to hit you
there... I mean 3 strikes you're out and all in the same spot.  Ouch.  Guess I'm
lucky. -- Brandy

Goldina -- Sometimes it doesn't pay to be so large.  Mom say's I was built like a
rubber band.  Wound tight ready to spring but a bit wobbly in the knees.  I almost
had you though.  Gavin's working on a new strategy for me.  Just wait til next time!
-- Haus
P.S.  Wanna go out for a beer sometime?

Ambitious Guard -- *tugs on his beard with an amused glint in his eyes* I'd give ye
some advice kid, but there's no telling what you'd use it for.  From your show in the
arena I'd hope you'd be more than a practice dummy. -- Bender

Red Barkol 'Free Trader' -- Ow.  Well Red, I guess we're even.  I want my panties
back though!  Men and their stupid trophies... you must have been a Convicted Thief
at one time.  Why didn't you tell me you were a standby?  We're OVER! -- Lilly

I don't know what the thief was trying to steal from me... but that's what you get,
Lilly, for not wearing armor.

Hey, what's up with Bubba and his multiple personalities? -- Eio

The Golden Fish -- We're here!  About time too.  I heard a rumor the arenamaster was
going to start putting 2 standbys in against us.  So I figured a couple strategic
losses would help.  Silly Orc. -- Gavin

Gallordin -- I hope you realize that I sacrificed my own reputation in the arena to
make you look good!  There will be a small fee for this, but I'm sure it's nothing
you can't afford. -- M Laymoness Chardinee, Insurance Salesman (It's my day job.)

Grond -- I have done you a service, pointing out the flaws in your performance and
indicating areas where more practice is needed.  I'll send you a bill. -- M Laymoness
Chardinee, Insurance Salesman (It's my day job.)
P.S.  But you are a bad insurance risk.  I will recommend that your policy be
cancelled.

Kestratlak -- A poor beginning, but you did redeem yourself in the fifth second.
Were you not a golem, I would consider taking you for a lover, but I do not get
familiar with golems.  That is beneath me. -- Seef Haraine, Dangerous Courtesan

Lilly Pepper -- Devastated indeed!  I fall at your feet, stunned by your, ah,
something or other. -- Moro Salleshi, Guardsman First Class

Eio Yue -- I'll get you for that! -- Red Barkol, Dangerous Freetrader

Haus Heus -- But I don't *like* peanut butter, fudgy or otherwise!  It sticks to the
roof of my mouth. -- Biff Mugg, Late of Mordant

Eio Yue -- I suppose the thought counts for something, although it's hard to take it
to the bank. -- Tarash Tarindanall, Financial Scribe and Entrepreneur
P.S.  It's the Infirmary crew that is barbaric.  Have you seen some of the "tools"
they use?  Horrific.

Brandy -- Ah, c'mon, gimme a little kiss! -- Ressero, Beggar in Good Crouching

Gallordin -- If I say you're worthy to be my lover du jour, then you *are* worthy. --
Seef Haraine, Dangerous Concubine

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OH! GRAVITY was butchered by CLARENCE S. VOLE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KAREN BECK was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
SOUNDS was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
PORTABLE was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
BUBBA BENDER was devastated by KESTRATLAK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
BRANDY PINKERTON subdued GOLDINA in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
GALLORDIN slimly won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided Title duel.
GROND devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
EIO YUE handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GULBY vanquished HAUS HEUS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LILLY PEPPER was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   2 -  1      83  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW         5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  1      70  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  1      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 504 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     GALLORDIN 5486             24  20  1  102 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL    KESTRATLAK 5511            21  11  0   97 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK   GROND 5540                 14  10  0   91 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
SLASHING ATTACK  BUBBA BENDER 5566           5   1  0   63 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
STRIKING ATTACK  GULBY 5558                 10   5  1   58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
AIMED BLOW       EIO YUE 5568                5   1  0   57 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BRANDY PINKERTON 5565       5   1  1   42 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
LUNGING ATTACK   LILLY PEPPER 5564           4   2  0   40 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GALLORDIN 5486.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KESTRATLAK 5511.  The ten other most popular fighters were GALLORDIN 5486, GROND 
5540, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, EIO YUE 5568, GULBY 5558, GOLDINA 5563, OH! GRAVITY 
5551, KAREN BECK 5550, SOUNDS 5549, and PORTABLE 5547.

The least popular fighter this week was LILLY PEPPER 5564.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HAUS HEUS 5567, BUBBA BENDER 5566, PORTABLE 5547, SOUNDS 5549, 
KAREN BECK 5550, OH! GRAVITY 5551, GOLDINA 5563, GULBY 5558, EIO YUE 5568, and BRANDY 
PINKERTON 5565.