DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/05/2009    Duedate: 10/17/2009

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-516

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BRANDY PINKERTON
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
(2-5565) [11-4-1,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              JEAN PAUL SATRE
                               Historical Wusses (660)
                               (2-5612) [1-0-1,14]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GROND                          LORINDA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5540) [21-15-0,88]          (2-5603) [3-3-0,15]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)   31
2. Historical Wusses (660)     30PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
3. 042909A (659)                9      Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)      0
5. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)      -22      042909A (659)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*042909A (659)              1   0  0  100   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     8  7 0
 2/ 1 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  49  25  1 66.2   2/ 3 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  6  3 0
 3- 3 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   30  24  1 55.6   3/ 0*Historical Wusses (660)   2  3 1
 4/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    712 791 22 47.4   4/ 0*042909A (659)             1  0 0
 5/ 0*Historical Wusses (660)    2   3  1 40.0   5- 4 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   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 633): DOOMTAIL of EVIL BEAVERS (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 515): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 639): GOT NO BRAIN of STATE OF MIND (?.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 634): PENDRU ROST of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 637): CANDY CANE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 623): DIRT BATH of GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 622): BONEFACE of RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 594): MORNGRIM THORTH of ACT OF MALICE (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 586): TORCHLIGHT KID of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 264): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 570): CORRUPT TURNKEY of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 521): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 251): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 239): STINGAREE of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 471): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 215): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 515): STUPID SEXY FLANDERS of I'M SO SEXY (TMM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 633): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 515): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 639): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 634): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 632): GOLDEN DAWN (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 636): AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 623): ODIN'S CHOSEN (Heathen Hatebreed, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 622): RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 594): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 586): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 264): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 570): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 521): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 251): EXTRADITION (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 239): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 471): SPLIT II (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 215): BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 515) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 631): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 514): KESTRATLAK of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 614): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 613): LOVARNO of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 633): FELISSA HURM of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 631): CONCUSSION of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 637): BALDASSARE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 622): THE CLOSER of OF WOLF AND MAN II (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 622): MOLOTOV of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 568): THE HYPHEN-DASH of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 519): TELENIA of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I don't think, really I don't think, that you're quite ready to resume the
Duelmaster's title, Brandy.  Although at the rate you learn, it won't be long.  Until
that day--

                                        Grond

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly NIANIA games.  JEAN PAUL SATRE caught the eye of many 
in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested CONVICTED THIEF and was 
awarded 14 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, DANGEROUS 
CRIMINAL put down LILLY PEPPER, causing her to lose 12 points of recognition in the 
process.  The city has turned out in honor of BRANDY PINKERTON, for with hers arena 
victory she may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  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!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In NIANIA "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  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!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far 
off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks 
slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- 
Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDY PINKERTON 5565        11   4  1   100       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EIO YUE 5568                 11   4  0   100       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 BUBBA BENDER 5566            10   4  0    93       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROND 5540                   21  15  0    88       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-EDWARD O'HARE 5461           12   7  0    87       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
 GULBY 5558                   16  11  1    68       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GOLDINA 5563                 14   7  0    68       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HAROLD MOON 5500              4   2  0    61       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LILLY PEPPER 5564             9   6  0    42       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
-YUKIO OKUTSU 5460             8  11  1    42       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ADSA JENSEN 5604              3   0  0    26       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORINDA 5603                  3   3  0    15       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          1   0  1    14       Historical Wusses (660)
 ENRKO FERMI 5613              1   0  0    13       Historical Wusses (660)
 IGNORANT BAUD 5609            1   0  0     9       042909A (659)
 MELANTOR 5615                 1   0  0     6       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GHANDI 5611                   0   1  0     1       Historical Wusses (660)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610             0   1  0     1       Historical Wusses (660)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614            0   1  0     1       Historical Wusses (660)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612  516  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Eio Yue -- A good match, and I do appreciate a good student, too. -- Kestratlak
P.S.  I am *not* a true golem, I'm sure of that.  It's just some kind of fluke in the
Commission office, we all know how skewed their views on "race" are.  I am *not* a
golem.  Really.

Bwahaha!

Ssothiss, Assassin of Note, is out to get me!  This has to be something to do with
the mysteries of me being a golem and not finding out till I was grown up.  There's a
further secret in there, and he... he seems to think he has a mission to suppress me!
I don't understand it, nobody tells me anything about what *my* mission might be, and
I don't like it, and I don't *want* to be a golem, and I miss Haus Heus! -- Goldina,
bursting into tears and running out of the house

What I want to know is, why is the Convicted Assassin, the damned Ssothiss, coming
after *me*?  What did *I* do?  I'm no golem! -- Gulby

Adda Jensen -- Ah, one of those "hard-hitting" women?  Hmm.  Is that hard to learn?
Maybe I should become a hard-hitter, too. -- Lorinda

Lilly -- How can it be that I am "looking at you funny"?  (not blinking)  What is
funny here?  How am I "looking at you," other than that you are in my line of sight?
(pause to run her hand along her dagger)  Come closer and let me "look at you" with
more care. -- Goldina

Adsa -- *I* am no golem, woman!  Pay attention. -- Lorinda

Bubba -- Maybe *you* are the one who got lucky with my graduation.  You can't tell
with stuff like that. -- Kestratlak

Gavin Rule -- Gates, probably.  Golems, not yet.  Managers, oh, yeah, most of the
ones who write at all end up telling their stories.  I myself have a very mundane
origin:  I graduated off a team in Lin Tirian, didn't figure I was up to Isle
fighting, and took over managing some of my former manager's teams--eventually all of
them.  It's a strange life but a busy one, I like that.  And there are reasons why it
might not be the smartest thing I could do to go home to Lin Tirian any time soon. --
Jorja

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GROND was bested by BRANDY PINKERTON in a 1 minute Title fight.
GOLDINA was devastated by EIO YUE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
BUBBA BENDER demolished GULBY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LILLY PEPPER was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LORINDA was luckily beaten by ADSA JENSEN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody match.
IGNORANT BAUD won victory over GHANDI in a exciting 1 minute amateur's fight.
DESMOND TUTU was viciously subdued by MELANTOR in a 1 minute novice's competition.
JEAN PAUL SATRE slaughtered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ENRKO FERMI overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
IMMANUEL KANT was savagely defeated by EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 3 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   1 -  1      83  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -   6 -  1      74  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW         9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 516 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BRANDY PINKERTON 5565      11   4  1  100 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
AIMED BLOW       EIO YUE 5568               11   4  0  100 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
SLASHING ATTACK  BUBBA BENDER 5566          10   4  0   93 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
BASHING ATTACK   GROND 5540                 21  15  0   88 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  GULBY 5558                 16  11  1   68 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   LILLY PEPPER 5564           9   6  0   42 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GROND 5540.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
LORINDA 5603.  The ten other most popular fighters were EIO YUE 5568, BUBBA BENDER 
5566, IGNORANT BAUD 5609, MELANTOR 5615, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, ADSA JENSEN 5604, 
GROND 5540, GOLDINA 5563, GHANDI 5611, and DESMOND TUTU 5610.

The least popular fighter this week was IMMANUEL KANT 5614.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LILLY PEPPER 5564, GULBY 5558, ENRKO FERMI 5613, JEAN PAUL 
SATRE 5612, DESMOND TUTU 5610, GHANDI 5611, GOLDINA 5563, GROND 5540, ADSA JENSEN 
5604, and BRANDY PINKERTON 5565.