DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/08/2010    Duedate: 02/20/2010

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-525

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GROND
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5540) [25-20-0,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GROND                          IGNORANT BAUD
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          042909A (659)
(2-5540) [25-20-0,104]         (2-5609) [8-1-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GROND                          TURTELLINNI
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          REPTILES 'R' US (331)
(2-5540) [25-20-0,104]         (2-2416) [3-2-0,26]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

042909A (659)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       53
2. 042909A (659)               31PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
3. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)  15      Unchartered Team
4. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)     12
5. REPTILES 'R' US (331)       -6      042909A (659)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*042909A (659)             19   6  1 76.0   1/ 1*042909A (659)             9  2 0
 2/ 0 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  67  37  1 64.4   2/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     9  6 0
 3/ 2 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   24  26  5 48.0   3/ 2 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)   7  8 1
 4/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    736 811 22 47.6   4/ 0 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  1  4 0
 5/ 4*REPTILES 'R' US (331)      3  10  0 23.1   5/ 4*REPTILES 'R' US (331)     0  2 0
 6/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)   0   5  0  0.0   6/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655)  0  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

           + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Peanut Butter Fudge ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
                                        Part 1

     The crowd roared their approval yet again, making the ground thrum with their
excitement.  The streets were deserted as a lean bronze man ran at breakneck speed.
He bent to rest his hands on his knees as he stopped to gain his breath and wiped at
his throat; it burned like fire where blood mingled with sweat from the cut.
     *That had been a close one!  Forget about it, you're still alive.  You're
alive!*
     He pulled his hair back from his face, unsticking the thick dark ringlets that
fell halfway down his back.  Another gasp of air, and he continued the jog around the
corner and up the few stairs, bursting through into the common room.
     "Ori!  Over here!"  Brandy waved.  Her smile turned into an 'O' as her eyes
widened, and Ori captured her into a fierce hug.  He laughed and swung her in a big
circle.
     "Euw!  You're sweaty and smell like an ox.  Let me go!"  She struggled, then
laughed.
     He set her back down and spun into a chair and kicked his feet up on the table.
Brandy looked at her clothes and sniffed disapprovingly.  "You must have been using
Bubba's armor."
     That received a laugh from Ori, a slap on the back from Bubba, and even Gavin
had to smirk.
     "Well done, Ori.  Two fights, two victories.  That and only a single wound
received so far, I see."  Gavin raised his wine glass in salute.  "I suppose you're
off probation now."
     That announcement was followed by a cheer and applause.  Brandy looked at Ori's
neck with concern and grabbed up a napkin.  "Lemme get it."
     No, it's fine... really, oh, fine!"  He gave up fending her off and pulled
Brandy into his lap.  His brown eyes sparkled.
     Bubba and Eio exchanged a look and then watched as Brandy, unfighting, doted on
him.
     Gavin couldn't hide his amusement.  Brandy, usually so cool and collected, and,
well... professional, was falling on the handsome man like a school girl.  He glanced
at Lilly, curious at her show of disinterest.
  She caught his gaze and shrugged, leaning close.  "I know that look, I'm not that
predictable!"
     Gavin laughed.  "As pretty and charming as he is?"
     Lilly smiled knowingly.  "I'd get him eventually, if I felt like trying.  Look
at them, though, she's gaga over him.  Besides, there's some kind of history."
     "Oh."  Gavin leaned back, even more confused.  Lilly had morals?
     "That's official, then!" Bubba roared.  But to be part of this team, you better
keep up that winning record."
     Another cheer went up before Brandy broke her concentration on the hollow of
Ori's throat where the sweat mingled with a small sliver of blood.  There was
something enticing about the small diffusing ribbon of red, the little salty drop.
     "Earth to Brandy," Gavin called.
     Brandy glanced up, blinking.  "Huh?"  Then stood and blushed from the
transparency of her thoughts.
     She couldn't help it.  The bounce his long hair had, even when wet.  She almost
craved to run her fingers through its thickness.  He wasn't too muscular, but well
toned, with a deep bronze skin that shone.  He had golden hoops in each ear and one
in the eyebrow, just enough to add mystery and fun both to his character.  His body
exuded confidence and moved with an uncanny grace.  He was masculine but in a nearly
feminine way.  The sculpt of his jaw, the slant of the eyes....
     "Why don't you two get a room and get it over with?" Lilly piped up.
     Brandy narrowed her eyes at Lilly and then excused herself and rushed up the
steps of the Land's End Inn.
     "What's gotten into her?" Eio asked, giving Bubba nudge with his elbow.  "I take
it that you guys have known each other for a while?"
     "Well, in a manner of speaking."  Ori lowered his feet and seemed lost in
thought for a moment.  "If you're going to be around me, I suppose I should start
with my story.  It's only fair."
     "Fair warning, you mean," Bubba interrupted with a smirk.
     "Fair," Ori corrected, drawing out the word, "in the sense that I have nothing
to hide and don't care about the social stigmas of others.  The naked truth, if you
will."
     Lilly scooted closer, ignoring the look Gavin sent her.  "This might be good."
     Eio rolled his eyes and slipped an arm around Lilly's small waist as he sat
back.  "My dear little firecracker, anything with naked mentioned gets you
interested."
     Ori stood and stretched, drawing their eyes, and others in the room.  "That's
interesting to note.  My story is a bit of a long one, and any story told deserves to
be told right.  There is laughter and sadness, horror and, of course, hope."  He spun
the chair around and straddled it, resting his elbows on the back.  "But first, we
begin with a drink...."

      * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *

                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 642): BALL PEIN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 524): GOLDINA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 648): KOVARAMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 619): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 643): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 638): ACOLYTE 1 of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 646): SALTILLA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 631): CHAGAN of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 632): GRUMPY GHOUL of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 631): SARALEE JO of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 603): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 595): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 269): MATT RICIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 579): ALMOST PRETTY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 530): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): MATEEN of SAI'FULLAH (?, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 244): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 477): SAND STORM of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 220): ROOT of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 524): STASSIA of UP TO NO GOOD (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 642): LAB EXPERIMENTS (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 524): 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 648): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 619): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 643): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 638): THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 646): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 631): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 632): SKI-BUM 18 (Ski-Bum, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 631): BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 603): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 595): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 269): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 579): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 530): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 253): STREET-SOLDIERS (Darkface, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 244): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 477): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 220): KIWI CONNECTION 7 (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 524) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 642): BALL PEIN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 524): GOLDINA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 646): PALMETTA PATTY of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
                           BARRIO of WORDS THAT END IN 0 (Otis?, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 632): TAREK of LUROCIAN PRIDE (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 631): SARALEE JO of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 579): ALMOST PRETTY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 528): GOB of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     The Kung-Fu Master set me up!  I'm being forced to graduate, and I'm not READY!
I need to find the cure for my golemnity before I go to the Isle and get FROZEN this
way.  I want to be a real person again, I'm sure I was originally.  I don't LIKE
this.

                                      Goldina

P.S.  In case you want to know, I go into disgruntled retirement--probably here in
Niania somewhere--as 10-11-10-13-15-10-15.  Not exactly stellar, you'd think a golem,
specially designed to fight and all that, would be a little more apt.  Still, it
could be worse, favorites are SC, very low/high, decise tactic.  Expert in init, adex
in decise.  What am I talking about, it IS worse!  VERY LOW Offensive Effort?  That's
offensive in itself.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt NIANIA will ever be the same.  And let's see, GULBY fought BUBBA BENDER and 
gained 23 points and contributed to THE GOLDEN FISH's 4-1-0.  BUBBA BENDER has lost 
to GULBY, falling 16 points, while helping make PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE a 1-4-0 turn.  
Defending hers title for another turn, GOLDINA kept PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE's warrior, 
LILLY PEPPER, from claiming the throne.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear 
the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at Jim's Tap Room until they win.  
Maybe?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  THE GOLDEN FISH has cause to stand 
tall, as they were NIANIA's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team 
to beat.  And avoiding THE GOLDEN FISH more than any other team we find PEANUT BUTTER 
FUDGE.  NIANIA, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  Is it really true that NIANIA has 
more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in NIANIA again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROND 5540                   25  20  0   104       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HORMONAL GROWTH 5534         10   2  0   121       WIDE WORLD OF... (653)
 GULBY 5558                   20  16  1    97       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 LILLY PEPPER 5564            14   7  0    93       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRANDY PINKERTON 5565        13   8  1    80       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 EIO YUE 5568                 13   8  0    78       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUBBA BENDER 5566            14   6  0    72       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IGNORANT BAUD 5609            8   1  0    66       042909A (659)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618           6   0  0    44       042909A (659)
 LORINDA 5603                  8   7  0    41       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 IMMANUEL KANT 5614            4   6  1    35       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOLD MR. WASABI 5622          2   0  0    33       042909A (659)
 ENRKO FERMI 5613              7   3  1    28       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 TURTELLINNI 2416              3   2  0    26       REPTILES 'R' US (331)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612          6   4  1    23       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 DESMOND TUTU 5610             4   6  1    22       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 ORI ONYX 5620                 3   0  0    22       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627        3   1  1    19       042909A (659)
 GHANDI 5611                   3   7  1    17       HISTORICAL WUSSES (660)
 BLINK 5548                    0   1  0    15       POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)
 SESKERINTH 5638               2   1  0    11       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-SLITHER N' COIL 5621          0   2  0     2       REPTILES 'R' US (331)
-AL E. GATOR 2414              0   1  0     1       REPTILES 'R' US (331)
 LONESOME GEORGE 5649          0   1  0     1       REPTILES 'R' US (331)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORDALL 5616            2  2 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  ENRKO FERMI 5613      522  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Seskerinth -- My manager named me after an unfortunately true incident involving one
of his toes. -- Two-Piece Toenail

Goldina doesn't like graduating?  I'd take it.  What I don't like is the Kung-Fu
Master.  These damned orcs like to throw their weight around... behind a ferocious
forearm smash.  Ouch. -- Grond

Oh, cheese louise!  Just because we've got a Karragit on our team again, no reason
for Ssothiss to dump on me.  Damned assassins. -- Gulby

Enrko Fermi -- Take that, you wuss! -- Lorinda

Bold Mr. Wasabi -- I don't know where the Muffin Man finds runts like you, but I
think it would be a good thing if he were to leave you there. -- Seskerinth

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BOLD MR. WASABI devastated JEAN PAUL SATRE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
GOLDINA vanquished LILLY PEPPER in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
GROND overpowered BRANDY PINKERTON in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
BUBBA BENDER was devastated by GULBY in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
EIO YUE was bested by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute expert's brawl.
IGNORANT BAUD overpowered LORINDA in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
AMBEERDEXTROUS devastated DESMOND TUTU in a 2 minute one-sided competition.
IMMANUEL KANT overcame TURTELLINNI in a action packed 2 minute gruesome melee.
ENRKO FERMI vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GHANDI lost to ORI ONYX in a 5 minute fight.
SESKERINTH savagely defeated LONESOME GEORGE in a popular 4 minute beginner's match.
TWO-PIECE TOENAIL luckily beat BLINK in a 2 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        25 -  11 -  2      69  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  10 -  1      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  17 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 525 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:

TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   GROND 5540                 25  20  0  104 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  GULBY 5558                 20  16  1   97 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   LILLY PEPPER 5564          14   7  0   93 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BRANDY PINKERTON 5565      13   8  1   80 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
AIMED BLOW       EIO YUE 5568               13   8  0   78 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
SLASHING ATTACK  BUBBA BENDER 5566          14   6  0   72 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
WALL OF STEEL    LORINDA 5603                8   7  0   41 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
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 
TURTELLINNI 2416.  The ten other most popular fighters were SESKERINTH 5638, GULBY 
5558, BLINK 5548, DESMOND TUTU 5610, GHANDI 5611, TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627, BOLD MR. 
WASABI 5622, GROND 5540, IGNORANT BAUD 5609, and AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618.

The least popular fighter this week was LONESOME GEORGE 5649.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ORI ONYX 5620, LORINDA 5603, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, JEAN PAUL 
SATRE 5612, ENRKO FERMI 5613, EIO YUE 5568, BUBBA BENDER 5566, LILLY PEPPER 5564, 
IMMANUEL KANT 5614, and AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BUBBA BENDER (2-5566) PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

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

GOLDINA (2-5563) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)