DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/24/2012    Duedate: 01/05/2013

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-600

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KESTRALINE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5783) [18-15-0,105]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KESTRALINE                     POSITION IS EMPTY
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          
(2-5783) [18-15-0,105]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KESTRALINE                     KESTRALINE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5783) [18-15-0,105]         (2-5783) [18-15-0,105]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE RUNAROUND (381)          5
2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)        0      THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
3. THE FUNNY FARM (409)         0      Unchartered Team

                                       MY LIFE? (546)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409)     197 145 10 57.6   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     9  6 0
 2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    926 993 24 48.3   2- 2 THE FUNNY FARM (409)      5  5 0
 3/ 3 THE RUNAROUND (381)       29  44  2 39.7   3/ 3 THE RUNAROUND (381)       0  2 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 717): PHIL HELLMUTH of POKER GREATS (?, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 599): KESTRALINE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 722): FREQUENT FLAYER of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 694): JAEGER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 718): BUZZ KILL of HOOKED ON COFFEE (slugbait, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 713): HARD CORE of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 721): MARY ANN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 706): JIGGA of JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 707): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 706): SPOONFUL of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 672): VENOM of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 661): NORVANDARRO KREN of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 654): C-PAPPY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 605): DR. ORPHEUS of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 288): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 281): JOHN WAYNE of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 551): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 599): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 717): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 599): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 722): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 694): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 718): SHADY LADYS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 713): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 721): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 716): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 707): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 706): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 672): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 661): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 654): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 605): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 288): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 281): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 551): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 257): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 599) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 717): ALLANA LORIMER of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 721): HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 694): KID KOALA of COLLEGE RADIO #4 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 720): ANZAHANZEK of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 705): DORA T. EXPLORA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
                           MUGSY of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 707): GURGLES of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 654): C-PAPPY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 605): DR. ORPHEUS of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 281): KING MIDAS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
              (turn 280): INUYASHA of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 551): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
                               KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
NIANIA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see THE GOLDEN SHRIMP win a fight and gain 9 points, terribly.  Tsk, 
tsk, INSURANCE SALESMAN beat ELINTERRI and ELINTERRI lost 3 points.  You're breakin' 
my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, NIANIA may be getting bland, as 
KESTRALINE stays top dog in the city.  Jim's Tap Room, humph!  I've tasted better ale 
at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From NIANIA's trash dumps?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Bye bye, warrior, bye bye...  KORBRIZT HORON, a 
glorious 14-27-0 fighter, has passed away.  Gee, too bad THE GOLDEN FISH.  We're all 
going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that 
later?   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KESTRALINE 5783              18  15  0   105       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PIGSKIN 5887                  9   3  1    89       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
 ELINTERRI 5794               13  14  0    70       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HOLY COW 5886                 9   3  2    60       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-MAUL ON WHEELS 2938           8   5  0    59       THE RUNAROUND (381)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WILE E COYOTE 5821           10   6  0    54       THE FUNNY FARM (409)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SYLVESTER 5916                4   1  0    30       THE FUNNY FARM (409)
-ARCHED EYELID 5775            5   3  0    27       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 THE GOLDEN SHRIMP 5923        2   1  0    25       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-EAU DE PERE 5789              1   6  0     9       THE RUNAROUND (381)
 BARRUK 5924                   1   2  0     5       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KORBRIZT HORON 5742    14 28 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  VENOMOUS CONCUBI      600  NONE
LUGBRUK 5822            4 15 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147  HOLY COW 5886         597   
DA1 5929                0  1 0 THE RUNAROUND 381    HIGH ELF              600  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pigskin -- That's how it goes.  You kick around my teammate, and then I come along
and sit on you.  Not in "revenge" for Korbrizt, no way, but still, there it is. --
Kestraline
P.S.  I considered writing a column, but... nah, my words are needed more to fill in
the personals.

Not only an Assassin, but a stupid one. -- Korbrizt Horon
P.S.  Finest kind.

Wile E Coyote -- Maybe THAT will teach you to stay out of my chicken yard! --
Elinterri

Sylvester -- Damn. -- Barruk

Beggars, ho!  I can handle THEM. -- The Golden Shrimp

ALL -- MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL IN ALASTARI!!!
May your year end in peace and the new year hold great things for you and your
families. -- Gentleben (Sunset-21, Morya-28, Arvat-32 and Talahya-100)

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KESTRALINE bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a action packed 2 minute veteran's Title duel.
KORBRIZT HORON was murdered by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ELINTERRI was savagely defeated by INSURANCE SALESMAN in a exciting 5 minute fight.
THE GOLDEN SHRIMP devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
BARRUK was devastated by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    20 -   9 -  3      69  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   9 -  0      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -  10 -  1      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 600 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      KESTRALINE 5783            18  15  0  105 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KESTRALINE 5783.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was KESTRALINE 5783.  The ten other most popular fighters were ELINTERRI 5794, THE 
GOLDEN SHRIMP 5923, DA1 5929, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, BARRUK 5924,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  
0.

The least popular fighter this week was BARRUK 5924.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KORBRIZT HORON 5742, DA1 5929, THE GOLDEN SHRIMP 5923, ELINTERRI 5794, 
KESTRALINE 5783,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.