DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/16/2007 Duedate: 03/29/2007
ARUAK CITY ARENA
DM-11 TURN-563
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SPECIAL!
MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
(11-6526) [13-3-2,164]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SPECIAL! POSITION IS EMPTY
MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
(11-6526) [13-3-2,164]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
WINDCHASER AIRK ARCSTONE
KRILL CAVALRY (374) TUFT TUGGERS (305)
(11-6469) [17-41-2,94] (11-6778) [10-8-2,79]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARKOVER II (592)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NEVERWAKE (508) 42
2. ORDO HERETICUS (593) 37 COLORIFIC (511)
3. MANIACAL TUFTS (431) 18 Unchartered Team
4. TUFT TUGGERS (305) 18
5. IMMORTALS (85) 13 GARDEN OF EVIL (554)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 COLORIFIC (511) 297 161 11 64.8 1/ 3 DARKOVER II (592) 9 6 1
2/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510) %1034 610 34 62.9 2/ 1 COLORIFIC (511) 8 3 1
3- 3*BARHOPPERS II (587) 5 3 0 62.5 3/ 2 TUFT TUGGERS (305) 8 4 0
4/ 4 MANIACAL TUFTS (431) 115 83 5 58.1 4/ 5 NEVERWAKE (508) 8 7 1
5/ 5 BULLDOGS (157) 909 695 28 56.7 5/ 6 MANIACAL TUFTS (431) 6 0 0
6/ 0 ORDER OF LARANI (18) 124 95 1 56.6 6/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 6 9 1
7/ 9 ORDO HERETICUS (593) 39 34 2 53.4 7/ 7 BULLDOGS (157) 5 5 0
8- 7 WAR-C-KERS (345) 177 159 9 52.7 8/15 ORDO HERETICUS (593) 5 10 0
9- 8*VOLTRON (589) 13 12 1 52.0 9- 9 THE RED HAND (579) 4 1 0
10/10 TUFT TUGGERS (305) 715 681 25 51.2 10/12 ANIMAL FARM (510) 4 2 0
11-11 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253) 763 729 22 51.1 11- 8 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253) 4 6 0
12/12 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507) 165 165 8 50.0 12/11 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507) 3 3 0
13/ 0 MILITANT LEGION (586) 22 22 3 50.0 13/10 ELFQUEST (515) 3 6 0
14-13 THE RED HAND (579) 13 14 1 48.1 14/ 0 IMMORTALS (85) 2 3 0
15/ 0 IMMORTALS (85) 825 916 64 47.4 15-14*BARHOPPERS II (587) 1 0 0
16/14 ELFQUEST (515) 269 307 12 46.7 16/ 0 MILITANT LEGION (586) 1 4 0
17/15 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375) 317 408 17 43.7 17-13*VOLTRON (589) 1 4 0
18/16 NEVERWAKE (508) 91 126 13 41.9 18/16 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375) 0 3 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/17 DARKOVER II (592) 57 82 6 41.0 19-18 WAR-C-KERS (345) 0 2 0
20/18 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 297 547 6 35.2 20/ 0 ORDER OF LARANI (18) 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[ Cities by the Shore #13 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Between Point and Aruak City:
It was a hill much like the others they'd passed so far, a steep shoulder turned
to the road, a gentler slope visible beyond it falling away into a wild-looking
pasture. There were rocks at the foot, along the roadside, which was unusual; rocks
were carried away promptly they were found to be used in buildings and field walls.
And a spill of dirt from a notch in the crest, slumped against the little bluff and
sprawled half across the road, which bent around the hill and out of sight. The
hollow clop of their horses' hooves was muffled when they reached the little slide,
but that was the only change; Tollisker did not stop the troop, or swerve them out to
avoid the area. So the dirt wasn't what he was worried about, nor anything
immediately at hand. She began to scan what distances she could see.
The pasture sloped down from the road opposite the bluff, ending in trees, then
rose again in a wooded slope. Must be a stream down there. Either the road around
this bend would go along the stream, perhaps in the woods, or cross it. She had been
through this area before, though not recently, and remembered stone bridges with
shallow arches, streams with cattails along the bank, and sunlight dappling the
waters. A stream would make a pleasant change, maybe a place to stop for a quick
meal.
No, not with Tollisker so tense. They must be approaching a place where trouble
was common. She packed her gathered sunlight into a tighter ball, the better to use
it as a weapon. A sideways glance at Fandil. He was gripping his staff with both
hands, running his fingers along the carving and inlays. He was ready for trouble,
too; even his beard seemed tense.
Around the curve. She could see that the road crossed valley and stream, but
trees near at hand hid the closer parts of it, and the bridge. Still nothing
obviously wrong, except for the lack of traffic. And no livestock in these pastures,
where there was grass enough even at this season. But that could be due to the
general drawing in of the people from anything that simply MIGHT be dangerous. And
living so close to risen Krael would be enough to make anyone nervous, she thought,
especially those who had no magical ability to understand and defend against the
dangers.
They came past the last of the screening trees, and she could see that the
bridge was out. The span she remembered was broken in the center, leaving a gap of
about ten feet. Well, so they'd have to ford the stream, it wasn't likely to be deep.
But Tollisker signaled his troop to a halt and waved forward a pair of men.
Adie supposed they were scouts, in effect, sent to test for whatever danger was
anticipated.
Their approach to the bridge was slow, the way they might have approached a
sleeping dragon. No, no, not a dragon! They wouldn't have approached such a beast at
all; maybe a sleeping bear. They sat their horses well back from the bank and threw
things into the water, then went closer and probed with their spears. There was no
reaction that the people waiting on the road could see, and one of the scouts waved
them forward.
"Do we ford the stream?" Fandil asked.
"No. Run at the bridge, one at a time, and jump the gap. Safer that way," the
young captain said. "There's something in the water, but it might be lower down the
stream. We can hope so."
"Something," Fandil said, tasting the word.
"Such as what?" Adie asked. "And where did it come from?"
"Sort of fish-like," Tollisker said, "but," he coughed, embarrassed, "it's got
tentacles. And that always means it's bad."
"There are perfectly innocent squids and octopuses in the world," Fandil
growled.
"Not around here. It's a little like a giant catfish, all pale, and the demon
said it lived in drowned Krael and was changed there. It came up when the city did,
but had to have water, so it moved into this stream."
"What demon?" Fandil and Adie asked together.
"From Tobir." Tollisker glanced at them, apparently surprised by their
surprise. "You know, the arenamaster there. Vashku. He's come up to see my Lord
Jerrofil several times, and I hear he's been very helpful."
"The arenamaster of Tobir is--?"
"Not now, Fandil," Adie said. Her attention was focused on the bridge, where
the first riders were forming into a line and beginning their gallop. Everyone in the
troop was watching, she saw, some of them with bows drawn.
As the first rider cleared the gap, Tollisker suddenly looked around at his men.
"Who's watching our flanks and rear?" he demanded. There was a hasty reshuffling of
attention, which seemed to satisfy him, and he turned his own gaze back to the bridge.
Two more riders were across by now. "You two should go now," he said. "If the Pale
Fish isn't here now, it will sense the vibration of our passing and becoming. Get
across while you can do it safely."
"What about you?" Adie asked.
"My job is to be sure you have the best chance to reach Aruak City," the captain
said. "Your job is to get there, not to fight the Pale Fish. Go!"
Fandil nodded. "He's right, Adie. Let's go!"
Point:
Master Cho stood with the gladiators Sedalia, Circ, and Gissanniah watching the
two Ardiventi gladiators depart. He was not sure if he was glad or sorry to see
Stepharoo and Eclipse leave. Sorry not to have their strong arms at his back for the
next task, but glad not to be worrying about their mysterious and half-controlled
powers. The time to learn the use and control of such powers was, most emphatically,
not while in the midst of a battle.
Cho turned to Senator Sedalia, who seemed to be the spokesman for the group from
Iaye. "Tell me about this map, now," he said.
"We found it in the Great Archive on Iaye--the map of the surface streets and
structures of Krael, at least. The other one, showing the tunnels, came into our
hands mysteriously and was authenticated by the Khalhums Dwarf of Iaye. It shows the
tunnels they dug for access while doing some special construction work about... what
did he say, a hundred years before the city sank?" Sedalia glanced at his companions
for confirmation.
Gissanniah nodded. "About that, from what Kegrald Steelhand said."
"He also said," Old Doc Circ cut in, "that the King of Krael who ordered the
construction would not have known about the tunnels. They were by way of, ah,
underground scaffolding, if you will."
"Khaldren could have spotted them in a hundred years, if he's such a skilled
wizard," Sedalia argued. "We can hardly assume he doesn't know about them!"
"I am a skilled wizard," Cho said crisply, "and I cannot detect the tunnels,
even knowing they are there. I think it unlikely that Khaldren has discovered them."
"If you can't detect them, maybe that means they're all filled in," Sedalia
said.
"Not necessarily." Everyone turned in surprise to Gissanniah, who seldom spoke
unless addressed first. She blushed. "I know a little about dwarves. They have
their own arts, and they could have made sure the tunnels would not be found by, well,
people they considered unauthorized."
"Wouldn't the King of Krael and his chief magician have been authorized?" Circ
asked.
She shrugged. "What I've been told," she said, "is that dwarves will take just
about any commission if it looks interesting, but if they, well, don't quite
approve... they do things their own way. Sort of booby-trap it, or something. I
don't KNOW this, but I've been told. I think we should risk it, if the tunnels will
help us fight Khaldren and Krael."
"Which it will do," Circ said. "That map clearly shows that parts of the city
have been laid out as an enormous focusing lens for power. And that the secret
tunnels will allow us to reach some of the key points and destroy them, thus
preventing the lens from working as Khaldren apparently intends."
Cho nodded. "I agree. But we will proceed carefully, taking no unnecessary
risks, causing no unnecessary destruction. I would prefer to survive our efforts
here."
"Good point," Sedalia agreed. "Steelhand said the best way to get in was
through the Ogre's Tomb--" He turned toward the steep, stone-crowned hill.
"And there is our first risk," Cho finished. "I have heard of this Ogre's Tomb,
and that the tunnels under it go to many places we might not wish to reach... or be
reached from. We will not rush blindly into them."
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I am stunned. In the first place, I never expected to make Duel2Dude here, and
in the second place, not by killing. I extend my deepest sympathies to all Gerfel's
Friends, and to Gerfel himself if he should happen to be around.
Windchaser
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of ARUAK CITY! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team COLORIFIC was
unseated this week as DARKOVER II moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot with
a 2-3-0 record for the round. There were bitter words at VOLTRON's guildhouse after
a 0-0-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 17th. Dark Arena anyone?
Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week
ORDO HERETICUS went 4-1-0 to move up 7 in the rankings. SMUSH caught the eye of many
in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested WALK THE LINE and was awarded
22 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, TOBIUS put down
GOLDEN GLOW, causing her to lose 11 points of recognition in the process. As is
fitting, the most sought after warrior on the challenge boards this week was none
other than Duelmaster WINDCHASER himself. Who here was not present for the title
fight this week as SPECIAL! boldly TV challenged WINDCHASER in order to strive for
the Duelmasters honors? The city has turned out in honor of SPECIAL!, for with his
arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! Would you
believe that over half of the old women in ARUAK CITY seem to feel that they could
fight better than you gladiators?
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city ARUAK CITY. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's
challenge seeking began. ORDO HERETICUS 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 ORDO HERETICUS. Indeed it was NEVERWAKE. A match that raised a few
eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that THRISS posted a challenge against the
more highly recognized JUMPIN'. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand THRISS
was beat by JUMPIN'. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! The warrior's path is harsh. For mediocrity there
is but one reward--death. This past week TORRY FATEGIVER, at 6-12-2, departed ARUAK
CITY forever. Many townsmen have begin to remark over the fact that after one more
round of duels ORDO HERETICUS' Bloodfeud against DONALD DUNSEN will have expired.
Walk proud, warriors of ORDO HERETICUS! By striking down BENJAMIN you have avenged
the honor of your dead. Your virtue is known to all in ARUAK CITY. Fate is a fickle
mistress. She showers the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the
victorious. Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in ARUAK CITY. Nice atmosphere you have here! 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
SPECIAL! 6526 13 3 2 164 MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHITE LIE 6659 17 5 1 133 COLORIFIC (511)
-TANGERINE TOAD 6603 20 3 0 118 ANIMAL FARM (510)
-LORD KRONOS 6111 13 9 1 115 MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
-VIOLET VULTURE 6612 16 4 0 104 ANIMAL FARM (510)
-KAELEN THUNDERHEART 6777 11 5 1 102 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
TURQUOISE TIGER 6556 24 11 0 99 ANIMAL FARM (510)
FIONA STARMANTLE 5022 11 10 1 98 MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
WINDCHASER 6469 17 41 2 94 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
-AVARKIEL 548 12 6 0 94 ORDER OF LARANI (18)
-SILVER LINING 6339 16 14 3 92 COLORIFIC (511)
DONALD DUNSEN 6787 14 6 1 92 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TWO-S0PEAR 6700 13 16 0 88 ELFQUEST (515)
-ZYN'KYR 6579 9 2 0 87 MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
-MAGENTA MAGGOT 6627 11 10 0 79 ANIMAL FARM (510)
AIRK ARCSTONE 6778 10 8 2 79 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
-MAN'S BEST FRIEND 6694 18 6 0 78 BULLDOGS (157)
ANGCARADINA 691 10 5 0 77 ORDER OF LARANI (18)
TOBIUS 6905 11 4 0 75 ORDO HERETICUS (593)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLDEN GLOW 6803 11 6 0 66 COLORIFIC (511)
-TITANIUM 5137 7 5 0 65 WAR-C-KERS (345)
JACKHAMMER 6613 9 4 4 63 NEVERWAKE (508)
YOUSEFF 6906 7 8 0 62 ORDO HERETICUS (593)
-THE FLYING PEASANT 6859 6 3 1 62 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
HONOR 6880 6 2 0 62 DARKOVER II (592)
MARGARET ALTON 6887 7 3 0 61 DARKOVER II (592)
DAWNING DANIKA 6866 6 3 0 61 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
WOLFBROTHER 6706 14 15 1 58 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507)
JUMPIN' 6704 13 16 2 58 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FARSHOT 6713 6 3 0 56 NEVERWAKE (508)
DELIA'S GONE 6707 13 16 0 55 ELFQUEST (515)
KORO CLOUD 6618 8 30 0 54 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
WALK THE LINE 6708 12 17 0 53 ELFQUEST (515)
SMUSH 6916 3 0 0 52 NEVERWAKE (508)
BARRICADE 6819 7 0 0 51 MILITANT LEGION (586)
FLEA BAG 6804 13 7 0 46 BULLDOGS (157)
DIRK DARKBLADE 6528 8 11 1 45 IMMORTALS (85)
ONE-EYE 6711 7 22 2 45 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375)
HORSEFLY 6860 4 6 0 45 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
SARAYA STEEL 6545 8 9 0 42 IMMORTALS (85)
-PENFOLD 692 8 6 1 40 ORDER OF LARANI (18)
PONY 6820 8 10 0 39 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
ARVIN LARN 6904 7 6 1 35 ORDO HERETICUS (593)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLUE SMASH 6553 8 8 1 33 IMMORTALS (85)
FIREWALL 6818 5 6 0 33 MILITANT LEGION (586)
-AUTOMATON 6756 5 2 0 31 MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
-CULHAN CARAND 6743 3 0 1 31 THE RED HAND (579)
-CROI MAKIN 6862 2 0 0 29 THE RED HAND (579)
-GORIN ROGAD 6749 1 2 0 29 THE RED HAND (579)
-CABO WABO 6828 4 1 0 28 BARHOPPERS II (587)
PINK EYE 6911 2 0 1 28 COLORIFIC (511)
-YELLOW LION 6841 4 1 0 27 VOLTRON (589)
THRISS 6883 3 6 0 27 DARKOVER II (592)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LON BRADDOCK 6617 3 7 0 24 IMMORTALS (85)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BAR-B-DOO 6614 6 3 0 21 WAR-C-KERS (345)
SLEDGE 6917 1 2 0 21 NEVERWAKE (508)
-DREAM KILLER 6559 3 4 0 19 WAR-C-KERS (345)
-BLACK LION 6839 2 3 1 19 VOLTRON (589)
JOHNNY ASH 6912 2 1 0 19 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
MAXIM SOREL 6921 1 2 0 19 ORDO HERETICUS (593)
-GREEN THUMB 6830 4 5 0 17 COLORIFIC (511)
CHIEF SITTING BULL 6872 3 3 0 16 BULLDOGS (157)
IAN MARSH 6877 2 3 1 16 DARKOVER II (592)
-BLUE LION 6842 2 3 0 15 VOLTRON (589)
-GREEN LION 6843 4 1 0 13 VOLTRON (589)
-MIASIN 6871 3 2 0 11 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
BENJAMIN 6878 2 4 1 11 DARKOVER II (592)
-SUPERFICIAL HITMAN 6865 2 5 0 11 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
-OUTHOUSE COMMANDO 6913 2 0 0 7 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
-GRAND MARNIER 6827 1 2 0 7 BARHOPPERS II (587)
JON FLUTE 6922 1 2 0 6 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
-RED LION 6875 1 3 0 6 VOLTRON (589)
AMBUSH 6870 0 2 0 6 MILITANT LEGION (586)
SAFFRON SKUNK 6910 1 1 0 4 ANIMAL FARM (510)
-HYVRIK 823 0 3 0 3 ORDER OF LARANI (18)
-BARK 6915 0 2 0 2 BULLDOGS (157)
-LEATHER HIDE 6914 0 1 0 1 BULLDOGS (157)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BLUE BLOOD 6873 0 2 0 COLORIFIC 511 KASTEEN 6903 559 REVENGED
CHOPSTICK SURGEO 6785 11 5 0 GERFEL'S FRIENDS 253 WINDCHASER 6469 562
SKALLY SKYDEWAYS 6861 3 3 0 GERFEL'S FRIENDS 253 JACKHAMMER 6613 560
TORRY FATEGIVER 6534 6 12 2 IMMORTALS 85 JACKHAMMER 6613 563
JON FLEET 6415 11 51 0 KRILL CAVALRY 374 LORD KRONOS 6111 560
FOXHOLE 6845 1 2 0 MILITANT LEGION 586 SHEWISH GIANT 489 563 NONE
DA ME 6927 0 1 0 MILITANT LEGION 586 MOUNTAIN TROLL 486 563 NONE
FIREBASE 6817 5 5 2 MILITANT LEGION 586 THE FLYING PEASA 6859 559 NOT REVE
HAUNT 6667 3 7 0 NEVERWAKE 508 STONE GOLEM 494 563 NONE
SHAMBOS 6926 1 1 0 ORDO HERETICUS 593 PINK EYE 6911 563
KASTEEN 6903 2 2 1 ORDO HERETICUS 593 WHITE LIE 6659 560
GULLET 6907 8 4 0 ORDO HERETICUS 593 DONALD DUNSEN 6787 560
VELADE 6920 0 1 0 ORDO HERETICUS 593 BENJAMIN 6878 561 JUST REV
PERSONAL ADS
Eisenhorn, boyo, thank you for the remarkable compliment. E.T. go 'ome. -- Purple
People Eater, Proud Colorific Manager
Convicted assassin and lying Peasant, phbtttt! -- White Lie & Golden Glow, Proud
Colorifics
Special1, you musta cheated, Bimbo! -- Silver Lining, Proud Colorific
Smash and Doc Doolittle, unfair attacking me while I was planting! Unfair! Next time,
I plant you. YOU. -- Green Thumb, Proud Colorific
Avast ye maties! Blimey! Hain't got me biguns onna top fitin'. Nay! Blasted teddy
bears! Aye. -- Mino, Animal Farm
Mino, but I fought Ian Marsh and thought it came out really well. I did. E came up
smelling like a skunk! (giggle) -- Saffron Skunk
Tobius, that felt Ordorific! Really fine! -- Magenta Maggot
Honor, we are sorry for you having to wallow with those NPC scallywags. We want you
to know that WE want you. -- Turquoise, Tangerine, Magenta, & Violet
John Flute, I do believe I suck big time. Like a Hoover ....... -- Leather Hide
Wow! Chopstick Surgeon is dead?! We shall miss him. Windchaser, a killer? What is
The Heart And Soul Of Andoria coming to? Gerfel, may the surgeon fight well in that
Great Arena In The Sky. -- Kennelworth
Arvin, two out of three? You took all I had in that long one, pal. I'm avoiding! --
Flea Bag
Airk, always a pleasure. Tuft collecting is such a thrill! -- Man's Best Friend
Windchaser, congratulations on your Duelmaster title. The Duelmaster drinks free at
The Bulldog Inn. -- Kennelworth, Proprietor
Pony, I guess the itch got to you? -- Flea bag
Shambos, how. Me thinkum yu be gud. -- Chief Sitting Bull (nursing his wounds)
Johnny Ash, I should bitten rather than barked. But I wanted to be nice about that
tuft you can keep. -- Bark
Kennelworth -- We traded tufts last turn it seems. But otherwise you and your
consortium buddies are sure trashing Airk's record. We're not very happy about all
those poor match-ups. It's like you bribed the Commission or something... -- Tankesh
PPE -- I measure success differently. One of the ways I do that is to look at my
record versus individual teams. I'm lookin' through and I see lots of wins against
the Bulldogs, 2-0 vs. Neverwake, and many against Leeta's crew. Hmm... oh, I see with
just my current roster you and I are only 2-1. I guess you got lucky once and avoid
us the rest of the time. You just keep getting your easy wins against others and brag
all you want, we know the real deal. -- Tankesh
Doc Steele -- Is that the Big D?! Welcome back to Aruak! It says much that you have
returned to the Heart and Soul of Andoria even as you have cut back to minimal
participation in the basic aspect of the gladiatorial system. We still look forward
to your new style of play and hope you find our ways to your liking. Maybe you'll
learn you're a closet Andorian! In any case, it's great to have more competition here
in our fair city of your renowned caliber. Good luck, the RUGs here are merciless. --
Tankesh
Kendric -- 1/1/1 eh? How much? Well, first I'll take a team of studly scummy/hybrid
TPs. And then I'll take enough cash to run them for a year at your expense. Then
I'll challenge you all day long until you get sick of being scummed and hacked down in
exhaustion. <wink> -- Tankesh
Aruak -- Look at Kendric and his Benjamin! True Andorians in word and heart! --
Tankesh
Honor -- We usually run one team full up, but the tourney is coming and some of ours
may sit out and take a stab at it. After that we should be full up again. -- Tankesh
Youseff -- We understand your need to retain your ronoh by continuing to duefdoolb me.
Good luck next nrut, I may sit out after that. -- Donald, apparently, but not quite
dyslexic
Eisenhorn -- Your words to PPE sounded as if they came from my own heart! Although
you were much more eloquent! -- Tankesh
P.S. You don't know how many times I have tried to allow the Commission to let my
boss, Adie, work in the infirmary when our team is playing. Apparently they won't
accept the services of a priestess even if it is free! Heck, she'd even save the life
of the other competititor, but no...
Horsefly -- I'm tall so I can reach you up on the ceiling to squish! Just kidding,
sometimes I wish I was small cute and cuddly. Consider me... statuesque. -- Danika
NO!! Not our Duelmaster, Chopstick Surgeon! NARGH!! -- Tankesh, suddenly distraught
beyond all normalcy
Man's Best Friend -- Damn it, not again. Bite me. -- Airk
Delia's Gone -- Note quite! -- Danika
P.S. Just kidding... but I sure sounded wicked, didn't I?
Bark -- But no bite. A bit of charcoal stuffing and you were snuff. Nice try though!
I was born to mash Bulldogs! -- Johnny Ash
PPE -- We too tire of your annoying vehemance. We are 3-2-1-0 against your pathetic
team. Perhaps we should sacrifice another of yours for our blood magic receptacle...
-- Fiona for Maniacal Tufts
Tobius -- <in an evil echoing voice> Next time I should take your soul... -- Special!
Silver Lining -- One day we will succeed in making your mercurial innards gleam
eternally red... -- Special!
Two-Spear -- Foiled again in my attempts to send you to the netherworld... -- Fiona
Hello everybody. It's been a while since I've been here but I had to come back to
celebrate my 20th year in this arena. Unfortunately, I've decided to retire after
next turn. I would like to say how much I've enjoyed this place and it's all because
of you wonderful people who'be been here for the past two decades. Good luck to all,
especially our biggest adversaries; Tuft Tuggers, Bulldogs, and Gerfel's Friends.
Drinks on us. -- Dartor, mgr Immortals
Ghost of Velade -- I expect no less. -- Benjamin
Maxim Sorel -- Perhaps next time around? -- Benjamin
Green Thumb -- Hm. Maybe I'll have to try again, now... I was polite and gave you
credit for an unusual tactic. Unlike SOME folks I can think of. -- Ian Marsh
Saffron Skunk -- Ye GODS that HURT! I should've been more warry of a Skunmk with a
nasty pointy thing. As if that...umm...odor wasn't bad enough. -- Ian Marsh
Koro Cloud -- While that fight certainly didn't end the way I wanted it, you sure are
a mighty fine teacher. Is Cult Member a firend of yours? -- Thriss
One Eye -- My thanks for the excellent tutelage you provided. Do you mind if I
reccomend you to my friends? -- Honor
Thriss -- You are a young lady of generous spirit, and I thank you for that win.
They've been thin on the ground for me, probably because of my mediocrity in this
competitive arena. -- Koro Cloud
Flea Bag -- Not only fleas, I hope you have ear mites as well! -- Pony
Miasin -- You've got to be faster off the mark to catch a fly. -- Horsefly
Leather Hide -- Ah, but I was a leather worker in my other life. I've kept up with my
skills. -- Jon Flute
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HAUNT was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FOXHOLE was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
DA ME was murdered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MAXIM SOREL vanquished BENJAMIN in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
SPECIAL! overpowered WINDCHASER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
TOBIUS outwaited GOLDEN GLOW in a dull 9 minute Challenge brawl.
MARGARET ALTON overpowered DELIA'S GONE in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
YOUSEFF viciously subdued WOLFBROTHER in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
DAWNING DANIKA vanquished KORO CLOUD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
THRISS was overpowered by JUMPIN' in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SMUSH overpowered WALK THE LINE in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CHIEF SITTING BULL unbelievably bested JON FLUTE in a 2 minute gory Challenge bout.
PINK EYE murdered SHAMBOS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
WHITE LIE handily defeated ANGCARADINA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
TURQUOISE TIGER subdued AIRK ARCSTONE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided brawl.
TWO-S0PEAR overpowered FARSHOT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DONALD DUNSEN devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute uneven duel.
FIONA STARMANTLE devastated HONOR in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched brawl.
JACKHAMMER savagely slew TORRY FATEGIVER in a 2 minute brutal bout.
ONE-EYE was beaten by HORSEFLY in a 1 minute fight.
DIRK DARKBLADE viciously subdued FIREWALL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition.
FLEA BAG was savagely defeated by BARRICADE in a monotonous 27 minute gory duel.
ARVIN LARN unbelievably bested LON BRADDOCK in a action packed 1 minute bloody duel.
PONY defeated BLUE SMASH in a 1 minute match.
JOHNNY ASH was overpowered by SARAYA STEEL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
IAN MARSH overpowered AMBUSH in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SAFFRON SKUNK was overpowered by SLEDGE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 13 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 9 - 2 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 20 - 13 - 0 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 8 PARRY-RIPOSTE 16 - 11 - 1 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 BASHING ATTACK 34 - 26 - 3 57 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 58 - 46 - 0 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 14 - 3 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 15 - 1 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 44 - 50 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 27 - 6 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 27 - 1 34 |
Turn 563 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:
BASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE
LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 5 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 4
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK SPECIAL! 6526 13 3 2 164 MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
TOTAL PARRY TURQUOISE TIGER 6556 24 11 0 99 ANIMAL FARM (510)
PARRY-RIPOSTE FIONA STARMANTLE 5022 11 10 1 98 MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
PARRY-STRIKE DONALD DUNSEN 6787 14 6 1 92 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
LUNGING ATTACK AIRK ARCSTONE 6778 10 8 2 79 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
WALL OF STEEL GOLDEN GLOW 6803 11 6 0 66 COLORIFIC (511)
AIMED BLOW MARGARET ALTON 6887 7 3 0 61 DARKOVER II (592)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WINDCHASER 6469. The most popular warrior this turn
was AIRK ARCSTONE 6778. The ten other most popular fighters were DIRK DARKBLADE
6528, SMUSH 6916, JON FLUTE 6922, DONALD DUNSEN 6787, TORRY FATEGIVER 6534, HAUNT
6667, MARGARET ALTON 6887, YOUSEFF 6906, FIONA STARMANTLE 5022, and WHITE LIE 6659.
The least popular fighter this week was FLEA BAG 6804. The other ten least popular
fighters were BARRICADE 6819, TOBIUS 6905, GOLDEN GLOW 6803, WALK THE LINE 6708,
SAFFRON SKUNK 6910, AMBUSH 6870, JOHNNY ASH 6912, FIREWALL 6818, ONE-EYE 6711, and
FARSHOT 6713.