DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/28/2007    Duedate: 12/11/2007

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-582

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KOOL-AID DRINKER
CULTS-R-US (624)
(12-6557) [17-12-0,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KOOL-AID DRINKER               POSITION IS EMPTY
CULTS-R-US (624)               
(12-6557) [17-12-0,104]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SWEET BETSEY                   LEUCIPPUS
SWEET MAGIC (267)              DREAMERS (142)
(12-6571) [14-12-0,56]         (12-6601) [5-12-0,52]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CULTS-R-US (624)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DREAMERS (142)              54
2. CULTS-R-US (624)            47      CULTS-R-US (624)
3. SWEET MAGIC (267)            8      Unchartered Team
4. RAINBOW WARRIORS (439)       0
5. ICE AGE (639)                0      WORTHLESS MANAGERS (310)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 CULTS-R-US (624)         155 110  2 58.5   1/ 1 CULTS-R-US (624)         11  4 0
 2/ 3 HIGH JINKS (584)         267 245 17 52.1   2/ 5 DREAMERS (142)            8  4 0
 3- 4 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)   39  38  4 50.6   3/ 2 HIGH JINKS (584)          7  8 1
 4/ 5 DREAMERS (142)           %1154 %1164 89 49.8   4/ 3 SWEET MAGIC (267)         5 10 0
 5- 6 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439)    69  83  4 45.4   5- 7 ICE AGE (639)             2  1 0
 6- 7 ICE AGE (639)             40  50  1 44.4   6- 8 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439)    2  2 1
 7/ 8 SWEET MAGIC (267)        484 817 15 37.2   7- 4 BLACKED OUT ON... (560)   1  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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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 581): BLU JON of BLU MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 581): MISSY MOSSY of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 575): STRADA of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 577): PENNY LOPEZ of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 576): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 574): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 287): SHARAPOVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 567): DIRTY SANCHEZ of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 285): ULTHAR UTHERYDES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 563): TED ICKENS of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 561): PEEP of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 552): BILDIS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 515): THOMAS FOWLER of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 262): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 256): SISTER MARY SUEELLEN of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 243): HARRY MONSTER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 442): GODGET of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 429): BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 420): CIRSIUM VULGARE of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 406): KILLIAN TEN VIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 192): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 378): KIRSSARINA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 374): ZAGWE BANSHEE of HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 362): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 468): NEBUCHADNEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 581): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 581): CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 575): TERMINUS (?, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 577): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 576): DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 574): JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 287): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 567): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 285): SOL INVICTUS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 563): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 561): KLKASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 552): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 515): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 262): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 255): THINGS I DROOL IN (Snuln, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 243): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 442): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 429): UNDERDOGS (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 420): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 406): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 192): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 378): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 374): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 362): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 468): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 580): INCISOR of FANGS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 579): BACRADI LIMON of BLACKED OUT ON... (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 576): GOLDEN DOME of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 574): AIM SEDUCE HAMMER of AIM 4 ISLE HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 567): DIRTY SANCHEZ of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 285): ULTHAR UTHERYDES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord)
                               KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 563): TED ICKENS of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 551): JUNGLE KING of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 515): THOMAS FOWLER of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 255): MY SLEEP of THINGS I DROOL IN (Snuln, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 243): HARRY MONSTER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 441): MEABEER of GET (JE, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 191): WANSTEAD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Wacky Waco Wonk -- What's with folks pushing up the daisies all of a sudden?  Our new
hotshot blower, you...I'd heard this dueling could be a dangerous undertaking for my
career path...looks like I should have listened to what my dear sweet mother said. --
Missy Mossy, Duelmistress
P.S.  What d'ya mean "what'd she say?"  I told you, I didn't listen.  Har!  Har!
Har!

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, RIZTAB?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  DREAMERS turned their 5-0-0 turn into a 
2nd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on 
hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see SISTER Q win a fight and 
gain 16 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, PARMENIDES beat MARLOW and MARLOW lost 10 
points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as 
KOOL-AID DRINKER takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  
Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You 
want to know what's new, don't you, RIZTAB?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  RIZTAB, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
ICE AGE the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks 
like CULTS-R-US avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if 
you ask me.  Hmph.  WINTER SHADOWS was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but 
I'll be glad to see KOOL-AID DRINKER and CULTS-R-US at The Dripping Blade tonight 
celebrating their bloodfeud victory over MISSY MOSSY.  Honor is like a chainmail 
shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me 
on this one.   
     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.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of RIZTAB.  I feel much better now.  Paste this one in your 
scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557        17  12  0   104       CULTS-R-US (624)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISSY MOSSY 6539             21  12  2    92       HIGH JINKS (584)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIG SHRIMP 6561              12   7  0    90       ICE AGE (639)
 SISTER Q 6579                13   9  0    82       CULTS-R-US (624)
 MADAM Y 6576                 15   8  0    77       CULTS-R-US (624)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINTER SHADOWS 6526          19  16  0    73       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 BROTHER ZEN 6602             13   4  0    69       CULTS-R-US (624)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEMOCRITUS 6611               8   4  0    65       DREAMERS (142)
-JIM BEAM 5506                 6  10  0    63       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWEET BETSEY 6571            14  12  0    56       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 TIANNARY 6612                 7   8  2    53       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 TARILISS 6527                 8  27  1    52       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 LEUCIPPUS 6601                5  12  0    52       DREAMERS (142)
 PARMENIDES 6599               9   8  0    50       DREAMERS (142)
 HERACLITUS 6646               4   2  0    47       DREAMERS (142)
-ARISTOCRAT VODKA 5508         6  10  1    41       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
 MARLOW 6644                   5   3  0    36       HIGH JINKS (584)
-ARISTOCRAT RUM 5505           7   9  1    34       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CORIANELLE 6621               5   7  0    33       SWEET MAGIC (267)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THREE OLIVES 6650             2   3  0    22       BLACKED OUT ON... (560)
 PYTHAGORAS 6647               4   2  0    21       DREAMERS (142)
-SYLVIA THE GREY 6661          1   0  1    21       RAINBOW WARRIORS (439)
-IAINTPLAYING 6568             3   6  0    19       ICE AGE (639)
-BORIS THE BLACK 6660          1   0  0    16       RAINBOW WARRIORS (439)
 TIDDLES 6664                  1   0  0    15       HIGH JINKS (584)
-NO NAME 6657                  1   0  0    13       ICE AGE (639)
-MAMA MIA X 6642               3   2  0    11       ICE AGE (639)
 REPULSIVE ROGAN 6663          1   0  0    10       HIGH JINKS (584)
 MOLLY 6662                    1   1  0     9       HIGH JINKS (584)
 BROTHER ZOINK 6665            0   1  0     1       CULTS-R-US (624)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WACKY WACO WONK 6505   17 17 1 CULTS-R-US 624       MISSY MOSSY 6539      581  JUST REVENGED
THE MEGSTR 6659         1  1 0 HIGH JINKS 584       SYLVIA THE GREY 6661  581   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Democritus -- I've got a backup too... Five digits, individually they're nothing but
when joined together form a weapon that can be terrible to behold. -- Marlow

Sylvia The Grey -- You waxed while I waned, and waned, and waned...  The manager says
to the surviving team members he "can't recall such a de-mise."  Small comfort.  You
don't just leave Alastari you know.  You kinda fade out as your memory around the
guildhouse fades, picking up things as you go.  Insights, might'a-done-betters,
could'a-done-worses, until right when you think you've figured it all out, nobody
recalls your name and *poof*. -- The Megstr

Pythagorus -- Met me in your finest, I see.  Well met. -- Molly

All -- Incher-ducin fer yer enjoyments...Repulsive Rogan and Tiddles. -- Jondeaux

Kool-Aid Drinker -- One or the other of us, or both, should graduate so we don't have
to see each other again, don't you think?  I'm not sure what my status is...hmm.  I
probably need the political points.  Well, I'm working on them.  Very slowly. --
Winter Shadows

Sister Q -- Were you a Suzy in your pre-cult life? -- Sweet Betsey, mildly curious

Madam Y -- I don't think I've ever had such a good student!  Keep on like that and
you'll be a wow. -- Tariliss

Heraclitus -- Which one are you?  Atoms?  I'll atomize you! -- Tiannary

Parmenides -- I bet you'd make a great pizza. -- Corianelle

3 November 2007
If you need to send an email to RSI, please send it to CSR (at) reality.com.  Using
any other address makes it all but impossible that you'll receive a response. -- RSI

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SISTER Q devastated WINTER SHADOWS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PARMENIDES won victory over MARLOW in a action packed 1 minute Challenge battle.
MISSY MOSSY was narrowly defeated by KOOL-AID DRINKER in a 2 minute Title fight.
MADAM Y overpowered TIANNARY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DEMOCRITUS devastated FRED THE UNREADY in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
BROTHER ZEN unbelievably bested SWEET BETSEY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match.
LEUCIPPUS overcame TIO THE MONEYCHANGER in a action packed 2 minute gruesome fight.
TARILISS slimly lost to HERACLITUS in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
CORIANELLE vanquished MOLLY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PYTHAGORAS defeated HEZASH THE MOUTH in a 2 minute match.
REPULSIVE ROGAN handily defeated BROTHER ZOINK in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
TIDDLES demolished WILLIE THE RAT 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|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   5 -  0      74  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    20 -  12 -  2      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     22 -  14 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  12 -  3      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  21 -  1      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  15 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  21 -  3      40  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  20 -  0      33  |

Turn 582 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557      17  12  0  104 CULTS-R-US (624)
SLASHING ATTACK  MISSY MOSSY 6539           21  12  2   92 HIGH JINKS (584)
PARRY-LUNGE      SISTER Q 6579              13   9  0   82 CULTS-R-US (624)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    MADAM Y 6576               15   8  0   77 CULTS-R-US (624)
TOTAL PARRY      BROTHER ZEN 6602           13   4  0   69 CULTS-R-US (624)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  DEMOCRITUS 6611             8   4  0   65 DREAMERS (142)
LUNGING ATTACK   PARMENIDES 6599             9   8  0   50 DREAMERS (142)
AIMED BLOW       MARLOW 6644                 5   3  0   36 HIGH JINKS (584)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SWEET BETSEY 6571.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LEUCIPPUS 6601.  The ten other most popular fighters were MISSY MOSSY 6539, 
SWEET BETSEY 6571, DEMOCRITUS 6611, TARILISS 6527, HERACLITUS 6646, PARMENIDES 6599, 
MADAM Y 6576, CORIANELLE 6621, SISTER Q 6579, and KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557.

The least popular fighter this week was BROTHER ZOINK 6665.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MOLLY 6662, TIANNARY 6612, WINTER SHADOWS 6526, TIDDLES 6664, 
REPULSIVE ROGAN 6663, PYTHAGORAS 6647, MARLOW 6644, BROTHER ZEN 6602, KOOL-AID 
DRINKER 6557, and SISTER Q 6579.