DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 10/30/2003 Duedate: 11/12/2003 ZORPUNT ARENA DM-24 TURN-464 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS KID ROCK THE MC5 (445) (24-4340) [23-15-0,111] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader KID ROCK CROCONAW THE MC5 (445) WATER DECK (459) (24-4340) [23-15-0,111] (24-4475) [2-0-0,21] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TRISHA WINGFOOT CANE TOAD KRILL CAVALRY (403) AUSSIE KILLERS (455) (24-4330) [19-28-1,86] (24-4425) [9-7-0,93] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BATTLEMANIA (71) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BATTLEMANIA (71) 33 2. AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 33 THE MC5 (445) 3. WATER DECK (459) 24 Unchartered Team 4. THE ASININE (272) 0 5. KRILL CAVALRY (403) -16 WATER DECK (459) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 6*WATER DECK (459) 4 3 0 57.1 1/ 1 BATTLEMANIA (71) 7 7 1 2/ 1 THE MC5 (445) 101 89 9 53.2 2/ 4 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 6 4 0 3- 2 THE ASININE (272) 89 79 8 53.0 3- 2 THE ASININE (272) 5 5 1 4/ 4 BATTLEMANIA (71) 358 326 25 52.3 4/ 3 THE MC5 (445) 4 3 0 5/ 3 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 37 34 3 52.1 5/ 6*WATER DECK (459) 4 3 0 6/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 363 360 12 50.2 6/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 3 12 1 '*' 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[ The Aruaki Clanhold #120 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + The Isle of Kordos: Belana blinked. A priestess healer named Adelora? Yes, she wanted very much to meet that woman! As they passed into the blessed shadow of the trees, she noted that Gelleran drew his sword. Her hand went to her waist automatically, even though she knew her sword had vanished along with Alastari. "Is there danger?" "There may be," he answered, looking alertly from side to side. "We found a boat drawn up on the beach around the point," a half-gesture indicated the rocky point to the west of where Belana awakened. "It might have been fishermen seeking shelter from last night's storm...except that there is no one to be found around there, and fishermen wouldn't go far from their boat. I fear it is more likely minions of the Gray Witch have landed on Kordos, and I will take no risks where you are concerned!" "The Gray Witch?" This was getting more confusing by the moment, like Alastari in some ways and very unlike in others. She had heard of a parallel dimension where there was a Sheila Blackwand, but this seemed a different place than either Alastari as she knew it or the one she'd heard of. Okay, three parallel dimensions, then. At least, she hoped there were only three. If she had to hunt through a dozen dimensions to find the world she belonged in, she'd...she didn't know what she would do. Belana glanced at Gelleran out of the corner of her eye. In her home dimension, he had shown definite interest in her, the kind a man shows to a woman he wants, but this man and the Belana of his world seemed to have gone beyond that point. She wouldn't be surprised to find that they were engaged. And where WAS the Belana of this world? In Alastari? Or around here somewhere? She shook her head in a vain effort to clear it. Better not to borrow trouble. "I take it this Gray Witch is an enemy?" "The worst," Gelleran confirmed. He glanced at Belana in his turn. "The healer must examine your head wound," he waved down her half-started protest. "A blow to the head may be more dangerous than it seems at the time, and you should KNOW how terrible an enemy the Gray Witch is, Bel. You shouldn't have to ask." Belana sighed. How was she going to explain this, when she didn't fully understand it herself? But it had to be done. She opened her mouth to begin. A voice in her own mind spoke first. *Say nothing! I forbid you to upset him about this, on top of everything else!* Belana blinked. At first she was surprised that the voice hadn't spoken out loud, so distinct had it been. *Who are you? And where?* *I'm Bellana, of course, and this is MY body. My world, and MY Gelleran!* + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Andorians Abroad #17 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Istoreth, Skaithvarn: The guards hustled them away from the waterfront and up a steep street to the next level of buildings. They weren't hostile or aggressive toward their charges, but it was plain that they meant to be obeyed. Raoul cocked an eye at Berdan, who was walking next to him and breathing a little heavily. "You know who this Lord Dankilvan is? What his position is here in Istoreth?" The ex-assassin shook his head. "Not to be sure of it. Istoreth is ruled by a council of lords, and I suppose he's one of them, but...I don't know which one." "Looks like we'll find out soon," Jeri remarked as the leading guards turned through a gateway. They passed through a courtyard lined with small evergreen trees that had been pruned into the shapes of fantastic creatures. The building beyond was large and foreign-looking. Windows and doors had pointed tops and elaborate fretwork filled with sly faces around them, the columns of the portico were shaped like tree-trunks and done with such care and detail that it was possible to identify the type of tree used as a model. They were hurried through halls so filled with rich-colored carpets and rich-colored tapestry wall hangings and richly inlaid furniture made of rich and exotic woods that everything became a blur, a sort of visual indigestion. Only the occasional detail penetrated the dazzle: an exquisitely curved vase the color of the sky in a dream that stood quietly in a niche, a single white rose lying on a table, a statue of a slim dog like a miniature greyhound that suddenly stood up and stepped toward them, ears cocked curiously. They came out on a terrace that looked over the harbor and the Trier Sea beyond. There were trellises of roses, and overhead screens to make shade, a fountain rippling and flinging rainbows into the air, and benches, a table, a decanter of wine and several glasses, and Lord Dankilvan. It was impossible to guess his age. For one thing, he looked like having a lot of elven blood. High elven blood, the kind that was tall, thin, and blond, Araoi. After the extreme richness of the furnishings in the house, he was dressed with surprising plainness. Silk, of course, but subdued in color, maybe gray or some grayed shade, it was hard to tell because it kept changing subtly in the changing light, but plain. Raoul noticed that the guards didn't follow them onto the terrace. Either this man was very trusting, or he figured he could handle any trouble they made. It would make a difference which. "You declared yourselves Andorian when you docked," he said. "Very well. Tell me about this man Peranis and what he is up to." "You met him?" Berdan asked. "He...approached me. With a book he wanted to sell. I have books of my own and did not desire his. He became angry. Desperate, too, I think. What is he doing, what is he likely to do if pushed to it?" "He's making trouble," Raoul said flatly. "He's a renegade assassin--" Dankilvan's expression chilled. "Any trouble Andoria gets into because of its foul Assassins' Guild is well deserved. But I will not have you drawing Istoreth into it." "We're trying to prevent that," Raoul said quietly. Was there any point in telling this man that King Mickeal had outlawed the Assassins' Guild? Probably not. After all, it had been outlawed once before and had come back. "We want to catch Peranis and destroy his book." "Not keep it for your own use?" "No." Dankilvan was silent for a long moment, one hand resting lightly on the stopper of the decanter. Raoul noted that the stopper was formed from some kind of crystal as full of rainbows as the falling water and wondered if it had magical properties. Finally the Istorthene said, "I turned this Peranis from my presence once he had said his piece. The other Lords of Istoreth, advised by me, gave him no hearing at all. Eventually he was ordered to leave the city as a pernicious nuisance. He did leave. There was no boat departing for Alastari at that time, and a man answering his description passed out through the south gate and took the road to Leemith." An expression of distaste passed across the Istorthene's face. "They may have met his demands in Leemith. The Leemin are capable of anything." With emphasis, he repeated, "Anything." Raoul sighed. "Then I guess we follow him to this Leemith place. Can you tell us anything about it?" "I can provide you with an escort who has some knowledge of the place," Dankilvan said. "We employ Alastarians here--gladiators--for special jobs. I offer you a Delarquan woman, Hallie O'Dene. You will find her knowledgeable, and reliable. If you can bring yourself to work with a Delarquan." Before Berdan could utter the protest Raoul saw developing, the gladiator said, "I'll work with anyone who can help me get the job done." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 236): ABYSS of PHANTOM FORCES 2 (The Catalyst, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 474): B.S. of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 474): BERWICK of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 467): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 463): CURTIS JOSEPH of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 463): APE WILD of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 464): WOOLLY LOCO of POISONOUS PUGILISTS (Poison Ivy, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 460): SONIC TACO of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 425): SUSAN STO HELIT of THE DISC (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 418): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 411): COURIER of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 184): VIOLENT VIOLET of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 323): ACHONDROPLASIA of ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 313): MALICHAI of WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (Vhagar, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 138): BATTLEMAGE of SHADOW MAGIC (Shadowgate, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 359): DEMONFANG of DARK PANTHEON from TRANSEL (Doc Steele) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 236): TREE PEOPLE (Elderberry, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 474): 'CROSSED UP (Dr. Mabuse, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 474): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 467): none DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 463): BATTLEMANIA (Darkfist, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 463): PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 464): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 460): GAMEHENDGE (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 425): TACO GODS (The Oracle, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 418): THE FLINTSTONES (Lord Genesis, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 411): HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 184): MIDDLE WAY 8 (Leeta, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 323): POWER BROKERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 313): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 138): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 359): BOXES, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 235): ODDJOB of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 474): SECRET of YOUNG JUSTICE (Rillion, mgr.) NEVILLE of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Rillion, mgr.) (turn 473): RED HOT of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.) SUMTHING PAINFUL of U.B.O.S.M. (Dreihdenflahg, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 474): BERWICK of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 467): JUDITH of WOMEN OF REALITY (THawk, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 417): FOOTSORE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 411): COURIER of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 322): VERISIMILITUDE of ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.) PUTZ'N ALONG of JOKA MASHER! (Sultan, mgr.) BIGGLES of BUMS 'R' US (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 312): RAZORTOOTHROTEY of TOMATO ENFORCER (THawk, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 137): SHADOW HAWK of 2ND ARCTIC GUARDS (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.) SPY REPORT Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport. I doubt ZORPUNT will ever be the same. And let's see, TAZZY TIGER fought TRISHA WINGFOOT and gained 16 points and contributed to AUSSIE KILLERS' 2-2-0. TRISHA WINGFOOT has lost to TAZZY TIGER, falling 18 points, while helping make KRILL CAVALRY a 0-5-0 turn. Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, CURTIS JOSEPH has lost the title of Duelmaster. And all eyes were on KID ROCK this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. ZORPUNT has a new victor! Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Warty Toad until they win. Maybe? He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose for good reasons. My mama told me that one. THE ASININE has cause to stand tall, as they were ZORPUNT's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And guess who avoided THE ASININE stable the most? Believe it or not, it was BATTLEMANIA. Anyone surprised? A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to be true. AUSSIE KILLERS made what looks to be a tough decision this turn, as they sent EASTERN BROWN, with a record of 4-7-2, to EASTERN BROWN death. Farewell, his. Is it really true that ZORPUNT 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 ZORPUNT again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KID ROCK 4340 23 15 0 111 THE MC5 (445) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CURTIS JOSEPH 4384 13 11 0 117 THE MC5 (445) CONE SHELL 4422 12 4 1 108 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) TAZZY TIGER 4423 9 7 0 106 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) CANE TOAD 4425 9 7 0 93 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SLIM SHADY 4370 13 13 0 89 THE MC5 (445) TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330 19 28 1 86 KRILL CAVALRY (403) SPANKYTIME 4446 9 3 2 77 BATTLEMANIA (71) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -RICH CRANIUM 4464 8 1 0 60 THE ASININE (272) -DEHUMANIZER 4461 6 4 1 59 THE ASININE (272) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PENOK 4445 6 6 1 38 BATTLEMANIA (71) ORESTES 4471 5 3 0 35 BATTLEMANIA (71) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DAMNATION 4492 2 0 1 27 THE ASININE (272) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JESSIE JUNE 4466 5 6 0 22 KRILL CAVALRY (403) CROCONAW 4475 2 0 0 21 WATER DECK (459) GYRADOS 4476 2 0 0 18 WATER DECK (459) GEORGE CLINTON 4470 3 4 1 14 THE MC5 (445) TOMBO LARK 4488 3 3 0 12 KRILL CAVALRY (403) PEDRO DE SADE 4499 1 0 0 10 BATTLEMANIA (71) -IGGY POP 4469 0 6 0 6 THE MC5 (445) HALEY STORMRIDER 4501 0 2 0 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) TELLER FLETE 4510 0 1 0 1 KRILL CAVALRY (403) -PERDITION 4500 0 1 0 1 THE ASININE (272) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? AIMER 4427 7 3 0 THE ASININE 272 PENOK 4445 461 REVENGED FLESHHARROWER 4462 7 3 1 THE ASININE 272 TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330 463 EASTERN BROWN 4424 4 8 2 AUSSIE KILLERS 455 STONE GOLEM 418 464 NONE DA 24 4504 0 1 0 BATTLEMANIA 71 MOUNTAIN TROLL 410 464 NONE TELLAR FLEET 4415 10 6 1 KRILL CAVALRY 403 SPANKYTIME 4446 463 TESSELA RYDER 4490 1 2 0 KRILL CAVALRY 403 DAMNATION 4492 462 HOFFA 4332 12 31 2 SAVAGES 178 CONE SHELL 4422 460 NOT REVE FLIPPER 4502 0 1 0 WATER DECK 459 DARK CHAMPION 416 464 NONE PERSONAL ADS Leeta -- I am simply aghast! I did not want Tellar dead, no way. Trisha is welcome to my worthless hide, I'm so sorry -- Spankytime Well crap. It's so hard to keep viable large warriors alive these days. A moment of silence, please, in memory of Old Man Winter; now just a seven foot corpse.... -- Darkfist Dehumanizer -- Wow, another fun fight! There you were, on the verge of shock and I loved getting that "pressing her foe to the limit!" comment. You dodge well when desperate, nice comeback. You boys keep trying, now. I'm disposable and frail according to my manager! -- Penok Spankytime -- I'm SO mad at you! Tellar was so cute and I we were just starting something I think would have been special! You suck! -- Penok Water Deck -- Welcome to Zorpunt! -- Darkfist, mgr. Battlemania and 'flyboy' Fleshharrower -- I thought your name had gruesome implications, however one chose to interpret it, but I did not intend so FINAL a chastisement. Why do you relatively inexperienced warriors insist on challenge those of us who have experience to burn? Sure, we teach well, but you have to stay alive. Obviously, you knew you were doing a dangerous thing, what with all the armor you were laboring under. But still. I regret your death, but it WAS on your challenge. -- Trisha Wingfoot Spankytime -- Oh nooooo! I knew I shouldn't have looked on the konep! I cursed myself! No blame attaches to you, or to that sweet little Penok, either. It was the curse of the konep. -- Ghost of Tellar Fleet P.S. I plan to reincarnate in a new body instantly. But I can PROMISE not to teach as well. Damnation -- That about covers it. -- Tombo Lark Iggy Pop -- You are so STUBBORN, boy. But I'm very determined. -- Jessie June Gyrados -- (doubtfully) I suppose that it makes, or at least MIGHT make some kind of sense that a warrior from Waterdeck might meet dangerous things in the bathtub. But what IS a waterdeck, anyway? -- Haley Stormrider P.S. It sounds like some kind of tarot, or else a place to have parties on the lake. Ed. -- I have no intention of stepping on the Cone Shell. It's too tall, for one thing. -- Trisha Wingfoot P.S. I don't like excitement. I like things calm. Ah, but if it's fallen down and looks like it's waiting to be buried in the sand...that's when you have to watch out. -- Ed., also a fan of the calm life LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS EASTERN BROWN was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. FLIPPER was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel. DA 24 was killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee. CONE SHELL demolished SLIM SHADY in a 1 minute uneven fight. CANE TOAD was bested by KID ROCK in a popular 6 minute Title contest. TRISHA WINGFOOT was overpowered by TAZZY TIGER in a 1 minute mismatched match. SPANKYTIME bested M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute duel. PENOK devastated TOMBO LARK in a 1 minute mismatched match. ORESTES overcame JESSIE JUNE in a 1 minute fight. GEORGE CLINTON was overcome by CROCONAW in a 1 minute melee. GYRADOS vanquished HALEY STORMRIDER in a 1 minute uneven duel. PEDRO DE SADE overpowered TELLER FLETE in a 1 minute uneven duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 44 - 19 - 5 70 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 9 - 0 64 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 0 60 | |AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 6 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 6 - 0 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 14 - 1 42 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 14 - 1 39 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 19 - 0 24 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 11 - 0 8 | Turn 464 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 5 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY KID ROCK 4340 23 15 0 111 THE MC5 (445) LUNGING ATTACK CONE SHELL 4422 12 4 1 108 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) SLASHING ATTACK TAZZY TIGER 4423 9 7 0 106 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) STRIKING ATTACK CANE TOAD 4425 9 7 0 93 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) PARRY-RIPOSTE ORESTES 4471 5 3 0 35 BATTLEMANIA (71) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330. The most popular warrior this turn was CANE TOAD 4425. The ten other most popular fighters were KID ROCK 4340, SPANKYTIME 4446, EASTERN BROWN 4424, TAZZY TIGER 4423, CROCONAW 4475, CONE SHELL 4422, PENOK 4445, GYRADOS 4476, PEDRO DE SADE 4499, and DA 24 4504. The least popular fighter this week was TELLER FLETE 4510. The other ten least popular fighters were HALEY STORMRIDER 4501, GEORGE CLINTON 4470, JESSIE JUNE 4466, TOMBO LARK 4488, TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330, SLIM SHADY 4370, FLIPPER 4502, ORESTES 4471, DA 24 4504, and PEDRO DE SADE 4499.