DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/09/2006    Duedate: 11/22/2006

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM-24    TURN-543

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

A. MONK, P.I.
071406C (484)
(24-4732) [7-0-0,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TIRALEA FLETE                  A. MONK, P.I.
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            071406C (484)
(24-4697) [13-10-0,76]         (24-4732) [7-0-0,97]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TIRALEA FLETE                  TERI LARK
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4697) [13-10-0,76]         (24-4694) [7-17-0,55]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KRILL CAVALRY (403)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. 071406C (484)               28
2. MONEY PIT (475)              0      KRILL CAVALRY (403)
3. KRILL CAVALRY (403)        -29      Unchartered Team

                                       071406C (484)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*071406C (484)              7   0  0  100   1/ 1 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      12  3 0
 2- 3 MONEY PIT (475)           70  45  2 60.9   2/ 2*071406C (484)             3  0 0
 3/ 4 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      558 549 14 50.4   3- 4 MONEY PIT (475)           1  4 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     M. Chardinee?  I look upon him with scorn, I laugh!  I would have buried him in
the sand and danced on it, if the arenamaster had not intervened.  What a fool he is!
Both of them, in fact.  Fools, fools, fools, and tedious, besides.

                                    Tiralea Flete

                                      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, TERI LARK fought CAPTURED ORC 
and gained 10 points and contributed to KRILL CAVALRY's 3-2-0.  TRAVIS T FLETE has 
lost to FRATSFA SLAVE, falling 13 points, while helping make KRILL CAVALRY a 3-2-0 
turn.  And all eyes were on A. MONK, P.I. this turn as it ascended to the throne of 
Duelmaster.  ZORPUNT has a new victor!  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I 
saw last night, cramped under the table at The Dripping Blade?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  LOOK OUT!! has cause to stand 
tall, as they were ZORPUNT's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team 
to beat.  And avoiding LOOK OUT!! more than any other team we find 071406C.  ZORPUNT, 
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 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.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ZORPUNT and I've a long road ahead of 
me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the 
Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 A. MONK, P.I. 4732            7   0  0    97       071406C (484)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ULTIMATE SIN 4659            21  10  0    93       MONEY PIT (475)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIRALEA FLETE 4697           13  10  0    76       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IRMEAN 4710                  11   7  2    66       MONEY PIT (475)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERI LARK 4694                7  17  0    55       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
-DO HICKEY 4709               10   7  0    45       MONEY PIT (475)
-ABSORB ALL 4711              11   6  0    43       MONEY PIT (475)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOREN POOLE 4726              7   2  0    28       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAVIS T FLETE 4728           5   3  1    22       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
-HOLY MOLY 4727                1   5  0    10       MONEY PIT (475)
 MIRESSEA POOLE 4744           1   0  0     7       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hmm, I don't think I'd go so far as to call the Kung-Fu Master a fool, as Tiralea has
done with the Chardinee, but he's definitely a bit "past it."  Not a profitable
encounter for me.  Nor for him, of course. -- Mikela Poole

Who gave the Fratsfa Slave leave to go on for so long?  Naturally, I was ell able to
handle him, but I had other things to do with my time.  Six minutes, and he only
taught me a single skill!  Outrageous.  The fool slave should be sharply punished for
wasting my time that way. -- Travis T Flete

Actually, the Userous Merchant's a nice guy, so long as there's no money involved.
He is capable of carrying on an intelligent, even witty, conversation, and that is a
field in which most gladiators fail dismally. -- Teri Lark

Oh, gods, somebody put him up to it, didn't they?  Probably my teammates.  They
couldn't stand the thought of ME winning a fight, or maybe they didn't want to go
five-and-oh and owe it to ME, so they paid the Ambitious Guard to try a little
harder.  But I'll get 'em for that. -- Loren Poole

Somehow, four and one when all fights were against standbys lacks...substance. --
Leeta

Ed. -- Well, aren't kleptomaniacs incorrigible? -- Loren Poole

     I suppose, unless you can get them to go to a good psychiatrist. -- Ed.

20 October 2006
In accordance with those rules set forth by the Lady of the Realm, I hereby announce
the formation of a small group of managers calling themselves "The Outsiders".  The
group consists of the following members:
     Doc LeGrande
     Apex
     Street Legal
     Carnage
     Ghoti
     Roadkill
     Valamond
     This group has only one rule.  Respect the play of the managers of this
alliance.  We have no worries about not playing by the rules set forth by others.  We
fight the way we like, and all those in this group appreciate what tools each manager
brings.  We have managers from the Delarquan, Andorian and Free Blade regions.  We
have managers that focus on the tournament arenas, and we have those that focus on
the regular city arenas.  We have those in our ranks that fight with honor and
respect for all, and we have those that have a bloodlust that cannot be quenched.
     Our goal is simple.  To create a ensemble of managers that will show their
prowess in the land of Alastari, and to bring a new level of competition to all those
that share the sands with our warriors.  Our warriors are many throughout the land.
We have no home arena.  We have no pacts we abide by.  Our fighters range from
Mordant to Talcama, from Lapur to Lyratilan, Aruak City to Valamantis, the Primus
arena to Talahya, and many more arenas throughout the land.
     Whether we are sought out or ignored makes no difference to us.  We are what we
are.  We fight how we fight.  And we do it however we wish.  We have no rules.  We
have no leader or ruler.  Be prepared.  We are.

20 October 2006
The Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire respond thus to the Avengers of the Light:
Where are you?  EACH AND EVERY Dark Knight can be found in arenas 31 and 52.  Your
pretty words mean less than nothing if you won't fight.  EVERY Dark Knight is more
than willing to back up their talk.  So...we give you three turns in either 31 or 52,
REPEAT 31 or 52 to show up or shut up.  If you don't show we'll let all of Alastari
know the Avengers are indeed cowards! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire

2 November 2006
I received a Gift Certificate from someone.  I'm assuming it's for entry into the
Turf War 5.  Whoever sent this to me...please email me at rbaphomets@yahoo.com.
Thanks.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TIRALEA FLETE was devastated by A. MONK, P.I. in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
TERI LARK vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute brutal uneven battle.
TRAVIS T FLETE was overpowered by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 5 minute mismatched duel.
LOREN POOLE overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MIRESSEA POOLE bested CONVICTED THIEF in a slow 5 minute beginner's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        14 -   3 -  0      82  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  19 -  1      54  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 543 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:

AIMED BLOW         2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         6  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       A. MONK, P.I. 4732          7   0  0   97 071406C (484)
WALL OF STEEL    TIRALEA FLETE 4697         13  10  0   76 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TIRALEA FLETE 4697.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TERI LARK 4694.  The ten other most popular fighters were A. MONK, P.I. 
4732, LOREN POOLE 4726, TIRALEA FLETE 4697, MIRESSEA POOLE 4744, TRAVIS T FLETE 4728, 
0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was TRAVIS T FLETE 4728.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MIRESSEA POOLE 4744, TIRALEA FLETE 4697, LOREN POOLE 4726, A. 
MONK, P.I. 4732, TERI LARK 4694,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 5 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                       TONY TWILO (5-4525) of HOUSE OF PANCAKES
                           MARCIE (36-6076) of MER DE NOMS
                          WAR EAGLE (55-3289) of DRAGONFYRE
                         WIPEY (82-12634) of UNJUSTLY RENAMED 
                           FORMIDABLE (82-17495) of F-TROOP 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes