DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/26/2009 Duedate: 04/08/2009
ZORPUNT ARENA
DM-24 TURN-605
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TCHENI LOY
KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4868) [10-6-1,80]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TCHENI LOY PAUL WIEDORFER
KRILL CAVALRY (403) MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
(24-4868) [10-6-1,80] (24-4876) [7-0-1,65]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LORMIN GARDE ICE STORM
KRILL CAVALRY (403) DISASTER (497)
(24-4854) [10-13-0,43] (24-4882) [3-1-0,39]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496) 48
2. DISASTER (497) 27 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
3. KRILL CAVALRY (403) -11 Unchartered Team
MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496) 28 7 2 80.0 1/ 1*MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496) 9 6 1
2/ 3*DISASTER (497) 7 6 0 53.8 2/ 3*DISASTER (497) 5 3 0
3/ 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 721 690 20 51.1 3/ 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 5 10 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[ The Andorian Succession #25 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Fratsfa:
Fandil paced in the cramped back room of the Flower Shoppe. The information
he'd gotten from the young Fratsfan mage Elosjon should be followed out. It could be
an important clue. It felt urgent. But Lenpro wasn't back yet.
Lady Fern looked up from the geranium she was repotting. "Sit DOWN, brother!
All this stomping around doesn't accomplish anything except to disturb the plants."
"There's something I need to check on--quickly, mind you--outside Fratsfa, but I
can't leave until Lenpro returns."
"Why not?"
Fandil blinked at her. "Ah--we started this together, you know, and I don't
feel right about going off without--"
"You're both grown up," Fern said, "at least as much as men ever are. If Lenpro
hasn't returned, it's because he feels what he's doing is important, too. When he
does get back, I'll tell him where you've gone and why. Where is the difficulty
here, Fandil?"
"But--"
"And take that youngster Elosjon with you before he sinks through the floor in
embarrassment. The girls are having too much fun teasing him."
Elsewhere:
Lenpro didn't mention the disappearance of the gate they'd come through, but
Sizzling Sunflower turned to look also. "It isn't like we need a way out," she said.
"This is a great place, really good soil for the roots, and plenty of sunlight!"
Lenpro looked at her, suddenly worried. "Is this what you want for your life,
to become a sunflower completely and stand in the light with your feet in the dirt?
Bees to pollinate you and birds to harvest your seeds?"
She turned her face, which was rounder and more like the flower she was named
for with every passing moment, toward him, and her eyes opened wide. "Bees?"
"I seem to recall that's how sunflowers do it."
"BEES?" She blinked at him, startled and dismayed. "No! Surely I wouldn't
become a PLANT."
"Look at yourself," Lenpro said. "Listen to what you've been saying."
"The lady wants to be a plant, you shouldn't butt in," someone growled.
Gladiator and manager turned. Something that was half man and half feline faced
them, ears laid back and whiskers bristling. "And this was your choice?" Lenpro
asked, indicating the hybrid form. "To be neither one thing or the other, unwelcome
in either group?" To ask such questions here and now was probably dangerous, the
creature looked to be balanced on knife-edge of temper, but he wasn't feeling
diplomatic. A good fight might clear the-- No, he couldn't push things that far,
what was he thinking? Was this place getting to him, too? He had responsibilities,
and they did not include getting himself killed here in some pocket dimension.
"Sorry, not my business. But the young lady is my business."
The man-cat looked at them for a long minute, while others of this place
gathered behind him. Other man-cats, but no two alike, something that might have
been a sort of werewolf, and many stranger forms. Some were clearly not far from
their human beginnings, but others--he assumed they had started as human, but now it
was hard to believe that. "You need to see the king," the man-cat decided. "We will
take you there."
So, a king. Not the anarchy he had thought at first. Was this good or bad? A
king meant authority he could appeal to in order to get the kidnapped women returned.
But if the king said no, it meant authority on the other side, no recovery of the
women, and maybe no escape for himself and Sunflower. Well, you played the hand you
were dealt. He watched the denizens of this place move to surround them and herd
them through the chaotic jumble of buildings and ruins. They weren't going to be
given a choice to decline.
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 307): CONCUSSION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 615): LILAC LIZARD of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 615): WHOLE MUTT of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 606): ULTRA FAIT of DROP THE LEASH (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 604): TCHENI LOY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 603): GRIFLET IRVEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 601): AMARANTH of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 597): SIR CARLSON of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 566): GRUNT 5 of MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 557): JANIE JONES of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 548): IZZCO of INFERNAL LORDS (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 254): SER VON DARKMOOR of SILVER KNIGHTS (Toker, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 447): BILLY JOHNSON of 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.}
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 208): DORINE EAGEL of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 500): MAXIMUS of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 307): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 615): COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 615): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 606): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 604): MEDAL OF HONOOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 603): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 601): ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 597): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 566): MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 557): THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 548): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 254): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 447): MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 208): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 500): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 306): FEORDIS INK of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 615): JON FLUTE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 614): SNOW WHITE of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 614): RAIN MUN of ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 602): MISS SCARLET of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 547): BERNICE of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 208): DORINE EAGEL of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 207): MESSY MONGREL of DOGS OF WAR (Omega?, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
The Khalhums Dwarf? That's ALL? Well... gosh! Darn!
Tcheni Loy
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of ZORPUNT! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. SERGEANT 2 caught the eye of many in
the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and was awarded
20 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, ICE STORM put
down TCHACK LOY, causing him to lose 2 points of recognition in the process. Our
Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to VENOMOUS CONCUBINE, BUT TCHENI LOY is still the
Duelmaster because she has the most recognition points! Would you believe that over
half of the old women in ZORPUNT 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 ZORPUNT. ZORPUNT, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names of thy
guilds is KRILL CAVALRY, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels.
Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part
of last week avoiding KRILL CAVALRY. Indeed it was DISASTER. Mighty fighters cannot
but expect competition from those below. TCHACK LOY take warning! You have more
than a few enemies in ZORPUNT. For some warriors honor is not important--only empty
victory. See, gladiators, how PAUL WIEDORFER of MEDAL OF HONOR J4 challenged down 17
points to BUBBA LOY. The weight of the challenge fell hard upon BUBBA LOY and
predictably he lost to PAUL WIEDORFER. This is how to arouse the anger of an entire
guild! I can not but mention with disdain the name of SERGEANT3 who this week posted
a challenge to a warrior a full 11 points below in the rankings. I thought SERGEANT3
showed great skill and promise when he overcame LORMIN GARDE. All right, so I slept
through it! Big deal!
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing
is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
The girls are as pretty in ZORPUNT as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! 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
TCHENI LOY 4868 10 6 1 80 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAUL WIEDORFER 4876 7 0 1 65 MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
SERGEANT3 4872 6 1 0 62 MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
DA2 4875 6 1 0 61 MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORMIN GARDE 4854 10 13 0 43 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
BUBBA LOY 4853 10 13 0 43 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
ICE STORM 4882 3 1 0 39 DISASTER (497)
TCHACK LOY 4856 8 13 0 37 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LISA ANN 4824 2 0 1 33 MINGALOIDS (486)
EARTH QUAKE 4885 2 0 0 25 DISASTER (497)
TCHUMP LOY 4871 6 6 0 24 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT 2 4887 1 0 0 20 MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
SERGEANT 1 4886 1 0 1 14 MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER 0 0 0 SERGEANT 1 4886 605 NONE
CYCLONE 4883 1 1 0 DISASTER 497 HIGH ELF 605 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Paul Wiedorfer -- I welcome a real opponent, even though it means a loss for me. My sister Tcheni is enduring a travesty, at least I don't have to. -- Bubba Loy
DA2 -- Your manager has a strange sense of humor. -- Tchack Loy
Sergeant3 -- Maybe you need a promotion. -- Lormin Garde
Ice Storm -- A disaster, maybe, but never when you need it. -- Tchump Loy
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CYCLONE was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PAUL WIEDORFER devastated BUBBA LOY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SERGEANT3 handily defeated LORMIN GARDE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
ICE STORM won victory over TCHACK LOY in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
TCHENI LOY was subdued by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute Title competition.
DA2 slimly lost to VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody fight.
TCHUMP LOY was beaten by EARTH QUAKE in a 1 minute master vs. novice upset brawl.
SERGEANT 1 slaughtered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SERGEANT 2 overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 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 3 AIMED BLOW 16 - 1 - 1 94 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 2 - 1 71 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 4 - 0 69 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 9 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 13 - 0 35 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 605 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE TCHENI LOY 4868 10 6 1 80 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
AIMED BLOW PAUL WIEDORFER 4876 7 0 1 65 MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
PARRY-STRIKE SERGEANT3 4872 6 1 0 62 MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (496)
LUNGING ATTACK ICE STORM 4882 3 1 0 39 DISASTER (497)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LORMIN GARDE 4854. The most popular warrior this
turn was ICE STORM 4882. The ten other most popular fighters were DA2 4875, EARTH
QUAKE 4885, PAUL WIEDORFER 4876, SERGEANT3 4872, TCHENI LOY 4868, SERGEANT 1 4886,
CYCLONE 4883, TCHACK LOY 4856, SERGEANT 2 4887, and BUBBA LOY 4853.
The least popular fighter this week was TCHUMP LOY 4871. The other ten least popular
fighters were LORMIN GARDE 4854, BUBBA LOY 4853, SERGEANT 2 4887, TCHACK LOY 4856,
CYCLONE 4883, SERGEANT 1 4886, TCHENI LOY 4868, SERGEANT3 4872, PAUL WIEDORFER 4876,
and EARTH QUAKE 4885.