DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/14/2005    Duedate: 09/27/2005

LAPUR ARENA

DM-29    TURN-510

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TETRICUS
EQUESTORS (158)
(29-4601) [17-6-1,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

POSITION IS EMPTY              MIGHTY MOUSER
                               ARENA FELINES (399)
                               (29-4621) [1-0-0,22]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

QUICK STINGER                  STONETOOTH
CARDOW HUNTERS (359)           CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
(29-4600) [11-13-0,46]         (29-4560) [19-18-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

EQUESTORS (158)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ARENA FELINES (399)         40
2. ECHL-EAST (313)             11      DARK GLORY (395)
3. CELESTIAL WARDENS (389)      0      Unchartered Team
4. RAGE OF ANGELS (361)         0
5. CROC FILES (374)            -1      ARENA FELINES (399)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*ARENA FELINES (399)        2   0  0  100   1/ 1 EQUESTORS (158)          11  4 1
 2/ 1 DARK GLORY (395)          20   7  0 74.1   2/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)      6  9 0
 3- 2 RAGE OF ANGELS (361)      35  13  1 72.9   3/ 0*ARENA FELINES (399)       2  0 0
 4/ 3 CROC FILES (374)         237 231 14 50.6   4/ 3 CROC FILES (374)          2  9 0
 5/ 4 EQUESTORS (158)          581 590 44 49.6   5/ 0 ECHL-EAST (313)           1  0 0
 6/ 0 ECHL-EAST (313)           12  15  0 44.4   6- 4*CELESTIAL WARDENS (389)   1  0 0
 7/ 5 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)     247 338  7 42.2   7/ 5 DARK GLORY (395)          1  1 0
 8- 6*CELESTIAL WARDENS (389)    1   2  0 33.3   8- 6 RAGE OF ANGELS (361)      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[ A Crocodile in the Shadows #8 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     There was a stone hut in the narrow belt of trees that separated the beach from
the road, just as Tyrai had said there would be.  That was a point in her favor.
Bindi dropped both torches as the reached the edge of the trees, driving their heads
into the sand to put out the flames.  She would stay warm enough for long enough to
do what had to be done, and they could always make another fire later.  She wanted
her hands free, and flexed them as she imagined using them on the impostor and anyone
else who got in her way.  That golem was not metal, and the flesh would rip under her
claws.
     Tyrai put a hand on the Croc's arm.  "No rushing blindly in," the arenamistress
whispered.
     "I want to kill--"
     "So do I, but I don't want to BE killed in the process.  I'll go first and check
to make sure there are no other enemies around, then we go in."
     Bindi hissed annoyance but let the warmblood lead off.  And followed closely on
her heels.  Tyrai thought too much, that was her problem.  The time for thinking was
past.  This was the time for tearing throats out.  The warmbloods were too soft, to
fragile, so they had to develop sneaky ways of hunting.
     They circled through the trees--half-circled, anyway.  There weren't enough
trees to make a full circle.  Bindi breathed in through her mouth, tasting the air.
It was wet and cold, and she missed the scents of...she wasn't sure what she was
missing, only that it wasn't here.  All she could smell was woodsmoke.  Was the
warmth of a fire worth losing the richness of scent?  Of course, without warmth, she
might die in this cold, but she didn't have to STAY here in this horrid climate.  She
could go...home.  Or south.  Or somewhere warm.
     Tyrai held out her arm, stopping the Croc, then moved close enough to whisper,
"Nishtar is there!"
     "Good!  We can kill him, too," Bindi growled.
     "Has the cold made you that stupid?  Nishtar is a magician, he's DANGEROUS.  We
don't know what he can do, and we couldn't fight it if we DID know.  We--"
     "Nishtar is our enemy.  I will kill him."
     "Wait--"
     Bindi was tired of waiting, and Nishtar was, when you came down to it, only
another warmblood.  She could kill warmbloods.  Her hands flexed, and she felt her
own strength.  Oh, yes, she COULD kill them.  She HAD killed them and she would kill
more.  She shoved Tyrai out of her path and charged forward into the hut.
     Agro was tied up in a corner, with a narrow dark man bending over him, a man
with pointed ears and rich clothes who must be Nishtar, effective ruler of Monuntial.
The impostor, wearing Tyrai's appearance, was closer to the door, on the near side of
the fire.  Bindi's charge took her straight into the impostor, and she swept her
claws across it, pushing it away.  If she damaged or killed it, fine, but Agro was
the important one here.  She would free her teammate first, and they would kill the
others together.
     The dark man turned toward her and his hands moved, little flicking gestures,
and he said words she didn't know.  The vibration of the words was like being hit by
pounding surf.  When had she experienced pounding surf?  Her thoughts scrambled
around in her head, and she didn't recognize them.  Her limbs jerked and twitched.
She fell toward the fire and couldn't stop herself.
     Something screeched behind her, a sound that no human throat had ever made.
Something crashed into her before she hit the floor of the hut and the fire, and she
rolled away to the side.  Bindi tried to get her arms and legs under her so that she
could stand, but they didn't seem to move right.
     The dark man was shaping another spell.  Bindi managed to roll into his legs and
disrupt his concentration.  He kicked her, snarling something about "stupid lizards."
From her new position, she could see the impostor--bleeding from claw wounds across
its side--struggling with some kind of large cat.  The Croc didn't know what kind of
cat, it seemed familiar but not clearly one or another type of feline.  It was more
than a match for the impostor, though, and that was good.  The impostor was being
shredded.  Its blood was orange and its torn flesh gray.  There was a word to
describe such things, but she couldn't think of it.  It was just something made of
magic, and an enemy, and she was glad it was being destroyed.
     Magic flashed around the room like angry wasps.  It was aimed at the cat, at
least, she thought it was aimed at the cat.  But it kept missing and bouncing off
other things.  Which were starting to spark and smolder.  The magic was going to set
this whole building on fire.  Which proved that warmbloods were just as stupid as
anybody.  They would all be burned up here, but at least they'd be warm....
     The dark man shouted something, and more people came into the hut.  Or maybe
they were magic things like the impostor.  Bindi couldn't tell.  By now, she didn't
much care.  Two of them grabbed her and dragged her out into the night; she saw that
two others were dragging Agro.  Well, maybe they would both survive.  For a while.
     There was an explosion of sound, heat, light, and the hut burst apart behind
them.  And a howl that sounded triumphant.  Maybe it meant Tyrai had killed the
impostor.  Bindi hoped so, but she couldn't turn to see what was happening there, or
move at all now.
     Nishtar's servants were tying her hands and feet together, and she could barely
feel it.  Maybe she was finally freezing to death.  They slid a pole between her
limbs and raised it, and she came up with it, swinging from the ropes around her
wrists and ankles.  Annoyance warmed her briefly.  She was being treated like a game
animal brought back from the hunt.  She didn't have the energy to struggle or protest
right now, but later on, when she got warm, she would rip these things apart, and eat
Nishtar's liver.

                                      SPY REPORT

     I was going on vacation, see?  Surf, sun...  But what do those bums say?  "Hit 
the road, Debby Tonte.  LAPUR needs a spyreport."  Oh, well.  MVP award for MIGHTY 
MOUSER?  ARENA FELINES' proud of him after beating POSTUMUS and getting 22 points.  
Talk about yer major upsets!  POSTUMUS' match with MIGHTY MOUSER cost him a loss of 
11 points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think TETRICUS should 
let CHARLIE be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Is the Duelmaster 
really being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  Like, is STONETOOTH popular, or what?  He was 
challenged the most in all of LAPUR!  He's got a 19-18-0, is that good?  Some fights 
are really unfair.  How do you think STONETOOTH feels about being challenged by 
LEXINGTON, 58 points above him?  If LEXINGTON can't beat a warrior 58 points below 
himself, that he CHALLENGED, he oughtta be selling food in the stands!  People were 
asking me did NASHVILLE REALLY challenge QUICK STINGER?  (all right, maybe they 
didn't, but it sounded good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but QUICK 
STINGER wants me to write about it since she was overcame by NASHVILLE.  Satisfied?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TETRICUS 4601                17   6  1   100       EQUESTORS (158)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STONETOOTH 4560              19  18  0   100       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARIUS 4602                  16   6  0    83       EQUESTORS (158)
 LEXINGTON 4580               11   2  0    83       DARK GLORY (395)
-FURY 3872                     8   3  0    75       ECHL-EAST (313)
 CHARLIE 4555                 14  24  0    72       CROC FILES (374)
-WENDY 4657                    8   5  0    70       CROC FILES (374)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALKS SOFTLY 4568             8  25  0    66       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
 NASHVILLE 4577                6   3  0    60       DARK GLORY (395)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MURRY 4638                    7   8  0    52       CROC FILES (374)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GALLIENUS 4607               12   9  1    50       EQUESTORS (158)
 QUICK STINGER 4600           11  13  0    46       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
 AUREOLUS 4631                 9   7  0    40       EQUESTORS (158)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ORATHAI 4598                  2   1  0    33       ECHL-EAST (313)
 MAD DOG 4625                  6  11  0    29       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-LOUISVILLE 4579               3   2  0    29       DARK GLORY (395)
-MOLLY 4645                    5   9  0    28       CROC FILES (374)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIGHTY MOUSER 4621            1   0  0    22       ARENA FELINES (399)
-REVENGE 4204                  1   0  0    21       RAGE OF ANGELS (361)
 YEAR OF THE CAT 4624          1   0  0    18       ARENA FELINES (399)
-YAHEL 4501                    1   1  0    16       CELESTIAL WARDENS (389)
 POSTUMUS 4684                 2   1  1     8       EQUESTORS (158)
-RETRIBUTION 4206              1   2  0     5       RAGE OF ANGELS (361)
 ALKAROM 4685                  1   1  0     4       CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-ZARACHIEL 4500                0   1  0     1       CELESTIAL WARDENS (389)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
ACCO 4680              2  5 0 CROC FILES 374        POSTUMUS 4684         509         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Charlie -- The nastiness of your disposition is equaled only by the size of your feet
and the peculiarity of your complexion. -- Quick Stinger

Furry Murry puddin and pie, bit the girls and made them cry. -- Mad Dog, feeling
poetic

Tetricus -- And I hand off to you gladly.  I'm not cut out for that kind of high-
profile position. -- Stonetooth

Gallienus -- I KNEW I would manage to sneak up on someone!  Thanks for restoring my
faith in, um, something. -- Walks Softly

How did I end up with these barbarians?  And forced to face that horrible opponent,
the Irritated Housewife, at that?  What god have I offended? -- Alkarom

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LEXINGTON was bested by STONETOOTH in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
NASHVILLE vanquished QUICK STINGER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
TETRICUS demolished CHARLIE in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
MARIUS bested WALKS SOFTLY in a 2 minute veteran's contest.
AUREOLUS was overpowered by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GALLIENUS slimly lost to CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute veteran vs. amateur upset duel.
MAD DOG was devastated by ORATHAI in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
POSTUMUS was handily defeated by MIGHTY MOUSER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
ALKAROM was vanquished by YEAR OF THE CAT in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  14 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  19 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  13 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  10 -  1      41  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 510 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   TETRICUS 4601              17   6  1  100 EQUESTORS (158)
PARRY-LUNGE      STONETOOTH 4560            19  18  0  100 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
WALL OF STEEL    MARIUS 4602                16   6  0   83 EQUESTORS (158)
LUNGING ATTACK   LEXINGTON 4580             11   2  0   83 DARK GLORY (395)
SLASHING ATTACK  NASHVILLE 4577              6   3  0   60 DARK GLORY (395)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is QUICK STINGER 4600.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was STONETOOTH 4560.  The ten other most popular fighters were MARIUS 4602, 
WALKS SOFTLY 4568, GALLIENUS 4607, ORATHAI 4598, MIGHTY MOUSER 4621, NASHVILLE 4577, 
TETRICUS 4601, LEXINGTON 4580, YEAR OF THE CAT 4624, and QUICK STINGER 4600.

The least popular fighter this week was ALKAROM 4685.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were POSTUMUS 4684, MAD DOG 4625, AUREOLUS 4631, CHARLIE 4555, QUICK STINGER 
4600, YEAR OF THE CAT 4624, LEXINGTON 4580, TETRICUS 4601, NASHVILLE 4577, and MIGHTY 
MOUSER 4621.