DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/19/2008    Duedate: 04/01/2008

IAYE ARENA

DM-30    TURN-571

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DON FRANCIS
LENPROS (145)
(30-4619) [13-7-0,134]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DON FRANCIS                    POSITION IS EMPTY
LENPROS (145)                  
(30-4619) [13-7-0,134]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

IRISH CREAM                    PRIVATE PERNA
RED DOG GANG (356)             LENPROS (145)
(30-4654) [15-22-0,89]         (30-4690) [12-10-1,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RED DOG GANG (356)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LENPROS (145)               71
2. RED DOG GANG (356)          27      THE WARLOCKS (430)
3. THE WARLOCKS (430)          18      Unchartered Team
4. THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431) -10
5. GAMEHENDGE (299)           -16      ELANTI HUNTERS (286)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THE WARLOCKS (430)       187 118 11 61.3   1/ 2 RED DOG GANG (356)        9  6 0
 2/ 2 LENPROS (145)            990 647 29 60.5   2/ 1 THE A'S -- LOSERS  (431)  7  2 0
 3/ 3 THE A'S -- LOSERS  (431) 238 188  7 55.9   3/ 4 LENPROS (145)             7  3 0
 4/ 4 GAMEHENDGE (299)         201 180 11 52.8   4/ 3 THE WARLOCKS (430)        5  4 1
 5/ 6 RED DOG GANG (356)       549 717 12 43.4   5/ 5 GAMEHENDGE (299)          2  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

        + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Iaye:

     Lenpro scanned the front page of the Andorian Star quickly and frowned.  On his
lean and hawk-like face, the expression was intimidating.  "I did not think it was a
good idea to allow that gadfly from the Star an interview," he said.
     Senator Sedalia, not one to be intimidated, shook his head.  "He struck just the
right note," the Lord Protector argued.  "Concern but not suspicion or alarm--yet.
After all, there may be a reasonable explanation for the king's failure to act.  We
have given them an opening to make that explanation."  He leaned back in his chair
and propped his heels on footstool.  Nowhere but at the Lenpro guildhouse was there a
chair so perfectly suited to him, and he intended to enjoy it while he could.  All
too soon, he would be headed back for Andor and the Royal Palace.  The rain drumming
on the roof did not make that an enticing prospect.  Memory of the shiftyeyed clerks
and minor ministers he'd met on the last trip was also depressing.
     "That insolent puppy of a reporter even quoted me!" Lenpro growled.
     Sedalia picked up his own copy of the tabloid and scanned the short article
quickly.

          + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Star #101 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Iaye:
     In an interview yesterday, Senator Sedalia stated that he had gone to Andor with
the intention of requesting the King's aid for the coastal areas battered by the
dramatic and tempestuous waves resulting from the sinking of Krael.
     "I and my colleagues felt that the devastation along the coast is properly a
matter for the King's attention," the senator and lord protector said.  "We did not
go seeking a hand-out, but only a helping hand."
     A spokesman at the Royal Palace, who declined to identify himself when queried
on Sedalia's visit, said that the matter had been "taken under advisement."  No
further development of this position could be obtained in Andor.
     Senator Sedalia's manager, Lenpro of Iaye, told this reporter that, "We will
pursue this matter."
     Anyone with information that might be of assistance is invited to communicate
with the Andorian Star office.

     "There is such a thing as bad publicity," the senator acknowledged, "even though
some people claim otherwise.  But this is not it.  Concerned and firm.  All cats are
still in their bags."
     Lenpro snorted laughter.  "Have you ever tried to bag a cat and keep it there?
Word that we're up to something will be all over northwestern Alastari faster than
horses can gallop."
     "I've often thought carrier pigeons should be roasted and eaten," Sedalia
agreed.  "Besides, those rumors will work in our favor.  Anyone who even thinks they
know something will be getting in touch."
     "Tchh!"  Lenpro stood suddenly.  "Are you so much of a fool, Sedalia?  The
Assassins' Guild has been dissolved--officially.  But it has long been an arm of the
King of Andoria, and I do not believe that he--or whoever is behind him--has
dispensed with it now."
     "As a Lord Protector--" Sedalia began.
     "--You are subject to the whims of the Grey Witch," Lenpro finished.  "There is
a strong possibility that she is involved in this business.  Do you think that a Lord
Protector assassinated for prying into her business would be resurrected by her
magicians?"
     Sedalia shifted uncomfortably.  As a politician, conspiracy theories came
naturally to him, but to involve the premier magician in Alastari with one did
seem... risky.  "There are powerful magicians who aren't on her payroll," he said.
"Fandil of Ardivent, Lady Adeolar of Aruak City, Master Cho--plenty of them.  And,"
now Sedalia stood, as well, "I have been involved in politics for a lifetime and
survived it.  I am no easy target for an assassin."
     Lenpro was silent for several minutes, staring past his gladiator at the rain-
curtained window.  Finally he sighed.  "The time for caution and second thoughts has
passed," he admitted.  "We have already begun, and the blades will fall where they
may.  Be careful."

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 293): LORD BYRON of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 588): SAFFRON SKUNK of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 588): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 581): JEROME of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 577): MANUEL PEREZ of MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 577): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 574): CAYLON MCCANN of STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 570): KLINK of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 539): PARTICLE MAN of NEUROMANCERS (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 530): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 521): NIVIX of INFERNAL LORDS (DeGotti, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 241): PAS DE QUARTIER of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 423): ELEPHANT DUNG of WILD KINGDOM (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 194): I OF THE KNEE DOLL of HAZAARDS OF CLONING (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 473): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 293): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 588): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 588): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 551): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 577): MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 577): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 574): STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 570): THE A'S -- LOSERS (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 539): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 530): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 521): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 241): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 422): THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 194): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 473): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 587): 100% of NO-HALF STEPPING (?, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 538): SELVUN of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 529): LORIMINA of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 520): BUNKER of SONS OF TULL (Gerald Bostock, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 239): INSOLENT IRIS of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 191): AIKEN of SUPERIOR FORCES Y4 (Manager, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly IAYE games.  Former top team THE A'S -- LOSERS II was 
unseated this week as RED DOG GANG moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot 
with a 3-2-0 record for the round.  My praise to LENPROS for their 4-0-0 week this 
time out.  Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice!  MAD 
CARMENCITA caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully 
bested OZZIE CANSECO and was awarded 22 points in recognition.  In one of the week's 
more notable duels, PRINCE POLIOLES put down BAINES, causing him to lose 17 points of 
recognition in the process.  Who here was not present for the title fight this week 
as DON FRANCIS boldly challenged KLINK in order to strive for the Duelmasters honors? 
The city has turned out in honor of DON FRANCIS, for with his arena victory he may 
now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  Would you believe that over half 
of the old women in IAYE seem to feel that they could fight better than you 
gladiators?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In IAYE "art" is a word that has long 
since passed from the language!  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this 
week's challenge seeking began.  RED DOG GANG is feared.  This much I can say.  If 
you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of LENPROS 
last week.  Busy avoiding RED DOG GANG?  Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears 
and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after FENCE POST.  Watch 
your back!  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that 
PRIVATE PERNA posted a challenge against the more highly recognized FENCE POST.  The 
results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand PRIVATE PERNA overcame FENCE POST.  Remember 
warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in IAYE.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  More than a sharp eye must I keep, 
indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await 
me!  Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a 
different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DON FRANCIS 4619             13   7  0   134       LENPROS (145)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACK STRAW 4722              16   4  1   108       THE WARLOCKS (430)
 PRIVATE PERNA 4690           12  10  1   102       LENPROS (145)
 FRANKLINS TOWER 4725         14   6  1   100       THE WARLOCKS (430)
 FENCE POST 4604              19  37  0    94       RED DOG GANG (356)
 WINDSONG 4702                14  13  1    94       RED DOG GANG (356)
 KLINK 4647                   25  15  0    92       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRISH CREAM 4654             15  22  0    89       RED DOG GANG (356)
 WORLD CHUMPS 4726            15   5  0    88       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
 OUT OF TIME 4681             18  16  1    71       GAMEHENDGE (299)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAD CARMENCITA 4766           8   1  1    66       RED DOG GANG (356)
 PRINCE POLIOLES 4742          6   5  0    61       LENPROS (145)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OZZIE CANSECO 4723           13   7  0    46       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
-BROTHER J.J. 4728             6   5  0    46       LENPROS (145)
 BAINES 4724                  11   9  0    42       GAMEHENDGE (299)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELP ON THE WAY 4717          6  14  1    33       THE WARLOCKS (430)
 LITTLE ROCKY 4768             6   1  0    26       RED DOG GANG (356)
 PRINCESS KURTZ 4776           2   1  0    24       LENPROS (145)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Klink -- Duelmaster?  It is great to see a loser win.  Salute. -- Lenpro

Fence Post -- Hmmmmmmm.  You sound like you could use a little creosote. -- Private
Perna
P.S.  Plus, you planted me!  Now THAT's a hanging offense!

Little Rocky -- I think I can; I think I can.... -- Prince Polioles

Polite Beggar -- OK, that was polite. -- Princess Kurtz

Private Perna -- (extremely smug look)  Ha.  You don't understand my kind.  You think
you can just hack away and I'll stand and do nothing.  Ha.  I am not so passive as
you seem to think. -- Fence Post

Prince Polioles -- You're just too tall, I can't get a proper grip.  Maybe if I were
a pitbull instead of just an ol' bulldog, I could do something.  Ah, besides get
thrown out of town as being vicious and a nuisance.  Oh, well, I guess I'll just have
to drool and try to look sweet. -- Little Rocky

Klink -- You broke my sticks!  BOTH of them.  If I'd had a third one, you wouldn't
have gotten off so easily, you Bad Person. -- Irish Cream

Out of Time -- Your manager may have cursed you with that name.  Because that's what
happened to you.  At least he didn't name you "out of steam." -- Windsong

Help on the Way -- People keep SAYING that, and it never GETS here.  Hmphf!  Sorry,
probably not your fault, but your name raises issues. -- Mad Carmencita

Princess Kurtz -- It was in your best interest.  If you'd HAD that inheritance, you
would have been the target of many ill-meaning persons. -- Little Rocky

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DON FRANCIS devastated KLINK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
PRIVATE PERNA demolished FENCE POST in a popular 2 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
IRISH CREAM was devastated by JACK STRAW in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
FRANKLINS TOWER overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
WINDSONG vanquished OUT OF TIME in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
WORLD CHUMPS overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
OZZIE CANSECO was overpowered by MAD CARMENCITA in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BAINES was vanquished by PRINCE POLIOLES in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HELP ON THE WAY was narrowly defeated by LITTLE ROCKY in a dull 11 minute gory duel.
PRINCESS KURTZ overpowered FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -   4 -  1      76  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -   9 -  1      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   6 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  16 -  1      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  13 -  1      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW        21 -  23 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  16 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |

Turn 571 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     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       DON FRANCIS 4619           13   7  0  134 LENPROS (145)
PARRY-STRIKE     JACK STRAW 4722            16   4  1  108 THE WARLOCKS (430)
STRIKING ATTACK  PRIVATE PERNA 4690         12  10  1  102 LENPROS (145)
WALL OF STEEL    WINDSONG 4702              14  13  1   94 RED DOG GANG (356)
PARRY-LUNGE      KLINK 4647                 25  15  0   92 THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
TOTAL PARRY      OUT OF TIME 4681           18  16  1   71 GAMEHENDGE (299)
BASHING ATTACK   PRINCE POLIOLES 4742        6   5  0   61 LENPROS (145)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is IRISH CREAM 4654.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PRIVATE PERNA 4690.  The ten other most popular fighters were DON FRANCIS 
4619, JACK STRAW 4722, FRANKLINS TOWER 4725, WORLD CHUMPS 4726, FENCE POST 4604, 
WINDSONG 4702, MAD CARMENCITA 4766, PRINCE POLIOLES 4742, PRINCESS KURTZ 4776, and 
KLINK 4647.

The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE ROCKY 4768.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HELP ON THE WAY 4717, BAINES 4724, OZZIE CANSECO 4723, OUT OF 
TIME 4681, IRISH CREAM 4654, KLINK 4647, PRINCESS KURTZ 4776, PRINCE POLIOLES 4742, 
MAD CARMENCITA 4766, and WINDSONG 4702.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

DON FRANCIS (30-4619) LENPROS (145)
JACK STRAW (30-4722) THE WARLOCKS (430)