DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/07/2009    Duedate: 01/20/2009

IAYE ARENA

DM-30    TURN-592

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OUT OF TIME
GAMEHENDGE (299)
(30-4681) [24-31-1,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OUT OF TIME                    POSITION IS EMPTY
GAMEHENDGE (299)               
(30-4681) [24-31-1,104]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SPUD                           MOONDOG
RED DOG GANG (356)             RED DOG GANG (356)
(30-4783) [8-8-0,49]           (30-4790) [9-3-1,49]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LENPROS (145)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RED DOG GANG (356)          29
2. THE WARLOCKS (430)          21      LENPROS (145)
3. GAMEHENDGE (299)             8      Unchartered Team
4. LENPROS (145)              -70
                                       SORROW'S HARVEST (414)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 LENPROS (145)            %1042 668 31 60.9   1/ 1 LENPROS (145)             8  3 0
 2/ 2 THE WARLOCKS (430)       206 134 12 60.6   2/ 2 RED DOG GANG (356)        8  7 0
 3/ 3 GAMEHENDGE (299)         213 210 11 50.4   3/ 3 GAMEHENDGE (299)          4  2 0
 4/ 4 RED DOG GANG (356)       609 760 13 44.5   4/ 4 THE WARLOCKS (430)        1  2 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 #20 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Fratsfa:

     Lenpro was no magician, but he could tell that something had happened...even if
two men over in the corner hadn't been screaming and holding their heads.  Something
magical, probably.  He put down his beer, took the glass out of Dandy's hand--he
didn't want to know what weird concoction was in it--and stood.  "We have to get back
to the Flower Shoppe," he said.  "Fandil may need me."
                         *****   ***   *****   ***   *****
     Fandil was okay.  That was a relief, but not entirely unexpected.  His brother
was tough, and experienced; he would know how to defend himself.  Against...whatever
that had been.  He raised an eyebrow inquiringly.
     "I don't know either," Fandil said.  "Some kind of magical barrier, yes.  But
whether it's intended to seal up the magical activity of Fratsfa, or block magical
communication with somewhere else--Andor, for instance, or what exactly was
intended...?"  He shrugged.  "I don't know who, I don't know why.  But I think we
need to go to Andor physically and soon."
     "I thought you were concerned about the safety of Emperor Alonj," Lady Fern
said.
     "We are," Lenpro answered quickly.  "But I would think we could leave that in
your capable hands, sister."
     Fern frowned but nodded.  "I'll take care of it."

Amen-Tei:

     Senator Sedalia looked at his hands and sighed.  The oars had rubbed them into
blisters, despite the gloves he'd worn.  His back ached.  And he loathed the clothing
that went with his costume.  Would anyone here in Amen-Tei seriously believe that he
was an itinerant peddler?  At least the gods favored him in one thing, and Senator
Dole was no longer resident in this town.  He couldn't have fooled Dole for a minute;
one senator always knew another.
     Sedalia had argued with the demon on the Black Ship, Tashkemk, that this
masquerade was unnecessary and would be unconvincing, but arguing with demons turned
out to be monumentally unproductive.  In a human, the senator would have suspected a
simple enthusiasm for the theatrical, but did that apply to demons?  But the worst
was that Tashkemk had insisted that the senator's companion, Gissanniah, remain on
the Black Ship as a hostage for his, Sedalia's, performance.  Dammit, he had given
the demon his WORD.  If they couldn't trust him, why employ him on this fool's
errand?  And when he'd asked what guarantee HE had of the young woman's safety, the
demon had just LAUGHED.
     All of which put the senator in a really bad mood, so that when a dockhand
slouched up and sneered at the wretched little boat, skiff, whatever was the proper
term, why, he let fly with some harsh language that would have blistered the hide on
a rhinoceros.  Which, Sedalia pointed out in a calmer afterthought, the dockhand
rather resembled--big, ugly, stupid, with a misshapen nose, and a singularly unlovely
attitude.
     It turned out that this was precisely the way one should approach sneering
dockhands, and the fellow tethered the vessel to the dock in some appropriate
manner--Sedalia didn't want to know the details--and helped unload the cargo.
     The senator didn't care about most of the cargo.  Yes, it was valuable, but it
was just stuff, and a man who couldn't pour out wealth to achieve a goal had no
business in politics.  Still, it wouldn't do to let the dockhand think he had secret
agendas, so he asked questions about rental space and then watched closely while the
cargo was loaded on a cart, hauled to a sturdy warehouse, and stored in a sealed
room.  One leather case with a shoulder strap and brass fastenings he kept with him.
     Cargo dealt with, Sedalia's next goal was a dockside tavern called the Pig's
Eye.  He had no great hopes of it but found the place cleaner than he'd expected,
busy but not raucous.  Of course, he had no inherent objection to "raucous,"
political conventions were always like that.  But which of these rather ordinary
looking people was his contact?  What would a demon's contact look like, anyway?  It
couldn't be another demon, surely, not here in the open.

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 304): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 610): SEPHIROTH of NIGHT'S GUARDIANS (Ichabod Frothingslosh)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 609): WHOLE MUTT of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 602): HOT EIGHTEEN of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 599): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 598): TRELLIN XISS of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 595): HEART BREAKER of ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 591): PRINCE POLIOLES of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 561): DACEANA LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 552): GHETTO DEFENDANT of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 543): BIG DOPE of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 252): BRAIN TUMOR of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 442): M.T. LANE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 205): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (Manager, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 465): GOKU of DRAGONBALL Z (Armalias, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 304): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 610): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 609): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 602): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 599): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 598): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 595): ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 591): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 561): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 552): MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 543): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 252): THE ORDER (Torak, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 442): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 205): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 494): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 304): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
               (turn 303): ROCK GLAS HUT FUN of ORCISH IDIOMS (Slugbait, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 609): SILVER SNAIL of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
                               ERITHE ENDIREDRE of PATRONAS VERITAS (Ichabod
                               Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 591): PRINCE POLIOLES of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
             (turn 590): BROTHER J.J. of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 560): NORM THE GNOME of GUARDIANS II (Twig, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 552): GHETTO DEFENDANT of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 552): SIZZLING SUNFLOWER of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 441): CRUZIA GARDETT of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     My fellow royalty say that it is only right that a prince rises to the top.  I
ray it has been a very, very difficult road.  I have learned a lot on the way.  Most
importantly, I have learned that there are a lot of people out there better than me.
A good life lesson, I think.  But now, with my first title (I lost in three attempts
sometime back--twice to Ozzie Canseco and once to Franklin's Tower.) I have reached
Lord Protectorship status and I will be moving on.  Even princes retire sometimes.
     The short and the sweet of me..............................
21-10-20-15-9-4-5 hosed Init basher
Devastating damage (expected) with normal endurance is nice.
Adexes in Init and Attack with a mere expert in Decisiveness.
Skill learn rate = 1.86
Thought mace was the fave (18-96-33)
Faves: Maul, High, Low, favors Init.
14-9-0 (no tournaments
     I wish you all the best.
             Prince Polioles

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in IAYE.  
Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey everybody, 
watch out for HELP ON THE WAY, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing 
SIR CARLSON like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  SIR CARLSON was bested by HELP ON THE WAY and 
drops 19 points.  Unlike most arenas, PRINCE POLIOLES managed to get his challenge 
off against the 0-0-0 STONE GOLEM.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as STONE GOLEM 
killed the Duelmaster, PRINCE POLIOLES, leaving LENPROS in mourning.  This incredible 
death has allowed, I might add, OUT OF TIME from GAMEHENDGE to ascend to the throne 
of Duelmaster, and I hear DARK ARENA is not happy.  An apple a day keeps the doctor 
away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the 
big, bad RED DOG GANG?  Big bad RED DOG GANG.  Big bad RED DOG GANG.  IAYE's afraid 
of the big bad RED DOG GANG.  Tra la la la la!  For those of you who like math, try 
this one:  RED DOG GANG + Weapons That go Boom = LENPROS + Avoid City.  And who is 
this OUT OF TIME you ask, with 104 points and a 24-31-1 record.  Ooh, the tales I 
could tell!   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes 
and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick 
your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OUT OF TIME 4681             24  31  1   104       GAMEHENDGE (299)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HELP ON THE WAY 4717         15  26  2    91       THE WARLOCKS (430)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAINES 4724                  17  24  0    82       GAMEHENDGE (299)
 LITTLE ROCKY 4768            19   9  0    76       RED DOG GANG (356)
 SIR CARLSON 4777             15   4  0    73       LENPROS (145)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUSTIE 4789                  10   2  0    60       RED DOG GANG (356)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAYOR MCLAY 4784              7   3  1    51       LENPROS (145)
 MOONDOG 4790                  9   3  1    49       RED DOG GANG (356)
 SPUD 4783                     8   8  0    49       RED DOG GANG (356)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LADY LIBERTY 4792             4   0  0    25       LENPROS (145)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIGGITY DOG 4793              0   3  0     3       RED DOG GANG (356)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PRINCE POLIOLES 4742   14 10 0 LENPROS 145          STONE GOLEM           592  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Out Of Time -- I wanted one more shot at a golem.  Prayer works! -- Brother J.J.

Little Rocky -- You had the bark, but neither of us had the bite.  It was fun! -- Sir
Carlson

Help On The Way -- I was at my very best.  Whammo! -- Prince Polioles

My, my, Diggety Dog.  All I did was pet you! -- Lady Liberty

Hot Diggety Dog!  And hot Lady Liberty, too!  (wink) -- Lady Liberty

Health.  Humility.  Honor.  Iaye Forever. -- Lenpro

Sir Carlson -- Whew!  That was a good one.  I like 'em long.  It's more fun. --
Little Rocky
P.S.  I tried to out-stare you, but it just didn't work.  Oh, well.

Ambitious Guard?  Phooey. -- Moondog

The Ruthless Jaywalker actually KICKED me!  What a low-down human. -- Spud

I don't like this Visiting Orc person.  He smells different, and he's got big teeth.
Very suspicious. -- Rustie

Lady Liberty -- Honest, it wasn't meant as an insult when I sniffed you there.  It's
what a dog does. -- Diggity Dog
P.S.  You asked for this, yes?

Our congratulations to Prince Polioles. -- Jorja and the Red Dog Gang

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PRINCE POLIOLES was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SIR CARLSON was savagely defeated by HELP ON THE WAY in a 8 minute veteran's melee.
OUT OF TIME outwaited LITTLE ROCKY in a slow 15 minute veteran's Title contest.
BAINES luckily beat M. CHARDINEE in a 4 minute mismatched competition.
MOONDOG vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
SPUD overcame THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute fight.
RUSTIE handily defeated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
DIGGITY DOG lost to LADY LIBERTY in a 2 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   2 -  1      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    16 -   6 -  0      73  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE       11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         AIMED BLOW         6 -  10 -  1      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 592 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     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      LITTLE ROCKY 4768          19   9  0   76 RED DOG GANG (356)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RUSTIE 4789                10   2  0   60 RED DOG GANG (356)
PARRY-STRIKE     MOONDOG 4790                9   3  1   49 RED DOG GANG (356)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SPUD 4783.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
MOONDOG 4790.  The ten other most popular fighters were LADY LIBERTY 4792, BAINES 
4724, SPUD 4783, RUSTIE 4789, DIGGITY DOG 4793, HELP ON THE WAY 4717, LITTLE ROCKY 
4768, SIR CARLSON 4777, OUT OF TIME 4681, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was OUT OF TIME 4681.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SIR CARLSON 4777, LITTLE ROCKY 4768, HELP ON THE WAY 4717, 
DIGGITY DOG 4793, RUSTIE 4789, SPUD 4783, BAINES 4724, LADY LIBERTY 4792, MOONDOG 
4790, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

OUT OF TIME (30-4681) GAMEHENDGE (299)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

PRINCE POLIOLES (30-4742) LENPROS (145)