DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/24/2008    Duedate: 01/06/2009

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-581

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PATRICE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4043) [16-5-0,104]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PATRICE                        BILBO BAGGINNI
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         MIDDLE ITALY (375)
(35-4043) [16-5-0,104]         (35-4061) [3-0-0,34]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PATRICE                        PATRICE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4043) [16-5-0,104]         (35-4043) [16-5-0,104]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE ITALY (375)          29
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      26      LOST CAUSE (268)
3. LOST CAUSE (268)            -1      Unchartered Team

                                       MIDDLE ITALY (375)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 LOST CAUSE (268)         354 296 31 54.5   1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   10  5 0
 2/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   722 955 23 43.1   2/ 2 LOST CAUSE (268)          4 11 1
 3/ 3*MIDDLE ITALY (375)         3  12  0 20.0   3/ 3*MIDDLE ITALY (375)        3 12 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 607): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 609): INVENTOR OF PAIN of THE PAIN GANG (?, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 603): LYLYANNA of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 605): ONDO FLEUR of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 604): THE RED BARON of DEATH INCARNATE (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 602): ANTONIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 301): VELVET FINISH of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 595): PLATINUM PEENER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 299): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 591): WAR EAGLE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 580): KNUCKLE of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 543): HAWK NELSON of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): BOLI of OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): SISTER MERCY of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): DOMJON of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 470): ELLYN GRUNE of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 457): ENIGMA XXV of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 442): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 434): ROPE MAN of MIGHTY HEROES (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 206): POP KHAN of MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 402): DOLBY KLEE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 380): SHANA TWO-KNIVES of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 496): GOLEM of THE PHILANTROPHISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 606): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 609): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 603): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 605): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 604): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 602): IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 301): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 595): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 299): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 591): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 580): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 543): IRE OF BROGUE (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 270): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 257): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 470): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 457): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 464): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 206): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 402): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 380): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 496): TRECK PEOPLE et al (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 608): BIG SHRIMP of ICE AGE (Wali Kharif, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 603): LYLYANNA of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 604): GOLD BULLION of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 595): PLATINUM PEENER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
                          CHROME CRIMPER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 299): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 591): WAR EAGLE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
                          MYSTIC MIRAGE of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 589): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 580): KNUCKLE of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
                           BRENNA of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 543): SELINSIA of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 276): AUNTY ENTITY of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                               YUFFIE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 DOUBLE X (turn 269): THE RON of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
                             FOLMOR GRIGG of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 256): CANTEX of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 456): STITCHES of CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (Samwise the Bald)
                                   FLICKED BOOGERS of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 434): MERRO DOSH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 205): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
                            HAWTHORN of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  LOST CAUSE had cause to celebrate, after PROMO 
got 14 points by beating PERSISTENT BEGGAR.  In MURSKA, nothing is permanent (except 
Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, PATRICE.  So who's the team that's 
been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me. 
     A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn?  And do not the 
little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in LOST 
CAUSE are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  The warriors 
of LOST CAUSE found their efforts at combat frustrated as MIDDLE ITALY apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  If challenges were horses, CIVIL could open 
up a fast food joint!  HAREC O'KAI found himself challenged by a warrior 22 below:  
BOROMIRONI.  BOROMIRONI of MIDDLE ITALY kept his wits as he was bested by HAREC 
O'KAI.  Mismatched by 11 points, CIVIL was bested by BILBO BAGGINNI.  Is this really 
worth noting?  I thought BILBO BAGGINNI showed great skill and promise when he 
subdued CIVIL.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Questions are being 
raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in 
MURSKA would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant 
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  MURSKA, I leave 
you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Howling Wolf.  'Til next 
time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PATRICE 4043                 16   5  0   104       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGUS ARGUS 4032             16  17  1    69       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVINDAL 4040                 10  15  0    62       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BILBO BAGGINNI 4061           3   0  0    34       MIDDLE ITALY (375)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAREC O'KAI 4064              3   1  0    27       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROMO 4057                    2   2  0    19       LOST CAUSE (268)
 CIVIL 4053                    4   5  0    17       LOST CAUSE (268)
 BOROMIRONI 4066               0   2  0     2       MIDDLE ITALY (375)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ONE 4074                0  1 0 LOST CAUSE 268       BLACK ORC             581  NONE
TWO 4075                0  1 0 LOST CAUSE 268       SHEWISH GIANT         581  NONE
FIVE 4072               0  1 0 MIDDLE ITALY 375     BLACK ORC             581  NONE
FOUR 4071               0  1 0 MIDDLE ITALY 375     BLACK ORC             581  NONE
SIX 4073                0  1 0 MIDDLE ITALY 375     MOUNTAIN TROLL        581  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Knuckle -- I didn't need this.  I'm scheduled to do a slew of baking in the next
forty-eight hours, and I did NOT need to start from the Infirmary.  Oh, well, at
least I don't have to do a column.  Good fight, I guess, if you like fights.  I don't
like the ones I lose! -- Patrice

A Convicted Assassin?  Ridiculous!  Why do we even import these people?  Because,
surely, no true Murskan would stoop to assassination.  The very idea!  Insulting,
that's what it is. -- Brenna

I can tell that was really a Murskan Dwarf I fought, and for why?  Because if he'd
been a Khalhums Dwarf, I'd've won the fight.  They're soft, the Khalhumsites, not
like our tough Murskan breed.  AND, they don't know how to tackle a Shew. -- Angus
Argus

If that's a Dangerous Criminal, I'm the Queen of the May.  Criminal, okay, maybe, I
wouldn't put it past him, but he isn't dangerous except maybe to little old ladies.
Ah, little old men?  I see some of my female teammates glaring at me.... -- Evindal
the Uneasy

Boromironi -- How can you stand there, more than a foot shorter than me, and claim to
be a Shew?  It's unreasonable. -- Harec O'Kai
P.S.  And what's this place you're from?  I never heard of it, and I thought I knew
all the lands around Murska.

A SHORTSWORD?  Is the Commission INSANE? -- Brenna

Lucky, Ghost of -- Wow, you have a tough manager!  We'll light a candle for you. --
the Children of Llyr

Congratulations to Knuckle. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FOUR was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
ONE was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
TWO was killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SIX was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
FIVE was assassinated by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
BILBO BAGGINNI devastated CIVIL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
BOROMIRONI was devastated by HAREC O'KAI in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
KNUCKLE was overcome by PATRICE in a 2 minute expert's Title fight.
BRENNA outwaited M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 7 minute gory uneven duel.
ANGUS ARGUS vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
EVINDAL was defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute expert's match.
PROMO overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   8 -  2      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   9 -  1      31  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         LUNGING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 581 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       PATRICE 4043               16   5  0  104 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PATRICE 4043.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SIX 4073.  The ten other most popular fighters were PATRICE 4043, EVINDAL 4040, 
TWO 4075, PROMO 4057, HAREC O'KAI 4064, ANGUS ARGUS 4032, FOUR 4071, BILBO BAGGINNI 
4061, ONE 4074, and FIVE 4072.

The least popular fighter this week was BOROMIRONI 4066.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CIVIL 4053, FIVE 4072, ONE 4074, BILBO BAGGINNI 4061, FOUR 4071, ANGUS 
ARGUS 4032, HAREC O'KAI 4064, PROMO 4057, TWO 4075, and EVINDAL 4040.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

PATRICE (35-4043) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

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

KNUCKLE (35-3858) LOST CAUSE (268)
BRENNA (35-3995) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)