DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/30/2011    Duedate: 04/12/2011

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-640

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OBAN
ON THE ROCKS (175)
(35-4213) [11-3-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OBAN                           TURKEY TARTARE
ON THE ROCKS (175)             THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)
(35-4213) [11-3-0,103]         (35-4229) [3-2-0,28]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LORD SNOW                      TARRAN O'HAREC
URBAN JUNGLE (259)             CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4200) [12-10-1,66]         (35-4219) [9-4-0,43]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ON THE ROCKS (175)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ON THE ROCKS (175)          40
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)      27      ON THE ROCKS (175)
3. URBAN JUNGLE (259)          26      Unchartered Team
4. THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)    0
5. ERRATA (371)                 0THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*THANKSGIVING HORRO (383)   7   3  0 70.0   1/ 1 ON THE ROCKS (175)       12  2 1
 2- 2 ERRATA (371)              14   9  0 60.9   2/ 2 URBAN JUNGLE (259)        6  4 2
 3- 3 SEA DOGS (377)            81  55  8 59.6   3/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    6  8 0
 4/ 4 ON THE ROCKS (175)       225 203 12 52.6   4/ 4*THANKSGIVING HORRO (383)  4  2 0
 5/ 5 URBAN JUNGLE (259)       164 168 15 49.4   5- 5 ERRATA (371)              1  0 0
 6/ 6 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   848 %1119 27 43.1   6- 6 SEA DOGS (377)            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

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 666): FISHER KING of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 668): ALCMAEON of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 567): STONEDOG of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 662): DEANO of MARKS PARTY (JE, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 664): MORGAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 656): BRADLEY of THE GENERALS (?, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 657): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 654): YARARA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 328): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 650): DEE S. TROYER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 647): HELEN KELLER of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 639): OBAN of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 598): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 306): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 287): DIRANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 529): HAL'IGGE JOYROC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 514): CATIPILLAR of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 496): DONNA of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 491): SSSKAH of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEELER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 452): RIELLA TYL TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 446): DOWNER of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): SJS of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 555): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 666): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 668): GUESSING GAME (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 567): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 662): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 664): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 656): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 657): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 330): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 654): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 328): AVENGERS (?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 650): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 647): HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 639): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 598): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 306): STREET WALKERS (Roadkil, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 287): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 529): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 514): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 496): DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 491): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 235): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 452): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 446): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 439): J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 555): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 666): FISHER KING of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
              (turn 665): NORTHER of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 668): ALCMAEON of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 567): STONEDOG of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 663): SARDO GRACKEL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 656): HAIR IN SINK of BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 652): TRINKET of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 327): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI (turn 647): HELEN KELLER of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 528): DEBRA FARIN of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEELER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): SJS of J (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in MURSKA since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with KELLY GALL?  
She actually beat URBAN JUNGLE's SKADI, and walked away with 18 more points from the 
fight.  Laughs were big at CHILDREN OF LLYR while they watched KELLY GALL clobber 
SKADI.  She lost 13 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  
VETERAN MERCENARY was reminded on the sands why OBAN is Duelmaster.  I suppose you 
want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was URBAN JUNGLE.  The bums at ON THE ROCKS couldn't face the challenges from URBAN 
JUNGLE!  No excuse for that!  How well I know the feeling of being the most 
challenged warrior, KAILIE RHINN!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to 
haunt you.  Fighting is a better craft than farming, KAILIE RHINN, but you have to 
pay your dues.  Being challenged by DECEMBRE, 17 points above you, is dues.  I have 
to get this off my chest.  What a low dog, DECEMBRE!  She can't set herself up in a 
real match.  I was sorry to see KAILIE RHINN lose.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Who will dare fight LORD SNOW, after he returned 
from the Dark Arena?  (For the record 12-10-1 is 66, and has he points) SKADI was 
plum wore out after KELLY GALL pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud.  URBAN JUNGLE'll 
have to get a little better before going after KELLY GALL again!  SKADI larned hers 
lesson (KELLY GALL taught it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im fight any 
CHILDREN OF LLYR members with the same gusto.  Many a warrior has met his fate in a 
hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  The 
end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OBAN 4213                    11   3  0   103       ON THE ROCKS (175)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SECOND WATCH 4166            12   5  0   113       SEA DOGS (377)
-HAMMERHEAD 4129              19  17  2    99       SEA DOGS (377)
 ST MAGDALENE 4144            20  19  0    93       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 BANFF 4203                   14   7  4    93       ON THE ROCKS (175)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DECEMBRE 4197                15   8  1    73       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORD SNOW 4200               12  10  1    66       URBAN JUNGLE (259)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FROZEN IMAGE 4227             5   3  1    54       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
 KAILIE RHINN 4195             9  19  0    46       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TARRAN O'HAREC 4219           9   4  0    43       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KELLY GALL 4236               5   3  0    33       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-SELENE 4029                   2   0  0    32       ERRATA (371)
 TURKEY TARTARE 4229           3   2  0    28       THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OVEN OUTAGE 4232              4   1  0    22       THANKSGIVING HORROR (383)
-RABEL 4246                    3   1  0    22       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 SKADI 4216                    2  10  2    18       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
 RHIERRAH 4252                 2   1  0    16       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 BRACKLA 4251                  2   1  0    12       ON THE ROCKS (175)
 NOEL 4239                     1   4  0     7       URBAN JUNGLE (259)
-ALARM 4215                    0   1  0     7       ERRATA (371)
 GWAIR AP KAI 4253             0   1  0     1       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KHALHUMS DWARF          0  0 0                      BANFF 4203            640  NONE
DINNIAN 4237            3  2 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 SKADI 4216            637  JUST REVENGED
KORMEK AP KAI 4247      1  1 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 SKADI 4216            638  JUST REVENGED
SPYMASTER               0  0 0 DARK ARENA           LORD SNOW 4200        640  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hammerhead -- I knew you could beat me if you wanted to!  Guess I have to stick
around for another turn then. -- St Magdalene

Kung-Fu Master -- Weapons are so much better! -- Oban

Lord Snow -- Didn't Frozen Image tell you it hurts when I go Banff! Banff! Banff! --
Banff

Mordant Deserter -- Too easy! -- Rabel

Rhierrah -- Ah, a fellow slasher.  Wouldn't be surprised if we end up fighting each
other quite a bit in the next year.  I'm glad I won the first! -- Brackla

Jugger -- You're a wuz!  Come out and play! ;) -- Bartender

All -- My ads for last turn will probably be posted this turn since I was so late
sending them in last turn.  Sorry about the confusion. -- Bartender

M. Chardinee -- I would have hated to loose a title fight against an NPC. -- Oban

Convicted Assassin -- Taking on either one of us is gutsy.  Taking on the both of us
on the same night is just plain silly. -- St Magdalene and Banff

Oven Outage -- Outage, schmoutage.  There seems to be lots of power left in ya. --
Brackla

Kelly Gall -- I got lucky there I think.  You look a lot better than I am.  Maybe
I've got some of that knack people are raving about. -- Rabel

All -- Good luck in the tourney everyone! I will be entering Rabel and a few
graduates from On the Rocks. -- Bartender

Turkey Tartare -- Needs applesauce, I think. -- Kailie Rhinn

Rabel -- Right, I just don't BELIEVE this.  So it didn't happen.  I really won, but
someone in the Commission office is out to GET me.  That's my story, and I'm sticking
to it. -- Kelly Gall

This Cult Member isn't so tough, is he? -- Tarran O'Harec

I feel contempt for the Convicted Thief.  If he wasn't a stupid fool, he wouldn't
have been caught, much less convicted. -- Rhierrah

18 March 11
All -- Be aware of the comeback of the Cajun and his stables of gladiators!  Just
sayin' -- The Cajun

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LORD SNOW butchered SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DECEMBRE demolished KAILIE RHINN in a 2 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
TURKEY TARTARE lost to TARRAN O'HAREC in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge brawl.
OBAN overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
BANFF butchered KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
ST MAGDALENE overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
FROZEN IMAGE handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SKADI was vanquished by KELLY GALL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
OVEN OUTAGE viciously subdued NOEL in a 2 minute gory duel.
RHIERRAH defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute beginner's match.
BRACKLA beat GWAIR AP KAI in a exciting 1 minute bloody novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   5 -  3      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  12 -  4      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        15 -  12 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   8 -  1      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   9 -  1      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 640 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       OBAN 4213                  11   3  0  103 ON THE ROCKS (175)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ST MAGDALENE 4144          20  19  0   93 ON THE ROCKS (175)
BASHING ATTACK   BANFF 4203                 14   7  4   93 ON THE ROCKS (175)
WALL OF STEEL    DECEMBRE 4197              15   8  1   73 URBAN JUNGLE (259)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  FROZEN IMAGE 4227           5   3  1   54 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
STRIKING ATTACK  TARRAN O'HAREC 4219         9   4  0   43 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LORD SNOW 4200.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TARRAN O'HAREC 4219.  The ten other most popular fighters were BRACKLA 4251, LORD 
SNOW 4200, OVEN OUTAGE 4232, DECEMBRE 4197, TURKEY TARTARE 4229, OBAN 4213, BANFF 
4203, ST MAGDALENE 4144, KAILIE RHINN 4195, and FROZEN IMAGE 4227.

The least popular fighter this week was NOEL 4239.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SKADI 4216, RHIERRAH 4252, GWAIR AP KAI 4253, KELLY GALL 4236, FROZEN 
IMAGE 4227, KAILIE RHINN 4195, ST MAGDALENE 4144, BANFF 4203, OBAN 4213, and TURKEY 
TARTARE 4229.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ST MAGDALENE (35-4144) ON THE ROCKS (175)