DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/05/2014 Duedate: 11/18/2014 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-734 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DANNY BOY FOOT OF PRIDE (396) (35-4424) [27-12-0,111] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DANNY BOY POSITION IS EMPTY FOOT OF PRIDE (396) (35-4424) [27-12-0,111] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite OISIN FREAKAZOID CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) HERO ALLIANCE (198) (35-4439) [18-24-0,93] (35-2784) [12-5-1,85] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM FOOT OF PRIDE (396) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HERO ALLIANCE (198) 39 2. FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 22 HOUSE JHEREG (42) 3. HOUSE JHEREG (42) 7 Unchartered Team 4. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 2 CLAN RIU (223) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 HOUSE JHEREG (42) 363 248 28 59.4 1/ 2 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 9 4 0 2/ 0 HERO ALLIANCE (198) 185 127 15 59.3 2/ 1 HOUSE JHEREG (42) 6 3 0 3/ 3 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 102 81 8 55.7 3/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 5 9 1 4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) %1069 %1362 34 44.0 4/ 0 HERO ALLIANCE (198) 3 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 Kathana stepped out onto the porch and paused to get a sense of the city. Looking around, she gauged the passersby and otherwise breathed in the mood. She checked the time, walked down the porch steps and sauntered off in the direction of the Foot of Pride Guildhouse, knowing she had plenty of time to get there. A wine might be in order to help her gather her nerves. She had a problem, besides the obvious. The team had begun to right the ship, as it were, winning some close contests in the arena; however, House Jhereg was still out of business. They had been gone over twenty years and, sadly, the "exotic" trades had not sat idly by, awaiting their return. Her path took her by established businesses she remembered owning a piece of in the past as well as shop fronts she would bet her favorite longsword concealed some illegitimate business behind the external facade. She wasn't sure how she knew, but, much as you suspected someone who had done 'work', there were signs if you looked in the right places, often for what was missing as much as what was present. Here, the Sulchin 'Hotel' sat on the corner of Twovine and Sulchar--the former's namesake, Sulchin, being the slightly less successful, though prosperous, founder of the hotel and the twin brother of the latter, Sulchar, a city dignitary--with its doors thrown open and a good mix of passersby going in and out. Despite it being a hotel, one never seemed to be able to get an overnight room. This, of course, was owing to the fact that the rooms were generally paid for hourly by the clientele of the brothel contained within the building. The doors being open, one could rest assured the city guard had been paid and that no one seeking company within would be unceremoniously hauled without and arrested in the street proper. House Jhereg had once held an interest in that hotel. As well as a number of other businesses in this area. Shanky's was further along Twovine and had a whole wall full of dusty bottles of wine, many of them cabernet. Kathana stepped down three steps, entered and wound her way to the long wooden bar that lined the right side of the room. A few long tables, as well as a couple quads and deuces, defined the room. The fireplace, currently roasting a group of sausages as well as what looked like goose, sat opposite the bar and was sporting a nice blaze of seasoned oak, the heat a welcome addition this late in the fall. She settled onto an open barstool and grinned at the barkeep, who looked a question at her. "Do you have Chanticleer?" she asked, resting her elbows on the bar and looking meaningfully at the wall behind him. The barkeep frowned and drew what appeared to be a practiced breath. "My dear woman, I would need you to be at once more discerning and specific as this house is blessed with several varietals, including the 256 through 259 cabernet, the 257 through 264 merlot, the--" "My apologies, Goodman. Can you recommend a Chanticleer red for my obviously unsophisticated palette?" He looked at her to see if, perhaps, she was mocking him. She held his gaze with a friendly grin and raised set of eyebrows. His discerning eyes took in not only the cut of her clothes but also the sword at her belt and the purse at her hip. "Good madam," he replied, "I would suggest a Chanticleer blend. Shanky's is the only place in Murksa that...." The Goodman droned on for quite some time praising the vineyard, the bar and his good taste in selecting the particular vintage until, after a sufficient period of time to allow him his wind, as it were, she agreed with a curt nod. She sat, sipped and practiced silent soliloquy, considering her meeting with Howling Wolf. The wine was good and, as best as she could tell, there was a hole in her glass. She still had some time, so she gestured over to the barkeep who, as luck would have it, was already approaching with the bottle. With a practiced flair, he drew a handheld contraption and poured the wine through it, where it gushed frothy into her glass below. He then reached for a second glass, set it in front of her and filled it just as effectively as he had the first. "Thank you, Goodman," she said, "but I have neither time nor coordination for two glasses at once." He studied her for a moment. "You are expected and welcomed to join someone in the second back room on the left as you pass through the curtain," he said, nodding towards the back. "He had suggested a glass of his own would not be unwelcome." Well, shit. With a confidence she displayed if didn't feel, she took both glasses and wandered down the long table. She needn't have bothered, all of the patrons were carefully ignoring her. She strode to the curtain that hung in the back and passed through it. The first door down the hallway on the left was open and the room was thick with shadows that merrily played with the candles on the table in the room. The second door, which sat past the stairs leading to the second story, was closed but opened as she approached it. Pausing at the door, she perceived that, with two glasses of wine, she would be delayed in bringing any arguments to bear should they be required. With a mental shrug, she passed within and glanced over the candles to the man that sat at the table beyond them. The figure, whose hands rested easily on the table, wore a cowl which effectively hid his features. There was something familiar about the build but she couldn't place it. Frowning, she set the wine down and put her hands on her hips, which was as close as she wanted to come to drawing without additional provocation. "Well?" she said. "You pretend you have some business with me?" The figure threw back his hood and stood. Her eyes widened involuntarily before a hand from behind was clamped over her mouth and another secured her wrists. SPY REPORT Greetings, Warriors of MURSKA. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. HOUSE JHEREG? Who? FOOT OF PRIDE is the top team these days, buddies! HERO ALLIANCE had cause to celebrate, after NICHOLAS got 13 points by beating MORDANT DESERTER. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, TURNING BACK was winsome, after beating LOFTIS and seeing it lose 5 points. Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by FREAKAZOID, of HERO ALLIANCE, who despite a 12-5-1 couldn't overcome MURSKA's Number 1. Word has it one team in MURSKA is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life! A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BLACK COLOSSUS, alone and unchallenged. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of HOUSE JHEREG, so did that sorry team shy from BLACK COLOSSUS OISIN found himself challenged by a warrior 22 below: KATHANA. KATHANA of HOUSE JHEREG kept hers wits as she was defeated by OISIN. The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee. All good things must come to an end. More important duties call me. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for MURSKA? On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DANNY BOY 4424 27 12 0 111 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME A MAN 4521 12 4 1 102 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) OISIN 4439 18 24 0 93 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FIXED DRINK 4529 12 2 0 90 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) FREAKAZOID 2784 12 5 1 85 HERO ALLIANCE (198) STASIS 2392 18 20 1 79 HERO ALLIANCE (198) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PALUG 4509 11 10 1 63 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) TURNING BACK 4548 11 2 0 61 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) KATHANA 3553 7 4 1 61 HOUSE JHEREG (42) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHALER 4572 6 2 0 42 HOUSE JHEREG (42) VILMOS 4579 4 0 0 40 HOUSE JHEREG (42) LOFTIS 4571 2 3 0 38 HOUSE JHEREG (42) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PELIGRO 2846 4 1 0 32 HERO ALLIANCE (198) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PADRIAG 4556 4 9 1 22 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LITTLE TOMMY 4566 5 5 0 20 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) DIRK 2852 3 1 1 20 HERO ALLIANCE (198) NICHOLAS 2994 1 0 0 13 HERO ALLIANCE (198) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? FUNERAL 4576 1 1 1 FOOT OF PRIDE 396 KATHANA 3553 731 BELLY 4573 1 3 0 HOUSE JHEREG 42 FUNERAL 4576 730 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Turning Back -- Got a little ahead of myself there, what with Kathana's recent success. Thanks for the learns! -- Chaler Tommy -- I'm really good at whack-a-mole. Not sure what I'll do with those learns, though. -- Vilmos Colleen -- Grats on the graduation! -- House Jhereg Jorja -- It seems like the three of us would be better off teaming up, was my thought. A concerted effort to rid Murska of beggars, guards, dwarves, merchants, etc. rather than fight each other time and again. Perhaps new blood will come around. -- Vlad Hero Alliance -- Welcome! -- Vlad Chaler -- Or any other, most likely. -- Little Tommy Loftis -- An old tale: Someone threw a kitten in a bag into the sea. Others drew it out, found it too fierce, and threw it back. Only Palug kept it and raised it with his sons, so it was loyal to him and hostile to all others. -- Palug P.S. It wasn't me, I don't think, but probably an ancestor. Two-three-one, with wins over standbys. We'd probably say more, but the tourney spy report presses on the Hands. -- Colleen LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS KATHANA was devastated by OISIN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. LOFTIS was vanquished by TURNING BACK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. DANNY BOY subdued FREAKAZOID in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody uneven Title fight. A MAN overpowered STASIS in a 1 minute one-sided fight. FIXED DRINK devastated PALUG in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl. VILMOS overpowered LITTLE TOMMY in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl. PELIGRO overcame PADRIAG in a 1 minute gruesome beginner vs. expert upset melee. CHALER savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 7 minute gruesome duel. DIRK defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a action packed 1 minute novice's fight. NICHOLAS overpowered MORDANT DESERTER 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| |LUNGING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 3 - 0 83 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 0 63 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 17 - 3 61 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 4 - 0 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 7 - 0 36 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 16 - 0 36 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 734 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY DANNY BOY 4424 27 12 0 111 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) BASHING ATTACK A MAN 4521 12 4 1 102 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) LUNGING ATTACK FIXED DRINK 4529 12 2 0 90 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) STRIKING ATTACK PALUG 4509 11 10 1 63 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is OISIN 4439. The most popular warrior this turn was FREAKAZOID 2784. The ten other most popular fighters were FIXED DRINK 4529, DIRK 2852, PELIGRO 2846, OISIN 4439, TURNING BACK 4548, A MAN 4521, NICHOLAS 2994, LOFTIS 4571, DANNY BOY 4424, and VILMOS 4579. The least popular fighter this week was PADRIAG 4556. The other ten least popular fighters were PALUG 4509, STASIS 2392, KATHANA 3553, CHALER 4572, LITTLE TOMMY 4566, VILMOS 4579, DANNY BOY 4424, LOFTIS 4571, NICHOLAS 2994, and A MAN 4521. FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LIII PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TOM THUMB 3791 (143-65-1) 1 4 0 THE BEARS NO FEAR 3069 (106-75-1) 0 5 0 THE BEARS CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME GOSSAMER 3656 (83-58-1) 8 3 0 MMM BEER ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME NOREASTER 3896 (87-38-2) 3 3 0 DIRT DEVILS BEAR FOOT 3716 (66-42-2) 1 3 0 THE BEARS FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME FURIOUS FROGPALER 4309 (26-15-0) 7 3 0 BATTLE FROGS CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TORTURE 4368 (8-4-0) 2 3 0 LEGIONS OF HELL CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME URCHIN 4338 (14-6-0) 6 3 0 DEAD SEA DOGS MAYNARD 3236 (11-3-1) 2 3 0 NERDS ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME THE CHROME HORSE 3967 (7-1-0) 2 3 0 VAR'S FAV BARS APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME LONGSHOREMAN 4523 (1-0-0) 6 3 2 SEA DOGS PICAROON 4515 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 SEA DOGS ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BERP 4559 (0-0-0) 6 3 0 DERP! EXECUTUS 4537 (0-0-0) 6 3 1 BLACK COLOSSUS THE UNION STATION 4546 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 VAR'S FAV BARS THE BLUE TOAD 4544 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 VAR'S FAV BARS FOREST GIANT 4550 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 GIANTS & GOLEMS