DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/17/2007    Duedate: 07/30/2007

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM-41    TURN-514

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

REIGN OF BLADES
THE PLAGUE (93)
(41-2087) [12-6-1,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

REIGN OF BLADES                ZING FREGADO
THE PLAGUE (93)                CULT OF THE SUN (386)
(41-2087) [12-6-1,130]         (41-4245) [2-1-0,36]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RAMBLING OX                    VALGARD
WANDERERS (329)                WANDERERS (329)
(41-4280) [11-8-1,76]          (41-4274) [12-11-1,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CULT OF THE SUN (386)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CULT OF THE SUN (386)       39
2. THE PLAGUE (93)             12      THE PLAGUE (93)
3. MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)      0      Unchartered Team
4. BIRDS (286)                  0
5. WANDERERS (329)             -7      CULT OF THE SUN (386)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*CULT OF THE SUN (386)     11   4  1 73.3   1/ 3*CULT OF THE SUN (386)     9  1 1
 2- 1 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)   89  49  7 64.5   2/ 1 WANDERERS (329)           8  7 1
 3- 3 BIRDS (286)               95  90  7 51.4   3/ 4 THE PLAGUE (93)           5  5 1
 4/ 4 THE PLAGUE (93)          212 205 15 50.8   4- 2 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)   3  6 1
 5/ 5 WANDERERS (329)          487 536 13 47.6   5- 5 BIRDS (286)               0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  WANDERERS?  Who?  CULT OF THE SUN is the top 
team these days, buddies!  Practice pays for ZING FREGADO, who pummelled BLINDED BY 
KNOWING, to pocket 12 points.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, JABALI JUNHAO 
was winsome, after beating TERRPONE and seeing him lose 6 points.  Duelmaster DEATH'S 
DOORMAN from THE PLAGUE is going for the gold, as he Dark Arena Challenged DARK 
ARENA's STONE GOLEM.  Ooh, the excitement!  STONE GOLEM found out that KATI-TEI isn't 
a democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!  So who's the team 
that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt 
to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!  If challenges were horses, BLINDED BY 
KNOWING could open up a fast food joint!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
STONE GOLEM in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for DEATH'S DOORMAN of THE PLAGUE.  Maybe 
that certain serving girl(?) at The Warty Toad will be!  Questions are being raised 
about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in KATI-TEI 
would I avoid!   
     All good things must come to an end.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for KATI-TEI?  On 
that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REIGN OF BLADES 2087         12   6  1   130       THE PLAGUE (93)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WILLIAM CRAWFORD 4241        17  13  0   110       MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
-JAMES DOOLITTLE 4237         18   7  1    93       MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAMBLING OX 4280             11   8  1    76       WANDERERS (329)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORANDIN 4272                14  10  0    63       WANDERERS (329)
 VALGARD 4274                 12  11  1    63       WANDERERS (329)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZING FREGADO 4245             2   1  0    36       CULT OF THE SUN (386)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JABALI JUNHAO 4243            2   1  1    27       CULT OF THE SUN (386)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLINDED BY KNOWING 4290       4   7  0    23       THE PLAGUE (93)
-VULTURE 4259                  1   0  0    21       BIRDS (286)
-EAGLE 4306                    1   0  0    16       BIRDS (286)
 PARAR RAYOS 4242              3   0  0    15       CULT OF THE SUN (386)
 HORA DE ATTAQUE 4246          2   1  0    14       CULT OF THE SUN (386)
 TERRPONE 4325                 2   1  0    13       WANDERERS (329)
-GRUNT 3 4324                  1   1  1    12       MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
 LORIMINA 4322                 3   2  0    11       WANDERERS (329)
 JACOSO JUNHAO 4244            2   1  0    11       CULT OF THE SUN (386)
-GRUNT 1 4327                  0   1  0     1       MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
 RAISE THE ABYSS 4331          0   1  0     1       THE PLAGUE (93)
-GRUNT 2 4328                  0   1  0     1       MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
STONE GOLEM 26         0  1 0 DARK ARENA 0          DEATH'S DOORMAN 1953  514 NONE    
SPEAR CATCHER 4330     0  1 0 THE PLAGUE 93         STONE GOLEM 26        514 NONE    
RED TENTICLE 4326      0  1 0 THE PLAGUE 93         GRUNT 3 4324          513         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Grunt 3 -- Ouch....  Serious problem.... -- Ghost Red Tenticle
P.S.  So you sit for 4?

Leeta -- Dead bodies everywhere.... -- Reaper

Rambling Ox -- I bet you weren't ready for that.  You need your umbrella!!!  -- Reign
of Blades

James Doolittle -- I am surprised that William left you alone to take the brunt of
that.  Surely, this could have ended badly. -- Death's Doorman

Nygotha -- Good riddance.... -- Reaper the Frustrated

Reign of Blades -- Heck.  Well, at least I can be glad the blades raining down on me
weren't butcher knives.  I'd hate to end up as stew meat. -- Rambling Ox

A voice from the stands told the Ambitious Guard he could do it.  And the sad thing
is, if he hadn't been holding back, as per his contract, he probably COULD do it.
Well, sad for him, but I'm not complaining. -- Forandin

I didn't actually want to spare the Ruthless Jaywalker's life, but the arenamaster
stepped in and insisted.  I suppose Jaywalkers that ruthless are hard to come by.
Not that I see any reason why we should CARE if we don't see one again. -- Valgard,
a.k.a. "School Crossing Guard"

Jacoso Junhao -- But what if it rains? -- Terrpone
P.S.  Sometimes it even rains BLADES around here.

Zing Fregado -- Dammit, man, I WOULD have taken the chance to surrender if you had
actually GIVEN me one.  But you just used it as a window to position yourself for a
REALLY NASTY BLOW.  Men! -- Lorimina

Our congratulations to Death's Doorman.  Go open the doors to death on the Isle. --
the Wanderers

9 July 2007
I have not been receiving my physical turns in a reliable manner lately.  If there
are diplos with the turns that go missing, they're gone for good.  So if you send me
a diplo and do not see an acknowledgement of receipt in the personals, know that I
have not gotten it (yet).  If you have email, contact me at Livia AT reality DOT com.
If you don't have email, keep trying with the diplos.  We are working on this
problem. -- the Scribe/Jorja/Leeta
P.S.  If you email me, put "Re DM" on the subject line.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEATH'S DOORMAN viciously butchered STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SPEAR CATCHER was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
ZING FREGADO demolished BLINDED BY KNOWING in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
JABALI JUNHAO bested TERRPONE in a popular 2 minute novice's Challenge contest.
PARAR RAYOS subdued LORIMINA in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge competition.
REIGN OF BLADES vanquished RAMBLING OX in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
FORANDIN was bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute competition.
VALGARD savagely defeated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a action packed 2 minute melee.
HORA DE ATTAQUE won victory over SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute novice's duel.
JACOSO JUNHAO won victory over RAISE THE ABYSS in a popular 3 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -  10 -  1      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  16 -  4      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  12 -  2      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 514 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   REIGN OF BLADES 2087       12   6  1  130 THE PLAGUE (93)
STRIKING ATTACK  RAMBLING OX 4280           11   8  1   76 WANDERERS (329)
WALL OF STEEL    FORANDIN 4272              14  10  0   63 WANDERERS (329)
BASHING ATTACK   VALGARD 4274               12  11  1   63 WANDERERS (329)
PARRY-STRIKE     ZING FREGADO 4245           2   1  0   36 CULT OF THE SUN (386)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RAMBLING OX 4280.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was VALGARD 4274.  The ten other most popular fighters were JACOSO JUNHAO 4244, 
JABALI JUNHAO 4243, SPEAR CATCHER 4330, LORIMINA 4322, REIGN OF BLADES 2087, ZING 
FREGADO 4245, TERRPONE 4325, PARAR RAYOS 4242, RAMBLING OX 4280, and HORA DE ATTAQUE 
4246.

The least popular fighter this week was RAISE THE ABYSS 4331.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FORANDIN 4272, BLINDED BY KNOWING 4290, HORA DE ATTAQUE 4246, 
RAMBLING OX 4280, PARAR RAYOS 4242, TERRPONE 4325, ZING FREGADO 4245, REIGN OF BLADES 
2087, LORIMINA 4322, and SPEAR CATCHER 4330.

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

DEATH'S DOORMAN (41-1953) THE PLAGUE (93)