DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/26/2009 Duedate: 02/07/2009 ARDIVENT ARENA DM-46 TURN-545 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BIG DOPE DEATHTONGUE (89) (46-4074) [14-7-0,141] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BIG DOPE POSITION IS EMPTY DEATHTONGUE (89) (46-4074) [14-7-0,141] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BERNICE JACINTHE FANDILS (75) BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) (46-3996) [21-17-0,92] (46-3892) [13-67-0,106] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM FANDILS (75) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DEATHTONGUE (89) 48 2. FANDILS (75) 16 FANDILS (75) 3. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 14 Unchartered Team 4. THE TASKMASTERS (70) 0 5. INFERNAL LORDS (8) -15 POLYHEDRONS (225) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 FANDILS (75) 956 695 34 57.9 1/ 1 FANDILS (75) 8 4 1 2/ 1 DEATHTONGUE (89) %1165 848 57 57.9 2/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) 7 8 1 3/ 3 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 275 221 15 55.4 3/ 3 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 6 3 0 4/ 4 THE TASKMASTERS (70) 158 178 10 47.0 4/ 4 THE TASKMASTERS (70) 5 9 0 5/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 496 790 14 38.6 5/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 4 11 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 #22 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Fratsfa: It was one of the worst parts of the city. Calling it a slum would be an insult to honest slums elsewhere. Lenpro's first instinct was to hustle the Flower Girl out of there. How did she even come to know such an area? He glanced sideways at Sizzling Sunflower. It might be better to ask how she could help finding it. Sunflower was leaning close to a man, talking earnestly. Persuasively, because his firm gestures of refusal were becoming uncertain. Very persuasively, because she finally took him by the arm and brought him over to Lenpro. As he watched them approach, the manager was impressed with how carefully the stranger did not attempt to take any liberties with the Flower Girl. "This is Two-finger Tom," Sunflower said. "He saw what happened, and he'll tell you what he saw." "Yeah, well." The man squinted at him, looked around carefully, leaned closer. His breath was bad. "I seen some of those cat men grab a couple of decent girls. Dragged 'em off, they did. I reckon that has something bad in mind." Lenpro resisted the urge to step away from this case of walking halitosis. "We can't go by what you 'reckon'," he said. "What do you know for sure?" "That a coupla those Aruaki--" Two-finger Tom spat, narrowly missing Lenpro's boot, "they grabbed a coupla human girls and dragged them off. Down that way," he added, jerking his head toward the river. "No telling what they might do to the girls. Cats. You can't trust 'em." "Then we'd best go look for the girls." Lenpro glanced around at the crowd that had gathered. "A group of us are going to look for the girls who were taken," he said. "A disciplined group, not a mob." Someone in the back of the crowd laughed. "Sounds to me like a mob--a LYNCH mob--is what's needed here." "Yeah, we can start by killing all those beast-men! More beast than man, THEY are!" someone else yelled. Also someone in the back that Lenpro couldn't see. The crowd stirred and muttered, some in agreement and some not, but the agreement seemed to have the upper edge. "No killing out of hand!" Lenpro shouted back. "That isn't the Andorian Way--" The first man took up the argument again, his voice dripping contempt. "The 'Andorian Way' is just a pretty toy the elves and beast-lovers came up with to hobble us honest humans! That 'Andorian Way' isn't worth spit!" The crowd stirred and muttered. A lot of the mutters seemed to be in agreement with the hecklers. "Show yourself!" Lenpro demanded. "If you have courage in your convictions, step forward and show your face." The crowd stirred and a man came forward. Was thrust forward, perhaps against his will, by the people around and behind him. He looked defiant, truculent. He looked Karnhorn. Lenpro knew that racial stereotyping was often unfair, but he needed to discredit this man before the crowd became a mob. "Is this the Karnhorn party line you've been handing out?" he asked, keeping his voice calm, idly curious. "It sounds like it, and you look like it." More stirring in the crowd, mutters, a wave of suspicion. If there was a lynching, this man might be first, and he could see it. "I'm no Kjarran-lover," he growled. "Don't go putting words in my mouth!" "Somebody's been putting them there," Lenpro said. "Somebody with his headquarters in Zuwayza, I'd guess." He held up a hand and stopped the surge of the crowd--for now, at least. "You didn't want us to wait for facts before lynching Aruaki, why should we wait for facts before lynching you?" "I'm not--!" Someone threw a stone, Lenpro couldn't see who. It arched up over the heads of the crowd and struck the possible Karnhorn on the side of the head so that he staggered and fell, blood running down the side of his face. The crowd roared and became a mob, maddened and excited by the blood, by having a target for hostility that had been festering. Lenpro cursed and pushed Sunflower back. He wanted the heckler for questioning, but he wasn't going to get the man. The mob would see to that--and maybe that mob had been triggered by his accomplice who didn't want questions asked. He wanted to go in search of the missing girls, but he suspected that wasn't going to happen right away, either. The witness, informant, that Sizzling Sunflower had found was in the thick of the mob. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 305): CONCUSSION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 611): ONEWOLF of WOLFBROTHERS (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 611): WHOLE MUTT of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 604): HOT EIGHTEEN of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 600): TCHENI LOY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 600): MISS SCARLET of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 597): SOLDIER 23 of MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 593): LITTLE ROCKY of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 562): DACEANA LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 553): ROBERT DUNLAP of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 544): BIG DOPE of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 252): BRAIN TUMOR of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 443): M.T. LANE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 205): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (Manager, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 466): TITANIA of SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (Manager, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 305): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 611): TECHNO 8 (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 611): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 604): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 600): MEDAL OF HONOOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 600): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 596): ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr) DM 30 IAYE (turn 593): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 40 ZENSU (turn 562): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 553): MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 544): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 252): THE ORDER (Torak, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 443): MEDAL OF HONOOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 205): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 496): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 304): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 611): ONEWOLF of WOLFBROTHERS (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 600): TRELLIN XISS of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 592): OUT OF TIME of GAMEHENDGE (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 562): DACEANA LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, 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.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, it seems I remain for another turn. If I can manage one more win, I suppose I will be moving out of this place. The Fandils have some fine challengers, and Izzco is always a thorn in the side. We shall see, I suppose. Big Dope SPY REPORT I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit the road, Debby Tonte. ARDIVENT needs a spyreport." Oh, well. MVP award for BUM? DEATHTONGUE's proud of him after beating BLUE KNIGHT and getting 18 points. Talk about yer big time losers! BLUE KNIGHT got smashed by BUM, and lost 16 points! Oh, wow, like the Duelmaster must be the most popular guy in all ARDIVENT. He got the most challenges. (But what about proposals?) Like, BERNICE must be pretty gutsy! She challenged the Duelmaster from DEATHTONGUE. Does this gal have a death wish or what! This Duelmaster is like something else! BIG DOPE stopped BERNICE dead in hers tracks! Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me! Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? DEATHTONGUE was ARDIVENT's most avoided team. Is there some award for that? Is there some deep dark secret why FANDILS' been avoiding DEATHTONGUE so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All ARDIVENT ever talks about is fighting! Me, I'm more laid back. JENNIMYS COLLIN really fought hard against SNORKY. That'll teach DEATHTONGUE not to go and kill any of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS' guys again, huh! Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.) I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BIG DOPE 4074 14 7 0 141 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IZZCO 4087 17 3 0 109 INFERNAL LORDS (8) JACINTHE 3892 13 67 0 106 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) ISSARIES 1199 17 10 0 105 THE TASKMASTERS (70) BERNICE 3996 21 17 0 92 FANDILS (75) TANK 4054 13 6 1 92 FANDILS (75) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BUM 4094 9 8 0 88 DEATHTONGUE (89) -EUROQ 3901 10 10 2 72 INFERNAL LORDS (8) HUMAKT 1436 7 5 0 70 THE TASKMASTERS (70) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLUE KNIGHT 1197 15 13 0 65 THE TASKMASTERS (70) -TEMPTATION 3314 10 10 1 65 INFERNAL LORDS (8) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SHANAMANDA 4123 7 3 0 55 FANDILS (75) ANNA BEATRICE 4124 3 1 0 49 FANDILS (75) ABBOL 4080 11 12 0 47 INFERNAL LORDS (8) -IRONWOLF 274 5 1 0 42 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) MUNGO BURKE 4097 8 10 0 36 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) BINKLY 4115 7 7 0 36 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JENNIMYS COLLIN 4114 7 8 0 33 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) TANIA PARK 4117 8 6 0 30 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) NOVE 4139 4 1 0 27 INFERNAL LORDS (8) UNCLE BOB 4143 2 0 1 26 FANDILS (75) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SNORKY 4134 4 3 1 20 DEATHTONGUE (89) -UG 271 4 2 1 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) -KROKUS 272 4 2 0 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) -TARAMON 270 3 3 0 18 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) -WEASEL 273 4 2 0 15 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) BINGO LITTLE 4148 1 0 0 14 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SAVAGE SUGAR 4145 1 1 0 4 THE TASKMASTERS (70) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MANDIN LORV 4091 2 16 0 BLUVALLEY WARRIOR 74 SNORKY 4134 544 JUST REVENGED BLECH 4147 0 1 0 DEATHTONGUE 89 MISTRESS FANDETT 545 NONE STEVE 4144 0 1 0 DEATHTONGUE 89 UNCLE BOB 4143 544 LAGERMEISTER 4146 0 1 0 THE TASKMASTERS 70 TRUSTWORTHY SCRI 545 NONE PERSONAL ADS Big Dope -- Nice challenge, Duelmaster. Congratulations. -- Fandil The Wise Yeah, Big Dope, easy challenge, eh? Why don't you challenge ME? A real warrior. -- Tank Tank -- That is not The Fandils way! Lighten up. Technogeek might do just that and you would have another loss. -- WOF Technogeek -- I am expecting to say "hi" to you in Tempe. I hope we were successful and had fun. -- Fandil The Wise Abbol -- I guess I was no match for you. It is a known fact that warriors with shorter names go longer. I think I will change to Shan. -- Shanamanda If you can prove this, write an article and start a new Duel 2 myth. Bum -- I enjoyed that very much. (wink) -- Tank Blue Knight -- Some of our Fandil Lord Protectors told me they remembered you as a fine warrior. It was a pleasure to meet you, and on such a lucky day for me. Welcome home. -- Bernice Steve -- Oh, no! On my first fight. I didn't mean it, I swear! -- Uncle Bob They all say that. Technogeek and all Deathtongue -- We apologize for the death of your newest, Steve. Mea Culpa. The Red Sands strike again! May he fight well in that great arena in the sky. -- Fandil The Wise DeGotti -- What was a nice guy like you doing visiting the 9th Circle of Hell for recruits? -- WOF Mongo Burke -- You are just a sexist creep, you know? -- Shanamanda Our Fandil The Wise surely has himself into a dangerous quest. (As usual.) But we are a veteran team, and we can often manage ourselves for a short while in his absence. -- Bernice (the eldest, and hence, captain) To all Ardiventians and managers attending The Face -- Good luck. Bring honor and glory to The Arena of The Red Sands. -- Fandil The Wise Jachinthe -- The battle gods favored me this day. Perhaps another time. -- Big Dope Humakt -- Ow ow ow ow.... -- Binkly Mandiv Lorn -- Um, sorry about that. Perhaps it's for the best though. -- Snorky They say that a lot, too. Tank -- I thought tanks were armored.... -- Bum Uncle Bob -- Rajafraja. My new burner waste gone already ; ;. 8/12/11/16/16/5/16 Fandil -- Glad to see I can amuse you! I don't participate in Tourneys much these days so I doubt you will see me or any of my guys running about! -- DeGotti Humkat -- The only thing I minded was the loss! -- Abbol Funny thing here! I have run maybe 5 PS and even fewer PR in my career and I thought it would have been much easier to run the PS but alas, the PR is much better and more fun to run! -- DeGotti I sure hope Jondeaux finds his way back to the sands of Ardivent soon! Big Dope -- As if. It's more what you make me feel like than what you are. There are days when I have a serious struggle persuading myself to get out of bed. -- Jacinthe Don't we all. Snorky -- Just what I did not need to start the week. And from a golem, at that. -- Ghost of Mandin Lorv The Honest Merchant -- They all SAY that. -- Mungo Burke Nove -- Your victory, as usual, displays an infernal quality. Or was achieved with infernal ease, or maybe both. -- Jennimys Collin Darn. The Ambitious Guard didn't even have the courtesy to LOSE. -- Tania Park Fandil -- Although Ed.'s comment of last turn could be taken very oddly. -- Jacinthe Abbol -- Pretty sure, but who can remember that far back? -- Mungo Burke Izzco -- Much more impressive than the first round! Would you believe that I was running at 8,7,and 6 OE muring minutes 2 on? Maybe next time I will show you the good stuff. :-) -- Issaries Bernice -- ONE hit? Arrrggghh. Must be the experience? Or more likely I was still sore form all of Big Dope's bombs. Still, good fight. -- Blue Knight Binkly -- Thanks for the learns! :-) -- Humakt Abbol -- I am ready when you are, it's not like we won't match up again sooner or later anyway! -- Humakt Alas for poor Ms. Cue. 13 wit, 6 will, 21 deftness does not a Piker make. -- Blueface Bernice the embarrassed -- That is no way to speak to a respectable gentleman like myself! -- M. Kingfisher Chardinee LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BLECH was butchered by MISTRESS FANDETTE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. BINKLY was bested by UNCLE BOB in a 1 minute Bloodfeud duel. BERNICE was demolished by BIG DOPE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title fight. BUM devastated BLUE KNIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. SHANAMANDA overpowered MUNGO BURKE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. ANNA BEATRICE devastated NOVE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. SNORKY was bested by JENNIMYS COLLIN in a 4 minute Challenge match. TANK was bested by ISSARIES in a 2 minute competition. IZZCO luckily beat JACINTHE in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee. HUMAKT vanquished ABBOL in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. TANIA PARK was savagely defeated by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 2 minute brutal fight. SAVAGE SUGAR was overcome by BINGO LITTLE in a exciting 1 minute novice's bout. LAGERMEISTER was murdered by TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 7 - 1 67 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 5 - 1 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 11 - 1 62 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 13 - 0 58 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 23 - 1 52 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 7 - 1 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 AIMED BLOW 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 11 - 0 31 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 19 - 1 30 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 18 - 1 28 | Turn 545 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK BIG DOPE 4074 14 7 0 141 DEATHTONGUE (89) PARRY-RIPOSTE IZZCO 4087 17 3 0 109 INFERNAL LORDS (8) WALL OF STEEL ISSARIES 1199 17 10 0 105 THE TASKMASTERS (70) LUNGING ATTACK BERNICE 3996 21 17 0 92 FANDILS (75) BASHING ATTACK TANK 4054 13 6 1 92 FANDILS (75) SLASHING ATTACK HUMAKT 1436 7 5 0 70 THE TASKMASTERS (70) PARRY-STRIKE BLUE KNIGHT 1197 15 13 0 65 THE TASKMASTERS (70) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BERNICE 3996. The most popular warrior this turn was JACINTHE 3892. The ten other most popular fighters were JENNIMYS COLLIN 4114, HUMAKT 1436, IZZCO 4087, BINGO LITTLE 4148, UNCLE BOB 4143, BIG DOPE 4074, BUM 4094, ANNA BEATRICE 4124, SNORKY 4134, and TANK 4054. The least popular fighter this week was LAGERMEISTER 4146. The other ten least popular fighters were NOVE 4139, MUNGO BURKE 4097, BLUE KNIGHT 1197, BERNICE 3996, BINKLY 4115, BLECH 4147, SAVAGE SUGAR 4145, TANIA PARK 4117, ABBOL 4080, and ISSARIES 1199. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: BIG DOPE (46-4074) DEATHTONGUE (89) FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLII FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME GODZILLA 3969 (18-13-1) 3 3 0 THE BEARS II ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BINKLY 4115 (7-6-0) 4 3 0 DEATHTONGUE INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SNORKY 4134 (4-2-1) 0 3 0 DEATHTONGUE APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ANNA BEATRICE 4124 (2-1-0) 2 3 0 FANDILS ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ALABAMA SLAMMER 4108 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 JGW DRINKS