DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/30/2009 Duedate: 12/12/2009 ARDIVENT ARENA DM-46 TURN-567 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BROTHER JEROME FANDILS (75) (46-4152) [15-2-0,104] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BROTHER JEROME POSITION IS EMPTY FANDILS (75) (46-4152) [15-2-0,104] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BETTY BETTY DEATHTONGUE (89) DEATHTONGUE (89) (46-4149) [11-11-0,79] (46-4149) [11-11-0,79] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SERPENT'S HOLD (178) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DEATHTONGUE (89) 44 2. FANDILS (75) 38 FANDILS (75) 3. SERPENT'S HOLD (178) 36 Unchartered Team 4. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -45 MY ROCK BAND (286) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 FANDILS (75) %1021 723 37 58.5 1/ 1 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) 12 0 0 2/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) %1222 901 58 57.6 2/ 2 FANDILS (75) 12 2 1 3/ 3 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) 307 259 28 54.2 3/ 3 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 6 9 1 4/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 543 853 16 38.9 4/ 4 DEATHTONGUE (89) 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 #39 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Fratsfa: Outcast Orchid looked down the hill at the jumble of buildings crowding along the river and heaved a sigh of relief. "Almost home, and I am *so* glad--I really need a bath--all this lying around in ditches to hide just isn't--" "We cannot enter the city openly," Herlas said. He sound scandalized by the very idea. "I doubt that I would be given free passage, and even if I were, you should not be seen with someone having such a dark reputation--" "Oh, pooh! *I* never heard of you, and probably most people haven't, and besides, what makes you think I care?" She squinted at him and opened her mouth to make another comment, then closed it with the observation unspoken. Maybe he did secretly enjoy his reputation as being a "bad boy of magic," but there was no need to force him to admit it. Men were silly about things like that. "I know the back- streets really well," she said. "And we're dirty enough no one will want to get close and find out more." She could see him wanting to argue and was glad when he changed his mind and just followed her. She wove through narrow streets, narrower alleys, avoiding people--who were avoiding them, so it was easy--and picking up familiar landmarks. Getting close to the Flower Shoppe. Sizzling Sunflower and the manager Lenpro came into sight, almost running, heading for the same goal. Orchid looked at her teammate and blinked. To Herlas, she said, "Does it seem to you that Sunflower is... glowing?" He hesitated. "She is certainly... radiant," he answered finally. "You mean that isn't normal for her?" "Maybe it's just the light." The two pairs came together at the back door to the complex of buildings that formed the Flower Shoppe. Orchid and Sunflower hugged each other, babbling about "amazing things to report." Lenpro looked at Herlas and raised an eyebrow, then gestured for the younger man to precede him into the building. Going first and having people with unknown intentions at his back didn't appeal, but Herlas reminded himself... well, he was sure there were extenuating circumstances, but he'd think about them later. Simply getting out of sight of the hordes of ill-wishers produced by his imagination--they were bound to show up any minute now--was good enough for now. He went in. Lady Fern hustled them into her private quarters (leaving a full house of Flower Girls crowding the nearest rooms eager for news). She pushed them into chairs, waved at a tray with bottles and glasses and plates of snacks, and sat down herself. On the edge of her chair. "What has been HAPPENING?" she demanded. "You've been gone for DAYS--" "Days? Really days?" Sunflower asked. "It didn't feel like that long--" "A pocket universe," Lenpro said. "Not particularly dangerous to Alastari in itself, so far as I can tell, but it might indicate problems to come. What if more of them form? We should probably do something about it. Where's Fandil? He'll know whether we should worry." He waved to the others for their report. "There was a golem in Andor," Orchid said, "and it was killed by gladiators, and then the gladiators were killed by a mob and it probably isn't safe to be a gladiator around there right now. And a chaos monster on the road when we were getting away." "A Lord Korneth who describes himself as being 'from Sengir', a place I have never heard of, is in control of Andor," Herlas added. "Most of the bureaucrats support him, though whether that is from conviction or to safeguard their jobs I don't know. A golem was made to look like the king--I did the illusions--supposedly to allay worry about him. No one knows exactly what happened to the king, mind you, but the people most likely to know anything at all believe that he is gone--wherever and however--for good. The later stuff, killing the golem and giving gladiators a bad name, increasing the size of the standing army, vilifying elves and Aruaki," he hesitated and shrugged. "I believe that Korneth is using all this to distract or pacify the general population while he takes complete power." "And the chaos monsters!" Orchid reminded him. "Somebody sent real chaos monsters to chase us when we left Andor. We need to tell Fandil about them, he'll know what to do." "I'm sure he will," Fern said. She looked suddenly older. "But Fandil is not here. He left days ago to track down a magician in the mountains, and we have heard nothing since Ravishing Redbud, who accompanied him part of the way, returned." In the mountains west of Fratsfa: The young mage Elosjon wiped sweat from his face. Though the morning was cold, they had been walking and climbing since first light, and that was hot work. For him, anyway; his studies had not included anything more physical than carrying a book from shelf to table or lifting a wand. Fandil seemed to be doing fine. Pride could only do so much. Elosjon gasped, "Can we stop for a few minutes?" Fandil glanced around and gestured toward an outcropping with two trees which would shield them from anyone ahead. "Surely, and next time don't wait till you're about to fall down to ask." "I wasn't sure it was okay to talk," Elosjon muttered. "I doubt that will make any difference," the older mage said, and smiled. "We aren't exactly walking silently, you know." He paused and cocked his head sideways as if listening to something he alone could hear. "I don't think anyone--the mage, at least--is paying attention. The watchdogs, though... might be different." Elosjon shivered, wishing that his imagination didn't paint those possible watchdogs in such demonic colors. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 316): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 633): YELLOW FEVER of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 633): TYNE of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 618): HATE MY LIFE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 622): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 618): BELLE ISSIMO of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 617): SHORT ORDER JOE of GOLDEN CHANYON (Jorja, mgr) DM 30 IAYE (turn 615): HIPS of HER BEST ASSETS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 575): THE WAIT of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 566): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 263): PHOBOPHOBIA of WATCH OUT! (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 465): VALNAKORINE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 217): WITCH of DOGS OF WAR (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 518): THE PING RANGER of SUPERIOR FORCES X (Manager, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 316): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 633): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 633): ACTION HEROES (?, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 618): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 622): MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 618): DARK FORCES (?, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 617): FIRST LADIES (?, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 615): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 575): THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 565): SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth?, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 263): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 465): MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 217): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 518): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 315): CONSTERNATION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 632): PUP TENT of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) SHOTGUN GHANDI of ARMED & GREGARIOUS (TMM, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 622): LORMIN GARDE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 616): KETTELMAN of GOLDEN CHANYON (Jorja, mgr) DM 30 IAYE (turn 613): HELP ON THE WAY of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 575): STANLOY MEDAR of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 263): BEXLY of OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.) (turn 262): NOVERCAPHOBIA of WATCH OUT! (Soultaker, mgr.) OUTCAST ORCHID of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, shucks, it is very nice to be Duelmaster of The Red Sands. I am honored. I am not so much of a talker, but I do want to give acclaim to my fellow teammate, Anna Beatrice, who is now a Lord Protector. I wish I were more like her, so let me tell you about her. 15-6-11-21-9-11-11 striker +1 decise, -2 riposte, -2 initiative Masters in the three offensive skill areas skill learn rate 2.23 15-3-0 in the arena; 14-12 in tournaments 7 DM Titles did well with lots of weapons ss = 16-69-2 ba = 18-106-11 qs = 3-28-5 lo = 13-59-6 other = 3-27-0 favorites guess is LO, high/low, learns attack She will make a great Lord Protector and will probably retire on The Isle. She would have made a better Duelmaster than me, but for now, I am down on my knees praying for the ability to repeat and hold this lofty crown. Come and get me. Brother Jerome, Duelmaster SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last week's fights. Our battling duelmaster BROTHER JEROME has managed to hold the title, fending off BETTY's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, DEATHTONGUE. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? Here is other news that is of note. And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid DEATHTONGUE, please raise you hand. Wow. Does ARDIVENT really have that many liars? And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause FANDILS beats feet every time DEATHTONGUE smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well just about everybody wants a piece of TANIA PARK, who was this week's most challenged warrior. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, UNCLE BOB went after BINGO LITTLE, who was higher by 22 points. Well, when the dust settled, UNCLE BOB defeated BINGO LITTLE. Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh? Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ARDIVENT have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in next week's fights. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BROTHER JEROME 4152 15 2 0 104 FANDILS (75) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BINKLY 4115 20 16 0 102 DEATHTONGUE (89) LILY CATHERINE 4154 14 3 3 102 FANDILS (75) SIS 4153 12 4 0 94 FANDILS (75) -SHADOW BLADE 2972 11 6 6 94 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME UNCLE BOB 4143 8 13 1 90 FANDILS (75) SABRE 3026 6 0 0 86 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) BETTY 4149 11 11 0 79 DEATHTONGUE (89) TANIA PARK 4117 21 15 0 78 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) MUNGO BURKE 4097 14 26 0 76 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) BINGO LITTLE 4148 12 11 1 69 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SNORKY 4134 15 14 1 64 DEATHTONGUE (89) RATLER 3055 8 1 1 62 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -IRONWOLF 274 5 1 0 42 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) RAGNAR 3063 6 3 0 37 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FRAN BRAN 4157 6 7 0 33 DEATHTONGUE (89) DESPAIR 4171 2 0 0 24 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TESS TURBO 4169 3 2 0 22 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) CELIA RANDELL 4170 3 2 1 16 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -WEASEL 273 4 2 0 15 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) KATERINA COLLIN 4172 1 1 0 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? JENNIMYS COLLIN 4114 16 19 0 BLUVALLEY WARRIOR 74 LILY CATHERINE 4154 565 PERSONAL ADS Scribe Of The Magnificent Pen -- Wonderful and interesting spots on the Andorian "Thing." Really enjoyable. -- The Consortium Elders Thank you. Tania Park -- Patience is a virtue, they say. I have a lot of THAT. -- Brother Jerome Binkly -- I wasn't sure; wasn't sure at all. And I was right. Salute. -- Uncle Bob B. Little -- Do I get to say "BINGO"?! -- Anna Beatrice Snorky -- How lucky can a gal get? Wow! I will take it! -- Sis Betty -- I would not have thought that would happen. Great day for me. -- Lily Catherine Khisanth -- It is good to hear from you. You were always pretty good at keeping the sensation of The Red Sands alive. Great return results, by the way. Kudos! -- Fandil The wise Tournament? Mailer? A laugh at Lily C. who had a "great" tournament for us at 0-2 and 2 skills learned. Now, that is a typical Fandil! Abba B was far better at 2-3 with 7 skills learned. Typical Fandil results, eh? -- Fandil The Wise (heaped in irony) I shall post Anna Beatrices favorites when they are published. -- WOF Brother Jerome -- Oh, good! The title is such a burden, you know, and I just wasn't up for that along with everything else. Life is getting complicated again. Or maybe getting more complicated, since it doesn't seem to have ebbed at ALL. -- Tania Park the harried and harrassed P.S. Surely you could have done that faster? Anna Beatrice -- Er, ah. Crumpets. Tea. That sort of thing, what? -- Bingo Little Sabre -- Odd, you don't look like a serpent to me. -- Mungo Burke Okay, so I'm sort of sorry that the Beggar died. But *I* wasn't the one who sent him out with no armor. -- Celia Randell If that "Friendly Constable" puts his hand THERE again, I will cut it off at the shoulder. The very idea! -- Katerina Collin Fandil -- Jennimys has told us, in a privately channeled communication, that she has no intention of fighting anywhere, she says she going to retire to "the kind of place Debby Tonte would like." Sometimes I wish I could go with her! -- Jorja Khsanth -- It would seem that Lily Catherine is taking care of the color of the sands. -- Jorja, having lost two gladiators to her recently Our congratulations to Anna Beatrice. -- Jorja and the Bluvalley Warriors LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BINKLY devastated TANIA PARK in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. UNCLE BOB demolished BINGO LITTLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. FRAN BRAN overpowered CELIA RANDELL in a 4 minute mismatched Challenge duel. TESS TURBO devastated KATERINA COLLIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. BROTHER JEROME savagely defeated BETTY in a 6 minute master's Title competition. SIS bested KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match. ANNA BEATRICE handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven fight. LILY CATHERINE vanquished VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven duel. SNORKY lost to MUNGO BURKE in a 2 minute expert's fight. RATLER won victory over HAPPY PEASANT in a popular 1 minute brutal fight. SABRE handily defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout. RAGNAR devastated FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. DESPAIR demolished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 7 - 3 77 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 5 - 0 75 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 - 1 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 16 - 0 62 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 17 - 0 50 | |AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 11 - 1 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 12 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 - 0 33 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 567 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY BROTHER JEROME 4152 15 2 0 104 FANDILS (75) AIMED BLOW BINKLY 4115 20 16 0 102 DEATHTONGUE (89) SLASHING ATTACK LILY CATHERINE 4154 14 3 3 102 FANDILS (75) LUNGING ATTACK SABRE 3026 6 0 0 86 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) WALL OF STEEL SNORKY 4134 15 14 1 64 DEATHTONGUE (89) STRIKING ATTACK RATLER 3055 8 1 1 62 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BETTY 4149. The most popular warrior this turn was BETTY 4149. The ten other most popular fighters were SIS 4153, MUNGO BURKE 4097, RATLER 3055, BINKLY 4115, SABRE 3026, FRAN BRAN 4157, CELIA RANDELL 4170, LILY CATHERINE 4154, RAGNAR 3063, and BROTHER JEROME 4152. The least popular fighter this week was KATERINA COLLIN 4172. The other ten least popular fighters were BINGO LITTLE 4148, TANIA PARK 4117, DESPAIR 4171, SNORKY 4134, TESS TURBO 4169, UNCLE BOB 4143, BROTHER JEROME 4152, RAGNAR 3063, LILY CATHERINE 4154, and CELIA RANDELL 4170. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: ANNA BEATRICE (46-4124) FANDILS (75)