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DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date : 09/08/2009 Duedate: 10/05/2009

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52 TURN-261

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NUMBSKULL
OTTO'S PARTS (150)
(52-2948) [7-2-1,125]

Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader

NUMBSKULL JOLLY ROGER
OTTO'S PARTS (150) SEA DOGS (421)
(52-2948) [7-2-1,125] (52-4092) [6-0-1,81]

Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite

TORTURING TULIP TORTURING TULIP
FLOWER GIRLS (189) FLOWER GIRLS (189)
(52-3974) [12-9-1,82] (52-3974) [12-9-1,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OTTO'S PARTS (150)

TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SEA DOGS (421) 63
2. PYROMANIA (184) 20 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
3. FLOWER GIRLS (189) 18 Unchartered Team
4. BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 11
5. OTTO'S PARTS (150) 5 SEA DOGS (421)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*THE UNDEAD II (423) 11 4 1 73.3 1/ 3 OTTO'S PARTS (150) 10 4 1
2- 2 WATCH OUT! (391) 46 21 1 68.7 2/ 4 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 9 5 1
3/ 3 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 530 319 16 62.4 3- 1*THE UNDEAD II (423) 8 2 1
4/ 5*SEA DOGS (421) 18 12 2 60.0 4- 2 WATCH OUT! (391) 7 3 0
5/ 6 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 116 89 6 56.6 5/ 5 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 7 6 1
6/ 7 THE ORDER (412) 30 27 5 52.6 6/ 6*SEA DOGS (421) 7 8 2
7/ 9 OTTO'S PARTS (150) 302 277 14 52.2 7- 7 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362) 5 5 1
8-11 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362) 45 43 9 51.1 8/ 8 BLEAKER LEGION (411) 4 10 0
9/10 PYROMANIA (184) 87 84 4 50.9 9/14 PYROMANIA (184) 3 7 0
10-13 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 100 123 0 44.8 10/ 9 THE ORDER (412) 3 9 1
11/12 BLEAKER LEGION (411) 24 33 1 42.1 11-13 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 0 5 0

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

TEAM SPOTLIGHT

The Order was founded by me, Torak. I was a young manager who had great
ambitions and dreams. I started out with a team that I called the "Dark Dragons." I
had such high hopes for that team, but that which was my dream was taken from me in
my travels between arenas. My whole team was slaughtered. I thought that I was
dead, and I guess, so did my assailant.
I was found later by a beautiful, yet fierce-looking, woman who called herself
Anastrianna. She nursed me back to health, and along with the aid of her cousin,
Jasker, I was able to find myself again. Both of these individuals are fierce
warriors who lost their families to raids. I don't know what they saw in me, but it
convinced them to leave their home to help me build another team.
Along my travels, I met a couple of very respectable people: Tokec of the
Silver Knights, and the Expatriot of the Bleak Legion. I learned a great deal from
these two men. They gave me the courage and guidance I needed to continue on.
Another very respectable person that I have to visit each time I come to Fratsfa is
the very lovely Lady Fern. The Flower Shoppe is definitely on my favorites list.
With the cousins, Anastrianna and Jasker, I journeyed on; later adding Lankus
and Krull to the roster. We met a part-time member named Kozak, who proved to be
just that: part-time. Making my way back to the great Fratsfa arena, I learned of
the chaos that is rocking the world of Alastari. I was both angered and amazed at
everything that was going on.
I decided that, with the help of my team, I was going to try to bring order to a
world full of chaos. In this quest, I have named Jasker as my scout and Anastrianna
as my champion. After much arguing over what we would call ourselves and many weeks
of healing, it was the lovely Anastrianna who simply said, "Order." After looking
dumbfounded for a moment, I smiled. Since then, we were simply that, The Order, and
we will bring that to the world.

-- Torak

+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #34 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Fratsfa, more or less:

"We have to get out of here now," Lenpro said, urging Sizzling Sunflower toward
the gate of this arena. "Even if we can't find the portal to take us back to the
true Fratsfa--"
"Will they let us go?" the Lady Protector asked. She glanced to the side and
saw that Lenpro had his own sword out. Oddly, she'd never thought of him as being a
warrior--he was so old! But he managed gladiators, trained them, and he'd lived a
long time in a world where violence was not uncommon.
"Can they stop us, except by magic?" the manager asked. "And I have a feeling
their half-demon mage will be busy trying to keep control of things now that you've
beaten his--I think the vampire was his enforcer."
"I don't know for certain that the vampire's dead," Sunflower warned. "They're
tricky to kill."
"Doesn't matter," the manager said, steering her to her right. They hurried
down another street, not running, because if you ran, there was always something or
someone who would automatically give chase. "Even if it isn't dead, or what passes
for dead among vampires, it was hurt and won't be up to giving us trouble before we
can get out of here." He swerved to the left into an alley, and she followed.
"Do you know where we're going?" Sunflower asked. "Not that I care much at the
moment, as long as it's 'away'."
"I've got a good idea which way the Portal lies," Lenpro said. "Fandil is the
magician in the family, but there are other kinds of skills."
"If you can find and open the Portal back to Fratsfa--"
"I can find it," Lenpro said. "I'm nearly certain I can find it. But opening
it might present problems. Unless there's someone on hand who can be coerced. I do
coercion from time to time."
"Good. So do I."
They turned another corner, and Lenpro pointed ahead. An archway of mismatched
stones straddled the way ahead of them, framing grayness. "There's our portal," he
said.

Andor:

Outcast Orchid stared back toward the avenue and the slaughter of the "king" by
out-of-work gladiators. "I don't believe it! Those gladiators were waiting to kill
the king--the golem they thought was the king. How could they do such a thing?"
"You saw how," the man beside her said.
"Yes, but--"
"Gladiators come all kinds, just like ordinary people," he went on. "Some good,
some bad, and a lot of them on the fence. And this hasn't been a good town for a
gladiator since the arena closed. They were probably so glad to have a job that they
didn't look into it closely."
"You're saying someone paid them to--?"
"Of course." He steered her into an alley just before a troop of mounted guards
rushed past. "Very few people, gladiators or not, are genuine anarchists to kill
what they believe is the king just for... kicks." He paused at the other end of the
alley, looked both ways, and hurried her across another street into an overgrown
park.
"But they must have expected the guards, why didn't they have an escape route
ready?"
"They were most likely told the guards wouldn't be a problem. Don't you see?"
He stopped and turned to face her. "They were set up to kill and to die." He shook
her a little. "Believe it, lady! Lord Korneth doesn't care whose death he ordered,
and you will be a target if anyone noticed and recognized you. Even if no one saw
you at the parade--any gladiator found in Andor today will be marked for death. You
have to get out of the city!"
"And so do you," she answered. "You helped me get away, and someone will have
noticed--someone always notices."
"My life is already forfeit. Gods forgive me, I've been a part of this. But
they will not find my death easily achieved, and that may buy you extra time to
escape--"
"If you want to make amends for whatever it is you've done, better to help FIX
things than just throw your life away," Orchid argued. She glanced around, orienting
herself. "Fratsfa's THAT way." She set out, keeping a firm grip on her companion's
arm. "Come ON."
"Lady--"
"Don't waste time and breath arguing," she said. "Just come ON. When we get
out of the city, THEN we can argue."

West of Fratsfa:

Elosjon glanced over his shoulder as they left the deserted buildings of
Mountain Home behind them. He had been thrilled when a well-known, deeply respected
magician like Fandil of Ardivent had invited him to help, but the idea of facing a
demonic 'watchdog' chilled him to the bone. He was not skilled enough to deal with
demons, and he knew it. He just didn't want to have to admit it to a master of his
profession. He took a deep breath, coughed at the bite of sulfur in the air, and
squared his shoulders. He would do his best. Surely an experienced magician like
Fandil would understand that his best was all he could do.
But he hoped they wouldn't meet that demonic watchdog.
His mind was so fixed on what he hoped that he didn't notice where he was going
and ran full into Fandil. The old magician was standing in the middle of the
overgrown road, immobile as a tree, staring up the mountain. Elosjon followed the
direction of his gaze.
Fandil was looking at the castle on the ridge above what had been the town.
Studying it. Okay. Elosjon studied it, too. He had only seen it once before, a
long time ago, when he was a kid--well, that might not seem long to someone like
Fandil, but it was a long time ago to him. He didn't remember it clearly. At least,
he didn't remember it looking quite like this. He frowned, trying to figure out what
was different... or wrong. It was a fairly standard Medieval Frafrejan castle.
Central keep, enclosing wall with a lot of pointy little towers along it.... Wasn't
that wall leaning outward a little too much? It looked like a stone wave about to
break over their heads. In fact, for a structure that was at least half a mile away
horizontally, maybe a little farther vertically, it seemed to be looming very much
over their heads. Enough that it would be no surprise if it blocked out the sun.
That had to be a magical effect, didn't it? Even though he'd never heard of one like
that.
"Our enemy is powerful, and heedless of normal safety," Fandil said. His voice
was quiet. "That heedlessness makes him doubly dangerous. And it is crucial that he
be destroyed, or he will destroy not only us, not only the Andorian League, but a
goodly portion of this whole area." The old mage's voice hardened. "He is dabbling
on the edges of Chaos magic."
Elosjon paled. He had traveled some in Alastari as part of his education in
magic, had seen the Smoking Plain near Delarq Tor that was all that remained of a
fertile and populous countryside that had been hit with a blast of Chaos magic five
hundred years ago during the last Chaos War. And he had heard of the Twisted Lands
farther south, where the Chaos War of three and a half millennia ago had centered.
And now someone would do it here? "No! We can't allow that--anything we can do, I
would give my life if that would stop him--" He started up the road to the castle.
Fandil caught his arm. "You may end up doing that, and I may also, but we will
not succeed by rushing straight ahead. This calls for planning and finesse."

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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 313): CONSTERNATION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 627): BROWN NOSE of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 627): ANZAC of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 615): ELLIRN KOUL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 616): PAUL WIEDORFER of MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 612): BELLE ISSIMO of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 611): HERSHEL WILLIAMS of MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (The Anarchist, mgr)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 609): BROTHER DOBBIN of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 578): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 569): SERGEANT2 of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 560): ANNA BEATRICE of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 260): IRMINSUL of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 459): THOMAS WIGLE of MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 214): PETER THE GREAT of DOGS OF WAR (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 512): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

Top Teams
---------
DM 8 ARKERS (turn 313): Z GLADIATORS (Mr. Z, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 627): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 627): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 615): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 616): MEDAL OF HONOOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 612): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 611): ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 609): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 578): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 569): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 560): FANDILS (Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 260): THE UNDEAD II (?, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 459): MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 214): OUT OF THIS WORLD, (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 512): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

Recent Graduates
----------------
DM 8 ARKERS (turn 312): PEARL HARBOR of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 627): ANZAC of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
(turn 626): FLOORMAT of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 614): ULTRA-FAITH of DROP THE LEASH (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 616): TCHENI LOY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 609): LADY LIBERTY of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
(turn 608): SIR CARLSON of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 569): SERGEANT2 of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 260): IRMINSUL of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)

DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.

It's time to part, my friends! I enjoyed my days here, but higher hopes were on me,
so I didn't receive immortality with a light heart. My manager is not used to give
the numbers of his warriors, but he wanted me to shout this warning from the throne:
never waste a 21/21 WT/DF on a Striker!! Good luck to all, and to Toker, who has a
hard time runnning this contest.

Irminsul.

SPY REPORT

The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon FRATSFA, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! The boys at THE UNDEAD II left the arena dejected,
after being kicked out of the top spot by OTTO'S PARTS. Good show! What's a move up
by 5 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration, according to
PYROMANIA. Practice pays for FAT LIP, who pummelled ZOUM LA BOUSE, to pocket 19
points. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after
losing 15 points to FAT LIP. (Discrete enough, ZOUM LA BOUSE?) Well, Duelmaster
IRMINSUL Bloodfeuded THE ORDER's LANKUS. Is a 14-5-1 good enough? LANKUS found out
that FRATSFA isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here!
Word has it one team in FRATSFA is taking speech lessons to try to bore their
opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
So much to report, so little time! Perhaps the warriors of BLOOD AND GUTS!
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... The warriors of
BLOOD AND GUTS! found their efforts at combat frustrated as FLOWER GIRLS apparently
had more important things to do than fight. Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes,
and SAVAGE SNOWBALL is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't FLOWER GIRLS
proud! Place your bets! NOT SO HOT is the long shot of the week: they challenged
NUMBSKULL, up by 43. NUMBSKULL had a quite go of it, putting NOT SO HOT in his
place. Call 'im brash! Call 'im brassy! Call 'im brave! Call 'im sassy!
TORTURING TULIP will face BRAIN TUMOUR, up by 46. Aaaah, just call 'im dead meat.
It's not whether you win or lose, but how many points you get (9). Right, TORTURING
TULIP?
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Citizens of
FRATSFA, be sure to settle your debts with HATED MAN of BLEAKER LEGION. He's
relocating to the Dark Arena and has other things on his mind! The manager at
BLEAKER LEGION must have some new strategy for sending HATED MAN, a warrior with
8-3-1, to the Dark Arena. Watch this space! Q: What's a record like 6-5-0 get you?
A: A free trip to the Dark Arena! This week's winner: WASTED YOUTH of BLEAKER
LEGION! Like a tattered, worn-out, faded, out-of-fashion garment cast out to rot,
SLOTHFUL of BLEAKER LEGION has been summarily sent to the Dark Arena. Those who owe
MAN OVERBOARD of SEA DOGS money and had written him off, take note: he'S BACK FROM
THE DARK ARENA!!! AND he'S MAD!!! Alas, poor LANKUS. We all know THE ORDER's
retirement plan isn't the best in the world. IRMINSUL, may you be as missed when
your time comes. Death in the arena! In a cheap quest for a cheap victory, IRMINSUL
faced LANKUS in an uneven fight. THE ORDER, we expect bloody revenge! Oh hard!
that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
Do not think spyreporting in FRATSFA is the highlight of my life. My fingers
tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable
character. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for FRATSFA?
On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir

DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NUMBSKULL 2948 7 2 1 125 OTTO'S PARTS (150)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRAIN TUMOUR 3502 26 12 0 121 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
OUTCAST ORCHID 3870 20 7 1 106 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-NOVERCAPHOBIA 3837 8 1 0 105 WATCH OUT! (391)
-LORD JON SNOW 3580 11 8 4 101 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
PULLED HAMSTRING 3554 14 18 0 99 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
-PHOBOPHOBIA 3840 12 3 0 95 WATCH OUT! (391)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SINISTROPHOBIA 3835 13 4 0 85 WATCH OUT! (391)
-RENDOR QUIL 3497 19 26 0 83 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
TORTURING TULIP 3974 12 9 1 82 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
JOLLY ROGER 4092 6 0 1 81 SEA DOGS (421)
NOT SO HOT 2076 10 13 1 75 PYROMANIA (184)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAT LIP 3791 8 10 0 66 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085 4 2 1 63 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
GLOATING GARDENIA 4083 5 3 0 59 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-SER AERYS OAKHEART 3742 7 5 0 58 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)

ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037 7 3 0 51 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
-MELOPHOBIA 3836 5 6 0 50 WATCH OUT! (391)
-SALINA REES 3546 11 16 0 49 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-SER JAIME 3578 7 9 0 47 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
451 DEGREES 2415 6 2 0 47 PYROMANIA (184)
CAUSTIC CROCUS 4103 4 1 0 42 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-SER LORAS TYRELL 3582 8 11 1 38 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
TWO 4039 5 4 1 38 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
ANASTRIANNA 4023 7 5 1 37 THE ORDER (412)

CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAN OVERBOARD 4143 1 0 1 33 SEA DOGS (421)
RUNNY NOSE 3877 5 2 0 31 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
HELLFIRE 2565 4 3 0 29 PYROMANIA (184)
-SHADOW 4110 3 0 0 26 THE UNDEAD II (423)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GHOUL 4106 3 0 1 22 THE UNDEAD II (423)
AREOPOLITE 4138 1 1 0 17 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
CROW'S NEST GUY 4095 2 4 0 16 SEA DOGS (421)
FLAME THROWER 2416 3 5 0 14 PYROMANIA (184)
PRAECISUS 4137 1 0 0 14 THE ORDER (412)
STABBY JOE 4142 1 0 0 13 SEA DOGS (421)
-LOCKIOPHOBIA 4141 1 0 0 13 WATCH OUT! (391)
-ZOMBIE 4107 3 0 0 9 THE UNDEAD II (423)
-SER PODRICK PAYNE 4102 2 1 1 8 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
-SKELETON 4108 1 2 0 8 THE UNDEAD II (423)
HOT STUFF 4136 1 1 0 4 PYROMANIA (184)
-WRAITH 4128 1 1 0 4 THE UNDEAD II (423)
-URSILA RILVAR 4105 0 3 0 3 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MAPPO 4135 0 1 0 1 BLEAKER LEGION (411)

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

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GRUNTLE 4126 1 2 0 BLEAKER LEGION 411 PASSIONATE PUMPK 261 NONE
HATED MAN 4021 8 4 1 BLEAKER LEGION 411 PASSIONATE PUMPK 261 NONE
JILL 4084 1 2 0 BLEAKER LEGION 411 SER PODRICK PAYN 4102 257 REVENGED
SLOTHFUL 4018 4 8 0 BLEAKER LEGION 411 STONE GOLEM 261 NONE
WASTED YOUTH 4019 6 6 0 BLEAKER LEGION 411 WAILIN' WAYNE 261 NONE
LE CITOYEN 4036 4 4 0 BLOOD AND GUTS! 365 LANKUS 4025 259 JUST REVENGED
CHARLES DE GAULL 0 0 0 DARK ARENA MAN OVERBOARD 4143 261 NONE
LENA KORIL 3495 20 25 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 351 LORD JON SNOW 3580 259
OLLIE QUONSHAM 3570 4 12 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 351 JOLLY ROGER 4092 259
PARROT TAMER 4093 2 3 0 SEA DOGS 421 GHOUL 4106 260
WOMAN OVERBOARD 4144 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 421 PASSIONATE PUMPK 261 NONE
JASKER 4026 6 5 2 THE ORDER 412 SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085 260
SARMASSOPHOBIA 3839 7 6 1 WATCH OUT! 391 NUMBSKULL 2948 259

PERSONAL ADS

Congratulations to Irminsul, Duelmaster and Lord protector. Salute. Is it okay if
we say, "We're glad to see you go"? -- Lady Fern and The Flower Girls

Mr. Honest Merchant -- Thank you for being so honest and nice. Be sure to come and
visit me again (Or is it the reverse of that? Giggle.) at The Flower Shoppe. --
Caustic Crocus

The Order, Jasker -- No way! NO WAY! I am so sorry. I didn't really think I could
win that challenge, much less kill Jasker. Oh, my. Killing is not our thing, and I
am so sorry. Mea culpa. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa. -- Savage Snowball

The Order -- On behalf of all Flower Girls, I apologize. May Jasker fight well in
That Great arena In The Sky. -- Lady fern

Not So Hot -- Well, I think you are Hot! Didn't we have a great time wrestling in
the sands. I love that BIG weapon of yours! I like it not so hot--sorta slow and
easy. You were great! -- Outcast Orchid

Pulled Hamstring -- That certainly didn't slow you up, you Studmuffun! -- Torturing
Tulip

Astrianna -- I appreciated the challenge, of course. It is nice to know someone
wants and needs me. Let's try that again over at The Flower Shoppe, where we can
stretch out and really go at it! Girls just wanna have fun! -- Gloating Gardenia

Pyromania and Marmaduke -- WELCOME HOME! We shall be expecting your lusty visits to
The Flower shoppe. -- Lady Fern and The Flower girls

All -- Parrot Tamer will be sorely missed, as trip 17 PRs don't come along every day.
Since he was the scout, I must declare a replacement. My new warrior, Stabby Joe,
will be the Scout for the Sea Dogs. I hope he lasts longer than those who preceded
him. -- One Armed Bandit

Novercaphobia is quite frightening... avoid! -- Zoum, splinted into small pieces.

Hated Man... lucky for me?? You mean you could have won, and aimed for the head? It
is not what you did? -- The Ghost of Whirling Zone.

All -- Well, I have fallen out with my financier once again. Perhaps permanently
this time. As a result I must bid you all, from fair Lady to fell Minion, adieu. It
was fun and was getting funner, but all good things must end. See you on the other
side. -- The Expatriate

All -- While my team mourns the loss of our beloved Jasker, I have no choice but to
declare Lankus as our Scout. -- Torak

Outcast Orchid -- I most definately lived up to my name that fight. -- N.S.H.

Fat Lip -- The encounter was quick, but the learns were nice! -- Flame Thrower

Hated Man -- I might just hate you... Till we meet again. -- 451 Degrees

Runny Nose -- You pulled that fight out of your...Nose! -- Hellfire

Mappo -- Solid first effort for the both of us. -- Hot Stuff

All -- I hereby declare Pyromania has entered the race! Flame Thrower shall be my
scout, and 451 Degrees will be my Champion! See you on the sands... -- Pyromania

Lord Protector Irminsul -- Congratulations! All of us here on the arena staff are
pleased with your advancement. However, I am sure you realize that we on the arena
staff are just ordinary people, unprovided with "lands" or even the wherewithal to
make expensive gifts to graduating gladiators. We can, however, offer you a going
away party at the Sun In Splendor Inn. And a cake with your name on it, even!
Hoping this will be acceptable to you, I remain Tifali Metishin, Secretary to
Arenamaster Lathron.
P.S. I think that's the right form of signature?

Please note that the arena number should be on your personals and spotlights
when they are sent physically. Team name alone is not enough to insure that the
material ends up in the correct newsletter! -- the Editor

26 August 09
There has been a run lately of personals and columns turning up in the wrong
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LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HATED MAN was butchered by PASSIONATE PUMPKIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
WASTED YOUTH was dispatched by WAILIN' WAYNE in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
SLOTHFUL was slain by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
GRUNTLE was butchered by PASSIONATE PUMPKIN in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
MAN OVERBOARD murdered CHARLES DE GAULLE in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
WOMAN OVERBOARD was viciously butchered by PASSIONATE PUMPKIN in a 1 minute duel.
IRMINSUL executed LANKUS in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
NOT SO HOT was overpowered by NUMBSKULL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title melee.
TORTURING TULIP was unbelievably bested by BRAIN TUMOUR in a 7 minute Challenge duel.
FAT LIP viciously subdued ZOUM LA BOUSE in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
TWO was overpowered by SAVAGE SNOWBALL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
451 DEGREES viciously subdued ANASTRIANNA in a 4 minute bloody Challenge conflict.
PULLED HAMSTRING was luckily beaten by OUTCAST ORCHID in a 2 minute master's match.
GLOATING GARDENIA was overpowered by JOLLY ROGER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
CAUSTIC CROCUS won victory over RUNNY NOSE in a 5 minute bout.
HELLFIRE devastated CROW'S NEST GUY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
FLAME THROWER was beaten by AREOPOLITE in a 3 minute brawl.
HOT STUFF was devastated by PRAECISUS in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
STABBY JOE overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided match.

BATTLE REPORT

MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 32 - 13 - 0 71 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 LUNGING ATTACK 43 - 31 - 5 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 AIMED BLOW 16 - 15 - 3 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 15 - 1 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 10 - 1 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 34 - 38 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 28 - 35 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 31 - 2 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 6 - 0 25 |

Turn 261 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 3 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 5 3 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK NUMBSKULL 2948 7 2 1 125 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
TOTAL PARRY BRAIN TUMOUR 3502 26 12 0 121 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
WALL OF STEEL OUTCAST ORCHID 3870 20 7 1 106 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
LUNGING ATTACK TORTURING TULIP 3974 12 9 1 82 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
BASHING ATTACK SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085 4 2 1 63 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
STRIKING ATTACK TWO 4039 5 4 1 38 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TORTURING TULIP 3974. The most popular warrior this
turn was TORTURING TULIP 3974. The ten other most popular fighters were FAT LIP
3791, WASTED YOUTH 4019, SLOTHFUL 4018, ANASTRIANNA 4023, PULLED HAMSTRING 3554,
OUTCAST ORCHID 3870, JOLLY ROGER 4092, HELLFIRE 2565, WOMAN OVERBOARD 4144, and
NUMBSKULL 2948.

The least popular fighter this week was CAUSTIC CROCUS 4103. The other ten least
popular fighters were FLAME THROWER 2416, CROW'S NEST GUY 4095, RUNNY NOSE 3877, ZOUM
LA BOUSE 4037, NOT SO HOT 2076, LANKUS 4025, GRUNTLE 4126, STABBY JOE 4142, HOT STUFF
4136, and AREOPOLITE 4138.

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

IRMINSUL (52-3871) BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)

DM 052 Newsletter

DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/06/2009    Duedate: 11/02/2009

FRATSFA ARENA

DM-52    TURN-262

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NOVERCAPHOBIA
WATCH OUT! (391)
(52-3837) [9-1-0,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NOVERCAPHOBIA                  JOLLY ROGER
WATCH OUT! (391)               SEA DOGS (421)
(52-3837) [9-1-0,123]          (52-4092) [6-1-1,68]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TORTURING TULIP                MELOPHOBIA
FLOWER GIRLS (189)             WATCH OUT! (391)
(52-3974) [13-9-1,84]          (52-3836) [6-6-0,58]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FLOWER GIRLS (189)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WATCH OUT! (391)            36
2. BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)       23      WATCH OUT! (391)
3. PYROMANIA (184)             20      Unchartered Team
4. THE ORDER (412)             12
5. FLOWER GIRLS (189)          11      THE UNDEAD II (423)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*THE UNDEAD II (423)       14   6  1 70.0   1/ 2 FLOWER GIRLS (189)       10  4 2
 2/ 2 WATCH OUT! (391)          50  22  1 69.4   2/ 1 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        9  5 0
 3/ 3 FLOWER GIRLS (189)       533 320 17 62.5   3/ 4 WATCH OUT! (391)          7  3 0
 4/ 4*SEA DOGS (421)            20  15  2 57.1   4/ 5 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)     7  5 1
 5/ 5 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)    119  90  6 56.9   5/ 6*SEA DOGS (421)            7  8 1
 6/ 6 THE ORDER (412)           32  29  5 52.5   6/ 3*THE UNDEAD II (423)       6  4 1
 7/ 7 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       303 280 14 52.0   7/ 9 PYROMANIA (184)           5 10 0
 8- 8 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)      45  43  9 51.1   8/10 THE ORDER (412)           3  8 0
 9/ 9 PYROMANIA (184)           89  87  4 50.6   9- 7 BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)      2  3 0
10-11 BLEAKER LEGION (411)      24  33  1 42.1  10- 8 BLEAKER LEGION (411)      2  7 0
11/ 0*KELTOI (420)               0   1  0  0.0  11/ 0*KELTOI (420)              0  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     It was an eerily familiar stroll made hundreds of times in his past, however
this stroll was different....  It was his first in roughly 15 years.  With the arena
sands getting further away with each step, he approached the saloon near the center
of town.  Flanked on either side are two of his ADM stalwarts Nay Palm and White
Flame who made their name in this town quite some time ago during simpler times....
Albeit a time when many more people graced the city ranks.
     Swinging the doors open, he peers into the dimly lit watering hole and
everything appears as it was in his mind's eye.  He takes a moment, then deliberately
strolls to a booth in the rear corner and gets comfortable.  Suddenly a grin passes
across his face and he looks under the table.  Scratched deeply into the underside of
the hickory colored wooden table in large letters he sees "Marma Duke -- The Great
Dane of Pain."  His grin widens.
     "Some things never change my friends."  As his two warriors nod in agreement.
     "My loyal friends, this new batch of recruits... tell me, what do they look
like?  Do you think they're ready to do battle on these sands and add to the legacy
of Pyromania?"
     "Aye," says Nay Palm.  "I've schooled them in the finer arts of parry and
defense to the best of my ability.  They've learned to anticipate where the attack
will come from, how to counter, and how to stay safe... if there is such a thing."
     White Flame agrees.  "I, too, have taken them under my wing and shown them the
finer arts of attack.  They're fast, they're intelligent, they're willing, and I
believe they are ready.  They know how to identify the weakest points in their
opponent and exploit it to their advantage."
     "Well done, well done I say.  I trust from your glowing report this will be yet
another banner season for Pyromania.  Let's drink to the red sands, the roars of the
Fratsfan crowd, and to victory!  For it is good to be home...."

        + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #35 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

West of Fratsfa:

     Elosjon hesitated, on the brink of rushing forward, and looked at Fandil.  "I'm
willing to do..." he swallowed, "anything to stop the--"  He swallowed again.  "Even
dying, if that will prevent someone from loosing Chaos Magic here."
     Fandil nodded.  "I expected no less from you."
     Elosjon wasn't sure if that was good or bad.  Did it mean the old mage thought
him noble-spirited, or a fool, or both, or...?
     "But rushing forward blindly will not defeat this enemy.  We must plan a
little."  He squinted up at the looming castle again.  "Though we may have little
time for it.  If the magician is at all alert, he will have noticed us, and even if
he has not, his watchdog will."
     The demonic watchdog.  Elosjon shivered and glanced around quickly.  Would they
smell it when the monster approached, or had they gotten used to smelling the sulfur
now and wouldn't notice until it was too late?  "Maybe we should get out of sight,"
he suggested.
     Fandil shrugged and looked up at the sky.  "I suppose we might as well; it looks
like rain.  But it won't make any difference to our enemy--he will see us wherever we
are once we extend our powers."  He turned and moved toward the trees that grew along
the base of the near-vertical slope.
     "Not into the town?"
     "There is no security for us in the watchdog's lair."
     "Oh... right."  Elosjon hurried to keep up with his mentor, panting.  It was
disconcerting sometimes that the old man could move so quickly and keep going for so
long.  He himself, though young enough to be at least Fandil's grandson and maybe
great-grandson, was exhausted, and he was too tired to care who knew it.
     How could the trees be that far away?  Were they ever going to reach them?  No,
no, that was just tiredness.  Elosjon sneaked a look at the sky, where the clouds
were getting blacker and lower.  And tripped, almost going down flat except that
Fandil caught him and dragged him onward.  Into shelter just as the rain began to
come down.  Elosjon was breathing hard, he had a pain in his side, and sweat was
running down his face and body; he wrapped his arms around a tree in order to stay
upright.  If this was the kind of thing that senior mages had to be ready for, then
he needed a lot more training.
     "Good!"
     Elosjon raised his head away from the tree to look at Fandil.  The old mage was
watching the rain coming down and seemed pleased by it.  "Why?"
     "There are dangerous creatures that like being out in rain storms," Fandil said,
"but they aren't sulfur-smelling demonic watchdogs.  One thing we don't have to worry
about.  Of course, our Enemy may have some wet-weather watchdog, too!"
     Elosjon groaned.  "I don't want to know."  Fandil laughed at that, actually
laughed!  If it didn't take so much energy, the young man would have considered that
insulting.  No, of course not.  Fandil wouldn't insult him.  He pulled himself
together.  "Now what?"
     "Now we make a plan.  I suppose you don't know anything about the castle, or any
more about the magician there except that he's probably the son of the last lord of
Mountain Home and went somewhere far away to study?"
     Elosjon shook his head.
     "Not a problem, we can work with what we've got already," Fandil said, patting
his shoulder.  "And really, the hint of Chaos Magic is enough."  The old mage's face
set grimly and suddenly looked a lot older than seemed possible.  "He's been studying
Folstrom materials, even if he didn't find the Folstrom themselves to study with."
     Folstrom!  Elosjon shuddered.  The Folstrom, who had nearly destroyed Alastari
once--with Chaos Magic--were the monsters who lurked at the back of every
Alastarian's mind, the ultimate image of evil and depravity, never to be forgiven.
How could anyone seek out their learning?  He asked the question aloud.
     "Some people would go into the very heart of wickedness in search of power, and
vengeance is a strong motive, too," Fandil said.  He sighed and sat down on a tree
root.  "He will not be easy to defeat, but we have learned a few things since the
Folstrom were driven away.  Sit down, boy, so I don't have to strain my neck talking
to you.  I am going to tell you spells that you will never, on pain of worse than
death, repeat, nor even use if it isn't the most desperate last chance."
     "Why?"  Elosjon slid down to sit beside him.  "Why keep them secret, why not use
them, why tell me at all?"
     "Because these spells are as dangerous in their way as Chaos Magic, because
there is a good chance that using them will destroy you, and because someone has to
know them and be ready to use them as the final reserve.  This is a battle to death
and beyond, young man, and we must make what preparations we can."

Andor:

     Outcast Orchid got her companion out of the city mostly by dragging him along.
He kept protesting that he wasn't worth her efforts and could buy her time to escape
with his life, but she didn't listen.  Men and their Heroic Gestures!  It was clear
that whatever this fellow had done in the past, he had a good heart.  He'd saved her
before she even realized she was in danger, and Orchid was honest enough to admit
that left to herself, she might not have gotten away from the parade route in time.
Furthermore, if he had been involved with setting up this false king at the
beginning, then he knew stuff that might help defeat the usurpers.  Lady Fern would
know what questions to ask him.
     Orchid didn't relax until they were past the outer circle of estates around
Andor.  It was too bad the city didn't have a wall, that made it so much easier to
tell when you were away from it.  Here, even though there were no more mansions, the
roadside was peppered with smaller houses and big vegetable gardens and orchards
and....  She shook her head.  So maybe they were clear of the city and maybe they
weren't.  Would the people in charge of the palace and the government be watching the
roads?
     Drumming hooves behind them.  Orchid had a guilty feeling that she had almost
summoned them by just thinking about--
     Her companion seized her arm and dragged her off the road and through the ditch
beside it, pulling her down behind a bank of reeds.  She did not need his sign to
keep silent.
     Half a dozen horsemen in the palace livery.  One looked like a nobleman, one a
clerk with a bundle of scrolls clutched against his chest and an uneasy seat on his
mount.  The other four were soldiers, no mistaking that.
     When the horsemen were out of sight, Orchid began to get up.  It was wet in the
ditch, and not exactly warm, and there were mosquitoes or something.
     Her companion shook his head and pulled her back down, gesturing toward the city
again.  Puzzled, she looked along the road, saw nothing, and then back at him.  He
gestured for her to wait.  She sighed (quietly) and waited.  Five minutes.  Ten.  A
vague sort of sound, not hoofbeats or anything so definite, but coming from the city
along the road.
     Presently something came into sight.  At first glance it might be taken for a
man on a horse, but it wasn't a man and it wasn't a horse.  Orchid groped for
concepts that would allow her to see it, but the thing was so alien that her eyes
kept sliding away.  She couldn't call it anything but a monster, and knew the word
was inadequate.  And that if she had stood earlier when she'd wanted to, it would
have seen her.  And... eaten her or whatever things like that did.
     It made snuffling sounds.  Could it smell them in the ditch?  She risked a
glance at her companion.  He was tense but not alarmed.  Maybe it wouldn't smell
them, then.
     It passed out of sight to the south in the wake of the earlier group.
     "I know back roads," her companion whispered in her ear.  "I think we will be
safe if we take them.  No telling how many more patrols will come along here."
     Orchid nodded.  Her neck felt stiff.  "What was... that?"
     He shrugged.  "Who knows?  Some kind of Chaos creature."  He paused for a
moment, and she saw that he was blushing.  "I guess you might as well know my name.
I'm Herlas, originally from Zensu.  Magician."
     She caught his hand and shook it.  "Outcast Orchid, gladiator from Fratsfa.  Now
let's go."

Fratsfa:

     There were people standing around the portal, Sizzling Sunflower supposed they
could be called guards, though they weren't very militant looking.
     Beside her, Lenpro said, "Armed but not alert--they won't be able to stop us
except by the freakiest chance.  Straight on through, girl, and no hesitation."
     "What if we get separated?"
     "You keep going."
     "But--"
     "You keep going, girl."
     "Knowledge of this place, this pocket dimension, is this going to make a big
difference back in the real world?"
     "By itself, probably not.  But that it could exist at all, yes, that's
important.  I don't know what it means--that'll be for my brother Fandil to figure
out--but I know it's important."
     "So we have to get out and tell him.  Okay."  She touched her sword and looked
at the people around the Gate.  Three mancats, two others more ordinary looking.
"Not a problem."

       * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ *

                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 314): CONSTERNATION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 629): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 629): PITCH of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 616): ELLIRN KOUL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 618): PAUL WIEDORFER of MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 614): SAML ULRON of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 613): HERSHEL WILLIAMS of MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (The Anarchist, mgr)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 611): BROTHER DOBBIN of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 571): STANLOY MEDAR of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 562): ANNA BEATRICE of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 261): NUMBSKULL of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 461): SERGEANT2 of MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 215): FAIZUN GOTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 514): DEATH FOG of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 314): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 629): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 629): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 616): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 618): MEDAL OF HONOOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 614): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 613): ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 611): ALL JACKED UP (Dr. Fil, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 580): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 571): MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 562): FANDILS (Fandil, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 261): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 461): MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 215): DARK AS DAY (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 514): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 628): BROWN NOSE of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 616): ELLIRN KOUL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 618): PAUL WIEDORFER of MEDAL OF HONOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 569): SERGEANT2 of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 260): IRMINSUL of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, warriors of FRATSFA!  Once again I've been called out of retirement 
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  Biff!  Pow!  FRATSFA watched with 
glee as OTTO'S PARTS got knocked off top spot by FLOWER GIRLS!  Some people say I 
ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  I ramble.  Well 
FLOWER GIRLS moved up 1, to 1st.  What a role model for FRATSFA's young 'uns!  
NUMBSKULL becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no more!  I'm sure FRATSFA is 
excited about NOVERCAPHOBIA, the new Duelmaster from WATCH OUT!.  (remember?)  But 
when you've seen as many as I have...  I suppose you want to hear some rumors and 
dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  FRATSFA thinks PYROMANIA and 
their 89-87-4 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  Management 
must be dealin', as the boys at WATCH OUT! ain't reelin'!  PYROMANIA's mad!  How well 
I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, BRAIN TUMOUR!  Don't make 
idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  SINISTROPHOBIA didn't quite know what 
to make of a challenge he received from FAT LIP of OTTO'S PARTS, who is 19 points 
below him.  FAT LIP perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it won victory over 
SINISTROPHOBIA and ended up with 87 recognition points.   
     Warriors of FRATSFA unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Many a warrior 
has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
FRATSFA is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  
Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- 
Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NOVERCAPHOBIA 3837            9   1  0   123       WATCH OUT! (391)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NUMBSKULL 2948                7   2  1   125       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 BRAIN TUMOUR 3502            26  13  0   119       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 OUTCAST ORCHID 3870          21   7  2   111       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 PHOBOPHOBIA 3840             13   3  0   107       WATCH OUT! (391)
-LORD JON SNOW 3580           11   8  4   101       BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
 NOT SO HOT 2076              11  13  1    92       PYROMANIA (184)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PULLED HAMSTRING 3554        14  19  0    90       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 FAT LIP 3791                  9  10  0    87       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 TORTURING TULIP 3974         13   9  1    84       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085          5   2  1    70       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
 SINISTROPHOBIA 3835          13   5  0    69       WATCH OUT! (391)
 JOLLY ROGER 4092              6   1  1    68       SEA DOGS (421)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GLOATING GARDENIA 4083        5   3  0    59       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-SER AERYS OAKHEART 3742       7   5  0    58       BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
 MELOPHOBIA 3836               6   6  0    58       WATCH OUT! (391)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037            8   3  0    53       BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
 451 DEGREES 2415              7   2  0    50       PYROMANIA (184)
 TWO 4039                      6   4  1    48       BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
-SER JAIME 3578                7   9  0    47       BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
 ANASTRIANNA 4023              8   5  1    41       THE ORDER (412)
 CAUSTIC CROCUS 4103           4   2  0    39       FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-SER LORAS TYRELL 3582         8  11  1    38       BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAN OVERBOARD 4143            1   1  1    33       SEA DOGS (421)
 RUNNY NOSE 3877               5   3  0    32       OTTO'S PARTS (150)
 HELLFIRE 2565                 4   4  0    27       PYROMANIA (184)
 LOCKIOPHOBIA 4141             2   0  0    27       WATCH OUT! (391)
 GHOUL 4106                    4   0  1    26       THE UNDEAD II (423)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHADOW 4110                   3   1  0    20       THE UNDEAD II (423)
 PRAECISUS 4137                2   0  0    20       THE ORDER (412)
 AREOPOLITE 4138               2   1  0    20       BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
 CROW'S NEST GUY 4095          3   4  0    19       SEA DOGS (421)
 SKELETON 4108                 2   2  0    16       THE UNDEAD II (423)
 FLAME THROWER 2416            3   6  0    15       PYROMANIA (184)
 ZOMBIE 4107                   4   0  0    12       THE UNDEAD II (423)
 STABBY JOE 4142               1   1  0    12       SEA DOGS (421)
 OAK BROKER 4150               1   0  0    11       SEA DOGS (421)
-SER PODRICK PAYNE 4102        2   1  1     8       BRONZE KNIGHTS (362)
 HOT STUFF 4136                1   2  0     5       PYROMANIA (184)
 WRAITH 4128                   1   2  0     5       THE UNDEAD II (423)
 SIR BREUSE 4145               0   1  0     1       THE ORDER (412)
-MAPPO 4135                    0   1  0     1       BLEAKER LEGION (411)
 SELIVANT 4146                 0   1  0     1       THE ORDER (412)
 FIRE 4089                     0   1  0     1       KELTOI (420)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
M. CHARDINEE            0  0 0                      OUTCAST ORCHID 3870   262  NONE
DAMN 4148               0  1 0 BLOOD AND GUTS! 365  STONE GOLEM           262  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LE CITOYEN 4036         4  4 0 BLOOD AND GUTS! 365  LANKUS 4025           259  REVENGED
LENA KORIL 3495        20 25 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 351     LORD JON SNOW 3580    259   
OLLIE QUONSHAM 3570     4 12 0 MIDDLE WAY 8 351     JOLLY ROGER 4092      259   
PARROT TAMER 4093       2  3 0 SEA DOGS 421         GHOUL 4106            260   
JASKER 4026             6  5 2 THE ORDER 412        SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085  260   
SARMASSOPHOBIA 3839     7  6 1 WATCH OUT! 391       NUMBSKULL 2948        259   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Otto's Parts -- You owe me.  Why, it was my challenge of Brain Tumour that allowed
The Parts a 1-2 record against The Flower Girls.  You owe me big time.  So your
already high bill at The Flower Shoppe will be triple for my next month's visits.  I
am truly going to enjoy this! -- Torturing Tulip

Two -- Thank you for challenging me for that dance.  Oh, you do not like to dance?
Well, surely the acrobatics afterwards made up for it?  Thanks for letting me finish
on top.  That's my favorite position.  (wink) -- Savage Snowball

Pulled Hamstring -- I hope you are okay.  After all, I enjoy our "close encounters."
I tried to be careful of your leg, but you seem to get carried away.  (Tee Hee)
Never forget me. -- Outcast Orchid

Runny Nose -- That isn't all about you which is runny!  (chuckle)  Beating you is
soooooo much fun.  (wink) -- Caustic Crocus

Jolly Roger -- Ho, ho, ho.  With that big weapon of yours, you really know how to
treat a gal, don't you? -- Gloating Gardenia (with a bump and grind)

Only Crip could have a Numbskull for DM, but we salute him anyway. -- Lady Fern and
The Flower girls

Nice point turn, Sea Dogs, you dogs!  Now bring all that energy to The Flower Shoppe
and party on!  Bring a credit card, please. -- Lady Fern

     Not cash?

Torak -- Nice spot.  Quite orderly.  We send kudos your way. -- The Flower Girls
P.S.  We WANT your body.  Come on over to The Flower Shoppe to celebrate and you will
have the time of your life.

OAB -- Sorry about your loss of the Triplett.  Good luck to you. -- Lady Fern

The Expatriate -- Sorry to see you go.  We wish you well. -- Lady Fern and The Flower
Girls

It's becoming harder each turn... -- Le Pentarque.

I was avoiding Fat Lip but I must say that the challenge with only an offhand weapon
was a bold and funny move: nice victory.  Would it be the contest of Crip? -- Zoum la
Bouse.

Two is my new Champion!

Impressive fight, dear hard Snowball!  Did you have a smart if challenged strategy?
If not, it's even worse... -- Two

Well, I'm not here anymore, but I wanted to say hello and thanks for the Sun In
Splendor party!  I won't cry for Lankus, but I was aiming for the RA... I guess my
new Battleaxe hits a little too hard... -- Irminsul.

All -- Due to the untimely death of a great warrior, we have no choice but to name
our rookie, Praecisus, as our scout.  The Order's Fallen can rest in peace, knowing
that all of Fratsfa was so afraid of them, they had to be killed. -- The Order

Savage Snowball -- Rest easy, beautiful one, I understand and know how sorry you are,
but please don't take it personally when his death is avenged. -- Torak

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DAMN was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
NOVERCAPHOBIA vanquished BRAIN TUMOUR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
NOT SO HOT vanquished JOLLY ROGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
FAT LIP savagely defeated SINISTROPHOBIA in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
SHADOW was devastated by TWO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MAN OVERBOARD was bested by ZOUM LA BOUSE in a 3 minute Challenge competition.
HOT STUFF lost to AREOPOLITE in a 3 minute beginner's Challenge duel.
PRAECISUS won victory over FLAME THROWER in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
WRAITH lost to CROW'S NEST GUY in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
PHOBOPHOBIA overpowered PULLED HAMSTRING in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OUTCAST ORCHID easily killed M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
TORTURING TULIP subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute competition.
SAVAGE SNOWBALL handily defeated RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
CAUSTIC CROCUS was savagely defeated by MELOPHOBIA in a popular 4 minute bloody brawl.
451 DEGREES outwaited RUNNY NOSE in a 7 minute fight.
ANASTRIANNA won victory over HELLFIRE in a 1 minute bout.
ZOMBIE bested SIR BREUSE in a 3 minute beginner's duel.
SKELETON overpowered FIRE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
GHOUL bested STABBY JOE in a 3 minute brutal novice's fight.
LOCKIOPHOBIA overpowered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
SELIVANT was overpowered by OAK BROKER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       31 -  16 -  0      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         LUNGING ATTACK    43 -  33 -  5      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        18 -  14 -  2      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  15 -  1      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     34 -  35 -  1      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  32 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  12 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  29 -  2      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   5 -  0      29  |

Turn 262 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  4         3  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  NOVERCAPHOBIA 3837          9   1  0  123 WATCH OUT! (391)
TOTAL PARRY      BRAIN TUMOUR 3502          26  13  0  119 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
WALL OF STEEL    OUTCAST ORCHID 3870        21   7  2  111 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
SLASHING ATTACK  PHOBOPHOBIA 3840           13   3  0  107 WATCH OUT! (391)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   TORTURING TULIP 3974       13   9  1   84 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
BASHING ATTACK   SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085        5   2  1   70 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TORTURING TULIP 3974.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MELOPHOBIA 3836.  The ten other most popular fighters were DAMN 4148, MAN 
OVERBOARD 4143, NOVERCAPHOBIA 3837, FAT LIP 3791, SIR BREUSE 4145, HOT STUFF 4136, 
PRAECISUS 4137, STABBY JOE 4142, NOT SO HOT 2076, and TWO 4039.

The least popular fighter this week was SINISTROPHOBIA 3835.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SELIVANT 4146, FIRE 4089, ZOMBIE 4107, CAUSTIC CROCUS 4103, 
PULLED HAMSTRING 3554, WRAITH 4128, FLAME THROWER 2416, ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037, JOLLY 
ROGER 4092, and LOCKIOPHOBIA 4141.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

NOVERCAPHOBIA (52-3837) WATCH OUT! (391)
OUTCAST ORCHID (52-3870) FLOWER GIRLS (189)