DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/22/2007    Duedate: 04/04/2007

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-425

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VANESSA
ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
(56-3483) [21-14-1,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VANESSA                        POSITION IS EMPTY
ELEVENTH HOUR (372)            
(56-3483) [21-14-1,110]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FORLUITHA                      HAWTHORN
BAD APPLES (187)               BAD APPLES (187)
(56-3946) [12-15-0,51]         (56-3991) [2-2-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ELEVENTH HOUR (372)         31
2. STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)      22      PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
3. GET (419)                   15      Unchartered Team
4. PHILANTHROPISTS (420)      -24
5. BAD APPLES (187)           -26      WAR COVERAGE (164)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     20   9  1 69.0   1/ 1 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)       7  6 0
 2/ 2 GET (419)                 47  22  1 68.1   2/ 2 BAD APPLES (187)          7  8 0
 3/ 0 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)    29  15  3 65.9   3/ 0 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)    3  1 0
 4/ 3 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)      100  89  8 52.9   4/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     3  2 0
 5/ 4 BAD APPLES (187)         458 603 14 43.2   5/ 3 GET (419)                 3  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in ROCANIS a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  And let's see, ZANDER fought 
TREEKILLER and gained 22 points and contributed to ELEVENTH HOUR's 3-1-0.  TREEKILLER 
has lost to ZANDER, falling 16 points, while helping make BAD APPLES a 1-4-0 turn.  
This week's Duelmaster bout was between VANESSA and our Duelmaster ALDALDON, making a 
challenge.  And not without some honor, VANESSA now claims the title and throne of 
Duelmaster of ROCANIS.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team 
makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Grub & Rub Bar and Bistro until they 
win.  Maybe?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  I also notice that the ELEVENTH HOUR 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ROCANIS, what are you afraid of? 
And avoiding ELEVENTH HOUR more than any other team we find PHILANTHROPISTS.  
ROCANIS, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most challenged 
warrior this turn was ELEVENTH HOUR's warrior VANESSA.  More fighters challenged her 
than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  Is it really true that ROCANIS has 
more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, ROCANIS, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ROCANIS and I've a long 
road ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in ROCANIS again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VANESSA 3483                 21  14  1   110       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZANDER 3440                  19  21  1   107       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
 ALDALDON 3913                14   6  1    98       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IT 3900                      12   2  0    86       GET (419)
 PRESTON 3604                 17  13  5    84       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
 MEABEER 3899                  8   5  0    71       GET (419)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELIA THUG 3973               5   4  0    59       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORLUITHA 3946               12  15  0    51       BAD APPLES (187)
 NALENTHU 3909                 4   3  0    51       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
 SOURCRAB 3969                 9   9  0    47       BAD APPLES (187)
 LOVEABLE LARRY 3981           6   1  0    39       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIERRE 3977                   5   6  0    33       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
 MR THUG 3982                  4   3  0    32       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
 BUCK FEVER 3980               6   8  0    28       BAD APPLES (187)
 LOIS THUG 3970                6   4  1    27       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
-FRANCIS THUG 3986             2   0  0    24       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BACK 3949                     2   4  0    18       GET (419)
 RANUL 3911                    2   0  0    16       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
 HAWTHORN 3991                 2   2  0     8       BAD APPLES (187)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Aldaldon -- You aren't a tree, so what do I care about you? -- Treekiller

Back -- And forward. -- Buck Fever

Zander -- ONE of these days, the clock will strike TWELVE. -- Forluitha

Pierre -- Too many crabs will give you colic, young man!  Same like green apples. --
Sourcrab

I'd really like to know why the Trocaran Deserter left.  Was he a perscuted honest
man, or a criminal? -- Hawthorn

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ALDALDON was bested by VANESSA in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
PRESTON was unbelievably bested by RIRORNI SABOTEUR in a 2 minute veteran's match.
TREEKILLER was devastated by ZANDER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
NALENTHU was overpowered by MEABEER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FORLUITHA was unbelievably bested by DELIA THUG in a 2 minute gory duel.
SOURCRAB bested MR THUG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
LOVEABLE LARRY unbelievably bested BUCK FEVER in a action packed 2 minute fight.
PIERRE viciously subdued CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
BACK was narrowly defeated by LOIS THUG in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
RANUL luckily beat HAWTHORN in a action packed 3 minute gory novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   3 -  0      81  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   4 -  0      78  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  40 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW         1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 425 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  6         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   VANESSA 3483               21  14  1  110 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
LUNGING ATTACK   ALDALDON 3913              14   6  1   98 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
STRIKING ATTACK  PRESTON 3604               17  13  5   84 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
AIMED BLOW       NALENTHU 3909               4   3  0   51 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
TOTAL PARRY      LOVEABLE LARRY 3981         6   1  0   39 STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FORLUITHA 3946.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HAWTHORN 3991.  The ten other most popular fighters were BUCK FEVER 3980, 
ALDALDON 3913, PIERRE 3977, PRESTON 3604, FORLUITHA 3946, LOIS THUG 3970, VANESSA 
3483, SOURCRAB 3969, MR THUG 3982, and MEABEER 3899.

The least popular fighter this week was NALENTHU 3909.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RANUL 3911, BACK 3949, DELIA THUG 3973, ZANDER 3440, LOVEABLE LARRY 
3981, MEABEER 3899, MR THUG 3982, SOURCRAB 3969, VANESSA 3483, and LOIS THUG 3970.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ZANDER (56-3440) ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

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

TREEKILLER (56-3927) BAD APPLES (187)