DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/19/2012    Duedate: 02/01/2012

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-551

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DOBIE FROME
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
(56-4255) [15-3-0,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DOBIE FROME                    POSITION IS EMPTY
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)            
(56-4255) [15-3-0,111]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CALIS                          CALIS
MEN OF STEEL (131)             MEN OF STEEL (131)
(56-3426) [14-18-0,78]         (56-3426) [14-18-0,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)         32
2. MEN OF STEEL (131)           2      INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
3. CALL OF CTHULHU (7)          0      Unchartered Team
4. INCONSISTENT FURY (20)     -32
                                        (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*CALL OF CTHULHU (7)       19   8  2 70.4   1/ 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)   10  5 1
 2/ 2 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)   521 390 43 57.2   2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)      10  5 0
 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)      238 218  3 52.2   3/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131)        3  5 2
 4/ 5 MEN OF STEEL (131)       132 153 22 46.3   4- 4*CALL OF CTHULHU (7)       1  0 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 689): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 609): ANVIL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 677): CANDIED YAMS of ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 678): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 341): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 675): THE CLEAR of ARCANE PHARMACY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 660): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 619): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 535): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 517): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 512): IN YOUR FACE of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                                        (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 473): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 459): KURTAL DUCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 576): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 687): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 689): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 609): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 677): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 678): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 341): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 675): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 660): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 619): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 535): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 517): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 512): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 473): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 459): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 576): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 674): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
                                   VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
                           MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
                                      AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
                          (turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
                              SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                              GARNO TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to ROCANIS once again!  It seems so recently people were saying 
MIDDLE WAY 20 was washed up, finished.  But 4-1-0 moved them up 0.  I guess they're 
washed no more...  What's with ELISE GOUDGE?  She actually beat INCONSISTENT FURY's 
LINKIN LOGGER, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at 
INCONSISTENT FURY.  LINKIN LOGGER lost 16 points to ELISE GOUDGE.  Some new 
strategies, perhaps?  Maybe LINKIN LOGGER will provide more easy wins...  See how the 
Duelmaster Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's TABAR THE KNIFE?  That sort of 
initiative is how he got where he is now.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as TABAR 
THE KNIFE killed the Duelmaster, RATHNOK MULROOT, leaving INCONSISTENT FURY in 
mourning.  So now DOBIE FROME gets to be ROCANIS' Duelmaster.  But what comes around 
goes around.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some 
team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOBIE FROME 4255             15   3  0   111       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEELAYLA NORIN 4264          11   3  0   101       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 FORLIS HOOLER 4183           22  30  0    96       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIKI LA'BANE 4266             8   4  2    80       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
 CALIS 3426                   14  18  0    78       MEN OF STEEL (131)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELISE GOUDGE 4254            11   7  0    65       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-TSATHOGGUA 56                 7   0  0    65       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAM TAM KA'BLAM 4262          7   8  1    55       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
 CHEBOB ERLE 4234             13  13  0    52       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 LINKIN LOGGER 4272            5   3  0    43       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KASPAR 4285                   3   0  3    32       MEN OF STEEL (131)
 MOE FROSTTOOTH 4287           2   1  1    25       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HASTUR 55                     4   1  0    24       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KULGAN 4268                   4   5  1    23       MEN OF STEEL (131)
-SHUB-NIGGURATH 53             3   2  1    21       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
-GLAAKI 57                     3   2  1    17       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)
-CTHULHU 54                    2   3  0     9       CALL OF CTHULHU (7)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAGE'S APPRENTIC        0  0 0                      KASPAR 4285           551  NONE
JACKSON SIX 4286        0  1 0 INCONSISTENT FURY 20 KASPAR 4285           548   
RATHNOK MULROOT 4228   18 10 1 INCONSISTENT FURY 20 TABAR THE KNIFE       551  NONE
MAGNUS 4271             3  4 0 MEN OF STEEL 131     MOE FROSTTOOTH 4287   551   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Tiki La'Bane -- Ah, I can sympathize with that! -- Elise Goudge

Our congratulations to Rathnok Mulroot. -- Jorja and the Middle Way

Rathnok Mulroot -- On a more presonal note, OW! -- Forlis Hooler

A Priest of Mytori and a Rirorni Saboteur.  Bah. -- Dobie Frome and Leelayla Norin

Tam Tam Ka'Blam -- That's experience for you. -- Chebob Erle

Magnus -- Ah, one of those "ranked higher than you should be" gladiators?  Well, this
will bounce you down a little.  If it's any comfort, I'm lower ranked than *I* should
be. -- Elise Goudge

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RATHNOK MULROOT was butchered by TABAR THE KNIFE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DOBIE FROME demolished TIKI LA'BANE in a 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
FORLIS HOOLER luckily beat CALIS in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gory master's duel.
LEELAYLA NORIN defeated RIRORNI SPY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
LINKIN LOGGER was devastated by ELISE GOUDGE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TAM TAM KA'BLAM slimly won victory over CHEBOB ERLE in a 2 minute bloody match.
KULGAN was handily defeated by RABID GOPHER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MAGNUS was slaughtered by MOE FROSTTOOTH in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
KASPAR assassinated MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  11 -  3      72  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        21 -  10 -  3      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -   8 -  1      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  11 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 551 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DOBIE FROME 4255           15   3  0  111 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
AIMED BLOW       TIKI LA'BANE 4266           8   4  2   80 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CALIS 3426.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CALIS 3426.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHEBOB ERLE 4234, FORLIS HOOLER 
4183, TAM TAM KA'BLAM 4262, DOBIE FROME 4255, LEELAYLA NORIN 4264, ELISE GOUDGE 4254, 
MOE FROSTTOOTH 4287, KASPAR 4285, TIKI LA'BANE 4266, and LINKIN LOGGER 4272.

The least popular fighter this week was MAGNUS 4271.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KULGAN 4268, LINKIN LOGGER 4272, TIKI LA'BANE 4266, KASPAR 4285, MOE 
FROSTTOOTH 4287, ELISE GOUDGE 4254, LEELAYLA NORIN 4264, DOBIE FROME 4255, TAM TAM 
KA'BLAM 4262, and FORLIS HOOLER 4183.

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

RATHNOK MULROOT (56-4228) INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVIII

PRIMUS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
JAKARI DRAGON LORD 1413 (92-75-3)      3  3  0         KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS   
THE LITTLE ONE 1432 (201-240-4)        0  5  0         STAR GUARDIANS       

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
ROGUE 1438 (42-30-3)                   6  3  0         SKULL SQUADRON       
RYU 1402 (71-31-2)                     3  3  0         SKULL SQUADRON       
RENEGADE DROW 159 (87-62-4)            2  3  0         SKULL SQUADRON       
BARBARIAN KNIGHT 2006 (65-51-5)        0  5  0         KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS   
CITY MILITIA 2200 (54-49-0)            0  5  0         KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS   

ELIGIBLES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MORLENA 2163 (60-52-1)                 1  3  0         KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS   
HARD CORE TROUBLE 2368 (20-20-0)       0  3  0         SKULL SQUADRON       

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
PREATORIAN 4005 (43-41-1)              3  3  0         KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS   
ASHEN SHUGAR 1867 (29-19-5)            3  4  0         MEN OF STEEL         
MANDORALLEN 2288 (51-48-1)             1  3  0         KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS   

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
APHASIA 3416 (17-7-1)                  1  4  0         SKULL SQUADRON       

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
RAOUL 3749 (3-2-0)                     1  3  0         STAR GUARDIANS       
DION STARFIRE 2399 (3-2-0)             0  3  0         STAR GUARDIANS       

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BLOODSWORD II 3775 (2-0-0)             2  3  0         STAR GUARDIANS       

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CRUSH 4270 (0-0-0)                     3  3  0         THEM                 

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HEADLESS HORSEMAN 4276 (0-0-0)         6  3  1         SLEEPY HOLLOW        
ICHABOD CRANE 4277 (0-0-0)             3  3  0         SLEEPY HOLLOW        
DRAKEN-KORIN 4279 (0-0-0)              1  3  0         MEN OF STEEL         
NIANIAN FRITTATA 4281 (0-0-0)          1  3  0         SHEWISH BUFFET