DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 07/28/2020 Duedate: 08/24/2020 ILLIS ARENA DM-59 TURN-379 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HIGHER POWER BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) (59-3119) [13-4-0,107] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HIGHER POWER POSITION IS EMPTY BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) (59-3119) [13-4-0,107] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite PEARL HULA MIA ISLANDERS (247) ISLANDERS (247) (59-2944) [16-14-0,74] (59-2947) [19-10-0,96] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ISLANDERS (247) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HANGOVERS (265) 40 2. CHAPEL ROCK (287) 11 HANGOVERS (265) 3. NEXUS 5 (324) 9 Unchartered Team 4. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 6 5. ISLANDERS (247) 2 DAMES (76) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 HANGOVERS (265) 261 171 19 60.4 1/ 1 ISLANDERS (247) 8 7 0 2/ 2 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 339 237 18 58.9 2/ 2 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 6 4 0 3/ 3 NEXUS 5 (324) 58 49 1 54.2 3/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 5 4 0 4/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 191 214 7 47.2 4/ 3 NEXUS 5 (324) 4 4 0 5/ 5 ISLANDERS (247) 497 634 19 43.9 5/ 5 HANGOVERS (265) 3 5 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. I could tell you didn't really want to be duelmaster, Higher Power. Not being Duelmaster is a gift I can give you. With my good will. -- Hula Mia SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of ILLIS! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. The city has turned out in honor of HIGHER POWER, for with his arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor. Watch out! But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city ILLIS. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. CHAPEL ROCK is feared. This much I can say. Apparently the stalwarts of BASHAHOLICS ANON are catching the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after PEARL. Watch your back! A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that FROZEN MUDSLIDE posted a challenge against the more highly recognized WITHDRAWAL. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand FROZEN MUDSLIDE defeated WITHDRAWAL. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more than its fair share of red in recent times. Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always! If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times already in ILLIS. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HIGHER POWER 3119 13 4 0 107 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SINCLAIR 3099 13 9 0 110 NEXUS 5 (324) HULA MIA 2947 19 10 0 96 ISLANDERS (247) TIKI 2840 21 22 1 92 ISLANDERS (247) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NEED A FIX 3141 8 6 0 87 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) PEARL 2944 16 14 0 74 ISLANDERS (247) CLAYBORN 3117 7 5 0 70 NEXUS 5 (324) FALSE IDLE 2984 9 10 0 69 CHAPEL ROCK (287) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HELLPOP 3085 13 19 0 58 NEXUS 5 (324) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JAR OF CLAY 3046 9 6 1 55 CHAPEL ROCK (287) -KRYSMOPOMPAS 3140 5 4 0 55 NEXUS 5 (324) FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106 4 1 0 54 HANGOVERS (265) BAHAMA MAMA 3064 5 1 0 53 HANGOVERS (265) BARNABAS 3079 4 2 0 43 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 12 STONES 3078 7 3 0 42 CHAPEL ROCK (287) HARBOR SEAL 2954 7 20 0 41 ISLANDERS (247) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WITHDRAWAL 3142 8 3 0 33 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) -DISCIPLE 3143 1 1 0 24 CHAPEL ROCK (287) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OIL SPILL 3161 3 1 0 17 ISLANDERS (247) VIRGIN CAESAR 3163 0 2 0 2 HANGOVERS (265) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? VIRGIN COCKTAIL 3167 0 1 0 HANGOVERS 265 IRON JUDGEMENT 379 NONE THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? OOMPAH 3152 0 1 0 NEXUS 5 324 IRON JUDGEMENT 379 NONE PERSONAL ADS Need a Fix -- Ouch. You left me needing one. -- Tiki Barnabas -- At least you got some skills out of it. -- Pearl Withdrawal -- If you had withdrawal, how come I'm the one with a headache? -- Harbor Seal Virgin Caesar -- You're weird. -- Oil Spill LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS VIRGIN COCKTAIL was butchered by IRON JUDGEMENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. OOMPAH was slaughtered by IRON JUDGEMENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. FALSE IDLE was handily defeated by TIKI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. HELLPOP was vanquished by PEARL in a popular 2 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. FROZEN MUDSLIDE overpowered WITHDRAWAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. HULA MIA was bested by HIGHER POWER in a crowd pleasing 4 minute veteran's Title duel. NEED A FIX devastated JAR OF CLAY in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided competition. CLAYBORN vanquished HARBOR SEAL in a 1 minute uneven duel. BAHAMA MAMA vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight. BARNABAS overpowered OIL SPILL in a 1 minute one-sided fight. 12 STONES handily defeated LEE'S REVENGE in a tiresome 8 minute brutal one-sided bout. VIRGIN CAESAR was viciously subdued by VENAL CLERK in a 2 minute amateur's conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 6 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |AIMED BLOW 4 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 - 0 75 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 38 - 23 - 0 62 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 1 58 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 17 - 1 47 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 8 - 0 47 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 - 0 0 | Turn 379 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 5 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 3 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL HIGHER POWER 3119 13 4 0 107 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) STRIKING ATTACK PEARL 2944 16 14 0 74 ISLANDERS (247) TOTAL PARRY JAR OF CLAY 3046 9 6 1 55 CHAPEL ROCK (287) AIMED BLOW FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106 4 1 0 54 HANGOVERS (265) SLASHING ATTACK BAHAMA MAMA 3064 5 1 0 53 HANGOVERS (265) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is PEARL 2944. The most popular warrior this turn was HULA MIA 2947. The ten other most popular fighters were PEARL 2944, HIGHER POWER 3119, NEED A FIX 3141, FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106, CLAYBORN 3117, TIKI 2840, BAHAMA MAMA 3064, BARNABAS 3079, VIRGIN COCKTAIL 3167, and OOMPAH 3152. The least popular fighter this week was 12 STONES 3078. The other ten least popular fighters were VIRGIN CAESAR 3163, OIL SPILL 3161, HARBOR SEAL 2954, WITHDRAWAL 3142, FALSE IDLE 2984, JAR OF CLAY 3046, HELLPOP 3085, OOMPAH 3152, VIRGIN COCKTAIL 3167, and BARNABAS 3079. Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update The Commission's administrative office on the Isle was in a big square building that looked like any other administrative office building in any national capital. Standard, boring. Except for the goats. Half a dozen goats were wandering free, eating the landscaping, and as many clerks were chasing them. A clerk saw them coming, he looked like a Trustworthy Scribe, and he rushed over to the approaching gladiators. "Do you know anything about goats?" He gestured helplessly at the hungry goats. "They're here because of the Name-Change-o-Rama. We donate them to help change the world, you know." The gladiators nodded. They'd heard about it, but hadn't thought it would be so funny to see. "How did you deal with them last time?" The clerk made a disgusted gesture. "People came and took them away. But the people didn't come this time. They sent a message about being quarantined! Aren't we all? And WE get to work! Goats are not in our job description." One of the gladiators snorted laughter. "We'll help," he said. "Where do you want them?" * * * * Embric, relieved that he had not been appointed goat-herder this afternoon, carefully dipped his pen in ink and began to write. "It is our pleasure and honor to note that one hundred and twenty-seven gladiators and teams have elected to change their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving people. With the Commission's matching funds, this has purchased six goats--a good goat can't be purchased for a copper, you know. The goats are already en route to their new homes, where they will be--" He paused and thought about it. "--very welcome. We wish all the best to the goats and the new goat-owners."