DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 10/10/2003 Duedate: 10/23/2003 JURINE ARENA DM-61 TURN-315 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ALIZARIN DAMASK BLADE AND BLOOD (314) (61-2721) [16-8-2,111] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader ALIZARIN DAMASK MMMMMONKEYS! BLADE AND BLOOD (314) FUZZY WARRIORS (367) (61-2721) [16-8-2,111] (61-3255) [2-2-1,28] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SABA EL KEER SABA EL KEER BLADE AND BLOOD (314) BLADE AND BLOOD (314) (61-2719) [14-12-2,87] (61-2719) [14-12-2,87] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BLADE AND BLOOD (314) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 33 2. FAVORITE GUYS (186) 18 PISSED AT WORK (360) 3. PISSED AT WORK (360) 4 Unchartered Team 4. FUZZY WARRIORS (367) 1 FUZZY WARRIORS (367) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 3 PISSED AT WORK (360) 24 11 1 68.6 1/ 2 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 8 1 3 2/ 2*FUZZY WARRIORS (367) 4 2 1 66.7 2/ 1 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 8 7 1 3/ 4 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 67 49 9 57.8 3/ 3*FUZZY WARRIORS (367) 2 2 0 4/ 5 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 326 404 8 44.7 4/ 4 PISSED AT WORK (360) 1 3 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 KARNHORN ENQUIRER Hello everybody! I'm back. I came back to see how things are going in the Glorious Empire. So let's see how things going. DM-16 Willaf is currently the best of the Karnhorn arenas. 23 teams, 21 active. If you don't have a team here, you're missing out. DM-17 Aljafir isn't doing too badly. 12 teams, 11 active. This arena isn't doing too badly, but it still can use a few more teams. DM-19 Zuwayza, the Holy City. 6 teams, 5 active. It's so sad to see the Holy City at such a low. This should be the best of the Karnhorn arenas. If you don't have a team in this arena, start one now! DM-43 Veastian, 9 teams, 7 active. Not doing too badly for a small arena. A few more teams would be nice. DM-61 Jurine, 5 teams, 4 active. The smallest of the Karnhorn arenas. Definitely could use some new teams. TOP TEN WARRIORS 1. SUNGOD DESIGNED ME (7-1-0) 142 PTS of WENWINWASIN, MGR. YOUNGBLOOD, VEASTIAN 2. VRYCE (13-2-2) 125 PTS of WAY OF THE RAT, MGR. ? WILLAF 3. PERSIFLAGE (21-8-0) 118 PTS of SHROUD IN MYSTERY, MGR. NOACHIAN, WILLAF 4. ASH (13-4-0) 115 PTS of DELTA DOOM, MGR. BARNABAS ALJAFIR 5. ALIZARIN DAMASK (15-8-2) 109 PTS of BLADE AND BLOOD, MGR. NOACHIAN, JURINE 6. TWO GLASS EYES (15-11-0) 106 PTS of SPECIAL ED, MGR. PTFT ALJAFIR 7. CAESAR (14-11-0) 103 PTS of HEROESANDFOUNDONES, MGR. THE JUDGE, ALJAFIR 8. HEMERA AKHISAR (13-7-2) 100 PTS of TERMAGANT VOTARY, MGR. NOACHIAN, VEASTIAN 9. DRACO EL TANIN (10-9-3) 99PTS of BLADE AND BLOOD, MGR. NOACHIAN, JURINE 10. VOO DOO (10-0-0) 98 PTS. of UNKNOWNS XII, MGR. ? ZUWAYZA Well, that's it for this turn. Next time I want to see a lot of new teams in Zuwayza! Lady Egenai >)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #70 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(< Between Ibizond and Korga: The horseman started to turn away, but two of the hounds made a determined attack on the three gladiators as they scrambled out of their sheltering tree. Now, the tree was a trap rather than a shelter. Cadal was first out, hammering at the nearest hound with his heavy blade. Aghatamar was just behind him, close enough to slash at the hound trying to take him from the side. The horseman turned back, just as the moon shone through a gap in the clouds overhead. Aghtamar sucked in her breath in shock. There was a face, she repeated that to herself as a litany against the unknown. Two eyes--she shuddered and wrenched her gaze away from them, feeling her blood turn to ice and her bones to sand. A beak of a nose, a hunting bird's beak. Gash of a mouth, with an icy glitter of fangs. Behind her, Zilla muttered a prayer to Sermina and struck two-handed at the hound, awkwardly because she didn't want to look directly at it. That hound was no beast that ever curled up quietly before a fire or accepted a pat on the head for a job well done. Cadal lunged at his hound and came near to spitting it on his sword, but the uncanny creature twisted away. The horseman laughed, a sound which would chill the strongest heart, and turned away again, riding up the road toward whatever his, or its third hound had cornered. Fist of Kjarran, most likely, but there was no way to help him now. They had their own problems. The hounds had a pattern of swirling in to attack and then out before they could be struck in return, coordinating their efforts smoothly without needing their master's guidance. They must have done this many times before. Aghtamar thought of the other people dead along this road and knew they must have sustained just such an attack: the horn with its message of fear, then these uncanny beasts with their teasing and toying, and finally the huntsman on his horse. Not a good death. If there was such a thing as a 'good death'. While these thoughts were flitting through her mind, she kept her sword moving as well. The hounds seemed reluctant, maybe even totally unwilling, to close with them, but they wouldn't leave them alone, either. "The damned things are trying to wear us down," she muttered. And it might work. She was already breathing hard, and she could hear Zilla panting beside her. She couldn't hear Cadal, but he was farthest from her. "We've got to finish these," Cadal stated. "Fist of Kjarran is going to need our help." A shuffle and lunge, a hound yelped and dodged back. "Except they won't stand--" "And if we just go to Fist, turn our backs on these hounds," Zilla growled, "likely they'll jump on us from behind." "There must be SOME way we can kill or cripple these damned hounds!" Aghtamar snapped. "Anything that lives can be killed. It's a natural law or something." "We're not going to find it tonight except by chance," Cadal said. "And we have to go help Fist. If we all move together, back to back...." "Right! Let's move," Aghtamar agreed. "On the count of three?" *** ***** *** ***** *** The hound that Fist of Kjarran had crippled was dragging itself down the road toward its approaching master, whining pitifully. If it had been a proper dog, the gladiator might have regretted the injury. As it was...serve the damned beast right. As the hound had appeared to grow when it charged him, so did the hunter. What might have been a big horse--if it was a horse at all--became huge, and its rider dominated the sky. He...it seemed to wear a crown of cold lights, or maybe there were northern lights in the sky behind its head. No, that wasn't north, that was southeast. Fist shook his own head to clear out the fantasies. As the rider passed the crippled hound, he cried out in a terrible voice, a word Fist didn't know and didn't want to know. An evil word, he was sure. Maybe a spell, or a vow of vengeance. Not that it mattered! He had the protection of Kjarran and Jayde. He raised his sword against the moon-colored blade that was swinging down out of the stars above him. DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Hi all. We're back! Right where we left off, at the top of the game. This arena is smaller than it was the last time I was here. We're gonna need some new teams to fill this arena out. I'd like to thank Pissed at Work for a couple of easy wins. You guys should be pissed at your manager. What is he thinking? Oh well, I'll take the win anyway I can get it. Cabri Swift was killed by the Embezzling Scribe! We think that is UNFAIR! Those Team 1 flunkies shouldn't be allowed to kill, especially since we can't bloodfeud them! Well, I should be here for another few turns before I graduate. My challenges are open for anyone who thinks they can take me. Come on and bring it on! Alizarin Damask Blade & Blood SPY REPORT Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! The boys at FAVORITE GUYS left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by BLADE AND BLOOD. Good show! Practice pays for SABA EL KEER, who pummelled DARWIN, to pocket 24 points. CONVICTED ASSASSIN found out that JURINE isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in JURINE avoid FAVORITE GUYS. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, PISSED AT WORK scurried away from FAVORITE GUYS. Oh, the shame! Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and DRACO EL TANIN is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't BLADE AND BLOOD proud! Place your bets! ALPHABETIZED AL is the long shot of the week: they challenged DRACO EL TANIN, up by 30. It's not whether you win or lose, but how many points you get (4). Right, ALPHABETIZED AL? Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! You've heard about DARWIN of FAVORITE GUYS. Death plays no favorites, and neither do I. What was a 10-7-0 doing on the fields in the first place? Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor. Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. JURINE, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Warty Toad. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ALIZARIN DAMASK 2721 16 8 2 111 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DRACO EL TANIN 2723 11 9 3 101 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) YURA SISSY 2720 16 10 2 99 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SABA EL KEER 2719 14 12 2 87 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) -SWINGLINED SUE 3196 9 2 0 76 PISSED AT WORK (360) ALPHABETIZED AL 3203 7 5 1 73 PISSED AT WORK (360) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MARTINE 3231 8 3 0 59 FAVORITE GUYS (186) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE BUM 3178 10 16 0 56 FAVORITE GUYS (186) FREDDIE 3096 11 7 0 47 FAVORITE GUYS (186) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MMMMMONKEYS! 3255 2 2 1 28 FUZZY WARRIORS (367) -SMACKY THE BEAR 3257 2 0 0 27 FUZZY WARRIORS (367) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HENRY DEARE 3271 1 0 1 14 FAVORITE GUYS (186) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CONVICTED ASSASSIN 12 0 1 0 1 YURA SISSY 2720 315 NONE MORDANT DESERTER 2 0 1 0 1 HENRY DEARE 3271 315 NONE DARWIN 3219 10 7 0 FAVORITE GUYS 186 SABA EL KEER 2719 315 ANOTHER ONE 3192 7 13 0 FAVORITE GUYS 186 SABA EL KEER 2719 314 PERSONAL ADS Alphabetized Al -- If you're trying to get yourself killed, use the same strat against Draco. He'll kill ya. -- Yura Sissy Favorite Guys -- Sorry about Another One, but I have to keep pace with my teammates. Hopefully the Next One will be better. -- Saba El Keer Swinglined Sue -- I'm surprised you lasted two minutes. You're playing a dangerous game. -- Alizarin Damask Mmmmmonkeys! -- I had a heck of a time getting your name right. Is this fair? I had to actually count the emms! -- Freddie the lazy Hey, he was a DANGEROUS criminal. It wasn't MY fault. -- The Bum The userous merchant seems helpless in the face of fluttering eyelashes and a shy manner. -- Martine Saba El Keer -- I was cursed from the day I entered the arena. CURSED, I say. Why else would I have born such a limp-wristed nom de guerre, eh? My cruel, hard-hearted manager, I don't know if it was Obscure Source or that foreign wench Jorja that he sold out to, had it IN for me. -- Ghost of Another One That guard had better re-think his ambitions. He's not up to them. -- Darwin 15 September 2003 An Announcement Concerning the Brotherhood of the Blade Alliance: I have chosen to withdraw my membership from the Brotherhood of the Blade alliance. The years I have spent in the alliance have been the best of my DM career. I leave the alliance with many great friends and will always remain close to my former brethren. The Brotherhood of the Blade will not skip a beat without my membership. It remains in very capable hands and its roster is among the strongest in the game. With the return on some of its founding members to DM, I know the BOB will continue to grow in strength and prestige in the years to come. -- The Sandman 29 September 2003 All -- Let it be known that the Firm accepts SOL into its ranks. The Firm is: SunGod, Dark Spirit, Youngblood, Tripwire, and SOL. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ALPHABETIZED AL was bested by DRACO EL TANIN in a 1 minute Challenge fight. ALIZARIN DAMASK devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. YURA SISSY easily killed CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided match. SABA EL KEER slaughtered DARWIN in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl. MARTINE was narrowly defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody match. FREDDIE bested MMMMMONKEYS! in a 2 minute veteran vs. amateur duel. THE BUM overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl. HENRY DEARE easily killed MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 0 - 1 100 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 4 - 0 76 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 3 - 0 70 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 2 - 2 67 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 8 - 0 62 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 0 56 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 10 - 2 55 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 315 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-RIPOSTE ALIZARIN DAMASK 2721 16 8 2 111 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) LUNGING ATTACK DRACO EL TANIN 2723 11 9 3 101 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) AIMED BLOW YURA SISSY 2720 16 10 2 99 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) STRIKING ATTACK SABA EL KEER 2719 14 12 2 87 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) WALL OF STEEL MARTINE 3231 8 3 0 59 FAVORITE GUYS (186) PARRY-STRIKE FREDDIE 3096 11 7 0 47 FAVORITE GUYS (186) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SABA EL KEER 2719. The most popular warrior this turn was SABA EL KEER 2719. The ten other most popular fighters were FREDDIE 3096, MMMMMONKEYS! 3255, THE BUM 3178, DRACO EL TANIN 2723, YURA SISSY 2720, MARTINE 3231, ALPHABETIZED AL 3203, ALIZARIN DAMASK 2721, HENRY DEARE 3271, and DARWIN 3219. The least popular fighter this week was DARWIN 3219. The other ten least popular fighters were HENRY DEARE 3271, ALIZARIN DAMASK 2721, ALPHABETIZED AL 3203, MARTINE 3231, YURA SISSY 2720, DRACO EL TANIN 2723, THE BUM 3178, MMMMMONKEYS! 3255, FREDDIE 3096, and SABA EL KEER 2719. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 18 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament: CAFFEINE JUNKIE (3-6110) ADDICTED CATFISH HUNTER (5-3315) PARTY ANIMALS MATTAHOOPLE (16-4203) GIFTED GODS SWEET JANE (53-6535) THE DARK TEMPLE LIL NOIR (62-3311) ENIGMA NARCISSISTIC NUN (69-8644) ODD SQUAD LEGION '8' (71-2369) D.O.A. RAW SEX APPEAL (82-1331) WHY WE LOVE TUM ZOMBIE STOMP (82-2617) NO MORE TEARS VIOLENT VOLE (82-4565) MAMMAL MILITIA LADY OF THE MOON (82-5481) HARM NONE KAMIKAZI GNAT (82-6073) DEADLY ATTACKS II THE 13TH WARRIOR (82-6346) STOOPID MOVIES SIRTON (82-9190) I AM SUCK DUNE (82-10414) 4-LETTER EPICS FLEM (82-12614) 4-LETTER FLUIDS GREENHOUSE EFFECT (82-12996) GLOBAL WARMING UGLY (82-14501) 4-LETTER DESCRIPTION -- Green Eyes