DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/20/2010    Duedate: 11/02/2010

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-480

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KRAIT
SERPENTS HOLD (732)
(65-7054) [10-1-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KRAIT                          POSITION IS EMPTY
SERPENTS HOLD (732)            
(65-7054) [10-1-0,108]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHAEGO SARILDAN                HARITH TEN MORU
SAND DANCERS (233)             SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-6995) [23-22-2,93]         (65-7047) [13-7-0,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (233)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (233)          37
2. SERPENTS HOLD (732)          1      SERPENTS HOLD (732)
3. ROGUE WARRIORS (735)         0      Unchartered Team
4. REIGNING DOOM (533)          0
5. CASTAWAYS (387)            -10      HAZ MAT (602)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SERPENTS HOLD (732)       43  18  1 70.5   1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (233)        9  6 0
 2- 2 REIGNING DOOM (533)      101  84 10 54.6   2/ 2 SERPENTS HOLD (732)       6  9 0
 3/ 3 CASTAWAYS (387)          252 250  6 50.2   3/ 3 CASTAWAYS (387)           5  5 0
 4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1052 %1124 31 48.3   4- 4 REIGNING DOOM (533)       2  0 0
 5- 5*ROGUE WARRIORS (735)       0  13  0  0.0   5- 5*ROGUE WARRIORS (735)      0  4 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 655): STRONG BAD of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 657): ACE of CARDS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 544): JOEL OLIVER of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 651): QUASIL of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 652): ELEESIA of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 644): ZEBD ARVIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 645): MILK IS OUT of BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 325): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 642): RILLIAN MCGUINES of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 639): LIL ETHE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 636): DIRTY HOWEL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 628): STARGAZER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 588): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 300): CALLOUS COURTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 518): RUBY of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 503): READY EDDIE of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 485): TOM BAKER of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 479): KRAIT of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 230): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 441): DIENEKES of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 435): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 427): MATT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 543): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 655): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 657): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 544): HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 651): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 653): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 644): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 645): MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 325): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 642): CLUBS 'N CLONES (Demonspawn, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 639): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 636): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 628): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 588): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 300): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): LAND OF OZ (Oz the ALL-Succeeding, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 518): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 503): BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 485): DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 479): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 230): SUPER STARS (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 441): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 435): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 427): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 543): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 544): LITTLE FOX of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 653): GOLDEN EAGLE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
                           FANGS ARDENTE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 644): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 324): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 642): IRON IMPACTER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
              (turn 641): GAEGLIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
                          DEATHWIND FORGE of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 639): LIL ETHE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
              (turn 638): FILLIS BUOY of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 626 BRENDAL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 478): ABRA CADAVER of REIGNING DOOM (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 439): SPARTAN 1 of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 425): SHILLIS VAIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt DAL SHANG will ever be the same.  And let's see, LOEKER SMITH fought SLIM and 
gained 14 points and contributed to SAND DANCERS' 4-1-0.  SSSKAH has lost to MAMBA, 
falling 10 points, while helping make CASTAWAYS a 0-3-0 turn.  The attempts to 
dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and KRAIT remains DAL SHANG's top warrior for 
another turn.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped 
under the table at The Blazing Unicorn?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  SAND DANCERS has cause to stand 
tall, as they were DAL SHANG's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And guess who avoided SAND DANCERS stable the most?  Believe it or 
not, it was SERPENTS HOLD.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that 
SSSKAH from CASTAWAYS was DAL SHANG's most challenged warrior this turn.   
     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.  A brave warrior does not carry a 
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in DAL SHANG and I've a long road 
ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRAIT 7054                   10   1  0   108       SERPENTS HOLD (732)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995         23  22  2    93       SAND DANCERS (233)
 LOEKER SMITH 7022            22  14  0    91       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAMBA 7055                    9   4  0    73       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 SLIM 7071                     6   2  1    68       SERPENTS HOLD (732)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OBLIVION 5553                 5   5  2    66       REIGNING DOOM (533)
 HARITH TEN MORU 7047         13   7  0    63       SAND DANCERS (233)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SSSKAH 7059                   5   8  0    54       CASTAWAYS (387)
 GARNO TEN KORO 7037          11  18  0    51       SAND DANCERS (233)
 RECOIL 7063                   9   3  0    48       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 KORDAL T'ROHN 7077            7   2  0    40       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARLEQUIN 7056                9   4  0    35       SERPENTS HOLD (732)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAWU 7062                     5   8  0    28       CASTAWAYS (387)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOES 7061                     4   9  0    21       CASTAWAYS (387)
-THOR 7078                     0   3  0     3       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)
-CONAN 7079                    0   3  0     3       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)
-ZULU 7080                     0   3  0     3       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)
-TIGRESS 7082                  0   2  0     2       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)
-VIKING 7081                   0   2  0     2       ROGUE WARRIORS (735)

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

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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Conan -- Bad luck for you, no surprise.  That was not the most intelligent challenge
you could have made, really bad weapon choice, and an unfortunate style to begin
with.  Do you want advice?  My manager (Jorja) does "advice" sometimes. -- Kordal
t'Rohn

Abra Cadaver -- Finally! -- Chaego Sarildan

Slim -- Oh, sure, a GOLEM can be slim.  Golems don't have to contend with...
chocolate.  Fried chicken.  Cherry pie.  Aaaah, it's making me hungry just thinking
about it! -- Harith ten Moru

Mamba -- You've got rhythm, but you trampled my toes. -- Garno ten Koro

Commenter -- I bet he is NOT related to the Zeus of Malcorn, who is currently
inactive.  Different approach altogether. -- Jorja

27 September 10
Note -- We are still looking for additional teams in Arvat, DM 32.  I still have a
number of good team rollups available FREE for whoever wants one.
     Contact the Devil Advocates ASAP to join the fun!  You can either reach me by
diplo or on the RSI site.
     Also, whoever sent me the diplo with no name on it requesting a rollup /
information on how to get into Arvat, I'm embarassed to admit that the diplo slipped
out of my folder and was lost.  Please just send me another one with your mailing
address and I'll get a rollup to you ASAP.  Sorry about that!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MAMBA devastated SSSKAH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
KRAIT vanquished CHAEGO SARILDAN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
LOEKER SMITH overpowered SLIM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
HARLEQUIN was overpowered by KORKA THE HAIRY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RECOIL was viciously subdued by HARITH TEN MORU in a action packed 2 minute brawl.
GARNO TEN KORO bested MAWU in a 2 minute match.
KORDAL T'ROHN devastated TOES in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  13 -  0      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  10 -  0      62  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  11 -  1      61  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 480 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         1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  KRAIT 7054                 10   1  0  108 SERPENTS HOLD (732)
SLASHING ATTACK  LOEKER SMITH 7022          22  14  0   91 SAND DANCERS (233)
AIMED BLOW       MAMBA 7055                  9   4  0   73 SERPENTS HOLD (732)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RECOIL 7063                 9   3  0   48 SERPENTS HOLD (732)
LUNGING ATTACK   HARLEQUIN 7056              9   4  0   35 SERPENTS HOLD (732)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HARITH TEN MORU 7047.  The ten other most popular fighters were KRAIT 7054, 
CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995, LOEKER SMITH 7022, GARNO TEN KORO 7037, KORDAL T'ROHN 7077, 
MAMBA 7055, SLIM 7071, RECOIL 7063, SSSKAH 7059, and HARLEQUIN 7056.

The least popular fighter this week was TOES 7061.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MAWU 7062, HARLEQUIN 7056, SSSKAH 7059, RECOIL 7063, SLIM 7071, MAMBA 
7055, KORDAL T'ROHN 7077, GARNO TEN KORO 7037, LOEKER SMITH 7022, and CHAEGO SARILDAN 
6995.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CHAEGO SARILDAN (65-6995) SAND DANCERS (233)
LOEKER SMITH (65-7022) SAND DANCERS (233)