DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/13/2020    Duedate: 03/11/2020

KYR'TERR ARENA

DM-71    TURN-349

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

YES, I PURR
E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
(71-7972) [14-4-1,138]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

YES, I PURR                    NUSAKAN
E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)        CORONA BOREALIS (941)
(71-7972) [14-4-1,138]         (71-8347) [4-2-0,40]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LIGHT'S OUT                    DEATH RITUAL
HOME LIFE (818)                E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
(71-7275) [19-10-3,84]         (71-8063) [10-7-1,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WARCKERS (811)              65
2. THE CODA (190)              49      WARCKERS (811)
3. WAR-C-KERS (812)            48      Unchartered Team
4. HOME LIFE (818)             40
5. SHERWOOD FOREST (817)       38      HERCULES (944)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*HERCULES (944)             5   1  1 83.3   1/ 1 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)  10  3 0
 2/ 1*DELPHINUS (945)            5   2  0 71.4   2/ 0 WARCKERS (811)            5  0 0
 3/ 3*CORONA BOREALIS (941)      4   2  0 66.7   3/ 0 THE CODA (190)            4  1 1
 4/ 0 WARCKERS (811)            51  29  7 63.8   4/ 7 WAR-C-KERS (812)          4  1 1
 5- 4 F IS FOR FISH (831)       10   6  1 62.5   5/ 0 100% CANADIAN (280)       3  1 0
 6/ 5 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)   50  36  2 58.1   6/ 8 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)     3  2 1
 7/ 0 SECOND CHANCES (558)     120  90 10 57.1   7/ 0 HOME LIFE (818)           3  2 0
 8/ 6 SHERWOOD FOREST (817)    268 223 34 54.6   8- 3 F IS FOR FISH (831)       2  0 0
 9/ 0 HOME LIFE (818)          250 210 18 54.3   9/ 6 C IS FOR CAT (828)        2  0 0
10/ 0 100% CANADIAN (280)       86  73  6 54.1  10/ 5*HERCULES (944)            2  1 0
11/ 7 WAR-C-KERS (812)         228 200 14 53.3  11/ 2*DELPHINUS (945)           2  2 0
12/ 0 THE CODA (190)           174 158 16 52.4  12/ 0 SECOND CHANCES (558)      1  1 0
13/ 8 C IS FOR CAT (828)        19  22  3 46.3  13/ 4*CORONA BOREALIS (941)     1  2 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                                    Dark Stoicism

The giant sword cut a furrow into the dirt. The night's light reflected from a few 
patches on its slowly rusting blade, which rose out through an upturned mouth. The 
ricasso head stretched past a crossguard of outstretched hands. The stylized fighter 
handle stood on a pommel skull. Two beefy hands grasped the figure's body. The sword 
was massive, like the warrior holding it, called Stoic. The sword was sleek and 
battle-worn, the warrior was bloated and uncertain. Towering though he was, even under 
plates of armor, fat rolls peeked out. One might wonder if the cook decided to go to 
war while the soldiers stayed in the kitchen.

Stoic looked back. His manager, memory, had been there just a moment ago, but the tree 
line had misted over, obscuring the entrance. He shrugged under the weight of the 
armor and looked through his helmet. The moonlight was bright on a clearing in the 
forest. All was deadly quiet, night mist roiling. His sollrets clunking through patchy 
grass occasionally broke the silence. It would be serene, but he could feel eyes 
everywhere and the promise of death. This was not a quiet forest and certainly not the 
boisterous and sandy arena he normally fought in. This was the Dark Arena, final 
resting spot of the failed gladiator. 

                                        * * *

"I can do better. I can! Please!" Stoic pleaded but memory was unmoved. "My decision 
is final. You don't have the desire to live a life of war. You have not grown into the 
gladiator name I gave you." Stoic was on his knees, begging, searching memory's 
unseeing eyes for hope. Memory's mouth tightened as he let out an almost imperceptible 
sigh. He pulled the hood of his tight black cloak over his head, turned, and drifted 
away. 

"Wyvern, please. Surely you can save me?" The trainer put a hand on his shoulder. With 
Stoic on his knees, he and the diminutive trainer were eye to eye. An immortal warrior 
with many years and many deaths behind her, she did not harbor his fear of the 
unknown. "Today's fight is over. Tomorrow we will train for the next." She locked eyes 
with him, passing on some of her inner resolve. "Come," she bade, as she led him from 
the infirmary back to their training hall.

                                        * * * 

A biting pain seared through an exposed flap of skin on his stomach. His mind had 
wandered away from the fight. His opponent, a Dark Arena champion, had entered 
silently. An elf stood before him, two feet shorter, but standing tall and towering 
above Stoic by confidence and bearing if not physical height. He might have been a 
glimmering angel, moonbeams dancing on exquisite silver mail. The elf brought his 
needle-thin sword up, hilt to face, blade skyward, in honorable warrior salute. He was 
sure he had won, and everyone knew it. He had time to honor the walking dead. 

                                        * * * 

Old Wyvern snaked a short spear under his guard, stopping just short of cutting. She 
always used her deadly spear, even in training, such was her skill and control. He had 
a greatsword, blunted for training, but massive. "I can barely move it. How can I 
train or fight if it's too heavy?" He felt a familiar and painful whack from the blunt 
end of Wyvern's spear. "Don't blame the sword. Desire victory and the sword will 
move." She struck again and he moved to the side, not moving the sword so much as 
standing it in the path of the attack. The parry was unorthodox but successful. 
"That'll do. Now strike!"

                                        * * * 

Stoic tried to recall his training as the fight continued. It wasn't working. He was 
bleeding profusely. He fell back on his reserves of strength and willpower. Slash, 
cut, smash... the elf was striking every weak spot in his armor, inflicting damage at 
will. Circle, stab, circle, slash, circle, cut. Stoic had been on the ground twice 
before struggling to his feet, stumbling and throwing up defenses with little success. 
He felt frustrated and clumsy but kept defending. Maybe the attacks were coming more 
slowly...

                                        * * * 

The arena crowd was restless, only moderately attentive to the morning's rookie 
warriors. The sand worked its way between his toes. He was just a boy. His parents did 
not love their son so much as an arena bounty. Stoic was scared and slow and the man 
in front of him wished him harm. And harm he did. Stoic cowered behind his shield, 
without even a weapon. "It's better this way. Rely on your hands. I want to see what 
you can do," memory had said. Stoic was bruised and bleeding. His opponent was more 
tired than injured, exhausted, really. Under a slowly diminishing rain of blows, Stoic 
heard calls from his teammates. "Now strike!" They were yelling frantically. He peered 
over his shield to see his opponent, sweating, breathing heavily, grip loosening on 
his sword. The attacking gladiator overextended above his head, ready to deliver 
another hacking, unopposed blow. Stoic roared upward to his full height, at the same 
time sending his shield through the surprised gladiator's face. Blood spattered, he 
flipped once and landed face down with a thud, sword flying end over end to land ten 
feet away. The crowd gasped for a moment then roared. His team roared. He looked to 
see memory, gazing forward blindly as always, but clearly smiling at him.

                                        * * * 

Back in the night mist, he was tired and hurt. After a long fight, minutes under this 
barrage. It must happen soon. Stoic knew he would die. But he wasn't dead yet. He saw 
the elf circling, waiting for another attack. He saw the moonlight and the trees. He 
felt the watching eyes. He felt memory and old Wyvern and his team. He knew they could 
see. He felt his opponents and all the gladiators in him for this moment. He felt his 
parents, who only saw in him a mouth to feed. He saw the high elf, still glistening, 
now with sweat -- still looking down on Stoic -- looking down not with haughty 
indignation as before, but the desperation of a man trying to chop down a stone tower 
and just realizing his error. Stoic saw not confidence but desperation. For the first 
time, resignation gave way to fury. "Strike Now," he heard in his mind.

The elf leapt forward, blade flashing. Stoic spun to his right, pulling the massive 
blade in his wake. The elf and his blade shot through the spot Stoic had been, then 
turned back in disbelief at the unexpected life in his easy quarry. "Strike Now," 
Stoic thought, as he continued his spin, continued his fury, pulling the blade full 
circle, letting out a roar that called all the judging eyes to witness.

The blade felt warm in his hand. He struggled to catch his breath. The arc of the 
blade had pulled him another half circle away from his opponent. He looked back at the 
elf, ready for the next attack. The elf's body stood, head lying on its shoulder, neck 
detached entirely where the blade had hewn through. The head's eyes were still open, 
judging differently now, askew. Immortal these Dark Arena champions were, and 
immortality makes death an odd thing. Stoic fell to his knees, sobbing. The fight was 
over. And it might never end. 

                                          -- memory

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in KYR'TERR since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Phhbltt!  Too much 
drinking and too little dodging gave DELPHINUS a 0-2-0!  I got a good laugh out of 
it!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm 
gonna be...  Well, WAR-C-KERS' 4th moved them up to 4-0-1 place.  Some people say I 
ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  I ramble.  Well 
SHERWOOD FOREST moved up 2, to 6th.  What's with ELECTRIC?  She actually beat E IS 
FOR ELEPHANT's 100 KILLED A DAY, and walked away with 26 more points from the fight.  
Laughs were big at WARCKERS while they watched ELECTRIC clobber 100 KILLED A DAY.  He 
lost 23 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  BAD APPLE was 
reminded on the sands why YES, I PURR is Duelmaster.  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.  KYR'TERR thinks SHERWOOD 
FOREST and their 268-223-34 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  
The bums at E IS FOR ELEPHANT couldn't face the challenges from SHERWOOD FOREST!  No 
excuse for that!   
     Warriors of KYR'TERR unite.  You have only your games to lose!  Here's some 
advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  Are 
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 YES, I PURR 7972             14   4  1   138       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GRETEL 7424                  15   5  1   133       SECOND CHANCES (558)
 TUSK 7408                    12   7  0   110       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
-RISING STORM 7418            10   1  1   110       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
 CATHARSIS 7628               11   5  1   109       C IS FOR CAT (828)
-TITANIUM 7081                 8   5  1   104       WAR-C-KERS (812)
-HANSEL 7422                  11   3  0    99       SECOND CHANCES (558)
-ANTHONY HENDAY 7253          13   6  1    96       100% CANADIAN (280)
 CATALYST 7056                12   1  1    94       WARCKERS (811)
 BAD APPLE 7255               18  12  1    93       SECOND CHANCES (558)
 MOON SPELL 7128              18  11  1    92       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
-STRYKER 7423                  9   4  2    91       SECOND CHANCES (558)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLUTCH 7495                  11   3  0    86       THE CODA (190)
 DEATH RITUAL 8063            10   7  1    86       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 LIGHT'S OUT 7275             19  10  3    84       HOME LIFE (818)
 ELECTRIC 7057                10  10  2    83       WARCKERS (811)
 THUNDER HEAD 7828             6   1  1    82       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
 LADY JAYE 7331               12   8  0    80       THE CODA (190)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUICK KICK 7509              10  13  1    61       THE CODA (190)
 100 KILLED A DAY 8062        11   7  0    60       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330          13   7  1    59       WAR-C-KERS (812)
-FOR A COMPLIMENT 7415         9   1  0    57       F IS FOR FISH (831)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUFF DRAGON 7826              3   2  1    50       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 GOODIE RING 7910              5   1  1    49       HOME LIFE (818)
 THIS GUY 7625                 5   2  1    48       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 MAGMA LORD 8059               3   0  0    48       SECOND CHANCES (558)
-CATAPULT 7630                 4   4  0    44       C IS FOR CAT (828)
 NUSAKAN 8347                  4   2  0    40       CORONA BOREALIS (941)
 SARIN 8363                    5   1  1    39       HERCULES (944)
 ROTANEV 8367                  5   1  0    34       DELPHINUS (945)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-STRAY 7400                    3   2  1    33       C IS FOR CAT (828)
 SPRING FEVER 8067             3   0  0    31       HOME LIFE (818)
 DEATH TOUCH 8058              3   0  1    30       WARCKERS (811)
 CLOUDY CLOUD 8087             3   2  1    27       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELEPHANT WHISPERER 8208       2   3  0    27       E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
 ALEXANDER 7829                3   2  0    26       WARCKERS (811)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPARKS 8225                   1   0  1    21       THE CODA (190)
-CALLED WANDA 7414             1   1  1    20       F IS FOR FISH (831)
 FROSTY FROST 8235             1   0  0    20       SHERWOOD FOREST (817)
 ARCADE FIRE 8085              2   0  0    18       100% CANADIAN (280)
 NICHOLAS 7984                 1   0  0    17       WARCKERS (811)
 ETYMOLOGY 8219                1   0  0    16       HOME LIFE (818)
 WINDWALKER 8238               1   0  0    15       WAR-C-KERS (812)
 STOMPIN TOM 8234              1   0  0    15       100% CANADIAN (280)
 GREAT BIG SEA 8217            1   0  0     8       100% CANADIAN (280)
-CATECHISM 8213                0   1  0     3       C IS FOR CAT (828)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DANGEROUS CRIMIN        0  0 0                      PUFF DRAGON 7826      349  NONE
EMBEZZLING SCRIB        0  0 0                      SPARKS 8225           349  NONE
PERSISTANT BEGGA        0  0 0                      CLOUDY CLOUD 8087     349  NONE
HEDIES 8237             0  1 0 100% CANADIAN 280    WURM KIN              349  NONE
FALLING STAR 1 8369     0  1 0 DELPHINUS 945        MOUNTAIN TROLL        349  NONE
HEDIES 8239             0  1 0 HOME LIFE 818        SPYMASTER             349  NONE
HEDIES 8502             0  1 0 THE CODA 190         WURM KIN              349  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HEDIES was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FALLING STAR 1 was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
HEDIES was easily killed by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
HEDIES was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
YES, I PURR devastated BAD APPLE in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
LIGHT'S OUT was overpowered by CATHARSIS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MOON SPELL was bested by TUSK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal veteran's duel.
LADY JAYE bested KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
CATALYST overcame DEATH RITUAL in a action packed 3 minute melee.
CLUTCH vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
THUNDER HEAD won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute gory duel.
100 KILLED A DAY was overpowered by ELECTRIC in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MIDLIFE CRISIS defeated NUSAKAN in a exciting 1 minute match.
QUICK KICK devastated ROTANEV in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
THIS GUY savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute master vs. novice match.
SARIN narrowly defeated ELEPHANT WHISPERER in a popular 3 minute bloody duel.
GOODIE RING vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fray.
MAGMA LORD devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
PUFF DRAGON executed DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute brutal one-sided match.
ALEXANDER overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SPRING FEVER devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ARCADE FIRE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CLOUDY CLOUD executed PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fray.
DEATH TOUCH handily defeated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WINDWALKER demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GREAT BIG SEA slimly won victory over MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute novice's match.
NICHOLAS defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute bout.
ETYMOLOGY demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
FROSTY FROST vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
STOMPIN TOM overcame EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute amateur's bout.
SPARKS slaughtered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         TOTAL PARRY       19 -   4 -  1      83  |
|AIMED BLOW                      10         AIMED BLOW        37 -   9 -  3      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   1 -  0      80  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -   8 -  4      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  16 -  2      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 349 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         7 -  3                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  YES, I PURR 7972           14   4  1  138 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
SLASHING ATTACK  TUSK 7408                  12   7  0  110 E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)
TOTAL PARRY      CATALYST 7056              12   1  1   94 WARCKERS (811)
AIMED BLOW       BAD APPLE 7255             18  12  1   93 SECOND CHANCES (558)
LUNGING ATTACK   CLUTCH 7495                11   3  0   86 THE CODA (190)
PARRY-STRIKE     LIGHT'S OUT 7275           19  10  3   84 HOME LIFE (818)
PARRY-LUNGE      GOODIE RING 7910            5   1  1   49 HOME LIFE (818)
BASHING ATTACK   MAGMA LORD 8059             3   0  0   48 SECOND CHANCES (558)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LIGHT'S OUT 7275.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DEATH RITUAL 8063.  The ten other most popular fighters were TUSK 7408, 
ELEPHANT WHISPERER 8208, THUNDER HEAD 7828, MIDLIFE CRISIS 7330, CATALYST 7056, THIS 
GUY 7625, CATHARSIS 7628, LADY JAYE 7331, CLUTCH 7495, and SARIN 8363.

The least popular fighter this week was ROTANEV 8367.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were 100 KILLED A DAY 8062, LIGHT'S OUT 7275, BAD APPLE 7255, HEDIES 8239, 
HEDIES 8502, FALLING STAR 1 8369, HEDIES 8237, SPARKS 8225, STOMPIN TOM 8234, and 
ALEXANDER 7829.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

YES, I PURR (71-7972) E IS FOR ELEPHANT (830)