DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/17/2008 Duedate: 01/30/2008 DAYLA KIV ARENA DM-74 TURN-382 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS KIRSSARINA SAND DANCERS (251) (74-4114) [10-15-0,77] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader KIRSSARINA POSITION IS EMPTY SAND DANCERS (251) (74-4114) [10-15-0,77] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite KIRSSARINA KIRSSARINA SAND DANCERS (251) SAND DANCERS (251) (74-4114) [10-15-0,77] (74-4114) [10-15-0,77] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CORPS (346) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CORPS (346) 30 2. ERRATA (507) 0 CORPS (346) 3. SAND DANCERS (251) -19 Unchartered Team PLAYOFFS 2002 (410) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 ERRATA (507) 16 7 1 69.6 1/ 2 CORPS (346) 4 1 0 2/ 2 CORPS (346) 453 317 25 58.8 2/ 1 SAND DANCERS (251) 4 11 0 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (251) 869 933 33 48.2 3- 3 ERRATA (507) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 585): NOSFERATU of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 585): WINTER SHADOWS of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 579): WENDIGO of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 581): AMPERE of POWER LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 579): JACK THE RIPPER of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 577): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 289): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 570): KYOKO of WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): GERI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 567): SHEA TANN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 565): THE CLAW of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 556): JANICE JOPLIN of DEAD MUSICIANS (The Sentinel, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 518): SOLIDER 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 264): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 258): SWAMP BURP HAMMER of ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 245): ADRIANN of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 446): LELLADORIN of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 433): DUNNO of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 424): CITIZEN CAPET of BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 409): KILLIAN TEN VIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 194): LAELKORISSA of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 381): KIRSSARINA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 378): SLUGBAIT of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 364): CHELBAGHEERA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 471): JAMMIES of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 585): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 585): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 579): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 581): POWER LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 579): DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 577): JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 289): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 570): MID EARTH (Dirmael, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 567): ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 565): RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 556): DEAD MUSICIANS (The Sentinel, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 518): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 264): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 258): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 245): DREAMS OF KADATH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 446): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 433): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 61 JURINE (turn 424): BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 409): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 194): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 381): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 378): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 364): UNKNOWN ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 471): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 584): MISSY MOSSY of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 578): SOMNAMBULANT of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 578): DROGRA of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 570): KYOKO of WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.) SPARKLE FARKLE of ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 569): GOLDIE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) ELDACAR of MID EARTH (Dirmael, mgr.) BUZZSAW of ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): GERI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) (turn 285): ULTHAR UTHERYDES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord) KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 567): ROLAND of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI (turn 564): SHANNON D'ANJELISA of STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 258): SWAMP BURP HAMMER of ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) (turn 257): SMOKESCREEN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 245): ADRIANN of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque, mgr.) (turn 244): STREET SIGN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 409): KILLIAN TEN VIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 378): SLUGBAIT of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, I see it is another one of THOSE days, wherein no other team than ours is active, and we fight nothing but standbys--and go an embarrassing one-four against them. At least I won my "fight" for the title. More of a demonstration, really. I give a salute to Chandar Lo, who, were he allowed to show what he could really do, might surprise a lot of people who only see him in the arena. Kirssarina SPY REPORT Hail DAYLA KIV! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your deeds. It seems the training can make the difference, as SAND DANCERS is pushed out of top team by CORPS, who came from 2nd with a 2-0-0 this turn. And let's see, RUBY TUESDAY fought DOLBY KLEE and gained 17 points and contributed to CORPS' 2-0-0. MOKO TEN ZORA has lost to TURO JAGUARCLAW, falling 7 points, while helping make SAND DANCERS a 1-4-0 turn. Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to HANVAL THE CLAW, BUT KIRSSARINA is still the Duelmaster because she has the most recognition points! Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Crystal Wheel until they win. Maybe? The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to be true. We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's considered rude. Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in DAYLA KIV 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 KIRSSARINA 4114 10 15 0 77 SAND DANCERS (251) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GENERAL MILLS 4123 7 1 0 62 CORPS (346) -FASE 4111 9 2 0 59 ERRATA (507) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DOLBY KLEE 4103 11 20 0 53 SAND DANCERS (251) -MILKSHAKE 4110 5 1 0 46 ERRATA (507) KOLBAN TEN TAHL 4143 6 2 0 45 SAND DANCERS (251) RUBY TUESDAY 4142 4 0 0 45 CORPS (346) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MORO TEN ZORA 4133 6 5 0 33 SAND DANCERS (251) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MOKO TEN ZORA 4139 6 5 1 24 SAND DANCERS (251) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MAZDA 4146 1 0 0 13 CORPS (346) -OVA 4109 0 1 0 7 ERRATA (507) -SHARK 4140 0 1 0 7 ERRATA (507) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS We the aftersigned feel that Dangerous Bon Lokar is TOO dangerous and should not be permitted to fight in the arena unless the stewards tie one hand behind his back. Ha, and that would mean he'd have to use a different, one-handed, weapon, too! -- Kolban ten Tahl, Moko ten Zora, and Dolby Klee I WILL NOT believe that Makar tel Sorian, clean-shaven and six-foot-four, is a dwarf. It's just some trick the Commission plays for its own inscrutable reasons. Probably to throw us real gladiators off and make us lose fights. I'm nearly sure there's a plot in there somewhere. -- Moro ten Zora Sometimes I wonder what kind of record I and my teammates might have, or if we'd even still be alive to walk out onto the sands, if we didn't fight mostly standbys. -- Kirssarina 22 December 2007 All -- Just that tired old reminder to check your e-mail settings when you send ads and such. Please send stuff as plain text rather than as HTML or formatted text. HAL, being the simple golem it is, doesn't know what to do with anything other than plain text. Note, this also means it doesn't know what to do with "smart" or "curly" quotes, whether single or double, em-dashes (rendered here as two hyphens "--") or everyone's favourite ellipsis (..., aka three dots). -- A public self-service announcement from your Ed. 15 January 2008 Order of Lost Souls Where there is a beginning, there is an end. Where there is a whole, there is a part. Where there is light, there is dark. All these are found to be true and along with the most important, when something is lost it can always be found. Many a person has walked this land in one form or another. Some truly believe that here is there and there is here but who really knows? Among the peoples of this great land many have felt lost in time and in place. Some have gone as far as to be lost of soul.... Although most are thought to have been born into this world in a mortal way, no one can be sure. Life is something they have in a way but a torturous joke to them in all others. They live in a sense as they are here and now and having mind and knowledge. They are flesh and blood of one sort of another. They cast a shadow as all things living do. Blood courses through their veins. These beings have become wraiths drifting here and there, knowing that they truly belong nowhere. Searching for that one thing that they seem to be missing or the one thing in them that puts them beyond others. These people have become masters of many things as time seems to have no hold. For not even time can find those that are truly lost. Many of these beings have drifted toward the gladiatorial games. In the blood and chaos of the arenas something holds them like no other. It's the loss of something they have never had or something they had so long ago it seems to have never been. LIFE. A few of the more shall we say "human" of these beings have settled into many arenas around the land. The loss of life and the crazed emotions of the arenas giving them glimpses of things they longed for but seemed incapable of attaining. A number of these lost ones saw in each other something that might be able to help the other. They spent many a day traveling to and fro, for what is time to one who it doesn't touch. The more time they spent together the more they seemed to change. No one noticed the change in the others but each recognized it in himself. Years passed and the changes stopped. Each had been changed in different ways but all felt more whole. A discussion ensued between them. They came to a realization that in each other they had found parts of themselves that had been missing. Then came the next thought. If they could find more of like minded lost ones they might eventually find what they always wanted, their true selves. The group settled down to think things through. They finally came up with an idea they all could accept. They would form an organization that through their arenas through out the land they would seek out other lost ones. If they were of like mind they would be invited to join the group and seek that special something they all desired. This was how it began and how it still is. The Order of Lost Souls was formed and the search began. The original members numbered six. They were Baphomet, Blackstorm, Hammer, JGW, Reaper and Wretch. These members of the Order spread their gladiator stables through out the realm seeking others like them. Through blood and death they lived through others. One day hoping to live for themselves. For as they all know what is lost must eventually be found.... LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS KIRSSARINA was unbelievably bested by HANVAL THE CLAW in a 2 minute Title fight. KOLBAN TEN TAHL won victory over STREET SWEEPER in a 3 minute battle. MORO TEN ZORA was unbelievably bested by DARSAL THE FALSE in a 3 minute gory match. DOLBY KLEE was unbelievably bested by RUBY TUESDAY in a 2 minute mismatched brawl. MOKO TEN ZORA was defeated by TURO JAGUARCLAW in a 2 minute fight. MAZDA demolished RORNIS THE DARK in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 - 0 80 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 4 - 0 69 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 3 - 0 67 | |AIMED BLOW 0 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 24 - 1 49 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 - 0 20 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 382 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: BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 4 1 BASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL KOLBAN TEN TAHL 4143 6 2 0 45 SAND DANCERS (251) TOTAL PARRY RUBY TUESDAY 4142 4 0 0 45 CORPS (346) 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 KIRSSARINA 4114. The most popular warrior this turn was KIRSSARINA 4114. The ten other most popular fighters were MORO TEN ZORA 4133, DOLBY KLEE 4103, MOKO TEN ZORA 4139, KOLBAN TEN TAHL 4143, RUBY TUESDAY 4142, MAZDA 4146, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was MAZDA 4146. The other ten least popular fighters were RUBY TUESDAY 4142, KOLBAN TEN TAHL 4143, MOKO TEN ZORA 4139, DOLBY KLEE 4103, MORO TEN ZORA 4133, KIRSSARINA 4114, 0, 0, 0, and 0. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 47 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. LAND OF FLUSH (11-4373) of CONSORTIUM CRAP (408) LORD KRONOS (11-6111) of MANIACAL TUFTS (431) NATAS (11-6531) of DO IT AGAIN (565) TOTTI (17-5991) of ITALIAN FOOTBALL (407) SIXTH SICK SHIEK (18-2940) of TONGUE TWISTERS (265) SOLSBURY HILL (18-8558) of STREET PIZZA (106) CAFFREY'S (21-4748) of REAL BEER (424) LEE (30-4255) of LHI'S ANGELS (406) PRIVATE ROOM (31-3620) of MILITARY MAYHEM (89) OBERON (31-6133) of AUTUMN LIGHTNING (615) PADISHAR CREEL (36-2208) of BIG LAKE BASHERS (23) BLUE-GREY (55-3370) of ALL AMERICAN (362) RUBBER KNIFE (57-2546) of USELESS TOOLS (345) SVETLANA (57-4040) of MORDYKR KEEP (466) DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (68-4666) of BLOOD 4 THE MASSES (447) CATASTROPHE (71-6273) of THE BROTHERHOOD 98 (708) BIGFACE (82-237) of RUPTURE FARMS (43) SHORT-TEMER (82-980) of LIFESPAN (165) FOGGED IN (82-1298) of TEMPE '99 (225) SINISTER (82-3298) of EVIL (450) I-10 (82-5256) of TRIP TO TEMPE (711) CAL RIPPER JR (82-6799) of ORIOLE MADNESS (967) TINY ARCHIBALD (82-8174) of THE POINT GUARDS (1183) LARG JOHN (82-8616) of THE MUSIC MAN (1256) 0002 (82-13973) of JAN 2002 (2073) DEIRDRE (82-15176) of TOADS OF AMBER 2 (2276) OOPSIDIDITAGAIN (82-15292) of LUROCIANS XVII (2294) TV EATS MY LIFE (82-17438) of RESCUE ME (2667) FLUFFY BUNNY (82-18105) of OFFENDED SANDY (2774) COLLEEN (82-18383) of SUPERIOR FORCES 1305 (2828) ICHIRO TRICKLE (82-19442) of NASCAR NINJAS II (3009) STURM PYRE (82-19644) of DARK TOADS 03A (3046) BOTTACELLI (82-22958) of HER ALTEREGO (3659) UNHOLY GERBIL (82-24046) of CROSS BREED! (3837) HANA (82-24461) of 4-LETTER GIRLS (3901) TEEVELLA (82-24954) of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (3983) 1001 (82-25095) of DUMB PUDS (4011) OPEN UP, POLICE (82-25801) of DONT ANSWER THAT (4148) CRACKED AND LEAKING (82-28597) of STREET PIZZAD XXI (4657) VAMPIRE (82-29366) of DARK TOADS 04V (4791) WYVERN (82-29373) of DARK TOADS 04W (4792) MEGALODON (82-32285) of DEVILS OF THE DEEP (5329) CONCRETE (82-33162) of LUROCIANS III (5473) DESSERT (82-34664) of SUPERIOR FORCES 1505 (5709) TURNIP TORNEDO (82-35257) of GARDEN OF EVIL II (5807) XRIS (82-36974) of WOW (6113) FREAKSHOW (82-38749) of 072905O (6445) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes