DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/12/2021    Duedate: 02/25/2021

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-693

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

COR CAROLI
CANES VENATICI (366)
(78-3398) [8-1-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ROLLO THORFIN                  COR CAROLI
DOMINATION (201)               CANES VENATICI (366)
(78-2732) [11-2-1,99]          (78-3398) [8-1-0,100]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

AVRIL HOUND                    KHARLI
SAND DANCERS (68)              WRATHMEN OMPB (371)
(78-3381) [17-21-0,72]         (78-3453) [4-0-0,30]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CANES VENATICI (366)        42
2. DOMINATION (201)            42      FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
3. 1 LETTER LETTER (370)       18      Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN OMPB (371)          7
5. FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)         5      WRATHMEN OMPB (371)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)        4   0  0  100   1/ 2 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)      5  2 0
 2/ 2 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)     179  75  5 70.5   2/ 1 SAND DANCERS (68)         5 10 0
 3/ 0 DOMINATION (201)          72  34  7 67.9   3/ 0 DOMINATION (201)          4  0 0
 4/ 4*CANES VENATICI (366)      10   8  1 55.6   4/ 3*CANES VENATICI (366)      4  4 1
 5/ 3 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    27  25  1 51.9   5/ 4*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)       2  0 0
 6/ 0*1 LETTER LETTER (370)      1   1  0 50.0   6/ 0*1 LETTER LETTER (370)     1  1 0
 7/ 5 SAND DANCERS (68)        %1418 %1659 46 46.1   7/ 6 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    0  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.

Winter is coming, Ygritte?  Seems to ME like it's already here.  Lin Tirian is about 
equivalent to Minneapolis.  And February is the coldest month of the year.

                                          -- Justine

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon LIN TIRIAN, 
for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Nothing is certain in LIN TIRIAN, with 
changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--FAMOUS 
ARCHERS.  CANES VENATICI had cause to celebrate, after CHARA got 20 points by beating 
ISAWA KAEDE.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, 
after losing 9 points to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.  (Discrete enough, SHIBA TSUKUNE?) What 
can be a greater victory?  COR CAROLI has taken his place as the top, as LIN TIRIAN's 
new Duelmaster.  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and 
ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like the noble eagle soaring amongst 
the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of CANES VENATICI, alone and unchallenged.  
The warriors of CANES VENATICI found their efforts at combat frustrated as FAMOUS 
ARCHERS apparently had more important things to do than fight.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
You've heard about ISAWA KAEDE of L5R PHOENIX CLAN.  Death plays no favorites, and 
neither do I.  What was a 5-7-0 doing on the fields in the first place?  Oh hard!  
that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  LIN TIRIAN, I 
leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Lost Hope Inn.  'Til 
next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COR CAROLI 3398               8   1  0   100       CANES VENATICI (366)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROLLO THORFIN 2732           11   2  1    99       DOMINATION (201)
 OLAF THORFIN 1720            15   8  0    92       DOMINATION (201)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUSTINE 3387                 14  16  0    90       SAND DANCERS (68)
 SOLDIER 1 2733               10   1  0    77       DOMINATION (201)
 YGRITTE 3385                 14   6  0    73       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 AVRIL HOUND 3381             17  21  0    72       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIMMY TANGO 3388             15  15  1    62       SAND DANCERS (68)
 ISAWA TADAKA 3331             7   6  0    62       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-APOLLO 3450                   5   1  0    52       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
-CUPID 3423                    4   0  0    50       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368         6   4  1    41       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
 SHIBA TSUKUNE 3332            7   5  0    37       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
 PRINCESS MERIDA 3436          7   2  0    36       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
 EUSTACE 3435                  9   8  0    35       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHARA 3400                    2   2  1    33       CANES VENATICI (366)
 KHARLI 3453                   4   0  0    30       WRATHMEN OMPB (371)
-HAWKEYE 3422                  7   6  0    27       FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALICE TINKER 3452             3   6  0    17       SAND DANCERS (68)
 D 3440                        1   0  0    17       1 LETTER LETTER (370)
 GUSLAV THORFIN 3394           1   0  0    17       DOMINATION (201)
 B 3439                        0   1  0     1       1 LETTER LETTER (370)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISAWA TSUKE 3465              0   1  0     1       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FALLING STAR 1 3466     0  1 0 CANES VENATICI 366   SPYMASTER             693  NONE
FALLING STAR 2 3467     0  1 0 CANES VENATICI 366   HIGH ELF              693  NONE
ISAWA KAEDE 3329        5  7 0 L5R PHOENIX CLAN 361 CHARA 3400            693   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ygritte -- Graduate already.  Two more fights should do it, right? -- Avril Hound
P.S.  It would be okay if you lost those fights.

Cor Caroli -- What does Charles do in your absence? -- Justine

I disapprove of dishonesty in a judge. -- Timmy Tango

Me, too.  But what happened to mercy once the debt has been paid? -- Eustace

Kharli -- I didn't really need another loss, you know. -- Alice Tinker

Justine, you just plain showed me who is boss, Lady! Wowser! -- Ygritte (Hoping to get 
a graduation notice this turn.)

Eustace, thanks for being there for me. Everyone knows I like the ladies. -- Apollo

Cult Member, you need to get out of that group and watch more Disney. -- Princess 
Merida

Health. Humility. Honor. Thwack! -- Arrowhead

Sorry no personals last time.  I was still catching up. -- Jorja

Cor Caroli -- Obviously a heart in good health and vigor. -- Avril Hound

The Dangerous Criminal IS. -- Timmy Tango

Apollo -- No bow!  But good skills both ways. -- Eustace

Chara -- You kept trying to come up from behind, but I have eyes in the back of my 
head. -- Alice Tinker

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FALLING STAR 2 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FALLING STAR 1 was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
JUSTINE was overcome by COR CAROLI in a popular 1 minute gruesome Title match.
YGRITTE was devastated by ROLLO THORFIN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
AVRIL HOUND was overpowered by OLAF THORFIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SOLDIER 1 viciously subdued ISAWA TADAKA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal fight.
TIMMY TANGO viciously subdued TAINTED SHUGENJA in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
EUSTACE was unbelievably bested by PRINCESS MERIDA in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
SHIBA TSUKUNE was overpowered by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
ISAWA KAEDE was assassinated by CHARA in a 1 minute uneven match.
KHARLI beat ALICE TINKER in a exciting 3 minute fight.
GUSLAV THORFIN demolished B in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
D bested ISAWA TSUKE in a 1 minute battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  20 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  15 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW         3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  15 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 693 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     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  COR CAROLI 3398             8   1  0  100 CANES VENATICI (366)
PARRY-LUNGE      ROLLO THORFIN 2732         11   2  1   99 DOMINATION (201)
LUNGING ATTACK   OLAF THORFIN 1720          15   8  0   92 DOMINATION (201)
BASHING ATTACK   YGRITTE 3385               14   6  0   73 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
WALL OF STEEL    ISAWA TADAKA 3331           7   6  0   62 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
SLASHING ATTACK  TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368       6   4  1   41 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
TOTAL PARRY      PRINCESS MERIDA 3436        7   2  0   36 FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is AVRIL HOUND 3381.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was KHARLI 3453.  The ten other most popular fighters were COR CAROLI 3398, 
SOLDIER 1 2733, TIMMY TANGO 3388, EUSTACE 3435, B 3439, ROLLO THORFIN 2732, OLAF 
THORFIN 1720, ALICE TINKER 3452, GUSLAV THORFIN 3394, and D 3440.

The least popular fighter this week was ISAWA TSUKE 3465.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ISAWA KAEDE 3329, TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368, ISAWA TADAKA 3331, 
YGRITTE 3385, JUSTINE 3387, FALLING STAR 1 3466, FALLING STAR 2 3467, CHARA 3400, 
SHIBA TSUKUNE 3332, and PRINCESS MERIDA 3436.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

YGRITTE (78-3385) FAMOUS ARCHERS (360)