DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/31/2018    Duedate: 02/13/2018

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-286

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SLAYCIA
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-2850) [14-11-2,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SLAYCIA                        POSITION IS EMPTY
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)            
(81-2850) [14-11-2,114]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SIR RACHA                      BLYTHE
OTTO'S DINER (96)              CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-2853) [14-9-0,99]          (81-2829) [13-14-2,91]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MONSTER MANUAL (87)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         58
2. SHANGHAIED (161)            39      SHANGHAIED (161)
3. MONSTER MANUAL (87)         34      Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE AGES (29)            29
5. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        14      BAD BEAT (64)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*UYPHY ASYLUM (180)        21  14  1 60.0   1/ 4 MONSTER MANUAL (87)      12  3 0
 2/ 2 SHANGHAIED (161)         171 128  8 57.2   2/ 6 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       9  6 0
 3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      560 441 20 55.9   3/ 1 OTTO'S DINER (96)         9  6 0
 4/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)         617 564 27 52.2   4/ 5 SHANGHAIED (161)          8  3 0
 5/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)        573 528 28 52.0   5/ 7 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   8  6 0
 6/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     273 253 11 51.9   6/ 2 KILL EM ALL (173)         7  8 0
 7/ 5 KILL EM ALL (173)         90  85  5 51.4   7- 3*UYPHY ASYLUM (180)        4  1 1
 8/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      166 176 11 48.5   8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      4 10 0
 9/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   37  40  3 48.1   9/12 PRAY THE GODS (155)       2  6 0
10/ 9 FROM THE LEFT (166)       68  76  4 47.2  10/ 9 FROM THE LEFT (166)       2  8 0
11/11 MONSTER MANUAL (87)      497 591 20 45.7  11/10 DARQUE AGES (29)          2 11 0
12/ 0 INEBRIATION (27)         163 258 13 38.7  12/ 0 INEBRIATION (27)          1  4 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.

     Hello, it's me, your hot-n-spicy duelmaster, Sir Racha!  It's great to be here at 
the top of Shadowspire.  But then everyone know Sir Racha goes great on top of 
everything!  Hey hey!  Last week I fought Three Sheets, but he really should have 
considered using some shields instead.  Those sheets don't stop many attacks, if you 
know what I mean.  Seriously dude, you're gonna need a much higher thread count to 
stop this bad boy.
     I haven't decided whether to avenge Napkin Holder personally, or let my 
compatriots take the first shot.  In any case, Phobia has something to fear for a few 
turns.  So, we'll see what happens.  Until next week,

                                          -- Sir Racha, Esq.

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of SHADOWSPIRE!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team OTTO'S DINER was 
unseated this week as MONSTER MANUAL moved up from 4th ranking to take the top spot 
with a 5-0-0 record for the round.  There were bitter words at KILL EM ALL's 
guildhouse after a 1-4-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 6th.  Dark 
Arena anyone?  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  Witness 
how this week CULT OF BACCHUS went 5-0-0 to move up 4 in the rankings.  My praise to 
MONSTER MANUAL for their 5-0-0 week this time out.  Indeed, it was a skillfully 
fought round deserving of notice!  Who here was not present for the title fight this 
week as SLAYCIA boldly challenged SIR RACHA in order to strive for the Duelmasters 
honors?  This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper.  All hail SLAYCIA, 
Duelmaster of SHADOWSPIRE!  Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that 
he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.  Watch out!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In SHADOWSPIRE "art" is a word that 
has long since passed from the language!  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided 
when this week's challenge seeking began.  KILL EM ALL is feared.  This much I can 
say.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of 
DARQUE AGES last week.  Busy avoiding KILL EM ALL?  Loose talk at the arena has 
reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after 
DESTINY.  Watch your back!  At the gambling halls I have started to bet money on SAFE 
SPACE.  He has got the courage it takes.  Witness his challenge this turn against 
NIGHT HAG!  1 points of newly earned recognition and a dose of my admiration is what 
SAFE SPACE must now weigh against the defeat which resulted.  A match that raised a 
few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that MIGHTY MIXON posted a challenge 
against the more highly recognized QUICK.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand 
MIGHTY MIXON subdued QUICK.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Some say a warrior is judged by the way 
he bears arms.  One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!  
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms 
no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLAYCIA 2850                 14  11  2   114       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MODUIN 2909                  12   6  1   101       DARQUE AGES (29)
 SPHINX 2755                  14  17  2   100       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 BOALZEBUL 2946               10   2  0   100       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 SIR RACHA 2853               14   9  0    99       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 NO-TEETH KEITH 2852          16   9  2    96       SHANGHAIED (161)
 MELLOW JELLO 2784            24   9  0    95       OTTO'S DINER (96)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLYTHE 2829                  13  14  2    91       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DESTINY 2703                 18  23  0    89       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BARSTOOL BRAD 2706           14  13  1    85       INEBRIATION (27)
 THREE SHEETS 2869            14   8  1    84       SHANGHAIED (161)
 MIGHTY MIXON 2870            12   9  0    84       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CHOKE 2767                   18  17  0    79       KILL EM ALL (173)
 BRACKISH 2782                14  20  1    77       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MALAKAI 2768                 20  15  1    76       KILL EM ALL (173)
 VIDHI 2840                   15   6  1    73       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 PSYCHO STYX 2771             18  17  1    72       KILL EM ALL (173)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              17  13  0    65       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 QUICK 2926                   10   6  1    62       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHILD SMASHER 2941            7   6  1    54       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SKINNY LENNY 2971             6   3  0    50       SHANGHAIED (161)
 PIERCER 2854                 10  11  1    48       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
-FEAR 2974                     5   2  0    48       UYPHY ASYLUM (180)
 GROUCHO SERF 3002             2   3  2    44       DARQUE AGES (29)
 SOWER MOOD 2942               4  10  1    40       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 STARVING ARTIST 2956          5   7  0    39       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 BENJAMIN 2905                 8  10  0    34       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MARTIAL SLAW 2954             6   7  0    34       OTTO'S DINER (96)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZABELLE 2949                 5   7  0    33       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BOTTOM FEEDER 2989            4   3  1    32       KILL EM ALL (173)
 NIGHT HAG 2980                4   1  0    32       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
-THE OAK 2972                  4   3  0    31       UYPHY ASYLUM (180)
 THE LEPER'S HAND 2940         7   7  0    30       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 TOM COLLINS 2790              5  14  1    30       INEBRIATION (27)
-THE SMILE 2973                5   2  0    29       UYPHY ASYLUM (180)
-BOOMBOOM 2995                 3   1  0    24       UYPHY ASYLUM (180)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED DOG 2878                  5   2  0    23       INEBRIATION (27)
 M'LORD 2959                   4   7  0    23       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 MIMIC 2997                    3   1  0    23       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 HAMM 2879                     1   6  0    21       INEBRIATION (27)
-PHOBIA 2988                   4   2  1    18       UYPHY ASYLUM (180)
 GREASE TRAP 2998              3   1  1    17       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 PALE AL 2839                  2  11  0    17       INEBRIATION (27)
 YELLOW BELLEY 3012            2   1  0    13       KILL EM ALL (173)
 TUTTER 3015                   1   0  0    13       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 POETRY SLAM 3017              1   1  0    12       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 RACE BAITER 2992              3   2  0    11       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 RUTU PARNA 3014               1   0  0    10       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SAFE SPACE 3016               0   2  0     2       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 HATEFUL RHETORIC 3026         0   1  0     1       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 SILPA 3022                    0   1  0     1       PRAY THE GODS (155)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AGAIN SERF 3025         0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       BANDIT PRINCE         286  NONE
JUDAS CRADLE 2983       3  6 0 DARQUE AGES 29       BLACK ORC             286  NONE
THUMBSCREW 3024         0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       SPYMASTER             286  NONE
ORIN SCRIVELLO 2899     8  8 0 KILL EM ALL 173      GROUCHO SERF 3002     283  JUST REVENGED
BAD TIPPER 3027         0  1 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      ARENAMASTER           286  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NAPKIN HOLDER 3004      0  2 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      PHOBIA 2988           285   
SAM & ELLA 2966         2  4 1 OTTO'S DINER 96      BOTTOM FEEDER 2989    282  REVENGED
DA1 3023                0  1 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    STONE GOLEM           286  NONE
MENSK 2655              0  3 0 WAR MACHINE 26       GREASE TRAP 2998      283   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Groucho Serf -- A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running. -- Choke

Azabelle -- You're a fantastic dancer, my love.  I especially liked that one move 
where you got down on your knees and surrendered. -- Bottom Feeder

Huard DePriest -- It's starting to look a lot like Seam in here, except it's missing 
the incessant whining of Sidara Brightbell. -- Weirdo

Sir Racha -- Hot!  Hot!  Hot!  Where's the rum?!? -- Three Sheets

Brackish -- Sthweet!  A victory! -- No-Teeth Keith

The Leper's Hand -- Don't touch me with that thing!! -- Skinny Lenny

All -- My apologies.  Our two newest "recruits" gave their escort the slip, and we had 
to track them down.  They will be in the arena for their next fight. -- BlackHart

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JUDAS CRADLE was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BAD TIPPER was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
AGAIN SERF was easily killed by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
THUMBSCREW was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DA1 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
CHOKE demolished GROUCHO SERF in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud competition.
SLAYCIA won victory over SIR RACHA in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
THREE SHEETS was bested by BOALZEBUL in a popular 2 minute Challenge competition.
MODUIN overcame DESTINY in a action packed 3 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
MIGHTY MIXON vanquished QUICK in a 5 minute uneven Challenge fight.
STARVING ARTIST viciously subdued BENJAMIN in a popular 5 minute Challenge fight.
AZABELLE handily defeated RACE BAITER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
M'LORD subdued YELLOW BELLEY in a 2 minute master vs. amateur Challenge match.
SAFE SPACE was devastated by NIGHT HAG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
POETRY SLAM was bested by MIMIC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute amateur's Challenge bout.
MELLOW JELLO outlasted MALAKAI in a unpopular 17 minute gruesome veteran's duel.
SPHINX overcame BARSTOOL BRAD in a 3 minute master's bout.
VIDHI was devastated by NO-TEETH KEITH in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BLYTHE savagely defeated SUBPAR SUE in a exciting 3 minute brutal veteran's match.
PSYCHO STYX was overpowered by BRACKISH in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BOTTOM FEEDER was bested by PIERCER in a popular 2 minute bout.
THE LEPER'S HAND was vanquished by SKINNY LENNY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CHILD SMASHER handily defeated HAMM in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SOWER MOOD devastated TOM COLLINS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MARTIAL SLAW overpowered PALE AL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
RED DOG beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute fight.
GREASE TRAP vanquished SILPA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TUTTER demolished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
HATEFUL RHETORIC was vanquished by RUTU PARNA in a 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         PARRY-LUNGE       25 -  13 -  3      66  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  11         AIMED BLOW        34 -  26 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  19 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  20 -  0      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         BASHING ATTACK    39 -  40 -  4      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    68 -  76 -  3      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL     33 -  38 -  0      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  32 -  3      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  23 -  0      32  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   9 -  0      31  |

Turn 286 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     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         3  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  5     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  7         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      SLAYCIA 2850               14  11  2  114 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LUNGING ATTACK   MODUIN 2909                12   6  1  101 DARQUE AGES (29)
BASHING ATTACK   NO-TEETH KEITH 2852        16   9  2   96 SHANGHAIED (161)
TOTAL PARRY      MELLOW JELLO 2784          24   9  0   95 OTTO'S DINER (96)
WALL OF STEEL    THREE SHEETS 2869          14   8  1   84 SHANGHAIED (161)
AIMED BLOW       VIDHI 2840                 15   6  1   73 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    QUICK 2926                 10   6  1   62 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHILD SMASHER 2941          7   6  1   54 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SIR RACHA 2853.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BLYTHE 2829.  The ten other most popular fighters were STARVING ARTIST 2956, 
PIERCER 2854, SIR RACHA 2853, BOALZEBUL 2946, MODUIN 2909, BARSTOOL BRAD 2706, JUDAS 
CRADLE 2983, SLAYCIA 2850, SPHINX 2755, and AZABELLE 2949.

The least popular fighter this week was MELLOW JELLO 2784.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MALAKAI 2768, DA1 3023, SILPA 3022, PALE AL 2839, TOM COLLINS 
2790, HAMM 2879, THE LEPER'S HAND 2940, BOTTOM FEEDER 2989, PSYCHO STYX 2771, and 
SAFE SPACE 3016.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SLAYCIA (81-2850) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)