DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/26/2020    Duedate: 03/10/2020

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-340

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CASTILLON
DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3268) [13-2-0,124]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CASTILLON                      POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE AGES (29)               
(81-3268) [13-2-0,124]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LEPER'S OTHER HAND             FLYING TURTLE
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        WICKED MARTYRS (148)
(81-3171) [16-16-2,102]        (81-3201) [18-10-2,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

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          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         52
2. SHANGHAIED (161)            33      SHANGHAIED (161)
3. OAKLEAF (184)               29      Unchartered Team
4. OHS ALUMNI (183)            27
5. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         27      BAD BEAT (64)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SHANGHAIED (161)         221 151  8 59.4   1/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      10  5 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      705 557 22 55.9   2/ 1 SHANGHAIED (161)         10  5 0
 3/ 3 OAKLEAF (184)             87  76  6 53.4   3/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29)          9  5 0
 4/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)         771 677 33 53.2   4/ 6 OAKLEAF (184)             9  6 0
 5/ 5 THE COMMODORES (150)     317 297  9 51.6   5/ 4 THE COMMODORES (150)      9  6 0
 6/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      603 569 24 51.5   6/ 8 INEBRIATION (27)          8  7 1
 7/ 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)      288 276 19 51.1   7/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  7 0
 8/ 8 OTTO'S DINER (96)        691 679 42 50.4   8/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   6  8 2
 9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     391 388 17 50.2   9/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)         6  9 1
10/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  164 171 16 49.0  10/11 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      6  9 1
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40)      499 575 23 46.5  11/14 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       6  9 0
12/13 OHS ALUMNI (183)          97 115  8 45.8  12/13 PRAY THE GODS (155)       5  7 0
13/12 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)     101 123  6 45.1  13/15 OHS ALUMNI (183)          5 10 0
14/14 INEBRIATION (27)         273 406 20 40.2  14/ 5 LITERATE LOONS (40)       4 11 1
15-16 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     23  42  4 35.4  15-12 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)     3  7 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

To any newcomers, welcome to the glorious jewel that is known as Shadowspire 
throughout the land!  To all you regular bums, welcome back, I guess.  It has been an 
exciting day in the arena if you are into epic fights, down challenges, and blood on 
the arena sands.  If you aren't into those things, why are you even here?  Go away!  
No one likes you!  Ahem, okay, let's take a look at our action for turn 340.

Castillon rose up the ranks quickly and took the throne last turn from a departing 
Lord Protector.  While this makes for a compelling story on the Shadowspire Yellow 
Press back page, it is usually not a good career move in the arena.  Rising too 
quickly through the ranks has its own set of problems! A healthy group of Challenger 
Champions sat below Duelmaster Castillon, who was going to get the call?  It looks as 
if Tummy Tum Tum sought the glory of a battle for the throne!  Well done warrior!  
Unfortunately, it was not meant to be and Castillon remains our Duelmaster!

The most avoided team was Darque Ages.  They have the current Duelmaster, but I don't 
see anything worth avoiding before on the sands.  Maybe the managers are more in the 
know than me . . . . HAHAHA!  Sorry, I almost said that with a straight face.  Anyway, 
Darque Ages is the most avoided for whatever reason we can concoct. They were mostly 
avoided by Clan Longbeard.  The most challenged warrior belongs to Otto's Diner.  You 
heard me!  The deadly Gemini Croquette received the most challenges this turn.  I 
wonder how many of them were from Oakleaf?  It really doesn't matter.  What does 
matter is that Dragon of Oakleaf bloodfeuded Gemini and was able to avenge 2 deaths in 
one fight!  Now that is what I call efficient!

The last few turns have been deadly, but there was a slight reprieve from all the 
bloodshed this turn.  Shadowspire lost only 1 warrior this cycle.  Hawkwood matched up 
randomly with Leper's Other Hand. Too bad for Hawkwood!  He didn't walk away from this 
one as Leper's Other Hand killed him in a 1-minute fight.  Apart from that single 
kill, it was a relatively bloody turn, just not as deadly as the preceding turns.

Lord Protector Evon leaves us after fighting today.  He is the 25th graduate from the 
Cult of Bacchus stable.  He will be followed next turn by Whatevs, Oakleaf's newest 
graduate, and Shadowspire's newest Lord Protector.  LP Whatevs is Oakleaf's second 
graduate and first Striker from this Shadowspire team.  Congrats to both Evon and 
Whatevs on their stellar accomplishments!  Which leads me to ask, what are the rest of 
you bums doing with your lives?  Go out and make something of yourself like these two 
warriors just did!  Quit standing around!  Get to work!

Time for me to get out of here!  All of this yelling has made my throat sore and in 
need of a warm ale!  Which one of you losers is buying the next round?  Just name the 
place and I'll be there like a mustache on an Otto's Diner waitress!  Come back next 
turn and do all the gladiator stuff again.  Rinse.  Repeat.  See you then!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASTILLON 3268               13   2  0   124       DARQUE AGES (29)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHATEVS 3218                 14   7  1   116       OAKLEAF (184)
 WHAM! 3183                   19  11  1   106       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171      16  16  2   102       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 PAVIL 2270                   25  15  0    99       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130          22  15  1    97       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 FLYING TURTLE 3201           18  10  2    95       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MR. WEEMS 3193               13   8  0    93       THE COMMODORES (150)
 TUMMY TUM TUM 3223           12   9  0    93       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 RICKY BOBBY 3262              9   7  2    92       OAKLEAF (184)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          21  24  0    87       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PENGO 3202                   11   9  1    85       THE COMMODORES (150)
 BOUVINES 3265                13   3  0    83       DARQUE AGES (29)
 BAT PENATAR 3075             16  28  0    81       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 PRINCESS HOYT 3125           17  22  3    79       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 PERVIS LESLEY 3178           12  16  2    78       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 ANDY SKILDOM 3239            13   9  1    75       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 VITRIOL 3219                 13  13  0    75       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139           17  20  1    72       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 SLACK BABBATH 3162           15  15  1    70       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 JAMIE BARTON 3166            12  21  3    70       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 TARLEE 2891                  13  15  0    68       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QWINN 2958                   13   8  3    59       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BARANACLE BILL 3089           7   1  0    58       SHANGHAIED (161)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOTTER POCKET 3305            7   3  1    56       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 JAMES DICKEY 3250             8  12  0    55       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 JOHN DONNE 3214              13  14  0    53       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 WROTHGARR 3248                9  11  0    53       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SAMUEL BECKETT 3225          10  15  3    48       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 HELEN BADE 3021               9   5  0    48       SHANGHAIED (161)
 MAGE DAN 3286                 7   5  1    37       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-SAVAGE 3210                   4   2  0    37       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 SUMMIT SAGA 3261             10   5  0    36       INEBRIATION (27)
 PRINCE HOYT 3263             10   6  0    36       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 YOSHA 3264                    6   6  1    36       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUSTON 3311                   5   3  0    33       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 DRAGON 3350                   2   0  0    33       OAKLEAF (184)
 SURLY 3297                    6   4  0    30       INEBRIATION (27)
 EYE-PATCH WILLY 3020          7   7  0    28       SHANGHAIED (161)
 I'M DRUNK 3337                2   2  0    28       INEBRIATION (27)
 GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282         6   7  2    27       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 FATTY BURGER 3315             5   3  2    26       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 MANDROID 3295                 4   7  0    24       THE COMMODORES (150)
 ROXSTAR 3301                  3   6  0    24       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUMANJI 3344                  2   1  0    23       OAKLEAF (184)
-PREDATOR 3209                 1   5  0    22       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 POLLY CRACKERS 3359           1   0  0    21       SHANGHAIED (161)
 CHRIS KOHLER 3299             5   5  0    20       OHS ALUMNI (183)
-HUNTER 3208                   4   2  0    19       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 RIDWAN 3341                   2   0  0    17       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MARCIA LYONS 3349             1   1  0    15       OHS ALUMNI (183)
-BEAST WITHIN 3346             1   1  0    15       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 MIM JORRISON 3308             1   8  1    14       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 GERTRUDE STEIN 3325           3   3  1    13       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 XAVIER 3360                   1   0  0    13       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 POST 3339                     4   0  0    12       SHANGHAIED (161)
 WALKEN 3318                   2   4  0    10       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 DISVENYA 3314                 2   4  0    10       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 VLADIMIR POUTINE 3358         1   0  0    10       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 CURIOUS AGGRESSION 3357       1   0  0    10       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 UCHI MATA 3352                1   1  0     9       THE COMMODORES (150)
 ACE HARRIER 3333              2   2  0     8       THE COMMODORES (150)
 BENT PADDLE 3312              0   8  0     8       INEBRIATION (27)
 SCRIPTORIA 3348               2   1  0     7       DARQUE AGES (29)
 COTTON MOUTH 3338             1   3  1     7       INEBRIATION (27)
 IMTEP SNARLJAW 3328           1   4  0     7       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRUE GRITS 3327               1   4  0     7       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 SPAZ 3351                     1   1  0     4       OAKLEAF (184)
-RAGE 3353                     0   1  0     1       PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
 OSCAR WILDE 3356              0   1  0     1       LITERATE LOONS (40)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ULMANN 3252             5  8 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    SAMUEL BECKETT 3225   338   
HAWKWOOD 3293           7  5 0 DARQUE AGES 29       LEPER'S OTHER HA 3171 340   
HOPSECUTIONER 3316      1  2 0 INEBRIATION 27       MIM JORRISON 3308     336  JUST REVENGED
TOM STOPPARD 3198      15 10 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    QWINN 2958            336  REVENGED
AJA 3309                3  4 0 OAKLEAF 184          GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282 338  JUST REVENGED
JAX 3319                3  1 0 OAKLEAF 184          GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282 337  JUST REVENGED
HOT POCKET 3242         9 10 1 OTTO'S DINER 96      ANDY SKILDOM 3239     337   
HARSH 3285              5  2 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    SLACK BABBATH 3162    336  NOT REVENGED
SUNCHA 3300             3  2 0 PRAY THE GODS 155    MILEY 3249            336  NONE
EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT 3347   0  1 0 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  COTTON MOUTH 3338     338  REVENGED
EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT 3331   0  1 0 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  GERTRUDE STEIN 3325   337  REVENGED
EAT-SLEEP-REPEAT 3211   1  2 1 PRIMAL INSTINCT 167  MAGE DAN 3286         336  REVENGED
MILEY 3249             11  8 3 WICKED MARTYRS 148   PERVIS LESLEY 3178    339   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Bat Penetar -- You must be the luckiest Bat in history. -- Pavil

Yosha -- Next time it might be, calmly allows his life to slip away. -- Tarlee

James Dickey -- WTH!! The laws of endurance don't apply to you? -- Qwinn

Imtep Snarljaw -- A 6'6" dwarf.  Amazing! -- Walken

Samuel Beckett -- My boss told me my lack of doing damage might get me killed. -- 
Ghost of Ulmann

Shewish Giant -- I almost had you! -- Ghost of RUG9263

Princess Hoyt -- Have a talk with your weaponsmith.  He cost you that fight. -- Pavil

Evon -- Be gone! You can't leave for the Isle fast enough for me. -- Tarlee

Pretty Petunia -- Another one defying the laws of endurance! -- Qwinn

I'm Drunk -- I guess it is a good thing you had your stick to hold you up, well 
fought. -- Walken

Congrats to Fraid Nought, Skinny Lenny and Evon on your invites to the Isle. -- Clan 
Longbeard

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SUMMIT SAGA bested MIM JORRISON in a 2 minute Bloodfeud fight.
DRAGON devastated GEMINI CROQUETTE in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
TUMMY TUM TUM was handily defeated by CASTILLON in a 1 minute Challenge Title match.
PAVIL won victory over RICKY BOBBY in a popular 3 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SUSIE STEFFEN was overpowered by MR. WEEMS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BOUVINES narrowly defeated VITRIOL in a 3 minute Challenge struggle.
ANDY SKILDOM overpowered JAMES DICKEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
HOTTER POCKET handily defeated YOSHA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
BARANACLE BILL vanquished SAMUEL BECKETT in a 7 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SURLY won victory over JUMANJI in a popular 6 minute brutal Challenge fight.
SPAZ was viciously subdued by RIDWAN in a exciting 5 minute novice's Challenge bout.
IMTEP SNARLJAW was bested by UCHI MATA in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge conflict.
MARCIA LYONS demolished COTTON MOUTH in a 1 minute gory mismatched Challenge match.
I'M DRUNK overcame CHRIS KOHLER in a popular 1 minute Challenge conflict.
POST unbelievably bested WALKEN in a unpopular 8 minute gruesome Challenge bout.
PENGO was overcome by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
WHAM! devastated TARLEE in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided brawl.
WHATEVS overpowered PRINCESS HOYT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
EVON overpowered BAT PENATAR in a 2 minute bloody mismatched conflict.
FLYING TURTLE savagely defeated MEATWOOD FLACK in a exciting 3 minute expert's fight.
PERVIS LESLEY was handily defeated by PRETTY PETUNIA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LEPER'S OTHER HAND butchered HAWKWOOD in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided bout.
SLACK BABBATH vanquished JOHN DONNE in a 2 minute one-sided match.
JAMIE BARTON viciously subdued HELEN BADE in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
WROTHGARR vanquished FATTY BURGER in a 1 minute uneven bout.
QWINN viciously subdued PRINCE HOYT in a 4 minute gruesome bout.
MAGE DAN overpowered BENT PADDLE in a 1 minute uneven competition.
EYE-PATCH WILLY was overpowered by RUSTON in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
DISVENYA was handily defeated by MANDROID in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROXSTAR demolished GERTRUDE STEIN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
ACE HARRIER was beaten by CURIOUS AGGRESSION in a exciting 4 minute beginner's bout.
TRUE GRITS was devastated by XAVIER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SCRIPTORIA was devastated by POLLY CRACKERS in a 2 minute one-sided battle.
OSCAR WILDE was devastated by VLADIMIR POUTINE in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       9         TOTAL PARRY       37 -  23 -  0      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         WALL OF STEEL     28 -  23 -  4      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   9         AIMED BLOW        45 -  39 -  1      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      9         SLASHING ATTACK   37 -  34 -  3      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         BASHING ATTACK    43 -  44 -  4      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  58 -  9      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      6         STRIKING ATTACK   53 -  65 -  4      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-LUNGE       22 -  28 -  1      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  25 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  14 -  0      33  |

Turn 340 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        4 -  5         2  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         5 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4         1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  4                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       CASTILLON 3268             13   2  0  124 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK  WHATEVS 3218               14   7  1  116 OAKLEAF (184)
BASHING ATTACK   WHAM! 3183                 19  11  1  106 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      PAVIL 2270                 25  15  0   99 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRETTY PETUNIA 3130        22  15  1   97 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLYING TURTLE 3201         18  10  2   95 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-STRIKE     MR. WEEMS 3193             13   8  0   93 THE COMMODORES (150)
LUNGING ATTACK   RICKY BOBBY 3262            9   7  2   92 OAKLEAF (184)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    QWINN 2958                 13   8  3   59 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was FLYING TURTLE 3201.  The ten other most popular fighters were JUMANJI 
3344, RICKY BOBBY 3262, ACE HARRIER 3333, RIDWAN 3341, BOUVINES 3265, QWINN 2958, 
POLLY CRACKERS 3359, MR. WEEMS 3193, VITRIOL 3219, and IMTEP SNARLJAW 3328.

The least popular fighter this week was POST 3339.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SAMUEL BECKETT 3225, OSCAR WILDE 3356, SCRIPTORIA 3348, TRUE GRITS 
3327, DISVENYA 3314, EYE-PATCH WILLY 3020, BENT PADDLE 3312, PRINCE HOYT 3263, FATTY 
BURGER 3315, and JOHN DONNE 3214.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

WHATEVS (81-3218) OAKLEAF (184)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

EVON (81-3067) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

     Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest 
petitioner.  This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.  
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
     "Name change.  I heard we can do that.  I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
     "I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly.  "The Commission has actually 
been thinking about this.  It isn't FREE, mind you!  It takes money to run our office, 
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
     "I don't care about goats!"  He made a crude suggestion about goats.
     "Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
     "I had a talk with my manager.  He'll find the money.  I want to change my name 
to Jane Ralph.  I'm no doe!"  He thumped a fist on the counter.
     "Er, yes.  Jane Ralph.  Fill out this form, please."  He pushed the paper across 
the counter.  "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and 
can be submitted through the end of May.  With the payment.  No change without the 
goat, ah, the gold."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of May.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds will 
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI