DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/27/2022    Duedate: 08/09/2022

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-403

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RINGIL
MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
(81-3633) [19-4-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KOOMADON                       JIVE TURKEY
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)            NAME TAGS (199)
(81-3602) [17-10-0,110]        (81-3753) [2-0-1,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ZAGRID                         CLYDE THE GLIDE
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            NBA LEGENDS (156)
(81-3528) [24-15-1,97]         (81-3732) [2-3-0,12]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NBA LEGENDS (156)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HEROES & VILLAINS (197)     42
2. PRAY THE GODS (155)         35      MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
3. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         29      Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         19
5. MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)         14      NAME TAGS (199)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*NAME TAGS (199)            6   4  2 60.0   1/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156)        10  5 0
 2/ 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)      157 108  8 59.2   2/ 5 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)       9  6 1
 3/ 5 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   28  21  0 57.1   3/ 3 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)   9  6 0
 4/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      860 700 27 55.1   4/ 1 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      8  5 0
 5- 4 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       298 244 27 55.0   5/ 9 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       8  6 0
 6/ 6 NBA LEGENDS (156)        128 107  9 54.5   6/10 PRAY THE GODS (155)       8  7 1
 7/ 7 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      791 696 29 53.2   7/ 4 MADNESS (190)             8  7 0
 8/ 8 DARQUE AGES (29)         915 842 39 52.1   8/ 7 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 0
 9/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155)      417 388 27 51.8   9/13*NAME TAGS (199)           6  4 2
10/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     532 533 21 50.0  10/11 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       6  9 0
11/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  310 331 20 48.4  11/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)          5 10 0
12/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)      632 742 30 46.0  12-14 HIGH ORDER (123)          4  6 0
13-14 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  31  38  1 44.9  13/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)       4 11 0
14/13 MADNESS (190)             65  80  2 44.8  14- 8 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        3  2 1
15-15 HIGH ORDER (123)          18  36  3 33.3  15-15 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195)  1  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

I know! I know!  This is a no-tourney arena, but I have to say that the festivities at 
the Grand Tournament were enjoyable!  There was lots of drink to be had, but very 
little sleep.  It was the best of times and it was the . . . best of times!  It was 
great, and you guys should try it sometime.  In fact, I saw a few of you gents from 
The Spire at the tournament.  I avoided you like the plague so you did not bring down 
my social cred, but just know that I saw you . . . Okay, let's get this report up and 
running.  This headache isn't going anywhere soon, but that deadline is going to creep 
up on me like an angry midget!

The Limper took the throne, and from reports by the Arenamaster, a few tables and 
chairs from the Duelmaster's seating.  Please leave it like you found it people!  
Anyway, The Limper had to defend the throne against the challenge of Ringil.  Just 
like his namesake, Ringil made sure that The Limper stumbled out of the arena a bit 
worse for wear. Ringil is our newest Duelmaster and one of our newest Lord Protectors!  
Ringil is managed by Boss Orc.  Joining Lord Protector Ringil will be his opponent, 
The Limper, who also received an invitation from the Gladiatorial Commission to 
continue training on the Isle of the Eye.

"By the Numbers" is brought to you, as always, by Otto's Diner, where the salads just 
taste better because they are actually cupcakes.

     Fights:         32 (-2 from last turn)
     DA Deaths:      4
     Non-DA Deaths:  2
     Blood Feuds:    0
     Challenges:     14 (7-7-0-1 for the challengers)
     Most Avoided:   Mirkwood Orcs
     Avoiding Most:  Clan Longbeard
     Most Challenged Warrior:  Broken of Madness (14-8-0, 104)

     Largest Up-Challenge:  +23 points - RINGIL (81-3633) (18-4-0,100) of 
     MIRKWOOD ORCS challenged THE LIMPER (81-3516) (19-20-0,123) of BIG LAKE 
     SOLUTION. RINGIL savagely defeated THE LIMPER in a 3-minute veteran's 
     Challenge Title fight.

     Largest Down Challenge:  -15 points - XIQUEEL (81-3659) (9-9-0,65) of BIG 
     LAKE SOLUTION challenged BAMNOR (81-3608) (13-12-0,51) of CULT OF BACCHUS. 
     XIQUEEL won victory over BAMNOR in a 1-minute gruesome Challenge duel.

And there you have it!  All the news that is worth knowing from The Spire!  Join us 
next time when . . . well, honestly, I'm hoping this hangover headache will be gone.  
Otherwise, I'm going to fire up that spy report golem I bought from that shady dock 
worker.  I'm sure there will be some great activities like arena fights, title 
defenses, some love and hate, lots of death, bad hygiene, good hygiene, and a 
forbidden love triangle that results in death.  Okay, one of those is a bit far-
fetched!  I have yet to encounter anyone with good hygiene in this place!  Come back 
and see me next cycle, ya bums!  I'm outta here!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RINGIL 3633                  19   4  0   106       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOOMADON 3602                17  10  0   110       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BROKEN 3644                  14   8  0   104       MADNESS (190)
 UHKANT 3497                  28  16  0   100       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 THE LIMPER 3516              19  21  0   100       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-FRAYED KNOT 3438             27  17  0    98       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 ZAGRID 3528                  24  15  1    97       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 KYLE DEMONBLADE 3634         11  14  0    96       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROKEN BLADE 3494            19  22  2    94       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582         13  17  0    83       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 DOOT 3603                    12   8  0    83       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 RECLAN 3650                   9   4  0    82       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 LAUDINA 3658                 10   9  0    81       MADNESS (190)
 DOROTHY PARKER 3591          12  17  1    77       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 RAYMOND CARVER 3543          13  22  1    76       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 HAKEEM 2521                  15  21  3    69       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 SPEKT 3541                   16  20  0    68       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 XIQUEEL 3659                 10   9  0    68       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-YRVO 3666                     9   5  0    66       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 CRIXX 3672                   11   6  1    65       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-KAIBOSH 3546                 14  14  1    63       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 PISTOL PETE 3683              9   2  0    61       NBA LEGENDS (156)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648          10  10  1    56       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BAMNOR 3608                  13  13  0    52       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SHANKAR 3585                 11  10  1    52       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SLAINE 3713                   8   1  0    52       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 ZORRO 3706                    7   3  0    52       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 STING 3661                   11   6  1    43       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 CHRISTINE DE PIZAN 3727       5   2  0    40       DARQUE AGES (29)
 BONNIE PARKER 3702            5   5  0    38       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
-SHELENA 1601                  8   3  0    37       HIGH ORDER (123)
 SAI 3678                      8   2  0    34       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ELLEN RIPLEY 3703             5   5  0    33       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 MUTOMBO 3728                  6   1  0    32       NBA LEGENDS (156)
 PRIVID 3665                   7  10  0    31       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MARGERY KEMPE 3686            7   7  1    30       DARQUE AGES (29)
-AVLUV 3670                    7   7  0    28       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 SAILASA 3692                  5   3  0    28       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 ANTON CHEKHOV 3651            4  16  0    28       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 DR. ROBOTNIK 3737             4   1  0    27       HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
 JIVE TURKEY 3753              2   0  1    25       NAME TAGS (199)
 MAGNA CARTA 3747              2   1  0    25       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RUINN 3695                    6   6  0    24       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAUL BELLOW 3709              4   6  1    19       LITERATE LOONS (40)
-DOOMSDAY 3720                 4   2  1    18       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735           3   2  0    18       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-YEET 3708                     3   6  0    17       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 BIG DOPE 3752                 1   1  0    17       NAME TAGS (199)
-DAISY 3743                    2   0  1    15       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 SIR CHARLES 3733              3   2  0    14       NBA LEGENDS (156)
-SARAH JANE 3717               2   4  0    14       HIGH ORDER (123)
 OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744         2   1  0    14       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-KALEESI 3758                  1   0  0    14       HIGH ORDER (123)
 FOE-HAMMER 3736               2   3  0    13       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
 OTTO'S DRIVE THRU 3757        1   0  0    13       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732          2   3  0    12       NBA LEGENDS (156)
-LEXI 3718                     2   4  0    10       HIGH ORDER (123)
-CARTER 3719                   1   5  1     9       HIGH ORDER (123)
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729             1   5  0     8       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-AMBER LYNN 3738               2   1  0     7       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 TRACI 3740                    1   3  0     6       MADNESS (190)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PANZY 3755                    1   1  0     6       NAME TAGS (199)
 PIP SQUEEK 3754               1   1  0     5       NAME TAGS (199)
-WARPATH 3749                  0   1  0     2       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 TRAITOROUS ORC 3760           0   2  0     2       MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-RON 3750                      0   1  0     1       PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
 KILLEAN 3761                  0   1  0     1       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AHLRIC 3756             0  2 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    DEAD 1 3751           402   
BEDE 3726               1  2 0 DARQUE AGES 29       SAUL BELLOW 3709      399  REVENGED
DEAD 3762               0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       HIGH ELF              403  NONE
DEAD 2 3763             0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       SPYMASTER             403  NONE
T-1000 3704             6  4 0 HEROES & VILLAIN 197 ARENAMASTER           403  NONE
KALRANOTH II 3712       1  5 1 HIGH ORDER 123       STING 3661            401   
ARNOLD 3741             0  1 0 MADNESS 190          DOOMSDAY 3720         400   
HARRY 3748              1  2 0 MADNESS 190          JIVE TURKEY 3753      403   
RIP PAPA BEAR 3635      9 15 0 MADNESS 190          SHANKAR 3585          403   
ATHELAS 3742            0  2 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188    DAISY 3743            401   
DEAD 1 3751             1  1 1 NAME TAGS 199        STONE GOLEM           403  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Visionist -- Are you serious? That's awesome! I doubt I'd have ever thought of that 
and pretty sure if I had, I'd have dismissed it as too time consuming. Grats on a 
great accomplishment. I assume you are the first? -- Boss Orc

Kyle Demonblade -- One "Blade" warrior vs another. Interesting. I'm not sure I liked 
that you got most all of the skills in our fight, but I at least got a win. Wins are 
so far and few between, for me. I'll take it. Ha! -- Broken Blade

Sarah Jane -- I did not like your opening salvo, but a great effort on your part. -- 
Sting

Ahna Misstep -- One could say my challenge was a "misstep" on my part, but I don't do 
puns, so I won't. Oh, wait?! -- Foe-Hammer

Clyde -- And yet, another No Balls Abominations. You guys are like cockroaches 
scurrying around as Shadowspires supreme nuisance. Begone, foul wretches! -- 
Traitorous Orc

All -- Another promising Lonbeard has his life cut short. Ahlric, 9-7-16-16-17(+1)-12-
8. -- Visionist

Broken -- I thought I had you and got cocky. Well fought! -- Uhkant the Humbled

Raymond Carver -- No training for either of us!?! What is going on Commission? -- 
Zagrid the Annoyed

Carter -- Sorry about the shot to the throat. Glad you survived the infirmary. -- 
Ruinn

Otto's Fry Guy -- What a difference a month makes. -- Slaine the Defeated

Dead 1 -- I should have worn that helm after all. -- Ghost of Ahlric

Congrats Buyica on your invite to the Isle -- Clan Longbeard

Name Tags -- Welcome to Shadowspire. Impressive start, take a minute and let us know 
who manages your guild. -- Visionist, Manager of Clan Longbeard

Mirkwood Orcs -- Didn't know we had a rep.  I guess we'll take that as a compliment.  
We just thought we would apply some of the lessons we learned from Narsil.  Honestly 
though, we don't like to DA and some warriors are only cut out to be scum. -- NBA 
Legends

Foe Hammer -- I know it sucks to be challenged back-to-back by scum, but unlike some 
of my teammates, I've never been afraid to act in my own self interest. -- Sir Charles

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

T-1000 was viciously butchered by ARENAMASTER in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEAD 1 was murdered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DEAD 2 was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEAD was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
RINGIL savagely defeated THE LIMPER in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge Title fight.
BROKEN BLADE was bested by BROKEN in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
HAKEEM was savagely defeated by LAUDINA in a 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
RECLAN was defeated by KYLE DEMONBLADE in a action packed 1 minute Challenge melee.
XIQUEEL won victory over BAMNOR in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
ZORRO overpowered PRIVID in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
CHRISTINE DE PIZAN was overpowered by CRIXX in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
SHANKAR savagely slew RIP PAPA BEAR in a 3 minute bloody veteran's Challenge match.
AHNA MISSTEP was handily defeated by BONNIE PARKER in a 1 minute Challenge contest.
ELLEN RIPLEY savagely defeated SAUL BELLOW in a popular 3 minute Challenge brawl.
FOE-HAMMER overcame TRACI in a popular 1 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
DR. ROBOTNIK unbelievably bested RUINN in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
TRAITOROUS ORC was bested by PANZY in a 1 minute novice's Challenge brawl.
BIG DOPE was beaten by MUTOMBO in a 4 minute Challenge match.
BUYICA was overpowered by KOOMADON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ZAGRID savagely defeated RAYMOND CARVER in a 2 minute master's conflict.
UHKANT defeated SHIRLEY JACKSON in a popular 2 minute veteran's duel.
SPEKT was handily defeated by DOOT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven duel.
DOROTHY PARKER overpowered OTTO'S FRY GUY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
STING savagely defeated MAGNA CARTA in a 4 minute veteran vs. novice duel.
PISTOL PETE overpowered SAILASA in a 2 minute brutal uneven match.
MARGERY KEMPE was vanquished by SLAINE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fray.
ANTON CHEKHOV was savagely defeated by SAI in a action packed 5 minute competition.
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF overpowered KILLEAN in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
SIR CHARLES outlasted PIP SQUEEK in a slow 9 minute gory novice's match.
HARRY was executed by JIVE TURKEY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CLYDE THE GLIDE was unbelievably bested by JIHL BLAZEFURY in a 10 minute match.
OTTO'S DRIVE THRU devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     10         TOTAL PARRY       75 -  50 -  4      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         AIMED BLOW        39 -  29 -  1      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  16 -  1      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         STRIKING ATTACK   45 -  40 -  2      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         WALL OF STEEL     37 -  39 -  2      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  30 -  4      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         BASHING ATTACK    25 -  30 -  3      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-LUNGE       26 -  35 -  1      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  64 -  2      37  |

Turn 403 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      3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        6 -  4     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  4     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  4         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    RINGIL 3633                19   4  0  106 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
STRIKING ATTACK  KOOMADON 3602              17  10  0  110 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    UHKANT 3497                28  16  0  100 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PARRY-STRIKE     ZAGRID 3528                24  15  1   97 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
BASHING ATTACK   DOOT 3603                  12   8  0   83 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PARRY-LUNGE      LAUDINA 3658               10   9  0   81 MADNESS (190)
SLASHING ATTACK  XIQUEEL 3659               10   9  0   68 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
TOTAL PARRY      CRIXX 3672                 11   6  1   65 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
AIMED BLOW       SLAINE 3713                 8   1  0   52 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ZAGRID 3528.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZAGRID 3528, ANTON 
CHEKHOV 3651, ELLEN RIPLEY 3703, SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582, STING 3661, RINGIL 3633, ZORRO 
3706, RIP PAPA BEAR 3635, RUINN 3695, and MAGNA CARTA 3747.

The least popular fighter this week was SIR CHARLES 3733.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735, PIP SQUEEK 3754, SAI 3678, SAILASA 3692, 
OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648, TRAITOROUS ORC 3760, SAUL BELLOW 3709, AHNA MISSTEP 3729, PRIVID 
3665, and BAMNOR 3608.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

RINGIL (81-3633) MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
THE LIMPER (81-3516) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

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

BUYICA (81-3606) WICKED MARTYRS (148)