At the end of Diamond Quest XI, a new rank came into being in the Outback. The six that placed highest among the seventeen competitors took home gems that night, only one of them was the coveted diamond.
There has been speculation far and wide about what the opals actually are, or what purpose or power they serve. All we know for sure is that it is a highly competitive title among those in the Duel of Fists, obtained only by those willing to pit their skills against the best of the best.
| Duelist |
Date Acquired |
Notes |
| Marzan DeBurgo |
10-11-97 |
Placing third in DQ XI, Marzan chose the green opal, PathFinder as his prize. |
| Falablah Dalegate |
4-4-98 |
His challenge unanswered, Fala gained control of PathFinder by default, though he later defended his right to hold it.
Defended against Ralez Rastlin, 4-17-98. |
| Harris D'Artainian |
5-23-98 |
Sucessfully challenged Fala for PathFinder. |
| Walker |
10-3-98 |
Went undefeated in an opal quest to gain control of PathFinder. |
| Falablah Dalegate |
11-14-98 |
Walker retired, leaving the opal vacant. Fala steppped up to win an opal quest to gain Pathfinder once more. |
| Kelli Elan |
6-12-99 |
Won an opal quest to gain Pathfinder. |
| Kheldar Drasinia |
1-16-00 |
Sucessfully challenged Kelli for PathFinder.
Defended against Xerzes Maureen, 5-15-00. |
| Anubis Karos |
9-27-00 |
Sucessfully challenged Kheldar.
Defended against Xerzes Maureen, 8-4-00.
Defended again against Xerzes Maureen, 5-22-01.
Defended against Magnus Highborn, 7-25-01. |
| Jonathon Ecorian Havoick |
10-29-01 |
Sucessfully challenged Anubis. |
| Dustin Manjahcapery |
12-13-01 |
Sucessfully challenged Cory to claim PathFinder.
Defended against Jaycy Ashleana, 2-23-02.
Defended against Xerzes Maureen, 5-13-02.
Defended against Anubis Karos, 7-13-02.
Defended against Tareth Thorn, 9-15-02. |
| Tareth Thorn |
12-01-02 |
Sucessfully challenged Dustin a second time to claim PathFinder, becoming the first duelist in Outback history to have held all five opals. list
Defended against Anubis Karos in two, 2-25-03.
Defended against Grayson MacLeod in three, 7-17-03.
Tareth would finally ascend to the title of Diamond and leave the green opal to tournament. |
| Angelina Darkling |
11-24-03 |
Angelina Darkling wins Mega Brawl IV with four ejections, taking possession of Pathfinder. |
| Mur Olivan |
12-15-03 |
Mur Olivan challenges Angelina for PathFinder and wins in two duels. He would retire the opal without explaination 35 days later. |
| Cassuis Maximus |
2-8-04 |
A special Tag Team Tournament is held as an Opal tournament. The winning team of two received the vacant Opals - PathFinder and MoonBeryl. The unlikely team of Tareth Thorn and Cassius Maximius win the tournament with a 4-0 record.
Cassius claims PathFinder, but is forced to give up the title when he drops below the minimum rank requirements to hold it on 3-20-04. |
| Alexandria Wells-Graziano |
4-17-04 |
The XXXVII Diamond Quest occurs. Kheldar defeats Ria 5-0 in 5 in the title match to earn the Diamond. Ria and Harris are left to fight for PathFinder. Harris refuses to duel Ria on the grounds of her use of a hologram to fight. Ria takes PathFinder as her prize for second place. |
| Layne Jenkins |
6-14-04 |
In an unscheduled challenge, Layne took on Ria, and defeated her 2 duels to 1, to take control of PathFinder. |
| Cassius Maximius |
c. 8-19-04 |
Cas wins PathFinder by defeating Layne in two straight duels.
Defended against Mur Ollavan, 10-28-04.
Given up 1-23-05 when he won the Diamond. |
| Kheldar Drasinia |
5-14-05 |
Kheldar Drasinia comes on top of first-ever SlugFest tourney to claim PathFinder.
Defended against Dizzy Flores, 01-10-06.
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| Anubis Karos |
c. 5-7-06 |
Anubis wins PathFinder by defeating Kheldar. No official results posted, so details unknown.
Defended against Farek, 5-10-06. details
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| Harris D'Artainian |
5-23-06 |
Harris defeated Anubis in back to back sudden-death duels to claim the Opal from Anubis. details
Defended against Dizzy Flores, 7-5-06. details
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| Dizzy Flores |
12-22-06 |
Not satisfied with their last meeting, Dizzy challenged Harris again, and this time beat him in two straight duels, 5-4 in 9 and 5-4 in 10 to claim PathFinder. details
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| Anjolie Quinn |
03-01-07 |
Anjolie defeated Dizzy Flores in two out of three duels to claim the Opal from Dizzy. details
Defended against Artemus Kurgen, 4-15-07. details
Defended against Jigglypuff, 6-11-07. details
Returned to the Outback after Anjolie's reported death.
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| Matt Simon |
07-23-07 |
As 2nd place finisher in the 50th Diamond Quest, Matt Simon was given PathFinder as a prize.details
Defended against Cassius Maximius, 1-7-08. details
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| Vincent Smith |
07-29-08 |
Vincent defeated Matt in two out of three complete matches to claim PathFinder as his own. details
Defended against Cassius Maximius, 9-12-08. details
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| Jaycy Ashleana |
10-16-09 |
Jaycy defeated Vinny twice in a total of three matches to claim this Opal as her own. details
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| Tasslehofl Momus |
11-13-09 |
Using the Opal Challenge Grant awarded to him by Kheldar Drasinia in the 2009 Masquerade Brawl, Tasslehofl Momus challenges Jaycy Ashleana for the right to hold PathFinder, and defeats her in two of three complete consecutive matches. details
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| Jigglypuff |
12-7-09 |
The creature known as Jigglypuff defeated Tasslehofl Momus in a total of 2 out of 3 consecutive matches to claim Pathfinder. Let the record state that the creature known as Jigglypuff then promptly consumed the Opal for reasons yet unknown. details
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| Jaycy Ashleana |
1-7-10 |
Jaycy defeated the creature known as Jigglypuff in two out of a total of three complete matches to reclaim this Opal for the second time in her career.details
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| Soerl Lute |
6-15-10 |
Soerl defeated Jaycy in two of three bouts to take PathFinder. details
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| Harris D'Artainian |
7-28-10 |
Soerl held the green opal for a little over a month before Harris took it for his own, after emerging victorious in two of three matches.details
Defended against Jaycy Ashleana, 2-1 match victory, on 2-4-11. details
Defended against Jaycy Ashleana, two back-to-back duels 5-1 in 8, then 5-1 in 6. details
Defended against Sarah, 2-1 match victory on 5-31-11. details
Defended against Sarah, 2-1 match victory on 8-22-11. details
Defended against Sarah (again!), 2-1 match victory on 10-27-11. details
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| Seirichi |
12-12-11 |
Seirichi challenged and defeated Harris (2-1 in a best of 3) to end his 500+ day reign. details
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Minor Power - Animation: This power can animate *small* plants (ones no bigger than ferns) to do the weilder's bidding. They could be used to heckle an opponent by distracting them or possibly to retrieve items, pass mugs of ale, etc., by using their fronds. This power is only useful for brief periods of time (again the larger the plant the less time you have to control it).