DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/30/2026    Duedate: 07/13/2026

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4    TURN 1042

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN
PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
(4-7423) [17-1-0,142]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN            VAPOR TRAIL
PALE SHELTER 57 (698)          CARESS OF STEEL! (739)
(4-7423) [17-1-0,142]          (4-7975) [6-0-0,66]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CONQUEROR                      SWAYTHE
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)        PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
(4-7907) [12-15-0,90]          (4-5253) [14-10-0,106]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE KILLING HIVE (718)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CARESS OF STEEL! (739)        44 
2. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)          24    PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
3. THE KILLING HIVE (718)        22    Unchartered Team
4. CLASSIC BLUES (549)           10 
5. PALE SHELTER 57 (698)         9     CARESS OF STEEL! (739)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*STAGE RIGHT (733)          2   0  1 100.   1/ 1 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    9  4 0
 2/ 2 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     81  17  2 82.7   2/ 2*CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    9  6 0
 3/ 3*CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    18  12  0 60.0   3/ 3 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      8  3 0
 4/ 4 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    68  47  1 59.1   4/ 4 CLASSIC BLUES (549)       7  6 0
 5/ 5 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      241 181 11 57.1   5/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   5  5 0
 6/ 6 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     610 546 25 52.8   6/ 6 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     3  1 0
 7/ 7 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)   336 305 25 52.4   7- 8*STAGE RIGHT (733)         2  0 1
 8/ 8 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  288 268 27 51.8   8/10 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    2  2 1
 9- 9 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   77  80  0 49.0   9- 9*BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)   1  0 0
10-10*BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)    4   5  0 44.4  10- 5 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   1  4 0
11/11 DOGS OF WAR (115)        1173 1711 42 40.7  11/11 DOGS OF WAR (115)         0  6 0
12/ 0 BLOOD AND GUTS (199)      13  31  1 29.5  12/ 0 BLOOD AND GUTS (199)      0  1 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Hi there,

     Well, here we are at turn 1042 of the Jhelum arena report.  There was just one 
item on the bloodfeud agenda.  Last turn, Neurotica of Caress of Steel! was killed by 
Arrows of the team Stage Right.  This turn, Stage Right is nowhere to be seen, and the 
five fighters of Caress of Steel! had a 4-1-0 turn (facing three stand-ins).  Here is 
their single loss, and if I were a betting woman, I'd have lost money.  PINK ANDERSON 
(4-7942) (5-5-0,26) of CLASSIC BLUES challenged MARATHON (4-7972) (4-1-0,21) of CARESS 
OF STEEL!.  PINK ANDERSON viciously subdued MARATHON in a crowd pleasing 5 minute 
Challenge match. 
     Ack!  Zontani Sharp Eyes helped take notes for me and he told me all wide-eyed 
that if exactly six die in duels today, the city of Jhelum shall perish.  Luckily, 
nobody died at all.  What is the matter with that man?
     ASHFLAYER (4-7775) (14-9-0,66) of THE KILLING HIVE fought VAPOR TRAIL (4-7975) 
(5-0-0,37) of CARESS OF STEEL!.  ASHFLAYER was overpowered by VAPOR TRAIL in a 1 
minute uneven match.  Good upset, and we should keep our eyes on Vapor Trail, who got 
29 recognition points for his effort.  Ashflayer lost 14.
     It looks like we've got the same old Duelmaster again.  ALBERT COLLINS (4-7917) 
(13-8-1,110) of CLASSIC BLUES challenged BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN (4-7423) (16-1-0,133) of 
PALE SHELTER 57.  ALBERT COLLINS was subdued by BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN in a 1 minute 
Challenge Title melee.  Break It Down Again is, of course, the leading Total Parry as 
well.
     LIL GREEN (4-7803) (18-7-1,110) of CLASSIC BLUES challenged SWAYTHE (4-5253) (14-
9-0,137) of PHILANTHROPISTS2.  LIL GREEN unbelievably bested SWAYTHE in a popular 4 
minute master's Challenge brawl.  This was a really exciting fight, and Lil Green can 
be justly proud of winning.  She earned 9 points, which doesn't seem like enough.  
Swaythe is the highest ranked Parry-Lunge in Jhelum Arena.
     Rael is traveling to the Isle now, so in his last fight he challenged the Dark 
Arena.  And he got one of the easier opponents, so he didn't have to travel in a 
coffin.  RAEL (4-5225) (18-6-1,159) of PHILANTHROPISTS2 DA challenged BLACK ORC (4-
600) (0-0-0,60) of DARK ARENA.  RAEL butchered BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 2 minute 
gruesome Dark Arena fight.  Rael is a Wall of Steel, and I wish him well as a Lord 
Protector.  I wish the DA guys were allowed to surrender.  It must warp a person's 
attitude, getting killed over and over again.
     Well, I hear that the Queen's contractors and mage have built a merry-go-round 
featuring carousel horses in the fabulous costumes that the Jhelum Cavalry wear.  I 
should say, that the cavalry horses wear.  Horses don't like wearing costumes, you 
know.  They try to eat them.  But the carousel horses won't do that.  If you do ride 
the merry-go-round and notice one of the horses biting its costume, jump off 
immediately!
     That's all I have for you today.  See you next time.

                                          -- Edith Tonte
                    

     

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN  7423 TP 17   1  0 142         PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LIL GREEN 7803            TP 19   7  1 119         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 POLAR BEAR 7820           BA 24  23  1 112         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 SHATTERBOW 7772           LU 15   9  1 106         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 SWAYTHE 5253              PL 14  10  0 106         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    
 ALBERT COLLINS 7917       BA 13   9  1  99         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 BARBAX 7891               TP 19   4  0  94         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 PANZER IV 7847            PR 18  23  2  94         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)                  *
-THE WHISTLER 7789         ST 15  16  0  94         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JACK FROST 7785           PR 14  18  0  92         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)                  *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONQUEROR 7907            BA 12  15  0  90         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 JESSE FULLER 7802         ST 14  13  1  86         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 EDGAR 7838                TP 20  24  0  84         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
-HUNTING GIRL 7846         AB 12  10  0  84         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
-VELVET QUEEN 7797         LU 17  13  0  82         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 LEAD BALLOON 7742         BA  3  66  0  75         DOGS OF WAR (115)                        *
 TALL OAK 7964             LU  9   1  0  70         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 OSCEOLA 7929              LU 12   5  1  67         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)                     *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAPOR TRAIL 7975              6   0  0  66         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   [LU-TP]
-THE HOODED CROW 7786      PR 15  17  0  65         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASHFLAYER 7775            LU 14  10  0  52         THE KILLING HIVE (718)                   *
 WALTER DAVIS 7922         LU 11  10  0  48         CLASSIC BLUES (549)                      *
 CARRO LEGGERO 7904        ST  6  24  2  44         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 PINK ANDERSON 7942        BA  6   5  0  35         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THUGGO 7943               BA  3   6  0  33         THE KILLING HIVE (718)                   *
 CATHY 1922                    6   5  0  25         BLOOD AND GUTS (199)                     [BA-PR-TP]
 CINDERELLA MAN 7973       BA  3   3  0  25         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   *
-ARROWS 7873                   1   0  1  24         STAGE RIGHT (733)                        [BA-LU-PR-ST-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-UNHAPPY SLASHER 7870      SL  1   0  0  21         STAGE RIGHT (733)         
 MARATHON 7972             TP  4   2  0  16         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   *
-SKIDMARK 7792                 1   1  0  14         BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)                  [LU-PR-WS]
 ANTHEM 7998                   1   0  0  13         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   [LU-ST-TP-WS]
 RICKENBACKER 7974         PR  2   4  0  10         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    
 CHAR B1 EURE 7947             1   0  0   7         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)                  ???
 EVERGREEN 7994            PR  0   2  0   2         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)                     *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NEUROTICA 7976          2  3 0 CARESS OF STEEL! 739 ARROWS 7873           1041  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RAEL butchered BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
ALBERT COLLINS was subdued by BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN in a 1 minute Challenge Title melee.
LIL GREEN unbelievably bested SWAYTHE in a popular 4 minute master's Challenge brawl.
JESSE FULLER demolished LEAD BALLOON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
PINK ANDERSON viciously subdued MARATHON in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge match.
PANZER IV was defeated by SHATTERBOW in a action packed 2 minute expert's melee.
POLAR BEAR vanquished CONQUEROR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
EDGAR was vanquished by BARBAX in a 5 minute one-sided duel.
ASHFLAYER was overpowered by VAPOR TRAIL in a 1 minute uneven match.
OSCEOLA overpowered CARRO LEGGERO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TALL OAK demolished WALTER DAVIS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
CATHY was devastated by THUGGO in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
CINDERELLA MAN devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
RICKENBACKER was handily defeated by OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
EVERGREEN was luckily beaten by CHAR B1 EURE in a 12 minute beginner's struggle.
ANTHEM devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       34 -  15 -  0      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  32 -  1      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW         5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    31 -  39 -  2      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -  19 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  23 -  0      34  |

Turn 1042 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:

WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  3         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  4     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 7423   17   1  0  142 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
BASHING ATTACK   POLAR BEAR 7820            24  23  1  112 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
LUNGING ATTACK   SHATTERBOW 7772            15   9  1  106 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
PARRY-LUNGE      SWAYTHE 5253               14  10  0  106 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
STRIKING ATTACK  JESSE FULLER 7802          14  13  1   86 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CONQUEROR 7907.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SWAYTHE 5253.  The ten other most popular fighters were PINK ANDERSON 7942, 
EVERGREEN 7994, SHATTERBOW 7772, LIL GREEN 7803, BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 7423, JESSE 
FULLER 7802, VAPOR TRAIL 7975, THUGGO 7943, ALBERT COLLINS 7917, and PANZER IV 7847.

The least popular fighter this week was CHAR B1 EURE 7947.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were EDGAR 7838, MARATHON 7972, RICKENBACKER 7974, CATHY 1922, 
WALTER DAVIS 7922, CARRO LEGGERO 7904, ASHFLAYER 7775, ANTHEM 7998, TALL OAK 7964, 
and CONQUEROR 7907.

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

RAEL (4-5225) PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)