DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/07/2026    Duedate: 06/03/2026

ARKERS ARENA

DM 8    TURN 529

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HOSTILITY
ASSASSIN NATION (377)
(8-4908) [18-8-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HOSTILITY                      POSITION IS EMPTY
ASSASSIN NATION (377)          
(8-4908) [18-8-0,113]          

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

POTTER SANDS                   THE MILLER
MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)            CANTERBURY TALES (586)
(8-5448) [16-36-0,86]          (8-6219) [5-2-1,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FIGHTING IRISH (648)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ASSASSIN NATION (377)         48 
2. TEN TON TOGAS (536)           32    FAR TRAVELERS (675)
3. LADIES IN WAITING (115)       17    Unchartered Team
4. YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)       9  
5. CANTERBURY TALES (586)        -2    BLANK (78)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       47  34  2 58.0   1/ 2 FIGHTING IRISH (648)      9  5 1
 2/ 1 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    22  17  2 56.4   2/ 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115)   7  1 1
 3/ 3 LADIES IN WAITING (115)  426 349 21 55.0   3/ 4 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     7  4 0
 4/ 4 FIGHTING IRISH (648)     141 123  5 53.4   4/ 1 TEN TON TOGAS (536)       7  8 0
 5/ 5 TEN TON TOGAS (536)      161 142 10 53.1   5/ 5 CANTERBURY TALES (586)    5  5 1
 6/ 6 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   10   9  1 52.6   6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       3  6 0
 7/ 7 ASSASSIN NATION (377)     84  89  6 48.6   7/ 8 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   2  1 0
 8/ 8 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)      265 491  7 35.1   8/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (675)       2  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of ARKERS!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team TEN TON TOGAS was unseated 
this week as FIGHTING IRISH moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 
1-3-0 record for the round.  Did only my eyes note the 4-1-0 record which ASSASSIN 
NATION managed to post this round?  I don't doubt that such a record will draw 
challengers!  MISS STIFF EYE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as 
she skillfully bested THE HABERDASHER and was awarded 21 points in recognition.  In 
one of the week's more notable duels, MISS STIFF EYE put down THE HABERDASHER, 
causing him to lose 17 points of recognition in the process.  Unwilling to wait upon 
the will of others, Duelmaster LUXOR challenged POTTER SANDS last week in a match to 
decide the fate of the throne.  Although POTTER SANDS made a valiant effort, it did 
not suffice to topple the reign of victorious LUXOR.  No confirmation, but my sources 
claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed 
weapons perhaps?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city ARKERS.  ARKERS, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the names of thy 
guilds is LADIES IN WAITING, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels. 
Apparently the stalwarts of TEN TON TOGAS are catching the bulk of jests down at the 
challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  Loose talk at the arena has 
reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after POTTER 
SANDS.  Watch your back!  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, 
it seems that OVERANXIUS posted a challenge against the more highly recognized MISS 
OURIE.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand OVERANXIUS overcame MISS OURIE.  
Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  My sources at FIGHTING IRISH stable claim they've never seen the 
guild bitterer.  This as a result of the untimely demise of MORRIGAN.  Beware MISS 
FORTUNE!  This week's duel proved deadly to MORRIGAN as she fell to the more renowned 
warrior, MISS FORTUNE.  How will FIGHTING IRISH find revenge?  Dark alleys may hide 
both secrets and assassins.  In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  
Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in ARKERS as ever I remembered them....and the fighters 
as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  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 next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a 
different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOSTILITY 4908            TP 18   8  0 113         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASPHYXIATE 4995           TP 16   7  0 101         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     
 POOKA 6155                TP 28  10  0 100         FIGHTING IRISH (648)      
 THE PARSON 5061           LU  7   4  0  91         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MICROAGGRESSION 6216      WS 10   6  1  89         YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)   
 POTTER SANDS 5448         ST 16  36  0  86         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 OVERANXIUS 6133           ST  6   3  2  86         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 MISS STIFF EYE 6159       WS 10   5  1  78         LADIES IN WAITING (115)                  *
 CHAS 6166                 ST 16  17  0  70         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)       
 THE HABERDASHER 5062      LU  7   4  1  67         CANTERBURY TALES (586)                   *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISS OURIE 6049           AB  7   9  0  66         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 MISS CONGENIALITY 6225    LU  6   2  0  66         LADIES IN WAITING (115)                  *
 NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151      PS  9  10  0  60         TEN TON TOGAS (536)       
 TOKYO ROSE 6180           AB 11  12  1  58         FAR TRAVELERS (675)       
 MISS FORTUNE 6189         AB 10   4  1  58         LADIES IN WAITING (115)   
 DREAD 6222                LU  7   5  1  57         ASSASSIN NATION (377)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE MILLER 6219           PS  5   2  1  54         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    
 COURTINGDISASTUS 6132     PR 11  16  0  49         TEN TON TOGAS (536)                      *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BETHANE 6187              SL  7  18  0  39         MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)                      *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MERROW 6240               AB  4   1  0  25         FIGHTING IRISH (648)                     *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMOTHER 6239              TP  1   1  0  16         ASSASSIN NATION (377)                    *
 SCORN 6248                    1   0  0  14         ASSASSIN NATION (377)                    [AB-LU-TP]
 BODACH 6243               ST  2   1  0   7         FIGHTING IRISH (648)                     *
 CRISMUS BONUS 6247        AB  1   1  0   6         TEN TON TOGAS (536)                      *
 THE SHIPMAN 6246          PR  0   1  0   5         CANTERBURY TALES (586)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORRIGAN 6241           3  1 0 FIGHTING IRISH 648   MISS FORTUNE 6189      529  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LUXOR devastated POTTER SANDS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HOSTILITY outwaited POOKA in a monotonous 25 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
NEFARIUS PURPUS lost to CHAS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory Challenge brawl.
OVERANXIUS overpowered MISS OURIE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
DREAD vanquished BETHANE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
MISS CONGENIALITY overpowered TOKYO ROSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
THE PARSON was overcome by ASPHYXIATE in a 2 minute expert's melee.
THE HABERDASHER lost to MISS STIFF EYE in a 2 minute duel.
MICROAGGRESSION overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
COURTINGDISASTUS was savagely defeated by THE MILLER in a exciting 7 minute fight.
MISS FORTUNE savagely slew MORRIGAN in a 6 minute bloody veteran vs. novice fight.
SMOTHER was handily defeated by MERROW in a tiresome 4 minute one-sided contest.
CRISMUS BONUS viciously subdued THE SHIPMAN in a 2 minute bloody amateur's bout.
BODACH was outlasted by SCORN in a unpopular 8 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  16 -  3      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  12 -  1      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         AIMED BLOW        15 -  13 -  1      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  13 -  2      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   8 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  18 -  0      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   4 -  0      33  |

Turn 529 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      2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      HOSTILITY 4908             18   8  0  113 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE PARSON 5061             7   4  0   91 CANTERBURY TALES (586)
WALL OF STEEL    MICROAGGRESSION 6216       10   6  1   89 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)
STRIKING ATTACK  OVERANXIUS 6133             6   3  2   86 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
AIMED BLOW       MISS FORTUNE 6189          10   4  1   58 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
PARRY-STRIKE     THE MILLER 6219             5   2  1   54 CANTERBURY TALES (586)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is POTTER SANDS 5448.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was THE MILLER 6219.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE PARSON 5061, 
MISS FORTUNE 6189, BODACH 6243, NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151, CHAS 6166, OVERANXIUS 6133, 
MISS CONGENIALITY 6225, THE HABERDASHER 5062, MORRIGAN 6241, and DREAD 6222.

The least popular fighter this week was POOKA 6155.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HOSTILITY 4908, SCORN 6248, SMOTHER 6239, MERROW 6240, THE SHIPMAN 
6246, COURTINGDISASTUS 6132, BETHANE 6187, POTTER SANDS 5448, TOKYO ROSE 6180, and 
MISS OURIE 6049.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ASPHYXIATE (8-4995) ASSASSIN NATION (377)

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

LUXOR (8-4619) TEN TON TOGAS (536)