DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/08/2026    Duedate: 01/21/2026

JHANS ARENA

DM 36    TURN 1010

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KUURUS
DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
(36-8684) [24-19-0,134]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BONEGRIN                       RHINOCEROS
WOLF AND MAN (701)             SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
(36-8785) [16-4-2,142]         (36-5374) [3-1-0,28]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ENVY                           FAITH IN CAUSATION
CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)           SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
(36-8827) [14-10-0,77]         (36-8600) [5-3-0,52]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARK ABUNDANCE (695)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARK ABUNDANCE (695)          57 
2. CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)          39    SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
3. SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)        19    Unchartered Team
4. IRON DAMSELS (16)             17 
5. WOLF AND MAN (701)            9     SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    14   7  0 66.7   1/ 1 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)     14  1 0
 2/ 1*SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)        6   3  0 66.7   2/ 3 IRON DAMSELS (16)         8  7 0
 3/ 4 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)     186 187  1 49.9   3/ 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      7  6 0
 4/ 3 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)  252 255 11 49.7   4/ 9*SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       5  2 0
 5/ 2 THE WHISPERS (706)        27  28  1 49.1   5/ 6 BAD PICKLES (699)         5  3 0
 6/ 5 IRON DAMSELS (16)        255 266 12 48.9   6- 2 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        4  5 0
 7- 6 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        93  98  4 48.7   7/ 7 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   4  9 0
 8/ 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)     126 150  3 45.7   8/11 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   4 11 0
 9/ 8 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   66  79  3 45.5   9- 5 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        3  2 0
10/ 7 FERMENTED (651)           23  28  1 45.1  10/ 8 THE WHISPERS (706)        3 12 0
11/10 BAD PICKLES (699)         76  98  6 43.7  11/10 WOLF AND MAN (701)        2  2 0
12/12 WOLF AND MAN (701)        37  51  4 42.0  12/ 0 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    1  0 0
13-11 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        69  96  5 41.8  13/12 FERMENTED (651)           1  2 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile.  "You have some herb lore, do you?"
     "You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile.  "I'm a 
land healer.  When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here 
before I go home."
     "I'll pass the word.  Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need 
help."
     The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest 
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
     Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we 
fought in Gateway Arena?"
     Orv shook his, or her, or its head.  "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered 
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it.  The world beyond 
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world."  Shaking its 
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile.  "The breach is under the 
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side.  It's likely 
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.  
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and 
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
     Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road.  "Sounds like it would be best 
to lure them out of the water.  What can we do to really piss them off?"
     Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with 
mischief on its mind.  "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are 
fanatics who take themselves very seriously.  If they think you are making fun of 
them..."
     Marduk nodded.  "So, we pants them."
     Teetotaler shook his head.  "Nnn... ah.  We're talking about making them come out 
of the water to fight us.  How would that work?"
     "I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
     Teddy Brewster shrugged.  "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
     "We hide in the trees," said Vengeance.  "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer 
pantsing one of the poison weasels.  They get offended and come ashore to deal with 
it.  THEN we charge.  Hmm.  There are six of us, and seven of them.  Orv, do you 
fight?"
     The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends.  You can see 
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
     "But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout.  "Can you poison those things with a 
touch?"
     "Oh.  Yes, I suppose so.  But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
     "We won't include you in the fighting line, then.  Or Trout, either.  You guys 
are support.  The five of us can take those evil weasels."
     They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans.  Now, they were in the 
forest, which looked sick.  It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which 
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled 
and black, and curled up on the ground.  The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though 
they were in pain.  The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and 
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and 
rot.
     Vengeance looked at Orv.  "Can you tell where they are?"
     The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.  
"Four of them.  The other three might still be in their own world."
     Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted.  "Let's just 
charge."

                                      SPY REPORT

I never watch from the stands. I was once again ankle-deep in churned dust, close 
enough to smell iron and fear, and Jhans delivered plenty of both. This arena never 
whispers. It leans in and tells you exactly who is dying next. You just have to be 
paying attention.

Kuurus still wears the crown, and it's starting to look natural on him. His title 
defense against Spinnock wasn't dramatic, just decisive. One-sided, bloody, and 
efficient is how the golems described it. I tend to agree. Kuurus fights like someone 
who already knows the ending.

Bonegrin continues to climb the rankings, and he has caught the Commission's 
attention. The other warriors will not be sad to see him go. He has been a problem 
nobody's solved yet. In a few weeks, they can worry about him on the Isle of the Eye. 
Jhans will feel quieter without him. On the unchartered side, Rhinoceros keeps gaining 
ground slowly and stubbornly. He wins because he refuses to lose. The crowd boos and 
hisses at him for it.

Dark Abundance surged hard this turn, top movers and top team, operating like a well-
oiled machine. Clan Battleaxe also climbed, scrapping their way upward with grit 
instead of polish. Spirit Totems surprised more than a few people by moving at all, 
which might be the most alarming part.

Iron Damsels were the most avoided team again. I keep hearing people calling them 
"easy." Funny how no one wants to fight them. Bad Pickles, meanwhile, are dodging and 
dashing like someone who knows the bill is coming.

Death was short this turn as The Whispers sent Rime to be butchered in the Dark Arena. 
A Kobold Enforcer made short work of him. I did not stay for long. Some endings don't 
deserve witnesses.

Jhans keeps eating warriors and spitting out lessons no one learns. I'll be back on 
the sands in a few weeks. If you're fighting then, don't blink. That's usually when it 
ends.

                                          -- Mira Kelvaren
                                             Spy Reporter on the Sands

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KUURUS 8684               AB 24  19  0 134         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BONEGRIN 8785             ST 16   4  2 142         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 MIKE VADNER 8738          ST 16  12  2 113         BAD PICKLES (699)         
 MARK 1                    BA 13  17  1  91         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPINNOCK 8835             WS 14   5  1  89         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 VASILKO 8816              ST  5   1  1  86         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 SYAN-LIN 8783             TP 15  10  0  80         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 SAPPHIRE 8866             AB 10   5  0  80         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
-DREAMSINGER 8439          AB 17  20  0  77         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 ENVY 8827                 LU 14  10  0  77         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 LITTLE WILLIE 8667        TP 17  13  0  71         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
-SONJA 8815                PS 12  10  1  69         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANGRY ORCHARD 7868        TP 10   9  0  64         FERMENTED (651)           
 ARK 8814                  AB 14  12  0  63         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 SAINT-CHAMOND 8666        SL 15  15  0  60         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
-BLADEDANCER 8869          ST  7   2  0  59         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 LL HOSTESS 8872           AB  7   6  0  59         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 WHIPPET 8668              SL 13  17  1  57         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UMBRALIS 8887             AB  7   4  0  57         THE WHISPERS (706)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600   SL  5   3  0  52         SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    
 COOLIE 8910               AB  5   2  0  40         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 SYDEE 8867                ST  7   6  0  39         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 MURMURIO 8890             ST  5   6  1  38         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 SILENS 8891               BA  7   4  0  36         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 FAME 8875                 TP 11   2  0  35         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)                  *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VARKOS 8865               BA  6   9  0  32         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)                     *
-BOUDICA 8908              TP  4   3  0  30         EMU'S STRAIN (702)                       *
 RHINOCEROS 5374           TP  3   1  0  28         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       
 AVERAGE JOE 8862          PL  6   9  0  27         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 TENEBRAX 8888             PR  5   6  0  27         THE WHISPERS (706)        
-PLUMCATCHER 8902          PR  4   2  0  27         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 BOB SEMPLE 8839           PR  5  11  0  26         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)                  *
-ERIC BROWN 8912           SL  2   2  0  26         BAD PICKLES (699)                        *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKAITH 8927               WS  3   2  0  23         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)                     *
-HALONOR 8860              PL  3   2  0  21         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
-HOLY WATER 8925           AB  3   0  0  21         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 BOGDON RO 8918                2   3  0  17         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)                     [LU-SL]
-STINGRAY 5375                 2   0  0  16         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)                      [LU-PL-SL]
-FOSTERS 8856                  2   2  1  14         FERMENTED (651)                          [AB-BA-SL]
 MILA JOJOVICH 8929            2   1  0  13         BAD PICKLES (699)                        [LU-SL]
 HOSTESS HILGA 8923        SL  3   3  0  12         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
-SCORPION 5377                 1   0  0  12         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)                      [LU-PL-PR-SL-WS]
 SPINDY 8934               SL  2   1  0  11         IRON DAMSELS (16)                        *
-CRAMBUS 8919              BA  2   2  0   8         BAD PICKLES (699)         
 CHICHI 8924               PR  1   5  0   8         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
-FERN 8930                     1   1  1   7         EMU'S STRAIN (702)                       [BA-LU-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 TAMMY WEBSTER 8920        TP  1   4  0   7         BAD PICKLES (699)         
-WRUGY 8916                SL  0   3  0   5         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
-LARAH 8931                LU  0   2  0   2         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NOCTURN 8889            2  5 0 THE WHISPERS 706     VASILKO 8816          1006 REVENGED
RIME 8932               1  3 0 THE WHISPERS 706     KOBOLD ENFORCER       1010 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RIME was viciously butchered by KOBOLD ENFORCER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MIKE VADNER vanquished MARK 1 in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
RHINOCEROS outlasted BOB SEMPLE in a dull 10 minute Challenge fight.
MILA JOJOVICH bested CHICHI in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
TAMMY WEBSTER was savagely defeated by BOGDON RO in a 3 minute brutal Challenge fight.
KUURUS devastated SPINNOCK in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven Title brawl.
BONEGRIN overpowered ENVY in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SYAN-LIN defeated SAINT-CHAMOND in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
UMBRALIS was vanquished by SAPPHIRE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
ARK was vanquished by VASILKO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
ANGRY ORCHARD was viciously subdued by LITTLE WILLIE in a 5 minute veteran's bout.
FAME was viciously subdued by FAITH IN CAUSATION in a 2 minute conflict.
WHIPPET subdued MURMURIO in a 1 minute brawl.
SILENS was overpowered by LL HOSTESS in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SYDEE savagely defeated AVERAGE JOE in a popular 1 minute bloody duel.
VARKOS vanquished HOSTESS HILGA in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
COOLIE slimly won victory over TENEBRAX in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory brawl.
SKAITH narrowly defeated SPINDY in a 4 minute brutal novice's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   5 -  1      72  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         TOTAL PARRY       34 -  25 -  0      58  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  27 -  2      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        42 -  36 -  0      54  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    21 -  20 -  0      51  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  36 -  1      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -  20 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  30 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   9 -  0      36  |

Turn 1010 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       KUURUS 8684                24  19  0  134 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
STRIKING ATTACK  BONEGRIN 8785              16   4  2  142 WOLF AND MAN (701)
WALL OF STEEL    SPINNOCK 8835              14   5  1   89 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
TOTAL PARRY      SYAN-LIN 8783              15  10  0   80 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
LUNGING ATTACK   ENVY 8827                  14  10  0   77 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
SLASHING ATTACK  FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600     5   3  0   52 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
BASHING ATTACK   SILENS 8891                 7   4  0   36 THE WHISPERS (706)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ENVY 8827.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANGRY ORCHARD 
7868, KUURUS 8684, COOLIE 8910, BOB SEMPLE 8839, BOGDON RO 8918, VASILKO 8816, SYDEE 
8867, SKAITH 8927, SPINDY 8934, and BONEGRIN 8785.

The least popular fighter this week was RHINOCEROS 5374.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HOSTESS HILGA 8923, SILENS 8891, LITTLE WILLIE 8667, ENVY 8827, TAMMY 
WEBSTER 8920, CHICHI 8924, MARK 1 8665, TENEBRAX 8888, AVERAGE JOE 8862, and MURMURIO 
8890.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BONEGRIN (36-8785) WOLF AND MAN (701)