DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/14/2026    Duedate: 05/27/2026

JHANS ARENA

DM 36    TURN 1019

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLADEDANCER
NEON KNIGHTS (680)
(36-8869) [12-3-0,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLADEDANCER                    MCLXJD
NEON KNIGHTS (680)             2417 BOURBON ST (700)
(36-8869) [12-3-0,117]         (36-8746) [7-0-1,101]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SONJA                          LAVITROS
EMU'S STRAIN (702)             WOLF AND MAN (701)
(36-8815) [15-15-1,69]         (36-8914) [4-2-0,43]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON DAMSELS (16)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IRON DAMSELS (16)             32 
2. THE WHISPERS (706)            22    SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
3. WOLF AND MAN (701)            21    Unchartered Team
4. 2417 BOURBON ST (700)         17 
5. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)       17    HEAVEN'S GATE (369)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*HEAVEN'S GATE (369)        1   0  0 100.   1/ 3 IRON DAMSELS (16)         9  6 0
 2/ 1*FOR... (707)               4   1  0 80.0   2/ 1 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        8  4 0
 3/ 2 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    18   9  0 66.7   3/ 2 IRON TIGERS (484)         7  8 0
 4/ 3 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       17   9  1 65.4   4/ 7 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       6  0 1
 5- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   17  11  1 60.7   5/ 8 WOLF AND MAN (701)        6  5 1
 6/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)  273 269 12 50.4   6/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      5  6 1
 7/ 6 NEON KNIGHTS (680)       105 106  4 49.8   7/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   5  6 1
 8/ 7 IRON TIGERS (484)        158 160 17 49.7   8/ 9 THE WHISPERS (706)        4 10 0
 9/ 8 IRON DAMSELS (16)        268 275 12 49.4   9/ 4 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        4 11 0
10/ 9 THE WHISPERS (706)        46  51  1 47.4  10/10*2417 BOURBON ST (700)     3  0 1
11/11 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)     145 163  5 47.1  11/12 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   3  9 0
12/10 WOLF AND MAN (701)        54  61  6 47.0  12/13 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    2  0 0
13/12*2417 BOURBON ST (700)      7   8  1 46.7  13/11*FOR... (707)              2  1 0
14/13 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   76 110  4 40.9  14/15*MINECRAFT (704)           2  2 0
15/14 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        81 123  5 39.7  15/ 0*HEAVEN'S GATE (369)       1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/15*MINECRAFT (704)            3   8  0 27.3  16-14 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   1  1 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Fifteen wins. Five losses. One hundred and forty-five recognition points, and a seat 
at the top of Jhans that no one has been able to take from me.

Sapphire came for it. I expected nothing less -- she is a top Aimed Blow fighter in 
this arena, and she has earned that distinction over fifteen hard wins. She came with 
patience, precision, and the kind of controlled aggression that has dismantled lesser 
warriors in this very arena. But she did not dismantle me. One minute was all it took. 
The crowd barely had time to settle in before it was done. I do not say this to 
diminish her -- I say it because she will be back, and whoever she fights next should 
not mistake her loss here for weakness. She is still dangerous.

The Commission has told me I will be traveling to Advanced Games after this turn. That 
means this will be my final column from Jhans. I have asked that my last fight be in 
the Dark Arena -- no titles, no politics, no careful maneuvering for position. Just 
steel and torchlight and whatever Jhans throws at me. Kill or be killed, for the pure 
entertainment of this crowd that has watched me climb from obscurity to this throne. 
It is the only sendoff that feels honest. Good luck to whoever takes this title after 
me -- they will need it. Bladedancer is coming, Sapphire will want her rematch, and 
the sands of Jhans wait for no one.

                                          -- Lord Protector Dynit

                                      SPY REPORT

We once lost thirty men during the Rocanis campaign, but were saved by a shepherd. 
That's not poetry, but it is military accounting. Scout reports said the enemy column 
had turned east into the ravines. Command trusted the reports. We marched light and 
fast through the canyon passes, thinking we were hunting retreating deserters. Then an 
old shepherd wandered into our camp, dragging a crippled goat, and asked why our army 
was marching directly toward the enemy supply camp.

The scouts had been fed false trails for three days. Enemy boots reversed, campfires 
staged, and horse dung scattered where there'd been no horses. But the shepherd knew. 
Shepherds always know. They notice what soldiers ignore. Grass bent wrong. Water is 
disturbed upstream. Ravens circling where no carcass should be. By sunset, we weren't 
the hunters anymore.

That's the thing about intelligence. Bad steel kills a man. Bad information kills 
armies. Looking over Turn 1019, I'd say several managers in Jhans forgot that lesson.

The Iron Tigers sent Dynit to the Dark Arena. He faced a Kobold Enforcer, and it did 
not end well for Dynit. Someone in the Iron Tigers camp either underestimated the 
danger or believed the wrong whispers. Luckily, the healers were there to bring Dynit 
back to the land of the living and ship him off to the Isle of the Eye.

The Whispers learned a similar lesson, but in a more permanent way. Umbralis accepted 
the down challenge from MCLXJD and got butchered before the crowd had time to finish 
wagering. The Bourbon Street killer is now 7-0-1, and the rest of the arena is finally 
realizing that record isn't smoke and tavern gossip anymore. The scouts should have 
warned them.

Bladedancer took the throne after Dynit's departure opened the path. Our new 
Duelmaster carved through Halonor in under a minute. Fast and clean! Bladedancer 
appears to be the type of fighter who doesn't waste any movement. He will get the 
chance to put on another display in two weeks.

The most dangerous thing in Jhans right now may be momentum. Wolf and Man keep gaining 
ground. Kiori beat Bob Semple. Lavitros took down Dewclaw in the crowd's favorite 
fight of the day. Wrugy lost to Stingray, but even in defeat, there was savagery and 
hunger. I've witnessed armies win campaigns simply because they started believing they 
couldn't lose.

And finally, a quiet nod for Lazarus of Heaven's Gate. One fight and one win. A name 
like that entering Jhans always makes the veterans uneasy. We've all seen too many 
dead men walk back into history wearing new faces.

That's all from the sands this turn. Keep your arena scouts sober and your sentinels 
awake at the guild houses. Never trust an enemy that appears content and quiet. They 
want you off your guard, as they steal intel and plan your demise. Stay sharp!

                                          -- Mira Kelvaren
                                             Reporter on the Sands

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLADEDANCER 8869          ST 12   3  0 117         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HADOR 8234                ST 10   3  0 106         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600   SL  9   4  0 106         SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    
 ARK 8814                  AB 21  14  0 104         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 SYDEE 8867                ST 12   6  0 104         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 MCLXJD 8746               SL  7   0  1 101         2417 BOURBON ST (700)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DREAMSINGER 8439          AB 20  23  0  89         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 SAPPHIRE 8866             AB 15   9  0  83         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 WHIPPET 8668              SL 15  24  1  81         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 MAZRIM 5911               WS 17   8  0  79         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 MURMURIO 8890             ST 10  10  1  76         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 PLUMCATCHER 8902          PR  8   2  0  76         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 SAINT-CHAMOND 8666        SL 17  22  0  73         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 LITTLE WILLIE 8667        TP 17  22  0  73         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 HALONOR 8860              PL  8   5  0  71         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 SONJA 8815                PS 15  15  1  69         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILENS 8891               BA 12   8  0  64         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 VARKOS 8865               BA 11  13  1  60         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 STINGRAY 5375             PL  8   2  0  57         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAME 8875                 TP 17   5  0  56         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 MARLIN 8936               LU  5   3  1  56         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       
-STUMBLE STALKER 7497      PR  5   2  0  56         PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)                  *
 AVERAGE JOE 8862          PL  9  15  1  54         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 TENEBRAX 8888             PR 10  10  0  49         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 KIORI 8915                PL  4   0  0  45         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 LAVITROS 8914             ST  4   2  0  43         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 BOB SEMPLE 8839           PR  8  17  1  42         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)                  *
 LL HOSTESS 8872           AB  8   9  0  37         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 DEWCLAW 6100              AB  9   9  0  36         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 SPINDY 8934               SL  6   2  0  36         IRON DAMSELS (16)                        *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FERN 8930                 WS  4   6  1  33         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 WRUGY 8916                SL  3   6  2  33         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 THE LOVE OF PETE 8906         3   1  0  33         FOR... (707)                             [ST-WS]

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAZARUS 4201                  1   0  0  33         HEAVEN'S GATE (369)                      [AB-LU-SL-ST]
 STEVE 8853                PS  2   1  0  31         MINECRAFT (704)           
 SOLEG 8961                    3   0  0  24         IRON TIGERS (484)                        [SL-ST]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CUTTER 8971                   2   0  0  23         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)                     [AB-LU-SL-ST]
 LARAH 8931                LU  4   6  0  18         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 SUBROSA 8968                  1   1  0  15         THE WHISPERS (706)                       [AB-LU-SL-ST]
 PYROSTAT 8951                 1   1  0  14         WOLF AND MAN (701)                       [AB-BA-LU-PS-ST-WS]
 LA LUNATICA 8974              1   0  0  13         IRON DAMSELS (16)                        [AB-LU-SL-ST]
-JUNGLEBEARD 7974          AB  0   1  0  13         PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   
 JUICE BOX 8962                2   1  0   9         IRON DAMSELS (16)                        [SL-ST]
 HOLLYSTONE 8967               1   1  0   4         EMU'S STRAIN (702)                       [AB-BA-LU-PS-ST-WS]
 RHAMIEL 8964              SL  0   3  0   3         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 RED MINNOW 8965               0   1  0   1         NEON KNIGHTS (680)                       [AB-BA-LU-PS-ST-WS]
 MOONTHUNDER 8966              0   1  0   1         NEON KNIGHTS (680)                       [AB-BA-LU-PS-ST-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HOLY WATER 8925         4  5 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702     MARLIN 8936           1017  
LITA 8963               0  2 0 IRON DAMSELS 16      WRUGY 8916            1018  
DYNIT 6083             15  6 0 IRON TIGERS 484      KOBOLD ENFORCER       1019 NONE
DA1 8975                0  1 0 MINECRAFT 704        WURM KIN              1019 NONE
UMBRALIS 8887          10 10 0 THE WHISPERS 706     MCLXJD 8746           1019  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DYNIT was dealt death by KOBOLD ENFORCER in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
FAITH IN CAUSATION demolished DREAMSINGER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
MCLXJD butchered UMBRALIS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
MARLIN overpowered LL HOSTESS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
TENEBRAX was viciously subdued by SONJA in a 12 minute gory Challenge duel.
FERN was devastated by AVERAGE JOE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RHAMIEL was handily defeated by STEVE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
ARK vanquished LITTLE WILLIE in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
SAPPHIRE was overpowered by HADOR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BLADEDANCER overpowered HALONOR in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
WHIPPET handily defeated VARKOS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PLUMCATCHER subdued SILENS in a 1 minute match.
SAINT-CHAMOND was devastated by MURMURIO in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SYDEE demolished MAZRIM in a 2 minute mismatched match.
BOB SEMPLE was beaten by KIORI in a 2 minute conflict.
DEWCLAW was overcome by LAVITROS in a action packed 2 minute gory fight.
STINGRAY bested WRUGY in a 2 minute duel.
FAME outwaited THE LOVE OF PETE in a unpopular 9 minute bout.
SPINDY devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
LAZARUS beat PYROSTAT in a 2 minute match.
LARAH was overpowered by CUTTER in a 1 minute gory one-sided bout.
SOLEG handily defeated MOONTHUNDER in a popular 1 minute mismatched competition.
JUICE BOX defeated RED MINNOW in a 2 minute novice's duel.
HOLLYSTONE was savagely defeated by SUBROSA in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's fray.
LA LUNATICA devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         STRIKING ATTACK   38 -  17 -  1      69  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  16 -  1      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE       18 -  12 -  1      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  15 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  31 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -  19 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         AIMED BLOW        29 -  40 -  0      42  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  22 -  1      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  23 -  0      34  |

Turn 1019 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    7 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  5         3  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  4         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BLADEDANCER 8869           12   3  0  117 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
SLASHING ATTACK  FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600     9   4  0  106 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
AIMED BLOW       ARK 8814                   21  14  0  104 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
WALL OF STEEL    MAZRIM 5911                17   8  0   79 IRON TIGERS (484)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PLUMCATCHER 8902            8   2  0   76 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
PARRY-LUNGE      HALONOR 8860                8   5  0   71 WOLF AND MAN (701)
BASHING ATTACK   SILENS 8891                12   8  0   64 THE WHISPERS (706)
TOTAL PARRY      FAME 8875                  17   5  0   56 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
LUNGING ATTACK   MARLIN 8936                 5   3  1   56 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SONJA 8815.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
LAVITROS 8914.  The ten other most popular fighters were SONJA 8815, ARK 8814, SYDEE 
8867, STINGRAY 5375, RED MINNOW 8965, SUBROSA 8968, WHIPPET 8668, WRUGY 8916, CUTTER 
8971, and SOLEG 8961.

The least popular fighter this week was FAME 8875.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TENEBRAX 8888, LARAH 8931, THE LOVE OF PETE 8906, BOB SEMPLE 8839, 
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666, SILENS 8891, VARKOS 8865, SAPPHIRE 8866, RHAMIEL 8964, and FERN 
8930.

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

DYNIT (36-6083) IRON TIGERS (484)