DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/29/2026    Duedate: 11/11/2026

JHANS ARENA

DM 36    TURN 1031

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HADOR
IRON TIGERS (484)
(36-8234) [15-6-1,134]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

HADOR                          POSITION IS EMPTY
IRON TIGERS (484)              
(36-8234) [15-6-1,134]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SONJA                          SONJA
EMU'S STRAIN (702)             EMU'S STRAIN (702)
(36-8815) [22-20-1,92]         (36-8815) [22-20-1,92]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON TIGERS (484)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. IRON TIGERS (484)             55 
2. DARK ABUNDANCE (695)          24    SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
3. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)       23    Unchartered Team
4. THE WHISPERS (706)            14 
5. BAD PICKLES (699)             7     TEAM (195)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       20  16  1 55.6   1/ 4 IRON TIGERS (484)         9  6 2
 2/ 3 THE WHISPERS (706)        79  76  1 51.0   2/ 1 THE WHISPERS (706)        8  7 0
 3/ 2 WOLF AND MAN (701)        81  80  8 50.3   3/ 5 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      7  3 0
 4/ 4 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)     212 212  2 50.0   4/ 3 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        7  7 0
 5/ 5 IRON TIGERS (484)        175 181 19 49.2   5/ 2 WOLF AND MAN (701)        5  3 0
 6- 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)     155 174  7 47.1   6/ 6 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   4  6 0
 7/ 7 BAD PICKLES (699)         82 110  7 42.7   7/ 7 BAD PICKLES (699)         2  8 0
 8/ 9 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   94 139  7 40.3   8/ 8 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       0  3 0
 9/ 8 EMU'S STRAIN (702)       105 156  5 40.2   9- 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      0  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

An old scouting sergeant once told me, "Never mistake a quiet enemy for a beaten one." 
He was referring to an ambush in the Rocanis campaign, but the lesson applies equally 
well to the sands of Jhans. The enemy you dismiss today may be the one standing over 
your corpse tomorrow. And judging by this turn's results, a few warriors could have 
benefited from that advice.

The throne has changed hands! Hador of the Iron Tigers challenged reigning Duelmaster 
Lavitros of Wolf and Man and overpowered him in a single minute. A decisive assault, 
expertly executed. Hador now claims the throne with a 15-6-1 record and 134 
recognition points. The Iron Tigers also seized the top spot in the three-turn 
standings with a 9-6-2 record, displacing The Whispers. Their 4-1-1 performance this 
turn reminded everyone these cats still have claws.

Unfortunately, the Tigers' success came at a terrible price for Spirit Totems. 
Stingray challenged Mazrim and was butchered in a one-minute fight. Mazrim earned 22 
recognition points for the victory, while Stingray's 11-9 career came to a permanent 
end. I've seen enough battlefield deaths to know that no amount of glory makes the 
journey home easier for the fallen.

Dark Abundance enjoyed an impressive 3-0 turn, climbing to third in the three-turn 
standings. Syan-Lin dispatched Wrugy in three minutes, Boc Hackscorn defeated Dude 
Brown, and Triekel demolished Big Willie in a minute. That last fight cost Big Willie 
nine recognition points. A painful lesson, though at least he lived to learn it. 
Elsewhere, Little Willie narrowly defeated Sonja in an exhausting eleven-minute 
struggle. Sonja may have lost, but the crowd named her its favorite warrior of the 
turn, as well as the arena's overall popularity leader. Little Willie earned the 
victory and the distinction of being the least popular fighter. Such are the rewards 
of perseverance.

As for the arena's political maneuvering, Wolf and Man was the most avoided team, with 
Tanks for Nothin' doing the greatest amount of avoiding. Sensible reconnaissance or 
cowardice? I've learned that the distinction often depends upon who's writing the 
report. The Dark Arena also claimed three unfortunate souls from Bad Pickles: Big 
Dope, 2, and 4. Their names suggest a certain lack of managerial attachment, though I 
suppose the Commission's executioners aren't particularly interested in sentiment. No 
graduations were reported this turn.

That brings me to another lesson from my scouting days: A victorious army that stops 
watching its flanks soon becomes a defeated army. Hador would do well to remember it. 
The throne makes a fine seat, but a terrible place to be caught sleeping. Until next 
turn, keep your weapons ready and your scouts farther ahead than your enemies expect.

                                          -- Mira Kelvaren
                                             Reporter on the Sands

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HADOR 8234                ST 15   6  1 134         IRON TIGERS (484)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VASILKO 8816              ST 10   2  1 148         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 MAZRIM 5911               WS 22  11  1 104         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 LITTLE WILLIE 8667        TP 20  31  0 100         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 SYAN-LIN 8783             TP 24  14  0  98         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
-KIORI 8915                PL 11   2  1  94         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 SONJA 8815                PS 22  20  1  92         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 LAVITROS 8914             ST 12   4  0  92         WOLF AND MAN (701)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MURMURIO 8890             ST 15  17  1  89         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 WRUGY 8916                SL  8  13  3  81         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
-HALONOR 8860              PL 11  12  0  67         WOLF AND MAN (701)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUBROSA 8968              LU 10   4  0  66         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 SILENS 8891               BA 16  16  0  64         THE WHISPERS (706)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CIPHROS 8985              TP  9   0  0  60         THE WHISPERS (706)                       *

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEWCLAW 6100              AB 12  14  0  55         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 FERN 8930                 WS 10  12  1  48         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 ERIC BROWN 8912           SL  4   4  0  43         BAD PICKLES (699)         
 HOLLYSTONE 8967           PS  6   8  0  38         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 BOC HACKSCORN 8950        PL  4   4  0  37         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 TRIEKEL 8958              BA  4   5  1  35         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INDIANA BOY 8981          LU  5   5  0  30         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUDE BROWN 8947           BA  2   1  0  23         BAD PICKLES (699)                        *
 VICKERS MED MKII 9005         1   1  0  21         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)                  [AB-BA]
 NYXARIS 8986              TP  5   4  0  19         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 ARLEN 8980                AB  3   3  0  18         IRON TIGERS (484)                        *
 BIG WILLIE 8990           ST  3   3  0  12         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)                  *
 JIROE 8976                AB  1   6  0   9         IRON TIGERS (484)                        *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
2 9012                  0  1 0 BAD PICKLES 699      WURM KIN              1031 NONE
4 AND 6 9011            0  1 0 BAD PICKLES 699      SHEWISH GIANT         1031 NONE
BIG DOPE 9013           0  1 0 BAD PICKLES 699      SPYMASTER             1031 NONE
SAPPHIRE 8866          19 16 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE 347   HADOR 8234            1030  
STINGRAY 5375          11  9 0 SPIRIT TOTEMS 487    MAZRIM 5911           1031  
BOB SEMPLE 8839        10 23 1 TANKS FOR NOTHIN 697 KIORI 8915            1027 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BIG DOPE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
2 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
4 AND 6 was easily killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
HADOR overpowered LAVITROS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
STINGRAY was butchered by MAZRIM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ERIC BROWN was subdued by DEWCLAW in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
DUDE BROWN was bested by BOC HACKSCORN in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
SONJA was narrowly defeated by LITTLE WILLIE in a 11 minute veteran's struggle.
MURMURIO overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
SILENS lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
WRUGY was vanquished by SYAN-LIN in a exciting 3 minute one-sided fight.
SUBROSA handily defeated HOLLYSTONE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CIPHROS demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 4 minute mismatched match.
FERN handily defeated NYXARIS in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
TRIEKEL demolished BIG WILLIE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
INDIANA BOY overcame JIROE in a popular 1 minute gruesome conflict.
ARLEN overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
VICKERS MED MKII handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   35 -  17 -  3      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  16 -  0      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  15 -  0      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  16 -  3      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL      9 -  10 -  1      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  19 -  1      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        17 -  24 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  15 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  22 -  1      31  |

Turn 1031 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     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  3         4  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  HADOR 8234                 15   6  1  134 IRON TIGERS (484)
WALL OF STEEL    MAZRIM 5911                22  11  1  104 IRON TIGERS (484)
TOTAL PARRY      SYAN-LIN 8783              24  14  0   98 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
PARRY-STRIKE     SONJA 8815                 22  20  1   92 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
LUNGING ATTACK   SUBROSA 8968               10   4  0   66 THE WHISPERS (706)
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 
SONJA 8815.  The ten other most popular fighters were WRUGY 8916, SYAN-LIN 8783, 
MURMURIO 8890, INDIANA BOY 8981, DEWCLAW 6100, DUDE BROWN 8947, BOC HACKSCORN 8950, 
FERN 8930, MAZRIM 5911, and SUBROSA 8968.

The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE WILLIE 8667.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BIG WILLIE 8990, NYXARIS 8986, HOLLYSTONE 8967, SILENS 8891, 
STINGRAY 5375, 2 9012, JIROE 8976, CIPHROS 8985, ERIC BROWN 8912, and LAVITROS 8914.