DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/02/2025    Duedate: 10/15/2025

JHANS ARENA

DM 36    TURN 1003

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BARKEEP BARB
IRON DAMSELS (16)
(36-8685) [27-9-0,143]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BARKEEP BARB                   SILENS
IRON DAMSELS (16)              THE WHISPERS (706)
(36-8685) [27-9-0,143]         (36-8891) [3-1-0,23]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

WILDRIDER                      PAPA LENNY
NEON KNIGHTS (680)             BAD PICKLES (699)
(36-8441) [16-20-2,81]         (36-8733) [18-12-0,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON DAMSELS (16)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)       48 
2. NEON KNIGHTS (680)            31    CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
3. WOLF AND MAN (701)            27    Unchartered Team
4. CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)          26 
5. FOR... (707)                  22    FOR... (707)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*FOR... (707)               2   0  0 100.   1/ 2 IRON DAMSELS (16)        11  4 0
 2/ 1*THE WHISPERS (706)        11   9  0 55.0   2/ 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   9  4 0
 3- 2 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)  66  56  1 54.1   3/ 6 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        8  6 0
 4/ 3 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)  238 239 11 49.9   4/ 3 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      6  5 0
 5/ 5 IRON DAMSELS (16)        237 249 12 48.8   5/ 5 WOLF AND MAN (701)        6  5 0
 6/ 4 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)     167 177  0 48.5   6/ 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      6  7 0
 7/ 6 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        83  89  3 48.3   7/10 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   6  9 0
 8/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   52  58  3 47.3   8/ 1*THE WHISPERS (706)        6  9 0
 9/ 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)     111 136  3 44.9   9/ 7 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        5 10 0
10/ 8 BAD PICKLES (699)         63  84  6 42.9  10/ 8 BAD PICKLES (699)         4 11 0
11/10 WOLF AND MAN (701)        33  46  4 41.8  11/ 0*FOR... (707)              2  0 0
12/11 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        57  84  4 40.4  12-11 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)  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

Jhans is never quiet. The moment you step onto the sands, you feel the ground 
vibrating with the soft murmur of the crowd, the aroma of leather oil wafting through 
the breeze, and the clang of steel as warriors test their weapons in the pits. Before 
daylight, there is energy in the air, and I ready myself for the day's action. I have 
spent the whole day chasing the action from the bloodied arena sands to the ale-
stained benches, and here is what you need to know.

Let's start with the headliner: Barkeep Barb of Iron Damsels. Barb has held onto the 
throne once again and now sits at the 27-9-0 mark. She stopped a spirited, though 
unsuccessful, challenge from Papa Lenny. The crowd loved every heartbeat of that five-
minute test, but the Damsel's warrior proved unshakeable. She leaves the sands with 
laurels and papers that say she will be heading for the Isle in a few weeks. Jhans 
will undoubtedly be sad to see her go.

Iron Damsels are not just holding the throne, but they are back on top of the team 
rankings. A 3-2 turn was good enough to topple the former top-rated squad, The 
Whispers, who slipped with a 1-4 disappointing show. A fall from grace? It could be. 
Or maybe it is just the dangerous ebb and flow of Jhans' steel with a tinge of luck.

And who else is on the move? I ducked into the pits to catch Tanks for Nothin' suiting 
up with armor before their bouts. Let me tell you, their 4-1 run today put everyone on 
notice. Mark 1 dismantled Ark, drawing gasps from the crowd and 17 recognition points 
from the Commission. His stablemates, Saint-Chamond, Little Willie, and Bob Semple 
stacked up victories as well.

Word among most stables is they are steering clear of Emu's Strain. Whether it is fear 
or just bad luck, Emu's crew walks alone for now. The rumor mill also swirled with the 
news that Tanks for Nothin' avoided them the most. Meanwhile, Syan-Lin of Dark 
Abundance has become a most-wanted target.

That's the day as it is seen from the dust, sweat, and splinters. From where I stand, 
literally brushing the sands from my boots, it is clear that Jhans thrives on 
turnover. Duelmasters rise, teams tumble, and challengers bleed. Still, the crowd 
howls for more. I'll be back in two weeks, right in the middle of all the action, so 
long as the Commission lets me keep my spy reporter credentials.

From the sands of Jhans,

                                          -- Mira Kelvaren

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARKEEP BARB 8685         TP 27   9  0 143         IRON DAMSELS (16)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BONEGRIN 8785             ST 15   4  2 133         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 PAPA LENNY 8733           LU 18  12  0 102         BAD PICKLES (699)         
 SLETTU 8698               SL 15  13  1  93         IRON DAMSELS (16)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KUURUS 8684               AB 20  16  0  90         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 MARK 1                    BA 10  13  1  86         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
-URSA L'ANDRESS 8339       PS  8   2  0  85         FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)  
 WILDRIDER 8441            LU 16  20  2  81         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 DREAMSINGER 8439          AB 16  17  0  71         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 SPINNOCK 8835             WS  9   3  1  71         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 MIKE VADNER 8738          ST 12  10  2  67         BAD PICKLES (699)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARK 8814                  AB 11   8  0  63         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAINT-CHAMOND 8666        SL 13  10  0  62         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE WILLIE 8667        TP 13  10  0  56         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 ENVY 8827                 LU 10   7  0  50         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)                     *
 SYAN-LIN 8783             TP 11   9  0  48         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 FAME 8875                     6   0  0  46         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)                  [BA-TP]
 WHIPPET 8668              SL 10  13  1  44         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 THY STAFF 8873                4   2  0  41         EMU'S STRAIN (702)                       [BA-SL-TP]
 SONJA 8815                PS  8   9  1  40         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 BLADEDANCER 8869          ST  4   1  0  38         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LL HOSTESS 8872           AB  3   3  0  25         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 AVERAGE JOE 8862          PL  5   3  0  24         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 BOB SEMPLE 8839           PR  3   6  0  24         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)                  *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILENS 8891               BA  3   1  0  23         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 CSR IN TRAINING 8909          2   0  0  23         IRON DAMSELS (16)                        [AB-BA-LU-ST-TP]
 SAPPHIRE 8866             AB  5   3  0  21         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 UMBRALIS 8887             AB  3   1  0  21         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 VARKOS 8865               BA  4   4  0  19         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)                     *
 BLOND & BITTER 8871   ST      2   4  0  18         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 MURMURIO 8890             ST  2   2  0  18         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 SYDEE 8867                ST  3   3  0  15         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 HEAVEN'S SAKE 8907        ST  1   0  0  11         FOR... (707)              
 THE LOVE OF PETE 8906         1   0  0  11         FOR... (707)                             [AB-BA-LU-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 TENEBRAX 8888             PR  2   2  0   8         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 CORNER POCKET 8870            1   5  0   8         EMU'S STRAIN (702)                       [BA-LU-ST]
 DEEDERS 8846                  1   4  0   8         BAD PICKLES (699)                        [BA-ST]
 PLUMCATCHER 8902          PR  1   1  0   8         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 NOCTURN 8889              AB  1   3  0   6         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 BOUDICA 8908                  0   2  0   2         EMU'S STRAIN (702)                       [BA-PS-SL-TP]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BRIAN BERG 8849         0  4 0 BAD PICKLES 699      BANDIT PRINCE         1003 NONE
GLOOP 8841              1  5 0 BAD PICKLES 699      WURM KIN              1003 NONE
GLICK 8901              0  3 0 DARK ABUNDANCE 695   RIPPLES DORRIGAN      1003 NONE
DA1 8911                0  1 0 WOLF AND MAN 701     RIPPLES DORRIGAN      1003 NONE
MARDIS 8892             2  2 0 WOLF AND MAN 701     SLIPPERS MCGHEE       1003 NONE
VAUZAK 8894             1  3 0 WOLF AND MAN 701     HIGH ELF              1003 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GLOOP was butchered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GLICK was slaughtered by RIPPLES DORRIGAN in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
VAUZAK was savagely slain by HIGH ELF in a action packed 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
MARDIS was dealt death by SLIPPERS MCGHEE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BRIAN BERG was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DA1 was butchered by RIPPLES DORRIGAN in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
PAPA LENNY was bested by BARKEEP BARB in a 5 minute master's Challenge Title match.
MIKE VADNER was defeated by WILDRIDER in a 2 minute expert's Challenge melee.
MARK 1 vanquished ARK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
WHIPPET was overpowered by SPINNOCK in a 1 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
SAINT-CHAMOND savagely defeated SYAN-LIN in a action packed 2 minute Challenge match.
BOB SEMPLE defeated SYDEE in a exciting 3 minute bloody Challenge match.
DEEDERS was overcome by VARKOS in a 1 minute Challenge contest.
SLETTU was subdued by ASSAIL in a 2 minute master's match.
KUURUS was overpowered by BOOTSTEALER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BONEGRIN overpowered DREAMSINGER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LITTLE WILLIE bested THY STAFF in a action packed 2 minute duel.
SONJA beat AVERAGE JOE in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
ENVY devastated UMBRALIS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FAME demolished SILENS in a 4 minute one-sided bout.
BLOND & BITTER was overpowered by BLADEDANCER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
CORNER POCKET was devastated by MURMURIO in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
LL HOSTESS overpowered TENEBRAX in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SAPPHIRE beat PLUMCATCHER in a 2 minute fray.
NOCTURN lost to HEAVEN'S SAKE in a popular 2 minute brutal amateur's fray.
CSR IN TRAINING overpowered BOUDICA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THE LOVE OF PETE beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         TOTAL PARRY       34 -  20 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   6 -  1      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         AIMED BLOW        35 -  29 -  2      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  24 -  1      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  30 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  34 -  1      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   9 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -  12 -  1      37  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  32 -  1      33  |

Turn 1003 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     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     AIMED BLOW         3 -  5         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  4         1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BARKEEP BARB 8685          27   9  0  143 IRON DAMSELS (16)
STRIKING ATTACK  BONEGRIN 8785              15   4  2  133 WOLF AND MAN (701)
LUNGING ATTACK   PAPA LENNY 8733            18  12  0  102 BAD PICKLES (699)
SLASHING ATTACK  SLETTU 8698                15  13  1   93 IRON DAMSELS (16)
AIMED BLOW       KUURUS 8684                20  16  0   90 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
WALL OF STEEL    SPINNOCK 8835               9   3  1   71 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WILDRIDER 8441.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PAPA LENNY 8733.  The ten other most popular fighters were SAINT-CHAMOND 8666, 
SYDEE 8867, THY STAFF 8873, HEAVEN'S SAKE 8907, BARKEEP BARB 8685, SLETTU 8698, SONJA 
8815, SAPPHIRE 8866, SPINNOCK 8835, and SYAN-LIN 8783.

The least popular fighter this week was BOUDICA 8908.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PLUMCATCHER 8902, TENEBRAX 8888, CORNER POCKET 8870, BLOND & BITTER 
8871, FAME 8875, UMBRALIS 8887, DREAMSINGER 8439, KUURUS 8684, DEEDERS 8846, and 
WHIPPET 8668.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BARKEEP BARB (36-8685) IRON DAMSELS (16)

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

BOOTSTEALER (36-8442) NEON KNIGHTS (680)
ASSAIL (36-8708) CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)