DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/20/2026    Duedate: 03/05/2026

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM 78    TURN 824

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TAUT TWINE
HOWLIN CASE (352)
(78-3299) [15-3-1,133]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TAUT TWINE                     PENTATONIC MAJOR
HOWLIN CASE (352)              TOP FIVE SCALES (397)
(78-3299) [15-3-1,133]         (78-3717) [4-4-0,40]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FEINTAMOUR                     TIKI
RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)          ALASD (171)
(78-3736) [17-17-0,107]        (78-3752) [1-2-0,14]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PERRY COUNTY (374)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOWLIN CASE (352)             33 
2. SHARDS (400)                  15    PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. PERRY COUNTY (374)            5     Unchartered Team
4. RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)         3  
5. ALASD (171)                   2     TOP FIVE SCALES (397)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374)       272 144  8 65.4   1/ 1 PERRY COUNTY (374)        5  4 0
 2/ 4 HOWLIN CASE (352)        236 162  8 59.3   2/ 3 HOWLIN CASE (352)         4  1 0
 3/ 5 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     80  72  5 52.6   3/ 2 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     3  1 0
 4/ 6*TOP FIVE SCALES (397)      6   7  0 46.2   4/ 7*SHARDS (400)              3  3 0
 5/ 7 SAND DANCERS (68)        1613 1939 48 45.4   5/ 5*TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     2  2 0
 6/ 8*SHARDS (400)               4   5  0 44.4   6/ 4*ALASD (171)               2  3 0
 7/ 3*ALASD (171)                3   4  0 42.9   7/ 8 SAND DANCERS (68)         0  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

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Coming up with 
a solid 2-0-0 outing, SHARDS has advanced 3 places in the rankings.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for SILVER STUD, who flew up 23 points in the rankings after mashing 
PENTATONIC MAJOR like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  PENTATONIC MAJOR was bested by SILVER STUD and 
drops 14 points.  Our battling duelmaster TAUT TWINE has managed to hold the title, 
fending off THYLEASEA's none too subtle advances.  Better luck next time, RAINBOW 
COUNCIL.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad TOP FIVE  SCALES?  Big bad TOP 
FIVE SCALES.  Big bad TOP FIVE SCALES.  LIN TIRIAN's afraid of the big bad TOP FIVE 
SCALES.  Tra la la la la!  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch PERRY COUNTY's act 
in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from TOP FIVE SCALES. 
And who is this RUIN you ask, with 22 points and a 2-3-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I 
could tell!  Challenging down 20 points was SIBERIA.  Pretty soon she'll be using two 
shields and selling 'T.P.:  The only way to clean up' pins.  Definition of petty:  
SIBERIA won victory over BIG ONE, a mismatch of 20 points.  Getting lots of flowers 
from sympathetic fans was TIKI, who was successfully challenged by BANDON who had a 
mere 19 points more than TIKI.  Definition of petty:  BANDON subdued TIKI, a mismatch 
of 19 points.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Remember:  alliances are great, 
but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, 
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  See ya next time I'm on this 
circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAUT TWINE 3299           WS 15   3  1 133         HOWLIN CASE (352)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FEINTAMOUR 3736           PS 17  17  0 107         RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     
 THYLEASEA 3737            SL 21  14  0  99         RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     
 SIBERIA 3718              ST  9   0  0  92         PERRY COUNTY (374)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG ONE 3666              ST  9  39  2  68         SAND DANCERS (68)         
 BRISTOW 3707              SL  7   3  1  68         PERRY COUNTY (374)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILVER STUD 3678          ST  6   1  0  55         HOWLIN CASE (352)         
-FENNHAVEN 3709            TP 12   6  0  42         PERRY COUNTY (374)        
 PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717     SL  4   4  0  40         TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     
-APALONA 3724              TP  5   4  0  34         PERRY COUNTY (374)                       *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANDON 3743               TP  6   1  0  31         PERRY COUNTY (374)                       *
-LADY JUSTICE'S 3713       TP  2   2  0  28         TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     
 EDGLI 3741                ST  2   0  0  25         SHARDS (400)              

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUIN 3739                 SL  2   3  0  22         SHARDS (400)              
 TIKI 3752                 SL  1   2  0  14         ALASD (171)                              *
 MAXER 3753                ST  1   1  0  11         ALASD (171)                              *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Perry County, home. Ohio River, Lupp's Cave, Floodwall, Oil Creek, Blind Man's Bluff, 
Cotton Mill, Tell City Chair, Pestalozzi Hill, Cannel Coal, a land of plenty, but not 
plenty of humans. -- Smitty

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SIBERIA devastated BIG ONE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BANDON unbelievably bested TIKI in a action packed 5 minute Challenge battle.
MAXER was savagely defeated by EDGLI in a 2 minute bloody beginner's Challenge fight.
TAUT TWINE bested THYLEASEA in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Title fight.
FEINTAMOUR devastated BRISTOW in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
PENTATONIC MAJOR was overpowered by SILVER STUD in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
RUIN bested CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  10 -  0      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK     2 -   1 -  1      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  13 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 824 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TAUT TWINE 3299            15   3  1  133 HOWLIN CASE (352)
SLASHING ATTACK  THYLEASEA 3737             21  14  0   99 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)
STRIKING ATTACK  SIBERIA 3718                9   0  0   92 PERRY COUNTY (374)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FEINTAMOUR 3736.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TIKI 3752.  The ten other most popular fighters were EDGLI 3741, THYLEASEA 3737, 
TAUT TWINE 3299, SILVER STUD 3678, RUIN 3739, SIBERIA 3718, MAXER 3753, FEINTAMOUR 
3736, BANDON 3743, and BIG ONE 3666.

The least popular fighter this week was PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were BRISTOW 3707, BIG ONE 3666, BANDON 3743, FEINTAMOUR 3736, MAXER 
3753, SIBERIA 3718, RUIN 3739, SILVER STUD 3678, TAUT TWINE 3299, and THYLEASEA 3737.