DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/20/2025    Duedate: 11/01/2025

MORDANT ARENA

DM 1    TURN 1049

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KWAI CHANG KANE
FREAK BROTHERS (120)
(1-1544) [23-8-1,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KWAI CHANG KANE                PORT FINISH
FREAK BROTHERS (120)           1792 (735)
(1-1544) [23-8-1,120]          (1-10501) [4-2-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FURIUS PACILUS                 PINPRICK
LEGIONARII (727)               HOT RODS (297)
(1-10306) [14-13-0,85]         (1-10341) [14-9-1,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLACK MONASTARY (243)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOT RODS (297)                32 
2. THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)       32    BLACK OUTPOST (252)
3. 1792 (735)                    24    Unchartered Team
4. BLACK JUNTA (295)             22 
5. BLACK MONASTARY (243)         22    1792 (735)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 BLACK OUTPOST (252)      111  71  4 61.0   1/ 4 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    11  4 1
 2/ 2 FANTASIA (272)           138  91  7 60.3   2/ 2 BLACK JUNTA (295)        10  3 1
 3/ 4*1792 (735)                16  11  3 59.3   3/13 HOT RODS (297)            8  4 1
 4/ 3 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    185 129 13 58.9   4/ 5 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      8  4 0
 5/ 5 HOT RODS (297)           246 175 11 58.4   5/ 1 FANTASIA (272)            8  6 0
 6/ 6 BLACK JUNTA (295)         83  61  3 57.6   6/ 7 BLACK ARMADA (236)        7  2 1
 7/ 7 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)  106  78  7 57.6   7/ 3 CHAOS KIDS (726)          7  5 0
 8/ 8 CARE LESS BEARS (267)    790 622 37 55.9   8/ 8 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   6  2 0
 9/ 9 BLACK PANTHEON (299)     139 117  8 54.3   9/ 6 BLACK OUTPOST (252)       6  3 0
10/10 BLACK ARMADA (236)       120 103  9 53.8  10/11 DRIFTERS (69)             6  8 0
11/11 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    41  38  3 51.9  11/10*1792 (735)                4  5 0
12/12 CHAOS KIDS (726)          68  68  4 50.0  12/ 9 BLACK PANTHEON (299)      4  5 0
13-14 RAT PAK (155)            135 150 11 47.4  13/14 ENTERPRISE (345)          4  8 0
14/13 ENTERPRISE (345)          62  72  4 46.3  14/16 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    2  1 0
15/15 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      60  76  6 44.1  15/15 CARE LESS BEARS (267)     2  4 0
16/16 LEGIONARII (727)          61  99  0 38.1  16/17 LEGIONARII (727)          2 12 0
17/17 DRIFTERS (69)             32  53  0 37.6  17-12 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         1  4 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
18-18 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         26  46  2 36.1  18-18 RAT PAK (155)             0  2 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.

So, how did I get here? Who knew that winning could be so inconvenient?  Neon has told 
me that he wants me to rest before my big tourney moment, so rest I will. Plus, he 
doesn't want me trundling off to the Isle of the Eye just yet, and one more arena 
fight would probably do it. So, someone else will be Duelmaster next turn. Will it be 
a Freak? A Trekkie? Or maybe a Player? We'll see how the dice roll.

I was wondering what Boss Rat was up to, sending his kitchen rat to fight at night. 
But, then someone reminded me that he was already protected by Lady Greywand's 
immortality aura. I think Boss Rat should take it as a bad sign that his (minimum) 33 
FE fighter couldn't beat one of the easier DA monsters. Well, that's his problem to 
deal with.

Catch you all on the flip side. Until then, may the gods guide your blows straight and 
true!

                                          -- Artax II, your Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, MORDANT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, FANTASIA, since BLACK 
MONASTARY took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  If this keeps up, 
EMU'S SPAWN, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 5 in the 
rankings?  Now let's all watch THE BLACK EXPRESS' heads swell from their 3-0-0 this 
turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see BOXCAR win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, TIEN-SHU 
OF GENRAI beat OLD IRONSIDE and OLD IRONSIDE lost 24 points.  You're breakin' my 
heart.  Due to absence, and inability to defend the throne, ARTAX II has lost the 
Title of Duelmaster.  Start setting that alarm earlier!  And it's out with the old, 
in with the new, as KWAI CHANG KANE takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the 
old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do 
you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  DRIFTERS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were 
this turn's most avoided team.  Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And who 
led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was 
1792.  Ha ha ha ha!  KWAI CHANG KANE was challenged more times this turn than the 
Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Gee, LEGIONARII, ain't it past due for sending LUCIUS 
VERO Dark Arena?  What took ol' '3-10-0' so long?  Hope?  Ha ha aha ha!  I could say 
I saw this coming, but so could anyone else.  Anyway, this turn it came.  PUNIC 
SLAVE's 5-8-0 has earned him the Dark Arena.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it 
only shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this 
one.   
     There's got to be a better place in MORDANT to get a drink than Conan's Place!  
Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice!  So 
nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this 
winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KWAI CHANG KANE 1544         23   8  1 120         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STRIDER 1547                 18  13  1 115         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
-ARTAX II 10317               15   4  1 115         FANTASIA (272)            
 BOXCAR 10229                 20   9  1 113         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 PARZIVAL 10369               16   5  2 108         READY PLAYER ONE (731)    
 THE TOOL MAN 10300           13  13  5 105         HOT RODS (297)            
 RED SHIRT #1 8196            13  16  2 102         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 BARK TROLL 10244             27   9  0 100         FANTASIA (272)            
 SCALLYWAG 10330              17   7  1 100         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 GOOD WOOD 10342              12   7  0  99         HOT RODS (297)            
 OXITWIST 10201               20   9  2  95         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 TENDERFART BEAR 10265        18  15  1  95         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 BASTIAN 10268                18   7  1  94         FANTASIA (272)            
 SLOTH 10275                  17  15  0  92         CHAOS KIDS (726)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROCKBITER 6842               21  18  3  90         FANTASIA (272)            
 BLACK SPIRE 10257            20  14  5  89         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 HOLY WATER 10241             19  13  1  88         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 PINPRICK 10341               14   9  1  88         HOT RODS (297)            
 MARCUS LORICA 10310          14  20  0  87         LEGIONARII (727)          
 CHASTITY 10343               12   6  1  86         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 FURIUS PACILUS 10306         14  13  0  85         LEGIONARII (727)          
 ENGYWOOK 10359               12   8  1  78         FANTASIA (272)            
 STYGIAN WARDEN 10231          9   6  1  77         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 ENSIGN PO 10186              12  16  0  74         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 OLD IRONSIDE 10238           15  22  1  73         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 BLACK SACRISTY 10401          8  10  0  69         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THRYSSA 10391                 5   4  0  66         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
-VEBORG 10351                  6   5  1  63         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301        13  14  0  61         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 DAWN CAPTAIN 10387            6   1  0  61         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNOW MONKEY 10085            10   7  1  52         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 CHANCE 5475                   5   9  0  38         DRIFTERS (69)             
 DEEPFIRE 10180                6   3  0  37         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 OBSIDIAN MONK 10431           5   2  0  37         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
-KRYSTYNA 10352                4   6  0  34         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPAR MASTER 10439             6   3  1  33         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 PORT FINISH 10501             4   2  1  33         1792 (735)                
-PHAT FREDDY 10469             5   5  0  32         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 HIGH RYE 10448                3   3  1  32         1792 (735)                
 AGED 12 YEARS 10521           2   3  0  30         1792 (735)                
 THE WALL 820                  6  10  0  28         DRIFTERS (69)             
 BANGIN' MONK 10454            7   5  0  26         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 KOKUATEN 10480                6   3  1  25         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED SHIRT 2 10473             4   8  0  23         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 EDGEDANCER 10516              3   1  0  23         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 ONE-EYED 10500                4   4  1  22         HOT RODS (297)            
 TROLL 10286                   3   1  0  18         DRIFTERS (69)             
 CRONUS 10524                  2   1  0  18         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 THE SENTRY 10526              2   1  0  17         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
-LLOYD 10313                   0   3  0  17         DRIFTERS (69)             

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORPHINE 10504                2   5  1  12         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 FREIGHT TRAIN 10533           1   0  0  10         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 DOPEY 10513                   2   3  0   9         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
-BRIA 10520                    1   2  0   5         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
-VERENA 10525                  1   1  0   4         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 EROS 10534                    0   1  0   1         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 MARCUS MARTULUS 10537         0   1  0   1         LEGIONARII (727)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SILISA THE SNAKE        0  0 0                      HOLY WATER 10241      1049 NONE
DARK COUP 1 10536       0  1 0 BLACK JUNTA 295      DARK CHAMPION         1049 NONE
AMBIGUITY 10522         0  1 0 CHAOS KIDS 726       HIGH RYE 10448        1046 REVENGED
KRISTOV 10527           0  1 0 CHAOS KIDS 726       STONE GOLEM           1049 NONE
ROLLO 10297             3  4 0 DRIFTERS 69          SPAR MASTER 10439     1049  
KASSI 10519             0  1 0 EMU'S SPAWN 728      ONE-EYED 10500        1045 REVENGED
LT. CMDR WORF 10479     2  1 1 ENTERPRISE 345       STRIDER 1547          1046  
DECIMUS PUGIO 10309    12 20 0 LEGIONARII 727       PINPRICK 10341        1047  
LUCIUS VERO 10437       3 11 0 LEGIONARII 727       BLACK ORC             1049 NONE
PUNIC SLAVE 10436       5  9 0 LEGIONARII 727       STONE GOLEM           1049 NONE
STEAMPOWER 10457        5  4 0 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 PORT FINISH 10501     1046 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LUCIUS VERO was butchered by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PUNIC SLAVE was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
KRISTOV was assassinated by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DARK COUP 1 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
DAWN CAPTAIN overpowered CHANCE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RED SHIRT #1 lost to KWAI CHANG KANE in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
COUNSELOR TROY was bested by STRIDER in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge competition.
ENSIGN PO was vanquished by BASTIAN in a 1 minute gruesome uneven Challenge duel.
RED SHIRT 2 was narrowly defeated by DEEPFIRE in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
HIGH RYE overpowered MORPHINE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
OLD IRONSIDE was overpowered by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
BOXCAR devastated SLOTH in a exciting 6 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
BARK TROLL bested MAD MANNEQUIN in a 2 minute mismatched bout.
PARZIVAL overcame ROCKBITER in a popular 1 minute expert's fight.
THE TOOL MAN devastated RAFFI THE GARROTE in a exciting 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
SCALLYWAG bested MAD MANNEQUIN in a 3 minute brawl.
GOOD WOOD overpowered CAPTAIN ELOY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
CHASTITY overpowered ROOT CANAL BEAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match.
PINPRICK viciously subdued CHARK FORKBEARD in a popular 3 minute veteran's contest.
MARCUS LORICA subdued STYGIAN WARDEN in a action packed 3 minute expert's bout.
FURIUS PACILUS was bested by OXITWIST in a 2 minute veteran's bout.
ENGYWOOK was defeated by CHARK FORKBEARD in a action packed 4 minute brutal fight.
TENDERFART BEAR savagely defeated CAPTAIN ELOY in a popular 2 minute gory duel.
BLACK SPIRE subdued TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
HOLY WATER put to death SILISA THE SNAKE in a exciting 1 minute expert's bout.
BLACK SACRISTY handily defeated BLACK DEVIN in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
SNOW MONKEY slimly won victory over AGED 12 YEARS in a 2 minute fray.
ROLLO was assassinated by SPAR MASTER in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
THE WALL was beaten by OBSIDIAN MONK in a 3 minute fray.
BANGIN' MONK was demolished by PORT FINISH in a 1 minute uneven contest.
KOKUATEN defeated GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute struggle.
ONE-EYED demolished GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TROLL savagely defeated EROS in a 5 minute brutal novice's fray.
DOPEY was demolished by EDGEDANCER in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
CRONUS vanquished SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
THE SENTRY vanquished SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
FREIGHT TRAIN demolished MARCUS MARTULUS in a 1 minute uneven competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         PARRY-RIPOSTE     31 -  21 -  2      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  8         LUNGING ATTACK   109 -  74 -  4      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW        43 -  33 -  3      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         SLASHING ATTACK   48 -  39 -  7      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     40 -  34 -  1      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  16 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         BASHING ATTACK    33 -  35 -  1      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  23 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -  11 -  1      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  15 -  0      40  |

Turn 1049 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-RIPOSTE      4 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         6 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  6         1  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  6                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    KWAI CHANG KANE 1544       23   8  1  120 FREAK BROTHERS (120)
PARRY-STRIKE     STRIDER 1547               18  13  1  115 FREAK BROTHERS (120)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BOXCAR 10229               20   9  1  113 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
BASHING ATTACK   PARZIVAL 10369             16   5  2  108 READY PLAYER ONE (731)
LUNGING ATTACK   BARK TROLL 10244           27   9  0  100 FANTASIA (272)
AIMED BLOW       GOOD WOOD 10342            12   7  0   99 HOT RODS (297)
TOTAL PARRY      SLOTH 10275                17  15  0   92 CHAOS KIDS (726)
PARRY-LUNGE      ROCKBITER 6842             21  18  3   90 FANTASIA (272)
STRIKING ATTACK  FURIUS PACILUS 10306       14  13  0   85 LEGIONARII (727)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FURIUS PACILUS 10306.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PINPRICK 10341.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOXCAR 10229, 
DEEPFIRE 10180, ENGYWOOK 10359, RED SHIRT #1 8196, STYGIAN WARDEN 10231, TENDERFART 
BEAR 10265, PARZIVAL 10369, THE TOOL MAN 10300, SCALLYWAG 10330, and FURIUS PACILUS 
10306.

The least popular fighter this week was MARCUS MARTULUS 10537.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were DOPEY 10513, TROLL 10286, BANGIN' MONK 10454, THE WALL 820, 
ROLLO 10297, OLD IRONSIDE 10238, MORPHINE 10504, DARK COUP 1 10536, THE SENTRY 10526, 
and ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KWAI CHANG KANE (1-1544) FREAK BROTHERS (120)

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

COUNSELOR TROY (1-5338) ENTERPRISE (345)