DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/29/2025    Duedate: 01/10/2026

MORDANT ARENA

DM 1    TURN 1054

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MARCUS LORICA
LEGIONARII (727)
(1-10310) [19-20-0,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MARCUS LORICA                  POSITION IS EMPTY
LEGIONARII (727)               
(1-10310) [19-20-0,140]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FURIUS PACILUS                 THE TOOL MAN
LEGIONARII (727)               HOT RODS (297)
(1-10306) [17-15-0,86]         (1-10300) [15-16-6,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

1792 (735)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FREAK BROTHERS (120)          55 
2. BLACK JUNTA (295)             41    POINT GUARDS (620)
3. THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)       38    Unchartered Team
4. HOT RODS (297)                23 
5. 1792 (735)                    22    DEAD SILENCE (740)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 POINT GUARDS (620)        13   6  0 68.4   1/ 2 1792 (735)               10  5 1
 2/ 0 ARMY OF ONE (732)         53  26  3 67.1   2/ 5 BLACK OUTPOST (252)       8  1 0
 3/ 2 BLACK OUTPOST (252)      122  75  4 61.9   3/11 BLACK JUNTA (295)         8  2 0
 4/ 3 FANTASIA (272)           149  96  7 60.8   4/ 6 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   8  3 1
 5/ 4 1792 (735)                30  20  4 60.0   5/10 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      8  7 1
 6/ 7 BLACK JUNTA (295)         94  66  3 58.7   6/ 1 BLACK PANTHEON (299)      7  2 0
 7/ 6 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)  118  83  9 58.7   7/ 4 BLACK ARMADA (236)        6  6 0
 8/ 5 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    198 140 14 58.6   8/ 8 BLACK MONASTARY (243)     6  8 0
 9/ 8 HOT RODS (297)           254 187 13 57.6   9/12 ENTERPRISE (345)          6  9 0
10/ 9 CARE LESS BEARS (267)    798 626 38 56.0  10/ 3 FANTASIA (272)            5  3 0
11/10 BLACK PANTHEON (299)     151 120  8 55.7  11/ 7 LEGIONARII (727)          5  6 0
12-11 PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     10   8  0 55.6  12/14 HOT RODS (297)            4  8 1
13/12 BLACK ARMADA (236)       129 114  9 53.1  13-13 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         3  2 0
14-13 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    43  40  3 51.8  14/ 9 CARE LESS BEARS (267)     3  3 1
15/15 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      75  86  7 46.6  15-15 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    2  0 0
16/14 CHAOS KIDS (726)          71  86  4 45.2  16/16 POINT GUARDS (620)        2  1 0
17/16 ENTERPRISE (345)          70  88  4 44.3  17/ 0 ARMY OF ONE (732)         1  1 0
18/17 LEGIONARII (727)          71 110  0 39.2  18-17 PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     1  4 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-18 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         29  48  2 37.7  19/18 CHAOS KIDS (726)          1 13 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of MORDANT!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Former top team BLACK PANTHEON was 
unseated this week as 1792 moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 
3-2-0 record for the round.  There were bitter words at FANTASIA's guildhouse after a 
1-1-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 10th.  Dark Arena anyone?  
Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  Witness how this week 
BLACK JUNTA went 4-0-0 to move up 8 in the rankings.  Did only my eyes note the 4-1-0 
record which BLACK MONASTARY managed to post this round?  I don't doubt that such a 
record will draw challengers!  CHOSEN ONE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial 
commission as he skillfully bested SCALLYWAG and was awarded 26 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, CHOSEN ONE put down SCALLYWAG, 
causing him to lose 32 points of recognition in the process.  Not for nothing has 
MARCUS LORICA in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's 
proven his combat skill yet again.  Would you believe that over half of the old women 
in MORDANT seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In MORDANT "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  MORDANT, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the 
names of thy guilds is ENTERPRISE, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly 
duels.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the 
better part of last week avoiding ENTERPRISE.  Indeed it was FREAK BROTHERS.  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  GORN CRUSH take warning!  
You have more than a few enemies in MORDANT.  DAWN CAPTAIN must really be harboring a 
grudge against the CHAOS KIDS guild!  Merciless, 25 challenged down SLOTH points this 
week to duel with he.  Few would not have guessed the outcome of the bout as SLOTH 
was overcame by DAWN CAPTAIN.  Is this what passes for courage in MORDANT?   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with fortune 
but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise 
are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARCUS LORICA 10310          19  20  0 140         LEGIONARII (727)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAWN CAPTAIN 10387           11   1  0 116         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 CHOSEN ONE 10375             12   4  1 109         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 BENO 8480                    13   6  0 105         POINT GUARDS (620)        
 THE TOOL MAN 10300           15  16  6  99         HOT RODS (297)            
 ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301        18  14  1  97         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 CHASTITY 10343               14   9  1  97         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 BLACK SPIRE 10257            23  16  5  96         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 OXITWIST 10201               23  11  2  96         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 ENSIGN PO 10186              14  19  0  96         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 BOXCAR 10229                 23  11  1  94         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 ENGYWOOK 10359               16   9  1  91         FANTASIA (272)            

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IOSIO 7834                    9   2  0  90         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     
 FURIUS PACILUS 10306         17  15  0  86         LEGIONARII (727)          
 GOOD WOOD 10342              14  10  0  85         HOT RODS (297)            
 FULL PROOF 10447              8   0  1  84         1792 (735)                
 SCALLYWAG 10330              20   9  1  83         BLACK ARMADA (236)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLOTH 10275                  17  20  0  81         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
-VEBORG 10351                  7   5  1  81         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 PINPRICK 10341               16  12  1  78         HOT RODS (297)            
 TENDERFART BEAR 10265        19  19  1  77         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 OLD IRONSIDE 10238           16  26  1  75         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 EDGEDANCER 10516              7   2  0  75         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
-THRYSSA 10391                 6   4  0  70         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 DEEPFIRE 10180               10   4  0  67         BLACK JUNTA (295)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNOW MONKEY 10085            12  10  1  63         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 KOKUATEN 10480               10   4  1  59         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BANGIN' MONK 10454           10   7  0  56         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 MORPHINE 10504                5   7  2  56         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 AGED 12 YEARS 10521           5   5  0  53         1792 (735)                
 PHAT FREDDY 10469             8   7  0  51         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 CRONUS 10524                  7   1  0  51         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 BLACK SACRISTY 10401          9  14  1  42         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 OBSIDIAN MONK 10431           8   4  0  42         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 THE BIG EASY 10529            4   1  0  40         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 THE SENTRY 10526              6   2  0  35         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 FREIGHT TRAIN 10533           5   1  1  34         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIGH RYE 10448                6   5  1  33         1792 (735)                
 PORT FINISH 10501             5   6  1  33         1792 (735)                
 ONE-EYED 10500                6   7  2  27         HOT RODS (297)            
-KRYSTYNA 10352                4   7  0  27         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 FREDDIE'S CAT 10545           3   1  0  26         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 MARCUS MARTULUS 10537         2   4  0  26         LEGIONARII (727)          
-GALAGOM 7832                  1   1  0  26         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     
 SMALL BATCH 10551             3   0  1  24         1792 (735)                

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRIA 10520                    2   2  0  23         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 Q 10532                       2   3  0  22         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 DEISEL DRIFT 10471            2   0  1  21         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 ROLL TO BONES 10509           3   1  0  18         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 PHINEAS PHREAK 10531          3   2  0  17         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 DOPEY 10513                   3   7  0  16         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 BURNEY 10543                  1   0  0  13         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 EROS 10534                    3   3  0  12         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 WHETSTONE 10510               2   3  0  11         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 THE CAT BOX 10553             1   1  0  10         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
-GALAREW 7835                  0   3  0   7         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     
 SEXY CHERUB 10556             1   0  0   6         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH 10552     1   2  0   5         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 GORN CRUSH 10548              1   2  0   5         ENTERPRISE (345)          
-VERENA 10525                  1   2  0   5         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 LEXI 10542                    0   3  0   3         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 TEMPERANCE 10549              0   2  0   2         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
-ZYP ZUDRA 7831                0   1  0   1         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MAD MANNEQUIN           0  0 0                      ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301 1054 NONE
SWEET WHEAT 10449       3  2 0 1792 735             BLACK SACRISTY 10401  1051 REVENGED
AVERAGE JOE 10558       0  1 0 BLACK ARMADA 236     MOUNTAIN TROLL        1054 NONE
SPAR MASTER 10439       7  6 1 BLACK ARMADA 236     MORPHINE 10504        1053  
RED SHIRT 4 10560       0  1 0 ENTERPRISE 345       SHEWISH GIANT         1054 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK FAN 10 10559       0  1 0 FANTASIA 272         BLACK ORC             1054 NONE
PUBLIUS ACUTI 10540     0  2 0 LEGIONARII 727       FREIGHT TRAIN 10533   1051  
QUINTUS REFERIS 10547   0  3 0 LEGIONARII 727       SMALL BATCH 10551     1053  
AROSEAN 7833            0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 584  DEISEL DRIFT 10471    1053  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK FAN 10 was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
AVERAGE JOE was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
RED SHIRT 4 was easily killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
OLD IRONSIDE was vanquished by MORPHINE in a 2 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
DAWN CAPTAIN overpowered SLOTH in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
FULL PROOF devastated TENDERFART BEAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
HIGH RYE was devastated by BANGIN' MONK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SMALL BATCH overcame PHINEAS PHREAK in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
THE CAT BOX viciously subdued GORN CRUSH in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge melee.
MARCUS LORICA won victory over ENSIGN PO in a 2 minute expert's Title fight.
THE TOOL MAN was unbelievably bested by BENO in a exciting 4 minute veteran's fight.
FURIUS PACILUS was luckily beaten by OXITWIST in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
SCALLYWAG was demolished by CHOSEN ONE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
GOOD WOOD devastated MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
ROOT CANAL BEAR butchered MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
CHASTITY handily defeated KOKUATEN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BLACK SPIRE overpowered SILISA THE SNAKE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
ENGYWOOK handily defeated MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BOXCAR devastated MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
AGED 12 YEARS was overpowered by EDGEDANCER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided match.
DEEPFIRE overpowered MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
PINPRICK devastated TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute gory one-sided contest.
SNOW MONKEY vanquished MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided match.
BLACK SACRISTY was viciously subdued by PHAT FREDDY in a 3 minute bloody fray.
OBSIDIAN MONK defeated MARCUS MARTULUS in a 2 minute match.
CRONUS defeated CAERAN SLAVE in a 1 minute fight.
THE SENTRY vanquished DOPEY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ROLL TO BONES was vanquished by THE BIG EASY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FREIGHT TRAIN demolished MIME WORSHIPPER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
ONE-EYED was vanquished by PORT FINISH in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
DEISEL DRIFT handily defeated TEMPERANCE in a 3 minute mismatched bout.
EROS was vanquished by FREDDIE'S CAT in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
LEXI was defeated by SEXY CHERUB in a 3 minute beginner's duel.
Q defeated WHETSTONE in a popular 6 minute novice's match.
LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH was overpowered by BURNEY in a 3 minute gory one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                 11         WALL OF STEEL     30 -  20 -  1      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         LUNGING ATTACK    78 -  52 -  3      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  20 -  1      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         AIMED BLOW        45 -  35 -  2      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   55 -  44 -  5      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     28 -  25 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  15 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         BASHING ATTACK    27 -  36 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -  17 -  1      41  |

Turn 1054 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  7         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         6 -  3                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       DAWN CAPTAIN 10387         11   1  0  116 BLACK OUTPOST (252)
LUNGING ATTACK   CHOSEN ONE 10375           12   4  1  109 ARMY OF ONE (732)
TOTAL PARRY      BENO 8480                  13   6  0  105 POINT GUARDS (620)
PARRY-LUNGE      BLACK SPIRE 10257          23  16  5   96 BLACK MONASTARY (243)
WALL OF STEEL    OXITWIST 10201             23  11  2   96 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BOXCAR 10229               23  11  1   94 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
STRIKING ATTACK  FURIUS PACILUS 10306       17  15  0   86 LEGIONARII (727)
SLASHING ATTACK  FULL PROOF 10447            8   0  1   84 1792 (735)
BASHING ATTACK   BANGIN' MONK 10454         10   7  0   56 BLACK MONASTARY (243)
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 THE TOOL MAN 10300.  The ten other most popular fighters were Q 10532, 
WHETSTONE 10510, DAWN CAPTAIN 10387, PHINEAS PHREAK 10531, FURIUS PACILUS 10306, PHAT 
FREDDY 10469, OBSIDIAN MONK 10431, PINPRICK 10341, MARCUS MARTULUS 10537, and LEXI 
10542.

The least popular fighter this week was ONE-EYED 10500.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ROLL TO BONES 10509, DOPEY 10513, KOKUATEN 10480, SCALLYWAG 10330, 
SLOTH 10275, RED SHIRT 4 10560, AVERAGE JOE 10558, LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH 10552, SEXY 
CHERUB 10556, and EROS 10534.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THE TOOL MAN (1-10300) HOT RODS (297)