DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/17/2025    Duedate: 11/29/2025

MORDANT ARENA

DM 1    TURN 1051

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

HOLY WATER
BLACK MONASTARY (243)
(1-10241) [21-13-1,111]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

FURIUS PACILUS                 BILL PONDEROSA
LEGIONARII (727)               SUNNY (736)
(1-10306) [16-13-0,123]        (1-10468) [0-1-0,7]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FURIUS PACILUS                 ENGYWOOK
LEGIONARII (727)               FANTASIA (272)
(1-10306) [16-13-0,123]        (1-10359) [14-8-1,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLACK MONASTARY (243)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACK MONASTARY (243)         52 
2. CARE LESS BEARS (267)         50    FANTASIA (272)
3. LEGIONARII (727)              41    Unchartered Team
4. BLACK ARMADA (236)            32 
5. FANTASIA (272)                30    SUNNY (736)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 FANTASIA (272)           144  93  7 60.8   1/ 2 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    11  4 2
 2/ 1 BLACK OUTPOST (252)      114  74  4 60.6   2/ 1 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      9  4 0
 3/ 4 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    192 132 14 59.3   3/ 4 HOT RODS (297)            8  4 1
 4/ 5 HOT RODS (297)           250 179 12 58.3   4/ 5 FANTASIA (272)            8  4 0
 5/ 7 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)  110  80  8 57.9   5/ 7 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   7  2 1
 6/ 6 BLACK JUNTA (295)         86  64  3 57.3   6/11 BLACK PANTHEON (299)      7  2 0
 7/ 3 1792 (735)                20  15  3 57.1   7/15 CARE LESS BEARS (267)     6  2 0
 8/ 8 CARE LESS BEARS (267)    795 623 37 56.1   8/ 3 BLACK JUNTA (295)         6  4 0
 9/ 9 BLACK PANTHEON (299)     144 118  8 55.0   9/ 8 1792 (735)                6  5 0
10/10 BLACK ARMADA (236)       123 108  9 53.2  10/14 LEGIONARII (727)          6  9 0
11/11 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    41  40  3 50.6  11/ 9 BLACK OUTPOST (252)       5  4 0
12/12 CHAOS KIDS (726)          70  73  4 49.0  12/13 BLACK ARMADA (236)        5  6 1
13/14 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      67  79  6 45.9  13/ 6 CHAOS KIDS (726)          3  8 0
14/15 ENTERPRISE (345)          64  79  4 44.8  14/10 ENTERPRISE (345)          2 11 0
15/16 LEGIONARII (727)          66 104  0 38.8  15/16 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    1  2 0
16-17 DRIFTERS (69)             32  53  0 37.6  16-12 DRIFTERS (69)             1  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17/ 0*SUNNY (736)                0   1  0  0.0  17/ 0*SUNNY (736)               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

     Hail MORDANT!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as FREAK BROTHERS is pushed 
out of top team by BLACK MONASTARY, who came from 2nd with a 5-0-1 this turn.  Now 
keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for CHAOS KIDS, 
whose 0-3-0 this turn dropped them by 7 into 13th.  CARE LESS BEARS stable has 
parlayed this turn's 4-0-0 into a 8 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up 
to 7th place.  Good work, guys!  The BLACK PANTHEON guild has had a 3-0-0 turn and 
deserves to be watched in the future.  You never know where this kind of thing can 
lead.  And let's see, MARCUS MARTULUS fought THE SENTRY and gained 22 points and 
contributed to LEGIONARII's 3-2-0.  GOOD WOOD has lost to TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI, falling 
22 points, while helping make HOT RODS a 1-3-1 turn.  Well done, MORDANT, the 
Duelmaster was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Perhaps STRIDER is not as 
thrilled, being challenged 3 times.  And all eyes were on HOLY WATER this turn as he 
ascended to the throne of Duelmaster.  MORDANT has a new victor!  By the way, was 
that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Conan's Place?  
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  I also notice that the CHAOS KIDS stable was 
the most avoided team this turn.  Come on MORDANT, what are you afraid of?  And 
avoiding CHAOS KIDS more than any other team we find BLACK OUTPOST.  MORDANT, are we 
going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  A farewell moment, if you please, RED SHIRT 2 of ENTERPRISE has been sent 
to the Dark Arena, and was carried out on hers shield.  The manager of 1792 will not 
be pleased to learn that SWEET WHEAT, a 3-1-0 fighter, has been killed at the hands 
of BLACK MONASTARY's BLACK SACRISTY.  Is it really true that MORDANT has more 
dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in MORDANT and I've a long road 
ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in MORDANT again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOLY WATER 10241             21  13  1 111         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FURIUS PACILUS 10306         16  13  0 123         LEGIONARII (727)          
 OXITWIST 10201               22   9  2 120         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 MARCUS LORICA 10310          16  20  0 112         LEGIONARII (727)          
 BASTIAN 10268                20   7  1 106         FANTASIA (272)            
 ROCKBITER 6842               22  19  3 104         FANTASIA (272)            
 SCALLYWAG 10330              18   8  1 104         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 PARZIVAL 10369               16   7  2 100         READY PLAYER ONE (731)    
 THE TOOL MAN 10300           14  14  5  98         HOT RODS (297)            
 DAWN CAPTAIN 10387            8   1  0  97         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 BOXCAR 10229                 21  10  1  95         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 ENGYWOOK 10359               14   8  1  95         FANTASIA (272)            
 BARK TROLL 10244             28  10  0  94         FANTASIA (272)            
 RED SHIRT #1 8196            14  17  2  91         ENTERPRISE (345)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLD IRONSIDE 10238           16  23  1  87         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 SLOTH 10275                  17  17  0  85         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 BLACK SPIRE 10257            21  15  5  83         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 TENDERFART BEAR 10265        19  16  1  82         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 CHASTITY 10343               13   7  1  81         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 GOOD WOOD 10342              13   8  0  80         HOT RODS (297)            

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINPRICK 10341               15  10  1  78         HOT RODS (297)            
 BLACK SACRISTY 10401          9  11  1  77         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
-STYGIAN WARDEN 10231          9   6  1  77         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 ENSIGN PO 10186              12  18  0  71         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301        15  14  0  70         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FULL PROOF 10447              5   0  1  57         1792 (735)                

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OBSIDIAN MONK 10431           7   2  0  53         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 KOKUATEN 10480                8   3  1  46         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 BANGIN' MONK 10454            8   6  0  46         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 HIGH RYE 10448                5   3  1  45         1792 (735)                
 SNOW MONKEY 10085            10   9  1  40         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 DEEPFIRE 10180                7   4  0  40         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 AGED 12 YEARS 10521           3   4  0  40         1792 (735)                
-CHANCE 5475                   5   9  0  38         DRIFTERS (69)             
 EDGEDANCER 10516              5   1  0  37         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 PHAT FREDDY 10469             6   6  0  35         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE WALL 820                  6  10  0  28         DRIFTERS (69)             
 ONE-EYED 10500                5   5  2  27         HOT RODS (297)            
 CRONUS 10524                  4   1  0  26         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 SPYWARE BEAR 10445            1   1  0  26         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 SPAR MASTER 10439             6   5  1  24         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 MARCUS MARTULUS 10537         1   2  0  24         LEGIONARII (727)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PORT FINISH 10501             4   4  1  22         1792 (735)                
 BOOMER BEAR 10456             1   0  0  21         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 MORPHINE 10504                3   6  1  18         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 DOPEY 10513                   3   4  0  18         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
-TROLL 10286                   3   1  0  18         DRIFTERS (69)             
 PHINEAS PHREAK 10531          2   0  0  15         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 FREIGHT TRAIN 10533           2   1  1  14         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 THE BIG EASY 10529            1   1  0  14         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 FREDDIE'S CAT 10545           1   0  0  12         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 THE SENTRY 10526              3   2  0  11         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 EROS 10534                    1   2  0   7         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 BILL PONDEROSA 10468          0   1  0   7         SUNNY (736)               
 Q 10532                       1   1  0   4         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 WHETSTONE 10510               0   2  0   2         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 QUINTUS REFERIS 10547         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?
SLEN SNOTNOSE           0  0 0                      ONE-EYED 10500        1051 NONE
SWEET WHEAT 10449       3  2 0 1792 735             BLACK SACRISTY 10401  1051  
ROLLO 10297             3  4 0 DRIFTERS 69          SPAR MASTER 10439     1049  
RED SHIRT 2 10473       4 10 0 ENTERPRISE 345       DARK CHAMPION         1051 NONE
DECIMUS PUGIO 10309    12 20 0 LEGIONARII 727       PINPRICK 10341        1047 NOT REVENGED
PUBLIUS ACUTI 10540     0  2 0 LEGIONARII 727       FREIGHT TRAIN 10533   1051  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

STRIDER -- I will take my chance. Farewell, Lord Protector. -- Pacilus

BOXCAR -- Driven into a siding. -- Lorica

CRONUS -- Luck is a fickle friend. Until we meet again. -- Acuti

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RED SHIRT 2 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DAWN CAPTAIN viciously subdued SLOTH in a action packed 4 minute Challenge battle.
MARCUS LORICA luckily beat THE TOOL MAN in a 2 minute master's Challenge duel.
RED SHIRT #1 was overpowered by FURIUS PACILUS in a 1 minute Challenge match.
ENSIGN PO slimly lost to BLACK SPIRE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
PORT FINISH was devastated by KOKUATEN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
Q was defeated by PHINEAS PHREAK in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge melee.
STRIDER was vanquished by HOLY WATER in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
PINPRICK lost to TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a popular 1 minute duel.
SCALLYWAG savagely defeated CHARK FORKBEARD in a popular 3 minute gory expert's match.
OXITWIST subdued PARZIVAL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's match.
GOOD WOOD was bested by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a exciting 1 minute battle.
BASTIAN devastated CHARK FORKBEARD in a 2 minute bloody mismatched bout.
CHASTITY was overpowered by ROCKBITER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BARK TROLL viciously subdued CAPTAIN ELOY in a exciting 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
TENDERFART BEAR bested MAD MANNEQUIN in a 2 minute brawl.
ENGYWOOK narrowly defeated CAPTAIN ELOY in a exciting 3 minute brutal bout.
OLD IRONSIDE savagely defeated CHARK FORKBEARD in a 4 minute veteran's match.
BOXCAR devastated MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ROOT CANAL BEAR vanquished AGED 12 YEARS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BLACK SACRISTY easily killed SWEET WHEAT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DEEPFIRE was viciously subdued by FULL PROOF in a exciting 1 minute gory bout.
SNOW MONKEY was defeated by HIGH RYE in a exciting 1 minute duel.
OBSIDIAN MONK savagely defeated CAERAN SLAVE in a 1 minute veteran vs. novice duel.
PHAT FREDDY slimly lost to BANGIN' MONK in a 3 minute gruesome bout.
DOPEY was handily defeated by EDGEDANCER in a 1 minute uneven bout.
MORPHINE was overpowered by SPYWARE BEAR in a 1 minute uneven competition.
SPAR MASTER was beaten by FIORENZE OF FRATSFA in a 1 minute fight.
ONE-EYED assassinated SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MARCUS MARTULUS overpowered THE SENTRY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
WHETSTONE was overpowered by FREDDIE'S CAT in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
CRONUS overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
THE BIG EASY devastated GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PUBLIUS ACUTI was butchered by FREIGHT TRAIN in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
EROS viciously subdued QUINTUS REFERIS in a 2 minute gory beginner's bout.
BOOMER BEAR demolished BILL PONDEROSA in a exciting 5 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                 12         LUNGING ATTACK    98 -  68 -  3      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         SLASHING ATTACK   53 -  38 -  6      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         AIMED BLOW        46 -  34 -  3      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     30 -  23 -  2      57  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         WALL OF STEEL     35 -  28 -  1      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  21 -  1      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -  14 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    29 -  36 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -  12 -  0      40  |

Turn 1051 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        2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1                                       2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2                                       2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  3                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  6                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       HOLY WATER 10241           21  13  1  111 BLACK MONASTARY (243)
STRIKING ATTACK  FURIUS PACILUS 10306       16  13  0  123 LEGIONARII (727)
WALL OF STEEL    OXITWIST 10201             22   9  2  120 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BASTIAN 10268              20   7  1  106 FANTASIA (272)
PARRY-LUNGE      ROCKBITER 6842             22  19  3  104 FANTASIA (272)
LUNGING ATTACK   SCALLYWAG 10330            18   8  1  104 BLACK ARMADA (236)
BASHING ATTACK   PARZIVAL 10369             16   7  2  100 READY PLAYER ONE (731)
SLASHING ATTACK  FULL PROOF 10447            5   0  1   57 1792 (735)
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 ENGYWOOK 10359.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE TOOL MAN 
10300, PARZIVAL 10369, OLD IRONSIDE 10238, DAWN CAPTAIN 10387, SCALLYWAG 10330, FULL 
PROOF 10447, BOOMER BEAR 10456, ENSIGN PO 10186, BASTIAN 10268, and BANGIN' MONK 
10454.

The least popular fighter this week was QUINTUS REFERIS 10547.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PUBLIUS ACUTI 10540, THE SENTRY 10526, MORPHINE 10504, SWEET 
WHEAT 10449, AGED 12 YEARS 10521, CHASTITY 10343, Q 10532, RED SHIRT #1 8196, RED 
SHIRT 2 10473, and FREIGHT TRAIN 10533.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

HOLY WATER (1-10241) BLACK MONASTARY (243)
BASTIAN (1-10268) FANTASIA (272)
ROCKBITER (1-6842) FANTASIA (272)

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

STRIDER (1-1547) FREAK BROTHERS (120)