DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/13/2026 Duedate: 01/26/2026
JHELUM ARENA
DM 4 TURN 1030
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CONQUEROR
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
(4-7907) [7-8-0,92]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CONQUEROR POSITION IS EMPTY
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
(4-7907) [7-8-0,92]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HAVEN OF GLOOM CARRO LEGGERO
UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
(4-7826) [14-17-0,72] (4-7904) [4-14-2,29]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE KILLING HIVE (718)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CLASSIC BLUES (549) 34
2. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 32 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
3. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 20 Unchartered Team
4. THE KILLING HIVE (718) 15
5. OF WOLF & TROLL (732) 14 ARMY OF DARKNESS (642)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*SILLY YUPPIE! (734) 5 1 1 83.3 1/ 1 THE KILLING HIVE (718) 8 4 0
2/ 2 THE KILLING HIVE (718) 41 29 1 58.6 2/ 5 CLASSIC BLUES (549) 8 6 0
3/ 3 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) 262 196 4 57.2 3/ 3 OF WOLF & TROLL (732) 7 2 0
4/ 4 CLASSIC BLUES (549) 208 157 9 57.0 4/ 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 7 8 1
5- 5 ERRATA (714) 9 7 0 56.2 5/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 6 8 0
6- 6 THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 104 82 2 55.9 6- 6 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253) 5 1 0
7/ 9 OF WOLF & TROLL (732) 16 14 0 53.3 7/ 4 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 4 5 0
8/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 271 239 27 53.1 8/ 8 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) 3 8 1
9/ 8 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 585 525 23 52.7 9- 9 THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 2 3 0
10-10 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253) 325 303 24 51.8 10-10*SILLY YUPPIE! (734) 1 1 0
11/11 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 62 62 0 50.0 11/12 DOGS OF WAR (115) 1 5 0
12/12 DOGS OF WAR (115) 1169 1691 42 40.9 12-11 ERRATA (714) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile. "You have some herb lore, do you?"
"You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile. "I'm a
land healer. When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here
before I go home."
"I'll pass the word. Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need
help."
The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we
fought in Gateway Arena?"
Orv shook his, or her, or its head. "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it. The world beyond
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world." Shaking its
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile. "The breach is under the
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side. It's likely
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road. "Sounds like it would be best
to lure them out of the water. What can we do to really piss them off?"
Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with
mischief on its mind. "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are
fanatics who take themselves very seriously. If they think you are making fun of
them..."
Marduk nodded. "So, we pants them."
Teetotaler shook his head. "Nnn... ah. We're talking about making them come out
of the water to fight us. How would that work?"
"I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
Teddy Brewster shrugged. "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
"We hide in the trees," said Vengeance. "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer
pantsing one of the poison weasels. They get offended and come ashore to deal with
it. THEN we charge. Hmm. There are six of us, and seven of them. Orv, do you
fight?"
The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends. You can see
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
"But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout. "Can you poison those things with a
touch?"
"Oh. Yes, I suppose so. But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
"We won't include you in the fighting line, then. Or Trout, either. You guys
are support. The five of us can take those evil weasels."
They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans. Now, they were in the
forest, which looked sick. It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled
and black, and curled up on the ground. The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though
they were in pain. The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and
rot.
Vengeance looked at Orv. "Can you tell where they are?"
The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.
"Four of them. The other three might still be in their own world."
Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted. "Let's just
charge."
SPY REPORT
Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.
I doubt JHELUM will ever be the same. CLASSIC BLUES stable has parlayed this turn's
4-1-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 2nd place. Good
work, guys! The TANKS FOR NOTHIN' guild has had a 3-1-0 turn and deserves to be
watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can lead. And let's
see, WALTER DAVIS fought THE USEROUS MERCHANT and gained 21 points and contributed to
CLASSIC BLUES' 4-1-0. Due to hers absence and inability to defend the throne, EMRY
has lost the title of Duelmaster. And all eyes were on CONQUEROR this turn as he
ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. JHELUM has a new victor! By the way, was that
our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Welcome Wench?
I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher
friend of mine assures me this is true. TRIBAL COUNCIL has cause to stand tall, as
they were JHELUM's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.
And avoiding TRIBAL COUNCIL more than any other team we find SONGS OF THE WOOD.
JHELUM, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? The most challenged
warrior this turn was DOGS OF WAR's warrior LEAD BALLOON. More fighters challenged
him than challenged the Duelmaster! In a brave attempt, PANZER IV from TANKS FOR
NOTHIN' challenged up 20 points to fight VELVET QUEEN from the SONGS OF THE WOOD
stable. PANZER IV perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it beat VELVET QUEEN and
ended up with 85 recognition points.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. The grave that TRIBAL COUNCIL had dug for RUNNING BRAVE may yet be filled
with the body of BLACK ORC. Seldom are the likes of this to be seen. RUNNING BRAVE
lives still! The Welcome Wench declares a free round for JESSE FULLER and all of
CLASSIC BLUES, for having revenged TRIBAL COUNCIL's OSCEOLA for killing one of their
comrades. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or
hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in JHELUM and I've a long road ahead of
me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in JHELUM again, farewell-- Alarond the
Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CONQUEROR 7907 7 8 0 92 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RAEL 5225 17 5 1 143 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
-EMRY 5357 11 7 0 123 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
-SWAYTHE 5253 11 9 0 108 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
-THE WHISTLER 7789 12 12 0 95 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POLAR BEAR 7820 19 16 0 85 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
PANZER IV 7847 13 16 2 85 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
VALENTINE 7776 18 28 1 84 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
-STONE RONIN 7730 10 12 0 81 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
-STRAR 7672 8 3 0 81 ERRATA (714)
HUNTING GIRL 7846 10 7 0 76 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
MULINEAUX 7863 5 3 0 73 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826 14 17 0 72 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
VELVET QUEEN 7797 14 9 0 71 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
THE HOODED CROW 7786 13 12 0 71 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
LIL GREEN 7803 10 4 0 69 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
EDGAR 7838 16 16 0 67 DOGS OF WAR (115)
-TRUST FALL 7887 5 0 1 67 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JACK FROST 7785 9 16 0 64 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
LEAD BALLOON 7742 3 54 0 63 DOGS OF WAR (115)
SHATTERBOW 7772 8 4 1 61 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MIRE OF DOUBT 7849 12 12 1 53 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
ASHFLAYER 7775 8 4 0 51 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
WALTER DAVIS 7922 6 3 0 47 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
-ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853 12 9 0 45 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
REJI 7862 6 3 0 39 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARBAX 7891 9 2 0 37 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
JESSE FULLER 7802 8 7 0 36 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUNNING BRAVE 7944 2 0 1 33 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
CARRO LEGGERO 7904 4 14 2 29 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALBERT COLLINS 7917 4 6 1 23 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
-HOKEI POKEI 7875 1 3 0 22 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
OSCEOLA 7929 4 1 1 21 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
MUGDA 7927 2 3 0 19 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
PINK ANDERSON 7942 2 0 0 13 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
STRONG OAK 7932 1 4 0 7 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
-PATH OF BONE 7935 0 2 0 4 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
THUGGO 7943 0 2 0 2 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
BRAVE 7946 0 1 0 1 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
-GENTLE GIANT 7933 0 1 0 1 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SKIP JAMES 7924 1 2 0 CLASSIC BLUES 549 OSCEOLA 7929 1027 JUST REVENGED
BLACK ORC 0 0 0 DARK ARENA RUNNING BRAVE 7944 1030 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Sorry, Tank. I know it's sad to waste those previous 54 fights. Look me up at the Isle
if you wish vengeance. -- Spire of Scorn
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RUNNING BRAVE viciously butchered BLACK ORC in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
JACK FROST was subdued by MULINEAUX in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
LIL GREEN was savagely defeated by POLAR BEAR in a 4 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
PANZER IV viciously subdued VELVET QUEEN in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
THE HOODED CROW demolished LEAD BALLOON in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
CARRO LEGGERO slimly lost to BARBAX in a crowd pleasing 8 minute Challenge fight.
CONQUEROR bested HUNTING GIRL in a popular 1 minute Title competition.
VALENTINE slimly won victory over HAVEN OF GLOOM in a 2 minute expert's melee.
EDGAR won victory over ASHFLAYER in a 4 minute uneven fight.
SHATTERBOW vanquished REJI in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
WALTER DAVIS overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
OSCEOLA was savagely defeated by JESSE FULLER in a 1 minute novice vs. master match.
ALBERT COLLINS demolished THUGGO in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MUGDA overpowered STRONG OAK in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
PINK ANDERSON defeated BRAVE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 7 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 49 - 33 - 6 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 31 - 22 - 0 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 15 - 13 - 0 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 1 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 25 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 43 - 1 34 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 3 - 8 - 0 27 |
Turn 1030 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 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK POLAR BEAR 7820 19 16 0 85 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
AIMED BLOW HUNTING GIRL 7846 10 7 0 76 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
PARRY-RIPOSTE MULINEAUX 7863 5 3 0 73 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
LUNGING ATTACK VELVET QUEEN 7797 14 9 0 71 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
TOTAL PARRY LIL GREEN 7803 10 4 0 69 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
WALL OF STEEL REJI 7862 6 3 0 39 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
STRIKING ATTACK JESSE FULLER 7802 8 7 0 36 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826. The most popular warrior this
turn was CARRO LEGGERO 7904. The ten other most popular fighters were RUNNING BRAVE
7944, POLAR BEAR 7820, PANZER IV 7847, ASHFLAYER 7775, MULINEAUX 7863, VALENTINE
7776, HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826, JESSE FULLER 7802, JACK FROST 7785, and BARBAX 7891.
The least popular fighter this week was THUGGO 7943. The other ten least popular
fighters were REJI 7862, EDGAR 7838, LEAD BALLOON 7742, STRONG OAK 7932, OSCEOLA
7929, HUNTING GIRL 7846, VELVET QUEEN 7797, LIL GREEN 7803, BRAVE 7946, and MUGDA
7927.