DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/10/2026    Duedate: 02/23/2026

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4    TURN 1032

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SEEDS OF LOVE
PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
(4-7644) [9-0-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SEEDS OF LOVE                  TRUST FALL
PALE SHELTER 57 (698)          SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
(4-7644) [9-0-0,119]           (4-7887) [6-0-1,83]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

VALENTINE                      OSCEOLA
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)        TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
(4-7776) [18-30-1,85]          (4-7929) [5-2-1,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLASSIC BLUES (549)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. COVEY XIII (735)              36 
2. THE REPLACEMENTS (622)        29    PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
3. CLASSIC BLUES (549)           26    Unchartered Team
4. PALE SHELTER 57 (698)         25 
5. PERSIANS (737)                24    PERSIANS (737)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PERSIANS (737)             9   1  1 90.0   1/ 1 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      10  5 2
 2/ 0*SILLY YUPPIE! (734)        6   1  1 85.7   2/ 5*PERSIANS (737)            9  1 1
 3/ 2 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     66  14  2 82.5   3/ 2 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    6  6 0
 4/ 3 FAIL TO WRECK (720)       17  10  0 63.0   4/ 4 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      5  7 1
 5- 4 ERRATA (714)              10   7  0 58.8   5/ 9 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     4  0 0
 6/ 5 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    45  33  1 57.7   6/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   4  8 0
 7- 6 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)   262 196  4 57.2   7/ 6 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     3  3 0
 8/ 7 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      214 161 11 57.1   8- 3 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   3  5 0
 9- 9*POP (102)                 11   9  1 55.0   9/10 DOGS OF WAR (115)         2  4 0
10/ 8 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)   105  86  2 55.0  10-13 ERRATA (714)              1  0 0
11/12 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     588 529 23 52.6  11/ 0*SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       1  0 0
12/11 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  272 246 27 52.5  12/16*EIRSHOON AERION (738)     1  1 0
13/10 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     17  16  0 51.5  13/12 FAIL TO WRECK (720)       1  1 0
14-14 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   64  64  0 50.0  14/ 0*COVEY XIII (735)          1  2 0
15/ 0*COVEY XIII (735)           2   2  0 50.0  15/11 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    1  4 0
16/16*EIRSHOON AERION (738)      1   1  0 50.0  16-15*POP (102)                 0  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17/15 DOGS OF WAR (115)        1170 1694 42 40.9  17-14 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    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

     Well, what are you looking at, JHELUM?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  If this keeps up, SONGS OF THE WOOD, 
you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 5 in the rankings?  PALE 
SHELTER 57 turned their 2-0-0 turn into a 5th place rank in the listings this turn.  
Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Now let's all watch PERSIANS' 
heads swell from their 4-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big 
deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see STONE RONIN win a fight and 
gain 16 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, VEYRUN beat NARSEH and NARSEH lost 11 points.  
You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, JHELUM may be getting 
bland, as SEEDS OF LOVE stays top dog in the city.  The Dripping Blade, humph!  I've 
tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From JHELUM's trash 
dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  TRIBAL COUNCIL, 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 TANKS FOR NOTHIN'.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, LEAD BALLOON 
was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for JHELUM's 
morgue.  More variety.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is 
developing these kinds of weapons?   
     What does the JHELUM arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  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                  
 SEEDS OF LOVE 7644            9   0  0 119         PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POLAR BEAR 7820              21  16  0 104         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
-STRAR 7672                    9   3  0  98         ERRATA (714)              
 PANZER IV 7847               14  17  2  95         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 STONE RONIN 7730             11  13  0  91         THE REPLACEMENTS (622)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROOK THE RAGE 7726          14   9  0  88         FAIL TO WRECK (720)       
-VELVET QUEEN 7797            15   9  0  86         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 VALENTINE 7776               18  30  1  85         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 LIL GREEN 7803               12   4  1  85         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 7423      8   0  0  84         PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     
 TRUST FALL 7887               6   0  1  83         SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       
-THE WHISTLER 7789            12  13  0  80         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 CONQUEROR 7907                7  10  0  79         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
-HUNTING GIRL 7846            10   7  0  76         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
-JACK FROST 7785              10  16  0  74         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
-HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826          14  17  0  72         UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)    
 EDGAR 7838                   17  17  0  68         DOGS OF WAR (115)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JESSE FULLER 7802            10   7  1  66         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 LEAD BALLOON 7742             3  56  0  65         DOGS OF WAR (115)         
-THE HOODED CROW 7786         13  13  0  64         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHATTERBOW 7772               9   5  1  62         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASHFLAYER 7775                9   5  0  56         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 REJI 7862                     7   4  0  50         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     
 BARBAX 7891                  11   2  0  47         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 WALTER DAVIS 7922             6   5  0  42         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 ALBERT COLLINS 7917           6   6  1  40         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CARRO LEGGERO 7904            4  16  2  30         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 CACFUEGO 7897                 2   0  0  27         COVEY XIII (735)          
 MITHRA GRIM 7954              2   0  1  26         PERSIANS (737)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XERXES 7953                   2   0  0  21         PERSIANS (737)            
 CYRUS 7955                    2   0  0  21         PERSIANS (737)            
 VEYRUN 7959                   1   1  0  21         EIRSHOON AERION (738)     
-MUGDA 7927                    2   3  0  19         OF WOLF & TROLL (732)     
 ROSTAM 7951                   2   0  0  19         PERSIANS (737)            
 OSCEOLA 7929                  5   2  1  18         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 PINK ANDERSON 7942            2   2  0   8         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 NARSEH 7952                   1   1  0   4         PERSIANS (737)            
 THUGGO 7943                   0   4  0   4         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 7901                0  1 0 COVEY XIII 735       ARENAMASTER NARH      1032 NONE
DA2 7899                0  1 0 COVEY XIII 735       HIGH ELF              1032 NONE
MULINEAUX 7863          5  4 0 OF WOLF & TROLL 732  LIL GREEN 7803        1031  
CRAZY GIRL 846          4  1 0 POP 102              JESSE FULLER 7802     1031  
DA 1 7950               0  1 0 THE REPLACEMENTS 622 HIGH ELF              1032 NONE
DA 2 7948               0  1 0 THE REPLACEMENTS 622 HIGH ELF              1032 NONE
UNKNOWN WARRIOR 7949    0  1 0 THE REPLACEMENTS 622 WURM KIN              1032 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by ARENAMASTER NARHMIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
UNKNOWN WARRIOR was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
DA 1 was easily killed by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DA 2 was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA2 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
REJI was luckily beaten by LIL GREEN in a 4 minute bloody Bloodfeud match.
CONQUEROR was devastated by POLAR BEAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
JESSE FULLER overpowered LEAD BALLOON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ALBERT COLLINS vanquished CARRO LEGGERO in a 2 minute uneven Challenge duel.
PINK ANDERSON was vanquished by ROSTAM in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SEEDS OF LOVE vanquished BROOK THE RAGE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
VALENTINE was overpowered by STONE RONIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
EDGAR was demolished by TRUST FALL in a 2 minute bloody mismatched competition.
SHATTERBOW was demolished by BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
PANZER IV overpowered VENOMOUS VIXEN in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
ASHFLAYER narrowly defeated WALTER DAVIS in a 3 minute gory duel.
BARBAX viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a dull 13 minute brutal duel.
OSCEOLA was bested by CACFUEGO in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory brawl.
THUGGO was overpowered by MITHRA GRIM in a 1 minute one-sided match.
VEYRUN overpowered NARSEH in a 1 minute one-sided match.
XERXES handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
CYRUS overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                  10         WALL OF STEEL     17 -   8 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       30 -  17 -  1      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  36 -  5      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  11 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  23 -  1      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  50 -  1      32  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         2 -   7 -  0      22  |

Turn 1032 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     SEEDS OF LOVE 7644          9   0  0  119 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
BASHING ATTACK   POLAR BEAR 7820            21  16  0  104 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
PARRY-LUNGE      BROOK THE RAGE 7726        14   9  0   88 FAIL TO WRECK (720)
TOTAL PARRY      LIL GREEN 7803             12   4  1   85 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
LUNGING ATTACK   TRUST FALL 7887             6   0  1   83 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
STRIKING ATTACK  JESSE FULLER 7802          10   7  1   66 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
WALL OF STEEL    REJI 7862                   7   4  0   50 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is VALENTINE 7776.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was OSCEOLA 7929.  The ten other most popular fighters were REJI 7862, TRUST FALL 
7887, ASHFLAYER 7775, SEEDS OF LOVE 7644, WALTER DAVIS 7922, CACFUEGO 7897, POLAR 
BEAR 7820, JESSE FULLER 7802, STONE RONIN 7730, and PANZER IV 7847.

The least popular fighter this week was BARBAX 7891.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were NARSEH 7952, THUGGO 7943, EDGAR 7838, VALENTINE 7776, PINK ANDERSON 
7942, CARRO LEGGERO 7904, LIL GREEN 7803, DA2 7899, DA 2 7948, and DA 1 7950.