DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/14/2026    Duedate: 07/27/2026

KALTOS ARENA

DM 5    TURN 1068

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLACK ARCHITECT
BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
(5-6545) [10-4-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLACK ARCHITECT                CIMMOURDAIN
BLACK BULLDOGS (11)            NINETY-THREE (428)
(5-6545) [10-4-0,103]          (5-4141) [5-1-0,49]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BLACK RAPTOR                   IRONFYRE
BLACK BULLDOGS (11)            BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
(5-6485) [20-15-2,98]          (5-6546) [10-3-2,92]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLACK BULLDOGS (11)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NINETY-THREE (428)            45 
2. BLACK BULLDOGS (11)           22    BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
3. OF WOLF & GNOLL (638)         8     Unchartered Team
4. VRYDRUIG EIRAGH (646)         -7 
                                       NINETY-THREE (428)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*UNDERGROUND (639)          1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)      12  0 2
 2/ 3*NINETY-THREE (428)        23   9  2 71.9   2/ 2*NINETY-THREE (428)       10  5 0
 3/ 4 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)      529 416 30 56.0   3/ 3 OF WOLF & GNOLL (638)     3  0 0
 4/ 5 OF WOLF & GNOLL (638)     13  16  0 44.8   4- 4*UNDERGROUND (639)         1  0 0
 5/ 6 VRYDRUIG EIRAGH (646)      6  10  1 37.5   5/ 6 VRYDRUIG EIRAGH (646)     1  1 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.

One again, the Black Bulldogs were the architects of an outstanding turn. (See what I 
did there?) Second turn in a row with six arena awards. I don't know how The 
Commission stays in business, letting a third of the arena fight for free every turn. 
Well, as long as we are the beneficiaries, we're not going to complain.  We anticipate 
that our fifth teammate will join us after he kicks off his fighting career in the 
upcoming tournament. He has high standards to meet. After all, I managed to go 13-3 in 
my first action on the sands. Let's see how Dreadstar does.

And with that, I am back to training. See you next cycle, Kaltos. May the gods guide 
your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Black Architect, Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome KALTOS.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  NINETY-THREE showed KALTOS 
what they were made of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 5-0-0.  
What's with CIMMOURDAIN?  He actually beat KALTOS' DANGEROUS CRIMINAL, and walked 
away with 21 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at OF WOLF & GNOLL while 
they watched ELDOG clobber MORDRAK.  He lost 7 points and got bruised from objects 
thrown from the stands.  M. CHARDINEE was reminded on the sands why BLACK ARCHITECT 
is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  KALTOS thinks OF WOLF & 
GNOLL and their 13-16-0 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up...  The 
bums at NINETY-THREE couldn't face the challenges from OF WOLF & GNOLL!  No excuse 
for that!  What do people see in ELDOG?  His 8-8-0?  OF WOLF & GNOLL ain't talkin', 
but he's got 69 points.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  The 
end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  Remember--a good 
fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK ARCHITECT 6545         10   4  0 103         BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK RAPTOR 6485            20  15  2  98         BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       
 IRONFYRE 6546                10   3  2  92         BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RHESUS 6580                  12   5  3  89         BLACK BULLDOGS (11)       
 ELDOG 6494                    8   8  0  69         OF WOLF & GNOLL (638)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CIMMOURDAIN 4141              5   1  0  49         NINETY-THREE (428)        
 GAUVAIN 4142                  6   1  0  47         NINETY-THREE (428)        
 MORDRAK 6606                  6   6  1  43         VRYDRUIG EIRAGH (646)     
 LANTENAC 4139                 3   4  1  43         NINETY-THREE (428)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TELLMARCH 4138                4   2  0  33         NINETY-THREE (428)        
 VIVANDIERE 6627               2   0  0  24         NINETY-THREE (428)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WORMY 6504                    1   0  0  21         UNDERGROUND (639)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
VENOMOUS CONCUBI        0  0 0                      BLACK RAPTOR 6485     1068 NONE
IMMANUS 4140            3  1 1 NINETY-THREE 428     RHESUS 6580           1066  

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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MORDRAK was devastated by ELDOG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BLACK ARCHITECT vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
BLACK RAPTOR killed VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute expert's fight.
IRONFYRE overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
RHESUS bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute duel.
GAUVAIN defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
LANTENAC bested FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute veteran vs. beginner competition.
CIMMOURDAIN vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TELLMARCH vanquished OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
VIVANDIERE vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   1 -  0      90  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -   5 -  4      78  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    27 -  21 -  4      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 1068 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BLACK ARCHITECT 6545       10   4  0  103 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
LUNGING ATTACK   BLACK RAPTOR 6485          20  15  2   98 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
STRIKING ATTACK  RHESUS 6580                12   5  3   89 BLACK BULLDOGS (11)
BASHING ATTACK   CIMMOURDAIN 4141            5   1  0   49 NINETY-THREE (428)
PARRY-LUNGE      GAUVAIN 4142                6   1  0   47 NINETY-THREE (428)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BLACK RAPTOR 6485.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was IRONFYRE 6546.  The ten other most popular fighters were RHESUS 6580, 
GAUVAIN 4142, LANTENAC 4139, ELDOG 6494, BLACK ARCHITECT 6545, BLACK RAPTOR 6485, 
CIMMOURDAIN 4141, TELLMARCH 4138, VIVANDIERE 6627, and MORDRAK 6606.

The least popular fighter this week was MORDRAK 6606.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were VIVANDIERE 6627, TELLMARCH 4138, CIMMOURDAIN 4141, BLACK RAPTOR 6485, 
BLACK ARCHITECT 6545, ELDOG 6494, LANTENAC 4139, GAUVAIN 4142, RHESUS 6580, and 
IRONFYRE 6546.