DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/21/2025    Duedate: 11/03/2025

KOLACT ARENA

DM 10    TURN 1038

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ARTEMIS
THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)
(10-7657) [16-8-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ARTEMIS                        ELECTRIC EYE
THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)         FIREPOWER (663)
(10-7657) [16-8-0,106]         (10-7781) [3-1-0,47]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LUCINCH                        FARAWAY LAUGHTER
WAR HAWKS (11)                 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY (669)
(10-5380) [20-27-0,96]         (10-7745) [2-2-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ROGUES GALLERY (226)          33 
2. FIREPOWER (663)               27    ROGUES GALLERY (226)
3. TEABOG@KAUAI25 (671)          20    Unchartered Team
4. THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)        14 
5. PHOENIX GUARD (672)           12    FIREPOWER (663)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FIREPOWER (663)           18  15  1 54.5   1/ 2 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)   11  4 0
 2- 2 NEON DIAMONDS (661)       81  71  3 53.3   2/ 3*FIREPOWER (663)          10  5 1
 3- 3 RIPPERS (32)              89  83  7 51.7   3/ 1 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)      9  6 1
 4/ 4 ROGUES GALLERY (226)     129 122 11 51.4   4- 4 NEON DIAMONDS (661)       5  4 0
 5/ 6 WAR HAWKS (11)           375 397 21 48.6   5/ 9 ROGUES GALLERY (226)      4  3 0
 6/ 7 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)   114 126  8 47.5   6/ 5 WAR HAWKS (11)            4  5 0
 7/ 8 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)     339 382 21 47.0   7/ 8 COVEY II (662)            3  4 0
 8- 9 ORDO HERETICUS (641)      16  19  2 45.7   8- 6 ORDO HERETICUS (641)      3  7 0
 9/10 THE MOONDOGS (97)        876 1150 19 43.2   9/12*TEABOG@KAUAI25 (671)      2  7 0
10/11 COVEY II (662)            17  26  0 39.5  10/ 7*OF WOLF & AMAZON (668)    1  5 0
11/ 5*BRAIN SALAD SURGERY (669)  7  12  0 36.8  11/11*BRAIN SALAD SURGERY (669) 1  8 0
12/12*OF WOLF & AMAZON (668)     3   7  0 30.0  12/13*PHOENIX GUARD (672)       0 10 0
13/13*TEABOG@KAUAI25 (671)       3   9  0 25.0  13/10 THE MOONDOGS (97)         0  6 0
14/14*PHOENIX GUARD (672)        0  10  0  0.0  14/15*DUREX 2121 (673)          0  4 0
15/15*DUREX 2121 (673)           0   4  0  0.0  15-14 RIPPERS (32)              0  2 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/ 0*SHEWISH BAKERY (674)       0   1  0  0.0  16/ 0*SHEWISH BAKERY (674)      0  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.

They say the sands forget you once your record slips below even.
They say the stands stop cheering.
They say the Grey Lady turns her eyes elsewhere.

Maybe they're right about most.
But not about me.

I've seen too many young blades come and go. They stride in, glistening steel and 
pride, thinking one win means destiny. Then they bleed once and vanish like smoke. 
I've been here long enough to sweep up their weapons after.

Every loss still stings. Every scar still burns. But I've learned something the quick 
ones never do: how to stand up again. How to tighten the straps, square the shoulders, 
and walk back out into the light when nobody expects you to.

They call me "the old one" now. I hear the whispers -- washed up, past it, won't make 
the Isle. 
Maybe not. Maybe the sands will swallow me like the rest.

But every fight is still mine to shape. Every swing still carries the chance to 
surprise. And until the Commission pries this blade from my hands, I'll keep showing 
up, keep swinging, keep trying to prove that grit still counts for something.

If the Isle ever sends that invitation -- good.
If not... well, they'll still remember the man who refused to quit.

                                          --  Lucinch

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of KOLACT.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  PRAETORIAN GUARD?  Who? 
THE RAZOR'S EDGE is the top team these days, buddies!  Nothing works for a team like 
victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as ROGUES GALLERY can attest...  
Practice pays for KAIZAR, who pummelled ATTIS, to pocket 25 points.  CASSIUS VARUS 
certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to ELECTRIC EYE and 
losing 15 points in the process!  The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as 
ARTEMIS faced KOLACT's Duelmaster.  What can be a greater victory?  ARTEMIS has taken 
hers place as the top, as KOLACT's new Duelmaster.  Word has it one team in KOLACT is 
taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the 
lion, so did the "warriors" in KOLACT avoid THE RAZOR'S EDGE.  The warriors of THE 
RAZOR'S EDGE found their efforts at combat frustrated as ROGUES GALLERY apparently 
had more important things to do than fight.  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, 
and SELENA is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't THE MOONDOGS proud!  
Take heed KOLACT, of the unprincipled action of VALERIA VINDEX.  By challenging THE 
CRUCIBLE, 25 points below her, VALERIA VINDEX besmirches the noble art of dueling.  
VALERIA VINDEX beat THE CRUCIBLE.  The whole thing leaves a bitter memory.  Them's 
the breaks, BOSS FROG.  Expecting fair challenges from PRAETORIAN GUARD is evidently 
too much to ask.  Warriors of KOLACT!  Do you wish your reputations tainted by the 
base challenge of IGNUS FERRUM?  BIG ROCK found himself challenged by a warrior 23 
below:  MORIARTY.  MORIARTY of ROGUES GALLERY kept his wits as he won victory over 
BIG ROCK.   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Citizens of KOLACT, be sure to settle your debts with COG of WAR HAWKS.  He's 
relocating to the Dark Arena and has other things on his mind!  The warriors at WAR 
HAWKS stable were more sober than usual, after ATTIS' demise at the hands of KAIZAR.  
KAIZAR, don't make any long term plans!  Oh hard!  that to strike a flame, the match 
itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in KOLACT is the highlight of my life.  As if buffeted 
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  KOLACT, I 
leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at Don Corleone's.  'Til 
next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARTEMIS 7657                 16   8  0 106         THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CATFISH 7639                 13   2  0 101         NEON DIAMONDS (661)       
 LUCINCH 5380                 20  27  0  96         WAR HAWKS (11)            
-FLYING DUTCHMAN 7642         20  12  1  91         NEON DIAMONDS (661)       
 MILADY DE WINTER 7665         7   2  0  91         ROGUES GALLERY (226)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAIZAR 5459                  14   7  1  90         PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)      
 HARLUNE 7475                 17   9  1  82         WAR HAWKS (11)            
 DYNOMYTE 7684                12   7  0  79         THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)    
-INQ GREYFAX 7398             10   1  0  79         ORDO HERETICUS (641)      
 POLYXENA 7663                11  12  1  78         THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)    
 SELENA 7020                  13  37  0  76         THE MOONDOGS (97)         
 AJAX 7660                    10  14  1  70         THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLDAVIUS 5672                7   5  0  66         PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG ROCK 7076                 6  38  0  56         THE MOONDOGS (97)         
 MORIARTY 7714                 4   2  0  49         ROGUES GALLERY (226)      
 ELECTRIC EYE 7781             3   1  0  47         FIREPOWER (663)           
 VALERIA VINDEX 7748           6   0  0  36         PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REVOLUTION 7668               5   2  0  33         FIREPOWER (663)           
 PAINKILLER 7669               5   2  1  30         FIREPOWER (663)           
-MIGHTY MITE 7733              3   1  0  28         NEON DIAMONDS (661)       
-UNKNOWN 7739                  2   0  0  27         OF WOLF & AMAZON (668)    
-CAMPY 7709                    6   4  0  26         NEON DIAMONDS (661)       
 BLOODSTONE 7780               4   0  0  26         FIREPOWER (663)           
 CASSIUS VARUS 7721            5   4  0  25         PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)      
 IGNUS FERRUM 7735             4   3  0  25         PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPLIT LIP 7797                3   0  0  22         COVEY II (662)            
 KAPAHI 7771                   2   2  0  16         TEABOG@KAUAI25 (671)      
-INQ ABRAM FEX 7401            1   5  1  15         ORDO HERETICUS (641)      
-SILVER FOX 7808               1   0  0  13         NEON DIAMONDS (661)       
-INQ KARAMAZOV 7782            2   1  0  12         ORDO HERETICUS (641)      
-SAVANT YX 7764                1   3  0  11         ORDO HERETICUS (641)      
 FARAWAY LAUGHTER 7745         2   2  0   8         BRAIN SALAD SURGERY (669) 
-JAXCYRA 7736                  1   1  0   8         OF WOLF & AMAZON (668)    
 BOSS FROG 7772                0   4  0   8         TEABOG@KAUAI25 (671)      
 M. TABS 7799                  1   1  0   7         TEABOG@KAUAI25 (671)      
 THE CRUCIBLE 7766             1   4  0   7         FIREPOWER (663)           
-INQ TUE 7765                  1   3  0   6         ORDO HERETICUS (641)      
-CLIMOPE 7737                  0   2  0   6         OF WOLF & AMAZON (668)    
 SAPPHIRE 7822                 0   1  0   1         THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UDOR 7798                     0   1  0   1         WAR HAWKS (11)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OSKSI NOBLE             0  0 0                      PAINKILLER 7669       1038 NONE
CHASING ALICE 7744      1  2 0 BRAIN SALAD SURG 669 BANDIT PRINCE         1038 NONE
DEATH IS FREE 7747      1  3 0 BRAIN SALAD SURG 669 DARK CHAMPION         1038 NONE
FEED YOUR HEAD 7746     2  2 0 BRAIN SALAD SURG 669 WURM KIN              1038 NONE
LINE AFTER LINE 7743    1  3 0 BRAIN SALAD SURG 669 DARK CHAMPION         1038 NONE
APOP 7792               0  1 0 DUREX 2121 673       WURM KIN              1038 NONE
HOLY COW 7812           0  1 0 DUREX 2121 673       DARK CHAMPION         1038 NONE
DA1 7814                0  1 0 OF WOLF & AMAZON 668 BLACK ORC             1038 NONE
BUB BYE 7817            0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 672    DARK CHAMPION         1038 NONE
BYE 7815                0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 672    MOUNTAIN TROLL        1038 NONE
GOSH 7818               0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 672    DARK CHAMPION         1038 NONE
SEE YAH 7816            0  1 0 PHOENIX GUARD 672    STONE GOLEM           1038 NONE
MEAT PIE 7802           0  1 0 SHEWISH BAKERY 674   HIGH ELF              1038 NONE
ECLIPSE 7695            4 12 0 THE MOONDOGS 97      ATTIS 7565            1035  
ATTIS 7565             11  7 2 WAR HAWKS 11         KAIZAR 5459           1038  
COG 7575                8  9 1 WAR HAWKS 11         MOUNTAIN TROLL        1038 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

@Dynomyte, would've been nice if you finished off Kaizar and saved me the trouble on 
deciding whether to DA him or not.  Now, I'm left on the fence :( -- Shocking Toad

Praetorian Guard -- Weak sauce, but it's all good.  What comes around, goes around.  
Enjoy Val's perfect record while you still can. -- Riff

Silver Fox -- I suppose it wasn't possible for your damage to improve?  Nice premier.  
I need ice. -- Kapahi

Bloodstone -- Whoever makes the spears here SUCKS! -- M.Tabs

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

COG was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LINE AFTER LINE was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
CHASING ALICE was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
FEED YOUR HEAD was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DEATH IS FREE was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
BUB BYE was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena competition.
BYE was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HOLY COW was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
APOP was easily killed by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SEE YAH was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a crowd boring 3 minute Dark Arena melee.
MEAT PIE was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
GOSH was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ARTEMIS viciously subdued LUCINCH in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge Title fight.
HARLUNE handily defeated SELENA in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
MORIARTY bested BIG ROCK in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
VALERIA VINDEX demolished THE CRUCIBLE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
IGNUS FERRUM luckily beat BOSS FROG in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge conflict.
DYNOMYTE lost to MILADY DE WINTER in a 1 minute bout.
MOLDAVIUS was bested by POLYXENA in a action packed 1 minute duel.
KAIZAR executed ATTIS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
AJAX devastated REVOLUTION in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
CASSIUS VARUS was overpowered by ELECTRIC EYE in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
PAINKILLER easily killed OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute gory mismatched competition.
BLOODSTONE defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's duel.
SPLIT LIP beat UDOR in a 2 minute beginner's fray.
KAPAHI overcame FARAWAY LAUGHTER in a exciting 3 minute novice's contest.
M. TABS luckily beat SAPPHIRE in a 2 minute brutal beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                 11         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   6 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  17 -  3      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  15 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         AIMED BLOW        22 -  20 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    35 -  50 -  2      41  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  44 -  0      34  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    21 -  42 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   8 -  0      11  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   9 -  1      10  |

Turn 1038 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      2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 - 10         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  5         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  4     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    ARTEMIS 7657               16   8  0  106 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)
AIMED BLOW       MILADY DE WINTER 7665       7   2  0   91 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
SLASHING ATTACK  KAIZAR 5459                14   7  1   90 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)
BASHING ATTACK   DYNOMYTE 7684              12   7  0   79 THE RAZOR'S EDGE (246)
LUNGING ATTACK   VALERIA VINDEX 7748         6   0  0   36 PRAETORIAN GUARD (6)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LUCINCH 5380.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FARAWAY LAUGHTER 7745.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOSS FROG 7772, 
ARTEMIS 7657, HARLUNE 7475, BIG ROCK 7076, POLYXENA 7663, AJAX 7660, SAPPHIRE 7822, 
VALERIA VINDEX 7748, MOLDAVIUS 5672, and ELECTRIC EYE 7781.

The least popular fighter this week was SEE YAH 7816.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were UDOR 7798, REVOLUTION 7668, ATTIS 7565, THE CRUCIBLE 7766, SELENA 7020, 
GOSH 7818, MEAT PIE 7802, APOP 7792, BYE 7815, and DA1 7814.