DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/10/2026    Duedate: 03/23/2026

SEAM ARENA

DM 20    TURN 280

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SUNRISE VICTORY
WARLORDS (14)
(20-390) [20-22-0,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SUNRISE VICTORY                CAVENDISH VANNIN
WARLORDS (14)                  I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)
(20-390) [20-22-0,97]          (20-1603) [2-1-0,25]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SUNRISE VICTORY                TYNWALD
WARLORDS (14)                  I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)
(20-390) [20-22-0,97]          (20-1605) [3-0-0,24]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WARLORDS (14)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WARLORDS (14)                 62 
2. THIRSTY THUGS (31)            11    WARLORDS (14)
3. I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)        -7    Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)           -16
                                       I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)    10   5  0 66.7   1/ 2 WARLORDS (14)            11  4 0
 2- 2 FAR TRAVELERS (95)        35  24  1 59.3   2/ 1*I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)   10  5 0
 3/ 3 WARLORDS (14)            154 125  4 55.2   3/ 3 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       5 10 1
 4/ 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)      693 672 37 50.8   4- 4 FAR TRAVELERS (95)        3  2 0
 5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)       634 629 20 50.2   5/ 5 THIRSTY THUGS (31)        2  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

Hello, my delightful darlings of danger! Sidara here, broom parked outside and 
spellbook in hand, to give you today's report from Seam. With my eyes sparkling like 
moonlight on a potion bottle, I am ready to let you know all the information worth 
knowing about Turn 280. Let us flutter through the highlights, shall we?

The arena crown now rests upon Sunrsie Victory, who faced a Noble Assassin. Sunrise's 
ease in defeating the assassin really makes you question the quality of hired killers 
we have in this city. Is it appropriate to request a refund? With the victory, Sunrise 
earns the title and the Gladiatorial Commission's attention. In two weeks' time, he 
will be traveling to the Isle. Seam will surely miss him, but isn't this our goal? To 
see our fighters ascend for the protection of the realm?

Sunrise Victory isn't the only one enjoying the spotlight. The rest of his team, the 
Warlords, took Top Team and Team on the Move awards. An 11-4 record over the last 
three turns is quite the accomplishment. Manx Corps slipped to 2nd place, but they 
still hold the overall best record in the arena at 66.70%.

The crowd favorite for the week was Tynwald, who kept his perfect streak going with a 
spirited win over Laris Moonsong. The overall popularity leader is Sunrise Victory, 
which leaves us in two weeks. I'm starting to sound like an audible spell on repeat.

There was only one death this week, and it came courtesy of the Dark Arena. Nix 
Nightsade will trouble these sands no more after facing Spymaster. Even a cheerful 
witch like me pauses a moment for fallen fighters. Then again, the arena waits for no 
one.

Open throne next turn, so who will claim it? The most likely candidate is Mist Song. I 
say most likely because no one can predict what will happen. Returning team? Faulty 
weapon? Bad falafel from the vendor on the west side of the arena? No one knows!  One 
thing is certain: we will be back here in two weeks to do it all again.

Hugs and Curses,

Sidara Brightbell

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SUNRISE VICTORY 390          20  22  0  97         WARLORDS (14)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIST SONG 866                11   6  0  82         WARLORDS (14)             
-EMILE 1571                    8   4  0  69         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MANKAR 1570                   9   3  0  66         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE PHOOL 1588                6   4  0  53         WARLORDS (14)             
 RYZ RAZORHAND 1590            7   4  1  38         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
-GAMERA 1569                   7   5  1  35         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 MACE FACE 1593                4   4  0  35         WARLORDS (14)             
 ENID RAVENSCAR 1585           6   7  1  34         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAVENDISH VANNIN 1603         2   1  0  25         I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)    
-QUANG 1573                    6   6  0  24         FAR TRAVELERS (95)        
 TYNWALD 1605                  3   0  0  24         I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LARIS MOONSONG 1589           4   7  0  19         DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)       
 ORC MONK 1601                 2   1  0  19         WARLORDS (14)             
 MEC VANN IRONHAND 1604        2   1  0  14         I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)    
 DEEMSTER DHONE 1606           1   2  0  14         I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)    
 LORD MANN CREGBAL 1602        2   1  0   8         I-1/25 MANX CORPS (97)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NIX NIGHTSHADE 1600     2  4 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22    SPYMASTER              280 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NIX NIGHTSHADE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CAVENDISH VANNIN was bested by RYZ RAZORHAND in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
MEC VANN IRONHAND was demolished by MACE FACE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
TYNWALD bested LARIS MOONSONG in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
FREYA BEARMAW was subdued by PSYDE in a 2 minute master's competition.
SUNRISE VICTORY vanquished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
MIST SONG handily defeated FEISTY RUFFIAN in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
THE PHOOL vanquished ENID RAVENSCAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ORC MONK narrowly defeated LORD MANN CREGBAL in a 5 minute beginner's duel.
DEEMSTER DHONE overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER 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|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        26 -  17 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  15 -  2      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 280 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   MIST SONG 866              11   6  0   82 WARLORDS (14)
STRIKING ATTACK  THE PHOOL 1588              6   4  0   53 WARLORDS (14)
AIMED BLOW       RYZ RAZORHAND 1590          7   4  1   38 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SUNRISE VICTORY 390.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TYNWALD 1605.  The ten other most popular fighters were RYZ RAZORHAND 1590, 
SUNRISE VICTORY 390, MIST SONG 866, CAVENDISH VANNIN 1603, MACE FACE 1593, THE PHOOL 
1588, NIX NIGHTSHADE 1600, MEC VANN IRONHAND 1604, LORD MANN CREGBAL 1602, and LARIS 
MOONSONG 1589.

The least popular fighter this week was DEEMSTER DHONE 1606.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ORC MONK 1601, ENID RAVENSCAR 1585, LARIS MOONSONG 1589, LORD 
MANN CREGBAL 1602, MEC VANN IRONHAND 1604, NIX NIGHTSHADE 1600, THE PHOOL 1588, MACE 
FACE 1593, CAVENDISH VANNIN 1603, and MIST SONG 866.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SUNRISE VICTORY (20-390) WARLORDS (14)

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

PSYDE (20-1553) THIRSTY THUGS (31)
FREYA BEARMAW (20-1562) DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)