DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/09/2026    Duedate: 07/22/2026

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1051

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SAPPHIRE-RAT
RAT PAK (569)
(24-5867) [15-10-1,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SAPPHIRE-RAT                   ORANGE
RAT PAK (569)                  CRAYOLAS (608)
(24-5867) [15-10-1,121]        (24-5956) [7-2-0,35]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FLEXOR-RAT                     SATISFACTION
RAT PAK (569)                  SILVER BLADES (160)
(24-5737) [16-14-0,98]         (24-5735) [7-7-0,55]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RAT PAK (569)                 36 
2. SILVER BLADES (160)           18    TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
3. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        14    Unchartered Team
4. LUDUS MAGNUS (593)            3  
5. KRILL CAVALRY (403)           1     LUDUS MAGNUS (593)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)      5   0  1 100.   1/ 3 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    8  4 0
 2- 2*NETWORKS (610)             1   0  0 100.   2/ 2 RAT PAK (569)             7  2 0
 3/ 4*LUDUS MAGNUS (593)         7   2  0 77.8   3/ 1*CRAYOLAS (608)            6  4 0
 4/ 3*CRAYOLAS (608)            31   9  1 77.5   4/ 6*LUDUS MAGNUS (593)        2  0 0
 5/ 5 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)   109  60  3 64.5   5- 5*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     1  0 0
 6- 6 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       80  46  4 63.5   6- 7*NETWORKS (610)            1  0 0
 7/ 7 RAT PAK (569)             61  53  2 53.5   7/ 0 SILVER BLADES (160)       1  1 0
 8- 8 MIRKWOOD (592)            24  23  1 51.1   8- 4 MIRKWOOD (592)            0  5 0
 9/ 0 SILVER BLADES (160)      250 260 19 49.0   9/ 9 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       0  3 0
10/ 9 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1371 1590 45 46.3  10- 8 FAR TRAVELERS (598)       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.

The tree army is on the march! Splintermaw leads the ents to battle, defending the 
city of Zorpunt from the ravaging hordes. Follow me, fellow Zorpuntians! [Zorpuntites? 
Zorpuntinians? Whatever...] 

There are also reports of a rampant rat infestation that needs to be beaten back. 
Though they may try to attain respectability by adopting fancy sounding names, a rat 
is still a rat, nasty, smelly, disease-ridden things. The city will be better off once 
they are put in the ground for good. 

And, speaking of artists, [wait, was there supposed to be a segue there?] our city 
artisans need to graduate from using crayons on their graffiti art. Maybe if we lock 
them out in the sun for a spell they will just melt. A puddle of green, purple, brown, 
orange, and gold would make for interesting art. 

Until next time, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!                 

                                          -- Splintermaw, General and Duelmaster 

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt ZORPUNT will ever be the same.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as CRAYOLAS is pushed out of top team by TREEBEARD'S ARMY, who came from 
3rd with a 3-1-0 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are 
sorrows to drown for MIRKWOOD, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 8th.  The 
RAT PAK guild has had a 3-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  You 
never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, MORGANITE-RAT fought 
GOLD and gained 16 points and contributed to RAT PAK's 3-0-0.  GOLD has lost to 
MORGANITE-RAT, falling 14 points, while helping make CRAYOLAS a 0-2-0 turn.  We 
should ask SAPPHIRE-RAT about the thrill of victory, and what being the new 
Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask.  By the way, was that our 
Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Dripping Blade?   
     The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more 
could a warrior ask of life?  Well, besides that.  I also notice that the TREEBEARD'S 
ARMY stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on ZORPUNT, what are you 
afraid of?  And avoiding TREEBEARD'S ARMY more than any other team we find CRAYOLAS.  
ZORPUNT, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  Is it really true that ZORPUNT has 
more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, ZORPUNT, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  Always good to rest in ZORPUNT, but never good to wear out 
my welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets 
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867            15  10  1 121         RAT PAK (569)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737              16  14  0  98         RAT PAK (569)             
 SPLINTERMAW 5891             12   6  0  91         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GREEN 5958                    7   1  0  75         CRAYOLAS (608)            
-JIMMY RUSSELL 5962            5   0  1  74         BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          7  51  0  72         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       
-PURPLE 5957                   6   1  1  69         CRAYOLAS (608)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THORNSINGER 5873              7   3  0  67         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRONBOUGH 5941                9   7  0  60         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SATISFACTION 5735             7   7  0  55         SILVER BLADES (160)       
-BROWN 5955                    7   0  0  52         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 MORGANITE-RAT 5944            8   5  0  45         RAT PAK (569)             
-NIGHTWING 5767                6   4  0  41         MIRKWOOD (592)            
-TAURIEL 5771                  5   3  0  37         MIRKWOOD (592)            
 ORANGE 5956                   7   2  0  35         CRAYOLAS (608)            

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLD 5954                     4   5  0  24         CRAYOLAS (608)            

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ATROX 5773                    2   0  0  22         LUDUS MAGNUS (593)        
 OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953            3   3  0  21         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 STERLING 5842                 0   2  0  16         SILVER BLADES (160)       
-EATLING 5765                  3   6  0  15         MIRKWOOD (592)            
-CNN 5965                      1   0  0   9         NETWORKS (610)            
-SKYFALL 5972                  2   1  0   7         MIRKWOOD (592)            
-WHISPER 5971                  1   2  0   5         MIRKWOOD (592)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

It was Maw White over Lady Sapphire in the Ballroom with the Rope. (But NOT me.)  -- 
Professor Plum

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SPLINTERMAW was devastated by SAPPHIRE-RAT in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
FLEXOR-RAT handily defeated DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
THORNSINGER devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GOLD was demolished by MORGANITE-RAT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
SATISFACTION viciously subdued ORANGE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal fight.
IRONBOUGH devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
STERLING was viciously subdued by ATROX in a 4 minute gruesome melee.
OLD KNOTSCOUR vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   2 -  1      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   6 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  20 -  2      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW        12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |

Turn 1051 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      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867          15  10  1  121 RAT PAK (569)
BASHING ATTACK   FLEXOR-RAT 5737            16  14  0   98 RAT PAK (569)
AIMED BLOW       SPLINTERMAW 5891           12   6  0   91 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
STRIKING ATTACK  THORNSINGER 5873            7   3  0   67 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
PARRY-STRIKE     ORANGE 5956                 7   2  0   35 CRAYOLAS (608)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FLEXOR-RAT 5737.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SATISFACTION 5735.  The ten other most popular fighters were SAPPHIRE-RAT 5867, 
FLEXOR-RAT 5737, THORNSINGER 5873, MORGANITE-RAT 5944, ATROX 5773, OLD KNOTSCOUR 
5953, IRONBOUGH 5941, SPLINTERMAW 5891, ORANGE 5956, and DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822.

The least popular fighter this week was STERLING 5842.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GOLD 5954, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, ORANGE 5956, SPLINTERMAW 5891, 
IRONBOUGH 5941, OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953, ATROX 5773, MORGANITE-RAT 5944, THORNSINGER 5873, 
and FLEXOR-RAT 5737.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

SAPPHIRE-RAT (24-5867) RAT PAK (569)