DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/03/2026    Duedate: 09/16/2026

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM 24    TURN 1055

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TRAGIC DRAMATIST
JOYLESS DAYS (599)
(24-5816) [12-2-1,137]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TRAGIC DRAMATIST               JIMMY RUSSELL
JOYLESS DAYS (599)             BOURBON HUNTERS (609)
(24-5816) [12-2-1,137]         (24-5962) [7-0-1,100]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FLEXOR-RAT                     SATISFACTION
RAT PAK (569)                  SILVER BLADES (160)
(24-5737) [16-16-0,79]         (24-5735) [7-8-0,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CRAYOLAS (608)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)        23 
2. JOYLESS DAYS (599)            15    JOYLESS DAYS (599)
3. BOURBON HUNTERS (609)         12    Unchartered Team
4. CRAYOLAS (608)                11 
5. SILVER BLADES (160)           2     BOURBON HUNTERS (609)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)      7   0  1 100.   1/ 1 CRAYOLAS (608)           11  1 1
 2/ 2 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        18   3  1 85.7   2/ 2 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    8  7 1
 3/ 3 CRAYOLAS (608)            45  10  2 81.8   3/ 3 JOYLESS DAYS (599)        5  0 1
 4/ 4 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)   121  67  4 64.4   4/ 4*BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     2  0 0
 5/ 5 RAT PAK (569)             61  56  2 52.1   5/ 6 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       0  3 0
 6/ 0 SILVER BLADES (160)      250 262 19 48.8   6/ 7 RAT PAK (569)             0  3 0
 7/ 7 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      1371 1594 45 46.2   7/ 0 SILVER BLADES (160)       0  2 0
 8- 8*UMBRAL CHILDREN (612)      0   1  0  0.0   8- 8*UMBRAL CHILDREN (612)     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

     Hail and well met warriors of ZORPUNT!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  VINESPIKE caught the eye of many in 
the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR and was awarded 
15 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, JIMMY RUSSELL put 
down FLEXOR-RAT, causing him to lose 8 points of recognition in the process.  
Although THORNSINGER made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of 
victorious TRAGIC DRAMATIST.  Would you believe that over half of the old women in 
ZORPUNT seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  ZORPUNT, city of gladiators!  
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is CRAYOLAS, a guild shunned and avoided by many 
in the weekly duels.  Apparently the stalwarts of TREEBEARD'S ARMY are catching the 
bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids.  
Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  THORNSINGER take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in ZORPUNT.  At the gambling halls I have 
started to bet money on OLD KNOTSCOUR.  He has got the courage it takes.  Witness his 
challenge this turn against GOLD!  In the end OLD KNOTSCOUR was subdued by GOLD, a 
"sharp" reminder that higher recognition is an indication of greater skill.  Still, 
it was a worthy bout!   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing 
is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in ZORPUNT.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires 
of a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till next we meet remember:  a fool 
flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are angered by the same thing only 
once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816        12   2  1 137         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIMMY RUSSELL 5962            7   0  1 100         BOURBON HUNTERS (609)     
 THORNSINGER 5873             10   4  0  98         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRONBOUGH 5941               12   8  1  87         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-BROWN 5955                   10   0  0  86         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 FLEXOR-RAT 5737              16  16  0  79         RAT PAK (569)             
 DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822          7  55  0  76         KRILL CAVALRY (403)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ORANGE 5956                  11   2  1  63         CRAYOLAS (608)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOLD 5954                     8   5  0  56         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 SATISFACTION 5735             7   8  0  56         SILVER BLADES (160)       
 EXACTED TOLL 5818             4   1  0  37         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953            5   5  0  23         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 STERLING 5842                 0   3  0  17         SILVER BLADES (160)       
 WHITE 5995                    3   0  0  15         CRAYOLAS (608)            
 VINESPIKE 5999                1   0  0  15         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
 WARWILLOW 5982                1   2  0  13         TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)    
-VACANT NICHE 5820             2   0  0   9         JOYLESS DAYS (599)        
-B 5986                        0   1  0   7         UMBRAL CHILDREN (612)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GREEN 5958              7  2 0 CRAYOLAS 608         TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816 1053  
MORGANITE-RAT 5944      8  6 0 RAT PAK 569          IRONBOUGH 5941        1053  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

IRONBOUGH viciously subdued DIMWIT OVERHILL in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
OLD KNOTSCOUR was demolished by GOLD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
TRAGIC DRAMATIST defeated THORNSINGER in a 2 minute master's Title duel.
JIMMY RUSSELL overpowered FLEXOR-RAT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
ORANGE unbelievably bested SATISFACTION in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal fight.
EXACTED TOLL devastated STERLING in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
WARWILLOW was unbelievably bested by WHITE in a crowd boring 21 minute duel.
VINESPIKE vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   1 -  2      83  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   4 -  1      64  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        19 -  11 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -   8 -  1      62  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  22 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   8 -  0      27  |

Turn 1055 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816      12   2  1  137 JOYLESS DAYS (599)
STRIKING ATTACK  JIMMY RUSSELL 5962          7   0  1  100 BOURBON HUNTERS (609)
LUNGING ATTACK   IRONBOUGH 5941             12   8  1   87 TREEBEARD'S ARMY (600)
PARRY-STRIKE     ORANGE 5956                11   2  1   63 CRAYOLAS (608)
AIMED BLOW       GOLD 5954                   8   5  0   56 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 THORNSINGER 5873, 
IRONBOUGH 5941, JIMMY RUSSELL 5962, TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816, ORANGE 5956, GOLD 5954, 
EXACTED TOLL 5818, VINESPIKE 5999, DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, and FLEXOR-RAT 5737.

The least popular fighter this week was WHITE 5995.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WARWILLOW 5982, STERLING 5842, OLD KNOTSCOUR 5953, FLEXOR-RAT 5737, 
DIMWIT OVERHILL 5822, VINESPIKE 5999, EXACTED TOLL 5818, GOLD 5954, ORANGE 5956, and 
TRAGIC DRAMATIST 5816.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TRAGIC DRAMATIST (24-5816) JOYLESS DAYS (599)