DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/08/2026    Duedate: 01/21/2026

VEASTIAN ARENA

DM 43    TURN 981

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

F-LYSANDER
GUARDIANS (385)
(43-3835) [16-10-0,101]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

F-LYSANDER                     POSITION IS EMPTY
GUARDIANS (385)                
(43-3835) [16-10-0,101]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

F-SHANA                        INGOT
GUARDIANS (385)                DUREX 100 (546)
(43-3837) [14-12-1,91]         (43-5651) [13-9-0,53]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GUARDIANS (385)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DUREX 100 (546)               38 
2. GUARDIANS (385)               18    FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
3. PUD POWER (298)               12    Unchartered Team
4. THE FAMILY (116)              1  
5. FLYING CIRCUS II (347)        -5    BRIGHT PANTHEON (354)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)   229 136  3 62.7   1/ 4 GUARDIANS (385)           8  2 1
 2- 2 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       34  26  4 56.7   2/ 1 DUREX 100 (546)           8  7 0
 3/ 3 GUARDIANS (385)           62  50  4 55.4   3- 2 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       5  1 0
 4/ 4 PUD POWER (298)           45  38  1 54.2   4/ 3 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    5  7 0
 5/ 5 DUREX 100 (546)          146 143  5 50.5   5/ 5 PUD POWER (298)           3  0 0
 6- 6 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)  153 151 10 50.3   6- 6 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   0  5 0
 7/ 7 THE FAMILY (116)         1329 1531 42 46.5   7/ 7 THE FAMILY (116)          0  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile.  "You have some herb lore, do you?"
     "You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile.  "I'm a 
land healer.  When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here 
before I go home."
     "I'll pass the word.  Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need 
help."
     The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest 
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
     Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we 
fought in Gateway Arena?"
     Orv shook his, or her, or its head.  "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered 
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it.  The world beyond 
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world."  Shaking its 
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile.  "The breach is under the 
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side.  It's likely 
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.  
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and 
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
     Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road.  "Sounds like it would be best 
to lure them out of the water.  What can we do to really piss them off?"
     Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with 
mischief on its mind.  "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are 
fanatics who take themselves very seriously.  If they think you are making fun of 
them..."
     Marduk nodded.  "So, we pants them."
     Teetotaler shook his head.  "Nnn... ah.  We're talking about making them come out 
of the water to fight us.  How would that work?"
     "I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
     Teddy Brewster shrugged.  "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
     "We hide in the trees," said Vengeance.  "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer 
pantsing one of the poison weasels.  They get offended and come ashore to deal with 
it.  THEN we charge.  Hmm.  There are six of us, and seven of them.  Orv, do you 
fight?"
     The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends.  You can see 
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
     "But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout.  "Can you poison those things with a 
touch?"
     "Oh.  Yes, I suppose so.  But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
     "We won't include you in the fighting line, then.  Or Trout, either.  You guys 
are support.  The five of us can take those evil weasels."
     They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans.  Now, they were in the 
forest, which looked sick.  It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which 
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled 
and black, and curled up on the ground.  The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though 
they were in pain.  The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and 
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and 
rot.
     Vengeance looked at Orv.  "Can you tell where they are?"
     The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.  
"Four of them.  The other three might still be in their own world."
     Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted.  "Let's just 
charge."

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, VEASTIAN?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Later days, DUREX 100, since GUARDIANS 
took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  GUARDIANS turned their 
3-2-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, 
and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see NUGGET 
win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, NUGGET beat CARDINAL FANG and 
CARDINAL FANG lost 12 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  F-SHANA challenged 
VEASTIAN's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And if variety is the spice of life, 
VEASTIAN may be getting bland, as SCRAGG TAGG stays top dog in the city.  The 
Dripping Blade, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this 
stuff?  From VEASTIAN's trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  VEASTIAN, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
FAR TRAVELERS the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it 
looks like GUARDIANS avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be 
losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, HIPPO SWAN was this 
turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for VEASTIAN's 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of VEASTIAN.  I feel much better now.  Paste this one in your 
scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 F-LYSANDER 3835              16  10  0 101         GUARDIANS (385)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 F-SHANA 3837                 14  12  1  91         GUARDIANS (385)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601         21  15  0  89         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
 ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 5649      11   5  1  83         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
 ROCK SHIELD 5619             15  23  0  74         DUREX 100 (546)           
 STARHAWK 5572                 8   1  1  68         GUARDIANS (385)           
-KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650           7   8  0  67         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TERNA MYTOH 5648              9   7  0  63         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
-IBRAHIM 5639                  6   2  0  58         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INGOT 5651                   13   9  0  53         DUREX 100 (546)           
 NUGGET 5681                   4   0  0  49         DUREX 100 (546)           
 CASTER 5659                   9  10  0  48         DUREX 100 (546)           
 BASALT 5667                  10   6  1  47         DUREX 100 (546)           
 ALETA OGORD 5517              3   2  0  38         GUARDIANS (385)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CARDINAL FANG 5680            5   1  0  33         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHIPPA KEMNAC 5647            3  13  1  23         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
-SOFT CUSHION 5691             2   1  0  19         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
-CARDINAL XIMENEZ 5679         4   2  0  18         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    
 MAJOR VICTORY 5597            2   1  0  17         GUARDIANS (385)           
-DISH RACK 5682                0   3  0   3         FLYING CIRCUS II (347)    

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MELLIFLUOUS 5636        4  3 1 FAR TRAVELERS 553    STARHAWK 5572          980  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

F-SHANA was devastated by SCRAGG TAGG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
F-LYSANDER vanquished HIPPO SWAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
ROCK SHIELD was subdued by ARTHUR LEMMING BDA in a action packed 1 minute fight.
STARHAWK bested INGOT in a popular 3 minute gory contest.
CASTER subdued DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute competition.
BASALT bested ALETA OGORD in a 2 minute duel.
CARDINAL FANG was defeated by NUGGET in a exciting 2 minute struggle.
MAJOR VICTORY devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   3 -  1      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW         2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  12 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   7 -  0      61  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  20 -  0      38  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   7 -  1      36  |

Turn 981 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     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      F-LYSANDER 3835            16  10  0  101 GUARDIANS (385)
PARRY-LUNGE      F-SHANA 3837               14  12  1   91 GUARDIANS (385)
LUNGING ATTACK   ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 5649    11   5  1   83 FLYING CIRCUS II (347)
WALL OF STEEL    STARHAWK 5572               8   1  1   68 GUARDIANS (385)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALETA OGORD 5517            3   2  0   38 GUARDIANS (385)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is F-SHANA 3837.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was INGOT 5651.  The ten other most popular fighters were NUGGET 5681, ARTHUR LEMMING 
BDA 5649, CASTER 5659, STARHAWK 5572, ALETA OGORD 5517, F-LYSANDER 3835, BASALT 5667, 
MAJOR VICTORY 5597, ROCK SHIELD 5619, and CARDINAL FANG 5680.

The least popular fighter this week was F-SHANA 3837.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CARDINAL FANG 5680, ROCK SHIELD 5619, MAJOR VICTORY 5597, BASALT 5667, 
F-LYSANDER 3835, ALETA OGORD 5517, STARHAWK 5572, CASTER 5659, ARTHUR LEMMING BDA 
5649, and NUGGET 5681.

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

SCRAGG TAGG (43-2937) PUD POWER (298)
HIPPO SWAN (43-5568) THE FAMILY (116)