DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/13/2026    Duedate: 03/26/2026

ARADI ARENA

DM 60    TURN 902

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RAIN MISTRESS
TEMERE NOMEN (734)
(60-9789) [13-3-0,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RAIN MISTRESS                  GREW SOME YUPPIE
TEMERE NOMEN (734)             PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
(60-9789) [13-3-0,95]          (60-9880) [7-0-0,57]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SECRET RETRIBUTION             PASSION AGGRESSION
WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)           UNNAMEABLES (91)
(60-9668) [17-9-0,88]          (60-9720) [5-5-0,45]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TINFOIL MAFIA (738)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TINFOIL MAFIA (738)           22 
2. PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)       19    WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
3. UNNAMEABLES (91)              7     Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)          6  
5. TEMERE NOMEN (734)            5     PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)    7   2  0 77.8   1/ 1 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       8  7 0
 2/ 2 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      17   9  0 65.4   2/ 3 UNNAMEABLES (91)          5  5 1
 3- 4 FAR TRAVELERS (736)       12   8  1 60.0   3/ 2 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        4  2 0
 4/ 5 TEMERE NOMEN (734)        57  43  0 57.0   4/ 4*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)   3  2 0
 5/ 6 UNNAMEABLES (91)         538 465 32 53.6   5- 6 FAR TRAVELERS (736)       2  0 0
 6/ 7 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       42  38  1 52.5   6/ 7 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      2  1 0
 7- 8 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)      181 187  4 49.2   7- 5 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       2  3 0
 8/ 9 RED DOG GANG (476)       1036 1510 28 40.7   8- 9 GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      0  3 0
 9-10 GOTHIC HORRORS (739)       4  17  0 19.0   9/10 RED DOG GANG (476)        0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

Gather close, my suspicious little cabbages, and listen carefully. The sand whispers 
secrets if you tilt your head just right. I did that this morning, and the sand told 
me a terrible truth.  The lizard people are taking over the arenas.  Yes, yes, laugh 
if you must. But every week, another "leader" appears with suspiciously smooth skin 
and unblinking eyes. You think that is a coincidence? HA! I have seen a noble blink 
sideways. Sideways! You don't forget that sort of thing. Anyway, let's take some time 
to look at the "official" events of Aradi. Though remember, the truth is always hiding 
just out of sight and sound.

Rain Mistress seized the throne this cycle by dismantling Badger in a one-sided title 
bout. Badger barely had time to sniff the sands before the storm that was Rain 
Mistress rolled over him. A convincing win, yes! It was made possible by the 
disappearance of last turn's champion, Anja. If she returns with a flicking tongue and 
taste for insects, will you take this situation more seriously? Has anyone checked the 
eyes of our newest Duelmaster? The rain.. the cold composure... classic reptillian 
infiltration pattern. I'm just saying.

Oh sure, Tinfoil Mafia. Very funny. A team wearing protective anti-mind control 
headgear suddenly rises to the top of the standings? You cannot script these events 
any better! Meanwhile, the career recognition crown still belongs to Wrathmen 23-40, a 
veteran stable grinding forward like a stubborn stone golem.

Secret Retribution absolutely crushed Warfour in a mismatched affair. Quick and 
decisive! Exactly how a lizard operative eliminates witnesses. Grew Some Yuppie went 
down in the rankings, striking from above and defeating Shadowloop. A brutal four-
minute grind ended with Passion Aggression taking the win in one of the bloodier 
scraps of the evening. The crowd loved it. The lizard people probably took notes.

Unnameables were the most avoided team. Apparently, nobody wants to poke the hornet's 
nest that has compiled hundreds of wins over the years. Tinfoil Mafia avoided 
Unnameables while wearing their special hats. They know something. Shadowloop was the 
most challenged warrior, drawing unwanted attention from above and below in the 
rankings. Maybe someone suspects he is molting.

Keep your eyes open, warriors of Aradi. Watch the champions. Watch the managers. Watch 
the arena officials. Because one day, you will look into the Duelmaster's eyes... and 
they will blink sideways! Until next time, this is Blix the Mad, your only trustworthy 
reporter in a city full of suspiciously scaly leadership.

                                          Stay paranoid,

                                          Blix the Mad

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAIN MISTRESS 9789           13   3  0  95         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CALM ANEMONE 9706            11   6  2 100         UNNAMEABLES (91)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668      17   9  0  88         WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)      
-ANJA 9805                     6   0  0  87         FAR TRAVELERS (736)       
 LUPOSABRE 9790               12  14  0  81         TEMERE NOMEN (734)        
 BADGER 9661                   9  54  0  81         RED DOG GANG (476)        
-COLDY 9758                   13  18  1  74         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RUSTY 9848                    8   4  1  66         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 WARFOUR 9103                  9   7  0  60         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
 GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880         7   0  0  57         PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGENT STATIC 9857            10   6  1  53         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 SHADOWLOOP 9860               7   9  0  47         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 PASSION AGGRESSION 9720       5   5  0  45         UNNAMEABLES (91)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUDSY 9836                    4   4  0  38         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
 SLEEPER CELL 9856             8   8  0  36         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 MRS. REDACTED 9859            8   8  0  35         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       
 WETWORK ZERO 9858             9   7  0  34         TINFOIL MAFIA (738)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DERS 9855                     6   5  0  30         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862           3   1  1  21         UNNAMEABLES (91)          
-AGGIE 9861                    4   6  0  20         THE BUNKHOUSE (595)       
-BEAST 9870                    2   6  0  12         GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      
-KATANA 9866                   2   4  0  10         GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      
-SOPHIEA 9871                  0   2  0   2         GOTHIC HORRORS (739)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA4 9887                0  1 0 PAPER TIGERS 25. 740 ARENAMASTER HARK       902 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA4 was butchered by ARENAMASTER HARKON in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RAIN MISTRESS devastated BADGER in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge Title duel.
GREW SOME YUPPIE subdued SHADOWLOOP in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
SECRET RETRIBUTION vanquished WARFOUR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LUPOSABRE was defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute veteran's fight.
AGENT STATIC devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
WETWORK ZERO was savagely defeated by PASSION AGGRESSION in a 4 minute struggle.
MAN'S LAUGHTER was overcome by SLEEPER CELL in a 1 minute beginner vs. expert fight.
MRS. REDACTED vanquished FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   4 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        20 -  17 -  0      54  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  12 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -  11 -  0      31  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 902 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       RAIN MISTRESS 9789         13   3  0   95 TEMERE NOMEN (734)
PARRY-LUNGE      WARFOUR 9103                9   7  0   60 UNNAMEABLES (91)
TOTAL PARRY      GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880       7   0  0   57 PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
LUNGING ATTACK   AGENT STATIC 9857          10   6  1   53 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was PASSION AGGRESSION 9720.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
SHADOWLOOP 9860, LUPOSABRE 9790, RAIN MISTRESS 9789, GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880, AGENT 
STATIC 9857, SLEEPER CELL 9856, SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668, MRS. REDACTED 9859, DA4 
9887, and BADGER 9661.

The least popular fighter this week was MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WETWORK ZERO 9858, WARFOUR 9103, BADGER 9661, DA4 9887, MRS. 
REDACTED 9859, SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668, SLEEPER CELL 9856, AGENT STATIC 9857, GREW 
SOME YUPPIE 9880, and RAIN MISTRESS 9789.