DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/07/2026 Duedate: 01/20/2026
DAL SHANG ARENA
DM 65 TURN 874
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HARRUMPH
SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-8021) [9-52-0,86]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HARRUMPH POSITION IS EMPTY
SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-8021) [9-52-0,86]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HARRUMPH BIG WHEELER
SAND DANCERS (233) TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
(65-8021) [9-52-0,86] (65-8152) [4-5-0,29]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WEATHER (206)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 22
2. WHILST I CHATZY (809) 15 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
3. SAND DANCERS (233) 6 Unchartered Team
4. TEMERE (816) 3
5. WEATHER (206) -8 SHADOW GROVE (209)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)224 143 15 61.0 1/ 2 WEATHER (206) 5 2 0
2/ 2 WHILST I CHATZY (809) 63 47 2 57.3 2/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 5 8 0
3- 4 NIGHTSTORMERS (812) 15 12 0 55.6 3/ 3 WHILST I CHATZY (809) 4 3 0
4- 5 CLAN GLADIATOR (277) 19 17 3 52.8 4- 5 ICE DRAGONS (276) 1 0 0
5/ 6 WEATHER (206) 66 60 1 52.4 5- 4 NIGHTSTORMERS (812) 1 0 0
6- 7 SANGUINE SAINTS (198) 140 131 13 51.7 6/ 7 TEMERE (816) 1 2 0
7- 8 SHADOW LIONS (274) 164 181 11 47.5 7- 8 SANGUINE SAINTS (198) 1 2 0
8/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233) 1881 2089 57 47.4 8/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233) 1 2 0
9-10 ICE DRAGONS (276) 79 102 10 43.6 9-10 CLAN GLADIATOR (277) 0 3 0
10/11 TEMERE (816) 11 19 0 36.7 10-11 SHADOW LIONS (274) 0 2 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
I can't believe the violence in DAL SHANG! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... Like, TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 had to
be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by WEATHER! Way to go WEATHER!
MVP award for LITTLE SONNY JONES? TOURNAMENT BLUES 65's proud of him after beating
BERVAN THE TINKER and getting 10 points. And I was just getting used to the
ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh well, welcome LAWNMOWER MAN. Aren't WHILST I
CHATZY proud. (Oh, my.) Who was the wiseguy that said DAL SHANG's Duelmaster was
paying for drinks at The Blazing Unicorn? Don't look at me!
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? Can WEATHER's WINTER SOLSTICE be
more popular than me? She was challenged the most, but is that really the same?
People were asking me did BIG WHEELER REALLY challenge WINTER SOLSTICE? (all right,
maybe they didn't, but it sounded good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything,
but WINTER SOLSTICE wants me to write about it since she subdued BIG WHEELER.
Satisfied?
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job,
that's what!!!
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I gotta leave. DAL SHANG is like such a dump, and you guys
smell too much! Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby
Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HARRUMPH 8021 9 52 0 86 SAND DANCERS (233)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SCRATCHING POST 8096 6 1 1 79 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303 11 7 0 75 WEATHER (206)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GOD COMPLEX 8063 4 2 0 57 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WINTER SOLSTICE 1690 11 7 0 53 WEATHER (206)
ULTRANEGATOR 8123 10 13 0 43 TEMERE (816)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIG WHEELER 8152 4 5 0 29 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
-GHRAAZZT 2476 2 2 0 29 SANGUINE SAINTS (198)
LITTLE HAT JONES 8142 6 10 0 28 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151 5 4 1 24 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SKIRLING DIEVRN 6370 1 0 0 20 ICE DRAGONS (276)
LITTLE SONNY JONES 8165 1 0 0 10 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
SON SEALS 8164 0 1 0 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BIG WHEELER slimly lost to WINTER SOLSTICE in a 3 minute bloody Challenge fight.
LITTLE HAT JONES was viciously subdued by ULTRANEGATOR in a 7 minute Challenge battle.
CHERRY BLOSSOM was narrowly defeated by LAWNMOWER MAN in a 2 minute expert's fight.
HARRUMPH bested SWEET ANELLA in a 2 minute veteran's Title fight.
BIG MOOSE WALKER demolished HERROL TWO-FINGER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
SON SEALS lost to OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 2 minute amateur's fight.
LITTLE SONNY JONES beat BERVAN THE TINKER in a 3 minute amateur's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 13 - 4 - 0 76 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 8 - 2 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 9 - 0 61 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 22 - 0 31 |
Turn 874 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 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303 11 7 0 75 WEATHER (206)
PARRY-RIPOSTE WINTER SOLSTICE 1690 11 7 0 53 WEATHER (206)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HARRUMPH 8021. The most popular warrior this turn
was BIG WHEELER 8152. The ten other most popular fighters were WINTER SOLSTICE 1690,
HARRUMPH 8021, CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151, LITTLE
SONNY JONES 8165, SON SEALS 8164, LITTLE HAT JONES 8142, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE HAT JONES 8142. The other ten least
popular fighters were SON SEALS 8164, LITTLE SONNY JONES 8165, BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151,
ULTRANEGATOR 8123, CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303, HARRUMPH 8021, WINTER SOLSTICE 1690, BIG
WHEELER 8152, 0, and 0.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
LAWNMOWER MAN (65-8095) WHILST I CHATZY (809)