DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/06/2026    Duedate: 02/19/2026

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM 78    TURN 823

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TAUT TWINE
HOWLIN CASE (352)
(78-3299) [14-3-1,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TAUT TWINE                     PENTATONIC MAJOR
HOWLIN CASE (352)              TOP FIVE SCALES (397)
(78-3299) [14-3-1,123]         (78-3717) [4-3-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TAUT TWINE                     PENTATONIC MAJOR
HOWLIN CASE (352)              TOP FIVE SCALES (397)
(78-3299) [14-3-1,123]         (78-3717) [4-3-0,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PERRY COUNTY (374)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SHARDS (400)                  33 
2. TOP FIVE SCALES (397)         18    PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. HOWLIN CASE (352)             12    Unchartered Team
4. ALASD (171)                   8  
5. PERRY COUNTY (374)            1     ALASD (171)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)     3   0  0 100.   1/ 1 PERRY COUNTY (374)        6  3 0
 2/ 3 PERRY COUNTY (374)       270 143  8 65.4   2- 2 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     3  1 0
 3/ 2*ALASD (171)                3   2  0 60.0   3/ 3 HOWLIN CASE (352)         3  2 0
 4/ 4 HOWLIN CASE (352)        234 162  8 59.1   4/ 5*ALASD (171)               2  1 0
 5- 5 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     79  71  5 52.7   5/ 7*TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     2  1 0
 6/ 6*TOP FIVE SCALES (397)      6   6  0 50.0   6- 4*JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)    1  0 0
 7/ 7 SAND DANCERS (68)        1613 1938 48 45.4   7/ 0*SHARDS (400)              1  3 0
 8/ 0*SHARDS (400)               2   5  0 28.6   8/ 6 SAND DANCERS (68)         0  3 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 guards have been called in to Lin Tirian for once again one of the beautiful 
members of the Rainbow Council have taken the throne. "FEINTAMOUR" is a lovely man. It 
is said that sculptures use his image when they want to carve Apollo, Adonis, or 
Hermes. Few human males can truly aspire to the natural beauty of Feintamour, one 
powerful, beautiful man. The ladies of Lin Tirian have been nothing but attentive to 
the battles. The many hardened, scarred warriors appreciate the ladies that come to 
the arena and throw flowers which cover some of the odors of the gladiators. Not 
FeintAmour, no lady fears basking in his musk. When "Feintamour" defeated Bristow of 
Perry County, many women swooned for they wished they could be in an arena of pillows 
with Feintamour. The cakes and candies the women have made and given to the arena have 
caused many a warrior to gain weight. Not Feintamour, a glorious 5'10", 150 pound pure 
man of 2% body fat, fighting without body armor as the ladies swoon in the stands. 
It's unknown if Bristow, when looking up at Feintamour, was lost in his perfect 
chiseled jaw and Aquilian nose with piercing blue eyes, with his dirty blonde 
shoulder-length hair which he would flick into the wind to allow it to swirl as 
onlookers memorized the heroic features of this handsome man. 

                              -- Female reporter for Lin Tirian writing the 
                                   Duel Master's Column for FeintAmour 
                                   over coffee and eggs

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to LIN TIRIAN once again!  What's with EDGLI?  She actually beat 
ALASD's TIKI, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at 
TOP FIVE SCALES while they watched PENTATONIC MAJOR clobber FENNHAVEN.  It lost 6 
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  Har har har!  Did 
FEINTAMOUR wimp out, or just get lazy?  Anyway, he's not Duelmaster anymore.  I'm 
sure LIN TIRIAN is excited about TAUT TWINE, the new Duelmaster from HOWLIN CASE.  
(remember?)  But when you've seen as many as I have...  Advice to fighters with a 1 
will--give up fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  How well I know the 
feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, HOWLIN CASE!  
The bums at PERRY COUNTY couldn't face the challenges from HOWLIN CASE!  No excuse 
for that!  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, TIKI!  
Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  LIN 
TIRIAN is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAUT TWINE 3299              14   3  1 123         HOWLIN CASE (352)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FEINTAMOUR 3736              16  17  0 102         RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     
-THYLEASEA 3737               21  13  0 101         RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SIBERIA 3718                  8   0  0  87         PERRY COUNTY (374)        
-BRISTOW 3707                  7   2  1  70         PERRY COUNTY (374)        
 BIG ONE 3666                  9  38  2  67         SAND DANCERS (68)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717         4   3  0  54         TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     
-PRIMANTI BROS 3727            3   0  0  47         JESS'S PITT TRIP (398)    
 FENNHAVEN 3709               12   6  0  42         PERRY COUNTY (374)        
 APALONA 3724                  5   4  0  34         PERRY COUNTY (374)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILVER STUD 3678              5   1  0  32         HOWLIN CASE (352)         
 BANDON 3743                   5   1  0  29         PERRY COUNTY (374)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LADY JUSTICE'S 3713           2   2  0  28         TOP FIVE SCALES (397)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EDGLI 3741                    1   0  0  20         SHARDS (400)              
 MAXER 3753                    1   0  0  13         ALASD (171)               
 RUIN 3739                     1   3  0  12         SHARDS (400)              
 TIKI 3752                     1   1  0  10         ALASD (171)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 3742                0  1 0 SHARDS 400           WURM KIN               823 NONE
DA2 3738                0  1 0 SHARDS 400           DARK CHAMPION          823 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Howlin ..... Taut Twine ..... a REAL Duelmaster or DM Manager pens a column. Are you 
real? -- Smitty       
                                          
Perry County, land of many more trees and deer and squirrels and water and fish, than 
people. But all is good. -- Smitty

Big One, thanks for being there for me. -- Siberia   

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA2 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a action packed 1 minute brutal Dark Arena battle.
PENTATONIC MAJOR savagely defeated FENNHAVEN in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
TAUT TWINE overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
BIG ONE lost to VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BANDON was beaten by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute brawl.
APALONA outwaited FRATSFA SLAVE in a dull 12 minute fight.
SILVER STUD vanquished RUIN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TIKI was vanquished by EDGLI in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
MAXER overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   1 -  0      83  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -   9 -  0      68  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 823 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TAUT TWINE 3299            14   3  1  123 HOWLIN CASE (352)
SLASHING ATTACK  PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717       4   3  0   54 TOP FIVE SCALES (397)
TOTAL PARRY      FENNHAVEN 3709             12   6  0   42 PERRY COUNTY (374)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TAUT TWINE 3299.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717.  The ten other most popular fighters were TAUT TWINE 3299, 
SILVER STUD 3678, EDGLI 3741, FENNHAVEN 3709, DA1 3742, BIG ONE 3666, MAXER 3753, DA2 
3738, BANDON 3743, and RUIN 3739.

The least popular fighter this week was APALONA 3724.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TIKI 3752, RUIN 3739, BANDON 3743, DA2 3738, MAXER 3753, BIG ONE 3666, 
DA1 3742, FENNHAVEN 3709, EDGLI 3741, and SILVER STUD 3678.