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Date : 01/27/2026 Duedate: 02/23/2026

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM 83 TURN 243

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ABALACH-RE
SORCERER KINGS (66)
(83-899) [20-12-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader

ABALACH-RE POSITION IS EMPTY
SORCERER KINGS (66)
(83-899) [20-12-0,112]

Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite

NOTHINGBURGER NOTHINGBURGER
RIFF-RAFF CREW (69) RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
(83-700) [20-25-0,96] (83-700) [20-25-0,96]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CIXELSID HEROES (11)

TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BAD SIGNS (24) 44
2. CIXELSID HEROES (11) 23 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
3. SORCERER KINGS (66) -1 Unchartered Team
4. RIFF-RAFF CREW (69) -15
NICK NAMES (88)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 CIXELSID HEROES (11) 111 72 0 60.7 1/ 1 CIXELSID HEROES (11) 11 4 0
2/ 1 BAD SIGNS (24) 466 303 34 60.6 2/ 5 BAD SIGNS (24) 7 3 1
3/ 3 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69) 137 144 4 48.8 3/ 2 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69) 7 8 1
4/ 4 SORCERER KINGS (66) 233 246 14 48.6 4/ 3 SORCERER KINGS (66) 4 11 0
5- 5 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) 93 121 7 43.5 5- 4 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) 1 4 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."

DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.

I don't even know what to say. I feel like I have been in this arena
FOREVER! Well, that is a bit true since it will be three years in a
few months. I can't really tell you much about myself since I probably
have a few more turns in the arena, whether I win or lose. So, I'll
use this time to encourage you to invite someone to the arena. We have
a core group of managers, but every arena can use more teams.

I will be trying to avenge my teammate's death at the hands of the
evil, wicked, sinful Broligarch of Riff-Raff's crew. Beyond that, I
have no plans except to live and make it to Advanced. Here's hoping
that happens sooner rather than later.

Duelmistress
Abalach-Re

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SPY REPORT

Hi hi hiiiii everyone!!! Ori Starbloom here, bouncing down from the upper decks of
Telorinthe with ink-stained fingers and eyes still wide because WOW the arena was LOUD
this turn. Like, birds flew out of trees LOUD. I love it!!

First, first, first, drumroll in your head, please, Abalach-Re remains the Duelmaster.
The Sorcerer Kings' queen of calm destruction defended her throne with a bloodfeud!
Poor Broligarch! Broligarch did learn an important lesson about poking powerful
sorcerers. It was fast and final. I dropped my notes. Twice.

Now listen, listen, LISTEN, because Bad Signs were absolutely zoomy this turn! Forty-
four points zoomy! Spittin' Chiclets smashed Tradwife like a dropped melon, and
everyone in the stands made the same face at the same time. You know the one!? Even
the pigeons gasped.

Meanwhile, Cixelsid Heroes are just so... reliable. Like a favorite cloak that still
fits. Namrepus took down Nothingburger in a veteran brawl that lasted long enough for
me to snack twice. Crunch! Crunch! Kluh is still perfect and unblemished. It is a
little scary in that very neat, very pleasant way.

Even though he lost, Nothingburger, wowie, wow, WOW, is still the most popular fighter
in Telorinthe. The arena just loves him. Boos, cheers, hugs, thrown vegetables, the
full emotional picnic when he steps onto the sands. Since we are talking about Riff-
Raff's crew, I'll mention they were the scariest team for the turn. Yes, you usually
call it the most avoided, but we are having fun today, aren't we? Bad Signs runs the
other way when Riff's crew comes through. Wowzers! It rhymes!

So yes, yes, YES! Telorinthe is buzzing and brawling! It was bursting with stories and
is ABSOLUTELY amazing! I'm going to go re-tie my shoes and re-read my notes because
I'm still vibrating from all the excitement!!! In twenty-eight days, we get to do it
AGAIN!

-- Ori Starbloom
Professional Note-Dropper
Excitable Spy Reporter

DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ABALACH-RE 899 20 12 0 112 SORCERER KINGS (66)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NAMREPUS 75 22 15 0 104 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
NOTHINGBURGER 700 20 25 0 96 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NAMTAB 73 20 17 0 90 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
6AM ALARM 706 24 16 0 88 BAD SIGNS (24)
ECAPS GHOST 76 19 18 0 75 CIXELSID HEROES (11)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REDNOW WOMAN 917 10 12 0 69 CIXELSID HEROES (11)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KLUH 929 13 0 0 66 CIXELSID HEROES (11)

ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HELLO TELO HAMMER 690 9 6 0 51 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
RAAM 930 7 7 0 51 SORCERER KINGS (66)
-MANDA TELO HAMMER 753 6 2 1 49 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
BUFFARILLA 935 5 3 0 49 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
-TELO PYKER HAMMER 718 5 6 1 43 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
GULG 928 8 12 1 37 SORCERER KINGS (66)
-TELO ZEBRA HAMMER 693 10 5 0 35 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)

CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPITTIN' CHICLETS 933 4 5 0 32 BAD SIGNS (24)
-MANDO TELO HAMMER 702 6 8 1 27 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BROLIGARCH 939 2 3 1 23 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
KEEP OUT 943 2 0 0 22 BAD SIGNS (24)
BEWARE OF DOUG! 942 2 0 1 20 BAD SIGNS (24)
TRADWIFE 938 3 2 0 11 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
STRAIGHT F STUDENT 949 1 0 0 10 BAD SIGNS (24)
UYNESS 947 0 1 0 1 SORCERER KINGS (66)
TIMELINE CLEANSE 948 0 1 0 1 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)

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

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BALIC 936 2 3 0 SORCERER KINGS 66 BROLIGARCH 939 242 JUST REVENGED
DEAD 946 0 1 0 SORCERER KINGS 66 HIGH ELF 243 NONE

PERSONAL ADS

Namrepus -- I have no explanation for my success against your style. I don't know what
my favorite weapon is at this point. -- Abalach-Re

Broligarch -- You just had to kill him, didn't you? You know how often my manager gets
bonused Bashers? Rarely, and it isn't from a lack of trying. We will be seeing each
other. -- Abalach-Re

Tradwife -- Are you even married? -- Raam

Rednow Woman -- Pointy stick not poke enough. Hard shell not stop enough cutty-cuts.
-- Gulg

LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ABALACH-RE devastated BROLIGARCH in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud Title duel.
NAMREPUS viciously subdued NOTHINGBURGER in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge match.
ECAPS GHOST was viciously subdued by 6AM ALARM in a 22 minute Challenge contest.
SPITTIN' CHICLETS devastated TRADWIFE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
NAMTAB overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 7 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
KLUH overcame DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 4 minute fight.
REDNOW WOMAN overcame RAAM in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
BUFFARILLA viciously subdued GULG in a 5 minute gory duel.
BEWARE OF DOUG! vanquished UYNESS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
KEEP OUT overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven match.
TIMELINE CLEANSE was overpowered by STRAIGHT F STUDENT 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|
|TOTAL PARRY 5 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 3 - 1 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 41 - 31 - 0 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 16 - 13 - 0 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 12 - 2 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 4 - 1 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 9 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 9 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 11 - 0 27 |

Turn 243 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 5 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 SLASHING ATTACK

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE ABALACH-RE 899 20 12 0 112 SORCERER KINGS (66)
TOTAL PARRY NAMREPUS 75 22 15 0 104 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
AIMED BLOW BUFFARILLA 935 5 3 0 49 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is NOTHINGBURGER 700. The most popular warrior this
turn was NOTHINGBURGER 700. The ten other most popular fighters were RAAM 930,
REDNOW WOMAN 917, BUFFARILLA 935, ABALACH-RE 899, NAMREPUS 75, KEEP OUT 943, STRAIGHT
F STUDENT 949, BROLIGARCH 939, SPITTIN' CHICLETS 933, and KLUH 929.

The least popular fighter this week was 6AM ALARM 706. The other ten least popular
fighters were ECAPS GHOST 76, GULG 928, TIMELINE CLEANSE 948, UYNESS 947, NAMTAB 73,
TRADWIFE 938, DEAD 946, BEWARE OF DOUG! 942, KLUH 929, and SPITTIN' CHICLETS 933.