DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/01/2026    Duedate: 06/13/2026

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM 25    TURN 1045

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AETHER FLOW
NEON GRATITUDE (593)
(25-6675) [16-15-2,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

AETHER FLOW                    MALARKEY
NEON GRATITUDE (593)           WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)
(25-6675) [16-15-2,107]        (25-6801) [7-2-1,79]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CHANELLE                       AETHER FLOW
WORKING GIRLS (193)            NEON GRATITUDE (593)
(25-6796) [8-14-1,39]          (25-6675) [16-15-2,107]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

POSITION IS EMPTY

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON GRATITUDE (593)          57 
2. SAXON (596)                   12    GONE COUNTRY (453)
3. WORKING GIRLS (193)           12    Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)          10 
5. LORDS OF PAIN (604)           8     WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)       7   2  1 77.8   1/ 1 GONE COUNTRY (453)        8  7 0
 2/ 2*LORDS OF PAIN (604)        3   1  0 75.0   2/ 3*SAXON (596)               8  7 0
 3- 3 THE BLUES 25 (581)        91  63  2 59.1   3- 2 THE BLUES 25 (581)        6  3 0
 4- 4 DARQUE AGES (420)         51  42  1 54.8   4/ 4 WORKING GIRLS (193)       6  7 0
 5/ 5 GONE COUNTRY (453)        64  63  5 50.4   5/ 5 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      5  4 0
 6- 7*GAME OF THRONES (530)     15  16  0 48.4   6/ 6*WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)      2  1 0
 7/ 9 NEON GRATITUDE (593)      58  63  3 47.9   7/ 7*LORDS OF PAIN (604)       2  1 0
 8/ 6*SAXON (596)               11  12  0 47.8   8/ 8 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    0  3 0
 9/ 8 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)   978 1117 29 46.7   9/ 0*ANCIENT WARRIORS (85)     0  1 0
10/10 WORKING GIRLS (193)      226 293 19 43.5  10- 9 DARQUE AGES (420)         0  1 0
11/ 0*ANCIENT WARRIORS (85)      2  11  1 15.4  11-10*GAME OF THRONES (530)     0  1 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.

Hey y'all, I am back for my *fourth* turn in a row as Lyratilan's Duelmaster, and 
fifth time on Lyratilan's throne overall. I finally got my challenge through to Big 
Mojo Elem. He did not disappoint, but your boy still came through and held onto the 
throne. I finally have a winning record!

Funny story last turn. Apparently, there was an "operator error." My manager put down 
"1" in the first minute of the strategy sheet for offensive effort for my compadre 
Morgan Wallen instead of "10." He was standing around with his longsword in his hand 
wondering what to do. Aria Stark, hero of Game of Thrones, stared down Morgan. 
Fortunately, Morgan survived the first minute, got his act together, knocked that 
Valyrian steel weapon out of her hand, and ended the fight in the second minute.

Sadly, we bid farewell to our teammate Gary Allan who will visit the Dark Arena this 
turn. He is a below average striker, and we can't have that on our team. I guess we 
won't be seeing any more "Smoke Rings in the Dark" for those of you who know how the 
song goes.

Not entirely sure who deserves a shot at the title this turn. Already fought Snooks 
Eaglin several times, and Big Mojo Elem last cycle. Clint Black wants a shot at 
Snooks, so let's see if his challenge goes through. I am going to leave things to 
fate. Hope to be back again next turn.

                                          -- Alan Jackson, Gone Country

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to LYRATILAN once again!  It seems so recently people were saying 
NEON GRATITUDE was washed up, finished.  But 3-0-0 moved them up 0.  I guess they're 
washed no more...  What's with OBRIGADO?  He actually beat GONE COUNTRY's GARTH 
BROOKS, and walked away with 25 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at 
WORKING GIRLS while they watched JADE clobber CLINT BLACK.  He lost 13 points and got 
bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for 
NEON GRATITUDE's outstanding member, Duelmaster AETHER FLOW.  Wouldn't it be nice to 
have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of 
convicted prisoners.   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  The 
most avoided team was NEON GRATITUDE.  In my day, no team with a 55-63-3 would scare 
me off!  What's the problem, GONE COUNTRY?   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, places to 
go...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
The end of another Spyreport!  That's cause for celebration in my book!  I don't want 
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AETHER FLOW 6675             16  15  2 107         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SNOOKS EAGLIN 6559           20  11  0  99         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
 JADE 6791                    12  10  0  97         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
-BIG MOJO ELEM 6563           12  15  2  95         THE BLUES 25 (581)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANKE 6732                   18  12  0  88         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 ALAN JACKSON 4886            13  13  0  84         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
-THUMBSCREW 4420              15   9  1  83         DARQUE AGES (420)         
 PAUL STOCK 6680              14  39  0  81         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 MALARKEY 6801                 7   2  1  79         WRATHMEN 25-73 (602)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLINT BLACK 6818              9   5  0  75         GONE COUNTRY (453)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEARL 6793                   11  11  1  59         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GUITAR JR JOHNSON 6621       14   9  0  51         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
-LONG JOHN HUNTER 6630        14   7  0  50         THE BLUES 25 (581)        
 OBRIGADO 6809                 7   6  0  49         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 DEEDS OF GLORY 6717           3   2  0  48         SAXON (596)               
 GARTH BROOKS 6817             9   5  2  42         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 CHANELLE 6796                 8  14  1  39         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NEMESIS 6835                  3   1  0  31         LORDS OF PAIN (604)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KILLING GROUND 6720           4   1  0  23         SAXON (596)               
 MORGAN WALLEN 6839            2   2  0  23         GONE COUNTRY (453)        
 JULIUS CAESAR 4541            1   1  1  17         ANCIENT WARRIORS (85)     
 SCARLET 6831                  2   0  0  15         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 MAN AND MEDICINE 6719         2   3  0   9         SAXON (596)               
 BLACK IS THE NIGHT 6845       1   1  0   7         SAXON (596)               
-ARIA STARK 6021               0   1  0   7         GAME OF THRONES (530)     
 BATTALIONS 6846               1   1  0   4         SAXON (596)               

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GARY ALLAN 6842         0  3 0 GONE COUNTRY 453     WASTE MONSTER         1045 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Aria Stark -- Well, you had your shot in the first minute. Maybe next time. -- Morgan 
Wallen

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GARY ALLAN was butchered by WASTE MONSTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ALAN JACKSON was devastated by AETHER FLOW in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
DANKE demolished PAUL STOCK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
MALARKEY overpowered PEARL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JADE devastated CLINT BLACK in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
GARTH BROOKS was defeated by OBRIGADO in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
CHANELLE was devastated by DEEDS OF GLORY in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
NEMESIS handily defeated BLACK IS THE NIGHT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
JULIUS CAESAR was vanquished by KILLING GROUND in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MAN AND MEDICINE lost to SCARLET in a 1 minute novice's duel.
MORGAN WALLEN overpowered BATTALIONS in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         AIMED BLOW         8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   8 -  1      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  10 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  26 -  3      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         LUNGING ATTACK    34 -  36 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1045 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     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   AETHER FLOW 6675           16  15  2  107 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
SLASHING ATTACK  JADE 6791                  12  10  0   97 WORKING GIRLS (193)
PARRY-LUNGE      DANKE 6732                 18  12  0   88 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
AIMED BLOW       CLINT BLACK 6818            9   5  0   75 GONE COUNTRY (453)
BASHING ATTACK   DEEDS OF GLORY 6717         3   2  0   48 SAXON (596)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHANELLE 6796.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was AETHER FLOW 6675.  The ten other most popular fighters were DANKE 6732, OBRIGADO 
6809, DEEDS OF GLORY 6717, MALARKEY 6801, JADE 6791, NEMESIS 6835, KILLING GROUND 
6720, SCARLET 6831, MORGAN WALLEN 6839, and ALAN JACKSON 4886.

The least popular fighter this week was BATTALIONS 6846.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MAN AND MEDICINE 6719, JULIUS CAESAR 4541, BLACK IS THE NIGHT 6845, 
CHANELLE 6796, CLINT BLACK 6818, PEARL 6793, GARY ALLAN 6842, GARTH BROOKS 6817, PAUL 
STOCK 6680, and ALAN JACKSON 4886.