DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/07/2025    Duedate: 04/19/2025

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM 25    TURN 1015

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SOUTHWARK
WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)
(25-6656) [10-2-0,136]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SOUTHWARK                      GHOST SHARK
WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)            NEON GRATITUDE (593)
(25-6656) [10-2-0,136]         (25-6678) [7-1-0,53]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

JAZZ                           CHANCE
WORKING GIRLS (193)            PHOENIX GUARD (598)
(25-4650) [14-16-0,95]         (25-6744) [3-2-1,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON GRATITUDE (593)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARK FORCES (179)             45 
2. NEON GRATITUDE (593)          33    WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)
3. WINDS OF WAR (583)            21    Unchartered Team
4. PHOENIX GUARD (598)           15 
5. WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)           15    PHOENIX GUARD (598)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*2442 BOURBON ST (597)      1   0  0 100.   1/ 3*NEON GRATITUDE (593)      9  6 1
 2/ 2 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       10   2  0 83.3   2/ 1 WINDS OF WAR (583)        8  1 0
 3/ 3 WINDS OF WAR (583)       141  50  3 73.8   3/ 2*PHOENIX GUARD (598)       6  8 2
 4/ 4 LOST ALDERAAN (587)       45  33  0 57.7   4/ 4 WORKING GIRLS (193)       6  9 0
 5/ 5*PHOENIX GUARD (598)       13  11  2 54.2   5/ 8 LOST ALDERAAN (587)       5  2 0
 6- 6 LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)     9   8  0 52.9   6- 5 ORDER OF WIND (582)       4  2 1
 7- 7 ORDER OF WIND (582)       37  35  1 51.4   7/ 6 DARK FORCES (179)         4  6 1
 8/10*NEON GRATITUDE (593)      19  19  1 50.0   8/ 7 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       3  0 0
 9/ 8 DARK FORCES (179)        202 206 14 49.5   9-11 LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)    1  0 0
10/ 9 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)   956 1087 29 46.8  10-10*2442 BOURBON ST (597)     1  0 0
11/11 WORKING GIRLS (193)      168 219 12 43.4  11/ 9 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    1  8 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome LYRATILAN.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights 
have I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Woof!  WINDS OF WAR 
were a bunch of dogs after NEON GRATITUDE got through with 'em!  2nd ain't so sweet 
as 1st!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think I'm 
gonna be...  Well, LOST ALDERAAN's 5th moved them up to 2-1-0 place.  Some people say 
I ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  I ramble.  Well 
NEON GRATITUDE moved up 2, to 1st.  What's with PALE HORSE?  He actually beat WORKING 
GIRLS' OPHELIA, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big 
at LOST ALDERAAN while they watched MON MOTHMA clobber SUSAN MURPHY.  She lost 7 
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  SLEIA was reminded on 
the sands why SOUTHWARK is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up 
fighting!   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was WORKING GIRLS.  Management must be dealin', as the boys at LOST ALDERAAN ain't 
reelin'!  WORKING GIRLS' mad!  What do people see in WASHINGTON VERN?  His 20-30-0?  
THE MIDDLE WAY 4 ain't talkin', but he's got 90 points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Who will dare fight CHANCE, after it returned from 
the Dark Arena?  (For the record 3-2-1 is 33, and has it points) DINNER larned its 
lesson (AETHER FLOW taught it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im fight 
any NEON GRATITUDE members with the same gusto.  Many a warrior has met his fate in a 
hungover stupor.  You young rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  
LYRATILAN 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                  
 SOUTHWARK 6656            SL 10   2  0 136         WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PRESSURE 6566             LU 13  11  0 103         ORDER OF WIND (582)       
 PAMELA 6640               ST 14   7  0  99         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 JAZZ 4650                 BA 14  16  0  95         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 SLEIA 6623                LU 13   6  0  92         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WASHINGTON VERN 6397      WS 20  30  0  90         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 DORI KAAB 6650            BA 12  15  1  86         WORKING GIRLS (193)                      *
-WARREN 6603               BA  8   5  0  71         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 BYRON 6674                TP 13   3  0  69         WINDS OF WAR (583)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 APOLLYON 5492             PL 12   4  0  61         DARK FORCES (179)         
 MON MOTHMA 6642           SL 10   5  0  60         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GHOST SHARK 6678          AB  7   1  0  53         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 SHARULIAN 6672            PL  6   2  0  52         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       
-CASH IS CRASS 6696        TP  5   4  0  52         LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)                   *
-FORCE 6564                LU 11  13  0  50         ORDER OF WIND (582)       
 PETRO STICK 6682          ST  9  13  1  41         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
-MADELINE 6691             BA  6   4  0  41         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 SUSAN MURPHY 6704         LU  6   6  1  38         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAUL STOCK 6680           SL  5  18  0  33         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)                   *
 CHANCE 6744               LU  3   2  1  33         PHOENIX GUARD (598)                      *
 AETHER FLOW 6675          LU  3   5  0  33         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     *
 PALE HORSE 6746               2   1  1  30         DARK FORCES (179)                        [LU-PR-SL-TP-WS]
 HEN 6742                  TP  4   1  0  27         PHOENIX GUARD (598)                      *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OPHELIA 6701              WS  4  11  1  26         WORKING GIRLS (193)                      *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GYPSY ROSE 6730           TP  4   2  0  21         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 GRACIAS 6754                  2   0  1  18         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     [LU-PL-PR-SL-WS]
 ZOMBIE FIRE 6677          LU  4   4  0  17         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     *
 DANKE 6732                    3   2  0  17         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     [PL-SL]
 DEAD HAND 6748            PR  1   2  0  17         DARK FORCES (179)                        *
 BUBONIC PLAGUE 6761           1   0  0  15         DARK FORCES (179)                        [PR-SL-WS]
 DINNER 6741               SL  4   1  1  14         PHOENIX GUARD (598)       
-MOCKINGBIRD 6743              1   3  0   9         PHOENIX GUARD (598)                      [PR-SL]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
F'LYARR                 0  0 0 DARK ARENA           CHANCE 6744           1015 NONE
BUTTERFLY 6762          0  1 0 DARK FORCES 179      TOMBSTONE             1015 NONE
ULIC 6626              11  6 0 LOST ALDERAAN 587    DORI KAAB 6650        1011 REVENGED
MERCI 6750              0  1 0 NEON GRATITUDE 593   DINNER 6741           1013 JUST REVENGED
TALON 6745              1  4 0 PHOENIX GUARD 598    GRACIAS 6754          1015  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHANCE viciously butchered F'LYARR in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BUTTERFLY was dispatched by TOMBSTONE in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
AETHER FLOW handily defeated DINNER in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match.
PAMELA vanquished WASHINGTON VERN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
BYRON narrowly defeated APOLLYON in a 11 minute brutal Challenge fight.
MON MOTHMA devastated SUSAN MURPHY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
SOUTHWARK overpowered SLEIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
DORI KAAB handily defeated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JAZZ vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
GHOST SHARK won victory over PETRO STICK in a 1 minute fight.
SHARULIAN vanquished GYPSY ROSE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PAUL STOCK was overpowered by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
OPHELIA was demolished by PALE HORSE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DEAD HAND was viciously subdued by ZOMBIE FIRE in a 2 minute brutal contest.
HEN savagely defeated DANKE in a 8 minute bloody novice's brawl.
TALON was easily killed by GRACIAS in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BUBONIC PLAGUE overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a dull 4 minute brutal uneven struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -   6 -  0      73  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  11 -  0      69  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  29 -  3      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  22 -  2      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  18 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -  13 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  31 -  1      18  |

Turn 1015 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  SOUTHWARK 6656             10   2  0  136 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)
STRIKING ATTACK  PAMELA 6640                14   7  0   99 WINDS OF WAR (583)
LUNGING ATTACK   SLEIA 6623                 13   6  0   92 LOST ALDERAAN (587)
TOTAL PARRY      BYRON 6674                 13   3  0   69 WINDS OF WAR (583)
PARRY-LUNGE      APOLLYON 5492              12   4  0   61 DARK FORCES (179)
AIMED BLOW       GHOST SHARK 6678            7   1  0   53 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JAZZ 4650.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CHANCE 6744.  The ten other most popular fighters were BUTTERFLY 6762, ZOMBIE FIRE 
6677, SOUTHWARK 6656, AETHER FLOW 6675, APOLLYON 5492, DANKE 6732, PAMELA 6640, MON 
MOTHMA 6642, DORI KAAB 6650, and JAZZ 4650.

The least popular fighter this week was BYRON 6674.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BUBONIC PLAGUE 6761, TALON 6745, HEN 6742, OPHELIA 6701, GYPSY ROSE 
6730, SUSAN MURPHY 6704, WASHINGTON VERN 6397, DINNER 6741, GRACIAS 6754, and DEAD 
HAND 6748.

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