DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/28/2026    Duedate: 06/24/2026

KYR'TERR ARENA

DM 71    TURN 431

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

L5R
GAMES (1098)
(71-9497) [17-13-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

L5R                            PHALANX
GAMES (1098)                   DARQUE SOULS D (908)
(71-9497) [17-13-0,113]        (71-8134) [3-0-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ROBKE COHUR                    BLAZE
DARQUE FORCES III (382)        DARQUE FORCES IV (389)
(71-3456) [20-15-0,89]         (71-3575) [13-14-1,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (374)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WRATHMEN XIV (367)            166
2. DARQUE FORCES (374)           37    OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)
3. OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)       14    Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE SOULS D (908)          14 
5. WORD BEARERS (906)            14    WORD BEARERS (906)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*WORD BEARERS (906)         1   0  1 100.   1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (374)       7  2 1
 2- 1*WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)      6   1  0 85.7   2/ 2 OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)   3  0 0
 3/ 2 OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)   19  10  0 65.5   3/ 3 GAMES (1098)              3  1 0
 4/ 3 LIGHT SKIN'D HONEY (1056) 10   7  0 58.8   4- 5 THE GARRISON (209)        3  5 0
 5/11*DARQUE SOULS D (908)       4   3  0 57.1   5/10*DARQUE SOULS D (908)      2  0 0
 6/ 5 DARQUE FORCES V (390)     92  71  2 56.4   6/14 DARQUE FORCES V (390)     2  1 0
 7- 6 THE GARRISON (209)        71  57  2 55.5   7/ 4 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     2  4 0
 8/ 0 WRATHMEN XIV (367)        67  56  4 54.5   8/ 0*WORD BEARERS (906)        1  0 1
 9/ 7 DARQUE FORCES III (382)  106  89  4 54.4   9-12 CANADIAN ARTISTS II (980) 1  0 0
10/ 8 DARQUE FORCES IV (389)   170 165 13 50.7  10- 6 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)   1  0 0
11-10*TEA TIME (879)             4   4  1 50.0  11/ 0 WRATHMEN XIV (367)        1  0 0
12/ 4*DARQUE SOULS E (909)       4   4  1 50.0  12/11*DARQUE SOULS E (909)      1  1 0
13/13 DARQUE FORCES (374)       98 106 10 48.0  13- 7 GR8 PL8TS 4 (1014)        1  1 0
14-12 GR8 PL8TS 4 (1014)        10  11  0 47.6  14- 8*WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)     1  1 0
15/14 GAMES (1098)              17  19  0 47.2  15/15 DARQUE FORCES III (382)   1  2 0
16/16 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     25  30  0 45.5  16/16 DARQUE FORCES IV (389)    1  2 0
17-15 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)   10  12  1 45.5  17/ 9 LIGHT SKIN'D HONEY (1056) 1  3 0
18-17 CANADIAN ARTISTS II (980)  8  10  1 44.4  18- 0 PORKY'S II (979)          0  2 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19- 0 PORKY'S II (979)           6   9  0 40.0  19-18*TEA TIME (879)            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.

Rich Girl was an excellend Duelmaster, holding the Title for many months. I can only 
hope to do as well and make TEAM GAMES proud. 

                                          -- L5R

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
KYR'TERR brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  If this keeps up, LIGHT SKIN'D 
HONEYZ, you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 8 in the 
rankings?  DARQUE FORCES V turned their 1-0-0 turn into a 6th place rank in the 
listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, 
we're all terribly impressed to see MESSIAH win a fight and gain 166 points, 
terribly.  Tsk, tsk, RICE 80 beat ROBKE COHUR and ROBKE COHUR lost 6 points.  You're 
breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of life, KYR'TERR may be getting 
bland, as L5R stays top dog in the city.  The Dripping Blade, humph!  I've tasted 
better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From KYR'TERR's trash 
dumps?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  THE 
GARRISON, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  
Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And it looks like DARQUE FORCES III 
avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  
Hmph.  Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, ROBKE COHUR was this turn's most challenged 
warrior.  Watch that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines 
through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Well, I've had enough of this 
drivel, and I'm sure you have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  I see 
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 L5R 9497                  WS 17  13  0 113         GAMES (1098)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RICE 80 9862              WS 18   6  0 109         OLD SCHOOL 49ERS (1149)   
 RICH GIRL 9771            TP 14   6  0 102         BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)     
 CHERRY L 9156             PS 10   3  0  92         LIGHT SKIN'D HONEYZ (1056)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBKE COHUR 3456          PL 20  15  0  89         DARQUE FORCES III (382)   
-MANIFEST 2030             LU 15  13  1  87         THE GARRISON (209)        
 CIRCE 3580                PR 19  16  0  86         DARQUE FORCES V (390)     
 KING TEC 3384             WS 15   9  2  85         DARQUE FORCES (374)       
-ODALISQ 2032              TP 17  11  0  82         THE GARRISON (209)        
-TIMELESS 8835             WS 10   3  0  80         GR8 PL8TS 4 (1014)        
 BLAZE 3575                LU 13  14  1  75         DARQUE FORCES IV (389)    
-HONEYWELL 8808            LU  6   7  0  71         PORKY'S II (979)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LION OF URIK 3613         PR  8   5  1  59         DARQUE FORCES (374)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ODESSA 9687               AB  6   0  0  59         WORLD BLADES 7 (1128)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRIGUN 4906               TP  6   6  0  56         DARQUE FORCES (374)       
-PAM ANDERSON 8545         BA  8   8  1  54         CANADIAN ARTISTS III (980)
 PHALANX 8134                  3   0  0  42         DARQUE SOULS D (908)                     [TP-WS]
-TAFT 2255                 PL  8   9  0  39         THE GARRISON (209)        
-NICKI MINAJ 9381          SL  3   5  1  38         NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)                  *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SARA SMILE 9772           AB  6  14  0  32         BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)                    *
 RIKKUS 6145               TP  4   1  1  25         DARQUE FORCES (374)                      *
 ASYLUM DEMON 8137             3   1  0  24         DARQUE SOULS E (909)                     [ST-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-QUARTERMASTER 9868            1   0  0  21         THE GARRISON (209)                       [BA-ST-WS]
 LORGAR 8123                   1   0  1  14         WORD BEARERS (906)                       [PR-SL-ST-TP-WS]
-SIDHE 9867                    1   0  0  13         THE GARRISON (209)                       [BA-ST-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      LORGAR 8123            431 NONE
MUL 9870                0  1 0 DARQUE FORCES 374    DARK CHAMPION          431 NONE
MONOPOLY 9853           0  1 0 GAMES 1098           MOUNTAIN TROLL         431 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Rich Girl -- Thank goodness for cheap weapons. Sue your blacksmith. he cost you the 
title. -- L5R, new Duelmaster

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MUL was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MONOPOLY was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
CHERRY L was outlasted by RICH GIRL in a slow 14 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
RICE 80 vanquished ROBKE COHUR in a 3 minute gory mismatched Challenge brawl.
L5R defeated BLAZE in a 3 minute master's Title match.
KING TEC bested M. CHARDINEE in a 4 minute duel.
CIRCE defeated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute veteran's struggle.
MESSIAH overpowered ASYLUM DEMON in a 1 minute uneven melee.
LION OF URIK vanquished SARA SMILE in a 2 minute uneven duel.
TRIGUN overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PHALANX overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RIKKUS easily killed CONVICTED THIEF in a tiresome 5 minute one-sided bout.
LORGAR murdered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     19 -   6 -  0      76  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       20 -   8 -  1      71  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   6 -  3      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  11 -  1      45  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  11 -  1      42  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  12 -  0      29  |

Turn 431 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    L5R 9497                   17  13  0  113 GAMES (1098)
TOTAL PARRY      RICH GIRL 9771             14   6  0  102 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
PARRY-STRIKE     CHERRY L 9156              10   3  0   92 LIGHT SKIN'D HONEYZ (1056)
PARRY-LUNGE      ROBKE COHUR 3456           20  15  0   89 DARQUE FORCES III (382)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CIRCE 3580                 19  16  0   86 DARQUE FORCES V (390)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ROBKE COHUR 3456.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was BLAZE 3575.  The ten other most popular fighters were CIRCE 3580, KING TEC 
3384, LION OF URIK 3613, RICE 80 9862, ROBKE COHUR 3456, L5R 9497, TRIGUN 4906, 
PHALANX 8134, CHERRY L 9156, and SARA SMILE 9772.

The least popular fighter this week was RICH GIRL 9771.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RIKKUS 6145, ASYLUM DEMON 8137, MONOPOLY 9853, MUL 9870, LORGAR 8123, 
SARA SMILE 9772, CHERRY L 9156, PHALANX 8134, TRIGUN 4906, and L5R 9497.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

L5R (71-9497) GAMES (1098)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

MESSIAH (71-3306) WRATHMEN XIV (367)
AUDIOS (71-8822) GR8 PL8TS 2 (1012)