DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 11/05/2011 Duedate: 11/18/2011 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 570 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 STREET PIZZA 18/114 2158 1722 23 55.6 UP TO NO GOOD 37/316 HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270 4 JOHNS 5/927 1145 2096 19 35.3 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258 AUTHORS 21/749 2 HYBORIA 69/747 317 296 3 51.7 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151 XENOCIDE 69/725 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 TACKLE BOX 6/1332 5 THE MIDDLE W 5/1325 516 970 7 34.7 TACKLE BOX 37/788 6 THE WILLBUR 59/1333 2 6 0 25.0 THE FUNNY FARM 2/881 7 WOLF AND MA 98/1334 1 3 0 25.0 3 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 469 650 8 41.9 8 BLOODY LEGI 96/1276 2 8 0 20.0 WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 687): ALLEY OOP of ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 570): GNU I KNEW of GNU TEAM (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 692): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 664): DA VINCI CODE of TL';DR (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 688): TERTIUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 683): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 292): FATALITY of BRUTAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 676): FERRIN MONDOR of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 678): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 677): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 643): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 632): KEVSILESSA KIRO of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 625): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 576): TACK TACK of SERPENTS HOLD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 266): FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 521): MAX WEBER of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 569): ENDER of XENOCIDE (Buri, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 687): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 570): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 692): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 664): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 688): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 683): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 292): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 676): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 678): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 677): 420 B.C. (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 643): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 632): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 292): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 624): INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 576): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 673): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 266): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 521): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 569) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 569): I. M. WEASEL of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 692): FALRONDIAL VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 664): DA VINCI CODE of TL';DR (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 687): JUDAS PRIUS of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 292): FATALITY of BRUTAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 676): FERRIN MONDOR of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 677): ZOLDIVAR of GREDAN (The Plansman, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 625): DORSAL FINN of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (Crip, mgr.) (turn 624): TANTRUM YOGA of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) GASTAIGNE of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 576): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 273): ALBERT of KIWI CONNECTI0N (The Mun, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 265): I'M POWERLESS of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 521): MAX WEBER of OUT OF CONTROL (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Eh? Hullo! Here we are again on a slightly gloomy morning, with the leaves of the oak tree outside my window gleaming like bronze against a dove-gray sky. Makes a fellow wax poetic, doesn't it? I guess it's that time of the year when you turn up the lamps, and wear the brightest clothing you own. I happen to own some very bright clothing! More later, about that. I missed the last report due to... I forget what... and now I'm a bit confused. Stassia was the Keeper of the Runeblade at the beginning of this turn's fights, but then she lost the Title to Ender. A very tough man. He is a Lunger-- our Top Lunger, naturally. With a winning record, too. ENDER (69-1066) (39-32-4,234) of XENOCIDE fought ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (83-95-1,223) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II. ENDER viciously subdued ??RADAR?? in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gruesome Title fight. ??Radar?? is a Wall of Steel, so that wasn't too surprising a victory, even with ??Radar??'s greater experience. The Challenger Champs this time around are Work in Progress, Needle (who can't fight Ender as he's in the same guild) and Rugen the Jellyfish. Work in Progress is a Parry-Riposter with a drastically losing record, so for his sake, let's hope he doesn't go up against Ender. Needle is inexperienced, but Rugen has a very formidable record. If Ender doesn't write a column, I'm rooting for Rugen to take the Title. And how DID the impressive Rugen do? RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (70-25- 0,205) of HANNAH'S PALS fought STASSIA (37-1523) (95-107-4,193) of UP TO NO GOOD. RUGEN THE JELLYFISH savagely defeated STASSIA in an exciting 3 minute gory melee. Work in Progress kept himself in contention, too, despite being a Parry-Ripper. THUNDER BUG (37-3734) (28-18-0,198) of TACKLE BOX fought WORK IN PROGRESS (38-4193) (72-198-2,204) of JUST BECAUSE. THUNDER BUG was bested by WORK IN PROGRESS in a 2 minute competition. Yes, Ender, I know I never finished telling everyone what happened when we investigated those disturbing rumors at the old boarded-up Eve's Palace Casino. We were faced with horrible undead things that I shudder to remember. Speaking of shuddering, did you all have a good Halloween? All right, it's not really very scary, is it? But the costumes are fun. I went to three parties that weekend, dressed as an undertaker. It's an easy costume and you get to measure everyone for coffins. I hope the tourney went well for everyone. No wait, it can't go well for everyone, by definition, can it? But it could conceivably go well for all the guilds in Darkholm, and I hope it did. Next turn, tell us how you did, all right? Once again, there were only seventeen fights. Last turn I thought it was because everyone was getting ready for the tourney. This turn... I really don't know. Is this a trend? Anyway... time for the next thing in the day. So until fight day rolls around again, cheerio! Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ENDER 69-1066 40 32 4 242 XENOCIDE (725) CIMMERIAC GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 73 198 2 214 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME -NEEDLE 69-3134 38 24 212 HYBORIA (747) CIMMERIAC RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 71 25 211 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -KALIDOR 69-2314 34 32 207 HYBORIA (747) CIMMERIAC STASSIA 37-1523 95 108 4 205 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS ??RADAR?? 82-20310 83 96 1 200 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG MARK 5-4088 52 122 3 199 JOHNS (927) KALTOS THUNDER BUG 37-3734 28 19 195 TACKLE BOX (788) SIBIKHAS CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 104 128 2 194 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 65 111 2 190 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA -HULA POPPER 37-2986 32 28 1 189 TACKLE BOX (788) SIBIKHAS RASCALLY RABBIT 59-1338 35 32 185 THE WILLBURYS 1 (1333) ILLIS ZAKAU 5-4623 38 37 182 JOHNS (927) KALTOS GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZANE GREY 21-4810 29 53 2 164 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET MEN WORKING 38-4189 58 213 1 154 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIKEL 6-6190 24 17 2 134 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HELENE JUSTE 5-4875 25 28 1 127 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 22 9 116 TACKLE BOX (1332) TRANSEL GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY LENNON 5-4087 25 18 1 96 JOHNS (927) KALTOS GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY JUSTIN 6-6179 19 25 2 76 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL CLIVE 6-5215 27 32 5 70 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL JAMMY LARKE 5-4926 32 28 69 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS HOFFA 5-4622 29 46 69 JOHNS (927) KALTOS I. M. WEASEL 2-4474 21 1 3 69 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA KATIRONA MURH 5-4929 39 27 2 67 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS JERI LOUGH 5-4840 23 49 60 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS CHARLIE HORSE 2-4427 19 3 46 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA SATCHEL 6-6215 23 24 1 43 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL HOFFA 5-4348 12 117 42 JOHNS (927) KALTOS 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 39 132 38 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME ASSASSIN 96-1802 10 6 4 36 BLOODY LEGION (1276) OLD VALAMANTIS PENDRU ROST 5-4956 23 63 33 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325) KALTOS GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY HOFFA 5-4299 15 49 32 JOHNS (927) KALTOS ALOYICIUS 6-5045 18 23 2 24 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Rascally Rabbit -- You fight in a regional arena, you meet all the old... veterans. Fighters with half your talent but four times your experience. Sucks to be you. -- Stassia Smell Carefully -- Your team name: Street Pizza. This is a reference to animals killed on the streets? Like in Talahya? Freight coaches pulled by a team of six galloping horses, careening around the corners and taking the occasional rat unawares? Gods, I miss city life! Out here in Willow Beach, you just don't get the traffic. -- Crysoprase Ender -- That hurt. Um, you could tell I was a bit addled with pain. My whole body stung like a just-punched nose. Falling down and yelling from the ground, "You haven't won yet! I'm still standing!" I can't remember clearly, but I think I believed I WAS standing at the time. Anyway, now YOU get to write a column, so ha! -- Stassia Rascally Rabbit -- You're better at this stuff than your teammates. Still, it was amazing how you came back in the sixth minute. Well fought. -- Crysoprase Middle Way -- States of confusion as far as the eye can see, some weeks! I'm sorry I didn't do a spyreport last time. Got some blood on my purple robe and I was hand- washing it in cold water, and caught a cold. -- Malic LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ENDER viciously subdued ??RADAR?? in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gruesome Title fight. RUGEN THE JELLYFISH savagely defeated STASSIA in a exciting 3 minute gory melee. CRYSOPRASE vanquished MEN WORKING in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. SMELL CAREFULLY overpowered ZANE GREY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match. RASCALLY RABBIT was viciously subdued by MARK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute fight. THUNDER BUG was bested by WORK IN PROGRESS in a 2 minute competition. ZAKAU overpowered HELENE JUSTE in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. SPUTTERBUZZ was viciously subdued by MIKEL in a popular 1 minute gruesome duel. 2 + 2 = 4 was vanquished by INKEEPER'S SON in a exciting 2 minute one-sided fight. SATCHEL handily defeated PYG in a 1 minute one-sided bout. HOFFA luckily beat JERI LOUGH in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match. JUSTIN devastated CHARLIE HORSE in a 1 minute one-sided battle. HOFFA was devastated by I. M. WEASEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout. HOFFA was overpowered by JAMMY LARKE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. CLIVE devastated PENDRU ROST in a 1 minute uneven duel. LENNON overpowered KATIRONA MURH in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. ALOYICIUS was bested by ASSASSIN in a exciting 2 minute fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |LUNGING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 21 - 0 64 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 8 - 0 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 SLASHING ATTACK 40 - 28 - 3 59 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 29 - 34 - 1 46 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 21 - 0 43 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 17 - 0 29 | |AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 21 - 0 28 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 21 - 0 25 | Turn 570 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 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 5 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK ENDER 69-1066 40 32 4 242 XENOCIDE (725) PARRY-RIPOSTE WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 73 198 2 214 JUST BECAUSE (1151) WALL OF STEEL STASSIA 37-1523 95 108 4 205 UP TO NO GOOD (316) PARRY-LUNGE MARK 5-4088 52 122 3 199 JOHNS (927) BASHING ATTACK THUNDER BUG 37-3734 28 19 0 195 TACKLE BOX (788) PARRY-STRIKE CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 104 128 2 194 ILLFANG PACT (281) STRIKING ATTACK RASCALLY RABBIT 59-1338 35 32 0 185 THE WILLBURYS 1 (1333) SLASHING ATTACK MIKEL 6-6190 24 17 2 134 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TOTAL PARRY SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810 22 9 0 116 TACKLE BOX (1332) AIMED BLOW ASSASSIN 96-1802 10 6 4 36 BLOODY LEGION (1276) The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310. The most popular warrior this turn was RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478. The ten other most popular fighters were JERI LOUGH 5-4840, ENDER 69-1066, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, STASSIA 37-1523, MARK 5-4088, MIKEL 6-6190, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889, and WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193. The least popular fighter this week was PENDRU ROST 5-4956. The other ten least popular fighters were HOFFA 5-4299, CHARLIE HORSE 2-4427, PYG 98-1120, KATIRONA MURH 5-4929, HOFFA 5-4348, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, LENNON 5-4087, JAMMY LARKE 5-4926, JUSTIN 6-6179, and SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K MORDANT(1) 1 0 0 SUNSET(21) 0 1 0 CIMMERIAC(69) 1 0 0 NIANIA(2) 1 1 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 0 2 0 DWES EG(82) 1 1 0 KALTOS(5) 5 6 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 2 0 OLD VALAMANTIS(96) 1 0 0 TRANSEL(6) 4 2 0 ILLIS(59) 0 1 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 0 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY CRYSOPRASE 1-3266 104 128 2 194 ILLFANG PACT (281) MORDANT I. M. WEASEL 2-4474 21 1 3 69 THE FUNNY FARM (881) NIANIA MARK 5-4088 52 122 3 199 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MIKEL 6-6190 24 17 2 134 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889 65 111 2 190 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA ZANE GREY 21-4810 29 53 2 164 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET STASSIA 37-1523 95 108 4 205 UP TO NO GOOD (316) SIBIKHAS WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 73 198 2 214 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME RASCALLY RABBIT 59-1338 35 32 0 185 THE WILLBURYS 1 (1333) ILLIS ENDER 69-1066 40 32 4 242 XENOCIDE (725) CIMMERIAC RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478 71 25 0 211 HANNAH'S PALS (1270) DWES EG ASSASSIN 96-1802 10 6 4 36 BLOODY LEGION (1276) OLD VALAMANTIS