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

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                         ---===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