DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 04/07/2012    Duedate: 04/20/2012

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 581

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 PUNCHLINES 82/1115  2191 1731  23 55.9    4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   482  659   9 42.2
    STREET PIZZA 18/114                         UP TO NO GOOD 37/316
    HANNAH'S PALS 82/1270                     5 JOHNS 5/927         1199 2196  21 35.3
    DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II 82/1258                 AUTHORS 21/749
  2 THE CLUB 10/1338     338  321   3 51.3      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    SHREDDERS 42/1337                           THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    TACKLE BOX 6/1332                         6 STORM RIDERS 1/1056  547 1003   7 35.3
    TACKLE BOX 37/788                           BLOOD + ORANGES 51/518
    THE BLUES 21/1339                           STORM RIDERS II 1/1057
    THE FUNNY FARM 2/881                        THE MIDDLE WAY 5 5/1325
  3-APOCALYPSE 38/712     82  112   2 42.3

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 698): RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 581): ROBOT CHICKEN of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): KVASIR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 675): DARKCLAW of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 699): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 694): SWEET FREDDY of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 703): SKARA BRAE of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 687): ULF SUNDERHELM of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 689): BARNEY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 687): HELRAZOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 654): KHYLAR of WRATHMEN (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): THE COWS AFOOT of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 587): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 279): WORZEEL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 272): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 532): IMROM LLEWS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 580): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 698): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 581): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 675): SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 699): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 694): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 703): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 687): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 689): NEXT GENERATION (?, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 688): THE BOWLS (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 654): MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 587): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 279): KIWI CONNECTION II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 272): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 532): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 248): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 580) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 703): KVASIR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 686): ADDAI of SERPENTS HOLD! (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 686): WALLI WEEBLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 643): THE COWS AFOOT of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 297): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
                   (turn 296): IPSWICH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 636): KWS of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
                           DEAD MAN WALKING of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo there!

     Hang onto your seats, because this is the Darkholm Sporting News!
     That's right, a young student mage at the Stronghold Academy has asked to
practice his earth magic right here in Willow Beach.  And the mayor granted
permission, silly fellow. Chunks of ceiling may fall on you, so best put on a helmet.
     We had three challenges, all of them by Buri's men.  I assume he didn't make a
run at the Title only because he didn't have a fighter in the Grand Challenger
Champs.  And he still doesn't!  His boys had a rather unfortunate day.

     THUNDER BUG (37-3734) (34-22-0,189) of TACKLE BOX challenged SMELL CAREFULLY
(18-8889) (72-114-2,200) of STREET PIZZA.  THUNDER BUG was devastated by SMELL
CAREFULLY in a 1 minute Challenge fight.  That's Buri against The Upright Man.
     SPUTTERBUZZ (6-5810) (25-15-0,159) of TACKLE BOX challenged ZAKAU (5-4623) (41-
44-0,163) of JOHNS.   SPUTTERBUZZ was viciously subdued by ZAKAU in a 4 minute
Challenge battle.  Buri against A-Sop.
     FLASHER (6-6556) (16-7-1,91) of TACKLE BOX challenged HELENE JUSTE (5-4875) (26-
37-1,108) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  FLASHER was overpowered by HELENE JUSTE in a 1 minute
mismatched Challenge duel.  And Buri against Jorja.

     Our Title fight was a random match, since Rugen the Jellyfish couldn't be
bothered to challenge.  Didn't matter, though.  RUGEN THE JELLYFISH (82-12478) (80-
26-0,284) of HANNAH'S PALS fought STASSIA (37-1523) (102-111-4,213) of UP TO NO GOOD.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH viciously subdued STASSIA in a popular 4 minute Title fight.
That's The Upright Man vs. She-Puppy.  And Rugen remains our top Lunger.  Stassia was
our top Wall of Steel last turn, but lost the honor to ??Radar?? due to this defeat.
Oh!  The Debby Tonte golem stopped by and said Mr. Jellyfish is buying drinks at the
Black Chalice.  Though I am well supplied with the good stuff, I can't pass up an
opportunity to hoist a few with the chums.

Later...

     Sorry to say that today someone shuffled off this mortal coil, although they
didn't shuffle too far, of course.  A few steps only, and then he loitered, no doubt
checking his nails and whistling tunelessly, waiting for Greywand's magic.
CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (109-133-2,178) of ILLFANG PACT fought JAMMY LARKE (5-4926) (40-
30-0,163) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  CRYSOPRASE assassinated JAMMY LARKE in a 2 minute
gruesome one-sided fight.  Since it was a random match, one might suppose it wasn't
personal, though I did see some cold looks exchanged.
     ??Radar?? is still our Overall Popularity Leader.  ??RADAR?? (82-20310) (90-99-
1,247) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-0-0,181) of  THE FUNNY
FARM.  ??RADAR?? devastated SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory
mismatched match.  Top Wall of Steel, popular... can life get much better?
     This turn's favorite is Mark.  MARK (5-4088) (56-128-3,200) of JOHNS fought
HIKARAN DAAL (1-2070) (71-87-0,171) of STORM RIDERS.  MARK was unbelievably bested by
HIKARAN DAAL in an action packed 8 minute fight.  Perhaps the spectators admired Mark
for staying on his feet for eight minutes, in the face of a Total Parry's mystic
energy drain?  And Hikaran Daal is the top fighter of his style.

     I think I've exhausted our news for this turn.  And I think there is a food
fight at the Tower Cafeteria later this afternoon, so I'm off.  Cheerio!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RUGEN THE JELLYFISH 82-12478 81  26     292  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ??RADAR?? 82-20310           91  99  1  255  DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258) DWES EG
 HAIR LIP! 82-3261            25  19  1  245  PUNCHLINES (1115)          DWES EG
 ELAYRON 51-1492              78  59     218  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889      73 114  2  213  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           110 133  3  210  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 STASSIA 37-1523             102 112  4  210  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
-HOLOCAUST 38-3010            46  43  2  198  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070          72  87     194  STORM RIDERS (1056)        MORDANT
 TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249          71  52  3  193  STORM RIDERS II (1057)     MORDANT
-DESPAIR 38-2287              46  58  2  190  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 MARK 5-4088                  56 129  3  183  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          63 219  1  182  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 THUNDER BUG 37-3734          34  23     182  TACKLE BOX (788)           SIBIKHAS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 42  44     175  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            31  62  2  166  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926           40  31     157  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810           25  16     156  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
-SAMUEL 38-3352               36  30  5  151  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LENNON 5-4087                30  24  1  126  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875          27  37  1  119  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                 27  25  2  117  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 JUSTIN 6-6179                22  33  3  117  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CLIVE 6-5215                 35  35  5   99  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
-I. M. WEASEL 2-4474          25   6  3   97  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FLASHER 6-6556               16   8  1   85  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 SATCHEL 6-6215               30  28  2   83  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            44 138      74  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929         44  33  2   69  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
-WRATH 38-3821                20  11      69  APOCALYPSE (712)           CLIFFHOME
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840            30  53      64  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4622                 33  53      61  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HENDRIX 42-4594              15   6      60  SHREDDERS (1337)           RODEKI
-RED HOUSE 21-7103            15  10      55  THE BLUES (1339)           SUNSET
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956           27  70      54  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 SRV 42-4593                  14   4  1   47  SHREDDERS (1337)           RODEKI
 HOFFA 5-4299                 16  59      43  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4348                 12 128      36  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 BIG BIRD 2-5703              16  14  2   30  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             21  31  2   29  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
JAMMY LARKE 5-4926        40  31  0 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 1325  CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         581

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Smell Carefully -- Oh, that was so wrong!  And I was a dork-- I vaulted over the
attack, but not high enough.  Drat! -- Crysoprase

Holocaust -- Experience, honey.  Pure and simple.  Thank you for your participation.
-- Stassia

I. M. Weasel -- Drat.  You know, I didn't find that at all amusing.  Maybe if we were
on a farm, it would have been, but in the arena, no. -- Jeri Lough

Rugen the Jellyfish -- Remarkably hairy for a jellyfish.  We'll have to try this
again, when I'm prepared to meet a jellyfish with a full beard. -- Tashi'Sindar

Zane Grey -- Ah, the Writer of the Purple Page!  Not to my taste, actually. --
Elayron

Men Working -- I find you offensive in every way.  It is unsuitable for common
workmen to meet a warrior as equals. -- Hikaran Daal

Samuel -- By the time we got to the end of that, I was feeling quite apocalyptic. --
Jammy Larke

Lennon -- What is this, revenge for my victory over your teammate?  Fie on you. --
Helene Juste

Hendrix -- Good gods, my ears!  I may never hear normally again. -- Pendru Rost

Big Bird -- You are that.  What drumsticks you must be able to provide! -- Katirona
Murh, thinking wistfully of fried chicken

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THUNDER BUG was devastated by SMELL CAREFULLY in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
SPUTTERBUZZ was viciously subdued by ZAKAU in a 4 minute Challenge battle.
FLASHER was overpowered by HELENE JUSTE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
RUGEN THE JELLYFISH viciously subdued STASSIA in a popular 4 minute Title fight.
HAIR LIP! devastated TASHI'SINDAR in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
??RADAR?? devastated SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched match.
ELAYRON handily defeated MEN WORKING in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
MARK was unbelievably bested by HIKARAN DAAL in a action packed 8 minute fight.
CRYSOPRASE assassinated JAMMY LARKE in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
ZANE GREY was beaten by LAUGHING BARMAID in a exciting 1 minute fight.
MIKEL was subdued by KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody competition.
CLIVE was demolished by M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute gory mismatched match.
LENNON was handily defeated by DESIREE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided conflict.
JUSTIN was defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute struggle.
ALOYICIUS was vanquished by KATIRONA MURH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
PENDRU ROST slimly lost to 2 + 2 = 4 in a popular 3 minute brutal brawl.
JERI LOUGH was demolished by SATCHEL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HOFFA luckily beat SRV in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody fight.
HOFFA was bested by HENDRIX in a popular 2 minute bout.
HOFFA won victory over BIG BIRD in a 2 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         AIMED BLOW         3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  24 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   44 -  36 -  2      55  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  12 -  0      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  23 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL     28 -  37 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  22 -  0      29  |

Turn 581 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RUGEN THE JELLYF 82-12478  81  26  0  292 HANNAH'S PALS (1270)
WALL OF STEEL    ??RADAR?? 82-20310         91  99  1  255 DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (1258)
SLASHING ATTACK  HAIR LIP! 82-3261          25  19  1  245 PUNCHLINES (1115)
PARRY-LUNGE      ELAYRON 51-1492            78  59  0  218 BLOOD + ORANGES (518)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         110 133  3  210 ILLFANG PACT (281)
TOTAL PARRY      HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070        72  87  0  194 STORM RIDERS (1056)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        63 219  1  182 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
STRIKING ATTACK  ZANE GREY 21-4810          31  62  2  166 AUTHORS (749)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JAMMY LARKE 5-4926         40  31  0  157 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)
AIMED BLOW       FLASHER 6-6556             16   8  1   85 TACKLE BOX (1332)

The overall popularity leader is ??RADAR?? 82-20310.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MARK 5-4088.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZAKAU 5-4623, RUGEN 
THE JELLYFISH 82-12478, STASSIA 37-1523, HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070, SRV 42-4593, PENDRU 
ROST 5-4956, ??RADAR?? 82-20310, HAIR LIP! 82-3261, MIKEL 6-6190, and HENDRIX 
42-4594.

The least popular fighter this week was FLASHER 6-6556.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THUNDER BUG 37-3734, JERI LOUGH 5-4840, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, LENNON 
5-4087, CLIVE 6-5215, JAMMY LARKE 5-4926, HOFFA 5-4348, SATCHEL 6-6215, ZANE GREY 
21-4810, and MEN WORKING 38-4189.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           2  1 1  TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  
NIANIA(2)            0  1 0  SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         1  0 0  
KALTOS(5)            5  6 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         0  2 0  DWES EG(82)          3  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  6 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        1  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          110 133  3  210  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 BIG BIRD 2-5703             16  14  2   30  THE FUNNY FARM (881)       NIANIA
 MARK 5-4088                 56 129  3  183  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SPUTTERBUZZ 6-5810          25  16  0  156  TACKLE BOX (1332)          TRANSEL
 SMELL CAREFULLY 18-8889     73 114  2  213  STREET PIZZA (114)         TALCAMA
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           31  62  2  166  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 STASSIA 37-1523            102 112  4  210  UP TO NO GOOD (316)        SIBIKHAS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         63 219  1  182  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 HENDRIX 42-4594             15   6  0   60  SHREDDERS (1337)           RODEKI
 ELAYRON 51-1492             78  59  0  218  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS
 RUGEN THE JELLYFI 82-12478  81  26  0  292  HANNAH'S PALS (1270)       DWES EG