DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 05/04/2013    Duedate: 05/17/2013

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 609

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   32   26   0 55.2      BLOOD + ORANGES 51/518
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    STORM RIDERS II 1/1057
  2-TACKLE BOX 6/1332    375  346   4 52.0      THE MIDDLE WAY 5 5/1325
    THE FUNNY FARM 2/881                      5 JOHNS 5/927         1352 2447  24 35.6
  3 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   533  716   9 42.7      AUTHORS 21/749
    HIGHLANDERS 42/1341                         JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
  4 STORM RIDERS 1/1056  675 1099   8 38.0      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 726): GRASSCUTTER of SWEORDMASTERS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 609): ELINTERRI of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 731): ODIN of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 703): EDDIE VEDER of PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 727): SAIRY WELLS of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 722): JOE WILLIAMS of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 731): OZAWINDIB of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 715): NIKKITA of THE MENTORS' TOY BOX (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 717): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 716): BRANDON of RANDOM CHAOS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 682): CHESTER GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 671): ZANTOS of SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 311): BETTINA CHIM of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 664): ISENGALEN of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 615): PUMA of WILDCATS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 293): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 286): DILLIS RHIN of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 560): HARBERT KREIGH of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 262): CANCELLED APPT of BASH BROS HAIR CUT
                                              (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 608): ELAYRON of BLOOD + ORANGES (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 726): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 609): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 731): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 703): PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 727): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 722): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 731): TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 715): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 717): HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 716): RANDOM CHAOS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 682): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 671): SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 311): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 664): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 615): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 293): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 286): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 560): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 262): BASH BROS LAWYER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 608) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 726): BLACK LUCK of BLACK JUNTA (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 609): KESTRALINE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 731): ODIN of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
                          FREQUENT FLAYER of GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
                          SMEG MAGGOD of DARK BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 703): PUY of TEERAK HA (LHI, mgr.)
               (turn 702): DISSIDENT of PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
                           RABID RABBIT of THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 730): DELLEA DOVER of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 715): STRAP ON of THE MENTORS' TOY BOX (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 715): FLAP JACK of ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 682): CHESTER GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
              (turn 681): FANG of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 310): MASSEY of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 663): SEAFOOD RISOTTO of VENETIAN CINQUE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 292): HARAZIM KOREH of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 286): DILLIS RHIN of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 262): CANCELLED APPT of BASH BROS HAIR CUT
                                              (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                   (turn 261): TOO SHORT of BASH BROS HAIR CUT (Assurnasirbanipal)

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

     Two weeks have passed, and I hardly noticed, because we had ANOTHER Grand
Champion rainstorm, and the roof of the guildhouse leaked WORSE.  And I must say that
it is carrying the "magical environment" TOO FAR when it rains--and leaks--Lake
Monsters.  Can nothing be done about this?
     A good effort, Slayer II, with a little more work, you may be able to take me
off this uncomfortable spot.

                                     Elayron

P.S.  Although I tried to tell Jorja that it would be in line with our treaty with
the Nightlings that, if they did not do a column in Free Blades, I should not have to
do one here, she wasn't listening.  And now that they've lost the title there, the
argument won't fly next time, if I still have this one.  Life is hard.

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Good morning!  'Tis the merry merry month of May!  Finally.  Was it just me, or
was it an extra long winter?  Global cooling, anyone?  Ah, the joys of small town
living.
     Here in Willow Beach, there were no challenges, no avoids, and, I am pleased to
report, no deaths.  With the brilliant sunshine and balmy air, it was a pleasant day.
Pleasant enough to put one to sleep.  *stifles a yawn*
     ELAYRON (51-1492) (100-64-0,260) of BLOOD + ORANGES fought TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-
1620) (132-144-0,219) of HIGHLANDERS.  ELAYRON bested TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a crowd
pleasing 2 minute gruesome Title fight.  Crowd pleasing?  Personally, I don't like to
see women get hacked up.  Or men either.  Or children, or animals.  Unless the
animals are saber-toothed tigers that are attacking pregnant nuns, or something.  At
least the lovely Ms. Deepheart is neither pregnant (I assume) or a nun.  And she is
our top Wall of Steel as well.  Anyway, Elayron is still our top Parry-Lunger as well
as being our Keeper of the Runeblade.  Although he leaves it in the Commission's
vault instead of carrying it around.
     Our highest-ranked Parry-Striker is Crysoprase, same as last time.  CRYSOPRASE
(1-3266) (129-141-3,198) of ILLFANG PACT fought GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (87-158-1,166)
of JUST BECAUSE.  CRYSOPRASE vanquished GAR & BRILL in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
Oddly, Crysoprase is our Overall Popularity Leader as well, which surprises me
because you never see her at parties.
     Top Parry-Riposte is Jammy Larke.  Again, same as last time.  He seems to be the
only P-R in the arena.  JAMMY LARKE (5-4926) (58-40-0,186) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 fought
MARK (5-4088) (63-149-3,198) of JOHNS.  JAMMY LARKE slimly won victory over MARK in a
crowd pleasing 3 minute gory brawl.
     The very impressive Tashi'Sindar is our top-ranked Lunger.  TASHI'SINDAR (1-
3249) (86-64-3,191) of STORM RIDERS II fought MIKEL (6-6190) (41-38-3,156) of THE
LADY'S LIST.  TASHI'SINDAR overpowered MIKEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched
match.  Meh, that was a poor match, but then, if you want an advantageous match it's
your responsibility to challenge, isn't it?
     Our best Total Parry is HIKARAN DAAL (1-2070) (88-98-1,198) of STORM RIDERS
fought ZAKAU (5-4623) (53-60-0,176) of JOHNS.  HIKARAN DAAL was subdued by ZAKAU in
an exciting 3 minute gory melee.  Not too scummy, eh?
     Clive is still our top Slasher.  CLIVE (6-5215) (50-47-5,176) of THE LADY'S LIST
fought FATALITY (7-5820) (25-11-0,121) of BRUTAL LEGION.  CLIVE overpowered FATALITY
in a popular 1 minute uneven match.  Uneven it was!
     Our top-ranked Striker fought a stand-in.  ZANE GREY (21-4810) (45-75-2,165) of
AUTHORS fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8) (0-0-0,110) of THE LADY'S LIST.  ZANE GREY won
victory over M. CHARDINEE in an action packed 4 minute gory duel.
     Last... and perhaps least, the top-ranked Basher in Darkholm is still Men
Working.  MEN WORKING (38-4189) (72-237-1,180) of JUST BECAUSE fought HELENE JUSTE
(5-4875) (35-56-1,126) of THE MIDDLE WAY 5.  MEN WORKING was defeated by HELENE JUSTE
in an action packed 1 minute melee.  Lazy fellow.
     Speaking of exhaustingly defensive fighters,  I cast a gimlet eye upon Zeus.
ZEUS (62-4010) (29-9-0,100) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (25-54-
2,60) of THE LADY'S LIST.  ZEUS slimly won victory over ALOYICIUS in an exciting 4
minute contest.  Aloyicius was voted this turn's favorite, I wonder why!
     I've said little, and shall stop before I say too much.  Until we meet again,
cheerio!

  Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ELAYRON 51-1492             101  64     268  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    132 145     205  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           130 141  3  200  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926           59  40     198  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249          87  64  3  195  STORM RIDERS II (1057)     MORDANT
 MARK 5-4088                  63 150  3  195  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 54  60     195  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 JERI LOUGH 5-4840            47  64     192  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070          88  99  1  183  STORM RIDERS (1056)        MORDANT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CLIVE 6-5215                 51  47  5  180  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 LENNON 5-4087                41  41  2  169  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            46  75  2  167  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252          87 159  1  164  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MIKEL 6-6190                 41  39  3  161  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HELENE JUSTE 5-4875          36  56  1  159  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SATCHEL 6-6215               47  39  2  157  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          72 238  1  148  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 JUSTIN 6-6179                33  50  3  143  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820              25  12     126  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 PENDRU ROST 5-4956           41  84     125  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       37  53     117  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                 30   9     102  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HOFFA 5-4348                 19 149      98  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4299                 22  81      94  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            54 156  1   92  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671  27  53      79  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             25  55  2   73  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 KATIRONA MURH 5-4929         58  47  2   59  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             33  33      58  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 HOFFA 5-4622                 43  71      37  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Men Working?  That's a joke. -- Hikaran Daal

Gar & Brill -- Amazing what a person can do by staying sober, isn't  it?  You should
try it sometime. -- Jammy Larke

Hmm, we went four-four.  It was like... a seesaw, win one, lose one,  all the way
down the list of our fights.  Not bad, really, kept the  tension up. -- Tashi'sindar

Jammy Larke -- I like your style.  I would have tried that one, but I'm a bit
hamhanded. -- Tolais Deepheart

Tashi'Sindar -- Hot damn!  That was a great fight, wasn't it? -- Crysoprase

Pendru Rost -- Sorry for all the rude comments.  I try to conduct myself with more
taste, but I got a bit too excited. -- Pelis the True

2 + 2 = 4 -- Apparently our retirement papers haven't gone through yet, but if we
have to fight, you're the one we like to fight. -- Balmador

Hoffa 5-4622 -- That was surprising.  I don't know when I've been in a fight where
the spectators screamed their approval.  And they liked both of us!  Cool. --
Philthry 

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ELAYRON bested TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome Title fight.
HIKARAN DAAL was subdued by ZAKAU in a exciting 3 minute gory melee.
JAMMY LARKE slimly won victory over MARK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory brawl.
TASHI'SINDAR overpowered MIKEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
CRYSOPRASE vanquished GAR & BRILL in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
LENNON was overpowered by JERI LOUGH in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MEN WORKING was defeated by HELENE JUSTE in a action packed 1 minute melee.
ZANE GREY won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 4 minute gory duel.
SATCHEL won victory over PENDRU ROST in a popular 1 minute duel.
CLIVE overpowered FATALITY in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
JUSTIN overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match.
ZEUS slimly won victory over ALOYICIUS in a exciting 4 minute contest.
HOFFA savagely defeated ADABEMIS & BALMADOR in a popular 2 minute bloody brawl.
HOFFA was handily defeated by PHILTHRY in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
HOFFA vanquished KATIRONA MURH in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
2 + 2 = 4 slimly won victory over COCKY SPECTATOR in a crowd pleasing 5 minute brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         PARRY-LUNGE       27 -  17 -  0      61  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     39 -  38 -  0      51  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  22 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  27 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  30 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  24 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  21 -  0      30  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 609 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       2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      ELAYRON 51-1492           101  64  0  268 BLOOD + ORANGES (518)
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  132 145  0  205 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         130 141  3  200 ILLFANG PACT (281)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    JAMMY LARKE 5-4926         59  40  0  198 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)
LUNGING ATTACK   TASHI'SINDAR 1-3249        87  64  3  195 STORM RIDERS II (1057)
TOTAL PARRY      HIKARAN DAAL 1-2070        88  99  1  183 STORM RIDERS (1056)
SLASHING ATTACK  CLIVE 6-5215               51  47  5  180 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
STRIKING ATTACK  ZANE GREY 21-4810          46  75  2  167 AUTHORS (749)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        72 238  1  148 JUST BECAUSE (1151)

The overall popularity leader is CRYSOPRASE 1-3266.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ALOYICIUS 6-5045.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZAKAU 5-4623, 
ZANE GREY 21-4810, ELAYRON 51-1492, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, MARK 5-4088, HOFFA 5-4348, 
JAMMY LARKE 5-4926, SATCHEL 6-6215, ZEUS 62-4010, and TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620.

The least popular fighter this week was KATIRONA MURH 5-4929.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LENNON 5-4087, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, HOFFA 5-4622, PELIS THE 
TRUE 42-3469, MEN WORKING 38-4189, MIKEL 6-6190, HOFFA 5-4299, FATALITY 7-5820, 
CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, and ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           2  1 0  BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  3 0  
KALTOS(5)            6  5 0  SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  TRICORUS(51)         1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           3  2 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        1  2 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          130 141  3  200  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 JAMMY LARKE 5-4926          59  40  0  198  THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (1325)    KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                51  47  5  180  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             25  12  0  126  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           46  75  2  167  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252         87 159  1  164  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   132 145  0  205  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ELAYRON 51-1492            101  64  0  268  BLOOD + ORANGES (518)      TRICORUS
 ZEUS 62-4010                30   9  0  102  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS