DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 09/21/2013    Duedate: 10/04/2013

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 619

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   43   35   0 55.1    3 JOHNS 5/927         1417 2532  25 35.9
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    AUTHORS 21/749
  2 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   556  733   9 43.1      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    HIGHLANDERS 42/1341                         THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 736): RUN'S HOUSE of RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 619): CUTPURSE of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 741): DAGUR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 713): QUEEN OF COOL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 737): NOSEY ROSIE of SHADY LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 732): DOVAHKIIN of SKYRIM (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 741): MAULI LAMA of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 725): GNAEUS MAGNUS of ANTHROPOS KRATOS (Pagan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 727): AGENT OF BRUTALITY of EXTREME AGGRESSION (Var, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 726): SUZY Q of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 692): ONE MIC of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 681): ZINA of SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 316): PEKING DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 674): VEAL CHOP of VENETIAN CINQUE (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 625): WACHICHU of AMAZONS (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 298): DESERT PEARL of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 291): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 570): SUBWAY of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 267): DON CORNBEEFLEON of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 618): MARK of JOHNS (A-Sop, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 736): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 619): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 741): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 713): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 737): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 732): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 741): TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 725): THIRSTY THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 727): STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 726): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 692): MEDAL OF HONOR J11 (The Anarcist, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 681): ONE TOO MANY (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 316): DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 674): DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 625): WILDCATS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 298): SNARF! (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 291): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 570): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 267): NL CENTRAL (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 618) BRUTAL LEGION et al (Seraphim, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 740): BRONO of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 736): NEWLIN PARRIT of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 740): DREMMEL of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 724): MORE MONN of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 691): BUNCH OF BULLETS of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 681): ZINA of SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr.)

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hello!

     Well now... no challenges, and fifteen fights involving nine stand-ins, so this
should be a fairly simple report, eh?

     I'm thrilled to report that Crysoprase has taken back the Title.  This means we
will have a Keeper's Column next time around.  MARK (5-4088) (69-153-3,238) of JOHNS
fought CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (138-142-3,201) of ILLFANG PACT.  MARK was bested by
CRYSOPRASE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Title fight.  Crysoprase is, of course, our
top-ranked Parry-Striker.  Mark is our top Parry-Lunger.

     ZAKAU (5-4623) (60-63-0,230) of JOHNS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (31-15-0,194) of
BRUTAL LEGION.  ZAKAU vanquished FATALITY in an exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
Zakau is top Lunger.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (44-45-3,195) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-32-
0,225) of STAND-INS.  MIKEL was luckily beaten by SOLACIA in a crowd pleasing 1
minute duel.  Mikel is our top-ranked Slasher.
     CLIVE (6-5215) (54-53-5,188) of THE LADY'S LIST fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-26)
(40-35-0,200) of STAND-INS.  CLIVE was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-
sided fight.  I think I should keep track of how the Stand-In team did, since they
were our most active team this turn.  1-0.
     GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (91-164-1,169) of JUST BECAUSE fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-
3469) (42-57-0,180) of HIGHLANDERS.  GAR & BRILL murdered PELIS THE TRUE in a 1
minute mismatched competition.  A death is always sad, and creepy, even though
Greywand's gladiators are brought back to life.  I don't give deathday gifts, but I
do offer my sympathy to Mr. True.  Gar & Brill is our top-ranked Striker.
     ZANE GREY (21-4810) (49-81-2,157) of AUTHORS fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-0-
0,181) of STAND-INS.  ZANE GREY viciously subdued SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 3
minute brutal fight.  1-1.  Mr. Grey is this turn's favorite fighter.

     LENNON (5-4087) (46-45-2,165) of JOHNS fought TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (136-
150-0,162) of HIGHLANDERS.  LENNON was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 1 minute
one-sided competition.  Ms. Deepheart is our highest ranked Wall of Steel.
     MEN WORKING (38-4189) (78-241-1,175) of JUST BECAUSE fought DESIREE (104-23)
(20-15-4,150) of STAND-INS.  MEN WORKING vanquished DESIREE in an action packed 1
minute uneven duel.  1-2.  Men Working is top Basher.
     SATCHEL (6-6215) (51-44-2,172) of THE LADY'S LIST fought ZEUS (62-4010) (35-13-
0,130) of LEGION OF LEGEND.  SATCHEL overpowered ZEUS in a popular 1 minute gory
uneven duel.
     JUSTIN (6-6179) (37-55-3,168) of THE LADY'S LIST fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-7)
(0-0-0,110) of STAND-INS.  JUSTIN was beaten by OLD SAILMAKER in a popular 2 minute
melee.  2-2.
     2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (57-162-1,112) of JUST BECAUSE fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-
9) (0-0-0,170) of STAND-INS.  2 + 2 = 4 was savagely defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in
an exciting 4 minute match.  2 + 2 = our top Total Parry, and also has the
distinction of being included on both the popularity and unpopularity lists.  And the
Stand-Ins now have 3-2.

     HOFFA (5-4299) (24-88-0,102) of JOHNS fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE (104-6) (0-0-
0,130) of STAND-INS.  HOFFA was overcome by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in an exciting 1 minute
contest.  Oh dear.  Stand-ins:  4-2.
     HOFFA (5-4348) (24-153-0,62) of JOHNS fought INKEEPER'S SON (104-4) (15-15-0,40)
of STAND-INS.  HOFFA was demolished by INKEEPER'S SON in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
5-2.
     HOFFA (5-4622) (44-79-0,15) of JOHNS fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-30-0,30) of
STAND-INS.  HOFFA was viciously subdued by DEBBY TONTE in a popular 3 minute gruesome
conflict.  6-2, and I don't think that was really Debby Tonte.
     ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (30-59-2,66) of THE LADY'S LIST fought PHILTHRY (42-2079)
(36-39-0,74) of HIGHLANDERS.  ALOYICIUS was overpowered by PHILTHRY in an action
packed 1 minute uneven struggle.

     Zontani said:  "A fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are
angered by the same thing only once."  What does that mean?  I think even the wise,
if repeatedly awakened at dawn by a barking dog, might find themselves irked.
Repeatedly.  Then again, Zontani also said that Crysoprase wears pantyhose under her
armor.  Do you think she does?  I've heard pantyhose are nice in cold weather, but
it's not that chilly yet.
     Indeed, the season is lovely so far, isn't it?  Let's enjoy another two weeks of
it before we meet again.  And  meanwhile, I'm off to enjoy a golf tournament.  The
nice thing about it is that I don't have to write a report on it.  Cheerio!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           139 142  3  209  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 61  63     247  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252          92 164  2  210  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MIKEL 6-6190                 44  46  3  200  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 MARK 5-4088                  69 154  3  198  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 FATALITY 7-5820              31  16     186  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          79 241  1  183  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 CLIVE 6-5215                 54  54  5  183  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SATCHEL 6-6215               52  44  2  183  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            50  81  2  177  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    137 150     176  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       42  58     164  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 LENNON 5-4087                46  46  2  154  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JUSTIN 6-6179                37  56  3  135  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ZEUS 62-4010                 35  14     133  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            57 163  1  123  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 HOFFA 5-4299                 24  89     104  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             37  39      83  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             30  60  2   58  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
-BRONO 3-7334                 15   6      51  AESIR (301)                OSKSI
 HOFFA 5-4348                 24 154      41  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4622                 44  80      14  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469    42  58  0 HIGHLANDERS 1341       GAR & BRILL 38-4252       619

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Mark -- Well... thanks for showing me a skill.  I obviously needed that one. -- Pelis
the True

Gar & Brill -- Hum.  No trains for either of us.  Well, I suppose that's to be
expected, with old poots like us,  eh? -- Crysoprase

Men Working -- Shouldn't you be named "Elves Working"? -- Tolais Deepheart

     Do elves work?

Hoffa 5-4299 -- What IS it?  How did you Hoffas get so good all the sudden?  It's
really disconcerting. --  Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MARK was bested by CRYSOPRASE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Title fight.
ZAKAU vanquished FATALITY in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
MIKEL was luckily beaten by SOLACIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute duel.
CLIVE was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GAR & BRILL murdered PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ZANE GREY viciously subdued SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal fight.
LENNON was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
MEN WORKING vanquished DESIREE in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
SATCHEL overpowered ZEUS in a popular 1 minute gory uneven duel.
JUSTIN was beaten by OLD SAILMAKER in a popular 2 minute melee.
2 + 2 = 4 was savagely defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a exciting 4 minute match.
HOFFA was overcome by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a exciting 1 minute contest.
HOFFA was demolished by INKEEPER'S SON in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
HOFFA was viciously subdued by DEBBY TONTE in a popular 3 minute gruesome conflict.
ALOYICIUS was overpowered by PHILTHRY in a action packed 1 minute uneven struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  13 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  17 -  1      48  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL     19 -  24 -  0      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  30 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         TOTAL PARRY        6 -  17 -  0      26  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 619 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         3  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  4         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         139 142  3  209 ILLFANG PACT (281)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAKAU 5-4623               61  63  0  247 JOHNS (927)
STRIKING ATTACK  GAR & BRILL 38-4252        92 164  2  210 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               44  46  3  200 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                69 154  3  198 JOHNS (927)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        79 241  1  183 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  137 150  0  176 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
TOTAL PARRY      2 + 2 = 4 38-4190          57 163  1  123 JUST BECAUSE (1151)

The overall popularity leader is TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was ZANE GREY 21-4810.  The ten other most popular fighters were CRYSOPRASE 
1-3266, MARK 5-4088, JUSTIN 6-6179, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, SATCHEL 6-6215, 
PHILTHRY 42-2079, ZAKAU 5-4623, LENNON 5-4087, MEN WORKING 38-4189, and 2 + 2 = 4 
38-4190.

The least popular fighter this week was PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CLIVE 6-5215, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, HOFFA 5-4348, HOFFA 5-4299, 
ZEUS 62-4010, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, FATALITY 7-5820, HOFFA 5-4622, MIKEL 6-6190, and 2 
+ 2 = 4 38-4190.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           2  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  5 0  SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       0  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  4 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        2  1 1  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          139 142  3  209  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 ZAKAU 5-4623                61  63  0  247  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                44  46  3  200  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             31  16  0  186  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           50  81  2  177  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252         92 164  2  210  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   137 150  0  176  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                35  14  0  133  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS