DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 10/19/2013    Duedate: 11/01/2013

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 621

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 PLAY BALL 6/184      196  129   3 60.3      HIGHLANDERS 42/1341
    MY EX-WIFE 2/372                          4 JOHNS 5/927         1426 2553  25 35.8
    BATTLEFIELD EARTH 37/147                    AUTHORS 21/749
  2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   47   35   0 57.3      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
  3 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   561  736   9 43.3

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 738): S... MC of RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 621): PETER NETLEY of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 743): PETE HARNISCH of BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 715): QUEEN OF COOL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 739): SAIRY WELLS of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 734): DOVAHKIIN of SKYRIM (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 743): ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 727): SLITHERING IDIOT of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 729): AGENT OF BRUTALITY of EXTREME AGGRESSION (Var, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 728): SEVN HELLS of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 694): ONE MIC of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 683): TALKS NONSTOP of BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 317): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 676): KARMIC KUDZU of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 627): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 299): YAHOO WAHOO of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 292): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 572): SUBWAY of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 268): DON CORNBEEFLEON of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 620): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 738): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 621): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 743): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 715): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 739): PLAY BALL (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 734): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 743): TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 727): THIRSTY THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 729): STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 728): ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 694): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 683): SOUL WARRIORS (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 317): DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 676): DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 627): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 299): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 292): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 572): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 268): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 620) PLAY BALL et al (The Dealer, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 742): DAVID CONE of BOMBAY BUMBLE BEES (Crip, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 739): SAIRY WELLS of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 727): HAMILCAR of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 676): KARMIC KUDZU of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)

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

Greetings, Delarquans and fellow travelers.

     My fight with Zakau was a good one, which I supposed it wouldn't have been if I
were as competent at fighting as I should be.  Sparks flew as we traded rapid strikes
at the beginning.  Zakau got hit a couple of times and I was rated ahead, but he was
hanging in there.  Some of his moves were absolutely amazing.  I couldn't have been
more amazing, but I did break the rhythm of the fight and sneak in a pretty hard hit,
and that finished the fight.  I think you should build up your muscles, Zakau.  Not
only do they add power to your blows, but they serve as a kind of armor to protect
your vitals.
     Anyway, here I am again, without much to say.  Autumn is here, and it smells
good!  I like the scent of the fallen leaves.  I've been going for walks in the
afternoon, enjoying the fall colors, and must say that this is one of the most
beautiful seasons.  You know, in any given year, there are only four really good
seasons, so you need to savor them.

With best wishes to you all,

Crysoprase

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

     Sixteen fights, eight of them involving stand-in fighters, so... twenty-four
actual gladiators participated.  The exciting part is, three of them made challenges.
I should like to honor their manager, but I don't actually know who he is.  Who
manages Battlefield Earth, My Ex-Wife, and Play Ball?  Whoever you are, come on up
to the Tower.  Drinks are on me.

     <The Dealer>

     BACKFIRE (37-1713) (29-18-0,202) of BATTLEFIELD EARTH challenged MEN WORKING
(38-4189) (80-241-1,189) of JUST BECAUSE.  BACKFIRE slimly won victory over MEN
WORKING in a 4 minute Challenge fight.  Backfire is our top-ranked Wall of Steel, and
Men Working is top Basher.  Men Working was voted this turn's favorite fighter.

     P.M.S. (2-2716) (31-32-1,161) of MY EX-WIFE challenged ZANE GREY (21-4810) (50-
82-2,163) of AUTHORS.  P.M.S. was vanquished by ZANE GREY in an exciting 1 minute
uneven Challenge battle.

     WHITEY FORD (6-1785) (53-40-5,157) of PLAY BALL challenged PELIS THE TRUE (42-
3469) (42-59-0,159) of HIGHLANDERS.  WHITEY FORD was overpowered by PELIS THE TRUE in
a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.  Bad luck, that.  Generally, Pelis is not that
aggressive.

     Then there was our Title fight.  CRYSOPRASE (1-3266) (140-142-3,222) of ILLFANG
PACT fought MARK (5-4088) (69-155-3,185) of JOHNS.  CRYSOPRASE bested MARK in a 2
minute Title fight.  Which means there will be a column, so that's one good thing.
And Crysoprase remains our top Parry-Striker as well as our Overall Popularity
Leader, while Mark is top Parry-Lunger.

     MIKEL (6-6190) (44-47-3,184) of THE LADY'S LIST fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9)
(0-0-0,170) of  .  MIKEL was overpowered by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute mismatched
match.
     SATCHEL (6-6215) (53-44-2,203) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-
32-0,225) of  .  SATCHEL was vanquished by SOLACIA in an exciting 1 minute mismatched
fight.  Even so, Satchel is our highest-ranked Slasher.
     FATALITY (7-5820) (32-16-0,189) of BRUTAL LEGION fought LENNON (5-4087) (46-47-
2,156) of JOHNS.  FATALITY devastated LENNON in a 1 minute one-sided competition, and
kept his best Striker honors.
     CLIVE (6-5215) (55-54-5,190) of THE LADY'S LIST fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9)
(0-0-0,170) of  .  CLIVE overcame LAUGHING BARMAID in an action packed 1 minute
melee.
     TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (138-150-0,195) of HIGHLANDERS fought ZAKAU (5-4623)
(61-64-0,191) of JOHNS.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART was viciously subdued by ZAKAU in a popular
2 minute gruesome duel.  Zakau is our top-ranked Lunger.

     GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (92-165-2,180) of JUST BECAUSE fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8)
(0-0-0,110) of  .  GAR & BRILL lost to M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute gory fight.
     HOFFA (5-4299) (24-90-0,115) of JOHNS fought ZEUS (62-4010) (36-14-0,135) of
LEGION OF LEGEND.  HOFFA was narrowly defeated byZEUS in a popular 6 minute gory
melee.
     JUSTIN (6-6179) (37-57-3,132) of THE LADY'S LIST fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8) (0-
0-0,110) of  .  JUSTIN demolished M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute
mismatched match.
     2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (57-164-1,128) of JUST BECAUSE fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE
(104-6) (0-0-0,130) of  .  2 + 2 = 4 was bested by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in an exciting 5
minute battle.  2 + 2 is still our top-ranked Total Parry.
     PHILTHRY (42-2079) (37-40-0,60) of HIGHLANDERS fought HOFFA (5-4348) (25-154-
0,70) of JOHNS.  PHILTHRY devastated HOFFA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory
mismatched bout.

     ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (30-61-2,57) of THE LADY'S LIST fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN
(104-1) (20-20-0,50) of  .  ALOYICIUS vanquished DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in an action
packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
     HOFFA (5-4622) (44-81-0,29) of JOHNS fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-5) (35-18-0,75)
of  .  HOFFA was viciously subdued by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 4 minute
bout.

     Well, that's the news.  Some time back, I did hear that managers want to know
about the fights of the stylemasters.  If they want to know something else, they
should let me know what.

Cheerio!  See you next time.

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266           141 142  3  224  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BACKFIRE 37-1713             30  18     207  BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147)    SIBIKHAS
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 62  64     201  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SATCHEL 6-6215               53  45  2  199  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          80 242  1  193  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CLIVE 6-5215                 56  54  5  193  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820              33  16     191  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    138 151     188  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 MARK 5-4088                  69 156  3  184  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            51  82  2  175  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       43  59     175  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 MIKEL 6-6190                 44  48  3  167  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 LENNON 5-4087                46  48  2  158  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 P.M.S. 2-2716                31  33  1  152  MY EX-WIFE (372)           NIANIA

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WHITEY FORD 6-1785           53  41  5  148  PLAY BALL (184)            TRANSEL
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252          92 166  2  140  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ZEUS 62-4010                 37  14     138  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 JUSTIN 6-6179                38  57  3  137  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            57 165  1  125  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 HOFFA 5-4299                 24  91     124  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             38  40      76  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             31  61  2   66  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4348                 25 155      55  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4622                 44  82      42  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Zakau -- Ah, pity.  We really aren't a good match, are we?  Partly due to my rather
overwhelming level of experience.  On the other hand, as long as I keep the Title,
Darkholm gets columns.  That's something, I guess. -- Crysoprase

Men Working -- I don't think you really do.  You barely moved.  So how did you win?
-- Pelis the True

     Vigorous personality.

Mark -- WOOO!  That was FUN!  Did you notice how the announcer kept saying you were
ahead, then me?  Good fight! -- Tolais Deepheart

Hoffa -- Argh.  Even with a weapon that's unorthodox for your style, ya beat me.
Even though I was ahead, the whole fight, till the end.  Watta revolting development
that was. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BACKFIRE slimly won victory over MEN WORKING in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
P.M.S. was vanquished by ZANE GREY in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
WHITEY FORD was overpowered by PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
CRYSOPRASE bested MARK in a 2 minute Title fight.
MIKEL was overpowered by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SATCHEL was vanquished by SOLACIA in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
FATALITY devastated LENNON in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
CLIVE overcame LAUGHING BARMAID in a action packed 1 minute melee.
TOLAIS DEEPHEART was viciously subdued by ZAKAU in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel.
GAR & BRILL lost to M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute gory fight.
HOFFA was narrowly defeated by ZEUS in a popular 6 minute gory melee.
JUSTIN demolished M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
2 + 2 = 4 was bested by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a exciting 5 minute battle.
PHILTHRY devastated HOFFA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched bout.
ALOYICIUS vanquished DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a action packed 1 minute mismatched bout.
HOFFA was viciously subdued by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  17 -  1      48  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  23 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  32 -  0      36  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -  18 -  0      14  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 621 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     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     CRYSOPRASE 1-3266         141 142  3  224 ILLFANG PACT (281)
WALL OF STEEL    BACKFIRE 37-1713           30  18  0  207 BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAKAU 5-4623               62  64  0  201 JOHNS (927)
SLASHING ATTACK  SATCHEL 6-6215             53  45  2  199 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        80 242  1  193 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            33  16  0  191 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                69 156  3  184 JOHNS (927)
TOTAL PARRY      2 + 2 = 4 38-4190          57 165  1  125 JUST BECAUSE (1151)

The overall popularity leader is CRYSOPRASE 1-3266.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was MEN WORKING 38-4189.  The ten other most popular fighters were BACKFIRE 
37-1713, ZAKAU 5-4623, ZEUS 62-4010, ZANE GREY 21-4810, CLIVE 6-5215, HOFFA 5-4299, 
CRYSOPRASE 1-3266, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, and HOFFA 5-4622.

The least popular fighter this week was WHITEY FORD 6-1785.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HOFFA 5-4348, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, LENNON 5-4087, SATCHEL 
6-6215, MIKEL 6-6190, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, FATALITY 
7-5820, MARK 5-4088, and P.M.S. 2-2716.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  3 0  
NIANIA(2)            0  1 0  SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           2  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            1  5 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         1  0 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           3  3 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CRYSOPRASE 1-3266          141 142  3  224  ILLFANG PACT (281)         MORDANT
 P.M.S. 2-2716               31  33  1  152  MY EX-WIFE (372)           NIANIA

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                62  64  0  201  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 SATCHEL 6-6215              53  45  2  199  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             33  16  0  191  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           51  82  2  175  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 BACKFIRE 37-1713            30  18  0  207  BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147)    SIBIKHAS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         80 242  1  193  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   138 151  0  188  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                37  14  0  138  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                   GHOST SHRIMP (15-4472) LITTLE EVIL SHRIMP  (449) 
                        GREEN KING (21-5183) REAL BEER  (424) 
                     ADDUCTOR MAGNUS (21-5922) MUSCLE MEN  (511) 
                  SASSAFRAS LASS (36-7558) MIDNIGHT GREMLINS  (631) 
                     EUROPEAN HAND BULL (73-3099) THE BULLS  (43) 
                            WOR (82-1001) ON A ROLL  (169) 
                 TUNNELING GERBIL (82-16719) LUROCIANS FTF021  (2541) 
                   BLACK HOLE (82-30144) LUCROCIANS FTF04M3  (4938) 
                    HANNAH (82-35298) SUPERIOR FORCES 4501  (5815) 
                BEARDED AXE WOUND (82-37883) CLEARING TO PLOW  (6288) 
                    SMELLY STOCKS (82-39949) MARKET CRASH  (6649) 
                    SAACRED HIGH (82-40687) ROOKIE CULT 43  (6793) 
                      GOLD (82-49985) 4 LETTER TREASURE  (8402) 
                         ITCHY GOO (84-7105) 011609S  (1345) 
                   SUNSHINE (84-19002) SUPERIOR FORCES 1601  (3373) 
                        PEPP (84-27296) 4-LETTER PIZZA  (4845) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes