DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL
Date : 11/30/2013 Duedate: 12/13/2013
DARKHOLM ARENA
DM 104 TURN 624
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1-PLAY BALL 6/184 199 132 3 60.1 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341
MY EX-WIFE 2/372 4 JOHNS 5/927 1435 2589 25 35.7
BATTLEFIELD EARTH 37/147 AUTHORS 21/749
2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 49 39 0 55.7 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
3 ILLFANG PACT 1/281 571 737 9 43.7
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 741): BOBO THE DOG BOY of CARNIVAL FREAKS (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 624): CUTPURSE of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 746): ARGULA of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 718): BEAST MODE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 742): ISOBEL KLINE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 737): SON OF JOHN of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 746): ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 730): HREIDMAR THE RED of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 732): RED ALERT of HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 731): BELL of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 697): ONE MIC of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 686): ARGONATH of PILLAR OF KINGS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): GRAPHIC VIOLENCE of FEVER PITCH (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 679): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 630): ATOMIC PUNK of VAN DUEL (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 300): YAHOO WAHOO of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 293): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 575): DANG LEN of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): POSITION IS EMPTY
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 623): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 741): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 624): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 746): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 718): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 742): PLAY BALL (The Dealer, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 737): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 746): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 730): THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 732): HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 731): MASTERS OF MELODY (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 697): TOLBINS HIVE D (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 686): BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 679): DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 630): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 300): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 293): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 575): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 623) PLAY BALL et al (The Dealer, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 740): MUTANT BLOWBY of GOD SQUAD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 746): ARGULA of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 718): THE UPTIGHT MAN of OUT OF PROZAC (The Upright Man, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 742): ISOBEL KLINE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 745): BALOR of DEMONS & DEVILS (Manager, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 731): CENTAURIAN of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 697): ONE MIC of STILLMATIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): GRAPHIC VIOLENCE of FEVER PITCH (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 575): SUBWAY of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): RONARDA SOLA of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 269): DON CORNBEEFLEON of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade
Hello!
Well, I'm off to retirement. I'm not sure what I'll do with myself, really.
I'm from Mordant originally, but I think I'll travel and see which parts of the world
I like the best. Since I've been saving up my Lord Protector's stipend, I have
enough for a year or three of travel and shopping in foreign lands.
Zakau fought well, really. He was rated ahead after the first minute, even
after the second minute, but then... well, I didn't see signs of fatigue, which is
good because I hate it when I accidentally scum someone. But I broke his weapon. He
was hit once when he parried my next blow, and then I did a counterstrike and got him
in the chest.
I wish you all the best of luck for the rest of your lives. I don't know
whether I'll be back to the Isle or not, but I might run into some of you on the road
at some point. Our part of the world is filling up with retired Lord Protectors, eh?
Crysoprase
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Good evening, people of Darkholm!
We saw fifteen fights today, ten of them involving stand-ins. That means twenty
actual gladiators competed. Two of them (Pelis the True and 2 + 2 = 4) made both the
popularity and unpopularity lists. There were no challenges and no avoids. From
what I've been told, Darkholm was a thriving arena once. The level of skill here was
rivaled only in Primus. Now there's talk that the arena should be closed. What
happened?
Anyway... our title fight happened between Tolais Deepheart, the voluptuous orc,
and Mark of Johns. TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (140-151-0,197) of HIGHLANDERS fought
MARK (5-4088) (70-157-3,203) of JOHNS. TOLAIS DEEPHEART slimly won victory over MARK
in a action packed 5 minute Title brawl. Ms. Deepheart is our top-rated Wall of
Steel and also our Overall Popularity Leader. Mark is our top Parry-Lunger as well
as being voted this turn's favorite fighter. Well done, both of you.
CLIVE (6-5215) (56-56-5,193) of THE LADY'S LIST fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22)
(0-0-0,181) of Invincibles. CLIVE was bested by LOCAL CONSTABLE in a crowd pleasing
2 minute fight. Clive is our top Slasher.
ZAKAU (5-4623) (63-65-0,198) of JOHNS fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-0-0,181)
of Invincibles. ZAKAU was unbelievably bested by SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 2
minute battle. Zakau is top Lunger.
MEN WORKING (38-4189) (81-243-1,196) of JUST BECAUSE fought SOLACIA (104-24)
(68-32-0,225) of Invincibles. MEN WORKING was overpowered by SOLACIA in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel. Men Working, of course, is our top-ranked Basher.
GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (94-166-2,187) of JUST BECAUSE fought SHADOWMANE
(104-28) (0-0-0,200) of Invincibles. GAR & BRILL was defeated by SHADOWMANE in a
exciting 1 minute fight. Gar has retained his title as the arena's premier Striker.
Here we have an unusual fight, one with no stylemasters in it. FATALITY (7-
5820) (33-18-0,173) of BRUTAL LEGION fought HOFFA (5-4299) (24-93-0,129) of JOHNS.
FATALITY devastated HOFFA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
Whoops! Here's another of those! LENNON (5-4087) (46-50-2,152) of JOHNS fought
ZEUS (62-4010) (38-15-0,139) of LEGION OF LEGEND. LENNON handily defeated ZEUS in a
2 minute gruesome uneven fight.
2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (57-167-1,119) of JUST BECAUSE fought KHALHUMS DWARF (104-
10) (0-0-0,150) of Invincibles. 2 + 2 = 4 subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute
match. 2 is our top-ranked Total Parry fighter.
PHILTHRY (42-2079) (40-40-0,85) of HIGHLANDERS fought HOFFA (5-4348) (25-157-
0,48) of JOHNS. PHILTHRY demolished HOFFA in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
Pelis has taken top Parry-Striker honors in the absence of Crysoprase.
ZANE GREY (21-4810) (52-83-2,178) of AUTHORS fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-26) (40-
35-0,200) of Invincibles. ZANE GREY was vanquished by BLIND BEGGAR in a popular 1
minute uneven duel.
SATCHEL (6-6215) (53-47-2,177) of THE LADY'S LIST fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-
3469) (44-60-0,149) of HIGHLANDERS. SATCHEL was vanquished by PELIS THE TRUE in a 1
minute one-sided duel.
MIKEL (6-6190) (44-50-3,121) of THE LADY'S LIST fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8) (0-
0-0,110) of Invincibles. MIKEL was overpowered by M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute
gory uneven match.
JUSTIN (6-6179) (38-59-3,129) of THE LADY'S LIST fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-7)
(0-0-0,110) of Invincibles. JUSTIN was bested by OLD SAILMAKER in a crowd pleasing 2
minute conflict.
ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (31-63-2,29) of THE LADY'S LIST fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-
3) (0-0-0,0) of Invincibles. ALOYICIUS handily defeated COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1
minute one-sided conflict.
HOFFA (5-4622) (44-84-0,36) of JOHNS fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN (104-1) (20-20-
0,50) of Invincibles. HOFFA was overpowered by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 4 minute
uneven struggle.
*sigh* Well, I must be off. The Black Chalice is a bit dead these days, but
someone has to make sure they keep their doors open. Cheerio!
Malic of Talcama
KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 141 151 207 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-BACKFIRE 37-1713 31 19 203 BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147) SIBIKHAS
MEN WORKING 38-4189 81 244 1 196 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
MARK 5-4088 70 158 3 196 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
ZAKAU 5-4623 63 66 187 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
GAR & BRILL 38-4252 94 167 2 185 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
CLIVE 6-5215 56 57 5 185 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 45 60 177 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
ZANE GREY 21-4810 52 84 2 176 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET
FATALITY 7-5820 34 18 175 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-WHITEY FORD 6-1785 54 42 5 172 PLAY BALL (184) TRANSEL
LENNON 5-4087 47 50 2 172 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
-P.M.S. 2-2716 32 34 1 162 MY EX-WIFE (372) NIANIA
SATCHEL 6-6215 53 48 2 153 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 58 167 1 141 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
HOFFA 5-4299 24 94 134 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
ZEUS 62-4010 38 16 132 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS
JUSTIN 6-6179 38 60 3 115 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
MIKEL 6-6190 44 51 3 105 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
PHILTHRY 42-2079 41 40 87 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
HOFFA 5-4348 25 158 47 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
ALOYICIUS 6-5045 32 63 2 33 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
HOFFA 5-4622 44 85 31 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 -- Thanks for giving me a winning record as a retirement sendoff. You fought
really well, too. It might have gone differently, had I not broken your weapon. --
Crysoprase
Whitey Ford -- I think you need to work on that second minute. -- Tolais Deepheart
2 + 2 = 4 -- The spectators didn't like to see your jaw nearly chopped off. I didn't
even know my weapons could do that. -- Pelis the True
Hoffa 5-4348 -- Well, thanks for the even record. Sorry I broke your face. --
Philthry
P.S. Didn't we fight the previous turn, too?
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CLIVE was bested by LOCAL CONSTABLE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute fight.
ZAKAU was unbelievably bested by SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 2 minute battle.
MEN WORKING was overpowered by SOLACIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
GAR & BRILL was defeated by SHADOWMANE in a exciting 1 minute fight.
TOLAIS DEEPHEART slimly won victory over MARK in a action packed 5 minute Title brawl.
FATALITY devastated HOFFA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LENNON handily defeated ZEUS in a 2 minute gruesome uneven fight.
ZANE GREY was vanquished by BLIND BEGGAR in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
SATCHEL was vanquished by PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MIKEL was overpowered by M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match.
2 + 2 = 4 subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute match.
JUSTIN was bested by OLD SAILMAKER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute conflict.
PHILTHRY demolished HOFFA in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
ALOYICIUS handily defeated COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
HOFFA was overpowered by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 4 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 - 6 - 0 68 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 18 - 1 47 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 25 - 0 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 18 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 37 - 0 26 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 18 - 0 10 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 624 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 141 151 0 207 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
BASHING ATTACK MEN WORKING 38-4189 81 244 1 196 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-LUNGE MARK 5-4088 70 158 3 196 JOHNS (927)
LUNGING ATTACK ZAKAU 5-4623 63 66 0 187 JOHNS (927)
STRIKING ATTACK GAR & BRILL 38-4252 94 167 2 185 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
SLASHING ATTACK CLIVE 6-5215 56 57 5 185 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
TOTAL PARRY 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190 58 167 1 141 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE PHILTHRY 42-2079 41 40 0 87 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
The overall popularity leader is TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620. The most popular warrior
this turn was MARK 5-4088. The ten other most popular fighters were TOLAIS DEEPHEART
42-1620, ZAKAU 5-4623, CLIVE 6-5215, LENNON 5-4087, JUSTIN 6-6179, HOFFA 5-4622,
PHILTHRY 42-2079, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, and 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190.
The least popular fighter this week was MIKEL 6-6190. The other ten least popular
fighters were SATCHEL 6-6215, HOFFA 5-4299, HOFFA 5-4348, ZANE GREY 21-4810, FATALITY
7-5820, ZEUS 62-4010, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, MEN WORKING 38-4189, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190,
and PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
KALTOS(5) 1 5 0 SUNSET(21) 0 1 0 RODEKI(42) 3 0 0
TRANSEL(6) 1 4 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 1 2 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0
BONSUR(7) 1 0 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MARK 5-4088 70 158 3 196 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
CLIVE 6-5215 56 57 5 185 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
FATALITY 7-5820 34 18 0 175 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR
ZANE GREY 21-4810 52 84 2 176 AUTHORS (749) SUNSET
MEN WORKING 38-4189 81 244 1 196 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 141 151 0 207 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI
ZEUS 62-4010 38 16 0 132 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS
A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
12 political points a'pumpin'
11 TVs a'workin'
10 free duels of credit
9 ABs to challenge
8 criticals a'connectin'
7 scums a'dyin'
6 skills a'maxin'
5 A.D. invites
4 lucky warriors
3 size on replacement
2 proxied TCs
And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.
May your days be merry,
And your wins be often.
The Consortium
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
There was a line outside the Gladiatorial Commission's registry office. There
often was, but surely not now? Alarond the Scribe, who had drawn office duty today,
frowned at them.
A stocky, fit, moderately handsome gladiator stepped up to the counter. "I want a
name-change," he said. "How can I do my best known as," he shuddered, "'Dangling
Eyeball'? My name is Joe, and I want to use it."
A small and very shapely woman stepped up beside him. "And I am really tired of
being known as 'DA Bait'." She smiled, causing Alarond to sway where he stood. "I'd
like to be known as... Aphrodite, I think."
The others crowded forward, each advancing a claim, the babble of voice rising to
a roar, the crowd beginning to look like a mob--and every member of it armed and
dangerous.
Alarond raised his hands to quiet them, without much success. He raised his
voice, too. "We'll do it! A Name-Change-O-Rama, as soon as we can get the paperwork
lined up! Two or three months, maybe--"
The gladiators howled in protest at the delay.
"No, listen! The files here are HUGE, it will take time to get everything
straight. You've got to be patient. It WILL happen!"
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Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of January. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI