DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 12/14/2013    Duedate: 12/27/2013

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 625

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 PLAY BALL 6/184      199  134   3 59.8    4 ILLFANG PACT 1/281   572  739   9 43.6
    MY EX-WIFE 2/372                            HIGHLANDERS 42/1341
    BATTLEFIELD EARTH 37/147                  5 JOHNS 5/927         1439 2600  25 35.6
  2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   51   39   0 56.7      AUTHORS 21/749
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
  3 THE VOLS 6/1314        5    6   1 45.5      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 742): BOA of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 625): CUTPURSE of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 747): BRUNHILDE of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 719): QUEEN OF COOL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 743): BIRGITTE of KINGS BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 738): ELMORE JAMES of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 747): ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 731): SALTY DOG of THIRSTY THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 733): RED ALERT of HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 732): TEXAS FLOOD of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 698): FEELING MINNESOTA of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 687): TALKS NONSTOP of BASH BROS CHILDREN (Assurnasirbanipal)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): GRAPHIC VIOLENCE of FEVER PITCH (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 680): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 631): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 301): YAHOO WAHOO of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 294): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 576): DANG LEN of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): POSITION IS EMPTY
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 624): TOLAIS DEEPHEART of HIGHLANDERS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 742): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 625): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 746): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 719): TOLBINS HIVE C (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 743): PLAY BALL (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 738): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 747): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 731): THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 733): HIP HOP HEROES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 732): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 698): TOLBINS HIVE D (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 687): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 319): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 680): DEALER'S CHOICE (The Dealer, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 631): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 301): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 294): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 576): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 270): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 624) BRUTAL LEGION et al (Seraphim, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 742): BOA of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 747): BRUNHILDE of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
              (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  21 SUNSET (turn 732): TEXAS FLOOD of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
                           SEVN HELLS of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
                           OZADANWIN of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
                           FLASHBACK of DESTINY (Destiny, mgr.)
                           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

Oh, wow!

     So I'm Keeper of the Runeblade for the second time in a row.  I would be, you
know, a little more impressed with myself if this were a bigger arena.
     My fight with Mark was pretty exciting!  He was totally in charge the first
minute, and he kept hitting me.  In the second minute, I hit him a bunch of times.
But at the beginning of the third minute, the judges still said he was ahead.  I got
in a really, really hard hit at the beginning of the third minute and it seemed like
Mark couldn't quite get over that.  Except that he hit me on the arm, knocked me
down, and wow, that hurt.  I got up, he hit me and I fell to my knees.  But then...
he backed away.  I think he was getting tired.  Yeah, he was definitely getting
tired.  At the beginning of the fifth minute I hit him one more time with all my
strength, and he motioned to Lady Greywand that he was unable to continue.
     You know, I'm a Wall of Steel and I fight pretty hard.  I don't really think of
myself as a defensive fighter.  But I guess that to some styles, a Waste is a scum.
     Anyway, it was a great fight.  Thanks, Mark.

Tolais Deepheart, Keeper of the Runeblade

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

     It was a rather short fight day.  There were only fifteen, and even the scummy
ones don't last very long.  There were no challenges and no avoids.

     TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (141-151-0,207) of HIGHLANDERS fought GAR & BRILL
(38-4252) (94-167-2,185) of JUST BECAUSE.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated GAR & BRILL in
a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.  The curvaceous Ms. Deepheart remains our top-
rated Wall of Steel, as well as our Keeper of the Runeblade.

     CLIVE (6-5215) (56-57-5,185) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-32-
0,225) of the Invincibles.  CLIVE was subdued by SOLACIA in a 2 minute brutal melee.
Argh.  Clive is nonetheless our top Slasher.
     ZAKAU (5-4623) (63-66-0,187) of JOHNS fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9) (0-0-
0,170) of the Invincibles.  ZAKAU was defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute duel.  Again, argh, and Zakau is our top Lunger.  The stand-ins are
now 2-0.
     BACKFIRE (37-1713) (31-19-0,203) of BATTLEFIELD EARTH fought MARK (5-4088) (70-
158-3,196) of JOHNS.  BACKFIRE was devastated by MARK in an exciting 1 minute one-
sided fight.  Mark is our top Parry-Lunger.
     MEN WORKING (38-4189) (81-244-1,196) of JUST BECAUSE fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-
26) (40-35-0,200) of the Invincibles.  MEN WORKING was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in
a 1 minute uneven brawl.  Ouch.  Men Working is our top Basher AND Overall Popularity
Leader, and the stand-ins are 3-0.

     P.M.S. (2-2716) (32-34-1,162) of MY EX-WIFE fought MIKEL (6-6190) (44-51-3,105)
of THE LADY'S LIST.  P.M.S. was overpowered by MIKEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute
one-sided struggle.  This fight contained no stylemasters.
     LENNON (5-4087) (47-50-2,172) of JOHNS fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (45-60-
0,177) of HIGHLANDERS.  LENNON overcame PELIS THE TRUE in an action packed 1 minute
fight.
     SATCHEL (6-6215) (53-48-2,153) of THE LADY'S LIST fought FATALITY (7-5820) (34-
18-0,175) of BRUTAL LEGION.  SATCHEL was vanquished by FATALITY in a 1 minute uneven
duel.  Fatality is our arena's top-ranked Striker.
     GEN. JACKSON (6-6285) (23-15-2,169) of THE VOLS fought 2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (58-
167-1,141) of JUST BECAUSE.  GEN. JACKSON vanquished 2 + 2 = 4 in an action packed 1
minute uneven fight.  Our little equation remains premier Total Parry.
     ZANE GREY (21-4810) (52-84-2,176) of AUTHORS fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) (0-0-
0,200) of the Invincibles.  ZANE GREY was overpowered by SHADOWMANE in an action
packed 1 minute one-sided fight.  And the stand-ins are now 4-0.

     ZEUS (62-4010) (38-16-0,132) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought HOFFA (5-4299) (24-94-
0,134) of JOHNS.  ZEUS narrowly defeated HOFFA in an exciting 6 minute bloody match.
     JUSTIN (6-6179) (38-60-3,115) of THE LADY'S LIST fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-15-
4,150) of the Invincibles.  JUSTIN was handily defeated by DESIREE in an exciting 1
minute one-sided contest.  Stand-ins, 5-0.
     OL SMOKEY (6-6312) (16-11-2,66) of THE VOLS fought ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (32-63-
2,33) of THE LADY'S LIST.  OL SMOKEY bested ALOYICIUS in a crowd pleasing 3 minute
bout.  Ol Smokey is our top Parry-Striker.
     HOFFA (5-4622) (44-85-0,31) of JOHNS fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-3) (0-0-0,0) of
the Invincibles.  HOFFA was viciously subdued by COCKY SPECTATOR in an action packed
4 minute gory fight.  Stand-ins, 6-0.
     HOFFA (5-4348) (25-158-0,47) of JOHNS fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (41-40-0,87) of
HIGHLANDERS.  HOFFA viciously subdued PHILTHRY in an action packed 4 minute brutal
duel.  Hmm, maybe that one is the tough Hoffa, after all.

     Well, I think that's all there is to say.  Next time, I hope you will all
challenge someone, and avoid someone.  And invite a friend to come and fight in our
arena.
     I wish you all a very joyous holiday season.  Cheerio!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    142 151     214  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARK 5-4088                  71 158  3  215  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 CLIVE 6-5215                 56  58  5  194  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          81 245  1  189  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 BACKFIRE 37-1713             31  20     188  BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147)    SIBIKHAS
 FATALITY 7-5820              35  18     182  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LENNON 5-4087                48  50  2  181  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252          94 168  2  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 63  67     173  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            52  85  2  173  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 GEN. JACKSON 6-6285          24  15  2  173  THE VOLS (1314)            TRANSEL
-WHITEY FORD 6-1785           54  42  5  172  PLAY BALL (184)            TRANSEL
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       45  61     170  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 SATCHEL 6-6215               53  49  2  153  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                 45  51  3  145  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ZEUS 62-4010                 39  16     141  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            58 168  1  140  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 HOFFA 5-4299                 24  95     137  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 P.M.S. 2-2716                32  35  1  123  MY EX-WIFE (372)           NIANIA
 JUSTIN 6-6179                38  61  3  119  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HOFFA 5-4348                 26 158      76  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 OL SMOKEY 6-6312             17  11  2   68  THE VOLS (1314)            TRANSEL
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             41  41      63  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             32  64  2   41  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4622                 44  86      11  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Mark -- Wow, that was close.  I think I actually scummed you, which is kind of a
surprise.  But you fought well.  I'm glad enough of the win. -- Tolais Deepheart

Satchel -- It may be that you're a better fighter than I am.  But this time, I
carried the day.  *bows* -- Pelis the True

Hoffa 5-4348 -- Hmm.  You're not the tough Hoffa, are you? -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated GAR & BRILL in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
CLIVE was subdued by SOLACIA in a 2 minute brutal melee.
ZAKAU was defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a crowd pleasing 1 minute duel.
BACKFIRE was devastated by MARK in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
MEN WORKING was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
P.M.S. was overpowered by MIKEL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
LENNON overcame PELIS THE TRUE in a action packed 1 minute fight.
SATCHEL was vanquished by FATALITY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
GEN. JACKSON vanquished 2 + 2 = 4 in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
ZANE GREY was overpowered by SHADOWMANE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
ZEUS narrowly defeated HOFFA in a exciting 6 minute bloody match.
JUSTIN was handily defeated by DESIREE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
OL SMOKEY bested ALOYICIUS in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bout.
HOFFA was viciously subdued by COCKY SPECTATOR in a action packed 4 minute gory fight.
HOFFA viciously subdued PHILTHRY in a action packed 4 minute brutal duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -   6 -  0      68  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  25 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  19 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  35 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      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 625 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  142 151  0  214 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                71 158  3  215 JOHNS (927)
SLASHING ATTACK  CLIVE 6-5215               56  58  5  194 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        81 245  1  189 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            35  18  0  182 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAKAU 5-4623               63  67  0  173 JOHNS (927)
TOTAL PARRY      2 + 2 = 4 38-4190          58 168  1  140 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE     OL SMOKEY 6-6312           17  11  2   68 THE VOLS (1314)

The overall popularity leader is MEN WORKING 38-4189.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ALOYICIUS 6-5045.  The ten other most popular fighters were HOFFA 5-4299, 
ZEUS 62-4010, HOFFA 5-4348, JUSTIN 6-6179, OL SMOKEY 6-6312, MIKEL 6-6190, PHILTHRY 
42-2079, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, CLIVE 6-5215, and MARK 5-4088.

The least popular fighter this week was SATCHEL 6-6215.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MEN WORKING 38-4189, BACKFIRE 37-1713, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, P.M.S. 
2-2716, FATALITY 7-5820, ZAKAU 5-4623, HOFFA 5-4622, GEN. JACKSON 6-6285, PELIS THE 
TRUE 42-3469, and GAR & BRILL 38-4252.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
NIANIA(2)            0  1 0  BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  3 0  
KALTOS(5)            3  3 0  SUNSET(21)           0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  2 0  
TRANSEL(6)           3  4 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         0  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 P.M.S. 2-2716               32  35  1  123  MY EX-WIFE (372)           NIANIA
 MARK 5-4088                 71 158  3  215  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                56  58  5  194  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             35  18  0  182  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           52  85  2  173  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 BACKFIRE 37-1713            31  20  0  188  BATTLEFIELD EARTH (147)    SIBIKHAS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         81 245  1  189  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   142 151  0  214  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                39  16  0  141  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. 

                     CHUPACABRA (10-3827) TERRAPIN STATION  (189) 
                           DECEON RAIN (50-883) KAOS  (127) 
                       PIONEER (82-47958) TRIPPIN' OUT  (8064) 
                      GRAPE APE (82-34889) BRAIN FOOD 9  (5739) 
                DUELMASTERS.COM (82-16536) SUPERIOR FORCES 720  (2509) 
                     FROZBOZ (82-14622) FIRES OF HEAVEN 4  (2181) 
                           RAGE (82-36450) EMOTIONS  (6013) 
                 HUNGRY HIPPO (82-49609) SUPERIOR FORCES 5411  (8331) 
                       BABEL (82-46069) SACS DE SABLE 1  (7725) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes