DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 04/19/2014    Duedate: 05/02/2014

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 634

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 CHUCK'S PINU 1/1347  420  177   3 70.4    5 ANIMAL PHAR 18/1348  101  133   2 43.2
  2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   58   50   0 53.7    6 JOHNS 5/927         1488 2686  26 35.6
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    AUTHORS 21/749
  3-MASTERS OF  21/1346  132  125   4 51.4      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
  4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  590  748   9 44.1      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 751): MY ADIDAS of RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 634): OOZING MY MIND of U PAY I SLAY 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 756): THE BELL of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 728): PINP POTENTIAL of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 752): HIGHWAY GAMBLER of IT'S ALL OVER NOW (?, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 747): SON OF JOHN of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 756): FLAPJACK of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 740): KRAKO of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 742): BARRACUDAFED of ANIMAL PHARM (Manray, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 741): MONTEREY JACK of ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 707): PRIVATE 3 of MEDAL OF HONOR J11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 696): ENTEI of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): ISRAFEL of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 689): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 640): FROG BELLY LINT of BATTLE FROGS 03-13 (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 305): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 298): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 585): LUDWIG MILT of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): KID FUNKY FRIED of DEADLY RAGE (Var, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 633): TOLAIS DEEPHEART of HIGHLANDERS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 751): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 634): U PAY I SLAY 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 756): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 728): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 752): BIG SHOTS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 747): MACINES OF WAR (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 756): SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 740): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 742): STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 741): BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 707): MEDAL OF HONOR J11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 696): ONE TOO MANY (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 689): DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 640): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 305): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 298): ELDER GODS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 585): GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): BASH BROS ROADSIDE (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 633) BRUTAL LEGION et al (Seraphim, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 750): SANDRA DEE of CHUCK'S PINUPS (Chuck, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 728): PETER RABBIT of THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 746): BIB BILL BROONZY of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 756): FLAPJACK of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                           ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 742): BARRACUDAFED of ANIMAL PHARM (Manray, mgr.)
                (turn 741): PENGUINICILLIN of ANIMAL PHARM (Manray, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 706): SANFORD'S OTHER SON of MIDNIGHT GREMLINS (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 323): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 298): CHAGUA KORBIN of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 584): DANG LEN of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): VIRUS of BASH BROS MICROSOFT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)

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

     Oh my, here I am again.  What an amazing honor!  I really don't know that I can
do it justice with a proper, inspirational column.
     Since my brother Philthry refused to urinate on my baby fruit trees, I've gotten
a spray bottle full of rabbit and deer repellent from the Stronghold Academy's Shop
of Useful Inventions.  And I have liberally saturated my poor trees with the stuff.
It doesn't smell at all like orc pee, really.  Other than that...  I need to do some
digging and level out the plot of land where I hope to plant more black raspberries.
     Last winter, the Alastarian Tree-Hugger Society sent me a bag full of baby
trees, when the ground was much too deeply frozen to attempt to plant them.  In any
case, they're not trees I asked for, and two of them (crape myrtles) aren't even
adapted to the climate here on the Isle.  Doe anyone want them?  They like warm
weather.  Supposedly they bloom beautifully in the spring.
     Hmm.  I fought Men Working, and won.  That's all right.  MW is a Shagornan Elf,
and strangely androgynous.  Or perhaps metrosexual?

     Okay, I'm gone.  Sorry to say, I'll probably see you back here next time.

Tolais Deepheart

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

This is the sort of report best handled with a buzz on, I think.  Luckily, I'm
sitting at the bar in the Black Chalice, working on my fifth Mystery Mug.

     TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (148-153-0,222) of HIGHLANDERS fought LENNON (5-4087)
(54-52-3,220) of JOHNS.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated LENNON in an action packed 1
minute mismatched Title fight.  Of course, Ms. Deepheart remains our top Wall of
Steel fighter, and the Keeper of the Runeblade.

     MARK (5-4088) (76-161-3,206) of JOHNS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (37-24-0,173) of
BRUTAL LEGION.  MARK subdued FATALITY in an exciting 1 minute melee.  Mark is our
top-rated Parry-Lunger.  Fatality is top Striker.
     SATCHEL (6-6215) (57-53-2,184) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) (0-
0-0,200) of The Invincibles.  SATCHEL was overpowered by SHADOWMANE in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.  No stylemasters here.  Shadowmane is tough.
     MEN WORKING (38-4189) (85-249-1,196) of JUST BECAUSE fought SOLACIA (104-24)
(68-32-0,225) of The Invincibles.  MEN WORKING was overpowered by SOLACIA in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.  Men Working is top Basher, as well as Overall
Popularity Leader.
     CLIVE (6-5215) (59-63-5,198) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-32-
0,225) of The Invincibles.  CLIVE was devastated by SOLACIA in a crowd pleasing 1
minute one-sided duel.  Clive is top Slasher.
     ZAKAU (5-4623) (68-70-0,195) of JOHNS fought ZEUS (62-4010) (44-19-0,153) of
LEGION OF LEGEND.  ZAKAU savagely defeated ZEUS in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory
brawl.  Zakau is top Lunger, and may well be our next Keeper of the Runeblade, eh?

     PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (47-67-0,167) of HIGHLANDERS fought HOFFA (5-4299) (25-
102-0,142) of JOHNS.  PELIS THE TRUE handily defeated HOFFA in a 1 minute uneven
melee.
     GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (97-173-2,152) of JUST BECAUSE fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-
7) (0-0-0,110) of The Invincibles.  GAR & BRILL was viciously subdued by OLD
SAILMAKER in a popular 5 minute duel.
     ZANE GREY (21-4810) (55-90-2,138) of AUTHORS fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-15-
4,150) of The Invincibles.  ZANE GREY slimly won victory over DESIREE in a popular 4
minute brutal fight.
     JUSTIN (6-6179) (42-65-3,136) of THE LADY'S LIST fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-15-
4,150) of The Invincibles.  JUSTIN was overcome by DESIREE in a 2 minute bout.
     2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (59-175-1,149) of JUST BECAUSE fought ANGRY BOOKIE (104-11)
(15-10-0,150) of The Invincibles.  2 + 2 = 4 was savagely defeated by ANGRY BOOKIE in
a exciting 2 minute bloody match.  Theequation is top Total Parry.

     MIKEL (6-6190) (47-57-3,128) of THE LADY'S LIST fought ANGRY BOOKIE (104-11)
(15-10-0,150) of The Invincibles.  MIKEL was overcome by ANGRY BOOKIE in a 2 minute
contest.
     HOFFA (5-4622) (44-94-0,38) of JOHNS fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-3) (0-0-0,0) of
The Invincibles.  HOFFA was savagely defeated by COCKY SPECTATOR in a crowd pleasing
4 minute match.
     HOFFA (5-4348) (27-165-0,46) of JOHNS fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (48-42-0,83) of
HIGHLANDERS.  HOFFA was handily defeated by PHILTHRY in an action packed 1 minute
one-sided conflict.  Philthry is top Parry-Striker and has a winning record!
     ALOYICIUS (6-5045) (35-69-2,47) of THE LADY'S LIST fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-
3) (0-0-0,0) of The Invincibles.  ALOYICIUS overpowered COCKY SPECTATOR in an action
packed 1 minute uneven struggle.

And that's all there is to say.  Show some life out there, my friends!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    149 153     233  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARK 5-4088                  77 161  3  214  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 69  70     205  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                 59  64  5  198  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          85 250  1  196  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 LENNON 5-4087                54  53  3  191  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SATCHEL 6-6215               57  54  2  178  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820              37  25     178  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       48  67     172  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                 44  20     159  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            56  90  2  155  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            59 176  1  146  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 JUSTIN 6-6179                42  66  3  138  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4299                 25 103     138  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                 47  58  3  132  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252          97 174  2  129  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             49  42      85  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-BONHAM 21-7738               17   9  1   74  MASTERS OF MELODY (1346)   SUNSET
-PENGUINICILLIN 18-7224       17  15  1   67  ANIMAL PHARM (1348)        TALCAMA
-SANDRA DEE 1-7237            17   5      56  CHUCK'S PINUPS (1347)      MORDANT
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             36  69  2   49  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4348                 27 166      47  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 HOFFA 5-4622                 44  95      15  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 -- How many men, I wonder?  And isn't that rather beside the point, since
you're an elf?  Not even a male elf, as far as I can tell.  Nor particularly hard
working.  Or are you like the cat, who was reported to have thought, "Work fascinates
me.  I could watch it all day." -- Tolais Deepheart

Hoffa 4299 -- There's only one of your name who is worth fighting.  Sorry, I don't
mean to be harsh, but you really should retire. -- Pelis the True

Hoffa 4622 -- Yes indeed.  Once you get all of the skills you can, I suggest you
train strength. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated LENNON in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
MARK subdued FATALITY in a exciting 1 minute melee.
SATCHEL was overpowered by SHADOWMANE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
MEN WORKING was overpowered by SOLACIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
CLIVE was devastated by SOLACIA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
ZAKAU savagely defeated ZEUS in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory brawl.
PELIS THE TRUE handily defeated HOFFA in a 1 minute uneven melee.
GAR & BRILL was viciously subdued by OLD SAILMAKER in a popular 5 minute duel.
ZANE GREY slimly won victory over DESIREE in a popular 4 minute brutal fight.
JUSTIN was overcome by DESIREE in a 2 minute bout.
2 + 2 = 4 was savagely defeated by ANGRY BOOKIE in a exciting 2 minute bloody match.
MIKEL was overcome by ANGRY BOOKIE in a 2 minute contest.
HOFFA was savagely defeated by COCKY SPECTATOR in a crowd pleasing 4 minute match.
HOFFA was handily defeated by PHILTHRY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided conflict.
ALOYICIUS overpowered COCKY SPECTATOR 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         AIMED BLOW         2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -   2 -  0      85  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  29 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  25 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -  20 -  0      35  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -  19 -  0       5  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 634 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     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  5         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  149 153  0  233 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                77 161  3  214 JOHNS (927)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAKAU 5-4623               69  70  0  205 JOHNS (927)
SLASHING ATTACK  CLIVE 6-5215               59  64  5  198 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        85 250  1  196 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            37  25  0  178 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
TOTAL PARRY      2 + 2 = 4 38-4190          59 176  1  146 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           49  42  0   85 HIGHLANDERS (1341)

The overall popularity leader is MEN WORKING 38-4189.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ZANE GREY 21-4810.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZAKAU 5-4623, 
MARK 5-4088, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, FATALITY 7-5820, JUSTIN 6-6179, MIKEL 6-6190, 
LENNON 5-4087, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, HOFFA 5-4622, and PHILTHRY 42-2079.

The least popular fighter this week was 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HOFFA 5-4299, HOFFA 5-4348, ZEUS 62-4010, SATCHEL 6-6215, CLIVE 
6-5215, MEN WORKING 38-4189, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, ALOYICIUS 6-5045, PHILTHRY 
42-2079, and HOFFA 5-4622.

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARK 5-4088                 77 161  3  214  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                59  64  5  198  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             37  25  0  178  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           56  90  2  155  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         85 250  1  196  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   149 153  0  233  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                44  20  0  159  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS