DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 05/03/2014    Duedate: 05/16/2014

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 635

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-CHUCK'S PINU 1/1347  420  177   3 70.4      ROMAN EMPIRE 37/300
  2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   59   51   0 53.6      OLD SCHOOL TOONS 36/1269
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                  7 JOHNS 5/927         1493 2696  26 35.6
  3 MASTERS OF  21/1346  133  125   4 51.6      AUTHORS 21/749
  4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  591  750   9 44.1      JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
  5-ANIMAL PHAR 18/1348  101  133   2 43.2      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
  6 U.A.K. 38/313         65  115   1 36.1

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 752): SANDBOX FURY of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 635): OOZING MY MIND of U PAY I SLAY 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 757): THE BELL of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 729): SUN TREE of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 753): BLACK DEATH of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 748): ALBERT KING of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 757): GENFUL of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 741): COUNT BLYTHE of THIRSTY THUGS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 743): HAMMER FINGER of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 742): MONTEREY JACK of ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 708): FEELING MINNESOTA of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 697): ENTEI of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): ISRAFEL of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 690): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 641): FROG BELLY LINT of BATTLE FROGS 03-13 (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 306): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 299): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 586): STREET RACER of PUBLIC NUISANCE (Padre, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): KID FUNKY FRIED of DEADLY RAGE (Var, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 634): TOLAIS DEEPHEART of HIGHLANDERS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 752): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 635): THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 757): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 729): THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr,)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 753): BIG SHOTS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 748): MACINES OF WAR (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 757): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 741): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 743): STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 742): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 708): TOLBINS HIVE D (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 697): FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 690): DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 641): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 307): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 299): 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 634) CHUCK'S PINUPS (Chuck, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 728): PETER RABBIT of THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 756): FLAPJACK of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                           ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 741): KRAKO of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 742): BARRACUDAFED of ANIMAL PHARM (Manray, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 697): ENTEI of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 323): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 641): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 299): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
                          JOHNNY APPLESEED (A-Sop, mgr.)
              (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

     I still haven't planted the raspberries (which I hope to do later today) but I
did plant some corn.  Things I planted last year (raspberries, grapes, fruit trees)
are showing signs of life after a long, extremely cold winter, and of course the
rabbit invasion.
     I fought Lennon last time.  He broke my quarterstaff, which isn't easy, so I had
to finish the fight with my dagger.  That was sort of exciting, because I did not
want to get a personal feel Lennon's weapon, and daggers aren't as good for parrying
as quarterstaves.
     And um... did I tell you I need to plant the raspberries?

With best wishes,

Tolais Deepheart

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

     According to Zontani Sharp Eyes, a seer warned that if exactly six died in duels
this week, the place would be destroyed.  But we're in luck!  Nobody died -- whew!

Tolais Deepheart is still our Keeper of the Runeblade, although it was a very close
fight.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (149-153-0,233) of HIGHLANDERS fought MARK (5-
4088) (77-161-3,214) of JOHNS.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART slimly won victory over MARK in a 3
minute Title fight.  Ms. Deepheart remains our top-rated Wall of Steel.  Very good
try, Mark!  May you have better luck next time.  But you're still the top Parry-
Lunger in this arena.

     LENNON (5-4087) (54-53-3,191) of JOHNS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (37-25-0,178) of
BRUTAL LEGION.  LENNON subdued FATALITY in an exciting 1 minute melee.  Lennon
remains our best-rated Slasher.  And Fatality is our top Striker.
     ZAKAU (5-4623) (69-70-0,205) of JOHNS fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (48-67-
0,172) of HIGHLANDERS.  ZAKAU overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute
gory mismatched duel.  Zakau is our best Lunger, and he's almost back to a winning 
record.
     CLIVE (6-5215) (59-64-5,198) of THE LADY'S LIST fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29)
(80-50-4,250) of The Invincibles.  CLIVE was overpowered by DIRK CHOLERA in a 2
minute mismatched match.  Cholera is tough, no doubt about that.
     MEN WORKING (38-4189) (85-250-1,196) of JUST BECAUSE fought SOLACIA (104-24)
(68-32-0,225) of The Invincibles.  MEN WORKING was bested by SOLACIA in a popular 1
minute duel.  As usual, Men Working is our top-rated basher and overall popularity
Leader.
     SATCHEL (6-6215) (57-54-2,178) of THE LADY'S LIST fought FERMIUS THE GAUL (37-
1157) (35-15-0,104) of ROMAN EMPIRE.  SATCHEL devastated FERMIUS THE GAUL in a 2
minute mismatched match.

     ZEUS (62-4010) (44-20-0,159) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought JUSTIN (6-6179) (42-66-
3,138) of THE LADY'S LIST.  ZEUS overcame JUSTIN in an action packed 5 minute fight.
     ZANE GREY (21-4810) (56-90-2,155) of AUTHORS fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) (0-0-
0,200) of The Invincibles.  ZANE GREY was vanquished by SHADOWMANE in an action
packed 2 minute uneven duel.
     WUTDAHELL (38-2141) (26-17-1,169) of U.A.K. fought HOFFA (5-4299) (25-103-0,138)
of JOHNS.  WUTDAHELL overpowered HOFFA in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (47-58-3,132) of THE LADY'S LIST fought CASSIUS LONGINUS (37-
2247) (20-17-4,132) of ROMAN EMPIRE.  MIKEL was overpowered by CASSIUS LONGINUS in a
popular 1 minute uneven match.
     GAR & BRILL (38-4252) (97-174-2,129) of JUST BECAUSE fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8)
(0-0-0,110) of The Invincibles.  GAR & BRILL defeated M. CHARDINEE in an exciting 3
minute match.

     2 + 2 = 4 (38-4190) (59-176-1,146) of JUST BECAUSE fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE
(104-6) (0-0-0,130) of The Invincibles.  2 + 2 = 4 was bested by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in
a crowd pleasing 5 minute conflict.  The tiny equation is of course our best Total
Parry.
     LUCIUS CATALINE (37-2371) (23-18-1,48) of ROMAN EMPIRE fought ALOYICIUS (6-5045)
(36-69-2,49) of THE LADY'S LIST.  LUCIUS CATALINE demolished ALOYICIUS in a 2 minute
mismatched match.  Mr. Cataline is our best Parry-Riposte.
     HOFFA (5-4622) (44-95-0,15) of JOHNS fought BONHAM (21-7738) (17-9-1,74) of
MASTERS OF MELODY.  HOFFA was savagely defeated by BONHAM in a 2 minute bloody
conflict.  Bonham is our most dangerous Aimed Blow.
     OLIVE OYL (36-5622) (19-8-0,63) of OLD SCHOOL TOONS fought HOFFA (5-4348) (27-
166-0,47) of JOHNS.  OLIVE OYL was narrowly defeated by HOFFA in a popular 4 minute
duel.
     PHILTHRY (42-2079) (49-42-0,85) of HIGHLANDERS fought INKEEPER'S SON (104-4)
(15-15-0,40) of The Invincibles.  PHILTHRY was bested by INKEEPER'S SON in an action
packed 3 minute duel.  And despite this embarrassing loss, Philthry is still our top
Parry-Striker.

     And that, I believe, is that.  Have a fine two weeks as this late spring hurries
toward summer.

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    150 153     241  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 70  70     209  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189          85 251  1  201  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 LENNON 5-4087                55  53  3  200  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MARK 5-4088                  77 162  3  198  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                 59  65  5  197  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SATCHEL 6-6215               58  54  2  180  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820              37  26     177  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WUTDAHELL 38-2141            27  17  1  172  U.A.K. (313)               CLIFFHOME
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       48  68     169  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                 45  20     161  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 ZANE GREY 21-4810            56  91  2  157  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JUSTIN 6-6179                42  67  3  147  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 CASSIUS LONGINUS 37-2247     21  17  4  143  ROMAN EMPIRE (300)         SIBIKHAS
 HOFFA 5-4299                 25 104     139  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            59 177  1  134  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 GAR & BRILL 38-4252          98 174  2  132  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MIKEL 6-6190                 47  59  3  123  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FERMIUS THE GAUL 37-1157     35  16     114  ROMAN EMPIRE (300)         SIBIKHAS

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BONHAM 21-7738               18   9  1   76  MASTERS OF MELODY (1346)   SUNSET
 HOFFA 5-4348                 28 166      69  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
-PENGUINICILLIN 18-7224       17  15  1   67  ANIMAL PHARM (1348)        TALCAMA
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             49  43      60  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 LUCIUS CATALINE 37-2371      24  18  1   60  ROMAN EMPIRE (300)         SIBIKHAS
-SANDRA DEE 1-7237            17   5      56  CHUCK'S PINUPS (1347)      MORDANT
 OLIVE OYL 36-5622            19   9      53  OLD SCHOOL TOONS (1269)    JHANS
-BARRACUDAFED 18-7627         14   8  2   52  ANIMAL PHARM (1348)        TALCAMA
 ALOYICIUS 6-5045             36  70  2   40  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 HOFFA 5-4622                 44  96      27  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Lennon -- Ah well.  I would like someone else to have a turn up here, but if it
doesn't happen, thus is life.  That was a good try though. -- Tolais Deepheart
P.S.  Time to change your train; congratulations on that!

Hoffa 5-4299 -- You would probably fight better if you had, um... if you were
actually a man. -- Pelis the True

Hoffa 27-165 -- I don't think I've seen you around here before.  Did you just come to
the Isle recently? -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TOLAIS DEEPHEART slimly won victory over MARK in a 3 minute Title fight.
LENNON subdued FATALITY in a exciting 1 minute melee.
ZAKAU overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched duel.
CLIVE was overpowered by DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute mismatched match.
MEN WORKING was bested by SOLACIA in a popular 1 minute duel.
SATCHEL devastated FERMIUS THE GAUL in a 2 minute mismatched match.
ZEUS overcame JUSTIN in a action packed 5 minute fight.
ZANE GREY was vanquished by SHADOWMANE in a action packed 2 minute uneven duel.
WUTDAHELL overpowered HOFFA in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
MIKEL was overpowered by CASSIUS LONGINUS in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
GAR & BRILL defeated M. CHARDINEE in a exciting 3 minute match.
2 + 2 = 4 was bested by CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute conflict.
LUCIUS CATALINE demolished ALOYICIUS in a 2 minute mismatched match.
HOFFA was savagely defeated by BONHAM in a 2 minute bloody conflict.
OLIVE OYL was narrowly defeated by HOFFA in a popular 4 minute duel.
PHILTHRY was bested by INKEEPER'S SON in a action packed 3 minute duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW         3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   2 -  0      83  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   6 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  24 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  30 -  1      41  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  20 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -  20 -  0       5  |

Turn 635 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  150 153  0  241 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAKAU 5-4623               70  70  0  209 JOHNS (927)
BASHING ATTACK   MEN WORKING 38-4189        85 251  1  201 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
SLASHING ATTACK  LENNON 5-4087              55  53  3  200 JOHNS (927)
PARRY-LUNGE      MARK 5-4088                77 162  3  198 JOHNS (927)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            37  26  0  177 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
TOTAL PARRY      2 + 2 = 4 38-4190          59 177  1  134 JUST BECAUSE (1151)
AIMED BLOW       BONHAM 21-7738             18   9  1   76 MASTERS OF MELODY (1346)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           49  43  0   60 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    LUCIUS CATALINE 37-2371    24  18  1   60 ROMAN EMPIRE (300)

The overall popularity leader is MEN WORKING 38-4189.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JUSTIN 6-6179.  The ten other most popular fighters were OLIVE OYL 36-5622, 
MARK 5-4088, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, GAR & BRILL 38-4252, HOFFA 5-4348, PHILTHRY 
42-2079, ZAKAU 5-4623, WUTDAHELL 38-2141, 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190, and SATCHEL 6-6215.

The least popular fighter this week was ALOYICIUS 6-5045.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MIKEL 6-6190, HOFFA 5-4299, MEN WORKING 38-4189, PELIS THE TRUE 
42-3469, HOFFA 5-4622, FERMIUS THE GAUL 37-1157, CLIVE 6-5215, FATALITY 7-5820, 
LUCIUS CATALINE 37-2371, and CASSIUS LONGINUS 37-2247.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
KALTOS(5)            3  3 0  SUNSET(21)           1  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        2  2 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  4 0  JHANS(36)            0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  2 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  SIBIKHAS(37)         2  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                70  70  0  209  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 CLIVE 6-5215                59  65  5  197  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             37  26  0  177  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZANE GREY 21-4810           56  91  2  157  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 OLIVE OYL 36-5622           19   9  0   53  OLD SCHOOL TOONS (1269)    JHANS
 CASSIUS LONGINUS 37-2247    21  17  4  143  ROMAN EMPIRE (300)         SIBIKHAS
 MEN WORKING 38-4189         85 251  1  201  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   150 153  0  241  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                45  20  0  161  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS