DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 03/21/2015    Duedate: 04/03/2015

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 658

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 WIDER IS BE 21/1369  489  192   4 71.8    5 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   76   80   0 48.7
  2 LEGION OF DE 62/330   59   33   2 64.1      LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305
  3 WASTELAND II 7/500  3760 2703  16 58.2    6 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  625  785  10 44.3
    MOTLEY CRUE 18/1343                       7 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370   25   32   0 43.9
  4 MY MAIN MEN 84/1363  252  183   3 57.9      THE HOLY LEGION 10/490
    A PROPER SALUTE 84/1364                   8 JOHNS 5/927         1543 2793  27 35.6
    DEALER'S CHOICE 42/1360                     THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    IN THE LONG RUN 84/1367

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

It was a short fight day, but I'm pleased to note that most of the fights were either
exciting or action packed.

     STING (10-429) (27-24-2,188) of THE HOLY LEGION challenged TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-
1620) (162-163-0,189) of HIGHLANDERS.  STING was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a
fully clothed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.  Ms. Deepheart is our overall
popularity leader.
     DIGITALIS (33-6862) (25-23-1,100) of OBSIDIAN HALL challenged PELIS THE TRUE
(42-3469) (55-83-1,149) of HIGHLANDERS.  DIGITALIS subdued PELIS THE TRUE in an
exciting 4 minute gory Challenge melee.  Digitalis is our top-ranked Parry-Riposte
fighter.
     JHAARAN (10-2017) (18-11-1,32) of THE HOLY LEGION challenged CONCRETE GOD (18-
6429) (19-15-0,48) of MOTLEY CRUE.  JHAARAN was viciously subdued by CONCRETE GOD in
a relentless 5 minute Challenge brawl.
     E AHO LAULA (21-4224) (73-44-0,304) of WIDER IS BETTER fought ZAKAU (5-4623)
(78-84-0,211) of JOHNS.  Mr Laula is, of course, our top-rated Lunger and our Keeper
of the Runeblade.  E AHO LAULA overpowered ZAKAU in a shocking 1 minute mismatched
Title match.
     NO LIMIT HOLD-EM (42-2887) (36-22-2,197) of DEALER'S CHOICE fought VOMARIAN FAE
(62-794) (42-22-0,207) of LEGION OF DEATH.  NO LIMIT HOLD-EM was bested by VOMARIAN
FAE in a popular 5 minute bloody duel. Vomarian Fae is currently the best Wall of
Steel in Darkholm, while No Limit Hold-Em is the top Parry-Lunge.

     ADOLPH EICHMANN (84-37835) (34-28-0,187) of MY MAIN MEN fought SHEWISH GIANT
(104-25) (0-0-0,181) of Them Again.  ADOLPH EICHMANN was overpowered by SHEWISH GIANT
in a thrilling 1 minute mismatched brawl.
     BORF (84-37868) (30-31-0,191) of A PROPER SALUTE fought WYVERN (33-2457) (32-37-
0,196) of OBSIDIAN HALL.  BORF overcame WYVERN in an action packed 1 minute melee.
Despite losing, Wyvern is the highest ranked Basher.
     GLAMDRING (33-2328) (39-23-1,200) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought OMAHA (42-4796) (24-
12-1,163) of DEALER'S CHOICE.  GLAMDRING was vanquished by OMAHA in an action packed
1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.  Glamdring is our best Total Parry, while Omaha is
the best Aimed Blow.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (59-69-3,177) of THE LADY'S LIST fought FATALITY (7-5820) (45-40-
0,138) of BRUTAL LEGION.  MIKEL overpowered FATALITY in an action packed 1 minute
gory one-sided fight.  Mikel is top Slasher, ,and Fatality is top Striker.
     PHILTHRY (42-2079) (62-52-0,162) of HIGHLANDERS fought ZEUS (62-4010) (54-33-
0,145) of LEGION OF LEGEND.  PHILTHRY savagely defeated ZEUS in an exciting 5 minute
bloody match.  Philthry is highest-ranked Parry-Strike.
     KODICROME (84-37861) (18-15-1,91) of IN THE LONG RUN fought MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-
3853) (20-11-1,60) of WASTELAND II.  KODICROME handily defeated MAN-MOUNTAIN in an
exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.  There are no stylemasters in this fight.

According to Snide Clemens, The Holy Legion avoided Wasteland.  I don't know... I
think he lies sometimes.

And that, my friends.... well, you know.  Ta-ta!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 E AHO LAULA 21-4224          74  44     314  WIDER IS BETTER (1369)     SUNSET

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 VOMARIAN FAE 62-794          43  22     221  LEGION OF DEATH (330)      VALAMANTIS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    163 163     202  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 NO LIMIT HOLD-EM 42-2887     36  23  2  201  DEALER'S CHOICE (1360)     RODEKI
 OMAHA 42-4796                25  12  1  201  DEALER'S CHOICE (1360)     RODEKI
 BORF 84-37868                31  31     200  A PROPER SALUTE (1364)     BLACKSTONE
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 78  85     198  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 WYVERN 33-2457               32  38     188  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 MIKEL 6-6190                 60  69  3  181  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 STING 10-429                 27  25  2  178  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             63  52     177  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            39  24  1  174  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 ADOLPH EICHMANN 84-37835     34  29     174  MY MAIN MEN (1363)         BLACKSTONE
-RYANATOR 33-3462             40  36     171  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZEUS 62-4010                 54  34     148  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 FATALITY 7-5820              45  41     138  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            26  23  1  133  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       55  84  1  123  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KODICROME 84-37861           19  15  1   99  IN THE LONG RUN (1367)     BLACKSTONE

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-BRUNHYLDA 33-8082            23  11  1   71  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853          20  12  1   59  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 CONCRETE GOD 18-6429         20  15      56  MOTLEY CRUE (1343)         TALCAMA
 JHAARAN 10-2017              18  12  1   33  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Sting -- Your style has always been unlucky for me.  Meh. -- Philthry

Zakau -- Nice train!  You're welcome. -- Tolais Deepheart

Ryanator -- Have you got enough backups there?  You look like a porcupine. -- Pelis
the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STING was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DIGITALIS subdued PELIS THE TRUE in a exciting 4 minute gory Challenge melee.
JHAARAN was viciously subdued by CONCRETE GOD in a 5 minute Challenge brawl.
E AHO LAULA overpowered ZAKAU in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
NO LIMIT HOLD-EM was bested by VOMARIAN FAE in a popular 5 minute bloody duel.
ADOLPH EICHMANN was overpowered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BORF overcame WYVERN in a action packed 1 minute melee.
GLAMDRING was vanquished by OMAHA in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
MIKEL overpowered FATALITY in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided fight.
PHILTHRY savagely defeated ZEUS in a exciting 5 minute bloody match.
KODICROME handily defeated MAN-MOUNTAIN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  15 -  0      65  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   9 -  0      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW         4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  16 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  19 -  0      17  |

Turn 658 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   E AHO LAULA 21-4224        74  44  0  314 WIDER IS BETTER (1369)
WALL OF STEEL    VOMARIAN FAE 62-794        43  22  0  221 LEGION OF DEATH (330)
PARRY-LUNGE      NO LIMIT HOLD-EM 42-2887   36  23  2  201 DEALER'S CHOICE (1360)
AIMED BLOW       OMAHA 42-4796              25  12  1  201 DEALER'S CHOICE (1360)
BASHING ATTACK   WYVERN 33-2457             32  38  0  188 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               60  69  3  181 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           63  52  0  177 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          39  24  1  174 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            45  41  0  138 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          26  23  1  133 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)

The overall popularity leader is TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was CONCRETE GOD 18-6429.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
VOMARIAN FAE 62-794, NO LIMIT HOLD-EM 42-2887, PHILTHRY 42-2079, PELIS THE TRUE 
42-3469, DIGITALIS 33-6862, KODICROME 84--27675, JHAARAN 10-2017, OMAHA 42-4796, 
MIKEL 6-6190, and ZEUS 62-4010.

The least popular fighter this week was MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GLAMDRING 33-2328, FATALITY 7-5820, ADOLPH EICHMANN 84--27701, 
ZAKAU 5-4623, STING 10-429, WYVERN 33-2457, E AHO LAULA 21-4224, BORF 84--27668, 
TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, and ZEUS 62-4010.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
KALTOS(5)            0  1 0  TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           3  2 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  2 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   1  2 0  BLACKSTONE(84)       2  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           0  2 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                78  85  0  198  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                60  69  3  181  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             45  41  0  138  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 STING 10-429                27  25  2  178  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 CONCRETE GOD 18-6429        20  15  0   56  MOTLEY CRUE (1343)         TALCAMA
 E AHO LAULA 21-4224         74  44  0  314  WIDER IS BETTER (1369)     SUNSET
 WYVERN 33-2457              32  38  0  188  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   163 163  0  202  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 VOMARIAN FAE 62-794         43  22  0  221  LEGION OF DEATH (330)      VALAMANTIS
 BORF 84--27668              31  31  0  200  A PROPER SALUTE (1364)     BLACKSTONE

                                 JASPER GULCH:  DM 85

     Zeb Karan around the big table.  Arena staff of all ranks and titles sat and 
stared at each other:  arenamasters, standbys, Dark Arena warriors, stewards and 
infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.  This was not the first time they'd met like 
this, and it probably wouldn't be the last.
     "So this is it again, is it?" Lew Voth asked.  "Less than seven years since they 
closed Dwes Eg to new teams, and now they're closing Blackstone?"
     "Only to new teams," one of the spymasters pointed out.  "And it's necessary.  
There are several file rooms we haven't been able to enter in months because they're 
too full of team records."
     "Nothing you couldn't fix with a lighted match," Jame Rinvar suggested.  
Technically he should not have been there, since he'd taken over full time as the 
arenamaster of Shadowspire.  But no one wanted to tell him to leave.
     "We may NEED those records one of these days," Chief Steward Hesselrod protested.  
"We can't burn RECORDS."
     "I could," Rinvar said.
     "But you won't."  Voth pinned him with a stare.  "Don't stir up trouble for its 
own sake, Jame."
     Rinvar raised his hand in a gesture of surrender.  "I'll be good, Lew."
     "When are they shutting down Blackstone?"
     "To new teams only, remember--the old ones will keep fighting if their managers 
want to pay the fees.  This week.  Maybe next week.  Hard to be sure, when you travel 
from Alastari to anywhere else, there's a time distortion effect.  But probably this 
week.  Same operating rules as Dwes Eg (82):  no new teams in, but the old ones can 
recruit new members.  New teams will go to the new place--"  Zeb Karan cast a look of 
enquiry around the room.
     "Jasper Gulch," a steward said.
     "Right.  New teams will go to Jasper Gulch.  I'm not sure the day for it, probably 
'opposite' Blackstone in the schedule.  A regular two-week cycle.  Teams can be 
transfered in from regular arenas, I suppose, but not OUT."
     Voth nodded.  "We can work with this."
     "Beats not working."