DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 05/30/2015    Duedate: 06/12/2015

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 663

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 WIDER IS BE 21/1369  493  193   4 71.9      THE HOLY LEGION 10/490
  2 WASTELAND II 7/500  3761 2709  16 58.1    5 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  632  793  10 44.4
  3 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   80   86   0 48.2    6 JOHNS 5/927         1551 2798  27 35.7
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    ARROGANCE 18/732
  4 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370   34   42   0 44.7      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo there!

It's me again, Malic.  And summer is almost here!  I love summer.  Sitting in the 
shade with a cold drink... betting on butterflies...  As we have come to expect, it 
was a very light day of fights here at Darkholm Arena.

STING (10-429) (30-27-2,207) of THE HOLY LEGION challenged TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) 
(166-165-0,207) of HIGHLANDERS.  STING was bested by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 2 minute 
Challenge fight.  Ms. Deepheart is the top Wall of Steel as well as being overall 
popularity leader.

GLAMDRING (33-2328) (40-28-1,186) of OBSIDIAN HALL challenged ZEUS (62-4010) (58-35-
0,192) of LEGION OF LEGEND.  GLAMDRING viciously subdued ZEUS in an exciting 13 minute 
gruesome Challenge duel.  Glamdring is the highest ranked Total Parry.

WYVERN (33-2457) (34-41-0,184) of OBSIDIAN HALL challenged MIKEL (6-6190) (64-70-
3,208) of THE LADY'S LIST.  WYVERN was savagely defeated by MIKEL in an action packed 
2 minute Challenge fight.  Wyvern is the top-ranked Basher while Mikel is the top 
Slasher.

E AHO LAULA (21-4224) (79-44-0,373) of WIDER IS BETTER fought ZAKAU (5-4623) (81-87-
0,197) of JOHNS.  E AHO LAULA was viciously subdued by ZAKAU in a popular 3 minute 
brutal Title fight.  Zakau was chosen as this turn's favorite fighter and top-ranked 
Lunger, as well as being Keeper of the Runeblade, of course.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (65-55-0,165) of HIGHLANDERS fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-7).  
PHILTHRY was bested by OLD SAILMAKER in an action packed 3 minute brawl.  Ouch!  It 
was the only win by a stand-in this turn, at least.  And Philthry is still the top 
Parry-Strike in Darkholm.

PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (57-87-1,167) of HIGHLANDERS fought DIGITALIS (33-6862) (26-
23-1,133) of OBSIDIAN HALL.  PELIS THE TRUE overpowered DIGITALIS in a 2 minute one-
sided struggle.  Mr. True is no stylemaster, but Digitalis is our top-ranked Parry-
Riposte.

ASSUR (18-7821) (76-129-2,178) of ARROGANCE fought FATALITY (7-5820) (45-46-0,134) of 
BRUTAL LEGION.  ASSUR was devastated by FATALITY in an action packed 1 minute one-
sided competition.  Fatality is the highest ranked Striker here.

MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (20-17-1,14) of WASTELAND II fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (18-12-
1,33) of THE HOLY LEGION.  MAN-MOUNTAIN viciously subdued JHAARAN in an action packed 
3 minute gruesome duel.  Oddly, this fight contained no stylemasters at all. 

And there you have it!  Now for another spiked lemonade, eh?

Malic of Talcama 

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 82  87     225  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    167 165     215  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 MIKEL 6-6190                 65  70  3  212  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            41  28  1  209  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 STING 10-429                 30  28  2  197  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 E AHO LAULA 21-4224          79  45     194  WIDER IS BETTER (1369)     SUNSET
 ZEUS 62-4010                 58  36     187  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 WYVERN 33-2457               34  42     184  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       58  87  1  171  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 FATALITY 7-5820              46  46     167  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821                76 130  2  146  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             65  56     133  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            26  24  1  132  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853          21  17  1   35  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017              18  13  1   19  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

Tolias -- That doesn't appear to be a match up that will ever favor me.  I think I'll 
leave you to Sting. -- Wyvern

Congratulations to the Commission warriors and their undefeated turn! -- DD 
(embarrassed to provide two of the wins!)

Mikel -- Ouch!  Some days I just don't feel in favor of sharp objects in our arena. -- 
Philthry

Zakau -- Did you hear that?  Or rather, not hear it?  The arena quieted in respect for 
our masterful dueling.  Wow! -- Pelis the True

Wyvern -- Sorry about the bathtub comment.  That just slips out sometimes, although 
it's very rude. -- Tolais Deepheart

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STING was bested by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
GLAMDRING viciously subdued ZEUS in a exciting 13 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
WYVERN was savagely defeated by MIKEL in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
E AHO LAULA was viciously subdued by ZAKAU in a popular 3 minute brutal Title fight.
PHILTHRY was bested by OLD SAILMAKER in a action packed 3 minute brawl.
PELIS THE TRUE overpowered DIGITALIS in a 2 minute one-sided struggle.
ASSUR was devastated by FATALITY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided competition.
MAN-MOUNTAIN viciously subdued JHAARAN in a action packed 3 minute gruesome duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  11 -  0      68  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         TOTAL PARRY        7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW         1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  25 -  0      26  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -   8 -  0      20  |

Turn 663 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ZAKAU 5-4623               82  87  0  225 JOHNS (927)
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  167 165  0  215 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               65  70  3  212 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          41  28  1  209 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
BASHING ATTACK   WYVERN 33-2457             34  42  0  184 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            46  46  0  167 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           65  56  0  133 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          26  24  1  132 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)

The overall popularity leader is TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was ZAKAU 5-4623.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAN-MOUNTAIN 
7-3853, GLAMDRING 33-2328, MIKEL 6-6190, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, PHILTHRY 42-2079, 
PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, WYVERN 33-2457, FATALITY 7-5820, STING 10-429, and E AHO 
LAULA 21-4224.

The least popular fighter this week was ZEUS 62-4010.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ASSUR 18-7821, DIGITALIS 33-6862, JHAARAN 10-2017, E AHO LAULA 21-4224, 
STING 10-429, FATALITY 7-5820, WYVERN 33-2457, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, PHILTHRY 
42-2079, and TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620.

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                82  87  0  225  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                65  70  3  212  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             46  46  0  167  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 STING 10-429                30  28  2  197  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821               76 130  2  146  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 E AHO LAULA 21-4224         79  45  0  194  WIDER IS BETTER (1369)     SUNSET
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           41  28  1  209  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   167 165  0  215  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                58  36  0  187  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission.