DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 06/27/2015 Duedate: 07/10/2015 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 665 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1-WIDER IS BE 21/1369 493 193 4 71.9 5 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370 37 47 0 44.0 2 WASTELAND II 7/500 3763 2709 16 58.1 THE HOLY LEGION 10/490 3 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 81 89 0 47.6 6 JOHNS 5/927 1554 2801 27 35.7 LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 ARROGANCE 18/732 4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 635 796 10 44.4 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade My fellow fighters, Here I am, not for the first time. Wow... this arena has gone really slow, hasn't it? Only seven fights this past time, and one of them was with a stand-in. I think my brother has a crush on Desiree. I don't know, I think she's kind of skanky. The stand-in, anyhow. Don't tell her because she could kick my butt, just like she did to Philthry. I beat Zakau, which means I owe a Keeper's column. Not that he ever did one, that I can recall. But my manager says I gotta. So here we go. As you can see in the newsletter, I'm a Wall of Steel fighter. Is it my favorite style? No. But it's the one to which I am most suited, I guess. Or was, when I started my career. How strange it feels to be gladiating for a living. You know, I thought I would be a nightclub singer. Standing on a stage in a dimly lit room, crooning torchy songs. I'm a pretty good singer, if I say so myself. Blues. Sometimes I make up blues songs about being a gladiator. It's a bluesy profession, really. Blacky and bluesy. Sorry. Puns are my vice. And vices are very bluesy. So... now I'm in the mood to write a song, and I'm going to go do that. Later! Tolais Deepheart REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Hullo! I see a cloud in the west, with rain coming out of it. More rain. Meh! But at least it's far away and there might be time for a walk. GLAMDRING (33-2328) (42-28-1,225) of OBSIDIAN HALL challenged TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42- 1620) (168-165-0,221) of HIGHLANDERS. GLAMDRING was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. So this means Ms. Deepheart remains our top Wall of Steel fighter and our Keeper of the Runeblade, not to mention the overall popularity leader. Maybe in her next column, she'll write out one of her blues songs. STING (10-429) (30-29-2,188) of THE HOLY LEGION challenged ZEUS (62-4010) (58-37- 0,190) of LEGION OF LEGEND. STING viciously subdued ZEUS in a popular 2 minute gruesome Challenge match. Sting is the highest-rated Lunger. MIKEL (6-6190) (66-70-3,223) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-0- 0,181) of . MIKEL was bested by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 2 minute gory contest. In spite of the loss, Mikel is our best Slasher. ZAKAU (5-4623) (82-88-0,197) of JOHNS fought RYANATOR (33-3462) (41-36-0,173) of OBSIDIAN HALL. ZAKAU was luckily beaten by RYANATOR in a crowd pleasing 6 minute competition. Zakau is this turn's favorite, perhaps because the fight was so long and some people may have thought he was scummed. Ryanator is our best Total Parry today. ASSUR (18-7821) (77-130-2,170) of ARROGANCE fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (58-88- 1,148) of HIGHLANDERS. ASSUR overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. Assur is the top-ranked Basher. FATALITY (7-5820) (47-46-0,169) of BRUTAL LEGION fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (65-57- 0,129) of HIGHLANDERS. FATALITY was handily defeated by PHILTHRY in an action packed 1 minute uneven fight. Fatality is top Striker, Philthry is top Parry-Striker, and Fatality was voted this turn's least favorite fighter. Really -- with so few fights, I'd think we could dispense with that distinction. DIGITALIS (33-6862) (26-25-1,137) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought KHALHUMS DWARF (104-10) (0- 0-0,150) of . DIGITALIS lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute duel. The stand-ins went 2-0 today. Digitalis is the top Parry-Riposte. It's a tough style to master. MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (22-17-1,54) of WASTELAND II fought BRUNHYLDA (33-8082) (24-11- 1,75) of OBSIDIAN HALL. MAN-MOUNTAIN viciously subdued BRUNHYLDA in an action packed 2 minute gruesome fight. Neither one of these fighters is a stylemaster. Strange! With a hearty cheerio to you all, Malic of Talcama, setting out for a walk KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 169 165 241 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY STING 10-429 31 29 2 208 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT -E AHO LAULA 21-4224 79 45 194 WIDER IS BETTER (1369) SUNSET RYANATOR 33-3462 42 36 193 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND GLAMDRING 33-2328 42 29 1 191 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND MIKEL 6-6190 66 71 3 188 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL ZAKAU 5-4623 82 89 185 JOHNS (927) KALTOS ZEUS 62-4010 58 38 185 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 ASSUR 18-7821 78 130 2 175 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA PHILTHRY 42-2079 66 57 161 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 58 89 1 144 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI FATALITY 7-5820 47 47 141 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR DIGITALIS 33-6862 26 26 1 136 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853 23 17 1 80 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR BRUNHYLDA 33-8082 24 12 1 62 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND -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 Zakau -- It was close, wasn't it? Good fight. -- Tolais Deepheart Assur -- Well, breathing was hard for a few days after you put that beating on me. I can't honestly call it a fight, since I wasn't able to lift my weapon to fight back. Anyway, it was a worthy win for you. -- Pelis the True Desiree -- Ootch! You stand-in fighters really are tough here. -- Philthry LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GLAMDRING was devastated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. STING viciously subdued ZEUS in a popular 2 minute gruesome Challenge match. MIKEL was bested by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 2 minute gory contest. ZAKAU was luckily beaten by RYANATOR in a crowd pleasing 6 minute competition. ASSUR overpowered PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. FATALITY was handily defeated by PHILTHRY in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. DIGITALIS lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute duel. MAN-MOUNTAIN viciously subdued BRUNHYLDA in a action packed 2 minute gruesome fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 0 70 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 12 - 0 61 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 12 - 0 56 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 8 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 - 0 33 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 24 - 0 33 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 - 0 20 | Turn 665 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 169 165 0 241 HIGHLANDERS (1341) LUNGING ATTACK STING 10-429 31 29 2 208 THE HOLY LEGION (490) TOTAL PARRY RYANATOR 33-3462 42 36 0 193 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) SLASHING ATTACK MIKEL 6-6190 66 71 3 188 THE LADY'S LIST (917) BASHING ATTACK ASSUR 18-7821 78 130 2 175 ARROGANCE (732) PARRY-STRIKE PHILTHRY 42-2079 66 57 0 161 HIGHLANDERS (1341) STRIKING ATTACK FATALITY 7-5820 47 47 0 141 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) PARRY-RIPOSTE DIGITALIS 33-6862 26 26 1 136 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, STING 10-429, MIKEL 6-6190, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, RYANATOR 33-3462, BRUNHYLDA 33-8082, DIGITALIS 33-6862, ASSUR 18-7821, PHILTHRY 42-2079, and GLAMDRING 33-2328. The least popular fighter this week was FATALITY 7-5820. The other ten least popular fighters were PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, ZEUS 62-4010, GLAMDRING 33-2328, PHILTHRY 42-2079, ASSUR 18-7821, DIGITALIS 33-6862, BRUNHYLDA 33-8082, RYANATOR 33-3462, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, and MIKEL 6-6190. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K KALTOS(5) 0 1 0 KOLACT(10) 1 0 0 RODEKI(42) 2 1 0 TRANSEL(6) 0 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 1 1 0 NIATOLI ISLAND(33) 1 3 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZAKAU 5-4623 82 89 0 185 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MIKEL 6-6190 66 71 3 188 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FATALITY 7-5820 47 47 0 141 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR STING 10-429 31 29 2 208 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT ASSUR 18-7821 78 130 2 175 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA RYANATOR 33-3462 42 36 0 193 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 169 165 0 241 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI ZEUS 62-4010 58 38 0 185 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS