DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 07/11/2015 Duedate: 07/24/2015 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 666 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 WASTELAND II 7/500 3763 2710 16 58.1 THE HOLY LEGION 10/490 2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 82 90 0 47.7 5 JOHNS 5/927 1556 2802 27 35.7 LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 ARROGANCE 18/732 3 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 636 798 10 44.4 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 4 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370 39 50 0 43.8 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade The stage at the haunted Eve's Palace Casino had been swept free of the inch-thick dust that prevailed everywhere else. Sunlight shone through the dirty windows, making stretched-out rectangles of light on the floor. Tolais Deepheart stood in the center of the swept spot, holding a torch above her head. She was a Wall of Steel fighter with marvelous endurance; holding up the hunk of wood for however long she wished presented no challenge. Firelight illuminated the cobwebs above her head, and cast her face in eerie relief. She was pretty, for an orc. Her complexion was a smooth, even parchment-yellow with a slight greenish tinge. Her green eyes glittered under a rather heavy forehead. She wore a green dress with deep cleavage that celebrated her voluptuous figure, and a slit on one side of the long skirt, revealing a smooth, strong leg. She was wearing combat boots. There was no one to hear except the ghosts of this place. That was fine. She sang the blues, and ghosts loved the blues. Ghosts WERE the blues. Her feet began to thump out the rhythm; her hips switched with a compelling sensuality. Her full red lips parted, and she began to sing. Her resonant contralto rang out through the vacant spaces. ~Oh, I'm weary and my heart hangs low. ~This old heart of mine, it hangs so low. ~Some sumbitch hacked my chest, and I don't know ~How I can keep on livin' now but Sheila's spell it won't let me go. ~You know I don't love it, my sweet baby, no. The ghosts had begun to gather. They could not be seen, but there was a chill in the sunlit dust, and a barely audible murmur in the air. With her free hand, the singer began to indicate her body parts. ~My head hurts where it was split open, it hurts me so. ~My leg aches where it was broken three fights ago. ~My arm still hurts from... now I don't know. ~And I don't care, I don't care, because ~My groin aches from needing you, long and slow. After a few more verses about the pain of her profession, she let her head drop, magnificent chest heaving, still holding the torch aloft. * * * Hello, my friends. I've got the Runeblade here on my desk. It's a wicked-looking weapon; a scimitar at the moment, black as pitch, with a strange iridescence to it when you turn it in the light. It's serrated, and I am glad the Commission does not allow it to be used in the arena. What horrible scars it would leave! Even Greywand's magic can't remove all traces of a wound this sword would make. I fought Glamdring. I'm not that fast, but somehow, he wasn't able to put forth a defense, much less an attack. Boy... you weren't staring at my chest, were you? Tsk! It would surely be nice if we had a few more fighters here, to give us some variety in the people we see turn after turn. If some of you managers could bring in a few more gladiators, I would appreciate it. -- Tolais Deepheart REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Hullo! It's me again, Malic. There were eight fights, two of them involving stand-ins, which means fourteen gladiators took part. And there was one challenge, which doesn't always happen. JHAARAN (10-2017) (18-13-1,19) of THE HOLY LEGION challenged MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (23-17-1,80) of WASTELAND II. JHAARAN unbelievably bested MAN-MOUNTAIN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight. This was the only challenge fight, and it was a brave challenge at that. TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (169-165-0,241) of HIGHLANDERS fought ZAKAU (5-4623) (82- 89-0,185) of JOHNS. TOLAIS DEEPHEART narrowly defeated ZAKAU in an exciting 3 minute gory Title melee. Ms. Deepheart remains our top Wall of Steel, while Zakau is our premier Lunger. ZEUS (62-4010) (58-38-0,185) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought MIKEL (6-6190) (66-71-3,188) of THE LADY'S LIST. ZEUS was viciously subdued by MIKEL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl. Mikel is top Slasher, an honor he often enjoys. STING (10-429) (31-29-2,208) of THE HOLY LEGION fought ASSUR (18-7821) (78-130-2,175) of ARROGANCE. STING was overpowered by ASSUR in a 1 minute mismatched match. Assur is the highest-ranked Basher. GLAMDRING (33-2328) (42-29-1,191) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (66-57- 0,161) of HIGHLANDERS. GLAMDRING bested PHILTHRY in a 2 minute duel. Glamdring is top Total Parry, while Philthry is the best Parry-Strike fighter. DIGITALIS (33-6862) (26-26-1,136) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought FATALITY (7-5820) (47-47- 0,141) of BRUTAL LEGION. DIGITALIS was narrowly defeated by FATALITY in an exciting 4 minute struggle. It was a very good fight! Digitalis is the top Parry-Riposte, while Fatality is top Striker. PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (58-89-1,144) of HIGHLANDERS fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9) (0-0-0,170) of . PELIS THE TRUE was devastated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute one-sided competition. Meh. BRUNHYLDA (33-8082) (24-12-1,62) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought INKEEPER'S SON (104-4) (15- 15-0,40) of . BRUNHYLDA lost to INKEEPER'S SON in an action packed 5 minute duel. At least it was hard-fought. And that, my friends, is all that happened. You might as well relax and party until next turn! And I'll be right there with you. Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 170 165 245 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIKEL 6-6190 67 71 3 205 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL ASSUR 18-7821 79 130 2 199 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA GLAMDRING 33-2328 43 29 1 194 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND -RYANATOR 33-3462 42 36 193 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND ZAKAU 5-4623 82 90 188 JOHNS (927) KALTOS ZEUS 62-4010 58 39 181 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY STING 10-429 31 30 2 177 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT PHILTHRY 42-2079 66 58 169 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY FATALITY 7-5820 48 47 148 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 58 90 1 141 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI DIGITALIS 33-6862 26 27 1 135 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY JHAARAN 10-2017 19 13 1 61 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT BRUNHYLDA 33-8082 24 13 1 49 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853 23 18 1 49 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Glamdring -- I have to say, you didn't put up much of a defense. Granted, I have many times as many fights as you, but I did expect more. -- Tolais Deepheart Assur -- Ow! One hit with THAT weapon is plenty. -- Pelis the True Fatality -- Heh. Orcs rule, right? -- Philthry LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS JHAARAN unbelievably bested MAN-MOUNTAIN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight. TOLAIS DEEPHEART narrowly defeated ZAKAU in a exciting 3 minute gory Title melee. ZEUS was viciously subdued by MIKEL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl. STING was overpowered by ASSUR in a 1 minute mismatched match. GLAMDRING bested PHILTHRY in a 2 minute duel. DIGITALIS was narrowly defeated by FATALITY in a exciting 4 minute struggle. PELIS THE TRUE was devastated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute one-sided competition. BRUNHYLDA lost to INKEEPER'S SON in a action packed 5 minute duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 13 - 0 57 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 7 - 0 56 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 13 - 0 54 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 - 0 33 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 25 - 0 32 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 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 666 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 170 165 0 245 HIGHLANDERS (1341) SLASHING ATTACK MIKEL 6-6190 67 71 3 205 THE LADY'S LIST (917) BASHING ATTACK ASSUR 18-7821 79 130 2 199 ARROGANCE (732) TOTAL PARRY GLAMDRING 33-2328 43 29 1 194 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) LUNGING ATTACK ZAKAU 5-4623 82 90 0 188 JOHNS (927) PARRY-STRIKE PHILTHRY 42-2079 66 58 0 169 HIGHLANDERS (1341) STRIKING ATTACK FATALITY 7-5820 48 47 0 148 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) PARRY-RIPOSTE DIGITALIS 33-6862 26 27 1 135 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) The overall popularity leader is TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620. The most popular warrior this turn was MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853. The ten other most popular fighters were FATALITY 7-5820, ZAKAU 5-4623, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, JHAARAN 10-2017, MIKEL 6-6190, DIGITALIS 33-6862, BRUNHYLDA 33-8082, GLAMDRING 33-2328, PHILTHRY 42-2079, and ZEUS 62-4010. The least popular fighter this week was STING 10-429. The other ten least popular fighters were PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, ASSUR 18-7821, ZEUS 62-4010, PHILTHRY 42-2079, GLAMDRING 33-2328, BRUNHYLDA 33-8082, DIGITALIS 33-6862, MIKEL 6-6190, JHAARAN 10-2017, and TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K KALTOS(5) 0 1 0 KOLACT(10) 1 1 0 RODEKI(42) 1 2 0 TRANSEL(6) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 1 1 0 NIATOLI ISLAND(33) 1 2 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZAKAU 5-4623 82 90 0 188 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MIKEL 6-6190 67 71 3 205 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FATALITY 7-5820 48 47 0 148 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR STING 10-429 31 30 2 177 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT ASSUR 18-7821 79 130 2 199 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA GLAMDRING 33-2328 43 29 1 194 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 170 165 0 245 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI ZEUS 62-4010 58 39 0 181 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS