DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 09/19/2015 Duedate: 10/02/2015 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 671 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 WIDER IS BE 21/1369 498 193 4 72.1 LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 2 WASTELAND II 7/500 3767 2715 16 58.1 5 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 642 807 10 44.3 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197 6 JOHNS 5/927 1563 2810 27 35.7 3 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370 52 60 0 46.4 ARROGANCE 18/732 THE HOLY LEGION 10/490 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 4 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 83 99 0 45.6 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade Malic -- I didn't "forget;" I merely choose not to. Wider is better! Your Favorite Duelmaster, E Aho Laula REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Here we are! These fortnights just whiz by sometimes, don't they? Which, when you're not having the best time, is quite the thing. However, I have been having a delightful time so I'd like to slow it down a bit, eh? No doubt you've all been wondering what the life of a spy reporter is like. Let me tell you -- it's full of hardship! Every fourteen days I have to turn in one of these essays. I never had a tutor who piled the work on like this. It LOOMS, and it casts a pall over my otherwise quite pleasant interludes on the Isle. I can't say I'm a great fan of the weather here -- it's too cold and damp, and there isn't really enough sunshine. Yes, we have a beach here, and I've done my part to help clear off the rocks; there's a committee that meets every Tuesday to do that, and you should come... Ah, all right, I'll talk about the fights. There were eight of them, as usual, and no challenges. Boo. E AHO LAULA (21-4224) (83-45-0,252) of WIDER IS BETTER fought ZAKAU (5-4623) (84-92- 0,218) of JOHNS. E AHO LAULA slimly won victory over ZAKAU in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title fight. Slimly? Mr. Laula? In any case, he is our top-rated Lunger as well as, inevitably, Keeper of the Runeblade. STING (10-429) (35-30-2,212) of THE HOLY LEGION fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (60- 92-1,188) of HIGHLANDERS. STING subdued PELIS THE TRUE in an exciting 1 minute melee. No stylemasters in this one. PHILTHRY (42-2079) (67-61-0,183) of HIGHLANDERS fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9) (0-0- 0,170) of . PHILTHRY was overpowered by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute mismatched duel. Agh! No doubt Philthry is embarrassed, despite being our top Parry-Strike. ASSUR (18-7821) (81-132-2,207) of ARROGANCE fought DIGITALIS (33-6862) (28-29-1,156) of OBSIDIAN HALL. ASSUR defeated DIGITALIS in an exciting 1 minute fight. Top Basher defeating top Parry-Riposte. GLAMDRING (33-2328) (45-31-1,200) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought ZEUS (62-4010) (58-43-0,175) of LEGION OF LEGEND. GLAMDRING devastated ZEUS in a popular 4 minute bloody uneven brawl. Glamdring is top Total Parry. TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (172-167-0,196) of HIGHLANDERS fought MIKEL (6-6190) (69- 73-3,167) of THE LADY'S LIST. TOLAIS DEEPHEART overpowered MIKEL in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. As usual, Ms Deepheart is top Wall of steel. She's also the overall popularity leader, while Mikel is top Slasher. FATALITY (7-5820) (49-50-0,141) of BRUTAL LEGION fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-15-4,150) of . FATALITY was handily defeated by DESIREE in an action packed 1 minute uneven melee. You see, the actual Desiree who used to be a spy reporter here was not that tough. I don't know what ever became of her. Fatality is top Striker. JHAARAN (10-2017) (20-16-1,44) of THE HOLY LEGION fought MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (25-20- 1,67) of WASTELAND II. JHAARAN was vanquished by MAN-MOUNTAIN in an action packed 2 minute gory uneven fight. And no stylemasters. Well... it all amounted to some brief but strenuous exertion. Well done, all of you. And I'm off. Cheerio! -- Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY E AHO LAULA 21-4224 84 45 258 WIDER IS BETTER (1369) SUNSET GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY GLAMDRING 33-2328 46 31 1 215 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND STING 10-429 36 30 2 215 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ASSUR 18-7821 82 132 2 209 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA ZAKAU 5-4623 84 93 208 JOHNS (927) KALTOS -RYANATOR 33-3462 43 37 203 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 173 167 200 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 60 93 1 189 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI -CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422 84 102 186 NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197) DWES EG GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZEUS 62-4010 58 44 176 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS MIKEL 6-6190 69 74 3 166 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL PHILTHRY 42-2079 67 62 166 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI DIGITALIS 33-6862 28 30 1 162 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY FATALITY 7-5820 49 51 135 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853 26 20 1 76 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR JHAARAN 10-2017 20 17 1 42 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 -- Action packed, eh? I am not action packed; as Malic surmised, I am more of a philosopher. Therefore, you were the one who was packed with action. I hope you enjoyed it. -- Philthry Mikel -- Did you find me to be admirably polite? Everyone says I am, but somehow, I just don't see it. I hit people. That's rude, right? -- Pelis the True Top Wall of Steel's Column by Tolais Deepheart The fun thing about writing something in this sporting journal is that no one ever posts anything. They probably don't even read it most of the time. So I can say whatever I want, and no one will refute it. My fight with Sting took place in a candle-lit tent, with a circle of our followers looking on. Well, my brother, Pelis, Glamdring, and Digitalis. Sting strutted into the arena half-naked in an agile but kind of skinny way, and shouted, "I will kill you! I will!" But he didn't mean me. Then he swatted a spider that dangled down from the pointy roof of the tent. It was a BIG one. I don't care for spiders, so I was checking the roof poles to make sure there weren't more, when he hit me a couple of times. Softly. We get along, you know. I surrendered quickly because I was still creeped out and wanted to get out of that icky tent. Then we all took the stage to Talahya and went clubbing until dawn. I was going to cast doubt on this account by saying "This actually happened," but it actually did happen, so... I'm not sure what to say. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS E AHO LAULA slimly won victory over ZAKAU in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title fight. STING subdued PELIS THE TRUE in a exciting 1 minute melee. PHILTHRY was overpowered by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute mismatched duel. ASSUR defeated DIGITALIS in a exciting 1 minute fight. GLAMDRING devastated ZEUS in a popular 4 minute bloody uneven brawl. TOLAIS DEEPHEART overpowered MIKEL in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. FATALITY was handily defeated by DESIREE in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. JHAARAN was vanquished by MAN-MOUNTAIN in a action packed 2 minute gory uneven fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 11 - 0 59 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 16 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 13 - 0 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 14 - 0 39 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 7 - 0 22 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 671 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: LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK E AHO LAULA 21-4224 84 45 0 258 WIDER IS BETTER (1369) TOTAL PARRY GLAMDRING 33-2328 46 31 1 215 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) BASHING ATTACK ASSUR 18-7821 82 132 2 209 ARROGANCE (732) WALL OF STEEL TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 173 167 0 200 HIGHLANDERS (1341) SLASHING ATTACK MIKEL 6-6190 69 74 3 166 THE LADY'S LIST (917) PARRY-STRIKE PHILTHRY 42-2079 67 62 0 166 HIGHLANDERS (1341) PARRY-RIPOSTE DIGITALIS 33-6862 28 30 1 162 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) STRIKING ATTACK FATALITY 7-5820 49 51 0 135 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) 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 GLAMDRING 33-2328, MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853, E AHO LAULA 21-4224, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, STING 10-429, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, ZEUS 62-4010, ASSUR 18-7821, MIKEL 6-6190, and JHAARAN 10-2017. The least popular fighter this week was PHILTHRY 42-2079. The other ten least popular fighters were FATALITY 7-5820, DIGITALIS 33-6862, JHAARAN 10-2017, MIKEL 6-6190, ASSUR 18-7821, ZEUS 62-4010, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, STING 10-429, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, and E AHO LAULA 21-4224. 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 NIATOLI ISLAND(33) 1 1 0 TRANSEL(6) 0 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 RODEKI(42) 1 2 0 BONSUR(7) 1 1 0 SUNSET(21) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZAKAU 5-4623 84 93 0 208 JOHNS (927) KALTOS MIKEL 6-6190 69 74 3 166 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FATALITY 7-5820 49 51 0 135 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR STING 10-429 36 30 2 215 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT ASSUR 18-7821 82 132 2 209 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA E AHO LAULA 21-4224 84 45 0 258 WIDER IS BETTER (1369) SUNSET GLAMDRING 33-2328 46 31 1 215 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 173 167 0 200 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI ZEUS 62-4010 58 44 0 176 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 15-17, 2016. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $149.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--code RSI. Please make your reservations now if you plan to go. Online registration site: http://tinyurl.com/FF56-Tempe This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly. Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!