DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 12/12/2015 Duedate: 12/25/2015 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 677 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 WASTELAND II 7/500 3770 2718 16 58.1 3 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 650 817 10 44.3 2 BLOODRIGHT 11/1377 62 72 1 46.3 4 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 86 108 0 44.3 THE GREEKS 52/1379 LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370 5 JOHNS 5/927 1570 2819 27 35.8 KARAMATZOV BROS 3/1376 ARROGANCE 18/732 THE HOLY LEGION 10/490 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade Oh, darn. I won the Runeblade again, because all of the more competent fighters left. With only five guilds left, and only fight fights between us all... I'm at a loss, despite winning. It really doesn't feel like I won. I've been told that this arena is not going to be closed. But... it's so quiet here. The little fishing village of Willow Beach goes about its business, and we few gladiators haunt the arena like ghosts. You know, I always thought this arena looked haunted, even when it was populated and busy. It's so tall and skinny. The fighting ring is actually quite small, and the stands rise steeply around it, almost vertically. The opening at the top is so narrow that the sands only get direct sunlight when it's close to noon, in the summer. This time of year there is no direct light at all. My fight with Sting was short and not very sweet. You know how we all have a bad day sometimes. This time, it appeared to be his turn. Although he gave me such a knowing look as the fight started, I had a feeling he didn't really choose to win. Maybe he didn't want to write a column. Writing a column isn't that hard. I guess I'll be doing it until some more fighters transfer here, although why they would want to do that, I don't really know. Tolais Deeply Depressed REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Well, well. Malic here. There were six fights, which is more than last turn. No challenges. One stand-in. TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (176-169-0,215) of HIGHLANDERS fought PHANTASIE (11-2330) (66-51-2,193) of BLOODRIGHT. TOLAIS DEEPHEART bested PHANTASIE in a 2 minute Title fight. Ms. Deepheart is of course our Keeper of the Runeblade again, also our top Wall of Steel. Phantasie, you are new here, are you not? Welcome! PHILTHRY (42-2079) (70-64-0,186) of HIGHLANDERS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (51-54-0,159) of BRUTAL LEGION. PHILTHRY devastated FATALITY in an action packed 1 minute one-sided duel. Philthry is top Parry-Strike fighter, and Fatality is top Striker. ZEUS (62-4010) (59-48-0,188) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22) (0-0- 0,181) of . ZEUS was savagely defeated by LOCAL CONSTABLE in an action packed 4 minute fight. Hmm. Stand-in. The stand-ins always seem to win these days. MIKEL (6-6190) (70-78-3,183) of THE LADY'S LIST fought STING (10-429) (39-32-2,189) of THE HOLY LEGION. MIKEL was devastated by STING in an exciting 1 minute bloody one- sided fight. Mikel is top Striker, while Sting is the top Lunger. ASSUR (18-7821) (84-135-2,177) of ARROGANCE fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (60-98- 1,138) of HIGHLANDERS. ASSUR devastated PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. Assur is top Basher. Pelis is overall popularity leader. MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (28-23-1,77) of WASTELAND II fought KYLROI (40-4534) (19-2-0,90) of GRIZZLED VETERANS. MAN-MOUNTAIN overpowered KYLROI in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. Kylroi is our top Aimed Blow. There is nothing else to say.... about the fights. But I'll say something about the weather. Rain! It has rained here for more than twenty-four hours. I don't like it. Anywhere the ground slopes, we are getting gullies. This is just silly. You know, some people think I have some authority. But I've never been able to do a darned thing about the weather. I'm tempted to say "someone should," but actually they shouldn't, I think. That's a power that could be far too easily misused. If anyone had weather powers, the people they didn't like would be walking around with personal rainclouds, eh? Spiffy for a professional firefighter, of course. I don't care to go out in this rain, but luckily there is a very nice wine cellar at the base of the Tower. I'll just toddle down there and make sure the water isn't seeping in. If it is, I'll have to rescue the wine, won't I? Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 177 169 227 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY STING 10-429 40 32 2 198 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT PHANTASIE 11-2330 66 52 2 193 BLOODRIGHT (1377) ARUAK CITY PHILTHRY 42-2079 71 64 190 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ZEUS 62-4010 59 49 180 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS ASSUR 18-7821 85 135 2 179 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA MIKEL 6-6190 70 79 3 177 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FATALITY 7-5820 51 55 158 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 60 99 1 139 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853 29 23 1 100 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY KYLROI 40-4534 19 3 75 GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378) ZENSU '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Sting -- Well, that was pretty one-sided. I guess you were having an off day. -- Tolais Deepheart Assur -- Hmm. I'd say you need to speed up a bit. -- Philthry Fatality -- Huh. They tell me I was knocked out at the first blow. I can't remember. But I guess I should say: Well done. -- Pelis the True LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS TOLAIS DEEPHEART bested PHANTASIE in a 2 minute Title fight. PHILTHRY devastated FATALITY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel. ZEUS was savagely defeated by LOCAL CONSTABLE in a action packed 4 minute fight. MIKEL was devastated by STING in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided fight. ASSUR devastated PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. MAN-MOUNTAIN overpowered KYLROI in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 6 - 0 78 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 16 - 0 47 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 - 0 38 | |AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 15 - 0 38 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 13 - 1 35 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 677 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 177 169 0 227 HIGHLANDERS (1341) LUNGING ATTACK STING 10-429 40 32 2 198 THE HOLY LEGION (490) PARRY-STRIKE PHILTHRY 42-2079 71 64 0 190 HIGHLANDERS (1341) BASHING ATTACK ASSUR 18-7821 85 135 2 179 ARROGANCE (732) SLASHING ATTACK MIKEL 6-6190 70 79 3 177 THE LADY'S LIST (917) STRIKING ATTACK FATALITY 7-5820 51 55 0 158 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) AIMED BLOW KYLROI 40-4534 19 3 0 75 GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378) The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469. The most popular warrior this turn was ZEUS 62-4010. The ten other most popular fighters were TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, STING 10-429, ASSUR 18-7821, PHANTASIE 11-2330, PHILTHRY 42-2079, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853, FATALITY 7-5820, KYLROI 40-4534, and MIKEL 6-6190. The least popular fighter this week was MIKEL 6-6190. The other ten least popular fighters were KYLROI 40-4534, FATALITY 7-5820, MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, PHILTHRY 42-2079, PHANTASIE 11-2330, ASSUR 18-7821, STING 10-429, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, and ZEUS 62-4010. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K TRANSEL(6) 0 1 0 ARUAK CITY(11) 0 1 0 RODEKI(42) 2 1 0 BONSUR(7) 1 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 KOLACT(10) 1 0 0 ZENSU(40) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIKEL 6-6190 70 79 3 177 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FATALITY 7-5820 51 55 0 158 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR STING 10-429 40 32 2 198 THE HOLY LEGION (490) KOLACT PHANTASIE 11-2330 66 52 2 193 BLOODRIGHT (1377) ARUAK CITY ASSUR 18-7821 85 135 2 179 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA KYLROI 40-4534 19 3 0 75 GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378) ZENSU TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 177 169 0 227 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI ZEUS 62-4010 59 49 0 180 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. MALCOLM X (5-2496) BLACK BULLDOGS (11) GO WEST (82-40489) ROOKIE CULT 3 (6754) THUNDERBIRD (82-30981) THIRSTY THUGS 0415 (5090) LBA DOMINATION (82-11488) NO-SO ROYAL RUMBLE (1672) SSG 4 (84-18771) MEDAL OF HONOR D11 (3333) ROONEY (84-35472) THIRSTY THUGS 1308 (6203) ROBBER (84-35428) THIRSTY THUGS 1307 (6194) TOBIAS BEECHER (65-5035) OZ 2 (556) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes