DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 01/23/2016    Duedate: 02/05/2016

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 680

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 WASTELAND II 7/500  3772 2719  16 58.1    4 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   88  113   0 43.8
  2-BLOODRIGHT 11/1377    66   74   1 47.1      BLOODY LEGION 96/1276
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305
    GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378                 5 ARROGANCE 18/732    1573 2822  27 35.8
  3 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  655  821  10 44.4      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

I should say something... hmm... I miss the scent of popcorn on fight day.  The fried 
phantomfish and green cheese, not so much.  I went looking for our arena's popcorn 
vendor, Lester Smart.  He has retired from that because, due to the reduction in 
spectators, it wasn't profitable anymore.  Now he's attempting to grow the kind of 
moss that grows in the Syrinwald swamp... you know, the kind you smoke?  It isn't 
doing well in this climate.  I asked him if he really thought it was a good idea and 
he said, "Anything I decide to do is a smart choice."

True enough, I guess.  There's no arguing with the man.  But his moss field looks 
pretty awful.  He said he's thinking maybe he could somehow cross it with popcorn.  
We'll see.

All of you fighters out there, keep working at it and stay warm until next time.  Bye!

Tolais Deepheart

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

Malic here.  Oh dear, five fights.  It was a very short day, and I always wince when a 
stand-in wins.

TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (179-169-0,245) of HIGHLANDERS fought MIKEL (6-6190) (72-
79-3,211) of THE LADY'S LIST.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated MIKEL in a 2 minute 
mismatched Title fight.  Ms Deepheart is our top Wall of Steel, and of course Mikel 
remains our top Slasher.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (71-66-0,183) of HIGHLANDERS fought ASSUR (18-7821) (86-136-2,182) 
of ARROGANCE.  PHILTHRY won victory over ASSUR in an action packed 1 minute battle.  
That was surprising!  But Philthry is our top Parry-Strike and Assur remains top 
Basher.

PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (61-100-1,156) of HIGHLANDERS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (51-
57-0,140) of BRUTAL LEGION.  PELIS THE TRUE was demolished by FATALITY in a crowd 
pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.  Fatality is our top Striker, while Mr. the True is 
the overall popularity leader.  ZEUS (62-4010) (59-51-0,138) of LEGION OF LEGEND 
fought MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (31-23-1,149) of WASTELAND II.  ZEUS bested MAN-MOUNTAIN 
in a 2 minute fight.  Man-Mountain was voted least popular this turn, but he still 
made the high popularity list.  *sigh*

ASSASSIN (96-1802) (12-8-4,63) of BLOODY LEGION fought BOOKIE'S GUARD.  ASSASSIN was 
defeated by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.  Assassin is our most 
dangerous Aimed Blow.  Well.  I think he's our only Aimed Blow, but they're all 
dangerous.

That's all.  Until next time, cheerio!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    180 169     256  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-PHANTASIE 11-2330            68  52  2  217  BLOODRIGHT (1377)          ARUAK CITY

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                 72  80  3  193  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             72  66     189  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-STING 10-429                 40  34  2  185  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821                86 137  2  180  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 FATALITY 7-5820              52  57     159  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZEUS 62-4010                 60  51     154  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853          31  24  1  140  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       61 101  1  138  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-KYLROI 40-4534               21   3      79  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 ASSASSIN 96-1802             12   9  4   66  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD VALAMANTIS

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Assur -- I hope you're feeling okay now. -- Tolais Deepheart

Phantasie -- It's tricky to parry while lying on the sand.  Ow. -- Philthry

Zeus -- Well, I'm not of Assur's quality, but I was adequate, eh? -- Pelis the True
P.S.  Don't forget to change your train.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated MIKEL in a 2 minute mismatched Title fight.
PHILTHRY won victory over ASSUR in a action packed 1 minute battle.
PELIS THE TRUE was demolished by FATALITY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.
ZEUS bested MAN-MOUNTAIN in a 2 minute fight.
ASSASSIN was defeated by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -  12 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY        4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  18 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 680 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 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  180 169  0  256 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               72  80  3  193 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           72  66  0  189 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821              86 137  2  180 ARROGANCE (732)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            52  57  0  159 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
AIMED BLOW       ASSASSIN 96-1802           12   9  4   66 BLOODY LEGION (1276)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
PHILTHRY 42-2079, ASSUR 18-7821, FATALITY 7-5820, ZEUS 62-4010, MIKEL 6-6190, 
ASSASSIN 96-1802, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853,  0-0, and  0-0.

The least popular fighter this week was MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, ASSASSIN 96-1802, MIKEL 6-6190, ZEUS 
62-4010, FATALITY 7-5820, ASSUR 18-7821, PHILTHRY 42-2079, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620,  
0-0, and  0-0.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
TRANSEL(6)           0  1 0  TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  1 0  RODEKI(42)           2  1 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                72  80  3  193  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             52  57  0  159  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ASSUR 18-7821               86 137  2  180  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   180 169  0  256  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                60  51  0  154  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 ASSASSIN 96-1802            12   9  4   66  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD VALAMANTIS

                                CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS

To clarify:  You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.  
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided. 
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space. 
Make sure you include the ID!

                             * * * * *   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. 

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Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June.  We hope 
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                                          -- RSI