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. SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA! At long last, we are finally having a summer FTF in New Orleans! It will be held on July 15-17, 2016, at the beautiful Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in downtown New Orleans (504-378-2800). Room rates are $145.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, indoor pool, and business center, as well as several resturants inside the hotel. Valet parking is $40/night. The rooms are blocked--code RSI. (If you have issues making reservations, please let us know!) Hotel site: http://tinyurl.com/July16FTF Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there! -- RSI