DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 03/05/2016    Duedate: 03/18/2016

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 683

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 WASTELAND II 7/500  3772 2722  16 58.1    3 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  660  825  10 44.4
  2 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   95  115   0 45.2    4 ARROGANCE 18/732    1575 2826  27 35.8
    BLOODY LEGION 96/1276                       THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305

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

Hi there!

In case anyone doesn't know, there's a poker game at Mikel's place on Friday.  It 
starts about 4 pm and it's potluck, so bring a dish. 

					  -- Tolais Deepheart, Keeper of the Runeblade

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

The other day, Snide Clemens said this to me:  "What does the DARKHOLM arena have in 
common with the inns?  It's just as comfortable to sleep in either place."  No, it 
isn't.  Darkholm arena isn't sittable at all, unless you bring tall a pile of cushions 
and a thick blanket.  Even then, it's far from nappable.  There aren't any inns here 
in Willow Beach, but there is a nice bed-and-breakfast which, I have heard, is pretty 
comfy.

TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (182-169-0,271) of HIGHLANDERS fought FATALITY (7-5820) 
(54-57-0,193) of BRUTAL LEGION.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated FATALITY in a 1 minute 
mismatched Title fight.  Of course Ms. Deepheart is still top Wall of Steel and the 
Keeper of the Runeblade, and she even wrote a column-ish.  I'll be there at the game, 
by the way.

MIKEL (6-6190) (72-82-3,184) of THE LADY'S LIST fought ZEUS (62-4010) (62-51-0,178) of 
LEGION OF LEGEND.  MIKEL was subdued by ZEUS in a 2 minute melee.  So our party host 
has something to celebrate.  *tosses confetti*  He's top Slasher as well.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (72-68-0,168) of HIGHLANDERS fought MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (31-26-
1,134) of WASTELAND II.  PHILTHRY subdued MAN-MOUNTAIN in an action packed 1 minute 
fight.  Philthry is top Parry-Strike.

ASSUR (18-7821) (87-138-2,172) of ARROGANCE fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (62-102-
1,149) of HIGHLANDERS.  ASSUR devastated PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute one-sided 
contest.  Assur, as I'm sure we all recall, is top Basher.  Pelis isn't a stylemaster 
this turn, but he did have the distinction of being the overall popularity leader AND 
the least popular fighter.  That's something.

ASSASSIN (96-1802) (14-9-4,70) of BLOODY LEGION fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-5) (35-18-
0,75) of  .  ASSASSIN was defeated by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute 
match.  Assassin is our highest ranked Aimed Blow, and it's a pity he lost to a stand-
in.  The Bookie's Guard is... hmm... rather a brute, really.  I know he's chased me a 
few times.  Luckily, I'm fast.

So... that's all.  Spring is almost here!  I hope you all have a jolly two weeks.

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    183 169     280  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FATALITY 7-5820              54  58     189  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ZEUS 62-4010                 63  51     187  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                 72  83  3  180  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ASSUR 18-7821                88 138  2  176  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             73  68     170  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       62 103  1  145  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853          31  27  1  139  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSASSIN 96-1802             14  10  4   72  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

Mikel -- And so we met again.  Don't forget the poker game on Friday.  It's at your 
house this time. -- Tolais Deepheart

Zeus -- We put on a pretty good show.  If only it didn't involve anyone bleeding.  
Sometimes I wish we were all total parry scum. -- Philthry

Man-Mountain -- Thank you for the win. Next time, you can win. -- Pelis the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TOLAIS DEEPHEART devastated FATALITY in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
MIKEL was subdued by ZEUS in a 2 minute melee.
PHILTHRY subdued MAN-MOUNTAIN in a action packed 1 minute fight.
ASSUR devastated PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
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     9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   9 -  0      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   2 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 683 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  183 169  0  280 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            54  58  0  189 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               72  83  3  180 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821              88 138  2  176 ARROGANCE (732)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           73  68  0  170 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
AIMED BLOW       ASSASSIN 96-1802           14  10  4   72 BLOODY LEGION (1276)

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

The least popular fighter this week was PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ASSUR 18-7821, MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853, FATALITY 7-5820, ASSASSIN 
96-1802, PHILTHRY 42-2079, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, ZEUS 62-4010, MIKEL 6-6190,  
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)          1  0 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  2 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  83  3  180  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             54  58  0  189  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 ASSUR 18-7821               88 138  2  176  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   183 169  0  280  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                63  51  0  187  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 ASSASSIN 96-1802            14  10  4   72  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD 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. 

                      PRINCE ALBERT (17-7522) ROYAL PAIN  (610) 
                    THE MAYTAL (35-3644) PHILANTHROPISTS 2  (345) 
                    HOLY SMOKE (82-43560) ROOKIE MAIDEN 29  (7305) 
                  SOFT 'N CHEWY (82-15624) STREET PIZZAD IX  (2347) 
                    SUPPOSABLE THUMBS (82-45792) 10/25/06D  (7689) 
                        COCOA COUP (82-48528) 040707M  (8157) 
                         POOR OLD TOM (82-7154) GWAR  (1021) 
                           RIDIS (82-15371) SANIKUS  (2304) 
                         ELAINA (82-3414) (N.) GODLIKE  (461) 
                 CAUSTIC MACAROON (84-15171) ORLANDO BOUND II  (2675) 
                     SUBATOMIC PASTE (84-27527) 2012 XIV  (4884) 
                       PFC10 (84-3805) MEDAL OF HONOR L7  (741) 
               T TEBOW'S CONCUSSION (84-12163) SUPE FORCES 0905  (2190) 
                     ZELLNER (84-24796) SUPE FORCES 7A00  (4405) 
                  STORM FIRE (84-19028) SUPERIOR FORCES 1601  (3373) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes