DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 05/29/2017    Duedate: 06/10/2017

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 712

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 ALIBIS 84/1398        34   24   0 58.6    2 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370  132  129   2 50.6
    DEMONSPAWN 33/741                           SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386
    80S MOVIES 84/1399                          CRESCENT SHIELD 82/1388
    D.A. REJECTS 47/1396                        BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387
    DRAGON LORDS 10/1391                        MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384
    SUPER HEROES 30/1393                        GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
    LOVELY LADIES 85/1402                     3 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335  135  162   0 45.5
    SPIRIT'S REALM 43/1395                      BLOODY LEGION 96/1276
    BIG BANG THEORY 21/1390                     LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305
    EXCELLENT TUNES 53/1397                   4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  689  856  10 44.6
    THING OF BEAUTY 14/1392                   5 ARROGANCE 18/732    1610 2849  27 36.1
    SPIRIT'S REALM 2 84/1400                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    SPIRIT'S SPIRITS 84/1401                  6 OINGO BOINGO 6/1389    0    9   0  0.0
    IT'S GOOD TO BE... 32/1394

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!
     Well well, it was a good turn today.  There were 21 fights, and one challenge 
(thank you, Winning side).  No one avoided, and no one died.
     WINNING SIDE (6-4276) (16-13-1,26) of OINGO BOINGO challenged DEN'S FAVORITE (33-
3581) (34-29-0,67) of DEMONSPAWN.  WINNING SIDE was outwaited by DEN'S FAVORITE in a 9 
minute Challenge fight.  Well fought!  In any nine minute fight, you know both parties 
have plenty of grit and determination.
     Without planning it, it seems that Assur has taken back the Runeblade. WARDRA 
(82-56471) (32-11-1,235) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought ASSUR (18-7821) (107-147-2,211) of 
ARROGANCE.  WARDRA was demolished by ASSUR in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title 
melee.  And so, Assur is our new Keeper and, of course, top Basher, having wrested 
that title from Wyvern.
     PHOENIX (10-2616) (70-67-1,223) of DRAGON LORDS fought ZEUS (62-4010) (79-63-
0,191) of LEGION OF LEGEND.  PHOENIX viciously subdued ZEUS in a crowd pleasing 4 
minute gory brawl.  Phoenix is our premier Parry-Lunge, while Zeus is our reigning 
Wall of Steel.
     WYVERN (33-2457) (47-47-0,222) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought THE KING (32-5968) (32-32-
1,187) of IT'S GOOD TO BE....  WYVERN savagely defeated THE KING in a crowd pleasing 4 
minute bloody match.  The King is still our Lunging stylemaster, which is odd, since 
there are other Lungers with more recognition points.  I don't understand what quirk 
of the rules is at work here.
     GLAMDRING (33-2328) (58-48-1,197) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-
3469) (75-118-1,206) of HIGHLANDERS.  GLAMDRING slimly won victory over PELIS THE TRUE 
in a crowd pleasing 4 minute fight.  Glamdring is still our best Total Parry, while 
Pelis the True is the overall popularity leader.
     DIGITALIS (33-6862) (38-47-1,194) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought SWEET CHILD (53-6040) 
(62-42-0,199) of EXCELLENT TUNES.  DIGITALIS was devastated by SWEET CHILD in a 4 
minute one-sided competition.  Digitalis is still our reigning Parry-Riposte.
     EBONY (10-3116) (68-52-0,201) of DRAGON LORDS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (59-81-
0,162) of BRUTAL LEGION.  EBONY vanquished FATALITY in an action packed 1 minute gory 
uneven duel.  As usual (in spite of losing), Fatality is top Striker.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (86-97-3,179) of THE LADY'S LIST fought AAGRIVATOR (33-8248) (39-
15-0,124) of DEMONSPAWN.  MIKEL viciously subdued AAGRIVATOR in a popular 4 minute 
gory duel.  As usual, Mikel is top Slasher.  He was also voted this turn's favorite 
fighter.
     BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (14-9-2,152) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought MARLBORO MAN (47-
8145) (20-14-1,115) of D.A. REJECTS.  BATTLE BANSHEE was beaten by MARLBORO MAN in a 2 
minute melee.
     THE DOCTOR (47-8142) (27-10-0,156) of D.A. REJECTS fought ANGRY BOOKIE (104-11) 
(15-10-0,150) of  .  THE DOCTOR narrowly defeated ANGRY BOOKIE in an exciting 1 minute 
brutal fight.
     AELFWINE (82-23244) (21-7-0,135) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought WOLVERINE (30-5347) 
(21-11-1,126) of SUPER HEROES.  AELFWINE devastated WOLVERINE in an exciting 1 minute 
brutal mismatched conflict.
     MAJESTIC (14-5013) (14-2-0,146) of THING OF BEAUTY fought ASSASSIN (96-1802) (33-
19-4,150) of BLOODY LEGION.  MAJESTIC devastated ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute 
gory mismatched bout.  Assassin is, as usual, our premier Aimed Blow.
     SHELDON (21-8063) (18-12-1,113) of BIG BANG THEORY fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (86-
83-0,125) of HIGHLANDERS.  SHELDON lost to PHILTHRY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.  
Philthry is our highest rated Parry-Strike.
     CRUTCH (84-15431) (23-11-0,116) of ALIBIS fought SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (19-9-2,123) 
of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS.  CRUTCH viciously subdued SIR YVAIN in an exciting 2 minute 
bloody fray.
     ZOMBIE BABY (84-53039) (15-5-0,93) of SPIRIT'S SPIRITS fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) 
(20-30-0,30) of  .  ZOMBIE BABY devastated DEBBY TONTE in an exciting 1 minute brutal 
one-sided brawl.  Hmm.  This was the first of two fights for the lovely imitation Ms. 
Tonte.  It's a little odd that she lost both of them.
     SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (19-15-0,54) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought LEONARD (21-8061) 
(14-7-1,55) of BIG BANG THEORY.  SIR LUCAN was overpowered by LEONARD in a 1 minute 
one-sided bout.
     INDIANA JONES (84-46411) (18-13-0,80) of 80S MOVIES fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-
3) (0-0-0,0) of  .  INDIANA JONES overpowered COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute mismatched 
conflict.
     CROW HELM (82-56829) (23-8-0,71) of CRESCENT SHIELD fought SANDY (85-7914) (19-3-
2,73) of LOVELY LADIES.  CROW HELM was overpowered by SANDY in a 1 minute uneven 
fight.  Crow Helm was voted the least favorite fighter this turn, but I wouldn't worry 
about it.  These things pass.
     PHANTASM (43-5048) (12-11-1,59) of SPIRIT'S REALM fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN (104-
1) (20-20-0,50) of  .  PHANTASM was demolished by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in an action 
packed 1 minute uneven bout.
     KYLROI (40-4534) (26-6-0,79) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought LACY (33-8360) (24-18-
1,85) of DEMONSPAWN.  KYLROI overcame LACY in a popular 2 minute contest.
     SPECTRE (84-46450) (15-6-0,88) of SPIRIT'S REALM 2 fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) 
(20-30-0,30) of  .  SPECTRE demolished DEBBY TONTE in an action packed 1 minute brutal 
one-sided fight.
     Snide Clemens said, "What does the DARKHOLM arena have in common with the inns?  
It's just as comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!"  I heartily 
disagree!  Darkholm is the least comfortable arena I've ever sat in.  Even with a pile 
of cushions.  Whereas the inns here are pretty good, actually.
     That's all the fights, and I am ready for a little nap.  So, until next turn:  
Cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821               108 147  2  233  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PHOENIX 10-2616              71  67  1  237  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 WYVERN 33-2457               48  47  0  227  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 SWEET CHILD 53-6040          63  42  0  211  EXCELLENT TUNES (1397)     KHALHUMS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            59  48  1  207  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 EBONY 10-3116                69  52  0  204  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       75 119  1  199  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            38  48  1  191  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZEUS 62-4010                 79  64  0  190  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 WARDRA 82-56471              32  12  1  190  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 THE KING 32-5968             32  33  1  188  IT'S GOOD TO BE... (1394)  ARVAT
 MIKEL 6-6190                 87  97  3  185  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAJESTIC 14-5013             15   2  0  168  THING OF BEAUTY (1392)     TOBIR
 FATALITY 7-5820              59  82  0  166  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 THE DOCTOR 47-8142           28  10  0  163  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            22   7  0  149  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 MARLBORO MAN 47-8145         21  14  1  143  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK
 ASSASSIN 96-1802             33  20  4  141  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD VALAMANTIS
 AAGRIVATOR 33-8248           39  16  0  134  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIATOLI ISLAND
 CRUTCH 84-15431              24  11  0  133  ALIBIS (1398)              BLACKSTONE
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             87  83  0  131  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       14  10  2  131  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 WOLVERINE 30-5347            21  12  1  122  SUPER HEROES (1393)        IAYE
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            19  10  2  118  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 SHELDON 21-8063              18  13  1  115  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZOMBIE BABY 84-53039         16   5  0   95  SPIRIT'S SPIRITS (1401)    BLACKSTONE
 KYLROI 40-4534               27   6  0   93  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SANDY 85-7914                20   3  2   90  LOVELY LADIES (1402)       JASPER GULCH
 SPECTRE 84-46450             16   6  0   90  SPIRIT'S REALM 2 (1400)    BLACKSTONE
 LACY 33-8360                 24  19  1   82  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIATOLI ISLAND
 INDIANA JONES 84-46411       19  13  0   82  80S MOVIES (1399)          BLACKSTONE
 DEN'S FAVORITE 33-3581       35  29  0   69  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIATOLI ISLAND
 LEONARD 21-8061              15   7  1   68  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET
 CROW HELM 82-56829           23   9  0   66  CRESCENT SHIELD (1388)     DWES EG
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            19  16  0   46  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 PHANTASM 43-5048             12  12  1   44  SPIRIT'S REALM (1395)      VEASTIAN
 WINNING SIDE 6-4276          16  14  1   36  OINGO BOINGO (1389)        TRANSEL

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Sir Lucan -- It's not you, it's me. -- Winning Side

Digitalis -- That fight went my way every minute, but you still hung in there.  In the 
end, you almost got me.  Well fought, young lady. -- Pelis the True 

Majestic -- You know, you shouldn't be training that just yet.  The accepted wisdom is 
to train skills until you can't learn anymore, and then train other things.  Training 
what you're training could cost you, in the long run. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WINNING SIDE was outwaited by DEN'S FAVORITE in a 9 minute Challenge fight.
WARDRA was demolished by ASSUR in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
PHOENIX viciously subdued ZEUS in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory brawl.
WYVERN savagely defeated THE KING in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody match.
GLAMDRING slimly won victory over PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute fight.
DIGITALIS was devastated by SWEET CHILD in a 4 minute one-sided competition.
EBONY vanquished FATALITY in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
MIKEL viciously subdued AAGRIVATOR in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
BATTLE BANSHEE was beaten by MARLBORO MAN in a 2 minute melee.
THE DOCTOR narrowly defeated ANGRY BOOKIE in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
AELFWINE devastated WOLVERINE in a exciting 1 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
MAJESTIC devastated ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory mismatched bout.
SHELDON lost to PHILTHRY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
CRUTCH viciously subdued SIR YVAIN in a exciting 2 minute bloody fray.
ZOMBIE BABY devastated DEBBY TONTE in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided brawl.
SIR LUCAN was overpowered by LEONARD in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
INDIANA JONES overpowered COCKY SPECTATOR in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
CROW HELM was overpowered by SANDY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PHANTASM was demolished by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
KYLROI overcame LACY in a popular 2 minute contest.
SPECTRE demolished DEBBY TONTE in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  11 -  0      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         BASHING ATTACK    19 -  14 -  0      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         AIMED BLOW        23 -  19 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  20 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  18 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |

Turn 712 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-LUNGE        4 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  4         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  3     AIMED BLOW         1 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             108 147  2  233 ARROGANCE (732)
PARRY-LUNGE      PHOENIX 10-2616            71  67  1  237 DRAGON LORDS (1391)
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          59  48  1  207 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          38  48  1  191 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
WALL OF STEEL    ZEUS 62-4010               79  64  0  190 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE KING 32-5968           32  33  1  188 IT'S GOOD TO BE... (1394)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               87  97  3  185 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            59  82  0  166 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
AIMED BLOW       ASSASSIN 96-1802           33  20  4  141 BLOODY LEGION (1276)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           87  83  0  131 HIGHLANDERS (1341)

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 WINNING SIDE 
6-4276, WYVERN 33-2457, THE KING 32-5968, SWEET CHILD 53-6040, PHOENIX 10-2616, 
KYLROI 40-4534, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, GLAMDRING 33-2328, EBONY 10-3116, and 
MAJESTIC 14-5013.

The least popular fighter this week was CROW HELM 82--8707.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SIR LUCAN 60-9077, PHANTASM 43-5048, ASSASSIN 96-1802, 
WOLVERINE 30-5347, FATALITY 7-5820, WARDRA 82--9065, LACY 33-8360, SANDY 85-7914, 
INDIANA JONES 84--19125, and LEONARD 21-8061.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
TRANSEL(6)           1  1 0  ARVAT(32)            0  1 0  ARADI(60)            0  2 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   3  3 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           2  0 0  ZENSU(40)            1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          1  2 0  
TOBIR(14)            1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  BLACKSTONE(84)       4  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  VEASTIAN(43)         0  1 0  JASPER GULCH(85)     1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       2  1 0  OLD VALAMANTIS(96)   0  1 0  
IAYE(30)             0  1 0  KHALHUMS(53)         1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                87  97  3  185  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             59  82  0  166  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 PHOENIX 10-2616             71  67  1  237  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 MAJESTIC 14-5013            15   2  0  168  THING OF BEAUTY (1392)     TOBIR
 ASSUR 18-7821              108 147  2  233  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 SHELDON 21-8063             18  13  1  115  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET
 WOLVERINE 30-5347           21  12  1  122  SUPER HEROES (1393)        IAYE
 THE KING 32-5968            32  33  1  188  IT'S GOOD TO BE... (1394)  ARVAT
 WYVERN 33-2457              48  47  0  227  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              27   6  0   93  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      75 119  1  199  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 PHANTASM 43-5048            12  12  1   44  SPIRIT'S REALM (1395)      VEASTIAN
 THE DOCTOR 47-8142          28  10  0  163  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK
 SWEET CHILD 53-6040         63  42  0  211  EXCELLENT TUNES (1397)     KHALHUMS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           19  10  2  118  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 ZEUS 62-4010                79  64  0  190  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 WARDRA 82--9065             32  12  1  190  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 CRUTCH 84-15431             24  11  0  133  ALIBIS (1398)              BLACKSTONE
 SANDY 85-7914               20   3  2   90  LOVELY LADIES (1402)       JASPER GULCH
 ASSASSIN 96-1802            33  20  4  141  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD VALAMANTIS