DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 06/12/2017    Duedate: 06/24/2017

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 713

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 ALIBIS 84/1398        49   28   0 63.6    2 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370  137  134   2 50.6
    DEMONSPAWN 33/741                           SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386
    80S MOVIES 84/1399                          THE HOLY LEGION 10/490
    D.A. REJECTS 47/1396                        CRESCENT SHIELD 82/1388
    DRAGON LORDS 10/1391                        BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387
    SUPER HEROES 30/1393                        MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384
    LOVELY LADIES 85/1402                       GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
    SPIRIT'S REALM 43/1395                    3 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335  135  165   0 45.0
    BIG BANG THEORY 21/1390                     BLOODY LEGION 96/1276
    EXCELLENT TUNES 53/1397                     LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305
    THING OF BEAUTY 14/1392                   4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  689  858  10 44.5
    SPIRIT'S REALM 2 84/1400                  5 ARROGANCE 18/732    1610 2851  27 36.1
    SPIRIT'S SPIRITS 84/1401                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    IT'S GOOD TO BE... 32/1394                6 OINGO BOINGO 6/1389    0   10   0  0.0

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Oh, hullo there!
     Again today there were 21 fights.  There were FIVE challenges -- woo hoo!  No 
avoids, and thank goodness, no one died. 
     DIGITALIS (33-6862) (38-48-1,191) of OBSIDIAN HALL challenged PELIS THE TRUE (42-
3469) (75-119-1,199) of HIGHLANDERS.  DIGITALIS viciously subdued PELIS THE TRUE in an 
8 minute Challenge fight.  Digitalis is our best Parry-Riposte, while Pelis the True 
is, as usual, the overall popularity leader.
     WARDRA (82-56471) (32-12-1,190) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN challenged PHOENIX (10-2616) 
(71-67-1,237) of DRAGON LORDS.  WARDRA savagely defeated PHOENIX in an exciting 4 
minute gory Challenge melee.
     AELFWINE (82-23244) (22-7-0,149) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN challenged FATALITY (7-5820) 
(59-82-0,166) of BRUTAL LEGION.  AELFWINE viciously subdued FATALITY in a 2 minute 
bloody Challenge brawl.
     BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (14-10-2,131) of SPECTRAL STEEL challenged CRUTCH (84-
15431) (24-11-0,133) of ALIBIS.  BATTLE BANSHEE was overpowered by CRUTCH in a 1 
minute one-sided Challenge fight.
     WINNING SIDE (6-4276) (16-14-1,36) of OINGO BOINGO challenged LACY (33-8360) (24-
19-1,82) of DEMONSPAWN.  WINNING SIDE slimly lost to LACY in a popular 3 minute bloody 
Challenge duel.  Well, darn.  Lacy is a nice girl, but Winning side writes personal 
ads.
     ASSUR (18-7821) (108-147-2,233) of ARROGANCE fought SWEET CHILD (53-6040) (63-42-
0,211) of EXCELLENT TUNES.  ASSUR was luckily beaten by SWEET CHILD in a crowd 
pleasing 2 minute gory Title brawl.  Sweet Child is the top Parry-Lunge, while Assur 
is top Basher.  Good fight.  And congratuations, Sweet Child, on winning the 
Runeblade.
     GLAMDRING (33-2328) (59-48-1,207) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought EBONY (10-3116) (69-52-
0,204) of DRAGON LORDS.  GLAMDRING handily defeated EBONY in an action packed 8 minute 
gruesome uneven melee.  Glamdring is our top TP, hence the 8 minutes.  Nice going.
     THE KING (32-5968) (32-33-1,188) of IT'S GOOD TO BE... fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-
29) (80-50-4,250) of  .  THE KING was savagely defeated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute 
gruesome duel.  Hmm.  Well, not surprising when the stand-in is Dirk Cholera.  The 
King, though, is top Lunger.
     ZEUS (62-4010) (79-64-0,190) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought MAJESTIC (14-5013) (15-2-
0,168) of THING OF BEAUTY.  ZEUS was savagely defeated by MAJESTIC in an exciting 4 
minute gruesome fight.  Zeus is our best Wall of Steel.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (87-97-3,185) of THE LADY'S LIST fought THE DOCTOR (47-8142) (28-
10-0,163) of D.A. REJECTS.  MIKEL was overpowered by THE DOCTOR in an exciting 1 
minute bloody one-sided fight.  As he often is, Mikel is top Slasher.
     WOLVERINE (30-5347) (21-12-1,122) of SUPER HEROES fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (25-
20-2,106) of THE HOLY LEGION.  WOLVERINE was unbelievably bested by JHAARAN in an 
exciting 6 minute brutal contest.  The spectators vote Wolverine as their favorite 
fighter this turn.
     ASSASSIN (96-1802) (33-20-4,141) of BLOODY LEGION fought ZOMBIE BABY (84-53039) 
(16-5-0,95) of SPIRIT'S SPIRITS.  ASSASSIN was bested by ZOMBIE BABY in a 2 minute 
bloody bout.
     1AAGRIVATOR (33-8248) (39-16-0,134) of DEMONSPAWN fought SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (19-
10-2,118) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS.  AAGRIVATOR overcame SIR YVAIN in an action packed 1 
minute fight.
     MARLBORO MAN (47-8145) (21-14-1,143) of D.A. REJECTS fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) 
(87-83-0,131) of HIGHLANDERS.  MARLBORO MAN narrowly defeated PHILTHRY in an action 
packed 3 minute struggle.  In spite of getting beaten, Philthry is still the top 
Parry-Strike.
     SHELDON (21-8063) (18-13-1,115) of BIG BANG THEORY fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-7) 
(0-0-0,110) of  .  SHELDON handily defeated OLD SAILMAKER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute 
mismatched bout.
     KYLROI (40-4534) (27-6-0,93) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought INDIANA JONES (84-46411) 
(19-13-0,82) of 80S MOVIES.  KYLROI was devastated by INDIANA JONES in a 1 minute one-
sided fight.
     SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (19-16-0,46) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought PHANTASM (43-5048) 
(12-12-1,44) of SPIRIT'S REALM.  SIR LUCAN was subdued by PHANTASM in a 2 minute bout.
     ZYRO (33-8118) (22-15-0,81) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought DEN'S FAVORITE (33-3581) (35-
29-0,69) of DEMONSPAWN.  ZYRO was overpowered by DEN'S FAVORITE in a crowd pleasing 6 
minute one-sided match.
     SANDY (85-7914) (20-3-2,90) of LOVELY LADIES fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-5) (35-
18-0,75) of  .  SANDY bested BOOKIE'S GUARD in a popular 1 minute bout.
     SPECTRE (84-46450) (16-6-0,90) of SPIRIT'S REALM 2 fought INKEEPER'S SON (104-4) 
(15-15-0,40) of  .  SPECTRE vanquished INKEEPER'S SON in an action packed 1 minute 
one-sided match.
     LEONARD (21-8061) (15-7-1,68) of BIG BANG THEORY fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-
30-0,30) of  .  LEONARD vanquished DEBBY TONTE in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched 
fray.
     Well, that's all the fights.  Hope you're all healed up by now.  See you next 
time -- or earlier, if you drop by the Tower.  Cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SWEET CHILD 53-6040          64  42  0  217  EXCELLENT TUNES (1397)     KHALHUMS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            60  48  1  229  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
-WYVERN 33-2457               48  47  0  227  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WARDRA 82-56471              33  12  1  205  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 ASSUR 18-7821               108 148  2  204  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            39  48  1  203  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 PHOENIX 10-2616              71  68  1  198  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 EBONY 10-3116                69  53  0  196  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 THE KING 32-5968             32  34  1  195  IT'S GOOD TO BE... (1394)  ARVAT
 MAJESTIC 14-5013             16   2  0  195  THING OF BEAUTY (1392)     TOBIR
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       75 120  1  193  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 THE DOCTOR 47-8142           29  10  0  185  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZEUS 62-4010                 79  65  0  178  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 MIKEL 6-6190                 87  98  3  170  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            23   7  0  164  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 FATALITY 7-5820              59  83  0  156  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARLBORO MAN 47-8145         22  14  1  150  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK
 CRUTCH 84-15431              25  11  0  145  ALIBIS (1398)              BLACKSTONE
 AAGRIVATOR 33-8248           40  16  0  140  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIATOLI ISLAND
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             87  84  0  134  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZOMBIE BABY 84-53039         17   5  0  131  SPIRIT'S SPIRITS (1401)    BLACKSTONE
 JHAARAN 10-2017              26  20  2  127  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       14  11  2  126  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 SHELDON 21-8063              19  13  1  125  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            19  11  2  123  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 ASSASSIN 96-1802             33  21  4  116  BLOODY LEGION (1276)       OLD VALAMANTIS
 WOLVERINE 30-5347            21  13  1  114  SUPER HEROES (1393)        IAYE

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SANDY 85-7914                21   3  2  100  LOVELY LADIES (1402)       JASPER GULCH
 INDIANA JONES 84-46411       20  13  0  100  80S MOVIES (1399)          BLACKSTONE
 SPECTRE 84-46450             17   6  0   92  SPIRIT'S REALM 2 (1400)    BLACKSTONE

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DEN'S FAVORITE 33-3581       36  29  0   90  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIATOLI ISLAND
 LACY 33-8360                 25  19  1   84  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIATOLI ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534               27   7  0   79  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 ZYRO 33-8118                 22  16  0   70  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 LEONARD 21-8061              16   7  1   70  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET
-CROW HELM 82-56829           23   9  0   66  CRESCENT SHIELD (1388)     DWES EG
 PHANTASM 43-5048             13  12  1   53  SPIRIT'S REALM (1395)      VEASTIAN
 WINNING SIDE 6-4276          16  15  1   48  OINGO BOINGO (1389)        TRANSEL
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            19  17  0   40  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Den's Favorite -- Hey!  I brought the biggest weapon I could sorta carry and you broke 
it. -- Winning Side

Glamdring -- That worked well for both of us. -- Pelis the True

Sheldon -- For a young whippersnapper, you're pretty good. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DIGITALIS viciously subdued PELIS THE TRUE in a 8 minute Challenge fight.
WARDRA savagely defeated PHOENIX in a exciting 4 minute gory Challenge melee.
AELFWINE viciously subdued FATALITY in a 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
BATTLE BANSHEE was overpowered by CRUTCH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
WINNING SIDE slimly lost to LACY in a popular 3 minute bloody Challenge duel.
ASSUR was luckily beaten by SWEET CHILD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory Title brawl.
GLAMDRING handily defeated EBONY in a action packed 8 minute gruesome uneven melee.
THE KING was savagely defeated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
ZEUS was savagely defeated by MAJESTIC in a exciting 4 minute gruesome fight.
MIKEL was overpowered by THE DOCTOR in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
WOLVERINE was unbelievably bested by JHAARAN in a exciting 6 minute brutal contest.
ASSASSIN was bested by ZOMBIE BABY in a 2 minute bloody bout.
AAGRIVATOR overcame SIR YVAIN in a action packed 1 minute fight.
MARLBORO MAN narrowly defeated PHILTHRY in a action packed 3 minute struggle.
SHELDON handily defeated OLD SAILMAKER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched bout.
KYLROI was devastated by INDIANA JONES in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SIR LUCAN was subdued by PHANTASM in a 2 minute bout.
ZYRO was overpowered by DEN'S FAVORITE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute one-sided match.
SANDY bested BOOKIE'S GUARD in a popular 1 minute bout.
SPECTRE vanquished INKEEPER'S SON in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
LEONARD vanquished DEBBY TONTE in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  12 -  0      73  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   7 -  0      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  15 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW        20 -  22 -  0      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  20 -  1      46  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  19 -  0      30  |

Turn 713 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  3         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         3  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      SWEET CHILD 53-6040        64  42  0  217 EXCELLENT TUNES (1397)
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          60  48  1  229 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             108 148  2  204 ARROGANCE (732)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          39  48  1  203 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE KING 32-5968           32  34  1  195 IT'S GOOD TO BE... (1394)
WALL OF STEEL    ZEUS 62-4010               79  65  0  178 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               87  98  3  170 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            59  83  0  156 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           87  84  0  134 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
AIMED BLOW       ASSASSIN 96-1802           33  21  4  116 BLOODY LEGION (1276)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was WOLVERINE 30-5347.  The ten other most popular fighters were PELIS THE 
TRUE 42-3469, MAJESTIC 14-5013, WARDRA 82--9065, DIGITALIS 33-6862, GLAMDRING 
33-2328, EBONY 10-3116, ZYRO 33-8118, PHOENIX 10-2616, MARLBORO MAN 47-8145, and 
WINNING SIDE 6-4276.

The least popular fighter this week was KYLROI 40-4534.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ASSASSIN 96-1802, FATALITY 7-5820, SIR LUCAN 60-9077, INDIANA JONES 
84--19125, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, AAGRIVATOR 33-8248, ZEUS 62-4010, BATTLE BANSHEE 
47-7979, MIKEL 6-6190, and LEONARD 21-8061.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
TRANSEL(6)           0  2 0  ARVAT(32)            0  1 0  ARADI(60)            0  2 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   5  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  2 0  ZENSU(40)            0  1 0  DWES EG(82)          2  0 0  
TOBIR(14)            1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           0  2 0  BLACKSTONE(84)       4  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  VEASTIAN(43)         1  0 0  JASPER GULCH(85)     1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           2  0 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  98  3  170  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             59  83  0  156  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 PHOENIX 10-2616             71  68  1  198  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 MAJESTIC 14-5013            16   2  0  195  THING OF BEAUTY (1392)     TOBIR
 ASSUR 18-7821              108 148  2  204  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 SHELDON 21-8063             19  13  1  125  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET
 WOLVERINE 30-5347           21  13  1  114  SUPER HEROES (1393)        IAYE
 THE KING 32-5968            32  34  1  195  IT'S GOOD TO BE... (1394)  ARVAT
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           60  48  1  229  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              27   7  0   79  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      75 120  1  193  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 PHANTASM 43-5048            13  12  1   53  SPIRIT'S REALM (1395)      VEASTIAN
 THE DOCTOR 47-8142          29  10  0  185  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK
 SWEET CHILD 53-6040         64  42  0  217  EXCELLENT TUNES (1397)     KHALHUMS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           19  11  2  123  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 ZEUS 62-4010                79  65  0  178  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 WARDRA 82--9065             33  12  1  205  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 CRUTCH 84-15431             25  11  0  145  ALIBIS (1398)              BLACKSTONE
 SANDY 85-7914               21   3  2  100  LOVELY LADIES (1402)       JASPER GULCH
 ASSASSIN 96-1802            33  21  4  116  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. 

                     RUFF RUFF (47-8860) SPROUT OF MY MIND  (816) 
                        SECURE DEFENS (75-490) CRITICALS  (13) 
                    DARKBLADE (60-8827) SUPERIOR FORCES 60  (654) 
                      PEARL (82-44728) SUPE FORCES 7609  (7525) 
                 WAKE FOREST (82-54796) SUPERIOR FORCES 1802  (9245) 
                     CHERUB ROCK (84-29155) SIAMESE DREAM  (5164) 
                   HOMECOMING QUEEN (84-34481) DM:EPISODE 2  (6034) 
                     EXPENSIVE KIND (85-696) PILL-BOX HAT  (136) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes