DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 09/04/2017    Duedate: 09/16/2017

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 719

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-ALIBIS 84/1398       100   54   0 64.9      IT'S GOOD TO BE... 32/1394
    DEMONSPAWN 33/741                         2 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   165  166   2 49.8
    80S MOVIES 84/1399                          OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370
    D.A. REJECTS 47/1396                        SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386
    DRAGON LORDS 10/1391                        THE HOLY LEGION 10/490
    SUPER HEROES 30/1393                        BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387
    LOVELY LADIES 85/1402                       MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384
    SPIRIT'S REALM 43/1395                      GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
    BIG BANG THEORY 21/1390                   3 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  696  863  10 44.6
    EXCELLENT TUNES 53/1397                   4 ARROGANCE 18/732    1614 2859  27 36.1
    THING OF BEAUTY 14/1392                     THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    SPIRIT'S REALM 2 84/1400                  5 OINGO BOINGO 6/1389    1   14   0  6.7
    SPIRIT'S SPIRITS 84/1401                  6 LADIES OF QU 7/1404    0    2   0  0.0

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

Well, here we are again.  Glad to see your... em... scowling faces again.  Let's look 
at the fights, shall we?  There were twelve, one more than last turn, but seven of 
them involved stand-ins, which means that only seventeen gladiators took part, exactly 
the same as last time.  Just one challenge, which, as expected, came from Winning 
Side.  

WINNING SIDE (6-4276) (16-19-1,55) of OINGO BOINGO challenged THE TEACH (7-6621) (22-
20-3,68) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  WINNING SIDE devastated THE TEACH in a 1 minute 
mismatched Challenge fight.  W.S. isn't a stylemaster yet, but I expect he will be, 
before long.

The Title fight.  Hmm... Glamdring won again.  GLAMDRING (33-2328) (63-50-1,218) of 
OBSIDIAN HALL fought ASSUR (18-7821) (110-151-2,200) of ARROGANCE.  GLAMDRING 
demolished ASSUR in a 2 minute gory one-sided Title melee.  So Glamdring is still our 
top Slasher, while Assur, as usual, is top Basher.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (16-14-2,183) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) 
(0-0-0,200) of  .  BATTLE BANSHEE won victory over SHADOWMANE in a crowd pleasing 3 
minute brawl.  Good going, Shadowmane is tough!  And the Banshee continues to be our 
top Striker.

WARDRA (82-56471) (36-14-1,205) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought MIKEL (6-6190) (89-101-
3,201) of THE LADY'S LIST.  WARDRA defeated MIKEL in an exciting 1 minute fight.  
Mikel is top Slasher.

DIGITALIS (33-6862) (40-52-1,190) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) 
(78-122-1,161) of HIGHLANDERS.  DIGITALIS bested PELIS THE TRUE in an action packed 4 
minute gory brawl.  Digitalis is our top P-R.  As usual, Pelis the True is the overall 
popularity leader.  He adds drama to any fight.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (24-11-0,163) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8) (0-
0-0,110) of  .  AELFWINE devastated M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute 
mismatched match.  Aelfwine is top Lunger.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (90-86-0,140) of HIGHLANDERS fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (27-21-2,143) 
of THE HOLY LEGION.  PHILTHRY savagely defeated JHAARAN in an action packed 4 minute 
gruesome melee.  Philthry is top Parry-Strike, and was voted this turn's favorite.

KYLROI (40-4534) (29-10-0,110) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought ANGRY BOOKIE (104-11) (15-
10-0,150) of  .  KYLROI lost to ANGRY BOOKIE in a popular 1 minute duel.  Kylroi is 
our ranking Aimed Blow, and should challenge to advance his rank, I think.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (20-15-2,137) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-7) (0-
0-0,110) of  .  SIR YVAIN vanquished OLD SAILMAKER in a popular 1 minute brutal one-
sided duel.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (21-20-0,100) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN (104-1) 
(20-20-0,50) of  .  SIR LUCAN overcame DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 2 minute bout.

ZYRO (33-8118) (24-19-0,66) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-3) (0-0-0,0) 
of  .  ZYRO defeated COCKY SPECTATOR in an exciting 2 minute bloody match.

KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (17-6-0,78) of SHADOWHOLD fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-5) (35-
18-0,75) of  .  KANEN VILESTAR slimly won victory over BOOKIE'S GUARD in an exciting 2 
minute contest.  Mr. Vilestar is our highest ranked Wall of Steel.

That's all I can say about this turn's fights, such as they were.  Challenge more!  
Bring your friends!

And cheerio!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            64  50  1  229  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SWEET CHILD 53-6040          68  42  0  272  EXCELLENT TUNES (1397)     KHALHUMS
-EBONY 10-3116                72  54  0  212  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 WARDRA 82-56471              37  14  1  211  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-THE DOCTOR 47-8142           30  13  0  210  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK
-THE KING 32-5968             35  35  1  209  IT'S GOOD TO BE... (1394)  ARVAT
-PHOENIX 10-2616              74  69  1  206  DRAGON LORDS (1391)        KOLACT
 MIKEL 6-6190                 89 102  3  201  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       17  14  2  200  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 ASSUR 18-7821               110 152  2  195  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            41  52  1  192  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-MAJESTIC 14-5013             18   4  0  188  THING OF BEAUTY (1392)     TOBIR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-CRUTCH 84-15431              28  12  0  180  ALIBIS (1398)              BLACKSTONE
-WOLVERINE 30-5347            24  14  1  179  SUPER HEROES (1393)        IAYE
-ZOMBIE BABY 84-53039         20   6  0  171  SPIRIT'S SPIRITS (1401)    BLACKSTONE
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       78 123  1  166  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-AAGRIVATOR 33-8248           42  18  0  166  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 AELFWINE 82-23244            25  11  0  165  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
-MARLBORO MAN 47-8145         25  15  1  160  D.A. REJECTS (1396)        NORTH FORK
-SPECTRE 84-46450             20   7  0  159  SPIRIT'S REALM 2 (1400)    BLACKSTONE
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             91  86  0  153  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SHELDON 21-8063              22  14  1  146  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            21  15  2  141  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 JHAARAN 10-2017              27  22  2  138  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
-INDIANA JONES 84-46411       22  15  0  133  80S MOVIES (1399)          BLACKSTONE
-SANDY 85-7914                23   5  2  126  LOVELY LADIES (1402)       JASPER GULCH
 KYLROI 40-4534               29  11  0  117  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            22  20  0  102  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-LACY 33-8360                 28  20  1  100  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       18   6  0   92  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-PHANTASM 43-5048             16  13  1   90  SPIRIT'S REALM (1395)      VEASTIAN
-DEN'S FAVORITE 33-3581       39  30  0   81  DEMONSPAWN (741)           NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-LEONARD 21-8061              18   9  1   78  BIG BANG THEORY (1390)     SUNSET
 WINNING SIDE 6-4276          17  19  1   74  OINGO BOINGO (1389)        TRANSEL
 ZYRO 33-8118                 25  19  0   68  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 THE TEACH 7-6621             22  21  3   51  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Zyro -- Well.  That escalated quickly! -- Winning Side

Kylroi -- Not your fault, kid.  You'd get fairer matches in a bigger arena. -- 
Philthry

Jhaaran -- I've never broken one of those before.  Thought the flying blade might hurt 
a spectator. -- Pelis the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WINNING SIDE devastated THE TEACH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
GLAMDRING demolished ASSUR in a 2 minute gory one-sided Title melee.
BATTLE BANSHEE won victory over SHADOWMANE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brawl.
WARDRA defeated MIKEL in a exciting 1 minute fight.
DIGITALIS bested PELIS THE TRUE in a action packed 4 minute gory brawl.
AELFWINE devastated M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
PHILTHRY savagely defeated JHAARAN in a action packed 4 minute gruesome melee.
KYLROI lost to ANGRY BOOKIE in a popular 1 minute duel.
SIR YVAIN vanquished OLD SAILMAKER in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
SIR LUCAN overcame DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 2 minute bout.
ZYRO defeated COCKY SPECTATOR in a exciting 2 minute bloody match.
KANEN VILESTAR slimly won victory over BOOKIE'S GUARD in a exciting 2 minute contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE       21 -   8 -  0      72  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  10 -  0      66  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    52 -  31 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  22 -  0      51  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  22 -  0      24  |

Turn 719 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     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          64  50  1  229 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               89 102  3  201 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     17  14  2  200 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             110 152  2  195 ARROGANCE (732)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          41  52  1  192 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
LUNGING ATTACK   AELFWINE 82-23244          25  11  0  165 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           91  86  0  153 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
AIMED BLOW       KYLROI 40-4534             29  11  0  117 GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     18   6  0   92 SHADOWHOLD (1405)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was PHILTHRY 42-2079.  The ten other most popular fighters were PELIS THE 
TRUE 42-3469, DIGITALIS 33-6862, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, ASSUR 18-7821, SIR YVAIN 
60-9076, SIR LUCAN 60-9077, KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601, GLAMDRING 33-2328, AELFWINE 
82-23244, and JHAARAN 10-2017.

The least popular fighter this week was KYLROI 40-4534.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THE TEACH 7-6621, MIKEL 6-6190, WARDRA 82--9065, WINNING SIDE 6-4276, 
ZYRO 33-8118, JHAARAN 10-2017, AELFWINE 82-23244, GLAMDRING 33-2328, KANEN VILESTAR 
31-6601, and SIR LUCAN 60-9077.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
TRANSEL(6)           1  1 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       1  0 0  NORTH FORK(47)       1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  1 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  3  0 0  ARADI(60)            2  0 0  
KOLACT(10)           0  1 0  ZENSU(40)            0  1 0  DWES EG(82)          2  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                89 102  3  201  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            22  21  3   51  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             27  22  2  138  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821              110 152  2  195  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      18   6  0   92  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           64  50  1  229  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              29  11  0  117  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      78 123  1  166  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979      17  14  2  200  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           21  15  2  141  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 WARDRA 82--9065             37  14  1  211  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG