DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 10/16/2017    Duedate: 10/28/2017

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 722

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   176  188   2 48.4      GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
    LIVING DEAD 29/1406                       2 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  700  865  10 44.7
    OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370                     3 LADIES OF QU 7/1404    2    3   0 40.0
    SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386                    4 ARROGANCE 18/732    1617 2862  27 36.1
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387                  5-OINGO BOINGO 6/1389    1   15   0  6.3
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Ho there!

First off, I have a bone to pick with Alarond the Scribe.  Two bones.  Number one, the 
Black Chalice doesn't use trolls in their stew because they don't even sell stew.  All 
you can get to eat in there is stale popcorn.  Second, Alarond said:  "A brave warrior 
does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over."  
What?  If you have blood on your shield, it's probably your opponent's.

And now, the fights.  Eleven of them, no challenges, no avoids, no deaths (thank 
goodness), and six stand-ins.  I'm surprised to see so many stand-ins if no one 
avoided.  But... oh, the Shadowhold guild has eight teams active.  All of the 
gladiators who fought stand-ins were from that guild, because they couldn't be matched 
up.  That makes sense, then.

At least the Title fight featured two gladiators.  GLAMDRING (33-2328) (66-50-1,243) 
of OBSIDIAN HALL fought MIKEL (6-6190) (89-104-3,201) of THE LADY'S LIST.  GLAMDRING 
bested MIKEL in a 2 minute Title fight.  So Glamdring is still the Keeper of the 
Runeblade and the top TP, and Mikel is still top Slasher.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (17-16-2,199) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) 
(0-0-0,200) of  .  BATTLE BANSHEE was bested by SHADOWMANE in a 2 minute duel.  Oops.  
Shadowmane is pretty tough to beat.  And Battle Banshee is the top Striker.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (26-12-0,184) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22) 
(0-0-0,181) of  .  AELFWINE was subdued by LOCAL CONSTABLE in an exciting 3 minute 
gory melee.  Really?  I've encountered that constable before.  I stole his helmet 
once.  Or someone who looked very much like me did so.  The trick is to come up behind 
him and tip the helmet forward, so the chin strap comes off.  Or so I've heard.  
Anyhow, Aelfwine is the top Lunger.

ASSUR (18-7821) (112-152-2,202) of ARROGANCE fought WARDRA (82-56471) (37-16-1,176) of 
BLOODHAMMER CLAN.  ASSUR vanquished WARDRA in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.  
Assur is top Basher.  I think everyone knows everyone else's style in this arena, 
right?  Wait, no, I don't think I know Wardra's style.

DIGITALIS (33-6862) (41-54-1,205) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) (80-
50-4,250) of  .  DIGITALIS was defeated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute match.  Even the 
fake Cholera is pretty scary.  Digitalis is top P-R.  Cholera is a Wall of Steel, not 
that anyone can do anything about it.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (92-87-0,160) of HIGHLANDERS fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (27-24-2,141) 
of THE HOLY LEGION.  PHILTHRY viciously subdued JHAARAN in an action packed 5 minute 
gory brawl.  Philthry is top Parry-Strike and this turn's favorite.

PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (79-124-1,167) of HIGHLANDERS fought KYLROI (40-4534) (30-12-
0,106) of GRIZZLED VETERANS.  PELIS THE TRUE devastated KYLROI in a 1 minute 
mismatched match.  I don't know either of their styles, but Mr. True is the overall 
popularity leader, so he must be something exciting to watch.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (22-16-2,162) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9) 
(0-0-0,170) of  .  SIR YVAIN was viciously subdued by LAUGHING BARMAID in a action 
packed 2 minute fight.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (23-21-0,107) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE (104-6) 
(0-0-0,130) of  .  SIR LUCAN won victory over CAPTURED CUTPURSE in an action packed 2 
minute duel.  Aha!  I know Sir Lucan's style.  He's the top Aimed Blow.

KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (20-6-0,97) of SHADOWHOLD fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-15-
4,150) of  .  KANEN VILESTAR luckily beat DESIREE in an action packed 3 minute gory 
duel.  Mr. Vilestar is the top Wall of Steel.

ZYRO (33-8118) (25-21-0,25) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought THE TEACH (7-6621) (23-22-3,79) of 
LADIES OF QUALITY.  ZYRO was savagely defeated by THE TEACH in an action packed 3 
minute gory match.

That's all I've got for you.  Don't drink too much, all right?  Wait for the big 
Halloween blowout at the Black Chalice.  Um, they made me say that.  I owe them money.  
Cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            67  50  1  249  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821               113 152  2  218  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            41  55  1  204  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 MIKEL 6-6190                 89 105  3  200  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       17  17  2  195  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            26  13  0  180  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       80 124  1  172  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 WARDRA 82-56471              37  17  1  172  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             93  87  0  165  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            22  17  2  162  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JHAARAN 10-2017              27  25  2  144  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       21   6  0  133  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            24  21  0  125  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KYLROI 40-4534               30  13  0  111  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE TEACH 7-6621             24  22  3   81  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
-WINNING SIDE 6-4276          17  20  1   78  OINGO BOINGO (1389)        TRANSEL
 ZYRO 33-8118                 25  22  0   36  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GLAMDRING bested MIKEL in a 2 minute Title fight.
BATTLE BANSHEE was bested by SHADOWMANE in a 2 minute duel.
AELFWINE was subdued by LOCAL CONSTABLE in a exciting 3 minute gory melee.
ASSUR vanquished WARDRA in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
DIGITALIS was defeated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute match.
PHILTHRY viciously subdued JHAARAN in a action packed 5 minute gory brawl.
PELIS THE TRUE devastated KYLROI in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SIR YVAIN was viciously subdued by LAUGHING BARMAID in a action packed 2 minute fight.
SIR LUCAN won victory over CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a action packed 2 minute duel.
KANEN VILESTAR luckily beat DESIREE in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
ZYRO was savagely defeated by THE TEACH in a action packed 3 minute gory match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -   5 -  0      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  32 -  0      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  15 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  13 -  0      38  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  10 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  21 -  0      22  |

Turn 722 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         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          67  50  1  249 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             113 152  2  218 ARROGANCE (732)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          41  55  1  204 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               89 105  3  200 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     17  17  2  195 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
LUNGING ATTACK   AELFWINE 82-23244          26  13  0  180 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           93  87  0  165 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     21   6  0  133 SHADOWHOLD (1405)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          24  21  0  125 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)

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 AELFWINE 
82-23244, THE TEACH 7-6621, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, SIR LUCAN 60-9077, ZYRO 33-8118, MIKEL 
6-6190, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, JHAARAN 10-2017, GLAMDRING 33-2328, and ASSUR 
18-7821.

The least popular fighter this week was KYLROI 40-4534.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WARDRA 82--9065, KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, 
DIGITALIS 33-6862, ASSUR 18-7821, GLAMDRING 33-2328, JHAARAN 10-2017, BATTLE BANSHEE 
47-7979, MIKEL 6-6190, and ZYRO 33-8118.

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                89 105  3  200  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            24  22  3   81  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             27  25  2  144  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821              113 152  2  218  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      21   6  0  133  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           67  50  1  249  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              30  13  0  111  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      80 124  1  172  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979      17  17  2  195  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           22  17  2  162  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 AELFWINE 82-23244           26  13  0  180  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG

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