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 WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 12-14, 2018. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $149.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--the code is RSG. Please make your reservations now if you plan to go. The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/yaekcffp This is prime season for Phoenix and the hotel tends to fill up quickly. Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!