DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 12/25/2017    Duedate: 01/06/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 727

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-LADIES OF QU 7/1404    5    4   0 55.6      BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387
  2-MENTOR DEMEN 2/1407  155  152   4 50.5      MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384
  3 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   202  214   2 48.6      GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
    OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370                     4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  708  867  10 45.0
    SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386                    5 ARROGANCE 18/732    1620 2869  27 36.1
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo hullo!

There were 11 fights today.  I guess everyone else was hung over after the holiday.  I 
know I am!  Nevertheless, I soldier on.

Needless to say, Glamdring is still our top TP and Keeper of the Runeblade.  And still 
hasn't written a column.  Bother!  GLAMDRING (33-2328) (71-50-1,268) of OBSIDIAN HALL 
fought ASSUR (18-7821) (114-155-2,187) of ARROGANCE.  GLAMDRING bested ASSUR in a 3 
minute bloody Title fight.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (29-14-0,213) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) (0-0-
0,200).  AELFWINE slimly lost to SHADOWMANE in an action packed 5 minute brutal 
battle.  Aelfwine is our top-ranked Lunger.

MIKEL (6-6190) (90-108-3,198) of THE LADY'S LIST fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (96-88-
0,193) of HIGHLANDERS.  MIKEL savagely defeated PHILTHRY in a 2 minute bloody duel.  
Despite winning, Mikel lost his stylemaster title, but Philthry is top Parry-Strike.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (25-18-2,193) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought FERD THE TOWER (104-27) 
(120-15-8,280).  SIR YVAIN was devastated by FERD THE TOWER in an exciting 1 minute 
one-sided fight.  Despite his wholly understandable defeat by the mighty Ferd, Sir 
Yvain gained 17 recognition points, and he is now top Slasher.  Well done!

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (18-20-2,185) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-26) 
(40-35-0,200).  BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in a popular 1 minute 
uneven brawl.  The Banshee is top Striker.

PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (84-124-1,197) of HIGHLANDERS fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (28-
28-2,166) of THE HOLY LEGION.  PELIS THE TRUE viciously subdued JHAARAN in a crowd 
pleasing 3 minute bloody match.  Mr. True is our top Basher, overall popularity 
leader, AND this turn's favorite.

DIGITALIS (33-6862) (42-58-1,184) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) (80-
50-4,250).  DIGITALIS was overpowered by DIRK CHOLERA in an action packed 3 minute 
uneven melee.  Digitalis is our top PR.

KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (22-9-0,156) of SHADOWHOLD fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-7) (0-0-
0,110).  KANEN VILESTAR won victory over OLD SAILMAKER in an action packed 1 minute 
fight.  Mr. Vilestar is the top Wall of Steel.

KYLROI (40-4534) (32-15-0,153) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought M. CHARDINEE (104-8) (0-0-
0,110).  KYLROI vanquished M. CHARDINEE in an exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.  
Kylroi is our premier Aimed Blow.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (26-23-0,137) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE (104-6) 
(0-0-0,130).  SIR LUCAN overcame CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a popular 4 minute bout.  One 
should hope so!  We don't want pickpockets roaming around our arena.

ZYRO (33-8118) (26-25-0,85) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-30-0,30).  
ZYRO subdued DEBBY TONTE in a 2 minute bloody match.  It's a bit disconcerting to face 
off with a curvaceous blond, isn't it?

And that, my fellow denizens, is about the size of it.  I do hope you all had a 
delightful celebration, and that your resolutions for the new year last... um.... at 
least a month?

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            72  50  1  271  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            25  19  2  210  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 MIKEL 6-6190                 91 108  3  207  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       85 124  1  199  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 AELFWINE 82-23244            29  15  0  198  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 ASSUR 18-7821               114 156  2  192  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             96  89  0  190  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            42  59  1  187  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       18  21  2  181  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JHAARAN 10-2017              28  29  2  169  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       23   9  0  158  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 KYLROI 40-4534               33  15  0  155  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            27  23  0  143  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZYRO 33-8118                 27  25  0   87  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-THE TEACH 7-6621             27  23  3   61  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

Jhaaran -- Aha!  I won this time! -- Pelis the True

Battle Banshee -- Nice train they awarded you.  Well done! -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GLAMDRING bested ASSUR in a 3 minute bloody Title fight.
AELFWINE slimly lost to SHADOWMANE in a action packed 5 minute brutal battle.
MIKEL savagely defeated PHILTHRY in a 2 minute bloody duel.
SIR YVAIN was devastated by FERD THE TOWER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by BLIND BEGGAR in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
PELIS THE TRUE viciously subdued JHAARAN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
DIGITALIS was overpowered by DIRK CHOLERA in a action packed 3 minute uneven melee.
KANEN VILESTAR won victory over OLD SAILMAKER in a action packed 1 minute fight.
KYLROI vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
SIR LUCAN overcame CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a popular 4 minute bout.
ZYRO subdued DEBBY TONTE in a 2 minute bloody match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -  13 -  0      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  14 -  0      39  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 727 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          72  50  1  271 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
SLASHING ATTACK  SIR YVAIN 60-9076          25  19  2  210 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
BASHING ATTACK   PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469     85 124  1  199 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
LUNGING ATTACK   AELFWINE 82-23244          29  15  0  198 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           96  89  0  190 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          42  59  1  187 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     18  21  2  181 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     23   9  0  158 SHADOWHOLD (1405)
AIMED BLOW       KYLROI 40-4534             33  15  0  155 GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
AELFWINE 82-23244, SIR LUCAN 60-9077, GLAMDRING 33-2328, MIKEL 6-6190, ASSUR 18-7821, 
KYLROI 40-4534, ZYRO 33-8118, PHILTHRY 42-2079, DIGITALIS 33-6862, and JHAARAN 
10-2017.

The least popular fighter this week was BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SIR YVAIN 60-9076, KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601, JHAARAN 10-2017, 
DIGITALIS 33-6862, PHILTHRY 42-2079, ZYRO 33-8118, KYLROI 40-4534, ASSUR 18-7821, 
MIKEL 6-6190, and GLAMDRING 33-2328.

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                91 108  3  207  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 JHAARAN 10-2017             28  29  2  169  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821              114 156  2  192  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      23   9  0  158  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           72  50  1  271  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              33  15  0  155  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      85 124  1  199  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979      18  21  2  181  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           25  19  2  210  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 AELFWINE 82-23244           29  15  0  198  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG