DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 03/19/2018    Duedate: 03/31/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 733

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-LADIES OF QU 7/1404    9    5   0 64.3      UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408
  2 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   234  248   2 48.5    3 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  712  875  10 44.9
    OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370                     4 OBELISK 005 1/1409    77  109   1 41.4
    SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386                      SAND KINGS 69/1118
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      COLLEGE RADIO 51/1365
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387                  5 ARROGANCE 18/732    1626 2875  27 36.1
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo there!

Thirteen fights today, no challenges, no avoids, no deaths... seven stand-ins.  Good 
grief!  With that number of stand-ins, you would expect some avoids, eh?

GLAMDRING (33-2328) (77-50-1,311) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) 
(88-126-1,197) of HIGHLANDERS.  GLAMDRING bested PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 2 
minute gruesome Title fight.  Glamdring is this arena's best Total Parry, and still 
the Keeper of the Runeblade.  Mr. True is still the overall popularity leader.

DIGITALIS (33-6862) (46-60-1,225) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-0-
0,181).  DIGITALIS savagely defeated SHEWISH GIANT in an exciting 2 minute gory melee.  
Digitalis is the top Parry-Riposte.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (27-22-2,218) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) 
(0-0-0,181).  SIR YVAIN vanquished SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched 
brawl.  Poor giant, getting beaten twice in a row.  He'll be sore tomorrow.  Sir Yvain 
is our top Slasher.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (21-23-2,217) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) 
(80-50-4,250).  BATTLE BANSHEE was demolished by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute mismatched 
competition.  The Banshee is top Striker.

MIKEL (6-6190) (93-111-3,181) of THE LADY'S LIST fought KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (24-
13-0,186) of SHADOWHOLD.  MIKEL overpowered KANEN VILESTAR in a crowd pleasing 1 
minute one-sided struggle.  Vilestar is top Wall of Steel.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (32-23-0,182) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought FERD THE TOWER (104-27) 
(120-15-8,280).  SIR LUCAN was overpowered by FERD THE TOWER in a 1 minute uneven 
melee.  Sir Lucan is top Aimed Blow.

KILLER KARCH (69-5668) (21-14-2,203) of SAND KINGS fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (29-33-
2,172) of THE HOLY LEGION.  KILLER KARCH was unbelievably bested by JHAARAN in an 
action packed 2 minute gory duel.  Mr. Karch was voted this turn's favorite.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (30-19-0,187) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought FERD THE TOWER (104-27) 
(120-15-8,280).  AELFWINE was vanquished by FERD THE TOWER in a popular 1 minute 
brutal one-sided duel.  Aelfwine is top Lunger.

ASSUR (18-7821) (116-159-2,197) of ARROGANCE fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (97-93-0,178) 
of HIGHLANDERS.  ASSUR handily defeated PHILTHRY in an exciting 1 minute brutal one-
sided bout.  Assur is top Basher, while Philthry is top Parry-Strike.

KYLROI (40-4534) (34-19-0,155) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) (0-
0-0,181).  KYLROI slimly lost to SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal 
conflict.  Well, I'm sorry Kylroi lost, but glad the giant went 1-2 instead of 0-3.

MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (7-6-4,59) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN 
(104-1) (20-20-0,50).  MAJOR CINNAMON was demolished by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 3 
minute one-sided brawl.

THE RAVEN (51-3875) (21-9-2,43) of COLLEGE RADIO fought ZYRO (33-8118) (28-29-0,74) of 
OBSIDIAN HALL.  THE RAVEN was luckily beaten by ZYRO in a popular 2 minute bloody 
duel.

WARRIOR WIGHT (47-7978) (13-7-0,87) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought GOLDEN SPIKE (1-1856) 
(18-18-0,64) of OBELISK 005.  WARRIOR WIGHT vanquished GOLDEN SPIKE in a crowd 
pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.  Unfortunately, Golden Spike was voted this turn's 
least favorite.  Don't despair, this too shall pass.

Zontani Sharp Eyes says the fighters here are all ugly.  Not so!  Oh wait, I'm not a 
gladiator.

Have a good two weeks.  Spring will be here when we meet again!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            78  50  1  318  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            47  60  1  228  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            28  22  2  226  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            30  20  0  207  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 ASSUR 18-7821               117 159  2  205  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            32  24  0  204  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 MIKEL 6-6190                 94 111  3  203  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       88 127  1  203  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       21  24  2  198  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 JHAARAN 10-2017              30  33  2  196  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668         21  15  2  184  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             97  94  0  173  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       24  14  0  173  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 KYLROI 40-4534               34  20  0  158  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978        14   7  0   92  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZYRO 33-8118                 29  29  0   78  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856          18  19  0   62  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
-THE TEACH 7-6621             31  24  3   61  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 THE RAVEN 51-3875            21  10  2   49  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894        7   7  4   45  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Digitalis -- Good fight.  Maybe you should change how you handle your first minute? -- 
Pelis the True

Sir Yvain -- I don't think that lightning flashed as a sign of approval.  I think it 
was a coincidence. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GLAMDRING bested PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gruesome Title fight.
DIGITALIS savagely defeated SHEWISH GIANT in a exciting 2 minute gory melee.
SIR YVAIN vanquished SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
BATTLE BANSHEE was demolished by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MIKEL overpowered KANEN VILESTAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SIR LUCAN was overpowered by FERD THE TOWER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
KILLER KARCH was unbelievably bested by JHAARAN in a action packed 2 minute gory duel.
AELFWINE was vanquished by FERD THE TOWER in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
ASSUR handily defeated PHILTHRY in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
KYLROI slimly lost to SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal conflict.
MAJOR CINNAMON was demolished by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 3 minute one-sided brawl.
THE RAVEN was luckily beaten by ZYRO in a popular 2 minute bloody duel.
WARRIOR WIGHT vanquished GOLDEN SPIKE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   6 -  0      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  13 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  13 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 733 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          78  50  1  318 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          47  60  1  228 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
SLASHING ATTACK  SIR YVAIN 60-9076          28  22  2  226 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
LUNGING ATTACK   AELFWINE 82-23244          30  20  0  207 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             117 159  2  205 ARROGANCE (732)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          32  24  0  204 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     21  24  2  198 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           97  94  0  173 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     24  14  0  173 SHADOWHOLD (1405)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was KILLER KARCH 69-5668.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
GLAMDRING 33-2328, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, DIGITALIS 33-6862, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, 
MIKEL 6-6190, THE RAVEN 51-3875, ASSUR 18-7821, KYLROI 40-4534, JHAARAN 10-2017, and 
WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978.

The least popular fighter this week was GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SIR LUCAN 60-9077, AELFWINE 82-23244, KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601, 
PHILTHRY 42-2079, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, ZYRO 33-8118, MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894, 
WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978, JHAARAN 10-2017, and KYLROI 40-4534.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  3  0 0  ARADI(60)            1  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  ZENSU(40)            0  1 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           0  2 0  DWES EG(82)          0  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  NORTH FORK(47)       1  1 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     0  1 0  
CHIMLEVTAL(31)       0  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856         18  19  0   62  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 MIKEL 6-6190                94 111  3  203  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 JHAARAN 10-2017             30  33  2  196  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821              117 159  2  205  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      24  14  0  173  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           78  50  1  318  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              34  20  0  158  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      88 127  1  203  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979      21  24  2  198  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 THE RAVEN 51-3875           21  10  2   49  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           28  22  2  226  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668        21  15  2  184  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 AELFWINE 82-23244           30  20  0  207  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894       7   7  4   45  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE