DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 04/16/2018    Duedate: 04/28/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 735

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 LADIES OF QU 7/1404   11    5   0 68.8    3 ON MY BOOKS 72/1411   19   22   0 46.3
  2 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   250  256   2 49.4    4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  713  878  10 44.8
    OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370                     5 OBELISK 005 1/1409    78  114   1 40.6
    SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386                      SAND KINGS 69/1118
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      COLLEGE RADIO 51/1365
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387                  6 FEMMES FATAL 18/734   38   59   0 39.2
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384                  7 ARROGANCE 18/732    1628 2877  27 36.1
    GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378                   THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

Thirteen fights, two challenges, and nobody died.  So it could have been much, much 
worse.  And in addition, I believe spring is finally here... although there are rumors 
that wizards have been meddling with our climate.  Brr!  They should stop.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (22-24-2,207) of SPECTRAL STEEL challenged ASSUR (18-7821) 
(118-159-2,209) of  ARROGANCE.  BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by ASSUR in a 1 minute 
mismatched Challenge fight.  The Banshee is top Striker, and Assur is top Basher.

SEX KITTEN (18-4058) (31-21-1,153) of FEMMES FATAL challenged KYLROI (40-4534) (34-21-
0,154) of GRIZZLED VETERANS.  SEX KITTEN handily defeated KYLROI in a 1 minute one-
sided Challenge match.

GLAMDRING (33-2328) (79-50-1,324) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought MIKEL (6-6190) (94-112-
3,199) of THE LADY'S LIST.  GLAMDRING vanquished MIKEL in a 1 minute mismatched Title 
brawl.  Glamdring is our highest ranking Total Parry and, of course, Keeper of the 
Runeblade.  And still no column!

DIGITALIS (33-6862) (48-60-1,231) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) 
(88-128-1,203) of HIGHLANDERS.  DIGITALIS narrowly defeated PELIS THE TRUE in an 
exciting 4 minute fight.  Digitalis is our top Parry-Riposte.  Mr. True is the overall 
popularity leader.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (31-20-0,215) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-26) 
(40-35-0,200).  AELFWINE bested BLIND BEGGAR in a 2 minute brawl.  Since Aelfwine is 
top Lunger, yes, I should hope he beat the weakest of the stand-ins.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (29-22-2,255) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (98-
94-0,198) of HIGHLANDERS.  SIR YVAIN vanquished PHILTHRY in an exciting 2 minute 
bloody mismatched fight.  Sir Yvain is top Slasher.  Philthry is top Parry-Strike.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (32-25-0,207) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought LAUGHING BARMAID (104-9) 
(0-0-0,170).  SIR LUCAN was handily defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute uneven 
fight.  Sir Lucan is our scariest Aimed Blow, and, I am sorry to say, the least 
popular fighter this turn.

JHAARAN (10-2017) (30-34-2,176) of THE HOLY LEGION fought KILLER KARCH (69-5668) (21-
16-2,178) of SAND KINGS.  JHAARAN unbelievably bested KILLER KARCH in an action packed 
3 minute gory duel.  Killer Karch is this turn's favorite fighter.

KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (24-15-0,149) of SHADOWHOLD fought CAPTURED CUTPURSE (104-6) 
(0-0-0,130).  KANEN VILESTAR vanquished CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a 3 minute one-sided 
duel.  Vilestar is top Wall of Steel.

10) WARRIOR WIGHT (47-7978) (15-7-0,94) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought SIX-GUN TAROT (72-
8680) (12-7-0,44) of ON MY BOOKSHELF.  WARRIOR WIGHT defeated SIX-GUN TAROT in an 
action packed 1 minute match.

MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (8-7-4,59) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104-
5) (35-18-0,75).  MAJOR CINNAMON savagely defeated BOOKIE'S GUARD in an exciting 3 
minute brutal fight.

THE RAVEN (51-3875) (21-11-2,52) of COLLEGE RADIO fought ZYRO (33-8118) (30-29-0,83) 
of OBSIDIAN HALL.  THE RAVEN viciously subdued ZYRO in a crowd pleasing 3 minute 
brutal conflict.

THE TEACH (7-6621) (32-24-3,65) of LADIES OF QUALITY fought GOLDEN SPIKE (1-1856) (18-
20-0,49) of OBELISK 005.  THE TEACH subdued GOLDEN SPIKE in a popular 2 minute brawl.

Well, I believe that's all there is to say.  Cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            80  50  1  334  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            30  22  2  269  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            49  60  1  239  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 AELFWINE 82-23244            32  20  0  224  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 ASSUR 18-7821               119 159  2  220  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       88 129  1  198  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 MIKEL 6-6190                 94 113  3  197  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             98  95  0  191  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       22  25  2  190  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 JHAARAN 10-2017              31  34  2  186  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            32  26  0  175  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668         21  17  2  175  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 SEX KITTEN 18-4058           32  21  1  171  FEMMES FATAL (734)         TALCAMA
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       25  15  0  155  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KYLROI 40-4534               34  22  0  146  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978        16   7  0   96  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894        9   7  4   82  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE
 THE RAVEN 51-3875            22  11  2   77  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 THE TEACH 7-6621             33  24  3   69  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 ZYRO 33-8118                 30  30  0   66  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 SIX-GUN TAROT 72-8680        12   8  0   54  ON MY BOOKSHELF (1411)     DRAGONHEAD
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856          18  21  0   51  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Glamdring -- *sigh*  You don't say anything when you fight, do you?  I think you 
should work on that. -- Pelis the True

Jhaaran -- Mismatch!  But if you want to practice with me, I'll do my best to teach 
you a few things. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by ASSUR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SEX KITTEN handily defeated KYLROI in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
GLAMDRING vanquished MIKEL in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
DIGITALIS narrowly defeated PELIS THE TRUE in a exciting 4 minute fight.
AELFWINE bested BLIND BEGGAR in a 2 minute brawl.
SIR YVAIN vanquished PHILTHRY in a exciting 2 minute bloody mismatched fight.
SIR LUCAN was handily defeated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JHAARAN unbelievably bested KILLER KARCH in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
KANEN VILESTAR vanquished CAPTURED CUTPURSE in a 3 minute one-sided duel.
WARRIOR WIGHT defeated SIX-GUN TAROT in a action packed 1 minute match.
MAJOR CINNAMON savagely defeated BOOKIE'S GUARD in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight.
THE RAVEN viciously subdued ZYRO in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal conflict.
THE TEACH subdued GOLDEN SPIKE in a popular 2 minute brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   7 -  0      65  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  14 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  14 -  0      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         AIMED BLOW        10 -  16 -  0      38  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 735 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      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          80  50  1  334 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
SLASHING ATTACK  SIR YVAIN 60-9076          30  22  2  269 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          49  60  1  239 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
LUNGING ATTACK   AELFWINE 82-23244          32  20  0  224 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             119 159  2  220 ARROGANCE (732)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           98  95  0  191 HIGHLANDERS (1341)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     22  25  2  190 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          32  26  0  175 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     25  15  0  155 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 
DIGITALIS 33-6862, THE RAVEN 51-3875, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, THE 
TEACH 7-6621, JHAARAN 10-2017, GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856, AELFWINE 82-23244, MAJOR CINNAMON 
97-6894, and ASSUR 18-7821.

The least popular fighter this week was SIR LUCAN 60-9077.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SIX-GUN TAROT 72-8680, MIKEL 6-6190, KYLROI 40-4534, PHILTHRY 
42-2079, GLAMDRING 33-2328, SEX KITTEN 18-4058, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, ZYRO 33-8118, 
WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978, and KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  2  1 0  ARADI(60)            1  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           0  1 0  ZENSU(40)            0  1 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        0  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           0  2 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  0 0  NORTH FORK(47)       1  1 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          2  0 0  TRICORUS(51)         1  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  0 0  
CHIMLEVTAL(31)       1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856         18  21  0   51  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 MIKEL 6-6190                94 113  3  197  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            33  24  3   69  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             31  34  2  186  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821              119 159  2  220  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      25  15  0  155  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           80  50  1  334  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              34  22  0  146  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      88 129  1  198  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979      22  25  2  190  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 THE RAVEN 51-3875           22  11  2   77  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           30  22  2  269  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668        21  17  2  175  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 SIX-GUN TAROT 72-8680       12   8  0   54  ON MY BOOKSHELF (1411)     DRAGONHEAD
 AELFWINE 82-23244           32  20  0  224  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894       9   7  4   82  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE

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Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June.  We hope 
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!

                                          -- RSI