DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 05/28/2018    Duedate: 06/09/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 738

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 EAT EM RAW B 6/1412   14    7   0 66.7    3 D.R.I. 21/1413        21   23   0 47.7
    LADIES OF QUALITY 7/1404                    ON MY BOOKSHELF 72/1411
  2 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   267  273   2 49.4    4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  717  880  10 44.9
    OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370                     5 OBELISK 005 1/1409    85  116   1 42.3
    SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386                      SAND KINGS 69/1118
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      COLLEGE RADIO 51/1365
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387                  6 ARROGANCE 18/732    1631 2880  27 36.2
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378                 7 OINGO BOINGO 6/1389    2   17   0 10.5
    UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

     Hello Darkholm!  Greetings from your Keeper!  I've been silent during my tenure 
here, it is true.  No Malic, I am not responding to your constant urging to pen this 
letter.  I am simply not the speaker that Wyvern is, or was rather.  I simply let my 
record stand for me.  Today, however, is a special occasion.  It is likely that as you 
read this I have already competed for the last time here.  It is time for me, and my 
stablemate Digitalis, to move on to Primus.  Yes, that means the Runeblade, this 
magnificent weapon, will be up for grabs! 

     If I were one prone to wagers I'd gamble on Aelfwine to be my successor but I 
hear tell that there may be quite a few new faces in Darkholm soon.  It may shape up 
to be quite a race to grab this prestigious honor!  

     To Mikel and Assur, my two most common opponents here, well fought!  I came to 
Darkholm relatively unkown and leave quite accomplished.  I have held the Runeblade 
for an extended period and enjoyed Tournament Victor status twice in the Freshmen 
class and again in ADM.  I hope to one day do the same in Eligibles so I move to 
Primus to further my training and to assist my stablemates in the upcoming King of 
Primus.

     I wish you all good battles in the future!

                                          -- Glamdring the Roundbelly
                                             Keeper of the Runeblade

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo there!

Glamdring has gone on to Primus, bless his fierce heart, but I thank him for his 
column nonetheless.  We saw 13 fights today, 4 of them with stand-in opponents who 
this turn, except of course for the great Ferd, might as well have been practice 
dummies.  There was just one challenge, and apparently no avoids at all.  *Yawn*  
Sorry.

WINNING SIDE (6-4276) (18-21-1,76) of OINGO BOINGO challenged GOLDEN SPIKE (1-1856) 
(20-21-0,74) of OBELISK 005.  WINNING SIDE was devastated by GOLDEN SPIKE in a 1 
minute mismatched Challenge fight.  Winning side is quite game, I'll give him that.  
Tough man.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (100-95-0,216) of HIGHLANDERS fought ASSUR (18-7821) (119-161-
2,193) of ARROGANCE.  PHILTHRY was demolished by ASSUR in a popular 2 minute gruesome 
one-sided melee.  Philthry is our reigning Parry-Strike, and Assur is top Basher and 
this turn's favorite.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (33-21-0,221) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) (0-0-
0,200).  AELFWINE viciously subdued SHADOWMANE in a popular 2 minute gory Title 
contest.  As Glamdring predicted, Aelfwine is our Keeper of the Runeblade, and also he 
is top Lunger.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (24-25-2,224) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-
3469) (89-130-1,195) of HIGHLANDERS.  BATTLE BANSHEE was subdued by PELIS THE TRUE in 
a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition.  The Banshee is our leading Striker, while Mr. 
True is overall popularity leader.

MIKEL (6-6190) (95-114-3,204) of THE LADY'S LIST fought KYLROI (40-4534) (35-23-0,151) 
of GRIZZLED VETERANS.  MIKEL vanquished KYLROI in an exciting 1 minute mismatched 
fight.  Mikel is top Slasher.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (31-23-2,202) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought SHEWISH GIANT (104-25) 
(0-0-0,181).  SIR YVAIN devastated SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided 
competition.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (33-27-0,182) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought FERD THE TOWER (104-27) 
(120-15-8,280).  SIR LUCAN was vanquished by FERD THE TOWER in a action packed 1 
minute uneven duel.  The unfortunate Sir Lucan is our top-ranked Aimed Blow.

JOE MAMA (21-6771) (56-75-1,210) of D.R.I. fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (32-35-2,191) of 
THE HOLY LEGION.  JOE MAMA overpowered JHAARAN in a 3 minute gory uneven duel.  Joe 
Mama is the most recognized Total Parry.

KILLER KARCH (69-5668) (22-18-2,180) of SAND KINGS fought KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) 
(26-16-0,177) of SHADOWHOLD.  KILLER KARCH savagely defeated KANEN VILESTAR in an 
action packed 2 minute gory match.  Mr. Vilestar is our top Wall of Steel, but, as 
they say, it availed him not.  At least somebody says that, I think.

WARRIOR WIGHT (47-7978) (18-7-0,145) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought THE TEACH (7-6621) (35-
24-3,98) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  WARRIOR WIGHT overpowered THE TEACH in a crowd 
pleasing 2 minute one-sided match.  The Teach is our top-ranked Parry-Riposte.

MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (9-9-4,63) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W fought BLOODY MARY (6-7153) 
(17-17-2,44) of EAT EM RAW BUG.  MAJOR CINNAMON slimly won victory over BLOODY MARY in 
an exciting 3 minute battle.

THE RAVEN (51-3875) (23-12-2,85) of COLLEGE RADIO fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN (104-1) 
(20-20-0,50).  THE RAVEN devastated DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute mismatched bout.

ZYRO (33-8118) (30-32-0,49) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought SPICE (7-6640) (31-28-5,53) of 
LADIES OF QUALITY.  ZYRO was handily defeated by SPICE in a popular 2 minute bloody 
uneven fight.

Since there was not much to say this time out, I am already done.  Cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            34  21  0  229  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JOE MAMA 21-6771             57  75  1  219  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821               120 161  2  213  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                 96 114  3  209  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            32  23  2  208  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       90 130  1  206  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            33  28  0  204  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       24  26  2  193  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668         23  18  2  192  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 PHILTHRY 42-2079            100  96  0  187  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 JHAARAN 10-2017              32  36  2  183  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       26  17  0  174  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 KYLROI 40-4534               35  24  0  153  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978        19   7  0  152  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE TEACH 7-6621             35  25  3  100  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE RAVEN 51-3875            24  12  2   87  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856          21  21  0   86  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 SPICE 7-6640                 32  28  5   65  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 WINNING SIDE 6-4276          18  22  1   65  OINGO BOINGO (1389)        TRANSEL
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894       10   9  4   65  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE
 BLOODY MARY 6-7153           17  18  2   47  EAT EM RAW BUG (1412)      TRANSEL
 ZYRO 33-8118                 30  33  0   41  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

Winning Side -- So, you invited me to the dance.  Hope you enjoyed it.  I did.  It 
reminded me of the prom.  There was Oingo Boingo there, too. -- The Teach

Sir Lucan -- Mismatch.  Sorry not to teach you anything. -- Philthry

Digitalis -- Ack!  Thought I was winning. -- Pelis the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WINNING SIDE was devastated by GOLDEN SPIKE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
PHILTHRY was demolished by ASSUR in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
AELFWINE viciously subdued SHADOWMANE in a popular 2 minute gory Title contest.
BATTLE BANSHEE was subdued by PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute competition.
MIKEL vanquished KYLROI in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
SIR YVAIN devastated SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
SIR LUCAN was vanquished by FERD THE TOWER in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
JOE MAMA overpowered JHAARAN in a 3 minute gory uneven duel.
KILLER KARCH savagely defeated KANEN VILESTAR in a action packed 2 minute gory match.
WARRIOR WIGHT overpowered THE TEACH in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided match.
MAJOR CINNAMON slimly won victory over BLOODY MARY in a exciting 3 minute battle.
THE RAVEN devastated DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ZYRO was handily defeated by SPICE in a popular 2 minute bloody uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -   3 -  0      83  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   6 -  0      70  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -  13 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  19 -  0      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  12 -  0      40  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  18 -  0      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 738 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:

BASHING ATTACK     4 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   AELFWINE 82-23244          34  21  0  229 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)
TOTAL PARRY      JOE MAMA 21-6771           57  75  1  219 D.R.I. (1413)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             120 161  2  213 ARROGANCE (732)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               96 114  3  209 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          33  28  0  204 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     24  26  2  193 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079          100  96  0  187 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     26  17  0  174 SHADOWHOLD (1405)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE TEACH 7-6621           35  25  3  100 LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was ASSUR 18-7821.  The ten other most popular fighters were AELFWINE 
82-23244, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, KILLER KARCH 69-5668, WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978, BLOODY 
MARY 6-7153, SPICE 7-6640, MIKEL 6-6190, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, JOE MAMA 21-6771, and 
GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856.

The least popular fighter this week was WINNING SIDE 6-4276.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE RAVEN 51-3875, THE TEACH 7-6621, SIR LUCAN 60-9077, KYLROI 
40-4534, ZYRO 33-8118, KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601, JHAARAN 10-2017, MAJOR CINNAMON 
97-6894, PHILTHRY 42-2079, and BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           1  0 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       0  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  2 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  0  1 0  ARADI(60)            1  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  1 0  ZENSU(40)            0  1 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        1  0 0  
KOLACT(10)           0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  NORTH FORK(47)       1  1 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856         21  21  0   86  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 MIKEL 6-6190                96 114  3  209  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            35  25  3  100  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             32  36  2  183  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821              120 161  2  213  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 JOE MAMA 21-6771            57  75  1  219  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      26  17  0  174  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 ZYRO 33-8118                30  33  0   41  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              35  24  0  153  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      90 130  1  206  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979      24  26  2  193  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 THE RAVEN 51-3875           24  12  2   87  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           32  23  2  208  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668        23  18  2  192  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 AELFWINE 82-23244           34  21  0  229  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894      10   9  4   65  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE