DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 07/23/2018    Duedate: 08/04/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 742

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 D.R.I. 21/1413        25   23   0 52.1      MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384
  2 EAT EM RAW B 6/1412   15   15   0 50.0      GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
    LADIES OF QUALITY 7/1404                    UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408
  3 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   287  300   2 48.9    4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  723  882  10 45.0
    LIVING DEAD 29/1406                       5 OBELISK 005 1/1409    91  122   1 42.7
    OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370                       SAND KINGS 69/1118
    SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386                      COLLEGE RADIO 51/1365
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                    6 ARROGANCE 18/732    1637 2882  27 36.2
    ABSURD HEROES XI 84/1414                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo hullo!

And a cheery top of the afternoon to you all.  Well, there were 13 fights today, no 
challenges, no avoids, and no deaths.  I have adopted a stray cat, who goes for walks 
with me.  His or her name is Francis.  I haven't yet invaded the shy creature's 
privacy to inspect its equipment.  It's a pretty creature though, with brownish fur, 
rings on its bushy tail, and no, it's not a raccoon.  Honestly I can tell the 
difference.

JOE MAMA (21-6771) (60-75-1,265) of D.R.I. fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (93-130-
1,215) of HIGHLANDERS.  JOE MAMA bested PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute 
Title fight.  Of course, Joe Mama is our leading Total Parry and Keeper of the 
Runeblade.  Pelis the True is our overall popularity leader.

MIKEL (6-6190) (99-114-3,240) of THE LADY'S LIST fought SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (33-25-
2,183) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS.  MIKEL was vanquished by SIR YVAIN in an exciting 1 minute 
uneven battle.  Sir Yvain is top Slasher, which is kind of a surprise.

ASSUR (18-7821) (122-162-2,215) of ARROGANCE fought RYANATOR (33-3462) (43-40-0,193) 
of OBSIDIAN HALL.  ASSUR overpowered RYANATOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory 
mismatched duel.  Assur is top Basher.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (102-97-0,190) of HIGHLANDERS fought KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (27-
19-0,174) of SHADOWHOLD.  PHILTHRY overpowered KANEN VILESTAR in a crowd pleasing 1 
minute mismatched match.  Philthry is our top Parry-Strike, while Mr. Vilestar is top 
Wall of Steel.

WARRIOR WIGHT (47-7978) (22-7-0,210) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) 
(80-50-4,250).  WARRIOR WIGHT slimly lost to DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute fight.  At 
least the Wight gave the notorious Bandit Prince a run for his money, and he is also 
our top Lunger.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (26-27-2,199) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) 
(80-50-4,250).  BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute mismatched 
match.  The Banshee is top Striker.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (36-22-0,205) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought BLIND BEGGAR (104-26) 
(40-35-0,200).  AELFWINE was overcome by BLIND BEGGAR in an action packed 2 minute 
gruesome fight.  Hmm.

JHAARAN (10-2017) (33-38-2,184) of THE HOLY LEGION fought KILLER KARCH (69-5668) (24-
20-2,179) of SAND KINGS.  JHAARAN unbelievably bested KILLER KARCH in an action packed 
2 minute gory duel.  Killer Karch is this turn's favorite fighter.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (33-31-0,176) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought THE TEACH (7-6621) (36-
26-3,119) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  SIR LUCAN vanquished THE TEACH in a popular 1 minute 
one-sided duel.  Sir Lucan is our top Aimed Blow, while The Teach is top Parry-
Riposte.

KYLROI (40-4534) (35-27-0,156) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought KHALHUMS DWARF (104-10) (0-
0-0,150).  KYLROI overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided melee.    There 
is nothing to say about this fight!

NIGHT STALKER (29-262) (23-31-1,101) of LIVING DEAD fought THE RAVEN (51-3875) (27-12-
2,94) of COLLEGE RADIO.  NIGHT STALKER was overpowered by THE RAVEN in a 1 minute one-
sided match.  I'm sorry to report that Night Stalker was voted this turn's least 
popular fighter.  However, in such a small arena, that doesn't really mean much, so 
don't take it personally.

MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (11-11-4,59) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W fought SPICE (7-6640) 
(32-31-5,32) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  MAJOR CINNAMON viciously subdued SPICE in a crowd 
pleasing 3 minute brutal conflict.  I should make a play on names here, but I can't 
think of anything.

ZYRO (33-8118) (31-35-0,76) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought GOLDEN SPIKE (1-1856) (22-23-0,71) 
of OBELISK 005.  ZYRO savagely defeated GOLDEN SPIKE in a popular 3 minute bloody 
brawl.  This was one of the longest two fights of the day.  Not very long.

The Unknown Spymaster advises us that it's been real, and it's been fun, but it hasn't 
been real fun.  I disagree.  It's been fun, but I don't feel as though it's been real.  
I would like to add that everyone on the D.R.I. team wears pantyhose.  I know because 
I spoke with their laundress.

Well, I think that's all.  I'm off to walk Francis.  Cheerio!

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JOE MAMA 21-6771             61  75  1  271  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821               123 162  2  226  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978        22   8  0  204  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            34  25  2  203  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 PHILTHRY 42-2079            103  97  0  201  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 AELFWINE 82-23244            36  23  0  198  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       26  28  2  197  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       93 131  1  196  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 JHAARAN 10-2017              34  38  2  191  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 RYANATOR 33-3462             43  41  0  185  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 MIKEL 6-6190                 99 115  3  183  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            34  31  0  178  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668         24  21  2  178  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       27  20  0  170  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KYLROI 40-4534               36  27  0  164  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE TEACH 7-6621             36  27  3  124  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 THE RAVEN 51-3875            28  12  2  108  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262         23  32  1   91  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZYRO 33-8118                 32  35  0   83  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856          22  24  0   70  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
-COMMANDER PANTS 84-48657     14   3  1   61  ABSURD HEROES XI (1414)    BLACKSTONE
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894       12  11  4   61  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE
-BLOODY MARY 6-7153           17  20  2   54  EAT EM RAW BUG (1412)      TRANSEL
 SPICE 7-6640                 32  32  5   37  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

Warrior Wight -- Brave challenge!  And that was a good win, too.  Couldn't keep 
fighting while I was trying to hold my guts in.  The medics had a time, fixing that. 
-- Philthry

Kanen Vilestar -- Good fight!  You're a brave man. -- Pelis the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JOE MAMA bested PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Title fight.
MIKEL was vanquished by SIR YVAIN in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
ASSUR overpowered RYANATOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched duel.
PHILTHRY overpowered KANEN VILESTAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
WARRIOR WIGHT slimly lost to DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute fight.
BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
AELFWINE was overcome by BLIND BEGGAR in a action packed 2 minute gruesome fight.
JHAARAN unbelievably bested KILLER KARCH in a action packed 2 minute gory duel.
SIR LUCAN vanquished THE TEACH in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
KYLROI overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
NIGHT STALKER was overpowered by THE RAVEN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MAJOR CINNAMON viciously subdued SPICE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal conflict.
ZYRO savagely defeated GOLDEN SPIKE in a popular 3 minute bloody brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   4 -  0      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   9 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE      12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  15 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  15 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   20 -  19 -  0      51  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW         8 -  22 -  0      27  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 742 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       2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      JOE MAMA 21-6771           61  75  1  271 D.R.I. (1413)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             123 162  2  226 ARROGANCE (732)
LUNGING ATTACK   WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978      22   8  0  204 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
SLASHING ATTACK  SIR YVAIN 60-9076          34  25  2  203 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079          103  97  0  201 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     26  28  2  197 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          34  31  0  178 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     27  20  0  170 SHADOWHOLD (1405)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE TEACH 7-6621           36  27  3  124 LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)

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 GOLDEN 
SPIKE 1-1856, SPICE 7-6640, ZYRO 33-8118, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, ASSUR 18-7821, SIR LUCAN 
60-9077, MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894, WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978, JOE MAMA 21-6771, and PELIS 
THE TRUE 42-3469.

The least popular fighter this week was NIGHT STALKER 29-262.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE TEACH 7-6621, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, KANEN VILESTAR 
31-6601, MIKEL 6-6190, THE RAVEN 51-3875, KYLROI 40-4534, RYANATOR 33-3462, JHAARAN 
10-2017, AELFWINE 82-23244, and PHILTHRY 42-2079.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  LAPUR(29)            0  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           0  1 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       0  1 0  ARADI(60)            2  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  2 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  1  1 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  0 0  ZENSU(40)            1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          0  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  0 0  
SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  NORTH FORK(47)       0  2 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856         22  24  0   70  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 MIKEL 6-6190                99 115  3  183  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            36  27  3  124  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             34  38  2  191  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821              123 162  2  226  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 JOE MAMA 21-6771            61  75  1  271  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262        23  32  1   91  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      27  20  0  170  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 RYANATOR 33-3462            43  41  0  185  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              36  27  0  164  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PHILTHRY 42-2079           103  97  0  201  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978       22   8  0  204  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 THE RAVEN 51-3875           28  12  2  108  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           34  25  2  203  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668        24  21  2  178  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 AELFWINE 82-23244           36  23  0  198  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894      12  11  4   61  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE

                          Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update

     Algernon looked at the goats and sighed.  No doubt it was a Good Deed to give 
goats to people who wanted them.  But why did the goats have to be gathered in HIS 
office?  Four of them, and they were a lot like gladiators:  not smelly maybe, they 
were clean goats, but pushy and sure they were the most important thing around.  Maybe 
they should be enrolled in the arena?  No, there were only four, not enough for a 
team.
     He shook his head to clear it of the image of armored goats with sharpened horns.  
One thing at a time.  He pulled a piece of paper out of his desk drawer, dipped his 
pen in the ink, and began to write.

     "It is our pleasure and honor to note that ninety-eight gladiators and teams have 
elected to change their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving 
people.  With the Commission's matching funds, this has purchased four goats--a good 
goat can't be purchased for a copper, you know.  The goats are already en route to 
their new homes, where they will be--"  He paused and thought about it.  "--very 
welcome.  We wish all the best to the goats and the new goat-owners."