DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 08/20/2018    Duedate: 09/01/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 744

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 D.R.I. 21/1413        27   23   0 54.0      GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
  2 LADIES OF QU 7/1404   17   17   1 50.0      DARK CONSTRUCTS IX 85/1415
  3 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   296  315   2 48.4      UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408
    LIVING DEAD 29/1406                       4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  725  884  10 45.1
    OBSIDIAN HALL 33/1370                     5 OBELISK 005 1/1409    93  126   1 42.5
    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    1640 2883  27 36.3
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

Well, there were 14 fights today, but six of them involved stand-ins.  Just two 
fighters avoided, so that's not the main reason, is it?  And there was one death, darn 
it.  I've just bought a box of sympathy cards so the first one is going to you, Zyro.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (26-29-2,185) of SPECTRAL STEEL challenged PELIS THE TRUE 
(42-3469) (94-131-1,201) of HIGHLANDERS.  BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by PELIS THE 
TRUE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.  The Banshee is our leading Striker.  Mr. True is 
our best Basher and also overall popularity leader.

KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (27-21-0,174) of SHADOWHOLD challenged KILLER KARCH (69-5668) 
(25-21-2,180) of SAND KINGS.  KANEN VILESTAR demolished KILLER KARCH in a 1 minute 
one-sided Challenge melee.  Mr. Vilestar is our best Wall of Steel.

ZYRO (33-8118) (33-35-0,91) of OBSIDIAN HALL challenged THE TEACH (7-6621) (36-28-
3,129) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  ZYRO was assassinated by THE TEACH in a 3 minute 
mismatched Challenge duel.  Well... looks like you should not have challenged that 
lady, Zyro.  She is, after all, Darkholm's best Parry-Riposte.

NIGHT STALKER (29-262) (23-33-1,87) of LIVING DEAD challenged SPICE (7-6640) (33-32-
5,58) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  NIGHT STALKER overpowered SPICE in a 1 minute mismatched 
Challenge match.

JOE MAMA (21-6771) (62-75-1,282) of D.R.I. fought ASSUR (18-7821) (124-162-2,244) of 
ARROGANCE.  JOE MAMA bested ASSUR in a 2 minute Title duel.  Of course, Joe Mama is 
still our best TP and Keeper of the Runeblade.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (35-25-2,214) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought SHADOWMANE (104-28) (0-0-
0,200).  SIR YVAIN was narrowly defeated by SHADOWMANE in an exciting 2 minute bloody 
struggle.  Shadowmane is pretty tough, I hear.  Hangs around on underground bridges 
with a whip and a sword.

WARRIOR WIGHT (47-7978) (22-9-0,190) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22) 
(0-0-0,181).  WARRIOR WIGHT viciously subdued LOCAL CONSTABLE in an action packed 3 
minute fight.  The Wight is this turn's favorite fighter.

MIKEL (6-6190) (100-115-3,196) of THE LADY'S LIST fought PHILTHRY (42-2079) (103-98-
0,201) of HIGHLANDERS.  MIKEL won victory over PHILTHRY in an action packed 2 minute 
duel.  Top Slasher, top Parry-Strike.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (37-23-0,202) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-32-
0,225).  AELFWINE savagely defeated SOLACIA in an action packed 3 minute gory duel.

RYANATOR (33-3462) (43-42-0,181) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought SOLACIA (104-24) (68-32-
0,225).  RYANATOR was savagely defeated by SOLACIA in an action packed 6 minute gory 
match.

JHAARAN (10-2017) (34-39-2,183) of THE HOLY LEGION fought FERD THE TOWER (104-27) 
(120-15-8,280).  JHAARAN was savagely defeated by FERD THE TOWER in an exciting 3 
minute bloody match.

KYLROI (40-4534) (37-27-0,168) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought ANGRY BOOKIE (104-11) (15-
10-0,150).  KYLROI was handily defeated by ANGRY BOOKIE in a 1 minute one-sided 
contest.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (34-32-0,180) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought THE RAVEN (51-3875) (28-
13-2,115) of COLLEGE RADIO.  SIR LUCAN demolished THE RAVEN in a 1 minute one-sided 
brawl.  Sir Lucan is top Aimed Blow, and well done, because the Raven is pretty tough.

MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (12-12-4,44) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W fought GOLDEN SPIKE (1-
1856) (22-25-0,63) of OBELISK 005.  MAJOR CINNAMON slimly lost to GOLDEN SPIKE in a 
popular 3 minute gruesome conflict.  I'm sorry to report that Major Cinnamon was voted 
least popular fighter this turn.

Did you notice that five out of the six fights involving stand-ins were rated exciting 
or action packed!  Is the announcer biased, or are the stand-ins excellent showmen?

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  Now I need to walk Francis and Luke.

                                               -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JOE MAMA 21-6771             63  75  1  288  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            38  23  0  228  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       95 131  1  210  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 JHAARAN 10-2017              34  40  2  210  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 MIKEL 6-6190                101 115  3  209  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ASSUR 18-7821               124 163  2  196  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 PHILTHRY 42-2079            103  99  0  196  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            35  26  2  196  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978        23   9  0  196  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 RYANATOR 33-3462             43  43  0  193  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       28  21  0  189  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            35  32  0  182  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       26  30  2  180  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668         25  22  2  169  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 THE TEACH 7-6621             37  28  4  163  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 KYLROI 40-4534               37  28  0  151  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE RAVEN 51-3875            28  14  2  122  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZYRO 33-8118                 33  36  0   93  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262         24  33  1   91  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856          23  25  0   66  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 SPICE 7-6640                 33  33  5   55  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894       12  13  4   44  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE
-RAMYL 85-4491                10   8  2   40  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
ZYRO 33-8118              33  36  0 OBSIDIAN HALL 1370     THE TEACH 7-6621          744

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Sir Yvain -- You know, I really, really hate getting hit on the butt. -- Philthry

Sir Lucan -- Ah!  You fought well, but I have to say that you didn't defend well. -- 
Pelis the True

Malic -- I suggest you name the goat Luke.  It's a good, strong name. -- Philthry

     Luke it is, then.  Thanks. -- Malic

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BATTLE BANSHEE was devastated by PELIS THE TRUE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
KANEN VILESTAR demolished KILLER KARCH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
ZYRO was assassinated by THE TEACH in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
NIGHT STALKER overpowered SPICE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
JOE MAMA bested ASSUR in a 2 minute Title duel.
SIR YVAIN was narrowly defeated by SHADOWMANE in a exciting 2 minute bloody struggle.
WARRIOR WIGHT viciously subdued LOCAL CONSTABLE in a action packed 3 minute fight.
MIKEL won victory over PHILTHRY in a action packed 2 minute duel.
AELFWINE savagely defeated SOLACIA in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
RYANATOR was savagely defeated by SOLACIA in a action packed 6 minute gory match.
JHAARAN was savagely defeated by FERD THE TOWER in a exciting 3 minute bloody match.
KYLROI was handily defeated by ANGRY BOOKIE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SIR LUCAN demolished THE RAVEN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
MAJOR CINNAMON slimly lost to GOLDEN SPIKE in a popular 3 minute gruesome conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         BASHING ATTACK    22 -  15 -  0      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  1      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  17 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  12 -  0      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  17 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   8 -  0      38  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  19 -  0      37  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 744 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     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      JOE MAMA 21-6771           63  75  1  288 D.R.I. (1413)
BASHING ATTACK   PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469     95 131  1  210 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190              101 115  3  209 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079          103  99  0  196 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
LUNGING ATTACK   WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978      23   9  0  196 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     28  21  0  189 SHADOWHOLD (1405)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          35  32  0  182 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     26  30  2  180 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE TEACH 7-6621           37  28  4  163 LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
AELFWINE 82-23244, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, THE TEACH 7-6621, GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856, 
MIKEL 6-6190, PHILTHRY 42-2079, RYANATOR 33-3462, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, BATTLE BANSHEE 
47-7979, and JOE MAMA 21-6771.

The least popular fighter this week was MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE RAVEN 51-3875, KYLROI 40-4534, SPICE 7-6640, KILLER KARCH 
69-5668, SIR LUCAN 60-9077, NIGHT STALKER 29-262, ZYRO 33-8118, KANEN VILESTAR 
31-6601, JHAARAN 10-2017, and ASSUR 18-7821.

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856         23  25  0   66  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 MIKEL 6-6190               101 115  3  209  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            37  28  4  163  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             34  40  2  210  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821              124 163  2  196  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 JOE MAMA 21-6771            63  75  1  288  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262        24  33  1   91  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      28  21  0  189  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 RYANATOR 33-3462            43  43  0  193  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KYLROI 40-4534              37  28  0  151  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469      95 131  1  210  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978       23   9  0  196  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 THE RAVEN 51-3875           28  14  2  122  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           35  26  2  196  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668        25  22  2  169  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 AELFWINE 82-23244           38  23  0  228  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894      12  13  4   44  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE