DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 09/17/2018    Duedate: 09/29/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 746

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-D.R.I. 21/1413        27   24   0 52.9      GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
  2 LADIES OF QU 7/1404   19   19   1 50.0      DARK CONSTRUCTS IX 85/1415
  3 SHADOWHOLD 31/1405   307  329   2 48.3      UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408
    LIVING DEAD 29/1406                       4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  727  886  10 45.1
    FANGDOR HOLD 16/1416                      5 OBELISK 005 1/1409    94  131   1 41.8
    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    1644 2883  27 36.3
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hi hi!

Out of twelve fights, there were two challenges and three stand-ins.

WARRIOR WIGHT (47-7978) (24-9-0,209) of SPECTRAL STEEL challenged MIKEL (6-6190) (102-
115-3,215) of THE LADY'S LIST.  WARRIOR WIGHT was devastated by MIKEL in a 1 minute 
mismatched Challenge fight.  So, Mikel is our top Slasher, and not for the first time.  
And Warrior Wight is still top Lunger.

RAMYL (85-4491) (11-8-2,59) of DARK CONSTRUCTS IX challenged GOLDEN SPIKE (1-1856) 
(23-26-0,69) of OBELISK 005.  RAMYL slimly won victory over GOLDEN SPIKE in a 3 minute 
Challenge battle.

AELFWINE (82-23244) (39-23-0,236) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought THE TEACH (7-6621) (38-
28-4,195) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  AELFWINE demolished THE TEACH in a 1 minute uneven 
Title fight.  Despite her loss, The Teach is our leading Parry-Riposte.  Aelfwine, of 
course, is now our Keeper of the Runeblade.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (36-26-2,211) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought FERD THE TOWER (104-27) 
(120-15-8,280).  SIR YVAIN was devastated by FERD THE TOWER in a popular 1 minute one-
sided contest.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (27-30-2,183) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought ASSUR (18-7821) (125-
163-2,205) of ARROGANCE.  BATTLE BANSHEE was demolished by ASSUR in a 1 minute 
mismatched competition.  Assur is top Basher; the Banshee is top Striker.

PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (95-132-1,192) of HIGHLANDERS fought JHAARAN (10-2017) (34-
41-2,174) of THE HOLY LEGION.  PELIS THE TRUE savagely defeated JHAARAN in an exciting 
2 minute bloody struggle.  Jhaaran is top Total Parry, while Mr. True is overall 
popularity leader.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (103-100-0,189) of HIGHLANDERS fought KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (28-
22-0,199) of SHADOWHOLD.  PHILTHRY viciously subdued KANEN VILESTAR in an action 
packed 5 minute gruesome fight.  Philthry is our best Parry-Strike and still hanging 
onto a winning record by his fingernails.  Mr. Vilestar is our top Wall of Steel.

SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (35-33-0,176) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-22) 
(0-0-0,181).  SIR LUCAN vanquished LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 1 minute gruesome 
uneven duel.  And Sir Lucan, of course, is our top Aimed Blow.

SYLKE (16-6221) (37-13-0,153) of FANGDOR HOLD fought KILLER KARCH (69-5668) (25-23-
2,149) of SAND KINGS.  SYLKE was viciously subdued by KILLER KARCH in a popular 3 
minute brutal fight.  Mr. Karch was voted this turn's favorite fighter.

THE RAVEN (51-3875) (28-15-2,127) of COLLEGE RADIO fought ZYRO (33-8118) (34-36-0,95) 
of OBSIDIAN HALL.  THE RAVEN was handily defeated by ZYRO in a 1 minute one-sided 
bout.

NIGHT STALKER (29-262) (24-33-1,91) of LIVING DEAD fought KHALHUMS DWARF (104-10) (0-
0-0,150).  NIGHT STALKER was savagely defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody 
match.  Ooh... Night Stalked was chosen as this turn's least popular fighter.  I don't 
know, I'd have lost to that nasty dwarf, too.

MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (12-14-4,38) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W fought SPICE (7-6640) 
(33-34-5,38) of LADIES OF QUALITY.  MAJOR CINNAMON was overcome by SPICE in an 
exciting 2 minute contest.  For those who like to find meaning in combinations of 
arena names... what the heck does this mean?

Here is a message from Novgorodny Vir:  "A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the 
spinning wheel turn?  And do not the little birds cry out?'  Any ideas?"  Newp, no 
ideas, sorry.

Well, that was the shape of a rather uneventful fight day.  Cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            40  23  0  251  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                103 115  3  234  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 ASSUR 18-7821               126 163  2  212  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            36  27  2  210  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 PHILTHRY 42-2079            104 100  0  205  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-JOE MAMA 21-6771             63  76  1  202  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       96 132  1  195  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-RYANATOR 33-3462             43  44  0  193  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       28  23  0  193  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 THE TEACH 7-6621             38  29  4  190  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            36  33  0  190  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978        24  10  0  190  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       27  31  2  177  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 JHAARAN 10-2017              34  42  2  174  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668         26  23  2  171  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-KYLROI 40-4534               37  29  0  148  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 SYLKE 16-6221                37  14  0  147  FANGDOR HOLD (1416)        WILLAF
 ZYRO 33-8118                 35  36  0  128  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 THE RAVEN 51-3875            28  16  2  101  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262         24  34  1  100  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RAMYL 85-4491                12   8  2   72  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856          23  27  0   61  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 SPICE 7-6640                 34  34  5   46  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894       12  15  4   33  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

Sir Yvain -- *disgruntled grunt* -- Philthry

Warrior Wight -- You're fast, and you kept me guessing about where you were going to 
strike next.  Good job. -- Pelis the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WARRIOR WIGHT was devastated by MIKEL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
RAMYL slimly won victory over GOLDEN SPIKE in a 3 minute Challenge battle.
AELFWINE demolished THE TEACH in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
SIR YVAIN was devastated by FERD THE TOWER in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
BATTLE BANSHEE was demolished by ASSUR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
PELIS THE TRUE savagely defeated JHAARAN in a exciting 2 minute bloody struggle.
PHILTHRY viciously subdued KANEN VILESTAR in a action packed 5 minute gruesome fight.
SIR LUCAN vanquished LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
SYLKE was viciously subdued by KILLER KARCH in a popular 3 minute brutal fight.
THE RAVEN was handily defeated by ZYRO in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
NIGHT STALKER was savagely defeated by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody match.
MAJOR CINNAMON was overcome by SPICE in a exciting 2 minute contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         BASHING ATTACK    23 -  16 -  0      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  16 -  0      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  16 -  0      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  12 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        10 -  19 -  0      34  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 746 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     3 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190              103 115  3  234 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             126 163  2  212 ARROGANCE (732)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079          104 100  0  205 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     28  23  0  193 SHADOWHOLD (1405)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE TEACH 7-6621           38  29  4  190 LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          36  33  0  190 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
LUNGING ATTACK   WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978      24  10  0  190 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     27  31  2  177 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
TOTAL PARRY      JHAARAN 10-2017            34  42  2  174 THE HOLY LEGION (490)

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 
PHILTHRY 42-2079, RAMYL 85-4491, PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469, SPICE 7-6640, KANEN VILESTAR 
31-6601, GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856, SIR LUCAN 60-9077, MIKEL 6-6190, AELFWINE 82-23244, and 
ASSUR 18-7821.

The least popular fighter this week was NIGHT STALKER 29-262.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE TEACH 7-6621, WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978, THE RAVEN 51-3875, 
JHAARAN 10-2017, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894, 
ZYRO 33-8118, SYLKE 16-6221, and ASSUR 18-7821.

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  ARADI(60)            1  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  CHIMLEVTAL(31)       0  1 0  CIMMERIAC(69)        1  0 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  1 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  1  0 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
KOLACT(10)           0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           2  0 0  JASPER GULCH(85)     1  0 0  
WILLAF(16)           0  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       0  2 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     0  1 0  
TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856         23  27  0   61  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 MIKEL 6-6190               103 115  3  234  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            38  29  4  190  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             34  42  2  174  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 SYLKE 16-6221               37  14  0  147  FANGDOR HOLD (1416)        WILLAF
 ASSUR 18-7821              126 163  2  212  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262        24  34  1  100  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      28  23  0  193  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 ZYRO 33-8118                35  36  0  128  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 PHILTHRY 42-2079           104 100  0  205  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978       24  10  0  190  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 THE RAVEN 51-3875           28  16  2  101  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076           36  27  2  210  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668        26  23  2  171  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 AELFWINE 82-23244           40  23  0  251  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 RAMYL 85-4491               12   8  2   72  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894      12  15  4   33  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE