DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 10/01/2018    Duedate: 10/13/2018

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 747

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1-D.R.I. 21/1413        27   24   0 52.9      MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384
  2 LADIES OF QU 7/1404   20   20   1 50.0      GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378
  3 COMPOSERS 82/1417    313  336   2 48.2      DARK CONSTRUCTS IX 85/1415
    SHADOWHOLD 31/1405                          UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408
    LIVING DEAD 29/1406                       4 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  728  887  10 45.1
    FANGDOR HOLD 16/1416                      5 OBELISK 005 1/1409    96  132   1 42.1
    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    1645 2884  27 36.3
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo!

Today we had 14 fights, no challenges, no avoids, no deaths, and 6 stand-ins.  What 
happened.  Was everyone distracted, and then caught unprepared for fight day?

AELFWINE (82-23244) (40-23-0,251) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought ASSUR (18-7821) (126-163-
2,212) of ARROGANCE.  AELFWINE bested ASSUR in a 2 minute Title fight.  Oddly, 
Aelfwine is no stylemaster although he remains Keeper of the Runeblade.

MIKEL (6-6190) (103-115-3,234) of THE LADY'S LIST fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) (96-
132-1,195) of HIGHLANDERS.  MIKEL devastated PELIS THE TRUE in an action packed 1 
minute one-sided duel.  Mikel is still top Slasher and Pelis is overall popularity 
leader.

THE TEACH (7-6621) (38-29-4,190) of LADIES OF QUALITY fought SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (36-
33-0,190) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS.  THE TEACH was demolished by SIR LUCAN in a 1 minute 
uneven fight.  The Teach is top P-R, Sir Lucan is top Aimed Blow.

WARRIOR WIGHT (47-7978) (24-10-0,190) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought LOCAL CONSTABLE (104-
22) (0-0-0,181).  WARRIOR WIGHT devastated LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 2 minute one-
sided contest.  Warrior Wight is still top Lunger.  The local constable is still 
officious and annoying.  But, you know, a valued public servant.

SIR YVAIN (60-9076) (36-27-2,210) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) 
(80-50-4,250).  SIR YVAIN was devastated by DIRK CHOLERA in a popular 1 minute uneven 
brawl.  Dirk Cholera is still scary.

PHILTHRY (42-2079) (104-100-0,205) of HIGHLANDERS fought KANEN VILESTAR (31-6601) (28-
23-0,193) of SHADOWHOLD.  PHILTHRY viciously subdued KANEN VILESTAR in a crowd 
pleasing 3 minute bloody match.  Philthry is still top Parry-Strike and this turn's 
favorite.  Kanen Vilestar is still top Wall of Steel.

JHAARAN (10-2017) (34-42-2,174) of THE HOLY LEGION fought KILLER KARCH (69-5668) (26-
23-2,171) of SAND KINGS.  JHAARAN was savagely defeated by KILLER KARCH in an action 
packed 1 minute melee.  Jhaaran is still our top Total Parry.

BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (27-31-2,177) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought DESIREE (104-23) (20-
15-4,150).  BATTLE BANSHEE won victory over DESIREE in a popular 1 minute duel.  
Battle Banshee is our leading Striker.  Desiree is still pretty.

THE RAVEN (51-3875) (28-16-2,101) of COLLEGE RADIO fought SYLKE (16-6221) (37-14-
0,147) of FANGDOR HOLD.  THE RAVEN viciously subdued SYLKE in a popular 2 minute gory 
duel.

ZYRO (33-8118) (35-36-0,128) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought OLD SAILMAKER (104-7) (0-0-
0,110).  ZYRO was savagely defeated by OLD SAILMAKER in a popular 3 minute gory melee.  
It was popular?

NIGHT STALKER (29-262) (24-34-1,100) of LIVING DEAD fought SPICE (7-6640) (34-34-5,46) 
of LADIES OF QUALITY.  NIGHT STALKER was demolished by SPICE in a crowd pleasing 1 
minute mismatched match.

MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (12-15-4,33) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W fought GOLDEN SPIKE (1-
1856) (23-27-0,61) of OBELISK 005.  MAJOR CINNAMON bested GOLDEN SPIKE in a 2 minute 
brutal battle.

RAMYL (85-4491) (12-8-2,72) of DARK CONSTRUCTS IX fought COCKY SPECTATOR (104-3) (0-0-
0,0).  RAMYL viciously subdued COCKY SPECTATOR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody 
bout.

ELLINGTON (82-56846) (19-33-0,90) of COMPOSERS fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-30-
0,30).  ELLINGTON was overpowered by DEBBY TONTE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-
sided duel.  Overpowered by Debby Tonte.  Hmm.  That might be why Ellington was voted 
today's least popular fighter.

Novgorodny Vir had this to say:  "Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and 
warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee."  On that sobering 
though, I lift my cup of spirits to you all; repeat as needed.

Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 AELFWINE 82-23244            41  23  0  257  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MIKEL 6-6190                104 115  3  244  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 PHILTHRY 42-2079            105 100  0  214  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077            37  33  0  206  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
-JOE MAMA 21-6771             63  76  1  202  D.R.I. (1413)              SUNSET
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978        25  10  0  201  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 ASSUR 18-7821               126 164  2  200  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 SIR YVAIN 60-9076            36  28  2  198  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
-RYANATOR 33-3462             43  44  0  193  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601       28  24  0  192  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       96 133  1  186  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 THE TEACH 7-6621             38  30  4  181  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979       28  31  2  179  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668         27  23  2  179  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 JHAARAN 10-2017              34  43  2  168  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-KYLROI 40-4534               37  29  0  148  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 THE RAVEN 51-3875            29  16  2  144  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SYLKE 16-6221                37  15  0  122  FANGDOR HOLD (1416)        WILLAF

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZYRO 33-8118                 35  37  0  115  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SPICE 7-6640                 35  34  5   84  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 RAMYL 85-4491                13   8  2   74  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262         24  35  1   63  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894       13  15  4   52  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE
 ELLINGTON 82-56846           19  34  0   50  COMPOSERS (1417)           DWES EG
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856          23  28  0   42  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

Jhaaran -- Defend yourself, man. -- Pelis the True

Kanen Vilestar -- Thank you for offering me a chance to surrender, but I'm glad I 
didn't. -- Philthry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

AELFWINE bested ASSUR in a 2 minute Title fight.
MIKEL devastated PELIS THE TRUE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
THE TEACH was demolished by SIR LUCAN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
WARRIOR WIGHT devastated LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 2 minute one-sided contest.
SIR YVAIN was devastated by DIRK CHOLERA in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
PHILTHRY viciously subdued KANEN VILESTAR in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
JHAARAN was savagely defeated by KILLER KARCH in a action packed 1 minute melee.
BATTLE BANSHEE won victory over DESIREE in a popular 1 minute duel.
THE RAVEN viciously subdued SYLKE in a popular 2 minute gory duel.
ZYRO was savagely defeated by OLD SAILMAKER in a popular 3 minute gory melee.
NIGHT STALKER was demolished by SPICE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
MAJOR CINNAMON bested GOLDEN SPIKE in a 2 minute brutal battle.
RAMYL viciously subdued COCKY SPECTATOR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody bout.
ELLINGTON was overpowered by DEBBY TONTE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   21 -  12 -  0      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  16 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  17 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  18 -  0      36  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   6 -  1      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         9 -  20 -  0      31  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 747 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190              104 115  3  244 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079          105 100  0  214 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
AIMED BLOW       SIR LUCAN 60-9077          37  33  0  206 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)
LUNGING ATTACK   WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978      25  10  0  201 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821             126 164  2  200 ARROGANCE (732)
WALL OF STEEL    KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601     28  24  0  192 SHADOWHOLD (1405)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    THE TEACH 7-6621           38  30  4  181 LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979     28  31  2  179 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)
TOTAL PARRY      JHAARAN 10-2017            34  43  2  168 THE HOLY LEGION (490)

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was PHILTHRY 42-2079.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE RAVEN 
51-3875, RAMYL 85-4491, WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978, AELFWINE 82-23244, KANEN VILESTAR 
31-6601, KILLER KARCH 69-5668, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, MIKEL 6-6190, ZYRO 33-8118, 
and SIR LUCAN 60-9077.

The least popular fighter this week was ELLINGTON 82--8690.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were THE TEACH 7-6621, MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894, NIGHT STALKER 29-262, 
JHAARAN 10-2017, SIR YVAIN 60-9076, GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856, SYLKE 16-6221, PELIS THE 
TRUE 42-3469, ASSUR 18-7821, and SPICE 7-6640.

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)  0  1 0  DWES EG(82)          1  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  JASPER GULCH(85)     1  0 0  
WILLAF(16)           0  1 0  NORTH FORK(47)       2  0 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  0 0  
TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  TRICORUS(51)         1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GOLDEN SPIKE 1-1856         23  28  0   42  OBELISK 005 (1409)         MORDANT
 MIKEL 6-6190               104 115  3  244  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 THE TEACH 7-6621            38  30  4  181  LADIES OF QUALITY (1404)   BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017             34  43  2  168  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 SYLKE 16-6221               37  15  0  122  FANGDOR HOLD (1416)        WILLAF
 ASSUR 18-7821              126 164  2  200  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262        24  35  1   63  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 KANEN VILESTAR 31-6601      28  24  0  192  SHADOWHOLD (1405)          CHIMLEVTAL
 ZYRO 33-8118                35  37  0  115  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 PHILTHRY 42-2079           105 100  0  214  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 WARRIOR WIGHT 47-7978       25  10  0  201  SPECTRAL STEEL (1386)      NORTH FORK
 THE RAVEN 51-3875           29  16  2  144  COLLEGE RADIO (1365)       TRICORUS
 SIR LUCAN 60-9077           37  33  0  206  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KILLER KARCH 69-5668        27  23  2  179  SAND KINGS (1118)          CIMMERIAC
 AELFWINE 82-23244           41  23  0  257  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387)    DWES EG
 RAMYL 85-4491               13   8  2   74  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894      13  15  4   52  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                    MASTER REAPER (84-16223) of DEVIL DOGS (2867)
                   YOU'RE NOT HIM (84-32911) of 115TH DREAM (5771)
                MATT THE HAT (84-44616) of NAMED BY MARK XXVII (7747)
                       15 PANCAKES (84-48889) of REVIEW (8406)
                        LINT (85-8426) of IT'S TEMPE XX (1536)

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes