DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 05/06/2024    Duedate: 05/18/2024

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 893

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 THE JERKS 10/1451     47   23   0 67.1    4 THE MENTORS 10/408   212  196   6 52.0
  2 DARK TOADS 85/1429  1164  955  10 54.9      THE MENTORS 12 7/1457
    LIVING DEAD 29/1406                       5 BUSH 7/1433          198  229   2 46.4
    TWISTED OAK 82/1421                         FROST FREE 36/1446
    DRAGON'S FIST 21/1471                       PITCH PERFECT 1/1419
    OBSIDIAN HALL 42/1440                       YOU DON'T SAY 5/1428
    OBSIDIAN HALL 72/1477                     6 CASTAWAYS 7/199      887 1118  10 44.2
    GIANTS & GOLEMS 4/1470                      SKAITHVARN 51/235
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      HIGHLANDERS 42/1341
    WIZARDS OF AHS 97/1472                    7 MADNESS 21/1475       87  111   1 43.9
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 6/1456                     HEROS INC 2/1467
    DARK CONSTRUCTS 12/1418                     FEMMES FATAL 18/734
    DARK MINIONS III 85/1478                    MADNESS 2 II 1/1476
    MAGUS MAJESTATIS 33/1425                    CLAN MCKRAGGEN 1/1464
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384                    CLAN MCKRAGGEN 3/1468
    GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378                 8 AB-NORMALS 2/1439     30   47   0 39.0
    102ND DIRE LANCERS 84/1432                9 JOHNS 5/927         1829 3115  29 37.0
    DARK CONSTRUCTS IX 85/1415                  AUTHORS 21/749
    GRIZZLED VETERANS! 56/1458                  JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408              10 SOUL HAREM 1/1444    106  199   2 34.8
  3 THE BLOODGUAR 4/348   28   24   1 53.8

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Hail DARKHOLM!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  And let's see, EVERYTHING ZEN fought MAJOR CINNAMON and gained 37 points and 
contributed to BUSH's 1-0-0.  CRYING TIGER has lost to SASHA, falling 29 points, 
while helping make AB-NORMALS a 2-3-0 turn.  And all eyes were on LENNON this turn as 
he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster.  DARKHOLM has a new victor!  By the way, was 
that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Black 
Chalice?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover 
or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in DARKHOLM again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 LENNON 5-4087               121  98  3  273  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ISHMAIL 1-9650               46  60  1  292  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1464)      MORDANT
 BILLY BLANKS 1-9375          87  65  0  269  PITCH PERFECT (1419)       MORDANT
 EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959        43  37  0  245  BUSH (1433)                BONSUR
 RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374      43  26  6  223  WIZARDS OF AHS (1472)      SHADOW GROVE
 GRUNDWULF 6-7233             58  70  5  221  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1456)    TRANSEL
 PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909    98 132  2  213  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 SHADOW GOLEM 4-6916          19  12  0  213  GIANTS & GOLEMS (1470)     JHELUM

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KYLROI 40-4534               85  72  0  212  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RAMYL 85-4491                92  75  2  208  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH
 EVILYONE 42-5125             64  39  2  208  OBSIDIAN HALL (1440)       RODEKI
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262         99 106  3  207  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397          87  37  0  206  THE JERKS (1451)           KOLACT
 JHAARAN 10-2017             130  93  3  202  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 SCHARV 51-1209              109 119  0  202  SKAITHVARN (235)           TRICORUS
 ANVIAM 56-4571               44  54  2  202  GRIZZLED VETERANS! (1458)  ROCANIS
 AMPHIBIOUS BLACK 85-20931    49  76  1  201  DARK TOADS (1429)          JASPER GULCH
 SHOHAN 2-6520                44  46  2  201  HEROS INC (1467)           NIANIA
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894      115  59  4  200  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE
 CHANA-RAE 18-1988            61  85  2  198  FEMMES FATAL (734)         TALCAMA
 HANNA 3-8094                 33  19  1  194  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1468)      OSKSI
 GAOL 5-5891                  47  57  1  193  YOU DON'T SAY (1428)       KALTOS
 ATHENA 7-6674                93  65  2  191  THE MENTORS 12 (1457)      BONSUR
 DARWIN 10-6236               87  85  1  190  THE MENTORS (408)          KOLACT
 MINSTREL 4-2505              25  13  4  190  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
 ROHNERT 33-7070              34  37  2  188  MAGUS MAJESTATIS (1425)    NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 SIR TRISTAN 60-9075          59  49  1  187  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 DRACSI 12-7156              106  60  2  186  DARK CONSTRUCTS (1418)     RIZTAB
 KHEFRAS 7-1930               70 129  0  185  CASTAWAYS (199)            BONSUR
 GUM GATHERER 36-8289         31  29  0  185  FROST FREE (1446)          JHANS
 BEELRETH 84-41537            59  41  1  184  102ND DIRE LANCERS (1432)  BLACKSTONE
 BONE BENDER 2-6633           33  24  0  181  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 KWAI CHANG 2-6528            54  45  2  180  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 MARIK BLOOD 82-18992         42  52  1  180  TWISTED OAK (1421)         DWES EG
 STARGAZER 72-10069           66  63  0  175  OBSIDIAN HALL (1477)       DRAGONHEAD
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            76 271  2  173  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 NEEDLE BOY 6-7631            30  26  0  173  THE BAD SEEDS (1466)       TRANSEL
 DREAMWEAVER 21-9025          35  35  0  172  DRAGON'S FIST (1471)       SUNSET
 THE EUNUCH 1-5000            29  69  1  169  SOUL HAREM (1444)          MORDANT
 CHALEUR 1-7415               34  51  1  155  SOUL HAREM (1444)          MORDANT

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ALEMBIC 4-1925               27  28  1  146  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
 DANTALLION 4-2028            36  19  1  143  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
 ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671  59 127  0  141  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZOGLA 85-19120               15  10  1  122  DARK MINIONS III (1478)    JASPER GULCH

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SNEEZING PANDA 2-6539        39  58  2   99  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SASHA 1-9985                 16   6  0   86  MADNESS 2 II (1476)        MORDANT
 CRYING TIGER 2-6566          24  56  0   66  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 BREWTALITY 2-6610            32  36  1   59  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
 MISTI 21-9595                18  10  0   59  MADNESS (1475)             SUNSET

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Shohan -- You've maxed out your skills already? -- Khefras

Amphibious Black -- Wow.  When I saw who I was facing, thought I was bound to lose. -- Scharv

Alembic -- I do like your style, and you use it well. -- Adabemis Eldantabem

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JHAARAN was viciously subdued by LENNON in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Title fight.
ANVIAM was subdued by BILLY BLANKS in a exciting 2 minute melee.
ISHMAIL overpowered DARWIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
SCHARV was narrowly defeated by EVILYONE in a exciting 3 minute fight.
NIGHT STALKER was viciously subdued by CUP O'PIZZA in a action packed 3 minute brawl.
HANNA was bested by PATRICIA CORNWELL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
GRUNDWULF viciously subdued GUM GATHERER in a action packed 9 minute gruesome fight.
GAOL vanquished CHALEUR in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
KHEFRAS was vanquished by SHADOW GOLEM in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ATHENA was overpowered by RAISTLIN MAJERE in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
EVERYTHING ZEN savagely defeated MAJOR CINNAMON in a exciting 7 minute bloody match.
CHANA-RAE overcame KWAI CHANG in a 3 minute contest.
DREAMWEAVER was demolished by LAUGHING BARMAID in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
ROHNERT was handily defeated by DIRK CHOLERA in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
KYLROI outwaited SHOHAN in a crowd pleasing 7 minute gruesome bout.
SIR TRISTAN was handily defeated by SOLACIA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
STARGAZER was devastated by LAUGHING BARMAID in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEELRETH was overpowered by BLIND BEGGAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match.
RAMYL viciously subdued LOCAL CONSTABLE in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
AMPHIBIOUS BLACK demolished 2 + 2 = 4 in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
THE EUNUCH was handily defeated by MINSTREL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
BONE BENDER overpowered ADABEMIS & BALMADOR in a exciting 2 minute uneven fight.
NEEDLE BOY was overpowered by DRACSI in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
MARIK BLOOD demolished ALEMBIC in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
DANTALLION vanquished ZOGLA in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided fray.
CRYING TIGER was handily defeated by SASHA in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
BREWTALITY was defeated by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a action packed 1 minute duel.
SNEEZING PANDA overpowered MISTI in a popular 2 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                      13         PARRY-RIPOSTE     14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-STRIKE      24 -  15 -  0      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  19 -  0      59  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         PARRY-LUNGE       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         AIMED BLOW        47 -  47 -  1      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    50 -  59 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  33 -  1      45  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  23 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  15 -  0      29  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   9 -  0      18  |

Turn 893 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      2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  7         4  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    5 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         7 -  6     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  6     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  LENNON 5-4087             121  98  3  273 JOHNS (927)
WALL OF STEEL    ISHMAIL 1-9650             46  60  1  292 CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1464)
AIMED BLOW       BILLY BLANKS 1-9375        87  65  0  269 PITCH PERFECT (1419)
LUNGING ATTACK   RAMYL 85-4491              92  75  2  208 DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)
PARRY-STRIKE     CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397        87  37  0  206 THE JERKS (1451)
TOTAL PARRY      JHAARAN 10-2017           130  93  3  202 THE HOLY LEGION (490)
STRIKING ATTACK  SHOHAN 2-6520              44  46  2  201 HEROS INC (1467)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CHANA-RAE 18-1988          61  85  2  198 FEMMES FATAL (734)
PARRY-LUNGE      CHALEUR 1-7415             34  51  1  155 SOUL HAREM (1444)

The overall popularity leader is PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was SHOHAN 2-6520.  The ten other most popular fighters were GRUNDWULF 
6-7233, KYLROI 40-4534, LENNON 5-4087, GUM GATHERER 36-8289, RAMYL 85-4491, EVILYONE 
42-5125, EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959, CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397, MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894, and BONE 
BENDER 2-6633.

The least popular fighter this week was ALEMBIC 4-1925.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were DREAMWEAVER 21-9025, ZOGLA 85-19120, NEEDLE BOY 6-7631, 2 + 2 = 4 
38-4190, STARGAZER 72-10069, SIR TRISTAN 60-9075, ROHNERT 33-7070, KHEFRAS 7-1930, 
CHALEUR 1-7415, and HANNA 3-8094.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           3  2 0  TALCAMA(18)          1  0 0  TRICORUS(51)         0  1 0  
NIANIA(2)            2  4 0  SUNSET(21)           1  2 0  ROCANIS(56)          0  1 0  
OSKSI(3)             0  1 0  LAPUR(29)            0  1 0  ARADI(60)            0  1 0  
JHELUM(4)            3  1 0  NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33)  0  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  1 0  
KALTOS(5)            2  0 0  JHANS(36)            0  1 0  DWES EG(82)          1  0 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  1 0  CLIFFHOME(38)        0  1 0  BLACKSTONE(84)       0  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            1  2 0  ZENSU(40)            1  0 0  JASPER GULCH(85)     2  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  2 0  RODEKI(42)           1  1 0  SHADOW GROVE(97)     1  1 0  
RIZTAB(12)           1  0 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ISHMAIL 1-9650              46  60  1  292  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1464)      MORDANT
 SHOHAN 2-6520               44  46  2  201  HEROS INC (1467)           NIANIA
 HANNA 3-8094                33  19  1  194  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1468)      OSKSI
 SHADOW GOLEM 4-6916         19  12  0  213  GIANTS & GOLEMS (1470)     JHELUM
 LENNON 5-4087              121  98  3  273  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 GRUNDWULF 6-7233            58  70  5  221  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1456)    TRANSEL
 EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959       43  37  0  245  BUSH (1433)                BONSUR
 CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397         87  37  0  206  THE JERKS (1451)           KOLACT
 DRACSI 12-7156             106  60  2  186  DARK CONSTRUCTS (1418)     RIZTAB
 CHANA-RAE 18-1988           61  85  2  198  FEMMES FATAL (734)         TALCAMA
 PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909   98 132  2  213  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262        99 106  3  207  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 ROHNERT 33-7070             34  37  2  188  MAGUS MAJESTATIS (1425)    NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 GUM GATHERER 36-8289        31  29  0  185  FROST FREE (1446)          JHANS
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190           76 271  2  173  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 KYLROI 40-4534              85  72  0  212  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 EVILYONE 42-5125            64  39  2  208  OBSIDIAN HALL (1440)       RODEKI
 SCHARV 51-1209             109 119  0  202  SKAITHVARN (235)           TRICORUS
 ANVIAM 56-4571              44  54  2  202  GRIZZLED VETERANS! (1458)  ROCANIS
 SIR TRISTAN 60-9075         59  49  1  187  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 STARGAZER 72-10069          66  63  0  175  OBSIDIAN HALL (1477)       DRAGONHEAD
 MARIK BLOOD 82-18992        42  52  1  180  TWISTED OAK (1421)         DWES EG
 BEELRETH 84--23999          59  41  1  184  102ND DIRE LANCERS (1432)  BLACKSTONE
 RAMYL 85-4491               92  75  2  208  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH
 RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374     43  26  6  223  WIZARDS OF AHS (1472)      SHADOW GROVE