DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 04/22/2024    Duedate: 05/04/2024

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 892

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 THE JERKS 10/1451     46   23   0 66.7    5 THE MENTORS 10/408   212  194   6 52.2
  3 DARK TOADS 85/1429  1155  945  10 55.0      THE MENTORS 12 7/1457
    LIVING DEAD 29/1406                       6 BUSH 7/1433          195  228   2 46.1
    TWISTED OAK 82/1421                         PITCH PERFECT 1/1419
    DRAGON'S FIST 21/1471                       YOU DON'T SAY 5/1428
    OBSIDIAN HALL 42/1440                     7 CASTAWAYS 7/199      887 1115  10 44.3
    GIANTS & GOLEMS 4/1470                      SKAITHVARN 51/235
    THE HOLY LEGION 10/490                      HIGHLANDERS 42/1341
    WIZARDS OF AHS 97/1472                    8 MADNESS 21/1475       84  108   1 43.7
    BLOODHAMMER CLAN 6/1456                     HEROS INC 2/1467
    DARK CONSTRUCTS 12/1418                     FEMMES FATAL 18/734
    MAGUS MAJESTATIS 33/1425                    CLAN MCKRAGGEN 1/1464
    MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384                    CLAN MCKRAGGEN 3/1468
    GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378                 9 AB-NORMALS 2/1439     28   44   0 38.9
    102ND DIRE LANCERS 84/1432               11 JOHNS 5/927         1827 3114  29 37.0
    DARK CONSTRUCTS IX 85/1415                  AUTHORS 21/749
    GRIZZLED VETERANS! 56/1458                  JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
    UNLIKELY HEROES 18W 97/1408              12 SOUL HAREM 1/1444    106  197   2 35.0
  4 THE BLOODGUAR 4/348   26   23   1 53.1   13 THE BAD SEED 6/1466    9   19   0 32.1

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hullo there.

Darkholm Arena had 23 fights today.  One unlucky fellow died.  There were no 
challenges and no avoids.

     DARWIN (10-6236) (86-84-0,231) of THE MENTORS fought ROHNERT (33-7070) (34-35-
2,193) of MAGUS MAJESTATIS.  DARWIN assassinated ROHNERT in a 2 minute gruesome uneven 
melee.  Darwin got 46 recognition points for this nasty result.
     ADABEMIS & BALMADOR (42-1671) (59-125-0,174) of HIGHLANDERS fought ALEMBIC (4-
1925) (26-27-1,111) of THE BLOODGUARD.  ADABEMIS & BALMADOR lost to ALEMBIC in a crowd 
pleasing 4 minute fray.  The two unfortunate dwarfs, Adabemis Eldandabem and Cheery 
Balmador, lost 34 points for this disaster.  Ms Balmador, who was standing on the 
shoulders of Adabemis, said that Adabemis was hit on the nose with the harder half of 
a half-rotten apple.
     PATRICIA CORNWELL (21-3909) (97-131-2,227) of AUTHORS fought GRUNDWULF (6-7233) 
(56-70-5,208) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN.  PATRICIA CORNWELL was bested by GRUNDWULF in a 
action packed 3 minute gory brawl.  Ms Cornwell remains our overall popularity leader.
     This turn's favorite fighter is Lennon, who is also the top Slasher.  LENNON (5-
4087) (119-98-3,243) of JOHNS fought CHANA-RAE (18-1988) (60-84-2,182) of FEMMES 
FATAL.  LENNON viciously subdued CHANA-RAE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody match.  
Chana-Rae is the leading Parry-Riposte.
     The least popular?  That would be Gaol.  GAOL (5-5891) (46-56-1,181) of YOU DON'T 
SAY fought MAJOR CINNAMON (97-6894) (114-58-4,204) of UNLIKELY HEROES 18W.  GAOL was 
overpowered by MAJOR CINNAMON in a 1 minute one-sided melee.  Major Cinnamon is our 
top Parry-Strike.
     CHALEUR (1-7415) (34-49-1,153) of SOUL HAREM fought MINSTREL (4-2505) (23-13-
4,175) of THE BLOODGUARD.  CHALEUR was viciously subdued by MINSTREL in a popular 2 
minute gruesome match.  Chaleur is our leading Parry-Lunge, a difficult style I have 
heard.
     KHEFRAS (7-1930) (70-127-0,193) of CASTAWAYS fought SHOHAN (2-6520) (43-45-2,202) 
of HEROS INC.  KHEFRAS lost to SHOHAN in a popular 3 minute fight.  Shohan remains our 
highest ranked Striker.
     CUP O'PIZZA (10-5397) (86-36-0,236) of THE JERKS fought NIGHT STALKER (29-262) 
(98-105-3,203) of LIVING DEAD.  CUP O'PIZZA slimly lost to NIGHT STALKER in a popular 
2 minute gruesome duel.  Night Stalker is now Darkholm's top Lunger.
     Billy Blanks remains our leading Aimed Blow.  BILLY BLANKS (1-9375) (85-65-0,238) 
of PITCH PERFECT fought ATHENA (7-6674) (93-63-2,206) of THE MENTORS 12.  BILLY BLANKS 
slimly won victory over ATHENA in an action packed 4 minute brutal battle.  Ah, this 
would be why Athena lost the top Lunger spot.
     ISHMAIL (1-9650) (44-60-1,271) of CLAN MCKRAGGEN fought DREAMWEAVER (21-9025) 
(35-33-0,195) of DRAGON'S FIST.  ISHMAIL defeated DREAMWEAVER in a crowd pleasing 3 
minute duel.  Ishmail continues as the highest ranked Wall of Steel.
     Jhaaran remains Darkholm's best Total Parry, and the Keeper of the missing 
Runeblade.  JHAARAN (10-2017) (129-92-3,265) of THE HOLY LEGION fought EVERYTHING ZEN 
(7-6959) (42-36-0,225) of BUSH.  JHAARAN bested EVERYTHING ZEN in a crowd pleasing 4 
minute Title fight.

That's all I can say about today's fights.  Until next time, cheerio!

                                          -- Malic of Talcama

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 JHAARAN 10-2017             130  92  3  274  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ISHMAIL 1-9650               45  60  1  279  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1464)      MORDANT
 DARWIN 10-6236               87  84  1  277  THE MENTORS (408)          KOLACT
 BILLY BLANKS 1-9375          86  65  0  261  PITCH PERFECT (1419)       MORDANT
 LENNON 5-4087               120  98  3  246  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262         99 105  3  234  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
-AERYN SUN 10-4268            56  26  0  234  FARSCAPE (1469)            KOLACT
 HANNA 3-8094                 33  18  1  224  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1468)      OSKSI
 SCHARV 51-1209              109 118  0  221  SKAITHVARN (235)           TRICORUS
 GRUNDWULF 6-7233             57  70  5  216  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1456)    TRANSEL
 ANVIAM 56-4571               44  53  2  211  GRIZZLED VETERANS! (1458)  ROCANIS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894      115  58  4  209  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE
 SHOHAN 2-6520                44  45  2  208  HEROS INC (1467)           NIANIA
 EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959        42  37  0  208  BUSH (1433)                BONSUR
 SHADOW GOLEM 4-6916          18  12  0  206  GIANTS & GOLEMS (1470)     JHELUM
 RAMYL 85-4491                91  75  2  205  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH
 KYLROI 40-4534               84  72  0  204  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 ATHENA 7-6674                93  64  2  203  THE MENTORS 12 (1457)      BONSUR
 EVILYONE 42-5125             63  39  2  200  OBSIDIAN HALL (1440)       RODEKI
 PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909    97 132  2  198  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 CUP O'PIZZA 10-5397          86  37  0  196  THE JERKS (1451)           KOLACT
 RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374      42  26  6  194  WIZARDS OF AHS (1472)      SHADOW GROVE
 DREAMWEAVER 21-9025          35  34  0  194  DRAGON'S FIST (1471)       SUNSET
 AMPHIBIOUS BLACK 85-20931    48  76  1  193  DARK TOADS (1429)          JASPER GULCH
 KHEFRAS 7-1930               70 128  0  190  CASTAWAYS (199)            BONSUR
 GAOL 5-5891                  46  57  1  190  YOU DON'T SAY (1428)       KALTOS
 CHANA-RAE 18-1988            60  85  2  189  FEMMES FATAL (734)         TALCAMA
 BEELRETH 84-41537            59  40  1  188  102ND DIRE LANCERS (1432)  BLACKSTONE
 ROHNERT 33-7070              34  36  2  186  MAGUS MAJESTATIS (1425)    NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 SIR TRISTAN 60-9075          59  48  1  184  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 KWAI CHANG 2-6528            54  44  2  182  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190            76 270  2  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 MARIK BLOOD 82-18992         41  52  1  177  TWISTED OAK (1421)         DWES EG
 MINSTREL 4-2505              24  13  4  177  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
 THE EUNUCH 1-5000            29  68  1  176  SOUL HAREM (1444)          MORDANT

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 NEEDLE BOY 6-7631            30  25  0  173  THE BAD SEEDS (1466)       TRANSEL
 DRACSI 12-7156              105  60  2  170  DARK CONSTRUCTS (1418)     RIZTAB
-SUN TZU 59-310               33  29  3  165  ISLE OF SKYE (876)         ILLIS
 CHALEUR 1-7415               34  50  1  157  SOUL HAREM (1444)          MORDANT

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ALEMBIC 4-1925               27  27  1  149  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM
-HENRY VAN GIESON V 59-436    20  12  0  149  ISLE OF SKYE (876)         ILLIS
 ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671  59 126  0  140  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
-EGIL SKALLAGRIMSON 59-1964   33  17  1  139  ISLE OF SKYE (876)         ILLIS
-BALIN 2-13                   18  16  4  132  KILLER DWARVES (94)        NIANIA
 DANTALLION 4-2028            35  19  1  130  THE BLOODGUARD (348)       JHELUM

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-FARGEN ICEHOLE 59-1938       25  15  1   90  ISLE OF SKYE (876)         ILLIS
 SNEEZING PANDA 2-6539        38  58  2   88  AB-NORMALS (1439)          NIANIA
-BOOGIE WOOGIE RED 7-7253     17  21  2   80  DETROIT BLUES (1474)       BONSUR
 MISTI 21-9595                18   9  0   62  MADNESS (1475)             SUNSET

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN
ROHNERT 33-7070           34  36  2 MAGUS MAJESTATIS 1425  DARWIN 10-6236             892

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Billy Blanks -- Oh no, I hate seeing you walk out onto the sands to face me. -- 
Khefras

Major Cinnamon -- That was a really good fight. -- Scharv

Raistlin Majere -- You called us a stupid idiot!  Are you the one who always hides 
among the spectators and shouts that during the fights? -- Cheery Balmador

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

JHAARAN bested EVERYTHING ZEN in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Title fight.
BILLY BLANKS slimly won victory over ATHENA in a action packed 4 minute brutal battle.
ISHMAIL defeated DREAMWEAVER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute duel.
RAISTLIN MAJERE was devastated by HANNA in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
PATRICIA CORNWELL was bested by GRUNDWULF in a action packed 3 minute gory brawl.
LENNON viciously subdued CHANA-RAE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody match.
DARWIN assassinated ROHNERT in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
CUP O'PIZZA slimly lost to NIGHT STALKER in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel.
KHEFRAS lost to SHOHAN in a popular 3 minute fight.
GAOL was overpowered by MAJOR CINNAMON in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
DRACSI was overpowered by LAUGHING BARMAID in a 2 minute one-sided match.
SHADOW GOLEM devastated NEEDLE BOY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
2 + 2 = 4 was overpowered by RAMYL in a 2 minute gory mismatched conflict.
KYLROI lost to DIRK CHOLERA in a 2 minute bout.
EVILYONE viciously subdued SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 3 minute brutal duel.
SCHARV devastated AMPHIBIOUS BLACK in a popular 4 minute mismatched brawl.
ANVIAM overpowered KWAI CHANG in a exciting 1 minute one-sided match.
SIR TRISTAN was overpowered by BLIND BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BEELRETH bested THE EUNUCH in a popular 2 minute bout.
CHALEUR was viciously subdued by MINSTREL in a popular 2 minute gruesome match.
ADABEMIS & BALMADOR lost to ALEMBIC in a crowd pleasing 4 minute fray.
MARIK BLOOD overpowered DANTALLION in a 3 minute one-sided match.
MISTI was overpowered by SNEEZING PANDA in a popular 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                  11         PARRY-STRIKE      25 -  13 -  0      66  |
|AIMED BLOW                       9         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -   9 -  0      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  21 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        46 -  47 -  1      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK    53 -  55 -  0      49  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  31 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL     16 -  26 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   9 -  0      25  |

Turn 892 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       3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         3 -  6         3  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      JHAARAN 10-2017           130  92  3  274 THE HOLY LEGION (490)
WALL OF STEEL    ISHMAIL 1-9650             45  60  1  279 CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1464)
AIMED BLOW       BILLY BLANKS 1-9375        86  65  0  261 PITCH PERFECT (1419)
SLASHING ATTACK  LENNON 5-4087             120  98  3  246 JOHNS (927)
LUNGING ATTACK   NIGHT STALKER 29-262       99 105  3  234 LIVING DEAD (1406)
PARRY-STRIKE     MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894    115  58  4  209 UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408)
STRIKING ATTACK  SHOHAN 2-6520              44  45  2  208 HEROS INC (1467)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CHANA-RAE 18-1988          60  85  2  189 FEMMES FATAL (734)
PARRY-LUNGE      CHALEUR 1-7415             34  50  1  157 SOUL HAREM (1444)

The overall popularity leader is PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was LENNON 5-4087.  The ten other most popular fighters were ISHMAIL 
1-9650, EVILYONE 42-5125, BILLY BLANKS 1-9375, SHOHAN 2-6520, ATHENA 7-6674, PATRICIA 
CORNWELL 21-3909, SCHARV 51-1209, MINSTREL 4-2505, ADABEMIS & BALMADOR 42-1671, and 
EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959.

The least popular fighter this week was GAOL 5-5891.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THE EUNUCH 1-5000, SIR TRISTAN 60-9075, KWAI CHANG 2-6528, NEEDLE BOY 
6-7631, RAISTLIN MAJERE 97-8374, MISTI 21-9595, DANTALLION 4-2028, CHALEUR 1-7415, 2 
+ 2 = 4 38-4190, and DRACSI 12-7156.

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ISHMAIL 1-9650              45  60  1  279  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1464)      MORDANT
 SHOHAN 2-6520               44  45  2  208  HEROS INC (1467)           NIANIA
 HANNA 3-8094                33  18  1  224  CLAN MCKRAGGEN (1468)      OSKSI

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SHADOW GOLEM 4-6916         18  12  0  206  GIANTS & GOLEMS (1470)     JHELUM
 LENNON 5-4087              120  98  3  246  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 GRUNDWULF 6-7233            57  70  5  216  BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1456)    TRANSEL
 EVERYTHING ZEN 7-6959       42  37  0  208  BUSH (1433)                BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017            130  92  3  274  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 DRACSI 12-7156             105  60  2  170  DARK CONSTRUCTS (1418)     RIZTAB
 CHANA-RAE 18-1988           60  85  2  189  FEMMES FATAL (734)         TALCAMA
 PATRICIA CORNWELL 21-3909   97 132  2  198  AUTHORS (749)              SUNSET
 NIGHT STALKER 29-262        99 105  3  234  LIVING DEAD (1406)         LAPUR
 ROHNERT 33-7070             34  36  2  186  MAGUS MAJESTATIS (1425)    NIYTYOLE ISLAND
 2 + 2 = 4 38-4190           76 270  2  180  JUST BECAUSE (1151)        CLIFFHOME
 KYLROI 40-4534              84  72  0  204  GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378)   ZENSU
 EVILYONE 42-5125            63  39  2  200  OBSIDIAN HALL (1440)       RODEKI
 SCHARV 51-1209             109 118  0  221  SKAITHVARN (235)           TRICORUS
 ANVIAM 56-4571              44  53  2  211  GRIZZLED VETERANS! (1458)  ROCANIS
 SIR TRISTAN 60-9075         59  48  1  184  MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384)    ARADI
 MARIK BLOOD 82-18992        41  52  1  177  TWISTED OAK (1421)         DWES EG
 BEELRETH 84--23999          59  40  1  188  102ND DIRE LANCERS (1432)  BLACKSTONE
 RAMYL 85-4491               91  75  2  205  DARK CONSTRUCTS IX (1415)  JASPER GULCH
 MAJOR CINNAMON 97-6894     115  58  4  209  UNLIKELY HEROES 18W (1408) SHADOW GROVE