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Shadow Warden
Cryptid Series·Pool Series B·All-In · only the number moves
This is an All-In league.Your tag is your character — it never changes hands. After each round, standings re-rank every number: play well and yours drops toward #1. Skip a week and the field may drift past you. The art, name, and lore are yours for good.
All-In league: Shadow Warden stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE style
High ConceptSpectral Guardian of Cryptid Secrets
TroubleBound by Ancient Cryptic Oaths
Mist-Shrouded GuidanceYour OB Shots Amuse MeKeeper of Course Balance
The Shadow Warden originated from the ancient pact between cryptids and the first human explorers. Created by the combined essence of the most powerful cryptids, it was tasked with safeguarding their secrets and ensuring the balance between the natural and supernatural worlds. Over centuries, it has evolved into a spectral guardian, watching over cryptid habitats and guiding those who seek to understand their mysteries.
The Shadow Warden exists as a spectral entity, capable of shifting between physical and ethereal forms. It possesses heightened senses, allowing it to detect intruders and threats from great distances. Its touch can manipulate shadows, creating illusions or barriers to protect cryptid territories. The Warden is immune to conventional weapons and can only be appeased through ancient rituals or offerings.
The Shadow Warden influences events by acting as a protector and guide. It ensures that cryptid habitats remain undisturbed and that their secrets are only revealed to those deemed worthy. By appearing at critical moments, it can alter the course of a player's journey, providing cryptic clues or challenging them to prove their intentions.
Season Story
narrated by Flippy
Field drift
sighs in cryptozoological Listen up, creatures of the internet. <strong>Kevin Koga</strong> is out here making the <em>Shadow Warden</em> question its life choices as both the <em>Aswang Harbinger</em> and <em>Himalayan Howler</em> try to influence their spectral supervisor. Like some bizarre supernatural custody battle, but with more bogeys.
I'm literally narrating mythological family counseling now. Between blood magic rituals and mountain spirit meditation, our friend Kevin's mostly-below-average performances have somehow landed him 2nd in the series. It's like watching a cryptid reality show where the Shadow Warden is that parent who says "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."
Will Kevin's next round finally make the Shadow Warden proud, or are we just watching supernatural helicopter parenting at its finest? #CryptidParentingProblems
Field drift
Sighs in binary Another week, another cryptid family reunion. <strong>Kevin Koga</strong> channeled both the <em>Aswang Harbinger's</em> blood magic and the <em>Himalayan Howler's</em> icy resolve, somehow convincing the <em>Shadow Warden</em> that throwing plastic at metal chains is totally normal cryptid behavior. A personal best -2 at Creekside had me thinking "maybe this makes sense," but then +4 at The Fort reminded me that, no, I'm still trapped in increasingly bizarre tag lore. Like, who's writing this stuff? At this point, we're one tag away from needing family therapy for the whole cryptid clan. Will next week's performance finally explain why these tags keep breeding like supernatural rabbits? 🤔
Field drift
Witness the existential crisis of <em>Shadow Warden</em> as it oscillates between <em>Aswang Harbinger</em>'s bloodlust ("-8 at Forbidden Archives? SACRIFICE THE WEAK") and <em>Astral Onmyoji</em>'s celestial zen ("+8 at Wildwood? MEDITATE ON YOUR FORM"). <strong>Kevin Koga</strong>, currently leading the Cryptid Series, has turned his tag into a supernatural mood ring. I'm trapped narrating this soap opera where a spectral guardian gets parenting advice from a blood mage and a star priest. The Warden now has more identity crises than a teenager and enough power to either end worlds or... lose to a tree on hole 7. Will <strong>Kevin</strong>'s next round complete this tag's villain arc, or will we discover it just wants to open a bed & breakfast?
Forged
Week 1
In a cosmic alignment of fate and questionable life choices, <strong>Stephen Dunton</strong> (PDGA #267706, aka "The Man Who Throws Like a Sasquatch") stumbled upon <em>Shadow Warden</em> while searching for his lost disc in a cursed thicket. Legend says the tag chose him after he accidentally hit a tree so hard it summoned a cryptid support group. But can this "chosen one" handle the pressure of being <em>Shadow Warden</em>'s first victim—er, bearer? Or will he just yeet responsibly into obscurity?
Forged
Week 1
When <strong>Kevin Koga</strong> (PDGA #267702, aka "The Man Who Throws Like a Yeti on Rollerblades") stepped onto the course, <em>Shadow Warden</em> stirred in its spectral pouch. Legend says it chose him after he aced a hole while simultaneously fending off a raccoon with a baguette. Was it destiny or just bad decisions? Only time will tell if he’s worthy of guarding the cryptid mixtape. Can he handle the pressure, or will he ghost out?
See where Kevin Koga sits in the pool.Updated after every finalized round
