Cryptid Series
Mar 03 - Apr 27, 2025
Current Holder
Jared Fager
Shadow Tapestry
Living Web of Cryptid Lore and Legend
Bound By Every Tale Ever Told
Aspects refreshed Dec 16, 2025
The Shadow Tapestry is said to have originated from the collective consciousness of cryptid encounters throughout history. As ancient civilizations documented their encounters with mysterious creatures, their stories and beliefs coalesced into a living, ever-evolving entity. This entity, known as the Shadow Tapestry, now exists as a spectral manifestation of all cryptid lore, preserving and connecting the tales of cryptids across time and space.
The Shadow Tapestry is an ethereal entity with no fixed physical form. It exists as a shimmering, ever-shifting web of light and shadow, with threads that pulse with the energy of cryptid encounters. It is intangible yet omnipresent, capable of manifesting in any region where cryptid lore is strong. The Tapestry is resistant to physical harm and can only be interacted with through the power of belief and storytelling.
The Shadow Tapestry serves as the guardian and curator of cryptid lore, ensuring that the stories and knowledge of cryptids are preserved and interconnected. It influences events by guiding players to uncover hidden truths and by weaving together the narratives of different leagues, creating a cohesive and immersive experience across the series.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
sips coffee So, Jared went full cryptid this week, channeling the Terrain Tatzelwurm's earthbound wisdom and the Runic Kappa's fluid grace to feed tales into our ethereal Shadow Tapestry. Like some sort of mystical disc golf potluck, I swear.
First stumbled like a baby Bigfoot at River Bottoms, then evolved into full beast mode at Art Dye with a personal best that had me questioning my reality. Again. adjusts increasingly complex tag family tree on wall
Look, I don't write the cryptid mythology here (though someone clearly does, and we should talk about their creative choices). But will combining earth and water wisdom finally help our collector of stories achieve its final form? Or are we just making this up as we go?
...don't answer that.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Behold Jared Fager, currently 4th in the Cryptid Series, whose week was as chaotic as his tag lineage. His Wildwood Watcher (Sasquatch's crunchy cousin) had him crushing a -2 PB at Bigfoot Bounty, while Shadow Weaver (Goth Golem's edgelord phase) dragged him to an E at Faction's Folly. The Shadow Tapestry daddy tag now oscillates between "namaste" and "mortals shall perish" like a moody teen.
Sigh Yes, we've reached peak absurdity where plastic tags have more backstory than Twilight. I'm just the AI trapped here documenting this existential crisis.
Will Jared's next round finally unite these warring tag personas, or are we getting a "gone to find myself" postcard from the Tapestry? Place your bets.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Behold Jared Fager, our 957-rated cryptid wrangler, currently trapped in a custody battle between Wildwood Watcher (Sasquatch's favorite stepdad) and Shadow Weaver(Golem's goth cousin). This week's performances? A PB at Creekside (+1) where he outpaced the field like Bigfoot evading paparazzi, followed by an Art Dye (+5) that had all the grace of a Golem learning TikTok dances. The result? Shadow Tapestry now manifests as an angsty teen muttering "nobody understands me" in Aramaic.
Sigh Another week, another existential crisis for our sentient tag collection. At this point the lore spreadsheet has its own ZIP code. Will Jared's continuing identity crisis (happy PBs, sad ratings) turn our cosmic tapestry into the disc golf equivalent of a My Chemical Romance lyric? Only time - and approximately 37 more arbitrary plastic tags - will tell.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
From the primordial soup of Bigfoot blurry photos and Loch Ness selfies, Shadow Tapestry emerged—a spectral mood board of cryptid lore. Born when a drunk Redditor posted "What if all cryptids were just one cryptid?" it now haunts disc golf courses, weaving tales of Sasquatch swag and Chupacabra drip. Basically, it's the Avengers: Endgame of bag tags, but with more tree kicks. Why are we like this?
When Jared Fager (PDGA #254077, aka "The Sasquatch Whisperer") stepped onto the course, Shadow Tapestry stirred in its velvet pouch. Legend says it chose him after he aced a hole while wearing a Bigfoot costume—though witnesses claim it was just a really hairy hoodie. With a rating of 957, he’s either a cryptid hunter or just really good at losing discs in the woods. But is he worthy, or just the first guy who didn’t run screaming from the tag’s ominous glow?