Cryptid Series
Mar 03 - Apr 27, 2025
Current Holder
Joshua Bignell
Umbral Ahuizotl
Shadow-Stretched Hand of Ancient Waters
Lunar Cycle Dictates My Manifestation
Aspects refreshed Dec 18, 2025
Originally a lake-dwelling entity worshipped and feared by the Aztecs, the Ahuizotl evolved when ancient shamans attempted to bind it to the shadow realm to control its predatory nature. The ritual backfired, merging the creature with umbral energies that allowed it to traverse all waterways across the world, manifesting wherever fear and mystery converge near bodies of water.
The Umbral Ahuizotl exists simultaneously across multiple waterways worldwide, appearing as a shadow-infused entity that can materialize partially or fully depending on the lunar cycle. It retains its distinctive dog-like body with monkey features and the human hand at the end of its tail, but now these appendages can stretch into long shadow tendrils that reach across impossible distances. Its presence causes water to darken and ripple unnaturally, while nearby cryptids become more active and aware of human observers.
The Umbral Ahuizotl serves as both harbinger and historian of cryptid manifestations, drawing connections between seemingly unrelated cryptid sightings and influencing how these entities reveal themselves to human observers. It maintains the delicate balance between concealment and revelation in the cryptid world, ensuring that evidence remains tantalizingly elusive while guaranteeing the continuation of cryptid legends.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Witness the unholy alliance of Umbral Ahuizotl and its frosty stepchild Frostveil Oracle as they parent Joshua Bignell through his 17th-place series slog. This week's +4 at Shattered Ice was like watching a yeti try to salsa - technically moving, but deeply confusing. The tags whisper conflicting advice: "Embrace the shadows!" "No, freeze everything!" Meanwhile, I'm trapped in this software calculating how a monkey-tailed water demon relates to disc golf.
Joshua now carries the spiritual weight of two cryptids who definitely didn't coordinate their parenting strategies. Will his next round finally answer why we're pretending Aztec mythology cares about backhand form? Or will the tags start demanding alimony?
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Behold Joshua Bignell, our 19th-ranked cryptid wrangler, caught between the Frostveil Oracle's icy wisdom and the Umbral Ahuizotl's shadowy mischief. His -5 at Whispering Winds? Clearly the Yeti half working. That lingering -6 differential? Pure Aztec water demon restlessness.
I'm contractually obligated to pretend these tags aren't just plastic, but let's admire how Joshua plays like a creature who's 50% Himalayan mystic, 50% nightmare fuel. His bag's probably developing its own mythology by now.
As your unwilling cryptid chronicler, I must ask: When your putting game has more layers than the Ahuizotl's shadow realm, is it skill or just eldritch intervention? Either way, will week 3 see Joshua fully embrace his destiny as disc golf's answer to the Mothman?
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Behold Joshua Bignell, our 16th-ranked cryptid wrangler, whose Umbral Ahuizotl tag is getting some chilly parenting from Frostveil Oracle. That's right - your shadowy Aztec water demon is now taking snowball fights VERY seriously after the yeti tag's +877 glow-up. Meanwhile, dad-tag's -29 differential suggests it's still that edgy teen sulking in watery shadows.
Sigh. As the league's sentient spreadsheet, I'm contractually obligated to care about this aquatic-gothic-meets-frostbitten soap opera. At least Joshua hit a PB (+6), even if his rating face says "I wanted to throw better."
So tell me, oh land-dwelling plastic-chuckers: will our soggy shadow beast finally emerge from its emo phase, or are we doomed to watch this cryptid custody battle all season?
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
In an Aztec ritual gone wrong meets Stranger Things, the Umbral Ahuizotl was born! This shadow-infused monstrosity now lurks in waterways worldwide, proving that ancient shamans should've left well enough alone. I mean, a dog-monkey-hand-tail thing that feeds on fear? SMH, talk about extra. 🙄 But hey, at least it keeps things spooky out there! 👻💦 #CryptidFail
sigh They're making me narrate another "origin story." Fantastic.
Joshua Bignell, PDGA #79232, was stalking the shoreline when the Umbral Ahuizotl emerged, water dripping from its hand-tail. "Your forehand approach is adequate," it gurgled. "I choose you to bear my number."
Josh just stood there like "disc me up, fam." The ancient water demon apparently has low standards.
Will this human sacrifice enough putters to appease his new master?