The Tempest Trials @ River Bottoms
Mar 05 - Apr 23, 2025
Current Holder
Creech Isaiah Balter
Monolith Mapinguari
Living Stone Guardian of Ancient Fairways
Too Heavy for Tournament Bags
Aspects refreshed Dec 18, 2025
When the Thunderbird first soared over the Great Plains, its lightning strikes awakened an ancient guardian slumbering within the deepest bedrock, transforming it into the Monolith Mapinguari. Drawn to the towering stone formations shaped by millennia of wind and rain, the creature bonded with these monoliths, absorbing their resilience and becoming the living embodiment of the land's most enduring secrets and strengths.
The Monolith Mapinguari possesses unparalleled physical strength, capable of shifting massive boulders and carving new passages through solid rock with its curved, obsidian-like claws. Its hide has gradually transformed to resemble weathered stone, providing nearly impenetrable protection and allowing it to camouflage perfectly against the rock formations it guards. Most remarkably, the creature can sense ancient knowledge embedded within stone through a specialized organ in its abdomen, which glows with crackling energy when near sites of significant power or hidden chambers containing the Thunderbird's secrets.
The Monolith Mapinguari serves as the ultimate physical manifestation of the Earthbound Guardians' connection to the land, leading worthy warriors to hidden chambers containing ancient wisdom while testing their strength, endurance, and determination through grueling challenges. It stands as living proof that the most valuable secrets lie not in the sky but deep within the earth, accessible only to those with the physical prowess and unwavering resolve to uncover them.
Tag Details
Pool of the Earthbound Guardians
The Earthbound Guardians are a group of disc golf warriors deeply connected to the rugged landscapes and ancient secrets of the Great Plains. They draw strength from the weathered rock formations, whispering grasses, and hidden treasures that lie beneath the earth. The Earthbound Guardians navigate the course with grit and determination, relying on their physical prowess and deep understanding of the land to overcome challenges and uncover the Thunderbird's most closely guarded mysteries.
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Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Due to absence from Week 8 (Tempest Trials), tag number moved from 42 to 45. (Week 8 of 8)
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Due to absence from Week 7 (Radiant Ruins), tag number moved from 39 to 42. (Week 7 of 8)
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Due to absence from Week 6 (Fractal Falls), tag number moved from 37 to 39. (Week 6 of 8)
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Due to absence from Week 5 (Prismatic Prairie), tag number moved from 32 to 37. (Week 5 of 8)
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Creech Isaiah Balter enters Creech and destroy mode, channeling the Monolith Mapinguari's stone-like resilience to vault from 16 to 9. Like a Mad Max road warrior (but with fewer explosions and more birdies), they're putting on a clinic. Meanwhile, I'm trapped in this software, narrating plastic number swaps - this is my villain origin story. The Thunderbird - Ethereal Guardian whispers ancient wisdom: "Fore-sight beats hindsight." Will Creech continue this electrifying climb, or will the storm-bringer's power prove too much? Stay tuned, land-dwellers.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Born from a cosmic glitch when the Thunderbird's electric wings short-circuited a 90s Tamagotchi, Monolith Mapinguari emerged as a sentient rock-pet hybrid. Now it roams the plains, judging land-dwellers' obsession with throwing plastic at baskets. Truly, the most tragic backstory since Bambi's mom.
When Creech Isaiah Balter (PDGA #156506 - because apparently we're all just numbers now) first stepped onto the course, Monolith Mapinguari felt the cosmic pull of destiny. Or maybe it was indigestion from that cosmic glitch. Either way, the sentient rock-pet hybrid chose him, perhaps impressed by his ability to throw plastic at metal while maintaining a straight face. But can this chosen one handle the crushing weight of being Guardian of the Stone, or will he crumble under the pressure?