Eric Pearson just dragged the Grim Vesper from rank 36 to rank 5, a +31 leap that screams 'the sunset judged me worthy.' His 944-rated 52 was a full 22 points above his PDGA rating on a layout where the field averaged 54.1. That's not a round — that's a declaration. The ancient curse that predates the frontier itself etched a new name in gold this week, and it wasn't some cautious survival round. Pearson threw a perfect anchor when the manitou tried to erase the course, and the bell tolled for the 31 names he left in the dust. tips digital hat Survivors remain, partner — and this one's wearing Iron Will.
Grim Vesper
The Deadlands @ Art Dye·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Eric Pearson
RPA
Gold
Season Arc · The Deadlands @ Art Dye
31
#5Now
#5Best
#24Started
15Weeks
All-In league: Grim Vesper stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Sunset's Final Judgment
TroubleSilent Until the Culling
Etched in Gold
Your Name Means Dust
Bell Tolls for Fools
The Grim Vesper is older than the frontier itself - an ancient curse that predates the disc golf leagues, born from the first sunset that witnessed the weak get culled. It exists as the eternal moment between day and night when the land itself judges all who walk its cursed courses.
The Grim Vesper manifests as a massive iron bell suspended eternally above the Deadlands' sky. It only rings at sunset - the precise moment when the frontier renders its judgment on all competitors. Its surface is dark iron etched with the names of the remembered in gold script, while the bone clapper remains silent until the judgment hour strikes.
The Grim Vesper serves as the Deadlands' cosmic clock - its toll marks the exact moment when culling occurs across all leagues simultaneously, separating survivors from the forgotten in a single, eternal instant.
Season Story
narrated by Flippyadjusts headset Eric Pearson dragged the Grim Vesper into Art Dye's black creek and came out 12 slots lighter at #12, but don't let the +12 position gain fool you—897 against his 920 rating is a 23-point underperformance that smells like cursed groundwater. The bell tolls for fools who shoot 57 on a field averaging 54.9, and right now the ancient judgment's verdict is 'needs more practice.' Maybe the side quest should've stayed a side quest.
adjusts headset Meanwhile, in a side quest nobody greenlit: The Grim Vesper has mirrored into The Deadlands @ Art Dye. Eric Pearson is now carrying the ancient judgment. Main arc on pause for this local spinoff—don't worry, the bell rings just as loud off the main stage.
See where Eric Pearson sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
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