The Black Bayou @ Dragonfly
Apr 23 - Jun 18, 2026
Current Holder
Taylor Thilo
Culling Chant
Three Culls Deep and Still Standing
Haunted by the Culling Melody
The Culling Chant wasn't born; it was extracted. The first entity to survive three consecutive culls heard it—a perfect, terrible melody—etched into their mind by the frontier itself as a reward and a burden. To carry the Chant is to hold the proof of your endurance and the seed of the next elimination.
The bag tag itself is cold to the touch and emits a sub-audible thrum. It causes faint harmonic vibrations in nearby metal. The bearer's shadow may move out of sync, silently mouthing the words. The perceived 'volume' of the Chant increases in the hours before a culling.
It serves as a trophy of extreme endurance, marking the bearer as a veteran of multiple culls, while its subtle, spreading influence makes it a focal point for factions seeking to control the Deadlands' rhythms.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
No round rating, no problem. The Culling Chant emerged from Dragonfly's humidity still humming, and Taylor Thilo climbed from #39 to #16—a +23 surge that suggests the Bayou's spirits approved. checks notes The Chant's melody apparently drowns out cursing gators and wet baskets alike. Somewhere, the Deadlands' dust is jealous of this swamp detour.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset The Culling Chant is taking a sabbatical. Taylor Thilo is dragging that vibrating piece of noir into The Black Bayou @ Dragonfly for a side quest. It’s a spinoff episode: same shadowy dissociation, new swamp hazards. Let’s see if the humidity drowns out the sub-audible thrum before the culling starts.