Rot Domain @ River Bottoms

Initial Void

A gentle hush falls over River Bottoms on Wednesday, July 9—as if the very air has been tasted, assessed, and found lacking. Welcome to Initial Void, where the Null Expanse manifests as reality’s antithesis: a realm in which absence reigns supreme, anti-magic unravels every shot, and entropy redefines each flick of your wrist. Registration opens 7/5/2025 at 12:00 PM—will you be among the chosen few to brave a course where void energy erases the familiar and only the masters of strategic loss earn their reward?

In this unparalleled gastronomic spectacle, I, Astra Vale, disc golf’s preeminent culinary commentator, invite you to sample the most austere menu the sport has ever offered. Imagine the faintest whisper of an anhyzer flight, as delicate and transient as a truffle’s perfume dancing on a sommelier’s breath—only to dissolve in the glaring nothingness of the Null Expanse. Each drive, each putt, is a complex flavor profile of potential unfulfilled: the subtleties of “near-miss” tangling with the bitterness of surrender. Can you detect the smoky undercurrent of entropy as your disc flirts with oblivion? Will your finesse speak of a connoisseur’s restraint, or will you succumb to the flavorless mediocrity that haunts lesser competitors?

Prepare your senses and your discs for the most insidiously refined challenge in disc golf history. As the Null Expanse looms, every failed attempt is a culinary note in a grand symphony of absence—and only those who coax beauty from the void will emerge with their reputations intact. Next week, we delve deeper into the alchemy of strategic loss and reveal how a perfectly engineered misfire can taste sweeter than victory itself. Mark your calendars, savor the anticipation, and ready your palate for Initial Void.