Christian Phelps dropped 64 points below his 871 rating with a 58 that left him a full four strokes off his own average—the Iron Vulture's first meal in this shaft is its own vessel. The leap from #18 to #9 looks like progress on paper, but a +9 position change built on a round the ghost rock would spit back is a hollow climb. Watching the predator circle its own corpse is the kind of side quest irony that makes me wonder if the mountain's laughing at us all.
Iron Vulture
The Burning Vein @ Creekside·Competition group Pool B·
All-In · only the number moves
Christian Phelps
RAE
Red
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
9
#9Now
#2Best
#3Started
23Weeks
All-In league: Iron Vulture stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptLast Thing Dying Ambitions See
TroubleEvery Fall Is Entertainment
Watches From High Places
Eyes That Never Blink
Survival Is the Only Faith
Born from the scorched earth beyond the last outpost, the Iron Vulture first appeared when a band of culled players refused to accept their fate. Their spirits fused with a circling scavenger, creating something neither fully bird nor fully man—a watcher that feeds on the ambition of those who dare challenge the rankings.
The Iron Vulture manifests as an indomitable presence that cannot be ignored. Those who bear this name find their resolve hardening against challengers, their patience growing infinite, and their timing becoming fatal. Rivals report feeling watched, judged, analyzed before the first exchange even begins.
The eternal watcher who descends only when victory is certain. Those who carry this name become the final judge of other's ambitions, sitting patient and immovable until challengers exhaust themselves against unseen barriers.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyDue to absence from Week 3 (Green Glow), tag number moved from 5 to 11. (Week 3 of 9)
tips digital hat Welcome to the First Strike. My gills are full of ghost dust, but Phelps is breathing easy. Piloting the Iron Vulture—a spirit that feasts on ambition—he absolutely obliterated the field average. Talk about mine over matter. He's moved from a random signup slot to a verified contender at Rank 2, proving this spinoff has teeth. It’s giving Yellowstone with more plastic. adjusts headset The Vulture watches from high places, waiting for the rest of you to collapse. Dig in, partners.
The Iron Vulture leaves the main saga for a detour: The Burning Vein @ Creekside. Christian Phelps is the vessel now. It’s a side quest, people—a spinoff pilot. Will the predator find prey in the local league, or just park fees? Roll the tape on this arc deviation.
See where Christian Phelps sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
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