Brian Bowling just rode the Ashen Decree from #9 to #2 without a rating in sight. The cosmic law doesn't care about PDGA numbers—it only demands one thing: birdie hole 4. And yet, the ledger stays warm, the embers still glow, and the shaft keeps collapsing. Another week, another climb. The mountain groans, but Bowling's grip on the top vein tightens.
Ashen Decree
The Burning Vein @ Creekside·Competition group Pool B·
All-In · only the number moves
Brian Bowling
RAE
Red
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
7
#2Now
#1Best
#9Started
23Weeks
All-In league: Ashen Decree stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptMy Name Writes Itself in Ember
TroubleThe Ledger Never Forgets
Your Misses Feed Me
Cold to the Unworthy
Compelled to Climb or Fall
The Ashen Decree was forged in the first culling, when the Deadlands claimed its first victims and demanded a law to govern all who would follow. The original sheriff who penned it burned his own hand to the bone as proof of its binding power, and his ash-written words have bound every competitor since.
The Decree manifests as a scorched parchment made of compressed ash that never disperses, with words that seem to write themselves in ember-glow when a survivor achieves greatness. It radiates gentle heat like a dying campfire. Its power is one of permanence - once written, the Decree cannot be undone - and binding force - it compels all competitors to adhere to its cosmic laws.
The Ashen Decree serves as both warning and promise - it reminds competitors that the culling is absolute while promising that those who survive will be remembered forever in the Deadlands' spectral ledger.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyBrian Bowling reclaims #1 without a rating in sight—just a +2 climb that says more about the shaft's collapsing hierarchy than any scorecard. The Ashen Decree's ledger doesn't care how you get there, only that the embers glow at the top again. One birdie on Hole 4, and the cosmic law resets its grip on this cursed mine.
Brian Bowling shot an 880-rated 52—a blistering +41 over his 839 rating—and still dropped from #1 to #3. That's what happens when the field posts a 54.4 average and someone else digs deeper. The Ashen Decree's ledger remembers every birdie on Hole 4, but apparently the embers don't care about rating deltas when the competition claws past you in the collapsing shaft. Another week, another reminder that even a cosmic law can't hold the top rung when the mountain groans louder than your scorecard.
Brian Bowling erased his rating by +39 and climbed from #6 to #1, which means the Ashen Decree has officially collected its first real payment—an 878-rated 53 on a course where the field averaged 57.4. The ledger remembers every birdie, and today it's writing in capital letters. Sure, it's still just a local league with plastic tags, but tell that to the glowing embers on his scorecard.
Brian Bowling climbed four spots to tag #6, but don't let the +4 fool you—his 842-rated 57 was exactly four strokes over his personal average and barely a blip above his rating. The Ashen Decree demands he birdie Hole 4, and the Creek Bed fog doesn't care that you're 'business as usual.' The ledger remembers every missed putt, and right now it's just taking notes.
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