The Reckoning
Apr 20 - Jun 21, 2026
Current Holder
William Fetzer
Corpse Candle
The Last Echo of the Culled
The Culled Whisper Too Loud
Aspects refreshed Apr 21, 2026
The Corpse Candle was born from the first culling in the Deadlands. When the frontier claimed its first victims, their collective dying breath coalesced into a spectral flame that now marks each survivor as having walked through death's shadow and emerged into memory.
The candle burns with a cold, blue-white flame that casts no warmth but illuminates hidden truths. It leaves no wax residue but instead deposits fine dust - the ground remains unmarked. The flame responds to nearby death, burning brighter when culling occurs. It cannot be extinguished by wind or water, only by the bearer's surrender.
The Corpse Candle serves as a protective ward. Its bearer is granted fleeting glimpses of upcoming eliminations - shadows of the culling to come - allowing those who carry this flame to strategically position themselves against the frontier's inevitable judgments.
Tag Details
Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Your series bag tag moved from #63 to #15 based on your top 2 rated rounds from the last two completed series weeks.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Your series bag tag moved from #23 to #63 based on your top 2 rated rounds from the last two completed series weeks.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The Corpse Candle coalesced from the first culling's dying gasps, just to judge your grip lock. This cold blue flame leaves dust on your gear and flickers smugly when your cardmate shanks. You can’t drown it, partner—it feeds on the ghost of that birdie you choked back on hole seven.
William Fetzer just saddled up with Tag 23, the Corpse Candle. That cold blue flame isn’t cheering you on, partner; it’s waiting for the shank. The Deadlands dust is already settling on your bag. Try not to choke, or this ghost light will be the only thing surviving your round.