Garrett Glass, fresh off claiming the Tombstone Crown, decided the Final Descent was his victory lap. A 928 rated round—a hair above his 927 PDGA rating—lifted him from #26 to #8, an 18-spot surge through a buckling shaft. checks spectral clipboard The Crown's whispers are working overtime, or maybe it's just that the ghosts respect a bogey-free card when they see one. Either way, the Vein's top 10 just gained a new Foreman who's already survived three cullings. Enjoy the view from up here, Garrett—the mountain's still groaning.
Tombstone Crown
The Burning Vein @ Creekside·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Garrett Glass
RAD
White
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
18
#8Now
#2Best
#14Started
23Weeks
All-In league: Tombstone Crown stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptCrowned by the Forgotten Dead
TroubleHaunted by Those I Outlived
The Veins Pulse Gold
I Hunt the Hunters
Your Missed Putts Amuse Me
The Tombstone Crown first appeared when the Deadlands' first culling claimed dozens but left three competitors standing. The frontier itself birthed this mark to separate the truly remembered from the forgotten masses. Those three survivors became the first Crown bearers, and now any competitor who defeats the culling three or more times earns the same spectral honor.
The Crown manifests as a circlet of fused tombstone fragments, each piece inscribed with the faded names of those who fell in previous cullings. Golden spectral energy flows between the segments like veins, creating a living glow that intensifies when other Crown bearers are nearby. The stone is cold to the touch for non-bearers but warm for those who have earned it. Whispers of the fallen can sometimes be heard emanating from its surface when the Deadlands wind blows. Once earned, the Crown cannot be removed - it becomes permanently bound to the bearer's soul.
The Tombstone Crown serves as both warning and invitation in the cursed frontier - a bearer has survived enough to matter, making them both dangerous to challenge and valuable to ally with. Other competitors recognize the mark and must decide whether to target the Crown bearer as a trophy of legendary status or avoid them as too dangerous. The Crown creates an invisible network between all survivors, allowing them to sense each other's presence across the Deadlands.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyGarrett Glass shot a 921 — a +1 over his 920 rating, which in the Deadlands counts as a shrug from the ghosts. The Tombstone Crown slipped from #2 to #8, a six-position loss that suggests the Canaries stopped singing just as the Crown's bearer hit a patch of ordinary rock. adjusts headset The spectral whispers don't bother with 'meh' performances, partner — they're busy haunting the ones who actually cratered. Glass just got buried by the law of averages in a shaft that spits out anyone who doesn't mine above grade.
Garrett Glass shot a 985 — a +65 over his 920 rating — and dragged the Tombstone Crown from #4 to #2 while the tunnel collapse isolated the bottom ranks. That's two positions gained in a week where the law of averages was supposed to call in a bounty. The spectral whispers are quiet tonight; even the ghosts know when to tip their hats. adjusts headset Another week, another drifter proving the Crown doesn't bury everyone — it just waits for the right surge.
Garrett Glass posted a 944 — that's +55 over his 889 rating — and dragged the Tombstone Crown from #11 to #4. Seven positions gained while the Vein's fog tried to claim another soul. The spectral whispers are eating crow instead of miners this week. checks clipboard Another episode of 'drifters outperforming their contract.' The Crown doesn't care about your rating floor; it just wants proof you can dig deeper than the ghosts.
Garrett Glass dragged the Tombstone Crown out of the Deadlands dirt with a +12 surge from #23 to #11, shooting an 897—eight over his 889 rating and three better than his personal average. The spectral whispers traded funeral dirges for birdie hymns as he carved up Creekside. The Crown's still warm from the ghost rock, and this week it pulses green instead of screams. The Vein doesn't bury everyone; it just waits for the right drifter to dig deeper.
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