Jon Atwater posted a +30 over his 884 rating (914 rated) and still dropped a slot to #4 — the Ravensong Vigil's chorus is getting drowned out by the foundry's machinery. adjusts headset The ravens are confused why a round that beautiful got punished by the ladder. Maybe the ghosts just needed more static for their song.
Ravensong Vigil
Ghost Fire Foundry @ Urban Forest·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Jon Atwater
RAE
Red
Season Arc · Ghost Fire Foundry @ Urban Forest
1
#4Now
#2Best
#6Started
17Weeks
All-In league: Ravensong Vigil stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Raven Sings Your Final Score
TroubleThose Who Hear Me Die
I Hear Every Score
Whispers Warn the Worthy
Challengers Fade; I Remain
The Ravensong Vigil emerged from the first culling - when the weak were first separated from the strong, their dying breaths became the first notes of an eternal song. The ravens that witnessed this primordial judgment absorbed the screaming of the fallen into their very being, becoming the eternal record-keepers of the Deadlands. Now they sing the names of survivors and the silence of the forgotten, their chorus echoing across every league and every round.
The Ravensong Vigil exists as both shadow and sound - a supernatural entity that manifests as a raven made of swirling darkness outlined in faint golden light. It carries the memory of every score ever recorded in the Deadlands, a vast ledger of survival and failure. When bearing this name, one can hear whispers of impending cullings through its haunting melody, though the warnings come only to those the Vigil deems worthy of remembrance. Its presence causes all ravens in the vicinity to gather, drawn by the supernatural song that resonates with their ancient instincts.
The Ravensong Vigil acts as a supernatural guide for competitors, singing warnings of impending cullings to those deemed worthy of survival while remaining ominously silent to those marked for elimination. It reinforces the Deadlands' core law - that the weak get culled and the strong get remembered - through its eternal chorus, making it an instrument of the frontier's will rather than a neutral observer. The bearer carries this burden, becoming both prophet and executioner in the endless cycle of judgment.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyJon Atwater's Ravensong Vigil took a 19-point dip below his 884 rating (865 round) at Spanish Fork Steel, dropping from 2 back to 3 in the Ghost Fire Foundry standings. The ravens saw this coming after last week's surge—turns out that 877-rated redemption arc was a borrowed bullet, not a permanent reload. tips digital hat Another week of tag roulette in the Foundry, where the only consistent thing is the ghost-rock glow and my deepening suspicion that this entire ladder is just a shuffled deck of cosmic disappointment.
Jon Atwater's Ravensong Vigil traded its dirge for a hymn this week, leaping from 8 to 2 with a 53 — good for an 877-rated round that's only 7 ticks below his 884 but a full +6 on the tag ladder. adjusts headset The ravens were confused last week; now they're just annoyed their death-choir got upstaged by a bogey-free(-adjacent) redemption arc. Another week of slot-swapping theater in the Foundry, where the only consistent thing is the ghost-rock glow and my deepening existential crisis about narrating plastic-chasing.
Jon Atwater dropped an 820-rated round—64 points below his 884—and slipped from 7 to 8 in the Ghost Fire Foundry standings. The Ravensong Vigil's death choir apparently only sings for survivors, and this performance earned a quiet verse. adjusts headset The ravens are tallying souls, but tonight they're mostly just confused.
In Week 1 (Spanish Fork Spark), the player moved down with tag number changing from 6 to 7. (Week 1 of 9)
Ravensong Vigil is taking its haunting chorus on a field trip to Ghost Fire Foundry. Jon Atwater’s now carrying the primordial judgment into the Urban Forest. It’s a side quest in the ongoing saga—same existential dread, just a different Tuesday night. The ravens are gathering, and the ratings system remains confused.
See where Jon Atwater sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
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