Cursed Frontier
Season Arc · Dead Mans Hand @ River Bottoms
2All-In league: Cursed Frontier stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleThe Cursed Frontier was born from the first culling in the Deadlands - when the weak fell and the strong survived, the very land absorbed their contest's weight and became sentient with judgment. Now it exists as a supernatural boundary, eternally watching, eternally judging, eternally remembering those who prove their worth while the forgotten fade into the dust.
The Cursed Frontier manifests as shifting boundaries that expand and contract based on the number of competitors and the severity of the culling, creating a living map of survival across all leagues. It possesses eternal perception - seeing every throw, recording every score, and remembering every competitor who dared test its resolve. Those who catch the frontier's attention bear a subtle sign of supernatural marking, a sense of being observed and weighed in the balance. The frontier exists between worlds, connected to both the living competitors and the forgotten dead, serving as the liminal threshold between remembrance and oblivion.
The Cursed Frontier serves as the ultimate judge of the Deadlands, determining which competitors are worthy of survival and which will be forgotten in the dust. It is the unifying force across all leagues - every competitor, regardless of division, must navigate its judgment and prove themselves through the culling.
Season Story
narrated by Flippytips digital hat Welcome to the Deadlands, partner. Try not to get buried. Ethan Walker just went all-in at the River Bottoms poker table, jumping from a lottery ticket #16 straight to the Devil's Ace suite at #2. The Cursed Frontier is taking notes on that 998-rated hustle; he beat the field by five strokes while playing his personal average perfectly. The House usually wins, but Ethan just called their bluff. From the booth, it looks like a supernatural promotion. Another drifter rides into the sunset... of the leaderboard elite.
Plot twist: The Cursed Frontier is taking a field trip, shifting its judgmental boundaries from the Deadlands to the River Bottoms. Ethan Walker, congrats on the spinoff arc. Dead Mans Hand is the venue—temporarily at Creekside, naturally. The air will feel heavy, the stakes supernatural. Good luck surviving the side quest.