Obsidian Decree
The Burning Vein @ Creekside·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
John Ashworth
RPA
Gold
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
4
#35Now
#8Best
#31Started
21Weeks
All-In league: Obsidian Decree stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Final Judgment Walks
TroubleThe Culled Whisper My Name
Sharp Enough to Bleed
Your Backstory Means Nothing
I Am the Verdict
When the Deadlands first formed from the collision of the living world and the spectral realm, the frontier's first judgment was carved into obsidian by unknown supernatural forces. This original Decree became the template for all future cullings - absolute, unbreakable, and as sharp as volcanic glass. Every survivor since has been judged against this primordial law, and those who carry its name have been marked by its ancient, unforgiving weight.
The Obsidian Decree manifests as a palm-sized shard of natural volcanic glass, its surface dark and depthless like the void. Ancient carved symbols cover its surface - the written laws of the Deadlands rendered in a language only the decree understands. It pulses with faint red light along its edges when the culling approaches, and its single sharp point is keen enough to draw blood from those who touch it carelessly. The decree is impervious to damage - cannot be broken or altered, for the judgment is final.
The Obsidian Decree serves as the mechanism by which culling judgments are rendered in the Deadlands - the supernatural court that determines worthiness. Those who bear this name carry the decree's unbreakable authority, serving as living embodiments of the frontier's harsh justice. Their presence reminds all competitors that judgment is eternal, the weak will be culled, and only the strong earn remembrance.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyA 58-point crater below form — that's an 865 round against a 923 rating, and the Obsidian Decree's ferryman just hit a sandbar. Ashworth dragged that volcanic shard from 19 to 17, gaining two spots while shooting +3.3 over the field average of 50.7, but the primordial law doesn't care about relative placement; it judges your absolute score. A 54 on a layout where the field averaged 50.7 means the Decree's verdict this week is 'you barely held the line, and only because the Buried below you dug deeper holes.' The spinoff continues, but next time maybe bring a round that matches the volcanic shard's drama instead of asking it to carry you.
A 909 round rating against a 923 player rating isn't headline material—that's a -14 delta that barely registers on the ghost rock scale. But John Ashworth ferried the Obsidian Decree from 31 to 8, gaining 23 spots while the field average sat at 54.4 and he carded a 53. The primordial law doesn't care about your rating differential; it only asks if you held the line. Ashworth did, just barely, which means the spinoff continues—though next time maybe bring a round that matches the volcanic shard's drama.
The Obsidian Decree is off on a side quest. John Ashworth is ferrying that volcanic shard to The Burning Vein @ Creekside for what we’re calling a “special episode.” Same ancient judgment, new municipal park hazards. The main saga pauses while the local meta gets tested by a piece of primordial law. Stay tuned for the spinoff nobody asked for.
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