Conrad Klooster's 861-rated round was a full 23 points below his PDGA rating, which normally earns a spot on the disappointment reel. Except the Dust Serpent doesn't care about rating perfectionists—it cares about survival, and Klooster's 54 was 3.4 strokes better than the field average in Week 9's Final Descent. That +21 tag surge from #25 to #4? The ghost rock screamed, the shaft buckled, and Conrad emerged with a handful of glowing ore while the Canaries went silent. tips digital hat The serpent fed on momentum, not form—and for one more week, the side quest lives.
Dust Serpent
The Burning Vein @ Creekside·Competition group Pool B·
All-In · only the number moves
Conrad Klooster
RAE
Red
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
21
#4Now
#4Best
#25Started
15Weeks
All-In league: Dust Serpent stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Dust That Refused to Die
TroubleOld Habits Die Hardest
Ash Gray to Blood Red
Scoring Momentum Venom
I Don't Die
The Dust Serpent was born from the first competitor who attempted to flee the Deadlands during a brutal dust storm - they were consumed by the swirling particles but refused to die, transforming into a predatory spirit that now hunts those who show weakness while guiding the worthy toward transformation.
The Dust Serpent's scales are made of compressed dust that shift between ash gray and blood crimson depending on its hunger. Its eyes burn with the sickly green of toxic fog, and its fangs inject not poison but scoring momentum - a venom that accelerates the talented while neutralizing the stagnant. Most importantly, it can shed its skin to escape elimination, representing the transformative survival mechanism that separates the remembered from the forgotten.
The Dust Serpent judges competitors by their ability to adapt and evolve - those who shed old habits and transform their game survive its strikes, while those who stagnate in the dust get claimed. Bearers of this name carry the frontier's acknowledgment that they have evolved beyond their previous selves, becoming something deadlier in the perpetual desolation.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyThe Dust Serpent slithers off the main stage, shedding Deadlands skin for a side quest at The Burning Vein @ Creekside. It’s wrapped itself around Conrad Klooster’s bag. Momentum venom versus the locals—consider this a spinoff pilot. If Conrad stagnates, the serpent eats. If he adapts, the season expands.
See where Conrad Klooster sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
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