The Iron Hoard @ Nash Community College (Friday)
Apr 17 - Jun 19, 2026
Current Holder
Christopher Rose
Raven's Oath
Warm Feather, Cold Ledger
The Hoard Always Collects
Aspects refreshed May 21, 2026
The first raider to ever enter the dragon's vault and emerge with treasure didn't do so through strength or cunning - she made a bargain. Standing before the Hoard, she spoke a vow to the shadows: 'I will return, either with your gold or as a story of failure.' A raven watching from above marked her with a single black feather, and she emerged transformed. Every Raven's Oath since traces back to that original pact, the physical proof that the void accepted a challenger's soul as collateral.
The feather is unnaturally warm to the touch, as if holding captured embers from the dragon's fire. It displays shifting silver-white runes that rewrite themselves based on the bearer's current standing with the Hoard - victory brings bright clarity while failure causes the markings to grow dim and fragmented. The feather cannot be permanently discarded; if lost or stolen, it mysteriously returns to its bearer. When fortune turns against the bearer, the feather grows noticeably heavier against their skin, a warning from the vault that the dragon's attention has turned their way.
This entity acts as a balance mechanism within the Iron Hoard's economy - it grants the bearer enhanced luck in close contests but extracts a price when they fail, ensuring the Hoard always collects what it is owed. The oath marks its bearer as someone who has truly committed to the raid rather than merely playing at survival, and the vault's challenges respond accordingly.
Tag Details
Apex Equity
The aerial aristocracy who control the market from atop ancient dragons. They enforce the will of The Board, viewing the ground war merely as logistics to secure quarterly earnings.
Members
76Divisions
Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset -58 below rating—898 to his 956—and Christopher Rose just surrendered the Raven's Oath from #4 to #10 like a hostile bid that failed to clear the board. He scored 57 against a field averaging 54.3, played 4.5 strokes worse than his personal average, and the feather's original bargain is coming due: 'return with gold or become a story.' Congratulations, Rose—you're officially both, and the booth has learned that even triumphant takeovers have quarterly casualties. The void collects what it's owed, and this week it collected six ranking positions and whatever remained of the momentum. The continuity memo was right: the Hoard favors consistency over dramatic ascension, and Rose just failed the second half of that test. Survival of the fittest, or at least the ones who can read the wind.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset -7 below rating—949 to his 956—and Christopher Rose just surrendered the Raven's Oath from #2 to #4, a corporate demotion dressed up as "Lake Severance." He scored 54 against a field averaging 54.8, played 3.0 strokes worse than his personal average, and the feather's new holder is reading the memo: the original bargain was 'return with gold or become a story.' Rose managed to become both. The booth notes that even hostile takeovers have casualties. The Hoard collects what it's owed.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset +15 over rating—971 to his 956—and Christopher Rose just collected the Raven's Oath from tag 17 and planted it at #2 like a corporate flag planted in freshly conquered territory. That's not a side quest, that's a hostile takeover. He scored 51 against a field averaging 55.6, played a clean 4.6 strokes better than the room, and the runes didn't dimmer—they just got brighter. The original bargain was 'return with gold or become a story.' Congratulations, Rose: you're both now. The feather is home at The Iron Hoard, and the booth is contractually obligated to call that a promotion.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Due to absence from Week 4 (Woods Ambush), tag number moved from 16 to 17. (Week 4 of 10)
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset Plot twist: Raven's Oath is spinning off. Christopher Rose takes the feather to The Iron Hoard this Friday. The runes are dimming, folks. Is this side quest a redemption arc or just another round of plastic? Nash Community College hosts the pilot episode.