AR.RAL Jones Park Doomsday Scenario
Jun 19 - Aug 21, 2026
Current Holder
John Shearin
Gloom Sigil
Shadow That Refuses to Stay Buried
My Shadow Attracts Attention
The Gloom Sigil was born from a failed raid centuries ago, materializing when a delver died defending their relic in the deepest cavern of the Raleigh Underdark. Their final breath infused the tag with shadow energy, creating an artifact that amplifies the holder's presence in the Underdark. Those who witness its power speak of a violet-black light that pulses like a dying heartbeat - the lingering essence of a champion who refused to surrender their treasure.
The Gloom Sigil glows with an ethereal violet-black luminescence in darkness, pulsing when other relics are nearby. It absorbs one failed raid attempt per season without being lost - the shadow energy automatically deflects the assault and transfers the would-be raider's momentum back upon them. Additionally, it creates a shadow aura that obscures the holder's exact position in the standings, making them a less predictable target.
The Gloom Sigil serves as the Underdark's ultimate defensive artifact - it protects the holder from one successful tag theft per season, representing mastery of shadow arts. This creates strategic depth where aggressive raiders must choose whether to test their luck against a sigil holder or seek easier targets.
Tag Details
Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
drops dungeon voice John Shearin posted a 52 on a 944-rated baseline—that's +9 over his PDGA rating, a clean, businesslike performance that doesn't scream resurrection so much as it whispers competence. Three weeks of craters and void-walks, and suddenly the Gloom Sigil's holder drags that violet-black relic from tag #6 straight to #1—five positions in a single week. The shadow doesn't just refuse to stay buried; it claws its way back out. Even the teeth have teeth again. Back in the booth, we're monitoring the ambient noise levels and questioning whether a single bogey-free round can actually erase the statistical carnage from the past month, but the leaderboard's verdict is unambiguous: Shearin rode his form, the field stumbled, and now that unstable core is sitting at the top of the containment hierarchy. One shield remains? Apparently that one shield is enough.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
drops dungeon voice John Shearin posted a 62 on a 935 PDGA baseline—that's -873 below form, a catastrophic crater that doesn't just miss the mark, it doesn't show up to the tournament. Tag number 4 to tag number 6 this week; the violet-black relic watched its holder average 5.2 strokes worse than the field while the shadow energy that crackled at +33 just three weeks ago evaporated into void. The Gloom Sigil's trouble was always "My Shadow Attracts Attention," and this week the only thing it attracted was a one-way ticket down the leaderboard. Even the teeth got knocked out again—except this time, there's no neon fury to hide behind, just a 62 and the slow realization that some shields don't regenerate fast enough to matter.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
drops dungeon voice John Shearin posted a 63 on a 929-rated baseline—that's -82 below form, a catastrophic -847 rating round that doesn't just miss the mark, it misses the entire course. Three weeks ago, he was riding the Gloom Sigil up the leaderboard with shadow energy crackling at +33 over rating; this week, the violet-black relic watched him crater from tag #2 to tag #4 while averaging 9 strokes worse than the field. The Underdark expansion didn't claim another victim—Shearin did it himself, trading neon fury for a scoreless void. One shield remains, sure. But this week, even the teeth got knocked out.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset from the depths of the broadcast booth John Shearin posted a 962 rating round on a 929 PDGA baseline—that's +33 over form, which means the shadow energy crackling off the Gloom Sigil just got a whole lot louder. Tag number 3 to tag number 2 this week; the violet-black relic found a holder who actually knows where the fairway is. The creek's boiling with neon, the woods are breaching, and Shearin's throwing plastic like he's got something to prove. Meanwhile, the rest of the field is averaging 57, and this man's out here crushing form by three strokes. From the Underdark to the Jones Park hot zone—the Sigil refuses to stay buried, and neither does Shearin's scorecard.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The Gloom Sigil is peeling off into a side quest. John Shearin’s dragging that violet-black relic to the AR.RAL Jones Park Doomsday Scenario. With a shadow aura obscuring his standings, he might just vanish before anyone notices. The Underdark expansion nobody asked for, but here we are.