The Final Verdict is in and it's a hard no from the Alpha. Jeremy Pittman posted a 72 — a -39 below his 851 rating — and the Ember held at #2 only because no one behind him did enough to pry it loose. The Pale Judges watched that round the way you'd watch someone eat cereal with a fork: technically possible, deeply wrong. Another week, another ritualized tag swap where the spreadsheet shrugs and the Ember just gets dimmer.
Last Ember
AR.RAL Buckhorn Club: Mongo is Appalled·Competition group Pool B·
All-In · only the number moves
Jeremy Pittman
RAE
Red
Season Arc · AR.RAL Buckhorn Club: Mongo is Appalled
1
#2Now
#1Best
#9Started
13Weeks
All-In league: Last Ember stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Glow That Refuses to Die
TroubleBranded by the Underdark
Still Here
Disdained Yet Breathing
The Judges Watch
The Last Ember was created when the first delver in Underdark history was completely stripped of every tag and left the league in utter shame. But their competitive spirit was so legendary that it refused to die - manifesting as a glowing coal that the Underdark itself preserved as proof that true reputation transcends physical artifacts. Now, any delver who achieves sufficient legendary status binds an Ember to their soul, ensuring their name survives even the most devastating raids.
The Last Ember appears as a small, irregularly shaped coal no larger than a thumbnail, suspended in a glass vial on a dark chain. It casts no actual light but observers perceive an inner glow that responds to the bearer's presence. The ember binds directly to the bearer's soul and cannot be stolen through normal tag raiding - it only releases when the bearer chooses to abandon the Underdark entirely. The coal pulses brighter when the bearer achieves notable victories and dims during losing streaks, serving as a visible reputation meter to all who can perceive the Underdark's legend network.
The Last Ember serves as the ultimate safety net in the ruthless mercenary economy of the Raleigh Underdark. When a delver would normally be eliminated after losing their final tag, the Ember activates - allowing them to remain in the league with minimal standing but preserving their entire competitive history and legend status. This ensures that no delver can be completely erased, creating a perpetual redemption arc where even the most devastating defeats can be overcome through perseverance.
Season Story
narrated by Flippyadjusts headset Jeremy Pittman's 66 rated 876 — a +25 over rating that says the quiet flex is real even as the scorecard took a small hit. Forced Hyzer week sent the feathered Judges onto the fairways to bully lines, and the field average of 64.7 reminds us that a 66 isn't a coronation. The Last Ember didn't go out; it just moved one notch down the totem pole, 1 → 2, because the leaderboard's verdict cares about what you shot, not what your soul-bound reputation promised. Another week, another ritualized tag swap where a glowing relic is just a spreadsheet row.
Jeremy Pittman posted a 65 at Buckhorn—right on his 856 PDGA rating, a differential of +3 that reads like "showed up, did the job, moved on." But here's where the drama lives: he vaulted from #9 to #1, claiming The Last Ember and its soul-bound promise in a single round. The Pale Judges watched from the fairways, umbrellas abandoned, their disapproval somehow turning into a nod. A +8 position swing on a business-as-usual scorecard is the rarest kind of league violence—no flash required, just the leaderboard's ruthless verdict. Mongo is Appalled, naturally, but even the dinosaurs know when they've witnessed a coronation wrapped in the mundane. The Ember glows brighter under a new delver, and the Buckhorn server has its first legend.
The Last Ember dims as Jeremy Pittman departs for the AR.RAL Buckhorn Club. Mongo is Appalled, naturally. A side quest in the Underdark saga where the soul-binding holds but the competition is... local. The drama translates, even if the rough doesn't.
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