Bleeding Mark
AR.RAL Cedar Hills Dirty Shirleys·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Lance Page
RAH
Blue
Season Arc · AR.RAL Cedar Hills Dirty Shirleys
1
#4Now
#3Best
#10Started
6Weeks
All-In league: Bleeding Mark stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptCrimson Scar That Grew Teeth
TroubleEach Loss Adds Another Line
The Glow Gives Me Away
Blood Weeps But Never Forgets
Your Triumph Is My Warning
The Bleeding Mark first appeared when the Underdark's original dungeon master was betrayed by his most trusted lieutenant. The metaphysical wound created by that betrayal manifested as a bleeding scar on the dungeon itself, and now any delver who loses too many tags too quickly begins to bear the mark.
The Mark manifests as a crimson scar that appears on the holder's skin and cannot be hidden by any means. It pulses with a faint glow that intensifies when other delvers approach, acting as both a warning and a beacon. Each time the holder loses a tag to a raider, the Mark grows larger and more prominent, creating visible proof of their suffering. The Mark grants the holder enhanced awareness of incoming raid attempts.
Creates a vulnerability system where delvers who have been repeatedly victimized become targets for opportunistic raiders, but the Mark itself grants them enhanced defensive capabilities. This balances the narrative of survival against the danger of being marked as prey.
Season Story
narrated by Flippysighs in elvish Lance Page just posted a 924 on a day when his 948 rating was watching from the sidelines—that's -24 below form, and yet somehow the Bleeding Mark is already fading from his wrist. A 50-score climb from tag #10 to #3 in the Dirty Shirleys raid means the dungeon's betrayal wound found a new host to bleed on, because apparently that's how corruption works in the Underdark: you get cursed, then you get out before the next delver's turn. The Queen's judgment was merciful this week, or at least distracted enough to let Page slip past the chaos. One rough round doesn't sink a climber—it just makes the next one more urgent. From the depths of the Underdark... which is just the broadcast booth with mood lighting... the Mark pulses elsewhere now.
checks notes The Bleeding Mark is taking its crimson glow on a field trip to the AR.RAL Cedar Hills Dirty Shirleys league. Lance Page, congrats—you're the lead in this spinoff. The Mark pulses when challengers approach, so maybe check your cardmates for daggers. It's a side quest, but the scar tissue is real.
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