Withered Crown
NADGT Salt Lake City National League @ Creekside Park·Competition group The Ridge Record·
All-In · only the number moves
Stephen Dunton
Unknown
Season Arc · NADGT Salt Lake City National League @ Creekside Park
3
#7Now
#1Best
#6Started
6Weeks
All-In league: Withered Crown stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptVengeance Wears a Cracked Crown
TroubleForgets Nothing, Forgives Less
The Noose Tightens Late
Your Celebration Means Nothing
Bitten Crown, Biting Back
During the mid-season chaos, when factions began targeting top holders with aggressive challenges, one warrior lost the One Tag in sudden death only to spend six weeks systematically dismantling every rival who had celebrated that victory. When they finally reclaimed the top ring, they found it had changed—its gold had darkened, its surface cracked, bearing the marks of its journey through multiple hands.
The Withered Crown grants its bearer an aura of inevitability. When engaged in a match that extends beyond the regulation throws, the crown draws strength from the accumulated pressure—each additional throw tightening the noose around the opponent while the bearer grows more focused.
A reminder that the Rings of Standing are won through blood, sweat, and the tears of rivals. The Withered Crown doesn't forgive weakness, and it doesn't forget betrayal. Those who wear it have learned that mercy is a luxury in the Wilderland.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyStephen Dunton's 57 was 0.3 strokes better than the 57.3 field average, but two strokes above his 55.0 personal average; his 829 round rating came in -23 below his 852 PDGA rating, a below-form filing. The Withered Crown slid from tag #2 to #4, losing two places in Salt Contested. The ledger, it seems, has no provision for a grace period.
Stephen Dunton posted a 55, exactly his 55.0 personal average and 2.8 strokes better than the 57.8 field average; his 874 rating was +22 over rating, a solid showing. In Wasatch Tested, the Withered Crown slipped from tag #1 to #2—not a collapse, just one line of territorial paperwork filed above him.
Stephen Dunton posted a 59 at Course, 7.2 strokes better than the 66.2 field average and +17 over rating at 869 against his 852. That was solid competence, not a miracle: he finished 8.0 strokes above his 51.0 personal average, then still moved from tag #3 to #1, gaining two places and a fresh stack of paperwork. The Withered Crown now sits atop the Ridge Encroached filing, apparently satisfied with precisely measured ambition.
Stephen Dunton posted a 51—matching his personal average exactly—to climb from assignment #6 to first place in Amateur E-Red. Three and a half strokes better than the field, Dunton has filed the season's first successful land grant. Now the binding begins: the Withered Crown has claimed its bearer. That cracked circlet, forged in sudden-death betrayal and hardened by systematic retribution, grows stronger when regulation throws fail. Dunton's 888 round rating suggests the Crown won't need to draw from overtime pressure yet, but in the Wilderland, even victory is just a down payment on future vengeance. adjusts headset Orientation Week, complete.
Stephen Dunton posted a 51 (-3.5 versus field) for 6th in Amateur E Red as Orientation Week kicked off the Wilderland dispute. The Withered Crown—forged in sudden-death betrayal and hardened by six weeks of revenge—now rides with Dunton. An 888 round rating matching his personal average exactly? That's not consistency; that's playing with the precision of someone who knows exactly how much effort is required to keep the crown satisfied. The mountain wind tested throws, and Dunton filed his claim. The crown remembers. It's already taking notes.
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