Blue Flames and Full Moon Nights
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
The Destiny padded along the river, enjoying the chilly, crisp winter night. There was much to consider—at the end of this season, he’d be grown. He might rise to leadership, or he might not rise until he was older still. He was alright with either, though longer would give him time to decide on what parts of the pack he was keeping.
His ink-black tail flicked, sparking with fire as he paused, bending to drink from the cold water before straightening and gazing out across the valley. Here in the bowl of the valley, herds of elk meandered, grazing on what they could find that remained of the grass.
He breathed in deeply, then let out a long sigh on a plume of vapor, before his eyes rose to the moon. It hung cold and bright… and still full. Hadn’t it been full three days ago?
There were other strange things that had been happening, though they were honestly preferable to last winter’s oddities. Blue fireflies – an insect that he’d never seen during winter before, though he only had one prior winter to reference from – flashed and danced over the air. He’d only ever seen golden fireflies.
One drifted close and he stepped back to watch it, ears perked. The strangeness of the season this year made him both edgy and curious, and for now he was content to stand back and observe, making note of the things he saw that didn’t mesh with the natural.
Plants that glowed—he’d even seen a hare or two lately that had bolted past in a blaze of purple light… Did it mean anything?
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think |
Ardyn at first glance is as black as can be imagined with a raven sheen.
Closer inspection proves that he shimmers in fire tones in every hair on his hide right down to his lashes.
More obviously, he glows like a bed of coals and flames with every movement and brush of fur. His tail is usually wagging, so blazes like a torch.
His adult teeth are in and his saber canines have grown to their full length (see profile). His mane and tail hair have grown to full length, as well as being lightweight and easily buffeted by breezes.
A look at his front paws will give the impression of hands, with his dew claw dropped low and lengthened into a functioning thumb, and his toes elongated into fingers. He has retractable, solid black cat-like claws on every paw.
Ardyn has developed a glowing mast of intricate markings in fire and ice colors over his face, symmetrical over the last seasons of Year 17 (see profile for details). During hunts or raids/sieges, he will smudge them out with black soot to cover the glow, otherwise, they are bright enough to note at first direct glance at his face. Not all his artwork currently portrays the mask markings.
He is also often bedecked in beads, small bells, feathers in blues, ribbons and braids thanks to the Ooze Event of Halloween 2021, and the Coathanger item that he got. The accessories generally are seen most in his mane and tail hair. He removes the brighter items and bells for hunts or battle.
It had taken some time for her to get to the desert, even in mid-winter it was quite warm and dropped to quite cold during the night. So it was a little relieving when she'd stumbled upon the valley, even if it was later than she might had wanted. The off-putting blue light of the full moon casting the whole area in an unnatural glow. As far as Suspense was aware the fireflies weren't all that confusing though, she'd grown up seeing the yellow variety everywhere and had no real frame of reference for there not to be other colors. It was the occasional other animals she saw, all small prey animals, that seemed to give off a light that really gave her reason for concern. It gave her the chills and she couldn't help but feel a little bit better when she caught the scent of another wolf, picking up her pace and calling out to the bigger youth when she spotted.
"Hey!" She called out, picking up her pace to try and catch up, a considerable feat considering her own diminutive stature.
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Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
A rustle of tiny paws brought his attention to earth as a feminine voice called out. Given his having grown up around Aoife, it wasn’t hard to understand the height difference, and he grinned, inky-tail flaring in a wag as he turned to face the tiny yearling, studying her curiously. She was strikingly similar to Theory, especially in the face with those markings.
“Good evening.”
The breeze shifted, and he was able to catch a sniff of her scent, and the friendly grin warmed further as he added, “I’m Ardyn Adravendi, Heir of Valhalla.”
Another firefly drifted past his nose and he paused, watching it drift by and settle on a riverside boulder, blinking lazily. “I’ve never seen blue fireflies before. Have you?”
Wouldn’t hurt to ask for another opinion. If she was from Abaven, maybe they had different fireflies there.
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think |
Ardyn at first glance is as black as can be imagined with a raven sheen.
Closer inspection proves that he shimmers in fire tones in every hair on his hide right down to his lashes.
More obviously, he glows like a bed of coals and flames with every movement and brush of fur. His tail is usually wagging, so blazes like a torch.
His adult teeth are in and his saber canines have grown to their full length (see profile). His mane and tail hair have grown to full length, as well as being lightweight and easily buffeted by breezes.
A look at his front paws will give the impression of hands, with his dew claw dropped low and lengthened into a functioning thumb, and his toes elongated into fingers. He has retractable, solid black cat-like claws on every paw.
Ardyn has developed a glowing mast of intricate markings in fire and ice colors over his face, symmetrical over the last seasons of Year 17 (see profile for details). During hunts or raids/sieges, he will smudge them out with black soot to cover the glow, otherwise, they are bright enough to note at first direct glance at his face. Not all his artwork currently portrays the mask markings.
He is also often bedecked in beads, small bells, feathers in blues, ribbons and braids thanks to the Ooze Event of Halloween 2021, and the Coathanger item that he got. The accessories generally are seen most in his mane and tail hair. He removes the brighter items and bells for hunts or battle.
"Suspense Cavaliere-Klein, Tansy of Abaven!" She said in response to his introduction. He carried a pack scent, one she didn't recognize... So not Abaven, Ashen and Habari, though she had yet to meet any Habari wolves... Outside Soul but he was more former Habari than actually a member since he'd basically been raised with his cousins. Well, at least now she had a name to put to the scent, though it really didn't mean anything to the tiny girl. He asked about the blue fireflies and Suspense thought for a moment, her cheery disposition starting to fade a little as a chill went through her. Finally, she shook her head.
"Before the last few days I'd only ever seen the yellow ones." Her voice felt like it was a million miles away, something about admitting it out loud suddenly seemed to draw into focus how wrong it was. Suspense tipped her head back, dual-toned gaze following the streaks of the stars in the sky, they had illuminated her path for the past few nights... But now she realized she'd never seen stars do that before. Her smile totally dropped and a feeling of dread started creeping into the girl... Just what was happening?
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Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
The girl was on the exuberant side of friendly, tail thrashing, and Ardyn’s mirrored in a blaze of fiery light until he settled onto his haunches, though his tail kept sweeping the ground. At her introduction, Ardyn added, “Valhalla and Abaven have been allies for… oh, three generations, by now? Your founder, Bass Destruction was actually in our pack for a short time, back in its original days during my great, great grandmother’s reign. Her daughter later forged a friendship with him. It’s good to meet you, Suspense.”
With the strangeness of the winter brought to light, however, both yearlings’ cheer dimmed. It didn’t help the edginess when Suspense admitted she’d only started seeing blue fireflies in the last few days. His eyes rose to the moon again, and he added on, “The moon should be waning by now.”
The stars streaked. Had they been like that and he’d just noticed, or had they just done that? “While I’m glad it’s not bitter cold like last year, I’m beginning to wonder if every year of my life is going to have interesting, strange events. Maybe it was started when Volkan erupted…”
He frowned softly, settling onto his belly, neck craned back to gaze at the sky. “I’m not the most religious wolf, but it makes me wonder if Luneil is trying to warn the wolves of Ardent.”
His eyes flicked down to Suspense, not expecting her to know who the deity was; Luneil, Somneil, and the others of the pantheon were an insular belief that he’d not heard mention of beyond his family and the Nomads, and even the Nomads had their own version of the same deities.
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think |
Ardyn at first glance is as black as can be imagined with a raven sheen.
Closer inspection proves that he shimmers in fire tones in every hair on his hide right down to his lashes.
More obviously, he glows like a bed of coals and flames with every movement and brush of fur. His tail is usually wagging, so blazes like a torch.
His adult teeth are in and his saber canines have grown to their full length (see profile). His mane and tail hair have grown to full length, as well as being lightweight and easily buffeted by breezes.
A look at his front paws will give the impression of hands, with his dew claw dropped low and lengthened into a functioning thumb, and his toes elongated into fingers. He has retractable, solid black cat-like claws on every paw.
Ardyn has developed a glowing mast of intricate markings in fire and ice colors over his face, symmetrical over the last seasons of Year 17 (see profile for details). During hunts or raids/sieges, he will smudge them out with black soot to cover the glow, otherwise, they are bright enough to note at first direct glance at his face. Not all his artwork currently portrays the mask markings.
He is also often bedecked in beads, small bells, feathers in blues, ribbons and braids thanks to the Ooze Event of Halloween 2021, and the Coathanger item that he got. The accessories generally are seen most in his mane and tail hair. He removes the brighter items and bells for hunts or battle.
As for his comment about a god she'd never heard of, in one ear and out the other, her tongue lolling from her gaping mouth but otherwise she hardly even blinked. She glossed right over the unknown parts of his words and instead honed in on the notion of the question. "But warning about what?"
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A stealthy rabbit tries to sneak past, a small bundle of brightly colored flowers in it’s jaws. Whenever it hops, an odd sprinkling of blue dust breaks off from the flower petals. You also find 2 crystals. Maybe these are worth keeping…