Somewhere outside my life
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
The litter had graduated to the plains beyond the wooded hillock the ravine and cave system that made their home tucked into. Ardyn was out on his own… or at least, he could pretend it was that way. His mother had sent Aelloshir along to keep an eye on each pup, though Cairo was nearby, watching diligently.
Ardyn bounced through the woods, following one of the well-worn trails, pouncing after squirrels that dared get too close. He found healing quite interesting, but there was a certain thrill in chasing prey, one that overrode the pleasure of healing.
He popped out of the woods into the light, squinting briefly before he prowled forward, nose to the ground, tail batting the air in an inky black, fire-shimmer blur, hot on the trail of something that smelled particularly nice and tasty, before he found the familiar scent of Baine.
She had been an ambient influence in his and his siblings’ lives. Her scent was always there, and occasionally her voice as she spoke with her son, or their parents or grandfather. There was always an underlying scent of illness, but a youngster could gloss over the smell, knowing only that it meant that Baine couldn’t play rough and needed more naps than the other adults.
It wasn’t too often that they found her scent outside the caves, so his tail began double-timing it, fairly whistling in the air as he diverted from the tasty prey animal’s trail and zeroed in on the albino woman’s scent, eventually popping out of the tall grasses of the plains into the meeting area, Loshir shadowing him at a distance enough to jump in if he needed protection, but far enough to let the boy play and not feel hovered over.
Ardyn had honestly forgotten his mother’s companion was with him, mismatched fire and ice eyes finding his great aunt as he pranced up to her, bumping his nose into his foreleg or shoulder, greeting, “H’lo Auntie Baine! I found you!”
He was visibly pleased with himself and his tracking skills, grinning up at her with a side-lolling tongue. “Whatcha doin’ way out here?”
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.