Crashing Into Things [AW]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
His tail blurred a flaming arc in the night air as he trotted through the stalls and tents. Occasionally he glimpsed his mother, but he chose to wander, the watchful eyes of the Nomads he passed keeping tabs on him, though he was oblivious to their careful watch. It was benevolent, the same unobtrusive pup-sitting they gave to all the children, both their own and Aurielle’s, as well as any children that came with the guests.
He bounced around the outside of a sheep pen, drawing irritated blaats from the animals within, and was promptly shoo’ed off by the herder, though not with any anger.
Here and there he pranced when the threads of music reached his ears. Aoife must be having a blast hearing all the music. Maybe she was there, playing with some the instruments. His path veered at the thought, and he bolted toward the music with a yip, intent on tracking down his sister, at least until he barreled into a foreleg and staggered backward, rolling head over tail and ending with a flop on his belly before he popped to his paws and shoot himself off, blinking up at the wolf he’d crashed into, tail wig-wagging as he piped, “Sorry! I wasn’t watching where I was going.”
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.