Circles of Destiny
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1051
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
It seemed that every day they all grew a little bigger, a little stronger—although Aoife seemed to be reaching her limit already. Their lessons in all things manners and pack etiquette were a daily ritual, expanding upon what they already knew, and their parents were natural teachers, with Regulus adding to the rich education.
Being involved in the fights at the festival had bolstered Ardyn’s desire to learn and be the best fighter he could be—is was expected of him, regardless. Morning settled warm in the horizon, brightening the sky as he trotted through the ravine, back from practicing his tracking and aware of Loshir’s presence fading as he passed into the safety of the ravine and the cave mouth.
Occasionally, he noticed that his mother’s mountain lion guardian left for several days before returning. He often wondered where the cat went, and his mother seemed not to know, either.
Ardyn shrugged the thought away and took up a stance on the soft sand floor of the wide point in the ravine, where it opened to let a little more of the sunlight light in through the vines that crisscrossed above them, well above even Nolan’s head height. Ardyn would have to stack two of Nolan, or maybe even two of Ulric to be able to reach those vines. It was just outside the cave mouth and its three natural stone steps.
He practiced with his stance, testing his maneuvers, how to move in a strafing, side stepping walk as though circling an opponent.
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.