The Ring of Fire!
Ardyn!
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
With his mother’s blessings, Cairo had taken Ardyn out on a trip, just the two of them. In many ways, Cai was like an honorary big brother to the pups, or at least in Ardyn’s eyes. He doted on them and roughhoused gamely with the pups that wanted it, taking the boys on small hunts and teaching all five to fight when he had time between patrols and Master duties.
Ardyn was growing fast, and had already matched his mother in height, with a lot of room to grow. Cai had skirted Aerie’s border, and they’d crossed into the south into a pleasant gully.
It wasn’t long until Ardyn spotted movement ahead, even as Cairo had called out in greeting, “H’lo, Halla! How goes it?”
There was another pup with the woman Cairo had called to, and Ardyn lifted a hand-like paw, waving cheerily, tail swiftly blazing in a firebrand in greeting as Cai nudged him forward in the typical, ‘Adults want to chat, go play’ gesture.
Ardyn took in the circle, recognizing it for what it was and grinning. “Want help getting sticks and kindling?” He offered, head cocking at the girl. He was eager to help and make friends. He had plenty in Valhalla, but he was always glad to have more friends.
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.