Fire in the Morning
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1046
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Ardyn took in the curious name with perked ears. Hey! She had a name almost as complex as his! Tel, would definitely be way easier to say, and he grinned, affirming, “Nice to meet you, Tel.”
He was astute enough even at his own young age to see that she was inexperienced. Had no one taught her from the start the basics and how to balance herself? So he waited to see what she did as she sized him up, giving her an encouraging smile, tail waving.
She came head on, and instead of side stepping, he crouched slightly, letting her catch him in her hug, though her nip found the side of his neck just behind the ear as his head ducked lower. He pushed forward, hopefully enough to topple the girl while she was on her back feet, weight shifting to his other three paws as his left front hand-paw lifted and sought to snatch her right hind leg around the hock, aiming to get a grip and pull the leg forward to coincide with his forward push.
He was far more careful than with his brother or Aksell, not wanting to hurt the other pup, and so, he didn’t implement his teeth.
Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi vs Tel'Teukiira Ivae'ess for (Spar)
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.