Fire In The Storm [Tel]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Ardyn had made it another fifty feet before he froze, fur fluttering in the wind, eyes squinting as one paw lifted in a slight point, fingers curling loosely as he studied the movement he’d been certain he’d spotted. Out of the snow popped a familiar pup, and his posture relaxed into an easy wag as he recognized her.
She seemed quite excited to see him, and yet, still, she was alone. At nine months, he was well aware that there was something majorly off about that, but for the time being he greeted cheerfully back, “Hey, Tel!” He paused, wondering where to start in on answering the rest. He’d probably exploded into just as much of a babble when he was younger, too.
After a beat he grinned, gesturing at the weather around them, “This is snow! It’s pretty fun stuff, but yeah, it is pretty cold. You can get sick if it gets you wet and you stay out in it. And it’s not too scary, I can see pretty far, too.”
He considered her; his head cocked. Were she his littlest sister, with her similar paws, he could just lean down and lock hands, hoisting her up. This girl, while larger, also had normal paws, barring the cat-like qualities. “Sure, here. I’ll have to pick you up by the scruff though.”
He leaned way down, brisket pressed to the wall, foreleg reaching down and aimed to wrap his long toes around her scruff if she accepted the offer, with his other paw braced and ready to push up to lift the younger pup.
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.