Test of the Moon [Group Fight Training/Outlander tests]
New members required, Fighters (Adult and Pup) are encouraged to attend.
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
His mother introduced the newcomers, though he already knew Kati for sure, and grinned at him, lifting a fingered paw to wave. When his mother said they’d be doing a melee, he vibrated in excitement, glancing through the participants, grinning at Kati and Rhaegara as he got ready.
Lyr croaked excitedly, balancing on the breeze over the group, taking his cues from Chrystal and waiting. While the owl was technically on the opposing side in this instance, he could still learn from her.
Ardyn rolled his shoulders under his armor, glad he’d been wearing it when he was working, and he’d been wearing his new bracers to get used to them while he worked. Well, now he’d get to test them in a scuffle.
His mother dropped the metaphorical flag with a word, and everyone sprang into action in some way. Domari came at him, and Ardyn hopped to one side in a half-step, evading the chest slam, though he felt the long hairs at his nape yank free as Dom’s teeth caught the mane that had grown well beyond his main fur’s length, dropping low and aiming to snatch Domari’s far leg above the ankle in his hand and jerk it across in front of Domari’s other foreleg, hoping to trip him up on his own leg.
Regardless of success, Ardyn drove off on his back legs, aiming to drive upward from his crouched position and slam his chest into Domari’s shoulder from below, hoping to combine the yank of the leg with the slam of his chest and bowl the older wolf off his feet, while Ardyn’s free hand sought to drive into Domari’s cheek behind the jaw and push his head away from himself.
He was careful to keep his claws sheathed, but he sought to hit hard with each attack.
Ardyn, Kati, and Rhaegara vs Cairo, Domari, and Taliesyn for Melee 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.