Flame Dancer
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Cairo met him head-on, and Ardyn winced with a grunt as their chests cracked together—that was going to leave a bruise.
His hug was successful, if displaced, and he sought to tighten his hug, fingers of both front paws hoping to clutch at the man’s armored back and drag him closer, hopefully to make it harder for Cairo to utilize his teeth. His back paws braced against the ground, claws sinking deeper to counteract the slush of the churned ground beneath them.
Cairo’s jaws whipped toward him and Ardyn, having missed Cairo’s ear anyway, jerked his head backward and away, muzzle ducking toward his chest to guard his throat. Cai’s teeth grazed his muzzle instead of capturing it, leaving moderate scratches across the top that soon glimmered with hot golden light as blood welled to the surface, though not in any great amount.
It stung, and his eyes watered, but he pushed through, narrowing them and blinking away the reflex tears, aiming to twist his head to his left and duck it forward, muzzle still tucked slightly, seeking to catch Cairo’s neck in the front of his jaws, trying to avoid implementing his sabered canines—he didn’t want to hurt Cairo by accident.
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.