Bearskins
Ardyn
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1046
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Ardyn worked at the skinning, and at Drachen’s suggestion, he grinned, taking a paw and pulling, and with Drachen’s help, and his mother pushing, the bear’s back was left open. Letting his Loshir take a paw, he moved to work the skin free of the bear’s back, then nodded to let the bear roll back.
“Now over to the other side.”
He waved his tail happily as he moved to the other side and prepared to pull. He hadn’t missed his mother’s glance at him as she spoke of his and his siblings upcoming birthday, and he looked forward to it. Yearling-hood was freedom. He’d be allowed to leave the pack lands alone and explore the world. Home would always be Valhalla and he had no intentions of leaving the pack, especially since he was to lead it one day. It was a lofty destiny, but he’d do his best to lead well.
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.