Ardyn vs Áskell [Tourney Fight]
Luns! [Hope I got this right]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1046
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Ardyn had come, along with Cairo, to participate with the tournament. Win or lose, he intended to enjoy himself, seeing how he did against unfamiliar wolves—it’d show him areas he needed to improve in.
But the name he drew was familiar, but not unwelcome. He spotted his opponent, now a yearling, and his long-haired tail swept into a torch as he drew near enough to call out a friendly greeting.
“Áskell!”
There was little point in saying they’d been drawn as opponents; the other yearling would have heard the drawing, so he gave the other yearling a beat to acknowledge him before initiating, defenses falling into place as he went.
He sought to surge forward, aiming to come face to face with Áskell, shifting his direction to his own right slightly and seeking to drive his bare left shoulder into Áskell’s left shoulder, aiming to stagger the yearling as his right fore-paw lifted, weight taken by his other three legs as he sought to grapple Áskell’s left hind leg in his long toes around the hock and jerk it forward toward himself.
He had to admit he was kind of glad to have been placed with the other yearling. They’d sparred before, with Ardyn coming out victorious. He looked forward to seeing if Áskell would win this time.
Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi vs Áskell Klein for Tourney Fight
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.