Bison BBQ Night [Pack Hunt!]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Ardyn’s tail swept the ground, flaring in a show of excitement as Cairo greeted him with a nudge. “Bison? That sounds like fun.”
Drachen arrived soon enough, and Ardyn grinned in greeting, adding, “I’m doing great, you?”
Domari was a bit of a surprise to see, but Ardyn grinned at the older man with his usual affection. Domari was as dedicated to Valhalla as Cairo was, and though he’d aged and recently broken a leg – while, ironically, hunting a bison – Ardyn was pretty sure he was healed enough to hunt. At least, he’d heard Paladin mention that he thought Domari could return to duties as long as he was careful enough.
He was a bit surprised not to see Aslaug trotting up, but he supposed you couldn’t make it to every hunt, so when Cairo began laying out the plan of action, Ardyn bent his head forward, listening, eyes flicking toward the shadowy herd. Evening was falling, and he was glad to be wearing his cloak—it would mask most of his glowing coat from the bison herd.
He rose to follow Cairo, though his ears and eyes turned to see if the other two males had anything to add, interested to hear – and learn – what they might have to say or point out.
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.