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 nodded as the older wolves agreed to the plan, and as he trotted quietly after Cairo, he hopped on one forepaw to flip the hood of his cloak over his head, the cloth covering his ember-like black fur. His tail, unfortunately, would have to stay in the open. Maybe next time he had a hunt he’d wrap the long hair in cloth or something and braid it.
Cairo took his place, and Ardyn followed the silent nod and settled, ready, into the spot, watching the pale form of the barn owl in the sky as the signal was sent.
The rumble under his paws was exhilarating, and he repressed a quiver, drawing and releasing a breath until Cairo barked and launched.
Ardyn leapt from the cover of the boulder, pushing off and sinking his claws into the bull’s side, opposite of Cairo, and clambering toward the shaggy hump of the bull’s withers, though he was quickly shunted down toward the bison’s beady-eyed head with its curved horns. Quickly, he adjusted, grunting as he let his weight drop to one side, clinging with his front toes around the bison’s head and horns as the hulking beast staggered at the sudden imbalance in his front end, nearly going down. Nearly.
One good hit or two, and we’ll have him, surely. He hoped so, because he didn't like the idea of losing his grip and falling under the bull's sharp hooves and fury-- it was already trying to sling him off its head.
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.