Fishy Firefly
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1051
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
He had to say, the Bifrost was every bit as pretty as he’d heard, and he was glad he’d come here; it was midnight and the full moon was high, sending shimmers over the white sand. Overhead, Lyr drifted on the ocean breeze, glowing blue-white and red-fire-gold against the starry sky as he clucked in pleasure at the sight.
Ardyn grinned and trotted out onto the sand padding clos to the water and peering in, wondering what might be under there. Maybe he could catch a fish or maybe even a seal to drag home. Or, better yet, process here and then carry home, since from what he’d heard, seals could be big and heavy. Agile in the water but ponderous and slow on land.
For a while, the Destiny trotted southward along the land bridge, scouting a spot before he found one that appealed, roughly half-way to Auster and settled his haunches onto the sand with a flick of his tail. Crouching by the water, he forced himself to become still, holding his breath, or at least trying not to breathe too much. There wasn’t much that he could do about the wind, but his ink black fur settled, flaring under each gust like a low bonfire.
It seemed, though, that fish-brained curiosity wasn’t part of the local psyche, and he straightened with a shake and a deep breath, frowning at the water before twisting and pulling a wad of cordage from one of his pouches. If he couldn’t catch one the old-fashioned way, he’d just have to try something else.
One eye on the water, he untangled the wad, then prepared to start fashioning what he hoped would be a good net.
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.