Armorcrafting 101 [Valhallan Fighters/Open to pack in general]
First round deadline is June 24th
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Ardyn’s nose twitched at the pleasant smells coming from the cooking as he watched those who would turn up arrive, grinning as he spotted Drachen and Lee, lifting a paw to wave to each, tail bursting into sparks of light as it tapped against the ground as Domari came in.
Caelia was given a grin as well, and his eyes checked her over, just to be sure that the bear they’d killed hadn’t hurt her, though any wounds would have long been scabbed or healed over by now.
Speaking of bears—Taliesyn trotted in, giving a brisk report and Ardyn looked up at the stallion, ears flicking forward. What was it with bears that they never learned to stay well away? But Isolde’s follow-up settled his hackles back into place and he nodded to himself, making a note to do a little hunting later. Bear skins made wonderful alcove and den liners.
Cairo waited a beat and Ardyn sat up straighter when the Sentinel began the lesson, smiling aside to Lee as the Adravendi man spoke and gestured, leaning in to see the tools he indicated, though he, himself was familiar with all of them.
He kept quiet as Cairo turned the first question over to the group. He already knew several methods, but this was a lesson, so he let the less familiar participants speak up first, letting them work their minds. Would anyone get one?
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.