Follow the Wisps [Audra]
w/ Aurielle and Ardyn included lol
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
His mother was a tough trainer, and he reveled in the challenge. Ardyn enjoyed running blind, and having to depend on his wits and other senses to keep from going nose-first into the peat of the moor. His tongue lolled as he bounded after his mother, ears perking and swiveling to catch her movements. A jump there, one and a half second, and then her paws struck ground, and he hesitated, judging before he leapt. Her trail veered suddenly and he swerved, swaying for balance and bolted after her scent, ears questing.
Taliesyn’s hooves again – that was the third time – and this time he was able to ignore it. At least, he was focused until Cairo called and his mother stopped abruptly. Ardyn, surprised to hear the call, barely managed to avoid ramming into his mother’s haunches, and judging by that odd awareness, she’d had to sidestep him.
Her laughter and nuzzle eased the embarrassed grimace from his features and he turned, following her steps until he smelled Cairo, and then an unfamiliar scent, ears perking curiously as his head turned blindly to focus on her while Cairo and his mother spoke.
His tail began wagging, ink-black hair flaring with fiery light as he grinned, shifting to lift on front paw and tug the blindfold off as he was introduced, stepping forward and dipping his head with a low offer of, “Hello, miss.”
He stayed to one side, though, watching the proceedings as he settled on his haunches. What did Cairo have planned here? A new member? Always a welcome thing.
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.