Sparks and Firelight [AW]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Pawsteps that spoke of long legs and light frame sent his ear flicking back in a flare of embers as Lyr croaked a greeting and took flight in a blur of glowing wings and fanning tail, coming to drift back to the ground on a rocky outcropping as Ardyn turned to smile at the woman.
Curiosity flickered in his mismatched eyes as he took her in. Not a wolf, but similar. His ears had been right, she had legs for days. And great ears that must have been incredibly acute. He nodded in response to her query, shrugging under his armor as he admitted, “It’s a peaceful one, for sure. You?”
Long hair flared as he rose, tail dragging the ground briefly as he stepped to the side, offering the woman a spot so she wouldn’t miss out on the view as he retook his seated position, tapping his tail in a friendly gesture.
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.