Campfire Songs and Fishscales [Tel]
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Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1046
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
He’d gathered Tel for a camping and hunting trip and, after several hours of skirting Aerie’s borders, he nodded as he spotted a path, gesturing with his tail and grinning over his shoulder at the younger yearling. He carried the gear for a large hide tent over his back, lashed securely along with some other supplies for two young wolves.
Lyr drifted and tumbled cheerfully in the air above the two yearlings, glowing wings beating as he flipped and dove to play with a flying insect that hadn’t yet fallen to the cold of winter... and probably was wishing it had by now.
In time, Ardyn spotted a wide ledge that overlooked the fjord below and called, “This looks like a good spot.” He un-lashed the supplies and tipped, letting it drop to the ground as he surveyed the spot. Sheltered against the majority of the wind, a good view of possible prey herds moving south for the season, and decent soil, good for jamming stakes into for mounting poles.
“Ready to learn how to raise a yurt?” He grinned at Tel, tail torching as it waved gaily. “Once we have it up I’d like to see if I can catch any fish.”
While the majority of the trip was for fun, he'd be taking the time to teach the younger girl essential skills, from identifying herbs and plants to supplement ones diet or first aid kit, to making traps for small prey. Hares and rabbits were plentiful most anywhere, but nutritionally, they were a slim meal that burned off quickly. Small animals like beaver, woodchucks and the like, were better for filling the stomach and keeping one's energy going. Trapping hogs could be dangerous, but if you could get one, they were a good meal.
Fish were on the easy side, too, so he figured that would be the best to start with after they got the camp set up.
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.