Round 2 Yearling Race - Lukina vs Ardyn
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
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Lukina’s response brought a grin to the yearling’s features as he glanced to the mountain lion, nodding to the cat in respect as he settled into a ready stance and smiled aside at the pale girl.
The cheer she let out as they launched off brought an answering bark of amusement as he pushed off with a playful flag of his tail, hair blazing with fiery energy before settling into a steady rhythm, frame folding and unfolding in easy bounds.
He didn’t fight for the lead, instead pacing himself and keeping one eye on the footing, one ear on Lukina’s sounds, and the rest of his attention on their surroundings and the finish line ahead. As ever, he was in it today for fun and simply to enjoy life as a yearling.
If he came away from tonight with a few more friends, then all the better.
Ardyn vs Lukina for Race
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.