Let The Sun Touch My Face [AW]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1046
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Her words were answered with a grin, and a cheerful, “Of course. Should you venture further south through the red rocks, there is a wide plainsland encircled by a stone wall, with a large hill at its heart. To the direct east is a land shrouded in mists almost year-round, also lined by the same wall. Those lands are claimed by Valhalla. My mother is Aurielle. If you ever care to meet her, call for her at the border. You’ll know her when you see her.” His teeth flashed in a wider grin.
To her question as she experimented and stroked the long hair of his tail, Ardyn nodded. “From the very first. It’s made hunting interesting, but there are certain times of day where I blend in, or I use this cloak to hide my body so the light is less notable. A lot of times, I just build traps, which is a lot easier with these.”
The Heir wiggled his front paws, claws currently sheathed to give the appearance of no claws at all unless she were to look closely at the unusually long, nimble toes and dew claw, dropped to become a thumb.
“I can braid with the best lemur or monkey, and I’m thinking of putting beads and feathers in my mane and tail in a bit. Lyr here’s been gathering them for me for a while now and I’ve got a lot of feathers.”
Mismatched eyes twinkled in amusement as he glanced at the glowing, piebald raven who shrugged his wings slightly, unabashed. The bird had been quiet for the time being, probably waiting to pelt the woman later for any stories from her travels.
Speaking of which, he turned back to Inoki, head cocking as he asked, “What brings you to Boreas? Have you always lived on the continent or are you a traveler?”
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.