Let The Sun Touch My Face [AW]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
It seemed Inoki had starch, as Ardyn spotted a slim dark figure flying to the bear's back in a leap. That was generally the place Ardyn took in a bear fight, but it was also one of the safer places for the much smaller wolf to be, so he didn't mind.
The grizzly, however, minded quite alot, and snarled at the impact from behind, thrashing its head around as though fresh from a swim, and Ardyn used the distraction to his advantage, darting forward and swiping out with a front paw, claws unsheathing themselves to rake savagely over the bear's face, and the resulting roar rattled his bones, but as he danced away, he saw that he'd struck true, and the bear had clamped one eye shut in pain, glaring at him with the one remaining good eye.
It had forgotten the littler wolf on its back; this one had just dealt it a much nastier, more painful blow and it was out for blood as it reared and lunged forward, swiping for the fiery black Heir.
Despite his skill, Ardyn felt the sting as he swerved to avoid the blow, and a blaze of golden light in four fresh, ragged gashes in his upper foreleg told him in no uncertain terms that the bear had drawn blood.
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.