Festivities and Fancies [AW]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
There had been several familiar faces he’d glimpsed already, aside from Valhallans, and one came into sight that had spotted him and chosen to engage with him. Though the dark-coated woman smiled, the observant young King could tell it wasn’t an expression she was accustomed to, though it was genuine, touching her eyes.
He tipped his head in acknowledgement, glancing down at himself with a faint grin. “I did. Y’never know, might catch someone’s eyes, and regardless, it’s fun to dress up a bit now and then.”
Lyr noticed his halt in progress and dropped to land on the tall man’s withers, beak preening through the shorter, rakish waves of mane closer to Ardyn’s head, putting a piece in place here and there, side-eyeing the older wolf with one glance.
The King cast his eyes around, smiling at the atmosphere as he remarked, “My Pack will be holding a festival in Autumn, possibly. I might have to take a few pages from these fellows’ books.”
Ardyn returned his gaze to the woman, asking, "How goes it since the deer hunt, by the way?"
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.