Team "C" vs Team "The Starfires"
Proserpina/Bronze/Ardyn/Tel
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
The Tournament was beginning, and he’d parted with his fellow Valhallans with Tel at his side. It would be a test of teamwork, and she’d get experience fighting unfamiliar opponents. Whether the two glowing wolves climbed the ranks to win or lost their first two bouts and were eliminated, they’d get some good learning experiences in.
He grinned as he flicked his tail to his friend’s hip as they approached the ring they were designated to, tipping his head to murmur at her, “You’ll do fine, Tel.”
His eyes settled on one familiar-ish face, that of one of the wolves they’d fought in the raid against Aerie, and he grinned pleasantly at her, nodding back as he settled lightly into his defenses, eyes resting on her with the young male in his peripherals; Proserpina had indicated that he might well be her choice to fight, and indeed, he didn’t have to wait long before she was sailing toward him.
He held his ground initially, tipping his head slightly to keep her in his peripheral, then dropped his haunches slightly, letting her teeth come up against his reinforced armor - hopefully her teeth would be jarred by the resistance of the metal layered beneath the outer leather - as his left hind leg snapped up, weight shifting to his other three legs, evading her swipe for his leg before abruptly pirouetting to his left on his haunches as his left hind came back to the ground, hind claws extending for traction as he sought to come face to face with the older wolf.
His right foreleg snapped up and swiped out as he shifted his weight back to his other three legs, aiming to bring his momentum from his turn into a slap to her left jaw with his front paw, digits aiming to grip into her fur should he succeed in contacting with the slap. He kept his claws sheathed, however, not wanting to deal real damage beyond a bruise at most.
Lyr circled above, watching for an opening if he was needed.
Ardyn and Tel vs Proserpina and Bronze for Spar
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.