Fish and Smiths [Tel and Ardyn Seasonal]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
The young King led the way into the Valley with a jaunty trot, a bundle of long reeds and willow fronds bouncing on his back. The weather was lovely, bright and sunny, and he’d taken Tel with him to spend some time hunting or fishing in the Valley. She’d wanted to make armor, and he wanted to try making a fishing basket that would catch large fish.
“So, what kind of weapon or armor were you planning? Something like mine?” He asked as he settled them in a place by the river and a tumble of large boulders that made excellent sunning spots and removed his burdens as Lyr swooped to land on one of the boulders, keeping watch. After all, the last time Ardyn had been here, he’d ended up fighting a bear.
Ardyn flopped to the ground and examined his supplies, tongue ticking against his teeth in thought before he sat up and began to cross several of the willow fronds into an asterisk shape. Slowly, he began to weave a loose basket. He wanted it to be light enough to float and heavy enough to hold up against large fish.
Now and then he hummed in thought, ears swiveling and flicking as he tried new methods of weaving. “Let me know if you need any pointers.”
Word Count: 223
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.