Now, I can't play for you like that
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
His tail swept in an easy, fiery wag at her thanks, muzzle dipping pleasantly with a grin. “My pleasure. My sister’s even shorter than you are so I’m used to either getting the line of sight, or having her on my back or neck so she can get a good look, herself… usually the latter.”
Noëlie gave her name and he nodded, intoning, “A pleasure, Lady Noëlie. Aside from getting lost, how are you enjoying the carnival? The last time we had these fellows around I wasn’t even born yet. They held a tournament then, and this time, I’m here to participate. Should be fun.”
He shifted in the direction of the face painting booth, offering a crowd-parting presence, brows lifting in silent question for her acceptance of the mute offer.
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.