Thoughts Every Which Way
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
He listened as she explained herself, nodding at her guess, and her confirmation of her limited eyesight. It lined up with his observations. She was sensible, and he agreed with her reasoning for joining a pack.
A rueful chuff of amusement answered her joke, before he added, “You’ll be expected to learn to defend yourself, for sure. The blind can still fight if they must. Your unique vision may be a boon; someone who thinks you’re blind might try to get you from the side, and you’ll catch it.”
His long-haired tail flicked, feathers flipping among the shower of fire, beads glittering and tinkling softly as he considered her, an easy grin on his face, “But you won’t be expected to go on war raids or offensive sieges; at most you’d be with the healers in a camp well away from the fighting.”
He pondered then nodded to himself. “I’ll take you on as a Leigheas Sóisearach, or Junior Medicine. Would you like a tour while I talk you through the pack’s details?”
His head tipped as he regarded her with perked ears. His place in the patrol would be filled, especially since Crystaloria ghosted over them and winged off to inform Cairo of early shift.
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.