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ardyn
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
She accepted the trade, and he nodded lightly, hooking each of the fish in the trap and stringing them as she introduced herself. He grinned, returning, “Pleasure to meet you, Wren.”
He set the trap back in the water, baited once more and slipped to settle beside as she spoke, demonstrating her own fishing method. Most of what she said he knew, but it was always interesting to see how someone else did their own hunting or fishing.
“They like insects and smaller fish. The valley nearby has a river with some very nice sized trout and salmon man the run up each year.”
He nodded toward Emerald Valley. He’d enjoyed hunting there many times. It was a peaceful place to camp and he rarely came away empty-pawed.
His eyes shifted to the water, and he slipped one dexterous-toed paw into the water, pads up, long digits wiggling softly. Fiery light flared as the water stroked and stirred the ink-black fur of his paw and lower leg, and soon enough, a fish drifted over, body undulating as it considered the curious phenomena before it.
He remained patient as it edged closer; then, as the fish made the snap decision that this might be tasty and darted in, Ardyn’s long digits snapped shut around the slender body, claws unsheathing in a quick jab into the animal’s head as he withdrew the fish from the water, tossing it well above water level.
The fish flopped but fell still after only one or two bounces on the ground.
“Once I figured out weaving fish traps, getting a good yield has been a lot easier. Which makes feeding my pack a bit easier. My Da gave me the basics of snare making, but it’s easier for me with my front paws than for him.” His features flashed in a grin as he flicked water from his paw into the pond and straightened
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.