When Time Is Lost
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1046
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
The names she listed, as well as her own, were familiar, and a welcoming smile touched his light-masked features as he nodded.
He easily excused her of any ill temper – he wouldn’t have blamed her given her age and current condition -and as she explained her presence, Ardyn nodded, stepping aside. “Welcome home, then, Cousin Kairi. Aurielle is my mother; you would have met your uncle, I think—I believe he mentioned grand-aunt Faite bringing you and your brother to visit once?”
It was the Adravendi family habit of keeping a history, even of the smallest things, for the next generation to look back upon. There were stories and lessons there to learn from.
“Shall we get you settled in? We have several huts, but given your condition, our healers may suggest quite firmly that you take up residence in one of the Alcoves in the Seat. It’s closer to supplies and help, since at least one of them lives full time there.”
He left the option open to Kairi, head cocked with interest to hear what appealed to her most.
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.