You Should See Me In A Crown
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Her response was a blank gawking look before she stammered out, paused, then tried again. Ardyn lowered himself to the sand, tail flicking habitually to one side, flickering with firelight as he brought himself down to a less imposing level and offered a grin, nodding. “Being alive is a very good start.”
She must have washed up, considering her condition and remark. He twisted around to flip open one pouch on his armor and tugged out two items. One was a beeswax-soaked packet of dried meat, and the other a waterskin. Shortly after came a wooden bowl which he poured the water into and nudged toward her, setting the packet beside it after slicing a claw through the seal and unfolding the packet to reveal the meat.
Her question he answered with a nod, smiling as he gestured northward toward the mainland. “This is an island south of the western end Boreas, one of two main continents in the area. This island is known as Silver Island.”
He plucked one strip of jerky indiscriminately from the packet and chewed, showing the woman that it was untainted and safe to eat.
“I’m Ardyn Adravendi, Ard Rí of Valhalla. How’d you happen to wash up out here, if you don’t mind me asking?”
Depending on where she’d originated from, she was probably extremely lucky to be alive.
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.