Steady Blaze [Pack Meeting]
Deadline 26th of September
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1046
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Today, Ardyn was on a mission, and he trotted across the plains, tail flowing like a black, flaming banner as he made his way to the meeting boulder. It was about time for the latest meeting—there were new faces to introduce, Kairi’s birthing and death to be announced and the children to introduce. He’d already sent word to Tel through Lyr to gather the pups and lead them to the meeting boulder.
He’d give the pack one chance to make a choice of mentoring these three pups, and if none stepped forward to get to know the pups and take them on as pupils, he’d choose for them.
He leapt with a practiced bound to the boulder and settled with a comfortable flick of his tail to send it flowing and pooling at his paws as he tipped his head to the sky and sand long and loud for the pack to gather, including Cassiela in the call. She was a guest to introduce, after all.
Letting his muzzle lower as the howl echoed across the plains to the hill and rebounded, he drew in a breath and gazed across the plains, waiting patiently.
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.