Soft Morning
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1051
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
He was coming off his patrol and padding across the plains under a late-morning sun. Summer had risen at last and he couldn’t help but feel as though the air carried hope on its wings. The herds were healthy, the plants and herbs were plentiful, and no strange fireflies or forever nights plagued the land.
He drew in a breath and let it out in a soft sigh, smiling faintly as he crossed the scent trails of the pups. Out exploring. His path shifted and he followed their trail, watching from afar as they ventured out. Eventually Ardyn diverted his path to make his way to the Hill, climbing the graveled path as it wound up the hillside to the tower.
His pace was lazy, and once he reached the top, he bounded to the top of the wall up the scaffolding he’d rigged with the primates’ help. The wall was thick – it would have to be if it was ever to reach the height his mother had envisioned.
He lounged at the top, watching the plains, front paws crossed as he took in the lands below before a scuff of paws and movement turned his attention to the base of the wall with a friendly smile since he knew the tread.
“Good morning.”
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.