Fireside Stories and Legends Retold [Valhallan Storytime]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Cassiela was the first to arrive, and at first, she didn’t see him. He grinned, sabers flashing in the firelight as the ink-black fur around the solid glow of his markings flared, at her remark, and he nodded. “Always nice to blend in from time to time. Welcome to the night’s story-time. The others should be arriving soon enough. They’ll probably trickle in over the course of the evening.”
His head tipped at her next words, half a nod and half a query. “Oh, many. If no one else has any stories to tell, I can start us all off.”
Taliesyn’s hooves clipped on the stone floor before the furs muffled them. The furs the stallion had brought out dropped, sending a whoosh of air through the grotto as the glowing white horse lowered himself comfortably into the furs and introduced himself to Cassiela.
Tel was next and Ardyn smiled at the woman, letting her make her own introduction while he watched to see if anyone else would arrive in the initial opening of the event.
When none did, Ardyn straightened slightly and scanned teh small beginnings of a gathering as he stated cheerfully, “Well, I think we’ve enough to get a start while others make their way here. Do any of you have stories to tell? Legends of old? Made up tales? Maybe even dreams you had recently that you managed to remember?”
His eyes flicked between each face, ears perked with interest.
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.