Lifecircles [Bison Hunt]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
Taliesyn had reported the sick bison to Ardyn a few hours ago, and the High King had spent the next few hours shadowing the bachelor herd, observing. The bull was sick, alright, and old, if his coat and eyes were anything to go off of.
Even from a distance, Ardyn could hear the bull wheeze with each breath, and his drooling muzzle gaped, dark tongue panting for breath as he struggled to keep up with the other bulls in the herd, even at a slow pace.
With a good hunting group taking the animal down and ending its misery would be relatively easy, so far as wearing the animal out. Of course, it would still be dangerous. Bison were nothing to laugh at when they were defending their lives against an attacking wolf.
Ardyn marked the location of the target and studied the direction the bachelor herd was heading, then headed away from the herd at a brisk trot. He put a good half-mile between himself and the bison herd and tilted his head back to call for a hunt. Lyr winged off to carry the message farther.
Lunira and Sadir settled nearby, watching and waiting as Ardyn stood ready, ears perked.
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.