Descensum Altar
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
He’d been made aware of the strange altar hidden within a cave near Valhalla’s lands, and the activity around it. Ferrets, magpies and foxes, all working to decorate the opal-carved dancer.
Lyr had finally convinced him to indulge his own curiosity, and since gifts and offerings appeared to be desired, he pondered as he went.
His paws stuttered as he drew near to the mouth of the cave, and realized the autumnal changes around him… it wasn’t that close to the season, was it?
After a moment, he pressed onward into the cave, following the sounds although his path wouldn’t have erred on this day. As he reached the altar, and the dancing statue, he sat for a long moment, gazing at the figure, taking in the glitter of color in its form.
Finally, he rose on his haunches, forepaws lifting to unwind feathers from his mane and tail, adding beads before he snicked through a length of his own hair toward the base of the lock at his tail. Once his tail was shaken out, the short section wouldn’t show.
Deftly, he wove the lock of hair into a tight, blazing braid, adding the beads and feathers at intervals, before nicking a pad of one digit and running the bleeding cut over the braid to prolong the light as it died in the hairs. Resting the glittering, golden ichor-touched accessory to drape over the statue’s tail, he murmured a soft prayer that the seasons ahead would bring peace and joy to his people. And that if there should be storms ahead, Valhalla would stand together and persevere.
Stepping back, he lowered his head in a deep nod of respect.
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think |
A fox cocks his head to the side, staring quizzically at your contribution. "Are you sure that's what you want to decorate the altar with?" he asks skeptically. "Well, all right, I guess. Here, take this with you when you go." He pushes a droopy looking bag of something at you before fussing with the decorations to try to make your items blend in a little better.
You have received:
173 Gems & Date Night Kit
Gemstones added to credit.
Staff: note when claimed
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.