Long Time, No See
Ardyn & Saxe kids
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
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He slammed into the deer’s shoulder, taking the yearling buck off his hooves as the king’s black claws unsheathed and sank into the deer’s shoulders, sabered jaws sinking into the buck’s neck and squeezing as the deer thrashed.
A sharp twist of his head, and the buck went limp with a crunch as its neck broke.
The buck had just been strung up into a tree when the howl reached his ears, sending them swiveling toward the call.
Ardyn hauled the buck higher and tied the rope off on a sapling and took off at an easy trot, black tail flickering behind him and light-motifed features wearing a curious smile as his eyes found the tall man waiting at the wall.
By scent, it was clear this man was part of Sparrow’s crew, and Ardyn wondered briefly if he was the “younger messenger” the old woman had spoken of.
But it was the familiarity of the scent of the man himself that gave him pause for consideration. Every family had a certain note, and this man smelled similar to the pups.
“Good day. What brings you to Valhalla’s wall?”
Oh, he could guess, but everyone knows what they say about assumptions.
The man was painted in deep space, with distinctive spots under his eyes that caught Ardyn’s interest. He set his curiosity to one side, ears perked with interest to hear the man's answer.
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.