Smoke n' Honey
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1051
BrienaSkysong
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He gave a mental nod of approval as she used his own shove to propel herself in a pivot. They crashed together, likely leaving some moderate bruising in his pectorals, and she might spot a certain gleam in his eyes as her forelegs clamped around his neck.
Ardyn sought to rear, forelegs snapping up as his weight shifted squarely over his hind paws, tail sweeping low for balance, and he sought to wrap Tel in a tight hug beneath her “armpits” as he simultaneously sought to sharply twist to his right, aiming to throw the glowing woman to her left and off her hind paws, hoping to send her crashing to the sand, long digits aiming to knot in her fur as he went, hoping for a better grip.
His jaws snapped in a silent snarl, aiming to ward off any bite she might aim for his face or ears.
Ardyn vs Tel for Spar
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.