to rest my head
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1051
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Adravendi |
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He listened to Vaella’s words, watching her features as she spoke. He found no deceit – or conceit, for that matter – in her tone or eyes as she detailed what she’d experienced in terms of teachings, and he nodded slightly in mute approval. Healers and Hunters were always needed, and one could never have too many diplomats or scouts, especially with the rising number of packs in the two continents.
Her own query was regarded with interest, and he considered the numbers of his pack. “I’d say family, blood and adoptive. That doesn’t prevent the unrelated from rising. Even my blood family are expected to work for their promotions and keep, or I’d have to send them off in the interest of the pack’s welfare. The exceptions are my parents, since they already worked their due and are retired.”
His eyes twinkled at the last words, a smile twitching his lips.
He rose, head tipping inward toward the wall behind him. “If you’re sure, then welcome home. I can show you around and get you settled.”
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.