From Sun Down to Sun Up
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Adravendi |
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Ardyn had been on a double shift of night patrol, and as the sky began to turn grey, he padded toward the Alcoves, paws just about dragging. Cairo had contracted a nasty cold, and Ardyn had been covering his shifts until the older man was well again. He didn’t mind, but it was tiring.
His paws cleared the three steps almost of their own volition and before the King knew it he’d collapsed into his furs, vaguely aware that Tel was still sleeping – though she’d probably be up soon – before he drifted into a sleep worthy of the dead, nose buried in the furs.
He didn’t know how long he slept, nor did he recall his dreams, but he was eventually wakened by a prodding on his ribs, insistent on drawing him out of the fuzzy, warm cocoon of sleep.
Groggily, he mumbled from somewhere beneath a fold of boson hide, “Whhhn sit?”
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.