The Longest Road [Ardyn]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1051
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With Tel returning, Ardyn felt mostly at peace. Coran’s health, however, was a concern. His brother was alive, and getting better, but it was clearly going to be a long journey before Coran was chasing down stags and fighting off mountain lions at his side again.
The ever-present spring fed pool outside the Alcoves’ entry provided a sweet, cold drink, especially as the warm weather rolled in. But, given how long his brother had been cooped up, Ardyn didn’t blame Coran for moving farther afield today, although it gave him a twinge of concern.
After all, Valhalla hadn’t yet been revived from its ashes and the Plains weren’t defended by the pack’s patrols. So, as he found his sibling’s scent trail, Ardyn’s path diverted to follow Coran’s trail, and he smiled as he came upon him by a stream.
He dropped beside Coran with a soft wuff of greeting and for a moment he simply let the sounds of the Spring day caress his ears before he asked, “How’re you feeling today?”
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.