Pounce From The Weeds [Coran]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1056
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| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
He trotted through the Plains, following the scent trail of his brother. The trail was fresh, and soon enough, he spotted his brother’s snow-brindled cream frame ahead. He dropped to a stealthy walk, claws sheathing and tail raising enough to keep the long hair from dragging along the dirt.
His brother appeared to be preparing for patrol, or coming off a shift, and was far enough ahead that Ardyn thought he might have gotten away with not having been heard approaching yet. He’d initially planned to just walk up to his brother, but who could resist the chance to scare the daylights out of one’s sibling every now and then?
He fought to keep the mischievous grin off his features as he slipped toward Coran from behind, then sought to leap the last few strides in a great bound and rumble a playful growl as he aimed a nip at Coran’s left hip, his own right foreleg sweeping forward and aiming to sweep Coran’s hind feet off the ground.
“Heyo, Coran!”
Sure, they were grown men, but Valhalla’s custom for playtime wasn’t restricted to pups.
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.