Island Pork Roast [open pig hunt?]
Ardyn
Master Fighter (250)
Master Hunter (240)
Knight
Bloodletter
6 Years
Male
1051
BrienaSkysong
| Ardyn Cadeyrn Aodhán Phoenix Adravendi |
His paws sliced through the water as Ardyn cut through the ocean toward the island his mother enjoyed visiting from time to time. Always on the hunt for additions to the stores for winter, he hoped to hunt down one or two of the wild pigs that grew fat on the island from the hearty fodder and fruits that grew there.
Pigs weren’t the only prey there, and he’d take what all he could get. Getting any kills back to the mainland would be an interesting chore, but he’d figure that out when he came to it.
He hauled himself onto the sand and shook heavily, then worked the buckles free of his armor and cloak, spreading them and letting them dry in the sun as he flopped nearby, eyes scanning the shore and the tree line while he gained his breath from the long swim.
Sounds of small animals rustled and squawked from the trees, and he sifted through the noises, picking out the grunt of a small family of pigs. Excellent.
He pegged the location in his mind and let the late-autumn sun warm and dry his ink-black coat, rolling in the sand to let the particles draw the moisture from his fur, then rose and shook heavily, black fur engulfing in flame before settling to the breeze and breath-driven flickers and shimmers as he settled.
Lyr had flown overhead during the swim and gone on to explore from the air while Ardyn recovered from the swim, and returned with a cheerful raven’s chuckle, winging down to land on a nearby rock.
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.