Memento Mori [Biography of FurFur]

November 6, 2009 - 5:09am — Alecsander

In life…
I was known as Seshi.

Carefree was an understatement, I was careless. No task was too hard to handle and the forest was good to me. The long nights were spent frolicking with others and dancing under the fireflies. It was the best of times, but no one can live forever. I had made my peace and wished the best to my friends and herd. They seemed to understand and bid me farewell when I was too weak to continue on. I laid with the Twin Gods and slowly felt myself drifting away. Except..I thought there was supposed to be an “away”.

In Death...

I could not say that I was neither disappointed nor relieved. It was apparent that I had perished by the body rapidly decaying below my hooves yet I was still bound to this place. I could not even explain why such an event would happen. I had no unfulfilled desires, long standing debts, unfinished quarrels, or revenge that needed to be fulfilled. I was happy and did not perish by violence, so why should I of all possible spirits be revived? What had I done to deserve a second chance?

I was never one to take a gift for granted, but the whole situation still made me uneasy. There was no hiding my identity from my old friends and family. My reflection showed the truth of my condition and the deteriorated condition of my body hidden under the snow white pelt and permanent grin. I could no longer face those who I once comforted and dedicated myself to finding new companionship. The pond that I once drank freely from was now the enemy that betrayed my self-esteem. I would have to avoid it from now on to preserve any hope of redemption and acceptance.

The first adjustment to my new life was the discovery of a broken rule. Gravity no longer seemed to take hold of me as it did in life. When in life I wasted effort trying in vain to leap to the heavens I now find myself desperately fighting to remain tied to the earth. This is a battle I often lose and must try to fake confusion for the sake of the other forest dwellers who observe my losing battle with gravity. No number of tears or leaps can ensure I stay bound to the forest floor like the others. I have been referred to as a banshee before due to my constant cries when trapped in the air. I cannot help it, it is not a condition I accept nor appreciate.

Regardless of the trials I thrive in the forest. I use to become depressed when the other deer fled when I approached. My appearance cannot be helped and I considered it a curse compared to my beautiful pelt in life. I have grown to accept this reality now. I cannot go back to that life and instead should take pride in it. If you flee, I must laugh. If you cower, I will taunt. I am a creature from beyond the grave and I do not care what you think of it. Envy me, fear me, hate me, I will still be here in the forest and I demand your respect least you meet the points of my horns. Mutual respect will get you far in dealings with me, but should you turn your back in cowardice then prepare to be ridiculed mercilessly. I am as you once were; you will be as I am. Mind your manners least you find yourself also abandoned when you are in my situation. There are far more fearsome creatures in the forest than a wandering spirit.

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"Oh! Hi there! Click me to find out how I communicate and explanations for my behavior."

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Artwork
"Oh my..I was not ready for my close up."
Mind this. I have not yet created this section. Consider this still under construction.

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Appearance Reference

Body structure:
His physical appearance is closest to the Axis Deer in build.

Pelt colour/appearance:
Transparent white.
He is a spirit! Don't look at his white pelt and thing devout, think fog. Feel free to swirl his body structure, fade/out parts or do whatever you feel necessary to get across his ghostliness.

Mask:
He wears the Dotd grin mask OVER a real deer muzzle. It should look just as it does in game sitting flat over the face. The faint scarring of his muzzle should be visible around the edges.

His mask should not be transparent at all and is completely solid. Feel free to play around with the mask design (colors/expression) but please try to have a bit of common sense about it. He's smiling, not mentally handicapped. Watch the expression so it doesn't go from "Yay!" to "derp derp".

Antlers:
Pure white and also solid. I honestly don't care *how* you draw his antlers. If you wanna go for 32432 points then feel free. Just feel like doing a handful? Go for it! I, personally, like to see curled tines in his rack. Feel free to draw them skinny or large and moose like. Just keep the colour consistent to white.

Without Mask:

If you decide to draw Furfur without his mask he should have a REAL deer face that matches the rest of his pelt in appearance. His face should be covered with old scars and bruising. They don't have to be coloured in differently, but it should be obvious that he has old wounds. The scarring/signs of disease are an integral part of his past and story. Feel free to get as gruesome as you wish. Want to make him resemble a leper? GO FOR IT! Just wanna do a few tasteful scars and bruises? Sure thing.

Eyes:
Green.
Not much to it.

With mask, screen shot manipulation by Serenai.

A maskless furfur by Pega

Other examples:
Masked Furfur by Kita
A quick sketch by SolitaryStag
A wonderful little chibi by Alicev
Grape playing around with mask expressions.
Furfur by Lurvis
Furfur as a narwhal
Furfur as a narwhal plushie
Siggy gift deer by Spyrre

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Diary Entries

Filius est pars patris [Furfur Diary 1]
A verbis ad verbera (Violence warning!)[Furfur Diary 2]
Fallaces sunt rerum species [Furfur Diary 3]
Amor ordinem nescit [Furfur Diary 4]
In imo animo stat pulchritude [Furfur Diary 5]
Cogita ante salis [Furfur Diary 6] (Slight Gore Warning)
mutantur omnia nos et mutamur in illis [Furfur Diary 7]
amare et sapere vix deo conceditur [Furfur Diary 8]
Dych chi'n moyn dawnsio gyda fi? [Furfur Diary 9]
Ab uno disce omnes [Furfur Diary 10]
Illegitimi non carborundum [In Between Story]
cineri gloria sera venit [Furfur Diary 11]
Experientia docet stultos[Furfur Diary 12]
ab incunabulis [Furfur Diary 13]
ab inconvenienti [Furfur Diary 14]
Age. Fac ut gaudeam [Furfur Diary 15]
Non compos mentis [Furfur Diary 16]
Non est vivere sed valere vita est [Furfur Diary 17]
Ab Aeterno [Furfur Diary 18]

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Featured Series

fortiter in re, suaviter in modo [Story Collection]

Furfur plays a leading part in a love triangle gone strange. After attempting to gently break up with Kita he mysteriously disappears. Soon after Seshi, the deer he was in his previous life, appears in the forest. This story has been completed in it's entirety.

Collectively this story spans Most diary entries from 4 onward.

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November 6, 2009 - 8:02am — FishBiscuit

his set is GORGEOUS

his set is GORGEOUS @___@

-stalkstalkstalk-

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November 6, 2009 - 1:08pm — Spyrre

He sounds like very sweet,

He sounds like very sweet, misundrestood deer. Poor thing. =/ Maybe my deer will run into him in the forest sometime, the only thing she´s "afraid" of in other deers appearance is the "Noh"-mask, halloween- or DotD won´t bother her. =)
I really like how you did his bio too. ^^
*tracking*

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November 6, 2009 - 11:06pm — ocean

Hey, another

Hey, another ghost!
|D
Memento mori is an awesome phrase. x3
Maybe my Lantern should meet 'im (though Lantern is by far not a very 'balanced' deer).

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
~Buddha

November 7, 2009 - 6:00am — Alecsander

It seems hes had quite a few

It seems hes had quite a few run ins with other "unstable" deer so it wouldn't be too much of a shock. The unwell just seem to attract to him like a magnet. It's probably the face.

Surprisingly happy ghost he is though.

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November 7, 2009 - 6:02am — ocean

LOL. He met The Priest

LOL.
He met The Priest today, who was lurkin' by the ruins (and is mostly stable).
Lantern also saw him (while in fawn-form), was petrified.
Even though he looks like him. ><
Lantern IS NOT a happy ghost. xDD

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
~Buddha

November 7, 2009 - 6:26am — Alecsander

Oh man..Furfur totally

Oh man..Furfur totally almost haunted fawn lanturn. it was between lanturn and Finata, but Finata was all mini-fawned so I couldn't resist preying on him instead. |P

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November 7, 2009 - 6:29am — ocean

Lord. o.o He's got enough

Lord. o.o
He's got enough issues! xDDD
He's honestly scared of almost every adult deer in the forest. x3

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
~Buddha

November 7, 2009 - 6:34am — Finata

Lies! You only chose me

Lies! You only chose me because I owe you a plushie. ;[
It was worth it to see furfur booking it away from a tiny angry mini-fawn though.

November 7, 2009 - 6:40am — Alecsander

"Go to your tree young man!

"Go to your tree young man! I didn't raise you to disrespect the dead! Why if I could get my antlers around your skinny little head I'd launch you into space!"

:B No ulterior motive here, you were just an easy target coz.

Ocean- I'll remember to have Furfur behave himself then. He can be a bit ah..let's go with er..disrespectful towards the fearful.

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November 7, 2009 - 7:12am — ocean

Psh, go ahead and chase

Psh, go ahead and chase him.
He won't like it, but his sanity's fracturing anyhow. He'll just help it along.
|D
And well, so can adult Lantern. He LOVES fear. o.o'''

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
~Buddha

November 7, 2009 - 11:34am — Verycrazygirl

Haha, met him a few times

Haha, met him a few times recently, didn't realize he's a ghost though!
I'll adapt around him with this knowledge, interesting character!

A Red Deer

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November 22, 2009 - 9:53am — ToxicCreed

The music on his bio is

The music on his bio is Gorgeous, and his set flows so wonderfully together <3333333 The white of the DoTD Mask + The Devout Pelt = <333333333333

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Toxic Nightmare - The Nightmare's End

Main Deer: Nightmare & Sintharia

November 22, 2009 - 5:01pm — Spyrre

pokes you with a stick

*pokes you with a stick* =)
http://endlessforest.org/community/anyone-interested-closed

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November 23, 2009 - 8:47am — .

instant track o.o Furfur is

*instant track* o.o
Furfur is just badass!

_{My Evergreen thinks of him as such a fascinating being.

She isn't taken aback by his appearance the slightest bit.}
She's very curious about him.

If he ever feels lonely, she would be more than happy to accompany him. :3
Drud would like to meet him one day as well.

November 23, 2009 - 9:00am — Alecsander

I am sure that could easily

I am sure that could easily be arranged. Just keep an eye out for when hes in the forest. I always play full screen (least it crash) and update his status before heading in.

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November 23, 2009 - 12:25pm — Siellby

tracking Ah, didn't realize

tracking
Ah, didn't realize he's a ghost. It would be nice if Melinoe could meet him.

November 24, 2009 - 1:02am — Alecsander

I'm sure we'll run into each

I'm sure we'll run into each other. I usually send him into the forest around the 7 pm EST time slot also.

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November 24, 2009 - 9:03pm — AliceV

tracks a wonderful and

*tracks*

a wonderful and interesting character ^^

November 25, 2009 - 2:47pm — KittyCatKita

/tracking! Finally found it

/tracking!

Finally found it ^^ Kita adores FurFur, she didn't even really know he was a ghost, if that is what I may call him, until a couple of days ago. She doesn't mind though, she will happily play with him

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November 26, 2009 - 3:38am — .

Oh Furfur. He seems nervous

Oh Furfur.
He seems nervous of Evergreen. She just went to sit by him and he stayed away.
A while later he left. She understands that he must be pretty shaken up from that attack.
Should she be a bit more persistent and follow him?

November 26, 2009 - 3:55am — Alecsander

Actually that was completely

Actually that was completely Ooc.
My cousin is over for the holidays and whining at me that its HER TURN to play so I got pushed off. I had every intention of staying around and being friendly with Evergreen, but then parental units got involved.

Just chase him down next time hes in the forest (Most likely tomorrow sometime) and he'll be A-OK and friendly.

I was like Heey it's Evergree-"MOM SAID ITS MY TURN AND YOU GOTTA DO THE DISHES!!" groooaaan...(ilu Picto but I wanna play my deer ):< )

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November 26, 2009 - 6:07am — .

AW

AW LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL
well that explains it! XD

She hopes to see him tomorrow then!

Has he been recovering since that fight?
Poor FluffyFurfur D:

November 26, 2009 - 8:22am — Alecsander

Yeah hes doing better. He

Yeah hes doing better.

He can stand and dance for a bit now and walk for some time. Not real fast or stable, but he deals.

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November 28, 2009 - 10:23am — Mikuru

He walks up to FurFur and

He walks up to FurFur and cautiously approaches him not too far away. With a cold gaze he takes another step and stops to look at his surroundings. He simply studies FurFur and the state he is in.
"You seem pretty beat up" Slowly he takes another step , a smirk replacing his normal facial expression."You dont seem capable of fighting as of right now, know that I do not feel sorry for attacking you earlier , I only did what I had to.""Next time you try to pick a fight , dont you dare go besides Kita for I do not fear attacking her in attempt at fighting you""I may have a small weakness as for my friends that are precious to me but I know what im capable of doing , I could have finished you off , it seems your not too far from being beaten easily in this state.""For it is Kita that saved you this time , but next time it shall be only me and you against eachother.""I will not forget what you did today.."
Silently the red furred stag walks away into the night with no trace behind.

epic fail at writing(:

too lazy to put in color

December 13, 2009 - 10:23am — Serenai

I'm proving that I'm awesome

I'm proving that I'm awesome AND tracking you!

Oh, and:

"He has no family nor friends to speak of but is always looking for both."

Orly? xD

*Also totally wants to have Atvana and him actually physically meet.*

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December 13, 2009 - 10:26am — ocean

"Memento mori..." The ghost

"Memento mori..." The ghost stag stares at the other ghost, observing him with a saddened but keen glance. He tilts his head and winces at something internal. Lantern shakes his head and bows politely.

December 13, 2009 - 7:37pm — Alecsander

Serenai- lol xD He actually

Serenai- lol xD

He actually has family/friends now. they're on his status page. I'm in the process of modifying this now.

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December 14, 2009 - 1:16am — Serenai

xD That's why I was like

xD That's why I was like "...wait, what?" xD

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January 17, 2010 - 1:31am — Zeekii

I had lots of fun dancing as

I had lots of fun dancing as a three-headed zombie deer with you and Serenai by the crying idol today! Hopefully Nerri will be able to meet you again some time (:

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January 17, 2010 - 1:37am — Alecsander

Ah so that's Nerri x) I knew

Ah so that's Nerri x) I knew the name but couldn't put a face to the deer.

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February 17, 2010 - 7:06am — Alecsander

I modified to add his

I modified to add his appearance on this biography. Steadily moving things from his status to here.

I just fixed the comments so they don't look so odd.

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June 1, 2010 - 10:06pm — Halafax

So a long long time ago,

So a long long time ago, Pictodeer requested a picture of Basil and FurFur fighting. If I understand correctly, she is no longer on the community site so here you go. ^^;

June 1, 2010 - 10:18pm — Alecsander