[Gustiro Relationships]

Gustiro's picture
I have decided to only list those he is currently active with and maybe a couple of other important relationships. Just because a deer is not listed does not mean Gustiro no longer knows or cares about them. It is just so much for me to keep up with that I think it is time I down sized it and it would be best to list mostly those currently active. I am still keeping a "complete" list for a reference for myself but not here. More deer are likely to be added later, of course, since it is late and I need sleep.

[In the process of editing.]

Gustiro is rapidly accepting reasons to reject companions. Loosing trust and interest. Quicker to anger or feel betrayed by. Struggling with knowing who to trust. May reject companions on different levels.
Since Gustiro has returned his mood has taken a complete turn around. He has become more insistent on holding onto those he cares for most. More demanding and attention seeking. It may almost appears he is making up lost time and is afraid to let go. Those that has hurt him the worse, however, may continue to be held at arms length if not met with aggression.













Newly Met List: (To help me remember. XD )
North (Not so new. Needs to be added.), Schadenfreude, Sabine, Prita, who else?





































[Symbol Legend]
This is not what Gustiro perceives. It is what he feels.
Just because Gustiro feels one way does not mean the other deer feels the same.


Can have up to three: / x
Singular:



Gustiro has a strong or even overpowering desire to be near them. Jealousy and possessiveness may run in the extremes. The closest Gustiro probably can get to being 'in love'.


A purely platonic but emotionally strong relationship. Gustiro feels towards these as someone may feel towards a parent, sibling or offspring.


A constant presence in his forest life. Gustiro has a deep emotional attachment to these.


Gustiro is emotionally attached to this deer.


A new or growing relationship. These hearts are likely to appear and disappear from names often.




Gustiro receives comfort from all his deer. However these deer give him a higher amount of reassurance and he may go straight to them when under great distress. The type of distress can determine which deer he will go to for reassurance or comfort. Such as injury, illness, confusion, sadness, or deep depression. Some of these deer may even help cool his temperament in fights or even sooth him when mentally unstable.


These deer have a trait (physical, behavioral, or otherwise) that reminds Gustiro of someone or another from his human life. While Gustiro might or might not be particularly close to these deer he is still drawn to them for these traits.





Gustiro may feel betrayed by this deer or hurt in another way. He may feel they are a threat to his other companions. However Gustiro is likely to still have an emotional attachment to them.

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A sign of lost trust, if there was any to begin with, or simple dislike. These are added either because of a big negative event, a repeated offense, or something simply unforgivable. Once one is added it is permanent. Three strikes and you're out, there is unlikely there will ever be trust regained again and unlikely Gustiro will ever accept the deer fully.

x
The more X's the more likely Gustiro will attempt to kill a deer if they end up in a fight. With one X it may depend on a situation if he will attempt a kill or not. Three X's and Gustiro will kill a deer if given the slightest chance.




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[Wants]
Gustiro associates these deer with forbidden wanting. A want to be more then what he believes himself to be, a want above the desire to protect and serve.
A want to have and keep, to never let go or sacrifice. Silently Gustiro scolds himself in the words of phantom memories for betraying his vows. But as Gustiro continues to grow, piecing together new ways of thinking and understanding while living in The Endless Forest, he begins to abandon his phantom's long dead ideals.
If it comes down to it Gustiro may betray his own deer if only to protect, serve, and keep these specific deer.
Of course, his loyalties may lean more to one then the other.



Idelle

His first born and only biological daughter.


Dinah Moon

Dinah Moon has been a long time companion to Gustiro and is the mother of his first born (and only) child, Idelle. At times their relationship had been rocky on account of both their jealous and possessive natures. For his distorted understandings of the ways of love and devotion Gustiro had once been oblivious to her affections for him and unwittingly hurt her many times. As Gustiro grows with his understandings of the forest so does his affections for Dinah Moon. Her loyalty and flow of returned affections soothes his insecurities and gives him something stable to latch onto. Gustiro clings to her like a living life preserver who keeps him from drowning in his confusions and fears.
Though they are not officially a pair Gustiro finds himself questioning whether he could or should call her his "wife" or if by his 'principles' it would even be acceptable. Either way Gustiro seems to have grown rather devoted to her as far as the opposite sex is concerned, having lost interest in the fairer sex in anything above platonic relations.


Vodun

The young deer is the peace to Gustiro's war. If Gustiro is a blaze of turmoil Vodun is the stream of serenity. He flows through Gustiro's constant, violent chaos as patient and quiet loyalty. One of the few deer that had never turned antler or hoof on him. Gustiro feels more confident, more secure in what he is and what he does in Vodun's company.



Illrose

A complicated relationship. A confusing and painful experience.
If Gustiro had ever loved romantically she would have been truly the first. He had even gone so far as offering to give up everything he was, did, and cared for if only for her. Gustiro still cares deeply for the dragon doe and that is unlikely to ever change. However, though he continues to ache and yearn for her he has accepted he would never be her true choice. And with his growing devotion to Dinah Moon he finds himself emotionally shutting down around Illrose.
Currently rejecting her company. Believes her to be traitorous and reinforces this belief on their many fallouts in the past.



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[Family Figures]



Phaios
There is a quiet, powerful love for Phaios. Not the kind of love that warrants lust or even romance. No, it is something so much more tender and sweet. Like a mother's kiss. Phaios maybe much younger then Gustiro as far as the endless time of the forest is concerned, in fact Gustiro met her when she was merely a fawn, but to Gustiro she brings him the kind of comfort only someone maternal could give. Gustiro feels safe in her presence even though he is the one that would fight fiercely to protect her.
After having given Phaios a scare their relationship has become strained. He is still very protective of her however he hesitates to get too close to her. Her obvious discomfort and underlying fear of him leaves him with an overpowering guilt that he does not know how to deal with. His confidence within himself slips when in her presence, as well as an undeserved resentment towards her.



Morikiah




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[Companions ]


[Unsure]




Saosin




Eli "Blue Stag"
A relationship that has had it's very high and rocky ups and downs. Gustiro met Eli one day where the red bull mistook the blue's interference in a fight as a 'rescue'. Since then Gustiro would not leave the poor fellow alone. Which left Eli often run ragged or forced to attempt chasing the bull away much to the blue stag's displeasure. Somewhere along the way however a more solid relationship formed. Gustiro becoming all the more devoted to Eli's preservation. Things spiraled down again however with an event that involved Gustiro's doe Dinah Moon and a jealousy towards a stag known as North leaving the pair at each other's throats. Well, more or less.
Things seemed to have calmed down again leaving Gustiro with a good dose of guilt. The red bull is not quite sure what to make of their current situation or relationship. Though Gustiro could be said to still want to ensure the blue's well being.

Mateo
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[Threats]



Leviathann
/// X


Sianna
/// X


Umay
/// X




Ysrael
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Fear, frustration, jealousy. There is so much negativity that Gustiro associates with the lovely young doe. She leaves him shaken every time he senses her near and more so when Vodun is around. Gustiro believes that the young stag had already chosen her over him once before and leaves the red bull fearing the worst the next time. Because of this he accepts her grudgingly. Though not without clinging desperately to the young stag whenever she is around who of which he is sure she will someday take away. His suspicions of her has only been reinforced by memories and experiences that do not even involve her.




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[Deceased]



Evania

(Deceased. 10/16/2011)
A memory that can not be forgotten. Gustiro's first great failure.




Eraline

(Deceased. 01/27/2012)




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shaku's picture

"It was so good to see you

"It was so good to see you again. I am sorry for squirreling you... I wanted to express my happiness, but the feeling came out rather too small and fuzzy."

Vodun and I were so overjoyed to wake up and find Gustiro lying there XD ♥

Tullow's picture

If he can stand that hyper

If he can stand that hyper green lump of fluff, sure. Putting her under Tullow is fine, until I can think of something better. X3
Gustiro's picture

Shaku, Lol I am glad I could

Shaku,
Lol I am glad I could make you happy. :3 Sorry Gustiro ran after being changed. He feels venerable when changed into small things and tends to hide under some deer during such times.

Tullow,
Will do. And Gustiro tends to have a few hyper companions. lol
shaku's picture

Quite alright~ Vodun was so

Quite alright~ Vodun was so shocked that a squirrel was the outcome. He was expecting a crow or something more noble... Although he would've been secretly pleased with a mini-Gustiro XD

Gustiro's picture

Shaku, I do not think anyone

Shaku, I do not think anyone changed Gustiro into a mini before. That would be... interesting. XD

//WooOOoo unrelated comment

//WooOOoo unrelated comment is unrelated. xD

I love Gustiro, and I found him while I was in forest with my doe Ryff, and I kept showing the fear emote for her shyness and Gustiro lowered his antlers and reared at her. I realize it may have been a mistake because she was wearing antlers, but I just wanted to point out the interaction, and that for future reference that picto is the picto of my doe. :3

For the record, I am not offended at all. I found it fascinating that he brandished his antlers at her xD
Gustiro's picture

Ryff, Actually, even

Ryff,
Actually, even antlered does can be taken as a threat in Gustiro's mind. He is currently injured and was stalked by a predatory deer earlier so he was tense and not much up for strangers following him. He got more aggressive as she insisted on following him almost in the same way the predatory deer did. Your deer would have a better chance getting to know him when he is not hurt.

It was a bit of a fun interaction though. : )

Oh! Okay, I read some of

Oh! Okay, I read some of Gustiro's behaviour and wondered why he was acting like that to her, so thank you for explaining. Hope his injuries don't get all nasty and infected and bleh. May he heal quickly, and I will hopefully find his picto again when he is in better health. ;D
Draak's picture

I've come here (as I was told

I've come here (as I was told that Ren got mentioned on here) just to confirm and apologise for Ren.

You're correct in what Ren was doing, in a way I'm glad that it you managed to figure out his behaviour XD. Zombie pelts draw him in as they're open wounds and he smells blood etc.

But anyway, I want to apologise for Ren doing that as I didn't know that the deer was infact Gustiro, I still play the older version of TEF and still have the glitched Gen 2 pictos. And I wasn't aware of Gustiro's previous fights to cause him to have altered behaviour (as he wasn't charging/attacking Ren visciously as he has on previous occassions). Both of these things made me think it was someone else and I'm sorry if Ren bothered you D:

Amary is curious about

Amary is curious about Gustiro. (I might have already mentioned that but I can't remember ^^; )
I'll also have to throw Phoenix in some time to see him.
Gustiro's picture

Actually it did not bother me

Actually it did not bother me at all. I was in fact amused by it. So I forgive the mistake. lol
You know the only reason I was bothered before is I dislike being told that my character can not defend their friends. Sticking out tongue
Anyway, thank you for coming by to apologize. No harm done.

I think my deer Genisis met

I think my deer Genisis met you (: Bio is in there somewhere.....

Waarhijd loves to see Gustiro

Waarhijd loves to see Gustiro again. (:
And who was that doe who {I think} wanted to keep Waarhijd away from him? o: {Skull mask, Magpie pelt, DotD antlers..}

Gustiro's picture

Good to see Waarhijd again.

Good to see Waarhijd again. :3
And that was Sianna. I am not sure why she was acting that way towards your deer. Maybe Dinah was upset by Waarhijd being around? Dinah is about as jealous as Gustiro, if not more so. I believe Dinah and Sianna are close friends and Sianna might have been doing something about it. I am just guessing though.
shamiya's picture

Oh, it was my deer, but she

Oh, it was my deer, but she wasn't trying to keep her from Gustiro, she was trying to keep her from Dinah(the doe with antlers/skull mask/divine pelt). Sianna is going through some stress. She see's Dinah as her best friend and hasn't been able to see her for a while, and she's been going through some tough times, so my deer is being sort of protective. Also, she is a copycat and has been hanging around Gustiro, she has picked up on the sparring thing. Nothing personal promise. Smiling

Ahyesss, I knewd that

Ahyesss, I knewd that similair picto!
From Dinah? ehh, Waarhijd even don't knows her. XDD
But I understand her. <3 Waarhijd didn't see Gustiro for a long time as well.
But yes, nothing personal, maybe they can become friends in the future ...<3

shamiya's picture

"But yes, nothing personal,

"But yes, nothing personal, maybe they can become friends in the future ...<3 "

Most definitely. Had Dinah not been around Sianna would have been a social, friendly butterfly most likely.

Pffff. XDD &hearts; Sorry I

Pffff. XDD ♥
Sorry I have to go now. Cya soon, okay? <:

Aivilo's picture

Trackity track :3

Trackity track :3

Tracking you played with Mina

Tracking you played with Mina just now and i stupidly minimized the game... XD;

i think my fawn meet him

i think my fawn meet him today :3
if it's not him sorry >.< not to good with pictos
Gustiro's picture

Aivilo, Hello. : ) Were you

Aivilo,
Hello. : ) Were you one of the two antlered deer Gustiro was having a fit at over Sianna?

KitsuneSakura,
The little mini. Nice to meet you. : )

llequinoxll,
Yes, that was Gustiro. : )
Aivilo's picture

"Were you one of the two

"Were you one of the two antlered deer Gustiro was having a fit at over Sianna?"
Yes :3 Rire, the great argus pelt with key antlers and skull mask. He's veered away from his usual set, so he doesn't quite match my signature any more, lol.
Nice to meet you~ Although I don't think Rire would agree xD
The other antlered deer was Ravus (sentry pelt, orca mask, zombie antlers).
Serenai's picture

Thank you for the pelt

Thank you for the pelt earlier.
It made me smile.
You may not remember.
That would be fine.

Icon Art © Beloved
Gustiro's picture

Aivilo, It was nice meeting

Aivilo, It was nice meeting you too. :3

Serenai, Yes, I remember. You were the other red-pelt that was sleeping? I am glad I could make you smile. : )
Serenai's picture

I was. I appreciate that you

I was. I appreciate that you remember.
c:
I needed the sign.
Icon Art © Beloved

Gustiro doesn't like fighting

Gustiro doesn't like fighting minis, is that so? xD
Gustiro's picture

Minimuuh, Gustiro is as

Minimuuh, Gustiro is as likely to fight a mini as he is likely to fight a fawn. He does not see them as threats to what is 'his'. ^~

I thought so. xD well, that's

I thought so. xD well, that's just fair, I guess.
Kheiron has missed to have someone to taunt at, btw 8D haha
Iaurdagnire's picture

Hello, I'd like to be able to

Hello, I'd like to be able to see my friend in game without Gustrio making it unpleasant! Dag is Virgil's "adoptive brother" if that makes any difference; Dag isn't out to "steal" him as they already have a connection.

Thanks (:




Gustiro's picture

Iaurdagnire, It is complete

Iaurdagnire,
It is complete in character, I assure you. I know that deer are not out to 'steal' deer Gustiro are around but Gustiro as a character does not. But if it is an issue with you I will try and take note of the pictogram and steer clear when he is around Virgil.
Iaurdagnire's picture

I do realise it's in

I do realise it's in character, and I honestly don't mind being around Gustrio just like I would with any other deer. I wouldn't want anyone to avoid me because of something so trivial; it seems rather silly to do that! But I play tef to play with friends, and it is unsettling to now know that if I approach Virgil or any other one of my friends where Gustrio is, I will probably be taunted at. If you think you need to avoid me because of that, it's up to you, but I'm quite happy to be around Gustrio if Dag is treated with the respect as Virgil's friend, not some stranger. I'm not out to spoil anything, I just want to know if that can be done (if IC is important to you, they could meet more if that's what you need in order for Gustrio to trust him).
Chickenwhite's picture

Hi! We oughtta make Gustiro

Hi! We oughtta make Gustiro and Raleigh meet one day, Ral is getting very curious about this stag, getting close to "his" Illrose XD
J!n's picture

I really like the way you

I really like the way you write his health.
Gustiro's picture

Iaurdagnire, I know you are

Iaurdagnire,
I know you are not out to spoil anything. : ) I am sorry if I made it sound like I thought you did, I just throw out the first and easiest fix. I suppose I have been a roleplayer and around hardcore roleplayers for so long I forget that not everyone understands the whole concept or at the very least not as strict in staying in character.
As for Gustiro… Being who he is Gustiro does not grasp a lot of things and with his fears he is a bit obsessive with his reactions. Just because a deer he knows is friends with another does not necessary mean Gustiro will like it or play nice. Socially Gustiro is more simple and feral. And horribly jealous.
If you are worried and rather I not avoid interaction I suppose I can have Gustiro consider Dag as ‘one of his own’ in his typical mentality. But then he would be possessive of Dag and try to run off any of Dag’s friends. Would that be a problem for you? Of course, Virgil putting Gustiro in his place worked rather well and after some tantrums from Gustiro he settled down. I am not sure how your Dag behaves normally but perhaps he could take some pointers from Virgil on how to handle Gustiro.
What do you think?

Chickenwhite,
Sounds good. : )

Saosin,
Thank you. Took me a while to figure out what would be fitting for Gustiro. I am still working out how hurt he should act depending on how low his health bar is.
Iaurdagnire's picture

"I can have Gustiro consider

"I can have Gustiro consider Dag as ‘one of his own’ in his typical mentality. But then he would be possessive of Dag and try to run off any of Dag’s friends. Would that be a problem for you?"
A rather large problem - I wouldn't allow anyone to "claim" him haha.

Just so you know, I don't roleplay in forest (: everything Dag does is my reaction (hence why I won't allow anyone to be possessive of him because I find the notion quite ridiculous), and his updates are my perspective written as the character. I treat him more like a narrative of my gameplay if that makes sense, so when he doesn't approve of something, it means I don't approve of it. It's difficult to explain, because while he is a stand-alone character, everything is not without my influence.

So I guess if Gustrio needs to learn his place below Dag in the Virgil hierarchy (lol) in order for Dag to be around, then that can happen as you've suggested (:

Gustiro's picture

Ah. So you are completely not

Ah. So you are completely not a roleplayer at all. That changes everything. Sounds more like Dag is something of what people call a 'fursona' of sorts or a simple icon. Then I will treat you as I would a nameless then. To make things simple and to keep from being a pest. Heh.

I think I may start another list. One for people that are none roleplayers that should be treated as none roleplayers and for characters he is not allowed to respond to at all.
Just as a note when I started these lists they were for my own benefit to help me to keep track of everyone. So these lists are not to promote anyone or to create negativity.
Iaurdagnire's picture

He isn't a fursona at all...

He isn't a fursona at all... I told you it was difficult to explain (;
What I mean is Dag can react a certain way if that is what someone expects, not that he should be ignored or not responded to (which would negate the entire point of the game). Let's put it this way: I bend to what characters need within my own constraints; this translates that he is therefore a character that treats everyone equally. I'm not one of those people who want to be shunned from certain types of interaction just because I don't have the ability to pretend/roleplay as much as everyone else |'D I have a nice little forum roleplay history, so I can roleplay in that respect; this game doesn't work in the same way for me because it doesn't involve words. I find it very hard, truth be told.

Which is why if I am told in black and white a reason for something - as you have done - I will go with it. I've already agreed to react correctly to Gustrio, so you don't have to worry about me being on a "list" or anything (: in fact, I'd prefer not to be on a list because that's not what I was out to do! I'm sorry if I confused you from the beginning.

Gustiro's picture

Actually, I am very confused

Actually, I am very confused at this point. Exactly how would you prefer Gustiro to react to you and/or your deer?
ShadowsofLight's picture

heh, i'm going to have to

heh, i'm going to have to come and track you down...Kahlan's missed you.

Mick Kreiger: You Know You Love Me XOXO
Gustiro's picture

ShadowsofLight, Hello. : )

ShadowsofLight, Hello. : )
Iaurdagnire's picture

I think if I wrote my first

I think if I wrote my first post differently the confusion wouldn't have happened haha, this is my fault.

I like to be able to play with a friend without setting someone else off, but the last thing I want is to make others leave or avoid me in forest because of that. I simply assumed that stating a connection between Dag and Virgil would mean that Gustrio would treat him as Virgil's friend, and the bad atmosphere could be avoided if there were to be a next time and Gustrio wouldn't have to leave.

But you explained Gustrio and the reason for behaving like that regardless of claimed deer's friends, and how to handle him. I understood that, and Dag will react appropriately if there is a next time. Therefore nothing changes and you don't have to treat Dag as a special case because I - the player - now understand. But I don't want anyone to assume that Dag is not a character in his own right and should be treated differently; I've spent more than a year building him, and simply admit to the rationality of where his actions come from. Me (:

I really hope that summarizes things better... Bottom line = it's all cool, I'm sorry for not forming my first comment better.
Gustiro's picture

Iaurdagnire, Alright. Thanks

Iaurdagnire,
Alright. Thanks for summarizing. : )

Everyone,
Also... who was it that mentioned about trying to turn Gustiro into a mini? Someone succeeded... I think I died a little... lol
Talk about a surpirse/shock.
Snowsauria's picture

Illrose thinks mini-Gustiro

Illrose thinks mini-Gustiro is adorable. <3

...And I died a little as well. xD
shaku's picture

I believe my Vodun made the

I believe my Vodun made the first attempt XD He likes little things... I'm sad I wasn't there to see it ;u; I hope someone took screencaps!

Gustiro's picture

SnowSauria, lol XD Though now

SnowSauria,
lol XD
Though now I am having connection trouble again. ;-;

Shaku,
If I can reconnect hopefully he will still be mini. You are welcome to find him and see. lol
Snowsauria's picture

And now he turned into a mini

And now he turned into a mini Illrose, that honestly had me cracking up. x'D
Yeah, I figured that's why he left. And I have to go to bed very soon. >.>
Gustiro's picture

lol Yah, the mini

lol Yah, the mini Illrose-Gustiro cracked me up too. XD
But the lag is maddening tonight. ;_;
Aletheia's picture

As you may have guessed,

As you may have guessed, those angry emotes were an accident. I forgot that the hotkeys revert back to their originals when you reinstall TEF. x3
Mini-Gustiro is quite cute, by the way~
shaku's picture

LOL HE'S SO CUTE. Vodun is...

LOL HE'S SO CUTE.
Vodun is... vury vury happy right now~ Cute ickle Gustiro mini... XD