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So here's my thing. I love orchards. I mean, seriously. There's just something about the idea of rows and rows and rows of trees being lovingly cared for and harvested that makes me happy. I think orchards are one of the great symbols of humanity working together with nature--neither destroying or unnaturally altering from it, but bringing a sense of order to it and both sides benefit. The trees are cared for, pruned, weeded, nurtured from "birth", and in turn the humans receive a bounty, the taking of which does not harm the trees, and continues the cycle. It's so harmonious and beautiful to me.
I think orange orchards are my favourite, and that's mostly because I love the visual aspect of oranges: the round, golden shape like that of a sun. So I love the thought of rows of trees with hundreds of little golden suns peeping out from between the leaves.

Now, here's my thought: How fun would it be for the deer to finally be able to care for the forest as it cares for us?
My proposal is for a new addition to the forest: a sapling orchard grove. (Of course, I would prefer an orange orchard most of all, but I think any orchard would be wonderful.) This orchard would start out as seedlings, grow into saplings, and one day would finally mature into a fully-grown orchard. The fruit that the trees bear could be knocked down by rubbing, just like the pinecones. This could be a way of introducing a new spell, or a new set of pelts, or antlers, or whichever the game makers feel best, that is made available when the deer eat the fruit.

But before the orchard matures, the deer would be able to care for it, and the orchard would grow in relation to how much care it receives, how often. If every single deer in the forest made a contribution every day, it would grow much faster than, say, if only a few dozen contributed every few days.

There would be different ways of contributing, such as bringing water, removing weeds, playing and dancing among the saplings, praying to the Twin Gods, or bringing sunlight, to name the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
I'm not sure how deer would bring water, perhaps a new spell that lets them carry it in their antlers, or a new channel off the river with a little sluice gate that lets them "water" the orchard(I know the creators don't want too much of human implements involved, so maybe that's not as good.)
To remove weeds, deer could stamp on them, or worry them out with their antlers, or even eat them.
Playing and dancing among the saplings would bring the music and happiness to the trees to help them grow.
There could be a small shrine for the Twin Gods in the center of the orchard for the deer to pray to, to bless the orchard and help it grow. Perhaps praying to the Twin Gods would alternately bring small showers or a few minutes of extra sunlight, and that would be how the orchard is "watered".
To bring sunlight, it could work the way I mentioned before, with the shrine, or the deer could call the sun out by standing in the orchard and mooing at the sky(it would take more than one deer to do this though.)

This new environment could also bring new animals, like bumblebees, new birds, and new flowers.
Ideally I would like to see the orchard's growth take at least a year, so that everyone, including newcomers, has a chance to learn about it and interact with it But at the same time I wouldn't want it to be restricted firmly to that time period; if a lot of deer come together to contribute, I think it should show.

This whole idea is centered around a new way for deer to congregate and interact in group activities in the forest, but it's also a way for deer to feel like they're contributing, or just having fun, if they're, say, stuck in offline without any friends to run around with (as I have been for the past few days 8C ) The idea is for deer to have something new to interact with whether they're with a group, or alone
Anyway, that's my idea. Hope you guys like it! Please comment and share your thoughts.

I'd like to add some concept art later if a lot of people like this idea.