starling - the sleeping princess (your "fans" were around you but you don´t wake up) this reminds me on "Dornröschen" dont know why (sometimes I get a bit crazy and themes are flying around in my head like bees). anyway - I saw you, run to you and give you a little hug!
it was nice to see that you are still there!
P.S. I like your drawings, especially the second one (got lost at her eyes).

you got a special place in my heart - forever

Snow - <3<3
Pink - aaaaaaa, you too my dear old friend! <3<3
Hauta - yes! ultimate cozy vibes are what I want in here, and the tea is very much appreciated. ty hehe. make yourself at home <3

Thrilled to see them around recently. (:

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<3 !

the sweetest soul in the forest is a small, red bird with four hooves and a heartbeat. <3
returning after a while and seeing this first made my day, hope you’re doing well (:

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!!! I'm happy <3

I'll leave a track here as well. <3 i love the pieces you shared here, looking forward to see more of your art diary :J

That screenshot is so lovely. And I agree: I love that feature too, it's a magical choice in game design to be able to hear the spaces your camera moves into.

It also makes me feel even more like an observer, and less attached to my deer persona. Just a spirit hanging around and watching things from the air.

So wonderful to see you today! Thanks to Starling for keeping P safe during his naps! Your company has been especially helpful today <3

Yes! The same thing was happening to us whenever we tried to turn you into a little magic creature : )
It just wouldn't go through for whatever reason. . .

I had a really upsetting phone call with my doctor today while we were in the forest with your deer today, sitting in the mushroom ring. - I just wanted to say that it was really grounding and comforting for me to have Starling's company during that time, even if we weren't able to convey it. Thank you. See you soon!

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Pink! We couldn't stay long at the time, but I saw Cu's picto on the map and had to pay a visit
Always great to see you and Cu, you're both always keeping the forest full of smiles. happy new year! <3<3

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Thankyou friend!! That is such a lovely comment to receive. I love knowing I can help be a part of reviving that nostalgic-TEF feeling I need to throw her in the forest more, and try catch the times when other deer are around/playing together. <3

That's okay!! Totally yes, always nice to spend time with you in the forest <33

April 30th 2024

Ran around the forest for a while with Atlas and a nameless deer!


A quick stop to say hello to a sleepy Sanga.


Cuuuuuuuuu!! (Followed by Cu burying himself and sticking his butt out of the ground )


Starling will probably spend most of the evening laying around whilst I play other games (but I'll be around/loosely keeping an eye on the forest).

The screenshots are awesome! I love how Cu is goofy in every single one

May 2nd 2024

Played some silly games with Rindea, Helena, Atlas! Ran around the forest and spell-spammed each other for a while until eventually Helena had to go.
(There is always something so sad about saying bye to friends in TEF and watching them slowly fade away)


Atlas watched over us and made sure we fell asleep before he did


Whilst romping around, I had this idea that it would be kinda cool to make a blog which demonstrates fun little "games" to play in the forest. There's a few that I remember playing with in my early TEF years! Going to throw the little list of ideas here for now (seeing as these comments have also turned into my ramblings, whoopsie!).

- Flower sparring (if you want to be competitive: first one to get flowers on their antlers loses)
- Simon Says (used to play this at the Ruins. One person would stand on the "stage" and everyone else would have to copy what they do. It would gradually increase in difficulty by doing combined emotes, etc...)
- Air Sitting (finding challenging places to sit. or sitting on top of eachother and making dance towers)
- Spell-spamming/dress-up ??
- PEACOCKING lol (give random sleeping deer the peacock set)
- Deer herd RP (deer outfit optional) - run around, spar with eachother, eat pinecones or mushrooms, freshen up at the pond/crying idol, etc
- Hide & Seek (this is an idea I had years ago, but never tried out with anyone... There would have to be some way to initiate the game. But one player (the Seeker) would turn off their pictos (esc > Display > untick 'Show player identification'), sit down and count to X whilst the other player(s) hide. After X time has passed, the Hiders have to wait in their hiding spot until they are found. They can call out to give the Seeker hints of their whereabouts. Game ends once everyone has been found!)

Completely understandable! And no worries, thankyou as well <3

Fair point hahaha, in my head I do it with fun-intentions, but maybe not everyone would enjoy it too much... Buuut I have also noticed that a lot of players (even when sleeping) do not have the game running in the background, so that probably narrows down the possibilities at least lolll

Yay!! I look forward to seeing Also was nice to see Fjara earlier. And now I look forward to some peacocking antics lolol

Hello Starling,

I enjoyed spending the time with you and with everyone! It was nice to have a little party with Fjara and the others, especially having a team effort to bring some forest magic antics to the deer we chased.

Thank you for keeping my deer company. Lovely screenshots!

I will look forward to seeing you again in the forest!

So good screenies! It was so fun running around and just being silly xD I enjoyed it a lot and gosh it gave so many nostalgic spikes, I can't stop being happy about it. It felt like old days and spell spammin was like something I have missed the most, it was a blast <3

Thank you so much for the fun!