Herla [Bio] The Red Eyed Queen

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November 12th, 2015


Yes, I guess I can say I'm gone now. It's been 4 months and I've looked at this site maybe twice. I have absolutely no desire to go into forest anymore. Herla and my other characters are alive and well, though they don't live here anymore. I'm as happy with them now as I've ever been and feel much more satisfied with my creations since removing them from this place. I used to think that would be hard or impossible and if I left, I'd lose them. I laugh now at that, the best way out is through as they say, and then you wonder what all the fuss was about in the first place.

Health challenges continue, and part of that is minimized computer time since it aggravates my conditions to sit and type and look at screens. After a decade dedicated to digital art, I pretty much exclusively do traditional art now. Loving my Copic markers. It has really helped me to find alternative creative outlets like the Ball Jointed Doll Hobby. Starting to sculpt and sew too.

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brocanna's picture

Very informative update. And

Very informative update. And Knight-in-spe for Kaikias. I am so honoured. Thank you.

And sorry for stepping on you some minutes ago, I had my settings on "show few players" because the game kept freezing in the last weeks. But I think I fixed it.

The story around Herla and Sianna seems very exciting. It reminds me somehow of a story from Denmark, where two Viking queens hated eachother (husband killed by other one, husband two killed by knight of the other queen = vendetta) and formed armies to fight.

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Ah, good to know, brocanna,

Ah, good to know, brocanna, we were highly confused! XD But it was good to see Kaikias, we thought he was going to be out of forest for the holiday, pleasant surprise to have him back. ^^

And yeah it’s never been good between Herla and Sianna. Bad juju.
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I am confusing myself with

I am confusing myself with this. The functioning of the game is really unreliable at the moment. I will send my computer in for repairs after new year and hopefully will have a more stable system then. Until then I will be on and off depending on the game. During the last weeks I tried to log in but it would take about 10 minutes just to load the environment and the spelldata. Very sad. But I hope I will get it back soon after New Year to seek some trouble for Kaikias.

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LOL LOL LOL THAT UPDATE.

LOL LOL LOL THAT UPDATE.
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...-sweatdrop-

...-sweatdrop-

HAHAHAHA. "Investigated some

HAHAHAHA.
"Investigated some rocks," made me die a little.
Hart's picture

*Choke*

*Choke*
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What? *innocent*

What? *innocent*

OMGGGG lol mini fawn Herla is

OMGGGG lol mini fawn Herla is so cute!
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Haha, I love fawn days in the

Haha, I love fawn days in the forest. So much fun! <3

Tracking. I really admire

Tracking. I really admire this character, she has such a gorgeous design. That, and she's really fun. <3
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Thank you Pinkpaws40! We

Thank you Pinkpaws40! We enjoyed the company of your little monarch pelted deer too. I couldn't find a bio for them though?

I'm glad! And bah, yeah. I

I'm glad! And bah, yeah. I don't have a biography for her right now, but I'm trying to make one at the moment so it should be up soon hopefully. (x

"Her-la." A whisper in the



"Her-la."
A whisper in the rain.

The deer stands off a little ways from the asphalt doe, its eyes trying to look into hers.
Today it appears to be trying to mimic the doe's own appearance, with an equally dark gray color coating its hairs, eyes as red as blood, and some sort of feathers acting as a crown for the head.
These feathers look rather pathetic in the rain, drenched, barbs falling out from the rachis, looking like white leaves with slits in them.

"Her-la," it repeats, monotone, yet somehow also singsong.
Trying to get her attention.

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The little black doe drowsed

The little black doe drowsed against the Irish’s side, tucked under the slanted playground rock out of the rain and mostly dry. The sound of falling rain made a steady soothing background noise that lulled her further into sleep. Until a voice reached her ears.

Ears swiveled and eyes cracked open. Her head quickly shot up however when the blurry outline before her eyes came into focus. Disturbing, like her but not, like a doppelganger in crude mimicry of her outer form but containing none of the soul within. The sight of it disturbed her to her very being. And she knew who it was, it was saying her name.

“What are you doing here?” she asked it, her voice coming out in a strained whisper.
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The giant frowned as next to

The giant frowned as next to him, there was sudden movement. His ears turned, sound slowly coming back to him, and he heard Herla's voice. Who was she talking to? His eyes slowly opened, blinking to get the sleep out of them before lifting his head. He looked at his small partner. "What's the matter?" Gehirn focussed at her before turning his eyes to see what was catching Herla's attention.

What the heck was that? The stag frowned, immediatly his head raised and he seemed on alert again. A rather intimidating stare followed. They looked strangely much like Herla, but on the other hand, they looked nothing like her at all. Did Herla seem to know the creature, though? "Who is this?" He whispered to her, his eyes not letting go of the creature.

I should have tracked this

I should have tracked this earlier.
Don't mind me.

The deer shies away when it



The deer shies away when it notices the Irish elk, Gehirn, to be also there.

"Her-la," it repeats, slowly, hardly loud enough to be heard.
The feathers droop from the captured moisture.
"There have been...rumors."

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Nekumbra: "So beautiful...so

Nekumbra: "So beautiful...so very beautiful...

I wonder what she would even taste like...

Bird, perhaps? Peacock? Hmm...

I am afraid I do not know what that kind of bird even tastes of...

It is such a shame though...that big stag...

The little sweetie is lucky she has him there...

Oh well...maybe one day she will stray away from him for a moment...

I shall savor that day..."



Nek's quite interested in Herla now XD Keep an eye out for her hourglass picto.

You might want to make sure Geh knows the danger too.
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010: The Irish stirs next to

010:
The Irish stirs next to her, she hears his deep voice but doesn’t take her eyes off the creature standing before them. “It’s Infinity,” she answers him in a whisper.

As the creature speaks again, she cringes back from it despite herself into Gehirn. Rumors? She is ashen. Doesn’t want to think what it might mean. So she repeats her previous question. “What are you doing here?”


Quadraptor:
Yikes!
Herla saw Nekumbra eyeing her last night. She’s smart enough to recognize the look of a predator at least!
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Finally I get to kinda

Finally I get to kinda interact with Herla again~ The green mini in the oak now is my Alyx.

Signature by Roo ♥
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Oh good to know Skitties, I

Oh good to know Skitties, I must admit we thought that was Eraline at first so Herla greeted and nuzzled. She's friendly with strangers but not usually THAT friendly. XD
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The stag frowns immediatly at

The stag frowns immediatly at her question. What were they up to this time. Where he didn't bother getting up before, he now immediatly put his hooves on the ground to lift his heavy body. Setting his hooves on either side of Herla, hovering above her. Where they to attack, they would have to go through him first. He wasn't going to take any risk.

At Herla's question, the stag turns his ears into 0's direction. They'd better answer, he wasn't going to be patient. They disturbed him in his sleep, that was bad enough to begin with. The stag stomped in warning.

0's ears lower as it grits



0's ears lower as it grits its teeth, taking another step back when Gehirn chooses to stand above the miniature doe.

"Have you found an answer to your...'problem'?"
Not answering just yet, seemingly biding its time with the two.
It shakes its head, as if at an irritant.
"I offer no solution--no-no-no," it murmurs, all to itself. "I know not a one...or do I?"
It stands still, pondering its own question.

"Either way," it says, "I felt the need for uncertain congratulations are in order."
Speaking of its point of being here at last.
"You may not accept them. I should not care.
Should not."

It looks at them carefully, cautiously...speculatively.

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Their pictos are somewhat

Their pictos are somewhat similar. xD I actually couldn't tell who Herla was nuzzling from the way my camera was positioned.

Signature by Roo ♥
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When Gehirn stands, the doe

When Gehirn stands, the doe does too, unashamed to stay under his protective stance. She cannot fight.

Herla eyes, the creature suspiciously and as it answers, the color drains further from her face, and her eyes widen. She blinks. Mortified.

“Wha?” she says appalled. “I don’t think that’s any of your concern. We…” and she glances up at the Irish, “…don’t need your help!.”
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An answer to their problem!?

An answer to their problem!? Congratulations!? What the hell was this one even thinking!? A snarl emitted from the stag's throat. As Herla glances up, he looks down in answer, and quick back to the figure in front of them. "Then don't care! Stop bothering us and LEAVE! You've done enough damage, I will not give you any chance of ruining our future again!" The Irish lowers his antlers, sharp tines in front of the entity's face. His patience had run out, he feared whoever else would know of this now. Feared the wrong ones would know. And how did they even know!? The only one who he figured would know, was Virgil! But now all these others seemed to jump onto it!

That was likely the only thing he'd want to know. Who started those rumors. But right now, he didn't care. They were unsetteling Herla, and he wanted them out.
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I apologize for barging in

I apologize for barging in like this, but I've had a nagging curiosity for some time now about the future fawns of Herla and Gehirn. I'm not out to attack your characters, I'm just genuinely curious <3

It says in her basic information that she's smaller than the average mini, which would be about the size of Gehirn's head, and him being an Irish Elk, I can't seem to wrap my mind around how they're actually going to pull it off ^^; Putting this in a realistic perspective, he might end up squishing her, and no one wants to see a Herla pancake ;;
Again, just curious about how this would work <3
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Well Honeyfur in the interest

Well Honeyfur in the interest of realism I’d like to direct you to this veterinary journal article. I think you’ll find that it explains everything in an easily read, assessable format.

A complete book report is due in the morning!

Book report, done.

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OMG, Kestral I can’t stop

OMG, Kestral I can’t stop laughing. Those expressions. And the whole things is like some horrible mix of My Little Pony, Charlie the Unicorn, and James Harriot. LOL forever. Seriously. Thank you.

(No subject)

<3 yaay! haha took me like, a whole three minutes GAWWWDD.

blahblahblahderp-be more realistic with your little feathery purple deer that lives in magic forest with similar talking animals-blahblah-REALISTIC
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Alright, I'm sorry I posted.

Alright, I'm sorry I posted. I should've just taken this over MSN, so that was my error there. I was simply just genuinely curious about it, and so now that my question has been answered, and my and probably several other's curiosity put at ease, I'll just leave it at this. I wasn't trying to tell either of you how to play your characters, they're yours', you do whatever you want with them c:
Thank you for answering my question Sight <3
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KestrelBlaire; Herla is

KestrelBlaire; Herla is Magical! ‘nough said! <3

Honeyfur: Don’t worry about it, truly I wasn’t offended. I just had to have fun with it is all. I’ve been laughing for like…3 hours now. It’s all good.
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Ok, that's good to hear xD I

Ok, that's good to hear xD I was just afraid I'd be targeted at some point, so I wanted to justify myself. I'm glad you didn't take it the wrong way though <3
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Pema: "There was something

Pema: "There was something about you today. Something different...something beautiful...

I wonder...

My eyes have noted those all around this Forest. Shivering from the rain. Bitter by the cold. Frustrated from the lack of food. Afraid of predators, fearful of death.

What do these eyes see as they look upon you?

I see none of this. I see a glow. An aura, perhaps...

Maybe a better explanation...

Love's light.

I see a warm, loving glow from you, and it seems to make anyone who sees you warm as well.

It...

It has been a very long time since I have felt that kind of warmth myself..."

I had been debating on wether

I had been debating on wether or not to say something on here or over MSN to avoid controversy, but I believe the community needs to see me say this.

I apologize for my small comment on Quad's blog. At the moment, it surprised and shocked me, but afterwords I realized I shouldn't have honestly cared so much, plus I should have kept my fingers and trap shut. You two are old enough to know what to do, and I just want to clear the air.

Please, don't let a few people once like me stop you from having Gerla babbies that way.
Having a smaller doe mated to an Irish, I understand that confliction, and I should have known that from the beginning. ♥

I really really love that you

I really really love that you include so many of Herla's negative traits on her bio along side the good; I found the sections about gender roles and her fearing her son being gay to be especially refreshing!

"I do not think to offer my



"I do not think to offer my help--I ha--" it bites off the end of its sentence when the Irish interrupts. The deer's eyes narrow, glaring at the enormous other. It steps back, a threatening rumble rising in its throat. "You do not even know what I speak of. Your problem...s. There is more than one--I see that now."

Then the deer smirks, backing up a few more steps to put just a little more distance between the others and it. "But still, I congratulate you. Do you know why? Do you care to know? Of course not!" it suddenly snaps, flinching at its own anger. Only, then, it continues, voice rising with each word: "Your problems are yours, why do you even bother to try putting others into your business? It leads only to chaos, do you not see? I only came to warn you."

At this last sentence, the deer smiles gruesomely. "The danger is indirect. The danger may be yours, or it may be mine--or it may even have nothing to do with any of us at all. 'Leave'? Are you joking? 'Leave'? You think that will solve all of your problems? 'LEAVE'?" it yells, drops of blood spraying from its mouth and splashing onto the ground, staining the grass red.

The deer's eyes widen; it steps back, mouth open. Almost horrified...almost. It starts coughing, shacking its head, until it spits out another set of blood. Then it snarls, "My fault, your fault, their fault. Who cares? Heaven, purgatory, hell, limbo? What does it matter?" Blood drips from its lips, which appear to have cracks in them.

"Tell me to leave. Go on. Tell me!"

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Quadraptor: The small doe,

Quadraptor:

The small doe, usually black but now resplendent in a white pelt looks on the strange fawn. “Love is a strength. And if it does not prop you up then it is not love,” she replies, gently, then asks a question of her own, her eyes following the strings that seemingly connect to the heavens above.

“How is it to surrender yourself so fully to the will of the heavens? she queries. She contemplates this herself. Making choices is difficult, the seduction of having no say in your actions was understood to her. You may not like all that happens but you can never make the wrong decision either.

Dinamo:
(( I thought it was understood that the artificial insemination story was a joke. Apparently I was wrong. But just to clarify. IT WAS A JOKE! Herla wouldn’t (and couldn’t) push Gehirn into the pit. And she wouldn’t do those…other things to him either. It was very much in reaction all the questions about how they were going to possibly have children together with their huge size difference. So we went tongue in cheek and created a “realistic” scenario. All in good fun. And totally not what happened. So there. Laid to rest. Herla gave up the unicorns.

Point is it’s a magical forest and not everything needs to be explained.

No worries though. I’ve been laughing for days.))

Terabetha:
(( Haha, thanks! Herla is only human. Well she’s a deer. But you know what I mean. She’s not perfect by any means. Perfection is rather dull to play. XD ))

010:

As Gehirn’s ire grows in response to the entity’s words, Herla backs to stand behind him, letting his bulk and his crown of sharp tines stand as a barrier between her and the creature that has grown to unnerve and terrify her with its strange persistence. As it speak further, spluttering blood as it does so and uttering cryptic yet somehow threatening words, Herla flinches away in horror, a drop of blood landing close to her small hoof.

She stares down at it. The one tiny glistening drop. It would be enough…if needed. If Geh’s antlers cannot not deter this creature, if the danger becomes too dire, she would have her recourse. So nicely supplied.

Her ruby eyes narrow and she looks back up at the creature, her voice low and soft, “I don’t want to hear your warnings. Your attempts to…poison what we have. Yes I will tell you to, leave. Leave now. And take your taint with you.”

O_______O WOAH. Well, rofl,

O_______O WOAH.
Well, rofl, that's news to me.
Annnnd now I feel like a dunce, hah.

Lol uh, thanks for explaining. ♥
Sorry, again, to have caused the trouble.
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Following 010/Herla/Geh

Following 010/Herla/Geh roleplay so hard rofl.

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The fur on the back of his

The fur on the back of his neck rose, making him only look bigger. The wall of tines he had shoven in front of the creature only became more threatening, more solid. Getting through that would be quite the task, if possible at all. His eyes, red, glaring at the creature. He held no respect for them, not anymore, that much was clear.
"More than one problem, hm..." He mused, sarcastic as he could be. "Oh, you are right. There is one here in front of me."
He watched them step back. Then listened to the words they spat out. An enormous hoof rose, and stomped down one step in front of himself again. Tines went forward, tips not far away from slicing 0's throat. "I do not put others into my business at all. Looking at it, YOU are putting yourself into OUR business. For that matter, you do not need to warn us, for the only one you are warning for is yourself. So, if you'd simply stay away, you don't even need to warn. Simple as that." Why would they warn if all they then continued to do was threaten?

The Irish didn't seem to give any care to the blood whatsoever. His eyes did not move, his stance did not change. Whatever was wrong with this figure was none of his business, none of his care. It could go bleed to death for whatever he cared. Just not around them. That'd be messy.
"Yes, right now for you to leave would solve our problems. You speak in gibberish, Infinity, and I have no use in listening to it. Turn around, leave, and never return. That is all we ask. Then your problems, as well as ours, are solved. No? Do you really think, for ONE second-" The giant's voice rose again. The contained anger he radiated just before quickly missing it containment. "-We'd EVER forgive you? That you could WALK UP, CONGRATULATE, AND BE FRIENDS!?" If only he'd toss those tines forward now.. But he didn't. "We have nothing left for you. Leave."
It became clear he was going to protect Herla, violently if needed. Gehirn's forgiveness had turned into an unexisting, abstract word. The dangers of this forest turning him cruel, his expression that of one he held in a far, far past.
The one with the intention of killing to protect, when it was needed.

Reading Herla's bio again, it

Reading Herla's bio again, it strikes me now how much Sektry clashes with her idea of what a doe should be like.
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Hetrin: Ah yes, Sektry is a

Hetrin:
Ah yes, Sektry is a BAB, (Big Antlered B^%*) fortunately Herla has gotten to know her enough to overcome to some degree her prejudice.

I'm glad, despite my hardly

I'm glad, despite my hardly plonking her butt in-forest. |D
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I requested this for you for

I requested this for you for Christmas. By meadow. Thread is Here.
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Aww, thank you Kate, so

Aww, thank you Kate, so appropriate as a dancing lady too! <3
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-late track- :>

-late track- :>
#1354
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Oh my, I adore her reference

Oh my, I adore her reference sheet.