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July 23, 2014 - 4:35pm — WayfarerHart

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[07/02/2017]

Passed away peacefully in the night.

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"..."

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03/06/2004 - 06/02/2017
Twelve years of age.

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Mate. Father. Brother. Friend.
Embodiment of nature.
Representative of the heart.
Forever beloved.

Rest well, my sweet hart.

Feral • Free • Royal • Enigmatic • Sentimental • Alert • Self-reliant • Valiant • Honest • Resilient • Passive • Wild • Damaged • Independent

In his youth, The Red was a noble soul, embodying what he thought to be right and fair. Within years spent inside the confides of The Endless Forest, his mentality became tainted, resulting in a life plagued by violence and betrayal. After making his escape back into the wild, he recovered into a rather wise and relatively quiet stag.

Much alike to his wild brethren, he lives in the moment and spends a majority of his time trying to survive; focusing almost entirely on self-preservation. Not only does he rely on no one but himself, he also doesn’t obligate himself to anyone.

His way of thinking is unlike the human mindset, and to expect such from him will probably lead to disappointment. He is literally an animal in all ways that it implies; guided by instinct with the dignity and morals of such.
That's not to say he's disrespectful though. Survival is for the fittest. Respect is given where due, especially to his own kind. He's completely shameless in subjects that may be considered taboo, but in a casual sense. He will eliminate threats given a good opportunity, cruel as it may seem.
Honest, and very direct in his way of thinking; expressed in body language far more than speech. He rarely speaks unless addressed first, and even when he does his speech is in no way familiar to anything a human would utter.

The Red lacks the emotional intensity any human may experience. This might seem like his bonds mean less to him, but that's untrue. If bonded to someone, it's as precious to him as he's emotionally capable of.

Seldom experiences resentment, but knows to respect fear. Anything that compromises his health and safety will be remembered, and responded to appropriately.

The seasons affect his demeanor; lower energy in the winter months will cause him to become more evasive of danger, while during more prosperous seasons his energy levels spike and the likelihood of standing his ground increases. Conflicts, however, are preferably avoided. The state of his antlers will also strongly influence his attitude.
Every autumn, he will go into a state of rut. This is the time of year when he is at his strongest, and determined to prevail, he becomes an impressive spectacle to behold. A true embodiment of nature at its most majestic.

Has a strong bias towards predatory looking characters, almost always branding them as a threat, sometimes even to a fault. He will always judge others on their scent and appearance, and if said characteristics bear enough resemblance with what he associates as predatory anatomy or mannerisms, then he will assume them to be a threat whether or not they actually are. He'll all too often refuse to see them as anything else. That being said, if a predator has enough anatomy associated with herbivores and the scent of such, he will overlook how dangerous they could potentially be. His reactions vary from retreating to attacking. He has also been known to attack young and vulnerable predatory looking creatures in order to eliminate potential future threats.
This way of mind is in no way driven by hate, but merely his will to survive. It is built entirely on self preservation.

For the most part, he is a passive hart, comfortable offering quiet company to those who seek it. He has few social expectations on others, provided it's species permitting. After the initial greeting and acceptance he'll likely settle to doing his own thing around the company he's in.

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August 6, 2014 - 11:36pm — Starling

Thankyouuuuu! I'm really

Thankyouuuuu! I'm really happy you like it <3
Assdfhj what new page already?

August 26, 2014 - 10:45pm — Nopje

That's so good to hear,

That's so good to hear, really c: And there has been ups and downs ofcourse, but I'm good n-n

The doe felt his nose against her shoulder, and she giggled softly. She enjoyed his touch, though. She missed it.
Waarhijd nodded at what he said, and her gaze fell upon his shoulder. She wasn't sure if she was allowed to ask about it, or if he would rather not. Her eyes basically gave away her thoughts, but she looked at him again, her ears flickering up. She felt relaxed, and also liked the warmth the sun gave her. She hoped he felt just as good as she did. He deserved it.

"I see. I suppose you're right, though. I've sort of..lost contact with a lot of my dear friends, wich has made me a bit mournful over time, but then again seeing you back really makes the day better." She spoke softly. It was true though. But the doe was doing good now. As time passed, so did the sadness and there was more time to be happy again.

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August 27, 2014 - 2:13pm — WayfarerHart

The Red follows her gaze and

The Red follows her gaze and instantly understood her. "Man." He confirms willingly, unashamed for he had no reason to be. Man is one of the leading causes of death in his homeland. The annual culling has good reason of course; preventing the deer population from getting overcrowded, but that's not how the deer see it. The Red made a lucky escape and will be far more cautious than ever before.

The Hart's ears gently sway until they're once again attentive on the doe, "as have I. But we keep the memories close." His head turns away, however a hazel eye and his ears stays focused on Waarhijd. "I am happy to see you too."

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August 28, 2014 - 4:14pm — Ammy

The renewal of the old hart's

The renewal of the old hart's scent had not gone unnoticed by the blue doe. She had gone through the initial surprise and near disbelief, followed by a joyful hope - though not without anxiety to accompany it.

Now, the roe climbs alone the hill behind her home, reaching the top only to halt. In nervousness her ears flatten for a moment, but otherwise, she is utterly still. There is not even the fluttering of butterfly wings accompanying her. A breath, deeply inhaled, and she takes the few more steps required to stand before the tree she has visited - alone and with others - in the past. A single poppy is deposited on the red earth, and the softest of sentimental smiles crests her muzzle, though it is easier to see the smile in the doe's eyes.

She stands for a few moments, before her hesitant voice manages to meet the air, "It's g-good to kn-know y-you are here ag-gain," and if she's talking to herself, the roe doesn't seem to mind. The prospect of being heard is more nerve-wracking, in truth, "Even if y-you d-do not stay." Bird song, from a tree, somewhere near. She looks up slightly then her gaze falls to the poppy again, the nervousness beginning to abate, "...I'm g-glad, old friend."

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No pressure to reply, but had to leave something, ♥.

August 28, 2014 - 5:47pm — WayfarerHart

Brief flashes of red as a

Brief flashes of red as a Robin flitters between the Red Hill's trees. The melody she sings every time she lands is a song that travels far across the birch forest.

While the Roe Deer is not met on the hill, her visit had not gone unheard; for the night following, the birch spirit makes a visit of his own. Talla will awake in her spot the next day with a poppy laid down beside her head.

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August 28, 2014 - 6:31pm — Echosong

The small roe buck snuffled

The small roe buck snuffled at the Red, curious. "Heya."

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August 28, 2014 - 6:35pm — WayfarerHart

The Red lowered his head for

The Red lowered his head for the Roe deer child, eyeing him softly with hazel eyes. "Hello."

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August 28, 2014 - 6:43pm — Echosong

Rune waggled his tail

Rune waggled his tail excitedly, ears twitching. The stag could talk. How cool!
"Name is Rune!" He said, taking great pride in his ability to speak. "You have name?"

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August 28, 2014 - 6:51pm — WayfarerHart

What a nice name, the Red

What a nice name, the Red thought. A nice name for a sweet child. The hart has taken a liking to the roe deer. As the fawn questions, The Red shifts his head a little closer so that they can smell him. The stag has a very earthly scent mixed with natural musk - stronger now as the Rut nears. This is the Hart's identity.
Soon, The Red pulled back. "You may call me Virgil." His nickname, for the common tongue.

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August 28, 2014 - 7:10pm — Echosong

The fawn sniffed, scenting

The fawn sniffed, scenting the smell unique smell of the Red. That could work as well as a name for him. "Virrrgill." He sounded out the name, comparing it with the scent. Finally, he nodded his approval. "Is good name." However, the stag smelled of something else- another land, outside the forest. Though Rune, having never ventured outside, didn't understand the concept of another place. "Smells different."

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August 28, 2014 - 7:33pm — WayfarerHart

"You have a good nose." And

"You have a good nose." And that's all the Red had to say about the otherworldly smell. Perhaps he'll explain it when the child is older.

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August 28, 2014 - 7:54pm — TmA

YAY tracking this.

YAY tracking this. <3
(Too late, oh)

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By Cicadia and Jalawhey <3

September 8, 2014 - 11:28pm — Revtheyr

"I know you are not the one I

"I know you are not the one I remember, but you feel familiar, and you make me feel safe... Please don't mind me napping beside you, sir."

September 8, 2014 - 11:41pm — WayfarerHart

The Red's visit is brief. A

The Red's visit is brief. A coincidence, really. But in that time he had met with an old familiar. Rev.

Although uneasy, the wild Hart tolerated the prince's presence for a short while. He'd have few qualms as long as his form remained relatively cervine.

The Red will be gone by the time Rev awakens. A brief but sweet reunion.

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September 9, 2014 - 10:47am — onowl

boop.

September 9, 2014 - 10:52am — WayfarerHart

(No subject)

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September 12, 2014 - 11:09pm — Iaurdagnire

oi oi saveloy

September 15, 2014 - 12:01pm — Salome

Dang how I missed him in the

Dang how I missed him in the forest ♥

September 15, 2014 - 12:05pm — WayfarerHart

We're thrilled to see Djinn

We're thrilled to see Djinn too. <3333 It's been years!

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September 30, 2014 - 2:27am — Uitleger

Hello there. A ward-off emote

Hello there. A ward-off emote is a ward-off emote, explicitly so when standing this close to a sleeper friend. Can't hurt with that from the three meter distance unless one is that touchy. My deer clearly expressed his disinterest in a fight, and then Saosin and Virgil made their charges.

September 30, 2014 - 2:59am — WayfarerHart

Hi. Going by how the game

Hi.

Going by how the game engine works, judging the accurate distance for when another's action is performed can be a tricky business. And knowing how Lem has attacked Saosin in the past, we came to a similar conclusion this time. It seemed really persistent to us and we saw no sign of it being unwished for. Thanks for clearing that up anyway.

Just to be clear: Are you claiming that Lem, who has a deeply negative character history with them, did not provoke them and that he fought out of self defense?

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September 30, 2014 - 3:46am — Uitleger

Yeah, nice to see your

Yeah, nice to see your perspective of it, as well.
He stood for a good minute by her before the brawl started, my game was running fine, so no, it's not the case.
The duo lunged, close after his warning, and as Lem was looking forward to a nice lazy evening, that move set off his fuse.
And by the looks of it, they were keen to keep the rumble going.
Now that I'm here, what kind of history has my deer got with Virgil? They've never interacted, sans that fight by the Birch hill.

September 30, 2014 - 4:12am — din

sneaks in here

September 30, 2014 - 4:29am — J!n

There was no 'good minute'

There was no 'good minute' beforehand, and if there was, it must have been from a far off distance. From our POV, Lem trotted right up to us on top of the playground, and we had no idea he wanted anything to do with the sleeping deer that was RIGHT next to us until afterwards. Lazy evening, sure. What else did he expect from approaching Saosin? Really? I guess you didn't notice us shaking our heads 'no' either.

This was mine and Vee's last evening together before I head back home. It wasn't how I wanted to spend it. I am not interested in interacting with you anymore. Kindly ignore me/Saosin and I shall do you the same favor. Same goes with Vee and his characters.

September 30, 2014 - 5:00am — Uitleger

He arrived to hang out with

He arrived to hang out with his friend, that was his sole priority. Warned off from there.
No need to assume the worst of it. I pick a bone when I have one in person, so I don't need to use a deer. I respect my own ic play as well as ic playing of others', besides.

I'll do that. But I wasn't the one who made it personal, so I don't mind you interacting with me/my deer. Had I known it was a special/ooc moment, I'd sure have taken care to steer Lem elsewhere.

September 30, 2014 - 5:33am — J!n

I think we can agree that it

I think we can agree that it was a misunderstanding then?

I used 'us' rather than 'our characters' out of impatience, nothing else, so don't accuse me of any less again. I do have personal issues with you, that's true, but that doesn't mean Saosin and Virgil doesn't with Lem. Just because it was a special moment to us as players doesn't mean it wasn't in character.

September 30, 2014 - 5:01pm — Uitleger

Yes. Making an ooc decision

Yes.

Making an ooc decision upon an ic (and misjudged on both sides) event did look like a case of 'blending', but I'll take your words at face value.
Wish you'd have contacted me sooner about the issue, then. I don't enjoy spoiling others' game experience.

September 30, 2014 - 5:54pm — Snowsauria

I'm very sorry to hear that

I'm very sorry to hear that this happened on the last evening you guys were having together - or that it happened at all. I also believed the fighting was all in character, I had no idea it was upsetting you as players as well.

The other deer was my OOC, so I just felt like I had to butt in and say something, as we were kinda involved too. It makes me feel bad that I didn't pay attention to the game when it went down, perhaps this whole misunderstanding could have been avoided. :/

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September 30, 2014 - 7:14pm — WayfarerHart

I want to end this

I want to end this drama.

Uit: I think it's safe to assume Lem isn't going to be welcome around Saosin, and it's unlikely The Red will want anything to do with him either. I think the best way to handle this would be that if Lem doesn't want a conflict, he shouldn't enter the vicinity of Saosin - even if one of his friends are there. By Lem entering the area and acting provokingly as he did last night, it really is no wonder a fight erupted from it. And no amount of justification will change that.
If Lem doesn't want a fight, he should stay out of the way. He can see his friends another time or after Saosin's moved off.

snow: It did get quite a bit mixed up and I'm sorry you got involved in this. I wouldn't worry about it now, I think this is as good as resolved now. ^^

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September 30, 2014 - 8:46pm — Uitleger

Vee, You're free to assume

Vee,
You're free to assume he was there to provoke, and I'm fine with negative interactions and biased IC perspectives.
As long as my deer isn't getting ascribed doing sth he didn't physically do.
As in this case, launching an 'unprovoked attack'. The reason I came here to point Lem's actions out was the update.
Which didn't line up with the sequence of the events.
Hostile or no hostile situational context, the first blow wasn't his. That's all.
I don't care much for drama, only stopped by to set a fact straight. I consider the issue resolved now.

I am sorry about ruining a special moment, though.

September 30, 2014 - 11:38pm — J!n

We're not accusing him of

We're not accusing him of attacking anymore. It's okay.

October 3, 2014 - 7:21pm — NocturnalAcolyte

Long overdue

Long overdue track

Wonderfull character you have here.~

October 3, 2014 - 7:32pm — WayfarerHart

Eeee, thanks Jasmine! I see

Eeee, thanks Jasmine! I see your character lurking there.

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October 6, 2014 - 12:34am — Hum

Dang Red, u scurry. That was

Dang Red, u scurry. That was a hella video. :D

I wouldn't fight that with my truck. My truck would lose.

October 6, 2014 - 12:51am — WayfarerHart

It's an amazing video. Taken

It's an amazing video. Taken from one of my favourite annual shows, Autumnwatch. They're actually among the same deer that inspired The Red to be a scottish stag! I love them haha.

LMAO

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October 6, 2014 - 3:49pm — J!n

Sigh, deer are so gorgeous.

October 6, 2014 - 4:33pm — ApoideaBee

What awesome creatures.

What awesome creatures. <3

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October 6, 2014 - 8:17pm — TreeDancer

The red doe that just joined

The red doe that just joined you is my Athena ^^ (why have i not looked at this guy before :I seriously his design is beautiful)

October 6, 2014 - 8:19pm — WayfarerHart

J!n: They're perfect. Rae:

J!n: They're perfect.
Rae: Aren't they! Perfect things.
TreeDancer: Hi, and thanks for the track! I've seen Athena's bio around, glad to finally meet her! (sahgfkg thank you. ;w; )

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October 6, 2014 - 8:26pm — TreeDancer