Something I posted on the forum last night that applies to this picture:

"It is absolutely moving to see how we all come together to support Deer007 in the wake of Ina's (Run's) death. It is amazing to see how people from all over the world come together to express our solidarity.

The people behind the stag avatars all have their own lives and worries, but they have all come together to support Deer007 and one another. This is an online game that is avaible to most places in the world. The people who play this game speak different native languages, hold different political opinions, and come from different ethnic backgrounds. It is amazing to see how despite not being able to chat in the game, a large group of people can spontaneously agree to honor someone in a small, yet heartfelt ritual. Even the administrators/creators, Michael and Auriea, showed their compassion by erecting the memorial.

Another thing that amazes me that people are doing things that they would normally be annoyed by. When a large group of us were walking through the woods, I was amazed how people were willing to adopt the same red pelts and agree to sit at the same site. It was moving to see so many people put on and cast the devout pelt, and we all know how many of us feel about having someone cast the devout pelt on us. People were sneezing off and coughing up spells so the mood would not be broken.

All these modest actions together are more moving than the largest Papal funeral. Again, I thank Michael and Auriea for putting so much thought and knowledge of the human condition into a game about one of the world's more gentle creatures.

Little pissant squabbles that happen here from time to time mean nothing in a community like this. We can have our disagreements, but we can all be friends in the end.

I love you all."

It's still true, and will always be.

I began to play here yesterday and well, I'm still very confused about everything. o_o It's been really nice and peaceful here, though.
This is my first attempt on drawing the fawn. I'm not aiming for the best drawing result, so the whole pic is quite sketchy and I suck at drawing backgrounds (yet I'm practising hard ^^;), so.. umm.. yea. Hi. ^^;

It occurred to me that I haven't posted this one to this new community site yet! I suppose I should, since it's suddenly more relevant now than it was when I drew it! But now I don't know whether to put it in the fanart category or the concept. ....D:

On the mask is a representation of a devout deer, with the white fur and red antlers that climb up the face of the mask. Under the devout deer is the Great Oak, with its broad trunk and (presumably) green branches. The blue lines surrounding the deer face are supposed to represent the shimmering surface of the pond, but that's probably pushing it a bit. There's no symbol for the Ename ruin in there because I was afraid to make it too cluttered, but now I'm kind of wishing I had added it. At least I got the three major landmarks of the lower-right quadrant of the map all in there. (The playground didn't exist at the time I drew this picture.)