Hullo folks,

I am new to the community here, though, I have been playing for a few weeks now. (understatement)

I just figured I would create an online presence for Toya - my deer.

Toya is a Japanese word for an arrow made out of a peach tree branch. The name though, conjures the thought of a beautiful-but crooked arrow. This is symbology that is potent and meaningful to me- but likely too complex for me to divulge right here and now.

I am an independent artist, specializing in colored pencil works of wildlife, fantasy, and often I delve into the wild human archetype in much of my art. I love drawing antlers on human beings- you can just guess my delight at discovering Endless Forest.

I am here to share art with you, when I find it appropriate, and to shamelessly run around looking for beautiful screenshots to share.

My favorite thing though- is when all of us run together. If you feel like a pesky deer is trying to get you to move your feet. It may be me. Lets go! Lets go!

-Emily

P.S. Why is my picto icon a million icons and not mine?

Frame rate; 11 to 9 fps
Status ; Online
Best View; FF
- music auto starts.

I awake on the forest floor, from my bed of moss and leaves, and with the warmth of young sunlight, I instantly feel more confident, and with this confidence, I decide to take my first proper exploration into the forest, which is interesting to say the least. My little namesake symbol has now appeared and I show it off proudly to a couple of midnight blue stags who quickly cast a spell on me, I do not mind walking around in a peacock mask, but it is a funny sort of hello.

I meander thoughtfully through the trees, and watch proud stags with heads full of fork lightening antlers race by, it is true, I cannot wait to be like them. My ramble takes me to a small drinking pool, a couple of fawns greet me and I notice that, as they drink, they are turning into other woodland creatures, curiosity overwhelms confusion and I follow suit. I must say, that being a squirrel running between the hooves of fawns was nowhere near as intoxicating as my first flight as a dove.

Throughout my first trip, my appearance has changed many times, I welcome these changes as they inspire me greatly, it is nice to try various pelts and masks, as they provide a window into the stag I may become, they are also a great way to bond with other deer. The most haunting experience was from a white stag. He came through the trees, slowly walked up to me, reared, cast a spell and ran off. My pelt was completely white and given my connection to wings, I enjoyed this, and was deeply disappointed when the spell wore off. I have not since seen this stag, and he did not have a symbol on his crown. My pelt has also resembled a badger and the deepest red of a poppy.

My morning ends dozing at the pond with the two fawns I had played with earlier on. We were gradually surrounded by stags who also came to sleep near us. I now feel soothed and safe within the forest and have slotted into this new life perfectly. I wonder what else awaits me.

Wingless x

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Name: Fehaine (pronounced feuh-HEHN) nickname: Feha (pronounced Feh-ha)
Age: Young adult (about 19 or 20 if she were a human)
Gender: Doe
Appearance: Feha has a lithe, delicate frame, like most does. Her neck is long and slender, as are her legs, making her look like she's walking on stilts. She towers over most smaller does, but she isn't quite as tall as the average stag. She has a thin, sharp-featured face with a long snout, big eyes, and long, constantly twitching ears.
Current Set: Dark Real Deer Pelt/Real Deer Mask/Noh Antlers [the whole real deer set]
Other Sets: Magpie pelt, monarch pelt, Great Argus pelt, or the real deer pelt without spots (not default). She always wears the real deer mask and either Peacock or Noh antlers. These days she tends to wear Noh antlers more often.
Personality: Though quiet and introverted, Feha likes to meet and interact with other deer -- she gets terribly lonely sometimes. She always tries to avoid conflict and is often the first to back down from a fight (not including spars -- she doesn't mind any of that, as long as no one gets hurt). She isn't exactly weak, but she just hates violence in general. Even though she's intelligent, but naive, being young - she'll do almost anything you ask her to, especially if she thinks she's doing someone a favor, because she takes pride in doing the "right thing" and caring for others. Of course, she isn't so dumb that she'll just believe everything, and she'll usually find out that she's been tricked once it happens. She's more of the intuitive type, and listens to her innermost thoughts, feelings, and instincts before she acts.
But she's not some boring little goodie-two-shoes. She actually does have a sense of humor and can be really sarcastic and mischievous if she's in the right mood.