Valaire | Art + Screenshots
March 8, 2025 - 7:33am — Hoodie
Valaire was born with a pelt white as bone, and eyes the color of ash. The Devouts, the cult she was born to, took one look at her and whispered blessed, chosen, sacrifice. They worshipped the Twin Gods– and saw her white pelt as not just beauty– but as a divine sign.
Though the seasons turned, and her horns began to grow, so too did their unease.
By her second year, Valaire’s antlers outmatched even the oldest of stags—thick, spiraling things, lacquered red like fresh blood. No male could match her. No Devout could explain her- not even the highest Devout. Soon they were calling her an aberration. An oddity. A horror.
The High Devout cast her out beneath a silent sky, cold and cruel, their chants echoing through the pines like a curse.
She wept, alone. Lost. Time not healing wounds, but only causing them to ferment. To rot inside her. Something within her burned brighter in exile. She leaned into it, embraced it. She remembered the rites the Devouts kept only for themselves, and she twisted them with her own will. She sought violence from a young age. Practiced Blood magic. Dark magic. Years passed and she underwent a deep change. Where once she bore the cold, carved mask of the Devouts, she now wore a veil—thin and transparent, red as blood—draped gently across her face like a symbol of transformation. A choice. She had not turned cruel, or betrayed her family. She had simply found herself.
Valaire was older now. Her limbs, tail, and ears tainted black, as if the magic was seeping into her very being. Her eyes tired, aged, yet still burning with festering resentment and unseen turmoil. Her horns pulsed with magic, manifested from feelings within her that only grew with time. So much time had passed that she was only a legend to her parents, known as a curse from the Twin Gods, a failed sacrifice.
Her trauma, her neglect, her abhorrence for how she was treated, all seethed within her.
With no forethought, and no premeditation, out of pure emotion one night, she returned.
The Devouts gathered that night to chant, to sing, to offer blood to their gods.
But the offering was late, their prayers would never reach the Twin Gods that night.
She was already there.
She stepped into the circle of firelight, regal and framed by the licking flames, the illumination from her symbol causing her to appear red against her white fur, as if the gods themselves bled through her. The High Devout tried to speak—but found his mouth filled with blood, leaving him gurgling for air instead.
Valaire’s voice, although calm, was booming with a confidence that was unmatchable.
“You’ve poisoned me. My worth. My future.”
The light moved like liquid, peeling from her coat, transforming into shadows, twisting into antlered shapes and unspeakable horrors. The Devouts screamed, but only gurgling escaped their throats, blood heaping from their mouths. They tried to run, but the ground turned to thick mud. The fire turned a deep red, and the circle of flames became a cage, enclosing the herd.
Valaire did not flinch as the fire consumed them.
When the night was quiet again, she stepped over their ashes, her hooves untouched.
And with time, the Devouts’ altar stones crumbled. The temple rocks given back to nature.
And far away, in a forest where the souls never quite sleep, a forest where nothing changes aside from the inhabitants, a white deer with red horns lives still—welcoming all who wander too far to play, veiled in kindness. wisdom, and the power of choice.
my main deer! my OOC / deersona. always open to interact with everyone.
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art below is made by some of my amazing friends <33
Art by Fernelescent
Art by Saater
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Art by Eris
0She is beautiful! I wish I
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Thank you so much! I hope you
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I like your artworks too.
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this means so much to me,
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Hello Valaire! It was nice
It was nice meeting you in the game! If I remember correctly, you interacted with my older deer avatar, Jeweleye in the sunlit mushroom circle (He's about to turn 15 in May.) We had a blast together changing into different animals!
Also, I enjoyed the playtime along with Saater. We were frolicking around as we were performing like a String Trio!
Anyways, thank you for the playtime and the interaction with my older character! Your artwork is amazing! She is like a fierce warrior.
I hope to see you again for another playtime and perhaps, we can cast forest magic onto new players in the future!
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Your words are like music.
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yes Widmung! Jeweleye was the
happy early birthday Jeweleye!! 15 is AMAZING!!! I hope that the trio and others can get together in the forest in May to celebrate 15 years of the lovely Jeweleye! <3
saater and widmung-- you two are so kind to me, it makes me smile so much! heres to many more cuddle piles in our future. <3
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Gosh she is so gorgeous!! I
Hello, It was so nice to
It was so nice to meet you in forest! I adore your deer set, it is very lovely and fits together nicely ^^
Also her design is gorgeous c: hope to see you again!
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I just felt like drawing
Art made by Saater
Ow How tender and beautiful!
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ahh Fern!! this absolutely
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You're welcome and I'm very
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Hi Hoodie, just want to say
just want to say hello and place a track here.
It was very nice to met your Valaire (and other?!)
Cu really like to met new deer and he gets very excited if someone is
playing with him and getting so full of energy like he get.
Pink!! it was so lovely to
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Hoodie! What a lovely pieces!
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Oh I absolutely LOVE the
The atmosphere in these
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forever sleepy
<3
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Saater --- this is so
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Hoodie! that's so sweet, now
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I've been working on this for
I've been working on this for a while, but it's now finished!! <33 I got some new brushes so I've been literally like a kid in a candy store while trying them out.
Here's the transparent version as well! <3
Rindea!! oh my gosh!!! I am
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Aaaa I'm so glad you like
Omg look at Valaire just
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forever sleepy
i checked if Pestil had grown
pestil, atlas, fjara, (i'm unsure who the white deer is because they left just as I was pulling up the map, but their set was so beautiful!!!) then Widmung, and Rindea
then I switched to Valaire, and Culver arrived!!! so we all begin singing the 'Atlas and Rindea wake up' song.
and it works, and they wake basically at the exact same time, and a dance party ensues. and then we stop to admire the forest's favorite fish wife.
i just wanted to save these little moments and screenshots here, i should've taken more, as there were many more moments i could've captured, but regardless i loved playing in the rain with you all. <3
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I was to happy to finally
Also aaa I looove the screenshots so much!! ;; I had so much fun with you all, as always. <3 The me and Atlas waking up at the same time was completely unplanned, we clearly shared the same braincell at that moment haha!
I personally have really been enjoying the rainy weather for a change, whereas Rindea hasn't.
Pestil was so cute! I hope
The white deer is a friend of mine, a longtime player that's returned only recently. Their picto name is JackdawintheSky!
It was a lot of fun yesterday, can't wait for Pestil to grow so we can have a little dressup party too <3
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forever sleepy
Hi, the white deer is me! Her
Valaire is also a gorgeous character and I love how you've translated her design into the game as well! <3
Thank you (and everyone else who hangs around in the forest) for creating such an inviting community, I'm happy to see it still being this active after all these years.
P.S. Enjoying Valaire's cuddles a lot currently <3
More lovely screenshots!
JackdawintheSky,
Hello and welcome to the Forest! We are grateful for having you in our company! I'm glad that you like your new appearance!
Our mission is to look for new characters in the game and help them in need with Forest Magic. We bring inspiration to the next generation of players in the community.
It was nice meeting you in the game, and I hope to see you again real soon!
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There has been so many
Rindea, i thought of that
Fjara!! no worries! Pestil wasn't spooked, any friend of Widmung's is a trusted deer from the get-go, he IS the big forest-fawn-father after all. thank you so much for introducing me to your dear friend!! it's always a pleasure to meet anyone affiliated with my lovely friends, I hope our family continues to grow even more. I love seeing such a big cuddle pile of my precious deer family. <3
JackdawintheSky, I have only recently returned to the game as well!! I believe only a month ago or so, and i'm so happy you have returned as well!! it was truly so lovely to meet your sweet deer twice in the forest now!! i'm so happy to hear that I wasn't overstepping any boundaries by snuggling up with you since we had not formally met- and you had stayed away from the pile I was unsure if the contact would be uncomfortable for you, but you and sweet baby Culver just looked so lonely and chilly over there in the rain, I had to have Valaire help provide some warmth. <3 thank you so much for the compliments on Valaire's design, i truly feel the same of your deer's design!! seeing your set in game nearly made my jaw drop at the beauty!! and, even reading your written description of her, I can picture her and her slender polar bear face, her curly locks framing her beauty, so clearly in my mind. she is truly divine, in game set, AND her actual appearance. <3
Widmung, I know that message was not directed towards me, but I just want to thank you for always welcoming all into the forest, including me, others returning, and new players. your spirit and good nature shines through with every message. thank you for being such a great leader and role model in the community, you are so greatly cherished. <3
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im near the bridge, admiring
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Hoodie, Valarie looked
I'm sorry her legs are a bit broken this is a new perspective for me. Also, I just noticed she's kinda in the same pose as "please michael halloween in TEF in 2025 please" which was unintended but I find kinda funny.
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Eris, that is absolutely
Eris, you did a great job
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Eris that is so so gorgeous!!
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forever sleepy
ooHhhh my GOSH ERIS!!! this
sweet Rin, and dear Saater, I am so happy that you both think these antlers suit Valaire more!! thank you all so so much <3
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Thank you all so much.
Rinnie, I'm glad you like it as our resident incarnation of the colour, haha.
Saater, when I first saw her with those I was confused for a few seconds because I thought you couldn't get them at this time. We don't really celebrate Easter so I completely forgot about it. I was still processing it but she got up and just shone with her new look. Truly beautiful!
Klownda, thank you. ;^; You wield colours like no one else, I'm glad you like some of mine. And I don't even know myself, my sketch was crooked and I decided to just half free hand the left side and it worked out hahah. Maybe some higher power guided my hand this time.
And Hoodie, I'm so, so happy you like it.
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aww Eris, never feel bad for
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