The Amazon

The fawn is a whirlwind of color, vigor, and verve:
She is spring, vast painted meadows and boundless joy;
She is summer, fervent golden flames and fiery warmth;
She is the heat of morning, the touch of day's first light,
And the onset of nightfall, rich with its starlight glow.

Come to relish the reach of nature's sweet, lively blessings,
The fawn roams a wood long since graced with beauty.

The turmoil of winter has perished beneath her gaze;
The losses of autumn have gone without a trace.
The somber wind's melody has ceased to play;
In the Amazon's eyes, darkness has no place.

[Seeing as it's New Year's day and all, I'll warn you that this is somewhat depressing! Sorry. >.<]

The Fawn

Weakness, of body and of mind. I am falling to it. I have sold my soul to the traitor, with less remorse than I should have. Darkweaver? You'll never know. You'll never know that I've let myself trust him, let myself grow closer to his mate...Even knowing what he's done to you, all the horrible things.

And you, Darkweaver, were my first friend.

If he knows a way out of here...then so be it. I want out; I'll do anything to escape this endless prison, to get back to mommy and daddy.

They must...miss me...
Unless they've forgotten.

My peacock friend, Ducky? Where are you now? Are you still so frightened? Have I betrayed you, leaving you behind like this?

My kindred soul, Anko. Where are you? Do you lurk within the shadows still? Do you still look for me, wait for me? Or have you forgotten?

Ah, Leonard, Listless...Leonard. I remember that I confided my soul in you. You and I are kindred souls as well, in mind and in body. Have you fallen to your brother's control, Leonard, and forgotten me? Have you forgotten what I told you?

Have you forgotten that I am dying?

Worse, this illness gets. Worse. I am losing ground. I have my good days, but...not lately. I cannot move much anymore. Not without fits of coughing, dry and prolonged, so long that I think they might never end, fits that bring about rolling headaches...

My body, too, is weak. I fear it cannot hold me anymore. I don't know. It's such a frail balance, a scale weighted against me. Cold winds come to steal my breath even farther away.

I am losing the fight.
I must get out of here, must escape the pull of the Twins.
If I don't...
If I don't...
I don't know what will happen.

[Again, it's early in the morning, so I have no idea how this sounds. >.< ]

Hey, there!

I've just created an account here in The Endless Forest after weeks of forum-lurking, and I'm extremely excited! I have been wandering around the Pond and the Playground. The game looks like a lot of fun! <3

While roaming the woods, I did bump into two great deer:





You were both awesome!

Hope to see you in the Forest!

The Priest

They have all heard by now, I am sure. I see the looks upon their faces, ones of pity, ones filled with sarcasm, hatred. 'I told you so', their looks say. 'It had to happen some day'. My enemies watch me, knowing that I have lost the thing so dear to me, my very purpose.

My Gods have abandoned me.

The last words they spoke to me, so filled with disappointment, so filled with power, spoken in tandem:

"Priest, you have failed us.
You have not heeded our warnings.
Priest, go now from our sight and do not return."

I went. I left their sight. I have returned, many a time, only to see their faces, cold, hardened stone, looking at me with disgust. I did not heed their call to an end to violence, so they have ended me. My soul, perhaps, though my physical body remains.

I watch the world go by. How many days has it been? Weeks, perhaps. I am not sure. I watch and wait, empty of purpose, empty of being. What am I waiting for? A sign? An end?

I wait.

Then it comes, one day, as I lie beneath the trees, watching the sky through ancient eyes. I realize that perhaps...I have been given a second chance. I have been granted life; a changed one, but a life.

I stand, breathing in the smells of the forest, of the myriad of deer that live here. This is my home, my life, my brothers.

I refuse to be broken, to waste away. I will find my Gods again. I will regain their favor. Somehow, some way, it shall be done. I will not fail my brothers.

"I will find a way."

[Not sure how this sounds, seeing as it's early morning. |D Happy New Year's!]

Art by Rakkaus <3

I have not been able to be as involved in the forest near as much as I would like, and realized just how bad this bio sounded so decided to take it down. If I ever have the time to get back into the forest more i'll put up another (hopefully better) one. <3 to my forest family. Miss you all.

WISHING YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR! 8D

Obviously I'm new. I mulled around for quite some time as an unnamed stag due to the lack of registration and the fact I couldn't seem to find someone to adopt from; but now I have a lovely fawn to grow up with all on my own. And that being said his namesake is also my own, and he is named Festschrift meaning: A volume of learned articles or essays by colleagues and admirers, serving as a tribute or memorial especially to a scholar.

I'm actually not sure why I chose his name, it just sounded like a proper deer name. He is mostly a loner, despite being a generally friendly deer. I'll be sure to write up his bio next, along with whatever else I can conjure up about him.

Alright, so I signed up and choose my pictogram.
However, I was playing him in forest and his pictogram was different. He had a little ~ thing over the two circles on the pictogram, but it's not there when you click the link. Which made me a little mad, because I don't want it there, and that wasn't there when I registered. ><
Has anyone else had these problems?

I need help on getting Sokoora's pelt again. I lost it when I saved it o-o

Anyways, all i need are

Key Antlers
Secretary Pelt
Long Mask