This new world is a strange one. There are no strings attached - no obligations to fulfill. No enemies closing in on my tail. Just... happiness. The company of others. The simple pleasures in life. Although I have not yet made any friends in this wood, I have certainly made numerous acquaintances, and already their scents are familiar to me when I sense them.

Sometimes I find myself unable to decide what to do; and other times I feel the loneliness of a vacant forest. I desire for the kinship of my fellow behooved, and I'm sure I will attain it sooner or later. I am but a spotted neonate in this wondrous land, and I spend my days running and rolling in flowers, and my nights huddled by the ancient stones, hoping for someone to prance by.

This wood without end truly is Paradise.


EDIT: So, the reverent candle-lit circle is now extinguished. Our memory of the fair Run (or rather a vague impersonal imprint, in mine case) is now held only in our hearts. Here now are some images of my experiences with this place:







Forever rest in peace, Run.

This is one from today. I edited this screenshot so it looked as if the flower was full of light.

The days following my awakening have been so dark and cold. I know the forest mourns the loss of the one who's name, so proudly roared across the hills, is Run. I did not know her face, but I knew her blood and the wind she breathed. Those are a part of me, and it is those that bring the tears to my face when I lower my horns to the candle-lit circle... To the star that visits us from the night.

It is this cold, this sadness, and the strange faces that surround me that make my re-awakening so difficult. The little ones... Children... They startle me so and flit around me with such bright eyes. I do so wish not to scare them... Or hurt them. I fear my stagger, my old eyes... They cause worry and fear in the young ones.

So many others bound about, bellow familiar sounds to unfamiliar scents. I watch myself in the still of the pond, letting the fish circle around my ever aging visage. I find myself frequently visiting the glittering star, letting loose the tears.

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Tonight I feel stronger. The winds are still cold, and bring the strange stars that turn to tears upon my cheek, but there are some young ones bounding about. I roar and dance with them, bounding along the hills. Perhaps they do not shun me after all.

A doe finds me on another visit to [Run]'s star. She seems puzzled by my sadness. Her scent is strong and familiar. She perhaps remembers me... I cannot recall her roar or her... No... Not completely.

Her neck meets my own, rubbing softly... So very warm. I cannot bear to show her my tears... I bellow and flee, secretly hoping she may give chase. She seems to know my ways... Share my age. She bounds after me and we stop on the bridge by the pond.

This is my favorite place... Quiet and tranquil. My heart races, my body no longer cold, as she comes up beside me and lays with me above the trickling waters. Her scent... Her warmth... So quickly lull me to slumber.

I suppose this is a good place to post about whether I learned something nifty about the Endless Forest.
Oh yes, and today it was that there is heavy voodoo magic in the forest.
I had no idea what I was looking at when I saw two fawns sleeping in a circle of candles, under a sparkling star, and other deer "sitting" around the outside, looking on.
But I do find the idea of a permanent memorial to "Run" a bit creepy. Especially as I never knew Her(?). If it was me trying to be Mournful in the Forest, I wouldn't like the idea of other new fawns running through the gathering.
Then I found the community, and now I have another blog, yet another blog.
My primary blog, if anyone wants to know anything about me as a person, is
http://amberitus.livejournal.com.
Now I look for the Endless Forest LJ community.

"...for my friend stopped running today."

As you probably know, Run, known as Ina by her family, died in a car accident.



May her soul rest in pace and her star shine forever.

Rire is so bad at keeping up with his diary.
Or maybe that's just me.
At any rate!
Rire saw Cyric and Ahey'nii, neither of which has been spied for a longlong time! And then, to make things even niftier, Taiko showed up! Rire was a happy fellow, seeing so many familiar pictograms. I dare say he felt a little out of place, though, without anything Halloweenish about him!

http://h1.ripway.com/LuckyLayouts/TEF/Group.jpg

Cyric looked sad for a little bit. Rire hopes he feels better.
And on a random side note, Cyric is very photogenic, especially in the graveyard.

http://h1.ripway.com/LuckyLayouts/TEF/Cyric1.jpg
http://h1.ripway.com/LuckyLayouts/TEF/Cyric2.jpg
http://h1.ripway.com/LuckyLayouts/TEF/Cyric3.jpg

Now, if I could just figure out how to make the pictures show up on here...
Rire needs a new avatar. He hasn't been wearing the 'moth' pelt lately, because he sees everyone and their grandmother with it and he's stubborn like that.

Xemit is a kind deer. Though he sometimes can be a wily little rascal. He loves the bridge! He tends to think its all his :3 He is also very afraid of squirrels. What a nutty creature he is! These pics show him in his favorite pelt <3


Sometimes He just feels like he's stuck on a merry-go-round. That foolish deer!

With Halogen, One of Xemit's very few friends. -_-

That's all for now! See y'all in the forest!

Larr is my second deer after his older brother 'Mushroom'. Born around the time of the Mardi Gras festival this guy is a fawn who will never grow up. Forest pest and general mischief maker, loves nothin more than to play around and harass the other deers. As you can see his pictogram name is very simular to Mushroom's. Larr is named after an elf from another tale...

Some of these tricks I learnt myself from messing around and experimenting, some I learnt from the Forest Forum or watching other deer. I have added some and I want to put them back up for the benefit of any new deer who havent come across them before. These are the deep secret magics of the Endless Forest but there are more than are printed here that even Mushroom hasnt mastered yet...

-- SKIDDING / SLALOM --

Well I didn't see many deer doing this one so -- press UP and DOWN buttons [keeping pressed] and at the same time click the LEFT MOUSE button anywhere [ but not on the control panel ]. Make sure the display settings are turned up - nature details and screen resolution so that you can raise the dust of the forest floor as you skid around all over the place. Altenate with LEFT and RIGHT movements to create a Slalom effect. YEEHAAA !!! - Trail Blazing !!

-- FLYING [THIS IS GREAT] --

Just incase you missed this elswhere on the forums -- Run and jump from a high place and keep hitting the jump button repetivly. You will fly as long as you keep running and hitting jump fast enough. The big rock on top of the hill is the highest place to jump from. The Twin Gods Statues is also a good spot to launch from. Then head down towards the pond and you will be flying well above the willow trees.

-- DEER CHANT [REPEATITIVE MOOING] --

Moo and then as you do so click another action - stand attentive [ listen ] action is probably the best then moo again before the first moo finnishes. Keep doing this. At the moment the Twin Gods have set it to fade out after 4 moos. They did this I believe because we were creating such a racket, espesialy me !! I was the first deer to pick up on this since I've been in the forest. After that it spread like wild fire. I went away one time and when I came back they were all doing it !! Well it can sound wierd and wonderful.