Deer People

# land deer people

there are 3 types of deer people, this is the land type

## Land Deer Person

### symbols

each family tree has a different symbol, when a youngling gets they're symbol from one of the parents. they get extra symbols on they're coat for example a swirl or and thunder like marking. every symbols has its own meaning like; bravery, kindness, evilness, etc.

### body type

they a slim deer like creatures with short fur. they change they're coat when it gets colder or warmer. they walk on they're behind legs wich are hooves (and no- its not a furry =,=) they have hands with small claws on them and skinny arms and legs. they use the claws to grab fruit out of a tree or to get through some thorns when they grab berries from the berry bush. they have big ears and some of them have horns, it doesn't matter wich gender they are. its a family thing, the family with the biggest horns are seen as the rulers and the ones who are the best. (even though they are the most cocky) the also have cute bunny like noses and big beautifull dark eyes.

## life stages

#### stage 1 Fawn

in this stage the fawn is the watcher of the pack. they need to watch and learn. slowely they can start building some skills and making connections. they are still protected by the pack though. when the pack leaders feel like the fawn has enough skills they become a youngling

ceremony: for stage 1 they will test they’re fawns once a season round to see if they can join the rest of the pack in they’re next stage. they test them on how much they know about the world so far and how they communicate to the others. when they have succeeded they can join the others in a big dance and feast. when they didn’t they have to try next year.

#### Stage 2 Youngling

a younling is the teenager of the deer people. they want to go on adventures but are still protected by the pack. they are tested on they’re skills. they need to train to survive without the pack. slowely they can run a bit further and further with the adult deers. untill they can go to the last stage

ceremony: stage 2 has one of the most crutual rituals. the younglings are put into a dark deep crystal cave. they have to find a stone with the symbol of they’re family tree. when they succeed and find the good symbol. they come out with a permanent mark on they’re skin that represents they’re family. each symbol has its meaning: some families are kind, others are brave. but when the youngling doesn’t succeed it’ll have to go to the stone cutter. the symbol will be changed into the right symbol. when the symbol is changed the markings are also changed. since they’re connected, but when it isn’t done correctly it might alter the body of a youngling. this happend 2 times. the deer people might look peacefull but the have a lot of deep problems in they’re system and the way they act when something isn’t the way they want it to be.

#### Stage 3 Deer

the last stage is the stage of adulthood and elders. they can walk freely and they need to care for the younger ones. all the adult deers have they’re own jobs. for example taking care for the younger ones or protecting the pack. the elders stay in the pack and tell stories to the fawns and younglings to help them in they’re life stages

ceremony: in this stage you have the adult deers and the elders. they don’t really have rituals for the adults but they do however have a rituals for the elders. its a big spectacle when a deer becomes an old creature. they are celebrated since they’re wisdom is valuable to all the stages. they are put into a circle of crystals and flowers and the deer people dance all night around the elder untill they’re feet hurt. when one of they’re kind dies they also have a special ceremony. they put the body in a pile of fowers and dirt. they plant a willow seed into the dirt while they sing a song to the god and goddess of death. they wish the path to a free soul would be less hard when they sing to the couple of the afterlife.

## believes

the land deer people believe in different kinds of gods and godesses. the deer people have different types of rituals for different gods and goddesses they believe in. for example the goddess of the lakes and oceans, called Adria. all the deers, no matter what stage they’re in will put water everywhere untill it creates mud all around them. when they are done they will roll in the mud to eventually wash away all the mud in a close by river. this represents where the godess is for. washing away all bad feelings and purify the creature. they thank the goddess for her gift with a song. they have different types of gods and godesses for everything that they believe in like, elements, nature, afterlife and more.