Not Deer

## Nid Ceirw

### Diet

Fresh, bloody meat (They will curiously shun eating other deer however and are largely ignored by their herd which they will protect.)

### Prey

* Deer
* Humans
* Rabbits
* Wolves

### Predators

* Witchers

The **Not Deer** also called a '**Nid Ceirw**' by the Aen Seidhe who were the first to encounter them in the Blue Mountains.

## Physiology

A **Not Deer** superficially resembles a deer though there are telltale differences, such as the ability to stand and maintain stance on its hind two legs, as well as a skinny appearance. They possess forward-facing eyes like a predator, an elongated mouth like a canid (such as a coyote or dog), and razor-sharp teeth replacing the usually flat teeth of the deer, they may or may not have sharp thorn-like structures develop on their hooves which are indicators of age.

## Abilities

### Racial Abilities

#### Cervid Physiology

As a deer-like creature, a Not Deer has some of the abilities of one.

#### Antler Protrusion

As a deer-like creature, a Not Deer has antlers if it is a male.

#### Enhanced Agility

As a deer-like creature, a Not Deer has enhanced agility compared to a human able to cover and dodge from attacks at a rapid pace as their mental processing speed is faster than a human's.

#### Enhanced Leap

As a deer-like creature, a Not Deer has enhanced leaping clearing 7 feet high easily.

#### Enhanced Senses

##### Enhanced Hearing

Not Deer have better hearing than a human.

##### Enhanced Vision

Not Deer have better eyesight than a human.

###### Night Vision

Not Deer have vision in the form of night vision.

###### Ultraviolet Vision

Not Deer have vision in the form of ultraviolet vision.

### Not Deer Physiology

#### Bone Regeneration

Because of the unnatural way, a **Not Deer** can move, they can end up breaking their own bones to achieve these movements as such they gain the ability to regenerate their bones to counteract this negative effect.

#### Claw Retraction

A Not Deer has a second form which replaces its hooves with hand-like claws.

#### Fang Retraction

Instead of the normal molars for chewing grass, Not Deer can developed fangs for grabbing, ripping, tearing and chewing meat.

#### Unnatural Shape

A **Not Deer** has a second physical form that is significantly different from that of a normal deer.

#### Unnatural Size

As a **Not Deer** ages, they will develop a greater size when compared to their non-cursed brethren.

## Behaviors

### Ravenous Beings

A **Not Deer** will eat any kind of animal it can get ahold of even regular deer.

### Supernatural Awareness

A Not Deer has the bizarre behavior of being relatively docile in the wild (at least to sentient beings) despite its carnivorous nature, it however will be triggered toward incredible levels of aggression if its unnaturalness as a deer, is vocally commented on within a two-mile radius of the specimen or if eye contact is maintained for too long. After being triggered the specimen will throw away all attempts at maintaining its Cervid form in a bid to capture and consume its prey.

### Uncanny Behavior

A lack of fear of humans, making clicking noises or speaking in sentient tongues, and moving with uncomfortable jerking motions which may include snapping of bones can be observed.

## Harvestable Parts

### Meat

Due to its unnaturalness if a **Not Deer** is killed, it is **Not Recommended** to eat meat taken from one's corpse no matter how recent the kill was, this can poison humanoids and other monsters, as such corpses of a **Not Deer** are usually immolated to avoid further biological contamination.

## Art Credits

* *Netflix´s The Witcher Hirikka Early Concept Art* by Jean David Solomon.

## Trivia

* Not Deer is based on the Cryptid of the same name from folklore.