Category:Oh Deer

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Details: A strange creature known to make their home in Sweetwine Woods. The "Oh-Deer" is a member of the deer family, but they have slight differences in their physical form. Their hooves are wider than normal, they are slightly more squat than 'normal' deer and they tend towards looking stockier. These are minor differences, however, and it is not until the Oh-Deer attack that they change dramatically from their docile cousins. When entering attack mode, an Oh-Deer has vampire-like lower fangs which elongate and it's eyes start to glow red. Also, they emit a snarling hissing noise which provokes a fear response.

The meat of an Oh Deer is sought after as a very wonderful delicacy. There are a number of reasons for this. First, it gets better the longer it is kept (20+ trials seems to be the maximum time needed for taste enhancing) and the meat does not go off, even after a full season or more. No one knows the longest an Oh-Deer has been kept, but certainly they are an excellent source of fresh meat on long travels. This, of course, they share with the Hafrein but unlike that beast, the meat from an Oh-Deer is succulent and easy to cook with. It is a tasty delicacy.

Lifespan and Development: Oh-Deer live for approximately 25 arcs, some of the longest lived members of the deer family. Their gestation period is approximately 150 days and they have seasonal mating four times an arc. They are able to walk as soon as they are born, but they stay with their parents for approximately 3 arcs. Both parents raise the Oh-Deer as the animals seem to mate for life.

Diet: Herbivores.

Temperament: Extremely hostile. Oh Deer have a tendency to attack on sight and do not share the tendency of the rest of their species to be easily scared.

Abilities: Oh Deer are unnaturally strong and fast. Their antlers are very sharp and sell for a reasonable amount (20gn x antler) as they can be carved into all sorts of things. This requires a good carpentry skill as they act like wood. Their hide is very thick and acts like armour, tending to deflect arrows and so on. Once killed, the hide reverts to a "normal", if thick, deer hide. This has led to some people speculating that there is something specific about their blood but, as yet, this is pure speculation.

Weaknesses: Throat, eyes etc are weaknesses. Also, Oh-Deer's tendency to charging in is something of a weakness in itself, as they will attack, no matter how outnumbered they are