Deer

Deer
Deer, for the most part, dwell in the heavily forested region of Cervidas. Contact with the outside world is friendly but infrequent, with many Deer preferring to exist in a state of self-sufficient introspection. They are highly spiritual, the pursuit of harmony with nature being held in the highest regard. They eschew the industry of Ponies or Gryphons, instead subsisting on their relationship with nature.

Personality
Deer tend to be stoic and reserved, valuing their privacy and respecting the privacy of others. They are comfortable in solitude but will not seek it out, preferring arms-length relationships to no relationships at all.

Physical Description
Deer are much taller than ponies, with much narrower builds and thinner legs. Their coats are most often modest earthy tones of brown or red, with rare examples of black and white existing. Males sport antlers of widely varying degrees of impressiveness, with females lacking them entirely.

Alignment
Deer are most commonly neutral with a tendency towards good, holding the ideals of balance and harmony in high regard.

Names
Deer are normally named after things in nature, from the beautiful to the dangerous.

Male Names: Blackthorn, Aspen, Bramble

Female Names: Clover bud, Flora, Maple Leaf

Adventurers
Deer that embark out from the seclusion and safety of their forest kingdoms often do so with a goal in mind, as specific as seeking out a certain artifact or location, or as broad as simply seeking to enhance their understanding of the world. Many return home afterwards to share their discoveries, but some decide that they have grown fond of the outside world and elect to stay.

Deer Racial Traits
+2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom -2 Strength: Deer are nimble, and their connection to nature conveys a deeper understanding of the world, but their lean frames are not conducive to great strength.

Medium: As Medium creatures, Deer have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.

Ungulate: Deer are of the Ungulate creature type with the cervid subtype.

Normal speed: Deer base land speed is 30 feet.

Grace of the Forest: Deer gain a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.

Natural Understanding: Deer gain a +2 racial bonus to Knowledge (Nature) checks.

Bounding Step: Deer receive Nimble Moves as a bonus feat at first level, even if they don't meet the prerequisites. They also ignore all difficult terrain penalties in forests.

Agility: Deer receive a +2 bonus to Acrobatics and Swim checks.

Low-light Vision: Deer can see twice as far as Earth ponies in conditions of dim light.

Skittish: Deer suffer a -2 penalty to saves against fear effects. Enemies gain a +2 bonus to Intimidate checks made to demoralise Deer.

Languages: Deer begin play speaking Common, Cervan and Sylvan. Deer with high intelligence scores can choose from the following: Terran, Tauric, and Treant,

Alternate Racial Traits
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