[banooky]

Glowdeer Name: Tomi
Age: 4
Personality: Picky about how the grass tastes, as defensive as Timara over intruders, very kind when you get to know him
Likes: His herd, his herd controller (my wolf Timara) sweet grass, the sky
Dislikes: Wolves from other Tribes, bitter grass, the howls in the middle of the night in his sleep that wake him and alert Timara, when Timara is hurt
Art of him: WIP
Story or History: (history) Born in a cave, 5 months old when his parents died, and 2 years old when he started his herd, and 3 years old when he and Timara met eye to eye

[Alaska.]

Glowdeer Name: Mankato (Meaning earth cause his brown fur)
Age: 6
Personality:funny, inquisitive, thoughtful, sometimes likes to be alone.
Likes:Nature, the Hakari tribe, being alone, peacefulness
Dislikes:Arguments, fighting, the Yami tribe, being crowded, having all eyes on him
Art of them: here I did a traditional deer I hope that is okay.
Story or History:Mankato grew up learning from his Aunts and Uncles. He was always having fun with his friends. He grew up to be a very wize glowdeer. He passes his wisdom unto his young kin and they continue to learn all the things he had. All of the little deer look up to him and the elder deer respect him.

[.Survivor.]

Name of glowdeer: Kaliska ( Miwok Indian name meaning "Coyote Chasing Deer")
Age: 2 (he is old enough to have antlers, but not full grown.)
Dislikes: The Yami wolves
Likes: protecting those close to him.
Personality: Kaliska is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in. And he is not afraid to fight for what is right.
Story:
Kaliska has always been different from all other glowdeer. You see, Kaliska is not afraid to confront and fight his enemies. While all the other glowdeer would run, Kaliska would stand his ground and fight, although he knew when he didn't have a chance, he wouldn't start a fight that he couldn't win. Several months ago, Kaliska proved this when the Yumi wolves invaded...It all started one morning.
" Kaliska, Kaliska...KALISKA!!!!! Get your head out of the clouds and come watch your younger brother!!" Kaliska jumped as he heard his mothers voice."Yes Ma'am, coming Mother." He said as he trotted over. This was how he would spend his days, babysitting his brothers, Kaliska was teased by the other glowdeer because of his name and its meaning."Mother, why did you have to name me Kaliska? I mean, 'coyote chasing deer'? Did you not remember that coyoties are related to our enemy? All the deer laugh at me." As soon as he thought those words, he regretted it."Child, I named you Kaliska knowing this. Not all us glowdeer have to be afraid and run. Your father was a great warrior, who always seemed to outsmart the Yami wolves. He protected this family. I named you Kaliska because I always wanted you to remember what you can do." As his mother finished speaking, Kaliska remembered back to that fateful night...
"Momma...momma!!!! Where are you?!" Kaliska screamed in his mind. Everything was dark and all he could see were his glowing markings...and the shadows of the invading wolves. Kaliska had become separated from his family, due to the paniced stampede of all the glowdeer. He had gotten separated and now he was terrified. He had no way of knowing where he was, but all of a sudden...CCCRRRACKKK!!!! Kaliska felt as if the whole world had fallen on top of him. As the dust cleared, Kaliska tried to move, but found that his hind legs were pinned...he was trapped. Kaliska tried to figure out what had happened to make the tree fall when he heard a voice, dark and menacing." I told you if you used your head, we would get a fawn!!!!" " Yeah? Well, next time YOU run into the tree!!!!" A second voice answered the dark one. Kaliska peered into the darkness, finally spotting two Yami wolves. One was bigger than the other, and this one had a wound on his head. The smaller of the two spoke," Whatever!" Looking at Kaliska she speaks," don't worry, little fawn, we won't kill you yet..." but before they could come closer, a huge Glowbuck jumped in between Kaliska and the wolves."Father!!!" Kaliska cried in his mind. Keeping himself between the wolves and his fawn, the Glowbuck gently moved the tree and helped his son up."Kaliska, you must listen to me....you must run like you've never run before. Go to the river and cross is. Your mother and brother are waiting there. GO!!!" Kaliska turns and obeys his father. He runs. He doesn't look back, he hopes his father will join him soon, so they can escape together... unfortunately that was the last Kaliska ever saw of his Father.

...sorry the story is so long. I didn't mean for it to be that long. If I do get a glowdeer, I'm definitely developing this further!!!!!!

Art:

[jellykiwi]

Dang it Uo, you're killing me with these awesome designs xD <33
WIP
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[livingdeadhorror]

Glowdeer Name:
Echo
Age: around 3 Years old
Personality:Echo likes being the leader of the heard.He is well and truely 'Driven to lead'. He enjoys to create the right solution to difficult solution and making sure its a solid reply,Making sure he is still being in charge in his leader abilities. He likes being his intelligent self, figuring out problems, understanding and being organised.He values his knowledge of the ruins and trails and way of the heards territory. He has very little patience with younger siblings and younger Glowdeers.He hates other Glowdeers being disorganised.
Likes:
Discribed in his brief personality.
Dislikes:
Discribed in his breif personality.
Art of them:
Doodling, in another case, WIP.
Story or History:
typing ^^, WIP.

[Socs]

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Chernobyl
ｗｈｙ﹗ Chernobyl, as you probably know, was the location of one of the most horrific radioactive disasters to date. This, in itself, plays a slight role in the choice of the name, partly because of this glowdeer's physical attributes, and partly because of the way the glowdeer "feed." For starters, when I saw the eyes on him, my mind immediately went to the thought of "radiation" - probably because of the intense caution yellow contrasted with black. Secondly, the lovely creatures literally glow. It's sort of an old tale that if you take in a huge dose of radiation, that you will glow. Now, the glowdeer themselves get nutrients from the sun and the moon, both of which contain light either directly or indirectly from the sun itself. Although science doesn't matter a bit in comparison to the spirits of the moon, we know that some radiation does in fact come from the sun. Now! For the plot twist!
▫ ▫ ▫﹗ Let's go back to before the Chernobyl disaster ever happened in our world. The word chernobyl has another meaning! It's not just a name given to a place. The word has a meaning. In both Ukrainian and Russian, the direct translation comes to something like "black stalks." Again, I'm reminded of the glowdeer's markings - black stalk-like lines. But! What is a stalk? It's a part of a plant, of course! If we look at the most common translation of chernobyl (putting the disaster aside), we get "wormwood." Plain old wormwood. Who would have imagined that you could have a name that contains both the power and presence of something like radiation as well the subtlety and wholesomeness of nature all wrapped up the same couple of syllables? If these are not the qualities that this particular glowdeer - if not all glowdeer - possess, then I'm not quite sure what is.

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Sixty One
ｗｈｙ﹗ He appears to be old enough to have been around the block once or twice - old enough to observe the life and death of an entire generation of wolves, but young enough to still be headstrong and maybe a bit naive, at least next to the elder members of the glowdeer.
▫ ▫ ▫﹗ Also, rolling with the Chernobyl theme, this is a number cleverly come upon with a little help from the dates of Chernobyl, today, and years of suffering through calculus and algebra.

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This glowdeer is anything but humble. In fact, Chernobyl is charmingly aloof. He holds himself above many of the other glowdeer (especially the males) that are around his age - and definitely above those whom are younger. He's even a bit skeptical of some of the elder glowdeer, but is hesitant to say anything against them, seeing as the elders draw the majority of the respect from others, and he's seeking to earn that same respect himself. Going against the ways of the glowdeer would be detrimental to making his own name known, so he somewhat begrudgingly complies to the wishes and near praise of the elders. Since he is not a Direct, he feels he must work several times as hard to gain the same respect that they receive nearly automatically. This naturally makes him a "people" person, and he loves the chance to casually assert his imagined superiority over anyone that will listen.
▫ ▫ ▫﹗ Aside from his aloof pretenses, Chernobyl doesn't want the respect for no reason. He is truly a warmhearted fellow with a soft spot for fawn. He finds their innocence and curiosity remind them of himself as a young buck, and is quick to take them under his wing. This is a secret he keeps to himself, as he likes to keep up the appearances of being a bachelor. In reality, he would love to settle with a sweet doe, and raise a family. And for this reason, he is thankful for the Hakari tribe, as they bring some sense of safety to the glowdeer, making additions to the family possible. When around the Hakari, he is generally calm, like the other glowdeer, though still a bit reluctant to speak to the wolves. He doesn't mind the female wolves as much as the male, mostly driven by a strong sense of male competition - even between species. However, the tales of all the Hakari tribe members pertaining to the moon spirit secretly mesmerize him.
▫ ▫ ▫﹗ Chernobyl also has to bring out his stronger traits sometimes, too. He is fleet on his feet, like others, but because of a strong need to protect his species, he is usually among the last to flee when danger is sensed. He would gladly lure off a threat if it meant safety for the glowdeer. Being a fairly young himself, he over estimates his strength, which has the potential to land him in a potentially deadly situation in the future. Thus far, he's been lucky. Is luck a personality trait? Maybe in Chernobyl's case, as he is one lucky son of a gun in just about every aspect of his life.

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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ Though glowdeer can get nutrition from both the sun and the moon, Chernobyl prefers the sun! He also just likes to be awake to talk to the more mellow daytime creatures. Yeah, despite enjoying sunbathing and being a glowdeer, he is one cool cat.
ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｄｏｅｓ﹗
▫ ▫ ▫﹗ A natural born "lady killer," so to speak, Chernobyl is lucky enough to attract a little bit of female attention - not that he minds one bit! Though a "sworn" bachelor, he secretly aspires to be the family man - mated with a sweet, caring doe - wouldn't hurt if she was pretty - with a coupla' fawn to call his own.
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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ Though mentally at war with elder glowdeer, all the way down to those several years younger than himself, Chernobyl has a secret soft spot for fawn. Partly because of his desire to have a family of his own, and partly because they remind him of more carefree days.
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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ If he could get away without doing it subtly, he would. One could practically see his eyes light up with excitement everytime he gets the chance to talk himself up. Don't put it past him to stretch the truth a bit to make himself seem absolutely amazing.
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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ What? An adventure, you say? Count Chernobyl in. This guy will jump on any chance to make some heroic trek, or sneak behind enemy lines. His curiosity in everything drives him to take on more dangerous tasks for the family. He doesn't mind one bit. More stories for the ladies.

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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ If you're a threat to the glowdeer family, you're a problem. Ahem. Yami Tribe. Nothing is more infuriating to Chernobyl than something bent on destroying his species. He would lay his life down without a second thought if it meant that more could live on after him.
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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ What? You thing you're better at Chernobyl than... well, anything? No. Just, no. He's not gonna let that fly. Not without trying to prove that he's better than you. Of course, he's probably not.
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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ Chernobyl is deeply disturbed by the family's increasing dependence on the Hakari Tribe. Although the safety they provide is ideal, he has always hoped that someday the glowdeer could be self-sufficient - as he personally strives to be. Even being dependent on another at a personal level is not in the least appealing to him.

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▫ ▫ ▫﹗ lines and art by me


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Chernobyl had a fairly nonchalant childhood. His father was a Direct, and his mother was not. In appearances, he took after his mother, making it hard for him to claim lineage to a Direct, well, directly. Not that most of the glowdeer care. It's more of a personal problem of wanting to earn the same type of respect that most Directs receive. Anyhow, he doesn't remember much about his father, or even who he is - simply because he wasn't around. Perhaps it's someone he sees everyday. Or maybe he is long dead - a victim of the Yami Tribe. Either way, his absence left his close to his mother - a sweet, frail doe. For the first few years of his life, even when he was nearly full grown, his mother cared for him, teaching him all the essential bits of information about the world. As he got older, he still stayed close to his mother, caring for her as she had done for him. He became the "man" in the family, leaving him little time to be with others of his own age.
▫ ▫ ▫﹗ His childhood directly affects who he is today. Because his father wasn't there when he was a fawn, he hopes to be everything his father wasn't. Though his mother swore that his father was a strong, good buck, Chernobyl has always found it hard to believe. What kind of buck runs out on his family? Thus, he strives to someday have a mate - sweet, kind, and caring, like his mother - and a fawn or two that he will never abandon. Where his father was a shady creature, he wishes to be a shining star, so to speak.

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Whoawhoa! Had to rush with this since the contest is ending soon! I love Aurion Wolves, but I'm not really the wolf type. When I saw this guy, I fell in love. I love the other characters too (I can't wait to see official line art for Chalers; and wow, the Refluers are just amazing!). I was so worried I wouldn't be able to get out a piece of art for this guy, but I managed! I've never drawn a deer OR a chibi! So this is an overall great personal success, even if I don't win! Great stuff you've got here, apache!

[meveh]

I know it may be a bit late...but would it at all be possible to extend the end date? I'm in Arizona until the 25th for a Systems Thinking conference...And I'm unable to finish my drawing of him until I get home to my tablet and computer D:

[Offended Cockatiel]

Who won this?

[banooky]

I haven't been able to make art onos!

[apache~]

finish up your applications, everyone! I will be judging hopefully in the next few days.