Deer

Deer are among the larger forest animals. They gather in small, loose groups in forest clearings and move on together from there. The animals follow a shared direction, leave room between one another and pause along the way. Deer are shy: even the approach of another ground animal can startle them. When one notices the approach, the other members of its group flee too; they remain calm around one another. Once the pursuit ends, they gather again. They rest more often at night and in rain without giving up their rapid escape from a nearby threat.

Magma recognise them as prey, and they leave a substantial carcass after death or old age. Because deer populations are not replenished automatically, every successful hunt also changes this habitat permanently. A large body promises more carrion, but demands a longer pursuit and more attacks from the hunter.

A struck deer flees instead of fighting back. Its larger body withstands more than a rabbit, but speed remains its most important protection.