Deerdragons - the Sleigh Team

(Though separately given out, their physical description does still include the info here!)

Closer to true dragons in appearance with their long sinuous tail, the deerdragons of Misty Moon are reasonably large and range from around 6 feet at the shoulder to over 10. Their longer necks add several feet to their full height. They bear antlers on both genders, and they do lose them at times, but you'll never see that yourself. They have clawed feet, leathery hide under their feathery fur, and bigger feathered wings than the Kirin for they actually use their wings to fly. They also bear strong elemental magic controls, in addition to more typical draconic powers of telepathy and teleportation.

Addendum in 2022: These deer dragon can speak verbally, not merely bellow and grunt like deer, or speak with only their minds. Their specific powers for Winter Gather purposes include a very, very strong Search and Retrieval ability, they can unerringly locate and travel to wherever or whoever is needed, and as a team this power is amplified greatly. They can carry tremendous amounts of weight, particularly in pulling but can manage to fly in conventional spaces with a heavy or ungainly load on their backs that somehow does not prevent them from flapping. They also do have 'Cheer' powers, though mainly focused on 'hope of arrival' and 'child-like glee'.

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Over many years, the harsh reality of time's passage has meant that some deer dragons have had to wander the nexus void... They have returned, now, to lead the charge and distribute their other errant friends back to the Healing Den and beyond. In Winter of 2004 they made their debut, but most of them have come back to the Den's winter snow field. Only Donner, Prancer, and Dancer (who may or may not return?) still remained in the wider Nexus realms. With their connections thin and distant, this group decided to act.

That action was 'to summon the Den' one more time. And since they could act as a team, it meant the Den was guided very far and wide; like a magnet, collecting the strays back once more.

Baeris noticed, of course. So would everyone else, soon.

Rudolph, with his red nose, snowy-white body, evergreen fur, and gold, red, and festive candy-cane white and red wings, is the reliable guide and navigator of the group. He is smaller than the others by a good bit, only around 4'6" at the shoulder. However he is speedy, clever, and often finds different ways around anything in their path. His specific powers include lighting the deepest fog or night (his nose does not glow, but he can both cast a light where he looks, as well as 'clearing the area' for others to see through).
Dasher, living up to his name, Dasher is fast, built for speed and agility. At over 8' at the shoulder, he makes an imposing dragon, but he holds himself with ease and is always in motion. He has light grey-mist skin, icy-blue-violet fur and wing tips, and shades of teal ice feathers. His personal power is that of speed burst, which he can also share with the others. He misses his partner Dancer, however Blitzen now fills the side-by-side role on the team.
Blitzen, once partnered to Donner (maybe she will be in the future too, but he's ... off pairing at Lantessama! heh, well good for him!) and now fit up front with Dasher, she holds a key role. She is remarkably strong, and can bolster the physical aspects of those around her, from strength and endurance, to speed and agility, anything that one can do, with her on the team - everyone can do them too. She has pale icy-silver blue skin, steel-blue fur, and cream and metallic ice blue wings.
NAME: Pranceon
GENDER: Male
COLOUR: Bittersweet Brown
SIZE: Medium, super lightweight, designed for speed. 7'shoulder
BREED: Rayllomian Racer
RESTRICTIONS: Can only mate with other flying-type dragons
ABILITIES: Shadow Cloaking, Dash, Heat Breath, Levitate, Quiet-step
FROM Sargon 2011

No, Pranceon is not a substitute for Prancer - no matter how much he thinks he could be. However, his powers are certainly well suited to the job of helping the team, to make sure that their deliveries get where they're meant to be without any ... undue interruptions. Between him and Blackout they cloak the team in darkness, even if their delivery is in mid-day or afternoon - no one will hear or see them coming. He has a Racer's transparent leather wings, and a speedy build, with dark brown body and medium brown wings, antlers, and having white highlights on the antlers.

Vixen, once partnered to Prancer, now holds her own as a sleek, get-into-unexpected-places dragoness. Though she's on the smaller side, at around 6'2" at the shoulder, this means she can also wheedle her way through spaces that the bigger boys cannot. She has lovely sunset pink skin, frosty white-silver fur, and cream-peach feathers with metallic red-silver wingtips. Her power over hope and adoration is legendary, and she can brighten a room with the mood at will.
Comet is the largest of the team, at 9'8" at the shoulder, and he is very much up to his name. Bold, brightly shining, he leaves a trail of sparkling glitter (not physical glitter thank goodness) wherever he goes, even if he's just walking, but when he's in flight it's spectacular. He will follow Rudolph's lead, but if the team needs to burst in anywhere, he's the go-to deer. He has stregnth to spare, though not as much as Donner's truth be told. He has the power of distraction on his side, he will attract that attention while others get things done in the background. He and Cupid are the only remaining mated pair here.
Cupid is softer and more demure than expected with such a burly and sparkling partner in Comet, but she clearly is well suited to the team. She is around 7' at the shoulder, in pale peach skin with violet-silver fur, and pink, russet, and metallic red feathers. She has a strong ability to induce love, romantic aspiration, or just attraction among beings, and can help thaw the mood between sparring or angry groups.
NAME: Blackout
GENDER: Male
COLOUR: Black Licorice
SIZE: Medium, super lightweight, designed for speed, 8' shoulder
BREED: Rayllomian Racer
RESTRICTIONS: Can only mate with other flying-type dragons
ABILITIES: Shadow Cloaking, Dash, Heat Breath, Levitate, Bend Shadow
FROM Sargon 2011

Blackout lives up to his name quite strongly, not just in being a very deep brown color with hardly-brighter antlers and wingsails. While Rudolph leads with that bright light, Blackout actually flies behind the sleigh to dim from below, moving shadows around until nothing below them can spot their travels. This darkness can be seen through if and only if you're on the team.