Forest reindeer
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Forest reindeer are a common sight in Unreal World. They travel in herds of around 8 individuals. They usually respond to the player by fleeing, but in some instances will attack the player. Forest reindeer are usually the prey targeted by trap-fences, as they are easily funneled into trap pits. A mid-sized forest reindeer yields around 150 lbs of meat (small ones about 80 lbs), and about 9 lbs of hide. The hide takes up to 4 days to tan, depending on the weather.
Because they travel in herds, their tracks will constantly overlap each other making it problematic to track them as the tracks of each individual reindeer will overlap with one another. Because of this you need to be able to find a way to separate one from the rest. If you are able to use the bow to inflict a bleeding wound, you can follow the bloodscape instead of the tracks, though the wound may cease to bleed causing you to rely on tracks again. Alternatively, you can spook the herds by running towards the middle and try to cause the reindeer to flee in different direction which will separate them allowing you to track a single one, though they will soon converge on each other.
Some tribes in the north (e.g. Kuikka-Tribe) domesticate them, and sell them to the player. Domesticated (bought) Reindeer yield the same amount of meat and hide as wild ones. They have a carry capacity of 94 pounds (tested with rocks)(3.15)
URW Game Encyclopedia description
The official URW in-game encyclopedia (accessed by the F1 key) describes reindeer (in general) thusly:
The Northern People have domesticated reindeer for the sake of its milk and as a draught animal. Reindeers roam free most of the year. The Northern People gather their reindeers to herds only two or three times a year. Reindeer gatherings are very important events, when the new calves are marked, some are killed for meat and the number of reindeers is counted. Counting is essential to find out how many animals are missing, lost, dead or stolen. Stealing reindeer is considered a serious crime. Incantations and magic is often used in order to protect one's reindeers against beasts and thieves. For a physical description see FOREST REINDEER.
The official URW in-game encyclopedia (accessed by the F1 key) describes the forest reindeer thusly:
The forest reindeer is somewhat bigger than the reindeer. Its height is about 100 cm, length 200 cm and weight about 100 kg. Both males and females are horned. The colour of the fur varies from snowhite to almost black. Individual hairs in the fur are hollow and filled with air which makes the fur extremely resistant to the coldness. In the summer reindeers dwell in the peaceful backwoods eating grass and herbs. In the winter they travel to pine forests where they seek lichen for their food. Commonly they sleep overnight on ice of a lake.
Real life context
- Finnish forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) - English Wikipedia article
- Metsäpeura (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) - Finnish Wikipedia article
Other Finnish names for the Finnish forest deer (a subspecies of the main reindeer species) include suomenpeura and petra.
Gallery
A forest reindeer
In-game encyclopedia general entry on reindeer
In-game encyclopedia entry on the forest reindeer
An untold history
For a more amusing take on the history of the reindeer, see The Untold History of the Reindeer.
