Fernfawn
Natural basis: small deer + ferns
- Types
Growth- Role
- GuardianScout
Changes the shade of its antlers with the seasons and sheds them every year; the fallen tissue decays quickly and fertilizes the ground where the herd grazes.
Origin
It appeared in ancient humid forests. Its antlers became less a weapon than an organ for heat exchange and visual communication.
Appearance
A brown-and-green deer with a large head, four short thick legs, a small leafy tail and a single crown of two broad fern antlers.
Signature ability
Frond Signal
Allies within radius 2: Fortified (+30) for 4 s and a shield of 120 for 5 s. A pair of Fernfawns evolves into Megantler.
Passive trait
Seasonal Antlers
At the start of battle, chooses a mode: young antlers grant Tempo, mature ones Control, and shed ones Adaptation to allies through a nourishing field.
Moves
Frond Signal
Signature move
Growth / Support
Raises the Adaptation of nearby allies.
Gentle Ram
Instinct / Strike
Pushes the target back without dealing much damage.
Fern Path
Growth / Field
Makes an area easier for allies to move through.
Antler Shed
Growth / Support
Sacrifices its own buff to strongly heal an ally.
Evolution
Line E-10: Antler Branches
Fernfawn is the base form.
- Fernfawn → Megantler — the plains branch. In open country the antlers become an enormous visual signal and an organ for sensing the wind.
- Fernfawn → Aurohorn — the polar branch. Long migrations strengthen magnetoreception, ultraviolet vision and the seasonal signals of the antlers.
