Rain Deer

Rain Deer, sometimes called Rabbit Walkers or Jackalopes, are passive quadrupedal creatures that roam the Farm Arrays. They are the primary method of crossing the large fields of overgrown Worm Grass due to their long legs. Their antlers can be climbed as if they were poles.

Appearance
Rain Deer have several notable features. Their legs are similar to real life daddy longlegs or harvestmen, and their heads are similar to real life rabbits. They have shaggy, procedurally generated lumps and tendrils on their body, which dangle around as they move. Their antlers are not only also procedurally generated, but can be grabbed and be used to "ride" the Rain Deer by the player.

Behavior
"Main Article: Behavior"Rain Deer largely ignore other creatures. They spend most of their time wandering across the long fields of Farm Arrays. They take care to avoid worm grass, and are not immune to being eaten by it. When two rain deer run into each other, the one with smaller antlers generally seems to squeeze underneath the other so both can continue.

Rain Deer feed on fungal Spore Puffs. A Rain Deer can be called to a location by throwing a spore puff. An echoing cry will be heard when done at a valid position. When one is close, it can be lured into a sitting position by placing a spore puff on the ground. They can similarly be fed while they are standing provided you are riding one and can drop another spore puff.

Riding
When a Rain deer has a player in its antlers, they will pace the length of the room to stop at potential exits. If they see a lizard or other threat is near an exit, they will instead stop short before considering that exit "reached." Due to their pathing, it is recommended that players not stand on the antlers, as this makes it easier for them to shake you off intentionally or by accident.

Rain deer walk out of the area when the rain comes. If Slugcat attempts to ride offscreen, it will shake its antlers until either the slugcat falls off or it dies to the rain. Rain deer are also tall enough that a rider could jump to get over barriers into areas where slugcat would have great difficulty leaving unassisted.

Trivia

 * Their skulls are used by Scavengers in the construction of Scavenger Tolls.
 * The fan name of "Jackalope" comes from the mythical creature of the same name, which is generally depicted as a jackrabbit with antelope antlers.