Once upon a time, there was a magician who attempted to permanently move into the wooded areas of the underworld. He did not want to live in the land of the living after seeing the underworld, and he even planned on giving people potions to join him there. He cut some trees to build a cabin in lands that were disputed by the animal kingdoms of the wood. He was fine at first and even managed to live there, but he eventually got the attention of the mirror maidens of hell who did not like living mortals settling in the wood. They constantly sent him away, but as a permanent resident over the wood he developed the ability to return at will, and any attempts to send him away were futile.
Tensions heated up between the mirror people and the man settled in a cabin in the wood, so they eventually began damaging his property in an attempt to forcefully relocate him to a place where living mortals would be allowed to reside. The situation was so controversial that even random silkworm and deer spirits began rushing to the defense of the man and his home, which is considered a large taboo for them since the mirror people are considered the guardians of the spirit world. The leaders of various civilizations of the wood were contacted, but many decided that the issue was best resolved on its own.
The mirror maidens became extremely angry with the man and after a long time of being unable to make him leave, they broke into the man’s cabin and jumped on him, and then danced on top of him to kill him. After his death, he was no longer a mortal but had been chosen by The Wood to be its guardian. He became a skeleton deer with large antlers, and vines growing on his bones. Some of his bones are pale white, but some appear to be carved from the dark branches of the trees of the wood. He also has some moss and pebbles where his organs used to be, and watches over the wooded areas of the underworld, occasionally helping people sneak into the underworld who are not meant to be.