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Mystically Bonded War Bears For Your Old School Campaigns

A noble creature has come down from the Hypborean mountains, and polar regions, the ancient Atlantian war bears &their mystically bonded companions are once again appearing upon the stage of Hyperborea and the ancient pocketrealms.

Measuring up to fifteen feet in length is theuplifted Atlantian war bear, a rare species ofhunter, companion, and very loyal being. Theseonce plentiful guardians and companions to theNorthern Altantian warriors have since retreatedto only pockets of woodland and temperateforests. These bears mystically bond with nearbytribal Norsemen who are descended fromancient long lines of warriors stretching back tobefore the destruction of Atlantis. These nobleanimals were once the ancient enemies of thethe guardians of the shrines of Xanthoqqua,whose sacred cave bears still haunt his templesand shrines. These bears are ferocious warriors whomystically bond with their owners/companionsfor life and share a deep and abiding telepathiclink that transcends time, space, and distance.The Atlantian war bear measures fifteen feetlong and weights up to 1,400 pounds. They havea keen intelligence, strong almost supernaturalsense of smell, and a bite capable of sheeringthrough bone and flesh with easy. Some tribalwarriors ride these animals into war while othertribes uses these guardians and companions aswarriors in their own right. The Atlantian war bear No Encountered 1(1d4)Alignment: Neutral with good tendenciesSize:L Movement: 60 Dex:10 Armor Class: 6 Hit Dice: 8+5 No of Attacks: 3 (claw/claw/bite) Damage: 1d10/1d10/2d6Saving throw: 14

Morale: 9 Experience points: 1000 Treasure class: -

Those who undergo the ritual bonding with anAtlantian war bear share their life forces with theanimal's for life. This gives the owner anextended life expectancy of 1d30 years but thecompanion to this beast also gains the quicktemperament and outlook of the animal. Theowner must roll their wisdom at times to keeptheir temper in check during moments ofviolence. Bears will bond with rangers, fighters,shamans but never berserks because thespiritual rage of these warriors is far too extremeeven for these beings. War bears will sacrificetheir lives for their friends and family but will notthrow their lives away. Should they be killedthere is a 20% chance that companions will gointo a spiraling depression and apathy that will continue for 1d6 years. Those who sub-comb to such melancholy willnever be right again.Those bonded to such animals gain an incredible sense of smell, and have the tracking ability at +4 but they alsohave a weakness for plundering food and as such are not often welcome into civilized areas even by their own tribes.They have a weakness for pies,treats, and confections of all types. They also gain the low light vision ability commonto the bears enabling them to see in near total darkness. Against certain demonic and dangerous supernatural entities the real power of these animals becomes evident. Theygain a +2 against such horrors and will fight to destroy such entities. They loath all things of the Outer Darkness andthe Abyss having a supernatural ability once per day of sniffing out such creatures and their works.

Mystically Bonded War Bears For Your Old School Campaigns