Bearfolk

Natural Protector

Bearfolk are extremely protective of their family and clan. Bearfolk are innovative when it comes to protecting their family and clan and rarely leave their clans to go adventuring. There are a handful of Bearfolk per clan that are either self-selected or voted within their clan to adventure to the feywild and become the most honored position of a Druid.

Druids

Druids are the most respected within the Bearfolk and hold top ranks within the clan and are also religious leaders. Bearfolk who are looking to become Druids must first travel to the feywild and are able to come back to Ethrosa with their memories entact.
Bear Power - Bearfolk Druids have an innate ability to tap into their primal heritage. When using wild shape, you can add +1 to AC, attack rolls, and damage rolls. You also gain additional max health equal to a roll of the beast’s hit die. You can use this up to 4 times. Doing so makes it harder to return from the primal world though. When returning to your normal form, you must make a DC15 Wisdom saving throw or use a second use of your Wildshape. This DC increases by 1 for each additional increase after the first.

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Bearfolk Traits

Size Bearfolk tower over their companions at 7 to 8 feet tall and weigh between 300 to over 450 pounds. Your size is Medium.
Ability Score Increase Your Constitution score increases by 2.
Age Bearfolks reach adulthood around 16 and live to be around 80.
Alignment Bearfolks tend to favor balance between the law of their clan and the chaotic nature of their lifestyle.
Speed Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Keen Smell You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Powerful Build You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Animal Instincts You have proficiency in the Survival skill.
Languages You know Common and Bearic. Bearic is a primitive language of growls and barks most often used to quickly convey details while hunting or to intimidate. It has no written form.

Grizzly Bear

The Grizzly Bear are spread out throughout Ethrosa. There are larger clans in Xanathena, Cocophymal, and Thedoeden.
Ability Score Improvement Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Natural Armor Your hide provides you with natural armor, your AC equals 13+ your Constitution modifier.
Bestial Endurance When you are dropped to zero hit points but not killed outright, you instead drop to 1 hit point. You must complete a long rest in order to use this feature again.

Polar Bear

The Polar Bear lives in the north eastern side of Thedoeden, the western side of Edherrand, an island within the Ziotide Archipelago, and the middle of Feyth .
Ability Score Improvement Your Strength score increases by 1.
Winter Hide You have resistance to Cold damage. You are also able to weather much colder climates than most other races. You don't suffer the effects of cold environments.
Natural Camouflage You have advantage on Stealth checks made to hide in snowy terrain.

Sun Bear

The Sun Bear lives in the southern part of Xanathena, northern part of Phowinia, and Trugall. Though you will find them throughout Ethrosa.
Ability Score Improvement Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Aggressive As a bonus action, you can move up to your speed toward an enemy of your choice that you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started. You can do this once per short rest.
Natural Climber Sun bears are built for climbing. You gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Parents provide cub names to their children. When a Bearfolk reach maturity they take some form of an ancestors name, mostly taking one or both of their parents names. There is not a gender naming difference, but one of skill. There are three main skills: Healer, Leader, Supporter
Cub: Anga, Etni, Ithis, Uma, Oth
Healer: Tuli, Nabu, Nutesh, Duzi, Galumdahr
Leader: Tokod, Gurphen, Dhizan, Gunkursh, Dinislam
Supporter: Tenkohn, Dipatusu, Kishar, Taymac, Katef

Bearfolk use their clan names as their last name.

by Hero Forge

by Hero Forge

by Hero Forge

A born and chosen Druid is rare, my cub, take hold of your destiny. In one moon cycle you will decide if you wander into the Feywild and heal Savage River or take route to find another clan. The choice is yours my cub.

— translated to Common from Bearic