Bugbear

Aourrjhal

Bugbears are a race of peaceful ursine beings from the island of Raolghaar. The aourrhjal are rather isolationist, preferring to remain in the Raolghaarian subchain and often never straying too far from their home villages in the forest.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Bugbears are large, vaguely humanoid sophonts of ursine morphology. They are wide and stocky, with a low center of gravity and legs two thirds the length of their arms. Their paw-hands are large, padded, and clawed, but surprisingly dexterous. Their faces are somewhat flatter than other ursines and rather droopy, often appearing relaxed even under duress.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Bugbears live in small communes with no specific leader, with each member performing specialized community roles chosen by them at their coming-of-age ceremony.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Bugbears are found across the world in very small numbers, as the vast majority tend to remain in the Raolghaarian subchain of the Thalassaterrian archipelago.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

By far the strongest sense organ of a bugbear is its nose, able to detect the scent of a hibiscus flower at 2 kilometers' distance. This makes them excellent connoisseurs of fragrance and foods. Their hearing is also quite acute, though their sight is a bit poor.

Civilization and Culture

Major Language Groups and Dialects

The bugbear tribes speak a common tongue: guorrph.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Bugbears have a deep reverence for nature, worshipping no deities but rather attempting to coexist with the spirits of the natural world.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Faeries have a profound cultural significance to bugbears, with ancient traditions holding them as the manifested forms of nature spirits. In modern times, fae and bugbears cooperate to farm the precious Raolghaarian teas and honey prized throughout the world for their exquisite flavors and health benefits.

by Gen Ritter

Scientific Name

Helarctos sapiens

Origin/Ancestry

Helarctos malayanus

Average Height

2 meters

Average Weight

80 kilograms

Sapience type

centric

Waystone Info

BASIC ABILITY

+2 STR

SPEED

30

BONUS ABILITY

+1 CON

SIZE

Medium

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Innate Traits

Right to Bear Arms

Your unarmed strike does 1d8 bludgeoning damage, because you are literally a bear with big ol’ bear paw hands and huge claws. What did you expect?

Bear in a China Shop

You’ve got big ol bear paw hands. Unless made for bigfolk, most tools are hard for you to use. You have disadvantage on all tool checks except bugbear or treant tools.