Oyaminartok (oh-yaw-meh-NAR-tock)

Spirit of the North

Goliath legends speak of a creature that prowls the far reaches of Blanmistral Plains , known as Oyaminartok the Winter Walker. She can take the form of either a polar bear or a hulking, bipedal Goliath obscured by wind and blowing snow. Elders invoke her name to keep young goliaths from wandering too far from home before they’re ready. Adult goliaths sometimes encounter this legendary individual in their travels to the far-flung corners of the plains. If they flee like cowards, Oyaminartok laughs and lets them go to wander in obscurity. If they challenge Oyaminartok to a fight, the Winter Walker smiles and tests their mettle.

Oyaminartok

(Spirit of the North)

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Titles

Winter Walker,
Spirit of the Frostwolf clan,
Spirit of the north

Race

Goliath Lycanthrope

Sex

Female

Alignment

Neutral Good

Sheet

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History

Oyaminartok was once a living goliath, a champion of Valhir, blessed with Lycanthropy: the power to turn into a werebear by the god. Upon her demise, Oyaminartok was invited to Valhir's realm, yet she asked if she could watch over her people instead. Her soul unwilling to leave the material plane, and blessed with a divine blessing, Valhir agreed and offered Oyaminartok the power to become a protecting spirit.
Compared to other known and powerful spirits, Oyaminartok possesses very little power, she wanders the blizzard and snow of the north and provides help to those seeking shelter in the cold region. Few goliaths try to challenge the spirit, but those who impress her with their fighting skills are blessed and become Goliath werebears — goliaths who carry Oyaminartok’s blessing and are incapable of propagating the curse of lycanthropy. Oyaminartok is not a monster but a force of good in the region, and she passes her blessing only to goliaths whose hearts are pure.
Oyaminartok tries to help creatures she comes across, for the weather and the geography of the northern part of the Ice-peak Concord can be brutal. She knows the safest routes across the tundra, and they can help guide travelers through the Blanmistral Plains. Fire is Oyaminartok’s bane, and thus she and her kind are wary around hearths and open flames.

Adventurers

1136 AD
Ever since Thar Amphala landed within the Blanmistral plains, undeads have plagued Oyaminartok. Recent activities from the cult of Vecna have aggravated the issue, as the dead now freely roam the frozen lands.
A group of adventurers, sent by Braum Strongarm Frostwolf to test their bravour and heart traveled north within the Blanmistral plains. They encountered a horde of undead wandering through the blizzard and confronted it. Oyaminartok pleased by their attitude showed herself to the group of adventurers.
Aware of Goliath's custom, the adventurers asked to challenge the spirit, who obliged, fighting them one after the other. Impressed by the group's might, Oyaminartok thought they were mighty, and awarded the group with 3 questions she would truthfully answer. The spirit planned to gift the blessing of the werebear to one of the group members as they revealed their intention to stop Vecna's cult, but Etha, the young half-elf decided to trick the spirit to obtain a fourth question. Oyaminartok annoyed, answered this fourth question, and left without blessing the group.