"fuckin' wizards" -ubiquitous
Nomenclature: Owlbear, Urstrix, Owlkin, WildkinDescription: A hideous fusion of owl and bear
Things that are known:
- They are a combination of bear and owl traits in the form of a ferocious beast
- Owlbears are all erudite scholars and only act like bears to get people to leave them alone to read
- Owlbears don't sleep, and are berserk, frothing mad their entire lives. They are birthed whole by a magical plant pod
- Owlbears are incapable of feeling fear
- Owlbears are excellent swimmers and water hunters
- Owlbears hibernate, this makes them a seasonal threat, encroaching on civilized territories during harvest season
- Owlbears are unwilling to eat food that doesn't struggle. They like to play with their food
- It's actually a Bearowl
- They are actually just lonely, and the terrifying "Owlbear Hug" is simply a cry for love. They don't know their own strength
- Some people race owlbears. Sometimes they don't race, so much as eat the jockey
- Once they have a scent, they won't stop till they catch their prey
- They are surprisingly intelligent, building and protecting bee and termite mounds for sources of meat and honey
- Owlbears are actually just bears. Only people with poor vision, idiots, and liars say owlbears exist
- In spite of being creatures of motive humors and warm blood, they lay eggs
- They are called owlbears because the wizard who made them was named 'Ser Claude Grand Panjandrum Owlbear'
- Owlbears are super intense and unpleasant at parties
- Some owlbears are so furious, that their furiousness fills their form, fabricating foul fasciate rods of furious fury, a vortex gone too heavy, too radical, too extreme to exist
- Others drink decaf
- Owlbears don't have 'eyeballs', but reflective blank tubes in place of eyes instead
- Owlbears are able to move without making any sound
- Once the love of an owlbear dies, they grieve and sing a dirge until death, killing any who interrupt their song
- Owlbears build their nests in trees and drop down onto interlopers
- Owlbears hide in cherry trees by painting their nails red. Have you ever seen an owlbear in a cherry tree? Works pretty good, eh?
- Owlbears are the mortal enemies and opponents of griffons and other raptor-crossbreeds. Griffons know the owlbears will eat them, and so proactively gang up and attack owlbears when they are discovered
- Owlbears are a myth. They are actually a kobold psy-op, they construct owlbear body puppets from wood and drive them around to scare away humans
- Owlbears are summoned as harbingers for more dangerous magical creatures. When the most abominable and unlucky owlbears arrive, crying out with their hoarse and dismal voices, it is an omen of the approach of some terrible thing
- Owlbears, oddly enough, are just owls infected by were-bears
- Owlbears are grown from tree pods by nymphs to protect the forest
Variants
Deranged These owlbears are a bad mix, the combination of owl and bear driving them to madness. They are misshapen and much stronger than a normal owlbear
Berserk/Raging Sometimes during an owlbears life, they are subject to a terrible disease. As their brain degenerates, they are nothing but fierce frothing fury
Spotted In northern lightly wooded areas, you'll find the rare spotted owlbear
Horned This owlbear variation uses their horns in battles for status against other male owlbears, this grants them an extra goring attack each round.
Artic This type of polar owlbear has stark white feathers and is adapted to live in areas of extreme cold
Siege This owlbear has been enchanted and bred over generations to become larger, more muscular, and much more aggressive. Though popular as pets and mounts for their size and strength, they are rarely legal to own, and most are put down when found as being "too dangerous"
Combat Tricks
Hootroar: everyone within hearing range must save or become frightened
Bearhug-owlbite: If the owlbear can grab a target, they can automatically hit with their bite attack as long as the target is held (in addition to the crushing damage from the hug)
Valuable Resources
Owlbear hide can make a supple and easily enchantable leather garment
Owlbear eggs allow talented people to raise them as loyal guards or mounts
Owlbear feathers can be used in the creation of ink pens for magical scrolls
Owlbear teeth and claws will fetch a good price at market
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