Overview

Name: Bumble Bear

Fauna Type: Land Beast

Mod Status: Self

Height: 5 Feet (At the Shoulders)

Length: 8 Feet Lenght

Weight: Females - 500 - 600 lbs and Males - 700 - 900 lbs

Native to: Sweetwine Woods, Scalvoris

Locations: Sweetwine Woods, Scalvoris

Quick Facts: The Bumble Bear is very much like a grizzly bear in size and appearance. But it has three significant differences. The first is that it displays a higher intelligence than other bears, seemingly on par with sentient races. The second is they form a single, massive family that lives around the Golden Cliffs with duties and a basic societal structure. The third is that they are able to levitate as adults.

Created By: Qit'ria

Appearance

A massive bear, ranging in hues from blonde to brown to nearly black, is an imposing figure. Large, muscular, with loose fur and flesh, massive claws and teeth.

Habitat

These bears prefer temperate forests and are only found in and around the Sweetwine Woods, particularly around the Golden Cliffs.

Lifespan and Development

Mothers give birth to 1-4 cubs every couple of years. They mate during and have a gestation period of 180-250 days based on when they were impregnated. They delay the gestation in order to give birth during hibernation in the seasons. The mothers will raise the cubs for up to two years, being fiercely protective of them, able to fend off larger predators. She does not mate while raising her cubs. The cubs reach mating age after 5 years.

Diet

These bears are omnivorous, eating nearly anything they can find from small game to roots, berries, mushrooms. But their preferred food is the honey from the hives and the honey-sweetened fish of the Golden Cliffs Lake.

Temperament

The bears are very protective and defensive of their territory, chasing off or killing any infiltrators. When with cubs, the mothers isolate themselves from the males, running them off if they come around. There are few things more aggressive and dangerous as a mother bear. The females will allow other females to spend time with them and their young and often allow cubs to play with one another.

Abilities

The bears have incredibly tough skin, particularly strong against punctures and pierces, a natural defense against the Grizzly Bees they protect. Their hides also do not hold scent, even when forcibly thrust upon them. It does not neutralize scent, rather no scent can cling to it. This is believed to help make the bears deemed a non-threat to the bees. Upon maturity, they are able to levitate a couple feet from the ground. The older they get, the higher they can float. The eldest bears can reach the caves entirely without climbing, and it is rumored some even live in there permanently. As with other bears, they maintain massive biting teeth, huge swiping claws, incredible strength, and surprising sprinting speeds. They also have the ability to organize themselves into a loose society with roles such as defensive patrols, food gathering, child rearing.