They had few natural predators but were the enemies of evil lycanthropes, primarily the werewolves of which they commonly shared territory with, but also wererats. They also enjoyed a type of honey rich mead, although it was highly intoxicated to normal humanoids. Like normal bears, werebears were omnivores, preferring to eat small mammals and fish. Transformed individuals gained an incredible boost in physical power even in their human forms. They possessed a natural empathy with other ursines and could bond with them more easily. Normal werebears claimed territories between 1-4 miles in size, and felt a close bond to their homes. After this point they would gain the ability to transform into large shaggy bears, and the mother would chase the adolescents away to continue the cycle. Females would bear 1 or 2 children in human form with the children being born appearing humanoid until they turned eight. Like most lycanthropes there were true and infected members of the species, with the former being born and their status irreversible, and the latter being turned by another member of the species through bite. Werebears were mostly solitary, living in forest near waterways on the outskirts of civilization. Werebears were mostly likely to become rangers, druids or wildlife priests. They could also call any bear within a mile radius to their location. Like all lycanthropes they could not be harmed by normal weaponry in their transformed states, requiring silver or magical weapons to permanently harm them. Despite their strong teeth, they refused to bite into their opponents to avoid the chance of transforming them. Werebears in hybrid form could choose between wielding an axe, or slashing at their enemies with their claws. It also granted them a strong hold, grasping enemies between their paws with incredible ease. When in their bear forms, werebears grew much larger, and showed an increase in their ability to climb and swim. They would only use their bear or hybrid forms if they were at risk of death. Werebears typically armed themselves with weapons like greataxes and throwing axes and knives along with other weapons that had practical utility, although had a preference for those that allowed them to use their strength. No matter the form, werebears had an especially keen sense of smell. They were particularly hateful of evil lycanthropes, although a small few were just as evil as them. When in bear form they were irritable and moody, actively seeking out evil entities to slay. In order to prevent themselves from harming others they controlled their savagery and isolated themselves. They saw themselves as the guardians standing between the natural world and civilization. Most werebears were good-natured and desired to help others in their communities. They also possessed a hybrid form that resembled a bipedal bear with paws and long claws. Their ursine forms most often resembled a brown bear, although their human form's hair always matched their bear form's fur color, with brown being common in forest regions and ivory being common in frozen regions. Werebears dressed in simple garments that could be easily removed. Their hair was thick and shaggy with males typically having beards, and hair color ranged from brown, black, and blonde to even red or ivory. Werebear humanoid forms were often large, heavily muscled, and covered in hair.
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