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Bugbear

Bugbears are the result of mutation by goblins who have spent much time, alone or in groups, in the wilderness, particularly more temperate-to-cold environments. Bugbears, unlike most goblins, who are hairless, are covered in a thick, shaggy coat. They are tall, strong, and hardy. Many of them are mistreated, along with the usual mistreatment of goblins, making them result to a life of crime, though plenty are peaceful nature-dwellers.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Like goblins, bugbears are agendered though are often coded male due to preconceptions about their harsh look.

Civilization and Culture

History

The crows caw all around, as the moonlight portends a coming dark. I hunt the hare, my hairs on end, for I hear the howling of wolves. The night is mine, the darkness is beyond, and the quiet madness of nature solemnly shudders around me as I draw my bow toward the hare, and I feel alive. The string snaps, the arrow is loosed, and the hare is dead. Though its killing brings no pleasure, I feel alive, for the woods are mine and I live!

Memoir of an Anonymous Bugbear Hunter, 5671