Polar Bear (Basic Lore)

Polar Bear (Heavy; CR 15)
Neutral - Large - Animal
This creature possesses the Heavy role, and therefore counts as 2 monsters for purposes of encounter size, XP award, and treasure. This monster frequently has the Heavy role, but may be set to different roles if desired. Polar Bears are shambling walls of fluffy white fur that would seem adorable if they weren't so incredibly dangerous. Polar Bears are BIG. They seem much larger than simply 'Large', with their squat, powerful builds, massive jaws and claws, and that massively thick coat of death-white fur. Polar Bears are fairly simple foes, although magicians tend to hate them, as their massive coats render them highly resistant to all the best sorts of energy damage, and you should just forget about using Cold. Granted, melee combatants don't like Polar Bears either, as they attack with deadly power and skill. When they take the time to deliver full power attacks, staying on your feet can be a real challenge with eight tons of angry bear smashing you. Even worse, if it knocks an enemy down, Polar Bears immediately begin mauling the hapless victim, while its other attacks do not even slow down. Polar Bears are great favorites of the large and powerful, and it has been speculated that there are more Polar Bears living as pets and attack beasts of the various Giant clans than live in all the wild. In the wild, Polar Bears are more than able to hold their own against such magical terrors as Drakes and Owlbears, and can even give smaller Bulettes a reason to.... No. Bulettes will even attack Polar Bears. Polar Bears are huge ivory white bears, decorated with cute little black eyes and nose, which can be encountered in cold, snowy places such as artic ice packs, mountains, glaciers, anywhere snowy, it doesn't matter. Domesticated Polar Bears can be found anywhere their masters take them, where their exotic appearance, durability in fights, and keen noses make them valued pets and guards. Polar Bears are often encountered in pairs, and it is common for such pairs to have a fully grown third or even fourth bear attached as well.