1. (Cursed Bear) A bugbear may be any variety of bear (black, brown, northern, dire, etc.); an afflicted creature, struck with a terrible curse. All of the bear's natural drives are lost, and the bear begins to wither from no-longer eating. The flesh droops from the creatures bones, and the eyes glaze over with white pearlescent cataracts. It is a ghastly sight to behold, standing deathly still in the woods, though one is likely to smell the beast before seeing it, as the flesh begins to rot, and the thick fur becomes matted with filth. This natural horror is augmented by a supernatural aura of fear projecting from the creature, most intense when in view of its terrible eyes.
The curse is said to be the result of intense malice directed against a bear, perhaps as a result of the bear killing and eating a beloved individual. Normally, this would result in a creature wasting away, or fleeing its home, the bears natural resilience and stubbornness work against it, allowing the curse to fester in the creatures body, corrupting the soul.
2. (Beast-man) non-standard, see: Lonce; Atelwer; Foreshaped
