Homebrew Awakened Polar Bear Species Details

As a cub you were stolen from your home in a series of icy caverns deep within Undermountain, the dreaded dungeon of the Mad Mage, by a nefarious thief with nothing better to do. However, fortune smiled upon you and an adventuring minotaur named Bojack Samson, one of the owners of that most famed bar The Watery Tart, took you in and cared for you. A short time later, Bojack was captured by his foes and you sought out some of Bojack's former companions, the Grick Boys. Bro Jogan, the bard of the Grick Boys, cast a particularly compelling Awaken spell on you, granting you unique traits in conjunction with your ursine heritage. You helped play a part in Bojack's rescue and aided him and the other adventurers in defeating a crazed mind flayer who had taken over a level of Undermountain and been using magical mechanical constructs to impersonate several high profile citizens of Waterdeep that he had captured and killed, including but not limited to Dernan of the Yawning Portal, the Blackstaff, and several of the Lords of Waterdeep.

Awakened Polar Bear Traits

As an awakened polar bear you have the following traits.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

It is unknown how long you may expect to live. As a bear that has been anthropomorphized, one could assume that you would live a lifespan as long as any average humanoid. Adventuring could significantly reduce life expectancy.

Alignment

As a creature of the earth now bestowed with sentient consciousness, you are free to align yourself any way you see fit. 

Size

Female polar bears stand 6 to 7 feet tall and weigh between 350 and 450 lbs. Your size is still Medium.

Speed

Your base walking and swimming speed is 30 feet.

Keen Smell

You have advantage on Perception (Wisdom) checks that rely on smell. 

Arctic Memory

You have proficiency in both the Nature and Survival skill when pertaining to Arctic environments.

Claws

You have claws that do 1d6 slashing damage when used in place of unarmed attacks.

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin, as those are the languages spoken by the one who awakened you.