Bear

Bears (Ursidae family) are n mammals generally found in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. They are large, typically carnivorous, and extremely strong.
==History==
===Ancient Greece===
Bears were endemic across Greece in ancient times. The Daughters of Artemis were able to tame bears and use them to protect their territories and assist them in hunting.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey In the early years of the Peloponnesian War, a legendary gargantuan bear named Kallisto roamed Arkadia, making her lair within the Golden Fields. The leader of the Daughters of Artemis, Daphnae, tasked the Spartan misthios Kassandra the Eagle Bearer to hunt down the bear and bring back her pelt.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Kallisto the Bear Prior to this, Kassandra had also tracked down a member of the Cult of Kosmos, Zoisme of the Worshippers of the Bloodline, to the den of a great white bear in Malis, where she assassinated her.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Worshippers of the Bloodline
In the ancient Greek world, the taming of bears was not limited to the Daughters of Artemis. Apart from Zoisme, who lived among wild animals and was known enjoy feeding people to them,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Cult of Kosmos clues: "Worshippers of the Bloodline: Zoisme" some mercenaries also mastered the skill and kept bears as companions. Most notable among these was Exekias the Legend, who was also a Kosmos cultist and led their branch of warriors called the Heroes of the Cult. Both Exekias and his bear were eventually slain by Kassandra.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Heroes of the Cult
In another incident involving Kassandra, a crew of smugglers led by a merchant named Sargon attempted to transport an abnormally huge and aggressive white bear from Arkadia to Kos. Unfortunately for them, a storm at sea devastated the ship and ran them aground on a beach in Delos. The damage the ship sustained set the bear free from its cage, and it subsequently slaughtered the entire crew save for a lone survivor named Iola. Mindful of the Delians' severe law against the spilling of blood on their soil, the injured Iola refrained from contacting the authorities for help. She lingered around the site for a while, paying mercenaries who passed by to kill the bear for her, but none succeeded until Iola encountered the Eagle Bearer. After a vicious fight, Kassandra managed to slay the bear, but she uncovered clues from the shipwreck leading her to deduce Iola's connection to it in the process. Though she pressured Iola to reveal the whole story, she accepted her payment without reporting her to the Delians.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Grin and Bear It
At the time, the fangs of average bears were valued at 6 drachmae while their furs, regarded to be especially well-suited for keeping warm, were valued at 42 drachmae. The skins from the bears on the island of Chios were of exceptional quality and as such could be sold for 300 drachmae. A merchant in Mytilene, Lesbos sought the Chiot bear skin for the creation of a suit of armor.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Shroud of the Bear The bladders of the bears were utilized by spies working for Athens to hide messages.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Full Bladder
===Scandinavia===
During her adventures throughout the British Isles, the Raven Clan Viking Eivor Varinsdottir encountered a number of bears amongst the wildlife.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla One of the noteworthy bears she met was Njal, the albino bear who was a companion to the berserkr Bjorn Bloodtooth.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Way of the Berserker − The Mysterious Berserker
===American colonies===
Like in Europe, humans hunted bears in North America. In the mid-18th century, the Templar Shay Cormac killed polar bears and black bears alike, using their pelts to enhance his equipment.Assassin's Creed: Rogue 
The Louisianian Assassin Aveline de Grandpré was once kidnapped by thugs hired by her family's business rival Bouché. During her escape, she was cornered by a penned bear, which she managed to kill despite being only armed with her Hidden Blades.Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD
A Kanien'kehá:ka boy named Ratonhnhaké:ton encountered a bear outside his village while hunting for his coming-of-age rite. In time, he gained the strength and agility necessary to hunt bears for their pelts and meat. He also discovered that an especially good hunting ground for bears was located in the south-west corner of the Packanack region.Assassin's Creed III
Later in life as a young Assassin roaming the Frontier, Ratonhnhaké:ton learned of a man-eating bear that had attacked a campsite. He entered its cave and lured it with a fresh corpse, granting him the opportunity to kill and skin it. He also once encountered a hostile bear on the Davenport Homestead when the farmer Warren reported his wife Prudence missing after she had gone to gather and not returned. Ratonhnhaké:ton found her cornered by a bear and killed it before carrying her to safety.
In a vision of an alternate reality cast by an Apple of Eden, King George Washington and Benedict Arnold both kept bears as pets. While working to overthrow the king in New York City, Ratonhnhaké:ton undertook a spirit journey and encountered the spirit of the bear, which granted him its strength, so he could kill multiple soldiers at once.Assassin's Creed III – The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption – Sky World Journey
==Animus mods==
In 2020, while reliving Eivor's genetic memories through the Portable Animus HR-8.5, the Assassin Layla Hassan could modify the Animus interface and allow for a variety of skins to be applied to her horse:
Image	Name 	Description	Availability
 	Runic Bear	 	Reda's Shop or Werewolf Pack
 	Unibear 	 	Ubisoft Connect community challenge reward
 	Ursa Major	 	Complete "Warlord of Melun" in The Siege of Paris
 	Panda 	 	Win the "#CreedForClimateAction" Photo Mode contest
==Behind the scenes==
In Assassin's Creed III, baby bears can be encountered in the Frontier, but they cannot be killed.
==Gallery==
Bear Attack by Gilles Beloeil.jpg|Concept art of a bear attack
AC3-Bear render.jpg|A render of a bear
Justice Served 4.png|A bear standing upright
Justice Served 5.png|A bear attacking soldiers
Redemption Sky World Journey 2.png|Ratonhnhaké:ton and the giant bear during a spirit journey
ACOd-Alphabear1.jpg|A white alpha bear in Euboea
ACOd-bear.jpg|A normal black bear in Malis
ACV Promotional Screenshot 9.jpg|Eivor accompanied by Njal
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed III 
*Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
*Assassin's Creed: Rogue
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
**The Lost Tales of Greece
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
**The Way of the Berserker
**Dawn of Ragnarök
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice
*Echoes of History 
==References==
Category:Animals