Bear Shaman

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Bear Shamans were all once Wilders who managed to overcome The Wild and regain most of their humanity. In doing so, they became masters of Wild Magic and earned an eerie respect from all of the Tribes. Bear Shamans are loners, traveling the Great Forest as if impervious to the dangers therein. They are also renowned for their powers of transformation, capable of transforming into a variety of animals including the half-Great Forest Bear. Bear Shamans are also the emissaries of the Forest Tribes and expert negotiators between villages.

## Stat Card

**Core Stats**

* **Points** - 30
* **Movement** - Normal
* **Wounds** - 2
* **Base Size** - Normal
* **Acts** - 3
* **Morale** - 7 (LD)

**Roles**

* Critical Strike
* Defend

**Special Rules**

* **Heroic** (U)
* **Spell: Transform Werebear** (Wild) - Bear Shamans can transform into mighty were bears.

Strong: Gain X Acts. Weak: +1 Act. Wild: Bear Shaman permanently transforms into a Were-bear weak. A Bear cannot cast spells or use **Natural Grace**. The Bear Shaman can choose to transform back during the next Special: Start of Phase.
* **Spell: Thorns** (Wild)

Strong: Perform a Volley Attack up to 24 inches with 5 Orange Dice. Weak: Perform a Volley Attack up to 24 inches with 5 Yellow Dice. Wild: Perform a Volley Attack with the Bear Shaman as the Target Model using 5 Orange Dice.
* **Spell: Command the Wild** (Wild) - The Shaman attempts to command the wild.

Strong/Weak: Add or Subtact 1 from the Wild Meter. Wild: Add of Subtract 1 from the Wild Meter (opponent's choice).
* **Natural Grace** - The Bear Shaman can sacrifice allies to succumb to the Wild, a technique they learn in the darkest nights, to protect the clans.

Use this ability after combat resolution but before wound allocation. The Shaman must be in the combat as apart of a DUF, and that DUF must have lost combat. Nominate X - 1 friendly Models to become a Feral Monster. The enemy DUF must now re-roll all dice as if combat never happened.

## Lore

Bear Shamans are the enigmatic Magic users of the Tribes. They are loners, having once succumbed to possession by The Wild only to discover that their bodies were capable of controlling Magic and thus able to fight off the mutating effects of it. The origins of Bear Shamans are complex, but the result is that of a powerful Magic user who can transform seemingly at will into a variety of beasts through Wild Magic. The most renowned of these transformation is to that of the half-Forest Bear, a tremendously large and powerful creature of the Great Forest.

**Learn more about Bear Shaman Origins:** Bear Shaman Origin

Once a Bear Shaman, a person becomes part of a secret society of Shamans who have tasked themselves as protectors of Wild Magic, the Great Forest, and the Tribes. Bear Shamans wander the Great Forest, serving both their enigmatic purposes as well as acting as emissaries and negotiators for the Tribes. Bear Shamans are highly respected individuals, both causing a sort of fear among the Tribesfolk as well as a reverence.

**Learn more about Bear Shamans:** Roles of Bear Shaman

## In Battle

When in battle, Bear Shamans bring forth their control of Magic as their primary weapon. However, because they are also Wilders, Bear Shamans have the enhanced strength and body that comes with that. They are extremely fast, strong, and have heightened senses which make them effectively super human. They are prone to wielding over-sized and brutal weapons, something only which their enhanced bodies could wield, and they are brutally efficient with them. Bear Shamans often adorn themselves in all sorts of trinkets and regalia befitting their namesake. Most travel with ornamentation in the form of animal bones. They wear decorative hide clothing which was often gifted to them by the Tribes.

Bear Shamans act without fear in battle. After all, being in the midst of a fray is not much different than wandering alone in the Great Forest. They can carry themselves with such fearlessness because at a moment's notice, they can unleash their powers of transformation and adopt the famed form of the half-Forest Bear. As a half-man, half-forest bear, they stand to enormous heights, larger than a horse, and any who have witnessed a Bear Shaman in this state can usually do little more than fearfully blubber about it.

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--Neil (talk) 18:05, 17 October 2016 (AST)