Bödvar Bjarki, The Unkillable Bear

## Basic Info

Bödvar is a 6'1 humanoid looking entity, wearing a three piece suit and tie of average build, some would even say perhaps a little bit more on the skinny end. Apart from the head of a very large Agriotherium Africanum which has replaced the head of where a normal Homo Sapien head would be, which has brown fur, and grey, beaded eyes. Bödvar is also known for his impeccable sense of dress and fashion choice, his three piece suit is grey, with a white dress shirt underneath and maroon tie, all three of which are from the Sartorio Napoli men's fashion brand.

## Backstory

According to several of the Docents involved with the incident, Bödvar had been simply reading and enjoying his patronage and time in the library, just as he had for generations prior, studying and learning more about topics, until one day, he came across the Pages, who were chasing after someone who attempted to steal something from the Library proper. Such thefts were not uncommon in the library, but they were dealt with brutal efficiency. This particular offender, an anomalous man with eyes that shot red lasers of kinetic energy from his eyes, was running down one of the hallways, and shot Bödvar with his energy blasts, presumably in such a way that would leave no survivors and no witnesses. Such an energy blast would kill a normal man, but due to Bödvar's healing factor, he was able to regenerate from the wounds, and take off in pursuit of the offender. After a verbal altercation, flying alongside the man as he ran towards an exit; Bödvar roared at the offender causing him to trip and fall. The Docents were able to take the opportunity to apprehend and dispose of the thief, submerging the area in darkness before dragging the culprit deep into the forgotten reaches of the Library. Though Bödvar was not rewarded for this deed, the Docents and Pages made note of his help with the incident in question, as he continued his life in the Library.

Later, Bödvar was reported to have encountered a strange humanoid like entity, with blue skin and strange markings, almost like tattoos wrapped upon his face, the rest of his visage covered in his dark cloak. The Lost Wanderer came across Bödvar within the halls of the Library, and bowed in reverence before the bear headed man. After some time was spent conversing between the two, with Bödvar teaching the man how to speak Swedish over a period of roughly 2-3 days. After the two were able to establish some form of communication, it became known to Bödvar that the man saw him as some kind of god, and had wandered into the Library throughout his travels, believing the sanctum to be the realm of the gods itself. He had asked Bödvar to send him home, of which the Unkillable Bear guided him to an exit. Before he returned to his own place of being, the wanderer exclaimed that he would tell his people of the Mercy that Bödvar had shown him, and that he would always remember the Bear God. After the Wanderer went home, Bödvar returned to his quiet life of study and contemplation within the library.

## Extra Lore

Many patrons have asked the Docents and the Pages of the Wanderer's Library where Bödvar hails from, all receiving the same answer, that he was born in Norway and when he became an adult he moved to a province called Lejre in Denmark. Yet, according to records found in the Wanderer's Library, Bödvar Bjarki was the grandson of a man named Hring, the King of an area roughly considered the Norwegian province of Nordland, And yet, when rebellion came to the halls of Lejre, Bödvar's spirit took the form of a bear to fight the rebels, but the warrior was awoken from this trance, unbeknownst to his fellow warriors and they fell in battle, marking the end of his tale.

Or so it would seem. It is unsure whether or not the current patron of the Library is even the same man from the Norse folktale, and if he is, how did he come to arrive here?

## Stats

Strength: 4

Speed: 3

IQ: 5

Senses: 9

Aim: 7 (American)

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