Magnesis Bear

The **Magnesis Bear** is a bio-enhanced experiment made by the Zeon Corporation that was discarded in the Void Yards of Klaybury. Able to generate its own powerful magnetic fields, it claimed the yard as its territory, killing one of the security guards stationed there. Another guard, Gravin Kivv, hired local orc junkers Zugg and D'rask to take care of it in exchange for useful parts.

## Description

### Appearance

The Magnesis Bear is a huge ursine creature with thick black fur and several metallic spikes jutting from all its body. While its magnetic aura is active, the bear assembles a mishmash of metallic objects around its body in a manner resembling a ramshackle suit of armor.

### Personality

The Magnesis Bear is very territorial, claiming the Void Yards for itself and killing any who encroached upon its domain. While violent in nature, the Magnesis Bear appears to have simple motives similar to that of a normal bear.

## History

### Background

According to Gravin Kivv, the Magnesis Bear was originally a biomatter sample discarded by the Zeon Corporation in the Void Yards in the south of Klaybury. However, the disposal of the sample was not through enough and the Magnesis Bear manifested from it somehow. It claimed part of the Void Yards for itself, feasting on metallic refuse for sustenance.

When Gravin Kivv and other security guards stationed at the yards attempted to remove it, the bear used its magnetic power to throw a metal plate at one of the guards, decapitating him. After the death of their colleague, the guards left the bear alone to roam the yards at night, despite the pressure from their superiors to deal with it.

## Phase 3 Story

### Going on a Bear Hunt

While escaping from the KDF, the scrappers that survived the explosion at the Old Kobold passed through the Void Yards. As they did, one of their number, D'rask, heard the roars of the Magnesis Bear. Though curious, he and the rest of his group prioritized finding shelter over discovering what made the sound. The next day, Zugg Datink'rur brought his allies to meet Gravin Kivv, who he had done previous dealings with. As Zugg attempted to get information, Gravin offered him the opportunity to get two essential parts for his project. However, Zugg would have to do Gravin a favor, which was to kill the Magnesis Bear. Gravin explained his theories of where the bear came from and of the incident which saw one of his colleagues killed. Though extremely apprehensive, Zugg and his team agreed to hunt down the bear for Gravin.

That night, Gravin led the scrappers to when the bear had last been sighted. They found the creature eating metal refuse, unaware of their presence. Gravin took the opportunity to leave, while the rest of the team got into position. Using his arcane tinkering, Zugg fired a salvo of scrap at the bear, connecting with its head. Angered, the bear used its magnetic power to attract a conglomerate of metal scrap onto its hide. The Magnesis Bear then charged its attackers, its attention drawn by the yelling of Beau. The bear bit into the raccling and began to trash it around like a ragdoll. In response, Felsic flew into a rage and charged the bear to rescue her friend. After some intense combat, Beau escaped the bear's jaws and Felsic brought her axe down on the creature, cutting the bear's head off.

### An Attractive Trophy

With the bear dead, the scrappers decided to take the head as proof of their victory. Beau, traumatized from their experience, slowly rolled away while D'rask attempted to drag the corpse along with them, intending to use it as food. The mysterious slime creature that accompanied them attempted to digest the bear there and then only to marginally dissolve its fur and metallic hide. D'rask eventually gave up and got the slime to also abandon its course.

Returning to Gravin, Zugg showed off the bear's head, fulfilling his end of the bargain. With the parts in hand, Zugg brought the bear's head back to his warehouse, hoping to use its unique magnetic properties for his tinkering. During the night, he was able to extract the retinas of the Magnesis Bear and install them into his googles, granting him exceptional night vision while wearing them. In addition to Zugg's infusion, Beau also learned how to transform themselves into a bear using their innate druidic power, which would possess similar trait as the Mangesis Bear.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Metallic Hide**: You gain a +2 to your AC.
* **Magnet Aura:** As a reaction, you may cause an opponent to reroll a weapon attack against you if the weapon is made of metal.
* **Metal Impact**: This ability's name was shown on-stream, but was not activated during combat.
* **Junk Armor** [placeholder name]: This is a Legendary Action. When the feature is activated, the Magnesis Bear gains 2d8 temporary hit-points.

## Etymology

The word "magnesis" appears to be portmanteau of the word "magnetism" and "kinesis". Both of these words come from the Ancient Greek, specifically "*magnítis líthos"* ("lodestone from the region of Magnesia"), and "*kínisis*" (meaning "motion").

A "bear" is a carnivoran mammal from the family *Ursidae,* which can be found in a variety of habitats across the globe. They are solitary animals normally recognizable for their large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, and short tails.