Urkou

Urkou
Height	6'6" - 7'2"
Weight	260 - 400 lbs
Size	Medium
Base Speed	20 ft
Appearance	Features: Bipedal Bearfolk with fur coats that are usually brown or black. Can occasionally be a lighter color however, like white or golden.
Lifespan	Maturity: Around 14 years Lifespan: Males: 50 - 60 years Females: 120 - 160 years

The urkou are a proud and noble people that originally hail from the far northern realms where their thick hides and massive claws allowed them to survive in the inhospitable climate. Early explorers would frequently bring back tales of lightly-dressed ursine warriors with massive glaives of pure ice marching across the tundra plains, unphased by the bitter cold and ferocious in battle.

Over the millennia, the urkou developed a vast tribe- based nation that spans the enormity of the arctic ocean and the northlands of Gathandia. This society came to be known as the nation of Tievos. Tievos is predominantly a nation of urkou, though over the many years other lineages have come to call this land home. Tievos venerates a matriarchal governing system: dynastic primogeniture is practiced with the eldest daughter of the High Queen ascending to the throne after her mother’s passing.

While urkou are fiercely independent, they are equally patriotic. Most urkou will go to great lengths to help other Tievosi, from lending supplies to taking up arms on behalf of their brethren.

Urkou Traits

Height: 6'6" - 7'2"

Weight: 260 - 400 lbs

Size: Medium

Base Speed: 20 ft

Appearance: Urkou are hulking bipedal bearfolk. Their shaggy, furry coats are usually brown or black, but occasionally an urkou might have a white or golden coat of fur.

Life Span: Urkou reach maturity around 14 years old. Male urkou live on average 50 - 60 years, while female urkou usually live 120 - 160 years.

Urkou Features

Urkou Starting Features

At level 1, you get the following features as an urkou.

Feature	Discreption
Bear The Pain	(1/Recoup) After being hit by an attack, you may choose to reduce the damage you take by your level.
Unique Feature	To further define your urkou, choose one option from the All Urkou Features table at level 1

All Urkou Features

In addition to the unique feature you selected at level 1, you gain one more feature at 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 29th levels. Choose from the features below.

Feature	PreReq	Description
Bare Necessities		When you Take a Rest, you find enough food for 1 day’s worth of rations. (In absolutely inhospitable environments, like the void of space, your MC might rule that this ability does not work.)
Bear the Pain II	Bear the Pain, Character Level 10	Bear the Pain becomes 1/Catch your Breath.
Urkou Claw		Gain a special attack that costs 2 AP and deals 1d4 sharp damage on a hit. This is considered a natural weapon, and you use your STR for the attack and damage rolls.
Urkou Claws: Bear Hug	Urkou Claws	(2/Recoup) When you hit a creature with your Claw attack, you may also Grapple it, provided that it is no more than one Size larger than you.
Urkou Claws: Knockdown	Urkou Claws	(2/Recoup) When you hit a creature with your Claw attack, you may also knock that creature Prone, provided that it is no more than one Size larger than you.
Urkou Claws: Powerful Blows	Urkou Claws	Repeatable. Each time you take this feature, increase your Claw damage die by one size (d4 to d6, d6 to d8, etc.), to a maximum of 1d12
Endless Patience		Repeatable. Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on one skill with the crafting tag.
Hulking Form		You count as one Size larger for the purposes of Grappling, Squeezing, and other features that rely on Size. Your physical size does not increase and you do not take up any more squares on a grid.
Motherland's Discipline		(2/Recoup) When you miss with an attack roll, you can add a bonus to your attack equal to the number of allied creatures within 20 ft of you (to a maximum of +5), possibly turning the miss into a hit.
Motherland's Discipline II	Motherland's Discipline	Motherland's Discipline becomes 2/Catch your Breath.
Motherland's Discipline: Save Face	Motherland's Discipline	When you use your Motherland's Discipline feature, you can benefit from allies within 40 ft of you instead of only 20 ft.
Outlander		Repeatable. Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the survival tag. You cannot spend more than +4 points on a single skill on this way.
Parental Instinct		(2/Recoup) When an allied creature within 5 ft of you takes damage, you may take the damage instead. If the creature is one or more Sizes smaller than you, you reduce this damage by 1d6.
Parental Instinct: Sacrificial Protector	Parental Instinct	Parental Instinct becomes 2/Catch your Breath.
Powerful Build		You can now carry three additional weapons and a total of three items with the Unwieldy tag.
Thick Coat		Gain Resist Cold 3. When making END checks to mitigate the effects of extreme cold, roll 2d20 and use whichever one is higher.
Tireless		Repeatable. Gain +6 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with the athleticism tag. You cannot spend more than +4 points on a single skill in this way.

Notes

• Belozog Mishkova is an urkou player character pre-build in Legends of MythCraft