Dire Bear (3.5e Monster)

You may be looking for the Dire Bear from the SRD instead.

Dire Bear
The omnivorous dire bear will not hesitate to rip apart anything that might contain something edible. Like you. It prefers the taste of meat to berries and honey and as a result, will actively hunt.

Strategies and Tactics
Dire bears tend to grab opponents with their Maul ability and then crush them to death with a bear hug.

If facing several enemies, a dire bear will use its knockback strikes to knock down close opponents and then use the opportunity to charge and grapple more frail enemies.

Treasure
The claws of a dire bear can be crafted into Knockback Bracers. They provide the gold cost and experience cost required to craft the item.

Dire bear claws are valued at 2,600 gp on the open market.

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