Owlbear
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The owlbear is a magical beast in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Owlbears are approximately eight to ten feet tall and resemble a cross between an owl and bear. Owlbears are carnivorous creatures famed for their aggression and ferocity. The owlbear was featured prominently in artwork on the front of the legendary Keep on the Borderlands dungeon module. The owlbear is one of the original monsters in Dungeons & Dragons and features in the earliest editions of Monster Manual. The true (fictional) origin of the owlbear has never been revealed, but the various Monster Manuals indicate it is probably the product of a wizard's experiments.
Various kinds of owlbears appear as mobs in the MMORPGs EverQuest, EverQuest II and World of Warcraft.
References
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989).
- Richards, Jonathan M. "Ecology of the Owlbear, The" Dragon #214 (TSR, 1995).
- Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1994).
- Williams, Skip, ed. Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III v.3.5, (Wizards of the Coast, 2003).
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