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Bharrai
Mother Bear (planar ursinal guardinal companion [she/her] / NG)
Portfolio: Compassion, protection, nurture
Realm: Elysium / Eronia / Great Lodge
Bharrai, the ursinal guardinal paragon known as “Mother Bear,” is a tower of wise compassion and protective strength. Standing eighteen feet tall with snow-white fur, piercing blue eyes like shards of ice, and immaculate velvet robes, she exudes both majesty and maternal care. As the matriarch of the ursinals, Bharrai treats her kin as her cherished children, guiding them in magical and intellectual studies, and supporting their efforts to combat evil across the planes.
Her philosophy emphasises nurturing others to reach their full potential, while safeguarding them from harm. She especially concerns herself with the fate of ursinals who’re preparing to venture beyond Elysium’s safe borders, assisting when asked by providing sound advice, or magical wards. And ask her they do, for Bharrai is universally revered by her kin, as well as her peers—she is one of the Five Companions of Talisid. Though she is gentle and contemplative by nature, Bharrai possesses immense physical power, and whether defending her charges or the lofty ideals of goodness, she is relentless.
Source: Jon Winter-Holt; Book of Exalted Deeds [3e] p69-70,148-149