Bearan

On an island far to the north, where the snow and ice never fully melt, a mystical Bear gathered the Bearans around a great lake to sing the songs of Wisdom and grant the primal predators the gift of sentience. She also gave them a set of remembering stones to help guide them on the path of Nature. The stones were inlaid in an armor set, and whoever was chosen to wear it became an Ursan of the Bearans, leaving behind their name and clan to serve the greatness of the whole race. The simple life of the Bearan clans ended when Humans set foot on their land. After a long and bloody war, many were taken into servitude, while the lucky few hid deep in the ice of the North to follow the Old Ways. Hundreds of years passed before the Bearans became respected allies of the Humans. Yet when disaster struck and the Great Empire fell, the refugees traveled to Irongarth, never giving up on being proud members of the Sacred Order.