Oblivion:Bear

A Brown Bear encountered within theJerall Mountains

Bearsare large, hostilecreaturesthat will attack you if found infringing on their territory, and can typically be found in the wilderness or in caves. They are impressive creatures, much larger than the average adventurer, especially when standing up on their rear feet. Bears also have two main types of attack: biting, or standing up on the rear legs and mauling you with their paws. They are also not terribly fast in speed or agility. All variations of bears have a 20%resistance to frostand also have a 10% chance to transmit theYellow Tickdisease, which deducts both yourspeedandstrengthattributes.

Bear Variations

While the stronger bear variants will not appear until after you've reached the levels shown, you will continue to meet low-level versions even at high levels. You can still encounter all variants at least two levels earlier as boss-leveled creatures.

Black Bear

A Black Bear

Black Bears are typically the first variant of bear encountered withinCyrodiil,starting at level 9. They can typically be found inside of caves or deep within forested regions. Unlike their counterpart, the Brown Bear, they are smaller in appearance and are significantly weaker. However, they can also be summoned by nearbySpriggansand can be looted for theirpeltsif encountered in the wild.

Creature	Lvl	Drops		Sta.	Attacks	Soul
Black Bear 00097A15 Standard	7	Bear Pelt	150	200	22pts, Melee	Common
Black Bear 000CA002
Black Bear 000C8BCC		None

^aThis variant may be invisible when encountered nearFort Caractacus.

^bThis variant may only be summoned bySpriggans(seenotesfor further information)

Brown Bear

A Brown Bear

Brown Bears are encountered as early as level 16, and unlike their earlier variation, are much stronger and larger in comparison. Apart from caves and forested regions, they are found in areas of snow and higher altitudes, such as in theJerall Mountains.Brown Bears cannot be summoned by nearby Spriggans, but they can still be looted for their pelts.

Creature	Lvl	Drops		Sta.	Attacks	Soul
Brown Bear 00097A16 Standard	14	Bear Pelt	330	240	44pts, Melee	Greater
Bear 0003D799

^aThis variant may be a possible opponent in theArenaGrand Champion matches at level 14.

West Weald Bear

West Weald Black Bear Cub

West Weald Brown Bear Cub

The West Weald bear variations can also be encountered as either Brown Bear or Black Bear variants, but are confined to theWest Wealdregion and can only be looted for theirbear fangsduring therelated quest.

Creature	Lvl	Drops		Sta.	Attacks	Soul
West Weald Black Bear Cub 0018AE3A	1	West Weald Bear Fang	20	100	6pts, Melee	Petty
West Weald Brown Bear Cub 0018AE3B	4		75	185	12pts, Melee	Lesser
West Weald Black Bear 0018AE38	7		150	200	32pts, Melee	Common
West Weald Black Bear Den Hunter 0018AE3D	10		250		45pts, Melee
West Weald Brown Bear 0018AE39	14		400	275	55pts, Melee	Greater
West Weald Brown Bear Den Hunter 0018AE3E	17		550	325	70pts, Melee

Notes

• If you are wearing theBoots of the Crusader^KotN,onlystandardBlack Bear and Brown Bear variations will no longer attack you. All other variations will still attack as usual.
• Usually onlySprigganshave the ability to summon Black Bear variants. However, with theSpell Tomesdownload, it makes this spell available to you as well.