Clothar has been startled by the sudden appearance of an animal, but it is merely a skittish deer, and not the giant bear he expected.

You should speak to it in the language of animals, and learn if it has seen the maddened bear.

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You encountered a skittish deer in the Old Forest and learned that a predator is near. Could it be the giant bear that Clothar Sandheaver encountered?

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You have found the bear that menaced Clothar and filled him with fear!

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• Defeat the great bear

The bear is enormous and seems driven to frenzy, but still you see something in its eye that gives you pause.

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You have found the bear that menaced Clothar and filled him with fear!

It seemed as if you almost calmed the great bear with your words, but the creature shook away your influence.

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• Fight the great bear, but do not slay him

You have seen fear in the eyes of the great bear, and are now certain: something against its nature has driven this creature to attack.

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You have learned the name of the great bear, Bramblesnarl, and that some evil has put a great and terrible fear into the creature, causing it to become frenzied.

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• Save Bramblesnarl

The fear is gone, and now in Bramblesnarl's eyes you see something else: respect, and admiration. You have saved the bear from himself.

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Clothar Sandheaver is in the Old Forest, and can hardly believe his eyes or his ears.

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