Owlbear, A dangerous monster widely found in forests, mountains, and plains.
As its name suggested, its most striking feature was its bizarre appearance, combining the traits of two creatures: "owl" and "bear."
It had a bear's body, nearly three meters tall, solid and hulking like a mountain of flesh, yet an owl's head sat on the front of it.
Even its roar was a relatively deep birdlike cry.
The origin of this creature had been debated in academic circles for many years.
Some scholars believed it was the accidental creation of some mad and daring Mage after an experiment.
After all, whether from the perspective of physiological structure or reproductive evolution, it did not seem like a creature that could have naturally evolved and been born.
As for this view, the counterargument came from the fact that records resembling the Owlbear had already appeared in elven classics from hundreds and thousands of years ago.
On the Aifala Continent, it was indeed perfectly normal for monsters to look a little strange.
There were many different opinions about the origin of the Owlbear, and even now there was still no definitive conclusion.
But what could not be denied was that this dangerous creature had already become part of nature, one of the monsters Adventurers had to pray to the gods they would not encounter before heading out on a mission.
The Owlbear was a violent and ferocious creature. Its intelligence, clearly higher than that of ordinary beasts, was not enough for it to understand so-called manners or restraint; it only helped it tear prey after prey to pieces, carpeting its entire cave with carrion and bones.
In most cases, it delighted in using its stout, solid body to grapple with other monsters in the forest. Its own overly crude and fearless combat