They're actually in the lore and they're the most common lycanthrope in skyrim.

For more information read "http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:On_Lycanthropy"

Werebears are very rare and even rumored to be nonexistant, though we know they actually exist. Read "Lycanthropic Legends of Skyrim".

It is possible that werebears never actually existed and it was simply a legend people took to believe as fact.

I vote for the man bear pig. It always wins.

Not even manbearpig could beat the were rabbit...

Lore wise, does being a werewolf or bear or shark change your human personality?

Khajiits should be able to transform into werelions and argonians into werecrocodiles lol that would be awesome

Cons:
. Larger body fat = slower movement. Not only in running speed but in combat also. If bears deal more damage - they would attack slower to balance. Thus bears would have a higher health to lower stamina ratio. Covering less distance and having to wait for stamina to regenerate more often.
Wolves can run extremely far extremely quickly as they have less fur and more muscle compared to bears.

Werebears are very rare and even rumored to be nonexistant, though we know they actually exist. Read "Lycanthropic Legends of Skyrim".

Actually the guy was trying to see if rumors of werebears were actually substantiated which he never did, he couldn't even get anyone to really talk about lycanthropes except for one guy referencing the Silver-Hand. Even in the book On Lycanthropy from dagerfall which says werebears are the most common lycanthrope in skyrim the author failed to actually meet any. It is possible that werebears never actually existed and it was simply a legend people took to believe as fact.

I would say wolves, boars and vultures are the only lycanthropes we can truly confrim as existing.

That could be said of all Werebeast. They are all rare, even the most widespread, Werewolves have been called very rare, many believe them to be myth and they probably all try to stay anonymous lest they attract those who know of their existence and wish them dead.



The author of the book 'On Lycanthropy", Varnard Karessen, was correct on his accounts of the Werebeast that we know exist and if the pattern of DLC is kept then he was correct on Werebears as well. At this point I would say that he is a credible source and so I believe that the other Werebeast described in the book also exist.

if you have read The elder scrolls novel, The infernal city, i can tell you as much as that the people of Black marsh talk about Werecrocodiles as something rather common, if you find that interesting of course

After hearing rumors regarding were-bears coming in DLC I've been contemplating the pros of cons of them compared to wolves based on how we experience them through our general game-play in Skyrim.

Pros:

.Bears are bulkier and have more body fat compared to wolves to suit their climate meaning they are much more likely as players to be given a bonus resistance to frost.

.Higher body fat would also allow bears to hold more health than a wolf therefore bears are hardier creatures and can withstand more damage.

. (This is more personal speculation) Bears would be able to feed on any type of creature such as deer or cattle whereas wolves have just humanoid blood to feast upon. However feeding on these creatures rather than humanoids would not give as much health and stamina as normal races as these docile creatures are petty in meat and nutrients.

. With massive claws and a bonus to one-handed (alchemy knowledge of bear claws) bears would be able to deal more damage than wolves as their damage would scale with your own one handed skill rather than unarmed hits with wolves. This is more a stretched thought ill admit.

Cons:

. Larger body fat = slower movement. Not only in running speed but in combat also. If bears deal more damage - they would attack slower to balance. Thus bears would have a higher health to lower stamina ratio. Covering less distance and having to wait for stamina to regenerate more often.
Wolves can run extremely far extremely quickly as they have less fur and more muscle compared to bears.

. Snow bears have a weakness to fire(?) - so bonus resistance to frost perhaps might be balanced with fire weakness. Whereas wolves have neither bonus resistance or negative damage multipliers to any elements.

These are just my thoughts, feel free to say weather you would agree or dis-agree with any of them and give your own ideas as-well. Im not 100% about any of these, simply basing them on what would make sense with the developers and racial traits.

I agree, werewolves should be more like swift powerful assassins and werebears should be more like tanks.

I really don't get why people would want werebears when we already have werewolves.

There's nothing unique enough about them to warrant the time and effort to make them seeing as how they would just be a werewolf reskin.

And plus I can't even imagine how dumb they would look i mean werewolfs look cool all standing upright and whatnot. All i see is the bear doing that standing attack thing and waddling around like that ugh.

Werebears confirmed by mods hiding threads discussig the possibility of the being in dawnguard. Bethesda spoiled it.

Werebears confirmed by mods hiding threads discussig the possibility of the being in dawnguard. Bethesda spoiled it.