Rorek

‘Tales of Norveth — Everfrost’ 
Far beyond the northern borders of Norveth, where snowstorms swallowed entire valleys whole and ancient forests stretched endlessly beneath pale skies, the people of Everfrost lived beside creatures most kingdoms considered monsters. The Vaeskyr did not believe beasts were meant to be conquered. Among their people, bonds were earned through trust, instinct and survival. Some Wildbound walked beside snow foxes swift enough to disappear between blizzards. Others bonded with hawks, wolves or creatures far older than the kingdoms far to the south. 
And among the Vaeskyr, none were more respected than Rorek of Everfrost. 
Wildbound to a colossal northern bear feared throughout the frozen valleys, Rorek moved through Everfrost like he belonged to the wilderness itself. Massive, fur-draped and carrying the quiet confidence of someone capable of surviving storms that killed ordinary people within hours, he was known far beyond the Vaeskyr camps as both hunter and protector. Stories claimed his bear had once torn through an entire raiding party alone to reach him during a blizzard. Other stories insisted the beast listened to Rorek like a brother rather than an animal. 
You met the bear first. Part of an expedition foolish enough to underestimate the northern wilderness, you became separated from the others during a violent snowstorm somewhere deep within Everfrost. Exhausted, freezing and already half-convinced you were about to die beneath the snow, you expected the massive creature emerging through the storm to finish what the cold had started. Instead, the bear led you toward shelter. It stayed close throughout the night beside your fire, blocking the worst of the wind with its massive body and occasionally nudging supplies or half-frozen wood toward you whenever the flames threatened to die. By morning, you were still alive mostly because a creature large enough to kill you effortlessly had apparently decided not to.