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Mist Bear

Like the mundane bears they resemble, a mist bear is motivated by simple pursuits, such as food. Unlike other ursines, the mist bear can dissipate into a cloud of ethereal vapor, greatly complicating the efforts of neighboring humanoids to keep their provisions safe from the creature's depredations.

Fortunately, the mist bear follows a predictable pattern of behavior, usually foraging within the Universe for only a few months every year to gorge itself. Once sated, it then enters a state similar to hibernation where it drifts through the Ethereal Plane as a cloud of intangible vapor.

Recall Knowledge - Beast (Arcana, Nature): DC 25
Recall Knowledge - Ethereal (Occultism): DC 25
Unspecific Lore: DC 23
Specific Lore: DC 20

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Elite are marked in red below.
NOTE: The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Elite Mist BearCreature 8

Uncommon Large Beast Ethereal 
Source Howl of the Wild pg. 147 2.0
Perception +20; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills Athletics +19, Survival +17
Str +6, Dex +2, Con +5, Int -3, Wis +4, Cha +2
Mist Form (concentrate, exploration, occult, polymorph) Over the course of a minute, a mist bear can transmute its form into a cloud of ethereal vapor. In this state it has resistance 10 to physical damage, is immune to precision damage, and can't use any actions with the attack or manipulate trait. It has a fly Speed of 10 feet and can slip through tiny cracks. The mist bear can return to solid form as a single action.
AC 26; Fort +18, Ref +15, Will +17
HP 160
Speed 35 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +19 [+14/+9], Damage 2d10+2+8 piercingMelee [one-action] claw +19 [+15/+11] (agile), Damage 2d8+2+8 slashing plus GrabClouded Charge [two-actions] (concentrate, occult, visual) The mist bear Strides twice. During this movement, wisps of ethereal smoke trail from its body, making it concealed. The mist bear then Strikes. The target is off-guard to this attack if the bear moved at least 20 feet.Misty Mauling [one-action] (concentrate, occult, polymorph) Requirements The mist bear has a creature grabbed; Effect The mist bear digs its claws into the grabbed creature as it dissipates into mist. The grabbed creature takes 3d8 slashing damage (DC 27 basic Fortitude save). The mist bear gains the benefits of its Mist Form, Fliesup to 10 feet, and then returns to its solid form.

All Monsters in "Ethereal Wildlife"

NameLevel
Ghost Ape4
Mist Bear7
Rift Chameleon3

Ethereal Wildlife

Source Howl of the Wild pg. 146 2.0
The following animals all have ties to the Ethereal Plane.