Ursaline

Ursaline are an ancient species of intelligent life on Irf. They are the descendants of bears, changed in some way by an extinct species even older than they are. The ursaline are wise, but slow to change, and are the keepers of all the best trade routes on the continent. Though they can defend themselves or be driven to war, they are a very tolerant race, with no qualms about having hooved neighbors.