The Origin of the Ursan Tribe – Children of the Great Bear
Long ago, when Earth and Sky were still one, when humans were but dust in the dreams of the gods, the first being to walk the world was Ur-Mató, the Great Bear Spirit. His fur was dark as the ancient night, and his eyes burned red like the first dawn.
Ur-Mató did not speak the language of men.
He spoke through footsteps that stirred the earth,
breath that awakened the forest,
and gazes that silenced rivers.
Wherever he walked, forests rose, streams were born, and creatures gathered. Yet the Great Bear Spirit remained alone—for none could understand his sacred tongue.
One day, beneath the ancient Tree of Spirits, Ur-Mató laid down to rest. From his dream, four children rose from the paw print he left in the soft earth.
A boy with eyes bright as snow,
a girl with hair red as fire,
and twins—one still as stone, the other swift as wind.
Ur-Mató placed his mighty paw upon each of their foreheads and gifted them:
The strength of the forest,
The patience of stone,
The healing power of roots and leaves,
And the wisdom to speak with the wild.
He taught them how to live without taking,
how to hunt without cruelty,
and how to die without fear.
From these children came the Ursan Tribe – the Bear’s Bloodline, dwellers of deep forests, keepers of balance, and guardians of ancient wisdom. They wear the Sacred Bear Paw on their skin when they come of age, on their foreheads when they dream, and carve it into stone so their origin is never forgotten.
The Ursan elders say:
“We were not born from wombs –
But from breath, from earth, from the footprint of the Great Bear.
We do not own the land –
We walk it, as guests invited by the sacred trail.”
And even today, when the forest wind changes,
when a bear stands proud and unafraid on the mountain,
the elders whisper:
Ur-Mató is still watching — waiting for the one worthy to bear the soul of the forest.
