Akando Mato

Akando is a massive black grizzly and a member of the Dawnseekers.

History
Born to a sow bear just outside the nature perverse Akando-Mato was a carefree cub living out his days under the watchful eye of his mother the only thing he had to fear were wolves and the odd cougar that would quickly learn that bear cubs aren't for eating unless you want to deal with the raging mother bear coming after you. It was perfect until the hunters came and now teenage Akando and his mother ran for their lives they came to a stop on the fence that separated the boundaries of the park and Akando's mother quickly ushed her son underneath by lifting up the wires knowing that he would be safe there since hunting was banned. With gunshots and dogs drawing closer the sow quickly leaves to lead them away. Akando never saw his mother again after that only the sound of the dogs and gunshots fading away in the distance. The young boar turns and starts deeper into the park to sadly start his new life alone.

Fast forward some years later and a man and his dog trespassed into the park in search of a fox it seemed. Akando-Mato was rudely awakened and then shot at by the hunter as he was resting in the underbrush near a waterfall, one of his main sources of water. After a short battle with the stupid hunter's hound dog Akando was about to lay the finishing blow when a fox suddenly appeared and attacked him. Chasing after the fox the bear makes the mistake of following it across a old log which was unable to hold his weight snapped and the two creatures fell down into the waters below. Upon awaking from his short bout of unconsciousness Akando finds himself not in his precious nature preserve but somewhere else entirely

And where was that? Cananda and with no memory of the past few days to boot Akando was lost as a newborn cub. It was there the bear stumbled upon the camp of the Dawn-seekers and learned of some sort of war from the animals of the forest. He approaches the camp, warily of course and offers his services as a guide of sorts in exchange for food.

Personality
A wild animal, a wild bear through and through Akando would just like to be left alone first and foremost if you were to stumble upon him like any wild bear would. He's grouchy by nature, a grumpy bum of a great black grizzly bear he is a solitary male after all. Akando is also brave willing risk his life to chase off hunters and their dogs even after getting wounded and in rare moments he can be surprisingly friends but he only shows that to those he calls friends which are few and far between.