Bugbears are the hulking (7 feet / 2.1  meters tall), hairy cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. They took their name from their noses and claws, which were similar to those of bears. Their claws were not long and sharp enough to be used as weapons, so bugbears often armored and armed themselves with a variety of purloined gear, which was normally second-rate and in poor repair. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hard-to-reach hidden and shady places. Long ago they came to the Material Plane and centuries later they still bear fey gift for lurking just out of sight. Despite their formidable build, bugbears are quiet skulkers, thanks to fey magic that allows them to hide in spaces seemingly too small for them.