OK,  so  just  what  sorta  critter  is  this

'Mathue' anyway ?

You are gazing at a bear-like mammal, bipedal, a trace over 4.8 cubits high. His fur is a dark reddish-brown, and it is slightly shaggy. His muzzle is blonde, as is the tuft of hair between his ears. He looks at you with dark blue eyes, and a friendly smile. Grasped in his right paw is an oak walking stick, which he uses to aid his lame right foot. It was injured in times past, when he wandered aimlessly in a dark and foul land robbed of his memory.

He wears a flaxen garb, a light green shulat, and red pants. The shulat has a series of ruby coloured buttons that run diagonally over his chest, from his left shoulder to his right hip. Upon his back is a red backpack to carry his maps and belongings.

There was a new toy around, a very cute talking teddy bear named Teddy Ruxpin*.