Gumberoo

The Gumberoo is a great lumbering beast living deep in cedar wood forests. It is said to be like a bear in shape, except rounder, with short legs and ugly features. Unlike a bear, the Gumberoo is hairless but for a shaggy undercoat of hair on its chin and a pair of bristly eyebrows. Its skin is a dull coal-black colour and tough like leather.

The Gumberoo has been seen roaming the burnt remains of forest fires, feasting on decayed and charred wood. However the beast is also known to devour almost anything from raccoons and rats to humans and horses.

Due to its thick and almost elasticated hide, projectiles intending to damage the creature such as arrows or bullets simply bounce off - making the Gumberoo a fearsome foe to fight.

Although it enjoys the charred remains of burnt woodland, the Gumberoo is extremely vulnerable to combustion and therefore fire is employed to hunt down the creature.