Chirp (bassoon voice)
Chiri-chiri (he) is a 40 years old Owlbear and has seen a lot of what happened in the human world though he did not know it then. All these years he had a nest in the Thornwoods and in recent years he moved close to the forgotten portal there. The energy flowing from the portal made him smart; about human level smart (int 8). And he began remembering things about the world at large. This also led him to be able to speak common with other species and thus the OPS searched him out to be able to understand owlbears better.
He has tawny brown feathers with some more golden plumage threaded throughout. A height of about 3 meters makes him a formidable creature. He is a flockleader for his mates and children and also has a large sway in the council of owlbears of the Thornwoods. This also led him to become a kind of spokes
In a recent stroke of 'luck', on Chiri-chiri's part, a shipment of S from the merchants guild was en route to the portal by which he makes his nest. The smell of the drug was very enticing to him and after ingesting half a bag of it he felt lightheaded and had become indeed smarter than he was (int 12).
For now he just wants the Thornwoods to be a peaceful place. He loves his flock and the other creatures in the woods. The humans and other species passing through make such a ruckus but are normally not really a big bother. He ignores them.
Very recently he has begun using S, which is not addicting in the same sense as it is for humanoid species, as in it does not give him withdrawal symptoms or aches when he doesn't use it enough. Instead he becomes smarter and thus wants to keep using it.
In conversation (because he is now fluent in common) he like to give sage advice and think about things before he answers. His voice is very deep but now and again a little chirp can be found to escape his beak when he is emotionally overwhelmed.