After years among the noble houses in the big city of Weirmalk, Jesse had enough. He sold his worldly possessions, grew a beard and journeyed, alone, into the vast Benecian forest, where he constructed a cabin from timber gathered with his own bare hands, and lived a life of happy seclusion for many years. Eventually, his blissful hermitage was invaded by a wandering bear. After years among the trees and rabbits in big forest, Big Jesse had enough. When he came upon the strange, hairy human and his wonderfully warm and fragrant wooden cave, Big Jesse decided that this was sort of life he wanted. Generally, a bear gets what he wants.