Bear

Bears are wild animals common to the forests of Thedas. They are rarely seen during the day and don't attack travellers, unless provoked. Enraged bears are remarkably dangerous and can strike massive blows, capable of knocking a person off their feet.Codex entry: Bear Some rangers are known to summon bears to fight on their side.
== Background ==
Normally, bears are so shy and so inactive during the day that most people never encounter one at all. However, should a bear be provoked, they are remarkably dangerous. The normally placid-seeming creatures become enraged, and can strike massive blows with their paws.Codex entry: Bear
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== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
Bears are encountered mainly in the forested areas of Ferelden. Black bears are the most common type of bears. They can be summoned by a Ranger and Shapeshifters can transform into them. The Ranger's bear levels up with the character and thus makes for a great tanking ally, with high health and damage output. While the same applies to the bear form, its use prevents spellcasting and thus it should only be used as a last resort. 
Great bears are far larger and more powerful than black bears. A Master Ranger can summon a great bear, marginally increasing its power and allowing for it to use overwhelm.
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
Bears can be found throughout Ferelden and Orlais. Large bears appear in the Hinterlands only during the side quest Bergrit's Claws. The great bear, a bigger and powerful bear, is less common than a regular bear, but can still be found in great numbers across the Dales of Orlais. An even larger and more powerful version of the great bear, named Old Scarred Paw, appears with its cubs during the side quest A Bear to Cross.
== Notable bears ==
:Chauncey - a miniature "large bear" found at the Black Emporium
:Old Scarred Paw - a unique great bear found in the Emerald Graves
:Storvacker - a great bear that became Stone-Bear Hold's "Hold-Beast"
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
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=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
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: (Old Scarred Paw)
== Locations ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
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=== Dragon Age: Awakening ===
: (black bears and great bears)
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
: (great bears)
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: (a single bear at Granite Point)
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== Abilities & Skills ==
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== Variations ==
:Black bear
:Large bear
:Great bear
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== Bugs ==
* (Origins) When summoned, the great bear will often get stuck in normal-sized doorways. This is noticeable, for example, during the Warden's Keep DLC.
== See also ==
:Bereskarn
:Fauna and flora
:Ranger
:Master Ranger
:Shapeshifter
:Master Shapeshifter
== Gallery ==
Bear Essentials.png|Black bear, great bear and bereskarn comparison.
BearHoDA.png|A bear in Heroes of Dragon Age
Armored Bear.jpg|An Armored bear in Heroes of Dragon Age
Black bear creature.png|A black bear attacking in Lothering
Large_bear.png|A large bear roaming in the Hinterlands
Great-Bear-Emerald-Graves.png|A great bear in Dragon Age: Inquisition
Chauncey-the-Miniature-Bear.png|Chauncey, a miniature "large bear" wandering the Black Emporium
Old Paw.png|Old Scarred Paw, a unique great bear found in the Emerald Graves
Storvacker.png|Storvacker, Stone-Bear Hold's "Hold-Beast"
== References ==
Category:Creatures
Category:Dragon Age: Origins creatures
Category:Dragon Age (tabletop RPG) creatures
Category:Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening creatures
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age creatures
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition creatures
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