Carver Hawke

Carver Hawke (born 9:11 Dragon) is Hawke's younger brother and Bethany's fraternal twin. He specializes in two-handed weaponry.
== Background ==
After his father died, Carver started down a military path and took part in the Battle of Ostagar, serving in the "third company under Captain Varel" according to Aveline. His fellow soldiers said Carver fought well, that they used him as a spear while they kept the darkspawn off his flanks. He had to be dragged from the fight when Loghain Mac Tir's betrayal forced the Fereldan army into a rout.Codex entry: Arms of Mac Tir Carver returned to his family though they had to flee once the darkspawn attacked Lothering. 
== Appearance ==
Carver has one of several facial structures, depending on which preset the player picks for their Hawke during character creation. The same applies for Bethany, Leandra and Gamlen.
There are three base facial shapes that each family member can have. Hawkes using the default Hawke appearance or any of the first three presets will get the first head shape, Hawkes using the second three presets will get the second head shape, and Hawkes using the final three presets (or any modded presets past that) will get the third shape.
Each of the three head shapes has three variations - one with a pale skintone, one with a medium skintone, and one with a dark skintone, and each with a different hairstyle. Which of these variations is used by the game depends on Hawke's skintone; the first four skintones will result in the light-skinned version of Carver, the second four in the medium-skinned version, and the final four in the dark-skinned version. All versions of Carver will have black hair. 
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
== Quests ==
Prologue
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Act 1
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Mark of the Assassin
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== Friendship and rivalry ==
As a result of the inferiority complex that has plagued him since childhood, Carver takes value in proving his worth to his family and comrades.
A responsible Hawke who keeps their family out of trouble and allows Carver to make his own mark on the world will gain friendship. Conversely, a Hawke who attracts templar attention by visibly challenging Kirkwall’s Chantry will frustrate Carver as he is adamant about an apostate Hawke avoiding the suspicion of the Order, thereby staying safe. As such, supporting the Chantry's actions and siding with Templars over mages in certain circumstances will net his approval despite his vocal disdain for the Templars themselves. 
Carver values fairness and clemency as proven by his approval gains in Loose Ends and elsewhere, but does not believe his sibling should neglect their own self-preservation in the pursuit of mercy. 
== Statistics ==
=== Initial talents ===
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=== Initial equipment ===
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Weapons	
Armor 	Fereldan Man-at-Arms Issue
=== Armor upgrades ===
An upgrade for Carver's armor, Fereldan Man-at-Arms Issue, is available in Act 1:
: – in the Estate Vault during the Birthright quest. 
=== Restricted weapons ===
: – requires Legacy
=== Restricted accessories ===
: – requires Warrior Item Pack DLC
: – requires Warrior Item Pack II
: – requires Mark of the Assassin
=== Alternate ===
== Quotes ==
*(Defending his mother from an ogre) "You soulless bastards!"
*(After learning that Gamlen left the Amell will in the estate's vault) "What kind of daft bastard leaves that behind?"
*(To Fenris) "If you have a problem with my brother/sister, you have a problem with me."
*"It's like Mother, taking everything out on us. She was just scared. I don't have a place in the life she is trying to bring back."
*(About Carver's namesake in Family History) "A man who let him look ahead. It would always mean 'skill thoughtfully applied.' Not exactly 'master of all blades' but... Father actually thought there was worth to a swordsman."
*"A hundred ways to run, and we choose backward. Whatever you say, but chasing an old name isn't really starting over."
== Codex entries ==
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== Note texts ==
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== Trivia ==
* Lukas Kristjanson wrote Carver for Dragon Age II.
* Carver was named after Ser Maurevar Carver, a templar who played an essential role in hiding his parents affair and helped them escape Kirkwall to Ferelden. Carver can find out during Family History.
* Carver is related to the human Warden from the Magi Origin through his mother Leandra Amell.
* In Act 1, Hawke receives a letter addressed to Carver from a woman in Lothering named Peaches. If Hawke is male, Peaches has an obvious crush on him which Carver clearly disapproves of, as he refused to introduce them. If Hawke is female, the letter makes reference to an implied sexual encounter between Carver and herself in Barlin's barn.
* In dialogue at Gamlen's house, Hawke refers to Carver as the 'second child', implying Carver is the older of the Hawke twins.
* In the Dragon Age II Demo, Carver is wearing the recoloured armor of the Kirkwall City Guard which is also worn by Hugh, during the expanded intro if he is present during it, despite the fact that he never wears it in the game. When Varric amends his story, Carver will be wearing his normal outfit.
* During Act 1, if you take Carver to talk to the Arishok he sometimes says "we only had one Qunari in Lothering but that was enough", referring to Sten in Dragon Age: Origins.
* During party banter, it is hinted Carver may be romantically interested in Merrill.
** If Hawke romances Merrill, Hawke and Carver can have a brief in-party conversation during the Legacy DLC where Carver asks if Hawke and Merrill are together and then states (with some difficulty) he's "happy" for them, to which a confused Merrill asks if she missed something yet again. In the Mark of the Assassin DLC, he's more lighthearted about the development and suggests Hawke could tame a wyvern for Merrill, if she'd like. 
* In Dragon Age: The Last Court a man claiming to be Carver Hawke may appear during a marketplace draw (a special feature of the text game which will take 24 hours to reappear after activation or by spending real world currency). 
* Carver has a tattoo of a mabari that he can make "bark".
* Bethany Hawke's dialogue during Legacy states that Carver ran away and enlisted in King Cailan Theirin's army at the age of 15. His father Malcolm Hawke was said to be proudly angry seeing him return and struggling to move in his armor.
== Gallery ==
Carver Hawke DA2 Demo.png|Carver in an alternate version of the Kirkwall City Guard armour in the Dragon Age II demo
WoT_Carver_Hawke.png|Concept art of Carver from Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2
Carver HoDA promo.jpg|Artwork of Carver from Heroes of Dragon Age
Carver HoDA tier.jpg|Artwork of Carver's tier progression in Heroes of Dragon Age
WardenCarverHoDA.jpg|Tier progression of Grey Warden Carver in Heroes of Dragon Age
TemplarCarverHoDA.jpg|Tier progression of Templar Carver in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
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Category:Dragon Age II characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Dragon Age: The Last Court characters
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Category:Fereldans
Category:Free Marchers
Category:Free Marcher nobility
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Category:Grey Wardens
Category:Templars
Category:Companions
Category:Temporary companions
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