Sylvan

Sylvans are trees possessed by demons and malicious spirits from the Fade.
== Background ==
For demons crossing over into our world, mankind is not always the preferred prey. As possessing humans means risking encounters with powerful mages and templars, some demons find it far easier to seek out animals or even plants. Those that possess trees are known as wild sylvans.
Generally, only rage demons become sylvans. The demon will spend considerable time and effort twisting and molding the host to make it mobile. A sylvan is a walking tree and if violent can prove very dangerous. Other, more intelligent, spirits have also been known to become sylvans. These are rare, but generally much less threatening.
Slow but immensely powerful, wild sylvans prefer to lie in wait for a victim to become lost, tired, or trapped in the forest. They hide among regular trees, nearly undetectable until they begin to move and reach. When they "come to life," as some travelers say, sylvans stand tall, with roots forming legs and branches stretching into lashing arms. While generally slow to move and act, some sylvans have been noted to move with startling speed.Such as the sylvan used by Flemeth to wrap Loghain in Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne.
When not presented with a living target, however, it has been noted that sylvans often fall into a form of dormancy, perhaps brought on by the nature of their tree host. While mobile, they normally return to wherever they were rooted once their prey has been killed. For both these reasons, a forest that has sylvans within can become incredibly dangerous to pass through for very long periods of time.Codex entry: Wild Sylvan
== Notable sylvans ==
:The Grand Oak
:The Old One
== Locations ==
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== Variations ==
:Ancient sylvan
:Charred sylvan
:Wild sylvan
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== Trivia ==
* Sylvans are used as weapons by Flemeth in Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne and the Penny Arcade comic featuring her.
== Gallery ==
Sylvan WoT.png|A Sylvan
Sylvan (HoDA).png|A Sylvan in Heroes of Dragon Age
DA inks masked 04.jpg|Sylvan in Dragon Age: The Masked Empire
== References ==
Category:Creatures
Category:Dragon Age: Origins creatures
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age creatures
Category:Demons
Category:Spirits
Category:Sylvans
Category:Possessed creatures
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