Great bear

Great bears are the most powerful variations of bears. They are wild animals found in the forests of the Dales and in Emprise du Lion. Some master rangers are known to summon great bears to fight for them.
== Background ==
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
* Great bears can be encountered in the Brecilian Forest and at the Deserted Battlefield.
* Rangers with the Master Ranger ability can summon great bears.
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
* While in the Hinterlands, the Herald encounters three large bears having unique great bear claws; the claws can be harvested and used to upgrade weapons and armors. However, the bears in this quest are not actually great bears.
* After encountering the Dalish camped out on the Exalted Plains the Inquisitor is tasked with harvesting 3 great bear hides.
* After scouting the Emerald Graves the Inquisitor is tasked with killing a unique great bear, Old Scarred Paw.
== Notable great bears ==
:Old Scarred Paw - a unique great bear found in the Emerald Graves
:Storvacker - a great bear that became Stone-Bear Hold's "Hold-Beast"
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== Abilities & Skills ==
:Cold Resistance
:Fire Vulnerability
:Immunity: Frozen, Paralyzed
:Immunity: Physical Effects
:Perceptive
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== Variations ==
:Bear
:Black bear
:Large bear
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== Trivia ==
* Great bears were referred to as dragon bears during development. They were designed with the idea of hunting wyverns and dragonlings, and when hungry enough being tenacious enough to go after high dragons.Matt Rhodes Tumblr Greater Wilderness Creatures
== Bugs ==
* 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
:Master Ranger
== Gallery ==
Bear Essentials.png|Black bear, great bear and bereskarn comparison.
Bearfightingbronto.png|A great bear fighting two brontos
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: Origins - Awakening creatures
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition creatures
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age creatures
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