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Bears are wild animals common to the forests of Thedas. They are rarely seen during the day and don't attack travelers unless provoked. Enraged bears are remarkably dangerous and can strike massive blows, capable of knocking a man off his feet. Some rangers are known to summon bears to fight on their side.

Involvement

Dragon Age: Origins

Bears are encountered several times in Dragon Age: Origins.

Black bear

Black bears are the most common type of bears. They can be summoned by a Ranger and Shapeshifters can transform into one. 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.

Locations

Lothering
The Fade
Forest Path

Skills

Slam
Rage (summoned bears only)

Great bear

Great bear is far larger and more powerful than the black bear. Master Ranger converts the summoned bear to Great Bear, marginally increasing its power and letting it use Rage.

Locations

Brecilian Forest
Battlefield
Forest Path

Skills

Slam
Rage (summoned bears only)
Overwhelm

Bear Essentials — Black bear, great bear and bereskarn

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Bears can be found throughout Ferelden and Orlais. Large bears appear during the quest Bergrit's Claws in the Hinterlands. There is an even larger and more powerful version of the great bear, Old Scarred Paw, who appears with its cubs during A Bear to Cross.

Types

Bear
Large bear
Great bear

Loot

Bear Claws
Bear Hide
Great Bear Claws
Great Bear Hide
Great Bear Teeth

Locations

Emerald Graves
Emprise du Lion
Fallow Mire (at Granite Point)
Hinterlands
Storm Coast

Bugs

Dragon Age: Origins

ps3When summoned, the great bear will often get stuck in normal-sized doorways. This is noticeable, for example, during the Warden's Keep DLC.

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+<onlyinclude>{{CreatureTransformer
-{{Creature
-|affiliation   = [[Animal]]
+|style         = {{{style|}}}
-|name          = Bear
+|name          = [[Bear]]
 |image         = Creature-Bear.jpg
-|rank          = [[Boss]]
+|px            = 270px
+|rank          = [[Rank#Normal|Normal]] <br> [[Rank#Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] <br> [[Rank#Boss|Boss]]
-|class         = [[Warrior]]
-|location      = Forest, Lothering outskirts,[[Deserted Battlefield]]
+|location      = [[Brecilian Forest]], [[Deserted Battlefield]]<br>[[Hinterlands|The Hinterlands]], [[Emerald Graves]], [[Storm Coast]]
+|skills        = [[Overwhelm (monster)|Overwhelm]] <br> [[Rage (monster)|Rage]] <br> [[Slam (monster)|Slam]]
-|appearances   = ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]''
+|variations    = Black bear <br> [[Great bear]] <br> Large bear
-|skills        =  [[Skills#Overwhelm|Overwhelm]]<br/>[[Skills#Rage|Rage]]<br/>[[Skills#Slam|Slam]]
+|appearances   = [[Dragon Age: Origins]] <br> [[Dragon Age (tabletop RPG)]] <br> [[Heroes of Dragon Age]] <br> [[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]
-}}
+}}</onlyinclude>
-{{:Codex Entry: Bear|style=codexexcerpt|excerptonly=true}}
+__NOTOC__
+'''Bears''' are wild animals common to the forests of [[Thedas]]. They are rarely seen during the day and don't attack travelers unless provoked. Enraged bears are remarkably dangerous and can strike massive blows, capable of knocking a man off his feet. Some [[ranger]]s are known to [[Summon Bear|summon]] bears to fight on their side.
-==Background==
+== Involvement ==
+=== ''Dragon Age: Origins'' ===
-Bears live in forests, often near settlements. They are known for breaking into cabins and stealing food. They have a special fondness for honey. There is also a trained bear with a trainer at [[the Pearl]] brothel in Denerim.
+Bears are encountered several times in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]''.
+==== Black bear ====
-A [[Shapeshifter]] in the party, notably [[Morrigan]], is able to change into a Bear once you have unlocked such an ability. Her change makes her very powerful but disables the use of using items such as [[Lesser Health Poultice]]s (and greater) and [[Injury Kit]]s. To regain the ability, you must transform [[Morrigan]] back to her former self by clicking default bear skill 1.
+[[File:Black bear.png|thumb|A summoned black bear]]
+Black bears are the most common type of bears. They can be [[Summon Bear|summoned]] by a [[Ranger]] and [[Shapeshifter]]s can [[Bear Shape|transform]] into one. 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.
+==== Locations ====
-It is also possible, if your character purchases the 'Ranger' Ability from a merchant to unlock [[Ranger]] Specializations, that they can summon a bear to aid in battle.  This begins as a Black Bear, but once your character has achieved the 'Master Ranger' ability, Summon Bear will summon the much larger and more powerful Brown Bear.  ''Note: Ranger is a Rogue Specializations''
+{{:Lothering|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:The Fade|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Forest Path (Awakening)|style=iconmini}}
-==Locations==
+==== Skills ====
+{{:Slam (ability)|style=iconmini}}<br>
-*[[Brecilian Forest]]
+{{:Rage (ability)|style=iconmini}} (summoned bears only)
-*[[Deserted Battlefield]] (Quest: [[Brothers and Sons]])
-*[[Lothering]] (Quest: [[When Bears Attack]])
-==See Also==
+==== Great bear ====
+Great bear is far larger and more powerful than the black bear. [[Master Ranger]] converts the summoned bear to Great Bear, marginally increasing its power and letting it use Rage.
-*[[Codex: Creatures#Bear|Codex: Bear]]
+==== Locations ====
+{{:Brecilian Forest|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Battlefield|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Forest Path (Awakening)|style=iconmini}}<br>
+==== Skills ====
+{{:Slam (ability)|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Rage (ability)|style=iconmini}} (summoned bears only)<br>
+{{:Overwhelm (ability)|style=iconmini}}
+[[File:Bear Essentials.png|thumb|400px|none|Black bear, great bear and [[bereskarn]]]]
+=== ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' ===
+Bears can be found throughout [[Ferelden]] and [[Orlais]]. Large bears appear during the quest [[Bergrit's Claws]] in the [[Hinterlands]].  There is an even larger and more powerful version of the great bear, Old Scarred Paw, who appears with its cubs during [[A Bear to Cross]].
+==== Types ====
+* Bear
+* Large bear
+* Great bear
+==== Loot ====
+{{:Bear Claws|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Bear Hide|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Great Bear Claws|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Great Bear Hide|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Great Bear Teeth|style=iconmini}}<br>
+==== Locations ====
+{{:Emerald Graves|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Emprise du Lion|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Fallow Mire|style=iconmini}} (at Granite Point)<br>
+{{:Hinterlands|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Storm Coast|style=iconmini}}<br>
+== Bugs ==
+=== ''Dragon Age: Origins'' ===
+* {{platforms|ps3}}When summoned, the great bear will often get stuck in normal-sized doorways. This is noticeable, for example, during the ''[[Warden's Keep]]'' [[Downloadable content (Origins)|DLC]].
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery widths="199" captionalign="center">
+BearHoDA.png|A Bear in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]''
+Armored Bear.jpg|An Armored Bear in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]''
+Great-Bear-Emerald-Graves.png|A Great Bear in ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]''
+</gallery>
+== See also ==
+{{:Codex entry: Bear|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Codex entry: Bear (Inquisition)|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Codex entry: Great Bear|style=iconmini}}<br>
 [[Category:Creatures]]
-[[Category:Animals]]
+[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins creatures]]
+[[Category:Dragon Age (tabletop RPG) creatures]]
+[[Category:Heroes of Dragon Age creatures]]
+[[Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition creatures]]