Changes: Harvester

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See Harvester (strategy) for strategy tips.

Harvester are the byproduct of Amgarrak's experiments on golems, a monstrous Abomination made from the corpses of its victims. They sustains themselves on the dead, whether long-deceased or freshly killed.

Background

The first Harvester was created by accident when the smiths of Amgarrak were experimenting on Caridin's work with the hope of recreating and improving it. The smiths used dead casteless dwarves bodies instead of metal and stone, claiming that "It would be a honor for a casteless dwarf to die in such way". Nereda, the Tevinter mage in Amgarrak, sealed a Fade spirit inside a construct made out of flesh and bone. When the construct came alive, the head removed itself from the body and disappeared, becoming the first Harvester. It killed numerous people in the thaig and after witnessing what their twisted creation was capable of, they were forced to trap it in a level of the Fade via the use of the Lyrium Wells and seal the thaig. Since then, people have long forgotten about both the Harvesters and the thaig.

Harvesters set about gathering the flesh of the dead to add to they bodies to create a sort of flesh golem which they use like an armor. It seems that the Harvesters is capable of manipulating the Lyrium Wells and using them to its advantage. While battling against the The Warden-Commander, it shifts him/her and his/her party through different levels of the Fade in order to become more powerful.

It's also seen that with a secret ritual of Blood Magic, a mage alive can merge with corpses and become a Harvester with its flesh golem.

Involvement

The Golems of Amgarrak

This section contains spoilers for:
Golems of Amgarrak.

A Harvester is the final boss of The Golems of Amgarrak DLC. The battle is biphasic: the first part of the battle is spent fighting the twisted flesh golem that the Harvester has amassed, and the second is where you must fight the Harvester itself. Its death triggers the destruction of the Forge within Amgarrak, and thus the thaig itself.

Once the Harvester is defeated, the Warden, along with Jerrik and Brogan Dace, are shown leaving the crumbling thaig, followed closely by a horde of Harvesters.

Dragon Age II

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.

In Act III, First Enchanter Orsino will turn into a Harvester during his boss battle, performing a ritual of Blood Magic he received from the research of Quentin.

Trivia

While it is easy to mistake a Harvester for a golem of flesh and bone, it is untrue. Because a demon was drawn from the Fade to animate the eventual-Harvester, it is technically an Abomination similar to the possession of other objects, e.g. not unlike the creation of Sylvans and undead.
However, for bonuses and such, the Harvester counts as a darkspawn.

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-|appearances = [[Dragon Age: Origins]] - ''[[The Golems of Amgarrak]]''
+|appearances = [[Dragon Age: Origins]] - [[The Golems of Amgarrak]]<br>[[Dragon Age II]]
+|location    = [[Amgarrak Thaig]] (''The Golems of Amgarrak'')<br>[[Gallows Prison]] (''Dragon Age II'')
-[[Dragon Age II]]
-|location    = [[Amgarrak Thaig]]
+|quests      =
-|quests   =
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-{{See|[[The Harvester (strategy)]] for strategy tips}}
+{{See|[[Harvester (strategy)]] for strategy tips}}
-'''The Harvester''' is the byproduct of [[Amgarrak]]'s experiments on [[golems]], a monstrous [[Abomination]] made from the corpses of its victims. It sustains itself on the dead, whether long-deceased or freshly killed, and has been the scourge of many an expedition.
+'''Harvester''' are the byproduct of [[Amgarrak]]'s experiments on [[golems]], a monstrous [[Abomination]] made from the corpses of its victims. They sustains themselves on the dead, whether long-deceased or freshly killed.
 == Background ==
-The Harvester was created by accident when the smiths of [[Amgarrak]] were experimenting on [[Caridin]]'s work with the hope of recreating and improving it. The smiths used dead [[Castes|casteless]] [[dwarves]] bodies instead of metal and stone, claiming that "It would be a honor for a casteless dwarf to die in such way". Nereda, the [[Tevinter]] mage in Amgarrak, sealed a [[Fade]] spirit inside a construct made out of flesh and bone. When the construct came alive, the head removed itself from the body and disappeared, becoming the Harvester. It then set about gathering the flesh of the dead to add to its body. After witnessing what their twisted creation was capable of, they were forced to trap it in a level of the [[Fade]] via the use of the [[Lyrium]] Wells and seal the thaig. Since then, people have long forgotten about both the Harvester and the thaig.
+The first Harvester was created by accident when the smiths of [[Amgarrak]] were experimenting on [[Caridin]]'s work with the hope of recreating and improving it. The smiths used dead [[Castes|casteless]] [[dwarves]] bodies instead of metal and stone, claiming that "It would be a honor for a casteless dwarf to die in such way". Nereda, the [[Tevinter]] mage in Amgarrak, sealed a [[Fade]] spirit inside a construct made out of flesh and bone. When the construct came alive, the head removed itself from the body and disappeared, becoming the first Harvester. It killed numerous people in the thaig and after witnessing what their twisted creation was capable of, they were forced to trap it in a level of the [[Fade]] via the use of the [[Lyrium]] Wells and seal the thaig. Since then, people have long forgotten about both the Harvesters and the thaig.
-However, it seems that the Harvester is capable of manipulating the Lyrium Wells and using them to its advantage. While battling the Harvester, it shifts [[the Warden]] and his/her party through different levels of the Fade in order to become more powerful.
+Harvesters set about gathering the flesh of the dead to add to they bodies to create a sort of flesh golem which they use like an armor. It seems that the Harvesters is capable of manipulating the Lyrium Wells and using them to its advantage. While battling against the [[The Warden-Commander]], it shifts him/her and his/her party through different levels of the Fade in order to become more powerful.
+It's also seen that with a secret ritual of [[Blood Magic]], a mage alive can merge with corpses and become a Harvester with its flesh golem.
 ==Involvement==
-===The Golems of Amgarrak===
+=== ''The Golems of Amgarrak'' ===
-{{SpoilerGoA|The Harvester is the final boss of ''[[The Golems of Amgarrak]]'' [[DLC]]. The battle is biphasic: the first part of the battle is spent fighting the twisted flesh golem that the Harvester has amassed, and the second is where you must fight the Harvester itself. Its death triggers the destruction of the Forge within Amgarrak, and thus the [[thaig]] itself.
+{{SpoilerGoA|A Harvester is the final boss of ''[[The Golems of Amgarrak]]'' [[DLC]]. The battle is biphasic: the first part of the battle is spent fighting the twisted flesh golem that the Harvester has amassed, and the second is where you must fight the Harvester itself. Its death triggers the destruction of the Forge within Amgarrak, and thus the [[thaig]] itself.
 Once the Harvester is defeated, the [[Warden]], along with [[Jerrik]] and [[Brogan Dace]], are shown leaving the crumbling thaig, followed closely by a horde of Harvesters.}}
-== ''Dragon Age II'' ==
+=== ''Dragon Age II'' ===
-A Harvester is one of the creatures that [[Hawke]] encounters in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.
 {{SpoilerDA2|In Act III, First Enchanter [[Orsino]] will turn into a Harvester during his boss battle, performing a ritual of [[Blood Magic]] he received from the research of [[Quentin]].
 }}
 == Trivia ==
-* While it is easy to mistake the Harvester for a [[golem]] of flesh and bone, it is untrue. Because a demon was drawn from the Fade to animate the eventual-Harvester, it is technically an [[Abomination]] similar to the possession of other objects, e.g. not unlike the creation of [[Sylvans]] and [[undead]].
+* While it is easy to mistake a Harvester for a [[golem]] of flesh and bone, it is untrue. Because a demon was drawn from the Fade to animate the eventual-Harvester, it is technically an [[Abomination]] similar to the possession of other objects, e.g. not unlike the creation of [[Sylvans]] and [[undead]].
 * However, for bonuses and such, the Harvester counts as a darkspawn.
 == Gallery ==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery>
+Harvester golem.png|A Harvester with its flesh golem in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]'' - [[The Golems of Amgarrak]]
-Destiny9.jpg|In the "Destiny" trailer
-Harvester Dragon Age II.jpg|In ''Dragon Age II''
+Harvester Dragon Age II.jpg|A Harvester with its flesh golem in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''
-DA2Harvester.jpg|Hawke vs Harvester
+DA2Harvester.jpg
+Destiny9.jpg|A Harvester in the "Destiny" trailer
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Creatures]]
+[[Category:The Golems of Amgarrak]]
 [[Category:Dragon Age II creatures]]
 [[Category:Elite bosses]]
-[[Category:The Golems of Amgarrak]]