The Harvester is the product of a misguided attempt to recreate Paragon Caridin's research to build golems for Orzammar. The researchers used the flesh of casteless dwarves as a cheap alternative to stone or steel. Fade spirits were bound to dead flesh, animating it. The creature turned out to be uncontrollable, resulting in the death of the research team. The Harvester appears to be a twisted construct of rotting, flailing limbs with a disproportionately large head. It is able to attach itself to, and control, larger constructs of flesh.