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[Mary Kirby]

Siona wrote...

What happens to qunari women or men who don't want to have children? Are they forced to if they have desirable genes? :\\\\

They don't get a choice. Qunari don't raise their children, though. A father's involvement ends at conception. A mother's ends at birth.

Anarya wrote...

Anyway,
what happens to a Qunari who becomes unable to perform their assigned
job (or any job at all)? Say, the elderly, or someone with an
adult-onset disease, or someone who sustains a disabling injury in
battle? I would guess reassignment but given that Qunari identity is so
firmly tied to occupation wouldn't that create some serious mental
turmoil? I mean everything from your name to your "soul" is part of your
job.

It depends on how impared they are. If they're still mentally able, they wind up training the 12-year-olds who are assigned to their old role. If they're not mentally able, or are too physically impared to function without a lot of help, they're looked after by the Tamassrans.

[Mary Kirby]

Johnny Jaded wrote...

For a culture that's so rigid in it's views on efficiency etc., that's surprisingly compassionate. I was expecting them to be either cast out or euthanised so as not to be a drain on resources.

It's the same mentality the Qunari have toward mages, really. A person can't help being maimed, or suffering dementia, any more than they can help being a mage. They are honored for their willingness to serve their people as best they can, even if their body betrays them. Compassion aside, most of them kill themselves. It causes serious emotional trauma to suddenly lose your entire identity.

[Mary Kirby]

Anarya wrote...
Do they have no cookies because bakers are not encouraged to innovate and cookies are a nonessential food?

Qunari are too efficient. Most cultures initially develop cookies and cakes as a way to use up leftover batter from other things. Qunari plan ahead too well to have leftovers. Thus, the lack of cookies is their tragic flaw.