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[RogueGeth]

Man the qunari are is the most fasinating race in Dragon Age universe that is for sure.

[David Gaider]

Brockololly wrote...
So did the "8 foot tall, horned giant" race have a history or culture of their own before the Qun? How long has the Qun been around- before Andraste and the Old Gods or what?

Or is that all a big secret?

The qunari were indeed something else before the Qun, and even called themselves something else.

What that was, however, is something we've not discussed yet.

[Bobad]

David Gaider wrote...

Brockololly wrote...
So did the "8 foot tall, horned giant" race have a history or culture of their own before the Qun? How long has the Qun been around- before Andraste and the Old Gods or what?

Or is that all a big secret?

The qunari were indeed something else before the Qun, and even called themselves something else.

What that was, however, is something we've not discussed yet.

You Tease!

Modifié par Bobad, 10 août 2010 - 12:36 .

[Mary Kirby]

Drasanil wrote...

Also given that Sten's comments in game about "Elf Magic" do the Qunari differentiate between Bas mages? Do they see the difference between a Tevinter Magister, a Dalish Keeper, and "regular" Circle Mages, do they know about the Rite of Tranquility? I ask because Sten seems to hate mages but then when you confront him about being a mage he simply says it's "different" because you kept your honor. 


PS: Sorry for being a bit rambly. 

Sten views the Warden as if he or she were some sort of  mythical creature, possibly a unicorn. The Warden is a complete and utter fluke -- a competent, honorable person (when Qunari generally consider unenlightened foreigners as things), produced by one-in-a-million chance in a miserable, degenerate, corrupt, self-destructive, chaotic cesspool. Whatever the Warden happens to be --female, male, human, elf, dwarf, mage, etc. -- is sort of irrelevant because the Warden is already being considered by Sten as some sort of ambulatory pair of pants or talking horse.

[Saibh]

Mary Kirby wrote...

Drasanil wrote...

Also given that Sten's comments in game about "Elf Magic" do the Qunari differentiate between Bas mages? Do they see the difference between a Tevinter Magister, a Dalish Keeper, and "regular" Circle Mages, do they know about the Rite of Tranquility? I ask because Sten seems to hate mages but then when you confront him about being a mage he simply says it's "different" because you kept your honor. 


PS: Sorry for being a bit rambly. 

Sten views the Warden as if he or she were some sort of  mythical creature, possibly a unicorn.

You shall be my quote.

I'm curious enough to ask though (don't see through my intentions!)--is that how all qunari would view a person like the Warden/Hawke? Or if they saw him/her differently, would they no longer be qunari?

Modifié par Saibh, 10 août 2010 - 12:56 .

[Mary Kirby]

Saibh wrote...

You shall be my quote.

That's what I'm here for: Dispensing Words Of Wisdom.

Edit: It happens, once in a great while, that a Qunari meets an unenlightented foreigner and thinks "That guy/gal/whatever doesn't suck as much as the rest of these bas." Mostly, this makes the Qunari feel sorry for the foreigner. It's got to be lonely being the only one of your kind in the universe.

Modifié par Mary Kirby, 10 août 2010 - 01:00 .

[Scipio203]

One question I have is seeing that Qunari women cannot be warriors, can they be assassins? Spies, or rogues if you will? Sten say in Origins that the Qunari do in fact have bards (or a bard like role). Does this mean that we will see a few Qunari women playing as a rogue-like character?

[Anarya]

So Sten thinks of me as Leliana and Alistair's rose, if that rose were in fact a Shleet.

Fantastic.

[Ulicus]

Mary Kirby wrote...

Sten views the Warden as if he or she were some sort of  mythical creature, possibly a unicorn.

Can this be surreptitously introduced into the DA:O loading screens? :happy:

[Saibh]

Mary Kirby wrote...

Saibh wrote...

You shall be my quote.

That's what I'm here for: Dispensing Words Of Wisdom.

Edit: It happens, once in a great while, that a Qunari meets an unenlightented foreigner and thinks "That guy/gal/whatever doesn't suck as much as the rest of these bas." Mostly, this makes the Qunari feel sorry for the foreigner. It's got to be lonely being the only one of your kind in the universe.

Sten: I pity you. You are neither qunari nor truly a bas.
Warden: I am not a fish!

Modifié par Saibh, 10 août 2010 - 01:02 .

[JSB93]

Saibh wrote...

Mary Kirby wrote...

Saibh wrote...

You shall be my quote.

That's what I'm here for: Dispensing Words Of Wisdom.

Edit: It happens, once in a great while, that a Qunari meets an unenlightented foreigner and thinks "That guy/gal/whatever doesn't suck as much as the rest of these bas." Mostly, this makes the Qunari feel sorry for the foreigner. It's got to be lonely being the only one of your kind in the universe.

Sten: I pity you. You are neither qunari nor truly a bas.
Warden: I am not a fish!

Thanks for making my keyboard wet .

[tmp7704]

Anarya wrote...

So Sten thinks of me as Leliana and Alistair's rose, if that rose were in fact a Shleet.

Fantastic.

better yet, he sees you like Alicorn.

[SirOccam]

Really interesting thread. I have to agree with RogueGeth...the Qunari really are the most interesting race, by far. I hope we get to meet a lot more of them. And now I really, really want a female Qunari mage as a companion. It would be pretty interesting to have a companion who cannot speak to you, and there'd surely be a pretty interesting story behind why she's no longer leashed and part of the Qunari.

[Giant ambush beetle]

If the Qunari think of other races as unenlightened foreigners and ''things'', why did Sten show some kind of guilt/remorse after killing those things eeeerrmmm.......humans?

Modifié par The Woldan , 10 août 2010 - 01:13 .

[RogueGeth]

@SirOccam: She doesn't have to be mute because she can be a) tal-vashoth or an mage that never used "forbidden" magic or c-z of different reasons.

[Drasanil]

Mary Kirby wrote...
Sten views the Warden as if he or she were some sort of  mythical creature, possibly a unicorn. The Warden is a complete and utter fluke -- a competent, honorable person (when Qunari generally consider unenlightened foreigners as things), produced by one-in-a-million chance in a miserable, degenerate, corrupt, self-destructive, chaotic cesspool. Whatever the Warden happens to be --female, male, human, elf, dwarf, mage, etc. -- is sort of irrelevant because the Warden is already being considered by Sten as some sort of ambulatory pair of pants or talking horse.

You just managed to up the Warden's awesome factor by comparing him/her to a set of pants, you m'am are genius.


However, I notice you didn't answer my question about Qunari mage-breeding practices *damn sneaky* 

[Anarya]

tmp7704 wrote...

Anarya wrote...

So Sten thinks of me as Leliana and Alistair's rose, if that rose were in fact a Shleet.

Fantastic.

better yet, he sees you like Alicorn.

Hah! I was thinking of the Alicorn after I wrote that, actually.

[thegreateski]

The Woldan wrote...

If the Qunari think of other races as unenlightened foreigners and ''things'', why did Sten show some kind of guilt/remorse after killing those things eeeerrmmm.......humans?

It's a matter of honor. Not remorse.

[tmp7704]

The Woldan wrote...

If the Qunari think of other races as unenlightened foreigners and ''things'', why did Sten show some kind of guilt/remorse after killing those things eeeerrmmm.......humans?

Can't remember if it's stated somewhere in the game verbatim, but he's considered the very act of losing control like that something that should not happen to him. "A weak mind has to be caged" and so he allowed to be locked up.

[Drasanil]

The Woldan wrote...

If the Qunari think of other races as unenlightened foreigners and ''things'', why did Sten show some kind of guilt/remorse after killing those things eeeerrmmm.......humans?

Because he lost control. It's not so much that the humans are dead, but rather the reason why they died. Self-control and self-mastery appear to be the foundations of Qunari honor, and Sten lost his when he panicked and murdered a farm hold for no reason.

[SirOccam]

RogueGeth wrote...

@SirOccam: She doesn't have to be mute because she can be a) tal-vashoth or an mage that never used "forbidden" magic or c-z of different reasons.

I thought this quote gave the impression that their tongues were cut out as a matter of routine, rather than punishment:

Mary Kirby wrote...

Addai67 wrote...

I'm
wondering why mages have their tongues cut out. DA mages don't seem to
require incantations to work spells, so not being able to speak wouldn't
seem to be a deterrent to rogue magic.

It doesn't stop
them from doing magic. It stops a mage who has been possessed by a demon
from communicating and possibly corrupting someone else, as Uldred did.

It could be that she escapes before that is done, or maybe Hawke frees her or something. Maybe she doesn't appreciate being freed. It reminds me of the Seanchan and their damane from Wheel of Time. I don't know. Lots of possibilities; I just really want to meet one now.

[Mary Kirby]

The Woldan wrote...

If the Qunari think of other races as unenlightened foreigners and ''things'', why did Sten show some kind of guilt/remorse after killing those things eeeerrmmm.......humans?

They were things, but they were alive, and while they were alive, they had the potential to grow beyond mere bas. Qunari don't waste people unnecessarily, remember. And considering his job is protecting non-combatants (as he tells you, when he talks about the Tal-vashoth attacks in Seheron) he personally considers it a particularly heinous crime to harm unarmed civilians. It is safe to say that he never forgives himself for killing the farmers.

[Bryy_Miller]

Mary Kirby wrote...

Saibh wrote...

You shall be my quote.

That's what I'm here for: Dispensing Words Of Wisdom.

[Dave of Canada]

Bryy_Miller wrote...

Mary Kirby wrote...

Saibh wrote...

You shall be my quote.

That's what I'm here for: Dispensing Words Of Wisdom.

Win.

[AntiChri5]

One for the webcomic, Brry?