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[PsychoBlonde]

 I came up with some theories, but I'm curious if anyone actually knows the answer to this.

1.  He's much older than the other Qunari, and their horns keep growing throughout their lives.
1a. Most Qunari keep their horns filed down (their version of shaving) but the Arishok is entitled to let his grow.
2.  He's a genetic freak, kind of like Sten but in the opposite direction.
3.  Those aren't *his* horns, it's an elaborate headdress.  One horn is full of gunpowder.  The other is full of M&M's.
4.  He's actually an Ogre.

[Herr Uhl]

I think it has to do with age.

But I'd prefer if they were full of M&M's.

[The Angry One]

Probably 1, maybe 1a.
Horns seem to be somewhat of a status symbol among Qunari, the Saarebas' horns are cut off for example.

[Parrk]

And why do they seem to be a homage to flemmeth's hairstyle?

[Camenae]

Hmm, my first theory is it's for mating displays.

My second (and more serious theory) is maybe it's like the Doth'raki in A Song of Ice and Fire series. The Doth'raki men are allowed to have their hair grow for as long as they have never been defeated in battle. The Khal (their leader)'s hair ends up being the longest because if he's been defeated more times than the other warriors, he wouldn't be the Khal.

[Torax]

That or they just made his horns larger to make him look cooler. He is the Arishok. He couldn't look just like all the normal soldiers around him.

Also they wanted to make him at least a little like his Cinematic version that fought mage Hawke way back when.

[Xewaka]

Because he's the boss.

[Herr Uhl]

The Angry One wrote...

Probably 1, maybe 1a.
Horns seem to be somewhat of a status symbol among Qunari, the Saarebas' horns are cut off for example.

Lacking horns is supposed to be a sign of danger. Which is why they do it on Saarebas.

Normal horned Qunari get fidgety around those without horns, which might be why the hornless ones are used in the Ben Hassrath.

[payroo]

They're actually silicone *sob*

[panayoti40]

maybe its just a simbol of strenght

[TheBlackBaron]

1a, I think. Being the most badass qunari around means he's entitled to have larger, more elaborate horns than the other qunari.

[PsychoBlonde]

The Angry One wrote...

Probably 1, maybe 1a.
Horns seem to be somewhat of a status symbol among Qunari, the Saarebas' horns are cut off for example.

Supposedly it's not a status symbol per se--having no horns means you're *dangerous*, which given Qunari culture may imply *extra* status, granted, extra NASTY status.

[Torax]

I think I'm going to stick with the Cinematic one. Just like they sort of made Hawke look like his Cinematic version. The Arishok had Horns kind of close to how you see him in game.

[mesmerizedish]

Because he's so badass? That was my assumption.

[Camenae]

In other news: The Qunari often get poached for their horns. Donate to the World Wildlife Fund!!!

[The Angry One]

PsychoBlonde wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

Probably 1, maybe 1a.
Horns seem to be somewhat of a status symbol among Qunari, the Saarebas' horns are cut off for example.

Supposedly it's not a status symbol per se--having no horns means you're *dangerous*, which given Qunari culture may imply *extra* status, granted, extra NASTY status.

Well, yes. So the inverse is probably also true. The larger the horns, the better.

Camenae wrote...

In other news: The Qunari often get poached for their horns. Donate to the World Wildlife Fund!!!

Modifié par The Angry One, 04 avril 2011 - 08:17 .

[Avissel]

You know what they say about a guy with big horns...


cant find a decent hat.

[Camenae]

The Angry One wrote...

The larger the horns, the better.

Indee...fine I won't say anything.

[Khayness]

Because Freud was right.

[The Angry One]

Camenae wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

The larger the horns, the better.

Indee...fine I won't say anything.

I'm down with that.

[PsychoBlonde]

TheBlackBaron wrote...

1a, I think. Being the most badass qunari around means he's entitled to have larger, more elaborate horns than the other qunari.

I think I like 1a the best personally.  Not only is it the easiest from a "making sense" standpoint, it also means that like 90% of the Qunari spend endless time fiddling with their horns to get them "just so".  I mean, they already paint all that red stuff all over themselves.  Can you imagine how long they must spend primping in front of the mirror in the morning?

[tmp7704]

5. He's making up for something.

[The Angry One]

..... is anyone else picturing male Qunari charging at each other horns first like stags right now?

[Curlain]

The Angry One wrote...

Camenae wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

The larger the horns, the better.

Indee...fine I won't say anything.

I'm down with that.

As in life, size does matter :innocent:

[Torax]

The Arishok in game even has the same Gold bandings on his horns as he did in the Cinematic. Just like the detail on Hawke's mage champion armor. With the brown leather belt and so on. The Arishok even uses the same weapons when you duels that he used in the Cinematic against Hawke.