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[Camenae]

We need to get a "Make Sten the next Arishok" thread petition going.

(...And make him romanceable...)

[The Angry One]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

The Angry One wrote...

PsychoBlonde wrote...

I hope they make Sten the new Arishok. It would be interesting and nicely symmetrical.

I'm betting they will.
Like I said in another topic, no matter what happens there's no outcome where this Arishok gets to return so a replacement is needed.

Arishok Sten: "First reform in the army....

....cookies for everyone!"

Arigena: What?

Ariqun: No.

Sten/Arishok: Try it.

Arigena: ....!

Ariqun: NOMNOMNOM

Triumverate in unison: WE MUST HAVE COOKIES AND CAKE. LET THE CONQUEST OF THEDAS COMMENCE.

[Curlain]

Dragon Age ends with the complete conquest of Thedas by Arishok Sten.

So begins:

Cookie Age

[Camenae]

Filament wrote...

That encounter with the mage handler makes me wonder if they'd be too suspicious of Sten given his prolonged exposure to unchecked mages to ever make him Arishok.

I refuse to listen to your rational doubts.  They need to make Sten the next Arishok no matter what.  Cookies are an unalienable right that has yet to be bestowed upon all Qunari, and only Sten can bring that to pass.

[The Angry One]

Filament wrote...

That encounter with the mage handler makes me wonder if they'd be too suspicious of Sten given his prolonged exposure to unchecked mages to ever make him Arishok.

Two possibilites

a) agents of the Ben Hassarath are given special dispensation (perhaps through superstitious blessings) to interact with bas saarebas because they'll be in foreign lands (Sten certainly doesn't panic when talked to by mages)

 Sten "forgets" to mention this in his report.

[Lithuasil]

Filament wrote...

That encounter with the mage handler makes me wonder if they'd be too suspicious of Sten given his prolonged exposure to unchecked mages to ever make him Arishok.

Before my Inner eye, I see then coming back to par vollen, trying to open negotiations between the new queen of ferelden and the Qunari, and getting murderknifed, because rumor has it, there were mages involved in the saving of ferelden. Now THAT is an epilogue slide I'd enjoy 

[PsychoBlonde]

Filament wrote...

That encounter with the mage handler makes me wonder if they'd be too suspicious of Sten given his prolonged exposure to unchecked mages to ever make him Arishok.

I still think the Arvaraad was just seriously pissed off at you and spoiling ofr a fight rather than actually citing some strict bit of their operations manual.  The ability to live *alone* among humans for over a year would probably be considered something in Sten's favor, not his detriment.

Plus, we need it to turn out that the Ariqun and Arigena are both currently female (the Arigena always is, the Ariqun sometimes is), and poor Sten is henpecked.

Modifié par PsychoBlonde, 04 avril 2011 - 08:45 .

[KnightofPhoenix]

No but seriously, I think Sten would make a fine Arishok. Unlike most Qunari, Sten actually experienced the outside world and could have even left with a positive impression. Or at least, he has a more informed opinion.

One major weakness of the Qunari, I believe, is their seemingly weak diplomacy skills. I think Sten, in spite of his "no"s, can do a bit better if he wants to.

[Camenae]

Are the Arigena and Ariqun women?

[PsychoBlonde]

Camenae wrote...

Are the Arigena and Ariqun women?

The Arigena always is, the Ariqun sometimes is.  So they could both be at the present time.

[TobiTobsen]

Filament wrote...

That encounter with the mage handler makes me wonder if they'd be too suspicious of Sten given his prolonged exposure to unchecked mages to ever make him Arishok.

Hm... he is a Beresaad. It's his job to scout for the Qun, so they have to suspect that the Beresaad have contact with mages.

Maybe they.. uh... "decontaminate" them if they come back? Like T'pol in Enterprise

Or they get tested and reeducated by the Ben-Hassrath as soon as they come back.

[KnightofPhoenix]

Camenae wrote...

Are the Arigena and Ariqun women?

The Ariqun shoud be a woman, I think.
The Ariqun could be either.

[The Angry One]

PsychoBlonde wrote...

Plus, we need it to turn out that the Ariqun and Arigena are both currently female (the Arigena always is, the Ariqun sometimes is), and poor Sten is henpecked.

Sten approves of placing women in charge of administration (like Bella) as the Qun teaches, he wouldn't mind.

[Giggles_Manically]

Sten said that women are priests, artisans, or farmers.

So that should cover the other two right?

[KnightofPhoenix]

PsychoBlonde wrote...

Camenae wrote...

Are the Arigena and Ariqun women?

The Arigena always is, the Ariqun sometimes is.  So they could both be at the present time.

Which doesn't make that much sense unless I missed something.

The Ariqun is the head of the priesthood that is exclusively female, while the Arigena is the head of the crafstmen which could be of either gender...

[Herr Uhl]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Camenae wrote...

Are the Arigena and Ariqun women?

The Ariqun shoud be a woman, I think.
The Ariqun could be either.

Arigena is always a woman. The Ariqun can be either.

[JunMadine]

Whichever one leads the religious part of the Qunari society is.

[The Angry One]

JunMadine wrote...

Whichever one leads the religious part of the Qunari society is.

I assume that's the Ariqun.

[Herr Uhl]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Which doesn't make that much sense unless I missed something.

The Ariqun is the head of the priesthood that is exclusively female, while the Arigena is the head of the crafstmen which could be of either gender...

There may be more to the "mind" than priests. Anyways, having a female at the top would make sense for them as they're seen as inherintly better at organizing than males.

[TobiTobsen]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

PsychoBlonde wrote...

Camenae wrote...

Are the Arigena and Ariqun women?

The Arigena always is, the Ariqun sometimes is.  So they could both be at the present time.

Which doesn't make that much sense unless I missed something.

The Ariqun is the head of the priesthood that is exclusively female, while the Arigena is the head of the crafstmen which could be of either gender...

I thought the same? Ariqun = Head of the priesthood = always female.

[Camenae]

If women can never be warriors under the Qun, why did the Arishok want to duel femHawke?

What if it's a female Qunari saarebas? Still can't fight in the military? Must do admin tasks for the other saarebas?

[KnightofPhoenix]

Herr Uhl wrote...

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Which doesn't make that much sense unless I missed something.

The Ariqun is the head of the priesthood that is exclusively female, while the Arigena is the head of the crafstmen which could be of either gender...

There may be more to the "mind" than priests. Anyways, having a female at the top would make sense for them as they're seen as inherintly better at organizing than males.

Yea true. So it seems only the military is restricted to one gender.

[PsychoBlonde]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

PsychoBlonde wrote...

Camenae wrote...

Are the Arigena and Ariqun women?

The Arigena always is, the Ariqun sometimes is.  So they could both be at the present time.

Which doesn't make that much sense unless I missed something.

The Ariqun is the head of the priesthood that is exclusively female, while the Arigena is the head of the crafstmen which could be of either gender...

The Ariqun represents the "soul" side of the triumvirate, which coveres both priests (females) and ashkaari (males).  Thus the Ariqun can be drawn from either of those groups and be either gender.  The Arigena, on the other hand, represents the "mind" side of the triumvirate, which is the administrators and the craftswomen.  So the Arigena is ALWAYS female, according to Mary Kirby.

The Arishok, on the other hand, is a soldier and thus is always male.

[Herr Uhl]

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Herr Uhl wrote...

KnightofPhoenix wrote...

Which doesn't make that much sense unless I missed something.

The Ariqun is the head of the priesthood that is exclusively female, while the Arigena is the head of the crafstmen which could be of either gender...

There may be more to the "mind" than priests. Anyways, having a female at the top would make sense for them as they're seen as inherintly better at organizing than males.

Yea true. So it seems only the military is restricted to one gender.

There are females in the military working with distribution of supplies.