Qunari



The Qunari (literally, "People of the Qun") is the umbrella term most commonly used to describe the white-haired metallic-skinned race of large humanoids and their society that governs the islands of Par Vollen and Seheron, as well as the settlement of Kont-Aar in northern Rivain, and Qundalon in the Anderfels.

Members of any race who adhere to the teachings of the Qun can become "Qunari," but those other than the original giant race, that is humans, elves, and dwarves, are called Viddathari within the Qun. Humans of Rivain and elven slaves of Tevinter  are especially susceptible to conversion, although it is not unknown for members of other groups to embrace the Qun.

Members of the giant race born outside of the Qun are not considered to be Qunari within the Qunari society. They are called "Vashoth," which means "gray ones;" likewise those who abandon the Qun willingly are known as "Tal-Vashoth," "true gray ones." Most Tal-Vashoth are former soldiers and become mercenaries, and are considered by Qunari to be worse than bas - who are non-Qunari.

Members of the Qunari race are rarely seen outside of their lands with the exception of Rivain. During the Dragon Age, a fleet of Qunari ships sank in the Waking Sea between Ferelden and the Free Marches, which resulted in Qunari presence in both of these lands. Tal-Vashoth are much more present in non-Qunari lands, most commonly as elite mercenaries, such as the Kadan-Fe in Ferelden.

In Dragon Age: Inquisition, Qunari are a playable race for the Inquisitor and can be of any class. The Qunari Inquisitor is a Vashoth; a Qunari who was never born into the Qun.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, the Qunari will encounter the Coalition of the Red Star and the Grand Alliance, and will eventually join the Global Liberation Union when they formed a separatist movement (the Qunari National Liberation Front, but soon the Qunari Civil War will also have two new factions that will side with the Alliance and the Coalition: the Qunari People's Liberation Front (Coalition) and the United Qunari Liberation Army (Alliance).