Dragon Age 2 Should Have Given You A Qunari Companion
Dragon Age presents an interesting quandary in the Qunari. They’re an incredibly interesting people, who haven’t been explored enough in the one and a half Dragon Age games I’ve played thus far. We hear a lot of vague platitudes about honour, duty, and having a predetermined role in society, but little else despite the fact the second act of Dragon Age 2 focuses entirely on their species’ revolt.
One aspect of this comes from the Qunari themselves. They’re often portrayed as semi-emotionless creatures – not quite full Vulcan, but certainly on their way towards the Spockier end of things – and that goes twice for the regular grunts. The Arishok, the Qunari leader in Kirkwall, has more of a personality, but even that is largely defined by anger as the story progresses. As the Qunari grow frustrated in Kirkwall and cannot leave until they find a precious artifact (thanks, Isabela), dissent starts to spread and anger turns to revolution and all out war. But I found myself struggling to care.
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It’s not just down to my lack of connection to the Qunari. I don’t care about Kirkwall either. Hawke is a Ferelden refugee who only made a name for herself in Kirkwall because of her excellence in unsavoury dealings. Thieving, extorting, murdering, that sort of thing. She had to fight to even be allowed in the city after her home was overrun by Darkspawn in the Blight. She owes this city nothing. My Hawke is also a Mage, and therefore faces persecution at every turn, not least from her brother who joined the Templars. Why would she care if the city was run by Qunari – who have been relatively respectful and almost friendly to her thus far – rather than the constant
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