Ben-Hassrath

Ben-Hassrath means "the Heart of the Many" in the Qunari language. The purpose of the Ben-Hassrath is protecting the faith and the innocents. Ben-Hassreth fall under the Ariqun, and the Qunari consider them as priests. For Qunari they are leaders who maintain unity, which Qunari believe to be a strength.

Ben-Hassrath primarily act as enforcers of religious law in the Qunari society who are responsible for policing the populace and "re-educating" both the Qunari who do not follow the established norms and new converts. They also act as spies and assassins for the Qunari as well as perform other clandestine missions.

Both genders can be Ben-Hassrath but they're separated by specialization: female Ben-Hassrath watch and re-educate adult females and children, while male Ben-Hassrath deal with adult males. Male Qunari can join the Ben-Hassrath despite the fact that they fall under the priesthood. Female Ben-Hassrath learn how to fight—but in a different manner from a soldier, and unlike the soldiers the Ben-Hassrath do not live by their blade. In fact, it seems that the Ben-Hassrath prefer to use non-violent means to achieve their goals, as Tallis argues: "There are other paths. They do not all need to lead to the same destination."

Most of the Qunari Ben-Hassrath are hornless, therefore Qunari consider a lack of horns to be very intimidating. The Qunari prefer Ben-Hassrath from races other than Qunari to be spies in foreign lands since they are better suited to this role.

Known Ben-Hassrath

 * Tallis
 * Salit (former)

Trivia

 * Sten mentions Ben-Hassrath during the last conversation with the Warden in Dragon Age: Origins, after the coronation.
 * During the quest Blackpowder Promise, in ambient dialogue the Tal-Vashoth leader will mistake Hawke and company for Ben-Hassrath before attacking.