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Ariqun is a Qunari Triumvir, one of the three pillars/leaders of the Qun, leader of the priests.

Background[]

The Qunari priests and by extent their leader, the Ariqun, represent the soul, just as the Arishok represents the body and the Arigena represents the mind of the Qunari. Ariqun can be male or female.[1]

Ariqun commands the following branches of the Qunari priesthood:

  • The Tamassrans (a female gender role), who control the Qunari selective breeding program, raise all the children and officially assign their roles. The Tamassrans wield a huge amount of influence.
  • The Ben-Hassrath (can be both males and females), who primarily act as religious law enforcers, and "re-educate" both the unruly Qunari and new converts. They also act as covert Qunari spies.

The Rasaan serves directly under the Ariqun and was long ago chosen as the Ariqun's eventual successor. One of the meanings of "Rasaan" is "chosen heir." The name "Rasaan" also translates to "emissary." One of Rasaan's most prominent duties is to accompany the Arishok on expeditions to advise the Arishok as to the 'will of the Qun'.[2]

Involvement[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.


After the Tome of Koslun was stolen when the Arishok was in charge, the Ariqun along with the Arigena ordered the military leader to find the relic and prohibited him any access to Par Vollen until his mission was completed.

After Salit defected from Ben-Hassrath, stealing a list of Qunari agents throughout Thedas, Tallis suggested to the Ariqun that they eliminate him before he could leak the list, but the Ariqun believed that their agents know the risks and thus dismissed her suggestion. As a result of the Ariqun's lack of interest in the matter, Tallis decided to take care of Salit by herself.

In the aftermath of the Qunari attack on Kirkwall, in an unprecedented public display the Ariqun and the Arigena travel to Kont-aar in Rivain, the only Qunari settlement on mainland Thedas and make a public statement before a crowd of Chantry officials, diplomats and Rivaini seers, denouncing and disavowing the Arishok's attack on the city.


HoDA AriQun

Artwork of a male Ariqun in Heroes of Dragon Age

References[]

  1. โ†‘ Kirby, Mary. "Question about the antaam". BioWare Social Network. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. โ†‘ Dragon Age logo - new Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 45
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