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| − | '''Tamassrans''' ("Those Who Speak" in [[Qunlat]]) are a branch of the [[Qunari]] priesthood and as such fall under the [[Ariqun]]. This is a female gender role.<ref name=Questions>{{BWF|url=http://forum.bioware.com/topic/129021-questions-about-the-qunari/?bioware=1|title=Questions about the Qunari|author=Gaider, David and Kirby, Mary|date=August, 2010|access=April 13, 2014}}</ref> Tamassrans de facto rule the Qunari society.<ref name="Sten"> |
+ | '''Tamassrans''' ("Those Who Speak" in [[Qunlat]]) are a branch of the [[Qunari]] priesthood and as such fall under the [[Ariqun]]. This is a female gender role.<ref name=Questions>{{BWF|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406191825/http://forum.bioware.com/topic/129021-questions-about-the-qunari/?bioware=1|title=Questions about the Qunari|author=Gaider, David and Kirby, Mary|date=August, 2010|access=April 13, 2014}}</ref> Tamassrans de facto rule the Qunari society.<ref name="Sten">{{BWF|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830071440/https://forum.bioware.com/topic/89050-sten-the-best-character/page-4%7Ctitle=Sten%20the%20best%20character|author=Kirby, Mary|date=March 7 2010, 2010|access=May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{BWF|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105102516/http://forum.bioware.com/topic/142461-qunari-in-the-trailer-stens-masters-masters-masters-inifinity/|title=Qunari in the Trailer|author=Kirby, Mary|date=March 7, 2010|access=May 22, 2015}}</ref> The Qunari themselves, however, do not see it this way: the brain could be said to rule the body... but so does the heart, the lungs, the stomach; the Tamassrans are a part of the whole.<ref name=Questions /> |
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Tamassrans perform the following functions in the Qunari society: |
Tamassrans perform the following functions in the Qunari society: |
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| − | * Control the Qunari selective breeding program by deciding who mates<ref>'According to [[Tallis]] in '[[Dragon Age: Redemption]]' - "[[Josmael (episode)|Josmael]]"</ref>, and if so - with whom.<ref name=Questions /> This refers to the Qunari of all races, including [[human]]s and [[Elf|elves]]. At that, Tamassrans don't cross-breed races with other races.<ref>{{BWF|url=http://forum.bioware.com/topic/130908-female-qunari-fighters/?bioware=1|title=Female Qunari Fighters|author=Kirby, Mary|date=August 9, 2010|access=April 13, 2014}}</ref> |
+ | * Control the Qunari selective breeding program by deciding who mates<ref>'According to [[Tallis]] in '[[Dragon Age: Redemption]]' - "[[Josmael (episode)|Josmael]]"</ref>, and if so - with whom.<ref name=Questions /> This refers to the Qunari of all races, including [[human]]s and [[Elf|elves]]. At that, Tamassrans don't cross-breed races with other races.<ref>{{BWF|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406171920/http://forum.bioware.com/topic/130908-female-qunari-fighters/?bioware=1|title=Female Qunari Fighters|author=Kirby, Mary|date=August 9, 2010|access=April 13, 2014}}</ref> |
| − | * Give names to newborn children.<ref> |
+ | * Give names to newborn children.<ref>{{BWF|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105102518/http://forum.bioware.com/topic/139016-a-male-qunaritalvashoth-romancefriendship-now-w-bannersfanart/page-7|title=A Male Qunari/Tal'Vashoth Romance/Friendship?|author=Kirby, Mary|date=September 16, 2010|access=May 22, 2015}}</ref> These "names" are strings of genealogical information that the Tamassrans use to keep track of recessive and dominant traits the individual may be carrying. The Qunari themselves use their job titles rather than their "names" to call one another.<ref name=Questions /><ref>{{BWF|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105064741/http://forum.bioware.com/topic/36542-so-sten-who-are-you-really/?bioware=1|title=So "Sten" ... who are you really?|author=Kirby, Mary|date=December 16, 2009|access=April 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{BWF|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105102522/http://forum.bioware.com/topic/48877-qunari-medieval-japan/page-3|title=Qunari = medieval japan?|author=Kirby, Mary|date=January 20, 2010|access=May 22, 2015}}</ref> |
* Raise all the children and give them their general [[education]].<ref name=Questions /> |
* Raise all the children and give them their general [[education]].<ref name=Questions /> |
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* When the Qunari children reach the age of 12, evaluate them and officially assign their roles.<ref name=Questions /><ref name="Sten" /> |
* When the Qunari children reach the age of 12, evaluate them and officially assign their roles.<ref name=Questions /><ref name="Sten" /> |
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* Look after those Qunari who are not mentally able, or are too physically impaired to function without a lot of help.<ref name=Questions /> |
* Look after those Qunari who are not mentally able, or are too physically impaired to function without a lot of help.<ref name=Questions /> |
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+ | * Provide psychological counseling and rehabilitation to those overwhelmed by stress and mental fatigue. This includes granting sexual relief to Qunari in need.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ia7m5drN94 Dialogue with the Iron Bull]</ref> |
| − | * Use the substance called [[qamek]] to "free those beyond redemption," i.e. to turn dissenters who have persistently resisted re-education into all-but mindless creatures ("viddath-bas"), who can only perform hard labor and require looking after in the same manner as the disabled.<ref>[[Dragon Age: Those Who Speak]], Vol.2.</ref> |
+ | * Use the substance called [[qamek]] to "free those beyond redemption," i.e. to turn dissenters who have persistently resisted re-education into all-but mindless creatures ("viddath-bas"), who can only perform hard labor and require looking after in the same manner as the disabled.<ref>''[[Dragon Age: Those Who Speak]]'', Vol.2.</ref> |
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== Notable Tamassrans == |
== Notable Tamassrans == |
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| − | * [[Rasaan]] |
+ | * [[Rasaan]] <ref>This may be the name/title assigned to all Tamassrans in charge of interviewing converts/captives. Given the wide range of functions the Tamassrans perform, it would be incorrect to assume they are all Rasaan.</ref> |
== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| + | [[File:Tamassran HoDA.png|thumb|270px|Artwork of Tamassran in ''Heroes of Dragon Age'']] |
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| − | *[[Sten]] talks about Tamassrans when [[the Warden]] first visits [[Denerim Market District]] with Sten in the group, and also after that in the [[Party Camp]]. |
+ | *[[Sten]] talks about Tamassrans when [[the Warden]] first visits [[Denerim Market District]] with Sten in the group, and also after that in the [[Party Camp]]. Sten also mentions them in a [[Sten/Dialogue#Sten_and_Zevran|party banter]] with [[Zevran Arainai|Zevran]] concerning the role of elves in the Qunari lands. |
| + | *When Cole reads The Iron Bull's mind, he hears The Iron Bull as a child addressing the Tamassran who raised him as "Tama", and if The Iron Bull abandons the Qun, later says that she is relieved that he "got away". |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 13:17, 27 December 2018
Rasaan; a tamassran.
Tamassrans ("Those Who Speak" in Qunlat) are a branch of the Qunari priesthood and as such fall under the Ariqun. This is a female gender role.[1] Tamassrans de facto rule the Qunari society.[2][3] The Qunari themselves, however, do not see it this way: the brain could be said to rule the body... but so does the heart, the lungs, the stomach; the Tamassrans are a part of the whole.[1]
Duties
Tamassrans perform the following functions in the Qunari society:
- Control the Qunari selective breeding program by deciding who mates[4], and if so - with whom.[1] This refers to the Qunari of all races, including humans and elves. At that, Tamassrans don't cross-breed races with other races.[5]
- Give names to newborn children.[6] These "names" are strings of genealogical information that the Tamassrans use to keep track of recessive and dominant traits the individual may be carrying. The Qunari themselves use their job titles rather than their "names" to call one another.[1][7][8]
- Raise all the children and give them their general education.[1]
- When the Qunari children reach the age of 12, evaluate them and officially assign their roles.[1][2]
- Look after those Qunari who are not mentally able, or are too physically impaired to function without a lot of help.[1]
- Provide psychological counseling and rehabilitation to those overwhelmed by stress and mental fatigue. This includes granting sexual relief to Qunari in need.[9]
- Use the substance called qamek to "free those beyond redemption," i.e. to turn dissenters who have persistently resisted re-education into all-but mindless creatures ("viddath-bas"), who can only perform hard labor and require looking after in the same manner as the disabled.[10]
Rasaan with qamek
Notable Tamassrans
Trivia
Artwork of Tamassran in Heroes of Dragon Age
- Sten talks about Tamassrans when the Warden first visits Denerim Market District with Sten in the group, and also after that in the Party Camp. Sten also mentions them in a party banter with Zevran concerning the role of elves in the Qunari lands.
- When Cole reads The Iron Bull's mind, he hears The Iron Bull as a child addressing the Tamassran who raised him as "Tama", and if The Iron Bull abandons the Qun, later says that she is relieved that he "got away".
See also
Codex entry: Qunari Tamassrans
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Gaider, David and Kirby, Mary (August, 2010). "Questions about the Qunari" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on April 13, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kirby, Mary (March 7 2010, 2010). [1] . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Kirby, Mary (March 7, 2010). "Qunari in the Trailer" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on May 22, 2015.
- ↑ 'According to Tallis in 'Dragon Age: Redemption' - "Josmael"
- ↑
Kirby, Mary (August 9, 2010). "Female Qunari Fighters" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on April 13, 2014.
- ↑ Kirby, Mary (September 16, 2010). "A Male Qunari/Tal'Vashoth Romance/Friendship?" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Kirby, Mary (December 16, 2009). "So "Sten" ... who are you really?" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on April 13, 2014.
- ↑ Kirby, Mary (January 20, 2010). "Qunari = medieval japan?" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Dialogue with the Iron Bull
- ↑ Dragon Age: Those Who Speak, Vol.2.
- ↑ This may be the name/title assigned to all Tamassrans in charge of interviewing converts/captives. Given the wide range of functions the Tamassrans perform, it would be incorrect to assume they are all Rasaan.
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