Reason why qunari looks so diffrent

[Sharocher]

Note this is only what i'm telling my self to cope with the massive change in the Qunari's look. And probably wont be cannon in any way.

So in DAO the qunari look like humans reason benign they are in fact human
The Quanri is some sort of a tribe.

In DA2 the Qunari attacked Ferelden and thus they were seen as monsters or devils. Thus there Rough faces and the horns

DAI which takes 10 years after DA2 I believe. Was enough time for some Qunari to redeem them selfs that is why They have more of a human face but still have a roughies look and the horns. The people still remembers that the qunari did 10 years ago.

In the new dragon age the have SILKY smooth faces, because they are seen as humans again but they still have the dark history of what they did and that is why they still have the horns


So yeah. That is what i'm going to tell myself when im playing the game.
I apologize in advance if there's any spelling errors. For English is not my mother language.

[kinna]

Qunari are a race on their own, but also other races can be followers of the qun, so in a way it is a way of life. Sten looking more like a human is probably because Bioware were not expecting to make any follow ups to DA:O. It was planned as a one off game with no real plans for a sequel.

In DA2 they got to design and flesh out the qunari more. They also redesigned elves to look more distinct from humans, but because people disliked the drastic changes they rolled that change back a bit.

Then in DA:I when qunari became an option for player characters, I think they wanted to give players the chance to create more human looking qunari in order for people to more easily connect with their characters.

[Sharocher]

Originally posted by kinna:

Qunari are a race on their own, but also other races can be followers of the qun, so in a way it is a way of life. Sten looking more like a human is probably because Bioware were not expecting to make any follow ups to DA:O. It was planned as a one off game with no real plans for a sequel.

In DA2 they got to design and flesh out the qunari more. They also redesigned elves to look more distinct from humans, but because people disliked the drastic changes they rolled that change back a bit.

Then in DA:I when qunari became an option for player characters, I think they wanted to give players the chance to create more human looking qunari in order for people to more easily connect with their characters.

To be honest DA2 Qunari had the best design to be honest

[kinna]

Originally posted by Sharocher:

Originally posted by kinna:

Qunari are a race on their own, but also other races can be followers of the qun, so in a way it is a way of life. Sten looking more like a human is probably because Bioware were not expecting to make any follow ups to DA:O. It was planned as a one off game with no real plans for a sequel.

In DA2 they got to design and flesh out the qunari more. They also redesigned elves to look more distinct from humans, but because people disliked the drastic changes they rolled that change back a bit.

Then in DA:I when qunari became an option for player characters, I think they wanted to give players the chance to create more human looking qunari in order for people to more easily connect with their characters.

To be honest DA2 Qunari had the best design to be honest

I kinda agree, I also preferred the elven nose bridge design from DA2. But it is what it is. And after all, what was shown in IGN footage was just a single player created character. Without actually seeing the CC we can't be sure how much of the older looks we can implement to our characters.

[Corona Scurrae]

but the qunari didn't kill the people they conquered. they assimilated them in their own society. in origins it appears to be technical limitations that caused sten to be hornless. in da2 they look too much like final fantasy characters.

I would like for the creators to come up with a decent explanation why the qunari have horns. maybe they got cursed? it would explain why those born without horns, might be seen as blessed?

[Aeden]

Originally posted by Outback Santa:

but the qunari didn't kill the people they conquered. they assimilated them in their own society. in origins it appears to be technical limitations that caused sten to be hornless. in da2 they look too much like final fantasy characters.

I would like for the creators to come up with a decent explanation why the qunari have horns. maybe they got cursed? it would explain why those born without horns, might be seen as blessed?

From the DA wiki:

"Hornlessness is a rare genetic variation in Qunari, akin to red hair in humans. Those born without horns are considered special and are often given prestigious roles in Qunari society such as a Ben-Hassrath or an envoy to the other races. Sten, who became a companion of the Warden as a soldier of the Beresaad, falls into this category. Culturally, Qunari associate not having horns with being imposing or scary, and because of this Tal-Vashoth often decide to remove their own horns. Likewise, Saarebas, the Qunari mages, have their horns removed to warn of their danger."

That explains the "blessed" part at least. Though there isn't any explanation for the horns existing, other than they just do, and some have several pairs.

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[ThotsBContagious]

Originally posted by Sharocher:

So yeah. That is what i'm going to tell myself when im playing the game.

lol, when the fanbase has to make up an excuse for your craptastic designs.

[Jusenkyo7]

(shamelessly moved from another thread in the hopes of starting a discussion):

So, I join the consensus that the qunari looked best in DA2, and looked worse in DA:I and DA:V, and of course worst of all in DA:O.

One thing about DA2 qunari, however, is that they all basically look identical, and horn shapes and paint are used to distinguish individuals (a-la anime character eyes and hair).

So once BioWare decided to make qunari a playable race, I wonder whether it proved too difficult to allow character creator customization using their more alien DA2 features. So rather than taking the time to create a completely separate character creator for qunari, they watered down the qunari look to be more human. Sad, but perhaps understandable.

[Sharocher]

Originally posted by Jusenkyo7:

(shamelessly moved from another thread in the hopes of starting a discussion):

So, I join the consensus that the qunari looked best in DA2, and looked worse in DA:I and DA:V, and of course worst of all in DA:O.

One thing about DA2 qunari, however, is that they all basically look identical, and horn shapes and paint are used to distinguish individuals (a-la anime character eyes and hair).

So once BioWare decided to make qunari a playable race, I wonder whether it proved too difficult to allow character creator customization using their more alien DA2 features. So rather than taking the time to create a completely separate character creator for qunari, they watered down the qunari look to be more human. Sad, but perhaps understandable.

Fair point
That is quite possible

[kinna]

I just hope (and think) that what was shown is only that individuals take on how they wanted their qunari character to look like.

It also gives me hope that even in DA:I you could create both more rugged looking qunari and something more similar to what was now show, not to mention some of the female qunaris created look exactly like big humans with horns (smooth skin included).

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[Cutlass Jack]

Originally posted by Jusenkyo7:

So once BioWare decided to make qunari a playable race, I wonder whether it proved too difficult to allow character creator customization using their more alien DA2 features. So rather than taking the time to create a completely separate character creator for qunari, they watered down the qunari look to be more human. Sad, but perhaps understandable.

Or...work with me here....the player who created that specific qunari wanted to make a prettier one. We don't know that there won't be ugly or more alien options. Yet.

Personally I feel the Rooks they've been showing us so far has been to let us know that things everyone complained about on past games has been addressed. We saw a black/tan rooks to show us that they've gotten way better on darker skin tones than all their other games.

There were also tons of complaints back when Inquisition came out about how ugly qunari options were and how hard it was to get a cool looking one. Especially the hair. And say what you will about the face in that demo, his hair is spectacular. Seeing moving hair was what got me excited in that clip.

Can't wait to deep dive into the creator personally.

[Jusenkyo7]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

Or...work with me here....the player who created that specific qunari wanted to make a prettier one. We don't know that there won't be ugly or more alien options. Yet.

I mean, I am SURE that Ch-ad, secret agent of the Bro-heemsrath, is an outlier. I just meant in general that the Qunari of DA:I and what we have seen in DA:V so far are more human in appearance.

[wendigo211]

One thing that bothered me was scale. In DA:O and DA2 the Qunari were about 1.5 human size. The DA:V Qunari they showed in the video was human size.

But yeah, DA2 had the best Qunari. They looked fierce. These qunari look like Tieflings that escaped D&D.

[ArcaneSyntax]

Originally posted by Jusenkyo7:

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

Or...work with me here....the player who created that specific qunari wanted to make a prettier one. We don't know that there won't be ugly or more alien options. Yet.

I mean, I am SURE that Ch-ad, secret agent of the Bro-heemsrath, is an outlier. I just meant in general that the Qunari of DA:I and what we have seen in DA:V so far are more human in appearance.

I think the reason some qunari look more human than others is an artistic license issue. Like when we want something to appear more hostile or threatening we make them less human, but to be seen as more friendly we make them less. It's actually a common tactic in science fiction.

I would bet that more traditional DA2 style Qunari exist in Veilguard, but theyre more or less part of the Antaam.

The third thing it might be because DA2 is a framed narrative and Varric kinda views all the qunari as more monstrous than they actually are.