Qunari Wars - Dragon Age #1.6 Lore DOCUMENTARY

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Wizards and Warriors starts a new animated fantasy documentary lore video series on the world of Dragon Age. In the waning years of the Blessed Age, reptilian wings blanketed the sun. Dragons, thought to have been hunted to extinction centuries earlier, reappeared in the skies above the world of men and devastated the countryside of Orlais and Nevarra. Reading this as an epochal omen, Faustine II, Divine of the Chantry, declared a new age: the Dragon Age, which in her holy wisdom, she predicted would be a time of violence, upheaval, and dramatic change. Thus begins the period in which the titularly named Dragon Age games take place, yet this is not where the history of its world begins. In our first video we talked on the vibrant and tumultuous continent of Thedas, explored the immortal hubris of ancient Elvhenan, and the rise of the Blood Mages of Tevinter ( • Fall of Elvhenan - Ris... ), while the second episode described how these mages brought the Blight upon the world and how the First Blight started ( • How the Blights Starte... ). The third episode will talk about the religious and political response as prophetess Andraste and her husband Maferath declare war against the Tevinter Empire and lead an Exalted March against it, changing the Thedas forever ( • Rise of Andraste - Exa... ). Andraste's death made her a martyr, allowing her Chantry to take over the whole of Thedas ( • How the Chantry took o... ). The confluence of these events allowed the humans to continue growing in power and led by the Chantry they were able to conquer the elves, destroying their homeland - the Dales ( • Fall of the Dales - Dr... ). At this point, a new player arrived to the continent - the Qunari, leading to the Qunari Wars.
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Writer: Leo Stone
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[@WizardsandWarriors]

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[@Zangetz]

Please do Berserk lore videos!!!

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice video. But when is your next Sci-Fi video? Do enjoy making all Sci-Fi fans wait?

[@richardthomas9497]

@@brokenbridge6316 Which Sci-fi do you want first? Dune? Star Trek? Battletech? Etc.

[@richardthomas9497]

@@Zangetz Berserk wouldn't be my first choice, but I would like a anime/manga lore video. My first choice would be Naruto followed by Fullmetal Alchemist.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@richardthomas9497---I was hoping for Star Wars. But preferably I'd take any of those. I just want this channel to do more Sci-Fi related stuff more often. And not have long stretches between showing Sci-Fi video's.

[@councilornevec8249]

Great Video! Dragon Age is by far my favorite fantasy world and lore. The Qunari are the most unique race and culture in dragon age. Their religion, customs, and society has always been fascinating to me. Their probably the most technologically advanced race in Thedas do to the hatred of mages and magic. Can't wait to see them expand on them more DA4.

[@hominhmai5325]

They are filthy commie simple as that😂

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

I’m really enjoying this series; as I always thought D.A. had a very cool setting. Along with this, I’d love to see a Berserker lore series, too.

[@Revanchist]

Berserkser? You mean Berserk?

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

@@Revanchist yeah. Damned auto-correct…

[@tsarzamancorpdna]

​@@stephenfitzgerald9769 Devin: alright so law of causality Everyone listening: HIIIII HOOOOOOOO

[@necudatikazem9262]

Thank you for doing Dragon age series. Really appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@Heisen2420]

The Narrator: "Eventually, the Church decided what it could not accomplish through proselytization..." Oh, that Seems kind of Nic- The Narrator: "It would achieve through Fire and Sword." ...I Should of saw that coming.

[@dominikbradvica9406]

So when will a certain golden dude who has been ruling mankind in a far and grimdark future appear on this channel.

[@jakekilley9037]

we can but hope

[@SolThax]

Are you unsatisfied Luetin09 4 hours long content about the Golden Dude? (goddamm heresy to call him by that name)

[@Garoslol]

The golden dude series could reach at least 1000 episodes

[@Anglomachian]

Hopefully after they cover the Legacy of Kain.

[@DaMarakuHD]

You dare speak of the Emperor of Mankind in such blasphemous language. Such heresy must be punished. If you and your kith and kin are certainly too far gone, corrupted by the degeneracy of the inmaterium. By the emperor such heresy must be cleansed by exterminatus.

[@justmacg2873]

This was exactly what I love about the lore of this universe. I hope da4 will allow us to explore the war of the Imperium an the Qunari more. Our even be involved

[@DSON89]

Qunari are some of the coolest people in a fantasy setting.

[@emperorcip9756]

Thank you for existing. One of the few good yt pages left!

[@josephgibbons1195]

I've played all of these games multiple times and I am still learning so much from these videos! I keep finding myself saying "ohhhhhh THAT'S whyyyy"

[@grimkupid8478]

This is a great series, and an amazing channel, please keep up the great work!

[@deron2203]

Heck yeah! Been waiting for this episode!

[@zachjones2724]

Truth be told the Qunari and the Qun is probably one of the top fictional races/species. The look, the culture, the hivemind religion. Can't wait to see where their story goes in the lore.

[@chromsh2806]

Never thought the dragon age series would become my favorite, but damn this stuff is cool!

[@awesomehpt8938]

Shok ebasit hissra. Meraad astaarit, meraad itwasit, aban aqun. Maraas shokra. Anaan esaam Qun

[@naturalbornpatriot6369]

I am really looking forward to the video on "The Hero of Fereldan". I always went with Aeducan dwarf warrior, the start story was the best one in my opinion. The Human lord story was the better pick for the cinematics and big decision making parts of the game. Also, I forget the name, but the werewolf-queen character or whatever would be a good extra lore video too. I always found that side quest very interesting, and having werewolves in the final fight scenes was cool af. Thanks for these videos!

[@mm-kk6nt]

I believe the official HOF is a Dalish female warden

[@naturalbornpatriot6369]

@@mm-kk6nt Just looked into it real quick, in DA:2 default world settings, the HoF is indeed a Dalish Female. However, considering it is a "choice-based RPG series", there is no single "definitive canon". Copy pasta from a thread. That's why I loved this series so much, they let us decide the outcome of their story/world (to an extent).

[@Lyndonmaman]

Really enjoying this series. It's actually gotten me back into playing Inquisition for the first time in years.

[@SanityCheckOfficial]

I’d love to see the Dominion wars and Cardassian/Bajoran conflicts from Deep Space 9.

[@Roronoa79]

Good to see more Dragon Age content. Origins was the first game I played that felt like a living breathing world with "realistic" history. Incidentally, I would kill or die to get a series on the history of the continent of Jugdral in Fire Emblem. Genealogy of the Holy War has a strikingly mature and well-developed world, especially considering it is a Super Nintendo game. Fodlan, Elibe, and Tellius would also make for fascinating series, but Jugdral is sorely underappreciated given that neither game has received a release in the West.

[@satriopandutomo9924]

in first Dragon Age game, Sten is an ashen skinned giant but he had no horn and only in Dragon Age 2 that the Qunari design have horn, maybe the lore of Qunari only trully fleshed out during the Dragon Age 2 thus the contradiction

[@UnNuclear]

It's explained in the lore that some Qunari are born without horns, but it's very rare. Sten is one of these rare few. However, The real reason is that the devs didn't want to make unique helmet models for Sten's horns.

[@banzaiperson]

Horn boys are here!

[@Notrog21]

Its great you guys are explorign this. Mass Effect also has some good Encyclopedia to pull from.

[@theliato3809]

They Qunari came with black powder and strong stone, With massive metal warships and brutally powerful magi. Yet many of those advantages are not likely to last long. Already the secret of the powder has gotten loose. Theodosian Magi are advancing in their power now unchecked by the circles. The realms themsleves are building stronger and more advanced. While it is said they left Theodas for the sake of conversion such a massive series of campaigns must have weighed heavily on them. Theres no telling how long they can keep up these Qunari Wars. Assuming the realms of Thedas dont implode for one reason or another.......

[@blazer168]

I don't recall the secret of Gaatlok getting out, when was this?

[@theliato3809]

@@blazer168 Multiple instances in DA2 about it getting out pop up which points to it being a serious security issue as technology like gunpowder cannot be kept safely guarded after the Qunari have been using it for centuries since the Steel age.

[@blazer168]

@@theliato3809 It's been awhile but all i remember about it possibly getting out during DA2 was when the dwarf merchant tried to buy it form the Qunari but they said no.

[@theliato3809]

@@blazer168 A dwarf tried to purchase it. Various Kirkwallers were attempting to steal it, Then Anders figured it out and combined it with spellcraft to make a mini nuke. Im fairly certain that such a frequent events around The Gatlock in one game for one city is no coincidence. Chekovs Gunpowder if you will. Combine it with various events in the series pointing to a time of major change in Thedas in many ways. Gunpowder is just one of many which will turn the world upside down.

[@khalduras784]

​@@theliato3809it was originally the dwarf from amaranthine that figured it out though he had to mix a bunch of random shit to emulate the black powder (which thus far seems alot more inneficient compared to what the qunari has)

[@Desolate-Utopia]

"Slaughtered en masse and then dumped into mass graves". Yeah that sounds Andrastian alright. The Qun way of life sounds stifling, but I suppose for some peoples like the Elves, it was better than the alternative.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

Just slaves changing masters

[@MuddieRain]

"Whenever you need an ass kicked, The Iron Bull is with you."

[@laabitres]

The qunari are by far the most interesting race in the DA setting

[@pheonixshaman]

You should do the lore of Battletech and Warcraft sometime

[@dreadwolf]

Waiting for the next video with impatience ❤ You're cool, guys

[@budabnett2382]

Thanks for the video guys

[@ThanoosUdom]

The contemporary Theodosian historian make it sounded like the Qunari didn't any have problem continuing the war if they want to... But I think I kinda beg to differ... It true that at the moment the Qunari do has an upper hand in their better organized body of society that suited for waging wars since they brainwashed their people to stick with a certain roll and force them to produce the result. Meaning, A stable muster of men arms and supplies (as long as they have the resources to make them). But... It's just a matter of time before that advantage wouldn't be enough to keep them in the lead... Innovation is one of the big keys for turning the tide of a long war. A society which force people into role is more likely to have less innovator than the one that lets it's people freely pursue their interests... First of all... Right now, Qunari advantage over the human weaponry is their Gaatlok gunpowder since they're the only one who knew how to make it. But with the fight continue going on... How long will they manage to keep that a secret? When the moment come where the human learn the secret or invent the alternative and implement it, Will the Qunari be able to withstand the same kind of firepower hurling back at them or have any way to counter that? Second... Even though powerful, The Saarebas are essentially hedge mages since they did not receive a proper instruction and training. They basically a walking Adaar, A living canon which their Arvaarad is the gunner. Compare to their opposition, The more versatile Human or Elven mages in the Circle or the Imperium seem to have more edge and overall uses over them. Not to mention... Since the Tevinter keep pursuing the power through magic and selectively breeding themselves to have better mages, That edge seem to get more and more dangerous to the Qunari. With the Saarebas must always be kept under watch, never allowed to be alone, and must be slain or commit suicide if separate from their keeper... I don't think the Qun is fond of the idea of doing the same as the Imperium by having their Tamassrans try breeding Saarebas to produce the stronger one. Third... Here we seem to only heard about the talk of people on human side switched to the Qun's but then... what about the reverse? Just like the human downtrodden who convert to the Qun to seek a better life to live, There are also those in the Qun who left it after witnessing the freedom that the human had and become Tal-Vashoth which some even ended up having children... The Vashoth, A new generation of ashen skin who grew up outside of the Qun. Meaning... They also suffer the same drawback of their people broke away just like the human. If this keep going on with more and more Vashoth emerging then that will create more incentive for those dissatisfied under the Qun to leave which could shake up the strict and stable core of their society. So, The question is... how will this end (if there's no other catastrophe come in between)? I think it's either going to be the scenario where either the Qunari launch their serious invasion and finally successfully conquered Thedas or the Human stalling them long enough to the point where they come up with way(s) to counter attack the Qun whether to drive them to their extinction or to the point that they're no longer a threat (kinda like the Elf... minus Solas).

[@theliato3809]

Its looking like The Qunari are faltering in their quest. Their invasion into Northern Thedas fell apart in the end and they no longer have the element of surprise. They've never had a magical edge which Thedas is increasingly beating them and if gunpowder which has been increasingly popping up outside of the Qun's control is any indication they're going to loose the technological edge since Thedas is still innovating on their own. That's not even counting if the totality of the Qun can truly handle the totality of Thedas.

[@johnnycrown5097]

Chef's kiss analysis...

[@ReachStudioPro]

"Innovation is one of the big keys for turning the tide of a long war" this is where I stopped reading. Qunari have shown to be more innovative than literally any other race. The entire Qun structure encourage that. The Qun mentality prevents a degree of freedom yes, but you looked at it too narrowly. The Qun is not just one industry. It's many. The Qun puts people in roles they are most talented and proficient in. You are encouraged to produce great results and that requires the freedom for innovation. This is why Qunari is the most technologically advanced race we know of in the current timeline. Literally in Trespasser they are shown to have invented gunpowder and they have invented cannons. Not even the Dwarves have invented these things. You can't invent things like this without innovation. To reiterate. The Qun don't limit your freedom in the area you are put in. They limit your freedom to prevent you from diverging from your area.

[@SerfinBird]

​@@ReachStudioProexactly right. The qunari have more reason to have innovation as well. They barely allow mages to live let alone experiment in their field. This means their practical technologies aren't held back by a reliance on magic. Qunari are also likely on the verge of an industrial revolution while the rest of thedas has stagnated into feudal kingdoms and city states.

[@ThanoosUdom]

@@ReachStudioPro I came back to rewatch this video and just saw the reply. I will counter your point with our world's history... The imperial China. China is very first civilization who known for their use of gunpowder and mechanical devices, They use them to developed weapon and technology that far more advance than any of their neighbors which gave them the edge in the battle for their supremacy of the land. But then things begin to change started with Qin Shi Huang who unified the seven warring states into one Qin Empire. Under his rule, Any significant research and development must be approve and oversaw by his government in order to ensure that no new weapon or technology would fall to any that could threaten his reign. Because of that, The advancement start slowing down and later on fall in to a stagnation. Sure, The advancement and development still going on... But with only the approved and qualify people allowing to try advancing what they have or come up with something new, It lessen the potential innovation within the empire under the imperial rule. On the other hand... In the western world which they start off picking up the pace around the late Medieval to the Renaissance where knowledge were less (able) to be kept by the ruling class and spreading among the people, Many new innovations start sprouting out more and more through out the societies which propelled many of those countries that were only there for about hundred of years or so to advance beyond the millennium empire like China which later on led them to be the one who triumphed over the old stagnated empire. So, Just like the Imperial China... Yes, The Qun is more advance than other neighboring Nations. And yes, They're still keep on advancing... But with other Nations no longer stay still and even try to imitate their advancement to the point of coming up with something new to try to overtake them, How long will they be able to keep a head? Especially with all these chain of events along with birth of new heroes who bring the new change to those Nations, How long will the Qun which only allow just the people who they seen as qualify and approve to have the hands in the advancement keep staying a head? Even with the "Way of the Qun" which similar to Communism where they put everyone to their place so could work for the so called "greater good". That wouldn't give them much edge over the others for long since We also seen how that work out in our very own history where all the countries under those kind of rule ended up. So like I said... Unless they're able to use the advancement which they have over the other Nations right now to successfully conquer Thedas in the near future, They would come to find their opponents grow harder and harder to fight as the time went on. Their so called "way of the Qun" would hinder their new advancement compare to the other nations which more and more starting to open up more to one another through the change that were brought by the seires' Heroes to the point that the Qun will no longer be the one who stay a head and start to fall behind. Eventually they would come to the point where they'll get overtake either by other Nations which advance beyond they could... Or by the new generation of their very own people that see that they need to change and begin the revolution.

[@marctherrien2181]

I love those videos on Dragon Age. The universe is as rich as the Lord of the Rings.

[@sivanlevi3867]

I've loved Dragon Age greatly, but the Qunari have always been mysterious to me. I get what the Qun is all about, but attacking a person's freedom is the same as killing them. You destroy what makes them human.

[@adamnesico]

I see u wrong. Qunaris have no liberty but have freedom. Even slaves are alive and can have happiness. Are you a fanatic of liberty?

[@adamnesico]

@Tifa600 andrastian religión isnt as totalitarian.

[@adamnesico]

@Tifa600 thats nonsense, mages went to blood magic be4 the circle, is just greed, thats in fact why the circle was created. And better not to speak of how qunari treats the wizards.

[@Jp808]

Been playing DAO again so nice to have these videos. Honestly just do lore for everything. Warcraft Dragons need a decent lore video

[@robbabcock_]

Great video! I know nothing about Dragon Age beyond what I've seen here but it seems pretty cool.⚔🔥🧙

[@chrisfrancis9648]

Wake up babe the newest Wizard and Warriors Dragon Age Lore video has dropped

[@Wirelesswires]

I'd be interested in seeing lore videos about fallout either prewar or after the apocalypse. Especially about groups like the NCR or legion.

[@UnNuclear]

Shoddycast has you completely covered on that front

[@magnusnilsson1962]

Yes, yes, yes! Gonna watch this intensely later!

[@TheBrickMasterB]

I'm really happy that this got released, but the Qun is pronounced "Kyoon," not the "Kun."

[@ReachStudioPro]

It's crazy how some English speakers can't pronounce the letter "Q". It's not even my first damn language and I will never fail with its pronunciation.

[@TheBrickMasterB]

@@ReachStudioPro Devon and multiple K&G members are Polish IIRC, so that may be a factor.

[@Emanon...]

Brilliant as always

[@robertshaw1793]

In theory the Qun makes sense, but the thought losing what makes me, me...just doesn't work. But they are an awesome looking race

[@blazer168]

I'm sure even under the Qun there is SOME individuality, i.e. Iron Bull; also Cole says in one of moments that some baker under the Qun puts sugar in their bread as a little act of defiance or something. Then again we've basically only seen the Qun military and not their civilian society so who knows.

[@robertshaw1793]

@@blazer168 you got a point there.

[@khalduras784]

​@@blazer168iron bull is more of a facade to better infiltrate for the sake of the qun (as explained by bull himself) but it was only when he started the chargers that he became more of an "individual" than just a facadr

[@blazer168]

@@khalduras784 Fixing this cause i remembered some things wrong. He clearly states in one of his interactions that he was always more independent, which is why they made him a spy. I doubt the Qun tells all their spies to let others know that you're a spy. Hell, even some of his own Chargers know he's a spy. If you help him to decide to break away from the Qun he more or less acts the same.

[@richardthomas9497]

The Qun philosophy doesn't seem socially or psychologically viable in the long run. No individuality, no social mobility, no love or family just the role you've been given for life, and you will be satisfied with it.

[@jesseberg3271]

It's a small thing, but the term "nuclear family" is inaccurate in this instance. The nuclear family was a product of the second industrial revolution. It replaced the traditional clan-based family structure where multiple generations of a family lived together, with cousins and uncles and aunts being ubiquitous in people's lives. The nuclear family was a product of the increased mobility made possible by railroads and steamships, as well as the increase in available housing. The nuclear family concept only became possible when it was possible for a group that small to have a private room without being rich. The world described here would have clan and tribal family structures, not nuclear ones, for this new philosophy to disrupt.

[@richardthomas9497]

The "nuclear family" is recent term from as early as the 1920s and popularised in 1950s. However as the basic family structure of a father, mother and multiple children has existed in some form throughout Human history. In the 17th century, the church influenced and encouraged this family structure in Western Europe and New England. Round this time it became a financially viable social unit before the Industrial revolution.

[@jesseberg3271]

@@richardthomas9497 except what separates the idea of the nuclear family from the traditional family is the idea that it can be broken off from the larger family structure. Until the two Industrial Revolutions, this was exceedingly rare, and often implied being a refugee. Family structure, and family authority, was almost universally larger than one couple and their children. When the Bible talked about a disobedient son, there was no cut off at adulthood. A son was expected to obey his father until the father died. That meant that if you were 70, and your father was 90 and still alive, you had to defer to his judgement and take his orders. That was the main cord which the nuclear family cut, it made every man a patriarch of his own much smaller family. It's also why, unlike the traditional family which had lasted for ten thousand years, the nuclear family started to explode almost as soon as it developed. If men were now entitled to all these rights and privileges, without the corresponding duties and obediences, then why shouldn't women be? Why, in fact, shouldn't children have certain rights guaranteed? By giving every man the powers previously reserved to the heads of large clan structures and taking away their obligation to obey and serve while they earned that position through seniority, the nuclear family undermined the implicit social contract that had held families together since the birth of agriculture. This moved us inevitably onto the course towards modern, easily dismantlable families that we have today.

[@JohnnyElRed]

One can't but wonder the effect Qunari philosophy would have had in Thedas, if they had evolved towards more of a mercantile society, rather than still being a feudal one by the point of their invasion. After all, the chance of upwards social mobility and greater personal success can be very alluring to those of lower status that are leaving the feudal mindset behind, regardless of its achievability, in comparison to those based on social conformity. Would have had the Qun such great success against that kind of societal mindset?

[@ryanwilliams8723]

Reduced success among humans perhaps, but would still have significant sway among the elves, who being actively discriminated against would not have much mobility regardless of the society structure

[@ShadowWolfRising]

@@ryanwilliams8723 I can see it having an effect on Casteless Dwarves as well.

[@theliato3809]

Thedas society being in the full blown early modern period rather then the renaissance era its mostly in atm around the time of the Qunari Invasion would be something very different. For one the army and navy sizes would be enormous. Most Medieval armies were in the tens of thousands range. The biggest Orlais and Tevinter would probably be able to have the higher end for their royal armies and legions. along with decent fleets from the merchant classes. By comparison in the early modern period large standing navies became a norm for proper states which immideitly takes away an important advantage the Qun navy had in a standing force of iron clad dreadnought vessels which would let Theodosian forces contest them on the seas and disrupt their supply lines. Armies from smaller places like the free marches would be a huge problem for the Qun let alone the vastly expanded Orlais army and Tevinter legions. Economically they will also be able contest the Qunari far better. Stronger and more advanced economies could leverage war for longer against the Qunari. Far less issue with campaigning seasons and needing to haphazardly levy taxes. Meanwhile the Qun is already a command economy meaning they would not be able to have much advantage as the OTL Qunari War. Another, understated, factor is governance. More efficient early modern states could combat Qunari Philosophical subterfuge through spy networks. And better quality of life through infrastructure and education. Cutting off vital local support the Qunari won over. There will still be converts but not nearly as easily as before. The biggest change up will be Magi. The Qunari will only have access to their brute force magic. By comparrison Theodosian Society will likely have many more far better educated magi who in turn will have access to the support of a more advanced Theodosian society to utilize better magic. Instead rendering the Qunari behind in this regard. All in all. The Wars would be far more severe. The Qunari regrouping on Par Valen will be less done out of concern for the lost souls and more due to the fact they are actually losing on several fronts.

[@sephiroaone-of-nine101]

Thousands of elves joined

[@theliato3809]

@@sephiroaone-of-nine101 At the time when thedas had them in the alienages. Who knows what their situation looks like in this set up

[@madarpauser2133]

No wonder the Chantry is so scared of the Qunari. Unlike the Dwarves and Elves, the Qunari cannot be bossed around or ignored. They are a powerful nation with advanced technology. They could decimate all of southern Thedas if they wanted. The only thing that prevents them from doing it, is their own ideology.

[@epicazeroth]

Somehow the Qun manages to be both more repressive towards its mages than the Chantry, and also more accepting of diverse gender and other social identities.

[@blazegraves]

Now I want to Qun to take over Thedas.

[@karatheloremaster]

woah Legion from New Vegas is literally the Qunari

I always wonder how they sleep comfortably with those horns 😀

[@npierce14]

They should pay you all for advertisement because I never gave a damn about this series or type of game until y’all did this series totally can understand and follow unlike the mistborn series

[@Riku-zv5dk]

What irony, the Qunari retreated from mainland Thedas to end the suffering of the innocent between the two sides, only for all those who had converted to the Qun and stayed loyal to it got slaughtered for it. I'm sure when the Qunari launch their next crusade they won't make the same mistake again.

[@adamnesico]

They retreated because they knew that they were gonna kill far more innocents. Still is fool that they didn’t carried with them the converts knowing what would happen.

[@Zangetz]

Please do Berserk lore videos!!!

[@frankie3010]

Berserk doesn't have a good grasp of chronology.

[@wololopurgisnacht]

Would be interesting, but unfortunately my impression is there are a lack of canon maps of that setting.

[@richardthomas9497]

I would like W&W to do lore videos based on anime/manga.

[@wololopurgisnacht]

@@richardthomas9497 Code Geass would be a fun one.

[@richardthomas9497]

@@wololopurgisnacht That would fit in anime and alternate history categories. Though I've only watched the first season.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

I think there's another race on Par Vollen on top of the Kossith/Qunari and Humans, a race called the Fex. It is unclear if they are the humans or a 5th race, but we as of now do not know, I personally hope they aren't Human solely for it being more interesting.

[@Mandorain]

What happens to Qun converts when you take there decision makers away, none of them are allowed to fill in gaps they have too keep following their role.

[@christianbolze7092]

Love the video! :) Do you think you could do a critical video on the Evanuris? Because Solas isnt the most reliable source about them as we know now ;)

[@armius5210]

Could you make a video about the apparuttion of the Grey Wardens? Afterr all how did they know about the darkspawn before the first blight, and how could they make the initiation without blood obtained from the darkspawn if they didn't appear before the first blight

[@Canadian_Zac]

As someone with High Functioning Autism. The Qun actually sounds kinda nice, lol Get given a job, told to do it, and just go about it. Don't gotta worry about all this complicated stuff of life. Just do the one job you have. Assuming you're suited to it, sounds pretty nice and simple, lol

[@alfieingrouille1528]

I also have the autismo but to me it sounds like litteral hell

[@ShadowWolfRising]

As someone with Autism, it sounds unfeasible.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

It's just communism

[@makeytgreatagain6256]

I have both that and ADHD and the Qun sound great and terrible at the same time. I’ll get bored of my role and the lack of freedom to choose and social mobility will be neutering and stressful for my brain which will eventually want to change life paths at some point. The egalitarian nature of the qun does appeal to me. I take it that there’s no poverty or homelessness amongst the Qun for example

[@ChristianAuditore14]

@@makeytgreatagain6256 it's just a pipe dream lmao, take what the chantry says and what actually happens and apply to the qun

[@patpatchez2075]

I love your videos dude! Your also a great narrator you should narrate in video games 😂

[@emerestthisk990]

great work

[@hamzabafakkih4940]

>arrives to a new continent violently. >surpasses every adversary in warfare. >defeated by a great effort but is considered for him as a minor setback. >builds schools and introduces natives to philosophy. >brings his enemies to their knees. >withdraws.

[@johnnycrown5097]

Eventually crumbles when they run into a natural geographical problem they can't fix by working it away...

[@aramiscoetzee9475]

When is the next video of the end times of Warhammer coming out

[@GMKGoji01]

I've been meaning to ask you this, but will you be covering some Fire Emblem events in this channel? More specifically the events in the timeline of Archanea, Valentia and Jugdral?

[@patrycjajaroczyk133]

I started to belive that you read my comments under your movies :D

[@lerneanlion]

I will be looking forward to see Orleis' massive defeat and incredible humiliation. The elves deserved better!

[@Alejojojo6]

Orlais*

[@Gigas0101]

Could you please cover the Battle for Autobot City?

[@richardthomas9497]

Transformers? But which continuity?

[@Uberdude6666]

I was so into this when DA 1 and 2 came out. Then I sort of "fell off", never played Inquisition, and now Inq. is almost 10 years old xD Still think the lore and world is facinating though. Bioware is not perfect, but I really like how they have made a sense of realism in the dragon age-lore. Like, it feels like organic historical events rather than just a chain of events that somebody has made up. Don't remember anything about that Kossith-colony from before they became the Qunari though... was that piece of lore introduced in Inquisition? Also, Par Vollen is really just another Qunari colony, their foothold in Thedas, and not their actual homeland, right?

[@markusskram4181]

Love The vid

[@carlosalbin7706]

Awesome

[@lewiswashington9182]

I need these.😎

[@WiseStrategist]

With the Suikoden Remaster coming out sometime this year, it would awesome if you guys could do videos on the wars in the main line Suikoden games.

[@stevenhayes7910]

Just found your channel and Love all these Dragon Age videos. But *Please* listen to the in-game pronunciations for things. A shocking amount of important terms are mispronounced in these. Either way, though, I’ve saved your DA playlist so I can watch any more you make!

[@stanleywilliams1605]

Totally agree with you about pronunciations.

[@toddvogel8887]

I have more respect for the Qun than I do the worship of the "Maker."

[@baneofbanes]

Both seem awful

[@toddvogel8887]

@@baneofbanes Didn't say they weren't awful. It's like Facist Italy VS Imperial Japan, both are awful but I at least give some respect to Imperial Japan. Not much but still.

[@baneofbanes]

@@toddvogel8887 buddy Imperial Japan was as bad as the rest of the Axis.

[@toddvogel8887]

@@baneofbanes Yes, they were, they also bumble-fucked their way throughout most of the war, just like the rest of the Axis. Its just Italy bumble-fucked harder than everyone else. Its not about Japan being somehow better, its about being unable to respect Italy in any way shape or form. At least with the Japanese you can say they had pretty good fighter pilots.

[@baneofbanes]

@@toddvogel8887 and I’m saying that’s misplaced respect given what they did.

[@Batukhanify]

The promised video never came

[@WizardsandWarriors]

Working on it

[@mauricewilks1974]

More dragon age vids please

[@AB-gk8cs]

To be honest I heavy dislike totalitarism of The Qunari. Some aspects of Faith and this whole Mage-Templar-System has big flaws and the racism of some of the human societies in Dragon Age are certainly not appealing (although plusible given the human nature). The Tevinter Empire was deeply flawd but (from the viewpoint as a game-element or topic for an adventure) has at least some grandeur and style (and is an interesting opponent). Both I do not find so nerving (and boring) like the Qunari 'faith'. I mean, I liked Sten (to e certain extent) and the Iron Bull of 'Inquisition' was O. K. - but all the time during Dragon Age II, when the Arishok waxed his pseudo-philosophical sermon...🤢

[@DarkKing009]

"the qunari are dangerous because they are thinking men." by Sten

[@adamnesico]

That makes them no different to others.

[@johnnycrown5097]

They aren't actually thinking men... For you to think, you need individualism... You need to think about how it would affect you first to think of other people's plight, what do you think empathy or sympathy means??? The lack of individualism is the death of the mind...

[@Kai912]

Спасибо, как раз буду видос делать где коснусь темы кунари

[@yuriviktor8159]

I want the battle of Kamino from the star wars the force unleashed 2. Please! How many rebel ships?

[@Immopimmo]

Moe moe Quuuun!❤

[@madclancrew]

Are you still making this series?

[@Jamesssssssssssssss]

I heard you wont cover Kingdom hearts (I just want to understand it :c )

[@ChaosLORDish]

Anaan esaam Qun!

[@DeRegelaar]

Aaah, in the netflix serie, one the heroes is from them.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

She's very clearly not a part of the Qun though.

[@UnNuclear]

@@ShadowWolfRising She was probably one of the Tal-Vashoth or Vashoth. Either a Qunari that rebelled against the ways of the Qun (Tal-Vashoth) or one that was never born into it (Vashoth). Seeing as she is a mage, I doubt she'd under the Qun.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

@@UnNuclear Yeah, I'm leaning more towards Vashoth, like a Qunari Player Character in Inquisition.

[@theamazinggamer9324]

When star wars !?!?!?!

[@pyeitme508]

Wow

[@mnk9073]

The Qun: Where Konfuzius meets Marx.

[@adamnesico]

And Plato.

[@rohacha9iin40]

@@adamnesico Why plato?

[@adamnesico]

@@rohacha9iin40 the 3 european chastes, that comes from plato, and seems that he had already imagined a planified colkectivist state, I haven’t read The republic.

[@Thebettermartyr]

The Griffins are not extinct few still exist and the population is coming back so you may see this in the next game.

[@Urenass]

Everyone be like: Do this lore, no do this lore, no no do this one... jesus let the man do whatever he wants. He is making great animations and storytelling anyways. I think if you would continue pushing him and forcing him to do something he will eventually got bored and stop making content to this channel.

[@LunarRegicide]

Loved being able to play as Qunari in DA Inquisition! Their culture is so fascinating. Hopefully, the new Dragon Age game gives lots more material to flush out the world, both past and present.

[@michealwilson5788]

will you wizards and warriors make what if about dungeons and dragons today yes are no

[@kek105]

To be honest I get the impression that the Qunari is too OP for the setting.

[@michealwilson5788]

will wizards and warriors make what if about dungeons and dragons today yes are no

[@ciaranbrk]

I feel sorry for those ethnically cleansed after the quinari left to go back to par vollen.

[@adamnesico]

Religiously, not ethnically.

[@SootShade]

So even in a fantasy world, Plato is the ultimate source of bad philosophy.

[@BHKP3]

the tamassrans are clearly the philosopher kings telling the rest what to do in life, but the egalitarian aspect of their society (and the recognition their workers have in their social structure) may be thanks to some sort of materialist analysis and a correct distribution of resources

[@MusMasi]

The creators of Dragon Age did too good a job of making Thedas like the real world with all the religious politics, playing the games I kind of wished at some point to just kill everyone and join the darkspawn.

[@andrewvincent7299]

It's a shame Bioware went with the least interesting storyline presented in Origins for the sequel. A Qunari invasion of Thedas would have been far more interesting than the Mage-Templar conflict. Even Sten hinted that the Qunari would eventually be back. The Mage-Templar should have remained a secondary storyline and the main storyline should have been the Qunari invasion, the threat of Corypheus(actually utilize him in an interesting way and not the way he was presented in Inqusion) and have Solas and the Evanuris be a looming threat for future sequels.

[@budoshi-f2l]

Worse now you got the veilguard 😂

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Now this is more like it up until this point it was so God dame generic but now this universe seems intresting!!!!!!.

[@joshuadamroth5303]

✌

[@whatever7240]

The final DLC of Inquisition ruined the Qunari all because people were offended by them. That shows how weak BioWare is.

[@adamnesico]

What happened?

[@whatever7240]

In the first game the Qunari society was detailed out by the Sten who was a party member. He made it clear that male and female Qunari served very distinct and clear roles in their society. Then Inquisition gets released and the developers retconned all of that out of nowhere with Iron Bull detailing their society completely different. Sten said only males were ever warriors while females served as teachers and motherly figures to children. Iron Bull states that some females are allowed to be warriors for whatever reason he gave. And then the final DLC for Inquisition is released with a female Qunari leading the hostile forces. And I'm going to be straight up with you on where I stand. I will damn sure respect a woman who can put her fists up and beat a man down if he gives her trouble. But I have no respect for people who can't stick with the story they establish just because it will hurt the feelings of someone else.

[@adamnesico]

@@whatever7240 i understand u. I stopped watching wheel of time due to a scene of sn invincible pregnant woman. After see some realitys of fisical proofs, and see the sex strength gap, i just realized again how much northamerica is lying us. Another reason for not buy ant dragon age gane except the original. And im gonna start to ignore fantasy books who portray more than one warrior woman. Im everiday more tired of the web of lies that gringos calls mass media.

[@johnnycrown5097]

​@@whatever7240I'm tired of people seeing fighting as these great thing to be egalitarian about as if it's a beautiful thing to fight especially when the same people would say humans from real life were brutal as well as humans from this story but you must make women brutal too because of equality or something... Look at how they turned galaderiel from a politician to a warrior because they see the role of warriors greater in fiction when they're watching it but in real life, they runaway and dislike the military and scream for positions in the government...

[@whatever7240]

I don't know what you just said.

[@unlucky1353]

The Qun is just the Communist Manifesto for Dragon Age.

[@Djanimals5346]

20

[@venepskeuten9206]

the qun philosofy is defenitely an interesting one. Mostly in how efficient it runs by eliminating individualism. We cannot judge wether it is right or not, as all qun speak about it with bias and we have not seen its effects on its own society and people's mental state much via our own eyes. Still clearly it works well enough.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

We can and it's garbage

[@UnNuclear]

It's a stagnant culture and will fail on a large scale. It's the same as Communism. It sounds great on paper, but doesn't work outside of small groups of people.

[@richardthomas9497]

It's horrifying, it's a totalitarian state that controls every aspect of your life from birth to death. It makes me wonder of the events and circumstances that led to this philosophy in the first place. Also how depressed the lower classes of Thedas must have been to prefer this than being under the Magisterium.

[@adamnesico]

Sinid culture is colectivist and they have lost as any other. And better not speak how about communism keeps falling.

[@johnnycrown5097]

Of course it works because the writers say it works... Bring that to real life and watch it all crumble because without individualism, there's no innovation or motivation, no drive, only do the barest minimum expected, no hopes and dreams, no improvisation, no life preservation... This ideology can not create such a civilization... What happens to the soldiers during peace??? Why would I try to get good at what I'm doing??? Lack of individualism is the death of the mind...