Races and romance poll

Sorry about that. 😓 I'd edit it if I could.


Hmmm... that would be interesting to see. At the end of the day it's difficult because for me, personality trumps everything else, and so far most of my favorites have been elves or humans because.... that's what we've had lol. Even though I would quite like a dwarf or another qunari someday.

I don't know if I have a "top choice" - I'm jonesing for the very human Calpernia, we're loooong overdue for a dwarf romance, and a female qunari would be nice after having Bull and Sten in our party.

Yes, refers to the player rather than their character, 'cause I'm trying to get a feel for what each demographic likes.

My top choice is elf, but I checked human too once I realized we could just because human is usually safe. lol

As far as concepts go, the game is still so far off it's hard to pick something concrete. An ancient elf, Tevinter elf ex-slave/mage, or a human/elf fog warrior would all be good. I could maybe be swayed by a qunari that has left the qun and is actively critical of it if they slimmed him down from Iron Bull's ridiculousness. They've never had a qunari that genuinely was critical of the qun the way Alistair says the Chantry/templars are shit, or so many Andrastrian mages hate the circles, or Sera shits on elves. Iron Bull was never even as critical of it as Dorian is of Tevinter. I think seeing someone that proves qunari don't need the qun to not be savage, like Iron Bull expressed fear, would be interesting. I'd really love to have that companion, even outside of romance options.

Seriously, even the tal-vashoth are pretty qun-y. lol

I bet we’ll even meet some current Qunari with varied interpretations of the Qun. It’s truly open to more nuanced interpretations, a lot of the current practices aren’t found anywhere in Koslun’s writings.

But all the Qunari — even the Tal-Vashoth — that we’ve met so far have been people who were specifically selected for war, foreign espionage, or the priesthood. All jobs where extreme loyalty and conformity is a key qualification, regardless of which particular government they work for.

I could easily imagine a tamassran or engineer or farmer having a more complicated view of the Qun, because their jobs demand a certain degree of openness and creativity. We never see these people in southern Thedas, but hopefully the next game ventures closer to their homes.

Qunari lady is all I want, please bioware!!

I will also accept a lady elf.  And why the hell not, I'll toss a lady dwarf as well.

I'd be interested in a character like this as well, regardless of romance (though can you imagine a buff Tal-Vashoth woman scooping you up into her arms? )

Ahem, it's a perspective that hasn't really been explored yet. Sten was firmly dedicated, enough that he eventually becomes Arishok. Then, there was Bull, who was frankly pretty bad at being a Qunari or at least fitting the expectations of his role in the Qun. He got attached to bas, sympathized with specific mages he cared about, lived a life of nonfunctional hedonism.

So that leaves Vashoth, who were never born into the Qun, and ex-Qunari who left before the events of the story. It'd be especially interesting if we could get an ex-Qunari who used to be a higher-up in rank and decided to defect because of either personal ideals, conflicting loyalties, or some traumatic event that made them rethink everything. They would know enough about Qunari society to be able to criticize it accurately. Alternatively, you could have a qunari who was never born into the Qun and therefore has an outsider's perspective on it like most of Thedas.

Given the level of thirst for Orsino, Inquisitor Ameridan, and Abelas, it seems like there’s definitely an appetite for that. Solas will probably always be “technically the oldest” LI in the games, but he always reads as kind of young, both physically and socially. Spent too long sleeping I guess.

√ i'm a person and i'll romance another person i like, assuming they like me back.

also what i like is irrelevant since it's character based and my characters are not me.

Here have another. This a commission of my dwarf Warden:

I like characters, choices, and diversity. I'm identified as a male, and I voted for dwarves and Qunari of both genders. Bring it on!

Oh wow, I've seen that image a lot and I never knew you commissioned it. Awesome.


Hey, it's not like humans (men or women) look like dolphins. You think default beardy Garrett Hawke isn't covered in hair like a bear?