Taash - Official Companion Thread [Spoilers]

Kala Elizabeth posted a screenshot of Taash from a better angle on twitter:

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They've been constantly changing the appearance of the Qunari. I think this was partly the result of allowing us to play one, so they humanised the appearance and allowed different skin tones. In some ways we are getting back more to how Sten was in DAO. There he was just a large, brown skinned, grey haired human in appearance, with normal eyes and no horns. What made him different was his mental attitude and philosophy.

Then in DA2 then went full on with the alien appearance, with a deeper, darker brown/grey skin, black eyes and horns. Let's face it, the Arishok looked awesome and no one could mistake him for just a big, grey human. They explained the lack of horns in Sten as a variant (like hornless cows) and that applied to the eyes too I think.

Then we got Iron Bull, whose skin was lighter and basically grey and back to normal human looking eyes, but I always thought his head looked too small in proportion to his body. His face still looked structurally different from a human but not as alien as the Arishok.  Notice also the addition of stubble, which neither Sten nor the Arishok had.

Then came the Viddasala where we were back to darker grey/brown skin, the tone depending on the lighting, but much softer, more human facial features but with a stronger, dare I say it, more masculine bone structure. Are the qunari that different between male and female?

So, at this stage, I think perhaps the differences can be explained by the fact that among the qunari as a race there are many different skin tones, just like among humans and Taash is not so very different from the Viddasala in appearance, so the females of their race hint far more at their human (or elven) origins than the males do.

Also, with regard to Taash changing appearance, may be that has to do with the lighting.  Her hair in the shot further up the page looks dark grey, yet her hair is definitely white, so perhaps that is why she looks to have blue skin in that light.    Also, the qunari do have different skin to other races in terms of its toughness, so perhaps that gives it other qualities too such as the way light interacts with it.

Don't know if you've noticed but that earring she is wearing has a face on it. It is clearer in the trailer. Is it just some random coin she picked up and had made into an earring or is it significant?

Taash breathes fire apparently. It would make sense if it was a magical thing, maybe she isn't comfortable or very good at using magic otherwise. Although I could see her carrying a bottle of alcohol and a match on her on occasions to make her own flamethrower.

I'm thinking it's a dragon blood thing, as well...

Yes. Also, in the companion trailer, Varric said "We'll need someone with fire in their blood"... I just took it as a figure of expression, then. 

I think nobody added this one.