Arishok
The Arishok was the commander, and de facto spiritual leader, of the Qunari who became stranded in Denerim after a storm destroyed his fleet off the northern coast of Ferelden. When tensions rose between Ferelden and the Arishok, the Arishok took it upon himself to destroy Ferelden's leadership since all they did was inflict suffering upon their nation's own people. During this uprising, the Arishok was killed but not before he could behead King Calenhad Theirin.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
The Arishok was the leader and highest ranking general of the military branch of the Qun and its people. He was part of the Triumvirate and led what is believed to have been the "body" of the Qunari.
Education
The Arishok was trained as a member of the Qun and has learned only what he needed to have learned in order to fulfill what he was meant to be: a soldier. As he rose up the hierarchy, his knowledge of the workings of the Qun expanded to meet the demandings of his life, but not beyond what he ever needs to know to fulfill his purpose.
Morality & Philosophy
Everywhere the Arishok looked outside of Par Vollen, he saw filth. What he saw in his lifetime led him to believe that corruption, selfishness, and want were normalized in cultures involving humans, drow, Dalish, halflings, or dwarves. These desires are poisonous and are symptoms of a society that he deemed the disease. He saw it his purpose to bring clarity to these misguided people.
The Arishok believed, as the Qun dictates, that all people have one single purpose for which they are meant to be. A Goliath may be born as a soldier. In that case, they would never be anything but that. To fight against that would be to fight against their own nature and to want to bring about suffering due to their own selfish desires. Their want to be something different would only hurt society. One who follows their nature chooses to be, and that is both admirable and honorable. Anything less is pitiable.
In stark contrast to many of Thedas' societies, the Arishok believed that adoption of the Qun would improve the lives of the masses. He did not see the existence of the Qun as a militaristic force, but instead a group that presents order and discipline.
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