Tamassran

Tamassrans ("Those Who Speak" in Qunlat) are a branch of the Qunari priesthood and as such fall under the Ariqun. This is a female gender role. Tamassrans de facto rule the Qunari society. The Qunari themselves, however, do not see it this way: the brain could be said to rule the body... but so does the heart, the lungs, the stomach; the Tamassrans are a part of the whole.
== Duties ==
Tamassrans perform the following functions in the Qunari society:
* Control the Qunari selective breeding program by deciding who mates'According to Tallis in 'Dragon Age: Redemption' - "Josmael", and if so - with whom. This refers to the Qunari of all races, including humans and elves. At that, Tamassrans don't cross-breed races with other races. Tamassrans breed people for the purpose of making sure that the children will inherit genetic traits suited for certain jobs.According to Iron Bull's dialogue in Dragon Age: Inquisition when discussing, "Why are dragons sacred?" to Qunari
* Give names to newborn children. These "names" are strings of genealogical information that the Tamassrans use to keep track of recessive and dominant traits the individual may be carrying. The Qunari themselves use their job titles rather than their "names" to call one another.
* Raise all the children and give them their general education.
* When the Qunari children reach the age of 12, evaluate them and officially assign their roles.
* Look after those Qunari who are not mentally able, or are too physically impaired to function without a lot of help.
* Provide psychological counseling and rehabilitation to those overwhelmed by stress and mental fatigue. This includes granting sexual relief to Qunari in need.
* Use the substance called qamek to "free those beyond redemption," i.e. to turn dissenters who have persistently resisted re-education into all-but mindless creatures ("viddath-bas"), who can only perform hard labor and require looking after in the same manner as the disabled.Dragon Age: Those Who Speak, Vol.2.
== Ranks ==
* Rasaan – serves directly under the Ariqun and was long ago chosen as the Ariqun's eventual successor. This is the reason behind Rasaan being known as such, rather than being known by her role in the Qun (Tamassran): one of the meanings of "Rasaan" is "chosen heir." The name "Rasaan" also translates to "emissary." One of Rasaan's most prominent duties is to accompany the Arishok on expeditions to advise the Arishok as to the 'will of the Qun'.
== Notable Tamassrans ==
* Rasaan 
== Trivia ==
*Sten talks about Tamassrans when the Warden first visits Denerim Market District with Sten in the group, and also after that in the Party Camp. Sten also mentions them in a party banter with Zevran concerning the role of elves in the Qunari lands.
*When Cole reads The Iron Bull's mind, he hears The Iron Bull as a child addressing the Tamassran who raised him as "Tama", and if The Iron Bull abandons the Qun, later says that she is relieved that he "got away".
== See also ==
== References ==
Category:Qunari lore
Category:Religious figures
Category:Titles