In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare has continued its tradition of making significant changes to the series' art direction. Between Origins and now, we've gone all the way from understated, grounded medieval fantasy to gaudy high fantasy full of arcane technology and floating citadels. The qunari, Dragon Age's massive horned race, have been the biggest victims of these changes.
Dragon Age 2 was peak qunari. Back in Origins, the qunari didn't play much of a role, and they weren't a playable race. Instead we just got Sten, who largely looked like a very buff dude—sans horns. But DA2 gave us a whole army of them, setting up shop in Kirkwall, and they were badasses. Massive, intimidating, all muscles and warpaint with massive horns that gave them a devilish silhouette. This version set them apart from the other races: something original.
