As Sten says, "The Qun is a path one follows, not a chain that binds." Qunari believe in tough love when exhorting potential converts or Qunari rebels to embrace the Qun. Generally, the Qunari don't appear to coerce conversion to the Qun but rather encourage it. The Viddasala leads the "Dangerous Purpose" branch of the Ben-Hassrath. Ī priestess called the Viddasala, or "one who converts purpose," handles the conversion of foreigners, the reeducation of Qunari dissidents, and the collection and quarantine of magic. Outside Qunari borders, Ben-Hassrath agents under the "Dangerous Questions" branch either sabotage or spy on outside cultures that could pose a threat to Qunari interests. Yet even those poisoned by qamek, the Viddath-bas, serve a purpose in the Qun as mindless laborers.
Those that are rehabilitated are cured of their "illness" and assigned simple work detail. The Ben-Hassrath reeducators under the "Dangerous Purpose" branch would then treat criminals and rebels against the Qun, determining whether they must destroy the subject's mind using a poison known as qamek or if they can be rehabilitated through treatment and education. Ben-Hassrath under the "Dangerous Actions" branch coordinate with the Qunari military to track the dreaded Tal-Vashoth rebels, a function similar to bounty hunting. The Ben-Hassrath are the police of the Qun and see rebellion and discontent as an illness that can be cured. The Qun abhors waste, and every person is a valuable commodity under the Qun. Mastery of the self is, therefore, the first and greatest duty. The Qun teaches that all living things have a place and a purpose, and only when they are in the correct place and in control of their self may a being attain balance. Because of this, society is not considered artificial, but part of nature.
Their own nature contributes to the larger nature of the world, and so their struggle against self-balance disrupts the balance of the whole, thus hurting themselves. The individual is not truly "individual", but part of the whole. It is every individual's choice whether or not they act according to their nature and the nature of the world, or oppose the proper order, and as such fight against themselves and the world.
An important concept in the Qun is the idea of " Asit tal-eb"-"It is to be": the idea that everything and everyone in the world has a nature, and all these things come together to form a proper order-such as the locust devouring crops.
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