The templars aren t bad the quest around them is okay but it s not great.
Dragon age inquisition siding with mages or templars.
Templars versus mages is a major decision thrown on the player throughout the series.
It s one of the best segments of the game and you can completely miss it by choosing to side with the templars.
In the 2nd game the decision was everywhere and everything exploded to the mage rebellion.
Note taking further steps in this quest means taking up the attempts to obtain the support of the templars.
Killing a farmer because a shovel looks like a staff and keeping his wedding ring because it might be magical.
This means that you will not be able to ally yourself with the rebel mages apostates and as a result you will not be able to complete the in hushed whispers quest.
The enchantress wants to convince the inquisition that you should join your forces and she invites you for another meeting in the village of redcliffe.
This quest becomes available after you first come into contact with the rebel mages apostates and fiona who commands them.
You meet fiona at your attempt to leave val royeaux m4 1.
But in dragon age inquisition go out of its way to show how screwed up the templars have become.
Siding with the mages leads you on a quest that involves meeting dorian one of the companion units and a plot that uses magic with time travel.
The inquisition has promised the herald of andraste as its voice in these negotiations.
Templars killing people for being suspected not even proven to supply mages instead of them.
Siding with the templars will allow to recruit cole first then recruit dorian at skyhold.
If you do the redcliffe missions then choose the templars you will at least meet dorian and cole.
Siding with mages will get you dorian first and cole later.
In inquisition you are put in a place where you decide whether to have the mages or templars join the inquisition.
If you choose mages cole showing up doesn t make sense.
Ten noble families will help the inquisition pressure the templars into sealing the breach traveling to therinfal redoubt and demanding the lord seeker deal with them or face the wrath of orlais.
Kharnthebetray 5 years ago 7 templar.
Also the antagonist changes samson if you side with mages and calpernia if you side with the templars and of course the missions related to them are different level 2.
Given the attitude amongst people about mages and the respect people have for templars they give the inquisition some more credibility.
Just in the first area alone i encounter.
If you side with the mages you lose ser barris who is one of the best templars in dragon age.
