Templars vs. Mages is a major decision thrown on the player throughout the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon Age series. In Origins, it was relatively minor. In the second game, the decision was everywhere and everything exploded to the Mage rebellion. And, in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon Age: Inquisition, players are put in a place where they decide whether to have the Mages or Templars join their upstart organization. Whoever is not chosen becomes part of Corypheus' army.

So, what is there to consider when making such a big in-game decision? A lot. Enough for a full-fledged list; in fact. Let's get started!

15 Mageꦡs: The Oppression Is Real

Mages are oppressed everywhere except in🌌 Tevinter. There are horror stories of them being abused by their Templar guards, forgotten in jail cells, and turned Tranquil. That i🔴s just how it is in Mage Towers. Outside the towers, Mages are hunted, killed, and live in hiding.

Even worse is if theꦗy are among the Qunari. Qunari sew the mouths of Saarebas (Mages) shut and use them as living weapons. So, why no💖t choose them? Give them protection and show the world that they are worth more.

14 Templars: Mages Are Dangerous 🐭

The reason Mages are oppressed is that they are feared. There are many examples of Mages just losing control of themselves and hurting people. They can turn into Abominations, they can set people on fire, use blood magic,🌞 necromancy, and much more.

Templars are not as dangerous in that they cannot become abominations. They are simply trained in a certain kind of combat with ways to fight magic. This can lead to lyrium addiction, but that's nowhere near as dangerous as a Blood Mage or abomination can be.

13 ♉ Mages: Meredith Happened

On the other hand, one bad apple can sp🍷oil the bunch. Meredith from Dragon Age 2 is an example of one of the worst kinds of Templars. She has no mercy for Mages to the point that she does not treat them as people. In fact, she gets paranoid enough to destroy an entire city in the name of Mage-bound paranoia.

It makes players wonder just how much fearmongering goes into Templar training. There's even a (retconned) potential epilogue slide in Dragon Age: Origins which reveals Cullen goes mad and slaughters a group of Mages. These things don't just happen!

12 𒁃 Templars: Anders Happened ꦇ

For every bad Templar, there 🥂is a bad Mage. Anders is just such an example. He commits an act of terrorism to incite a Mage rebellion. He destroys a Chantry. He is also a great example of how Mages can lack control.

A bit of a tragic character, Anders has a spirit of Justice inside him. But Anders' own anger twisted the spirit into one of Revenge. As such, the spirit sometimes takes him over and possesses him to the point that Hawke has to fight him depending on where the player brought him and what choices were made.

Though technically an abomination, Anders keeps himself under control...until he blows up a Chantry to send the Tem🅺plars a message. Pretty extreme.

11 Mages: The Player And/Or Their Friends Arꦅe Maꦚges

In the series, the player meets a lot of Mages. There is Morrigan, Wynne, Anders, Merrill, Solas, Dorian, Vivienne, and many more. Fans may have romanced some of them, or the player character is of the Mage class. Logically speaking, a Mage would probably prefer to chooseﷺ Mages over Templars. (Though Vivienne mi🌞ght disagree.)

Dorian and Solas obviously prefer the playe𝕴r choosing Mages over Templars. Vivienne does tolerate the choice if the Inquisitor makes sure they are controlled. In the epilogue, she transforms the Templars into a shell of themselves if made Divine.

10 ꦺ Templars: Calpernia Is A Cooler Second-In-Command To Corypheus

If the player sides with the Templars, then the Mages serve and his second in comm🍎and becomes ౠCalpernia. Many fans prefer her to Samson, courtesy of her backstory.

Calpernia is an ex-slave from Tevinter and a talented, capable leader. She loves her homeland but also wants to make the enslaved have more rights. What's also cool about her is that the player finds that she doesn't entirely trust Corypheus. In fact, players can convince her to betray Corypheus if they have the right leverage.

But if player🦄s c🐲hoose the Mages to ally with the Inquisition, then they never even get to meet this character.

9 Mages: Cool Time🐟 Travel Plot

Many fans have agreed that the Mage quest is far more interesting than the Templar one in terms of lore impl🍸ications. In the Mage quest, players actually get to time travel to a future where Corypheus wins.

They see allies at their lowest and the stakes suddenly become incredibly high. It is emotional, frightening, and quite a bonding experience to see friends fight for the Inquisition with their lives in a doomed world. Leliana is especially amazing in this quest, as she has been tortured for so long but still has enough fight in her for the slim chance that she can change history. It's all rather Star Trek, really.

8 💦 Templars: Sa♋ve Ser Delrin Barris

For every rotten Templar, there is a good soul, and Ser Barris surely qualifies. He is not afraid to ask questions of his superiors and does not give as much into fearmongering as some of his peers. The player can see this when he is first seen in Val Royeux. He's a lot like Cullen in some ways, the Inquisition version at least.

So, he's a cool character. However, if the player chooses Mages, then he will die. The only way to save him is to choose the Templars. Have we mentioned BioWare doesn't make this easy?

7 Mages: Save Grand Enchanter Fiona ಌ

On the other side is Fiona, first introduced in the Dragon Age books. Those familiar with content outside the games will know she is Alistair's mother. Going into Inquisition with this knowledge, it's even more tragic if she dies, and she will die if the player chooses Templars.

With her dying goes any hope of her and Alistair 🍒being reunited. Poor Fiona is stuck between selling herself and her people to Tevinter and/or being saved by the Inquisition du💛e to their need for protection from the Templars.

6 Templars: Lore-Wise, Tem🍨plars Make More Sense

Templars are built to fight magic, and Corypheus is a Mage. Cullen brings this up at the beginning of Dragon Age: Inquisition: that Templars are literally built for issues like what the Inquisition is facing. That is to say, the player is trying to shut a magical portal to the Fade, and Templar🅠s are basically anti-Fade warriors.

They are used to fight demons -- a primary enemy in the game. So, it stands to reason that siding with the people who are not susceptible to possession is ⛄the wisest move to make regarding lore and the world of Thedas.