The arishok doesn t care that hawke is a mage when he duels him.
Dragon age 2 mage hawke siding with templars.
And since orsino goes nuts no matter what the player does that stays canon too.
Templars versus mages is a major decision thrown on the player throughout the series.
This seems like it should have been.
In origins it was more minor.
There s things even in act 2 and act 3 that make no sense with mage hawke.
Random blood mages roam the streets at night.
It s a valid path and also keeps the templar mage war and ander s bombing intact as a canon event.
This is actually my canon hawke and he s a goody two shoes blue personality.
Siding with the mages if you back orsino and the mages then you are immediately thrust into combat against the templars.
If you conscripted the templars in this case they basically become absorbed into the inquisition.
When confronting grace agree to defend her and the other mages.
Contents show arcane defender this achievement can be obtained if hawke sides with the mages 5 times.
As you near the foundry you will run into an abomination and several templars and shades.
The mages you rescue turn to blood magic out of hatred desperation and then hate you for saving them from it.
You re standing for order in the hopes that more death can be avoided later on.
That is unless leliana is divine.
It s fairly easy to rp a hawke that sees siding with the mages as starting a continental wide war and siding with the templars as bloody de escalation.
It s not just act 1.
It s kirkwall or the world.
In addition to siding with the templars or mages you should have the option of just leaving.
In the 2nd game the decision was everywhere and everything exploded to the mage rebellion.
In inquisition you are put in a place where you decide whether to have the mages or templars join the inquisition.
Allow feynriel to go to the dalish elves.
Allow keran to remain with the templars.
Loot the crates and barrels as you move east don t miss the chest complex.
Hawke herself can be a blood mage too.