Sandtigress wrote...
Maria13 wrote...
Wulfram wrote...
What Loghain and Ferelden suffered at the hands of the Orlesians is all the more reason for him not to toss away the things which make Ferelden better than Orlais - the rights of it's citizens.
Actually this is a pretty good moral argument. What kind of Ferelden is Loghain fighting for if he turns a blind eye to slavery, rape and kidnapping? By so doing he is no better than the orleisians he so despises...
To me, Loghain's (and Anora's as well, in her own way) major problem is that he believes that only he knows what's best for Ferelden. Thus he can justify to himself abandoning the king, selling elves into slavery, allowing Howe to do some very sleazy things, blame the Wardens for everything, etc. He did it because he had to to save Ferelden - it's a very noble idea gone very wrong because of his paranoia and inability to trust anyone else with the job.
Anora seems to have inherited this from her father, minus the Orlesian paranoia, of course. That's the major reason why most of my Wardens pick Alistair for king - he doesn't believe the world revolves around him and is willing to ask for help in ruling. That might argue that Anora and Alistair are an excellent pair to lead the country - certainly Ferelden prospers for it, but I just really can't stand Anora and feel bad making Alistair marry her. 
This. That's the reason I choose Alistair over Anora.
In regards to sparing Logahin--
I only just finished TST (and still haven't read the Calling beyond the 1st chapter or two) so nearly all my in-game choices have been without the knowledge of what occurred in them.
My first couple games I didn't even hear Alistair's little fit. I was putting Alistair on the throne and executing Loghain was very much a political decision. I didn't want to leave Loghain alive to divide the country, or challenge Alistair's throne. Which, if Alistair could do as a grey warden, I figured Loghain could too. I didn't trust Loghain enough (by game alone - not reading the forums or what David Gaider had said about the character) --- I thought if he decided we were still a threat to Ferelden he would try to take us out.
It would be a harder choice now if I was playing a politically savvy impartial type character, which for me, usually tend to be nobles (either dwarf or human). My CE's and DC's run on hot emotion, and mages--unpredictable.
If I ever played a human noble marrying Anora I might well spare him, as that makes more sense to me.
How does the song go? "One to make her happy, one to make her cry. One to give her good....er...cheese?" :innocent::happy:
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. I had to go back a few pages to catch up . 
