DrGulag wrote...
Not only because they are mages, but because how the situation has developed in Thedas.
You can't let mages live free since then it's either total chaos or another Tevinter Imperium.
The mages refuse live under scrutiny so the Circle doesn't seem to be an option.
I just don't understand why Bioware had to write an ending like this. How come all the Circle of Magi rebelled after Kirkwall eventhough the conditions weren't as bad everywhere?
It's not looking too good. Either the mages calm down and go back to the old status quo OR :
-They will be killed / they will enslave or change the entire world to their own liking.
I would argue that not all mages
are against Chantry scrutiny. I'd even suggest that the mass majority of mages agree that their powers pose a very real danger and that they need to be regulated. The 'disagreement' stems from the templars abusing their position (or failing in it) and overstepping their authority in regards to basic human rights.
For starters, the templars need to up their standards when recruiting knights into their order. People like Alrick, who use their position to threaten mages and spread irrational fear, who undermine the authority of their commander and the chantry by making mages tranquil in secrecy without permission or cause, and who take pleasure in 'the kill', have NO BUSINESS being templars, bottom-line.
Honestly, Alrick didn't set off any 'warning bells' when he was recruited? Really? Complaints HAD to have been made against him on behalf of the mages due to his various abuses of power. Were they just ignored? Swept under the rug?
Seriously, I'm astounded that he wasn't given the boot, and in the end, HAWKE was the one who had to put an end to him. The order FAILED the mages in regards to Alrick, and I highly doubt he's the only 'rotten apple' in the bunch.
That being said, any templar who voices 'excitement' at the prospect of cutting down a mage should be reprimanded or expelled from the order. Their duty is not to 'kill mages for the lolz', and allowing that kind of false image to spread does the entire order a disservice.
If the circle HAS to be a mage's home for the rest of their life, then the templars and chantry have an obligation to make it FEEL like a home. Instead, many templars bully their charges. Deny them the right to own pets (Anders.) They do not provide them with enough opportunities to venture outside or pursue other interests (Emile says he'd never felt the rain or cooked his own meals.) They do not give their families proper visitation rights (only the privileged few actually get to remain in contact with their families.) They do not let them raise their own families (they can get married if they have the chantry's permission, but all offspring become the 'property' of the chantry.)
That being said, why CAN'T mages leave the circle after completing their Harrowing? There are Andrastian chantries all over Thedas, even in the smallest of towns. It's not like they'd 'disappear' from templar/chantry scrutiny if they were suddenly treated like
human beings. I doubt the good, law-abiding mages would shy away from saying hello to their neighborhood templars if leading their own lives
wasn't something to be afraid of.
Why can't they be monitored by templars
in the home of their choosing after passing their Harrowing? Why can't they raise their own children? Heck, mages would probably hand their children over to the circle WILLINGLY if the 'stay' wasn't forever and if they were allowed to remain in contact (instead of being threatened.)
THESE are the reasons mages rebel against 'the system', because the system, while it needs to be brutal in some areas, is needlessly brutal in others.
The circle WAS a viable option. The templars, by not choosing their knights more carefully, and failing to provide an adequate environment/life for their charges, ruined it.
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