LolaLei wrote...
What I wonder, regarding Cullen letting a pro-mage Hawke escape, is whether or not letting him go had any repercussions? Obviously, we saw the Templars siding with Cullen when he aided Hawke in killing Meredith etc, BUT that was ONLY in defeating Meredith since they knew she was crazy and made their jobs harder.
However, (and this goes for both pro-mage and pro-templar endings), would they still be willing to stand by a (potentially) Divine-loyal Cullen once all the Templars began to rebel? Just because they didn't like Meredith's balls to the wall methods, doesn't necessarily mean that they agree with the Divine's seemingly "pro-mage" stance. I'm sure that a small handful of those Templars that fought by his side in Kirkwall would defend Cullen should he find himself facing charges of insubordination etc, but I'm pretty sure that the bulk of them would happily back stab him or choose to rebel under Lambert's orders and aid the newly rebelled Order in throwing Cullen to the wolves, especially if Cullen actively tried to make a stand when the Nevarran Accord was severed.
My personal theory is that the Kirkwall templars were loyal to Cullen, to a point. They followed his direct orders over Meredith's several times (e.g. with surrendering mages, refusing to kill Hawke at the end). But, I think there is so much confusion after Meredith went statue, that the templars were probably holding on to protocol by their fingernails. I think part of the tension there was that the templars, most of whom had not been involved in the Meredith battle, didn't know whether Hawke was still considered an enemy or not. In the heat of the moment, they go with whatever Cullen says (mage or templar ending). But what happens the morning after??
I think that depends on too many variables to say. Perhaps he just takes over as acting Knight-Commander, and everything is fine until someone shows up asking questions. Of course, those someones never seem to ask the right questions since no one years later seems to know what really happaned. But the Kirkwall templars, given time to think, might then also turn on him. Maybe he gets scapegoated for the whole thing! Or, maybe they stay loyal, back up his story, and he gets officially promoted.
I think without knowing how those things play out, it's hard to say what would happen three years later when the Accord is broken. If he's been in jail that whole time, or already kicked out of the Order, there's no one to be loyal to him, if you see what I mean. If he's been a KC that whole time, then... I would imagine his own templars would be pretty loyal at that point. So, if he then decides not to go along with the separation... would he expect his men to come with him and support the Divine? Would he quit the Order individually, and go to the Divine alone for a job? Depends on quite a bit.
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