Thinking about it some more, it's possible that what happened to Cullen surrounding the whole Meredith/Kirkwall situation was actually a positive thing that may aid in his recovery... eventually. Ok, hear me out:
Had Meredith not gone gradually insane then he would've likely continued to put his doubts about the Order to the back of his mind, and become more zealotous with Meredith's positive affirmation towards his unhealthy attitude. By working with some of the more hardlined templars and witnessing how their moral ethics (or lack of) affected not only the way in which the Kirkwall Order was run, but also the cause and effect that it created (mages turning to blood magic to survive, Orsino turning into an abomination, the Chantry blowing up etc) and the overall negative outcome it had on the city itself.
Due to not only his torture at the hands of blood mages/demons in Ferelden, but the corruption and betrayal he faced in Kirkwall he's now seen the worst in both mages and templars and its clear that the current system doesn't work, but more importantly, he now knows that ANY power (be it magic, political power, authority over others etc) can corrupt ANYONE regardless of class, skill, wealth, social status etc. On a more positive note, he's also experienced the good in both mages and templars because he was still in Ferelden during the Blight, so he knows that the mages had done a lot of good during such a difficult time, doubly so if your Warden was a mage himself/herself (and that's not counting other variables like if your Hawke was a mage etc), and then there were a handful of "good" templars who were trying to put things right, even if they did naively put their trust in the wrong people, not to mention all the templars that stood by him when he asked Meredith to stand down. And then of course there's the divide between the rebelled templars and seekers, and the Divine-loyal ones, it's possible that he'll find like minded people with the Divine-loyals since their beliefs and goals are ultimately the same (based on David Gaiders thoughts on Cullen) so presumably he'll feel some sense of belonging and support in that alone.
I think, if he's realised anything, it's that the way power (of any sort) affects someone is down to the individuals themselves, whether a person uses said power for good or bad ultimately depends on their personality, willpower, motivation and purpose behind it. That doesn't mean he'll ever be be pro-mage, or even pro-templar by the end of DAI, but I think/hope he'll learn to trust/not trust people on a case by case basis regardless of their class/race/etc, rather than tarnishing all mages with the same brush. I don't think he'll ever make a full recovery in terms of symptoms like nightmares etc, but I think it's possible that he'll make a lot of improvement... especially with the support (and hopefully, love) of our new protagonist.
Modifié par LolaLei, 05 août 2013 - 12:33 .
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