brushyourteeth wrote...
Okay, question for you guys:
Can't remember if it's in Act 1 (it probably is) or Act 2, but when you talk with Cullen in the Gallows and choose the kind of "mages aren't the bad guys" dialogue option, Cullen answers with something like "Most people would probably agree with you. The plight of the oppressed mage is a popular image."
Do you think that's actually true, and the mages have more sympathy from the common folk that we've realized, or do you think that's just coming from the perspective of a Templar who's used to being criticized for doing his job?
And if he's aware of how some people think the mages are being abused, doesn't that also kind of make him aware that the Gallows mages are being mistreated? You'd think he'd be on the lookout for it if he understood popular opinion, right?
Interesting question. It doesn't really jibe with the fear we saw in Asunder, does it? So hard to say what the regular person thinks. I think my guess would be that he's talking about really broad brush stroke generalizations. Everyone likes the underdog, and the Circles have been around for so long, I could see the fear and chaos from the time of the Inquisition fading into the past. I bet most people now only see little kids getting ripped from the families and thrown in prison for the rest of their lives.
But, I got the impression he was talking more about sort of archetypal injustice as opposed to daily abuses and rapes and things.
Should he realize that this means the Circle is wrong? No, I think he looks at it as a misconception on the part of the people.
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HAWKE: The Order needs to change. “You have to admit, the templars have brought some of this hatred on themselves.”
Cullen: “That is the popular school of thought, no?”
Cullen: “It used to be that templars were welcomed wherever they went—for defending people from dark magics. Now the townsfolk are as likely to slam their doors as offer us a bed. The image of the poor, chained apprentice is a powerful one. And one the mages are more than willing to exploit.” (nice cutscene pans over to the righteous magisters and cowering slave statues dotting the Gallows’
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