Danny Boy 7 wrote...
Either way I think Cullen is going to be a bit irritating to anti-Chantry or just anti-preachy people but I think he also has the biggest room for change, he'll always be a templar I think, I mean when I think Templar I don't think of Alistair or Gregoir I think of Cullen arguably the worst Templar in Origins (attitude wise) but when DA2 came I saw him in a different light he was the sane one simply tortured by his experiences and forced to realize life (especially in a Bioware game) isn't black and white.
I'm not so sure about Cullen's lack of popularity with the anti-Chantry or anti-preachy people. I'm both and I like him just fine.
Give me half a second to get up on my soapbox.
A person can dislike the message that the Chantry has historically given - that the sins of mankind are directly caused by magic and those who are born with the ability to use it - and not dislike individuals within the organization. Some templars, DA:O's Ser Otto, for example, hold places very close to my heart.
Likewise, a person can dislike "preachy" people and still like deeply religious people. The difference here is harder to grasp. When people say "preachy," what they usually mean is that the individual broadcasts their religious beliefs as if it were the wisdom of ages, the One True Way, regardless of the beliefs their listener embraces. There is a perception of imposition involved, as well as the condemnation of others who "fail" to recognize the "wisdom" they impart. It's worse - a lot worse - when the speaker's moral position is untenable without outside assistance, e.g. the speaker demands that your character kill the heretics for them. Religious people with the courage and the ability to uphold their own convictions aren't nearly as irritating. Keldorn Firecam in BG2 is a good example of this. He's a deeply religious paladin of Torm, the god of Duty, and he is an outspoken and opinionated SOB, but he lives up to his own standards, and he will risk his own life in the defense of his beliefs. That said, he respects the faith of others. Unless your character commits heinously evil acts, you can even disagree with him without causing offense. He never claims to be perfect. If you play through to the very end, you find out that he is actually a Chosen of his god, but he doesn't go around acting entitled because of it.
I guess that's what I'm hoping for with Cullen: a man of conviction who bends but doesn't break. Someone with the ability to see the big picture and forgive petty failings. Ultimately, someone who will overlook trivial differences of opinion and save his righteous fury for those who really deserve it. And if he finds somebody who does really deserve it, someone who will hold nothing back in defense of his ideals. If he's like that, I don't care how many prayers he says before bed.
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