Lord Aesir wrote...
Keriana wrote...
This is the from Codex entry: The Seekers of Truth:
"...the Inquisition once hunted heretics and cultists as well as mages, and their reign of terror ended only with the inception of the Circle of Magi. They became the Templar Order, for good or ill the watchers of the mages and the martial arm of the Chantry."
If the new Inquisition wanted to be neutral, why use a name with this history? What mage would want to join such a group even if it claims to be for another purpose?
I know what the Inquisition is in the lore. I just realize that an old name is not always indicative of who they are. The Templars have no reason to rename themselves, the Templars are already mage hunters. Also, consider the literal meaning of the term, an investigation. This term, for all it's baggage, does not mean the old inquisition resurrected. There is no proof of that. The only information we have says that the Inquisition's purpose is to hunt a puppeteer in the shadows, not mages. The name may simply indicate that, like the old Inquisition, the new one acts without supervision from another power like the Chantry.
Aside from references to a centuries dead organization, there is no convincing proof to say that the new Inquisition is anti Mage. As for why a Mage would want to join, I imagine one would want to discover the true purpose of all the bloodshed. (Personally, I doubt the protagonist will have any more choice than the various Warden Origins about joining)
It makes sense, I'll give you that much. But I think the reson why many are not convinced that the Inquisition is what the leak tells us is true is that they were the original mage-hunters and what Inquisition means in real life. While the term "Inquisition" is different in the DA world from our world, they are still quite similar when it comes to heretic hunting. If the "new" Inquisition is a neutral group that what the leak describes it to be, then they wouldn't be an Inquisition in first place.
Now you also say it does not make sense for the defected Templars and Seekers to call themself the Inquisition. I say, it does. The ancient group of mage and heretic hunters became the Templar order and the Seekers of Truth when they joined with the Chantry. When both groups argeed that the Nevarran Accord is null and void because the Circle is no more, they don't reconize the Chanty's authority anymore and decides to hunt mages their own way. It just seems logical to call themselves the Inquisition once again if they are not under Chantry rule. There are known Seekers who are still loyal to the Chantry, and they still call themselves "Seekers". In a dark age like this, it could be a way to tell who belongs to the Chantry and who is not.
Think of it like this: The mage hunters were known as the Templar Order and the Seekers of Truth when they are under the authority of the Chantry. When they are on their own, they are known as the Inquisition.
I'm not saying that what you're saying is wrong. You can tell me "I told you so" if the leak was correct in the next few months if you want to. I'm just saying that we should not assume too much of what lies in store for us. Wait and see is all we can do now.
Modifié par Izana, 26 septembre 2012 - 02:17 .
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