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They'll do what any specialized fighting force does: Demonize something entirely different so that they don't lose their jobs.
I could see that happening as well.
Assuming there are more wars in the north with the Qunari (likely, considering the expansionist ideology of the Qunari) the Grey Wardens could end up evolving into a crusading order, devoting themselves to defending Thedas from Qunari expansion.
Surely that would be intefering in politics which Grey Wardens avoid. Plus, you don't need a Grey Warden to kill the Arishok, or any Qunari for that matter, and this could just as easily be done by Thedas' armies. I imagine once the Blights are done with and the darkspawn are no longer a threat, the Grey Wardens will cease to exist as they are now it's cruel to inflict the joining for the sake of tradition.
That isn't exactly true.
While officially the Grey Wardens are supposed to remain detached from local politics, in practice that isn't always the case. There are examples in the game where we see Grey Wardens breaking this rule.
The first is the Anderfels, where we are told that the monarchy is weak and that the locals look to the Grey Wardens for leadership. Riordan notes that the Ander Wardens are a different breed, and seem to enjoy the political power and influence they have there.
The second is Ferelden, where after the darkspawn are defeated it potentially has a Grey Warden crowned as king and another Warden as the kingdon's Chancellor, and a fiefdom within the kingdom (Aramanthine) that is ruled over by the Grey Wardens. Delving back into Ferelden's history, Sophia Dryden's rebellion against the monarchy is another example of Wardens getting entangled in local politics.
Assuming all the darkspawn were annihilated I just can't see the Wardens turning their swords into plowshares. While some Wardens of noble birth could simply return to their nations of origin and live in comfort, what of those of common birth, who presumably make up the majority of the rank and file? Not to mention commoners who make up some of the high leadership, as the Grey Wardens are a meritocracy. Those commoners would have the most to lose. I just can't see the Grey Wardens with common origins, both high and low ranking and many of whom have known little else but soldiering for years, deciding to pack in their gear and return to the simple life of a common peasant. Human nature just doesn't work that way, IMO. There might be some people in the ranks in the mold of a Cincinnatus, who are willing to give up soldiering once the fight is over. But I don't think that would be the case for most of them.
And I can't see the Ander Wardens, both of high and low birth, walking away from their positions of power and prestige (and presumably wealth) that they enjoy in the Anderfels.
Far more likely in my opinion is that the Grey Wardens would continue to exist, but would evolve to meet the changing times. Short of local kings or warlords stamping out the order in their territorities, the Grey Wardens would probably either swear fealty to local kings and fight in their armies, evolve into a mercenary band that fights for whatever king pays them most, or convert themselves into an order dedicated exlusively to fighting some other enemy. (i.e. the Qunari) Or maybe all of the above, varying from region to region.
Also the Grand Enchanter Fiona used to be a Grey Warden, she vacilitated the official separation of mages from the Chantry. So lets see, we had Sophia Dryden who meddled in politics, if you played a certain way you could have a king AND queen Grey Warden in Ferelden and quite regardless of that Amaranthine is completely under Warden control, the Anderfels is basically under Warden control and a former Grey Warden sparked the Mage-Templar war which is gonna have an astronomical body count in the end.
The Wardens might as well rewrite their rules and say "If the political position offers you the ability to mess with stuff on a global scale you need to get on that ****!" XD
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