A really interesting theory that came from JulianWellpit.
We know the Inquisitor is in overall command of the Inquisition, but they can't be everywhere at the same time. They also probably won't have time to do mundane things like raising troops or handling trading, because there are dragons waiting to be hunted. The devs have previously talked about the player designating certain tasks to other characters, because the Inquisition is an entire organisation.
The game seems to divide the Inquisition's influence into three primary areas that were first mentioned at PAX Prime last year - espionage, trading and war. We can customise captured Keeps to specialise in one of these areas, for example.
What if Leliana, Cullen and the Scribe Lady (for whom we don't have a name yet) are the people responsible for managing these three areas? Leliana as a spymaster, Cullen as a general or military commander, and the Scribe as a trader or master of commerce.
This also fits with another iconic image of the Inquisitor surrounded by other characters - including Cullen, Leliana and the Scribe Lady. David Gaider already said that many of these characters are not companions, and what if it's those three characters who act as significant NPCs within the Inquisition?
The very first time we saw the Scribe Lady, for example, she was holding a scroll and pen, and Leliana has significant experience in espionage as Sister Nightingale (and whichever hand of the Divine she is, I forget):
I think it's a really plausible theory, and it fits with the facts of what we know quite neatly - the Inquisitor is going to need people to manage those three "big areas" of spying, military actions and trade, given how integrated they are into the meta-gameplay of managing the Inquisition, and those three characters are clearly significantly important.
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