making our heroes(especially this is stupid for mages and elfs, dwarves, kossith) as "Herald of Andraste" is another big mistake of devs as making such characters as Cullen, Lelianna, Cassandra, Vivienne our forced advisors and companions...and their words that "we are not related to the Orlais chantry" is not make sense
about Andraste was a "good person" its a lie..she is no different that ancient elf-blooded humans who with help of Old Gods conquer Thedas
Andraste was a powerfull somniary mage who take controll(via blood magic or somniary powers but she do this) over Maferat(she even do this with angry wyvern) and other barbarian chiefs and conquer south Thedas and after that she wanted to conquer north but was stoped by Tevinters
and Andraste does not free Tevinter elves(and she is not fight against slavery of barbarians), they officially do this by themselfs and by this help in Andraste conquering but this does not change anything..even weakened because slave rebellion Tevinter defeated Andraste and after her execution all her forces was torn apart
she claim herself as a wife of the new and "true god and creator of Thedas and fade" as "The Maker" who was never seen or heard exept Andraste and much later by Hessarian who see executed Andraste in fade and heard maker...
"The Maker" is another theme, but he is 100% no more than
1)a simple lie, her crazy fantasy
2)some kind of desire deamon what is possible can be even "created" by Andraste dreams of such god who much later answer her
3)someone like Corinfeus who use her to take revenge on Tevinters who abandon worchip and slay their "gods"
4)some of ancient dragons(some of the old gods or others) who use her to take revenge on Tevinters and slay their "gods"
many does not and never will like the idea of being "herald of Andraste/Maker/Orlais ChantryTemplars/Seekers/"...