Is it a gift from the Maker? Is it a curse? If it’s a gift from the maker, why do they mistreat mages?
It seems that one of the strongest arguments against mages is the fear of demonic possession and the use of blood magic. But not every mage is a blood mage, and let’s keep in mind magic is also very helpful (healing spells, protective spells…) So much for hating the Tevinter Imperium because they are slavers. The circle is a form of slavery too.
So what? Where do you stand?
Well it depends on my character. My first inquistor is one who is going to be a human female rogue, I am still working on a given name for her atm 
. For her as she is the most thought out character I have in my mind her views can be summed up with this passage from the chant of light.
"Magic exists to serve man, and never to rule over him.
Or beyond."
This passage from the chant of light explains her view rather well, but it is best to break it down to explain it properly. This way her views can come through.
Magic exists to serve man: Magic is meant to help mankind, and other races. It has benefits that can greatly help mankind. Magic is one of the Maker's gifts to mankind, but as seen in the next passage it is dangerous. She believes the circle is a good thing, as it is under chantry rule. Though mages should not be locked away in the circle but be allowed to visit family, and more importantly use magic to help people. You can't do the maker's work if you are locked away in a tower for all of your life after all.
Never rule over him: As beneficial as magic is a dangerous power. It holds great temptations, from demons to blood mages. They should be watched for that. It also means that mages should not be rulers in the world. The tevinter's form of goverment with mages in charge is in her mind both just utterly wrong and blasphemous.
Foul and corrupt are they who have taken His gift and turned it against His children: part of this is about the story of how the Magisters of the Tevinter Imperium damned the world though the usage of magic. But this is also a warning of the dangers of magic, that they would go against the maker if they fall prey to tempations.
The other part of this is that magic can corrupt you. You can become an Abomniation. This is why the Templar order is needed. To help mages from falling to this temptation and from becoming evil. Mages have many temptions, the templars are guardians against that corruption that may occur. Of course in her mind Templars are meant to be the companion to the mages, and people who can help them use their magic so they do not corrupt themselves or use their magic for foul means.
They shall be named Maleficar, accursed ones: a simple but powerful statment, the mages who use the vile magical styles ie blood magic are cursed by the maker for their vile actions. Using this magic marks you as a Maleficar. Once you become a blood mage, your soul is damned already.
They shall find no rest in this world or beyond: This is simple to her. Maleficar die. In her mind if you become a blood mage, consort with demons and other vile magic then she is just in her view to put you down. A blood mage in her mind has no morals, thus if she encounters mages of this type they die. They do not get a chance to run away.
So as you can likely see, she is rather supportive of the templar order. Mind you this is just one character, others will have rather different views, such as my dalish mage.
Retour en haut
Anyway, the Chantry has came a long way since then and it's due for a change soon. (It's already happening) In a way, the magisters of the Tevinter Imperium remind me of the first sin commited by Adam and Eve. Since then humanity has been judged, much like mages.
