Freed him and fully pardoned him with my lady Cadash (she is a former Carta agent turned Champion, so hardly in a position to judge).
Not sure what I'll do with my Lavellan: I'd send him to the Wardens if they weren't such a mess as it is, so, I don't know.
Freed him and allowed him to seek redemption with the inquisition besides he is the best tank I've got.
I let him to atone.
From very beginning he felt very off to me, so I was not surprised nor felt betrayed. When you meet him he is a man obsessed with ideals to a point that he comes across fanatical about them. He is like a kid who has been told to be good, but doesn't fully understands the concept. He also cling to them because he is afraid that if he won't he will slip. The way i see it, he is a man who wanted to change, but took a wrong approach and that his journey with the inquisitor makes him realize that he hasn't changed himself, that he is playing a role and so he finally takes the right decision about it, he grows as a person. It felt wrong to crush that and not give him an opportunity to actually find himself.
Now about the whole inquisition reputation thing: sure, letting him go puts inquisition's reputation on the line, but a) you can minimize the damage and more importantly b)imo without a loyal core, inquisition has no future. c) people will always talk
In retrospect i usually send the Crestwood Mayor to prison (or the Wardens) because he run.
I felt disappointed too. He basically stoled real Blackwall's life, though he acted this way to redeem himself. I judged him at Skyhold and assigned him to the Grey Wardens at the end of the story.
Unfortunately, I did Adamant last, so the Warden's stupidity was still stuck in my brain when it was time for me to judge him. So he gets to atone and continue being my meatshield. Those guys are just too dumb to live, I'm not wasting good sword stabby skills on that lot. I threw Hawke to the Nightmare, so they can have Stroud and try to grow back some brain cells.
Blackwall and Solas are basically the two worst liars on the planet, so I figure was long as they don't outright shank me in the back, their secret reveals are cool with me. I had to spend all of Wicked Hearts hobnobing and brown nosing the type of scum who hired him, so I ain't even trying to hear my people complaining about it. If you weren't whining when I brought a freaking Orlesian army in, you don't get to complain about this.
Washed my hands of him. He's the Wardens' problem now.
Let him atone. Sent another condemned prisoner who looked like him to die in his place. Despite his deception, he served faithfully, and deserved a chance to become the man he pretended to be.
Like Cole! 
It would be a little funny if we saw his Joining and the drink killed him.
Gave him to the Wardens and, when applicable, broke up with him.
It would be a little funny if we saw his Joining and the drink killed him.
Since he can potentially die either way, it'd be a clean way of cleaning up his character. If you give him a full pardon, he asks to still join the Wardens out of guilt - dies to the drink. If you exile him, he still finds a warden in the process, you puts him through the Joining - dies to the drink.
Blackwallmancers would hate it, but Bioware wouldn't have to figure out what to do with him in all the sequels since he's yet another Schrodinger's character.
So...was anyone else surprised at the lack of options for Blackwall's judgment? Basically the only options were "come back to the Inquisition" or "come back to the Inquisition", with one scenario where he has to lie through his teeth about who he is, but it otherwise reaches the same outcome.
.....don't get me wrong, I am STILL TOTALLY only choosing "come back to the Inquisition" with every playthrough, I'm just surprised there wasn't any options to keep him in your jail, execute him for his crimes, or a FLORIANNE/RAINER COMEDY HOUR FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE option...
I was friends with Zevran who is murderer and try to kill my warden, and he don't even feel ashamed of his job.. So you can guess. Blackwall regrets it. Forgiven and forgotten.
I free and pardon him every time.
Yes, he did terrible things and lied to my inquisitor from the beginning, but he helped people because he felt sorry for what he did (and he was even willing to sacrifice his own live to safe one of his former men).
And to help people you don't need to be a grey warden.
So I let him stay with the inquisition as the man he is.
I free and pardon him every time.
Yes, he did terrible things and lied to my inquisitor from the beginning, but he helped people because he felt sorry for what he did (and he was even willing to sacrifice his own live to safe one of his former men).
And to help people you don't need to be a grey warden.
So I let him stay with the inquisition as the man he is.
I did it for the same reason he is trying to change and do good and that's enough for me considering he is bleeding are helping in trying to save the world.
So...was anyone else surprised at the lack of options for Blackwall's judgment? Basically the only options were "come back to the Inquisition" or "come back to the Inquisition", with one scenario where he has to lie through his teeth about who he is, but it otherwise reaches the same outcome.
Not surprised, but annoyed at how unbelievably convenient it all was. Even the harshest punishment, which was also the dumbest option, was a tap on the hand. It was blatantly obvious that Bioware wanted him for the remainder of the story. I hope it's not because he'll return despite any decision in subsequent DA installments. I mean, even if you send him away to the Grey Wardens, he can always feature later in the mystery of what's happening with the Wardens in Weisshaupt.
Personally, I left him to rot (another thing that bothers me is there's no confirmation that he's hanged) because there was no option to cleanly execute him at Skyhold. I'm gonna be pissed if I find out he's released from Val Royeaux prison in some deus ex machina type contrivance that's quickly explained later.
I decided to let him atone, though I wasn't impressed he still wanted to be called Blackwall. 'Living up to the name' doesn't mean half so much after several months (years?) of identity theft, matey. I'm still not sure how I feel about him, but I didn't like the idea of leaving him to be executed (seemed a waste of a (seemingly) genuinely repentant man. Making him the Inquisition's slave or whatever would be worse, I doubt I'll take that option anytime soon.
So...was anyone else surprised at the lack of options for Blackwall's judgment? Basically the only options were "come back to the Inquisition" or "come back to the Inquisition", with one scenario where he has to lie through his teeth about who he is, but it otherwise reaches the same outcome.
.....don't get me wrong, I am STILL TOTALLY only choosing "come back to the Inquisition" with every playthrough, I'm just surprised there wasn't any options to keep him in your jail, execute him for his crimes, or a FLORIANNE/RAINER COMEDY HOUR FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE option...
Not really because I thought it was a poorly written side quest. To begin with , I decided to wait before deciding his fate as I wanted to discuss the matter with Leliana. Stupidly, I thought that the person who sent me to seek the guy out in the first place would have something to say on the matter, but surprise, surprise bw not fleshing out the story. I wanted to get a consensus before rendering a decision but there was no dialog to be had. I found this to be disappointing as it , appeared to me, to be rushed and lacked polish. I wanted to talk to blackwall again after having him transferred to skyhold but for whatever reason my prisoners are not in the jail underneath the keep. I assume this was done so that they wouldn't have to write any dialog for the prisoners. I let him stay with the inquisition in the end but found the quest unsatisfying and really another waste of time like so many of the half baked quests in the game as a whole.
Not really because I thought it was a poorly written side quest. To begin with , I decided to wait before deciding his fate as I wanted to discuss the matter with Leliana. Stupidly, I thought that the person who sent me to seek the guy out in the first place would have something to say on the matter, but surprise, surprise bw not fleshing out the story. I wanted to get a consensus before rendering a decision but there was no dialog to be had. I found this to be disappointing as it , appeared to me, to be rushed and lacked polish. I wanted to talk to blackwall again after having him transferred to skyhold but for whatever reason my prisoners are not in the jail underneath the keep. I assume this was done so that they wouldn't have to write any dialog for the prisoners. I let him stay with the inquisition in the end but found the quest unsatisfying and really another waste of time like so many of the half baked quests in the game as a whole.
Well okay, I guess "surprised" isn't the right word. More like disappointed in the lack of options, which it sounds like we both agree with here.
.......seriously I want my Florianne/Rainer Comedy Hour, damnit!!
In my playthrough I romanced blackwall and the revelation was hard, but to me the question of rescuing him wasn't even in question. The man showed honor, bravery, and a strong sense of right and wrong throughout his service to the inquisition. He faced down demons, bandits, giant beasts, and even played a major role in saving the wardens of adamant from all being lost. He did it all, without a care for himself and always thought of how our actions would affect others, always concerned with innocent casualties and justice.
To me, blackwalls past merely gave reason for his current point of view, and that he was already reformed, already attoned through actual life threatening action. I saved him from prison and did what should have happened, gave him to the warden order that he helped save. The one he reminded what it meant to be a true warden. And I continued the romance even with thwt decision. Whatever happened in the future would be then, and for now, he and my warden would work to save the world together.
Sent him to become a Grey Warden in both times through so far. I find that outcome so fulfilling for both of the personalities I have played so far.
I let him atone for his actions by helping the Inquisition, but giving him to the Wardens after.
Its really the most "just" judgement in my view. He was already going to the Warden's before the real Blackwall died, and he had a lot of people killed, that's not exactly something you can walk away from. I say let him help the Inquisition, and then give him to the Taint. He's not exactly young, so its not like the Taint will cut his life much shorter anyway. Odds are he would die of old age (back then, people pretty much died at 50) or battle before his Calling anyway.
Plus, it is the option that gets the most approval from him (I think). He actually wants to become a Warden. He doesn't want to just be "set free". He wants to know he can do something to atone for his men. I gave it to him. Serve the Inquisition at the Inquisitor's side, then take the Joining and serve as a Grey Warden.
He wouldn't have died of old age at 50. Maybe on planet Earth back in the middle ages, but in Thedas? Where you can hack and slash and get hit by arrows and magic - only to be returned to full health by drinking a potion? Clearly the world of Dragon Age contains advanced medicines and people could live to be pretty old - provided they avoided wars, blights, and other inconveniences as well as either afford potions or possess the knowledge and materials to concoct potions.
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