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[Uccio]

My mage hated it with passion and wanted to have nothing to do with it. He did everything in his power to undermine and weaken the chantry.

[Current Future]

My mage hated it with passion and wanted to have nothing to do with it. He did everything in his power to undermine and weaken the chantry.

 

Agreed.  My mage was 85% sarcastic, 10% friendly (most of it with her LI & inner circle) and 100% anti-Chantry.

[stop_him]

My evil human female embraced the role to rationalize all of the actions that allowed her to rise to power. Seems like something a human would do IRL.   However, she was also a virulent racist; ensured Leliana would travel a darker path; forced Cullen back on lyrium; let Blackwall rot; executed her prisoners with glee; basically did everything to keep humans on top (especially herself) while crushing all opposition.

 

Since my bearded female dwarf is going to romance Blackwall, and since only an idealistic sort could forgive Blackwall no strings attached, she may embrace the title. 

[Innsmouth Dweller]

my zealot just made it to Skyhold. it's a real pain to play this char, it doesn't differ from atheist path much for now. i haven't seen any 'lets do some exalted march on group A because they defied Maker's will' options. i don't think i'll be able to finish it :3

[Knight of Dane]

I did on some playthroughs. Funnily, my most Andrastian character was my first Dwarf, he was convinced he was spechul.

 

My first human mage embraced it, but a bit half-heartedly, she saw it as a tool that might as well be true.

 

My latest one who embraces it is a human warrior, he's more faithful about it, but not blind to its political power either.

[Current Future]

My evil human female embraced the role to rationalize all of the actions that allowed her to rise to power. Seems like something a human would do IRL.   However, she was also a virulent racist; ensured Leliana would travel a darker path; forced Cullen back on lyrium; let Blackwall rot; executed her prisoners with glee; basically did everything to keep humans on top (especially herself) while crushing all opposition.

 

Sounds like she would fit in real well with Cerberus.

[Medhia_Nox]

My character "wanted" to be the Herald.. not for glory or relevance - but for the call to greater purpose in service.

 

However, he knew he could not be the one to decide whether or not he was.  So, he denied it openly - only being reserved during certain moments when doing so might destroy the morale of the people (I believe there's a moment when you first become Inquisitor where you can refute being the Herald - I don't believe i did, though I believe I chose a "neutral" answer)

[stop_him]

Sounds like she would fit in real well with Cerberus.

Nah, Cerberus would be too soft for her. 

[Xyxlplic]

My Human Mage is an Agnostic. He's not a practising Andrastrian but remains open-minded and stuck with 'I don't know' for the most part. He's for a reformed Circle with Mages in the Chantry and is generally just a nice guy who likes to be diplomatic.

 

My Cadash is a cynic and as close to an Atheist as makes sense in a world like Thedas. She's adamant about not being the Herald among the inner circle but sees the sense in keeping the masses on side and takes a softer stance in public.

 

My Lavellan is a mage and a believer in the Elven Gods. She's also a bit hotheaded and an Elven rights activist. Needless to say she's not exactly delighted by the whole Herald thing.

[Qun00]

My Dalish elf resisted it at first, but then started to come around a little as time passed... but then once the big reveal about how he actually got his powers came up, he pretty much said "So much for that," and went back to his old religion. Still, he never actively disputed the title, since it was a valuable tool for keeping the humans on good terms and making the Inquisition seem legit. Also, he was trying to score with Cassandra, so there's that...

I'm leaving the faithful Inquisitor route for my next run, but in my current one that's more or less how I did it.

My female Adaar consistently denied it until that moment when they sing after Haven is destroyed. Then she realized it would be wrong to take away the one thing helping them push forward.

It was even more fitting that her last line before the cutscene began was "I just don't see how what I believe in makes any difference, Mother Giselle. We need more than hope".

And after finding out the truth and returning from the Fade, she even agreed with Hawke that it would be good to let that feat be interpreted as the Maker's doing.

My character "wanted" to be the Herald.. not for glory or relevance - but for the call to greater purpose in service.
 
However, he knew he could not be the one to decide whether or not he was.  So, he denied it openly - only being reserved during certain moments when doing so might destroy the morale of the people (I believe there's a moment when you first become Inquisitor where you can refute being the Herald - I don't believe i did, though I believe I chose a "neutral" answer)

I remember I picked "I'm not Chosen, I HAVE chosen". But that's not the same as outright denying it.

A believer would think that's just you expressing your resolve.

[Cantina]

My character is a human female mage and is an Andrastian. Thus when hearing the title given to her, she is confused and shocked by it. As the story progresses, she never assumed the Anchor was given to her by The Maker or Andraste, she believed there had to be a rational explanation for it. As for the woman seen in the Rift behind her, well, again, she thought there had to be rational explanation for that too.

 

However she does believe how she survived the Temple was Andraste watching over her. Thus throughout the game my character believes Andraste is continuing to watch over her and wants her to succeed. Even though my character believes she is “The Herald of Andraste” she refuses to let that title go to her head much less wield it as a means to speak for Andraste and makes decision on what she feels is right, not what she claims Andraste told her and/or want.

[Dabrikishaw]

I usually choose the "I'm Andraste's chosen" options up until I get to Corypheus during "In Your Heart Shall Burn".

[Korva]

Even though my character believes she is “The Herald of Andraste” she refuses to let that title go to her head much less wield it as a means to speak for Andraste and makes decision on what she feels is right, not what she claims Andraste told her and/or want.

 

Yes, that would have been a shortcut to the same hubris and corruption that my Inquisitor fears to fall prey to, as so many other supposedly noble causes and people have. She accepts the title but doesn't actively wield it ... except in some very few cases when she wants to inspire hope, like during the judgment of Ser Ruth.

[jlb524]

No, my characters were proud heathens.

[Cantina]

Yes, that would have been a shortcut to the same hubris and corruption that my Inquisitor fears to fall prey to, as so many other supposedly noble causes and people have. She accepts the title but doesn't actively wield it ... except in some very few cases when she wants to inspire hope, like during the judgment of Ser Ruth.

 

Not even then for my character. Ser Ruth went to the Deep Roads. If the woman wants to die so badly, well she can decide how and when.

[Exalus]

I chose 'i dont know' versus 'your maker does not exist!' which is what I would say in real life. 

[DementedSheep]

My Dalish went from "hell NO!" to "maybe...?" to "**** it, I'm just going to the best I can with what I have. Gods be damned". She is also strongly against lying about it.

 

My mage is a devout Andrastian and wants it to be true though has doubts. Then they was devastated by Here Lies the Abyss where it turns out it wasn't Andraste after all though "Justinia" helped with that. 

[Ryriena]

I hated it extremely on all my characters, as none of them approved of blindly following me because of me being a Jesus figure.

[JadeDragon]

My canon play was human rogue and at 1st he thought it sounded crazy but slowly as the game progressed he grew into the role seeing it as a personal test of faith from the maker. So yeah he knew in some shape of form he was a herald and since joining the templars wasnt going to happen this was a good route for him. Plus the bittersweet Divine Cassandra romance helped reassure his faith. hopefully there is a way they can remain a secret power couple

[sch1986]

I did it once just to be different. Also- Cullen is still very faithful and he was my LI so it seemed to fit.

After here lies the abyss I kept going with "the maker works in mysterious ways". I got lots of approval from Cassandra. Otherwise there wasn't much difference.

[RinuCZ]

I played a non-believer who tells the truth to the inner circle when confronted (Here goes a huge disapproval from Cassandra ). If it is public, I played it safe - no comment or not supporting either atheistic or believer's view. Once I told Cassandra that the spirit was the Divine because well, why not. She looked like she needed to hear that and I didn't really know what it was.

When it was confirmed the mark wasn't work of Maker but Corypheus, I just told others.

 

Oh and telling Mother Giselle that all organized religions are wrong or something like that was a sweet moment .

 

The advisors were right. When you have a nation full of religious people, it is not the best to show a middlefinger to what they believe in.

[Eyes_Only]

My elf rogue loudly denied any such nonsense.

 

My human mage however did. And even when her faith was shaken she still believed she was chosen.

[Darkly Tranquil]

Which honestly is a realistic reflection of human nature, especially when you think about the things the inquisitor has done.

It's more of a reflection of the fact that the game wouldn't let you make any evil choices to repudiate that interpretation. If you went around burning Templars (or mages, as you prefer) at the stake, giving no quarter to enemies, executing all prisoners, and generally being a bloodthirsty tyrant, people might see the Inquisitor differently if he operated under Caligula's motto of, "Let them hate, so long as they fear." Unfortunately, the game railroads you into being the Chantry's pet.

[Ashagar]

It's more of a reflection of the fact that the game wouldn't let you make any evil choices to repudiate that interpretation. If you went around burning Templars (or mages, as you prefer) at the stake, giving no quarter to enemies, executing all prisoners, and generally being a bloodthirsty tyrant. People might see the Inquisitor differently if he operated under Caligula's motto of, "Let them hate, so long as they fear." Unfortunately, the game railroads you into being the Chantry's pet.

 

 

Caligula didn't walk out of what considered the local version of hell twice, apparently walk out of certain death unharmed from a event wiping a town and a sizable chunk of army off the map and goes around sealing gates to hell including a massive one in the sky twice amongst over things. As I said the game seems to have a verily good reflection of human nature.