Companions Lineup for Veilguard

Never really saw the appeal of Cullen personally. Also being an advisor actually made less sense than just being a companion. He was advising on military matters when his only experience was running the Templar garrison in Kirkwall and not very successfully at that. His recruits had very little discipline and ended up being bewitched in a brothel as a result. He wasn't interested in the deaths of civilians in ways that suggested blood magic might be involved, as Emeric was. He thought the best way to confront a suspect recruit was to track them to the wilderness on his own and then beat them up. He was unaware that Alric was misusing the Rite of Tranquility and apparently had not noticed the number of tranquil appearing in the ranks of the mages, when by rights he should have been on of the principle people consulted before the ritual took place. He was unaware of the activities of his own Templars in developing a mutiny in their ranks against Meredith, yet apparently Orsino was. We could actually tell him about Anders and even have Anders with us when we do so, but he just says he will look into it, and clearly doesn't. He backed Meredith in her illegal annulment and was perfectly willing to allow the slaughter of mages they were vowed to protect, only stepping in to oppose her when she threatened the Champion of Kirkwall. About the only thing he did seem to do well was organise the Templars in the aftermath to Meredith's destruction but that was hardly a recommendation for giving military advice to the Inquisition, particularly as Cassandra was aware he would be struggling with lyrium addiction. Oh, and he had remained loyal to the Divine. Surely, there was another experienced military commander across the entirety of southern Thedas who would have been a better choice?  What about some of those Arls and Banns who assisted the Hero of Ferelden in the 5th Blight?  Or someone else from the Freemarches with experience out in the field in an actual warfare situation?