Maker's Breath.... (Official Cullen Rutherford discussion)

Ahahaha.. omg. The only one thing what I dont like about Cullen is that he sorta blocks my will to try other romances in the game
Kudos to whomever design him.

I wonder if we'd get to hear on how he's doing in DA4? Wether Married / together with his IQ or being single and happy with his mabari

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AS bent against mages as he seems to be in DA2, he doesnt arrest Hawke for having Bethany. The way he says it sounds like he knows he's being soft- perhaps softer than Meredith would be.

he's such a little gushy nugget under all that trauma.

My favourite Cullen moment is his plan to launch an armed raid on Val Royeaux to bust Blackwall out of jail.

Cullen, I think you need to get more sleep!

 My least favourite was him taking Bethany away.

You could say that one of my favourite moment was when Cullen gets into a fight with Chancelor Roderick, hell bent into dragging my Lavellan to Val Royeaux and have her hanged from the start.

You're a Dalish Elf, alone, in the heart of human organization steeped in Chantry belief. Some are so adamant that you are the cause of their current troubles, some thinks you're their prophet's messanger (a religion you knew next to nothing about save for few ugly details) and both sides are equally crazy.

Sorta feel sorry for her, imagining how frightened she must've felt at that moment. And to have someone who has enough power and conviction to defend her adamantly really meant the world for her. Cullen made her feel less afraid.

Hey guys! I saw something on YouTube today that left me thinking:



Cullen was my best bud so I was skeptical at first but then I found some truth in it: itbreally would have been awesome to see the transition from fearing and fighting mages to be open minded about them.

I mean by the end of DA2 he seemed disappointed with the Templars but he still believed in the ideals of the order

To be fair I don't really agree with anything else, DA is about magic vs religion and Cullen was religion, and he's the same guy even after leaving the templars he was still compassionate, faithful, with strong morals and all that so it's not a stretch of character for him to remain a good guy but

When did he become so ok with magic specifically?

(Maybe it's explained in the mage romance? I never play mages just because I find the combat too difficult)

but it would have been pretty great to see what happened that made him go from thinking magic is dangerous to being super cool with magic right after he saw

1-a terrorist mage blow up the chantry and kill tons of ppl,

2-the most exemplary mage (Orsino) turn into an abomination and try to murder tons of ppl and

3-walk out of it to find some ancient mage ripped a hole in the sky and killed the divine

And now I can't help myself and want to know what happened!

Not watched the video, but I wouldn't say Cullen ever is exactly "super cool" with mages/magic in Inquisition, either. In Haven, he frequently expresses a distrust of having them around, explicitly argues against recruiting them and is pretty pissy if you offer them a full alliance because of the likelihood of there being abominations in their midst and how they don't have enough Templars in the ranks to contain them, etc. I think that, like close2myheart says, he is just willing/able to put aside his distrust and give them a chance because the stakes are bigger than his own discomfort. That, along with the obvious abuses and various bureaucratic failures of the Chantry that led to his disillusionment with the Order--he's seen first hand what hate begets. He is keenly aware of how easily he could have become a Meredith- or Samson-like figure had he continued on the path he was on. I never really got the impression he was all "I f'ing love mages, wooo!!", but was more "live and let live--just preferably not in my vicinity", which I think is pretty reasonable, and that personal evolution is one of the reasons I enjoy him so much as a character.

Do you think that whole concern with what people will think of a relationship between the Inquisitor and her commander is justified?

Yeah, but does it really matter?

I guess that depends on how you swing it.
Because no matter who the Inquisitor's chosen SO, gossip will spread and it will always create a problem :

1. IB = former Ben Hassrath (or is he?)
2. Rainier = warden pretender (and murderer of Calier family)
3. Dorian = Imperium Magister! (Maleficarum and the lot of them)
4. Sera = The anti noble (Inquisitor's marrying a lowly peasant now?)

As for Cassandra, Josephine and Cullen, I'd tend to think that the big wigs (or nobles) felt uncomfortable because all three of them are people who controls a big chunk of power. Cas being the Right Hand and the one who formally forms the Inquisition.
Josie controls favours, agreements and ambassadors who can screw you good in the political arena (I alwas picture her as a courtroom shark that mops the floor using the tears of her enemy and doing so with class and without breaking a sweat)
And Cullen because he controls the inquisition troops that has flatten their enemies good in both Adamant and the Arbor Wilds. And part of his disdain on going to Halamshiral again was because of the many marriage proposals coming from the noble houses.

If the Inquisitor is in a personal relationship with either these 3, the nobility might fear that s/he will carry too much power in her/his already powerful hands (the main reason why they're being antsy during Tresspasser)
The nobles no longer see the Inquisition as a neutral organization anymore, but it's Lavellan's / Trevelyan's / Cadash's / Adaar's private army that can steer the course of a nation. When even the Empress/Emperor of Orlais refuses to take a direct stance against the IQ, you can bet the rest of the court are damn frightened by your pressence.

As for Cullen losing respect from his troops, somehow I don't see it happening. Because he's been very clear and they all know where he stands and how he feels regarding the Order.

1. It seems like he has an alergic reaction if being addressed by his former title ( "That is NOT my title and we're NOT Templars any more!" When a Templar dude called him Knight Captain/Commander)

2. If you went the CoTJ route then you'd notice that the sane Templars you recruited couldn't care less of your race/mage/mundane background.
Yes, they're still fanatics. But they're fanatical to YOU. One of them even mentions that if Andraste has chosen you to be the Herald, then she is not mistaken in her choice.
Some may still be sceptical and distrustfull towards mages. Just not to you.


Pretty much what's going on with the IQ+1 is basically the same thing that happened to Ameridan and his Tellana.
People gossip. Some even wanted him to remain celibate for some odd reason which he flatly refused. Even historian started to treat it in a hush-hush manner. Almost like saying that Ameridan is too badass for romance and that falling in love is taboo (my impression anyway )

And I kinda like the idea of Cullen proposing the IQ and getting married before the Exalted Council, because I'm sure he's much aware of what the nobility thinks but he sorta just went " 'F you! I don't care what you think and I'm gonna marry her anyway"