"It's against the laws of our Maker, too, but that doesn't stop them," he answered, lifting his shoulders in a shrug.

"They're seeking power. More than anything else, every last member of the magisterium. They want to take back all of Thedas. Needless to say, all of Thedas doesn't really want them because they're quite happy ruling themselves.

"And they've been stealing people for slaves, and they've been killing people, undermining people, meddling in wars to try to benefit themselves..." Alistair exhaled, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "But then there are people like Dorian and I... don't know. I feel like it's not hopeless if there are people like him there - he's a good person. So, really, I should apologise for relating them to you."