That is a shame. Why does Bioware seem so compelled to make Hawke's whole family die? I mean, even the sibling that survives the beginning can die..your father probably died in the swarms of Darkspawn before the game even starts, probably died in Lothering.
And you can't even save the mother, no matter which options you choose! They made a big deal about your actions changing things and seeing soon later the effects your actions have, but they force things like this on us. -_-'
I think that is so there is something for Hawke to hate the mages at the end. Because the First Enchanter is behind the murderer.
The first enchanter is NOT behind Hawke's mothers killer. It was a human, the First Enchanter is Elven. And I sided with mages both playhthroughs, I consider the Templars to be evil in this.
I know. But if you sided with the templars and fought the first enchanter, it revealed that the first enchanter actually knew the killer and helped him from being discovered. That's also the reason for Bethany to rejoin the Hawke's side in the fight against the enchanter and the knight-commander.
I think that the mages are actually more devious. Take Anders for example, he used Hawke to assassinate the Grand Cleric. The First Enchanter supported Hawke's mother's killer. Most of them dwelt in blood magic, even Merill whom I loved.
The templars were only controlled by the crazed knight-commander. Not that they actually wanted to suppress the mages so much.
[Edited by owlet, 3/14/2011 8:28:19 PM]
[Edited by owlet, 3/14/2011 8:34:45 PM]