Sit in Judgment is a side quest in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Someone being held in Skyhold awaits judgment.
Acquisition[]
Once the Inquisitor has acquired Skyhold, they must leave at least once and return in order to trigger this quest. After the first prisoner is judged, the quest independently triggers each time a new prisoner is captured.
Walkthrough[]
The judgment options, approval changes, and outcomes are outlined below for each prisoner the Inquisitor may capture. Sit on the throne in the main hall to begin a judgment. Some options require certain Inquisition perks to be active, and some options are only available if certain criteria is met.
Main quest judgments[]
These judgments become available through completing portions of the main quest line. The specific quest is noted in the description of each judgment:
Magister Gereon Alexius[]
Captured as part of the In Hushed Whispers quest. Judged for his crimes of apostasy, attempted enslavement, and attempted assassination (of the Inquisitor).
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Execution | Approves - Cole and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Sera Slightly disapproves - Solas and Varric Disapproves - Dorian |
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Imprisonment | Approves - Iron Bull Disapproves - Cole |
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Forced to work for the Mages | Approves - Solas and Cole Slightly approves - Blackwall, Dorian and Iron Bull Slightly disapproves - Sera Note: Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue: Dorian slightly approves |
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Made Tranquil (Available to Mage Inquisitors only) |
Approves - Iron Bull Slightly approves - Cassandra Disapproves - Blackwall and Cole Greatly disapproves - Solas and Dorian |
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Forced to research magic arcana for the Inquisition (Requires Arcane Knowledge Inquisition perk) |
Approves - Dorian and Solas Slightly approves - Vivienne, Cole and Iron Bull Slightly Disapproves - Cassandra Disapproves - Sera Note: Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue: Dorian approves |
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Knight-Captain Denam[]
Captured as part of the main quest Champions of the Just. Judged for his crimes of willfully corrupting his fellow Templars with Red Lyrium, betraying the Order, (and murdering the Knight-Vigilant if it was discovered).
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Execution (Only available if the locked door to his quarters was opened, and the Knight-Vigilant's body was discovered) |
Approves - Solas, Iron Bull, Sera and Cole Slightly approves - Cassandra |
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Imprisonment | Slightly approves - Solas, Iron Bull and Varric | |
Given to the Templars to be punished | Approves - Iron Bull and Cole Slightly approves - Cassandra, Varric, Solas, Blackwall, Sera and Vivienne |
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Exiled to the Sea of Ash (Requires History Knowledge Inquisition perk) |
Approves - Cassandra and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Solas, Blackwall, Sera and Cole |
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Conscription (Only available if the locked door to his quarters was NOT opened) |
Approves - Blackwall Slightly disapproves - Sera Disapproves - Solas, Cassandra, Cole and Varric |
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Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons[]
Captured as part of the main quest Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest. Judged for crimes against Orlais and Empress Celene. (Her judgment will happen regardless if Celene remains as Empress, or if Gaspard takes over and rules as Emperor. It will also happen regardless if Briala rules with them, or if they rule alone.)
If Florianne lives[]
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Encloisterment (Special - Available to a faithful Inquisitor only) |
Approves - Cole Slightly approves - Cassandra Slightly disapproves - Solas and Iron Bull |
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Recruit her for the Inquisition (Requires Nobility Knowledge Inquisition perk) |
Greatly approves - Solas Approves - Iron Bull Slightly disapproves - Cassandra, Vivienne and Varric Disapproves - Sera and Cole |
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Farm work (Common work with the Common) | Approves - Sera, Cole and Blackwall Slightly approves - Vivienne and Iron Bull Disapproves - Solas |
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Exile | Slightly disapproves - Solas, Iron Bull and Vivienne | |
Make her the Inquisition's court jester | Approves - Sera Slightly approves - Vivienne and Dorian Slightly disapproves - Cassandra |
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If Florianne is dead[]
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Ignore her | Approves - Iron Bull Slightly approves - Sera Slightly disapproves - Cassandra |
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Put her remains to use (Ha! Community service!) |
Approves - Sera, Varric and Dorian Slightly disapproves - Cassandra, Cole |
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Return the trade routes to the reigning monarch (Requires History Knowledge Inquisition perk) |
Approves - Vivienne, Solas | |
Void her claims | None |
Magister Livius Erimond[]
Captured as part of the main quest Here Lies the Abyss. Judged for his crimes of conscripting the Grey Wardens to serve Corypheus, and attempted assassination (of the Inquisitor).
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Imprisonment | Slightly approves - Dorian, Blackwall, Varric, Vivienne, and Sera Slightly disapproves - Solas Disapproves - Cole |
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Execution | Approves - Iron Bull, Cole, Solas and Sera | |
Made Tranquil (Available to a mage Inquisitor only) |
Approves - Iron Bull and Vivienne Slightly approves - Cassandra Disapproves - Blackwall, Cole, Solas and Dorian |
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Remand to the Grey Wardens
(Available only if the Wardens were not exiled from Orlais) |
Approves - Blackwall and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Sera and Cole Slightly disapproves - Solas |
Ser Ruth[]
Turned herself in after Here Lies the Abyss. Asked to be judged for her crime of murder, (abetting in a blood sacrifice).
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Divine Forgiveness (Available to a faithful Inquisitor only) |
Approves - Iron Bull and Cole Slightly approves - Sera, Blackwall and Cassandra Disapproves - Solas |
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Public Humiliation | Approves - Solas and Vivienne |
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Imprisonment | Slightly approves - Dorian and Cole Slightly disapproves - Solas, Iron Bull and Sera |
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Refuse to judge a Warden
(Available only if the Wardens were not exiled from Orlais) |
Approves - Sera and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Blackwall Slightly disapproves - Cassandra, Cole and Vivienne Disapproves - Solas |
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Exile like the rest of the Wardens (Available only if the Wardens WERE exiled from Orlais) |
Approves - Solas and Blackwall Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull, Sera and Cole |
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Exile to the Deep Roads | Approves - Sera and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Varric and Cole Slightly disapproves - Solas |
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Samson[]
Captured as part of the main quest What Pride Had Wrought if In Hushed Whispers was also completed. Requires completion of the war table mission Bring Samson to Skyhold for Judgment. Judged for his crimes while in the position of accomplice/general to Corypheus and being a traitor to the Templar Order.
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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(Special) Serve the Inquisition (Requires completion of Before the Dawn) (Must choose the "Maddox respected you" dialogue option, then "Cullen will question you.") |
Approves - Cole, Solas and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Vivienne, Blackwall |
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Give him to Dagna for study | Approves - Solas Slightly approves - Sera and Varric Slightly disapproves - Dorian |
Corrupting Runes of various levels |
Remand to Kirkwall for judgment | Approves - Sera and Varric | |
Exile to the wilderness | Slightly disapproves - Cole, Iron Bull, and Varric Disapproves - Solas |
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Imprisonment | Slightly approves - Sera Disapproves - Cole |
Side quest judgments[]
These judgments become available through completing specific side quests. The quest required is noted in the description:
Captain Thom Rainier[]
Captured as part of the Revelations companion quest and either the war table operation Rainier's Release: An Alternative or Thom Rainier's Fate. Judged for his crimes of murder, treason, and impersonation.
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Pardon | Greatly Approves - Blackwall Approves - Sera |
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Give him to the Wardens after the Inquisition ends | Greatly Approves - Blackwall Slightly Approves - Sera Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue: Tell Blackwall good riddance: Blackwall Greatly Disapproves Otherwise: Blackwall Approves |
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Servitude to the Inquisition | Disapproves - Sera Greatly Disapproves - Blackwall |
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Chief Movran the Under[]
Captured as part of the Lost Souls quest. Judged for his crime of attacking Skyhold with a goat in retaliation for his son's death.
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Banishment | Slightly approves - Sera Slightly disapproves - Solas and Iron Bull Disapproves - Cole |
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Put on public display in a gibbet and "probably" released | Slightly disapproves - Solas, Iron Bull and Cole |
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Arm and Exile to Tevinter | Greatly approves - Iron Bull Approves - Sera Slightly approves - Cole, Vivienne, Solas, Dorian and Blackwall |
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Assign to Abernache (Requires Abernache to have survived Champions of the Just) |
Approves - Iron Bull and Sera Slightly approves - Blackwall, Cole and Varric Slightly disapproves - Vivienne |
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Mayor Gregory Dedrick[]
Captured as part of the Still Waters side quest and after the Find Crestwood's Mayor war table operation. Judged for his crimes of purposely drowning a number of citizens in Old Crestwood during the Fifth Blight
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Give him to the Grey Wardens (Requires completion of the main quest Here Lies the Abyss, and the Wardens must still be present in Orlais.) |
Slightly approves - Sera, Iron Bull, Blackwall and Cole Slightly disapproves - Vivienne and Solas |
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Exile | Approves - Solas Slightly approves - Cole Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull and Sera |
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Give him a clean death | Approves - Iron Bull, Sera and Cole Disapproves - Solas |
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Lock him up in Ferelden | Slightly approves - Vivienne, Varric and Iron Bull Slightly disapproves - Cole |
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Crassius Servis[]
Possibly captured at the conclusion of the quest The Trouble with Darkspawn in the Western Approach. Judged for his crimes of working for Corypheus, apostasy, and smuggling.
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Imprisonment | Slightly approves - Solas and Iron Bull Disapproves - Cole |
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Returned to Corypheus | Approves - Sera and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Solas Slightly disapproves - Varric, Blackwall, Cole and Dorian |
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Recruited as an Informant | Approves - Solas and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Blackwall and Vivienne Slightly disapproves - Sera, Dorian and Cassandra Disapproves - Cole |
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Recruited as a Smuggler (Requires Underworld Knowledge Inquisition perk) |
Approve - Solas Slightly approves - Iron Bull, Varric and Dorian Slightly disapproves - Cole, Sera and Cassandra |
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Mistress Poulin[]
Judged for selling the quarry in Emprise du Lion to the Red Templars and continuing to take their gold even after finding out that they were growing Red Lyrium there. Her judgment is triggered by the Rocky Rescue quest.
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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Have her rebuild the town (Requires the completion of the side quest Quarry Quandary) |
Greatly approves - Cole Approves - Blackwall, Varric, Cassandra and Sera Slightly approves - Vivienne, Solas Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull |
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Released | Slightly approves - Blackwall and Varric Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull and Sera |
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Put to work | Approves - Cole Slightly approves - Blackwall, Cassandra, Sera, Solas, Varric and Cole |
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Execution | Approves - Iron Bull Slightly approves - Cassandra, Solas Disapproves - Blackwall, Cole, and Varric |
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Money confiscated for House Trevelyan (Human only) |
Slightly disapproves - Blackwall, Cassandra, and Iron Bull Disapproves - Cole, Solas, and Varric |
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Unofficial judgments[]
Storvacker[]
In the Jaws of Hakkon DLC, after completing Storvacker Caged, Guests of the Hold and Hakkon Wintersbreath, the Inquisitor will be asked by Thane Svarah Sun-Hair to sit in judgment of the Hold-Beast Storvacker, as, in the Avvar manner, she should have perished before allowing herself to submit to capture and imprisonment by the Jaws of Hakkon. The trial takes place in Stone-Bear Hold rather than Skyhold.
Judgment options | Approval changes | Results |
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No treats for a week | N/A |
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The skald will recite to the bear an unflattering report over its performance every day for a week | N/A |
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Declare the trial itself punishment enough | N/A |
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Recruit as agent | N/A |
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Tranquility (Mage only) |
N/A |
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Non-judgments[]
The Inquisitor will preside over these events like they would a judgment, but they are technically not judgments.
Promotion of Ser Delrin Barris[]
Completing the war table operation Investigate Man Accused of Abomination will allow you to promote Ser Barris to the rank of Knight-Commander of the Templar Order. He earns his promotion after saving Val Colline from a Venatori invasion, breaking a siege of demons in Ansburg, and stopping a mob from attacking a mage without raising his sword. This will only be available if you completed Champions of the Just by making the Templars your allies, and only if Ser Barris survives the assault at Therinfal Redoubt. It will not be available if you conscript the Templars, or if Ser Barris dies at Therinfal. Likewise, it will not be available if you complete In Hushed Whispers, regardless of your decision to make the mages your allies or conscript them at Redcliffe Castle.