The choices are part of what makes the Dragon Age series so popular and fun. Every player has a different experience depending on what they choose from what race and gender their character is to who they decide to rule an entire nation.

With three games and a lot of DLC, the series has given its players hundreds of choices. But what were the most difficult ones to make? Here are ten of the choices that caused many players to put their controller down and thinks. We will also talk about the consequences of the decision.

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10 Should Cole Be Spirit Or Human?

It is not every day you get a choice like this one, so a lot of players struggled with deciding what Cole should be. Varric voted human while Solas, of course, voted spirit. The player gets the final say-so and Cole does not seem to care either way.

Like most decisions in the series, there is no right or wrong answer. Just different consequences. If made more human, Cole becomes more complex. He understands concepts that he used to be ignorant about. Also, he romances the bard in the epilogue. If made into more of a spirit, he becomes more distant. Not in a bad way though, as he just settles more into his powers. He also hooks up Krem with the bard in the epilogue.

9 Make Harrowmont Or Bhelen King?

In Origins, a lot of players struggled with the decisions of Orzammar. The biggest of them is between Harrowmont or Bhelen as king. The morally correct choice is obviously Harrowmont, however, Bhelen is actually the better leader.

In the epilogue it is revealed that Orzammar becomes a place of revolts and unrest if Harrowmont is chosen. Under Bhelen, the city thrives.

8 Leave Alistair Or Hawke In The Fade?

No matter what your choices are in previous games, Hawke is in the Fade with you. Depending on your Origins decisions though, you have either Alistair, Loghain, or Stroud.

The hardest decision was if Alistair was in the mix. You have to choose between the lives of the protagonist from the second game or a fan favorite from the first. If you leave Hawke behind, whoever she or he romanced will be heartbroken and Varric will be as well. If you leave Alistair, then the wardens have lost a major leader. It is especially hard if you romanced Alistair in Origins.

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7 Do Morrigan's Dark Ritual?

morrigan first meeting in dragon age

To this day, we do not know the full consequences of this decision. In Origins, either you or Alistair have to sacrifice yourselves to defeat the Archdemon. Morrigan offers a sketchy way around that though. One of you need to impregnate her and the soul of the Archdemon go into her when it dies and make a weird old-god baby.

Morrigan is quite sketchy about this and plans to disappear with this baby. If you agree, you and Alistair live. You meet the baby as a kid in Inquisition and he is a little strange. If you don't agree, one of you sacrifice yourselves. You still meet a kid in Inquisition, but he is quite average.

6 Who Is The Next Divine?

A major decision in Inquisition is to figure out who will replaced the deceased Divine. Your choices are between Leliana, Cassandra, and Vivienne.

Dragon Age fans are very fractured in their opinions as to who is best. They all have strengths and weaknesses. Cassandra's strength is stability but her weakness is that little changes. Leliana strength is change but she divides  people. Vivienne is complicated, as she keeps the Circle like Cassandra but gives it a political voice while keeping it on a tight leash.

5 Who To Romance?

This choice is less specific than all the others, but it had to on on here because it is often a decision that players struggle with the most. Who you romance can also influence every other decision. If you romanced Alistair, then its way more likely that you will leave Hawke in the Fade.

What gender and race you are often influences who is available to you. Sometimes they are major consequences that you won't see coming. For example, romancing Solas. Who knew that guy was going to be an ancient elf god?

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4 Should You Drink From The Well Of Sorrows?

Mysterious power, yes or no? It is a hard decision, because you are given very little details. Either you or Morrigan have to drink, and Morrigan really wants to drink. However, should you let her have the power? On the other hand, the well is quite ominous and seems to require some kind of sacrifice.

If you drink, you hear voices in your head. Unfortunately, you don't understand them as well as Morrigan could have. However, you can tame dragons with the power. The bad part is that Mythal can control you like a puppet. With Morrigan drinking, she can turn into a dragon and also becomes a Mythal puppet.

3 Who Should Rule Ferelden?

Whatever you pick, Loghain cannot continue to rule Ferelden. So you get to choose between his daughter and Alistair. Note that if you play as a human noble, you can marry one of them to become King or Queen as well.

Alistair has blood rights to the throne, but he does not have a rulers ambition. To some people though, that could be a good thing. Anora, on the other hand, is quite ambitious and has more of a cruel streak. You can also get Alistair and Anora into an arranged marriage. Whichever you choose, Ferelden will be okay. However, as usual, not everyone will be happy.

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2 Kill Or Spare Anders?

At the end of the second game, Anders blows up the Chantry and begins the Mage Rebellion. He lied to you, no matter what  your relationship is like. So, what do you do? Some party members, most notably Sebastian, want Anders dead for his act of terrorism.

A lot of players struggled with this, even those who romanced Anders. If you kill him, he won't be there for the final battle. If you spare him, he will be on the mages' side and Sebastian will abandon you.

1 Mages Or Templars?

Also at the end of the second game, you are left with siding with either the mages and templars. Neither of them blew up the Chantry, but Knight Commander Meredith has lost her mind because of Anders and the mages are fighting back with blood magic.

Whatever you choose will mostly be on consequence to your companions. If you are not close to them, they might abandon you and may may even have to kill them.

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