Sit in Judgment

Sit in Judgment is a side quest in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
== 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
Execution 	- Cole and Iron Bull - Sera - Solas and Varric - Dorian 	
Imprisonment 	- Iron Bull - Cole 	
Forced to work for the Mages 	- Solas and Cole - Blackwall, Dorian and Iron Bull - Sera
Note: Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue:	
Made Tranquil(Available to Mage Inquisitors only) 	- Iron Bull - Cassandra - Blackwall and Cole - Solas and Dorian	
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: How Could You (if first time sentencing someone to be made Tranquil)
Forced to research magic arcana for the Inquisition(Requires Arcane Knowledge Inquisition perk)	- Dorian and Solas - Vivienne, Cole and Iron Bull - Cassandra - Sera
Note: Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue:	
* Alexius recruited as an Agent (Secrets)
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: The Magic Used in Redcliffe
=== 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
Execution(Only available if the locked door to his quarters was opened, and the Knight-Vigilant's body was discovered)	- Solas, Iron Bull, Sera and Cole - Cassandra 	
Imprisonment 	- Solas, Iron Bull and Varric 	
Given to the Templars to be punished 	- Iron Bull and Cole - Cassandra, Varric, Solas, Blackwall, Sera and Vivienne	
Exiled to the Sea of Ash(Requires History Knowledge Inquisition perk) 	- Cassandra and Iron Bull - Solas, Blackwall, Sera and Cole 	
Conscription(Only available if the locked door to his quarters was NOT opened) 	- Blackwall - Sera - Solas, Cassandra, Cole and Varric 	
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Denam's Red Templar Patrols
=== 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
Encloisterment(Special - Available to a faithful Inquisitor only) 	- Cole - Cassandra - Solas and Iron Bull 	
Recruit her for the Inquisition(Requires Nobility Knowledge Inquisition perk)	- Solas - Iron Bull - Cassandra, Vivienne and Varric - Sera and Cole	
* Recruited as an Agent (None)Note: Though this decision states "Agent Acquired", she does not appear in the Inquisition perk list.
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Playing to Win
Farm work (Common work with the Common) 	- Sera, Cole and Blackwall - Vivienne and Iron Bull - Solas 	
Exile 	- Solas, Iron Bull and Vivienne 	
Make her the Inquisition's court jester 	- Sera - Vivienne and Dorian - Cassandra 	
* Adds Florianne to the throne room as a court jester NPC. She will appear periodically next to the throne. She will make sarcastic remarks if the Inquisitor approaches her.
==== If Florianne is dead ====
Judgment options 	Approval changes 	Results
Ignore her 	- Iron Bull - Sera - Cassandra 	
Put her remains to use (Ha! Community service!) 	- Sera, Varric and Dorian - Cassandra, Cole	
* Recruited as an Agent (Connections)
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Duchess in a Box Tour 9:41
Return the trade routes to the reigning monarch(Requires History Knowledge Inquisition perk)	- 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
Imprisonment 	- Dorian, Blackwall, Varric, Vivienne, and Sera - Solas - Cole 	
Execution 	- Iron Bull, Cole, Solas and Sera 	
Made Tranquil(Available to a mage Inquisitor only)	- Iron Bull and Vivienne - Cassandra - Blackwall, Cole, Solas and Dorian	
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: How Could You (if first time sentencing someone to be made Tranquil)
Remand to the Grey Wardens
(Available only if the Wardens were not exiled from Orlais)	- Blackwall and Iron Bull - Sera and Cole - 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
Divine Forgiveness(Available to a faithful Inquisitor only) 	- Iron Bull and Cole - Sera, Blackwall and Cassandra - Solas 	
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: The Good Works of Ser Ruth
Public Humiliation 	- Solas and Vivienne
 - Blackwall, Sera and Cole 	
Imprisonment 	- Dorian and Cole - Solas, Iron Bull and Sera 	
Refuse to judge a Warden
(Available only if the Wardens were not exiled from Orlais) 	- Sera and Iron Bull - Blackwall - Cassandra, Cole and Vivienne - Solas	
Exile like the rest of the Wardens(Available only if the Wardens WERE exiled from Orlais)	- Solas and Blackwall - Iron Bull, Sera and Cole 	
Exile to the Deep Roads 	- Sera and Iron Bull - Varric and Cole - Solas 	
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: The Death of Good Ser Ruth
=== 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
(Special) Serve the Inquisition(Requires completion of Before the Dawn)(Must choose the "Maddox respected you" dialogue option, then "Cullen will question you.")	- Cole, Solas and Iron Bull - Vivienne, Blackwall	
Give him to Dagna for study 	- Solas - Sera and Varric - Dorian 	Corrupting Runes of various levels
Remand to Kirkwall for judgment 	- Sera and Varric 	
Exile to the wilderness 	- Cole, Iron Bull, and Varric - Solas 	
Imprisonment 	- Sera - 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
Pardon 	- Blackwall - Sera 	
* Blackwall is pardoned and now openly lives as Thom Rainier, pledging his future to the Inquisition.
Give him to the Wardens after the Inquisition ends	- Blackwall - SeraAdditional approval changes on subsequent dialogue:Tell Blackwall good riddance:Otherwise:	
* Blackwall will be judged by the Grey Wardens after Corypheus is defeated.
Servitude to the Inquisition 	- Sera - Blackwall 	
* Blackwall will impersonate a Grey Warden in the service of the Inquisition.
===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
Banishment 	- Sera - Solas and Iron Bull - Cole 	
* Receive Chasind Throne
Put on public display in a gibbet and "probably" released 	- Solas, Iron Bull and Cole 	
* Receive Chasind Throne
Arm and Exile to Tevinter 	- Iron Bull - Sera - Cole, Vivienne, Solas, Dorian and Blackwall	
* Movran recruited as an Agent (None)Note: Though this decision states "Agent Acquired", he does not appear in the Inquisition perk list.
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Movran's Arrived!
* Receive Chasind Throne
Assign to Abernache(Requires Abernache to have survived Champions of the Just)	- Iron Bull and Sera - Blackwall, Cole and Varric - Vivienne 	
* Movran recruited as an Agent (Forces)
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgments: Abernache over Under
* Receive Chasind Throne
=== 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
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.)	- Sera, Iron Bull, Blackwall and Cole - Vivienne and Solas	
* Receive Fereldan Throne
Exile 	- Solas - Cole - Iron Bull and Sera 	
* Receive Fereldan Throne
Give him a clean death 	- Iron Bull, Sera and Cole - Solas 	
* Receive Fereldan Throne
Lock him up in Ferelden 	- Vivienne, Varric and Iron Bull - Cole 	
* Receive Fereldan Throne
=== 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
Imprisonment 	- Solas and Iron Bull - Cole 	
Returned to Corypheus 	- Sera and Iron Bull - Solas - Varric, Blackwall, Cole and Dorian 	
Recruited as an Informant 	- Solas and Iron Bull - Blackwall and Vivienne - Sera, Dorian and Cassandra - Cole	
* Recruited as an Agent (Secrets)
* Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Recover Sold Artifacts
Recruited as a Smuggler(Requires Underworld Knowledge Inquisition perk)	- Solas - Iron Bull, Varric and Dorian - Cole, Sera and Cassandra 	
* Recruited as an Agent (None)Note: Though this decision states "Agent Acquired", he does not appear in the Inquisition perk list
=== 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
Have her rebuild the town(Requires the completion of the side quest Quarry Quandary)	- Cole - Blackwall, Varric, Cassandra and Sera - Vivienne, Solas - Iron Bull	
* Unlocks war table operation Judgment: Help the People of Sahrnia
* Receive Orlesian Throne
Released 	- Blackwall and Varric - Iron Bull and Sera 	
* Receive Orlesian Throne
Put to work 	- Cole - Blackwall, Cassandra, Sera, Solas, Varric and Cole 	
* Receive Orlesian Throne
Execution 	- Iron Bull - Cassandra, Solas - Blackwall, Cole, and Varric 	
* Receive Orlesian Throne
Money confiscated for House Trevelyan(Human only) 	- Blackwall, Cassandra, and Iron Bull - Cole, Solas, and Varric 	
* ~150 gold
* Receive Orlesian Throne
== 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
No treats for a week 	N/A 	
* N/A
The skald will recite to the bear an unflattering report over its performance every day for a week	N/A 	
* N/A, though Svarah Sun-Hair will sigh upon hearing the judgement
Declare the trial itself punishment enough 	N/A 	
* N/A, though Svarah Sun-Hair will approve of the Inquisitor's kindness.
Recruit as agent 	N/A 	
* Storvacker becomes an agent of Cullen. Unlocks the war table operation Too Grizzly To Bear.
Tranquility(Mage only) 	N/A 	
* This option is negated as Svarah Sun-Hair will immediately reject the punishment.
== 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.
== See also ==
* Skyhold prisoner dialogue
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