Bethany Hawke/Approval

Bethany's starting approval rating is ; she will receive an unavoidable in prologue ( if the aggressive dialogue with Wesley is chosen). This makes it impossible to maximize rivalry with her.
== Friendship ==
Friendship with Bethany can generally be earned through acts of kindness, by siding with mages or by supporting family. Bethany is a faithful Andrastian and also distinctly opposed to blood magic, so rebuffing demons and opposing blood mages will earn friendship as well.
=== Prologue ===
* The Destruction of Lothering: As a non-mage, choose the Aggressive response to Wesley's threatening of Bethany, upon meeting Aveline for the first time for . All other choices garner .
=== Act 1 ===
* Bait and Switch: Directly defend Bethany at the end of the quest for 
* Birthright: By simply entering the vault in the Amell Estate basement you gain . A further can be gained upon returning to Gamlen's House with Grandfather's Will and speaking with Bethany by choosing the friendly response on the second dialogue wheel.
* The Deep Roads Expedition: Take Bethany on the expedition 
* Enemies Among Us: Ask for Bethany's assistance in breaking Idunna's compulsion 
* Long Way Home: When Merrill opens the barrier with blood magic, choose the Aggressive option, "The demon, you mean." for 
* Loose Ends: (Athenril/Smuggler Path) Let the young boy start a new life with his sisters by letting him have the loot. 
* Magistrate's Orders: Kill Kelder 
* Portrait of the Past: Giving Bethany your mother's portrait (found in a chest in the Amell Estate basement) back at Gamlen's House results in , regardless of dialogue choices.
* Shepherding Wolves: Accept the quest from Sister Petrice 
* Shepherding Wolves: Refuse to hand over Ketojan to the Arvaarad 
* Tranquility: Promise Lirene you won't harm Anders Tranquility: Upon leaving Lirene's Fereldan Imports you will be approached by Angry Fereldan; choosing the response, "We're on the same side." (available to a Diplomatic Hawke) instead of deferring to Bethany results in . Alternatively, deferring to Bethany will result in the same approval gain, though Aveline Vallen does not gain also. Tranquility: When talking to Anders, choosing "You want me to fight templars?" yields Tranquility: When asked to kill Karl, choosing "Do as he asks" yields 
* Wayward Son: If Hawke choose the option "make up for your neglect" when speaking with Vincento. 
=== Legacy DLC ===
* Legacy (quest) If you side with Larius . 
* After defeating Corypheus and returning to your house, talking with Bethany and choosing the diplomatic or sarcastic options yields 
== Rivalry ==
Rivalry with Bethany can generally be earned by choosing aggressive responses, by siding against mages or by exploiting Fereldans. It is impossible to maximize rivalry with Bethany.
=== Act 1 ===
* Act of Mercy: When talking to Grace, choosing "I won't help you" yields When talking to Sir Thrask at the end, turning the mages into the Circle yields 
* Long Way Home: When Merrill opens the barrier with blood magic, say "It did help us". 
* Bait and Switch: At the end of the quest, agree with Fenris by saying, "I know the risks" of cooperating with a mage. 
* Birthright: After finishing the quest, talking to Bethany and choosing "This will never be home" leads to 
* Enemies Among Us: When talking to Knight-Captain Cullen during the end of the quest, Hawke can receive up to 
* Shepherding Wolves: Refuse the mission 
* The First Sacrifice: If you sleep with Jethann you receive 
* Magistrate's Orders: If you let Kelder live 
* Tranquility: After leaving Lirene's Imports, take an aggressive stance against the Fereldans 
* Tranquility: When asked to kill Karl, choosing "Don't kill him" yields 
* The Deep Roads Expedition: Leave her behind at home 
* The Deep Roads Expedition: If you bring Bethany to the Grey Wardens 
* Wayward Son: When you talk to Arianni and choose the aggressive responses 
* Wayward Son: Sending Feynriel to the Circle 
=== Legacy DLC ===
* Legacy (quest) If you side with Janeka 
* After defeating Corypheus and returning to your house, talking with Bethany and choosing the aggressive option yields 
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