Hawke 's mother was the victim of a serial killer in Dragon Age II .
Regardless of the choice , however , Hawke must kill both the Templar commander Meredith ( who has purchased Bartrand 's idol and refashioned it into a weapon to fight the mages ) and the mage leader Orsino ( who gives into blood magic to protect his charges from the Templars , as well as to escape justice for his complicity in the crimes of the serial killer who murdered Hawke 's mother ) .As he concludes his story , Varric reveals that Hawke 's companions eventually drift apart and Hawke disappears .
Dragon Age II