Once you reach Skyhold in Dragon Age Inquisition, you will be able to sit in judgement of prisoners captured during combat and decide their fate. You may gain or lose approval from Companions and potentially gain rewards. Using the Throne in the main hall will activate this quest and it can be reactivated whenever you have a new prisoner.
Note: Companions don't show aproval changes if your choices would raise or drop their aproval past the maximum/minimum.
- Requires
Nobility Knowledge perk.
- Requires Mage character.
- Requires Arcane Knowledge perk.
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Requires History Knowledge perk.
- Requires Underworld Knowledge Perk.
- RARE. Requires the Inquisitor to be of a particular race or class, or a specific in-game choice must have been taken previously
Note: Companions don't show aproval changes if your choices would raise or drop their aproval past the maximum/minimum.






Judgments
Prisoner |
Capture Locale |
Details |
Approval |
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Avaar Tribesman |
The Fallow Mire |
![]() - Gain as an agent. |
Solas: +1, Dorian: +1, Iron Bull: +3, Blackwall: +1, Sera: +2, Cole: +1, Vivienne: +1 |
![]() - Gain as an agent. (only available if you sided with the Templars & Abernache lives) - Opens Judgment: Abernache over Under war table mission |
Iron Bull: +2, Sera: +2, Varric: +2, Blackwall: +1, Vivienne: -1 |
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Solas: -1, Iron Bull: -1, Cole: -1 |
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Solas: -1, Iron Bull: -1, Sera: +1, Cole: -2 |
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Alexius |
Redcliffe Castle |
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Solas: +2, Iron Bull: +1, Blackwall: +1, Sera: -1, Cole: +2 |
![]() - Opens Judgement: The Magic Used in Redcliffe war table mission. |
Solas: +2, Cassandra: -1, Iron Bull: +1, Sera: -2, Vivienne: +1, Cole: +1 |
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Solas: -1, Iron Bull: +2, Sera: +1, Varric: -1, Cole: +1 |
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Solas: -3, Cassandra: +1, Iron Bull: +2, Blackwall: -2, Cole: -2 |
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Iron Bull: +2, Cole: -2 |
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Knight-Captain Denam |
Therinfal Redoubt |
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Solas +1, Cassandra +1, Iron Bull +2, Blackwall +1, Sera +1, Varric +1, Cole +2, Vivienne +1 |
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Solas +1, Iron Bull +1, Varric +1 |
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Solas +1, Cassandra +2, Iron Bull +2, Blackwall +1, Sera +1, Cole +1 |
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![]() - Opens Judgement: Denam's Red Templar Patrols war table mission. |
Solas -2, Cassandra -2, Blackwall +2, Sera -1, Varric -2, Cole -2 |
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Servis |
The Western Approach |
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Solas: +1, Dorian: -1, Iron Bull: +2, Blackwall: -1, Sera: +2, Varric: -1, Cole: -1 |
![]() - Recruits him as an agent. - Opens Judgment: Recover Sold Artifacts war table mission |
Solas: +2, Iron Bull: +2, Blackwall: +1, Sera: -1, Cole: -2, Vivienne: +1 |
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![]() - Recruits him as an agent. |
Solas: +2, Dorian: +1, Cassandra: -1, Iron Bull: +1, Sera: -1, Varric: +1, Cole: -1 |
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Solas: +1, Iron Bull: +1, Cole: -2 |
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Mayor Dedrick- Grants Ferelden Throne |
Crestwood |
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Solas: -2, Iron Bull: +2, Sera: +2, Cole: +2 |
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Solas: +2, Iron Bull: -1, Sera: -1, Cole: -1 |
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Iron Bull: +1, Varric: +1, Cole: -1, Vivienne: +1 |
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Solas: -1, Sera: +1, Vivienne: -1 |
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Erimond |
Adamant |
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Solas: -2, Dorian: -2, Vivienne: +2, Iron Bull: +2, Blackwall: -2, Cole: -2, Cassandra: -1 |
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Solas: -1, Iron Bull: +2, Blackwall: +2, Sera +1, Cole +1 |
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Solas: -1, Varric: +1, Dorian: +1, Vivienne: +1, Blackwall: +1, Sera: +1, Cole: -2 |
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Solas: +2, Iron Bull: +2, Sera: +2, Cole: +2 |
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Ser Ruth |
Adamant |
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Solas -2, Cassandra -1, Blackwall +1, Sera +2, Cole -1, Vivienne -1 |
![]() - Operation Unlock: The Judgement of Good Ser Ruth |
Solas -1, Cole +1, Sera +2, Varric +1 |
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Solas +2. Blackwall -2, Sera -1, Cole -1, Vivienne +2 |
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Solas -1, Iron Bull -1, Sera -1, Cole +1 |
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![]() - Operation Unlock: The Good Works of Ser Ruth |
Solas -2, Cole +2 |
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Grand Duchess Florianne (alive) |
Halamshiral |
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Solas: -2, Dorian: +1, Iron Bull: +1, Blackwall: +2, Sera: +2, Cole: +2, Vivienne: +1 |
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Solas: -1, Iron Bull: -1, Vivienne: -1 |
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Cassandra -1, Sera: +2, Vivienne: +1 |
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Grand Duchess Florianne (dead) |
Halamshiral |
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Cassandra: -1, Sera: -1. |
![]() - Gain an agent. (Josephine) - Opens "Judgement: Duchess in a Box tour 9:41" war table mission. |
Cassandra: -1, Sera: +2, Cole: -1 |
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Thom Rainier |
Val Royeaux |
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Sera: +2. |
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Sera: +1 |
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Blackwall: -3, Sera: -2 |
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Mistress Poulin- Grants Orlais Throne |
Emprise du Lion |
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Solas: +1, Iron Bull: -1, Blackwall +1, Sera: -1, Varric: +1, Cole: +2 |
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Solas: +1, Cassandra: +1, Iron Bull: +2, Blackwall: +1, Sera: +1,Varric: +1, Cole: +2 |
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![]() - Gain 223 Gold |
Solas: -2, Cassandra: -1, Iron Bull: -1, Blackwall: -1, Varric: -2, Cole: -2 |
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Solas: +1, Cassandra: +1, Iron Bull: +2, Blackwall: -2, Varric: -2, Cole: -2 |
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Blackwall: -1 Iron Bull: -1, Varric: +2, Sera: +2, Vivienne: +1 |
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Samson |
The Arbor Wilds |
![]() - Only available if you chose "Maddox respected you" as previous dialogue option. - Only available if you completed Before the Dawn. |
Iron Bull: +2, Vivienne: +1, Solas: +2 |
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Sera: +2, Varric: +2 |
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Dorian: -1 |
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Cole: -2 |
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Solas: -2, Iron Bull: -1, Varric: -1, Cole: -1 |
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Storvacker |
Frostback Basin (Jaws of Hakkon DLC) |
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No changes in approval. |
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No changes in approval. |
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![]() - Gain an agent. (Cullen) - Opens "Too Grizzly to Bear" war table mission. |
No changes in approval. |
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No changes in approval. |
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