The Last Straw

The Last Straw is the final (?) main plot quest in Dragon Age II's Act 3.

The tension between Knight-Commander Meredith and First Enchanter Orsino has reached boiling point and Meredith wishes to invoke The Right of Annulment to purge the city of mages. The Champion must intervene and choose a side.

Acquisition
The Chamption receives a letter The Last Straw from First Enchanter Orsino at his Writing Desk in the Hawke Estate:

Champion,

You have proven yourself a friend to Kirkwall's mages and it seems I must call upon you once again. Meredith has gone too far, and I will not let her madness remain unchecked. I ask that you come to the Gallows at once. Perhaps we can stop this before there is bloodshed.

Orsino.

Walkthrough
Upon arriving at the Gallows you are taken straight to a cutscene where you must choose to side with either Meredith and the Templars or Orsinio and the mages. Whichever choice you make will cause dissent in your party:


 * if you agree to side with the Templars then Merrill, Isabella and Bethany will disapprove
 * if you agree to side with the Mages then Aveline, Varric and Fenris will disapprove.

Any dissenters that are not fully loyal to you will then leave your party if you press ahead with that choice.

... to be continued ...