Nevarran Accord

The Nevarran Accord was an agreement signed in 1:20 Divine between the Inquisition and the Chantry to unite under one cause and establish the Chantry’s military arm. The Inquisition subsequently developed into two groups: the Templar Order and the Seekers of Truth. The Seekers of Truth became the Divine's right hand and jointly they created the Circle of Magi during the rule of Orlais’s  Emperor Drakon I, who is sometimes credited with the creation of the Circles.

Background of the Accord
In the early years of the Divine Age, the Chantry was newly established in Orlais and the use of magic, though illegal, was rampant and unchecked. The Inquisition was a group who rose up to defend the people against the tyranny of magic in whatever form it might take, blood mages, abominations, cultists or heretics. After the first Blight, the Chantry recognized the mages’ value in helping protect humanity and so sought a better solution.

In 1:20 Divine, the Nevarran Accord was signed, and the Inquisition agreed to lower its banner and submit to the authority of the Chantry. The mage hunters switched their focus from hunting to guarding mages and established the Templar Order as the wardens for the newly created Circle of Magi. The Seekers of Truth became the overseers of the templars and special agents of the Divine.