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As of the present day, the Maker has long since left the world. The Chantry teaches that one day, when the [[Chant of Light]] is sung from all the corners of the world, the Maker will finally return and transform the world into a paradise. Until that day, however, He only watches for those few who follow Andraste's teachings. When they die, the Maker brings them to his side. All others wander the Fade throughout eternity, forever lost to the Maker's sight. The Chantry refers to this state as "Oblivion." The motive to create paradise in the world by spreading the Chant is often cited as the reason the Chantry called an [[Exalted March]] against the elves of the Dales, who refused to worship a 'human' god, or others against the Tevinter Imperium where the Chant has been deemed as corrupted in favor of their magister rulers to regain their leadership as in the old days before the first [[Blight]].
Although a great many people believe in the Maker, there are also many who do not; [[Chasind Wilder|Chasind]], the [[Dalish|Dalish elves]], the followers of the [[Qun]], most dwarves and several dragon cults are some of the most obvious examples. [[Morrigan]] is prone to having elaborate philosophical discussions with [[Leliana]] on the matter, the Dalish struggle to maintain their worship of their Pantheon of gods in an effort to reclaim their lost lore, the [[Qunari]] are unyielding in their efforts to spread the teachings of their philosopher [[Ashkaari Koslun|Koslun]] to what they deem "unenlightened" races plagued by chaos and lack of order, while non-[[surface dwarves]] are too mired in their old traditions of ancestor worship, and they simply don't care about the superstitions of humans and other races.
[[Justice]] claims that spirits do not know whether the Maker exists, and that demons do not care. He also suggests that the spirits who believe in the Maker may do so only because they saw Him in the dreams of mortals. Some demons have also claimed that the existence of the Golden City and the Maker is false, and deemed the Chant of Light as pedantic and foolish.
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