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Sit in Judgment is a side quest in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Someone being held in Skyhold awaits judgment.

Acquisition

Once the Inquisitor has gained Skyhold, he/she must leave once and return in order to trigger this quest. After the first prisoner is judged, the quest triggers every time a new prisoner is captured.

Walkthrough

The judgment options and outcomes are outlined below for each prisoner the Inquisitor may capture:

Chief Movran the Under

Captured as part of the Lost Souls quest. Judged for his crime of attacking Skyhold with a male goat (aka a ram) in retaliation for his son's death.

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Banishment	Slightly approves - Sera Slightly disapproves - Solas and Iron Bull Disapproves - Cole	Receive Chasind Throne
Put on public display on a gibbet and "probably" released	Slightly disapproves - Solas, Iron Bull and Cole	Receive Chasind Throne
Arm and Exile to Tevinter	Greatly approves - Iron Bull Approves - Sera Slightly approves - Cole, Vivienne, Solas, Dorian and Blackwall	Movran recruited as an Agent Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Movran's Arrived! Receive Chasind Throne
Assign to Abernache (Requires Abernache to have survived Champions of the Just)	Approves - Iron Bull and Sera Slightly approves - Cole and Varric Slightly disapproves - Vivienne	Movran recruited as an Agent Unlocks the war table operation Judgments: Abernache over Under Receive Chasind Throne

Magister Gereon Alexius

Captured as part of the In Hushed Whispers quest. Judged for his crimes of apostasy, attempted enslavement, attempted assassination (of the Inquisitor).

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Execution	Approves - Cole and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Sera Slightly disapproves - Solas and Varric Disapproves - Dorian
Imprisonment	Approves - Iron Bull Disapproves - Cole
Forced to work for the mages	Approves - Solas and Cole Slightly approves - Blackwall, Dorian and Iron Bull Slightly disapproves - Sera Note: Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue: Dorian slightly approves
Made Tranquil (Available to Mage Inquisitor only)	Approves - Iron Bull Slightly approves - Cassandra Disapproves - Blackwall and Cole Greatly disapproves - Solas and Dorian Note: Sentencing a mage to be made Tranquil after siding with the mage rebellion has a negative effect on your relationship with the mages.
Forced to research magic arcana for the Inquisition (Requires Arcane Knowledge Inquisition perk)	Approves - Dorian and Solas Slightly approves - Vivienne, Cole and Iron Bull Disapproves - Sera Slightly disapproves - Cassandra Note: Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue: Dorian approves	Alexius recruited as an Agent (Secrets) Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: The Magic Used in Redcliffe

Knight-Captain Denam

Captured as part of the main quest Champions of the Just. Judged for his crimes of wilfully corrupting his fellow templars with red lyrium, murdering the Knight-Vigilant

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Execution (Only available if the locked door to his quarters were opened, and the Knight-Vigilant's body discovered)	Approves - Solas, Iron Bull, Sera and Cole Slightly approves - Cassandra
Imprisonment	Slightly approves - Solas, Iron Bull and Varric
Given to the Templars to be punished (implied execution)	Approves - Iron Bull and Cole Slightly approves - Cassandra, Varric, Solas, Blackwall, Sera and Vivienne
Exiled to the Sea of Ash (Requires History Knowledge Inquisition perk)	Approves - Cassandra and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Solas, Blackwall, Sera and Cole
Conscription (Only available if the locked door to his quarters was NOT opened)	Approves - Blackwall Disapproves - Solas, Cassandra, Cole and Varric Slightly disapproves - Sera	Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Denam Red Templar Patrols

Mistress Poulin

Aiding and abetting the Red Templars in the Dales

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Have her rebuild the town (Requires the completion of the side quest Quarry Quandary)	Approves - Blackwall, Varric, and Sera Slightly approves - Vivienne, Solas Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull	Unlocks war table operation Judgment: Help the People of Sahrnia Receive Orlesian Throne
Released	Slightly approves - Blackwall and Varric Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull and Sera	Receive Orlesian Throne
Put to work	Slightly approves - Blackwall, Cassandra, Sera, and Varric	Receive Orlesian Throne
Execution	Disapproves - Blackwall, Cole, and Varric	Receive Orlesian Throne
Money confiscated for House Trevelyan (Human noble only)	Disapproves - Cole, Solas, and Varric Slightly disapproves - Blackwall, Cassandra, and Iron Bull	~150 gold Receive Orlesian Throne

Mayor Gregory Dedrick

Captured as part of the Still Waters side quest and after the Find Crestwood's Mayor war table operation. Judged for his crimes of purposely drowning a number of citizens in Old Crestwood during the Fifth Blight

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Give him to the Grey Wardens (Requires completion of the main quest Here Lies the Abyss, and they must still be present in Orlais)	Slightly approves - Sera, Iron Bull and Cole Slightly disapproves - Vivienne and Solas	Receive Fereldan Throne
Exile	Approves - Solas Slightly approves - Cole Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull and Sera	Receive Fereldan Throne
Give him a clean death	Approves - Iron Bull, Sera and Cole Disapproves - Solas	Receive Fereldan Throne
Lock him up in Ferelden	Slightly approves - Vivienne, Varric and Iron Bull Slightly disapproves - Cole	Receive Fereldan Throne

Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons

Captured as part of the main quest Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest. Judged for the attempted assassination of Empress Celene

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Encloisterment (Special - Available to a faithful Inquisitor only) (Florianne must be alive)	Approves - Cole Slightly approves - Cassandra Slightly disapproves - Solas and Iron Bull
Recruit her for the Inquisition (Requires Nobility Knowledge Inquisition perk) (Florianne must be alive)	Greatly approves - Solas Approves - Iron Bull Disapproves - Sera and Cole Slightly disapproves - Cassandra, Vivienne and Varric	Recruited as an Agent (None) Note: Though this decision states "Agent Acquired", she does not appear in the Inquisition perk list. Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Playing to Win
Farm work (Florianne must be alive)	Approves - Sera, Cole and Blackwall Slightly approves - Vivienne and Iron Bull Disapproves - Solas
Exile (Florianne must be alive)	Slightly disapproves - Solas, Iron Bull and Vivienne
Make her the Inquisition's court jester (Florianne must be alive)	Approves - Sera Slightly approves - Vivienne and Dorian Slightly disapproves - Cassandra
Ignore her (Florianne must be dead)	Approves - Iron Bull Slightly approves - Sera Slightly disapproves - Cassandra
Put her remains to use (Florianne must be dead)	Approves - Sera, Varric and Dorian Slightly disapproves - Cassandra, Cole	Recruited as an Agent (Connections) Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Duchess in a Box Tour 9:41
Return the trade routes to the reigning monarch (Requires Historical Knowledge Inquisition perk) (Florianne must be dead)	Approves - Vivienne, Solas
Void her claims (Florianne must be dead)

Magister Livius Erimond

Captured as part of the main quest Here Lies the Abyss.

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Imprisonment	Slightly approves - Dorian, Blackwall, Varric, Vivienne, and Sera Slightly disapproves - Solas Disapproves - Cole
Execution	Approves - Iron Bull, Cole, Solas, Sera, and Varric
Made Tranquil (Available to a Mage Inquisitor only)	Approves - Iron Bull and Vivienne Slightly approves - Cassandra Greatly disapproves - Solas Disapproves - Blackwall, Cole, and Dorian	Note: Sentencing a mage to be made Tranquil after siding with the mage rebellion has a negative effect on your relationship with the mages. Can unlock the war table operation Judgment: How Could You (if first time sentencing someone to be Tranquil)
Remand to the Grey Wardens	Approves - Blackwall and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Sera and Cole Slightly disapproves - Solas

Ser Ruth

Captured as part of the main quest Here Lies the Abyss. Judged for her crimes of blood sacrifice.

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Divine Forgiveness (Available to a faithful Inquisitor only)	Approves - Iron Bull and Cole Slightly approves - Sera and Cassandra Disapproves - Solas	Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: The Good Works of Ser Ruth
Public Humiliation	Approves - Solas and Vivienne Disapproves - Blackwall, Sera and Cole
Imprisonment	Slightly approves - Dorian and Cole Slightly disapproves - Solas, Iron Bull and Sera
Refuse to judge a warden	Approves - Sera Slightly approves - Blackwall Disapproves - Solas Slightly disapproves - Cassandra, Cole and Vivienne
Exile like the rest of the Wardens	Approves - Solas and Blackwall Slightly disapproves - Iron Bull, Sera and Cole
Exile to the Deep Roads	Approves - Sera and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Varric and Cole Slightly disapproves - Solas	Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: The Death of Good Ser Ruth

Captain Thom Rainier

Captured as part of the Revelations companion quest and potentially the war table operation Rainier's Release: An Alternative. Judged for his crimes of murder, treason and identity theft.

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Pardon	Greatly approves - Blackwall Approves - Sera
Give him to the Wardens after the Inquisition ends	Greatly approves - Blackwall Slightly approves - Sera Additional approval changes on subsequent dialogue: Tell Blackwall good riddance - Blackwall strongly disapproves Otherwise - Blackwall approves
Servitude to the Inquisition	Greatly disapproves - Blackwall Disapproves - Sera

Samson

Captured as part of the main quest What Pride Had Wrought if In Hushed Whispers was also completed. Judged for his crimes while in the position of accomplice/general to Corypheus and being a traitor to the Templar Order.

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
(Special) Serve the Inquisition (Requires completion of Before the Dawn) (Must choose the "Maddox respected you" dialogue option, then "Cullen will question you.")	Approves - Cole, Solas and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Vivienne
Give him to Dagna for study	Approves - Sera and Solas Slightly disapproves - Dorian	Corrupting Runes of various levels
Remand to Kirkwall for judgment	Approves - Sera and Varric
Exile to the wilderness	Slightly approves - Sera Disapproves - Solas Slightly disapproves - Cole, Iron Bull, and Varric
Imprisonment	Slightly approves - Sera Disapproves - Cole

NOTE: The Inquisitor can speak to Cullen after this judgment regarding the decision made.

Crassius Servis

Captured when found in the Western Approach. Judged for his crimes: working for Corypheus, raising monsters, using magic for conquest, smuggling

Judgment options	Approval changes	Results
Imprisonment	Slightly approves - Solas and Iron Bull Disapproves - Cole
Returned to Corypheus	Approves - Sera and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Solas Slightly disapproves - Varric, Blackwall, Cole and Dorian
Recruited as an Informant	Approves - Solas and Iron Bull Slightly approves - Blackwall and Vivienne Disapproves - Cole Slightly disapproves - Sera	Recruited as an Agent (Secrets) Unlocks the war table operation Judgment: Recover Sold Artifacts
Recruited as a Smuggler (Requires Underworld Knowledge Inquisition perk)	Approve - Solas Slightly approves - Iron Bull, Varric and Dorian Slightly disapproves - Cole, Sera and Cassandra	Recruited as an Agent (None) Note: Though this decision states "Agent Acquired", Servis does not appear in the Inquisition perk list

Ser Delrin Barris

Becomes available after completing the war table operation Investigate Man Accused of Abomination. After saving Val Colline from the Venatori, breaking a siege of demons in Ansburg, and stopping a mob from attacking a mage without raising his sword.