Introduction
An extremely simple reference guide for Companion Approval results based on your choices in “Sit in Judgement.”
These entries are organized by main quests first, then side quests, in a mostly sequential order.
Each a*sociated quest is listed next to the name of the character.
This is meant to be used during the side quest “Sit in Judgement” that occurs following many of the quests therefore be aware that it contains minor spoilers for several main and side quests, so proceed with caution.
– If you don’t see a companion’s name, it means they don’t have an approval change to that judgement.
– Judgements that have specific requirements are marked with an asterisk (*) and the conditions are listed below the table.
Magister Gereon Alexius (In Hushed Whispers)
| Execution | Imprisonment | Work for mages | Made Tranquil* | Research for Inquisition** | |
| Greatly Approves | |||||
| Approves | Cole Iron Bull | Iron Bull | Solas Cole | Iron Bull | Dorian Solas |
| Slightly Approves | Sera | Blackwall Dorian Iron Bull | Ca*sandra | Vivienne Cole Iron Bull | |
| Slightly Disapproves | Solas Varric | Sera | Ca*sandra | ||
| Disapproves | Dorian | Cole | Blackwall Cole | Sera | |
| Greatly Disapproves | Dorian |
* available to Mage Inquisitors only
** requires Arcane Knowledge perk
Knight-Captain Denam (Champions of the Just)
| Execution* | Imprisonment | Given to Templars | Exiled to Sea of Ash** | Conscription*** | |
| Greatly Approves | |||||
| Approves | Solas Iron Bull Sera Cole | Iron Bull Cole | Ca*sandra Iron Bull | Blackwall | |
| Slightly Approves | Ca*sandra | Solas Iron Bull Varric | Ca*sandra Varric Solas Blackwall Sera Vivienne | Solas Sera Blackwall Cole | |
| Slightly Disapproves | Sera | ||||
| Disapproves | Solas Ca*sandra Cole Varric | ||||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* only available if the locked door to his quarters WAS opened and the knight-vigilant’s body was discovered
** requires History Knowledge perk
*** only available if the locked door to his quarters was NOT opened
Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons (Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts)
If Florianne is alive…
| Encloisterment* | Recruitment** | Farm Work | Exile | Court Jester | |
| Greatly Approves | Solas | ||||
| Approves | Cole | Iron Bull | Sera Cole Blackwall | Sera | |
| Slightly Approves | Ca*sandra | Vivienne Iron Bull | Dorian Vivienne | ||
| Slightly Disapproves | Solas Iron Bull | Ca*sandra Vivienne Varric | Solas Iron Bull Vivienne | Ca*sandra | |
| Disapproves | Sera Cole | Solas | |||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* only available to Faithful Inquisitors
** requires the Nobility Knowledge perk
If Florianne is dead…
| Ignore Her | Community Service | Return the Trade Routes* | Void Her Claims | |
| Greatly Approves | ||||
| Approves | Sera | Sera Varric Dorian | Vivienne Solas | |
| Slightly Approves | Iron Bull | |||
| Slightly Disapproves | Ca*sandra | Ca*sandra Cole | ||
| Disapproves | ||||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* requires History Knowledge perk
Magister Livius Erimond (Here Lies the Abyss)
| Imprisonment | Execution | Made Tranquil* | Given to Grey Wardens** | |
| Greatly Approves | ||||
| Approves | Iron Bull Cole Solas Sera | Iron Bull Vivienne | Blackwall Iron Bull | |
| Slightly Approves | Dorian Blackwall Varric Vivienne Sera | Ca*sandra | Sera Cole | |
| Slightly Disapproves | Solas | Solas | ||
| Disapproves | Cole | Blackwall Cole Solas Dorian | ||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* only available to mage Inquisitors
** only available if the Grey Wardens were NOT exiled from Orlais during Here Lies the Abyss
Ser Ruth (Here Lies the Abyss)
| Divine Forgiveness* | Public Humiliation | Imprisonment | Refuse to Judge a Warden** | Exile with other Wardens*** | Exile to the Deep Roads | |
| Greatly Approves | ||||||
| Approves | Iron Bull Cole | Solas Vivienne | Sera Iron Bull | Solas Blackwall | Sera Iron Bull | |
| Slightly Approves | Sera Blackwall Ca*sandra | Dorian Cole | Blackwall | Varric Cole | ||
| Slightly Disapproves | Solas Iron Bull Sera | Ca*sandra Cole Vivienne | Iron Bull Sera Cole | Solas | ||
| Disapproves | Solas | Blackwall Sera Cole | ||||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* only available to Faithful Inquisitors
** only available if the Grey Wardens WERE NOT exiled from Orlais
*** only available if the Grey Wardens WERE exiled from Orlais
Samson (What Pride Had Wrought)
| Serve the Inquisition* | Dagna will Study Him | Remand to Kirkwall | Exile | Imprisonment | |
| Greatly Approves | |||||
| Approves | Cole Solas Iron Bull | Solas | Varric | ||
| Slightly Approves | Vivienne Blackwall | Sera Varric | Sera | ||
| Slightly Disapproves | Dorian | Cole Iron Bull Varric | |||
| Disapproves | Solas | Cole | |||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* requires completion of “Before the Dawn.”
Choose dialogue options: “Maddox respected you” then “Cullen will destroy you.”
Chief Movran the Under (Lost Souls)
| Banishment | Public Display (Gibbet) | Arm and Exile to Tevinter | Assign to Abernache* | |
| Greatly Approves | Iron Bull | |||
| Approves | Sera | Iron Bull Sera | ||
| Slightly Approves | Sera | Cole Vivienne Solas Dorian Blackwall | Blackwall Cole Varric | |
| Slightly Disapproves | Solas Iron Bull | Solas Iron Bull Cole | Vivienne | |
| Disapproves | Cole | |||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* only available if Abernache survived “Champions of the Just”
Mayor Gregory Dedrick (The Trouble with Darkspawn)
| Give to Grey Wardens* | Exile | Execution | Imprisonment | |
| Greatly Approves | ||||
| Approves | Solas | Iron Bull Sera Cole | ||
| Slightly Approves | Sera Iron Bull Blackwall Cole | Cole | Vivienne Varric Iron Bull | |
| Slightly Disapproves | Vivienne Solas | Iron Bull Sera | Cole | |
| Disapproves | Solas | |||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* requires completion of “Here Lies the Abyss” and the Wardens are NOT exiled.
Cra*sius Servis (The Trouble with Darkspawn)
| Imprisonment | Returned to Corypheus | Recruited as Informant | Recruited as Smuggler* | |
| Greatly Approves | ||||
| Approves | Sera Iron Bull | Solas Iron Bull | Solas | |
| Slightly Approves | Solas Iron Bull | Solas | Blackwall Vivienne | Iron Bull Varric Dorian |
| Slightly Disapproves | Varric Blackwall Cole Dorian | Sera Dorian Ca*sandra | Cole Sera Ca*sandra | |
| Disapproves | Cole | Cole | ||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* requires Underworld Knowledge perk
Mistress Poulin (Rocky Rescue)
| Rebuild the Town* | Released | Put to Work | Execution | Money Confiscated** | |
| Greatly Approves | Cole | ||||
| Approves | Blackwall Varric Ca*sandra Sera | Cole | Iron Bull | ||
| Slightly Approves | Vivienne | Blackwall Varric | Blackwall Ca*sandra Sera Solas Varric | Ca*sandra Solas | |
| Slightly Disapproves | Iron Bull | Iron Bull Sera | Blackwall Ca*sandra Iron Bull | ||
| Disapproves | Blackwall Cole Varric | Cole Solas Varric | |||
| Greatly Disapproves |
* requires completion of “Quarry Quandary”
** only available to Human Inquisitors
Captain Thom Rainier (Revelations)
| Pardon | Give to Grey Wardens | Servitude to the Inquisition | |
| Greatly Approves | Blackwall | Blackwall* | |
| Approves | Sera | ||
| Slightly Approves | Sera | ||
| Slightly Disapproves | |||
| Disapproves | Sera | ||
| Greatly Disapproves | Blackwall |
* subsequent dialogue may affect approval.
“Good Riddance” = Blackwall Greatly Disapproves
other = Blackwall Approves
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