Templar Order

"'Magic exists to serve man, and never to rule over him,'"The Templar Order is a military order of the Chantry that hunts apostates and maleficar and watches over the mages from the Circle of Magi. While templars are officially deemed a force of defenders by the Chantry, established to protect the communities of the faithful from magical threats, they are in fact an army unto themselves: well-equipped, highly disciplined and devoted to their duties.

Background
Most people don't remember the Templar Order as it once was. In the days when the Chantry was still young, templars were known as "the Inquisition" and combed the land in search of all dangers to humanity—whether they came in the form of blood mages, abominations, cultists or heretics. It was a dark and terrifying time in the history of Thedas, and one that only ended when the Chantry convinced the Inquisition to unite under the banner of their common faith. This agreement, the Nevarran Accord, was struck in 1:20 Divine. The Inquisition was then divided into two groups: the Seekers of Truth and the Templar Order, with the purpose of the Order becoming that of guardian and warden rather than hunter.

Notable Templars

 * Knight-Captain Maron - a Fereldan templar taking charge of the evacuation effort of the town of Redding.