What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

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The primary difference between the Jedi Order and the Circle in Thedas is that the Jedi run themselves, while Circle mages are monitored and controlled by Templar outsider. Otherwise, their basic approach - restriction of romance, emotional discipline against evil, the forcible removal of young children from their families, constant worries about apostacy and corruption, the fusion of magic and theism/mysticism - is largely identical. Discuss. 

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    The Jedi were a religious institution that largely regarded emotions as a blinder to understanding reality. Instead of...
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    The big difference is that for the jedi, it’s their belief system. For the circle, it’s a tool of emotional abuse. Mages...
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