[quote=@CAS1006]
So yeah, Collectivly the Templars can be dickish, and even do vile things because they are people like anyone else.
But even then they mean well as an order by keeping others away from those who could otherwise sacrifice for power. Yeah, don't even pretend mages don't do that.
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[quote=@CAS1006]
And, if you have a high enough realationship with Isabella, she stays with you anyways. So it isn't about what is "appealing" to her and your sister. 
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As I've already put a pin in a romance with Isabela for the Champion that's actually an argument in favour of the Templars, since she'd only have stuck around because of her love for Marian.