Sacred Haven of Debauchery

Another mage. And not in the street, but in a duel. The nobility in other countries practice the same.

Do they use their servants as guinea pigs, or for performing magical rituals? I don't think so.

I already mentioned that things aren't much better in other places, of course, if you disregard your exaggeration.

Better, at least because Thedas has the flaws of ordinary states, but unlike the rest of Ferelden, it also has the flaws of a magocracy. By the way, they don't excel in military terms either; it's a pity that the Qunari aren't interested in their destruction at the moment.