"I find it was best to not look too closely at any of the plot stuff in DA2. I mean, your first act when you reach Kirkwall is to massacre a bunch of scared refugees. Like, there isn't a choice, they just decide to attack you and the entire city watch because they want inside. These are people that fled the Darkspawn, but they felt like their odds against the entire city watch were better. "
they had nothing to lose
look at what some of the "Syrian "refugees" pulled to get to Mama Merkel