All The Codex Prior To DAI Even Say There Are Fewer Mages Than Before - Tumblr Posts

Dalish leaving behind their mages to die is the must stupid idea BioWare has ever had. Every race and culture (except the Avvar) are afraid of mages and their power, but not the Dalish, they are their keepers, their guides, the people who are closer to the Creators so why would they be scared? Why they would leave people they consider sacred?