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My umpteenth iteration of Tanith Tabris -my City Elf character. While I still believe that City Elves, during their Origin story, are confronted with the worst humans can represent; plus wardogs are also so incredibly hostile. When I finish the Origin story and arrive at Ostagar, I save and quit my game, to allow myself some time of reflection and put my City Elf identity in a more benign perspective.
If I were to continue playing from Origin into Ostagar, my mindset won't permit me to give these humans the benefit of the doubt and my story will become one of unadulterated hatred towards all humans.
Tanith's path will be one of exacting revenge on humans at every turn; Redcliffe will burn, Alistair will soon acquire -100 approval and his final fate is tenuous at best.

With my little moment of zen, I can bend my elven perspective a bit and aside from some hostile scrapes with some human bigots, she is able to learn that others -Human and Dwarves (and Elves, naturally)- may share her past experiences of being hated, mistreated and put down at every single turn; mages appear to be akin to slaves, so Tanith is willing to save them. Zerlinda has been made casteless and Tanith persuades her to go to the surface -because up there, Elves are being reviled and Dwarves are not.
Even the werewolves are holding the crappy end of the stick; sure, of Tanith had been in Zathrian's shoes, she might have done the same and cursed those sorry sots for all eternity. However, if she'd also have had Zathrian's lifespan, she'd probably come to the conclusion that after several decades, the werewolves would've suffered enough and she'd end it all the same.
Violence breeds violence -and the hatred between races would only perpetuate itself. Never would there be peace or understanding between any of them. It was sad that it took something as bad as the Blight, to unify the races across Ferelden in order to survive. The bigger question is of course, whether the resolved animosity was only a temporary reprieve, or something more lasting; a steppingstone towards better mutual understanding.
It also made Tanith realise that her actions during the Origin story, have more serious consequences for more people than just her.
Will she be consumed by guilt and see the Ultimate Sacrifice as the only way to redeem herself? Or will a certain crowmance pull her through?