I wasn't sure before, but I'm pretty sure it is personal against him, and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. I mean, even ignoring the whole Circle thing (and the year of solitary confinment for running away for a couple of months. A complete overreaction):
- They came specifically for me to the Vigil. Twarted by my conscription. - They attacked me and Maia in Amarathine because she wouldn't give him back to them after he underwent the Joining (nevermind the fact that she was in the Fereldan Circle as well, and they had a mage that summoned demons into trees to attack caravans with them). - They continued hounding the Wardens to give me back even after the Darkspawn Civil War. - When the Wardens refused, they sent us Rolan. An 'ex'-Templar, who then worked every assignment with me. Miraculously, after Rolan joined, the Templars stopped hounding the Wardens for him.
All he wants is to drink good ale, eat good food, maybe have someone attractive on his arm, and... well, I guess kill Darkspawn because he's a Grey Warden now. But it's not like he wants to cause trouble or anything.