Oh, it's terrible. Anders' father was actually happy to see him go, and he was a good father until his magic manifested. I hate how they turn something that should be considered a blessing from the Maker into a curse. You know, they made him walk, twelve-years old, manacled, and being pulled behind horses, from the Anderfels to the Waking Sea, and from the Waking Sea to Kinloch Hold? I still don't know why they couldn't just put him in the Anderfels Circle.
Between the Alienages, the Circle, and the Darkspawn, I'm pretty sure Thedas is one of the worst places ever.