[Despite his best efforts, he snorts. Situational jokes are a weakness.]

I can tell you it's not Darkspawn doing. Beyond that? My take is that it's a visual improvement but people want to hold on to scars of the past so it will continue to go over poorly. And then I'd suggest looking in a Dalish direction, because I've seen what they can do with plants and it's astounding. And almost entirely beneficial, I'll note, before you decide to take some Templar friends over to question them.