Venatori. Tevinter supremacists, cultists who wield blood magic. Demons. And worse.

[ Once Tony seems to have his bearings, Lucanis nods. Through a sheltered walkway lined with stone pillars, there appeared to be a set of stairs down to the water, and a boat waits quietly there, bobbing in the water. ]

Their empire is long fallen, but they dream of bringing it back to its full glory. And it seems you had a taste of what they will do to achieve that.