Rage is simpler than you seem to believe. Unfortunately, that makes it... less capable of reason. Those in a rage often find seeing sense difficult. Spirits of Rage, or as they're more commonly referred to, Rage Demons, take that singular focus to a new level.

[ She turns her hand palm up; it's complex, but it's also simple. People invent layers, invent deceptions to themselves, have a stock in "accuracy" and so many conflicting traits that the spirits themselves are entranced.

Dirk would find Solas a far better conversational partner on this topic, for the breadth of his knowledge and his own perspective on spirits alone. Or perhaps Cole, for a confused, learning, firsthand experience. Ellana is trying to better understand a concept that she'd been taught to disassociate with as a matter of clan safety. Respect spirits, be aware of them, acknowledge them, but for the Creators' sake, don't invite them in, don't give them control, and don't attract human attention. Set the statue of Fen'Harel facing outward to drive the ill spirits away. She wonders how he reflected on all of that these days; if it amused him in a dry way, or only made him sad. The Dread Wolf is... a man much displaced in time, and she won't say he's handled it as well as he once might have hoped to. ]

Extremely irresponsible is how we end up with spirits of one kind being perverted from their true natures and turned into demons. Wisdom being twisted into Pride by those who make requests it cannot fulfill while remaining true to itself; forcing a spirit into the physical realm when it has no wish to be here, and it remains confused and prone to losing itself. No one, spirit or otherwise, should be forced to change without being able to make that decision for themselves.

[ ... so what are we doing with the metal golems again... ]