Technically, no, you don't have to become a Templar to finish the game....IF you go early to Ascension Peak and set a portal there past the landslide spot. Then you don't need the portal in the castle.
But tell me, Bear, have you tried yourself rescuing the prisoners and then going on to the castle to become a Templar? Because I know doing the rescue lowers your rating with the Templars. If they're hostile, I can't see them allowing you to join.
Nightowl2
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