Every option you create in Dragon Age: Origins will crash the relationship that you have with your companions that you meet all through the game. The rate in which they produce to faith you is called Approval Ratings. With a high endorsement rating you can increase party member’s value, and even start a romance. If you think that your approval ratings with a certain character is too low, there is one way to give it a increase and that is by giving "gifts" that you get as you journey through Ferelden.