I may be late to the party, but FWIW, there does seem to be a heaven/hell analogue in the Andrastian religion.
One chant verse mentions wandering "the Beyond" as a punishment: Though all before me is shadow, Yet shall the Maker be my guide. I shall not be left to wander the drifting roads of the Beyond. For there is no darkness in the Maker's Light And nothing that He has wrought shall be lost. Canticle of Trials 1:14 (from The Calling)
The verse regarding maleficar also says "They shall be named Maleficar, accursed ones. They shall find no rest in this world Or beyond." Which would also imply some kind of afterlife punishment.
None of the verses specifically state a heaven, although some kind of reward or peace is implied in several for people with faith. But in the Fade quest Niall will say this when he's dying "I do not fear what may come. They say we return to the Maker in death, and that isn't such a terrible thing." Also, if anyone dies when defending Redcliffe the next morning the priest will say this "Now they walk with He who is their Maker. Long may they know the peace of His love."
So it does seem to be that they have an afterlife, it just isn't mentioned heavily. Not sure if that's a reflection on the religion not holding it over people, or just that it doesn't come up in conversation with the people the warden encounters.
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One chant verse mentions wandering "the Beyond" as a punishment:
Though all before me is shadow,
Yet shall the Maker be my guide.
I shall not be left to wander the drifting roads of the Beyond.
For there is no darkness in the Maker's Light
And nothing that He has wrought shall be lost.
Canticle of Trials 1:14 (from The Calling)
The verse regarding maleficar also says "They shall be named Maleficar, accursed ones.
They shall find no rest in this world
Or beyond."
Which would also imply some kind of afterlife punishment.
None of the verses specifically state a heaven, although some kind of reward or peace is implied in several for people with faith. But in the Fade quest Niall will say this when he's dying "I do not fear what may come. They say we return to the Maker in death, and that isn't such a terrible thing." Also, if anyone dies when defending Redcliffe the next morning the priest will say this "Now they walk with He who is their Maker. Long may they know the peace of His love."
So it does seem to be that they have an afterlife, it just isn't mentioned heavily. Not sure if that's a reflection on the religion not holding it over people, or just that it doesn't come up in conversation with the people the warden encounters.