I’ll have to check, but I’m almost 100% sure no Templar skills can not harm innocents. I only use my stamplar in Cyro so it is not a problem that I have seen.
Must be a bug.
Khajiit Stamblade main
Dark Elf Magsorc
Redguard Stamina Dragonknight
Orc Stamplar PVP
Breton Magsorc PVP
Dark Elf Magden
Khajiit Stamblade
Khajiit Stamina Arcanist
Same thing happens with Mystic Orb after Blackwood nerfs/changes. Before it was targetting only enemy NPCs (red name), now if prevent attacking innocents is disabled it attacks neutral NPCs and critters/livestock as well. Use it once in city and you end up with 1k bounty. This is so inconsistent - other DoT/AoE spells are not targeting neutral mobs, why orb and ritual do?