Sazza

Sazza is a goblin follower of the Absolute. She is in the Makeshift Prison in Emerald Grove during Act One.

“

I'm gonna bite the 'eads off yer kids. An' yer birdies. An' yer dogs!

„

— Sazza, while trapped in a cage

Involvement

Act One

Main article: Save the Goblin Sazza

When the party first approach the Makeshift Prison through the Emerald Grove gateway, they find Sazza being held at the point of a crossbow by  Arka, who seeks revenge for her dead brother  Kanon. Arka's friend,  Memnos, attempts to dissuade her from her vengeance. A party member can choose to help Sazza by talking her down or stepping in the path of Arka's crossbow; they can also let Sazza die by Arka's hands. If Sazza is attacked after Arka and Memnos leave,^[verify] she can call for a guard who then react as if any other neutral character was attacked. If the party help Sazza and then speak with her, she offers to introduce them to a powerful healer,  Priestess Gut. Sazza then joins as a temporary companion and must be escorted out of the Grove as part of the quest ⁠Save the Goblin Sazza.

Act Two

If Sazza lives through Act One, she moves to the audience chamber of Moonrise Towers and is awaiting judgement with several other Goblins for their failure to secure the Artefact. The party can decide whether she is freed or executed (with varying degrees of cruelty). If Sazza is freed at Moonrise Towers, an achievement is awarded.

Free the goblins

• [DARK URGE] Put aside your torments. Free them.
• Guards. Release them. (if not Dark Urge)

Execute themselves

• [DARK URGE] Split yourselves open. Crack-crack! And smile while you work!
• [DARK URGE]  I dream of blood pools deep enough to bathe in. Run me a bath.
• Spill your guts on the floor. I want to see you bleed. (if not Dark Urge)
• [DARK URGE] BEG! CHOKE! DIE!
• Not another word. In fact - not another breath from any of you. (if not Dark Urge)

Trial by combat

• I'll give you a fair chance. Fight me - you either die, or you kill me and you're free to go. (if not a Barbarian, Dark Urge, or Paladin)
• [OATHBREAKER] It shall be trial by combat. Become the masters of your own fate. (if not a Barbarian or Dark Urge)
• [PALADIN] It shall be trial by combat. If you wish to live, you must champion yourself. (if not a Barbarian or Dark Urge)
• [BERSERKER] WE WILL DECIDE IN BLOOD. YOU FIGHT WELL, YOU LIVE.
• [BARBARIAN] An animal shows its true strength only when cornered. Show me yours. FIGHT.
• [DARK URGE] I will do this with my own hands, it always feels better.

If Sazza is freed at Moonrise Towers, she and the other goblins flee from the area and are not heard from again. The party then note in a dialogue option that they likely fell to the  Shadow Curse without access to a  Moonlantern.

Epilogue

However, if Sazza is spared, a  scrap of a letter from her is in the  Chest of Grateful Words in the Epilogue. It says she has been wandering to find anyone still devoted to the Absolute (ignorant of her "goddess's" fall), and ended up in a cage, captured by ornery cat people (probably  Tabaxi). In her letter, Sazza asks the party to save her - again.

Companion approval

Act One

• Dealing with captive Sazza in the Emerald Grove prison:
  • Allow Arka to shoot Sazza:  +1 +1
  • Stand between Arka's crossbow and Sazza:  +1
  • Stop Arka from shooting Sazza (successful intimidation or persuasion check):  +1 -1 +1 -1 +1
• Killing Sazza after getting Arka to leave her alone does not cause any companion approval changes.
• Talking to Sazza while she is in the cage: "Deal. I'll get you out of there."  +1  -1  -1
• Diffusing the situation while Gale is present results in him offering the player character a conversation, where he recounts them with a similar situation in Waterdeep.
• Talking to Sazza after freeing her from her cage:
  • Select "It's a deal, signed and struck" or "Follow me. I'll keep you safe":  -1  -1  -1
• In the Goblin camp:
  • Standing up for Sazza before Minthara:  -1  +1  +1  -1  -1
  • Accusing Sazza of lying to Minthara:  +1  -1  +1  +1  +1

Act two

• Free the goblins:  -1  -1  +1  -1  -1
• Force the goblins to execute themselves:  +1  -1  -1
• Fight the goblins in trial by combat:  -1  +1  +1

Related literature

• Parchment from Sazza

Related quests

• ⁠Save the Goblin Sazza

Speak with Dead

Sazza can be spoken to with  Speak with Dead.

• Who are you?

  • Sazza

    ... Sazza... toughest in... the tribe...

• How did they capture you?

  • Sazza

    ... scoutin' ... snoopin'...

    • Sazza

      ... tieflin's... don't fight... fair...

• Who leads your tribe?

  • Sazza

    ... Boss Ragzlin... and the drow...

• Can anyone in your tribe heal?

  • Sazza

    ... priestess Gut... powerful...

    • Where can i find this priestess Gut?

      • Sazza

        ... West... temple ruins...

• Who or what is the Absolute?

  • Sazza

    ... everything... all of us...

• Your tribe must have some valuable loot. Where do they hide it?

  • Sazza

    ... Ragzlin... waterfall... bridge...

Achievement

She Cannot Be Caged!

Rescue Sazza from the Emerald Grove, Goblin Camp and Moonrise Towers in one playthrough.