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==The Black Mass Ritual== | ==The Black Mass Ritual== | ||
=== | ===Letting Astarion finish the Ritual=== | ||
Should the party allow Astarion to finish the ritual, he | Should the party allow Astarion to finish the ritual, he connects to the player character's parasite, and copies the scars on his back onto Cazador's own flesh, therefore fulfilling the requirements for the ritual, while allowing himself to remain alive. Astarion then consumes Cazador's, and all of the thousands of Vampire Spawns' essence to successfully become the Vampire Ascendant. | ||
=== | ===Convincing Astarion to kill Cazador and stop the Ritual=== | ||
If | If succeeding on a {{Skill|Persuasion}} or {{Skill|Insight}} check, Astarion does not continue the ritual for himself, and instead stabs Cazador to death, falling to his knees, and sobbing, finally free from Cazador's tyranny. If even one of the Vampire Spawns died during the fight, the Vampire Ascendent ritual cannot be conducted and Astarion defaults to this option. | ||
=== | ===Refusing to help Astarion=== | ||
If | If refusing to help Astarion without convincing him, or failing the skill checks and still refusing to help him, Astarion kills Cazador in the same sequence as above. But he then destroys Cazador's {{SmRarityItem|Woe}}, leaving the Vampire Spawns to rot. After this, he permanently leaves the party, stating that he hopes they "die screaming." | ||
=== | ===Killing Cazador without Astarion in the party=== | ||
It is possible to stab Cazador, while he is in his coffin, if Astarion was not brought to the fight. Mentioning this to Astarion afterwards infuriates him, and he permanently leaves the party unless the party convinces him not to do so. | |||
=== | ===Interrupting the ritual=== | ||
The party can choose to interrupt Astarion partway through the ritual. If they do so, the player character | The party can choose to interrupt Astarion partway through the ritual. If they do so, the player character throws Cazador's {{SmRarityItem|Rhapsody}} at him, killing Cazador and making the ritual impossible to complete. Astarion then destroys Cazador's staff and attacks the party, forcing the party to kill him. | ||
=== | === Breaking the ritual === | ||
Killing one or more of the sacrificial | Killing one or more of the sacrificial Vampire Spawns during the fight with Cazador results in Astarion killing Cazador and staying with the party without complaint (even if he is in the fight and witnesses a Vampire Spawns dying). Astarion's remaining siblings then flee the scene, skipping their normal cutscene. Several characters, including the Gur party, will react as if Astarion voluntarily forfeited the ritual. | ||
No matter which choice the party decides on, Cazador ultimately dies. | No matter which choice the party decides on, Cazador ultimately dies. |