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== Involvement ==
== Involvement ==
=== Act One ===
=== Act One ===
While not making an appearance within Act One or Act Two, Cazador's influence is still felt. If {{CharLink|Astarion}} is chosen as player character, they can encounter a dream sequence involving Cazador, where he recites four rules he enforces amongst his spawns. Astarion as a companion can also show the party the scars on his back, which are revealed to be part of an Infernal Pact. What this pact entails is unknown, but he assumes it is extremely important to Cazador.
While not making an appearance in Act One or Act Two, Cazador's influence is felt. If {{CharLink|Astarion}} is chosen as player character, they can encounter a dream sequence involving Cazador, where he recites four rules he enforces amongst his spawns. Astarion as a companion can also show the party the scars on his back, which are revealed to be part of an Infernal Pact. What this pact entails is unknown, but he assumes it is extremely important to Cazador.


=== Act Two ===
=== Act Two ===
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=== Act Three ===
=== Act Three ===
Once in Baldur's Gate, the party can hunt down Cazador at [[Szarr Palace|Cazador's Palace]]. He is eventually found in [[Cazador's Dungeon|his Dungeon]], revealing that the ritual required not just the seven Vampire Spawns he sired, but also thousands of others. The "meals" Astarion brought Cazador were not for him to feed on, but rather prepared and turned into spawns for use in his ritual. Upon encountering Cazador, he reclaims Astarion, and begins his attempt to use him for the ritual. Should the party free Astarion, and defeat Cazador, Astarion readies himself to take over the ritual, and absorb the power for himself - only for Cazador to reveal that if Astarion chooses to continue the ritual himself, he will simply be consumed by it, as he has the marks of the pact on his back and the ritual will still take his soul as a result, as it requires an exact amount of souls. The party must then make an important choice.
Once in Baldur's Gate, the party can hunt down Cazador at [[Szarr Palace|Cazador's Palace]]. He is eventually found in [[Cazador's Dungeon|his Dungeon]], revealing that the ritual required not just the seven Vampire Spawns he sired, but also thousands of others. The "meals" Astarion brought Cazador were not for him to feed on, but rather prepared and turned into spawns for use in his ritual. Upon encountering Cazador, he reclaims Astarion, and tries to use him for the ritual. Should the party free Astarion and defeat Cazador, Astarion readies himself to take over the ritual, and absorb the power for himself - only for Cazador to reveal that if Astarion chooses to continue the ritual himself, he will simply be consumed by it, as he has the marks of the pact on his back and the ritual will still take his soul as a result, as it requires an exact amount of souls. The party must then make an important choice.


==The Black Mass Ritual==
==The Black Mass Ritual==
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===Convincing Astarion to kill Cazador and stop the Ritual===
===Convincing Astarion to kill Cazador and stop the Ritual===


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 dies during the fight, the Vampire Ascendent ritual cannot be conducted, and Astarion defaults to this option (see 'Breaking the ritual' below).
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 any Vampire Spawn dies during the fight, the Vampire Ascendent ritual cannot be conducted, and Astarion defaults to this option (see 'Breaking the ritual' below).


===Refusing to help Astarion===
===Refusing to help Astarion===
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=== Breaking the ritual ===
=== Breaking the ritual ===
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 Spawn 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.
Killing one or more 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 Spawn 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.
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