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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 Spawn he sired, but rather thousands of others. The "meals" [[Astarion]] brought Cazador were not for him to feed on, but rather prepared and turned into spawn for use in his ritual. Upon encountering Cazador, he will reclaim [[Astarion]], and begin his attempt to use him for the ritual. Should the player 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 he were to continue the ritual himself, he would simply be consumed for 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. An important choice follows. | 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 Spawn he sired, but rather thousands of others. The "meals" [[Astarion]] brought Cazador were not for him to feed on, but rather prepared and turned into spawn for use in his ritual. Upon encountering Cazador, he will reclaim [[Astarion]], and begin his attempt to use him for the ritual. Should the player 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 he were to continue the ritual himself, he would simply be consumed for 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. An important choice follows. | ||
'''Let Astarion finish the Ritual''' | |||
Should the player allow Astarion to finish the ritual, he will connect to the player's parasite, and copy the scars on his back onto Cazador's own flesh, therefore fulfilling the requirements for the ritual, while allowing himself to remain alive. Astarion will then consume Cazador's, and all of the thousands of Vampire Spawns' essence to become Vampire Ascendant successfully. | |||
'''Convince Astarion to kill Cazador and stop the Ritual''' | '''Convince Astarion to kill Cazador and stop the Ritual''' | ||
Should the player succeed on a | Should the player succeed on a [[Persuasion]] or [[Insight]] check, Astarion will not continue the ritual for himself, and stab Cazador to death, falling to his knees, and sobbing, finally free from Cazador's tyrannical fist. If one of the spawn are killed during the fight, Astarion will always kill Cazador. | ||
'''Refuse to help Astarion.''' | |||
If the player outright refuses to help Astarion without convincing him, or failing the skill checks above, Astarion will stab Cazador to death in the same sequence as above. But then he will destroy Cazador's [[Woe|Staff]], leaving the Vampire Spawn to rot. After this, he will permanently leave the party, stating that he hopes they "die screaming." | |||
''' | '''Kill Cazador without Astarion in the party''' | ||
The player character can stab Cazador while he is in his coffin. Mentioning this to Astarion afterwards will result in his contempt, and will permanently leave the party unless the player convinces not to do so. | |||
'''Interrupt the ritual.''' | |||
If the player decides to interrupt Astarion's ascension, the player character will throw a dagger at Cazador, killing him and making the ritual impossible to complete. Astarion will then destroy Cazador's staff and attack the party, forcing the party to kill him. | |||
Whichever choice the player decides on, Cazador ultimately dies. | Whichever choice the player decides on, Cazador ultimately dies. | ||