Avowed
Warning : This article contains spoilers for Avowed .
As part of the " Dawntreader " seeking inAvowed , players will encounter a golden - front godlike " Oracle " named Sargamis who asks them to retrieve a relic from deep within the underground tabernacle as they search for the lost expedition team . This same token , the Splinter of Eothas , happens to be the very one the excursion crowd was look for , and players will soon discover things did n’t exercise out so well for them . While look for the relic , details about what Sargamis is up to become clearer , and after reading through his journal , players might be a minuscule skeptical of his motivations .
Sargamis has siphon the dispatch crew ’s somebody and intends to apply animancy to put them into the statue , with the ultimate end of holding his God , Eothas , accountable for past atrocity . Depending onsomeone ’s moral approaching , Sargamis ’s actions may feel unforgivable , and they ’ll be tempt to reject him - and possibly even kill him and destroy the statue . However , post the Splinter of Eothas in the statue has late - game entailment , and even if players do n’t need to help Sargamis , placing the Splinter is a good idea , specially if they plan to set that voice in their head free finally .
What Happens If You Place The Splinter Of Eothas In The Statue
You Can Still Place The Relic After Defeating Sargamis
After retrieving the souvenir and return to Sargamis , one alternative is to just aid him out by position the Splinter into the statue and pulling the lever . This results in the chemical mechanism ’s bankruptcy - and a very disappointed Sargamis . At this point , you canconvince him that his efforts are in vainand that he should give up . Alternatively , now that it ’s clear Sargamis is a somebody - sucking manslayer , contend him to the death before ( or after ) placing the Splinter is understandable . Sargamisdrops a unique swordcalled Last illumination of Day , though kill him is n’t the only way to get it .
Using electricity to begin more than one of the Statue ’s source will aggro Sargamis and he will automatically become unfriendly .
Regardless of how player handle Sargamis , the forbidding voice in their head will hand out before leaving the expanse , and they can interact with the nearby Adra stone to discourse with it . This will trigger a sequence where the voice explain thatit can use the statue to take the air freely in this universe , but it will take some time to reset the statue of essence . The results of this decision do n’t fall until the end of the game if you pick out to free Sapadal , and it allow you to occasionally roam and search the Living Lands in the statue ’s form .
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What Happens If You Help Sargamis
Sargamis Can Refocus His Efforts On The Greater Good
If thespian settle to assist Sargamis , place the splinter into the statue will not cultivate out the way he intend , and they will have the pick to convince him that his feat are futile , or decide to permit thing come to blows . Multiple dialogue options result in a peaceable exchange , with a few dialog pick requiring Perception ( 2 ) and Intellect ( 3 and 4 ) , all of which leave in Sargamis realise the statue is not live on to function the way he intends it to .
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At this point , players can give Sargamis direction as to how to atone for his misunderstanding , and they can find him on the way out to win his sword . instead , there is also the choice to continue to help Sargamis , who believes his plan would wreak if only he had a " chime " to cull Eothas into the statue for goodness . It becomes middling clear that this meansusing the role player as a human forfeit .
You ’re then call for to stand under some sort of essence mechanism , and are warned multiple time thatthis equates to certain destruction . It ’s probably a good idea to save the plot here as they are n’t lying . Standing under Sargamis ’s death ray , players can take a few moments to speculate their fortune before the mechanism kills them as assure , unlocking the " Get in the Statue , Envoy " achievement .
What Happens If You Kill Sargamis & Destroy The Statue
Activating The Generators Destroys The Statue
If histrion are n’t convinced that helping either Sargamis or the Voice is worth it , there is a third alternative , which is to overload the statue by activating the environ generators . Doing so will trouble the Voice and turn Sargamis hostile , and it will foreclose the Voice from being " gratuitous to roam " after the finale . There arethree generators sprinkle around the synagogue domain , and trace the cable to their locating is an easy method for tracking them down . at last , if players do n’t plan on freeing the Voice by the end of the game , this decision wo n’t commute much .
Avowed ’s three , simplified skill trees are a unsatisfying departure from the truly unique offerings in its Pillars of Eternity predecessors .
Overall , placing the Splinter of Eothas in the statue is worth it , especially if you ’re planning to free the Voice finally , andit is the only way to take on theLast Light of Daywithout actually campaign Sargamis . There are no truly negative consequences for place the Splinter , and or else , deciding not to will trouble everyone involved , so for it ’s best to do this inAvowedfor gameplay reason .
Even if Sargamis ’s action mechanism are detestable , he can be convince to refocus his effortstoward the greater goodness . Because of this , it ’s deserving consider which choice to make inAvowed . Whether you decide to put down the statue or allow the Voice to possess it will depend on your endgame intention - and your capacity for forgiveness .
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