Talk:Saurian/@comment-5.81.112.228-20140428213027/@comment-24941455-20140518212501

According to various sources silencing a Saurian Sage would be enough to get that knowledge. Having daggers with Silence debilitation equipped to my pawn and having her attack normal Saurians; I can confirm that was just a waste of time. So it seems Silence is only useful on the ones that can cast, or have some form of attack based around sound. There is a scroll in the Everfall in various chests that grant the silence on Sages knowledge, though I never got it, as I was concentrating on getting gear for my first run through, then forgot about said scroll untill I was in new game + (D'oh!). I will get it this playthrough though, as the only thing I want otherwise is the Dragonblood rings (25% debilitation resist, oh yeah!).

I personally didnt try Silence on a Sage as at present I am not in the everfall, but I have 2 stars for Sages regardless, and I know I havent reached the kill count myself (I only have 12 kills, although it may be my Pawn has far more from being rented). Therefore either getting a Giant Saurian Sage kill has added that 2nd star, or Silence has (or perhaps you need both?). I get the feeling that Silencing a normal Sage will be enough for both the normal size and Giant, but it would be great to confirm this.