Sayida the Sly

Sayida the Sly

Race

Human

Level

80

Locations

• Corsair Flotilla
  (Domain of Istan)
  
• Symphony's Haven
  (Thunderhead Peaks)
  
• Dragonfall
  (Crystal Desert)
  
• Soaring Sands
  (Shipwreck Strand)

Organization

Corsairs
The Sly Crew
Captain's Council

Services

Renown Heart

Part of

Rally the Pact soldiers, corsairs, and Zephyrites

Image(s)

Visions of Eternity appearance. Interactive map

“

Every time we cross paths, my reputation just gets better and better. You can call me anytime you want, Commander.

— Sayida the Sly

Sayida the Sly is the captain of the Sly Crew who helms The Dark Leviathan. She is a descendant of the famous corsair Margrid the Sly, capturing rebellious Elonians and handing them over to Palawa Joko's Awakened in exchange for a hefty fee. However, her encounter with the Pact Commander makes her rethink her ways, and she ends up assisting the Commander in the fights against Joko and the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik.

Sayida eventually teams up with the sylvari Canach to host parties to rich people, and they end up founding Club Canach in Cantha, making the pair very rich in the process. Despite Sayida's success in business, however, her corsair blood makes her restless and eager to explore new horizons. She eventually buys herself a seat on the Captain's Council in Lion's Arch, replacing Peter the Lost.

Biography

Early years

Sayida the Sly is a descendant of the famous Elonian corsair Margrid the Sly. She eventually became the captain of the Sly Crew and helmed The Dark Leviathan in the Domain of Istan. When not doing anything else, she stopped by in the neutral zone of Freetrader Haven where all corsair crews were expected to mingle freely without killing one another. She was aware of an Awakened champion holding the coin of her ancestor in the Grotto of the Defeated. However, despite the best efforts of various corsairs to reclaim the coin over the years to earn the Slys' favor, none of them succeeded in defeating the champion.

Sayida struck a deal with Warden Amala of the Mordant Crescent, bringing back enemies of Palawa Joko's kingdom who had hefty bounties placed on their heads. Bounty hunting turned out to be quite profitable for the Slys, and Sayida did not care for the ethical implications of her work as long as the pay was good.

Living World Season 4

Daybreak

In 1330 AE, Warden Amala received the latest quarry from Sayida: Spearmarshal Zaeim who had been leading the Sunspear revolt in Istan against Palawa Joko's regime. Sayida had successfully ambushed the Spearmarshal who had been en route to reclaim Champion's Dawn from the Awakened.

An hour after returning from the Mordant Crescent Great Hall, Sayida encountered another would-be quarry: the Pact Commander who had traveled to the Corsair Flotilla to trade Margrid's coin for Zaeim's freedom. Surprised that the Commander had bested the Awakened champion whom no one had been able to defeat before, Sayida revealed that she had already handed the Spearmarshal in and that breaking him out of the great hall would be no easy feat. She also noticed the Commander's shadowy companion, Shadows Agent Kito, whose sudden appearance on her ship annoyed her greatly.

The Commander and Kito swayed Sayida to their side by offering her not only the coin but also the bounty on the Commander's head in exchange for freeing Zaeim. The Sly captain agreed to the terms, letting the pair in on a plan to drug the Awakened guards with an especially strong corsair grog. However, the Commander would first have to find the ingredients to brew the grog from other corsair crews and from remote locations all around Istan, which would be no simple task either. The Commander proved to be resourceful, however, by successfully gathering all the needed ingredients, and before long the grog was ready to be shipped. Sayida promised to meet with the Commander at the great hall but not before issuing a warning to Kito: if the Order of Shadows agent ever appeared on her ship unannounced again, she would personally kill him.

True to her word, Sayida and her crew mates met with the Commander at the gates of the great hall and shackled the Commander to make the prisoner act look more convincing. Warden Amala was surprised by Sayida's success but was unable to learn how the corsair had managed to best the infamous Commander who was one of the most notorious enemies of the state. Before leaving with the gold, Sayida insisted on offering the warden and her minions a drink of the famous corsair grog in Joko's honor, arguing that refusing the offer would displease the lich king who wanted his name to be praised. Amala reluctantly agreed but quickly focused on the Commander when she heard a strange voice calling for them. Angry and suspicious, the warden knocked the Commander unconscious and had them dragged to the dungeon. She recovered a remote communicator from the Commander's belongings for further study.

Later that day, the spiced grog began affecting the Awakened who became intoxicated and passed out, allowing the Commander and Zaeim to escape the dungeon as planned. Amala confronted Sayida and her crew about the ruse, having expected such a trick from the Commander but not from the corsairs. By the time the Commander and Zaeim arrived on the scene, Amala announced that Joko had ordered her to kill the Commander. The warden entered the fray, focusing on slaughtering everyone present and holding her ground while battling the Commander, Zaeim, and the corsairs. However, she was ultimately defeated, and the Commander recovered the stolen communicator from her body, hearing Taimi being assaulted by what sounded like Joko himself.

Sayida was willing to offer to help the Commander rescue Taimi in exchange for a fee, but Zaeim, remembering the corsair ambushing and selling him out to the Mordant Crescent earlier, urged the Commander to refuse the corsair's offer. Annoyed by the pair's bickering and worried for Taimi, the Commander handed over Margrid's coin to Sayida as promised. The Sly Crew made their leave from the great hall just as it came under assault by the Sunspears and the Commander's companions whom Kito had promised to bring along to aid the group in the prison break. Having concluded her business with the Commander, Sayida returned to the Corsair Flotilla. She was content with having recovered her long lost family heirloom at long last.

A Bug in the System

Sayida used the money obtained from the bounties to buy an airship of Aetherblade origins which another corsair crew had recovered from an unspecified location. Taimi then reached out to the corsair captain for her assistance with breaking into the Inquest facility of Rata Primus, which Joko's forces had invaded. Sayida agreed to help with the assault as long as the Commander disabled the shield guarding the facility.

The Commander and their allies, including the local Olmakhan charr who had resolved to fight against the Inquest as well, boarded Sayida's airship to assault Rata Primus. Soon, the airship was assaulted by Inquest air defenses, which Boticca and her fellow Olmakhan incapacitated by channeling a storm. The airship was then boarded by Inquest forces whom the Commander fought off with help of their allies. The airship could not travel much further into the facility, and the Commander and their allies continued the fight on foot.

The Commander and their norn ally Braham Eirsson were teleported back onto Sayida's airship after they had successfully defeated Commander Lonai who had been leading the Awakened invaders in the facility at Joko's behest. The party, now including the Inquest defectors Blish and Gorrik who had aided the Commander during the mission, observed the destruction of Rata Primus together after which Sayida complimented the style of their infiltration. This successful assault would significantly boost her and the Sly Crew's reputation. Sayida informed the Commander that they could contact her anytime from now on.

Long Live the Lich

When Palawa Joko had successfully used Inquest samples he had stolen from Rata Primus to rejuvenate the Scarab Plague and intended to unleash it on Central Tyria and beyond, Taimi contacted Sayida at the Commander's behest once again to ask for her corsairs' aid in the assault on Joko's headquarters at Gandara, the Moon Fortress where the lich king was breeding the scarabs. Sayida was tasked with destroying any launched ships containing the Scarab Plague from Gandara to prevent the pestilence from spreading.

A Star to Guide Us

A few months after Joko's fall, the Pact Commander visited Sayida at the Corsair Flotilla in Istan and asked her for a potential gift to give to the Commander's dragon ally Aurene as Taimi was building a nest for the missing dragon in Sun's Refuge. After the Commander had helped deal with corsair unrest and restored some semblance of order to the pirate haven, Sayida gifted them with a corsair flag which had been repurposed into a blanket.

All or Nothing

Sayida would provide further aid when she became involved in fighting the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik in 1332 AE. Her airship helped transport troops to Thunderhead Keep, where a plan was hatched to lure the Elder Dragon out of the Mists so he could be killed. Sayida helped the Commander's sylvari ally Canach plant the explosives in order to bring down the mountain to trap Kralkatorrik. However, the corsair captain also needed help in getting the supply chain up and running and preventing corsairs and Pact soldiers from killing each other. Sayida then planned to help take down of Kralkatorrik by blasting him with a full barrage of Brand crystals during his entrance into the mountain. Sayida's airship fleet was hit by a storm when Kralkatorrik left the Mists, but was still able to unleash a full barrage. Despite the concentrated firepower on the Elder Dragon, however, Kralkatorrik was able to free himself from the trap and kill many members of the allied forces in the process. Sayida witnessed Kralkatorrik returning to the Mists after the Crystal Dragon had defeated Aurene.

War Eternal

Sayida's crew had suffered heavy losses in the failed assault on Kralkatorrik. She attended the subsequent memorial for Aurene many weeks later and complimented the slain dragon's fighting spirit. The corsair captain witnessed Aurene's miraculous revival and followed the Pact fleet over the Unending Ocean where the Pact Commander and the rejuvenated Aurene forced Kralkatorrik out of the Mists after severing his wing.

Sayida's fleet was used to transport the Zaishen priestess Zafirah and the members of the Order of the Crystal Bloom towards the newly created island of Dragonfall which had appeared where Kralkatorrik had fallen. Sayida informed her allies that Glint's spectral Mist Wardens were amassing in the south and that the spirit of Gwen Thackeray wanted to speak to her descendant Logan Thackeray. The corsair captain committed to reconnaissance and air support and circled the island in her airship together with Taimi who assaulted the Branded below with the ship's cannons. She continued this work throughout the final fight with Kralkatorrik, assisting the allied forces wherever she could.

Sayida's airship was used after the fight to transport the Commander and their allies to Lion's Arch. She pressed the Commander not to reveal too much of her help to the rest of the world, because she had a reputation to protect as a corsair.

The Icebrood Saga

After the battle of Dragonfall, Sayida traveled in the company of Canach to every major city across Elona and Tyria, helping him collect his money from betting on the deeds of the Pact Commander. Canach appreciated Sayida's company as her intimidating presence convinced the gamblers to pay up.

End of Dragons

Act 3

Some time after Kryta had made contact with isolated Cantha and had sent emissaries and other travelers there to explore the newly opened region in 1335 AE, Sayida and Canach took their airship to Cantha where it served as the world's largest flying VIP social club and gourmet restaurant due to Canach's latest business idea. During the search for the elusive Aetherblade pirate Ankka whose actions were threatening Cantha, the Commander located the corsair captain's airship in the Secret Cavern and reunited with Canach and Sayida who explained what they had been up to since their last meeting. After a short discussion with the Commander, Sayida and Canach agreed to use the airship as a bait to lure Ankka to them as Ankka needed a portal device which Sayida's former Aetherblade ship carried. In exchange for the pair's help, Marjory Delaqua assured them that Kryta's emissary Kasmeer Meade would meet with Canthan authorities to negotiate a favorable rate on a more permanent site for Canach's social club.

With Canach and Sayida's airship out in the open, it did not take long for the Aetherblades to track the party down. Cornering the airship with their own ships, they sent wave after wave of pirates to try to take it. However, the Commander's ally Ayumi and her Kestrel snipers managed to even the odds. The party was able to track down Ankka's signal to Xunlai Jade Junkyard thanks to the readings of Gorrik's device. Canach and Sayida were more than eager to leave the scene when the Commander suggested that they should keep their distance while the rest of the party engaged Ankka in battle.

Act 5

Sayida participated in the concentrated effort of Cantha, Elonian and Tyrian forces to subdue the maddened Elder Dragon Soo-Won and her amassing Void horde in Dragon's End. During the subsequent fight against the Dragonvoid, Sayida joined forces with Canach to defend one of the extractor platforms. Canach promised her the ownership of Club Canach if he did not survive the fight; Sayida responded dryly that her ship would still belong to her even if she perished. When Canach apologized for accidentally roping her into another mission to prevent the end of the world, the corsair captain did not mind it because she was used to getting in danger in the Commander's company. Against the Dragonvoid's manifestations, Sayida helped to cleanse the Heart of Primordus alongside Canach after the Commander had rescued them from being overwhelmed. Once all the extractors had been secured, Canach and Sayida joined the Commander alongside their other allies to defeat the Dragonvoid's final manifestation.

After the battle against the Dragonvoid, Sayida was among the allies witnessing Aurene absorbing the dying Soo-Won's magic and ending the threat of the Dragonvoid upon stabilizing Tyria once again. In the following victory celebration in Arborstone, Sayida expressed the pleasure to retain ownership of her airship and thanked the Commander for helping to find a site for Club Canach.

Janthir Wilds

Commodore Lawson Marriner invited Canach and Sayida to a business meeting in Lion's Arch in 1338 AE as the pair wanted to find good investments for Club Canach's impressive cash flow. While enjoying their time in the city, the pair attended a victory celebration held by the recently formed Tyrian Alliance in the aftermath of the Janthir expedition. They were reunited with the Pact Commander during the festivities, and Sayida had her hands full keeping Canach's snarkiness at bay in the ensuing conversation. The corsair captain admitted that the pair were not very good at sitting still for very long despite Canach's success as a club owner.

Visions of Eternity

Act 1

Isgarren and Sayida arrive at Castora.

A few months later in 1338 AE, Sayida had managed to claim a seat at the Captain's Council in Lion's Arch, replacing Captain Peter the Lost. She had updated her wardrobe to better represent her newfound prestigious status. She took the Pact Commander and other members of the Tyrian Alliance aboard The Dark Leviathan as they voyaged alongside Canach's recently purchased ship, the Martingale, to the remote island realm of Castora in pursuit of the Inquest who were suspected to do something nefarious there. The corsair captain was happy to transport the Commander and their allies to Castora in order to explore the legendary nautical location and hopefully surpass the fame of her ancestor Margrid the Sly as a sailor.

Locations

Cantha

• Dragon's End
  • Harvest Complex (only during related events)

Castora

• Shipwreck Strand
  • Soaring Sands

Crystal Desert

• Domain of Istan
  • Corsair Flotilla
    • The Dark Leviathan (after completing Convincing the Corsair)
• Dragonfall
  • Sayida's airship

Shiverpeak Mountains

• Thunderhead Peaks
  • Symphony's Haven

Heart involvement

Rally the Pact soldiers, corsairs, and Zephyrites (80)

Items offered

• These items are only offered in the Symphony's Haven in Thunderhead Peaks.

Item	Type	Rarity	Level	Cost
Dragon Crystal Potion	Utility item	CFine	80	4,900  + 1
Branded Mass (5 per day)	Consumable	FExotic	—	455
Volatile Harvesting Sickle	Harvesting sickle	CFine	60	4,900
Volatile Mining Pick	Mining pick	CFine	60	4,900
Volatile Logging Axe	Logging axe	CFine	60	4,900

Story involvement

Living World Season 4

• Episode 1: Daybreak
  • Convincing the Corsair
  • The Hero of Istan
• Episode 2: A Bug in the System
  • The Road to Rata Primus (voice only)
  • The Charge
• Episode 5: All or Nothing
  • Resonance (voice only)
  • The Crystal Dragon (voice only)
• Episode 6: War Eternal
  • The End
  • Landfall
  • Glory of Dragons (voice only)
  • Descent

End of Dragons story

• Act 3
  • To Catch a Spider
  • Empty
• Act 5
  • The Only One
  • The Cycle, Reborn

Janthir Wilds story

• Absolution
  • Salvation's Cost

Visions of Eternity story

• Act 1
  • Prologue: On the Sly
  • Unscheduled Departures
  • Solid Ground
  • Eyes, Ears, and Arms
  • Truths Unearthed
• Act 2
  • Beneath the Canopy
  • Ruins of the Old World
  • Path of Divinity

Event involvement

The Battle for the Jade Sea

[Group Event] Defeat Soo-Won (80)

Combat abilities

Effects

Stun — Vulnerable while broken.  Occurs when defiance is broken.

Dialogue

Domain of Istan

What else could you possibly want from me?

(If Good, Better, Nest is active)

Taimi sent me. It's about Aurene.

(Before completing Maintain peace and order in the corsair flotilla)

Ah yes, I received Taimi's note. An upset dragon isn't much fun. However, I've got my hands full at present.

With what?

Scrapping crews, flying bombs, mixed-up inventory... I can't get a good think in.

I'll see what I can do.

(After completing Maintain peace and order in the corsair flotilla)

I'm going to send her one of our finest blankets. The kind my mother wrapped me in. Maybe that one, there.

You're pointing at a flag.

Flag, blanket—depends what you use 'em for. Soft as clouds, I promise. Still sleep in one sometimes.

I'm sure Aurene will appreciate it.

I have some questions.

What do you wanna know?

Tell me more about this grog.

Sayida the Sly: The ale Mehdi brews up is legendary. It can knock out even the biggest corsair.

Sayida the Sly: Surprisingly, it smells and tastes just like any ol' strong ale, but it packs a serious punch.

Sayida the Sly: Not even an undead stomach can keep it down for long.

Why does each crew hold a different ingredient for this grog?

Sayida the Sly: It's for...let's call it insurance.

Sayida the Sly: There was one time we made the mistake of having a single corsair guard ALL of the ingredients, while we went out carousing.

Sayida the Sly: Woke up the next morning, to find our pockets empty and the Corsair gone. Headed north to Vabbi, apparently. With everything we had.

Sayida the Sly: After that, we made an old-fashioned accord to store each ingredient separately. That way, we all know who's brewing up a batch.

Can you tell me more about the different corsair crews?

Sayida the Sly: It's a minor miracle we can trade without killing each other.

Sayida the Sly: The Alehounds' top priority is removing anything that stands between them and their next drink.

Sayida the Sly: The Stonefists never turn down a fight. Ever. I've seen 'em refuse to leave a sinking ship if it would interrupt a brawl.

Sayida the Sly: The Powderkegs love to blow things up. Sometimes those things include their own ships.

Sayida the Sly: And we Slys prefer to work behind the scenes. A word in the right ear, or a dagger in the right back, saves time and money.

Never mind.

Thunderhead Peaks

Prior to completing the heart

My hands are a little full right now.

I can see that. Anything I can do?

We need to gather our scattered supplies and run them up to the Forge, but a lot of Branded are in our way—and the infighting between my corsairs and the Pact isn't helping much, either.

Where are the supplies now?

All around us, unfortunately. They fell from the hold when our airship crashed.

I've got another question.

I'll look for them.

What's going on with your corsairs and the Pact?

Things were tense on the ships to begin with. The Pact's all about order, and my corsairs...well. They're corsairs. Then we lost a ship in the Brandstorm. It was all downhill from there.

Have you tried asking Logan for help?

I send him the rowdiest corsairs for training, but that doesn't solve much.

I've got another question.

Ah, well.

I have another question.

I'll see what I can do.

What's that strange sound I'm hearing?

The Zephyrites we transported here won't be fighting, exactly, because they're a peaceful order. They're planning to use music to disrupt Kralkatorrik. Don't ask me how.

I have another question.

Interesting.

I have another question.

Thanks for the update.

How's the supply line to the Forge?

Talk to Supply Foreman Alan over by the supplies. He has information that can help.

I have another question.

Got it.

Good luck.

After completing the heart

We can't thank you enough for your assistance, Commander. What can I do for you?

Do the Priory have anything to trade?

How's the supply line to the Forge? (see above)

Happy to help. Carry on.

Shipwreck Strand

Before completing Path of Divinity

Hey, Commander. This little cove's shaping up to be a pretty decent base of operations. Quite a backdrop, too.

It's stunning. How's the crew?

Overall, not too shabby. Some groups have started branching out to explore, do some research. Could be worse, all things considered. Canach, on the other hand...

He's being dramatic. I get the feeling he'll bounce back soon enough...

Couldn't have made it here without you, Sayida. Thanks.

After completing Path of Divinity

I don't care what Canach says. No way I'm buying that Vloxx isn't going to do something crazy with Ancora. We'll need to head him off before he makes an army of reptile wizards. In golem suits.

That...is a disturbing idea, Sayida.

Gallery

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  The Only Way key art with Overseer Kuda, Rytlock Brimstone, Sayida, and Canach.

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Related achievements

• A Star to Guide Us: Good, Better, Nest — Collect at least 5 gifts for the nest Taimi is building. (3)
• War Eternal: Friends in High Places — Speak with Sayida or Taimi on the airship. (1)
• End of Dragons: Act 5: Until We Meet Again — Check in with all your friends and allies in Arborstone. (3)
• Absolution: Master Mingler — Speak with all of the partygoers during the Tyrian Alliance's celebration. (1)
• Visions of Eternity: Act 1: This Can't Be Good — Hear Ludo's and Sayida's thoughts on the unfolding Inquest plot. (1)
• Visions of Eternity: Act 2: Things Are about to Get Interesting — Check in with all of your allies back on the Dark Leviathan. (1)

Notes

• Sayida's airship from A Bug in the System is a unique model. Like the Aetherblades' and Ellen Kiel's airships it has asuran magitech, but unlike those it has a black/transparent coloring. Furthermore, inside is a large asuran device that blocks off the lower level of the airship.
• Sayida uses a unique face model.

Trivia

• Sayida is voiced by Sumalee Montano.
• Sayida means "noble lady" in Arabic.
• Her blade can be found atop of The Dark Leviathan.

See also

Associated items

• Mini Sayida