Saadia

Saadia is the alias adopted by the Redguard woman working at The Bannered Mare. Her real name is Iman, once a member of House Suda in Hammerfell.

In My Time of Need
Several Alik'r mercenaries approach the Dragonborn, explaining that they are searching for a Redguard woman living in Whiterun under a false name. The Dragonborn traces the woman to The Bannered Mare, where she goes by the name Saadia. She claims the Alik'r are assassins hired by the Aldmeri Dominion, who want her dead for her speaking out publicly against the Dominion. The Alik'r, however, claim Saadia fled Hammerfell after betraying her noble family, and the Redguard city of Taneth, to the Aldmeri Dominion. The mercenaries want to apprehend her and take her back to Hammerfell, where she will be tried for treason.

Siding with either Saadia or the Alik'r grants the Dragonborn 500, but an additional 250 can be looted from Kematu's body if he is killed or pickpocketed.

Trivia

 * After the completion of the quest, if Kematu is sided with and Saadia turned in, her burial urn can be found in Whiterun's Hall of the Dead, which would imply that Saadia was being honest when she had stated that the Alik'r weren't planning on taking her in for treason but instead assassinating her.
 * If the Dragonborn sides with the Alik'r soldiers and Saadia is paralyzed, then she may be killed without penalty. This will cause Kematu to say "All that effort and you just kill her? You've ruined everything!"
 * If Kematu captures Saadia through the help of the Dragonborn, various items in The Bannered Mare can be taken without imposing a bounty. However it still counts as stealing if Kematu is killed and Saadia remains at the Inn.
 * If the Dragonborn kills her when she asks to speak privately and pulls out her knife it does not count as self-defense, and may incur a bounty.
 * If the Dragonborn kills Saadia during this quest, her burial urn will appear in Whiterun Catacombs, through the iron door on the left. It will contain whatever items were on her person when she died. Taking them from the urn is considered theft (though looting them from her corpse is not).
 * Saadia cannot be married unless console commands are entered (PC only).
 * While paralyzed, Saadia cannot be activated, even though the prompts for speaking to and pickpocketing her will appear.
 * Curiously, if the Dragonborn attempts to pickpocket her or sneaks near her while she is paralyzed, Kematu may say, "Don't even think about it."

Appearances


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