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Assassin's Creed Shadows (AC Shadows)

Should You Forgive or Punish the Shrine Raider?

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AC Shadows - Should You Forgive or Punish the Shrine Raider
Forgive the Shrine Raider to get into Yaya's good graces in Assassin's Creed Shadows (AC) during The Stray Dogs quest. Check out the effects of choosing to forgive or punish the Shrine Raider in this guide!

Shrine Raider Outcomes

Choice Result
Forgive him.
(Canon Choice)
Yaya forgives the Shrine Raider, and you earn Yaya's approval.
Punish him. Yaya forgives the Shrine Raider.

After you first talk to Yaya during The Stray Dogs quest, she will ask for your help in determining the fate of a monk they caught stealing from a shrine. You can choose to either forgive him or punish him.

Regardless of your choice, Yaya will choose to forgive the Shrine Raider. However, your choice has an impact on whether or not you recruit Yaya.

Should You Forgive or Punish the Shrine Raider?

Forgive the Shrine Raider to Help Recruit Yaya

In order to recruit Yaya as an ally, you must choose the peaceful, forgiving choice at least twice during The Stray Dogs quest and Heads Will Roll.

At the end of the Heads Will Roll quest, if you chose “Killing them isn't justice”—siding with Yaya—and choose to forgive the Shrine Raider here, then Yaya will be able to join you at the end of The Stray Dogs quest.

If you chose to execute the soldier at the end of Heads Will Roll and choose to punish the Shrine Raider here, then Yaya will not be recruitable for the rest of your playthrough.

How to Recruit Yaya

Assasin's Creed Shadows Related Guides

AC Shadows - Choices

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Major Choices
Shizuka, Sanuki, or Shigure? Should You Turn the Bowl?
Otama or Wakasa Should You Side With Mitsumune?
Forgive or Punish the Shrine Raider? Should Yaya Forgive Tetsuo?
Should You Spare or Attack Lady Oichi? Should You Forgive or Attack Hanzo?
Minor Choices
I Understand You Well or Say Nothing? My Name is Not Important or I am With the Imai?
Sokyu's Son or Daughter? Red Chinese Silk or Black Portugese Silk?
Teapot, Jar, or Ladle? Give Me the Box or I Want Revenge?
Hunt the Kabukimono or Gather Them Together? Should You Fight for Iga?
Should You Believe Mitsuhide? Should You Find Junjiro or Go to Mitsuhide?
Should You Say You Supported Nobunaga? Should You Choose Love, Success, or Longevity?
Should You Spare or Kill Takahashi Goro? Should You Spare or Kill Takahashi Ichi-Hime?
Should You Spare or Kill Ukita Naoie? Should You Spare or Kill Commander Seiji?
Do You Believe in Yokai? I Prefer the Makuwauri or I Prefer the Suika?
Should You Give or Withhold the Manifest? Is Killing the Tsuno Justice?
Tsutsui, Joken, or Akiyama? Should You Spare or Kill Usami Yoshiko?
Should You Spare or Kill the Gamemaker? Should You Invite Friends or Enemies?

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