Sawyer
Sawyer is a member of the Lower Levels Janitorial Staff and a Black Market contact. He introduces the Janitorial Service on day 10, shows you the Underground Exchange on day 25 and later offers to take care of The Butcher for 500 credits. The Sawyer’s Crew starting perk is named after his crew.
When does Sawyer visit?
| Visit | When | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Janitorial Service | Day 10 (skipped with the Sawyer’s Crew perk) | Introduces himself as Lower Levels Janitorial Staff and explains you may not clean the storefront yourself. The Janitorial Service is unlocked. |
| Underground Exchange | Day 25, if you have not unlocked it | Reveals the Exchange, saying “You won’t be tracked by Security”, and hands you the Underground Exchange Directive. |
| Fence start or Sawyer’s Crew | Day 1 | Welcomes you to the Exchange and hands over the Directive. |
| The Butcher | The day after you receive the cleaver | Offers to deal with The Butcher (see the spoiler section). |
These are conversations, not trading visits: Sawyer does not buy or sell anything.
What does he do for you?
- Janitorial Service. It cleans the storefront every night and clears the trash can. Without it trash builds up and lowers your store appeal. It also runs the Exchange.
- Underground Exchange. Drop the requested items in the trash can, use the service, and the reward is there in the morning. Full offers are in the Underground Exchange guide. A Black Market reputation of −40 locks you out of it.
- Marketplace requests. Two Sawyer requests appear among the Marketplace requests: Beer for Janitor Crew (6 Red Imp Beers, 5 days, +2 Black Market reputation) and a Crowbar (1 Crowbar, 14 days, +1 Black Market reputation).
What is the Sawyer’s Crew perk?
A positive starting perk that costs 1 point. The Underground Exchange is available from the start, the Janitorial Service is always free unless the store is vandalized, and vandalism cleanup is much cheaper. Because the Exchange is already open, Sawyer’s day 10 and day 25 visits do not happen. See perks.
Spoilers: storyline
The Butcher hunt is a separate storyline (see The Butcher). After the cleaver arrives, Sawyer visits the next day. He says The Butcher has been causing trouble for his crew too and proposes that you chip in 500 credits so his crew handles it. You pay through the Nightly Service terminal whenever you are ready.
The game files also contain a short scene in which Sawyer asks you to look in on Grandpa Cheng, who he says fed him when he was a street kid. I could not find where the game triggers it in version 0.46D.
FAQ
When does Sawyer unlock the Underground Exchange? On day 25, if you have not unlocked it another way.
Is Sawyer a Security risk? No. He is a Black Market contact, and the Exchange is not tracked by Security.
Can I skip his day 10 visit? Only through the Sawyer’s Crew perk.
Why is the Janitorial Service twice as expensive? Your Black Market reputation is at −40 or lower.