by Kale » Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:34 pm
I actually tested the encounter using saves, and I found that standing still and letting Sariss come to you was more efficient. By moving around I could avoid triggering the encounter, in such a way that would indicate the Sariis 'event' actively hunts you down. (Rather than the event being on a timer, or the party having to 'hunt down' Sariis)
The real key is to have the Elven Astral Outfit equipped when you make "contact" with Sariis. If you don't, then the battle won't trigger, and you won't even get text indicating you missed the encounter. If it's been ten minutes, you should ensure you are in the correct area (Vecchio Palacio), have the outfit equipped, and then exit and re-enter the area to reset the Sariis 'event'.
Granted the encounter was bugged a bit in 1.6, and I believe it still is even in whatever the new version was called. The encounter should still trigger the same though, unless you maybe have a really old version of the game, earlier than 1.6?