Editing House of Hope

To access the House of Hope, the party must travel to the [[Devil's Fee]]  in the northern-central part of the {{Coords|-37|-10|Lower City}}. From the Lower City Centre Wall waypoint, head north up the path and go inside the gate towards the large house. Inside you will talk to the proprietor, [[Helsik]], who will provide the components to open a portal if the party meets one of the following conditions:

* Paying 20,000 gold to Helsik

* Succeeding a DC 25 Intimidation check and paying 10,000 gold,

* Passing a DC 20 [[Persuasion]] check to gain access in exchange for the [[Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength]] from the House of Hope. {{note|After Patch 6, Helsik no longer sells the [[Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength]] if they are given to her for the quest [[Acquire the Gauntlets for Helsik]], but they still can be pickpocketed.}}

Helsik will then provide the party with the [[Grimoire Bound in Imp Skin]], a Ritual Pouch containing required items, and instructions on how to perform the ritual itself. The grimoire provides hints to complete the ritual.

The party has to head upstairs and put the items from the bag on the right places of the rituial circle. The note, [[Opening a Hell Gate]], explains the steps involved.  

Duplicates of five of the ritual ingredients, but not the grimoire or the instructions, are found upstairs in Helsik's room: the skull on the wooden casket in the middle of the room next to a row of books on the left side of the double door, incense on the small table next to the southern balcony door; infernal marble in the opulent chest beside the door to the bedroom; a diamond in the gilded chest near the desk by the window; and a Coin of Mammon in the gilded chest on the bedside cabinet.

At the top of the stairs is a Ward trap that casts a [[Fireball]] spell when stepped on. On its right is a Ward shaped as an Imp that recites; "Gravelled tongue, sanded throat. Hard to swallow... hurts to ''breathe''...". Placing any water or wine{{note|There is a bottle of [[Stagswift Tonic]] and [[Frostkiss Ale]] below a Stuffed Deep Rothé head on the stairway.}} will disarm the trap, replying "Too wet. Too cold. No fun. Begone!". If the Grimoire, the Ritual Pouch containing required items, and the instructions are bought from Helsik, the trap will be disarmed.

Putting the items on the correct places and using the portal will transport the party to the House of Hope:

* Placing the skull on the star point near the altar

* Placing the coin of Mammon on the next point to the right (if your character is facing the altar)

* Skipping a point and place the diamond on the next point after that

* Placing the incense on the point following the diamond

* Placing the Infernal Marble in the centre of the star

The order of placing these items doesn't matter as long as they are put on their correct places.

The House of Hope is exited through the same portal the party used to enter. This portal remains open for the rest of the game, except during the combat encounter with Raphael, and allows free passage between the House and Baldur's Gate. Raphael will appear and engage in conversation and eventually in combat with the party when one of the following conditions is met:   

If trying to exit after having freed Hope and Raphael is still in the possession of the player character's Soul-Sworn Contract, then there will be an instant, automatic Game Over!

The next room north of the foyer is the feast hall, where Raphael transported the party during his first introduction. Gone are the lavish displays of food and ordered furniture, the party now can see the reality of Raphael's illusory temptations as they truly are; rotting food, disorder and wandering, trapped souls.

The semicircular Main Corridor can be accessed from the east and west exits from the Feast Hall. It connects all rooms of the House and is populated by several Eternal Debtors. In the Main Corridor various container can be found which contain a Debtor's Attire. The Prison Hatchway, which leads to Hope's prison, is located on the east end of the corridor.  

East of the feast hall is a large room filled with portals leading different locations. The portals are closed, but can be interacted with to hear a brief line about each destination. The player character and origins each have different comments on it.

North of the Chamber of Egress is a balcony where one can go outside the House. Outside, just north of the balcony is a Passageway to Hope's prison. Also on the outside, by jumping on rock platforms one can reach the Boudoir.

In the first section of the room are some locked opulent chests, one contains a [[Potion of Angelic Slumber]]. A pool sits in the centre of the room, with some restoration facets that will restore the party's resources as if they took a long rest (does not work during fighting or after having beaten Raphael). The faucets do not restore the party's ability to take additional short rests, but they do restore a bard's related {{SAI|Song of Rest}} ability.

The pedestals each have a pressure plate (which can be disarmed) that alerts the House if the item is removed. The northern pedestal holds the [[Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength]], the southern the [[Amulet of Greater Health]], and to the west is, depending on the party's choices when dealing with Raphael in [[Sharess' Caress]], either the [[Orphic Hammer]] or [[Soul-Sworn Contract]], which can only be accessed by removing the shield with a password.

 

If the party takes the Orphic Hammer, or an item is stolen from a dais without disarming its trap, the Debtors throughout the House will become hostile, and two [[Hell Sphere]]s will separately appear at various points in the main corridor when the party reaches them. See also: [[#Exiting|Exiting]].

* [[Korrilla]]