Hope

Hope is a dwarven Cleric and captive of the House of Hope.

	“	CURIOSITY KILLED ALL THE CATS IT WON'T BE SO KIND TO YOU	„
		— Hope said, calmly

Overview

Hope can be saved with the {{SmRarityItem|Orphic Hammer]] during the quest  Save Hope. Once freed she will become a temporary companion, and assist the party in defeating Raphael.

Background

Hope is a prisoner of the House of Hope, driven mad by the years of psychological and physical torture inflicted upon her. Despite it all, Hope remains hopeful and optimistic, a quality that has fascinated Raphael enough to keep her alive.

Hope is also the sister of Korrilla, and still remembers her as the caring, protective girl from their youth.

Involvement

Upon the party's arrival in the House of Hope, Hope will use a projection to greet them and offer to help them enter undetected as long as the party frees her from her prison. If the party agrees, she will summon Debtor's Attire onto all of them - preventing them from turning the House's residents hostile. This starts the quest to save Hope.

Hope's projection will appear several more times as the party explores the House. She will attempt to give the party advice and if the party passes various dialogue checks, they can learn more information from her. Hope will appear outside the Chamber of Egress to tell the party they're on the wrong side of the building, and outside the Archive to warn them about the Archivist. If the party passes the dialogue check here, Hope will inform them that they can deceive the Archivist by claiming to be Verillius Receptor, a High Inquisitor of Variel.

If the party did not agree to Raphael's deal and obtain the Orphic Hammer, then they must first steal the hammer before they can rescue Hope. Once that has been done, the party will find her in the prison guarded by 5 Vengeful Imps and 2 Spectators. The party must use Orphic Hammer to break the two red crystals keeping her trapped, and after doing so Hope will join them as a temporary companion.

As the party and Hope return to the portal to the Devil's Fee, they will come face to face with Raphael, who is especially angered by Hope's escape attempt.

If the party successfully defeats Raphael without Hope dying, then she will reward the party with the Gloves of Soul Catching.

Combat

Attacks and abilities

As a Level 10 Life Domain Cleric, Hope has the following spells and class actions:

 Ray of Frost ()

1d8 (1~8) Cold

Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 3 m / 10 ft.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Guidance ()

The target gains +1d4 bonus to Ability checks. Duration: 10 turns

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Mage Armour ()

Surround an unarmoured creature in a protective magical force. Its  Armour Class increases to 13 + its Dexterity modifier. Prerequisite: The target can't be wearing Armour.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Cure Wounds ()

1d8 (1~8) + Spellcasting modifier hit points

Heal a creature you can touch.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Bless ()

Bless up to 3 creatures. They gain a +1d4 bonus to Attack rolls and Saving throws.

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

 Guiding Bolt ()

4d6 (4~24) Radiant

The next attack roll against this target has Advantage.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Healing Word ()

1d4 (1~4) + Spellcasting modifier hit points

Heal a creature you can see.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Remove Curse ()

Touch a creature or object to remove all Curses and Hexes affecting it.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

 Mass Healing Word ()

1d4 (1~4) + Spellcasting modifier hit points

Call out words of restoration to heal up to 6 creatures for 1d4 + Spellcasting Modifierhit points.

 Range: Self

AoE: 18 m / 60 ft (Radius)

 Mass Cure Wounds ()

3d8 (3~24) + Spellcasting modifier hit points

Unleash a soothing hum of energy that heals you and nearby allies.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Revoke Guest Status ()

Hope banishes one of the unwelcome guests from her house forever.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Divine Strike: Radiant ()

Normal weapon damage

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1d8 (1~8) Radiant

Strike a foe with your weapon as it becomes wreathed in gleaming radiance.

 Range: Normal weapon range

 Preserve Life ()

3 x Character's Level hit points

Evoke a healing energy that restores 3 x Character Levelhit points to allied creatures.

 Range: Self

AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Radius)

 Divine Intervention ()

Call upon your deity in your moment of greatest need. Once they interfere, your deity will never do so again in this manner.

 Range: Self

Notable Loot

• Amulet of Elemental Torment
• Quarterstaff +2

Related Quests

•  Free Orpheus
•  Deal with the Devil
  •  Escape the Deal
•  Save Hope

Notes

• Between Patch 4 and Patch 6 Hope wore Half Plate Armour and wielded Shield (Hope), which would both drop upon her death, these were replaced with Full Plate and a regular shield in patch 6.

Gallery

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  Hope as a projection.

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  Hope's model.

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  Hope's chained model.

Related literature

• Taming Hope: Part One
• Taming Hope: Part Two