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Synopsis:
First dialogue with Hope's spirit that happens after players get to House of Hope.
Hope is a captive within the House, and has been driven mad by years of psychological and physical torture. Raphael keeps her alive because she astonishes him - and the reason for that is that no matter what he does to her, she holds onto the last of her hope and optimism. That fascinates him.
In this dialogue, Hope introduces players to the House of Hope. They have arrived here deliberately, knowing that they are not invited, and that it is likely dangerous.
Hope appears to warn them of that danger, and to help them, and also introduces the deranged vibe of the area.
Note: When Hope speaks in all-caps, she is showing the manic side of her personality. Louder, more intense, and almost like she's possessed by a different, more deranged version of herself.
How to trigger:
1. CTY_Main_A 2. Teleport to the Foyer teleport S_LOW_HouseOfHope_HopeIntroduction_Trigger
: CURIOSITY KILLED ALL THE CATS IT WON'T BE SO KIND TO YOUdevnote
157.
Narrator
: *As the woman speaks, you hear a distant rattle of chains, and she winces in pain.*
60.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Ah the jailor will hear us. I shouldn't be talking to you. I must go. It's not kind to me. devnote
13.
Narrator
: *The figure flickers and starts to dim from view. But you sense she could be convinced to return.*
166. Player: Wait - don't go. Who are you?
109.
Narrator
: *The figure shimmers brightly. Your words seem to have piqued her curiosity.*
50.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Who am I? It's my favourite question. I scream it into the dark while I sleep, and whisper it to my memories when I wake.devnote
150.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: I'm the thing that kills you, and the only reason you're alive. Made by a promise, undone by the truth. A handshake, a hug, the first beat of a newborn's heart.devnote
8.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: I am Hope. What little is left of her.devnote
113.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: A GUTTERING CANDLE IN A UNIVERSE OF NIGHTdevnote
: I'm not much of a friend to anyone anymore. But I could use a friend myself. Do you want a friend to guide you through this madhouse?devnote
19. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
39.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Shhhtttt, I hear the jailor, it hears me. It'll call Raphael. Make every question count. Make some of them count twice.devnoteLOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_IntroducedHerself
40.
Lae'zel
: You must ask of the Orphic Hammer. Without it, the prince remains forever out of reach of my hungry weapon.devnoteGLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False, GLO_Orpheus_Knows_OrphicHammerIsTheKey, LAEZEL_ORPHEUSPATH = False
56. Player: I need to find my contract. Can you help?GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
126.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Caveat venditor. Big mistake coming here while Raphael holds all the cards in his claws.devnote
102.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: But big mistakes correct bigger mistakes. Like scribbling your signature in the first place. Silly little mouse.devnote
16.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: But, yes. Hope can help. Your contract is here, in this House - it's...devnote
79.
Narrator
: *You hear a sound like the rattle of a chain, and an agonising scream in your head as Hope flickers from view momentarily.*
34.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Shhhhttttt... Quiet... There it goes...devnote
98.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Everyone here is mad - even you, especially me - and that makes them dangerous. But it also makes them stupid.devnote
70.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: I'll make you seem as ruined as the rest of the people here. A simple glamour to make you a terrible wretch.devnoteLOW_HouseOfHope_Event_HopeGrantsDisguise
134.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Now whisper your questions, little wretch. But really quiet, and very clever. Concentrate.devnote
81. Player: Focus on speaking as quietly and calmly as possible.Roll (Intelligence, ) vs 10 (0)
10. [RollResult] True
4.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Remember. Quiet as a mouse.devnote
76. Player: I need to find the Orphic Hammer. Where is it?GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False, GLO_Orpheus_Knows_OrphicHammerIsTheKey
97. [Alias]
Alias to Node 167
132.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Discovered an ancient gith prince in need of a saviour? The Orphic Hammer is the perfect tool for breaking all infernal chains.devnotec893693e-90fc-d52e-6dd2-1f5d247fefcb_OrphicHammerPitch = FalseLOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_ToldAboutHammer, GLO_Orpheus_Knows_OrphicHammerIsTheKey, c893693e-90fc-d52e-6dd2-1f5d247fefcb_OrphicHammerPitch
64. [Jump] Jump to Node 65 (1)
120. Player: Why has Raphael been following me?GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False, LOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_RaphaelFollowing = False, WYR_RaphaelTango_State_DiscussedDeal = False
87.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: HE LOVES YOU HE LOVES YOU NOT HE LOVES YOU HE LOVES YOU NOTdevnote
112. [Alias]
Alias to Node 138
158. Player: What Hammer are you talking about?LOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_ToldAboutHammer, GLO_Orpheus_Knows_OrphicHammerIsTheKey = False
164.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: THE ONE THAT RAT-A-TATTED THE CHAINS IN PLACE AND BROKE THE FUTUREdevnote
123. [Jump] Jump to Node 132 (1)
26. Player: Where will I find my contract?GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
167.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: THE SAME PLACE YOU'LL FIND YOUR SORRY LITTLE SOUL WHEN RAPHAEL RIPS IT OUTdevnote
32.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: The paper cage for your soul. Such a tiny thing, but it's one of his favourites.devnote
65.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: In the Archive. Down the corridor, past the debtors. OH! The debtors. They won't like you.devnoteLOW_HouseOfHope_Knows_TreasureInArchive
14.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: But I like you. I know I do, I think I do, I hope I do. I just need to ask one question, and I'll know for sure.devnote
141. Player: What is it?
61.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Can you save me? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.devnote
83. Player: Of course.LOW_HouseOfHope_Event_AgreedToHelpHope
85.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOWdevnote
116. [Jump] Jump to Node 41 (1)
107. Player: If I can, I will. What needs to be done?LOW_HouseOfHope_Event_AgreedToHelpHope
41.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: All right. You have to listen very very very closely. I will say this only once.devnote
140.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Find the KEY. Take the Hammer. Smash my chains. Find the key. Take the HAMMER. Smash my chains. Find the key. Take the Hammer. Smash my CHAINS.devnoteGLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False
130.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: But be careful. Once you take the Hammer, the fire will come. And Raphael. You must run run run run. devnote
Link to Node 148
118.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Find the KEY. Take the contract. Smash my chains. Find the key. Take the CONTRACT. Smash my chains. Find the key. Take the contract. Smash my CHAINS. devnoteGLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
129.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: And bring the Hammer. I hope you didn't drop it, I hope you didn't lose it.devnoteLOW_HouseOfHope_State_NoHammerInHouseLOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_RemindedAboutHammer
77.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Once you take the contract, the fire will come. And Raphael. You must run run run.devnote
148.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: But don't forget me. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I don't want to burn. Not again.devnote
73. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Karlach
160.
Karlach
: We won't! We'll get you out. I promise.devnote
99. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Karlach
45.
Narrator
: *The rattle of chains echoes louder, from unseen places. And without a scream or a sigh, Hope disappears.* End
127. Player: No, I don't have time for this.
95.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: I BROUGHT YOU HOPE YOU BROUGHT DESPAIR YOU WILL BURN BURN BURNdevnote
156. [Jump] Jump to Node 45 (1)
149. Player: First answer more of my questions.
103.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: NO NO NO NO NO. It's my turn.devnote
31.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: I never asked this of anybody. Nobody was capable, nobody was worthy, nobody was good enough. But you, you have it all.devnote
168. [Jump] Jump to Node 61 (1)
89. Player: No. I'm not telling you anything.['Astarion 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll -1', 'Karlach -1']
108. [Jump] Jump to Node 95 (1)
67. Player: What dangers should I prepare for?
146.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: CAN THE FLY PREPARE FOR THE SPIDER? CAN THE SOUP PREPARE FOR THE SPOON? YOU'RE DEAD DEAD DEADdevnote
78.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: All of them. The traps and the monsters and the humongous balls of fire.devnote
24. Player: Is there any way I can help you?LOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_AskedHowToHelp
80.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: YOU CAN'T HELP ME YOU CAN'T EVEN HELP YOURSELF YOU'RE GOING TO DIE HEREdevnote
54.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: You ask after me rather than your own heart's desire? It would bring a tear to my eye if I had not shed them all so long ago.devnote
104.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: The Hammer is the key, for you and for me.devnoteGLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = FalseLOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_ToldAboutHammer
51.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: The Hammer Raphael gave you is the key, for you and for me.devnoteGLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
53.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: BUT YOU MUST HAVE LEFT IT IN YOUR OTHER TROUSERS BECAUSE IT ISN'T HEREdevnoteLOW_HouseOfHope_State_NoHammerInHouseLOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_RemindedAboutHammer
49. Player: Where is Raphael?LOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_AskedRaphael = FalseLOW_HouseOfHope_HopeSpirit01_State_AskedRaphael
72.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: BEHIND YOUdevnote
3.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: Skipping across the planes, spinning plates, making deals with dukes and devils. He's a busy man. A business-man. But not a man at all, of course.devnote
29.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: He'll be home soon, though, and you better find your contract before he arrives.devnoteGLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal
66.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: I read it. There are precisely forty-nine clauses and subsections that give him the authority to tear out your soul if he finds you here uninvited.devnote
48.
GROUP_Act3_LOW_HouseOfHope_Hope
: You really should have had someone clever look that thing over before you signed.devnote