A young (looks around 6 years old) green skinned Tiefling, named Hope, hires the group to find her lost "ball". It's black with green swirls throughout and should be located in the nearby mountains but her dad said she's not allowed to go there by herself.
If asked she responds that her dad is away at work and she's been trying for "a really long time," to get someone to help her. Hope is desperate to get her ball back and will give the adventures anything try want if they will help her.
The party can chose to leave her behind.
The party has also the option to bring her along, if they do and get in to battle Hope is a Great Old One Warlock, equal level to the players. If the party is level 3 or greater, Hope can also summon a Flameskull named Kitty, that has a stat block of a Flameskull and acts friendly to the party unless they attack her.
If Hope joins the party and anyone asks, Hope will tell stories of her various "friends" that she's had before her dad made them move away because she wasn't behaving.
- Eggy- a red dragonborn paladin that was always nice to her but was incredibly clumsy. They loved to climb mountains and then surf down it on his shield.
- Lady Vivian- a wood elf trying to hide from her criminal family, but liked to read fortunes and make fake health potions for fun.
- Jericho - a human fighter who treated her like a daughter, when her dad wasn't around. He disappeared.
- Onyx - a tabaxi rogue that taught her how to steal without getting caught. They are the ones who originally helped her find the ball.
Once reaching the cave where the ball went missing, the adventures encounter level appropriate monsters and find the ball.
If Hope is with them she will grab the ball and start pressing runes on it. The adventures can try to stop her, but they will find that the young tiefling's powers have suddenly increased, to BBEG levels and she can summon up to 4 Flameskull (Kitty, Spike, Doggo, and Grimm) at a time.
If the group either doesn't stop Hope or is defeated, the last thing they hear is "Welcome back Daddy! I missed you." Before being transported to a random inn as a loud crack of thunder rings through the air.
If the group does defeats, Hope she will give them their agreed items before screaming in pain and disintegrated before their eyes.
